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Amazing Floors & More, Watford City, officially opened their doors over the summer, but flooring is nothing new to owners Susan and James Collins. The couple initially owned and operated G.F.S. Enterprise Corporation, a flooring installation company, which Amazing Floors is under. But with 20+ years of experience, they found themselves in a position to expand, teach the trade, and eventually pass the torch. It seems flooring was in their future as Susan is the fourth generation of her family...
On Monday, Dec. 26 at approximately 6:29 p.m. CST on Hwy 85-mile marker 177 approximately 6 miles south of Williston, ND there was a head on collision that resulted in a fatality. A 2008 Ford F-150, driven by Betty Lee, a 61-year-old female, Sidney, MT, was traveling northbound on Highway 85. The Ford lost control as it negotiated the curve. The Ford entered the southbound lanes and struck a 2021 Ram 5500, driven by Michael Deck, a 31-year-old male, McPherson, KS, that was traveling southbound. The driver of the Ford was ejected and pronounced...
Badlands Bulleyes 4-H Shooting Sports Club is proud to announce the Sixth Annual Badlands Roundup 4-H Archery Match will be held on Saturday, Jan. 21 at the McKenzie County Sportsman’s Club southeast of Watford City. Doors will open at 8:30 a.m. and flights will be held from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Beginner, Junior and Senior Barebow participants will shoot 30 arrows at 15 yards. Senior Freestyle shoot 60 arrows at 20 yards. Over 200 4-H’ers, ranging in age from 8 to 18 years, will participate in thi...
Funeral services for Genhard G. Kjos, 79, Fairview/Sidney, MT are at 10 a.m., Thursday, Jan.5, 2023, at Zion Lutheran Church, Fairview, MT with Pastor Tim O'Shields officiating. Interment with Military Honors will be in the Sidney Cemetery, Sidney, MT under the care of Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home, Sidney. Visitation will be on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023, from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at the funeral home in Sidney and one hour before services at the church. Remembrances, condolences, and pictures may be...
Are you worried about grasshoppers or wheat stem sawfly this coming year? Are you interested in intercropping and disease management in dryland pulses and irrigated sugarbeet? How about adding new soybean varieties and cereals to your irrigated rotations? What about weed management in row crops and rangeland, and soil health measures? All those topics and more will be featured in the 2023 MonDak Ag Research Summit returning this Jan. 19. The summit is coordinated by North Dakota State University’s Williston Research Extension Center (WREC), Mon...
In The Roundup’s Dec. 26 issue some of “Top Stories 2022” stories needed to be updated to the present time. The following stories were affected: Rise & Restore Small Business Summit (page 18A); Elks Summer State Convention (page 12A) and Peace Officers Ceremony (page 19A). Online versions of these stories have been updated....
Mark Voll and Teresa Tescher Voll own Dakota Badlands Beef, located south east of Sidney in North Dakota. This family owned and operated ranch is located 20 miles southeast of Sidney. Mark and Teresa were asked how long they’ve been selling beef. “Selling our own beef has been a part of our operation for many years. A highlight of raising cattle is having repeat customers come back and tell you how much they enjoy consuming our beef”. Mark has been part of several cattle industry associations and is currently the ND Beef Commission chair...
Ten-year-old Lambert student Sy Carda of the 3-Buttes 4-H Club recently took second place in the Steer of Merit Competition held in Billings, MT at the Northern Hotel. “4-H is fun and teaches me hard work and dedication, and the hard work pays off,” Sy commented. This is the fifth grader’s third year in the 3-Buttes 4-H Club. He is additionally involved in shooting sports, woodworking, welding, and quilting and was awarded Best of Fair for his quilt in 2022. “Steer of Merit is solely based o...
Celebration of Life services will be held for Tara M Paul, 48 of Watford City, ND will be held on Saturday January 7, 2023 at 2:00 P.M. at the Assembly of God Church in Watford City, ND with Pastors John Brady and Pastor Mark Honstein officiating. A luncheon will follow immediately after the service for a time of fellowship and sharing. Visitation will be held at Fulkerson Stevenson Memorial Chapel in Watford City, ND on Friday January 6, 2023 from 10:00 A.M. until 4:00 P.M. Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home of Watford City, ND is caring for...
Mark Voll and Teresa Tescher Voll own Dakota Badlands Beef, located south east of Sidney in North Dakota. This family owned and operated ranch is located 20 miles southeast of Sidney. Mark and Teresa were asked how long they've been selling beef. "Selling our own beef has been a part of our operation for many years. A highlight of raising cattle is having repeat customers come back and tell you how much they enjoy consuming our beef". Mark has been part of several cattle industry associations...
Begger's Diamond V Ranch is located 9 miles south of Wibaux, MT, or 9 miles southwest of Beach, ND. They are a family-owned outfit that was started by Harry and Elaine over 75 years ago. In 1973, they're sons Bob and Bill decided that they needed to add value to the ranch if all 3 families could survive. They began AIing their Angus baldy and shorthorn cross cows to Simmental, when the first calves came they were very impressive. They were born unassisted even though many ranches used sires that...
Bozeman - The annual Western Montana Grazing and Agriculture Conference, scheduled for Jan. 19-20 in Missoula, will focus on opportunities in agriculture in western Montana. The two-day conference is hosted by Montana State University Extension in Missoula County, the Missoula Conservation District and the Lake County Conservation District. The conference will highlight innovative strategies and marketing options that producers use to manage land and create viable land stewardship models for increasingly fractured plot sizes and uses of...
Pleasant Valley Angus is owned and operated by Cory and Sarah Foss, along with their kids, Addison and Hazen, and Cory's parents, Jerry and Judy. Cory is the third generation to run cattle on the ranch, which headquarters six miles west of Sidney, MT and summers their cattle on his grandfather's homestead in the Mona/Elmdale area. Foss' started AI'ing extensively in the 90s on their commercial cattle. Cory and Sarah added registered females in 2008 and that portion of the herd has steadily...
Leland Red Angus will be hosting their 40th annual production sale on Friday, March 10 at the ranch located in SW McKenzie County, 35 miles SE 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 200 bulls and 50 yearling...
Bismarck, ND - The Northern Pulse Growers Association (NPGA) will host the annual NPGA Convention Jan. 24 at the Sleep Inn & Suites, Minot, ND. This event is a premier gathering place for industry representatives and producers of dry peas, lentils, chickpeas, and fava beans. “This is an exciting event for the pulse industry in North Dakota, Montana and the United States, where many ideas and experiences will be shared,” said Executive Director Shannon Berndt. “We also have a variety of industry representatives in attendance that will be a val...
Prewitt & Company LLC has been the area's cattle marketing headquarters since 1996. The company has been involved in all avenues of the cattle industry including cattle buying, selling, and relocating. "We buy and sell cattle all over. We buy cattle off a lot of ranches in Montana and North Dakota and relocate them to feedlots in the Midwest," said Tim Larson, Prewitt & Company cattle buyer/seller and Sidney Livestock manager. The company also feeds their own cattle at feedlots throughout...
Best Angus will be hosting their 9th Annual Best Angus & Quarter Horses Production Sale at 2 p.m., Monday, March 6, at the ranch southeast of Watford City. The sale will offer 60-registered yearling Angus bulls and 20 coming two-year-old registered Angus bulls and excellent home raised heifer calves. For more information, visit the ranch website, http://www.bestangusandquarterhorses.com. What started in 1987 as a 4-H and FFA project of Pete's has grown into a registered Angus cowherd known for...
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...
Howard Rambur started his herd as a youngster with two crossbred Charolais heifers and a purebred Charolais bull. “I got a small loan from the local bank and was on my way to having my purebred business. Of course, I’ve been borrowing money ever since,” said Rambur, who raises purebred Charolais cattle near Sidney, MT. Even though his father was primarily a sugar beet farmer, young Rambur’s interest in livestock was piqued when he began working with cattle as 4-H projects. He wanted to own somet...
The Bar JV Angus annual production sale will be held on Tuesday, March 28. They will be selling 100 commercial heifers and 100 bulls on location in their sale barn. Many of these bulls are out of their senior sire, Sitz Resilient, a complete herd sire that ranks in the top of the breed in multiple traits. Visitors are always welcome to come to the ranch to view the bulls, heifers, or cows, and the family is happy to discuss any questions. They are also dedicated to finding the right bulls or...
Andrew and McKenzie Johnson have been raising registered Red Angus in Northeastern Montana since 2006. Andrew's father, Floyd, had a registered Angus herd and when Andrew was able to attain some red cows from his father, they were able to begin raising Registered Red Angus near Froid, MT. The Johnsons focus on producing strong maternal females and believe that's what makes them successful. Every year, they look to buy customers' heifer calves back to breed them. They breed around 1000 heifers...
Ten-year-old Lambert student Sy Carda of the 3-Buttes 4-H Club recently took second place in the Steer of Merit Competition held in Billings, MT at the Northern Hotel. "4-H is fun and teaches me hard work and dedication, and the hard work pays off," Sy commented. This is the fifth grader's third year in the 3-Buttes 4-H Club. He is additionally involved in shooting sports, woodworking, welding, and quilting and was awarded Best of Fair for his quilt in 2022. "Steer of Merit is solely based on...
Stortz Angus Ranch has been in the cattle business since the early 1900s. Located against the rugged Big Horn Sheep Mountains in Lindsay, MT, the ranch has withstood the test of time through consistent breeding and prioritized selection decisions. With over 30 years of utilizing the top genetics in the Angus breed through artificial insemination, the cattle you see today are as good as they come. “We focus our efforts in making functional cattle that prosper in the rough terrain and extreme weather that we see here in eastern Montana,” com...
