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Richland County completed the purchase of the Montana National Guard Armory Monday morning, with a price tag of $600,000. The National Guard vacated the armory building in the beginning of 2016 when they transferred to Culbertson. The Department of Military Affairs then approached the county about purchasing the building, which the county had originally sold to the state in 1955. Negotiations began in August of 2017, with plans to close in the summer of 2018. However, lead abatement in the gun...
After a few years of taking his now 7 year old son to trampoline parks in Minot and Bismarck, Jay Surani broached the subject of a local park to Williston Economic Development. With their encouragement, Surani and his partners have built an incredible indoor entertainment center guaranteed to please all generations. Local artist James Griffin has used his amazing skills to create a safari décor that's just delightful. In addition to the regular trampolines, visitors can jump and play...
Don and Roger Byer and Reynolds Corporation announced Thursday the addition of Hermans Car Wash to the Shops at Fox Run. Hermans Car Wash is named after Byers' father who passed away 25 years ago. Their other car wash is named after their mother Margie. Hermans will be located in lot 1, next to the post office and Highway 200. "There's not a better location in Richland County," Roger said. He credited Reynolds Corporation for being more than helpful in making the project come together while...
In our Salute to the Beet Growers edition, which was published on February 13, Scott and Anita Buxbaum discussed the program through which they host agriculture exchange visitors. Maja Behrens, CAEP manager, explained the program further. The Exchange Visitors that (Buxbaums) are hosting are on CAEP’s Cultural Exchange Program with a training component in agriculture. The purpose of the program is to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries by means of educational and cultural e...
“Growers can control a lot of epigenetic factors but seed quality is the basis of efficient crop production.” -Kathryn Cayko Developing new varieties of sugarbeet seed is a lengthy process involving seed companies, nurseries, Sidney Sugars Incorporated (SSI) and Ag Terra Technologies. Seed needs to fit this market, showing high sugars and tonnage as well as disease resistance. SSI submits the seed they want tested to Ag Terra which organizes the seed for testing, determining its viability and randomizing the seed for coded trials. Certain var...
ACH Seeds has enjoyed success in the sugarbeet industry due to constant research, developing varieties with excellent tonnage and sugar content as well as Yield Strength Rhizomania Tolerance, Fusarium, Aphanomyces, Rhizoctonia and Cercospora tolerance along with nematode resistance in select varieties. Crystal Beet Seed produced for the US markets is grown in Oregon and Washington, and processed in Oregon or Minnesota, depending on the market area. Along with their own proprietary testing,...
For almost 50 years, Betaseed has been providing top quality sugarbeet seed to area growers. With four research facilities in the U.S. including one in Idaho and three in the Minnesota and North Dakota areas, seed breeders test for various genetic traits with the main goal to develop germ plasm to suit each growing region. Breeders will start with ten varieties and will be lucky to end up with one that is viable in the ten year process it takes to develop new seed. "It's quite an investment,"...
Scott and Anita Reidle Buxbaum both grew up on farms north of Fairview and have continued the farming tradition their whole lives, welcoming children and grand children along the way. Their son Brian, his wife Trish and their four children live on, and farm grandma and grandpa Frances and Eddie Buxbaum's place, farming 950 acres with 450 in sugarbeets. Daughter Kayla, her husband Blaine Watts and their two children live just ½ mile down the road and farm with Scott and Anita. The men,...
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,"...
