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Sidney – January 2021 marks the 10th year anniversary of Sidney Health Center's Cancer Care radiation therapy services. In 2011, Sidney Health Center expanded its outpatient cancer services to include radiation therapy when it opened Phase I of the Cancer Care suite with the installation of a TomoTherapy Hi-Art radiation system. This was the first of its kind in Montana. The strategic decision to expand the cancer care services to include radiation therapy was the brainchild of Dr. Brett B...
Williston – The citywide Mask Order introduced on Monday, Nov. 9, 2020 by Mayor Howard Klug and approved by the City Commission remains in effect following the expiration of the statewide mask mandate on Monday, Jan. 18. "While our COVID-19 numbers for Williams County remain under 100, until more vaccines are distributed, it is important that we continue to keep what has worked in place," emphasized Mayor Klug. The order will remain in effect until the current state of emergency ends. C...
Memorial services for Curt Christensen, 72, Sidney, MT were held at 2 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021, at Richland County Fairgrounds Event Center with Russ Christensen, Curt's brother, officiating. Friends were able to stop by the funeral home to sign his book between 11 a.m.- 5 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home is caring for the family. All are welcome, but masks and social...
Memorial services for John Beagle, 77, Sidney, MT are at 10 a.m., Friday, Jan. 29, 2021 at Richland County Event Center, Sidney, MT with Pastor Tim Tharp officiating under the care of Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home, Sidney, MT. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. John passed away on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, at St. Vincent Healthcare, Billings, MT....
Funeral services for Donna M. Swenson, 78, Sidney, MT were held at 2 p.m., Monday, Jan. 25, 2021, at Fulkerson-Stevenson Memorial Chapel, Sidney, MT with Joe Denardo officiating. Cremation followed services under the care of Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home, Sidney, MT. Visitation was 11 a.m. to service time, Monday, Jan. 25, 2021, at the funeral home. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Donna passed away on Monday morning, Jan. 18, 2021, at Sidney Health Center, Sidney,...
Orrin G. Qualley passed away Sunday Jan. 17, 2021 at Minnesota Masonic Home, Bloomington, MN. He was born on May 20, 1943 to Orville and Gladys Qualley and was raised on the family farm north of Brockton. He shared a gift for, and love of gardening with his mom, and always took great pride in meticulous maintenance of any garden he was in charge of. Many of our best memories of Orrin were shared in the great outdoors. In his earlier years he was an avid fisherman and spent many summer days camping and out on the boat. He later added golf to...
Wade Riden, representing the Montana Masonic Foundation, was in Glendive on Jan. 23, to present local grant recipients with their grant award from the Montana Masonic Foundations Educational Grant Program. This program provides opportunity for Montana's Public Schools to apply for assistance in under-funded programs in the areas of: music, drama, science, libraries, or areas of student enhancement or learning that have experienced cut-backs or are experiencing start-up funding concerns. Proudly...
The Roosevelt Memorial Healthcare Foundation welcomes scholarship applications for 2021! For area students interested in pursuing a career in healthcare, RMHF is currently offering two, $500 scholarships to graduating students from the Culbertson, Froid and Bainville School Districts. Students must be attending or planning on attending a two, or four-year accredited college or university. The scholarship is also available to current college or graduate students in the healthcare field of study w...
Greetings from Helena! We are starting to see more bills come before the committees and onto the floor. A couple bills we heard in Senate Health and Human Services committee were SB100 and SB108. SB100 deals with the corruption involving welfare benefits. DPHHS has the biggest budget in state government. SB108 takes power away from unelected officials (county health departments) and gives it to elected officials. In Senate Fish and Game, we heard SB115, which spreads the authority to approve Conservation Easements, and disperse millions of...
Announcing a Different Celebrating Chocolate 2021 at the MonDak Heritage Center. With COVID-19 crashing all in-person celebrations this year, the MonDak Heritage Center is bringing the celebration to you. On Feb. 13, we will deliver to your door a decadent basket of chocolate goodies prepared by Rian Cobb, Big Sky Bakery, an assortment of cheese & crackers, a CD from Eastern Montana’s own Mighty Big Jim and the Tall Boys, two special wine glasses and something to pour into them. This celebration package will have more than enough dessert to sha...
Sidney - The Sidney-Richland County Library has a way for you to beat those winter blues! Sign up for the 2021 Winter Reading Challenge! Then settle in with a cup of warm hot cocoa and dive into a good book! Sign-up is free online at http://srclmt.readsquared.com/Login.aspx or by downloading the READSquared app on your device. If you registered for READSquared during the Summer Reading Program you can use the same login information. The library will also offer additional ways to earn points through our online events, a special craft for...
Sidney Drama Team is 2nd in their division and Speech and Debate Team is 5th! Drama Team: Senior Noah Kyhl is divisional champion in Humorous Solo; senior Dramatic Soloist Daniel Schnieder is 2nd! Juniors Wyatt Reid and Emma Cundiff are Divisional Champions in Classical Theatre! Noah Kyhl, Kodi Schulz and Benjamin Stevens placed 2nd. Humorous Theatre juniors Garrett Dodds and Markalen Watson placed 2nd, Emma Cundiff, Wyatt Reid, Kodi Schulz and Benjamin Stevens placed 4th! The Speech Team was lead by Informative Speakers Chloe Go placing 2nd,...
Anita Wagner, age 81 passed away at her home on Sunday, January 24, 2021 in Excelsior, MN. The Funeral Service for Anita will be held at 2:00pm MT, Saturday, January 30, 2021 at the Hettinger Lutheran Church in Hettinger, ND. Burial will be in the Hettinger Cemetery. The Funeral Service will be livestreamed on the website www.evansonjensenfuneralhome.com Anita Louise Ellefson Wagner was born in the home of Dr. Leonard and Twila Belle Ellefson in Hettinger, North Dakota on November 3, 1939,...
The ANOVA Family Health Center, 301 12th St SE, Watford City, ND, has been offering COVID-19 drive-thru testing since March, but more recently, they have been providing rapid COVID-19 testing. The clinic performs up to 60 tests Monday-Thursday and up to 30 on Fridays. If someone suspects they have COVID-19, they can schedule a time to be tested by giving the clinic a call. "When they call the clinic, we do a North Dakota Department of Health intake on them. Once that is complete, we input the...
Google announced the 54 state and territory winners in its 12th annual Doodle for Google competition, a contest open to K-12 students across the United States to design a Google Doodle inspired by the theme "I show kindness by...". Leah Dokken, 4-5 grade group, Watford City Middle School, is one of the 54 state and territory winners across the country. Leah's doodle was selected from thousands of entries received this year. The Doodle for Google competition winner was Sharon Sara, Frisco,...
Located on the bricks outside of Door 204, Watford City, sits a brand-new mural that features contemporary and historical parts of Watford City, including Badlands, Long X Bridge, oil wells, hay bales, and longhorn cattle. "The mural depicts a scene of driving into Watford City like the Badlands and landscape of the area," stated Linda Roesch, artist that painted the mural. Roesch finished the mural Sept.1. "I really have enjoyed doing this mural. I'm glad I can do something like this for a...
Rhianna’s Dance Studio, located on 360 Main St N Suite #2B, Watford City, offers many genres of dance lessons for all ages and abilities. “We offer over 20 classes a week in many different styles including ballet, hip hop, jazz and more. Our approach is supportive and positive so you or your child’s love of dance can flourish,” said Rhianna Johnson, owner of the studio. The studio opened its first ever enrollment in September 2020. Johnson’s passion for dance is what ultimately influenced her to open up the dance studio. She added, “I have a...
Last year, Jackson Dodds broke a Watford City Oilers scoring record. He broke The Career Points Record with 323 points in just three seasons. "A lot of hard work and commitment is what helped me break that record," said Dodds. He broke that record his senior year at Watford City High School when he was playing for the Watford City Oilers. Before Dodds, that record was broken in 2001 (the year Dodds was born) and that individual broke the record in four seasons. Dodds added, "I broke that record...
McKenzie County Healthcare Systems Inc. (MCHS) has added many different services to their clinic, and more recently, they have implemented a Suboxone Clinic. This is a program offered to people who are seeking treatment for substance abuse. Anyone who struggles with pain medication addiction or physical or psychological dependence with morphine, dilaudid, methadone, heroin, kratom, codeine, oxycodone, or opioids is encouraged to take advantage of the Suboxone Clinic. The idea for establishing...
Artist Melissa Gordon arrived on the grounds of the Good Shepherd Home on Tuesday, April 21 and visited the outside of 50 residents' windows. Gordon individually communicated with them through the window to design a piece of art that the resident was be able to watch come to life, as well as enjoy for weeks to come....
As of the beginning of November, McKenzie County Healthcare Systems (MCHS), welcomed Dr. Robert Bates, MD, FACS, a board-certified clinical urologist to their clinic. Urologists primarily focus on the kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, and urethra. Dr. Bates specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of both male and female urinary tract conditions as well as the diagnosis and treatment of male reproductive problems. He has advanced training in pediatric urology and can treat a full range of...
