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On Monday, Nov. 7, and Saturday, Nov. 19, for the first time Live2Lead is coming to Watford City. In an effort to bring access to the Atlanta, GA event to the people in the area, Calli will be hosting a rebroadcast of the conference. Live2Lead is an annual leadership event broadcast to hundreds of communities around the world. It's an event designed to bring the best leadership teaching to growth-minded and active leaders everywhere. According to www.maxwellleadership.com, Live2Lead is held at...
For the first time in years, the Sidney Varsity Girls Volleyball team is doing outstanding and getting ready for Class A Eastern Divisional Tournament. They had struggled for years but now, under their new coach, the volleyball team has excelled. Anil Kara is not from around here. He was born and raised in Turkey. He loved volleyball and had played it since he was in the 4th grade. While pursuing a degree in physical education at a university in Turkey he came to Richland County as part of an...
The MonDak Heritage Center welcomed two new employees to their staff on Tuesday, Oct. 11. Nikki Bailey is the new executive director. The position had been vacant for a considerable amount of time. She is a Montana native and grew up in Fort Benton, near Great Falls. She got a Masters degree from Montana State University Bozeman in agriculture education with a focus on relations. Before coming to Sidney, Nikki worked as an MSU Extension Agent for Carbon County and she did a bit of everything...
There was a ceremony at one of Fairview's public-school buildings to start a long overdue task. After four long decades, the East Fairview School will be undergoing some much-needed updates and renovations. The ground breaking ceremony was Monday, Oct. 10, on the east side of the building. McKenzie County Commissioners and East Fairview School Board, Howdy Lawlar, Melissa Elletson, Doug Gullikson, Harvey Asbeck, Kathy Skarda, Clint Wold, Craig Hystad, and Derek Gackle as well as B&B Builders...
Monday, Oct. 10, Williston police officers showed up to investigate a report of possible narcotics. What they found brought stress and additional problems to the surrounding residents for the rest of the week. According to press releases, at about 3:54 p.m. Williston Police officer’s showed up at the apartments on the 3600 block of 7th St. W. Upon investigating, they found an estimated 1,471 lbs. of explosive items in one of the occupied apartments. They evacuated the building where the items were found out of precaution. At that point, the M...
The Richland Ranger Alumni Association, in conjunction with the Catholic Daughters and the Knights of Columbus are reaching out to help one of Sidney's youngest natives on Friday, Oct. 21, and Saturday, Oct. 22. Blake, the daughter of Matt and Kindra Donvan was born on March 22, 2022 with a congenital heart defect. She underwent a heart transplant in July and is still in the hospital, recovering from complications. On Friday, the Richland Alumni Rangers are putting on the Bakken Hot Shot Tournam...
The Stephen Lambdin Seminar Experience is coming to Sidney on Saturday, Nov. 19, and Sunday, Nov. 20. In two action-packed days, Lambdin will be putting on his world-class seminar for Tendokan students and all area athletes. Lambdin is the current strength and conditioning coach for the United States Olympic team. He qualified for taekwondo in the 2016 Olympics and is the winner of many other competitions throughout his career. Overall, according to his website, Stephen has represented the...
(Updated 10-12-22) The Heritage Park & North Dakota Oil Museum flag-raising ceremony has been cancelled. (Original Story) The museum, formally known as the McKenzie County Heritage Park, has 16 different flags representing the different countries the original settlers had come from when they settled in McKenzie County. Because of the construction being done for the new building, all the flagpoles were taken down. Now they are all back up and three taller ones were put up for the American, Canadian, and North Dakota state flags. The American...
As the school year kicks off, community events, outside of school activities begin to dwindle. The Sidney Area Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture is excited to bring in something for the adults, the “Battle of the Bands”. On Oct. 22, the Sidney Chamber is bringing “Battle of the Bands” to the Richland County Event Center. “Stolen Roan”, Miles City; “Time in the Saddle”, Colstrip; “Plowed Under Band”, Havre; “Exit 53”, Hardin; and “Kansas Fried Chicken”, Glendive, will all be competing for the title of the best band in the Bakken. Each band wi...
Saturday, Sept. 24, Sidney Eagle High school sports history was made. It is something that will be aspired to for years to come. During a meet at the Culbertson track, Carter Heggem broke the Sidney High School record for the 5K in Cross Country. He completed the race in a whopping 16 minutes and 43 seconds. It was quite an accomplishment as not only did he break the 17-minute, 18-second record, but he beat all his competitors and took first place. Heggem is only a freshman this year, but he's...
Dr. Jodi Oakland, an area native, and traveling physical therapist has decided to bring her practice home. Dr. Oakland officially opened 406 Orthopedic & Sports Physical Therapy on Monday, Sept. 26. Oakland has been practicing since graduating with a Doctorate of physical therapy from the University of Mary in 2016. She was a traveling contract physical therapist for six years, assisting many different people with injury prevention and recovery including military personnel and college athletes....
After the loss of both of his parents to cancer, Jay Williams and his wife Rhona gave the Sidney Health Center Cancer Center a very helpful gift. For 11 years, people from all across eastern Montana have been coming to Sidney Health Center's Cancer Care Center for cancer treatment. The center has offered TomoTherapy Hi-Art radiation from the start, making the cancer center the first of its kind in Montana and currently the only one within 200 miles. Typical health insurance policies do not...
A Sidney high school graduate did something almost unheard of in eastern Montana. On June 18, Breanna Frank graduated from the United States Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, NY. Frank wanted to be a pilot after graduating high school in 2018. Her mother who owns Esprit Health Clinic and one of her mother's colleagues suggested Frank attend Girl's State, a weeklong camp for young women. After attending the camp, she applied to the United States Air Force Academy. The academy is extremely...
Tuesday, Sept. 20, the Sidney Chamber held its third monthly Community Power Hour. This session focused on the Housing Market in Richland County. It was held in the Sidney/Richland County Fire Hall. Three local experts on the local housing market were asked to participate in the panel. Cheryl VanEvery, Stockman Bank mortgage lender, handled a lot of the financial questions. She has been doing real estate loans for 40 years. Nickolas Johnson, Sun Valley Property Management owner, handled a lot...
The seven members of the LYREC Operation Roundup Board had a very important decision to make, Thursday, Sept. 22. The board members met in the LYREC board room as they do every quarter to decide who to award the funds accumulated by the Lower Yellowstone Rural Electric Trust. Operation Round Up is a program originally founded in 1989 by Palmetto Electric in Hilton Head Island, SC. It has since been adopted by many energy cooperatives across the country. When the program is in effect customers ma...
Since 2004, the Richland County unit of the Boys & Girls Club of the MonDak has been a safe and fun place for kids in Richland County to spend their time after school and on Fridays. Through the gifts of time and money from those in the community they have been able to have several changes to make the program better for the kids. Now, another gift will be changing their program for the better. The Sidney Kiwanis Club was organized in 1924 and is a local club of Kiwanis International. They do...
The Sidney Elks Lodge is coming together to hold the Owen Dotson Benefit on Saturday, Sept. 17. The benefit is to help a local woman with her son’s medical travel expenses and special needs. On July 3, 2013, Sidney native, Meagan Dotson gave birth to a son, Owen. Owen was born with OEIS Complex and has had multiple surgeries at Children’s Hospital, Aurora, CO, since. He has also been going to the Shriner’s Hospital in Portland, OR, for his orthopedics for the past six years. Now, he will need to return to Portland on Sept. 27 for a four to si...
This year, on Oct. 1, Tractor Supply, the largest rural lifestyle retailer in the United States, will be welcoming the usual vendors for the Richland County Farmer’s Market to join them for their first, ever, Tractor Supply market. The company announced on Aug. 10 that it would be hosting a nationwide Farmers Market event at local stores on Saturday, Oct. 1. According to the company’s website, www.tractorsupply,com, farmers, growers, craft makers, artisans, and other producers were encouraged to sign up and share their homegrown and han...
The next mural that has been commissioned by the Sidney Chamber of Commerce is coming to life on the south-facing wall of Brenner, Averett, and Co. and the front of the Sidney Probation and Parole office. Local muralist, Afton Rossol, has been steadily adding more flowers and other details in an attempt to display her vision for the wall. She alone has been painting her mural there, but she will sometimes be visited by friends or family members who stop by to offer their support. Around Aug. 26...
Built in 2010, the Event Center at the Richland County Fairgrounds has been a staple on the grounds. After only 12 years it is already set for an expansion. It was built because there was a need in the community for a large indoor venue that could be rented out in sections. It has served its purpose well over the years having been the site of weddings, group and business meetings, banquets, fundraisers, fairs, and even competitions. Just Aug. 20, the fairgrounds were hosting three different events at the same time. Thanks to the ability to use...
For nine years, local farmers and gardeners have been able to help address nutritional and food security issues in Sidney and Scobey. Harvest to Hearts accepts fresh fruits and vegetable donations to distribute to area residents. In 2013, Volunteers in Action MT in partnership started a program called Harvest for Seniors. From July through October, every year produce was donated to be given to seniors who have signed up to receive produce in Richland County one to two times a week. Anyone in the...
At the end of June, the U.S. Navy added another high-tech nuclear-powered fast attack submarine and christened it the USS Montana. Three of its crew members were given the opportunity to visit eastern Montana. The three sailors came from different parts of the country. Navy Lieutenant Junior Grade or LTJG Thomas R. Harvey grew up in Utah. He had joined the Navy because of his sense of duty, desire to serve our Country, and because he felt it would make a good career for him. Now he is head of...
The Sidney Elks Lodge is coming together to hold the Owen Dotson Benefit on Saturday, Sept. 17. The benefit is to help a local woman with her son's medical travel expenses and special needs. On July 3, 2013, Sidney native, Meagan Dotson gave birth to a son, Owen. Owen was born with OEIS Complex and has had multiple surgeries at Children's Hospital, Aurora, CO, since. He has also been going to the Shriner's Hospital in Portland, OR, for his orthopedics for the past six years. Now, he will need...
Coach Jerrold Baxter, Sidney Tendokan Taekwondo was proud to bring two students,Brielle Baxter and Victor Cursino to the United States Taekwondo national championships in Salt Lake City, UT, July 28-31. Both are highly competitive and hard-working individuals who want to continue their training to the level of black belt. Tendokan teaches the moves that are required to compete on the regional, national, and global levels but does not focus on them. Students from Tendokan used to regularly...
Four years of hard work by the members of the McKenzie County Sportsman's Club came to fruition on July 30. Having finally had their grand opening with the brand-new range and education center. The range and education center consists of a building containing an indoor archery range, trap simulator, and an education classroom. It sits on 40+ acres leased to the club by Brooks and Carol Kummer, in the hills southeast of Watford City, 14 archery shooting ranges dot the property. The McKenzie...
