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Richland County Extension Agent Tim Fine gave a hands-on teaching of proper pruning techniques. The workshop gives trees to applicants that attend the program, to be planted in the city right-of-way. This is part of an on-going effort to repopulate and diversify the tree canopy in Richland County....
Sidney businesses will be receiving fundraising letters from the Sidney Area Chamber of Commerce this week. The 26th annual Sunrise Festival of the Arts, held at centrally located Veteran’s Memorial Park, is being expanded into a three-day event with Montana Shakespeare in the Park performing on Thursday, July 7th, the Billings Symphony and Orchestra performing on Friday, July 8th, and park vendors and entertainment on Saturday, July 9th. Entertainment events generate business in Sidney, and thi...
Watford City's Long X Council on the Arts is pleased to present the Badlands Arts Showcase and Fundraising Gala on Thursday, May 26. Guests will enjoy an evening of original western North Dakota dance and music performances, art, coffee, dessert and hors d'oeuvres for purchase as part of one of the first events held in 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...
E-rase your E-waste organizers invite you to bring your damaged and outdated electronic equipment to the group’s spring recycling event May 13-14 in Sidney and Fairview. Now in its 12th year, E-rase your E-waste has recycled more than 380,000 pounds (190 Tons!) of electronic waste and is hoping to add substantially to that total in 2016, organizers said. This spring’s collection will once again be held Friday and Saturday, May 13-14, in Sidney, while Fairview will hold its own mini collection event on Saturday morning, May 14, as part of tha...
Before hitting the river, paddlefish anglers should be aware of a new requirement this year. Anglers harvesting a paddlefish anywhere in Montana are now required to report their harvest within 48 hours. Anglers not reporting a harvested paddlefish will not be eligible to purchase a paddlefish tag the following year. Options for reporting a harvested paddlefish include on-site where the fish was harvested (like the fish cleaning station at Intake Fishing Access Site) or a phone hotline. Those wishing to report their harvest by phone must call 1-...
Postal Services now available at Reese & Ray’s IGA in Sidney. Join us Wednesday, May 4 as the United States Postal Service celebrates the opening of a new Contract Postal Unit (CPU) at Reese & Ray’s IGA, 203 2nd St. NW in Sidney. The Grand Opening Open House begins at 10 a.m. The opening of the CPU is part of an ongoing effort to make postal products and services more accessible and easier to use, says acting Sidney Postmaster Alicia Lipham. “We understand that many of our customers need increased access to what we offer,” she said. “Not ev...
Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) officials say that about 1 in 11 people in Montana currently have asthma. Asthma is a serious chronic condition, causing swelling of the airways that affects thousands of children and adults. That means that about half (52%) of adults and one third (36%) of children with current asthma in Montana report symptoms indicating that their asthma is not well or very poorly controlled. Additional facts about asthma in Montana: An estimated 89,400 people in Montana have current asthma. About 25%...
Summer camps have been a U.S. tradition for over 150 years. Did you know that over ten million American kids attend camp every summer? That opportunity is available close by and coming up quickly. Eastern Montana Bible Camp was incorporated in 1950 and has become a tradition for families and children to attend for the past 66 years. Many changes have taken place at the campground as are visible when you enter camp: a multi-purpose gym/building known as the Ark, chapel, dining hall/kitchen are some of the newer buildings. There are many...
MINNEAPOLIS (Month Date, 2016) – Ron Gebhardt, FIC, CLTC, a Financial Associate with Thrivent Financial in Sidney, MT has received the 2015 Voices in Philanthropy (VIP) Award from InFaith Community Foundation in Minneapolis. He was one of only 39 representatives nationwide to be so honored. Gebhardt is being honored for his exemplary service helping clients put their values and charitable goals into action. Selection was based on total outright and deferred charitable gifts made by Gebhardt's c...
Sidney held their Prom April 23. Pictured L-R are Tenna Cooley, Larren Foust, Bryana Christensen, Chris Wick (kneeling), Tanya Denysenko, Megan Deming, Quinn McGlothlin, Tayler Fischer, Skylar Petrik. Not pictured is Chris Gartner...
This year Brorson School participated in Montana Saving Money and Resources Today (SMART) Schools challenge. The SMART schools challenge is for K-12 schools all across the state of Montana and supported by the Lieutenant Governor's Office, U.S. Green Building Council, and the Montana Department of Environmental Quality. There are three sub-challenges that schools can participate in; Energy Challenge, Recycling Challenge, and Green Schools Challenge. At the end of the challenge four schools from...
I just heard the Governor for our great state of Montana say he tried to get an “Infrastructure Bill” passed during the last legislative session. He said it was due to “partisan politics” that it didn’t happen. I have been trying to get the truth out about this so-called “Infrastructure Bill”. This is what I’ve discovered: Senate Bill #416 was introduced by Senator John Brenden from Scobey. When you read SB 416, the first line says, “an act providing funding and authorization for Capitol and infrastructure projects state wide.” If you ask...
Sidney Sugars agricultural manager Duane Peters is very pleased with how the sugar beet season is starting out. “We’re having a good spring right now, which hopefully will lead to a very good harvest.” In the first year of a three-year contract, 33,500 acres have been contracted, 25,527 of which were planted as of May 2. The 7,000 acres, which were planted early, are now emerging. The contracted acres are up from 30,900 last year due to several factors including the prices of other commodities and the stage in farmers’ 3 year rotatio...
With the warmer weather in the forecast, many ranchers want to put their cattle out to the start of lush green pastures. But it is just the start, deciding when to start grazing can drastically affect your pastureland for years to come. Starting to graze your land too early will reduce plant leaf area that is needed for the photosynthesis process to replace carbohydrates that were depleted during the winter. Grazing early will cause plant vigor to reduce, the stands are thinned, total forage...
Sidney is being graced with another opportunity to see the African Children's Choir. This year the choir will be performing at the Sidney Middle School on Fri., May 20, 2016 at 7 p.m., hosted by Lonsdale United Methodist Church. The African Children's Choir is known for melting the hearts of audiences prompting standing ovations after nearly all of their performances. One of the chaperon's coming with the children, Eva Nalukwago, joined ACC in 1995 when she was only 7 years old. "I traveled...
The Mother’s Day gifts you purchase this year could bless two women at once. Mercy Market will be set up at Reynold’s in Sidney this Sat., May. 7, with a variety of beautiful handmade jewelry, scarves, t-shirts, handbags and other products dedicated to preventing sex trafficking and restoring its victims. These products represent the new livelihood of many women rescued from the international sex trade and your purchase provides direct support for them and their children. Some items provide care for children at risk of being trafficked in ove...
After a 40-year ban, Congress lifted the ban on exporting crude oil just this last December. Hess Corp on Friday, April 22nd, 2016 confirmed it sold Bakken crude oil for export out of the U.S. Gulf Coast to Europe. Loaded at St. James, Louisiana in early April, Hess sold 175,000 barrels of Bakken crude oil which is being shipped to a refinery in Europe; spokesman John Roper stated in an email. Hess Corp did not disclose the buyer or the name of the vessel transporting the Bakken crude oil....
Williston Basin Pertroleum Conference will be held May 24-26 at Bismarck Event Center, 315 South 5th Street, Bismarck, ND. The North Dakota Petroleum Council, North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources, and the Government of Saskatchewan, look forward to hosting the 2016 Williston Basin Petroleum Conference. This years topics will range from North American and world energy supply and demand, to highly technical Bakken talks and to managing community impacts. Anyone with interest oil and gas business in the Williston Basin can and should...
Reynolds Market stores were the recent winners of corporate awards for their outstanding achievements within the F.T. Reynolds Company. F.T. Reynolds Co. chose to present the Golden Fox and Silver Fox awards to give recognition to store employees for their exceptional performance in areas of presentation, quality, customer satisfaction, cleanliness, variety and, most importantly, in providing value to their guests. Nearly a century ago Reynolds Market was founded on the principle of serving the...
Once again the Sidney Volunteer Fire Department is preparing for our annual fundraise. We will be hosting our 26th Annual Free Will Breakfast at the Fire hall on Sun., May 15, 2016 from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. The breakfast will consist of French toast, sausage, scrambled eggs, juice and coffee. The fire department will also have an open house that morning, which will include different demonstrations and truck rides for kids of all ages. The Sidney Volunteer fire Department not only responds to fire calls in Sidney, but all of Richland County. We are...
Montana State University Extension recommends that producers now applying urea fertilizer (46-0-0) protect it from volatilization loss (ammonia loss to the air) by sub-surface banding, incorporation into the soil by tillage or a half-inch of water in a single event or through the use of urease inhibitors. The standard recommendation for banding nitrogen fertilizer was historically to band it about two inches below seeding depth, or three to five inches below the soil surface – before packing. With increased no-till practices and application o...
The Montana Farm Bureau is urging Congressional support for S. 2774, the Agriculture Student EARN Act. The Act, introduced by Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), would make the first $5,000 of income earned by students completing 4-H or FFA agricultural projects tax-free. Farm Bureau also supports companion legislation introduced in the House by Representatives Michael McCaul (R-Texas), Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) and Michael Conaway (R-Texas). That bill is H.R. 3255, the Student Agriculture Protection Act of 2015. “Student a...
Senior Richland County 4-H Members Garret Leland and Taylor Schepens recently attended the National 4-H Conference in Washington DC. They were two of the three 4-H members who represented Montana at the national conference; the two flew to Washington DC April 9th and returned April 14th. Leland submitted his application for the conference after being encouraged by a neighbor and former 4-H member who'd attended the conference when he was in high school, and assured Leland it was a lot of fun...
The Williston Research and Extension Center recently welcomed Clair Keene, who started her position as the Area Extension Specialist in Cropping Systems at the end of February. Keene grew up in Bellevue, NE where she spent a lot of time outdoors and helping her father with his garden. She gained an appreciation for good food, fresh produce, and hard work by helping her father and grandmother with their gardens. From an early age, she was fascinated by plants and how they grow and survive. While...
