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"Three-peat!" exclaimed Sidney wrestling coach Guy Melby during the team state wrestling after party at the Hampton Inn in Billings on Feb. 15. The Sidney High School wrestling team has once again taken the top Class A spot at the MHSA All-Class State Wrestling tournament in Billings for the third year in a row. The 2019-2020 season has ended in historic fashion once again for the Eagles. The 15 of the 17 Eagle wrestlers in the tournament placed fourth or higher, a record for the Sidney squad....
Montana Democratic Attorney General candidate Raph Graybill visited with voters at the Rod Iron Grill, Feb. 16. Graybill is running against fellow democrat Kimberly Dudik in the primary to be held June 2. Graybill is a 5th generation Montanan from Great Falls and a skilled public attorney who has been at the forefront of some of the most high profile legal actions in the state in recent years. Graybill is Gov. Steve Bullock's Chief Legal Counsel and has led the governor's efforts to fight dark...
Ten-year-old Felixe Becker delighted the crowd at Kiwanis, Thursday, Feb. 13 with his skillful keyboard and violin playing. (Photo submitted)...
Youth who engage in sports and physical recreational activities enjoy many benefits from their involvement. Athletes who engage in a healthy lifestyle can see improved mental and physical health and have a positive self-image and self esteem. They achieve greater academic success and experience less anxiety and depression. Athletes who make healthy choices are less likely to use alcohol, tobacco or other substances. As parents, caregivers, friends and family members know, athletes dedicate a large amount of time and both physical and mental...
Memorial services for Bob Lee, 84, Sidney, MT are at 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 21, 2020 at Pella Lutheran Church, Sidney, MT, with Pastor Audrey Rydbom officiating. Inurnment will take place at Sidney Cemetery at a later date under the care of Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home, Sidney, MT. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Bob passed away on Sunday, Feb. 2 at Sidney Health Center, Sidney, MT....
Mass of the Christian burial for Gabriel “Gabe” Fischer, 88, Sidney, MT formerly of Savage, MT, is at 10 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020, at St. Matthew’s Catholic Church, Sidney, MT with Father Jim O’Neil as presider. Wake services are at 6 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020, at Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home, Sidney, MT. Interment will be in Sidney Cemetery, Sidney, MT, under the care of Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home, Sidney, MT. Visitation will be Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the funeral home and one hour before mass at...
The Fairview Chamber of Commerce would like to express its deepest appreciation for all the donations that were given to replace the flags that decorate Ellery Ave., Fairview. Donors are: Duane Sundheim, Marian & Wayne Oakland, Glenn Bruner, Jerry & Leslie McMillen, Richard & Cindy Christiansen, Joyce Wicorek, Dale & Babe Hurley, Nolan & Leslie Tveit, Bob & Renee Sundheim, Fair View 4-H Club, Dirk & Laurie Schlothauer, Janet Miller, Jeremy Krieger, John & Colleen Kjos, Linda Swanson, Carlos Collins (Gary Malsam), B. Bieber, Josh & Wendy...
The public is invited to attend the 87th Annual Lutefisk and Meatball Dinner to be held at First Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall, Williston, Saturday, Feb. 22. They will be serving from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. or until they run out of food. Tickets are available at the church office; Monday-Thursday 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. and Friday from 8 a.m.-12 p.m. Tickets for adults are $20. Tickets for students up through junior high are $10 and preschoolers can attend for free. Six hundred men, women and youth are involved in preparing, planning and serving the family...
Montanans have just a few more weeks to report the number of each type of livestock they own in order to pay the per capita fees set yearly by the Montana Board of Livestock. Livestock reports are due March 1. Owners can report online at ReportYourLivestock.mt.gov. Livestock owners must report what they owned as of Feb. 1. If you reported last year, but no longer own livestock, you still need to submit a reporting form to let us know your livestock count is zero. Owners preferring a paper reporting form can request one at 406-444-6900 or at...
The Private Land/Public Wildlife Council will meet on March 2-3 in Helena at the Holiday Inn Express, 3170 N. Sanders St. The council will meet from 1-5 p.m. on March 2 and from 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. on March 3. Public comment will be taken at 4:15 p.m., March 2 and 1 p.m., March 3. During the meeting, council members will work to refine scoring criteria for the new public access land agreement program created in the 2019 Legislative session through Senate Bill 341. Council members will also hear presentations about the elk management plan revision...
Representative Joel Krautter was recently in Washington, D.C., Feb. 3-8 with Class IV of the REAL Montana leadership development program that he is currently participating in. REAL (Resource Education & Agricultural Leadership) Montana is a two-year educational program administered through Montana State University Extension, which has a focus on creating a network of informed rising Montana leaders on the issues of agriculture and natural resources. There are currently 20 participants in the...
On March 12-14, 1,400 volunteers from Watford City and the surrounding areas will make a difference to fight world hunger through a partnership between the Watford City MobilePack and nonprofit Feed My Starving Children (FMSC). They will be packing 272,000 meals with their own two hands in just two days at the Rough Rider Center Field House, 2209 Wolves Den Parkway, Watford City. Community members can support this MobilePack by making a donation to cover meal costs or by volunteering to package food at the event. Donations may be given...
Watford City's Badlands Gymnastics Club continued their winning ways at the Kim Lupo Memorial gymnastics qualifier meet Feb. 8-9 in Minot. Taking home two 1st place and one 4th place team finish. Xcel Bronze Results (18 Athletes Competing) Teams: 1st Badlands Gymnastics Club 109.450; 2nd Dickinson Gymnastics 70.550; 3rd Red River Valley Athletics 70.400 Badlands Top 10 Individual Results Vault: Age 7-9: 1st Emma Job 9.525; 3rd Brooke Roscoe 9.300; 4th Madison Kelly 9.200; 5th Eden Ybarra 9.025;...
Rian Nelson has opened Big Sky Bakery and Coffeehouse at 110 N. Central Ave., in front of the Magic Mirror building, Sidney. She will be open 6 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday-Friday and 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday. Cinnamon rolls, caramel rolls, scones, biscuits & gravy, bagels, scramblers, muffins, breakfast burritos and sandwiches will be availble. Everything is homemade. Rian is selling Wild Calf coffee with beans roasted in Bainville and only located at a few businesses. She also has the coffee beans for...
The Missoula Children's Theatre was in town for all of last week. Sixty Sidney youth were cast between grades K-12 for their role in "Jack & the Beanstalk." Performances were held Friday evening and Saturday afternoon at Sidney Middle School. Preparing for the shows required coordination, cooperation, and determination from everyone involved. They had to learn the ins and outs of their role in short order, including their script. There were smiles and laughs from all corners of the auditorium...
Ranchers and rangeland managers fight continual battles with invasive weeds and are always looking for new ways to keep them at bay. USDA Weed Ecologist Matt Rinella has been studying the use of seeding rangeland as a means for managing weeds over the long term. Dr. Rinella will share his findings this coming Friday, Feb. 21 at the USDA-ARS Northern Plains Agricultural Research Laboratory (NPARL), Sidney. Rinella is the third speaker in that facility’s annual winter BrownBagger Series. His talk runs from noon-1 p.m. at NPARL, 1500 N. Central A...
On Saturday, Feb. 15, the Richland Rangers 19U girls won their hockey game against the Watford City Oilers in Watford City, 5-2. On Sunday, Feb. 16, the Richland Rangers 19U girls took the win against Crosby 19-U Lady Comets at Crosby, 5-2....
My husband and I enjoy snacks. We like our cookies, crackers, nuts of all shapes and sizes, candies, and other assorted treats. When we have such delightful goodies in the house, we keep them in a specific spot so we both know where to check when the snack monster strikes. My husband also has a special cupboard in his shop that he reserves for tasty tidbits of all description. He calls his cupboard his ‘secret stash’, which in my opinion happens to be the worst kept secret on the mountain. The neighbors know about his so-called ‘se...
The 2020 National Hard Spring Wheat Show was held Feb. 13 at the Williston ARC. The conference included seminars on weather, wheat production, soil health, weed control and the popular 5th grade bread fair. Jay & Jerry Doan, Black Leg Ranch near McKenzie, ND, spoke at the awards dinner. Their presentation was "Regenerating Soil Health While Improving the Bottom Line" and "Diversifying Ag: Thinking Outside the Fence."...
WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 14 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds agricultural producers interested in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) 2020 general signup to enroll by Feb. 28. This signup is available to farmers and private landowners who are either enrolling for the first time or re-enrolling for another 10-15-year term. “This is the first opportunity for general sign up since 2016, and we want producers and private landowners to know that we have just one month remaining,” FSA Administrator Richard Fordyce said. “It i...
7 Alex Martinez (21-20) place is unknown and scored 3.0 team points. • Champ. Round 1 - Gabe Mortensen (Minot) 40-6 won by fall over Alex Martinez (Watford City) 21-20 (Fall 2:49) • Cons. Round 1 - Alex Martinez (Watford City) 21-20 won by fall over Benett Carlson (Dickinson) 8-11 (Fall 0:57) • Cons. Round 2 - Evan Fleck (Mandan) 32-24 won by fall over Alex Martinez (Watford City) 21-20 (Fall 1:53) 113 Ethan Dennis (19-17) placed 5th and scored 11.0 team points. • Champ. Round 1 - Ethan Dennis (Watford City) 19-17 received a bye () (Bye) ...
Funeral services for Robert Wicorek, 49, Fairview, MT are at 10 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020, at Fairview High School Gymnasium, Fairview, MT, with Pastor T.J. Green of Cornerstone First Baptist Church, Williston, ND officiating. Interment will be in Fairview Cemetery, E Fairview, ND under the care of Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home, Sidney, MT. Visitation will be Friday, Feb 21, 2020 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the funeral home and one hour before services at the gymnasium. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family...
No services are planned and cremation has taken place for Wayne Bohm, 79, E. Fairview, ND under the direction of Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home, Sidney, MT. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Wayne passed away Monday, Feb. 17, 2020 at his home in E. Fairview, ND....
On Saturday, Feb. 15, at 11:13 p.m. on Hwy 22, mile marker 136 (20 miles north of Killdeer), there was a rollover. A 2015 Ford Fusion driven by Miranda Holm, 20-year-old female from Williston, sustained serious injury. During the time of the crash the road conditions were good and it was snowing. No seatbelt was used and the airbag deployed. Vehicle 1 was being pursued by TAT (Three Affiliated Tribes Police Department) for exceeding the speed limit at over 115 mph. TAT had been pursuing the vehicle for approximately 3 miles when the vehicle...
