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Ho'olu komo la kaua! Please join us! Pull out your favorite Hawaiian shirt or muumuu and get ready for great food and fun at the annual event & auction for the Boys and Girls Club of Richland County. The Luau themed event takes place the evening of Saturday, April 2 at the Richland County Fair Event Center and the proceeds will be used toward BGCRC operating expenses for the year. There will be a single auction item dedicated to the building fund campaign. Get ready for taste explosion! Honorabl...
The Made-in-Montana Energy tour brought Senator Steven Daines to 10 cities across the state, including Sidney. While here on Tuesday, March 22, Daines toured the recently constructed Lewis and Clark Power plant. At the Lewis & Clark Power Plant, Daines met with staff, toured the facility with Cory Zentner, Plant Manager, and talked about the importance of low-cost energy and good-paying, made-in-Montana energy jobs that are created through plants like Lewis & Clark. (Photo by Sheridan...
North Dakota State University is offering a series of workshops for gardeners. A team of 12 university experts will present information on timely topics in gardening and landscaping. The Spring Fever Garden Forums will be held on Monday nights in April (April 4, 11, 18 and 25). Sessions run from 6:30 to 8:45 pm CDT. “All gardeners are invited to attend our forums,” states Marcia Hellandsaas, NDSU Extension Agent/McKenzie County. “It is a great opportunity to learn of gardening trends and see the latest research from NDSU.” Experts will share i...
The 11th Annual Best Kept Secret Bra auction will be held Friday, April 22, 2016 at the Richland County Fair Event Center. Every year individuals, organizations, and businesses decorate and donate bras, which are then auctioned off, raising funds for the Cancer Coalition Aid Fund (CCAF). The CCAF offers assistance to patients receiving cancer treatment through the Sidney Health Center and are specifically designated to assist with living expenses during treatment and provide cancer screening in...
The Lodge is proud to present “Out of the Kitchen & On to the Runway”, a Spring Apron Fashion Show and Fundraiser. Beautiful aprons, handmade, store-bought, and vintage, will be included in a fashion show on Sat., April 9, 2016 at Pella Lutheran Church. The money raised from this event goes to The Lodge Kitchen Fund to help purchase new ovens and other essential kitchen equipment. Donations are essential in replacing this equipment, so the cost of replacement does not get passed on to residents at the Lodge. Your ticket includes a won...
Saturday, April 23 at the Outlaws Ballroom, Watford City, ND, from 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. marks the Prairie Rose Gala, hosted by the Young Professionals of Watford City. This event is a fundraiser for the new Kent Pelton Nature Park coming soon to Watford City. The park is currently located on park property that is planned space for public gathering and enjoyment of the outdoors. The design offers increased recreation opportunities to the current fishing pond with the addition of a pre-engineered...
A benefit meal and silent auction for the Jeff Carda family will be held on Sunday, April 3 from 11 am to 3pm at the Lambert School. A local talent variety show will begin at 1pm. The silent auction will conclude at 2pm. Jeff, Michelle, Colter and Paige Carda lost their home and all their belongings to a fire on March 8. Financial contributions may be made at the benefit, and locally at Stockman Bank, Sidney at Caring for Cardas. Anyone out of the area may contribute through www.youcaring.com under Caring for Carda’s. Anyone wishing to d...
Funeral services for Alvin Glenn Partin, 79, of Sidney, MT are at 2 p.m., Wed., March 30, 2016 at Ebenezer Congregational Church in Sidney with Pastor David Meehan officiating. Interment will be at Sidney Cemetery, Sidney MT, under direction of Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Alvin died early Saturday morning, March 26 , at Glendive Extended Care Facility, Glendive, MT....
I’m a loud and proud Democratic socialist and atheist. Bernie Sanders is my candidate, yet I will be casting my vote for Casey Brock, a Republican, Christian candidate for Senate District 18 during the primary on June 7. Why? A recent decision of the Montana Supreme Court has left many Veterans without access to legitimate medicine that treats injuries sustained fighting for our freedom. Many more Veterans do not have access to a drug that is proven to alleviate the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. I have multiple military friends w...
BNSF Railway, Montana’s primary freight carrier, has announced a decrease in its tariff rates for shipments of wheat in the Northern states. BNSF’s Vice-President of Ag Products, John Miller discussed the reduction of wheat rates by $100 per car with a meeting of farm group leaders in Great Falls on Wednesday. Miller indicated that this rate reduction is market-based, and should help move burdensome stocks of wheat to export markets, as well as to domestic customers. Recent reductions in fuel costs, plus lower export volumes, were factors in...
Tues., March 22, marked the 2016 Candidate Forum held in Sidney, MT at the Elks Lodge. Patrick Hackley MC’d the event and was in charge of asking candidates questions from the public. Chase Kilzer with Culbertson FFA Chapter led pledge of allegiance and gathered questions from the audience for the present candidates: Shane Gorder - Running unopposed for re-election county commissioner. “There has been a lot of change and a lot of growth in our community and our staff.” When asked what a poten...
U.S. SENATE -Senator Steve Daines opened the first ever Congressional office in Sidney, Montana. Tuesday, March 22, 2016, Daines held a grand opening of his new office. Daines' office is located at 609 S. Central Ave. Suite #4 (Central Plaza Building), Sidney, MT, 59270. "I'm excited to announce the opening of our Sidney, Montana office," Daines stated. "This office will help us better serve all of eastern Montana and fight everyday on behalf of Montanans. If you ever have a concern with a...
Ashley Karst, 8th grader from East Fairview School and Sumaiyah Alyadumi, 7th grader from Watford City Middle School both placed in the top 25 at the ND State Spelling Bee. The top 25 compete in the oral spell down rounds. Sumaiyah competed thru the 2nd round of orals and Ashley competed thru the 6th round....
In May 2015, the Montana Department of Revenue hosted an alcohol summit in Bozeman for county DUI task forces, law enforcement agencies, and alcohol abuse prevention personnel from across the state. Locally, members of District II Alcohol & Drug and the Richland County DUI task force attended the summit. They received an immense amount of useful information, and decided to bring something similar to eastern Montana, in hopes of bringing more training to agencies in the eastern part of the state. Throughout the past 6 months, a dedicated group...
Berthold, N.D. — Northwest Landowners Association will be hosting Frank Falen and Karen BuddFalen of the BuddFalen Law Offices on Monday, April 4th, for a series of informational sessions regarding private property rights; the relationships between county, state, and federal authority; and the level of control held by local leadership. The sessions will be held on Monday, April 4th, at the Mountrail County South Complex in Stanley. The BuddFalen Law Offices has been serving property owners for over twenty years throughout Colorado, Mont...
North Dakota State University is offering a series of workshops for gardeners. A team of 12 university experts will present information on timely topics in gardening and landscaping. The Spring Fever Garden Forums will be held on Monday nights in April (April 4, 11, 18 and 25). Sessions run from 6:30 to 8:45 CDT. “Over 1,000 gardeners will participate in this event,” states Tom Kalb, Extension Horticulturist. It is a great opportunity to learn of gardening trends and see the latest research fro...
Jitro Czech Girls Choir at the MonDak Heritage Center, Saturday, April 2, 2016. The MonDak Heritage Center will host the Jitro Czech Girls Choir on Saturday, April 2, 2016 at 7pm. The concert is open to the public and goodwill donations will be accepted at the door. This concert is presented as part of the spring Music at the MonDak concert series. 17 singers are travelling from Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic, along with their pianist and conductor, to perform in a series of concerts across...
Helena, Mont. - The Montana Department of Agriculture announced the award of over $1.6 million for the development and implementation of noxious weed management programs. The Noxious Weed Management Advisory Council reviewed 86 Noxious Weed Trust Fund grant applications requesting over $2 million and recommended awarding over $1.6 million for education, research, and cooperative noxious weed management projects. The advisory council met the first week of March to review applications and make selections to assist counties, local communities,...
For all intents and purposes, Sidney Gymnastics had the 2015-2016 Montana “debut” of its competition team at the State Gymnastics Championships held in Kalispell, MT on March 19th and 20th. During the general season, SGC competes primarily in North Dakota because the Montana gyms are all far away. But to get their routines in front of the Montana judges before the State Meet, SGC usually competes in Billings and Bozeman. This year, however, Billings did not hold a competition and SGC was only able to get a couple of gymnasts to Bozeman. So as...
BOZEMAN – Researchers will be using a mailed survey in Richland County, Montana, and McKenzie County, North Dakota, to collect data to better understand the local community benefits and costs of oil and gas development. The survey asks businesses and landowners about how recent oil activity affected their businesses and farm and ranch operations. The post-boom timing of this study makes it notable as little hard data exists about communities after peak drilling activity, according to Julia Hobson Haggerty, project director and assistant p...
Helena – The Montana Department of Environmental Quality is accepting public comment on Montana’s 2016 Draft Water Quality Integrated Report. The report documents the state’s water quality conditions for the years 2013–2014 as required by the federal Clean Water Act. Comments will be accepted during a 60-day public comment period from March 14 through May 13, 2016. The entire report can be viewed at cwaic.mt.gov. Comments on the report should be submitted electronically via the Public Comment link available from the CWAIC site or mailed to: Int...
The Communities in Action Steering Committee has organized a series of Town Hall Meetings in April, led by Tara Mastel from Montana State University and the Local Government Center. Richland County residents are invited to join them for dinner, catered by Strasheim Catering. Topics of discussion include what’s currently going on in surrounding communities, how things have changed with slowing oil production, and how residents can get involved and make continued improvements. During each m...
The MonDak Heritage Center will host Medium Melissa Teel-Hartman on Saturday, April 23, 2016 at 7pm. The event is open to the public and tickets cost $45 per person for the public gallery reading. Melissa will be giving readings and providing insight to members of the audience throughout the gallery. Melissa is a licensed Desire Map Facilitator, a certified Heart Resonance Coach and a certified Reiki practitioner, master and teacher who practices out of Spearfish, South Dakota. She works to...
Girls' fast pitch softball registration for this summer will be held on April 5th and 6th from 5 to 7pm at the Sidney High School Main Entrance. Girls currently in grades 5 through 12 are eligible and the cost will be $40. If you have any questions or can not make it to the registration on those dates, contact Terri Moore at 488-4939 or 480-5624. You may also send an email to [email protected] to receive a registration form....
