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The annual MonDak Ag Days are coming up next month, January 10-12 at the Richland County Fair Event Center. Ag Days will be offering educational sessions, trade show displays, and Ag in the Classroom, with something to interest everyone. Starting out on Thursday, there will be a family program from 8:30am until noon providing different gardening topics. From 12:45 until 1:45 pm, a representative from Seitz insurance will be speaking about insurance for the farm. Thursday evening beginning at 5pm...
Ken Overcast, singing and writing Montana cowboy, is slated to be the entertainer at this year’s MonDak Ag Days. He will be performing the evening of January 10th, 2013. When talking with Overcast about his upcoming performance he stated, “We try to have a variety. We try to keep things rolling. I’ll tell stories, play music, a lot of music, and read some poetry. It doesn’t matter what you do, if it’s the same the whole time people are going to start yawning and fall asleep.” Overcast me...
“The People’s Celebration” for the 150th Birthday of the USDA was held the evening of Thursday, Nov. 8th. The celebration included informational booths, speakers, a dinner, and an award presentation. The evening started off with Sidney’s 5th Grade students exploring the booths and getting a brief presentation at each one. Booths covered numerous topics including: invasive species, national grasslands, grain products, healthy food choices, and information about Abe Lincoln from his “cousin...
The MonDak Stockgrower's Association held their meeting Monday, November 19th. They discussed many issues in the industry and had two main guest speakers. The speakers were Dr. Jude Capper and Julie Ellingson. Following dinner, Errol Rice, Executive Vice President of the Montana Stockgrowers Association spoke briefly on the advancements in the organization. He also spoke about the new book, Big Sky Boots. The first in the five-part Montana Family Ranching Series: a photographic story-telling...
“The People’s Celebration” for the 150th Birthday of the USDA was held the evening of Thursday, Nov. 8th. The celebration included informational booths, speakers, a dinner, and an award presentation. The evening started off with Sidney’s 5th Grade students exploring the booths and getting a brief presentation at each one. Booths covered numerous topics including: invasive species, national grasslands, grain products, healthy food choices, and information about Abe Lincoln from his “cousin...
The Richland County MSU Extension office announced that they have hired a new Family and Consumer Sciences agent. Ludmila Keller, graduate of Binghamton University, had been hoping to get an extension job. When asked why an extension job she replied, “It’s such a great opportunity to work with a community and to interact with the residents.” So when she saw an opening here in Sidney, she immediately got more information. Keller’s main interest has always been in nutrition, which is why she dec...
After working for the County for 10 years with 6 years as Tourism Director, Jan Dodge has decided to redirect her focus elsewhere. When she spoke about her experience there she replied, “I thoroughly enjoyed my position as tourism director. We expanded not only in tourism, but also welcoming people to the community.” Dodge described her departure as “bittersweet”. She can picture a lot of expansion in the future. “I wanted to see the visitor center as a welcome mat to everyone passing through o...
Sidney High School wrestling coach, Guy Melby, recently was a guest speaker at the University of Minnesota for a coaches clinic held October 26th at the Bierman Field Athletic Building in Minneapolis. The clinic offered professional instruction on the fundamentals and techniques of coaching wrestling. It was open to all interested participants and fans of the sport. There were 156 coaches in attendance, including college coaches and many high school coaches. Melby spoke on how his team operates...
Eight years ago, the Sportsmen Against Hunger program was started in North Dakota by the North Dakota Community Action Partnership (NDCAP) after assessing the state’s needs. What they found was that a number of people, statewide, weren’t getting enough food. After observing this, they started a venison donation program in order to help those low-income participants that didn’t have enough food to feed themselves and their families. North Dakota hunters can choose to donate their deer meat to th...
Steve Pust has been named 2012 Cooperator of the Year, by the Richland County Conservation District. The district looks at the different conservation practices implemented on the operations and if they work on a comprehensive plan of conservation. They also take into consideration their willingness to work with the District on projects and other conservation entities. Pust was chosen following consideration of all of his efforts towards Irrigation conservation and water quality issues. “This i...
Sperry Horses and Reid Ranch teamed up for the 6th Annual NILE Ranch Rodeo Finals, held annually in Billings, MT. In order for teams to get to the finals, they must place well in one of the NILE sanctioned Ranch Rodeos from across the region. The team of Sperry and Reid qualified for the Finals at the local Neal Hermanson Memorial Ranch Rodeo in Sidney. The team brought home 4 awards at this year’s finals, including 1st in Team Branding, 3rd in Wild Cow Milking, and 2nd in Ranch Bronc Riding. P...
Sperry Horses and Reid Ranch teamed up for the 6th Annual NILE Ranch Rodeo Finals, held annually in Billings, MT. In order for teams to get to the finals, they must place well in one of the NILE sanctioned Ranch Rodeos from across the region. The team of Sperry and Reid qualified for the Finals at the local Neal Hermanson Memorial Ranch Rodeo in Sidney. The team brought home 4 awards at this year’s finals, including 1st in Team Branding, 3rd in Wild Cow Milking, and 2nd in Ranch Bronc Riding. P...
When people say the kitchen is the gathering place for families, the Sifers-Morken family comes to mind. In the 2011 Make it with Sugar Contest, 3 different generations of the same family placed in different categories. Joyce Sifers, her daughter Jennifer Morken, and Jennifer’s son Ryan Morken, age 9, all entered a recipe and won. All contestants who enter receive a bag of sugar, just for entering. Generous local merchants also provide prizes worth at least $50 for each category. When asked i...
The State Historical Society of North Dakota will host the ghosts of Fort Buford, on Saturday October 20th, as they share why they came to rest in their current location, this historic cemetery. The 8th Annual Fort Buford Cemetery Walk will begin at 7:00 pm and run until 9:00 pm (Central Time) at the Fort Buford State Historic Site (located 21 miles NE of Sidney). Tours will be every 15 minutes, followed by refreshments and Halloween activities at The Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence...
