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The Sidney Area Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture is pleased to announce that the eighth annual Bakken Brew Fest is Saturday, April 20, at the Richland County Event Center. The celebration begins at 7 p.m. People with VIP tickets can enter starting at 5:30 p.m. Attracting crowds from across Montana, North Dakota, Wyoming, Saskatchewan, and beyond, the Bakken Brew Fest is a fun time that is looked forward to by many area residents and visitors each year. This year’s tasting event will f...
The Sidney Area Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture is pleased to announce that the eighth annual Bakken Brew Fest is Saturday, April 20, at the Richland County Event Center. The celebration begins at 7 p.m. People with VIP tickets can enter starting at 5:30 p.m. Attracting crowds from across Montana, North Dakota, Wyoming, Saskatchewan, and beyond, the Bakken Brew Fest is a fun time that is looked forward to by many area residents and visitors each year. This year’s tasting event will f...
Registration for golfers and sponsors is now taking place for the 17th annual Ag Appreciation Golf Tournament scheduled for July 11 at the Sidney Country Club. Vanessa Pooch, chair of the Sidney Chamber’s agriculture committee, said there is one new sponsorship level this year. Being a Partnership sponsor costs $1,000. “It’s for local businesses who want to be more involved in the network process,” Pooch explained. Partnership sponsors will have the opportunity to talk with participants and spon...
A wide variety of topics were covered during the dryland field day presented by the Sidney ARS and MSU EARC on Friday. Phil Bruckner, professor/wheat breeder from MSU Bozeman, presented the feature presentation on the EARC stops by discussing varieties of winter wheat. Bruckner said that officials expect to see high levels of winter kills at the locations in Sidney and Williston. “It’s good for a research standpoint, but not so good if you’re growing wheat,” Bruckner said. He notes varieti...
Plant pathologist Dr. Audrey Kalil of the Williston Research Extension Center is looking forward to sharing information during the MonDak Ag Showcase scheduled in Williston on July 14-15. "We have a lot to talk about," said Kalil, who has been working in Williston for a little more than a year. "It's a good event to share information about what we're doing here." During the dryland tour, which takes place at the Williston Research Extension Center Ernie French Center on July 14, Kalil will discu...
The MonDak Ag Showcase will feature a presentation by Brian Jenks of the North Central Research Extension Center on Thursday, July 14. Jenks' presentation will take place that afternoon at the Williston Research Extension Center Ernie French Center in Williston. Jenks said he probably is a speaker at Williston meetings at least every other year. "It's good to interact with farmers and to know what's going on in their fields," Jenks said. This year, the weed scientist will discuss weed control fo...
Registration for golfers and sponsors is now taking place for the 17th annual Ag Appreciation Golf Tournament scheduled for July 11 at the Sidney Country Club. Vanessa Pooch, chair of the Sidney Chamber’s agriculture committee, said there is one new sponsorship level this year. Being a Partnership sponsor costs $1,000. “It’s for local businesses who want to be more involved in the network process,” Pooch explained. Partnership sponsors will have the opportunity to talk with participants and spon...
The phone still rings at Sidney Sugars agricultural department from people asking to talk with Russ Fullmer or Randy Jones or Kerry Rasmussen or even Larry Riggs. But instead those calls are answered by younger voices who wish to maintain the office’s strong reputation. “We want to continue the tradition this department has,” Duane Peters, who took over as Agriculture Manager in late 2015, said. “Russ Fullmer’s experience was second to none.” Agriculturists Vanessa Pooch, Todd Erickson an...
Garth Kallevig, president of Stockman Bank in Sidney, said he wasn't too concerned when he first heard about the controversy pertaining to pallid sturgeon and the Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project years ago. "I honestly didn't take it too seriously," Kallevig said during the community meeting in Sidney on June 21. "I thought we were more the Goliath and the environmentalists were the David. I thought common sense would prevail." Flash forward and concerns about the community's economic...
A first-time ever event scheduled in Sidney is drawing nearer as the Billings Symphony will perform at Veterans Memorial Park on July 8. "We are very excited to connect with more people throughout the region. We very much want to perform for more audiences and work with kids all over, not just in Billings or Yellowstone County," Darren M. Rich, executive director of the Billings Symphony Orchestra and Chorale, said. "We were very flattered to be invited to perform in Sidney, and we see this as...
Entertainment provided by magician Kent Messmer is anticipated to be one of the highlights during Lambert's Fourth of July celebration this year. Messmer is scheduled to entertain with fun balloon twisting and up-close magic tricks from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. He will then present a comedy/magic show in the park starting at 3:30 p.m. According to his website, Messmer's show is geared toward the entire family. He is an entertainer who creates magic and illusions. He is a Montana native who first...
SAVAGE Inc. raised funds and brought the community together for a good cause by holding a free-will donation picnic on June 23. Officers for SAVAGE Inc. include Dana Jonsson as president, Holly Salsbury as vice president, Jackie Miller as secretary and Patty Micheletto as treasurer. The meal included cheeseburgers, hot dogs, chips, beans, salads, cookies, water and watermelon. Each of the SAVAGE Inc. members donated a portion of the meal. "It was a good fundraiser," Salsbury said. She explained...
Phase I of Sidney’s three-phase sewer lagoon project has been working well for more than a year, according to Sidney’s city officials. That opinion became an official statement when the city council members agreed to send out a closing out phase letter and an affirmative certification to state authorities. “After one year of operation, a certification to the state is needed that it’s been working for a year,” Pat Murtagh, Murtagh Municipal Engineers, told council members. “Phase I is done and...
Richland County commissioners Shane Gorder and Duane Mitchell provided an update of projects during the Sidney Kiwanis Club meeting held Thursday. Gorder said all expectations are that the new 4-H/school exhibit building will be ready for this August’s county fair. “It’s on schedule,” Gorder said. He added a project in the future for the fair might be a new announcer’s booth for the rodeo arena. Mitchell noted that work on footings for the new fire hall was taking place Thursday. The building is...
A wide variety of topics were covered during the dryland field day presented by the Sidney ARS and MSU EARC on Friday. Phil Bruckner, professor/wheat breeder from MSU Bozeman, presented the feature presentation on the EARC stops by discussing varieties of winter wheat. Bruckner said that officials expect to see high levels of winter kills at the locations in Sidney and Williston. "It's good for a research standpoint, but not so good if you're growing wheat," Bruckner said. He notes varieties...
For the first time in the company's history, which started in 1973, the Montana Shakespeare in the Parks will perform "Richard III" this year. The Sidney community will have the treat of seeing this performance on July 7 starting at 6 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Park. Kevin Asselin, who is the artistic director, said there's so much that he appreciates about the historical play written by William Shakespeare. "The play, I think, is a masterpiece of the power of rhetoric and the language is unique...
After seeing the departure of the area’s misdemeanor probation officer, Richland County has decided to go a different direction to cover the responsibilities. Richland County Attorney Mike Weber requested the commissioners agree to a professional service contract with Compliance Monitoring System of Missoula to cover the position. Weber said the company will hire for the position. He noted the misdemeanor probation officer will live in the area and that Richland County will supply the i...
Fairview native Ann-Marie (Bills) Zahn notes that at times it's been heartbreaking for her, but she is extremely proud of the courage demonstrated by her 13-year-old son, Ty Miller, as he continues recovery from a bone marrow transplant. "Watching my kid go through what he went through, it was brutal," Zahn, a Fairview High School graduate, said. "My kid is amazing." Miller is recovering from a bone marrow transplant, which took place on April 1. The hope is he can be given approval from...
The importance of keeping operations going at the Lower Yellowstone Irrigation District is greater for the City of Sidney than even many residents realize. Along with the tremendous hit the economy would feel, the City of Sidney would also have concerns about its water aquifer. “The canal recharges our aquifer to a great extent,” Greg Anderson, Sidney’s water department superintendent, said. “The biggest thing is that big recharge that we would be losing.” Without the canal in operation...
With improving patients' care always their desire, Sidney Health Center employees held a celebration regarding new standards of performance and being selected a Top 100 Critical Access Hospital in America. Sidney Health Center CEO Rick Haraldson thanked employees for their part in making SHC a top 100 critical access hospital. He said there are more than 1,300 critical access hospitals in the country. "It's a big deal," Haraldson told those gathered for the celebration. He thanked the Quality...
U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., said that after nearly 50 people were killed by a shooter in Orlando, Fla., this month that the government must stop talking and start acting. “It’s time we work together to try to prevent actions of hate and intolerance,” Tester told state reporters during a conference call last week. Tester said national security must be improved. The country needs to also keep guns out of the hands of terrorists and strengthen its border security. The senator noted a bill that...
Although it’s not exactly the type of mail that people are excited to receive, Richland County District Clerk of Courts Janice Klempel stresses that it’s important to return information regarding jury duty. Klempel’s office recently mailed out 2,000 questionnaires for qualifications for jury service to area residents. She explains a new jury pool is created to serve from July 1 to June 30. “Every year, the names are drawn randomly,” Klempel said. “A new jury pool is selected each year.” Klem...
After some concerns that the museum in Alexander might be closed during summer months, museum officials are pleased to now announce that the future looks much more positive for the Lewis and Clark Trail Homesteaders Museum. Barb Curren, president of the museum’s board, said the group was short of workers and board members late in the spring. But since May, three staff members have been hired and the group now has a full board. Curren said cleaning started the week prior to Memorial Day and t...
From highway to water concerns, Richland County Commissioner Loren Young expressed his feelings during a meeting with representatives from the office of U.S. Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., on June 13. Young said that despite the oil industry slowdown, Highway 200 between Sidney and Fairview remains more busy than portions of the Interstate. “It’s one of the major feeders for the Bakken,” Young noted. Although he feels government agencies try their best to finance highways, he thinks a speci...
Dr. Chengci Chen, superintendent at the MSU Eastern Agricultural Research Center in Sidney, is looking forward to his second field day at the location. One large change is that the annual field day activities will take place on June 30. Traditionally, the field day has been held in the middle of July. Chen explains the change came about so that the state advisory council for the Montana Agricultural Experiment Station could hold a meeting in Sidney on the same date. Field day will begin with...
