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BILLINGS – For RMC freshman Emily Schaff, a brief meeting with representatives from Special Olympics turned into a collaboration that has launched a number of new initiatives for students at RMC. During this initial meeting, Schaff met Jami Williamson, the Region 2 Outreach Director for Special Olympics Montana. Schaff expressed her interest in working with Special Olympics and providing opportunities for RMC students. This initiated the planning of "Pledge Day for Spread the Word to End the W...
Two Williston third graders have been recognized for their "If I were Mayor for a Day" essays. Ja'Waya Cason and Baylee Brouilette received first and second place respectively in the contest. They were honored for their winning efforts at a recent Williston City Commission meeting. The contest is held in conjunction with the North Dakota League of Cities statewide "Mayor for a Day" essay competition. After the League of Cities wraps up its judging the Williston entries are forwarded to...
The Junior Catholic Daughters Court Mother Cabrini #1766 Sidney led the Friday evening Stations of the Cross from the view point of Jesus 'Mother Mary. This Lenten tradition recalls the scriptural journey from condemnation by Pilate to His crucifixion and death upon the cross. (Submitted by Janet Martineau)...
Sidney's 6th Grade Boys Basketball team (Nick Jones Real Estate) following the Championship Game in Miles City's Cowboy Classic Tournament held on March 21st & 22nd. The Sidney 6th grade boys went 4-0 on the weekend, defeating the Billings "Dawg's" Sunday evening in the Championship Game. Pictured are Bottom Row (left to right): C.J. Nevins, Jaxson Franklin, Logan Jones and Riley Waters Back Row (left to right): Hudson Severson, Tate Wieferich, Ian Jurgens, Boston Peters, (Coach) Dan...
Carroll College head football coach Mike Van Diest has compiled impressive stats over the years. In over 16 years at the helm for the Fighting Saints, Van Diest has six NAIA National Championships and 186 wins. But, outside football, there’s one particular statistic that really caught his attention. “There are 500 new cases of colorectal cancer in Montana each year. And, it’s also the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the U.S.,” Van Diest said. “These numbers really hit me hard.” That’s why Van Diest is lending his voice to a ne...
WASHINGTON, DC – Committee on Natural Resources Vice Chairman Cynthia Lummis (WY-At large) today questioned BLM Director Neil Kornze on how the memorandum of understanding (MOU) between BLM and the states will operate. "Who will approve well bore integrity issues? Will you approve those? Who will do the inspections? Will [states] be brought in? Who is going to be brought in to inspect that – [states] or you?" Rep. Lummis asked. "Because the Bureau of Land Management manages such a scattered lan...
MISSOULA – Twenty students from the University of Montana’s School of Law are currently taking a 1,400-mile, five-day bus tour across Montana to see firsthand the various forms of energy development in the state. The Energy Facilities Field Trip is a course designed to provide law students an on-the-ground experience of the energy developments about which they study. They are accompanied by law school Interim Dean Greg Munro. The trip will include a tour of the hydroelectric facility at Rainbow Dam in Great Falls, followed by a visit to the...
Spring burning season is here. Burning is a great way to clear dead vegetation and clean up. Before you light up this spring, take the necessary precautions to ensure your burn does not become the next wildfire. Obtain a permit or contact local authorities, burn early in the day and check weather for afternoon or next day wind conditions. Be sure to have adequate equipment, assistance and water supply with you and always make sure the area is cold to the touch before leaving. Checking the following day is also important as stumps or roots may...
Sidney High School hosted 259 students who participated in the Math Meet Tuesday, March 24. Seventh and eighth grade math teams from Culbertson and Glendive tied for first place.(Photos by Meagan Dotson)...
WASHINGTON, March 18, 2015 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 25 counties in North Dakota as a primary natural disaster area due to damages and losses caused by the combined effects of frost, colder than average winter, cooler than normal spring temperatures, excessive rainfall, ground saturation, frost, freeze, severe thunderstorms, hail, high winds, drought, weather-related insects, diseases and sprout damage that occurred from Jan. 1, 2014, and continues. Those counties are: Adams, Billings, Bottineau, Burke, B...
(MALTA, Mont.) – The Bureau of Land Management Malta Field Office is seeking public input for an environmental analysis regarding a grazing permittee’s application to change their class of livestock and to change the livestock use and management on the Flat Creek Allotment (15439). The American Prairie Reserve has applied to change the class of livestock from cattle to indigenous bison on their permit to graze public lands on the Flat Creek Allotment in south Phillips County. In addition, they are seeking permission to remove interior fen...
Once again, the Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project (LYIP) is in dire need of community support. The US Army Corps of Engineers is allowing public comment on the proposed concrete weir and fish bypass at Intake. A copy of the public notice is available at http://www.nwo.usace.army.mil/Missions/RegulatoryProgram/Montana.aspx. Support for the project, which will protect the economic vitality of the entire area, is critical. The loss of LYIP would be devastating to the entire valley from Glendive...
BOZEMAN - A group of scholars and agricultural specialists who are considered some of the world’s top experts on food production, food safety and solving hunger across the globe will gather in Bozeman April 9 and 10 when the United States Agency for International Development‘s (USAID) Board for International Food and Agricultural Development (BIFAD) meets at Montana State University. MSU President Waded Cruzado, a member of the board appointed by President Barack Obama, will host the meeting of fellow board members. This is only the second tim...
Helena, Mont., Following an official announcement by the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service, Montana agriculture will now have $1.3 million in federal grant funding available through the Specialty Crop Block Grant (SCBG) program. With the announcement of additional funding available, the Montana Department of Agriculture is extending the deadline to submit an application to April 22, 2015. “With this additional funding from USDA, Montana can continue to develop specialty crops grown in our state, expand their markets, and create jobs. Based o...
Montana farmers know well the “shoulder seasons” – those few months before summer and during fall, when predicting the weather is a guess at best and harvest might be a gamble. For many of the state’s commercial vegetable growers, unpredictable weather during these months can damage produce and threaten a farmer’s seasonal income. That’s when high tunnel greenhouses prove beneficial. The free-standing greenhouses have frames, ground posts and plastic walls that protect crops for early or late season production. High tunnels – which differ...
Abortions can be a major concern for cattle producers. An “abortion” is the discharge of the fetus prior to the end of the normal gestation period, according to Gerald Stokka, North Dakota State University Extension Service veterinarian and livestock stewardship specialist. Many abortions occur in the first 45 days of conception (called early embryonic death), and the embryos or fetuses are so small that they may not be seen. Other abortions may occur near normal calving time, and determining whether the cow has aborted or given birth premature...
WILLISTON: Danielle Steinhoff, formerly of Sauk Rapids, Minnesota, and now a resident of Williston, ND, recently began her employment with the NDSU Extension Service as the new Agriculture and Natural Resources Extension Agent. Steinhoff graduated from NDSU in December 2014 with a Natural Resources Management degree and a minor in Range Science. During the summer of 2012 she worked at Lewis and Clark State Park in Epping, ND as the park interpreter. In addition to being NEPA concepts certified,...
Helena, Mont., Governor Steve Bullock welcomed a Capitol full of people to celebrate National Ag Day with state legislators, the department of agriculture, state agriculture organizations, and agriculture advocates. The all-Montana meal with items such as beef brisket, baked ham, roasted lamb and potato salad with local potatoes fed hungry legislators. "It's a great day to celebrate National Ag Day in Montana, and remember all that farmers and ranchers do to ensure that we have abundant, safe,...
The big 60 means that 60 percent of the cows calved in the first 21 days of the calving season. That is achievable, doable and good. Sixty percent was the goal. The evaluation of the cattle business is ongoing, and producers always should take advantage of the quick and easy ways to evaluate the operation. Calving time is here or soon will be, so it’s the best time to make the mental note and paint it on the barn wall. What was this year’s number? In this case, start by counting the number of cows kept for calving. I mean all the cows kept for...
Spring burning season is here. Burning is a great way to clear dead vegetation and clean up. Before you light up this spring, take the necessary precautions to ensure your burn does not become the next wildfire. Obtain a permit or contact local authorities, burn early in the day and check weather for afternoon or next day wind conditions. Be sure to have adequate equipment, assistance and water supply with you and always make sure the area is cold to the touch before leaving. Checking the following day is also important as stumps or roots may...
Only 7 percent of soil samples show a moderate to high risk for wheat midge infestation. Soil samples in North Dakota indicate decreased levels of overwintering wheat midge larvae (cocoons) for the 2015 season, according to Janet Knodel, North Dakota State University Extension Service entomologist. A total of 196 soil samples were collected from 21 counties in the fall of 2014 to estimate the regional risk for wheat midge. The distribution of wheat midge in 2015 is based on unparasitized...
WASHINGTON – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today provided farm owners and producers one additional week, until April 7, 2015, to choose between Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC), the safety-net programs established by the 2014 Farm Bill. The final day to update yield history or reallocate base acres also will be April 7, 2015. “This is an important decision for producers because these programs help farmers and ranchers protect their operations from unexpected changes in the marketplace,” said Vilsack. “Near...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced a proposed rule to limit farm payments to non-farmers, consistent with requirements Congress mandated in the 2014 Farm Bill. The proposed rule limits farm payments to individuals who may be designated as farm managers but are not actively engaged in farm management. In the Farm Bill, Congress gave USDA the authority to address this loophole for joint ventures and general partnerships, while exempting family farm operations from being impacted by the new rule USDA u...
(MINOT, ND) – Stockholders of Farm Credit Services of North Dakota, ACA elected two directors at their annual meeting which was held at the Holiday Inn in Minot on Tuesday, March 24, 2015. Rollin Tonneson, Souris, ND and Bryan Ankenbauer, Bowbells, ND were both re-elected to four-year terms. Stockholders also re-elected Mark Birdsall – Berthold, Barry Scheresky – Des Lacs, Dean Schoenberg – Mohall, and newly elected Tom Alveshere, Harvey and Alan Effertz, Velva, for one-year terms on the nominating committee. “FCS had a very successfu...
WILLISTON: On Sunday, April 19th, the 4-H Communication Arts Program will be hosting an arts contest at the Broadway Commons Building at 302 E. Broadway in Williston. The 4-H Communication Arts program helps participants develop communication skills that are useful throughout a lifetime. It provides participants an opportunity to practice their skills before a group and to gather and organize information, equipment and props for public presentation. It develops participants' confidence in...
