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The City of Sidney welcomed Sasha Milender as their City Clerk/Treasurer Deputy on Monday, Sept. 26th. Milender was hired for the new position after the city council approved combining the position of City Clerk and Treasurer at a Sept. 6th meeting, with the stipulation that they would hire a City Clerk/Treasurer Deputy to assist with the responsibilities of the combined position. Milender moved to the area in 1998 and graduated from Sidney Senior High School in 2006. She worked at Oakland...
A scam was reported to police by a local business last week. The business was called by a Alex Baldwin with Touchdown Sports who told them that they had worked with organizations out of Billings, MT and in the surrounding area. They were currently doing fundraising for Sidney Eagles boys and girls basketball teams, and would be printing 500 shirts to be sold by the cheerleaders during the games. The “representative” even mentioned the cheerleading coach by name and knew the team colors. The “re...
The Roundup will be sponsoring 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 will be entering fall and harvest related artwork for a chance to win six weeks of enr...
The Chair-ity Auction held on Sept. 16th raised $3,500 towards purchasing new dining room chairs for Crestwood Inn. There were a total of 20 chairs that were decorated and auctioned off, all either donated by local artists or sponsored by friends of Crestwood. "Everyone that came was very generous and we want to thank the community for making this possible," said Kelly Wilkinson, Support Service Coordinator at Crestwood Inn. Special thanks goes to sponsors including the Dayton Foundation,...
Sidney Senior Citizens are back to using the Peterson Memorial Senior Center after about three weeks worth of renovations by B&B Builders. It all started with a hand washing sink that was needed to bring the building up to code; from there the center got an island with cabinets for storage underneath, new counter tops, a new dishwasher, and the building was also hooked up to city water which was a vast improvement from the well-water they'd been using. During the upgrades, seniors met at Neil...
The Montana Narcotics Officers Association (MNOA) is featuring John Dunnigan for their Benefit Concert series. He will be performing at the Dawson County High School Auditorium, 900 N Merrill Ave in Glendive on Friday, Oct. 21st at 7:00pm. John Dunnigan is a singer, songwriter, and musician out of Whitefish, MT; his humorous and thoughtful songs reflect his own life experiences with folk-rock style. The proceeds from this concert will be used by the MNOA to provide education/training and...
Senator Jon Tester held a press call on Thursday, Oct. 6th; Congress has recessed due to the pending election, leaving unresolved issues on the table such as the necessary appointment of a Supreme Court justice, Tester’s Veteran’s First Act, and a solution to wildfire funding, just to name a few. However, Congress did pass an appropriations bill that will invest $3.3 billion in the VA, which will improve facilities, speed up disability appeals, strengthen telehealth services, increase med...
Glendive, MT is home to a new pulse crop receiving and transportation facility, established by ITC International Inc. Based out of Canada, ITC International Inc. provides a diverse range of pulse crop products to 20 – 25 markets, and partnered with the Montana Department of Agriculture and Mid-Rivers’ Community Resource Specialist Kathy McLane, to establish the pulse crop facility which opened August 8, 2016. Additionally, they worked closely with MSU Extension, BNSF Railway, and local pro...
The 2016 Bovine Connection will be held Tuesday, Nov. 29th, at the Culbertson Saddle Club in Culbertson, MT, and they are looking for supporting sponsors. The Bovine Connection was formed by MSU Extension, NDSU Extension, and industry leaders and focuses on benefitting cattle producers in northeastern Montana and northwestern North Dakota. They provide livestock operators with current information, an opportunity to listen to experts in their field, and a great networking opportunity. This...
On Sunday, Aug. 21, phones started ringing. David Haverkamp placed a call to Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project (LYIP) stating that they had noticed water bubbling out of the ground partway down the 45’ – 50’ embankment that served as the main irrigation canal’s outside wall. A ditch rider was sent out, who first called Project Manager James Brower, and when he didn’t answer, called the watermaster, Pat Micheletto. Micheletto then called Brower to tell him that the canal had breached....
Come down to the river, Saturday, Oct. 15th for the Yellowstone River Rats Jig-N-Crank Fest Walleye Tournament at the Richland Park Boat Ramp, north of Sidney on County Road 128, 2 miles east of MT State Highway 200. There’s room for 25 two-person teams total, with eleven registered already. Registration is $100 per team, and on Friday, Oct. 14th there will be a Richland Park Social at 5:45, registration closes at 6:00pm, and one member from each team must attend the Rules Meeting at 6:15pm. T...
Senator Steve Daines was in Sidney Oct. 5th; he met with local beet growers at Sidney Sugars, toured the Intake Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project Diversion Dam, and held a roundtable discussion focused on the needs of law enforcement, specifically the continuing drug issues in the Bakken region, as well as the need for the temporary Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent presence in Sidney to be made permanent. Federal, state, county and local law enforcement agencies were in...
Boy Scout Troop 382 was recognized at a Court of Honor Wednesday, Sept. 28th in Watford City, for making rank requirements and fulfilling merit badge requirements. Troop Master Daryl Auwen has been leading Troop 382 for a year, and in that time, the troop has doubled in size with 13 members currently. The boys had a lot of fun at this year's Wilderness Camp, which is a weeklong opportunity for them to put their skills into practice. While being immersed in the outdoors, they took part in...
The Roundup will be sponsoring 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 will be entering fall and harvest related artwork for a chance to win six weeks of enr...
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 Broad...
Come down to the river, Saturday, Oct. 15th for the Yellowstone River Rats Jig-N-Crank Fest Walleye Tournament at the Richland Park Boat Ramp, north of Sidney on County Road 128, 2 miles east of MT State Highway 200. There’s room for 25 two-person teams total, with eleven registered already. Registration is $100 per team, and on Friday, Oct. 14th there will be a Richland Park Social at 5:45, registration closes at 6:00pm, and one member from each team must attend the Rules Meeting at 6:15pm. T...
The Program & Services Committee would like to invite community members, Chamber businesses, and other organizations to their next meeting, Monday, Oct. 10th at 1:00pm in the Sidney Chamber of Commerce board room, 909 S Central Ave, Sidney, MT, 59270. It is an opportunity to gather community feedback as planning begins for the Small Business Saturday/ Holiday Stoll that takes place the Saturday after Thanksgiving. They are looking for input on how businesses, individuals, and organizations...
Sidney Eye Care had their Grand Re-Opening on Thursday, Sept.22nd. The event included a Trunk Show by three frame representatives, and served as a great opportunity for patients and community members to stop in and see all the new renovations. "It exceeded our expectations," said optometrist Dr. Kristin O'Brien of the turn out. The building next to the original practice was purchased three years ago, in preparation for a needed expansion. A year later, O'Brien began working with architects to de...
It was November 2013, and on that cool and snowy day Josie Evenson and her dad went out hunting. It was the last week of the season, and the pair traveled up an old logging road until they could drive no further. They parked the vehicle and started hiking up and over a ridge and down into a bowl-shaped land formation, surrounded by ridges. They decided to sit and glass, which means they were going to scope out the surrounding area with binoculars. Evenson has been hunting all of her life, along...
Lieutenant Governor candidate Lesley Robinson was in Sidney on Thursday, Sept. 29th and toured Sidney Sugars during her visit. She is running with Republican Governor candidate Greg Gianforte, and requested the campaign staff make arrangements for her to visit the sugar beet factory, as it is a vital industry that she wanted to know more about. In fact, her favorite part of her campaign experience has been visiting with Montanans and learning about their businesses. "I really enjoy seeing the...
A scam was reported to police by a local business last week. The business was called by a company who told them that they had worked with organizations out of Billings, MT and in the surrounding area. They were currently doing fundraising for Sidney Eagles boys and girls basketball teams, and would be printing 500 shirts to be sold by the cheerleaders during the games. The “representative” even mentioned the cheerleading coach by name and knew the team colors. The “representative” went on to e...
The Keith Steinbeisser Memorial Livestock Judging will be on Sunday, Oct. 9th, sponsored by MonDak Ag Days. It will be held at 1:00pm at the Dynneson Feedlot located at 35157 County Road 129, north of Sidney. Registration is free for all youth participants, $20 for 18 and older, and will start at noon the day of. Prizes will be awarded for: Novice- 1st and 2nd Junior age time judging and under eight years old Junior- ages 9 – 13 Senior- ages 14 and older FFA- for all participants that are FFA m...
ONEOK presented a $4,000 check to four Close Up school groups on Tuesday, Sept. 27th at ONEOK offices south of Sidney. The donation was made to support Close Up participants from Sidney, Williston, Watford City, and Killdeer high schools. Close Up was founded in 1971, and is a non-profit, non-partisan citizenship education organization whose mission is to inform, inspire, and engage young people for a lifetime of civic participation in a democratic government. Students are taken on a week long...
The Roundup will be sponsoring 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 will be entering fall and harvest related artwork for a chance to win six weeks of enr...
A new herbicide tolerant trait for sugarbeet seed will be on the market in the next seven to ten years. KWS SAAT SE and Monsanto Company have partnered in the last year to develop a trait for beet seed that is tolerant to herbicides containing the active ingredients of glyphosate, glufosinate, and dicamba. Having a range of herbicides to use allows farmers to combat weeds that may become resistant to Roundup. The Monsanto Company produces a variety of fruit, vegetable, and crop seeds that...
