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Educational opportunities abound for sugarbeet growers eager to keep up on the latest information in their field. From Ag Days and the EARC Field Days in Sidney to symposiums in Billings and Fargo, resources that enhance production are readily available. The newly formed Montana State Crop Education Association hosted the Malt Barley and Sugarbeet Symposium in Billings on January 8 and 9, 2019. Sidney Sugars agriculturalist Kathryn Cayko is a member of the association and attended the symposium. She said it was really successful this year with...
FFA students from all over the district converged in Sidney Monday for day long competitions. Floriculture took place at St. Matthews multi purpose center. Hinsdale advisor Patti Armbrister explained how valuable the competition is, stating that the students learn job interview, problem solving, sales and marketing and customer service skills. "They come out of this contest with pretty good business skills," she said. The goal is to prepare the students for college and a career and Armbrister...
FFA students from all over the district converged in Sidney Monday for day long competitions. Floriculture took place at St. Matthews multi purpose center. Hinsdale advisor Patti Armbrister explained how valuable the competition is, stating that the students learn job interview, problem solving, sales and marketing and customer service skills. "They come out of this contest with pretty good business skills," she said. The goal is to prepare the students for college and a career and Armbrister...
After taking a short break to move, ElectricLand re-opened at 225 2nd Avenue N.E., Sidney. Although the showroom is considerably smaller, the store still has the same suppliers except for Verizon, which cancelled their agreement. “We are stocking the things we use, sell and install,” explained Raleigh Peck who owns the store along with his wife Deb. Those things include cables, networking equipment, TVs and mounts and much, much more. Right now, shoppers can save during ElectricLand’s closeout sale on toys, musical accessories, band suppl...
MT Bare Cave opened its doors December 15 to shoppers eager for unique items at a reasonable cost. Owner Marci Cundiff is delighted with the response so far. "We've done really well," she said. "It's been beyond my expectations." This attractive store offers bed and bath linens, some home décor, small furniture items, greeting cards, giftware, and kitchen items. They also carry men's toiletry bags which were a huge hit for Christmas, plus different lines of men's, women's and kid's bath and body...
Anytime Fitness opened mid November to area residents eager to improve their fitness level. Open 24 hours a day with the equipment and coaching to help clients reach their goals, the facility has seen great growth and satisfied customers. A statement from Danie Benito, area manager, says, "The opening of the Sidney location has been great! We have had great feedback on the culture of our club and so many of our members are open to our support and help from our staff. We have been open for a...
The Community celebrated the long awaited Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project's court victory with a parade and picnic in August. With the LYIP attorney as parade marshal, and anything from horses to huge farm equipment constituting the entries, growers, businesses, and the public celebrated the end of a very, very long battle. It had been 13 years since the Bureau of Reclamation, the State of Montana, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Nature Conservancy...
Happy People Pizza LLC, other wise known as Domino's Pizza, will open its doors Thursday, December 27 at the Shops at Fox Run, Highway 200 N. Sidney. The tantalizing aroma of pizza, hand tossed, deep dish, thin & crispy, or gluten free, will fill the bright and cheery restaurant. Choose the size that fits your appetite, then which of the myriad of toppings that suit your taste buds. Four varieties of oven baked sandwiches, five different pasta dishes, salads and chicken wings plus breadsticks...
Roger Byer opened B&B Rental in March 2018 to fill a need in the community for rental equipment of all kinds and the business has been growing steadily ever since. B&B Rental Manager Stacy Kober says they cater to construction and oilfield businesses as well as home owners. Skid steers, mini excavators, boom and scissor lifts, extend-a-boom fork lifts, light towers, generators, and ground thaw heaters are among the commercial offerings. Homeowners and do-it-yourselfers can rent lawn and garden e...
Feel beautiful with a new outfit, hairstyle and pretty toes after a visit to Thee Beautique in Sidney. Owners Skyler Melby Scheetz and Megan Beyer pooled their talents and personalities to create a business they felt Sidney needed, opening the end of June. The location at 201 S. Central Ave. is perfect for their storefront full of fashions, footwear and accessories. "It's huge for us to offer affordable, trendy women's clothing and accessories," Beyer said. Clothing comes in small to plus sizes...
Since opening Sidney Mercantile in August, owner Chris Entzel has seen her store double in size, growing from 27 to over 64 vendors offering a huge variety of items from the MonDak region. There is a little bit of everything from day to day essentials to special gift items. New vendors include Country Girl Clay, and Bear Paw Knives. Entzel started the store as an outlet for all the talented craftsmen from eastern Montana and western North Dakota to display their wares, and allow shoppers to buy...
Compliment that pretty holiday party outfit or be ready for your winter vacation with a great tan! After months of perfecting her craft, Meagan Dotson has opened Good to Glow Mobile Spray Tanning. Dotson will come to your home, or welcome you at Temple Tattoo Gallery, 108 S. Central, Sidney. After deciding in March, 2018 that she wanted to do spray tanning, Dotson did a lot of research, took on line classes and became certified by the National Spray Tanning Professional Association, where you...
Twenty years ago, two young men from Cody, WY took a leap of faith and purchased the Dominos pizza store in their hometown. Allan Erwin had been delivering Dominos pizza while attending college in Bozeman, while Bill Leiker was fresh out of the military. With an incredible amount of work and business savvy, as well as a successful brand, the pair quickly expanded to stores throughout Wyoming, Rapid City, SD, Montana and North Dakota. By 2015, they were one of the top operators in the Dominos...
The Sidney Area Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture plans a holiday season full of fun and excitement to encourage everyone to “Shop Sidney First.” The annual Big Bucks loan program started November 1 with over 30 chamber businesses participating. For a $15 fee, applicants can receive up to $1000 upon loan approval at Stockman Bank, Yellowstone Bank and Richland Federal Credit Union, with nine months to repay, interest free. The popular Christmas Cash Giveaway returns for another year! Customers shopping at participating Chamber businesses fro...
The love of hunting has taken Dr. John Herr from Australia to Zimbabwe and the proof of his success is displayed artfully in his rural Williston home. He enjoys the finding and the taking of the animal, but also feasts on the scenery whether in the United States or more exotic lands. Herr got a little taste of hunting when he was young, enough to get him interested. But, it wasn't until he moved to Williston that he had the opportunity and the time to explore it. He has hunted everything from...
It has been a rocky harvest with rain, snow and frost slowing progress on what should have been an excellent tonnage crop. However, good weather has provided good digging recently and beet harvest is coming to a close with Savage and Pleasantview completed and the other stations projected to be done by the end of this week. According to Sidney Sugars Agricultural manager Duane Peters, their earlier tonnage predictions have not born out due to cold weather in September and October, which stopped...
Kale? Chard? Kohlrabi? Most adults say "eww" when offered those foods. Offer them to kids and the "eww" is just a bit louder! That was the reaction at the Boys & Girls Club last Wednesday when program director Janelle Buxbaum explained to her group of kids that their "Harvest of the Month" class would be about those three foods. Once a month, the kids are able to attend the after school class which is a program from MSU Bozeman that promotes eating locally grown foods. "It's a fun activity,"...
The Voice of the Eagles and Teddy Roosevelt is silent. Arch Ellwein passed away Tuesday, October 2, 2018 after a lifetime of acting, teaching and broadcasting. Arch started his career with KGCX, then did play by play of football, basketball, volleyball games and wrestling meets for Power 95 beginning in 1995. J.R. Greeley, marketing manager for Cherry Creek Media, said Arch was a real cheerleader for the Eagles and could make any sport an exciting event with his captivating, old-school style. He...
Karen and Walt McNutt's new home in northwest Sidney is spacious, warm and inviting. As an older couple, they worked with general contractor M&S Builders to design a home that would accommodate their lifestyle and plan for whatever the future may bring. There are no stairs except to the basement, and the entire main floor is handicap accessible. The craftsmanship of Mitch Shirk and his team of Sherman DeTienne and Kyle Williams is evident everywhere in the home, from the fabulous tile work in th...
Owner Chris Entzel is providing an outlet for all the talented people in eastern Montana to display their wares with the opening of Sidney Mercantile in the Yellowstone Marketplace, downtown Sidney. It's also a year round opportunity for shoppers to purchase all those wonderful items they usually had to wait for a craft show to find. With 27 vendors and more coming, the store is chock full of items, from the practical to whimsical, perfect for your own use or as gifts, and constantly changing. C...
The Neal Hermanson Memorial Ranch Rodeo and Calcutta will take place on Friday, September 7 beginning at 6 p.m. at the Richland County Fairgrounds in Sidney. Admission is only $5 with children 5 and under admitted free. The four events of the rodeo, including team trailering, team doctoring, team mugging and saddle bronc riding, promise great action and fun as the cowboys show off their skills. Little buckaroos can get in on the action too, by participating in mutton bustin' and stick horse...
The sugar beet leaves are starting to turn yellow as the plants mature and growers and Sidney Sugars gear up for this year's harvest. Early harvest will start September 10 at the Sugar Valley (Fairview) station followed by the factory district on the 11th, Savage the 17th, Culbertson the 19th , Pleasant View the 24th and Powder River October 1st. Acres and tons will initially be limited as crews make sure pilers are operating correctly. The factory will begin slicing on September 12, four days a...
The Neal Hermanson Memorial Ranch Rodeo and Calcutta will take place on Friday, September 7 beginning at 6 p.m. at the Richland County Fairgrounds in Sidney. Admission is only $5 with children 5 and under admitted free. The four events of the rodeo, including team trailering, team doctoring, team mugging and saddle bronc riding, promise great action and fun as the cowboys show off their skills. Little buckaroos can get in on the action too, by participating in mutton bustin’ and stick horse races. The rodeo has been held each year since 2009 i...
The Neal Hermanson Memorial Ranch Rodeo and Calcutta will take place on Friday, September 7 beginning at 6 p.m. at the Richland County Fairgrounds in Sidney. Admission is only $5 with children 5 and under admitted free. The four events of the rodeo including team trailering, team doctoring, team mugging and saddle bronc riding, promise great action and fun as the cowboys show off their skills. Little buckaroos can get in on the action too, by participating in mutton bustin' and stick horse...
In just a few hours on Saturday morning, July 21, ecstatic members of the community had fleshed out the idea for a parade and picnic to celebrate Judge Morris’s positive ruling on the Intake diversion project. After years of worrying and frustration, the case was finally over and a weight was lifted off the shoulders of growers, business people and the community in general. “We felt we needed to do something to celebrate, to acknowledge this ‘big’ thing,” organizer Phil Johnson said. Enthusiastic businesses quickly stepped up to support t...
