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Two Rau teachers will take years of memories with them when they retire at the end of this school year. Carolyn Koch and Jayne Miller, both retiring this year, have spent a combined total of 53 years at Rau School helping to educate and guide children as they moved through their elementary years at the school. Carolyn Koch spent twenty-eight years teaching Rau students, with most of that time spent in grades one and two. She did serve as the fourth grade teacher for a few years, but she dearly...
The Montana Department of Transportation announced that it will be constructing passing lanes on Highway 16 at the current construction site between the 19 mile marker and the 25 mile marker. District Administrator Shane Mintz said the change order was authorized this week and that the contractor was proceeding with the work immediately. At a cost of $2.3 million it is a substantial upgrade to the project. “Although we don’t typically initiate change orders of this size,” Mintz said, “the traffic conditions on Highway 16 have changed dramatical...
Be there at 6 p.m. for the Spring Meeting and Dinner at the GDAR Sale Barn, 3 miles west of Sidney on HWY 16. Featured speaker will be Ty McDonald of the Verified Beef Age & Source Verification Service. Meat and beverages will be provided. Please bring a Salad if your last name starts with A-L, Dessert if your last name starts with M-Z. Call Keith Dynneson with questions at 406-489-1994....
A decision has been made to modify the process of dispersing the capital credit retirement checks to consumers. In the past LYREA has always handed the checks out during the annual meeting. This year there will NOT be any checks handed out during the annual meeting. Instead, the capital credit retirement will be applied to the consumer’s active electric account. The bill you receive the first part of June will have a notification of capital credit retirement, so you will be able to see the amount that has been applied to your electric a...
On Tuesday, May 15, FFA members and Agriculture Education students took the old recycling sheds and replaced them with blue and yellow recycling sheds in the Pamida parking lot. The new recycling sheds were constructed by FFA members and Ag Ed. students with the funding from an FFA grant called “Living to Serve.” Living to Serve is a federally funded program focused on rural communities to develop, implement, and evaluate community-based service-learning projects that meet an identified com...
The oil boom in the Bakken has made available housing in the oil patch become almost nonexistent. With housing shortages being one of the biggest problems of the current oil boom more than 350 people from 33 states attended the Bakken Housing Summit in Williston. The sold out summit this past week gave stakeholders and service providers opportunity to connect and conduct business. The presentations offered valuable market information and perspectives. Engineer and surveyor companies attended the...
On Saturday, May 26, Fort Union will change from winter hours to our summer hours. These hours will be from 8:00 am – 6:30 pm (Central Time) from Memorial Weekend to the end of Labor Day on September 3, 2012. Fort Union’s Trade House will be open every day during the summer hours with living history interpreters on site sharing the park story. Our special events are scheduled for the summer as well including, Fort Union Rendezvous, June 14 – 17, 2012, Indian Arts Showcase August 4 – 5, 2012 and Living History weekend September 1 – 3, 2012. Sto...
The annual requirement of reporting to the FSA office can be referred to as crop reporting, acreage reporting, or crop certification. Acreage reports are required to be filed by any producer requesting payments. This includes DCP, ACRE, NAP, CRP, LDP and SURE. The deadline for submitting a timely filed acreage report is July 15, 2012. Producers are reminded that filing an accurate acreage report for all crops and land uses, including failed acreage and prevented planting acreage, can prevent the loss of benefits for a variety of programs....
The family of Elmina Cook would like to thank all of Mom’s friends, card ladies, and quilters. Elsa-you and Mom went a lot of places together-you were a dear friend. To our extended families, you are special and you were all there for us; thank you again. Thank you to the Zion Ladies for the luncheon and to Pastor Charlane for the wonderful service. To all the nurses in A wing and CCU- you were all kind to Mom and treated her well; she liked all of you. A special thank you to Fulkersons, Melody and especially Al. Mom always treated you like f...
Tickets are only $5 and are on sale now at the MonDak Heritage Center or from your favorite Sons of Norway member. Concert is Thursday night, May 31st. This four-piece, family, old-time orchestra come from the picturesque fjord area of North Trondelag. The Arnstein Killingberg Family Orchestra began performing in the 1930s, founded by Arnstein’s father, Asbjorn. Today, the Orchestra now includes third and fourth generation performers. Grete Killingberg is a four-time national master champion of the Norwegian small accordion, while also the N...
Sidney is home to a unique program called “The Flags of Honor” which originated in 1965. This program originally began as a community effort with members of 13 civic organizations who made the decision to ask members of the community to donate any casket flags from deceased veterans. The organizers were able to obtain 83 flags for the first Memorial Day parade in 1966. Materials and labor were donated to make bins for the flags, agate name plates, flag poles, and people willing to be caretakers of the flags. On Memorial Day the flags were dis...
Lewis and Clark Trail Museum is hosting a three-day collections care workshop June 13-15 in Alexander, ND. Staff and volunteers from all area museums, libraries and archives are invited to register for the free hands-on workshops sponsored by the Dakota Collections Care Initiative (DCCI). The workshop will focus on how to properly care for a variety of collections, such as textiles, books, art, furniture and photographs. Participants will learn how to properly document collections, protect collections from damage while on exhibit, and keep...
The Best Western Golden Prairie Inn and Suites held its ribbon cutting ceremony last Thursday. Pictured, L to R, are Mike Johnson, president of Management Consultants, Inc.; Wade Van Every, Sidney Area Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture executive director; Herb Leuprecht, partner; Leslie Messer, Richland Economic Development executive director; Guy Osello, partner; Bryce Baker, general manager; Dave Hurbourt, partner; Cami Skinner, Chamber president and Sunrise Ambassadors Billie Giese, Renee...
The number of unbuckled fatalities is on the rise. To save lives by encouraging Montanans to buckle up, law enforcement will increase patrols on Montana roads through the end of the month and over Memorial Day weekend. Preliminary numbers show 77 percent of those who died in crashes on Montana roads this year were not wearing seat belts - an increase of 30 percent from the same time period last year. “Montanans have a free and adventurous spirit, but sometimes that gets us into major trouble; sometimes it costs us lives,” said Montana Dep...
Sidney will soon have a full-service Mexican restaurant named El Sol de Guadalajara. Fernando Pilar and his sister, Sol, are leasing the Betania Ristorante Italiano facilities effective June 1. The Mexican restaurant will replace Betania’s, now housed in the Yellowstone Marketplace complex at 102 N. Central Ave. Russ and Linda Wells, Betania owners, will be operating their restaurant through this Saturday, May 26. They urge anyone with outstanding gift certificates to utilize them right away. El Sol de Guadalajara will be opening soon. Pilar i...
Watford City’s Emilee Anderson chips her approach shot close to the hole during the golf meet in Watford City on Monday, May 14th. Anderson placed first with a score of 91 while her team also placed 1st with score of 392. Other place winners from Watford City were Shaunta Miller, 5th (96) and Allison Monsen, 6th (98)....
Stockman Bank president Garth Kallevig gratefully receives a $3000 check on behalf of the Henry Elm Scholarship fund from M&M Cafe owners, from left, Bud, Marilyn and Fred Lake. $1000 was raised from donations on the M&M Café’s last day of business, and the restaurant matched the rest. Fred and his brother Jeremy were both recipients of the Henry Elm Scholarship when they were seniors in high school....
Herbicides can linger in grass clippings, compost and manure, so Montanans should be sure to read product labels to keep from contaminating gardens and ornamental plants, says Montana State University Pesticide Education Specialist Cecil Tharp. Many pesticides that target broadleaf weeds can damage other broadleaf plants, such as peas or tomatoes, Tharp said. MSU’s Schutter Diagnostic Laboratory reported 103 plant samples that exhibited symptoms of pesticide toxicity between 2009 and 2011, Tharp said. The plants came from Montana gardens and h...
Agricultural producers who want to participate in Farm Service Agency’s Direct and Counter Cyclical Program, Average Crop Revenue Election Program, or Supplemental Revenue Assistance Program during the 2012 crop year must submit their applications by June 1 to be eligible for the programs. Aaron Krauter, North Dakota State Executive Director for FSA, says he can’t stress the importance of the deadline enough. “This is a deadline that program participants can’t miss,” Krauter said. “We saw some confusion in the past where people thought the...
Aggressive marketing companies are calling Montana’s small businesses and impersonating the Department of Labor and Industry. The Montana Department of Labor and Industry is hearing from small businesses targeted by aggressive marketing companies who sell labor law posters claiming to be the state agency. “These aggressive marketing tactics are making it difficult and expensive for Montana business owners who are trying to follow the law,” said Labor Commissioner Keith Kelly. “We want businesses to know that the Department does not and will no...
The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) and local health agencies are continuing to report local outbreaks of pertussis, also known as whooping cough. The number of cases has passed 200, the highest number since Montana’s 2005 outbreak that resulted in almost 600 cases. Health officials are encouraging everyone, including adults, to take advantage of available vaccines and visit a medical provider if you have a persistent cough to help slow the spread of the disease. Since January 2012, 18 of the state’s counties and...
McDonald’s of Sidney is again looking for individuals who have had experience with any of the many Ronald McDonald Houses in the country. Photos will be taken by Picture Perfect of Sidney, and rotated with the existing kids’ pictures which are on display. The purpose is to highlight the Ronald McDonald House and let people know that their contributions benefit local individuals. If you wish to be included in this project, please contact McDonald’s restaurant....
Rau Elementary held its spring program titled “Go West!: A Musical Celebration of Ameria’s Westward Epansion” on May 17....
Sidney Students Of The Month are Rhett Bridges, Stephen Rea, Matt LaPan & Kali Godfrey....
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 or [email protected] by June 12....
