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The 69th Annual National Hard Spring Wheat Show is scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 9 at Williston Area Recreation Center, 822 18th St. E., Williston. The event includes a vendor show, breakfast, agriculture specialist speakers, an awards lunch, and an evening banquet. At 7:30 a.m. the show will kick off with a free ag appreciation breakfast, followed by words from Williston Mayor Howard Klug, Wheat Show President Dusty Berwick, and Wheat Show Board. Throughout the day, several speakers will be...
Saturday, Feb. 12 beginning at 11 a.m. the Pioneer Museum warmly presents a Celebration of Hygge (hoo-gah) taking place at the Pioneer Museum/Long X Visitor Center, 100 2nd Ave SW, Watford City featuring Jessie Veeder, Daphne Johnson-Clark, Nikki Darrington, and Jess Newman. The Pioneer is proud to bring a Celebration of Hygge once again to the Pioneer Museum/Long X Visitor Center for the sixth year and as a family event. Hygge (hoo-gah) - A calm comfortable time with people you love. A complete absence of frustrations or anything emotionally...
Northeastern Arts Network 2021-22 Big Sky Concert Series welcomes Acoustic Eidolon on Friday, Feb. 18. Consisting of Hannah Alkire (cello and vocals) and Joe Scott (double-nick guitjo, ukulele and vocals) this musical duo performs original music, covers, and weaves stories of the music and their travels and life between songs. Their passion and energy draws one into their musical realm with humor and poignancy. Both performers are recognized internationally for their music and instrumentation. A...
The Richland County Health Department will distribute at-home COVID-19 test kits on Feb. 11 from 12-3 p.m. MST at the Richland County Events Center parking lot. The distribution is a drive-through format in the parking lot of the Events Center. Please enter through the West Holly entrance, follow traffic signs to receive your test kit and exit through the 5th St. SW gates. Test kits are free; are limited to one kit per household, and are offered on a first-come, first-served basis on Feb. 11. Each kit contains two CareStart Rapid COVID-19...
Memorial services for Katelynn J. Berry, 26, Sidney, MT are at 2 p.m., Friday, Jan. 28, 2022, at Zion Lutheran Church, Fairview with Pastor Tim O'Shields officiating. Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home, Sidney, is caring for the family. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Katelynn Jane Berry was born on Feb. 1, 1995 to Hank and Carmell. From a young age Katelynn always knew what she wanted. Her daycare nicknamed her "The Little Commander" a...
Helena - Several in-person hunter educations classes have been scheduled around the state over the next several months. While online classes are also available, there are several advantages to in-person classes, including: hands-on experience, mentoring and the opportunity for students to ask questions and hear advice from experienced hunters. “We value our hands-on classroom courses and field days, all done with the dedication of our excellent volunteer instructors,” said FWP outdoor skills and safety supervisor Wayde Cooperider, “We feel...
The Richland Economic Development Corp. (REDC) gained a new team member, Corinne Bordwell. As the new project assistant, she attends public meetings on behalf of REDC, is the initial contact for the office, manages marketing aspects for REDC including the website and other projects as they arise, and several other administrative duties. "When I heard about the position at REDC, I applied right away. I interviewed with Leslie Messer and Leif Anderson, and I was very hopeful that I would get the...
Helena, MT – On Saturday, Jan. 1, the Montana Department of Livestock (MDOL) Brand Rerecord period ended. Brand Rerecord is a one-year period in which Montana brand owners renew their brands with the state to ensure an accurate record of livestock brands that are still in use. Brand Rerecord began in 1921 and occurs every ten years. As of Jan. 1, there were 55,567 brands recorded with the Department of Livestock. By Dec. 31, 2021, 47,663 brands were rerecorded. During the rerecord year, the Department of Livestock also recorded 1,000 new b...
Reynolds Market and over 200 other Associated Food Stores (AFS) kicked off "Feeding the Hungry," a collaborative effort between local, independently-owned retailers, Associated Food Stores sponsored vendors, and local food pantries. The drive will end Feb. 8, 2022. The drive has two main components- The first option, guests can look for the blue "Feeding the Hungry" shelf tags in the store or view the weekly ad, where a portion of their purchase on sponsored vendor items will contribute towards...
Kindergarten Registration for the 2022-2023 School Term will take place the month of February at West Side School, 1100 5th St SW, Sidney. If you have a child who will be 5 on or before Sept. 10, you are encouraged to register them, whether or not you have decided to start your child this fall. Parents need to bring the child’s birth certificate and immunization record when registering. School office hours are from 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday-Thursday. For more information call 406-433-2530....
When winter hits we tend to stock up on non-perishable foods like canned soups, vegetables and fruits. If you are like me you often find it hard to come up with creative, delicious and nutritious meals featuring your canned favorites. So, the Richland County Nutrition Coalition is here to help you out with a handful of recipes that utilize canned vegetables and beans! It’s getting a little warmer, however the winter weather has not vanished completely, and these recipes will be sure to fill you up and warm you up in the coming months. In n...
Celebrating Chocolate returns to MonDak Heritage Center, Saturday Feb.19, the doors open at 6:30 p.m., and the event starts at 7 p.m. This year marks the 15th Annual Celebration for this Fund-Raising Event and will be celebrated in person this year. We will celebrate “Love Around The World” this year with an internationally inspired menu of delicious appetizers accompanied by tasty chocolate treats from Lisa Combel, Orleans Cuisine, Sidney. (Visit her website at orleanscuisine.com). There will be a silent auction with a large variety of ite...
Throughout the estate planning process, questions may arise about the more sentimental items that mom and dad or grandparents have. How do you distribute these family heirlooms (non-titled property) and help keep the peace among family members? The process can cause stress and tension, especially if a plan was not made before a person died. Non-titled property is “NOT cash, stocks, and bonds, mutual funds, other intangible personal property, or real estate because those items have titles,” said Marsha Goetting, MSU Extension family economics sp...
The Sidney Area Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture welcomes Katie Dasinger on board as the new Director of Programs. "I am very excited to be in this position. I was in my previous role with REDC for 9 years and learned so much, but I was ready for some new challenges," she said. With this position she works on events, advertising, committee work, and other Chamber duties. She hopes she can help update some of the favorite Sidney Traditions and Chamber offerings so Kali Godfrey, Chamber...
Missoula – Monte Mills, acting dean and a professor at the University of Montana Blewett School of Law, is part of a team working to find out how transitioning from fossil fuels to clean energy will affect Native American tribes and their lands. Funded by a nearly $500,000 grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the project will help inform tribal and federal policymaking, with a specific focus on energy development decisions that boost economic development and emission-reduction goals. The p...
Helena, MT - Governor Greg Gianforte has announced the appointment of Christy Clark as the Montana Department of Agriculture director. “Montana producers work hard to feed the world, and now they have a partner and established advocate in Christy Clark as the director of the Montana Department of Ag,” Gov. Gianforte said. “A fifth-generation rancher, Christy understands the challenges and opportunities our producers face, and shares my commitment to strengthening and supporting our state’s number one industry.” Since May 2021, Clark began ser...
The Sidney High School Speech, Drama and Debate Team competed at their state meet in Corvallis on Jan. 28-29. The Drama team placed second and Markalen Watson, Kodi Schultz and Garrett Dodds placed first in classical theatre....
Sidney, Watford City and Bismarck High competed in duals in Sidney on Jan. 29. The scores were Sidney 20, Bismarck High 42; Bismarck High 61, Watford City 21 and Sidney 45, Watford City 27....
The 69th Annual National Hard Spring Wheat Show is scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 9 at Williston Area Recreation Center, 822 18th St. E., Williston. The event includes a vendor show, breakfast, agriculture specialist speakers, an awards lunch, and an evening banquet. At 7:30 a.m. the show will kick off with a free ag appreciation breakfast, followed by words from Williston Mayor Howard Klug, Wheat Show President Dusty Berwick, and Wheat Show Board. Throughout the day, several speakers will be informing attendees on the latest issues affecting...
Dr. Andrew Friskop, Cereal Extension Pathologist associate professor, NDSU Department of Plant Pathology will be discussing wheat disease for every environment and management implications at 1:15 p.m. CT at the Hard Spring Wheat Show, Williston, ND. "I am really looking forward to coming back to Williston and to get out onto the road again and see everybody out in the audience." Friskop's talk will focus on helping attendees understand that, even though this past year was not a big disease year...
Starting at 9:15 a.m. CT, Dr. F. Adnan Akyüz, will discuss the 2020-2021-drought intensity and impact on North Dakota's agricultural community. A historical pespective of the drought will also be discussed along with the outlook into the next growing season at Hard Spring Wheat Show, Williston, ND Akyuz is the North Dakota State Climatologist and professor of climatological practice. Since August 2020, he has been researching drought conditions and is finding new drought indices to adequately...
At 3:30 p.m., Upendra Sainju, Northern Plains Agriculture Research Laboratory research scientist will be discussing soil carbon storage under dryland wheat-based cropping systems at the Wheat Show, Feb. 9. Sainju will discuss long-term research in eastern Montana, involving 10-36 years of experiments. He will also touch on the effects of tillage, crop rotation, and nitrogen fertilization on soil organic carbon to a depth of 4 ft. Since 2004, Sainju has been working at the USDA-ARS, researching...
Dr. Jason Cook, MSU-Bozeman trait integration breeder and geneticist, will be presenting information on the MSU spring wheat-breeding program at 2 p.m. CT during the Wheat Show, Williston. Cook will update attendees on wheat varieties that are doing well in eastern Montana and sharing information on some of the new varieties that are coming out of the breeding program. He will focus on Hard Red Spring Wheat varieties and provide data on how well these different varieties yield, what their...
