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There will be two entertaining events for the whole community of Watford City and beyond. The first night is an all-night adventure that will take place on Friday, February 10th at the Rough Rider Center in Watford City from 10:00 p.m. until 6:15 a.m. It is designed for participants twelve years of age and older. Tickets are currently being sold for $20 each before February 8th and those bought after that will be $25. Call Kelby at (701) 339-5471 to make your reservations and the tickets will...
It’s time for a special Mayoral Election in Watford City: Tuesday, February 21st. Brent Sanford was selected to be Governor Doug Burgum’s running mate as Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota and has resigning as Mayor of Watford City. Therefore two candidates are in the running to be the city’s next leader. Greg Schuetze, an electrical contractor in Watford City said of the city, “It’s better than any other place I have worked.” He described the city as vibrant and welcoming to everybody and attributes this accomplishment to the “historically go...
According to the National Children's Center for Rural and Agriculture Health and Safety, about every 3 days a child dies in an ag-related accident. Every day 38 children are injured in an ag related accident, yet 80% of those injuries were not from working when the injury occurred. For the past 22 years the Progressive Agriculture Foundation has trained hundreds of volunteers about agriculture safety and how to hold a Progressive Agriculture Safety Day in your community. Lambert School was the c...
More than two-thirds of the land area in the United States is privately owned, with 914 million acres in farms or ranches. These working lands include much of the country’s remaining open space and habitat, making them vitally important to the conservation of soil, water, and fish and wildlife resources. But, while private lands provide society with valuable benefits and aid in conservation of natural resources, maintaining these private working lands is not easy, particularly in this part of the country, according to Michelle Downey, a ...
Mass of the Christian burial for Mae I. Rehbein, 92, of Sidney is at 10 a.m., Saturday, February 4 at St. Matthew’s Catholic Church in Sidney with Father Hilary Tran as presider. Wake services are at 6 p.m., Friday, February 3 at Fulkerson-Stevenson Memorial Chapel in Sidney. Interment will be in Sidney Cemetery, Sidney, MT under the direction of Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral home of Sidney. Visitation will be on Friday, February 3 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the funeral home and one hour before mass at the church. Mae died on Sunday afternoon, J...
The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) would like to notify the public and seek comments on a proposal to design and build Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)-compliant multi-use path and sidewalk along approximately 0.37 miles of the north side of 14th Street SE and the west side of 9th Ave SE in Sidney. The project begins at the intersection of 14th Street SE and 4th Avenue SE at reference post (RP) 0.37 and extends east along 14th Street SE for 0.28 miles to 9th Avenue SE at RP 0.65. The project then runs northeast for 0.09 miles a...
The MonDak Heritage Center announces the 2017 Youth Art Show. The exhibition runs from Wednesday, February 1 through Saturday, February 25 at the MonDak Heritage Center, 120 3rd Ave SE, Sidney featuring artwork from 7th-12th grade students from area schools, including acrylic paintings, charcoal drawings, pottery, and more. Plus, life-size, cut-out portraits! Join us to enjoy the area’s talented youth, and vote for the People’s Choice awards for each grade division. Sponsored by Edward Jones Financial Advisors. The MonDak Heritage Center is...
This Friday, February 3rd, the Watford City Swim Team will be having an in house meet at the Rough Rider Center, 2209 Wolves Den Parkway, Watford City. Everyone is welcome to come and observe or cheer on the swimmers from up in the stands. The meet will start shortly after 5 pm and lasts about an hour. Call Rita Squillace at 510-672-7770 for more information or to get on their roster to receive emails. For sign up information, call coach Jamie Norstog at 701-339-0912....
Sidney's Trace Jones and Jared Steinbeisser have signed on to be dual athletes at Dickinson State University. They will play football and compete in track for the Blue Hawks. Congratulations boys! (Photo by Kathy Johnson.)...
Senator Jon Tester held a listening session with health care professionals from the region in Sidney last Friday, one of fifteen in the state so far, to hear their concerns about the existing Affordable Care Act (ACA), and what could be done to improve it. CEOs and representatives from area hospitals, mental health, Action For Eastern Montana, public health, and nursing homes expressed their frustration and praise with the existing system. All agreed that coverage for pre-existing conditions...
Neil McWalter is the new president of Merchants Bank in Fairview. He has been with Merchants Bank since September, starting in Rugby, ND and transferring to Fairview in mid-December. Originally from Grand Forks, he has 24 years experience in the banking industry. "I am happy to be here," McWalter stated. "We're here to serve the community with what ever needs they may have, whether it's ag related, commercial or personal." He is also very pleased with the staff at Merchants Bank. "We have an...
Coaches Pat and Jan McWilliams cautioned their gymnasts last week that they weren't going to the January 21, 2017 "Dare to Dream Spearfish Invite" gymnastics competition in South Dakota to necessarily win, but rather to learn what gymnastics "Big Dawgs" look like. As any coach of any sport knows, if you want your team to "step up" their level of play, you need to compete against athletes a notch up from your own group. Well, "watch and learn" wasn't good enough for Sidney Gymnastics Club, they...
Hello and Welcome to the 64th Hard Spring Wheat Show, I don't need to tell anyone that farming is a dynamic business. Keeping up with innovations, the markets, and ways to handle production challenges is a fulltime job. The Wheat Show Committee strives to supply answers to many of your challenges all packed into two days of relief from the winter doldrums! The flour flies as area 5th graders gather in the courtyard on the 7th to get hands on with making bread dough. I've talked to parents who...
Importance of Soil Sampling Thursday, February 9 at 2:40 pm Chris Augustin, NDSU Area Soil Health Specialist Chris grew up on his family farm in northeastern North Dakota near the town of Crystal. Helping out with small grains, sugar beets, and potatoes operation gave Chris a love of agriculture and respect of the land. This carried over into college as he earned a B.S. and M.S. in Natural Resources Management emphasizing Soil Science from North Dakota State University. During Chris' time at...
Richland County Ag Days is excited to welcome Chad Prather as entertainment for the banquet on Thursday, March 2, 2017. Prather’s website, watchchad.com, provided the following information. Chad Prather is a student of living life to the fullest. Never one to shy away from adventure or a new experience he faces the world with a smile. Chad is an adopted Texan that calls the Fort Worth (not Dallas!) area home. Although he grew up in Augusta, GA he migrated to Texas in 2003. Through life’s many winding roads he has managed to keep his pos...
Meadowlark Brewing founder Travis Peterson will speak with Dr. Rich Horsley from NDSU at the 64th National Hard Spring Wheat Show at 4:45 pm on Feb. 8 at the Grand Williston Hotel in Williston. Peterson and Horsely will talk about how two-row barley is used in the brewing process of craft beer. They will also focus on what traits are important to craft malters, the current trends in the industry and explain how brewers write a recipe for a style of beer. Following the presentation Peterson will...
Mark the second weekend in February (February 10 & 11th) on your calendars for the Glendive Agri-Trade Expo (GATE) as we celebrate the 39th year of this exceptional agricultural tradeshow at the Eastern Plains Event Center (EPEC) in Glendive. Every year, vendors from surrounding states and Canada convene in Glendive to showcase their products and get up close and personal with area residents. Northern AgNetwork and KXGN will again be on hand for interviews and live broadcasts during the show. This is a great chance to break the ho hum of...
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Val Dolcini today announced that USDA will accept over 300,000 acres in 43 states that were offered by producers during the recent ranking period for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Grasslands enrollment with emphasis placed on small-scale livestock operations. Through the voluntary CRP Grasslands program, grasslands threatened by development or conversion to row crops are maintained as livestock grazing areas, while providing important conservation benefits....
Damaging floods caused by ice jams are a fact of life along many Montana rivers and streams. With warmer conditions expected this week, the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) would like to remind residents that the heavy ice covers on waterways could break apart in some areas, producing prime conditions for ice jams and associated flooding. “Montana experiences the highest number of reported ice jams in the continental US, with most occurring in February and March” said DNRC Director John Tubbs. “Flooding can happe...
Farm succession planning is complex and requires careful thought, according to Roger McEowen, Washburn University School of Law. He addressed workshop attendees at the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 2017 Annual Convention & IDEAg Trade Show in Phoenix. Top things to consider are whether or not you want to keep your farm going and what needs to be done to prepare your family for you not being there, according to McEowen. Montana Farm Bureau members Kenny and Kathy Hanson found the workshop to be valuable. “He suggested starting your pla...
Fairview's Future Farmers of America (FFA) Chapter has started off the new year with a new advisor, Vanessa Pooch. On Monday, January 23, Fairview's FFA members attended a competition in Medicine Lake where they participated in Agriculture Sales and Farm Business Management. Pooch is originally from Glenwood, Minnesota where she was a part of the FFA program and served as the 2005- 2006 Region lll FFA President. She has a lot of experience with FFA and when she was asked to take on the job she...
R-CALF USA may be defined as a non-profit producer organization, but our work benefits anyone who eats meat and lives in an economy that includes agriculture. We’re more than a producer organization; we’re your organization! Recently USDA’s Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) proposed a set of rules to implement key provisions of the Packers and Stockyards Act of 1921 (PSA). The Fair Practices Rules (aka GIPSA rules) are intended to facilitate competition in the livestock and poultry markets. First proposed in 2010,...
If you are like me, when the term livestock producers in Richland County is mentioned, your thoughts almost immediately turn to our ranchers who are working with cattle every day. And while our cattle ranchers certainly make up a large portion of the livestock inventory in our county, we still have a fair amount of sheep producers who often times get little or no attention or thought. In February, Richland County will be hosting the Eastern Montana Sheep symposium to hopefully bring some much needed educational programming and shed some light o...
Montana State University Extension economists George Haynes, Kate Fuller and Eric Belasco will offer free farm management workshops in four Montana communities in February and March. The two-and-a-half day workshops will cover: risk management, focusing on crop and livestock insurance; grain and cattle marketing, focusing on hedging, forward contracting and other marketing alternatives; finance and accounting, focusing on recordkeeping and financial analysis; and agricultural policy, focusing on farm programs and changes in farm policy. Video...
