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It's a bit unusual to see a Sno Cat driving on top of a huge pile of sugar beets, but Richard Albin was doing just that last week at the Sugar Valley station, Fairview. Now that beet harvest is complete, the goal at Sidney Sugars is to keep those beets at their optimum quality until all the processing is done, about mid-February. The science of storage has been studied extensively by Kelly Thomas, plant physiologist/ genetics with American Crystal. Through years of study, Thomas has documented...
On Wednesday, November 15th, the MonDak Ag Research Summit will be held at the Richland County Event Center located in Sidney. The event will start at 9:00am MST and end at 3:00 pm MST. It will feature MonDak area agricultural researchers from the North Dakota Williston Research Extension Center, Montana Eastern Agricultural Research Center, and the USDA Agricultural Research Service. The Summit’s purpose is to highlight current research projects and results from local agricultural research centers. The presentations will highlight m...
The Winner's Pub in Sidney has been a destination for sports fans and gamers for 20 years. Started in 1997 by Arnie and Lola Hansen at 120 South Central, the Pub features gaming machines, big screen TVs and sports memorabilia from the area. It soon became the popular place to go for sports fans wishing to watch the games on TV, or hash out the night's win or loss. The pictures and articles covering the walls and table tops detail the area's sports history from way back, and new ones are added...
More than 140 people gathered for a mayoral forum at the Richland County Extension Office on Tuesday, October 24. Hosted by the Sidney Area Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture, the three mayoral candidates partook in the final of three such forums designed to give voters a better view of their options this election cycle. Brad Faulhaber, history and government teacher at Sidney High School, asked questions on behalf of the Chamber, some of which were provided by high school students. Among a...
Funeral services for Lois Dynneson Olsen, 83, of Sidney are at 10 a.m., Wednesday, November 1 at Pella Lutheran Church in Sidney with Pastor Joel Westby officiating. Interment will be in the Sidney Cemetery, Sidney, MT under the direction of Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home of Sidney. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Lois died on Friday evening, October 27 at her home surrounded by her family....
Funeral services for Orvin Finsaas, 78, of East Fairview are at 2 p.m., Friday, November 3 at East Fairview School Gymnasium with Pastor Sheldon McGorman of Assembly of God Church of Watford City, ND officiating. Interment will be in the Fairview Cemetery, Fairview, ND under the direction of Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home of Sidney. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Orvin died on Saturday evening, October 28 at Sidney Health Center, Sidney, MT....
Funeral service for Sarah Phyllis Petersen, 96, of Sidney, MT was at 10 a.m., Tuesday, October 31 at People’s Congregational Church with Pastor Neil Lindorff officiating. Interment in Richland Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home of Sidney. Remembrances, pictures and condolences may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Phyllis died at Sidney Health Center Extended Care Facility on October 25....
Mass of the Christian Burial for John Leo Rassier, 65, of Sidney is at 11 a.m., Thursday, November 2 at St. Matthew’s Catholic Church in Sidney with Fr. Jim O’Neil as presider. Family will be receiving friends on Wednesday, November 1 from 2-8 p.m. at Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home. Wake services are at 6 p.m., Wednesday, November 1 at Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home. Interment will be at 2 p.m., Saturday, November 4 in St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery, Melrose, MN under the direction of Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home of Sidney. Remem...
Healthy Smiles Dental and Orthodontics will be have a Veterans Day special on Thursday, Nov. 9. There will be free cleanings and exams for all veterans. Please call 406-433-7645 to set up your appointment today. Healthy Smiles is located at 203 2nd Ave. SW in Sidney....
Underage drinking is a problem that costs Montanans significant financial burden each year. In 2013, it cost $0.3 billion! That’s $300 million tax dollars “spent on medical care, work loss, and pain and suffering associated with the multiple problems resulting from the use of alcohol by youth.” Taylor DM, Miller TR. (2015). Methodology: Underage Drinking Fact Sheets. These costs also include criminal justice expenses and property damage expenses. To put this cost into perspective: at most local drinking establishments or bars, an adult can e...
Local residents are working hard to provide to the public an all-inclusive shooting range in the Sidney area. The Roundup spoke with the president of the Richland County Sportman's Club, Larry Christensen, who explained the plans. "Right now," Christensen said, "we're still in the process of looking for land. We have four different locations picked out, and we're trying to get into contact with the proper people and go from there." Christensen explained the purpose of the range, saying, "It will...
Every year the North Dakota Game and Fish Department receives questions from deer hunters who want to clarify rules and regulations. Some common questions are listed below. Hunters with further questions are encouraged to call the Game and Fish Department at 701-328-6300, from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. weekdays, or access the hunting and trapping link at the department’s website, gf.nd.gov. What licenses do I need for deer gun season? A fishing, hunting, and furbearer certificate, the general game and habitat stamp or a combination license, and the dee...
Powder Puff football was held at the football field in Sidney last Saturday night. The seniors won in OT. Breanna Frank makes an interception during the game. (Photo by Pam McGlothlin)...
Employee loyalty is really hard to find but Kevin Johnson has been loyal to the Winners Pub in Sidney since it opened 20 years ago. Kevin was looking for a change from Path and the Pro Shop when Lola Hansen asked if he wouldn't like to try bartending at the new Winners Pub about to open across the street from his family's business, Johnson Hardware. She recognized his interest in sports as a friend and a customer of the South 40. "Although he had no experience as a bar tender, I convinced him th...
Eastern Montana Martial Arts Academy attended the Roughrider TKD Tournament Saturday, October 21st in Mandan, ND. Sidney & Culbertson students were among the participants and placed as following: Maiah Goff: 2nd Breaking. Henry Colvin: 4th sparring, 4th pattern. Ivy Colvin: 4th pattern. Dresden Wesley: 1st Breaking, 2nd pattern, 2nd sparring. Rob Bergerson: 3rd Pattern....
Sidney Sugars has implemented six strip trials on sugar beet seed varieties during this 2017 growing season. The purpose of these trials is to identify what sugar beet seed variety proves to be most successful in this area. Each seed variety is used in different locations to determine how they perform under various environments, soils, and management. At the beginning of the growing season, Sidney Sugars asked local growers if they would be willing to participate in growing strip trials on their farm. “There is also another trial conducted a...
Most years, the terms “mixed bag” or “very variable” pretty adequately sum up how small grain and hay harvest went in Richland County. The 2017 harvest, however can simply be described as below average. I do not know for sure what the average yield was for small grains in Richland County but I do know in many instances, farmers were using more fuel to run their combines across their fields than they were getting in bushels per acre. What started out as a fairly promising spring ended up turning into a dismal summer and beginning of fall. T...
Beet harvest 2017 is now over, fortunately with nothing catastrophic to mark it as one to be remembered 50 years from now. Weather has mostly cooperated, with some rain, wind, frost and heat all managing to delay digging somewhat. According to Sidney Sugars agricultural manager Duane Peters, tonnage should be in the 31.25 to 31.5 range with sugar good at around 18%. Early harvest, brought back after many years, went well, and should be even smoother next year when some of the kinks are worked out. “Growers have been great to work with. They, l...
During the 2017 Richland County Fair and Rodeo members of the Richland County 4-H Program donated funds to help those who were affected by the fires in Garfield County this year. Members who chose to donate gave a portion of their market livestock proceeds to help out their neighbors. Many of the youth who donated said that this was something that they really wanted to do to help out those in need. Collectively the youth donated $1145 to the Garfield County Fire Relief Fund. To join in that there were multiple 4-H clubs who also donated funds...
Novice Division Ag Days 2017 individuals: First place, Harley Feiring, Golden Valley, Novice, 456; second place, Taylor Feiring, Golden Valley Novice, 448; third place, Myli Josephson, Richland Novice 1; 437; fourth place, Tenley Berwick, Roosevelt Novice, 429; fifth place, Kaylee Olson, Roosevelt Novice, 429; sixth place, Shelby Reese, Richland Novice 1, 422; seventh place, Maddie Schieber, Richland Novice 1, 419; eighth place, Levi Hecker, Golden Valley Novice, 408; ninth place, Tally Berwick, Roosevelt Novice, 394; tenth place, David...
Since June of 2016, Dr. Clair Keene, Area Extension Specialist in Cropping Systems, has been researching how to prevent saline seep formation and growth. Saline seeps are discharge areas on the soil surface that are caused by salt accumulation at low points in the landscape. When salty groundwater is within six feet of the soil surface, it is pulled to the soil surface, and the water evaporates and leaves behind dissolved salts, which then create a saline seep. They typically form at the bottom...
Eastern Montana District 1C Volleyball tournament was held in Plentywood October 26-28. Placing first was Savage, second was Fairview & third was Froid/Med Lake. All three teams will advance to the divisional tournament in Sidney, MT on November 2-4. Fairview and Savage tied for conference champion....
