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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...
There will be a free-will donation spaghetti supper & silent auction benefit for local resident Donna Emly on Saturday, Oct. 22nd. The benefit will be held in the Sidney High School cafeteria from 4:00pm – 8:00pm, and supporters are asked to use the South entrance. Emly was diagnosed with colon cancer in early August of this year; she is currently undergoing chemotherapy and radiation treatments, and will have surgery in Billings, MT once those treatments are complete. There will be a...
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...
Michele Herres opened a second State Farm Agency office at 216 S Central Ave in Sidney on Oct. 1st. Having relocated from Billings, MT, Herres has 13 years of insurance experience, predominantly focused on implementing benefit programs for small businesses. After spending 5 years in a management position, Michele realized that she missed sales, and found that State Farm would be the perfect fit. Training for this new position as a State Farm Agent was a process that took nearly a year to...
Having been born and raised in Richland County, agriculture has had a lasting impression on me, and still does. As a child, my mom and grandma leased their land to wheat farmers, but it was beet farming that I really have memories of. My mom started driving beet truck in 1984 when she was pregnant with me. She worked for Tom, Montie, and Steve Lorenz for six years, and for Simards. I have distant memories of riding in those dusty trucks. Seat belts were always mandatory, but in those old trucks...
The Roundup is proud to sponsor Harvest Days, Oct. 19th – 28th, as a way to celebrate and honor those in the agricultural industry. Stop by participating businesses to enter for a chance to win $500 in gift certificates, and while there, take a minute to admire some local talent. Richland County Boys & Girls Club members and students in the MonDak Heritage Center’s Wednesday afternoon enrichment classes entered fall and harvest related artwork for a chance to win six weeks of enrichment classes,...
Celebrate 2016 as the International Year of Pulses! Pulse crops, that is, and there are plenty of reasons to celebrate because Montana and North Dakota are the two leading states for pulse crop production, such as dry peas and lentils. Montana and North Dakota are responsible for 80% of all dry pea and lentil production. Pulse crops are good for the farmer because they provide an income opportunity when the prices of grain crops are down, and pulse crops planted in rotation with other crops are...
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 Board...
