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The Boys and Girls Club of Richland County is "Off to the Races"! They invite everyone to celebrate Derby Style at their annual fundraising event Saturday, April 1 at the Richland County Event Center. Post time is 6 p.m. Tickets are only $50 per person and available now at www.richlandbgc.org. Proceeds go towards the club after school and summer camp programs. At the starting gate, feast on Kentucky Bourbon cuisine by The Meadowlark followed by desserts by Anita Karst. Assorted beverages will...
The hearing to dissolve the injunction stopping the fish bypass and diversion dam at Intake has been set for Wednesday, April 5 in Great Falls. Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project manager James Brower urges the community to show its support at the hearing stating, “It’s very important that all aspects of the community come and show their concern.” The injunction has to be removed by April 15 so the Army Corps of Engineers can issue a Notice to Proceed or all federal funding will be lost. LYIP will still be required to provide fish passa...
The annual Bootleggers Ball was held March 17 at the Elks Club in Sidney. Proceeds from this year's event will go to support Matthew House and Camp Make-a-Dream. Pictured are (Left to Right): Gloria Michaels, Shelby Brunsvold, Jackie Laqua, Jodie Leland, Rita Jacobson and Stacy Brunsvold. (Photo by Joshua Smallwood)...
On March 31, 2017, the public is invited to attend the McKenzie County Law Enforcement Center ribbon cutting at its new facility. Ground was broken June 2, 2015, for this $57 million project and has remained on schedule with inmates expected to arrive this spring. Remarks are scheduled from Governor Doug Burgum, Lt. Governor Brent Sanford, and Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem. The 94,080 square foot facility is a new combined Law Enforcement Center for the McKenzie County Sheriff’s Department, the Watford City Police Department and the M...
It is devastating to know your child has a terminal illness, and the feeling of helplessness and hopelessness overcomes many parents who deal with such a tragedy. Brent and Lauren Sukut of Sidney, MT were pleasantly surprised to find that a friend in the county attorney's office reached out in a networking chain that eventually reached Dave Evans of the Montana Hope Project for their daughter Avery, 6. Dave Evans, Area Coordinator for Eastern Montana at the Hope Project since 2013, responded to...
Don’t miss this event on March 24 and 25! International speaker Phil Gungor will be here LIVE giving you the most powerful tools on how to strengthen, rebuild, and regenerate your marriage! This male-friendly seminar will have you laughing for days. This is one of the most sought out marriage conferences in the country that will: • Bring hope and positive change to marriages. Our Ministry stimulates hope in even the most hopeless situations and has the potential to positively change every marriage, no matter how good or bad the couples believe...
Funeral services for Pearl Hamburg, 91, of Sidney, MT were held at 2 p.m., Thursday, March 16 at Sidney Lutheran Brethren Church, Sidney, MT. Interment was at Richland Memorial Park Cemetery, Sidney, MT under the direction of Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home. Remembrances, pictures and condolences may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Pearl died on Friday, March 10 at Sidney Health Center Extended Care facility....
Are you a bow-hunter or just enjoy the sport of archery? If so, it’s time to sign up for membership with the Lone Tree Archers club in Sidney. As a member, you will have access to their 40-acre archery range as well as other club activities. Membership is a bargain at only $30 for an individual or $45 for a family for the entire year. Go to www.lonetreearchers.com to print a membership form or call 406-488-5128 for more information....
School counselors, law enforcement, clergy, public health professionals, teachers and others who work with people will have an opportunity to learn about mental and behavioral health during a workshop the North Dakota State University Extension Service is hosting March 30. The three-hour Behavioral Health IVN for Your Community workshop will be offered through the Interactive Video Network (IVN) on the NDSU campus in Fargo and at the NDSU Extension Service Office, 205 6th Street NW, as well as a...
Grazing cattle in the winter months is not typically considered an option in the northern plains, nor as a means to build soil health, but that attitude is changing with new tools and techniques now available. One of those tools, bale grazing, has been shown to help repair degraded pastures by adding nutrients from both cows (manure) and leftover hay to the soil. Bale grazing and its benefits are the focus of the latest BrownBagger presentation at the USDA-ARS Northern Plains Agricultural Research Laboratory in Sidney this coming Friday, March...
Sidney Middle School students are rehearsing their annual production sponsored by the Eagle Foundation. “Be Careful What You Wish For” is a compilation of stories in which the wishes go awry. Stories of the Nearsighted Gardener, The Stonecutter, The Fisherman and His Wife and the Magic Sausage will provide plenty of thrills and laughs. Students participating in this production include Aiden Berntson as Superintendent Grant, Zariah Gonsalez as Mitsuko, Brianna Brost as Henda, Tristyn Brost as Zelda, Daniel Schneider as The Woodcutter, Emma Cun...
The Northeastern Arts Network presents pianist Thomas Pandolfi on Thursday, April 6th for the grand finale' of the Big Sky Concert Series. The young American pianist THOMAS PANDOLFI is an exciting virtuoso who, with each passing season, is becoming more and more sought after by audiences worldwide, and showered with superlatives by critics for his passionate artistry and amazing technique. His orchestral appearances often feature not only the beloved masterpiece concerti by Tchaikovsky,...
This week Richland County Crimestopper is a reported theft from the Town Pump south of Sidney. Upon investigation it was found that on January 17, 2017 a unknown male came into the Town Pump Store wearing a orange sweatshirt and was later observed in video shoplifting items from the store. Outside video shows the subject getting into a blue Dodge pickup short box with 4 doors. Every day, more than $25 million worth of goods are stolen from retailers -- an amount that adds up to over $13 billion...
On January 12, 2017 a Warrant Upon Information was issued out of Seventh Judicial District Court in Richland County, Montana for Julie Marie Fletcher for Count 1: Criminal Possession of Dangerous Drugs – Methamphetamine, a felony and Count 2: Criminal Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, a misdemeanor. Crimestoppers would like to remind everyone that it is a crime to knowingly harbor a person that is wanted by a law enforcement agency. Julie Marie Fletcher is 53 years of age, White Female, 5'4", 1...
We’re well into the second half of the Legislative session, and it was another busy week in Helena. At this point, many of the bills we see before committees are bills we’ve previously testified on that are completing the second half of their journey through the legislative process. House Bill 110: Revise laws for filing of exempt water right claims Sponsored by Rep. Brad Hamlett (D) HD 23, Cascade. Heard in Senate Natural Resources Committee Friday, March 10. Not to be confused with ‘exempt wells,’ House Bill 110 creates a deadline for fil...
Matt Grimshaw has accepted a new position as West Region President of CHI St. Alexius Health. In an effort to continue to improve the quality and service delivered to the patients and communities we serve in Western North Dakota, CHI St. Alexius Health is realigning key leadership duties. “Nearly all healthcare organizations are looking for new ways to deliver on the promise of higher quality of care at a lower cost, and we are no different,” said Jeff Drop, Senior Vice President of Operations for CHI’s Fargo Division. The new structure is ai...
Sidney's High School band students are proud to announce that they will be heading off to Washington D.C. to march in the Independence Day Parade on July 4th, 2017. The band was nominated by United States Senator for Montana Steve Daines to attend the Independence Day Parade. They will be the only school representing Montana at the event. Kilee Sundt explained, "We want to take our performance to the next level. The concert music gets a little harder as the year progresses and right now the...
Sidney Girl Scout Ambassadors Lauryn Barnhart & Bree Fischer present a care package to cancer patient Rachel Bloesser at Sidney Cancer Center. This care package was given during Girl Scout Week in honor of the third line of the Girl Scout Law, Be Considerate and Caring. Both Lauryn & Bree have been in Girl Scouts since Kindergarten, Bree is currently a senior & Lauryn a junior at Sidney High School. (Photo submitted by Jeana Barnhart)...
Sidney High School basketball players Brett Norby (left) and Dawson McGlothlin were awarded 2nd Team All Conference basketball awards last Tuesday. (Photo by Kathy Johnson.)...
The Sidney Gymnastics Club traveled to Carrol College in Helena to compete with 475 athletes from 15 gyms in the 2017 Montana State Gymnastics Championships on March 18 and 19. 2017 marked the sixth year Pat and Jan McWilliams have taken the Sidney Gymnastics Club Level 3 and Level 4 teams to the Montana State Gymnastics Meet, but this year was definitely different: Coach Pat McWilliams: "The first five years, the State Championships were divided into two divisions; some years 'East & West' and...
Giving many needed resources to Bakken-area charities has heretofore gone unadvertised and unpublished for one oilfield company. It has not been a calculated business decision that has led Loenbro to give so generously to organizations in Richland County, and so there have not been press releases or photo opportunities with giant checks being handed to the happy recipients of their generosity. According to Loenbro’s Business Development Officer, Lee Haven, their considerable giving to f...
The MCTC Regional Math Meet (sponsored by the MT Council of Teachers of Mathematics) was held March 16 at Sidney High School. Two Sidney teams tied for 1st place in the 7th & 8th grade division....
The 8th Grade Boys Sidney Spurs team competed in Miles City March 18 &19. The team, sponsored by Reynolds Market & Healthy Smiles, won all of their games to bring home the Championship in the "Cowboy Classic". Pictured are back row left to right: Paul Hardy, Tate Wieferich and Ian Jurgens. Front row left to right: Boston Peters, Logan Nelson and C.J. Nevins. (Photo by Dan Peters)...
With sweeping views of the Yellowstone Valley and room for their family to grow, Curtis and Heidy MacGrady are creating a haven for themselves and their sons Ryker, 3, and Xander, 7 months, in their new home just north of Sidney. MacGradys purchased the 20 acre property in 2011 and moved the older home just a mile down the road in 2015. "It's been a 2 year process," Heidy said of their building project. "But this is our forever home and we want it to be right." The home is still under...
