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Each year the Sidney Health Center Extended Care Activities department looks for unique gifts to give to the residents at the annual Extended Care Family Christmas Party. Kris Radke, Extended Care engagement director, wanted to find a way to personalize the gifts and started brainstorming ideas. "I was trying to think of something everyone uses and thought of personalized pillowcases." stated Radke. "I presented the idea to other managers and within 10 minutes Kelly Markle came back to me with...
Continuum: Contemporary American Indian Art will be exhibited at the MonDak Heritage Center from Jan. 15-April 11. The artists featured in this show represent diverse tribes and life experiences, both on and off reservations. They utilize many techniques in their artwork and have individual voices and means of expression. Yet, they also express the connections between cultures and the continuums that run through the contemporary experiences of all American Indians. Continuum reflects the...
Please join Communities in Action in the 2020 Leadership Summit hosted in Sidney on March 19 from 1-6 p.m. at the Richland County Event Center. The goal of the 2020 Leadership Summit is to grow our social capital by investing in our community’s leadership. The 2020 Leadership Summit is free and open to the public! Opportunities such as these are rare in Eastern Montana, be sure to take advantage! The 2020 Leadership Summit comes in response to our community’s very healthy social investment. In Richland County, 1 in 18 people must assume an org...
In June 2019, the McKenzie County Job Development Authority (JDA) announced the start of a new program designed to help defray infrastructure costs for qualifying housing projects in McKenzie County. The program has proven to be beneficial by providing a development subsidy of up to $50,000 per single-family house in McKenzie County. Now, after seven months since the start of the JDA Housing Development Subsidy Program, the board has evaluated the progress of the program and would like to...
Memorial Mass for Leonardo “Leo” Carranza, 76, Kalispell, MT formerly of Sidney, MT are at 10 a.m., Monday, Jan. 6, 2020, at St. Matthew’s Catholic Church, Sidney, with Father Jim O’Neil as presider. Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home, Sidney, is caring for the family. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Leonardo “Leo” passed away, Tuesday morning, Dec. 24, 2019, at the Peace Hospice, Great Falls, MT....
Funeral services for Lyle O. Larsen, 64, Watford City, ND, are at 11 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020, at First Lutheran Church, Watford City, with Pastor Mark Honstein and Pastor Rob Favorite officiating. Interment will be in Schafer Cemetery, Watford City, ND, under the care of Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home, Watford City. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Lyle passed away on Friday, Dec. 27, 2019, at Sanford Health, Bismarck, ND....
The Montana Fish & Wildlife Commission will meet Monday, Jan. 6 to discuss a few items of official business and to hold a work session. The commission will consider a bull trout harvest closure on Lake Koocanusa and a petition to allow hovercraft on the Bitterroot and Clark Fork Rivers, along with the White Rock Coulee right of way easement and Helena urban deer plan quota ranges. Beyond this official business, the commission will also hold a work session to discuss elk shoulder seasons. The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. at Montana Fish, Wildlif...
The St. Matthew’s Youth Group is selling three types of 12-inch homemade pizza at $10 each along with Redneck Brats (sausages) available in an 8-pound case, choose from five flavors for $48 per case. Cases contain three packs of sausages for a total of 24 links per case. Orders & payment are due by Wednesday Jan. 8 at St. Matthew’s Parish Center Office. Pick up on Feb. 2, Superbowl Sunday, between 10:30 a.m.-12 noon at the St. Matthew’s Parish Center, Sidney. Please place an order today by calling Mary Quiroz at 433-2510. Thank you for suppo...
MSU Extension Richland County and Parenting Montana are offering Active Parenting classes. The teen years of your child’s life can present changes and challenges, for you as a parent and your child. Active Parenting is a program created by Dr. Michael Popkin who is a parenting expert. Active Parenting of Teens program is a six-session class designed to help parents learn about a variety of items such as what teens need to succeed, communication and cooperation, handling anger, courage and self-esteem, preventing risky behavior and much more, C...
Last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a new sign-up period for the popular Conservation Reserve Program. The sign-up began Dec. 9 and will remain open through Feb. 28. The continuous signup runs from Dec. 9 and is ongoing. Game and Fish private land biologists are currently analyzing the new components of the sign-up, and will be able to help producers through the signup process as information becomes available. Biologists can also explain how additional incentives from Game and Fish programs can add to the bottom line of...
Everyone in the Angus business brags about the Angus cow. No matter what environment you put her in she will adapt and thrive. This year, we attended a Montana Angus Association tour of the Certified Angus Beef headquarters in Wooster, OH, and the National Angus convention, Reno, NV. We feel it is important to stay informed about changes in our industry and the quality end product we are providing to the consumer. We were especially impressed with the standards that are met with Certified Angus...
Three miles east of White Earth, ND, you can find Feiring Angus Ranch. Doug and Ceylon Feiring own Feiring Angus Ranch, along with sons, Brett and Brady, and daughter Shambre. One of their major philosophies is, "To never overstock pastures with more animals than the land can handle." Generation after generation of Feiring Angus have all received the same lecture. Feiring Angus does not use popular genetics in their breeding program, for they believe that cattle should adapt to Mother Nature...
On Wednesday, March 4, starting at 1 p.m., the Early Morning Red Angus Ranch will be marketing 35 yearling Red Angus bulls and 30 replacement Red Angus heifer calves at the Sitting Bull Auction, Williston. The Early Morning Red Angus Ranch is located just 12 miles south of Tioga. Owner and operator, Carl Frisinger, bought the ranch in 1965; having grown up in a ranching family, Frisinger grew up raising Herefords. However, when they became hard to sell, he bought six Red Angus cows from the Leland Drought Reduction Sale and started marketing Re...
Gartner-Denowh Angus Ranch (GDAR) is located just on the outskirts of Sidney, a close-knit family run ranch that focuses on raising efficient and functional cattle bred for the commercial cattle operation. GDAR began in 1957 when Joe Gartner and Russell Denowh bought 20 head of registered Angus cows from a dispersion sale in Montana. In 1974, Russ and his son, Micky, bought out Joe Gartner but kept the corporate name. At this time, they were calving about 150 cows and selling around 60 bulls per...
Begger's Diamond V Ranch, Wibaux, is run by the second generation, Bill and wife, Darlene, and the third generation, their son John and his wife, Alicia, along with their twin daughters, Magdaline and Charlotte, and sons, Harrison and Gabriel, make up the fourth generation. When it comes to customer satisfaction and taking care of their customers' needs and concerns, Begger's Diamond V Ranch rises to the top of the list. As their motto states, "The cow-calf man comes first." This is exactly...
Located in the hills south of Lambert, Regency Acres is a registered Black Angus ranch owned and operated by Russ and Jill Thiessen along with daughter, Téa, and son, Tyler. Russ is the fourth-generation ranching and farming the land settled by his great grandfathers. Russ's grandfather, C.R. Thiessen, founded the registered herd in 1957 under the name Thiessen Angus Ranch. In the early '80s, Russ's dad, Jim, added registered Gelbvieh to the herd and the name was changed to Regency Acres. After...
This year the Gibbs family celebrated their 50th year farming and ranching on the land they are blessed to call home. They are located south of Glendive on the south side of the beautiful Yellowstone River. It's safe to say a lot has happened and changed since 1969; Tim started AI'ing in 1972, the first bulls were sold in 1976, and Tim and Laurie purchased their first registered Angus cows in 1982. Fast-forward to today, and the family continues to work hard to help provide food for the world....
The JB Angus annual production sale will be at Stockmen's Livestock, Dickinson, at 1 p.m. MST Wednesday, Jan. 29. Bobby and Erika Kubas will be selling 30 select yearlings and two-year-old bulls. JB Angus is a family owned and operated ranch located near Belfield. It is operated by Bobby and Erika Kubas along with their four children, Conner, Jaden, Matthew, and Kasey. The Kubas family has been farming and ranching in the area for five generations. In 2013, Bobby and Erika Kubas took over Tuhy...
Best Angus will be hosting their 6th annual Best Value in the Badlands Production Sale at 2 p.m. on Monday, March 2, Watford City. The sale will offer 65 registered yearling Angus bulls, 10 coming two-year-old registered Angus bulls, and 25 registered open heifer calves. For more information, visit the ranch website, http://www.bestangusandquarterhorses.com. Prior to their annual production sale, Bests marketed their range ready registered yearling bulls by private treaty. What started in 1987 as a 4-H and FFA project of Pete's has grown into...
Located 12 miles north of Watford City, resides KD Angus, a registered Angus breeding program that focuses on quality with a genetic selection goal of maintaining traits above the breed average. This program started in 2014. Kyle Dragseth explained," After countless hours of reviewing programs rich in Angus history, we purchased our programs foundation females from Pine Creek Angus out of Faith, SD, Severance Angus out of Ryder, ND, and an entire group of 2013 model females on shares with...
Rambur Charolais is located just south of Sidney and was founded more than 30 years ago by Howard Rambur. When he started in the ranching industry, Howard wanted to work with a breed of cattle distinctly different from any other breeds in eastern Montana, so he chose the Charolais. At the time, the Charolais was a relatively new breed to the area and was still able to retain its full French heritage. Even though the breed grew quite large as adults, Howard had a goal to modify the Charolais not only to suit his customers, but also to ensure...
Stroh Hereford Ranch will be holding their 30th annual production sale on Thursday, Feb. 6th, 2020 at 1 p.m. MST at the ranch, located 1.5 miles east of the Killdeer roundabout on Highway 200 or 5 miles west of Dunn Center, ND. At the sale, they will be selling 50 Stout rugged Ranch ready 2-year-old bulls and a number of females that come straight out of the heart of the Stroh Hereford Ranch program. Tony Stroh established Stroh Herefords in 1950, and along with his wife, Leona, they have been...
Leland Red Angus will be hosting their 36th annual production sale on Friday, March 13 at the ranch located in southwest McKenzie County, 35 miles southeast of Sidney in the Squaw Gap Community. The ranch, which has raised registered Red Angus for over 50 years is operated by Melvin and Luella Leland and their son and daughter-in-law, Todd and Carla Leland. Homesteaded in 1911 by Melvin's father, Leland Red Angus breeds over 500 registered Red Angus females per year and will market over 170 bull...
American Harvest Inc. began processing hemp and CBD extraction in June 2019 at the former Chaznline location at the junction of Highways 201 and 16 northwest of Sidney. They hope to develop hemp & CBD production in the area as a new revenue stream and rotation crop for both irrigated and dry land producers in the area. The company has also purchased a 5-acre, 12,000 square foot facility near Glendive for future use. The company gave an informative presentation to producers recently at the...
