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Tough Times For Sidney, Montana

Karen Gallagher — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:19:10 +0000

First there was Jody Verhasselt, the 46-year-old Sidney man, snowmobiling in the Cooke City area that died in an avalanche. Then there's Sherry Arnold, the school teacher who has been missing since Saturday. Now, Sidney, Montana is suffering the latest loss of the Triangle Bar southeast of town, which burned down this morning.

Sidney Montana School Teacher Missing!

Karen Gallagher — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:03:59 +0000

43-year-old Sidney teacher Sherry Arnold is still missing. She has been missing since Saturday. According to the Sidney Herald, Arnold is 5’10″ with a slender build, dark hair and brown eyes. Last seen wearing red leggings, nylon tights, black leggings underneath, blue hooded sweatshirt with a strip down the arm and the hood, dark blue [...]

Fourth-Grader Suspended for Sexual Harassment After Calling a Teacher 'Cute'

Shauna Wright — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 19:00:27 +0000

A 9-year-old North Carolina boy was suspended from school after saying a teacher was “cute” — a remark the school principal called sexual harassment. Emanyea Lockett, a student at Brookside Elementary School in Gastonia, told a local news station, “I was talking to my friend and I said Miss Taylor was cute … That’s all [...]

New York Teacher Is a Grinch — Tells Second Grade Students Santa Isn't Real [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 19:00:59 +0000

A teacher in Rockland County, New York may have to change her name to Scrooge after she told her second grade class at George Miller Elementary School that Santa Claus isn’t real. Seeing as how that whole “naughty or nice” list helps keep kids in line for at least two months out of the year, [...]

Randy Houser Plans Benefit Show for Teacher Who Inspired Him to Follow His Musical Dreams

Jeff Giles — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 22:00:46 +0000

Randy Houser plays dozens of dates every year, but when he rolls into Mississippi next month for a show at the Neshoba County Coliseum, he and his band will be putting something extra special into their performance.

That night, they won’t just be playing for the fans — they’ll be playing a benefit for Thomas Carson, the band director whose guidance helped inspire Houser to finish school, head to Nashville, and start his career.