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Memorial Day events scheduled By Blythe Alspaugh - balspaugh@aimmediamidwest.com Army 1965-71 Ted Hook, of Sidney, salutes the U.S. flag during the singing of the National Anthem by Fairlawn High School Sophomore Caroline Scott on the courtsquare Monday, May 27, 2019. Memorial Day services were held on the courtsquare and then at Graceland Cemetery. Luke Gronneberg | Sidney Daily News HOUSTON — Local memorial day services will begin in the Shelby County community on Sunday, May 30, with a service held at Houston Cemetery beginning at 10:15 a.m. Fort Loramie American Legion Post 355 Honor ...

A trip down memory lane By Luke Gronneberg - lgronneberg@sidneydailynews.com Cecil Steele, of Sidney, holds The movie poster he kept from when he worked at the Checkers Theater in Sidney as a teenager. The poster promotes Red Ryder played by Wild Bill Elliott in the movie “Sheriff of Las Vegas.” Luke Gronneberg | Sidney Daily News A carton of milk. A Roy Rogers camera. An Annie Oakley board game owned by Cecil Steele. Luke Gronneberg | Sidney Daily News Cecil Steele, of Sidney, looks over some of his Western memorabilia collection on display at the Ross Historical Center on Wednesday,...

Historic floor almost finished Cecil Steele, left, of Sidney, brushes a layer of clear gloss polyurethane on the wood boards of the upstairs kitchen at Ross Historical Center on Wednesday, Jan. 27, as Richard Bailey, of Minster, peeks over a counter to see how Steele is doing. A first layer of polyurethane was applied to the newly exposed wood on Monday. The volunteers will wait a day and see if the floor needs a third coat. It was decided not to stain the floor to keep the wood its natural color. When the house was first built the the area was the living quarters for housekeepers before bein...

New life for an old floor Cecil Steele, of Sidney, sands down the wood boards of the upstairs kitchen at Ross Historical Center on Friday, Jan. 22. Steele and other volunteers removed old linoleum tiles that had covered the floor for 50 years. They then sanded off the old glue on the wood. The next step will be to seal the wood against moisture and apply a stain. The volunteers were surprised to see what good condition the wood was still in. The work is part of the perpetual upkeep of the old building. Luke Gronneberg | Sidney Daily News Cecil Steele, of Sidney, sands down the wood boards o...