Trowbridge retiring after 47 years

Jim Trowbridge will be recognized for his service to the City of Sidney at an open house on Friday. Trowbridge will be retiring after 47 years with Sidney’s Water Department.

A long time resident of Cheyenne County, Trowbridge said his family moved to Sidney from Missouri Valley, Iowa when he was a child.

After spending four years in the United States Navy, Trowbridge worked odd jobs until hired on as a temporary employee for the City of Sidney on Sept. 9, 1970.

“I was hired to work for two or three weeks and have been there ever since,” Trowbridge said.

The City of Sidney is hosting an open house for Trowbridge on Friday from 1-3 p.m. at the City of Sidney Council Room, located at 1115 13th Ave. in Sidney, the event is open to the public.

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