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Richland County Ag Days will take place Thursday, January 9, 2014. Kick off the day with a KEYZ 660 breakfast and then go right into the educational sessions which will focus on agronomic topics and livestock production. There will also be a tour, whether actual or virtual. Thursday morning's speaker is Dr. Hanson, who will speak on "Farm Business Ownership, Family Succession and the Transfer of Business Management to the Next Generation". His talk will start at 8:30 a.m. and conclude about...
The Richland County library will be offering several classes related to tablets in the month of January. If you have received a tablet for the holidays and aren’t sure how to use it, the library can help! An adult class centered on the use of the Kindle Fire will be offered on January 8th. On January 15th, a class will be held to help new iPad users use and manage their new devices. A Nook introductory class will be held on Wednesday, January 22nd and a class exploring the Google Nexus will be available on January 29th. All adult classes are h...
The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) is conducting an informational meeting to discuss a proposal to reconstruct and pave about 14 miles of Highway 327 near Bainville, MT., in Roosevelt County. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, January 8, 2014 at the Bainville School, Multi-purpose Room, 409 Tubman Street, Bainville. An Open House will begin at 6:30 p.m. followed by a presentation of potential alignment options at 7:00 p.m. Community participation is a very important part of the process, and the public is encouraged to attend....
The Chamber Of Commerce/EDC Annual Meeting will be held Wed., Jan. 22, 2014. There will be a no host social starting at 6:00, dinner at 7:00 with a short meeting and guest speakers to follow. Our guests for the evening will be Joe Wiegand as Theodore Roosevelt and Randy Duncan as Abraham Lincoln. If you would like to attend, contact the chamber office to RSVP....
Tobacco Cessation Support Group January 5. Join “Butt Out!” support group. Introductory meeting is Jan. 5, 6:30 pm at the Zion Lutheran Church, 309 S. Central Ave., Fairview. For more information call 406-742-5523. Join this group of men & women of all ages helping each other to live free of nicotine and all forms of tobacco. No dues or fees, no religious affiliation. Just a desire to support one another....
Richland County Injury Prevention Team & DUI Task Force quarterly meeting will be held January 9, 2014 at noon, feel free to bring a “brown bag lunch”. Community Service Building, 1201 West Holly, Sidney - Room 202. All meetings are open to the public and their input is encouraged. The team will review the past quarter, statistics and talk about strategies for the coming year. For more information please contact Mary Sundheim, Injury Prevention Specialist at the Richland County Health Department 406-433-2207....
Court Mother Cabrini #1766 Sidney St. Matthews' Junior Catholic Daughters assist at the holiday bazaar, making desserts, carrying lunch trays for customers, taking orders from craft vendors who couldn't leave their merchandise, and cleaning tables. Pictured are: in background Rebecca Aldrich; left to right: Ximena Molloy; Jolene Molloy and CDA Member and Mother, Cristina Molloy. (Submitted by Janet Martineau)...
Memorial services for Darlene Mae Brunner, 78, Sidney, MT where at 10 am, Saturday, December 28, 2013 at Lonsdale United Methodist Church With Pastor Vicki Waddington officiating. Visitation was at the funeral home on Friday, December 27, 2013 with cremation followed. Interment will be in Sidney Cemetery at a later date under the direction of Fulkerson Funeral Home of Sidney. Remembrances, condolence and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Darlene died Monday, December 23, 2013 at the Sidney Health...
Funeral services for Ida Stordahl, 89, Fairview, MT were at 2 pm, Tuesday, December 31, 2013, at Zion Lutheran Church with Pastor Roberta Pierce officiating. Interment took place at the Fairview Cemetery, Fairview, ND under the direction of Fulkerson Funeral Home of Sidney. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkerson.com. Ida died on Thursday, December 26, 2013 at the Sidney Health Center Extended Care....
A webinar to Protect your Business when using Background, Credit Report and Criminal History Information in Employment Decisions and General Business Operations will take place on Tuesday, January 7th 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released updated guidelines for employers that use information on criminal convictions or arrests in their hiring process. The use of background and credit reports in the hiring process requires employers to adhere to numerous requirements contained in the Fair Credit Reporting...
Learning to do. Doing to learn. Earning to live. Living to serve. Ask any local National Future Farmers of America Organization student the FFA motto and it will effortlessly roll off their tongue. For 75 years that mantra has served as the backbone of a local, state and national organization that strives to make a positive difference in the lives of students by teaching them leadership through agricultural education. The Sidney High School Chapter of the FFA will celebrate 75 years in January w...
Parents of 2 to 12 year olds would benefit from attending “Love and Logic” Parenting Class held on Wednesday evenings -- January 8, 15, 22, 29, February 5 and 12 at the Courthouse Meeting Room in Watford City. Each session will begin at 6:30 pm and conclude by 8 pm and will be free of charge. A supper meal will start at 6 pm every evening. Interested individuals are asked to pre-register by December 31 at the McKenzie County Extension Office by calling 701-444-3451 or e-mailing Mar...
The promise of Obamacare was too simple. It was supposed to provide more affordable access to quality health care to more people at a lower cost. Unfortunately instead of increased coverage we have 5 million Americans who have already seen their coverage canceled and new reports surface everyday showing that number could grow by up to 100 million additional policies canceled by next fall. I could list all of the failures, but there are articles in every corner of the internet pointing to them. Too often I hear people comment that conservatives...
The Richland County Health Department (RCHD) has confirmed the first influenza case in our county. Public health officials say that this first cases is a great reminder for the public to get vaccinated against influenza as soon as possible. Vaccine is widely available and it is not too late to receive your shot. Influenza vaccination is recommended for everyone older than six months. Annual vaccination is the safest and most effective method to prevent influenza infections. The composition of the flu vaccine is reviewed each year and updated to...
Many families have been in Richland County for 100 years or more. Is yours one of them? The Richland County Centennial Committee wants to recognize family farms and ranches that will be at least 100 years old in 2014 during the big Centennial celebration weekend this coming June. To apply, please come to a Centennial Farms & Ranches workshop at the MonDak Heritage Center on Tuesday January 21, at 6:00 pm. Worksheets and research helpers will be on hand for the workshop. To learn more and download the short application worksheet, visit our...
Location: Northeast Montana near today's Snowden Bridge just west of the confluence of the Missouri and Yellowstone rivers. In the evening of a day that saw the Corps of Discovery cross into what would become Montana, Captain Meriwether Lewis put words to paper and commenced the first written history of Montana. Heretofore everything was oral. What follows are some of those sentences, excerpted from the original journals of Lewis & Clark as penned April 27, 1805: "This morning I walked through...
The imposing Rocky Mountain Front defines the eastern flank of Montana’s mountainous domain before it flows into open terrain to the east. On the north, it stretches 460 miles from Browning and the east slopes of Glacier National Park to the North Dakota line just beyond Sidney. Somewhat less defined, the central boundary begins in the valley of the upper Musselshell River, near Harlowton, and reaches for 300 miles to our state’s eastern edge. On the south, it is 250 miles as the golden eagle glides, from Red Lodge and the east face of the Bea...
Richland County Ag Days will take place Thursday, January 9, 2014. Kick off the day with a KEYZ 660 breakfast and then go right into the educational sessions which will focus on agronomic topics and livestock production. There will also be a tour, whether actual or virtual. Thursday morning’s speaker is Dr. Hanson, who will speak on “Farm Business Ownership, Family Succession and the Transfer of Business Management to the Next Generation”. His talk will start at 8:30 a.m. and conclude about noon. Friday, January 10, Richland County Exten...
Mark Henning is the Area Agronomist for the Natural Resources Conservation Service Area (NRCS) office in Miles City, MT. He works with producers in eastern Montana to improve their soil health by using tools such as cover crop mixes, crop diversity, no-till and grazing.He views improving soil health as the foundation for helping farmers and ranchers improve their operations and overcome challenges, which means core problems have to be addressed versus only treating symptoms. Mark is currently...
At the age of six, Karen Redlin started gardening with her mother in their home garden. “Everyone had to work and be a part of the garden in our family,” she recalls. Five decades later, she integrates what her mother taught her years ago with what she believes is the best way to garden today; naturally. “I have always felt that chemicals alter the soil and the chemistry in our bodies. That is why I grow everything as naturally as possible,” she said. On Jan. 10, Redlin will be giving a seminar...
Agribusiness consultant, Bill Pelton, will be speaking on Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) on Thursday, January 9th from 1:30pm – 2:30pm. Pelton is a third generation ranch raised Montanan who has been in and around the industry all his life. He's been in the sales and marketing side of the industry since 1970. Pelton obtained a degree in Animal Science/Ag Production from Montana State University. He resides in Billings, Montana with his family where he owns and operates BILL PELTON Livestock, L...
Do you know where the meat in your child’s school lunch comes from? Does he or she know? With national-scale food distribution systems the norm, it can be difficult to know the place of origin of the beef or chicken served in school cafeterias. In Montana, a movement is underway to take the mystery out of meat by bringing more local livestock into the lunchroom. A new video produced by National Center for Appropriate Technology’s FoodCorps Montana highlights the burgeoning Beef to School movement that serves to connect students with Mon...
So You Thought You Were Buying the Family Farm - Guess Again! Dr. Ron Hanson, Neal E. Professor of Agribusiness at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will be speaking on four topics Thursday morning Jan. 9 at Ag Days in Sidney: 1) You Can Buy Our Family Farm But Remember That I Still Own It 2) How Much Did Your Lawyer Cost Our Family Farm Estate? 3) What If The “What If” Actually Happens In Our Family? 4) Keeping Your Farm In The Family For The Next Generation-Is There A Plan? Dr. Hanson wil...
A new resource guide developed by Farm Bureau and the Farmer Veteran Coalition Partnership is now available. Farm Bureau and the FVC are working together to train beginning farmers, make equipment available to veteran farmers and help find farm ownership or employment opportunities for members of the military transitioning into the civilian workforce. “Through this partnership, I am optimistic returning veterans will learn how to continue their service to our country by helping feed its citizens, nourish its land and make its rural c...
Amanda Radke, blogger, author, Ag advocate and fifth-generation rancher from Mitchell, SD., will be the guest speaker on January 9th, 2014 at the Ag Days banquet in Sidney, MT. Radke grew up on her family's purebred Limousin cattle operation in SD and is currently active in the day to day operations along side her husband Tyler and her parents. She became active in advocacy for the U.S. beef industry at a young age and continued her passion at South Dakota State University, where she obtained a...
