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A Community Concert, “Shared Strength,” presented by the community, for the community, will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 18 at St. Matthew’s Parish Center, Sidney. According to the organizers, the concert will be a musical program created to reaffirm the shared strength this community possesses in the midst of so many changes in all our lives. Their sincere goal is to help remind each other why our community is a special place to live. In addition to the concert, there will be a silent aucti...
Major pipeline company, Enbridge, recently announced plans to build a Bakken oil pipeline crossing from one side of Lake Sakakawea to the other, but will need an environmental go ahead from several federal agencies before it can be built. Enbridge, a Canadian pipeline company, is already a major transporter of North Dakota oil. The pipeline would be built 36 miles east of Watford City, boring under the lake, to a point 9 miles southeast of Tioga. From there oil would go into a second east-west...
A Rummage Sale will be held on Friday, March 2, from 4-7 p.m., and Saturday, March 3, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at St. Matthew’s Parish Center, Sidney. Proceeds from this event will be used to defray expenses that the Nathan Langwald family has had as a result of his head injury in August. If you have questions (or items to donate) call Judy Reid at 488-7754 or Shelley Kessler at 488-3125. In lieu of participating in this event, you might also want to make a donation to the “Nathan Langwald Benefit Fund” at Richland Federal Credit Union...
A Child Find/Development screening will be held at Central School, 200 3rd Ave. SE, Sidney, Monday and Tuesday, March 5-6 from 2:30-7 p.m. and again Monday and Tuesday, April 3-4 from 2:30-7 p.m. To have your child included in the screening, appointments are necessary and will be taken by calling the Sidney Schools administration office at 433-4080 during school hours and 488-8134 in the evenings and weekends. You are encouraged to bring your child even if they attended last year. The screening is provided at no cost as a public service of the...
The Williston Area Chamber of Commerce will be hosting the upcoming training class “Customer Service in a Fast Growing Economy” Thursday, Feb. 23 from 3-5 p.m. at Target Logistics Bear Paw Lodge meeting room, north of Williston on Hwy. 2 on the east side of the road. The class will be presented by Luanna Fisketjon, Mayville State University. Your employees will learn tactical skills necessary to delight customers in our fast paced business environment. This class is ideal for front line employees in retail, financial, reception, etc. Cha...
Slayer Games is the newest addition to the Yellowstone Marketplace in downtown Sidney. The Slayer Games store focuses on buying, selling and trading new and used video games and consoles. They have planned a grand opening of the store on March 1. Slayer Games owner Jeremy Mills, brother of Sandwich Artist co-owner Amy Armstead, saw a need for a store of this type in the Sidney area. “People want to be able to buy, sell or trade both new and older games,” commented Mills. Currently, the store has...
Jerry and Joanna Hughes are fulfilling a dream by purchasing the Trading Post and moving it to 111 E. Main, downtown Sidney. The couple has always enjoyed yard sales, shopping at second hand stores, going to auction sales and helping others sell their things. They also enjoy meeting people and dickering. “It’s always been fun for us,” Joanna said. “This is a natural extension for us, a dream come true,” Jerry added. The Hughes family moved to Sidney in 2006, when Jerry accepted a position...
Nancy Vaira and Duane Smith, Sidney, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, McKenzie Mariana Smith to Bryan Joseph McDowell, son of Peggy Errecart and Ben McDowell, Sidney. Both are graduates of Sidney High School and work at RestorX of Montana, Sidney. A June 9 wedding is planned at the Assembly of God Church, with a reception to follow at the Sidney Country Club....
The Optimist Winter Escape USA Gymnastics Meet Feb. 18, 2012 Level 4: Bethany Wells: Vault–8.1 Bars–8.8 Beam–7.9 Floor-7.95 All-Around-32.75 Taylor Stewart : Vault–8.15 Bars–8.5 Beam-8.1 Floor–8.0 All-Around-32.75, Zoe Morrill: Vault–9.35 Bars–8.35 Beam–8.5 Floor–8.3 All-Around-34.50, Becca Deming: Vault–8.65 Bars–8.3 Beam–8.2 Floor–8.2 All-Around-33.35...
The MonDak Energy Alliance will preview upcoming industrial developments at their next meeting on Thursday, March 1 at 7 p.m. (CT) in the Courtyard at the Airport International Inn, Williston. All parties interested in business and energy development and community growth in the MonDak region are encouraged to attend. There will be a social mixer with heavy hors d‘oeuvres at 6:15 p.m. Bring your business cards and plan on networking. There is no charge for admission. Dakota Oil Processing, LLC will provide an overview of the company’s pro...
World record sugarbeet grower, Ben Abatti, Jr., Baja Farms, was honored at the California Beet Growers annual meeting for setting a new yield record using a Betaseed, Inc. variety. Baja Farms planted Betaseed’s 4521R sugarbeet variety in a 70-acre field that averaged 78.71 tons per acre, with 15.89% sugar content. Overall, Abatti’s crop produced 25,014 lbs.of sugar per acre, breaking the old record by 500 lbs. Knowing the land and matching it to a variety that works, is key in growing a top cro...
The Sidney Area Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture will host an exciting new event this year: the Bakken Brew Fest, scheduled for Saturday, March 10 at the Richland County Fair Event Center. Doors open at 7 p.m. and ticket holders will then enjoy an evening of tasting new microbrews, sampling hearty hors d’oeuvres, and listening to live music provided by the Clintons from Bozeman. The event will feature over 25 microbrews on tap, developed by regional breweries. “Attendees will have the opportunity to sample many different microbrews,” says...
First Lutheran Church, 916 Main, Williston, is having their 79th Annual Lutefisk and Meatball Dinner in the Fellowship Hall, Saturday, Feb. 25. They will be serving from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. or until they are out of food. Tickets are available at the church office, Monday-Friday. Adults: $15; students through junior high school: $6; preschoolers: $2. Six hundred men, women and youth are involved in preparing, planning and serving the family style dinner. There will be delivery service until 3 p.m., and take-out service from 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Please...
Funeral services for Mary Ann Meschke Minch, 89, Sidney, MT, were at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, at the Pella Lutheran Church, Sidney, with Pastor George Karres officiating. Interment was in the Sidney Cemetery, Sidney, under the direction of the Fulkerson Funeral Home, Sidney. Remembrances and condolences may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Mary Ann died early Friday morning, Feb.17, 2012 at the Sidney Health Center, Sidney....
Funeral services for LeRoy “Salty” Prichard, 87, Sidney, MT, were Friday, Feb. 17, 2012 at St. Matthew’s Catholic Church, Sidney, with Father Jim O’Neil presiding. Wake services were at 6 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012, at the Fulkerson Memorial Chapel. Interment was in the Sidney Cemetery, Sidney, under the direction of Fulkerson Funeral Home, Sidney. Remembrances and condolences may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Salty died on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012 at the Sidney Health Center Extended Care Facility....
Mass of the Christian Burial for John C. Steinbeisser, 70, Sidney, is at 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012, at St. Matthew’s Catholic Church, Sidney, with Father Jim O’Neil as presider. Wake services are at 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012, at the Fulkerson Funeral Home, Sidney. Interment will be in the Sidney Cemetery, Sidney, under the direction of the Fulkerson Funeral Home. Remembrances and condolences may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. John died Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012, at the Sidney Health Center, Sid...
Mass of the Christian Burial for Dennis Eggum, 65, Sidney, MT, was at 10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 20, 2012 at St. Matthew’s Catholic Church, Sidney, with Father Jim O’Neil presiding. Wake services were at 6 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012, at the Fulkerson Funeral Home Chapel, Sidney. Interment was in the Richland Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Fulkerson Funeral Home, Sidney. Remembrances and condolences may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Dennis died at his home on Monday, Feb. 13, 2012 in Sidney....
Funeral services for Charles “Buddy” Schow, 65, will be at 10 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012 at the Fulkerson Memorial Chapel, Sidney, MT. Interment will be in the Sidney Cemetery under the direction of Fulkerson Funeral Home, Sidney. Remembrances and condolences may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Buddy passed away on Friday, Feb. 10, 2012 at the Eastern Montana Veterans Home....
The 59th National Hard Spring Wheat Show is history. Being heavily involved, along with over 20 other farm producers, agri-businesses and NDSU co-workers, I may be a bit biased in proclaiming the event a total success starting with the Bread Fair which focused on teaching area 5th grade students how to make bread. The instruction started by showing the students where the flour comes from and some of the steps in processing wheat into white and whole wheat flours. At first, it appeared a...
The Montana Association of Counties held their Mid-Winter Conference in Billings Feb. 15-16.With all of the state and national attention that has been focused on the MonDak region and the oil and gas development, MACo took the opportunity to dedicate a full day of presentations to Eastern Montana and the challenges that they face. With a room full of county commissioners and officials from around the state in attendance, Rep. Matt Rosendale (HD 38) was the first speaker. Rosendale gave a power...
Detailed court documents filed in Richland County District Court were released Feb. 17 in the abduction and murder of Sidney teacher Sherry Arnold. Charging documents reveal that Arnold was choked to death the morning of Jan. 7 and is likely to be buried in a remote area near Williston, ND. The documents reveal that Michael Spell, 22, confessed to investigating agents that he and Lester Waters Jr., 47, abducted Sherry Arnold while she was jogging and killed her. After Montana’s Governor Brian Schweitzer and North Dakota Governor Jack D...
Uncle Kracker’s upcoming performance at the Richland County Fair & Rodeo on Aug. 4, has been cancelled due to scheduling conflicts. John Anderson has been contracted to replace Uncle Kracker, and to open for Joe Nichols. It’s been over a quarter century since John Anderson changed country music the first time. That was back in the ’80s when that jaw-dropping country voice combined with huge hits like “Wild And Blue” and “Swingin’” to pave the way for the decade’s neo-traditional m...
A total of 326 students were recently named to the Dickinson State University Fall 2011 Dean’s List. In order to be selected to the Dean’s List, a student must have achieved a minimum semester grade-point average of 3.5 (on a 4.0 scale) and have completed a minimum of 12 credits during the semester. Local students named to the Dean’s List include: Ashley Farr, Afton Garland, Janae Moore, Tiffany Pedersen, Kari Sergent and Brady Sundheim....
The MonDak Heritage Center is pleased to announce the 31st Annual Quilt Show is now open through March 3. Come browse 45 entries and vote for your favorite for the Peoples’ Choice Award. Prizes this year are $50, $30 and $20 for first, second and third place. From this winter’s latest project to antique heirlooms, the MonDak features quilts everyone will enjoy. This special event is made possible by the membership of the MonDak Heritage Center. Come vote for your favorites!...
Is being a parent draining your energy? Parents of tots to teens use these Love & Logic strategies to energize. Reduce the nagging and complaining from your children, promote thinking and responsibility, and give consequences with empathy. Put a laugh back into your parenting in this five-week IVN series! Become a Love & Logic parent starting on Wednesday, March 7 and continuing on March 14, 21 and April 4 and 11 at the Courthouse Meeting Room, Watford City, from 6:30-8 p.m. CT. Participants...
