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McKenzie County Heritage Park and North Dakota Oil Museum is proud to present their 4th Annual Dino Dig on Saturday, June 18, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Young paleontologists from birth to 2nd grade are invited for two fascinating hours of educational fun. Attendees arrive to find a trail of footprints left by extinct prehistoric animals. They will have a chance to dig for dinosaur fossils, have a storytime, and do crafts focusing on the ice age. Kids will get to follow the trail of footprints in...
High Caliber Sports, 440 N. Central Ave., Sidney, is celebrating its 10th Anniversary Thursday, June 16-Saturday, June 18, from 9 a.m.-6 p.m., just in time for Father's Day. They sell outdoor and team sports equipment, accessories, and apparel. High Caliber's 10th Anniversary is not just an anniversary celebration. It is a customer appreciation event. Owner Sherry Hecker said, "We wouldn't have made it 10 years without them." During the anniversary event, there will be giveaways, sales, and refr...
On Wednesday, June 8 from 6 a.m.-1 p.m., Allcheck Medical Clinic in conjunction with Billings Clinic Laboratory Services will be holding their 2nd health fair of 2022. June 8 is the second time Allcheck Medical Clinic has ever done a health fair. They held the first one back in January. As before, participants come to Allcheck Medical Clinc the day of the event and register with Billings Clinic Laboratory Services staff at the front desk. The testing is walk-in with no appointment needed. There...
The Eastern Montana Out of the Darkness Walk Committee is bringing a fun and challenging event to start the summer. June 4, they are bringing “Murder of the High Wizard”, An Evening of Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre to Sidney. The dinner is a fundraiser for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and the Eastern Montana Out of the Darkness Walk Committee. On Saturday, June 4, 6–8 or 9 p.m. the event will be held at Sidney’s Moose Lodge, 101 3rd St. SE. It is open to the public, not just members of the Moose. Those who attend are encourage...
Sidney Elks Lodge,123 3rd St. SW, is opening its doors, yet again, for a candidate forum. With Election Day coming up on June 7, it is another fine time for voters to find out what the candidates are all about. Thursday, May 26 at 6 p.m., Richland County Farm Bureau Federation is hosting a candidate forum at the Sidney Elks Lodge. As of May 18, 10 of the candidates running during the primary are verified to come to the forum. The following candidates will be in attendance: for sheriff; John Dynneson and Shane Kyhl. Both candidates for District...
This year, during Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church's Vacation Bible School, the church is proud to present Kimheang Vance. Kimheang is a former Operation Christmas Child shoebox recipient who is coming to share her story. Every year, Shepherd of the Valley holds a Vacation Bible School during the first few weeks in June. This year it will be June 6-10. They try to do a mission project every year during VBS. Last year, they raised about $4,000 for Jesus Film Harvest Partners. This year...
Tuesday, May 24, and Wednesday, May 25, will be the first time the Richland County Planning Board has met since January,2020. Both meetings will be held in the Nutter Building conference room, 123 West Main St., Sidney. The meeting is long overdue. The planning board is mandated to meet four times a year but, like so many other things, their usual plans were disrupted by COVID-19. January, April, July, and October are the months they usually meet but the Governor’s directive made it so that local governments did not need to follow certain d...
The Eastern Montana Out of the Darkness Walk Committee is bringing a fun and challenging event to start the summer. June 4, they are bringing "Murder of the High Wizard", An Evening of Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre to Sidney. The dinner is a fundraiser for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and the Eastern Montana Out of the Darkness Walk Committee. On Saturday, June 4, from 6 p.m. - 8 or 9 p.m. the event will be held at Sidney's Moose Lodge, 101 3rd St. SE. It is open to the...
In three weeks Richland County voters will be able to vote for a District 2 Commissioner. The term of the current commissioner, Shane Gorder, expires on Dec. 31 of this year. Two men are running for the position. Shane Gorder is running for another term, while Brian Holst is seeking his first. Richland County is divided into three districts. Voters from each district can vote one commissioner into office. The three commissioners combined form Richland County’s Board of County Commissioners. According to the Montana State Legislature on their w...
For the past 34 years, the Montana Association of Chiefs of Police has been hosting the Peace Officer Memorial Day. Every year officers from all across Montana and Canada come to the one in Montana to honor their fallen brothers and sisters. In 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed into law a joint resolution of Congress making May 15 Peace Officer Memorial Day and May 15, Police Week nationwide. The Association of Chiefs of Police in Montana has been holding the event since 1988. They choose a different city or town every year to host the eve...
Richland County's biggest Arts and Crafts Festival is almost here. Sidney's 31st annual Sunrise Festival of the Arts will be Saturday, June 18, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. The festival was started in 1990 as a way to attempt to bring some tourism to the area and, at the same time, give local artists a chance to sell their wares. It was originally held in Veteran's Memorial Park, near the middle school but was moved to downtown to allow storefront businesses a chance at the influx of people. This year it will...
The year of 2022 marks the return of American Legion Baseball to Sidney. They had been without a team for four long years while the rest of the nation played on. Richland County had a Legion baseball team years ago but 2018 was the last time they played. According to the American Legion Baseball website, www.legion.org/baseball, as of the beginning of this year Montana had 49 different teams but teams can still join until June 1. Each team must have at least 12 players between the ages of 13...
In seven weeks Richland County voters will be able to vote for a new County Attorney. The term of the current County Attorney, Janet Christofferson, expires on Dec. 31 of this year. Two candidates are running for the position. Charity McLarty and Layne Johnson are both seeking their first term. According to the Richland County website, www.richland.org, the County Attorney is to represent Richland County and the State of Montana in criminal, county’s civil cases, and all the rest of the county’s legal business but they do not just serve in the...
Over 40 citizens of Richland County crowded into the Sidney Elks Lodge for the 4th Candidate Roundtable on April 21. Nine candidates running for public office in the Richland County primary election went from table to table, speed dating the people in a way. Stephanie Verhasselt and Amy Metz both came and figured since their offices were close they would make the rounds together. Verhasselt is running for reelection as Richland County Clerk and Recorder and Metz is running for her first term as...
Tuesday, April 12, and Wednesday, April 13 the MonDak area was struck with a snowstorm the likes of which it had not seen since 1997. Winter Storm Silas tore across eastern Montana and western North Dakota causing closures and delays all across the area. According to officials at the National Weather Service, Glasgow, the storm began in the Pacific Ocean and made landfall in Oregon. The storm was dropping record amounts of snow from the beginning, leaving the first accumulating April snow since...
For the past 34 years, the Montana Association of Chiefs of Police has been hosting the Peace Officer Memorial Day. Every year officers from all across Montana and Canada come to the one in Montana to honor their fallen brothers and sisters. In 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed into law a joint resolution of Congress making May 15 Peace Officer Memorial Day and May 15, Police Week nationwide. The Association of Chiefs of Police in Montana has been holding the event since 1988. They choose...
The Richland County Fire Department consists of four different stations spread throughout Richland County. Each of them is staffed with fearless and quick volunteers ready to drop what they are doing at a moment's notice to run to the aid and protection of man, beast, and property from fire. Although it did not use to be this way, there are paid firefighters in the United States. However, as of 2022 according to the United States Fire Administration, 83.6% of all Montana fire departments are...
Sheriff John Dynneson's current term expires on Dec. 31, 2022 so, June 7 voters will have a chance to allow him another term or elect a different sheriff. Shane Kyhl is campaigning against him for the position. The Richland County Sheriff is the chief peace officer in Richland County. According to the county's website, www.richland.org, the Sheriff's Office provides law enforcement services for Richland County, including the towns of Lambert, Savage, and Crane. In addition to the state highways,...
With the local federal primary elections just eight weeks away, the Sidney Young Professionals are offering a fantastic chance for the community to learn more about the candidates they will have a chance to vote for. They all will have the chance to answer the public's questions face to face. Thursday, April 21 from 6-8 p.m. at Sidney Elk's Lodge, the Sidney Young Professionals are offering their 4th Annual Candidate Roundtable. As always, this event is free and open to people of all ages....
When Lieutenant Governor Kristen Juras visited Sidney, Feb. 19, many different topics of concern were brought up by the local officials. Among them, Richland County Sheriff John K. Dynneson brought up people with mental health issues sitting in jail when they did not belong there. The NAMI 2021 fact sheet for the state of Montana states that "About two in five adults in jail or prison have a history of mental illness and seven in ten youth in the juvenile justice system have a mental health...
Sidney Eye Care welcomed a new optometrist to their team March 16. Soon, they will have the ability to manage myopia and prevent it from getting worse. Dr. David Burnett was born and raised in Ogden, UT. For several years, he has been providing optometry care in his home state of Utah and for the past five years, he has been specializing in myopia management. According to the information put out by the Mayo Clinic, myopia or nearsightedness is a common vision condition in which a patient can...
Monday, March 21, at 6 p.m. was the first beginner's Hardanger class of 2022 in Sidney. Lucy Lovec and Marilyn Halvorson lead it in Pella Lutheran Church's dining room. Eight different ladies from around the community joined them. They were each provided with a kit complete with all the materials they would need for the class except a pair of sharp-pointed scissors thanks to the Sons of Norway. This was the first class in which the attendees were introduced to and practiced the technique. They...
For over 50 years, Amunrud's has been a family-owned and operated RV Sales business on Highway 16, south of Sidney. Now, it is a part of the Anderson family life. Tyler Amunrud retired in 2022 and instead of passing it on to his children, as his parents had done, Tyler sold the business. Luckily, the right person had been right in front of him for 28 years. Mike Anderson started working for Tyler in 1994 and it is all he has ever known. For Anderson, the opportunity arose and he took it....
On Tuesday, March 15, the first graders in Mrs. Topp's class got an exciting end to their school day. Philip "Mr. Incredible" Keller brought his number 9 IMCA Sport Mod Racecar to West Side Elementary School, Sidney, to show it off to his youngest son, Cale's, classmates. He came along with his wife, Shana, and mother, Nina. Philip lifted the giddy 6 and 7-year-olds into the cab, answered their questions, handed out stickers, and started the vehicle up for them, to screams of delight. I asked...
One of Montana's own is out making his way in the world. Literally. Doug Adkins is a hit in Europe, where he has just released his tenth country music album. Doug was born in Havre, MT and graduated from Sidney High School. He played high school basketball, was in the band, and was proud to have grown up in Montana. Doug said, "There's an awful lot of Montana influences in my songwriting. On this CD, the song 'A Cowboys' Life,' reminds me of so many people I've met and respected over the years i...
