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The Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) recently announced a new wastewater permitting program that regulates application of pesticide to surface waters in the state. The new program was developed in conjunction with a federal initiative by the EPA to satisfy a January 2009 federal court decision. The PGP program replaces the DEQ’s existing 308 Authorization program that required submittal of applications and fees annually with a streamlined Notice of Intent program renewable on a five-year basis. This will result in less p...
Mid-Rivers Communications based in Circle, recently donated a total of $11,400 to area Emergency Medical Service (EMS)/ambulance service providers and fire departments within the Mid-Rivers service area, ranging from Lewistown in central Montana to Ekalaka in eastern Montana. Twenty-three EMS/ambulance services and 34 fire departments received donations in recognition of the vital services these entities provide to protect Mid-Rivers’ facilities, employees and members. Locally, $200 checks were presented to the Richland County Ambulance S...
Hardin – March 31 Girls 1,600 Lakayla Nentwig 6th 6:26.8 100 hurdles Lexi Prevost 1st 17.1 Mikayla Minow 5th 17.6 300 hurdles Lexi Prevost 1st 49.6 Mikayla Minow 2nd 51.4 400-m dash Jalyssa Gorder 5th 1:05.5 100-m dash Ciara Sinks 5th 13.53 4x400-m relay 2nd Lexi Prevost, Mikayla Minow, Lakayla Nentwig, Jalyssa Gorder Pole Vault Jalyssa Gorder 1st 11-0 Mikayla Minow 2nd 10-3 Lexi Prevost 3rd 9-9 Kelsey Halvorson 4th 9-3 Shot Put Whitney Leuenberger...1st 37-5 Discus Whitney Leuenberger...2nd 103-10 Javelin Whitney Leuenberger...4th 105-7 D...
A healthier community begins with a healthy diet! Although nutrition guidelines are often confusing, one thing is crystal clear: controlling or monitoring your salt intake may significantly improve your health. It is well-known that eating too much salt increases blood pressure, a risk factor for heart disease and stroke, and in Richland County, where heart disease is the top killer of residents, controlling risk factors is a priority. You may think you are out of danger because you steer clear of the salt shaker, but you may be mistaken....
Stockholders of Farm Credit Services of North Dakota, ACA elected one director at their annual meeting which was held at the Holiday Inn in Minot on Tuesday, March 27. Tim Dwyer, Sidney, was newly elected to a four-year term. Stockholders also re-elected Diane Scheflo, Bottineau; Barry Scheresky, Des Lacs; Dean Schoenberg, Mohall; Greg Simonson, Minot; and newly elected Lana Anderson, Sherwood, for one-year terms on the nominating committee. "2011 was a solid year for us and we expect our Pat-NOW philosophy will continue to keep us financially...
Agency cites strong capitalization and market presence as well as positive earnings results. A.M. Best has affirmed Thrivent Financial for Lutherans A++ (Superior) rating as well as its stable outlook. The A++ (Superior) rating is the highest of the ratings agency's 16 ratings categories. A.M. Best cited Thrivent Financial's strong capitalization and earnings, positive operating results, higher assets under management, increased scale in its core lines of business, and its' strong market presence within the Lutheran community as the primary...
Entertainment, Inc! announces "Pajama Tops" auditions April 10th and 11th at 7:00 PM CST in the Old Armory Theatre, Lower Level. Visit www.entertainmentinc.org for details....
Tot 35# 1st Asle Everett 2nd Cayden Hambro 40# 1st Reece Graves 2nd Jaiden Gustafson 3rd Christian Rasmussen 4th Carter Grimmet 45#A 1st Tyler Loan 3rd Brandon Becker 45#B 1st Gavin Skoy 2nd Beau Rindahl 3rd Amen Powell 50/55# 2nd Rafe Sabin 3rd Aaron See 4th Nathan Carlsen HWT 2nd Kaleb Kutzler Bantam 45# 3rd Brody Sabin 4th Kobe Hambro 50#A 1st Owen Lonski 2nd Kevin Hutzenbiler 50#B 3rd Chance Reed 4th Zander Dean 55#A 1st Brodie Gorder 4th Ben Carlsen 55#B 1st Garett Larson 3rd Mika Villegas 60# 2nd Grady Larson 3rd Gavin Skoy 4th Jadyn Earl...
Seniors: Mykala Senner, 4.0, Sarah Jensen, 3.93, Charlie Switzer, 3.93, Emily Kavanaugh, 3.89, Aaron Senner, 3.56 Juniors: Taylor Brown, 4.0, Kody Sodt, 3.24,Shanna Olson, 3.17 Sophomores: Grace Kavanaugh, 3.86, Michelle Switzer, 3.67, Elizabeth Nissley, 3.48, Trey Switzer, 3.39, Austin Schultz, 3.28, Audrey Helmuth, 3.10 Freshmen: Paige Smith, 3.95, Maria Zimdars, 3.90, Ryder Olson, 3.86, Shelby Senner, 3.81, Thomas Baldwin, 3.76, Kimball Brost, 3.24, Megan Volbrecht, 3.0 8th Grade: Brittany Whiteman, 3.81, Shaye Johnston, 3.42, Ian...
Tot 35/40# 1st Reece Graves 2nd Christian Rasmussen 3rd Jaiden Gustafson 4th Asle Everett 45A# 1st Tyler Loan 3rd Brandon Becker 45B# 1st Gavin Skoy 2nd Beau Rindahl 3rd Amen Powell 50# 2nd Nathan Carlsen 3rd Rafe Sabin 55# 1st Aaron See 2nd Kaleb Kutzler Bantam 45# 3rd Brody Sabin 4th Kobe Hambro 50#A 1st Owen Lonski 2nd Kevin Hutzenbiler 50#B 1st Zander Dean 4th Chance Reed 55#A 1st Brodie Gorder 2nd Ben Carlsen 55#B 1st Garett Larson 2nd Mika Villegas 60# 1st Grady Larson 3rd Nathan Romo 4th Gavin Skoy 5th Jadyn Earles 65/70# 3rd Chance Wate...
An agreement between Montana’s wildlife agency and a northeastern Montana Indian reservation that allowed for the recent translocation and long-term care of more than 60 disease-free bison is now available online. A total of 63 bison arrived earlier this week from a quarantine facility near Gardiner, north of Yellowstone National Park. The bison are part of a study that began in 2004 aimed at creating a group of bison free of the bacteria that causes brucellosis, a disease that results in miscarriages in some pregnant animals, including d...
Sagebrush Cellular d.b.a. Nemont, a leading telecommunications carrier in Northeastern Montana, Western North Dakota and South Central Montana, has announced that the company has entered into an agreement with Verizon Wireless to participate in the LTE in Rural America program. Under the LTE in Rural America program, Verizon Wireless is working with rural carriers to jumpstart the delivery of fourth-generation Long Term Evolution (LTE) services to rural communities throughout the United States. Mike Kilgore, Nemont chief executive officer, the...
The Foundation for Community Care’s Board of Directors is pleased to accept applications for its annual Healthcare Scholarship program. Richland County and surrounding area residents pursuing an education in a healthcare field who intend to live and work in the area are encouraged to apply for funding. “We want to encourage local individuals to pursue careers in healthcare and stay here or return here to work after they graduate,” Foundation Executive Director Staci Miller said. “Our mission is to help ensure the continuance and quality...
Members and guests attended the Membership meeting held Monday March 26, 2012, at the Elks Club in Dickinson. Western Cooperative Credit Union President/CEO Melanie Stillwell, and Dickinson Branch Manager Scott Schwindt awarded Employee Service Awards. They were presented to: Hebron Branch Manager, Lester Mutschelknaus, 20 years. Loan Processor, Vonnie Haakenson, 20 years. Member Service Representative, Tracy Jordan, 15 years. Ag Loan Specialist, Tim Lindemann, 10 years. Imaging Assistant, Cindy Rambousek, 10 years. Personal Financial...
GOT TALENT? Kids and adults are invited to participate in the 1st Annual Lewis and Clark Trail Museum Talent Show in the Alexander School Gymnasium May 5 at 6 p.m. Bands, dancers, magic acts, comedians, singers, basketball tricks, pet tricks, gymnastics, jump roping, skits, poetry, juggling, mime, yo-yo tricks and instrumentalists are all welcome. Remember to practice as much as you can prior to the audition and the show. Don’t want to be on stage? Sign up to help backstage. Tickets will be $20 per person and will go on sale March 19. Call J...
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the constitutionality of Congress’ removal of wolves from the federal endangered species list. Montana Outfitters and Guides Association join all the responsible conservation organizations across Montana and the Nation in celebrating this huge victory. Attorneys representing numerous conservation organizations, supported by MOGA Members hunt donations, supported the Congressional action, wolf delisting and science-based, state-regulated management and control of wolf populations. “This is a hug...
Wildlife, shooting, civic and fraternal organizations are encouraged to submit an application for the Encouraging Tomorrow’s Hunters program, a grant program developed to assist in recruitment of the next generation of hunters and shooters. Grant funds will help cover event expenses, including promotional printing; event memorabilia such as shirts, caps or vests; ammunition and targets, and eye and ear protection. Past funding has enabled several groups to conduct youth pheasant and waterfowl hunts, while others have sponsored trap and other s...
After serving Sidney Sugars and the community for nearly ten years, Steve Sing, Sidney Sugars General Manager, will retire effective the end of May. During his tenure, Sing has seen many changes at the factory and he has helped initiate and implement goals for the sugar plant to meet. "We've made changes at the factory in efforts to improve the processing as much as possible," Sing remarks. "We always strive to be more efficient at what we do." Sing has emphasized safety procedures and training...
Easter arrives early this year. We will celebrate the occasion on Sunday, April 8, which doesn't leave a lot of time for those who like to plant their potatoes on Good Friday, as one tradition suggests that we do. The date falls in early April this year because Easter, unlike most of our other holidays, has no specified date; rather, Easter always arrives according to the moon phase. We celebrate Easter the Sunday following the first full moon after the spring equinox. Spring equinox fell on...
Most of us, whether we ranch and have large herds of animals or if we only have one or two family pets eventually face the difficult decision of when to terminate an animal's life. The animal may have an incurable disease or injury, or it may no longer be able to lead a normal life due to old age or infirmity. Decisions regarding our animal's life, regardless of the situation, never come easily to anyone. Not only do we need to make tough decisions at certain points in time regarding our...
Weather conditions, such as record flooding, extended periods without significant precipitation, warmer than average winter months and the possibility of drought loom for the growing season of 2012. What will the short- and long-term effects be on our horticultural practices? “What we do know is that the climate has changed in the past, is changing today and will continue to change in the future,” says Ron Smith, North Dakota State University Extension Service horticulturist. “While the scientists argue why the climate is changing, garde...
Our weed control researchers at NDSU keep reminding county extension agents of the growing threats of weed resistance to commonly used herbicides. Those of us in the western part of North Dakota commonly think of weed resistance as a problem for crop growers in the eastern part of our fair state and producers of adjoining states. However, it was in 2009 when resistance of green foxtail to some ACCASE (Group 1) herbicides was first documented in the Minot area. Since then, green foxtail resistanc...
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is sponsoring a program to train a group of conservation professionals to provide planning, implementation, and management services for Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) contracts. A team led by NRCS, the Farm Service Agency, Montana State University, and representatives from NRCS partner agencies and organizations has collaborated to develop the trainings and make them accessible, convenient, and consistent in Montana and the rest of the country. The new initiative is called the...
Crane Creek has several tributaries that feed it, and the little streams or runoff areas that I walk by on almost a daily basis always seem to call to me, inviting me to splash through the water and see what natural sights may present themselves. I've had a hankering to walk along or through two of these tributaries for the past several years, and this spring I finally made the trek. The easy stroll I anticipated did not materialize. First of all, I encountered far deeper water in spots than I...
Spring brings with it the chances for thunderstorms, and often these storms have the potential to produce dangerous lightning strikes. Most of us tend to look at lightning as a harmful side effect of storms, but in reality these bolts of electricity provide benefits to our planet. These benefits include assisting farmers by helping plants grow. Lightning, generally a negatively charged burst of energy, ziz-zags from cloud to cloud or from cloud to ground. The ground has a positive charge, so...
