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The faces may have changed at Sidney Country Club but the commitment to providing a superior country club experience has not. Jason Lamb began duties as general manager in December 2014 after being the golf course superintendent since February of 2009 and the assistant general manager for the past 2 or 3 years. He is excited about the new staff and the 2015 golfing season. Lamb's focus is to provide the customer and the club with excellent service. He does not plan on making any major changes, b...
The Meadowlark Public House and Brewing will be holding the “Dos de Mayo Fun Run” Saturday, May 2nd with registration beginning at 8:30. It is a 5K or 10K family friendly walk or run that will raise funds for the Richland Community Complex (RCC). Since the RCC will benefit so many families in the area, the event is being promoted as a fun way to get everyone involved. The sign up cost is $40 for adults with $50 being a generous donation and $30 for children; kids can ride bikes as long as the...
Nicole Simonsen's first grade class planted a tree in Lalonde Park with City Parks Superintendent Stephanie Ridl on Friday April 24th....
A free will dinner and silent auction will be held for Lavonne Schultz at the Ranger Lounge in Sidney MT May 30th at 5 pm. Lavonne was diagnosed with Essential Tremors with vocal tremors and spasmodic dysphonia in September of 2013. All of her life she has been dealing with symptoms of this disorder such as shaking hands and a shaky voice. The symptoms have gone from bad to worse which led her on a quest to find a diagnosis. Lavonne has been traveling to Billings and Rochester. The doctors have been trying different things to ease her symptoms...
Barring unforeseen circumstances, the Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project will begin filling and flushing the Main Canal on Monday, April 27 at 6 am. Please ensure that all children, livestock, and fences are out of the canals, ditches, drains, and harm’s way. Please unlock any gates along canals....
Everyone is invited to the Sunrise Child Care Association Carnival on Sunday, May 3rd from 2-4 pm at the Richland County Fair Event Center. There will be lots of carnival style games, bouncy house, cupcake walk, art and crafts, face painting, obstacle course, and lots more! Parents- please be sure to bring your camera because there will be a new and fun photo prop available for you to take pictures of your child. There will be 3 prize drawings- one for 1-2 year olds, 3-4 year old, and 5-7 years olds. This event is sponsored by the Sunrise...
At her request Kathy Berzel, 76, of rural Sidney, MT has been cremated under the direction of the Fulkerson Funeral Home of Sidney. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com Kathy died Sunday morning, April 19, 2015, at her home....
Funeral services for Margaret L. Free, 77, of Sidney were at 2:00 pm, Friday, April 24, 2015, at the Pella Lutheran Church in Sidney. Interment was held in the Sidney Cemetery, Sidney, MT under the direction of Fulkerson Funeral Home of Sidney. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Margaret died on Saturday, April 18, 2015, at her home in Sidney surrounded by her family....
Funeral services for Wayne Entzel, 66, of Sidney, MT are at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 29, 2015, at the Bible Baptist Church in Sidney with Pastor Mike Backhaus officiating. Cremation will follow services under the direction of Fulkerson Funeral Home of Sidney. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com Wayne died on Sunday morning, April 19, 2015, at his home surrounded by his family....
There will be a follow up meeting on April 30th, 2015, from 7pm to 8pm at the Fairview High School Cafeteria. We will be presented with the Project Safe Streets, will continue our discussion on how to work as a community to prevent bullying, and work on increasing support and participation for Fairview Stand for our Youth. If you have questions, concerns or would like to help, please contact Missy Smies at 433-4097 or [email protected]....
Sidney, Mont. -- Representatives of local convenience stores, lodging properties, visitor information centers, museums, outfitters, restaurants and any business greeting visitors to the area are invited, free of charge, to attend the new “406 Hospitality” seminar in Sidney. Business owners, managers, and front-line staff are encouraged to attend together. The Sidney Area Chamber of Commerce will host the training at The Elks Lodge, 123 3rd St. SW., Sidney on Wednesday, May 13, 2015, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Brought to your community by the...
On Saturday, April 25 the Sidney Elks Lodge raised $11,339.00 for the Cancer Coalition and Ribbon Walk, asking for donations in exchange for shaving the heads of some very good natured Elks members and additional volunteers. John Jensen, Quinn Jones, Tom Olson, Dick Lange, Dave Earwood, Chad Eide, Doris Olson, Luke Weiss, Lee Hurst, and Jason Lamb all volunteered at the event, going under the clippers for a good cause. This is the second year that the Elks had organized the event, raising about...
As you shop for Mom this year, why not consider women who are less fortunate and bless them as well? Mercy Market international crafts will be set up inside Reynold’s Market Saturday, May 2nd and Saturday, May 9th from 10 am until 7 pm, offering beautiful jewelry, scarves, purses and other gift items handmade by women around the world who are trying to work their way out of poverty, prostitution and exploitation. One simple purchase can make a significant impact in a country where people live on less than $2 per day. Enjoy free gift wrapping w...
The Eagles were in Glendive last Friday. Photos by Kathy Johnson...
Moving to a new location always means leaving family, friends, and neighbors behind. This relocation to a new area severs a support system with one sharp cut. The loss of a familiar trusted network of those you rely on never comes easily, and for our mental health we need to develop a new safety net in the community where we have relocated to. It doesn’t matter whether someone has recently graduated from high school and leaves home for further education, or whether a new job calls a person to try a new adventure in an unfamiliar environment. N...
The Lower Yellowstone Wool Pool has been a great asset to area producers for many years. In case you are not familiar with the reason for the existence of a pool, its sole purpose is to gather wool from area sheep producers in one central location, grade said wool, and then combine that wool with other producers’ wool to make a larger shipment. By combining these graded pools of wool together, instead of one person trying to market their product, there is now a greater amount of wool being marketed at one time. This process of combining and g...
Sidney, MT -- The BEST WESTERN Golden Prairie Inn & Suites in Sidney, MT received the Champion Customer Care Award at Best Western International’s District II Meeting held recently in Vancouver, British Columbia. The award was presented in front of several hundred District II Best Western hoteliers from British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota. This honor is bestowed upon those member properties that demonstrate and best exemplify exceptional levels of service and c...
State and local public health officials are concerned about a recent increase in cases of sexually transmitted diseases, or STDs. In 2014, Montana’s gonorrhea cases nearly doubled, to over 400, and the number of chlamydia cases increased to over 4,100. Many STDs are easy to cure, however, if undiagnosed and untreated complications can occur. “I can’t emphasize enough that these particular STDs are all preventable,” said Judy Nielsen of the DPHHS STD-HIV Prevention Section. “In addition, STD screening and early diagnoses are essential in preven...
Kiwanis had a great meeting last Thursday as it inducted three new members into the club. Tami Christensen, left, and Bill Vander Weele, right, were sponsors of, from left, Katelyn, Tammy and Alexis Dynneson....
Helena, Mont. – Spring is a busy time of year for Montana farmers, with field preparation, planting decisions and seeding. It is also a time to start thinking about protecting crops from hail damage until fall harvest. The Montana State Hail Insurance program has provided hail insurance coverage to help Montana farmers manage hail risk for 98 years. For the 2015 season, producers can insure crops against hail damage at the maximum coverage rate of $75 per acre for dryland and $114 for irrigated land. Rates charged are a percentage of the i...
Mother’s Day is just around the corner – May 10. Have you selected your gift for mom yet? If you are like most of us, mom is a champion who takes care of everyone in the family and worries about herself later. This year, as you are trying to find that gift that will let mom take a few moments to enjoy herself, consider an iBook that she can appreciate with a good cup of coffee. Released this past Fall, Ladies and Livestock: Life on the Ranch is a multimedia exploration of the roles of Montana women on the ranch. This book features over 130 pag...
HELENA, MT – Communities, families and organizations are urged to join together in May to become more prepared for wildfire season. May has been designated as Wildfire Awareness Month, and the purpose is to raise awareness about wildland fire safety, community preparedness, hazardous fuels mitigation, and fire prevention. According to the National Interagency Fire Center, nearly 2.5 million acres, an area the size of Yellowstone National Park, are burned each year by human-caused wildfires. In Montana, top causes of wildfires change through the...
The Re-Tree Richland County event will be held Saturday May 16 at the Sidney Country Club from 10:00 am until noon. This is a free 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, taking into consideration how big the tree will get, how close it’s planted to surrounding trees and structures, and power lines. It will be a hands-on class with MDU giving a presentation and Tim Fine from t...
Missoula & Bozeman, MT – Montana Elite Baseball, a non-profit, youth sports organization, is proud to present the opportunity for young athletes ages 13 through 14 (May 1, 2000 is the oldest birth date for eligibility) to try out for the Montana Elite Baseball team. This is the first time a Montana 14U team will be represented in the Team USA program. Tryouts take place at Westside Field in Missoula on May 9th from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm and in Bozeman at Kirk Park-South Field on May 10th, between 12:00 pm and 3:00 pm. Those Montana athletes who q...
Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church SunSpark Labs Vacation Bible School is set for June 1-5 from 8 am-noon. Registration is being accepted online at svlcsidney.org. Forms are also available at the church, 211 E. Holly, Sidney or by calling 433-7479....
