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U.S. Sen. Max Baucus, D-MT, held an energy jobs roundtable last Wednesday at the MSU Eastern Ag Research Station, Sidney. He was joined by USDA Rural Development Deputy Undersecretary Cheryl Cook, U.S. Small Business Administration leaders and other state officials in a call to action to support Eastern Montana in their struggles to solve oil impact issues. Baucus explained that a multi-agency “one-stop-shop-” in Sidney has been established dedicated to the infrastructure and development nee...
Trashy Tuesdays are a paper, aluminum can, and plastic recycling event free to the public, with the next event being held on Tuesday, April 17 from 3-7 p.m. at Richland County Public Works, 2140 W. Holly St. by the Richland County Fairgrounds. This recycling drive assists the City and the County in lessening the amount of garbage collection and landfill space by recycling plastic bottles, aluminum cans and paper products. At January’s Trashy Tuesday, 2,000 lbs. of office paper, 1500 lbs. of newspaper/magazines, and 1,000 lbs. of plastic b...
Sidney High School Business Professionals of America (BPA) is sponsoring its Annual Barbecue and Themed Gift Basket Silent Auction on Sunday, April 15, 2012, from 11a.m. until 2p.m. in the High School cafeteria. BPA members will be serving hamburgers, hot dogs, and brats, accompanied by baked beans, a salad bar, a dessert bar, and beverage for a free-will donation. There will be over 20 themed gift baskets available for silent auction. All proceeds will go to send BPA students to the National Leadership Conference in Chicago at the end of the...
Richland County Injury Prevention Coalition and DUI Task Force will be having their quarterly meeting on April 11, 2012 at noon. Public Service Building, room 202. The community is encouraged to attend the meeting, feel fee to bring a lunch. Future projects will be discussed. Please call Mary Friesz at the Richland County Health Department at 433-2207 if you have questions....
Mark your calendars for the Annual Fairview Community Garage Sale which will be held on Saturday, June 16. Anyone hosting a sale that day who wishes to be included on the map can contact Joan or Paul Eldridge at 701-744-5346....
Katie Haase, licensed massage therapist, recently joined the staff at Yellowstone Chiropractic, Sidney. Katie finished massage school in May 2010 and has been doing massages since then. Katie is available Monday and Wednesdays and other times by appointment. Katie is also the Sidney High School cross country coach, and will continue to do that. Katie is a Sidney native and Yellowstone Chiropractic welcomes her. To schedule an appointment with Katie call 406-433-4757. The office is located at...
On April 4th & 5th Patti Wheeling’s 3rd grade class made Easter Egg Trees with help from the “Jobs for Montana Graduates” club from Sidney High School....
The Northeastern Arts Network presents Trio Voronezh in concert on Thursday, April 19th as the finale of the 2011-12 Big Sky Concert Series. Enjoy the intriguing sounds of this Russian trio playing traditional Russian folk instruments: a double bass balalaika, a domra and a bajan. Discovered playing Bach in a Frankfurt, Germany subway station, Trio Voronezh has since made several tours of the U.S., and earned audience and critical praise. Trio Voronezh’s astonishing virtuousity and delightful a...
What do kids know about money? Not enough. High school seniors only answered 48% of questions correctly when taking a 2008 nation-wide financial literacy test. That statistic inspires dedicated people and businesses of the Richland County Jump$tart coalition to start financial education early and to celebrate April’s National Teach Children to Save Month. Members of Boys and Girls Club of Richland County will be on the radio encouraging people to save and will participate in a week full of financial games, activities and budgeting “phantom mon...
Litter is ugly. It can put a blight on a community and create a negative image for a city or neighborhood. One rundown home or property that’s full of trash can cause a ripple effect across a neighborhood and lead to other properties falling into disrepair. On the opposite end of the spectrum, a property owner who takes the initiative to clean up his or her area can inspire others to do the same. With that in mind, The Fairview Chamber and City of Fairview are sponsoring a “Citywide Spring Cleanup Day” on Saturday, May 5.The center of the e...
Jean F. Krause, 83, passed away on Monday, April 2, 2012 at the Valley View Nursing Home in Glasgow, MT. Jean was born on June 6, 1928 in Sidney, MT, the daughter of Earl Otto and Elizabeth Jeptha (Clark) Minser. She was raised and attended schools in Sidney, graduating from Sidney High School in 1956. She then attended Northern Montana College in Havre and graduated in 1948. She worked briefly in California and then at the hospital in Sidney. On July 14, 1951 Jean married Earl F. Krause in Sidney. Except for living in Tracy, California from...
Funeral services for Carlos P. Collins were at 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at the Community Presbyterian Church in Fairview with Pastor Bob Meehan officiating. Interment was in the Fairview Cemetery, Fairview, ND under the direction of the Fulkerson Funeral Home of Sidney. Remembrances and condolences may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Carlos died Thursday evening, April 5, 2012, at his home in Fairview, MT....
The Ribfest 2012 Planning Committee has set Friday, Aug. 10 for this year’s event on Main Street, Watford City. Concessions start at 11 a.m. followed by the rib contest at 5 p.m. There will be street vendors and several ping pong drops that will offer special deals from Main Street businesses. The day will be filled with live music from local talent, ending with a street dance featuring the band, “Branded”. Prizes will be awarded for the best ribs with first prize receiving $1000; second place will receive $500 and $250 for booth showm...
Friday, April 13, at the Richland County Fairgrounds, families and business leaders will join together in the March of Dimes annual March for Babies—the nation’s oldest walk fundraiser honoring babies born healthy and those who need help to survive and thrive. This year in Sidney, the Alvstad family is walking in honor of their son Andrew. The Alvstads were so excited to become parents and were looking forward to starting their family. During Kelly’s pregnancy, the baby, Andrew, was diagnosed with anencephaly, a neuro-tube defect that is linked...
Rob Breuer, a native of the area, has recently taken over as the relationship manager at Northwest Farm Credit Services, Sidney. Breuer has worked at the Richland Federal Credit Union, Sidney, and American State Bank, Williston. He lives in Nohly near his parents’ and grandmother’s homes on the family ranch. For more information call Rob at 406-433-3920 or visit him at 123 N. Central Ave. in Sidney....
Senior Commodities will be April 24 at 123 W. Main (Nutter Bldg.) from 9 a.m.-12 noon. Please use the ramp off of 2nd Ave....
The Richland County Health Department (RCHD), in combination with the MT Division of Criminal Investigation, will be hosting ‘Drug Endangered Children’ April 25, 2012. Session 1 - 12:30 to 4:30 – Bring your Lunch (snacks will be provided by RCHD) Session 2 - 5pm to 9pm - a light dinner will be provided by RCHD NOTE: Participants only need to attend one of the above sessions. The free training will take place at the Richland County Health Department Conference Room, 2nd floor of the Community Services Building located at 1201 W Holly in Sidne...
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks’ Upland Game Bird Enhancement Program’s citizen advisory council will meet in Miles City April 16-17 at FWP’s Region 7 headquarters, 352 I-94 Business Loop, beginning at 12:30 p.m. April 16. During its first tour of southeastern Montana, council members will tour habitat projects and sage grouse and sharp-tailed grouse leks. “Prairie grouse and wild turkey in the southeast portion of the state are – to varying degrees – situated within a landscape of rangeland, cattle, energy exploration and production,...
The Lambert Hi-Liters held their seventh meeting of the 4-H year on April 1, 2012 at 2:00 pm at the Fox Lake Senior Center in Lambert. In old business we discussed basketball court service project; fruit orders; speech and demonstration day, and had a Rec lab report In new business we talked about: 1. Julie Snediger leaving 2. mowing schedule Our next meeting is May 6, 2012 at 2:00 pm at Fox Lake Senior Center....
Reservation Telephone Cooperative (RTC) is a proud supporter of local organizations and their projects. Most recently RTC donated $3,000 toward labor, materials, and installation of a surveillance camera system for the Lewis and Clark Trail Museum, Alexander. RTC began leasing and installing surveillance cameras about a year ago in response to requests from small businesses wanting to monitor the inside of their buildings, oil companies wanting to monitor well sites, and families wanting to...
A “Pick Up the Patch” day has been coordinated to take place on Saturday, April 14.Sign-in is at 9 a.m. in the Watford City Elementary School parking lot with pick up running from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. with a free supper to follow. Details on the supper will be available the day of the event. Participants will sign up in teams or you can organize your co-workers, friends, neighborhood block or church to take part. The team with the most trash collected at the end of the day will receive a prize. The more people on your team the better your cha...
Montana Supershost’s goal is to create an awareness and understanding of Montana’s travel industry and to enhance the level of customer service provided by the industry. It accomplishes this by hosting customer service training seminars in communities across the state. If you are interested in sending your staff to the customer service training seminars, or would like to attend yourself, call the numbers listed below to speak with a Superhost staff member. Glendive, April 24, RSVP to Kim Trangmoe (406) 377-5601 Wibaux, April 25, RSVP to Dav...
Chosen by the Library this month, Madison Gorde is a fifth grader in Mrs. Lovegren’s class. Madison has a deep love for reading and will always venture into new genres, try out new authors and quickly go for the sequel when she’s introduced to a new series. She is a natural leader as she can organize her thoughts and be sure to include others to get group work done. Madison is very helpful and is one of the most polite students at West Side. Working with younger students on their reading a cou...
The Wolves were defeated by Dickinson 4-15 and 3-10. The next action for the Lady Wolves will be against Des Lacs Burlington on April 19 at 4:30 in Watford City....
Easter Egg Hunt sponsored by the Watford City Lions Club....
