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Larsen Drug pharmacists Jenna Wahlstrom and Kelsey Linseth will begin holding monthly educational classes for the community beginning January 23 in the Rough Rider Center Ballroom starting at 6:30 pm. The classes will provide information to the public on different health and wellness related topics with Power Point presentations, handouts and question & answer sessions. The cost for admission will be $5. The first topic for the class will be detox. It will include a general discussion on detox...
The USDA-Agricultural Research Service facility in Sidney is pleased to partner with the Richland County Extension Office to host an interactive forage analysis workshop to open the lab’s 15th annual winter BrownBagger series on Friday, Jan. 20th. This special kickoff presentation features Montana State University Extension Beef Specialist Rachel Endecott and will be held from noon to 1 pm in the Tech Transfer Room at the Northern Plains Agricultural Research Lab (NPARL) in Sidney, MT. The lab is located at 1500 N. Central Avenue. Dr. E...
The Sidney Area Chamber of Commerce held its annual banquet Friday evening. Awards were presented to: back row, l to r, Stockman Bank, Horizon Award, represented by Wade Whiteman; Cattlemen's Ball, Agriculture Award, accepted by members of the MonDak Stockgrowers and the Foundation For Community Care; Jim Steinbeisser, Gina Heckey, Marci Sondeno, Kristan Haugen, Katelyn Dynneson and Trista Prewitt. Front row winners were, l to r, Fred Lake, Sunrise Spirit Award; Kilee Sundt, Educator of the...
Richland County Ag Days has provisionally confirmed that Chad Prather will provide the entertainment for the banquet on Thursday, March 2, 2017. Tickets will go on sale the second week in February. Check upcoming issues of The Roundup for the exact date tickets will be available for purchase....
The Richland County 4-H sewing program just got better. The 4-H council voted to fund money to purchase new sewing machines. Quilts & More provided an opportunity to purchase 2 machines and then generously donated 2 more to the sewing program. Shown above is Nancy VanHook from Quilts & More, Emma Torgerson- 4-Her and Amy Conlin representing the 4-H Council. These will be put to good use in the monthly sewing classes held. Thank you to Quilts and More for your continued support of the Richland...
If you are like me, when the term livestock producers in Richland County is mentioned, your thoughts almost immediately turn to our ranchers who are working with cattle every day. And while our cattle ranchers certainly make up a large portion of the livestock inventory in our county, we still have a fair amount of sheep producers who often times get little or no attention or thought. In February, Richland County will be hosting the Eastern Montana Sheep symposium to hopefully bring some much needed educational programming and shed some light o...
Funeral services for Glenna L. Hall, 89, of Sidney, MT were held at 10 a.m., Monday, January 16 at the Faith Alliance Church, Sidney, MT with Pastor Paul Turek officiating. Interment was at 2 p.m., Monday, January 16 at the Sunnyside Cemetery, Squaw Gap, ND under the direction of the Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home of Sidney. Visitation was held on Sunday, January 15 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the funeral home and one hour before at the church. Glenna died on Monday afternoon, January 9 at the Sidney Health Center, Sidney, M...
The next opening of the Lonsdale United Methodist Free Store opening has been postponed to Saturday, January 28, from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. due to a schedule conflict. It will not be open this Saturday, January 21....
The Sidney Richland Airport will be hosting a meeting for those interested in starting a Civil Air Patrol Program. This program needs volunteers and pilots to operate effectively and will assist youth in discovering new opportunities in the aviation industry. The meeting will be held January 28th at 1 pm at the airport to introduce the program to the community. This would be a great program for Sidney’s youth and others interested in the aviation industry. For more information, check out their website www.gocivilairpatrol.co...
The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) would like to notify the public and seek comments on a proposal to resurface about 11.8 miles of Secondary Highway 254 between Bloomfield and Richey in Dawson County. The project begins approximately 8 miles north of Bloomfield at the intersection with county roads 416 and 516 at reference post 31.5 and extends northwest for approximately 11.8 miles, ending at the intersection with Montana Highway 200 at reference post 43.3. Proposed work includes milling the existing surface, applying a new...
10th Annual National Hard Spring Wheat Show Well folks, it is that time of year again. The 64th Annual National Hard Spring Wheat Show is February 7-9. On the 7th there will be over 450 5th graders coming to the Grand Williston Hotel to learn about bread. The kids will learn about wheat from planting and the steps it takes to get to the loaf they buy at the store. During this time, they will make a loaf to bring home that night to bake, a delicious honey whole wheat bread out of the oven....
I wonder where the term 'golden years' came from to describe those of us who not only have gold in our teeth and silver in our hair, but also some lead in our derrieres. From what I see to date, no gold of any sort accompanies those aches and pains and other little mishaps we oldsters seem to face more and more frequently. Case in point: about a month ago I slipped on a patch of ice in my back yard and fell splat on my back. It has taken those four plus weeks since my crash for the muscles,...
The Department of Health and Human Services released today new information that shows that millions of seniors and people with disabilities with Medicare continue to save on prescription drugs and see improved benefits in 2016 as a result of the Affordable Care Act. More than 11.8 million Medicare beneficiaries have received discounts over $26.8 billion on prescription drugs – an average of $2,272 per beneficiary – since the enactment of the Affordable Care Act. In 2016 alone, over 4.9 mil...
Sidney Gymnastics Club started the New Year off with a bang by bringing home two third place trophies from the Julie Ziegler Memorial Gymnastics Meet in Bismarck, ND on Saturday the fifteenth. It was a good "eye opener" for SGC as they met up for the first time this season with the American Gold Gymnastics Club-the highest ranked team in North Dakota. Coach Pat McWilliams said, "The athletes at AGC train more hours than we do at SGC, almost double, yet our kids did an outstanding job of...
Present and past players and fans gathered on Friday to honor Dave Hansen and Arden Berg for their committment to the development of the hockey program in Watford City. The program was started in 1986, skating on an outdoor rink when the weather permitted. The two new sheets of ice in the Rough Rider Center are named after Dave and Arden. (Photo by Kathy Taylor)...
At the end of each regular semester, Dickinson State University recognizes those students named to the Dean’s List. Eligible students must be enrolled full-time and must earn at 3.5 GPA or higher. Chris Gartner of Sidney Whitney Leuenberger of Sidney Dickinson State University was ranked fourth in regional public colleges in the Midwest, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2017 Best Colleges list. The university’s mission is to provide high-quality accessible programs, promote excellence in teaching and learning, support scholarly and c...
Rylee Peterson of Sidney was named to the fall 2016 honor roll list at Spokane Falls Community College. To receive honor roll status, students must earn a 3.0 grade point average or higher. Community Colleges of Spokane is a dynamic, 12,300-square-mile state community college district that includes Spokane Community College, Spokane Falls Community College and six rural education sites, serving residents in Pend Oreille, Stevens, Whitman, Ferry and parts of Lincoln counties....
The following students have fulfilled the academic requirements to be named to University of Jamestown’s Dean List for the Fall 2016 Semester. Victoria Getchell of Sidney, MT (59270) Brianna Reid of Sidney, MT (59270) The University of Jamestown was established in 1883 and is ranked as a top tier regional school in US News and World Report and a top Midwestern school in The Princeton Review. The school features development of the whole person through its distinctive Journey to Success experience. For more information visit w...
Junior High, HIgh Honor Roll Grade 6: Taylor McPherson. Grade 7: Megan Asbeck; Lauren Kjos; Vilate Knapp; Lacie Selting. Grade 8: Jadyn Gackle. Junior High, Honor Roll Grade 6: Allison Axtman; Denise Hall; Aubree Johnson; Martin Manuel; Max Rowlett; Hunter Sharbono; Jacob Thompson; Walker Whitmus. Grade 7: Caleb Baxter; Luke Danielson; Jade Emly; Shaniyah Harris; Piper Hurley; Evan Kalligher; John Morley; Jayden Radasa; Cody Scarpholt; Avery Seadeek; Tristin Skov; Jack Smies; Teigan Taylor; Jace Vitt. Grade 8: Brady Buxbaum; Keaton Condle;...
SHS Hosted their meet January 8, 2017. Fifteen schools from Eastern Montana showed up to compete in 14 different events. With volunteers from across the community helping judge, the tournament was a success! The Sidney Eagles placed 1st in Class A Drama and 1st in Class A Speech & Debate. Pictured left: The drama team led by three talented Dramatic Soloists: Laura Elmore 1st, Kyle Topp 2nd, Jaz Hodge placing 3rd. Other placers included Humorous Duo: Tyler Berka & Katrina Meldahl placed 4th....
The team was at Huntley Project this past Saturday, there were over 500 competitors from 36 Schools, 9 of which were class A. The Drama Team placed 2nd in Class A Drama Sweeps. Dramatic Solo: Jaz Hodge 2nd, Laura Elmore 4th. Classic Theatre: Peachlyn Simons & Atlas Hill placed 5th, Shea Roberts & Christine Turek placed 8th. The Speech Team results Original Oratory: Luke Turek 1st, Patrycja Wierzchalek 6th. impromptu: Kasey Gorder 3rd Extemporaneous: Zach Sommerfeld 7th place. Divisionals in...
Dummy Team Roping returns to the VFW in Sidney on Saturday, January 28, with proceeds to benefit the Neal Hermanson 2017 Memorial Ranch Rodeo and Ranch Horse Competition. All proceeds from those events go to the Empty Saddle Memorial Foundation. Entries will be accepted from 3-4pm with roping starting at 4:30pm. Kids rope first. Pick 1 – Draw 1, $20. The top 15 teams will go to the short go for the calcutta....
The Sidney High School wrestling team placed 6th at the Cowboy Invitaional Wrestling Tournament in Miles City last weekend. Pictured above, Everett Jensen shoots in for a takedown. Jensen placed 5th at the tournament. Also placing were Sawyor Thorgersen - 5th, Ryan Horner - 5th, Jace Johnson - 5th, Jett Jones - 7th, Christian Dean - 7th, Jace Winter - 8th and Kaiden Cline - 8th. Sidney Wrestling Club Results The Sidney Wrestling Club took 2 teams to the Helltown Throwdown in Helena, Montana for...
Jared Steinbeisser lays it in for 2 points against Laurel. The Eagles fell to both the Locomotives and Billings Central this past weekend. They travel to Glasgow this Thursday to play the Scotties and host the Miles City Cowboys on Saturday. (Photo by Kathy Johnson.)...
