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  • Amazing Floors & More Opens in Watford City, Services Surrounding Area

    Meagan Dotson|Jan 4, 2023

    Amazing Floors & More, Watford City, officially opened their doors over the summer, but flooring is nothing new to owners Susan and James Collins. The couple initially owned and operated G.F.S. Enterprise Corporation, a flooring installation company, which Amazing Floors is under. But with 20+ years of experience, they found themselves in a position to expand, teach the trade, and eventually pass the torch. It seems flooring was in their future as Susan is the fourth generation of her family...

  • Sy Carda Places Second In Steer Of Merit Competition

    Meagan Dotson|Jan 4, 2023

    Ten-year-old Lambert student Sy Carda of the 3-Buttes 4-H Club recently took second place in the Steer of Merit Competition held in Billings, MT at the Northern Hotel. “4-H is fun and teaches me hard work and dedication, and the hard work pays off,” Sy commented. This is the fifth grader’s third year in the 3-Buttes 4-H Club. He is additionally involved in shooting sports, woodworking, welding, and quilting and was awarded Best of Fair for his quilt in 2022. “Steer of Merit is solely based o...

  • Sy Carda Placed Second In Steer Of Merit Competition

    Meagan Dotson|Jan 4, 2023

    Ten-year-old Lambert student Sy Carda of the 3-Buttes 4-H Club recently took second place in the Steer of Merit Competition held in Billings, MT at the Northern Hotel. "4-H is fun and teaches me hard work and dedication, and the hard work pays off," Sy commented. This is the fifth grader's third year in the 3-Buttes 4-H Club. He is additionally involved in shooting sports, woodworking, welding, and quilting and was awarded Best of Fair for his quilt in 2022. "Steer of Merit is solely based on...

  • MT Bare Cave Celebrates 4th Anniversary In New Location

    Meagan Dotson|Dec 28, 2022

    It’s been a busy year for Marci Cundiff and her business MT Bare Cave, and there are no plans for slowing down. The business originally got its start in December 2018 selling giftware out of the Louis Charles Building. Over the course of the next three years, the business would outgrow its first home, and Cundiff knew that expansion was necessary if she planned on keeping the doors open. “We hit a wall,” Cundiff explains of their move to 113 E Main St., Sidney. “We only had enough space to carr...

  • Action Auto Prepares For A New Display Lot And Additional Parking

    Meagan Dotson|Dec 28, 2022

    In late December 2021 Action Auto in Sidney, MT purchased the former Chad's Furniture building at the corner of East Main and 3rd Ave. NE, right across the street from their dealership and service center. Action Auto, your Chrysler, Dodge, Ram Truck and Jeep dealership, plans to use this property as a new vehicle display lot along with some needed parking. "I really think this will enhance our display of new vehicles by having them on East Main Street," commented Action Auto's General Manager...

  • Sidney Strength Opens Downtown

    Meagan Dotson|Dec 28, 2022

    Sidney Strength is the newest addition to the businesses on Central Ave, and was recently welcomed as a new Chamber business. The store offers athletic apparel and supplements including protein powders, mass gainers, on-the-go snacks, drinks, and pre-workout caffeine options for those that don’t drink coffee. Owner Eric Tooker officially opened the store on Oct.17 after two months of preparation. Tooker and his family moved to Sidney from Fargo for his wife’s job and he noticed a need for a sup...

  • MT Bare Cave Celebrating 4th Anniversary Open House Dec. 17 In New Location

    Meagan Dotson|Dec 7, 2022

    It's been a busy year for Marci Cundiff and her business MT Bare Cave, and there are no plans for slowing down as she prepares for their 4th Anniversary Open House on Saturday, Dec. 17 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. The business originally got its start in December 2018 selling giftware out of the Louis Charles Building. Over the course of the next three years, the business would outgrow its first home, and Cundiff knew that expansion was necessary if she planned on keeping the doors open. "We hit a wall,"...

  • The Buzz About The Honey Biz

    Meagan Dotson|Nov 2, 2022

    Throughout history honey has been a highly valued commodity, but simply pulling a bottle from a store shelf doesn’t always bring to mind the hard work and time that goes into it. Having a partnership with Mother Nature is, after all, not always the easiest thing to do. It all begins in the hives that can be spotted around various fields. For owners and operators of Busy Bee Apiary, Derek Lawrance and his wife Angela, every year begins with the hives in Visalia, CA, where the bees are fed to k...

  • AGT Foods Is Making An Impact 'From Producer To The World'

    Meagan Dotson|Nov 2, 2022

    AGT Foods has its finger on the pulse of agriculture; or rather the pulse crops of agriculture. AGT is a buyer, processor, and distributor of pulse crops such as lentils, chickpeas, beans and peas, and additionally offer cereal grains, flax, canola, popcorn, millet, mustard seed, and sorghum on a global level. “Our Minot, ND, facility is a pulse fractionation plant that makes value-added food ingredients. We supply pea protein, fiber, and starch to the pet food and human consumption markets and...

  • The Spirit Of Giving Can Be A Motto For Living

    Meagan Dotson|Oct 26, 2022

    Fred Lake is a man on a mission... a mission to be involved. After moving back to Sidney in 2009 to take care of his parents, the Lambert native found his local niche in volunteer opportunities. In 2010 he joined the Sports and Rec Committee with the Sidney Chamber of Commerce, coordinating the hospitality room for basketball and volleyball games, where snacks and beverages are provided for coaches and administration. He also serves as the director of the Parade of Lights, organizing the...

  • AGT Foods Is Making An Impact 'From Producer To The World'

    Meagan Dotson|Oct 26, 2022

    AGT Foods has its finger on the pulse of agriculture; or rather the pulse crops of agriculture. AGT is a buyer, processor, and distributor of pulse crops such as lentils, chickpeas, beans and peas, and additionally offer cereal grains, flax, canola, popcorn, millet, mustard seed, and sorghum on a global level. "Our Minot, ND facility is a pulse fractionation plant that makes value-added food ingredients. We supply pea protein, fiber, and starch to the pet food and human consumption markets and...

  • The Buzz About The Honey Biz

    Meagan Dotson|Oct 26, 2022

    Throughout history honey has been a highly valued commodity, but simply pulling a bottle from a store shelf doesn't always bring to mind the hard work and time that goes into it. Having a partnership with Mother Nature is, after all, not always the easiest thing to do. It all begins in the hives that can be spotted around various fields. For owners and operators of Busy Bee Apiary, Derek Lawrance and his wife Angela, every year begins with the hives in Visalia, CA where the bees are fed to keep...

  • Downtown Sidney Welcomes Newest Business, Sidney Strength

    Meagan Dotson|Oct 19, 2022

    Sidney Strength is the newest addition to the businesses on Central, and was recently welcomed as a new Chamber business. The store offers athletic apparel and supplements including protein powders, mass gainers, on-the-go snacks, drinks, and pre-workout caffeine options for those that don't drink coffee. Owner Eric Tooker officially opened the store on Oct.17 after two months of preparation. Tooker and his family moved to Sidney from Fargo for his wife's job and he noticed a need for a...

  • Carda Looks To Pass The Torch As Retirement From Sidney Paint & Glass Approaches

    Meagan Dotson|Sep 14, 2022

    After more than 35 years in business, owners of Sidney Paint & Glass, Duane Carda and his wife Judy, have decided it is time to sell the company. It was a difficult decision, and one Carda has mixed emotions about. "I'm going to miss the people the most. I'm a talker and I love to visit," he explains. "I would love to see someone take over as I know there's a need for a business like this in Sidney." Sidney Paint & Glass has been supplying paint, flooring, windows, window treatments,...

  • Temple Tattoo Gallery Relocates After A Decade Downtown

    Meagan Dotson|Sep 14, 2022

    Temple Tattoo Gallery has opened its doors at a brand-new location as of July 1. The tattoo shop debuted on March 17, 2012 with a storefront on Central Ave., Sidney. The establishment would call the downtown location home for the next ten years until May 2022 when an opportunity to expand the shop happened suddenly. The whirlwind move settled Temple Tattoo into 204 2nd Ave. NE, Sidney. Owner and artist Darren Sult started the business after working in other shops for a decade, with an...

  • Lone Tree Archers Held 3-D Archery Shoot Aug. 13 & 14

    Meagan Dotson|Aug 31, 2022

    The Lone Tree Archers held their annual Henry Schwenke 3-D Archery Shoot Aug. 13 and 14, with 35-40 archers in attendance. In addition to the 22 targets that are left up all year long, 24 life-size animal targets are set up at various distances and elevations for the 3-D shoot. "The targets are set up in realistic positions and it's a great way to practice for the upcoming archery hunting season," said Tom Hedegaard, Lone Tree Archers president. The event is put on by the organization's nine...

  • April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month

    Meagan Dotson|Apr 25, 2018

    April is Sexual Assault Awareness month, and it is important for victims and their families to know that they are not alone. The Seventh Judicial Victim Witness Program has been in existence for twenty-four years and was relocated from Dawson County to Richland County in 2007. The program provides services to Richland, Prairie, Dawson, McCone, and Wibaux counties, but has no jurisdictional boundaries so can provide services to anyone who requests them. While it offers resources to victims and...

  • Balcer Brothers are the New Owners of The Depot Restaurant

    Meagan Dotson|Jan 4, 2017

    Kraig and Brett Balcer are the new owners of The Depot family restaurant. Brett Balcer was leaving the oilfield and the brothers, both Sidney natives, had been talking about getting into the restaurant business for a while, having spent their summers helping out with a family owned restaurant in Glendive, MT. They knew the previous owners of The Depot, and knew that there was an opportunity for them to purchase the business, which became a sure thing in the spring of 2016. “We got a good package...

  • Stroh Herefords & Stroh Hereford Ranch Will Hold Their 27th Annual Production Sale February 2nd

    Meagan Dotson|Jan 4, 2017

    Stroh Herefords and Stroh Hereford Ranch will be holding their 27th annual production sale on Thursday, February 2nd at 1:00pm mountain time at the ranch, located 1.5 miles east of the Killdeer roundabout on Highway 200 and 5 miles west of Dunn Center, ND. Tony Stroh established Stroh Herefords in 1950 and owns it with his wife Leona. Stroh Hereford Ranch is owned by their youngest son Mike and his wife Dawn along with their sons Lucas and Matthew Stroh. Fifty-one coming two-year-old bulls, ten...

  • The Early Morning Red Angus Ranch Will be Marketing Bulls & Heifers April 28th

    Meagan Dotson|Jan 4, 2017

    The Early Morning Red Angus Ranch, located twelve miles south of Tioga, ND, will be marketing 32 yearling Red Angus bulls, eight two-year old bulls, and yearling Red Angus heifers at Sitting Bull in Williston, ND Friday, April 28th at 1:00 pm central time. Owner and operator Carl Frisinger bought the ranch in 1965; having grown up in a ranching family, Frisinger grew up raising Herefords. However, when they became hard to sell, he bought six Red Angus Cows from the Leland Drought Reduction Sale...

  • Leland Red Angus Ranch Will Hold Their Annual Production Sale March 10th

    Meagan Dotson|Jan 4, 2017

    Leland Red Angus will be having their annual production sale on March 10th at 1pm at the ranch located in SW McKenzie County, 35 mile SE of Sidney in the Squaw Gap Community. The Leland’s have been raising registered Red Angus for 50 years. The ranch is operated by Melvin and Luella Leland and their son and daughter-in-law Todd and Carla Leland. Homesteaded in 1911 by Melvin Leland’s father, Leland Red Angus breeds over 500 registered Red Angus females per year and will market 185 bulls and 65...

  • Mark Your Calendars for Regency Acres at the Sidney Livestock Sale, April 14th

    Meagan Dotson|Jan 4, 2017

    Regency Acres will be marketing approximately 100 bulls and 30 heifers at the Sidney Livestock Sale Friday, April 14th beginning at 1:00pm. Regency Acres, located eight miles Southeast of Lambert, MT, is owned and operated by Russ and Jill Thiessen along with their daughter Téa and son Tyler. Thiessen’s family has been in the cattle business since moving to the area in the 1890s; Russ Thiessen’s grandfather established the registered herd in 1957. Formerly the Thiessen Angus Ranch, it was chan...

  • Gibbs Angus Ranch & Stortz Angus Ranch Will Market 110 Bulls at the Glendive Livestock Exchange

    Meagan Dotson|Jan 4, 2017

    The Gibbs Angus Ranch and Stortz Angus Ranch will be marketing 110 bulls at the Glendive Livestock Exchange on February 22nd at 1:00pm. Owners Tim and Laurie Gibbs began raising bulls in 1982 and owners Ted and Tarena Stortz started raising bulls in 1990. They have been selling bulls together for the last thirteen years and both families having been involved in the cattle industry for multiple generations. The quality of their cattle is contributed to good maternal selection with an emphasis on...

  • JB Angus Will be at Stockman Livestock West's Sale Jan. 25th

    Meagan Dotson|Jan 4, 2017

    JB Angus will be at the Stockman Livestock West sale in Dickinson, ND at 1:00pm mountain time January 25th, 2017. Owners Jonathan Ficek’s and Bobby Kubas’s families have been ranching in the area for generations, and each of them have independent family operated ranches, but in 2013 the two men bought a herd of cattle from Tuhy Angus and established JB Angus. Their priority is raising seed stock for commercial cattlemen and the registered cows receive no special treatment and are run alo...

  • Lions Club Provides Voluntary Services Through Community Involvement & International Cooperation

    Meagan Dotson|Dec 28, 2016

    For the Sidney Lions Club, 2016 was another busy year serving their community. Lions International was formed in 1917 with their mission being: To create and foster a spirit of understanding among all people for humanitarian needs by providing voluntary services through community involvement and international cooperation. It is the world's largest service club with 1.4 million members in 210 countries and geographical locations. The Sidney Lions Club has about 50 members, and takes special...

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