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The McKenzie County Pioneer Museum held a Community Hygge (pronounced "hoo-gah") on February 10th in Watford City. The Hygge, in honor of the Scandinavian lifestyle of comfort and relaxation, allowed members of the community to learn about the history of Watford while meeting new people and enjoying a social evening. Candles were placed all around the museum to provide a soothing atmosphere while both new and long time members of the community socialized and enjoyed refreshments provided by...
Watford City's Long X Arts Foundation will be hosting a Community Arts Forum on Thursday, February 23, 2017 at 6:30 PM at Door 204 on Main Street Watford City. The event is being organized by the foundation in an effort to gather artists, musicians, community members and art enthusiasts together to share ideas about arts programming, events and opportunities they'd like to see in the community. The event is free and open to the public of all ages. Snacks will be served, door prizes will be...
The 64th Annual Hard Spring Wheat Show was held last week at the Grand Williston Hotel. Above Ron Sylte (right) assists public speaker and magician Bill Sorenson during the awards luncheon on Feb. 9....
Lauryn Barnhart, a Sidney High School junior, and 12th year Girl Scout Ambassador with the Girl Scouts of Montana and Wyoming is set for an adventure of a lifetime! July 2017, Barnhart will be participating in an educational trip to Belize. This exciting adventure is offered to a specific region of Girl Scouts from ages 13-18, and Barnhart is 1 of 8 girls lucky enough to participate in the EF Tours trip titled Belize: Wildlife Adventure. Departing from Denver, CO July 6, she will spend 7 days...
Gina Heckey, Executive Director of the Foundation for Community Care in Sidney, has been nominated to the 2017 Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Board of Directors for the Montana Chapter. AFP promotes a high ethical standard in the fundraising profession plus providing a network of support. Through educational opportunities, networking events and mentoring, AFP provides its members an engaging experience to achieve great results in fundraising. The Montana Chapter has over 100...
Part travelogue and part research talk, the latest presentation in the 2017 BrownBagger Series at the USDA Agricultural Research Service's Sidney lab will take participants to "the bottom of the earth" to study nematodes in rare isolation. On Friday, Feb. 17, Dr. Zachary Sylvain, currently a Research Associate at the Sidney ARS lab, will discuss his prior research in Antarctica under the auspices of the U.S. National Science Foundation. His presentation is entitled "Science at the bottom of the...
Memorial service for Lorraine Fehrs, 79, of Fairview, MT will be held at 2 p.m., Wednesday, February 15 at Fulkerson-Stevenson Memorial Chapel in Sidney, MT with Father Hilary Tran presiding. Pictures, condolences and remembrances can be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Lorraine died Saturday, February 11 at her residence in Fairview, MT. In lieu of flowers, the family is asking that you make a donation to the charity of your choice. UPDATE (9:44am Tues, Feb 14th): Memorial service for Lorraine Fehrs, 79 of Fairview, MT originally...
Sidney Public Schools will be conducting their annual child find/preschool screening clinic for children ages 0-6, excluding kindergarten students at Central School, 200 3rd Ave. SE. The dates and times are as follows, 2:30-7:30 p.m., Monday, February 27, Tuesday, February 28, Monday, March 6 and Tuesday, March 7. The purpose of the child find/preschool screening program is to identify those children who may need educational, medical, or other types of assistance for problems or handicaps that may not have been detected. School special...
The Boys & Girls Club of Richland County piloted a back pack food program at the end of the 2015-2016 school year that identified students K-5th grade that may need food assistance over the weekends. The pilot had 29 participants and was such a success that in January of this year, the Club started an anti-hunger initiative that intends for the Back Pack Program to become permanent for Richland County. Through partnership with Montana Food Bank Network and many other local donors, the Club is...
Four members of the Sidney Tendo Tae Kwon Do School tested for advancement, three for black belt, and one for 2nd degree in Tae Kwon Do. Corey Christensen, Trevor Green and Travis Green tested for 1st Poom, (Junior Black Belt) and Jerrold Baxter tested to 2nd degree Block Belt. The test was directed by Mike Bergh 6th Dan head instructor at the Sidney Tendo school and was viewed by visiting instructors Matt Wright 5th Dan and Dan Long 5th Dan both from the Williston Tae Kwon Do and Judo academy....
Jake Smith, Fiber Splicer, is the recipient of the RTC Exceptional Employee Award for the fourth quarter of 2016. Jake started working at RTC in June of 2015 as a Fiber Splicer in Watford City. His duties include preparing and fusion splicing fiber optic cable to deliver new service to our customers, repairing cut fiber cables, and splicing fiber optic for any re-routing that may need to be done. RTC’s West Outside Plant Manager Cory Johnson says, “Jake is a “do whatever it takes” kind of guy. RTC is proud to have such a hardworking and ded...
February is American Heart Month, and the Richland County Nutrition Coalition would like to remind you of the importance your diet, and specifically beef in your diet, can be to preserving the health of your heart. Each year, heart disease is associated as the primary factor in one out of every four deaths. That makes heart disease the leading cause of death for both men and women in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control. There's no doubt about it, heart disease is a scary...
All of us have stories to tell; the actions and antics we committed in our lives, both good and bad, naughty and nice, that help explain who we are and define us as human beings. Too often these stories remain untold and a person takes a life full of interesting but unknown anecdotes with him or her to the grave. Children and grandchildren never have the opportunity to truly know and understand their parents or grandparents without the knowledge of these little stories from the past that help explain where people came from and what they have...
If you are an adult who is a caregiver for a parent, spouse or other older adult, you are encouraged to attend the “Powerful Tools for Caregivers Workshop” offered on Tuesdays, starting February 28 to April 4, 2017. Classes will be held from 1 pm to 2:30 pm CT at the NDSU Extension Service/McKenzie County in Watford City. This office is located at 205 6th Street NW (County Building behind the Courthouse). Powerful Tools for Caregivers is a program designed to provide the tools you need to tak...
The First Pella Lutheran Church will be having their annual Lutefisk and Meatball dinner, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. or until out of food, Saturday February 25 at the Fellowship Hall in Williston, ND. The people in charge of arrangements this year are David Brevik, Pat Hamers and Sandy Winter. The public is invited to attend, tickets are available at the church office, Monday through Friday. Adults, $18 ($15 before February 15); students through junior high, $8; preschoolers, free. Six hundred men, women and youth are involved in preparing, planning...
Junior High students from East Fairview, Alexander, Johnson Corners Christian Academy and Watford City competed in MATHCOUNTS, the annual nationwide math program for junior high school students on February 18th, according to Carol Kieson, McKenzie County Superintendent of Schools, local program coordinator. The MATHCOUNTS program aims to help improve student interest and ability in mathematics. They have targeted junior high students, who are at a crucial stage in sustaining and developing math...
The Sidney High School wrestling team competed at the state tournament in Billings last weekend. Pictured left is Jace Winter going for a takedown in the semi final round against Sawyor Degen of Belgrade. Winter placed 4th. Other state placers were Jace Johnson - 5th, Avery Gurney - 6th and Sawyor Thogersen - 5th. See more photos from the state tournament at roundupweb.com. (Photo by Kari Jones)...
Darryl R. Nelson, cofounder of NELSON Environmental Remediation Ltd. in Edmonton, Alberta , Canada is the keynote speaker at the fifth annual North Dakota Reclamation Conference set for Feb. 20-21 at the Astoria Hotel and Convention Center in Dickinson, ND. Nelson and his brother founded the company in 1992, which specializes in thermal remediation of soil contaminated with organic compounds such as petroleum hydrocarbons and other chemicals. That process will be the focus of his presentation at 6:30 Monday evening. A welcome reception is...
Alec Lovegren drives to the hoop to help the Eagles with a 52-37 victory over the Laurel Locomotives. (Photo by Kathy Johnson.)...
Sidney Sugars is fortunate to work with a fantastic group of growers, combining everyone's expertise to produce a high quality crop of sugar beets and then turn those beets into America's favorite food – sugar. This year, instead of doing their Top 10 awards as they have for over 30 years, Sidney Sugars chose to "Salute the Growers" and celebrate all instead of just a few. The Top 10 was started in 1985 by then agricultural manager Dave Melin, recognizing growers for producing the highest t...
Planting to stand is the key to producing a sugar beet crop that does not need thinning but allows for a maximum number of beets per acre. "The seed going in the ground is the foundation for the whole growing year," Sidney Sugars agriculturalist Vanessa Pooch said. In cooperation with NDSU, Sidney Sugars hosts two days every spring when growers can bring in their planter units and have them tested to insure that the unit is in good working order. Each unit is a row on a planter. Most planters...
Dave Schlothauer, of German Russian descent, left his home In Colorado at the age of 13 and made his way with a buddy to Fairview, MT, starting the farming operation that continues today. He worked for various farmers and then rented some land after he married his wife Frieda. Eventually, they purchased their own small farm. Two of Dave and Frieda's sons, Ken and Harold, took over the farm and worked together until their sons were older and wanted to join in. Harold and his son Dirk now farm a...
Craig McPherson is an entrepreneur, business owner and farmer. Patriarch to the McPherson family with six children and seven grandchildren, Craig owns and operates the farm that has been operated by his family for four generations. Throughout those generations, the McPherson family has grown the crop crucial to the economy of Richland County, the sugar beet. Graduating high school in 1979, Craig went straight to work on the family farm, and has been doing it since. Now, hiss son, Alex, manages...
Kathryn Cayko has been spreading the word about genetically modified organisms (GMO) to people around the community. Cayko is the Montana Biotech Spokeswoman for the Montana Dakota Sugar Beet growers. Cayko had worked in plant biotechnology for several years before starting her position as an agriculturalist at Sidney Sugars. She is honored that she was given the opportunity to speak for farmers that are busy growing, planting, and harvesting crops. "Farmers are very unrepresented in Washington...
