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This holiday season, the Richland County Food Bank is as busy as ever. The Roundup spoke to volunteer Candy Markwald about the organization that exists to feed the hungry of Richland County. "We average ten families on Monday and 14 to 17 on Thursdays," Markwald said, "and it's an ebb and flow. The quantity of food we give away is based on family size. We look at how many people are in the family group, and people with children receive more than people without children. If someone is frugal, it...
Olivia Lone Bear went missing on October 24, 2017. She was last seen at the Sportsman's Bar in New Town, North Dakota. Her vehicle, a teal 2011 Chevy Silverado 2500 HDLT Crew Cab is also missing. The pickup has a silver tool box and a dented tail gate, with North Dakota plates number 839BRC. The Roundup spoke to Oliva's brother, Matthew Lone Bear, who said, "We are still looking for her. We are also still looking for volunteers to cover the ground. We do have a ten thousand dollar reward out for...
A sampling of Sidney churches revealed a host of celebratory festivities this Christmas season, and clergy members explained the reason for the celebrations to the Roundup. While some churches are giving away hams so the needy can enjoy a Christmas dinner, others are hosting candlelight services, Christmas cantatas and special song services. Paul Turek, pastor of Faith Alliance Church in Sidney, Montana, told the Roundup that their annual Christmas Eve celebration will be held at 4:30 p.m. It...
Brian Bieber has replaced longtime Fairview mayor, Bryan Cummins. Winning with 143 votes against his opponent – who had only 60 votes - Bieber will be the first new mayor in Fairview in 32 years. Bieber is a born-and-raised resident of Fairview, a 1983 graduate of Fairview High School, and owner of BB Electric since 2005. "I was born and raised here," Bieber told the Roundup, "and I've seen Fairview remain the same and I think it's time to move forward. We've missed out on lots of big o...
More than 140 people gathered for a mayoral forum at the Richland County Extension Office on Tuesday, October 24. Hosted by the Sidney Area Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture, the three mayoral candidates partook in the final of three such forums designed to give voters a better view of their options this election cycle. Brad Faulhaber, history and government teacher at Sidney High School, asked questions on behalf of the Chamber, some of which were provided by high school students. Among a...
Local residents are working hard to provide to the public an all-inclusive shooting range in the Sidney area. The Roundup spoke with the president of the Richland County Sportman's Club, Larry Christensen, who explained the plans. "Right now," Christensen said, "we're still in the process of looking for land. We have four different locations picked out, and we're trying to get into contact with the proper people and go from there." Christensen explained the purpose of the range, saying, "It will...
Richland County's Emergency Planning Committee met to discuss possible disaster scenarios for local resources and the response of various agencies at noon on October 10, 2017. Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) has many Community Members and meets monthly to discuss Emergency Planning and update one another on vulnerabilities and possible solution. Debra Gilbert, who serves as the Richland County Director of Disaster and Emergency Services (DES), posed a question to those handling local...
There is an often unpublicized but important social safety network regularly helping people in Richland County. Local churches often help people with expenses, ranging from emergency housing to food to gasoline for stranded travelers. Unfortunately, there are also scam artists who take advantage of churches and faith based charities. A ministerium meeting of local clergy recently met to discuss this problem and to find solutions for churches to better work together. Calling and officiating the...
Eastern Montana hunters are preparing for this year's deer harvest with eager expectation. Various local sources indicate that deer licenses are up, but the number of hunters may be down. According to data provided by the Montana Game and Fish, licenses available have increased from years past and more deer will be allowed to be taken by hunters. The Roundup spoke to Montana Game and Fish officer, Ryan Karren, about the increased licenses. "They did increase the mule deer numbers quite a bit,"...
Greg Gianforte, who was elected as Montana's representative to the United States Congress in a special election in May of this year, made a stop in Sidney to speak to local leaders in the sugar industry. Attending the meeting, aside from Gianforte and two of his staffers, included Bill Johnson, a local farmer from Savage who serves as president of the Sugar Beet Board, along with Steve Pust and Scott Flynn, also local farmers and representatives for the Montana Sugar Beet Growers. Also present w...
Two musical acts are coming to Watford City on August 10, and everyone in the community is invited. Providing the entertainment at the Watford City High School Theater will be the bands, 7eventh Time Down and Cloverton. This continues the tradition of one local school, attempting to provide services and outreach to their community. Johnson Corner Christian Academy will be hosting the event for the third year, as a part of its community outreach and ministry. Johnson Corner Christian Academy was...
A longstanding tradition at the Richland County Fair has been a day sponsored by local co-ops to serve their patrons with free root beer floats. This year, a new treat has been added to the festivities. Jami Propp, an employee of the Lower Yellowstone Rural Electric Cooperative for twelve years, heads up the committee organizing the fair's co-op day. Other corporate co-op participants include Richland Federal Credit Union, Mid-Rivers Communications, CHS Farmer's Elevator, Nortana Grain Co. and...
The 27th Annual Sunrise Festival of the Arts will be held July 7 and 8, and with it will come a whole host of opportunities to the public for involvement and entertainment. Held at Veterans Memorial Park in Sidney, hundreds of attendees and many vendors will converge to celebrate the arts, crafts and entertainment. Madina McGlothern, the communications manager for the Sidney Chamber of Commerce since February, spoke to the Roundup about the upcoming events, and explained that they are expecting...
The 27th Annual Sunrise Festival of the Arts will be held July 7 and 8, and with it will come a whole host of opportunities to the public for involvement and entertainment. Held at Veterans Memorial Park in Sidney, hundreds of attendees and many vendors will converge to celebrate the arts, crafts and entertainment. Madina McGlothern, the communications manager for the Sidney Chamber of Commerce since February, spoke to the Roundup about the upcoming events, and explained that they are expecting...
Stacey Collins is the junior and senior counselor at Sidney High School, helping students pursue their post-secondary educational and career goals by assisting them with college and scholarship applications, writing letters of recommendation, and filling out job applications. The goal of that department is to help students to be objective and realistic as they seek self-understanding and self-development and to share in the responsibility of helping young people become contributing citizens....
An Eagle Scout is the highest achievable rank in the Boy Scouts of America program. The designation, Eagle Scout, was made well over 100 years ago. Only 4 percent of boy scouts ever attain this achievement, and it takes much work, effort and time to do so. Shawn Daleske is a Life Scout from Troop 141, sponsored by Pella Lutheran Church, and is on his way to becoming an Eagle Scout with enough help from his community. Daleske, son of Tom and Arlys of Sidney, has completed all the requirements to...
The American Petroleum Institute (API) is a national trade association that represents different aspects of America's oil and natural gas industry. There are approximately 625 corporate members, from the largest major oil company to the smallest of independents from all segments of the industry. They are producers, refiners, suppliers, marketers, pipeline operators and marine transporters, as well as service and supply companies that support the industry. The Mon-Dak chapter of API, which is...
The Center for Community Change, a non-profit and progressive organization headquartered in Washington D.C., is currently focused on creating grass-roots resistance to the American Health Care Act, which has passed the U.S. House of Representatives and will be considered by the Senate. As a part of the effort to stop reform of the national health care system, the Center for Community Change has encouraged their paid staff to travel throughout the country to explain what they perceive to be...
About twenty people gathered at the Ullman Center at Dawson Community College at ten o’clock Friday, May 26, to take part in Senator Jon Tester’s Farm Bill Listening Tour. Beginning with the pledge of allegiance led by Tester, the session was led by the Senator and seven other panelists from various public and private agricultural agencies in Montana. Taking part in the session were Ben Thomas of the Montana Department of Agriculture, Kurt Voss and Justin Loch of Montana Farmer’s Union, Scott...
About twenty people gathered at the Ullman Center at Dawson Community College at ten o'clock Friday, May 26, to take part in Senator Jon Tester's Farm Bill Listening Tour. Beginning with the pledge of allegiance led by Tester, the session was led by the Senator and seven other panelists from various public and private agricultural agencies in Montana. Taking part in the session were Ben Thomas of the Montana Department of Agriculture, Kurt Voss and Justin Loch of Montana Farmer's Union, Scott...
The MonDak Heritage Center will soon be celebrating its 50th birthday. Originating as the Mondak Historical and Arts Society in 1967, the society started its first museum, the J.K. Ralston Museum and Art Center in 1972, named after famous artist and Richland County resident, J.K. Ralston. In 1984 the society moved to its current location and became the MonDak Heritage Center. Located at 120 3rd Avenue in Sidney, the building hosts several art galleries, two libraries, and a gift shop. It is at...
Local law enforcement in Richland County will be participating in National Prescription Take Back Day on April 29. The take back program is a national effort that was designed to provide a safe, convenient and responsible means of disposing of prescription drugs, as well as educating the public regarding the abuse of medications. Beginning in 2010, the National Prescription Take Back Day unites local law enforcement with the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). Participating agencies provide...
A forum is being hosted by the Sidney Education Association, the local chapter of the American Federation of Teachers (a collective bargaining union for educators) to introduce and vet three candidates for the Sidney School District Board of Trustees. The forum will be held on Thursday, April 27, at 7:30pm in the middle school auditorium. All three candidates who are running for the position will be at the forum. They are Randy Iverson, David Seitz and Janie Darby. Two school trustee positions...
A half-million visitors per year are baptized in the Jordan River, a small stream that forms the boundary between the nations of Jordan and Israel and runs from the Sea of Galilee to the Dead Sea. The stream has major historical significance to Judaism as an ancient landmark forming the boundary of the land promised to Abraham, and traversed by the Hebrews, per the third chapter of Joshua. The stream is also extremely significant to Christianity, as the traditional location of the baptisms...
In June of 2015, Montana and North Dakota U.S. Attorneys announced the creation of the Bakken Organized Crime Strike Force, which has jurisdiction in both western North Dakota and Richland County, Montana. The goal of the strike force was to create a multi-agency solution to growing crime problems in the Bakken Oil Field, and mitigate some of the problems usually contained to larger metropolitan areas that were perceivably coming to the Bakken due to what was, at the time, an oil boom....
