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Fairview Warriors Boys Basketball won their first state title Saturday night at the State Class C Basketball Tournament held in Billings. The team celebrated the historic title after their 51-33 victory over Highwood. The Warriors finished their season 25-2....
Don’t miss an exciting opportunity to attend a free community concert with Nashville recording artist, Monte Selby. Selby heard the sad news from Sidney and contacted Kelly Johnson, Sidney Middle School principal, to see if he could provide support through his music to Sidney School students, staff and the community. This is a real treat for all of us and one that we would not be able to afford under normal circumstances. Selby will perform a community concert, “Making Our World A Better Place”, on March 20 at 7:30 p.m. at the Sidney Middl...
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. The Chamber urges people to purchase tickets in the near future as the Chamber w...
Former Sidney Schools music director Don Gratz will emcee the community concert, “Shared Strength”, at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 18 at St. Matthew’s Parish Center, Sidney. 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. The sincere goal of the organizers is to help remind each other why our community is a special place to live. During the concert, Katie Pust will create one of her amazing chalk drawings. In addition to the concert, there will...
Richland Economic Development is pleased to announce that the Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) committee has awarded its eighth loan for the purchase of an existing business in Fairview. Alicia Dahl was approved for a loan to purchase and make renovations to the former T & C Diner. Alicia completed an application in partnership with her lead lender, Nancy Verschoot, Richland Federal Credit Union, and presented this project to the RLF committee for review. The funding request was to purchase the buildin...
Terry and Diane Wilkens, New Salem ND, wish to announce the engagement of their daughter, Lacey, to Joe Dardis, son of Gary and Sherri Dardis, Savage. Wilkens is a graduate of Bismarck State College and is employed with Design Wizards. Dardis is a graduate of Bismarck State College and is employed with Great River Energy. A wedding date has been set for May 19 at Spirit of Life, Mandan, ND....
Dan and Dawn Undem, Circle, and Michael and Ginger Dockweiler, Sidney, are proud to announce the engagement of their children Kelsie Emily Undem and Jonathon Todd Dockweiler. Both are 2011 graduates of Sidney Senior High School. A July 28 wedding is being planned in Circle....
Temple Tattoo Gallery is now open in the old Cash Montana store located at 108-1/2 South Central Ave., Sidney. Temple Tattoo Gallery owner Darren Sult, a 1995 Sidney High School graduate, is the son of John and Mona Sult. Sult is planning a grand opening on March 17. They will have kraut burgers and green beverages to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and welcome customers to the shop. They will also be having a prize drawing to donate to Rocky Taylor’s benefit. Temple Tattoo Gallery is open from noo...
The second adult hunter education with the handgun component class that meets the requirements of MCA 45-8-321(a) will be March 12-13 from 6-9 p.m. at the Richland County Fair Events Center. Those people that are already signed up and don’t have a manual, please pick them up at the Justice Court Office. Due to classroom constraints, we will only be able to accommodate 50 new applicants. New applicants need to sign up, and pick up your manual at the Justice Court Office. If there are any questions, contact the following: Greg Mohr, 433-2815 (...
Information regarding Bakken Housing Summit registration, sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities is now available online at www.BakkenHousingSummit.com. Plan now to attend the Bakken Housing Summit to be held May 16-17 at the Airport International Inn, Williston. Discover how you can participate in the housing and construction market in Western North Dakota. For information regarding attending the summit, visit: http://www.bakkenhousingsummit.com/Register. For information regarding sponsoring the summit, visit: http://www.b...
SEA Scholarship applications are due in the Sidney High School Guidance office by April 5. The SEA Scholarship will be awarded to at least one high school senior entering the field of education. The SEA has also decided to open up the scholarship to at least one current college sophomore or junior who is a Sidney graduate and enrolled in the field of education. Current seniors and college students who are interested, please contact Thom Barnhart, Sidney High School, or his website for application forms....
Toastmasters International, a non-profit organization for developing leadership and communication skills, is holding educational/informational meetings on Wednesdays: March 7, 21 and 28 at Sharp-n-Sassy, 1401 9th Ave. SW, Sidney, from noon-1 p.m. Bring a sack lunch. Coffee will be served. For details visit www.toastmasters.org or contact Distinguished Toastmaster/Advanced Leader RaeDeen Heupel at 406-773-5074....
The Sammus Theory will make a last minute stop on their APOCALYPTIC REVOLUTION Tour to play an acoustic set in Sidney Saturday, March 31 at OK Lanes from 9 p.m.-1 a.m. It will be a free show for ages 21+....
The Sidney Wrestling Team traveled to Glendive this weekend and competed in the Glendive Invitational Tournament. There were over 425 wrestlers. Sidney placed third as a team behind Miles City and Glendive. Here are the individual results: TOTS: #33.3 4th Cayden Hambro 5th Asle Everett #36 4th Carter Grimmet #39 3rd Jaiden Gustafson #40.8 4th Tyler Loan 5th Brandon Becker 6th Dominick Klein #42.5 1st Gavin Skoy 4th Bryan Allen 5th Beau Rindahl #45.1 6th Nathan Carlsen #47.9 3rd Rafe Sabin 5th Lance Allen #49.6 5th Aaron See #51 4th Zeke...
As the spring/summer open burning season begins March 1 the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is reminding those who conduct burning that only clean, untreated wood and plant material can be burned. Materials prohibited from open burning include, but are not limited to; food wastes, plastics, wood that has been coated, painted, stained, or treated, dead animals or animal droppings, rubber materials, chemicals, asphalt shingles, tar paper, pathogenic or hazardous wastes, and standing or demolished structures containing...
Junior High - Varsity 65# Josh Aisenbrey 3rd 65# Christian Dean 4th 100# Trace Jones 1st 120# Parker Dean 5th 125# Brady Gorder 5th 130# Ryan Chatterton 2nd Junipor High - Junior Varsity 65# Jaret Aisenbrey 5th 80# Jett Jones 6th 105# Riley Chatterton 4th...
On Feb. 17 the senior 4-H Judging Team traveled to Dickinson, ND to compete in the Dickinson State Roughrider Judging Contest. The team won 3rd place with Jared Rosaaen winning 6th place, Rachael Oliver was 10th, Nettie Johnson placed 21st and Christian Prevost placed 23rd. Great job to our area livestock judgers. The judging team members would also like to thank all the parents and volunteers. The Richland County Extension Office and the 4-H judging teams would also like to say thank you to...
Level 4 Bethany Wells Floor – 8.75, Vault – 9.1, Beam – 9.3, Bars – 5.9, All around – 33.05 Becca Deming Floor – 8.2, Vault – 8.9, Beam – 9.5, Bars – 8.2, All around – 34.8 Zoe Morril Floor – 8.65, Vault – 9.3, Beam – 8.9, Bars – 8.0, All around – 34.85 Level 8 Amanda Deegan Floor – 9.175 3rd place, Vault – 8.6 1st place, Beam – 9.3 1st place, Bars – 8.8 1st place, All around – 35.875 1st place...
Watford City Oilers celebrate after scoring against Fargo in the State NDAHA High School Hockey Tournament, Langdon, over the weekend. The Oilers finished 5th in the tournament by defeating Fargo in the first round, but were defeated by Crosby in the semifinals and Langdon in the 3rd place game. Crosby went on to claim the championship against Grand Forks 3-2 in triple overtime. Brandon Taylor, Watford City, was named to the All State team....
Had a good steak lately? Enjoyed a hearty Western omelet for brunch? What about spreading some honey on a tasty piece of whole wheat bread? Chances are this delicious food originated in the fields and pastures of Montana’s farmers and ranchers. Celebrating National Agriculture Week March 4-10, is a great way to think about and acknowledge the people who grow America’s food and fiber, according to the Montana Farm Bureau Federation. “Contrary to myths swirling around today that all of our food is raised by corporate farms, nothing could be fu...
Every issue has its positives and negatives. Oil has changed the face of the MonDak region forever, it has caused serious problems with housing, infrastructure, the ability of natives to conduct daily business, and it has forced people to rethink individual values and priorities. For those farmers without mineral rights, farming only gets more and more difficult as input costs soar and the available land becomes increasingly more expensive to buy or to rent. However, those farmers who do have...
Climate change through 2013 and its effect on agriculture will be the focus of this year’s keynote address at the Montana Nutrition Conference and Livestock Forum in Bozeman. The annual conference will begin the afternoon of April 17 and run through the morning of April 18 at the GranTree Inn. Simon Atkins, an atmospheric scientist and climate economist who heads a think-tank in planetary risk management, will give the Grieco Beef Cattle Lecture the evening of Wednesday, April 17. Atkins is CEO of Advanced Forecasting Corporation which a...
Every year we celebrate National Ag Week to recognize the huge contribution agriculture makes in our lives, to understand how farmers produce food and fiber, to remind ourselves that without a strong agricultural base the economy and the security of our nation founders, and to appreciate the safe, abundant food products we enjoy in the U.S. Even though each American farmer feeds approximately 144 people, an increase from 25 people each farmer could feed 40 years ago, many people fail to...
The Montana State University has appointed agronomist Dr. Joyce Eckhoff as interim superintendent for the Eastern Agricultural Research Center (EARC), Sidney. Eckhoff takes over the position vacated by Dr. Jerry Bergman, who retired from the EARC to accept the position of director at the Williston Research and Extension Center. Eckhoff’s duties include 25% administration, 60% research and 15% outreach activities. Administrative responsibilities include general oversight of new construction or renovations, general operation and management of the...
The 50th International Sugarbeet Institute is scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, March 14 and 15, at the Alerus Center, Grand Forks. This is North America’s largest sugarbeet trade show, with approximately 125 commercial exhibitors in attendance to visit with producers about their sugarbeet-related products and services. More than 3,200 visitors attended the 2011 show, held in Fargo. Speakers this year include Owen Wagner on the afternoon of Wednesday, March 14, and Leon Osborne on Thursday morning, March 15. Wagner, senior e...
