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Richland County 4-H clubs are holding fundraisers to earn money to build a new food booth at the Richland County Fairgrounds. The fundraising efforts are already underway and they include selling brand boards, memorial plaques and various other fundraising events conducted by the 4-H clubs in the area. The brand board fundraiser consists of a square foot (12 inch by 12 inch) board on which area ranchers can place their personal brand. Each brand costs $50 and will be displayed at the 4-H food...
The Watford City Youth Fishing Derby was held June 8 at the Watford City Fishing Pond and Nature park. Despite the cool rainy morning, over 75 eager fishermen participated in the Youth Fishing Derby. Lunch was served and prizes were given out to all participants. (Photos by Kathy Taylor)...
The Watford City Chamber of Commerce, along with a newly emerging area Arts Organization, will be hosting “Summer Sounds” a music and picnic in the park series at the Watford City Tourist Park. The series will kick off on Thursday, June 13th at 5:30 with music by area musicians and picnic food served by the area Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS). The event will be held every other Thursday throughout the summer and will feature local musicians and a picnic hosted by various community organizations. “We believe this is a great way to give the c...
As a freshman Jalyssa Gorder came into her season jumping 10 feet. She didn’t understand the significance of how rare this was until she got a taste of a little accomplishment finishing 2nd in the division and 4th at state. Watching her teammate Vanessa Bawden, someone who became a role model to her for years to come, win the title that year, she knew exactly where she wanted to be. She started setting goals for herself, knowing she wanted to continue being successful in this sport she found a s...
Two back-to-back dryland field days highlighting research being conducted at farmsites near Froid and Sidney are on tap for Thursday and Friday, June 20th and 21st.This year’s lineup for the two annual tours includes several shared topics, so if you have to miss one event, you can still catch much of the information at the other. Joint Field Day Talks: Headlining both events are two workshop presentations, the first a sprayer calibration workshop for local producers and the second a brief recap of the March 5th “Pipeline Reclamation Wor...
The Fairview Community Garage Sale will be held Saturday, June 15. Over 20 garage sales, many of them multi-party, will be held in Fairview and the surrounding area. Lists will be available on Friday at Super Valu and Merchants Bank. The Lovebirds Relay for Life team will hold a free will donation rummage sale at St. Catherine’s Catholic church. They will also be selling lunch. The Faith Alliance Church is also hosting a rummage and bake sale that day. A special addition will be the unveiling of the Fairview Festival button. Larry Denowh of A...
Montana Dakota Utilities will be taking a power outage on June 18th from 12:01 am until approximately 6:00 am to do some upgrades to the system. Affected areas will be all of Watford City, Arnegard, Alexander, and Rawson. Montana Dakota Utilities recommends all customers back up or shut down computers and any other electronic equipment before this outage occurs. We thank you for your patients and apologize for any inconveniences this outage may cause....
This is notice to the public that the Treasurer’s Office will be closed on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, June 12, 13 & 14th to move the office of the Treasurer to a new location. The Treasurer’s office will be temporarily located on the 2nd floor across the hall from our former location. We will reopen for business on Monday, June 17, 2013....
Lone Tree Archers of Sidney will be having their annual “Henry Schwenke 3-D Shoot” on Saturday, June 22, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday, June 23, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The archery range is located 8 miles east of Sidney (cross Yellowstone River bridge on Highway 23, then turn left onto County Road 122). Concessions will be available both days. Shooting fees are: Adult $15/day or $25 for both days, Student $10/day or $15 for both days, Children under 12 are free with an adult, and a Family Package is available for $30/day or $45 for both days. The...
Memorial service for Blake Reynolds, 20, of Fairview, MT is 3 p.m., Friday, June 14, 2013 at the Fairview High School with Pastor Cal Oraw officiating. Cremation has taken place. Remembrances and condolences may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Blake died on Saturday, June 6, west of Trenton, ND....
The Ribfest 2013 Planning Committee has set Friday, August 9th for this year’s event on Main Street, Watford City. Concessions and the Street Fair will start at 10 a.m. and the rib contest will take place at 5 p.m. A $1,000 prize will be awarded for the team with the best ribs. Second place will receive $500 and there will be a $250 prize for booth showmanship. The public will also get a chance to vote for their favorite ribs and the winning team will receive Ribfest T-shirts and the coveted “People’s Choice” award. The day will be filled...
Fairview Old Timer’s Reunion and Summer Festival is held each year on the third weekend in July. The festival features visiting with friends and neighbors, watching the parade, live music, and a variety of other activities. A limited number of spaces are available to vendors in Sharbono Park for Saturday, July 20th. The cost is $25 per spot and can be reserved by calling 406-480-4633. The Fairview Festival is one of the reasons why eastern Montana is a great place to live....
Plans are being finalized for the annual Town & Country Festival which will take place in Sidney Saturday, June 22. The full day of events starts off at 7 a.m. with registration for the Sidney Healthworks Fun Run. The run begins at 8:00 a.m. at Sidney Health Center. The Sidney Jaycees will host their annual pet parade. Registration begins at 9 a.m. at Veteran’s Memorial Park with the parade starting at 9:30 a.m. Businesses and individuals are encouraged to enter a float in the parade that morning. The parade will begin in the Reynolds Market p...
The third and final renovation of the Checkers building in Sidney is now complete. A private meeting room, which can accommodate up to 60 people, is now ready for use 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Bathroom facilities, tables, chairs, podium, white board, even coffee and water, are all provided. Companies needing space may call 406-488-5500 anytime. Once payment has been made by credit card, a key access code will be given. Catering is also allowed. Caterers listed with the Sidney Chamber...
This year’s Fort Union Rendezvous will take place June 13th through the 16th. Headlining the rendezvous this year will be Mr. Jerome Kills Small, Red Robin, of Pine Ridge, South Dakota. Jerome is the recipient of the Distinguished Scholar Award from South Dakota Humanities Council, Reconciliation Award from the Governor of South Dakota, George Mickleson, University of South Dakota Poet of the Year in 1994, and he has awards and certificates for speaking at Red Road Retreat and the Building Bridges Conference. He has been in several videos f...
Mitchells Oilfield Service has been an oil field service provider in the Williston Basin and the Bakken Formation for over 30 years. Employing over 500 people throughout their 7 locations, Mitchells holds a strong footprint which allows them to serve customers in over a 6500 square mile radius of North Dakota and Montana. In order to be competitive and to provide services required by their customers, Mitchell’s continues to upgrade their equipment with the latest, most innovative technologies a...
The Foundation for Community Care is pleased to announce the winners of its 2013 Healthcare Scholarships. The scholarship program was established to provide Richland County and rural northeastern Montana with a continuing source of highly qualified healthcare personnel. “The Foundation for Community Care’s mission is helping to ensure the continuance and quality of local healthcare services. Supporting dedicated students in their studies towards a healthcare degree is a way for the Foundation to give back to the community,” said Found...
She is a mom, a grandma, a professional, an entrepreneur and she runs. It started with the 50/50/50 Club (50 marathons in 50 states before age 50). Two friends and Fairview natives, Staci Miller and Patience Lam Hurley were looking to achieve a fitness goal, do some traveling and have fun. That was three and half years ago…to date, they have successfully completed marathons in 14 states, spent a year on a roller derby team and participated in multiple obstacle course challenge runs. Staci has t...
Lower Yellowstone REA held its 76th Annual Meeting last Wednesday at the Richland County Fair Event Center. A highlight of the night is always the scholarships given out by “Luck of the Draw”. Students and their parent or guardian must be in attendance to win. The event gives the students the opportunity to learn about the co-op and its role in the community. The scholarships are funded by unclaimed capital credits. So far, just under $400,000 has been spent locally on educat...
You are invited to a “wedding reception” at the MonDak Heritage Center, June 22 at 2 p.m., with a presentation by Martha Kohl, historian from the Montana Historical Society, sponsored by Humanities Montana. Cost is $25/members and $30/non-members....
The 36th Medora Car Show will be held June 22, 2013 in Medora, ND. Exhibition for the public is Saturday, June 22 from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Anyone wishing to show a vehicle in any of the 20 different classes through 1988 (including customs) and a modern collectible class (1989-2013) should call 701-225-8851 or 701-225-8149, or register on the show grounds by the Badlands Motel June 22. The first place winners from the 2012 Medora Show will be on display in the Medora Community Building along with a special center exhibit, a 1931 Lincoln Model...
The first trunked radio site for Richland County was installed in the tower which is located behind the Nutter Building in Sidney last Friday. Sidney Public works will now be able to communicate with their trucks all the way to the landfill, plus it will provide better communications for all Emergency Services in Richland County. Way up in the tower is Richland County communications director, Max Pangburn with Disaster and Emergency Services. On the ground assisting are, right bottom, under...
Bad credit can affect every aspect of your life: from applying for a loan, filling out an application to get in to a rental property, applying for a credit card and in today’s world it can even determine if you get a job or not. Tony Baca and his team at Continental Credit will give you and your credit history the personal attention it deserves to get you on the road to credit recovery. Continental Credit is a full service credit correction company based out of Denver, Colorado with a n...
Weed resistance to popular herbicides is a growing concern amongst those of us involved in producing crops for the world’s growing population. I have not heard many crop growers in this region share resistance problems but kochia resistance to glyphosate (Roundup) and fluroxypr (Starane) is moving westward. Just a few years ago high levels of resistance were documented in southern Minnesota. Last year, there was widespread concern in eastern North Dakota that glyphosate was not killing k...
The Western Montana Heart Gallery photo display located in the Southgate Mall in Missoula continues to feature area foster children hoping to successfully be placed into permanent ‘forever homes’, Department of Public Health and Human Services officials said this week. “Children who have been featured in the Western Montana Heart Gallery are often placed with a forever family,” said DPHHS Director Richard Opper. “Every child deserves to live in a stable and supportive environment, and now many of these children will have that chance....
