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One of the events McKenzie County Public Library held for National Library Week was the hosting of 126 first grade students from Watford City Elementary School on April 11th, where the students learned how to research. The school has done this annually, although this is the first year they have held it at the library. Ms. Nicole Brew was the teacher who arranged for it to be held at the library, and participating staff included Mrs. Ritter, Mrs. Hill, Mrs. Jensen, Mrs. Mason, Mrs. Krogen, Ms....
Williston, ND, April 12, 2017: North Star Caviar regrets to announce the plant closure for the 2017 season. The change in the caviar market price and supply in 2016 due to the Chinese farm raised product flooding the market has critically affected North Star Caviar operations. This past year, North Star Caviar experienced a drastic decrease in the sale of its well-known paddlefish caviar from the confluence of the Yellowstone and Missouri River. As a non-profit joint venture, North Star Caviar relies on the sale of its caviar each year in...
Crestwood Inn, located in Sidney, Montana, will be hosting the Montana Conversations Program this year starting at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, April 28th. Bill Rossiter will be playing songs that contribute to an important part of American History, including songs and stories of work in America, such as songs from the union hall, mines, fields, factories, picket lines, and jail cells. Rossiter is a recipient of the 2015 Governor's Humanities Award and instructor of literature humanities and folklore fr...
This new and exciting event will include a Roast Beef Dinner featuring comic Daren Streblow at the Sidney Moose Lodge on April 29 at 6 pm. The Daren Streblow Comedy Show airs on over 60 stations and regularly includes well-known comedians. Daren Streblow is popular on Christian Radio stations and noted for his clean comedy that is appropriate for all ages. A full night of family fun for only $35.00! Tickets are available at ROI by calling 406-488-3341 or ask any ROI staff member. Also purchase tickets at Stockman Bank, Wells Fargo or the...
“E-rase your E-waste” organizers are pleased to announce that the group will hold its annual spring collection on Friday and Saturday, May 5-6, but this year there will be some added restrictions on what items participants can bring. Also different this year, there will be no collection in Fairview due to construction of a new fire hall. However, Fairview residents, along with residents throughout the MonDak region, are encouraged to participate in the Sidney collection in May. “Unfortunately, we are once again seeing limitations on old CRT (...
Applications are now available for the Re-Tree Richland County 3.0 program. They are available at Sidney City Hall located at 115 2nd St. SE, Sidney, MT, 59270. This is a free hands-on workshop, which teaches people proper tree planting and care techniques and also gives instructions on how to determine the appropriate tree for a given space. The workshop is scheduled for May 6 at the Sidney Country Club from 10:00am until 2:00pm. Free 6’ to 8’ trees are available to be planted within a city street right-of-way no less than thirty feet fro...
Music, food and beer…lots of different beers…are all part of the 6th annual Bakken Brew Fest beginning at 7 p.m., Saturday, April 22 at the Richland County Event Center in Sidney. With at least 70 beers from 20 to 30 breweries in Montana, North Dakota and Wyoming, beer enthusiasts are sure to find several that tickle their taste buds. Pair a beer with a brat or other tasty food and enjoy music by Two Bit Franks, a bluegrass band from Bozeman, MT. Don’t miss out on the Tapping of the Firkin shortly after 7 p.m. General admission tickets are $...
Joan E. Ewing died on Wednesday morning, April 12 at the Sidney Health Center Extended Care, Sidney, MT. Memorial services will be held at a later date under the care of Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home of Sidney. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com....
Mass of the Christian Burial for Isabell A. Means, 86, of Sidney are at 10 a.m., Wednesday, April 19 at St. Matthew’s Catholic Church, Sidney, MT with Father Hilary Tran as presider. Wake services were at 6 p.m., on Monday, April 17 at Fulkerson-Stevenson Memorial Chapel, Sidney. Internment will be in Sidney Cemetery, Sidney, MT under the direction of Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral home in Sidney. Visitation was on Tuesday, April 18 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the funeral home and one hour before Mass at the church. Remembrances, condolences and p...
Services for Myrna (Salsbury) Davis were held at 10 a.m., Tuesday, April 18 at Zion Lutheran Church in Fairview, MT with Pastor Roberta Pierce presiding. A friends and family service was held Monday, April 17 at 6 p.m. at the VFW in Sidney. Inurnment took place at St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Sioux Pass, MT. Myrna was born on December 6, 1957 in Sidney to Loyd and Myrl Salsbury. Being half Irish and half Norwegian, she inherited the best of both, with just enough temper and stubbornness to...
We’ve all heard of seed banks, but bud banks? Bud banks and their pivotal role in biomass production for three key grassland forage species are the focus of the final BrownBagger presentation of 2017 at the USDA-ARS Northern Plains Agricultural Research Laboratory in Sidney this coming Friday, April 21. Jacqueline Ott, a research ecologist studying grasslands with the US Forest Service in South Dakota, is the speaker. Her presentation is entitled “Grass bud bank and tiller dynamics in mixed-grass prairie” and will run from Noon to 1 pm, Frida...
On Wednesday, April 12th, the Benion children, Annika, 14, Brontë, 12 and Tarquin, 9, held a concert at the Central Elementary School gymnasium in Sidney, MT. The children are members of the Boys and Girls Club of Richland County, and the concert was arranged by that organization. The show, beginning with Tarquin playing the violin and Annika accompanying on the guitar, consisted of a variety of waltzes and hoedowns with the children exchanging instruments and showing their musical versatility...
The deadline is quickly approaching for three different local scholarship opportunities given through the Foundation for Community Care. Healthcare Scholarship: The Foundation for Community Care Board of Directors offers the annual Healthcare Scholarship program to Richland County and surrounding area residents who are pursuing an education in a healthcare field. Applicants must have completed one year at a post-secondary university or college. Jessica Vannatta Memorial Scholarship: This new local scholarship opportunity was created by...
One of the largest and most affecting debates facing our American life today is the controversy of “fake news” reporting. It has been a polarizing topic that has given doubt to many Americans as to whom they can trust to receive honest journalism. It is a great boon to the intellectual state of America that in the age of television, movies, video games and social media that we are still vastly interested in current affairs. Mass American usage of social media websites such as Facebook and Twitter have both noble and disappointing aspects: nob...
Watford City’s Long X Arts Foundation is pleased to present the 2nd Annual Badlands Arts Showcase and Fundraising Event on Thursday, April 27h . Guests will enjoy an evening of dance and music performances, art, coffee, dessert and hors d’oeuvres for purchase at the beautiful new theater space in the new Watford City High School. “Part of the mission of the Long X Council on the Arts is to celebrate Western North Dakota artists and provide the community access to the arts,” said foundation board member Jan Dodge. “This goal of this event is...
North Dakota Humanities Council and the Friends of Prairie Museum (Rugby, ND) are partnering with the Long X Arts Foundation and the McKenzie County Library to bring a writing workshop to seniors in McKenzie County. Saturday, April 29th from 9am to 12pm at the McKenzie County Library. The workshop is free and designed for seniors (50+) but open to all ages. Seniors Speak is a workshop and storytelling project designed for North Dakota senior citizens who are interested in writing their stories. Through the workshops, we aim to capture, gather,...
Anyone who has cooked a healthy and complete dinner in the last 5 years has likely looked to the internet for inspiration. The Internet is far superior to cookbooks for helping readers suss out recipe quality. Before the Internet, if you wanted to find out how good a recipe was, you had to make it yourself. Now, you can Google the type of recipe you’re looking for, browse several versions, and choose the one with the highest user rating. Reader reviews can even help you make a recipe better by suggesting modifications, or tailor it to your d...
High-quality Seed (part 2) Last week I wrote the first section with information from the NDSU publication Selecting High-quality Seed of Cereal Grains written by Joel Ransom, Cereal Crops Agronomist. This week I am going to continue off of last weeks information, and start with the continuation of the factors to be avoided when selecting grain. Dead seed can result from frost damage, sprouting or other weather damage, high moisture during storage or diseases. Molds or fungi, even when...
The Williston Spring 2017 Job Fair attracted more than 1,000 job seekers and 60 employers. North Dakota Job Service is partnering with the Watford City Area Chamber of Commerce, McKenzie County Job Development Authority and Williston Regional Economic Development to bring an all industry Job Fair to Watford City June 14. The job fair is open to all employers and all positions. The deadline for businesses to register for the job fair is June 7 (unless the job fair sells out earlier). The Job fair will be held from 3-7 p.m. at the Rough Rider...
This week Richland County Crimestopper is a reported theft of a brown Ford F250 Ford Pickup with a sprayer and storage tank from a farm shop located by Highway 201 and County Road 324 in Northwesten Richland County. Upon investigation it was found that on April 13, 2017 a report was filed with the Richland County Sheriff's Office from a resident of Richland County that they had found a farm shop open and missing from there was a 1990 brown Ford Pickup with a sprayer with storage tank attached...
On January 13, 2015 a Bench Warrant was issued out of Justice Court in Richland County, Montana for Joshua Gerald Hooker for Failing to Appear and comply with Court Orders. Crimestoppers would like to remind everyone that it is a crime to knowingly harbor a person that is wanted by a law enforcement agency. Joshua Gerald Hooker is 34 years of age, White Male, 6'1", 160 lbs with brown eyes and brown hair. The subject had been charged with Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol, 1st Offense on Dec...
Paddlefishing is an interest that brings people to the area from all over the country as the waters here are ideal, providing the appropriate temperature, water flow, and clean gravel and cobble which make up the fish's habitat. The North American paddlefish, one of only two species in the world, are found in the Missouri, Mississippi, and Yellowstone drainage systems and are only present in twenty-two states. Paddlefishing season starts May 1 in North Dakota and May 15 in Montana. Paddlefish...
When trying to find solutions to horticultural-related problems, it is important to remember that recommendations and advice given on the internet do not always translate into real, practical solutions. To demonstrate my point, here are a couple of scenarios and the fallacies associated with each. Scenario 1-A person is interested in starting an orchard and wants to learn how to successfully grow apples in Montana. So, this person goes to a popular search engine and types in the phrase "growing...
As the sun rises on the second Saturday in July many industrious individuals can be seen hurriedly erecting canopies and hauling every description of merchandise into Sidney's Veterans Memorial Park. It is the annual Sunrise Festival of the Arts. For 26 years the scene has played out and will again on July 8. The event will run from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The 2017 corporate sponsor is XTO Energy. The goal of the Sunrise Festival is to connect artists, crafts persons and authors with potential...
