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The third week of January 2024 was a little scary for parents, school staff, and students of eastern Montana and western North Dakota. Threats were emailed and called into many different schools on more than one day, but they all seemed to be pranks, but law enforcement still responded. According to a post on their Facebook page, at about 6:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 17, Savage School, along with several other school districts across Montana, received an email stating that bombs had been placed in school locations throughout the state. The...
February 2024 marks Sidney Tendokan Taekwondo’s 40th Anniversary. Back in 1984, some instructors came from Williston to Sidney to teach the martial arts and the school has been here ever since. Over its 40 years of existence, Sidney Tendokan Taekwondo has been blessed to have various attentive instructors. Paul Speck and Patsy Harlan were the first two. They came to bring the martial art to eastern Montana. Mike Berg, Sidney Tendokan Taekwondo’s current owner, joined the school in 1984. He had started to learn Taekwondo in 1977 under Moo Yun...
The Sidney Chamber of Commerce and Richland Economic Development Corporation held their joint annual meeting at the Sidney Yellowstone Mercantile on Jan. 18. The well attended event was the first time the organizations held a joint annual meeting. The Sidney High School band provided music during the New Business Showcase before the meeting. Businesses in the showcase included Wrangler Electric, Sunrise City Coffee Co., Lovegren Tree Service, Messer Heating and Cooling, ElectricLand, Les...
Bainville native, Kara Triplett, has been selected the overall athletic director of the year by the Montana Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association. Triplett is the Richey/Lambert athletic director. She is also the Montana High School Association Class C representative. The MIAAA is an organization that represents all 182 Montana High School Association member school's athletic directors. Each year, the statewide organization recognizes an athletic director of the year in each of...
Funeral services for Leroy Leland, 89, of Sidney, Montana are Wednesday, January 24, 2024, at 1:00 pm MST at the Squaw Gap Hall in McKenzie County, North Dakota with Pastor Tim Tharp officiating. A luncheon will follow the service for a time of fellowship and sharing. Visitation is Tuesday, January 23, 2024, from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm at the Fulkerson Stevenson Memorial Chapel in Sidney, Montana. Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home of Sidney, MT is assisting the family. Remembrances, condolences,...
The Richland County Health Department’s Drug Free Communities (DFC) program is holding an art contest for all school age youth in Richland County, K-12th grade, including homeschool students. The theme is from this school year’s Red Ribbon Week, “Be Kind to your Mind. Live Drug Free”. The art needs to illustrate, interpret, and emphasize this theme. There are only three easy rules to comply: • Only original work will be accepted. • Include the theme “Be Kind to your mind. Live Drug Free in 2024” • Be Creative! Have fun with the design. We wa...
Lice are most abundant in livestock during the cold months of the winter and early spring. They typically infest animals that are stressed due to cold weather, inadequate nutrition, suppressed immune system, or that are impacted with internal parasites. These issues compounded by moderate to heavy infestations of lice can cause lower weigh gains, lower milk production, reduced feed efficiency, a slower recovery time from disease, anemia, and general unthriftiness. Livestock infested with lice can become very agitated and will relentlessly rub,...
Northeastern Arts Network proudly presents NIC+DESI! NIC+DESI who sing, dance, and share their love story in this duo celebration of classic and contemporary Broadway on Thursday Feb. 8 at the MonDak Heritage Center, 406-433-3500, 120 3rd Ave SE, Sidney at 7 p.m.! Following star turns and contributions, on Broadway and in numerous nationally touring musicals; theatrical power couple Nicolas Dromard and Desireé Davar created this new duo act to be able to share their love of song and dance with...
Glasgow, Montana author Cara Pinder will sign copies of her delightful children's book, "The Tooth Fairy Stars" at Books on Broadway on Saturday, Feb. 3 from 1-4 p.m. Pinder says her book is about a young girl who does not want to give up her very first wiggly tooth, not even for a shiny gold coin under her pillow. But what if the Tooth Fairy gives her something else? Something so big everyone will see it? Find out what the Tooth Fairy does with our teeth when we lose them. The book offers a...
Drama team places 3rd overall. Cedar Hovde is Humorous Solo Champion. Drama Team Results: Classic Theatre: 5th Brooke Watson & Sophie Pust Drama Theatre: 4th Sam Pacarro & Raine Bones Pantomime: 5th Whisper Enriquez Drama Solo: 7th Luca Verville Speech and Debate Team Results: Extemporaneous Speaking: 5th Keaton Burke Original Oratory: 7th Tytus Carter Informative Speaking: 3rd Kyle Pust, 5th Mason Quick Public Forum Debate: 4th Thaylan Fisher & Audrey Oprica The team heads to Columbia Falls...
The premiere event of the winter, the Cattlemen’s Ball, takes place on Feb. 10, at the Richland County Event Center, Sidney. This fun event is for everyone, with a mouth-watering beef dinner and a wide variety of live auction items that anyone would love to own. Music by “Fast Forward” out of Melstone will keep you out on the dance floor all evening. The Cowhide theme will be carried throughout the décor and auction items which include a leather headstall made by Ryan Smith, an iron and wood cross, cowhide mirror and more. The popular Planko...
Ric Holden, 2024 congressional candidate, visited Sidney, Monday, Jan 15, to speak with area leaders and news outlets. He was eager to engage in friendly conversation to discover the issues area voters have with events that have happened around the nation. Holden is no stranger to service. The Glendive rancher and insurance adjuster served in the U.S. Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps for 2 1/2 years, the Montana Senate, representing eastern Montana, for eight years, and in several...
Dear Editor, It has been my honor to represent the people from Wibaux, Dawson, and Richland Counties in the Senate the past seven years. Because of term limits, I cannot be a senator after eight years, so, I will not be running again, and my term ends at the end of 2024. As I campaigned from the very start, my passion was to give the people in my Senate District freedom. There are special interest groups that try to persuade you to build bureaucracies that would benefit them but the biggest thing on my mind was freedom. As I come to the end of...
Boys & Girls Club of the MonDak is pleased to announce Heather Cotter as the latest Staff of the Quarter for the 23-24 school year! Heather has been with us for over a year and is such a great addition to our team! Heather works as the Club Director for our Clubhouse. She oversees all staff working in the office and oversees daily operations always making sure that things run smoothly! Heather is a kind and compassionate person that LOVES all dogs. She was nominated by the staff members for her...
The McKenzie County Ag Expo will host a Farm and Ranch show, Feb. 7-8 in Watford City, from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Wednesday will include “Bull Days”, with beef breeders bringing a sampling of their bulls and/or heifers to showcase their herds’ genetics and what will be available at this spring’s sales. Twelve pens have been sold so far, with more available. Gooseneck Implement, Williston; Heggen Equipment, Watford City; 4 Fires Enterprises, Keene; Horizon Resources, Watford City; and Northern Pump & Compression Inc., Watford City; will have some of th...
Dr. Audrey Kalil obtained her Bachelor of Science in biology from the University of Minnesota- Twin Cities in 2007 and worked in the commercial inoculant industry in research and development for three years prior to entering her graduate program. Audrey obtained her Ph.D. in Plant Pathology with a minor in Plant Breeding and Genetics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she studied beneficial plant symbiosis with rhizobia and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. After completing her PhD in 2015, Audrey moved to Williston and joined North...
Through the months of February and March, thanks to the generosity of Northern Lights Honey, North Dakota Mills, and LaSaffre Corporation, and the producer of Red Star Platinum Yeast, the 41st Annual Wheat Show Bread Fair committee will be going into middle schools across the MonDak region to enter 5th graders who want to learn to make bread from scratch. Until 2020, the Annual Bread Fair was part of the National Hard Spring Wheat Show. Since then the National Hard Spring Wheat Show Board continues to be integral in the decision making process...
Applications are being accepted for the Richland County Conservation District cost share program. To get an application stop by the conservation office, 2745 W. Holly, Sidney, request one by email [email protected] or visit the website www.richlandcd.org. Cost share funds available for stock water wells and pipelines, grass seeding, irrigation projects, fencing and any other conservation practice that enhances the natural resources in Richland County. The Richland County Conservation District is in its 14th year of assisting Richland County...
Montana – The Governor’s Office of Community Service, members of the Commission on Community Service, and Montana AmeriCorps engaged with local communities this month and put service into action in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Montana AmeriCorps members and community volunteers will unite in service with Americans across the country. Observed each year on the third Monday in January, Martin Luther King, Jr., Day is the only federal holiday designated as a National Day of Service to encourage all Americans to volunteer in honor the life and...
HS High Honor Roll: Brailey Anderson, Brooklyn Anderson, Abigail Berry, Rowan Bushnell, Kallee Hopes, Emily Johnson, Hannah Karren, Gordon Knapp, Savannah Manuel, Cali Norby, Britta Poulsen, Brock Schlothauer, Gavin Serafini, Landen Thompson, Jeffrey Tjelde, Deacon Gackle, Trent Karst, Wyatt McPherson, Uuree Munkherdene, Jade Smith, Ava Gullickson, Evie Karren, Troy Karst, Macy Tjelde, Adilyn Baxter, Isabelle Fry, Grant Knapp, Ty Poulsen, Elliot Thompson HS Honor Roll: Brielle Baxter, Bridger Douglas, Reychell Guayta Narvaez, Shawn “Enzo” Har...
The Sidney/Fairview wrestling team traveled to Butte for the MT Class A Duals on Jan. 19-20. The Eagles finished in 2nd place. Round 1: Sidney/Fairview defeated Corvallis 54-22. Round 2: Sidney/Fairview defeated Bigfork 50-18. Round 4: Sidney/Fairview defeated Havre 42-30. Round 5: Sidney/Fairview defeated Butte Central 42-12. Quarterfinal: Sidney/Fairview defeated Frenchtown 42-32. Semifinal: Sidney/Fairview defeated Ronan 34-34 (winner by criteria). Championship Match: Laurel defeated...
The Richland Ranger Bantams dominated on home ice this past weekend and secured another two wins. The Bantams faced off against the Watford City Oilers B1 team on Saturday, Jan. 20 and battled their way to a 4-3 win over the Oilers. They played Jamestown/Valley City Prowl, Sunday, Jan. 21 when the Rangers proved to be victorious once again skating away with a 6-1 win over JVC. The Ranger Bantams were a force to be reckoned with both offensively and defensively. Adding a few points to their...
