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Trotters, ND, 7th grader Tucker Madison is headed to the National Junior High Finals Rodeo June 19-25 in Perry, GA, to compete in boys goat tying. Madison, who attends school in Beach, earned 1st place at the North Dakota Junior High Finals Rodeo May 20-21 in Bowman. He also competed in breakaway, team roping and ribbon roping. Tucker comes from a ranching family with lots of support from neighbors and friends. His sister, Mazie, rodeos at the high school level competing in goat tying and...
This year, the McKenzie County Fair & Rodeo is set for June 16-18. Throughout the duration of the fair there will be tons of entertainment, including a draft horse competition, demo derby, music by Josh Kehr, farming play pit, fair parade and carnival, and the NDRA Rodeo. On Thursday, June 16, there will be a free barbeque followed by the fair parade, Adam the Great, 4-H animal shows, carnival, and the Olaf Leiseth Jr. Memorial Draft Horse Competition. Friday, June 17, there will be the 4-H livestock sale at noon, farm olympics, demo derby,...
The 2nd Annual Bronc Miller Memorial Team Roping is set for Saturday, June 18 at the Burns Creek Arena, located 7 miles south of Savage on Hwy 16. There will be three roping events, tons of prizes, concessions (provided by the Yellowstone Valley Trailblazers 4-H Club), live music and much more. The #11 Slide roping starts at 10 a.m. with pick 1 or draw 1 for $100, 2 second handicap/sliding both ways, 4 steer progressive, and ropers can enter 3 times or draw up to 6; $500 added. The #8 Roping wil...
Sidney’s 31st annual Sunrise Festival of the Arts will be Saturday, June 18, 8 a.m.–2 p.m. in downtown Sidney. Art and crafts lovers from miles around are welcome to attend. This year’s featured artists are a husband and wife team, Alton and Ruthann Hillesland, as Hillesland Barn Quilts and More. Ruthann will be selling her barn quilts and Alton will be selling some of his woodwork. Ruthann has been making her barn quilts for three years and Alton has been wood carving for about 40. Both are self-taught. Ruthann had pursued a minor in art a...
Services for Louise Troudt, 69, Sidney, MT were held at 2 p.m., Thursday, June 9, 2022 at Fulkerson-Stevenson Memorial Chapel, Sidney, MT. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Louise passed away on Saturday, May 28, 2022, at her home in Sidney. Louise Mary was born on Sept. 17, 1938, in Stratton, CO, to Raymond "Alex" and Bertha (Bryne) Pautler. She grew up and started school in Stratton, Co. The family moved to Arvada, CO, where she attende...
Entry of Open Class exhibits in the McKenzie County Fair is from 1-3 pm and from 6-8 pm on Wednesday, June 15 and from 8-11:30 am on Thursday, June 16 in the Homemaker Building on the McKenzie County Fairgrounds, east of Watford City. Judging takes place from 1-4 pm on Thursday, June 16. Exhibit books are available at several businesses in Watford City and are also on the NDSU Extension Service/McKenzie County. Top exhibit in each class can receive $10 and monetary awards will be assigned to...
United States Representative - 2nd District Kyle Austin (R) 234 James Boyette (R) 82 Matt Rosendale (R) 1719 Charles A. Walkingchild (R) 103 Penny Ronning (D) 93 Mark Sweeney (D) 25 Skylar Williams (D) 41 Sam Rankin (L) 6 Roger Roots (L) 5 Samuel Thomas (L) 3 Public Service Commissioner District 1 K. Webb Galbreath (R) 605 Randy Pinocci (R) 1254 Supreme Court Justice #1 Bill D’alton (N-P) 456 Jim Rice (N-P) 1543 Supreme Court Justice #2 James Brown (N-P) 831 Ingrid Gustafso (N-P) 704 Michael F. Mcmahon (N-P) 476 State Representative District 3...
Local businesses are the bane to our existence in small town America. When you shop small at independent, locally owned businesses, 52% of what you spend stays right in your community, supporting other local organizations and services (Civic Economics). Yet despite all the cliché quotes encouraging local shopping and business connectivity, small businesses are struggling. The Sidney Area Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture recently initiated a project called Community Power Hour to bridge the...
McKenzie County Heritage Park and North Dakota Oil Museum is proud to present their 4th Annual Dino Dig on Saturday, June 18, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Young paleontologists from birth to 2nd grade are invited for two fascinating hours of educational fun. Attendees arrive to find a trail of footprints left by extinct prehistoric animals. They will have a chance to dig for dinosaur fossils, have a storytime, and do crafts focusing on the ice age. Kids will get to follow the trail of footprints in the pavilion learning about extinct animals. The...
The 3rd Annual Richland County Sportsman Club Car Show will be Saturday, June 18, at Moose Park on 7th Ave. SW, noon–4 p.m. Registration will be in the morning, 9 a.m.–11:30 a.m.. “It’s just your basic car show,” Larry Christensen said. Several local enthusiasts are expected to bring their classic cars, current hot rods, and works in progress to show off their rides. The car show was started back in 2019 for the Sportsman Club to raise money to establish an outdoor public shooting range in Richland County. There is, currently, one shooting rang...
The title of 2022's Kiwanis Athlete of the year will be going to Teigan Taylor, Fairview. Awards Banquet will be held Thurs., June 23, Sidney Elks Lodge. Teigan is a fantastic athlete. She was in volleyball all four years of high school and in track all but her sophomore year. She also played basketball during her freshman and sophomore years. In volleyball, Teigan was nominated for MVP her junior year and won the offensive award her senior year. She won several awards in track including state...
Williston, ND – TrainND Northwest is excited to announce a partnership with genertor and Microsoft Learn to bring a skills accelerator program to the State of North Dakota that is no cost to participants. The first program offered, gener8tor Skills, is focused on skilling unemployed and under-employed individuals with a goal of getting them back into the work force. This free program features a self-paced curriculum, taught by industry experts, focused on several career tracks. “This innovative program is designed to match participants wit...
Do you find it challenging to find ways to save money when you are shopping with the increase in prices? You are probably not alone. According to the Federal Trade Commission, saving money is finding ways to pay less when you shop by paying the best prices for the items you are purchasing. Saving money could also mean deciding not to buy everything and putting your needs above your wants. As suggested by the Federal Trade Commission, there are some techniques and ways to help you save money when shopping. Comparison shopping is a good way to...
Williston, ND - Grayson Mill Energy is pleased to announce their investment in the growth of STEM education in classrooms across Williston. Through their annual teacher grant program, Grayson Mill has granted $20,000 to a team of educators in Williston Public Schools with the STEM Education Fellowship, facilitated through the northwest North Dakota Community Foundation. The grant funds will be utilized to gain critical training supplies and curriculum needed to deepen the quality of STEM...
Every growing community is faced with new issues. The expanding industry and population of western North Dakota has brought about awareness of previously un-addressed types of exploitation. While many have heard of human trafficking, they generally associate it with sex trafficking: the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for the purposes of a commercial sex act, through the use of force, fraud, or coercion. However, another component of human trafficking...
Williston, ND – Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site is pleased to announce the dates for its annual fur trade Rendezvous, June 16-19. Each day will feature a variety of demonstrations of 19th-century skills, including blacksmithing, pottery-making, spinning and weaving, frontier cooking, hide tanning, and period music. Kids Day is back for 2022! Thursday, June 16, 10 a.m.– 2 p.m. CDT, will feature an all-new Kids Day with hands-on activities, a scavenger hunt, and new camp demonstration stations. Park hours are from 9 a.m.–5 p.m....
Watford City welcomed the representatives of a non-profit called the F5 Project to present their program and the benefits it could have in the community. COO, Scott College and CEO/Founder Adam Martin, F5 Project, met with people from all around Watford City on Wednesday, June 18, 12:30–2 p.m. at Stone Home on Fox Hills Parkway to discuss how Join F5 could serve the community as a whole and individual community members. The event was specific to some new program changes for the F5 Project They have separated the former inmates from jails and p...
On Thursday, June 16 from 12-5 p.m. there will be a blood drive at the First Lutheran Church, 298 4th Ave., Savage. To make an appointment call 406-776-2218 or signup online at www.redcrossblood.org and enter sponsor code: savage....
The Alexander Lions have again started their Hamburgers in the Park which is held each Saturday evening at the Alexander Park from 6–8 p.m. It is the club’s primary fundraiser to enable them to provide vision services and help area youth with many activities. Come join neighboring friends and enjoy good food....
High Caliber Sports, 440 N. Central Ave., Sidney, is celebrating its 10th Anniversary Thursday, June 16-Saturday, June 18, from 9 a.m.-6 p.m., just in time for Father’s Day. They sell outdoor and team sports equipment, accessories, and apparel. High Caliber’s 10th Anniversary is not just an anniversary celebration. It is a customer appreciation event. Owner Sherry Hecker said, “We wouldn’t have made it 10 years without them.” During the anniversary event, there will be giveaways, sales, and refreshments. Shoppers will unwrap a candy bar at th...
Williston Basin Speedway Tougher Than Dirt Tourney Results, June 10 Hobby Stock sponsored Green Lawn Carpet Care LLC A Feature 1 1st Place: Riese Dignan, Kenmare, ND, 144 2nd Place: Brock Beeter, Minot, ND, 99H 3rd Place: Ethan Neu, Fairview, MT, 51E 4th Place: Dennis Breivik II, Williston, ND, 11B 5th Place: Kyler Satran, Minot, ND, 22 6th Place: Vance Tomlinson, Max, ND, 3T 7th Place: Jay Loughman, Rugby, ND, 7 8th Place: Alex Tvedt, Minot, ND, 103 9th Place: Tim Anderson, Minot, ND, 44 10th...
A (front to back) Chevy Camaro SS, Chevy Camaro Z28, 1968 Plymouth Barracuda, and 2020 Dodge Ram pickup were just a few of the vehicles shown at the Hot Rods and Harleys Car Show June 11. (Photo by Jaymi Mozeak)...
June 3 - Bismarck – Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring has announced Agricultural Diversification and Development (ADD) Fund awards for three projects. The awards totaling $750,000 were approved at the ADD quarterly meeting May 19 in Watford City. The ADD Fund is administered by the North Dakota Department of Agriculture in association with the Bank of North Dakota. The fund was created to support new or expanding value-added-agriculture businesses that demonstrate financial feasibility, enhance profitability for farmers and ranchers, creat...
Jill Ferdina on her horse, TR As Good As Cash, rounding the last barrel at Bakken Barrel Daze, June 11. The event was held at the Richland County Fairgrounds. (Photo by Jaymi Mozeak)...
(BPT) - When you think about exercise, you likely think about the physical health benefits of working out. Many people exercise regularly to lose or maintain weight, improve muscle tone and strength or increase flexibility. For seniors, physical activity can help them stay mobile and, as a result, stay independent for longer. However, the benefits of exercise go beyond the physical and can potentially enrich your social life and mental state. Staying social as you age Loneliness is a common prob...
