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The NILE 4-H and FFA livestock evaluation contest was held in Billings on October 16, 2012. Two teams from Richland County participated in this contest. The senior 4-H team consisted of Rachael Oliver with the Yellowstone Valley Trailblazers, and three participants from the Three Buttes club: Christian Prevost, Jared Rosaaen and Lane Verschoot. The junior 4-H team consisted of Jordan Baxter, Jenna Baxter, Jaylen Baxter and Riley Kostelecky, all with the Forever Buds club. While at the livestock...
The Richland County Fair Board has announced the concert line up for the 2013 Fair, as well as announcing a new carnival. North Star Amusements out of Cody, Wyoming will be the carnival this year playing all 4 days. The concert line-up, performing on Saturday, Aug. 3 is MONTGOMERY GENTRY with special guest Gloriana. With a new album, a new label and a renewed sense of musical purpose, Montgomery Gentry is back in full swing. These two Kentucky boys first broke into the national country scene in...
The Richland County Fair Board has announced the concert line up for the 2013 Fair, as well as announcing a new carnival. North Star Amusements out of Cody, Wyoming will be the carnival this year playing all 4 days. The concert line-up, performing on Saturday, Aug. 3 is MONTGOMERY GENTRY with special guest Gloriana. With a new album, a new label and a renewed sense of musical purpose, Montgomery Gentry is back in full swing. These two Kentucky boys first broke into the national country scene in...
According to a press release, Continental Resources, Inc., a top 10 petroleum liquids producer in the United States, announced today it successfully completed the first horizontal well to test the third bench (TF3) of the Three Forks zone in the Bakken field of North Dakota and Montana. Continental has been a pioneer in the discovery and development of the Three Forks reservoir in the Bakken field. They were the first to demonstrate incremental reserves from the First Bench in 2008 and the...
Ken Overcast, singing and writing Montana cowboy, is this year’s entertainer at MonDak Ag Days. He will be performing the evening of January 10th, 2013. Tickets are available for $25 at the Richland County Extension Office, Stockman Bank, and Sidney Area Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture. 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...
On Friday, December 21st at 11 p.m. Glendive authorities responded to a call in the Casitas Del Rio trailer court Glendive, MT. Upon arrival, they discovered 25-year old Matthew Wiseman, of Glendive, deceased. Early Saturday morning, a team from the Division of Criminal Investigation out of Helena, MT, was called in at the request of Glendive Police Chief Ulrich. The Division of Criminal Investigation is working closely with the Glendive Police and Dawson County Sheriff’s Office as well as a...
The annual MonDak Ag Days are coming up next week, January 10-12 at the Richland County Fair Event Center. Ag Days will offer educational sessions, trade show displays, and entertainment, with something to interest everyone. Starting out on Thursday, there will be a family program from 8:30 am until noon providing different gardening topics including square-foot gardening and raised beds, rainwater capture strategies, garden insects, bucket composting, and gardening in schools. From 12:45 until...
The Sidney Area Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture will hold their annual banquet January 21st at the Sidney Country Club. Annual awards will be presented. There will be a social beginning at 6 pm, with the dinner following at 6:30 pm. This year’s speaker is Holly Hoffman, who appeared on the show “Survivor”. Holly (Wanner) Hoffman was born and raised in Eureka, a small town with about 850 residents, in north central South Dakota. Being the youngest of three children and the only girl in the f...
“Corn breeders have bred vastly different corn varieties for two specific purposes, namely grain and forage,” stated Dr. Doug Landblom, a research scientist at NDSU’s Dickinson Research Extension Center. He will be speaking at Ag Days on how to properly graze cattle with corn residue. He has BS and MS degrees in animal science from Montana State University. Originally a Montana native, he knows how drought can affect cattle and grazing. Dr. Landblom stated, “I am interested in ways to integra...
The annual MonDak Ag Days are coming up next week, January 10-12 at the Richland County Fair Event Center. Ag Days will offer educational sessions, trade show displays, and entertainment, with something to interest everyone. Starting out on Thursday, there will be a family program from 8:30am until noon providing different gardening topics including square-foot gardening and raised beds, rainwater capture strategies, garden insects, bucket composting, and gardening in schools. From 12:45 until...
Ken Overcast, singing and writing Montana cowboy, is this year’s entertainer at MonDak Ag Days. He will be performing the evening of January 10th, 2013. Tickets are available for $25 at the Richland County Extension Office, Stockman Bank, and Sidney Area Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture. 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...
Jim Miller, Sidney’s game warden, will be speaking on how to deal with predators. He will discuss how Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks can help with predator issues on the farm and ranch. There are not many regulations on dealing with predators, but Miller will provide information as to what is or isn’t regulated. He hasn’t received many reports on nuisance predators such as coyotes, foxes, badger, etc. Miller, who is a native of Sidney, has been with Fish, Wildlife & Parks for 24 years and in Ju...
Denise Biggar, with the MT Water Resources, will provide an update on the various water related issues affecting northeast Montana. Biggar is the Regional Manager for the Water Resources Division of the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC). She serves ten counties in northeastern Montana. She has worked for the DNRC in Glasgow for the past 14 years. The DNRC-Glasgow Water Resource office provides local support for a number of water resource programs, including water...
Vicki Olson, member of the Phillips County Livestock Association, will be speaking on the roaming bison and the effect it would have on our area. She will touch on Land Uses and their value, Current Ag Impacts, Future Foods Needs for the US, and Economic Outlook related to Ag. She feels Ag is so vital to the economy and plays an important role in our future. Olson has been a spokeswoman for land use and ag in general for many years as her family has been ranching on the same land for almost 100...
The Sidney Area Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture will hold their annual banquet January 21st at the Sidney Country Club. Annual awards will be presented. There will be a social beginning at 6pm, with the dinner following at 6:30pm. This year’s speaker is Holly Hoffman, who appeared on the show “Survivor”. Holly (Wanner) Hoffman was born and raised in Eureka, a small town with about 850 residents, in north central South Dakota. Being the youngest of three children and the only girl in the f...
Ranchers and farmers have unique insurance issues, some of which never come up until the need arises. Jeremy Norby, an agent with Seitz Insurance in Sidney, will be speaking at MonDak Ag Days Thursday, January 10th 2:15 until 3:15. He will cover insurance considerations for the ranch and farm. He will discuss various products and services to consider as well as provide information concerning exclusions, which are provisions that exclude coverage for expenses incurred by a specific event. Informa...
Doug Pust, of Savage, will be giving a presentation on his new feedlot. The Pust family has been farming and operating their feed lot since Doug was just a kid. Over the last 2 years, Doug has completely rebuilt the feedlot from the ground up. It takes up approximately 7 acres and is all brand new. Doug stated, “There’s a lot of improvements from the old one. The cattle handling facilities are new and a lot easier.” The old feedlot was primarily wood, while the new feedlot is mostly steel...
Since its beginning over 100 years ago, 4-H has grown to become the nation’s largest youth development organization. 4-H revolutionized how youth connected to practical, hands-on learning experiences outside of the classroom. Back in 1914, Congress passed the Smith-Lever Act and created the Cooperative Extension System at USDA, which included boys’ and girls’ clubs. The first 4-H camp was held in Blaine County followed by Prairie County camp in 1919. Shortly after, National 4-H week became a nat...
Since its beginning over 100 years ago, 4-H has grown to become the nation’s largest youth development organization. 4-H revolutionized how youth connected to practical, hands-on learning experiences outside of the classroom. Back in 1914, Congress passed the Smith-Lever Act and created the Cooperative Extension System at USDA, which included boys’ and girls’ clubs. The first 4-H camp was held in Blaine County followed by Prairie County camp in 1919. Shortly after, National 4-H week became a nat...
It’s definitely no secret the area is booming, but is the housing market keeping up? Some people say yes, while some say no. Either way, Sidney has a few major subdivisions in the works to help. The two major developments are Sunrise Village subdivision and the Pheasant Run subdivision. The Sunrise Village subdivision is located at 601 E. Holly St. The subdivision was annexed into the city limits as of August 1st, 2011. The subdivision is slated to include 10 retail lots, 104 residential l...
Over the last year, Sidney coach Guy Melby has gotten a lot of recognition for his success and devotion as a coach. With his 27th year as Sidney High School’s wrestling coach underway, his number of accomplishments have piled up. Melby isn’t just a coach to his wrestlers, he is their mentor. Melby’s dedication to the sport, his wrestlers, and Sidney hasn’t gone unnoticed. Levi Prevost, 1997 and 1999 Montana State Champion with the Sidney Eagles, stated the following about Coach Melby. “He, as...
Richland County 4H Clubs gathered together Saturday December 8th, for their monthly Shooting Sports event. During this event, 4H kids are shown how to safely and properly shoot air rifles and bows. The kids attend this every month and their scores are kept to track their progress throughout the year. Also held on Saturday was their Craft Day. The kids got together and made some crafts to take home....
All the things in nature have more than one use, whether it’s for food, products, or even for decoration. Patti Iversen has been donating to the Parade of Trees Auction for 4 or 5 years now, and she always uses natural elements. “It’s my own version of recycling,” she stated. She started using all-natural elements when she saw some of the store windows using them for decorations. She thought it was a great idea so she started doing that also. She spends half her summer looking for the element...
All the things in nature have more than one use, whether it’s for food, products, or even for decoration. Patti Iversen has been donating to the Parade of Trees Auction for 4 or 5 years now, and she always uses natural elements. “It’s my own version of recycling,” she stated. She started using all-natural elements when she saw some of the store windows using them for decorations. She thought it was a great idea so she started doing that also. She spends half her summer looking for the element...
The MonDak Stockgrower’s Association held their meeting Monday, November 19th. They discussed many issues in the industry and had two main guest speakers, 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 project of the M...
