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About twenty people gathered at the Ullman Center at Dawson Community College at ten o'clock Friday, May 26, to take part in Senator Jon Tester's Farm Bill Listening Tour. Beginning with the pledge of allegiance led by Tester, the session was led by the Senator and seven other panelists from various public and private agricultural agencies in Montana. Taking part in the session were Ben Thomas of the Montana Department of Agriculture, Kurt Voss and Justin Loch of Montana Farmer's Union, Scott...
The Neal Hermanson Memorial Ranch Rodeo and Calcutta will take place on Saturday, June 10 beginning at 1 p.m. at the Richland County Fairgrounds in Sidney. Admission is only $5.00 with children 5 and under admitted free. The five events of the rodeo: team branding, team trailering, team doctoring, wild cow milking and saddle bronc riding promise great action and fun as the cowboys show off their skills. Little buckaroos can get in on the action too, by participating in mutton bustin', stick...
Sarah Petrik has nearly three years in the books managing Sidney's vehicle rentals, and she and her husband, Mike, are excited to now call the business their own. Sarah worked at the rental store, previously part of the Priceless car rental franchise, and saw a need to continue the service. "When the previous owner said he wanted to be done, I knew there was a need for it. We have quite a few regular customers off the airline, and I didn't want to abandon them," Sarah said. The Petriks currently...
The Dan Miller Memorial Ride will take place June 10 – June 11. Sign up will begin at 9:00 a.m. at The Waterhole #3. We plan to begin the ride by 24:00. This will be a poker run for those wishing to participate. First stop will be the Cattle-Ac in Sidney, followed by the CQ Bar in Lambert, the Stagecoach in Culbertson and Smokies in Bainville. Last stop will be back in Fairview at the Waterhole #3. Families and friends are encouraged to join us after the ride for dinner, games, music, a silent auction and the sharing of memories. T-shirts will...
Memorial services for Bonnie L. Osborne, 64, of Sidney were held at 10 a.m., Saturday, May 27 at Fulkerson-Stevenson Memorial Chapel with Pastor Susan Twidwell officiating. Inurnment will be held at a later date in Sidney Cemetery, Sidney, MT under the care of Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home of Sidney. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Bonnie died on Tuesday evening, May 23, surrounded by her family at her home in Sidney, MT....
Chad Molden has joined Stockman Bank Sidney as assistant vice president/commercial loan officer. His responsibilities include developing and servicing commercial loans, and assisting clients with their lending and credit needs. Molden, who has been with Stockman Bank since 2009, was previously a commercial loan officer at Stockman Bank Billings Heights. He brings over eight years of banking experience to the position, which includes consumer and commercial lending and business development. A...
Thursday, June 15, 2017, at 7:00 p.m. at the MonDak Heritage Center, 120 3rd Ave SE, Sidney, MT. The MonDak Heritage Center presents the Humanities Montana Speakers Bureau program “Me and Martha: Intimate Reflections by Dora DuFran about the Real Life of Calamity Jane” with Mary Jane Bradbury. The name Calamity Jane brings to mind an iconic character of the American West. Accounts of Calamity—whose real name was Martha Canary—are legion and she has achieved mythical status in the lore of the frontier. She lived and traveled throughout Wyoming,...
In the story titled “Sherry and Janae’s Annual Softball Tournament to be held June 17th” appearing on the front page of the May 24, 2017 issue, the date the tournament started was 2012 and not 2011....
Kraken Oil and Gas gifts four-gas monitors, which detect gases and vapors toxic to firemen, to the Sidney Fire Department. Pictured from left-to-right are Justin King (Deputy Fire Chief), Derek Carda (Kraken Oil), Larry Christensen (Fire Chief) and Rob Gilbert (Fire Marshal). (Photo by Jordan Hall)...
Fairview's future farmers wrapped up the year with a chapter banquet on Monday, May 22nd at the Double Barrel in Fairview, MT. All members received their Greenhand Degree and pin, Chapter FFA Degree pin, and also their Chapter Officer pins. Chapter officer interviews were held May 5th and new officers for 2017-2018 were announced at the banquet. Serving as Fairview's 2017-2018 FFA President is a junior at Fairview High School, Lexie Selting. Alex Young, a sophomore at Fairview High School, was...
The American Red Cross Babysitter Course will be held from 9 am to 4 pm CT pm on Friday, June 2 at the Yellowstone Room in the McKenzie County Courthouse in Watford City. Youth ages 11 to 15, who are interested in babysitting children, are encourage to attend. Pre-registration is requested prior to attending by calling the McKenzie County Extension Office at 701-444-3451 or e-mailing [email protected]. Cost to attend is $40 per person, which includes the Babysitter’s Training Handbook and food for breaks. This course offers h...
There are some weeks where I struggle to find something to write about and then there are weeks where calls come flooding into the office and it makes finding a topic to write about so much easier. The latter scenario is what has inspired this week’s article. Chances are if you live in town, you have been inundated with tiny flies in your home. If not, consider yourself lucky. I have sent some of these flies off to our diagnostic lab (http://diagnostics.montana.edu/) for positive identification but I am fairly certain that they are fruit f...
First graders, Skylee Herman and Max Ninson from West Side School are the winners of the bikes given away by the Masonic Lodge in Sidney. The students from West Side School receive points for reading books and then are given tickets to write their names on and place in a box at the library for a random drawing for the bikes. (Photo by Joshua Smallwood)...
On Tuesday, May 9, Murphy Motors officially became Williston Auto. What began as a buyout became a partnership after Pat Murphy and David Billion became acquainted with each other and realized the potential of working together to create the very best experience for both their customers and employees. At a press conference held last Tuesday, both men expressed what a great time it is to be in Williston, ND, especially in the car business. Williston Auto has retained all the Murphy Motors...
Now that the snow has melted and the ground has thawed, Mother Nature may be revealing things in your yard you may have forgotten: dilapidated fence, overgrown brush, and the seven “project” cars that never got finished. Fortunately, Richland County has a program that can help you complete those “projects” at no cost to you. The Richland County Junk Vehicle program can haul away junk, or “project”, vehicles to be recycled at no cost to you. A “junk” vehicle is one that is discarded, ruined, wrecked or dismantled, and is inoperable or i...
