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A lot has changed in the MonDak Region in the post oil-boom period, but perhaps none as substantial as the future expansion of the Boys & Girls Club of Richland County. In November, the Club officially announced a partnership between the Club and the Lonsdale United Methodist Church, across the street from the Club's current location at Central School. The Lonsdale congregation voted unanimously to transfer ownership of the main church building to the Club, with the intention to share the space....
After long-awaited renovations, Gem City Motors is shining like a diamond. Gem City began a five-month long renovation project in early August of this year, which finally concluded just before Christmas. Updates were made to both the interior and exterior of the building. Gem City has been in business since the early 1900s, and has been a fixture on Central Avenue for years. The decision to remodel was a longtime coming, according to General Manager Wayne Nentwig. "We plan on being here for a...
Watford City High School has exciting opportunities for students to receive real-world work experience, while benefitting local employers and the community. The High School currently offers a Cooperative Work Experience (CWE) program for eligible senior students. The goal of the program is to help students develop skills to prepare for future leadership and career opportunities by pairing classroom learning with real-life work experience. Students apply for employment in one of the Career and Technical Education areas, including agriculture, bu...
It was a trio of special summer events that inspired Sidney City Park Superintendent Stephanie Ridl to start the "Take Part in Our Park" program, aimed at making both functional and aesthetic updates to Veterans Memorial Park. In 2016, Veterans Memorial Park was set to host Shakespeare in the Park, the Sunrise Festival of the Arts, and the Billings Symphony. Unfortunately, the park was created without consideration for residents with access and functional needs, such as those who use...
If Christmas to you means a warm sense of community, photos with Santa, and a parade of lights, Sidney is the place for you! The city will be the host of many traditional and annual events, meals and photo opportunities with Santa, a parade of lights, and many community-wide events to get you in the Christmas spirit. The season begins early, so shop local and enjoy what Sidney has to offer. Friday, November 24: Sidney's "It's a Small Town Christmas" event begins bright an early at 8:00 AM with...
Watford City offers an array of exciting Christmas events this season. Christmas begins early the day after Thanksgiving with the Parade of Lights, continues through December with events for kids, and ends with a bang with A Magical Medora Christmas! The Watford City Chamber of Commerce will host the annual Parade of Lights on Friday, November 24th. The parade begins at 6:30 PM CST, and the theme is "Christmas in America", so expect red, white and blue themed floats. The Chamber has asked local...
The Parade of Trees fundraiser has been a staple event of the Christmas Stroll in Sidney for years. The event is a partnership between the Boys & Girls Club of Richland County and the MonDak Heritage Center. Local groups and individuals decorate bright, festive wreaths and trees, which are sold at live auction to benefit the partners. The tradition continues in the 2017 Christmas season as local groups ready their trees for donation. Each group has its own motivation for decorating, but all in...
Friday, October 27th, Sidney Sugars employees will once again convene to taste-test sweet submissions to the annual Make it With Sugar Contest. In conjunction with the Harvest Days week-long celebration, the Roundup Newspaper will be hosting the contest. Community members are asked to submit entries in the categories of cakes, cookies, pies, candy, breads and rolls, and others. Each recipe must include at least one half cup of granulated, powdered or brown sugar to qualify. The entries must be...
The Damm family has been farming sugar beets just over the border into North Dakota for more than half a century, but unlike most other farmers, the Damms do not own nor rent the land they farm. The Damm family is, and has been for many years, sharecroppers. In a sharecropping agreement, the "landowner and the farmer share the profit from the farm", Jacklyn explained. Her husband, Jack, the youngest of ten children of Bill and Selma Damm, took over sharecropping in 1979, and has maintained the...
Dryland farmers Kelly and Suzie Bergstedt live on the century-old Bergstedt family homestead, a short jaunt down the lane road from Kelly's parents, Cliff and Linda. The farm "started as probably just a few acres, and now we farm about 3000 acres," Kelly explained. The family has "always raised small grains-wheat, barley, corn, durum, spring wheat, winter wheat," he said. The family also raises cattle, and has some acres of pasture as well. The Bergstedts are located north of Savage, and enjoy...
One year has passed since Watford City's Rough Rider Center opened its doors, and to celebrate the anniversary, an evening of laughing, shouting and singing is planned for Saturday, October 21st. Over the past year, the Rough Rider Center has served as a hub for recreation and events in Watford City, having been host to concerts, seasonal festivals, holiday banquets, corporate events, and rec programs, as well as various school groups and sports teams. "We have great working relationships with...
The Sidney High School Drama Club fall production of Sherlock Holmes will begin on Friday, October 13th at 7PM. The family-friendly adaptation of Sir Arthur Canan Doyle's classic novel follows famed detective Sherlock Holmes in the quest to get his hands on letters that may cause grave international problems. The show combines mystery, action, romance and laughter, as a young Holmes puts his life on the line to stop the sinister Professor from causing international mischief. The script is less...
Sidney Pastor Jordan Hall has published his fifth book, titled "The Benedict Arnold Option Why Christians Must Not Retreat From the Culture Wars". The new paperback, published by Crown and Cross Books of Indianapolis, Indiana, is a response to The Benedict Option, by Rod Dreher. The Benedict Option is a best-selling book that encourages Christians to stop engaging in politics, and to rather retreat into communal relationships in a newly post-Christian culture. The Benedict Arnold Option is a...
McKenzie County is grateful for the incoming rain last weekend, but the inclement weather has postponed the Annual Heritage Day celebration scheduled for September 16. The event will now take place on Saturday, September 23. The times and events have not changed. Festivities will begin at 11 a.m. Central time in Heritage Park in Watford City on the 23, and all are welcome to celebrate. Admission is a free-will donation. Beginning at 11:30 a.m., the District I Cattlewomen will serve slushburger meals for $5 to prepare you for day-long...
Whether it's the leaves changing colors, sweatshirt weather, or pumpkin spice everything, the fall season offers something for everyone. Family-friendly activities abound in the MonDak region, offering fall festivities to suit every family's taste. Be sure to mark the following five activities on your calendar so you don't miss out on all things fall! September 15th-October 22nd, Cottonwood Forest: If pumpkins make fall complete for you, Cottonwood Forest is your go-to fall spot. Formerly known...
Bill and Donna Lewis are looking forward to visiting with friends and dancing at the 72nd Alexander Old Settler’s Day Celebration. The Lewis’ were chosen as the honorees for this year’s celebration. Bill and Donna live on Donna’s family homestead in the Squaw Gap area. Bill, originally from the Sioux Pass area, married Donna on November 30, 1957, and they bought the farm from Donna’s parents in 1969. The property has been in Donna’s family since 1906. Donna’s father came from Scotland in 1903 and worked as a hired hand on a sheep farm. In 1906...
Bill and Donna Lewis are looking forward to visiting with friends and dancing at the 72nd Alexander Old Settler's Day Celebration. The Lewis' were chosen as the honorees for this year's celebration. Bill and Donna live on Donna's family homestead in the Squaw Gap area. Bill, originally from the Sioux Pass area, married Donna on November 30, 1957, and they bought the farm from Donna's parents in 1969. The property has been in Donna's family since 1906. Donna's father came from Scotland in 1903...
Savage High School senior Emily Reynolds has laid the footwork for a career in journalism at the 2017 Washington Journalism and Media Conference at George Mason University. Reynolds was nominated for the conference by her art teacher, Cassandra Moos. Teachers are encouraged by the program to nominate students in grades 9 through 11 who show strong academic performance and an interest in journalism and media. At first, Reynolds was not aware that she was nominated. "When I got the letter, I...
On August 5th, long-time country music star Trace Adkins and newcomer Lauren Alaina will take to the stage. Trace Adkins broke in to country music with his debut album “Dreamin’ Out Loud” in 1995, and since then has had a career peppered with number one hits and top music awards, including both CMT and ACM awards. Some of Adkins’ hits include “This Ain’t No Thinkin’ Thing” and “Ladies Love Country Boys”, and recently, “Jesus and Jones”. More recently, Adkins is recognizable from his television and movie career, including a stint on Ce...
Duane Peters, Agricultural Manager for Sidney Sugars, will speak to attendees at the 2017 EARC/MSU Extension Field Day on Wednesday, July 19. Peters calls his update "short and sweet", but plans on discussing sugarbeet variety selection based on the latest research, and give an update on current agronomic issues. Currently, there are about 32,500 acres of beet planted in the area, down about 1,200 acres from the 2016 season. The reasoning, Peters explains, is that "yields are higher so less...
This year's McKenzie County Fair has many opportunities for you to "find your happy", the 2017 fair theme. The fair begins on Thursday, July 6th, and runs through Saturday, July 8th, at the McKenzie County Fairgrounds, in Watford City. The Fair officially begins with the Fair parade down Main Street in Watford City at 4:00 on Thursday, July 6th. Join the community for a free beef barbeque at the multi-purpose building at 5:30, served by the cattlewomen. Be sure to wear your fair button! A...
The Richland County Fair and Rodeo is still a few weeks away, but concert tickets are going quickly, and for good reason. On August 5th, long-time country music star Trace Adkins and newcomer Lauren Alaina will take to the stage. Trace Adkins broke in to country music with his debut album "Dreamin' Out Loud" in 1995, and since then has had a career peppered with number one hits and top music awards, including both CMT and ACM awards. Some of Adkins' hits include "This Ain't No Thinkin' Thing" an...
This year’s McKenzie County Fair has many opportunities for you to “find your happy”, the 2017 fair theme. The fair begins on Thursday, July 6th, and runs through Saturday, July 8th, at the McKenzie County Fairgrounds, in Watford City. The Fair officially begins with the Fair parade down Main Street in Watford City at 4:00 on Thursday, July 6th. Join the community for a free beef barbeque at the multi-purpose building at 5:30, served by the cattlewomen. Be sure to wear your fair button! A staple of all county fairs, the 4-H livestock shows...
If the 4th of July means parades, concerts, barebeques and fireworks, the MonDak region has all of those bases covered this year! From Lambert to Bainville, from Arnegard to Medora, this 4th of July has something for everyone! Many traditional events, like the Pepsi ball drop in Lambert and the parade in Arnegard, take place this year, as well as many new events. Lambert Lambert's annual 4th of July celebration starts, as always, with the street dance from 7PM to 2AM, with music by Vernon DJ...
This year's McKenzie County Fair has many opportunities for you to "find your happy", the 2017 fair theme. The fair begins on Thursday, July 6th, and runs through Saturday, July 8th, at the McKenzie County Fairgrounds, in Watford City. The Fair officially begins with the Fair parade down Main Street in Watford City at 4:00 on Thursday, July 6th. Join the community for a free beef barbeque at the multi-purpose building at 5:30, served by the cattlewomen. Be sure to wear your fair button! A...
