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Plans for the 2016 Christmas Stroll are underway; the stroll will be the Saturday after Thanksgiving, Nov. 26th, from 3:00pm – 7:00pm with the Parade of Lights to follow. The theme this year is ‘Christmas Around the World’ and businesses are invited to participate by decorating their windows, choosing one country as their theme. Any business that would like to be involved can call 406-433-1800 for details. The Parade of Lights is another great way that businesses, organizations, and non-p...
Megan (Vaira) Beyer, stylist at Trendz Salon, is offering complimentary haircuts for veterans from 8:00am – 10:00am and from 6:00pm – 8:00pm on Veterans Day, Friday, Nov. 11th. Veterans are invited to stop into the "barber shop style" event and sign in at the front desk upon arriving. Haircuts will be given in a first-come, first serve order, and Trendz will have coffee and goodies available in the shop. Last year was the first year Beyer started the Veterans' service, and her fellow co-...
November 7th – 11th Quick Change Oil will be offering free oil changes to veterans and the spouses of deployed active service members. There are no appointments necessary, so stop in and enjoy some refreshments while waiting for your vehicle. Owners Frank Saalfeld and Terry Rainforth will be holding a drawing for an American Tactical over/under 12 gauge shot gun with "Freedom is Not Free" engraved on it, courtesy of John Stockhill Jewelers. Vets and their spouses can enter for a chance to win w...
Superintendent of Sidney schools, Daniel Farr has announced his retirement, with his last official day being June 30, 2017. Farr began his career in Culbertson, MT after graduating from MSU Bozeman with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1982, and with his Master of Education in 1987. Farr and his family moved to Sidney in 1998 to be closer to his wife's family, and he became the High School Principal and K-12 Curriculum Director. "Being an educator was a natural fit. It seems like you follow in...
Jimmy and Doris Mullin celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on Oct. 22, surrounded by their entire family including their four children, 14 grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren. Family came from Colorado, Wyoming, Georgia, and all over Montana. It was a festive occasion, not only because of the accomplishment of 60 years of marriage, but also because they had everyone home to their farm outside of Lambert, where it all began. In 1909 Jimmy Mullin's parents, William and Jessie Mullin,...
Morgan Myers started as the new McKenzie County Extension Agent on Sept. 6, 2016. Myers was born and raised in South Dakota, working on her family's ranch and taking part in FFA and 4-H. She attended college at South Dakota State University where she received her bachelor's degree in Range Science in 2014. Myers family had relocated to the badlands west of Grassy Butte, and after college, she joined them, running cattle and further helping-out with the family operation where she could. After...
In the EIS that was released on Friday, Oct. 14th, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Bureau of Reclamation determined that the Bypass Channel Alternative was the best option, both economically and environmentally, in regards to the Lower Yellowstone Intake Diversion Dam Fish Passage project. The EIS was developed to better determine how fish passage, especially that of the endangered pallid sturgeon, can be improved with continued viable operation of the Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project...
In 2003 Beau Anderson made a decision that would change the way he farmed. The price of wheat was down; durum was only selling for $3.35 a bushel, but lentils were selling for $.12 per pound. State and federal legislation had recently made it possible for pulse crops to be insured, and so it seemed like the perfect time to try something new. Anderson is now the Vice President of the Dry Pea & Lentil Council, and it’s his thirteenth year as a pulse crop producer, and his ninth year on the B...
Nine Richland County 4-H members attended the Northern International Livestock Exposition (NILE) in Billings, MT on Monday, Oct. 17th. Becca Deming showed market lambs and market hogs, and Sarah Helmuth and Cooper McNally showed market hogs, as well as participating on the Richland County Livestock Judging Teams. Attending Senior Livestock Judging Team members were Helmuth, Beth McMillen, Ali Merritt, and Emma Torgerson. Attending Junior Livestock Judging Team members were McNally, CJ Nevins, Gr...
The 2016 Bovine Connection: Innovative Programs with a Practical Twist will be held Tuesday, Nov. 29th, at the Culbertson Saddle Club Barn. MSU Extension, NDSU Extension, and industry leaders formed the Bovine Connection. It focuses on benefitting cattle producers in northeastern Montana and northwestern North Dakota, providing livestock operators with current information, an opportunity to listen to experts in their field, and a great networking opportunity. From 9:00 – 10am Lisa Pederson , E...
The Watford City Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring their Trail of Treats on Halloween, Monday, Oct 31, from 2:00pm – 5:00pm. The Trail of Treats is daylight trick-or-treating opportunity among the businesses, and provides another alternative to door-to-door trick-or-treating. Businesses love to have the kids come in and show off their costumes and there will be Golden Ticket prizes for the kids, which are worth $10 - $50 in Watford City Bucks. There are 10 tickets at 10 different businesses. A...
Halloween festivities will be twice as nice this year, with the Trail of Treats happening Saturday, Oct. 29th from noon until 3:00pm. Trail maps can be picked up at all participating businesses and organizations Including the Lucky Buckle, High Caliber Sports, Microtel Inn & Suites by Wyndham, Holiday Inn Express, Reese & Ray’s IGA, State Farm Agency (Michele Herres), Reynolds, Mucho Si, Meadowlark, Big Sky Embroidery, Ribbon & Rail, Fink Family Chiropractic, NAPA, Party Central, JZ’s Fas...
The Rough Rider Center is having Halloween “Off the Beaten Path” Monday, Oct. 31 from 2:00pm – 7:00pm. Trick-or-treaters are invited to do some indoor trick-or-treating, have fun playing games, and enjoy the bounce house that’s being sponsored by Dakota West Credit Union. There will be concessions available serving burgers, hot dogs, nachos, drinks and more, and partakers are invited to try the coffee specials at the Percs & Rec Coffee Shop. The Rough Riders Center is located at 2209 Wolves...
Cody Wayne Johnston was found guilty of deliberate homicide and tampering with physical evidence on Thursday. Charges were brought against him and he was arrested by Richland County law enforcement on Sept. 24, 2015 in connection with the disappearance of his estranged girlfriend Nicole Waller. Waller was last heard from on Feb. 14, 2013 while visiting Johnston at his then-residence in Fairview, MT. Her vehicle was later found abandoned on MT State Highway 2. Johnston testified in his own...
Sidney will be hosting the Eastern C Divisional Volleyball Tournament Nov. 3, 4, and 5 at the Sidney High School Gymnasium. One unique aspect of this year’s Divisional is that there will be three districts attending, instead of the usual two districts; 1C and 2C will have three teams, and 3C will have two teams attending. The city routinely hosts either Class C Divisional or District Tournaments, which brings in teams, families, and fans from all over Eastern Montana, and provides a great o...
The Boys & Girls Club of Richland County and the Sidney High School Business Professionals of America (BPA) are sponsoring a haunted house, and plenty of Halloween fun Oct. 27th – 30th. Halloween activities will be $5.00 and include cookie decorating, face painting, and pumpkin decorating; the haunted house is $10, complete with a maze, and appropriate for older kids. The festivities will be held at the former Sunrise Equipment building that was recently acquired by Lower Yellowstone Rural E...
Work on the South Meadow Softball Complex is in its final phase. The city is in the process of installing new fencing and completing some concrete work which will wrap up the project. Revitalizing the South Meadow Softball Complex began about a year ago with the development of a new and improved layout for the softball fields that would allow for an alley way between them and additional seating. The fences and dugouts were in disrepair and in Sept. the City of Sidney, in cooperation with Sidney...
October 20th was International Credit Union Day, and Richland Federal Credit Union, located at 201 West Holly St in Sidney, took the opportunity to say thank you to their members, inviting them to stop by for refreshments. International Credit Union Day celebrates the history of credit unions and what sets them apart. These member owned, not-for-profit financial cooperatives were founded on nine principals: democratic control, open membership, nondiscrimination, service to members, distribution...
Tickets are on sale for the 2016 Wine & Food Festival on Saturday, Nov. 5th, which will be held on the third floor of the Stockman Bank building, 301 W Holly St in Sidney. This year’s theme is “Celebrating the Moment” and will focus on the OB Unit at the Sidney Health Center (SHC). Attendants will get to dress up for a night out, sampling paired wine and appetizers, as well as bidding on artwork donated by local artists. They will also get a commemorative wine glass featuring the Brodhead House,...
This is Richland Pump & Supply’s 17th year providing supplies and service to the oilfield. Scott Ramus and Dave Williams opened their doors on Sept. 15, 1999; both had extensive experience in different areas of the oil field and both had been working for supply company Continental Emsco when the business was bought out by Wilson Supply. Wilson Supply kept the Sidney location open for only ten months before closing-up shop, and at that point, Ramus and Williams decided to start their own c...
In the EIS that was released on Friday, Oct. 14th, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Bureau of Reclamation determined that the Bypass Channel Alternative was the best option, both economically and environmentally, in regards to the Lower Yellowstone Intake Diversion Dam Fish Passage project. The EIS was developed to better determine how fish passage, especially that of the endangered pallid sturgeon, can be improved with continued viable operation of the Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project...
Halloween festivities will be twice as nice this year, with the Trail of Treats happening Saturday, Oct. 29th from noon until 3:00pm. Trail maps can be picked up at all participating businesses Including Microtel Inn & Suites by Wyndham, Holiday Inn Express, Reese & Ray’s IGA, State Farm Agency, Mucho Si, Meadowlark, Big Sky Embroidery, Ribbon & Rail, Fink Family Chiropractic, Napa, Party Central, JZ’s Fashion, Lonsdale United Methodist Church, and Johnson’s Hardware. There is no specific order...
The Boys & Girls Club of Richland County and the Sidney High School Business Professionals of America (BPA) are sponsoring a haunted house, and plenty of Halloween fun Oct. 27th – 30th. Halloween activities will be $5.00 and include cookie decorating, face painting, and pumpkin decorating; the haunted house is $10, complete with a maze, and appropriate for older kids. The festivities will be held at the former Sunrise Equipment building that was recently acquired by Lower Yellowstone Rural E...
Cody Johnston’s trial is in court this week and into next; it began with jury selection on Monday, Oct. 17th at the Richland County Event Center. Johnston has been charged with deliberate homicide and tampering with physical evidence in connection with the disappearance of his estranged girlfriend Nicole Waller. Waller was last seen in Fairview, MT on Feb. 14th, 2013 and her body has not been recovered. Waller’s vehicle was found abandoned off Highway 2 between Poplar and Wolf Point on Feb. 15t...
A brand new business service is taking shape in Richland County. Sidney Young Professionals has been formed through Richland Economic Development Corp (REDC). The non-profit service was initiated by REDC Project Assistant, Katie Dasinger, after visiting with City Attorney, Joel Krautter, about the challenges of moving to Sidney without knowing anyone, and establishing themselves professionally. The two were familiar with the Young Professionals group in Billings, and did further research into...
