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Erin Biebl Fink, DDS, started at Fink Dental Center on Aug. 6th, after moving back to Sidney with her husband and son. Fink, who graduated from Sidney High School in 2002, went on to receive her degree from the University of Minnesota. She was commissioned by the Air Force and spent a year at Travis Air Force Base in California, completing her advanced residency. She and her husband Cole Fink, then spent the next four years in Germany at Spangdahlem Air Force Base where she provided dental...
Stop by the Old Settler’s Day Celebration in Alexander, ND, September 1st, 2nd, and 3rd; $2 buttons are available in Alexander at the Hiway Lounge, First International Bank & Trust, and James Gang Java. Festivities begin on Thursday at 7:00pm central time with a bonfire on the east side of the park. Friday the public can head to main street between 3:00 and 7:00pm for the chili cook-off; anyone interested in entering their mouthwatering chili can contact Barb or Jamie at 701-570-2011 or 701-770-...
William "Bill" Forrester Jr. is currently in Rio helping with the Olympic Games. The 1970 Sidney High School graduate currently resides in Sacramento, CA. When he retired about three years ago from his work as a Civil Engineer with the Federal Highway Commission, he took a job with Sports Courts of America, building and setting up temporary volleyball courts. Forrester, who has been a volleyball referee since his college days, was happy to get involved with Sports Courts of America, who...
David and Lindsay Wingerter are the owners of not just one, but two unique eateries in Watford City. Conveniently attached to one another, Siggy's specialty sandwich shop serves delicious gourmet sandwiches like their best-selling Chicken Shack Ranch or Gourmet Roast Beef Sandwich complimented with their in-house made black garlic mayo, or perhaps their lamb and chicken gyros; then, patrons can head next door to Dub' C's Creamery for a taste of their delicious home-made ice cream. The...
The Sidney Area Leadership Task Force is looking for interested applicants for their 2016/2017 Leadership Class. The goal of the Leadership Class is to create champions for Eastern Montana, so that there are well-informed leaders that can assist when community projects present themselves. "The Leadership Class is a stepping stone to help people determine their strengths," said Task Force Chair Kelly Reisig of the hands-on courses that have been going strong since 1999. The projects accomplished...
During their meeting on Monday, Sept. 22nd the Sidney Lions Club unveiled their PlusOptix mobile vision screener, which is the latest and greatest technology in Lions International development. PlusOptix is made to detect a number of vision problems, and takes a lot of subjectivity out of traditional vision screening done in schools. The test simply requires a specialized camera to be focused on the pupils, and gives a pass or refer reading. The initial interest in the machine came when Sidney...
Richland Park has been a long-standing fixture of Richland County, and has seen plenty of changes over the years. Richland County native and current resident Kelvin Buxbaum has fond memories of the park and its popularity when he was growing up. "There were always picnics being put on by local business and the Moose Lodge, sometimes with hundreds of people in the park," remembers Buxbaum. "When I started working for the county, I took Richland Park under my wing." Just this summer, the park...
Amber Renee Photography held their grand opening on Friday, Aug. 12. Photographer Amber Breuker began photographing her kids just for fun in Billings, MT, and eventually branched out doing family shoots; her specialty is wedding photography and graduation pictures. Breuker, who has a BA in education and worked as a first grade teacher, decided to pursue her passion for photography, as the career was more conducive to staying home with her three young girls, Alyssa, Madelyn and Eleanor. "I'm...
In 2013 Harriet Hillesland published Clean Your Plate and Kiss the Cook, a cookbook comprised of years of recipes that her four children had all been eager for her to write down. Three years later, with 420 copies sold, the proceeds, along with donations for her cause, have funded two water wells in Tanzania Africa. Harriet became involved with "Clean Water for the World" through the Pella Lutheran Church. She explained that all of the profits went towards the project along with donations that...
After 29 years of doctoring in Sidney, Dr. Edward Pierce is readying himself for retirement. Pierce, who graduated in 1968 from Andrews University in Michigan, and completed medical school at Loma Linda University in California, began his career with a residency at Charles F. Kettering Memorial Hospital in Kettering, Ohio. He spent the following 12 years in private practice with a group of doctors at the Metropolitan Medical Center in Minneapolis, MN. It was in August of 1987 that Pierce was...
The Foundation for Community Care is excited to announce that Gem City Motors has donated a new 2016 Chevy Silverado valued at over $47,000 as the prize for anyone who gets a hole-in-one on the 9th hole during the 23rd Annual Golf Scramble. Gem City was happy to sponsor the prize for the fundraising event. The golf scramble will be held Saturday, August 27th at the Sidney Country Club. The shotgun start is at 9:00am and golfers are encouraged to play for a good cause. Another hole-in-one prize...
The Sing Our Rivers Red exhibit is on display at the MonDak Heritage Center. Made up of earrings of murdered and missing indigenous women, it serves as a beautiful and heartbreaking reminder of the violence and exploitation that occurs each and every year against these women and girls. Each earring belonged to one of the victims or was made by their families. Since 1980, more than 1,181 native women and girls have been reported missing or murdered in Canada. Many were taken along the Highway of...
The Richland County Fair and Rodeo is fast here, August 3rd – 6th in Sidney, MT. Take in the entertainment and attractions including North Star Amusements' carnival, the Freckle Farm Petting Zoo, Turkey Races, Pippi the Clown, and free-stage acts such as Double Vision: Twin Magic & Comedy, and John Dunnigan in the old Commercial Building. A variety of food and merchant vendors will be available and open class, school, and 4-H exhibits will be on display for public viewing throughout the fair. On...
Take a walk in Veteran’s Memorial Park on Thursday, August 11th, for Light the Park, a new and fun way to raise funds for the Cancer Center. The enchanting evening will start at 6:00pm, where community members can show off their ingenuity with team fundraising until 8:30pm. For example, the Foundation for Community Care will be selling memorial lanterns that evening; the names of loved ones can be written on the lanterns and they will then be hung from one of the many lights that will be d...
September 23rd the skies will come alive as pilots fly into town for the 2016 Wings of Freedom Airshow. The Canadian Snowbirds, who are part of the Royal Canadian Forces, will be headlining this amazing show September 24th and 25th. This is the fourth airshow the city has hosted. It was put into action after Bryan Prevost was contacted by the Canadian Snowbirds who were interested in coming back to perform in Sidney. They will be performing only eight of their 39 scheduled shows in the United...
As a kid I remember taking long walks with my grandma through the prairie, and she would go along picking agates. As an adult, I learned that Montana agates are some of the most unique and sought-after agates in the world, bringing people to our area from all over. Still, there are many people in the area that have never tried the past-time that draws so many visitors, and so I decided to give it a go. It's easy to spot an agate, all cleaned up and gleaming in the sun, however deciphering them...
The Foundation for Community Care is excited to announce that Gem City Motors has donated a new 2016 Chevy Silverado valued at over $47,000 as the prize for anyone who gets a hole-in-one on the 9th hole during the 23rd Annual Golf Scramble. Gem City was happy to sponsor the prize for the fundraising event. The golf scramble will be held Saturday, August 27th at the Sidney Country Club. The shotgun start is at 9:00am and golfers are encouraged to play for a good cause. Another hole-in-one prize...
The Nesson Valley Irrigated Field Day, held July 15th, began with an interactive presentation given by Brian Jenks in which 10 plots each containing sugar beet, soybean, pea, corn, and wheat were sprayed with different herbicides and attendants were invited to walk around and view the effects of each. Participants enjoyed the chance to see herbicide injury symptoms up-close and evaluate the plots. Tom Scherer emphasized the importance of irrigation maintenance and encouraged people to walk...
The weather was beautiful and the turnout was good for the Williston Research and Extension Center Dry Land Field Day, July 14th. Dr. Rich Horsley started off the day, discussing what buyers are looking for when it comes to barley. He noted that there is a lot of interest in two row barley and discussed Americans' interest in craft beers; while craft brewers only make up about 10% of the market, they purchase about 25% of barley yield due to brewing with straight barley rather than mixing with...
Christian artists Colton Dixon and Cloverton will be in concert Thursday, July 28 at the Watford City High School, 2313 Wolves Den Parkway. A free-will love offering will be taken and doors open at 6:45 p.m. central time, with the concert beginning at 7:30 p.m. The concert is being put on by Johnson Corners Christian Academy, with all proceeds going to cover costs beyond tuition. Johnson Corners Christian Academy was established in 1982 and has been "Investing in students to change the world...
The Richland County Fair and Rodeo is right around the corner, and you don't want to miss all the action and entertainment of this year's rodeo and concert. The PRCA Rodeo, presented by Brookman Rodeo, LLC., will be in town Thursday, August 4th and Friday August 5th, starting at 7:30pm both nights. Individual pre-sale rodeo ticket prices for adults are $12 and $5 for ages 6-12; from July 31st through August 5th adult ticket prices will be $14 and those 5 and under are free. Thursday is Military...
Preparation is already in the works for the United Lonsdale Methodist Church as they get ready to open their food booth for another season at this year’s Richland County Fair & Rodeo. Volunteers have started making and freezing pie dough so that its pre-made for the 200 pies that will be made and sold at the fair. “The pie ladies are phenomenal,” commented church member Cara Nelson. “There is a group of ladies that start meeting at the church the Tuesday before the fair, and make fresh homemade...
You won't want to miss the musical, comical, and all-out entertaining talent of Party Rock Project, Wednesday, August 3rd at the Richland County Fairgrounds. This free concert is open to the public at 7:30pm in the arena/grandstands. You know those songs that start playing and all of a sudden you find yourself singing along? And maybe you didn't even realize that you knew the words? Well those kind of feel-good songs from all genres and eras, are the what Party Rock Project brings to the stage....
Christian artists Colton Dixon and Cloverton will be in concert Thursday, July 28 at the Watford City High School, 2313 Wolves Den Parkway. A free-will love offering will be taken and doors open at 6:45 p.m. central time, with the concert beginning at 7:30 p.m. The concert is being put on by Johnson Corners Christian Academy, with all proceeds going to cover costs beyond tuition. Johnson Corners Christian Academy was established in 1982 and has been "Investing in students to change the world...
Stop by the Foundation for Community Care on Fridays from 2–3 p.m. and support their Foundation Friday Lemonade Stand. Approximately twenty kids have volunteered their time to work at the lemonade stand this summer, with all money raised going into the Endowment Fund. The inspiration came when families started reaching out to them, looking for ways to get their kids involved. The lemonade stand is a fun way for kids to give their time without getting anything in return. "It's important to cultiv...
