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Registration for golfers and sponsors is now taking place for the 18th annual Ag Appreciation Golf Tournament scheduled for July 10 at the Sidney Country Club. Back this year is the Partnership sponsor, which costs $1,000. This is for local businesses who want to be more involved in the network process. Partnership sponsors will have the opportunity to talk with participants and sponsors throughout the course while having a cart with beverages. Cost for a team sponsor for two golfers remains at...
Explore the Finding Riches in the Richland exhibit by Paige Briscoe from Wednesday, July 5 through Saturday, August 26 at the MonDak Heritage Center, 120 3rd Ave SE, Sidney. Finding Riches in the Richland is an artist's journey from a lackluster view of a town she was transplanted in to unearthing the treasures of a land truly rich in resources and beauty. These oil paintings by local artist Paige Briscoe reflect an artist's view of the rural beauty that is found right here in Richland County....
You are invited to display exhibits in the Open Class Show held during the McKenzie County Fair, July 6 to 8 in the 4-H Building on the McKenzie County Fairgrounds. Top exhibit in each class can receive $10 and monetary awards have increased as follows: Grand - $5, Purple Ribbon - $4, Blue Ribbons - $3, Red Ribbon - $2 and White Ribbon - $1. All exhibits entered in The Show will receive a ribbon, with exception being those entered For Show Only. Entries can be brought to the McKenzie County...
The annual Kiwanis Pie Social will be held Friday, July 7, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the courthouse lawn in Sidney. Burgers have replaced the hot dogs, and the tasty beans and mouthwatering pies are still on the menu. For just $10, receive either a burger or brat, chips, beans, pie with or without ice cream and your choice of water, coffee or soda. Individual items are also available and whole pies will be sold for $15 after noon. All proceeds from the event go towards youth projects and scholarships, In case of inclement weather, the event...
Youngsters ages 3 to 5 years old are invited to participate in the Lil Buckeroo Rodeo. This special event will take place at 2 pm on Saturday, July 8 in the Livestock Arena on the McKenzie County Fairgrounds. This rodeo will feature: Stick Horse Barrel Racing – Child rides his/her stick horse in a cloverleaf pattern around barrels. Steer Roping – Child learns to rope a dummy steer. Goat Tail Untying –Child will remove a sucker tied to the tail of a goat. The Little Buckaroos are invited to dr...
This year's McKenzie County Fair has many opportunities for you to "find your happy", the 2017 fair theme. The fair begins on Thursday, July 6th, and runs through Saturday, July 8th, at the McKenzie County Fairgrounds, in Watford City. The Fair officially begins with the Fair parade down Main Street in Watford City at 4:00 on Thursday, July 6th. Join the community for a free beef barbeque at the multi-purpose building at 5:30, served by the cattlewomen. Be sure to wear your fair button! A...
Mass of the Christian Burial for Janet Faiman, 72, of Fairview, was held at 10 a.m., Friday, June 30 at St. Catherine’s Catholic Church in Fairview, MT with Fr. Jim O’Neil and Fr. Hilary Tran as presiders. Wake service was at 6 p.m. on Thursday, June 29 at St. Catherine’s Catholic Church in Fairview, MT under the direction of Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home of Sidney. In lieu of flowers, donations can be sent to the charity of your choice. Visitation was on Thursday, June 29 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the funeral home and one hour before servi...
Stockman Bank’s support of Fairview and the Richland County community continues to grow. The bank participated in the purchase of Fairview school district’s general obligation bonds. (Richland County School District No. 13, Fairview Elementary School; and Richland County High School District No. 3, Fairview High School). The proceeds from the bonds will be used to refinance the current elementary and high school district’s general obligation bonds. These bonds will be used for the purpose of improvements to the Fairview school campus, including...
Every Friday in July starting on July 7th the Foundation for Community Care will host Foundation Friday Lemonade Stands to help teach kids about philanthropy. Groups of kids from around the community will be selling lemonade in front of the Foundation for Community Care from 2pm-3pm on July 7th, 14th, 21st, and 28th. Stop by and enjoy a refreshing glass of lemonade & help support our next generation of givers as they volunteer their time this summer!...
The construction of the Roundabout at the intersection of Highway 16 and Highways 200/23 south of Sidney is scheduled to begin on the week of July 10. This advisory is a general description of the overall 2017 season. Updates will be forwarded prior to specific events that will substantially impact the traveling public. July will see limited travel impacts in the area during the construction of an adjacent detour. However, be prepared for activity in and around the project. Traffic control will be in place. Be prepared for equipment and...
The Fairview Community Foundation is having a 3 on 3 basketball tournament, Wednesday, July 12-Saturday, July 14 in conjunction with Fairview Old Timers Festival at Sharbono Park. This event is open to sixth graders through adults. Registration has been extended through July 7 for those teams who have missed early registration. To register go to www.fairviewcommunityfoundation.org to check out registration, rules, hotel and camping options. Proceeds from this tournament go to helping the community with area projects. Have fun and support your...
Correction: The roast beef dinner and silent auction will be from 5pm to 8pm and a live auction will begin at 8pm on July 8 at the Waterhole in Fairview, MT. Original story follows: Alyxandra Hurley was diagnosed with an extremely rare medical disorder, Idiopathic Pulmonary Hemosiderosis, when she was 15 months old. More than twenty years later, Alyxandra – known to her friends and family as Alyx – has received an important and long-awaited medical procedure. She received new lungs on Sat...
Sidney Health Center is pleased to announce the successful recruit of Lisa Rosa-Ré, M.D. Dr. Rosa-Ré joins the medical staff as a Family Medicine physician. Dr. Rosa-Ré, who is American Board Certified in Family Medicine, provides a wide range of primary care services to people of all ages. Her scope of practice includes diagnosing and treating illnesses, managing chronic conditions such as high blood pressure, diabetes and asthma as well as providing preventive care such as routine ch...
The 27th Annual Sunrise Festival of the Arts will be held July 7 and 8, and with it will come a whole host of opportunities to the public for involvement and entertainment. Held at Veterans Memorial Park in Sidney, hundreds of attendees and many vendors will converge to celebrate the arts, crafts and entertainment. Madina McGlothern, the communications manager for the Sidney Chamber of Commerce since February, spoke to the Roundup about the upcoming events, and explained that they are expecting...
The Sidney Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors Search Committee has named Susan Joy as its new Executive Director. Susan’s first day with the Chamber will be Wednesday, July 5th. As Executive Director, Susan will oversee the Chamber’s operations as well as work with its staff and volunteers to ensure Chamber programs and services run with the high degree of excellence that its membership expects. “I look forward to working with the board of directors and chamber members on projects and strategies to promote Sidney and the surro...
In response to a request from Brian Haugen, Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) acting State Executive Director in North Dakota, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 15 counties in North Dakota as primary natural disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by a recent drought. Those counties are: Adams Golden Valley Oliver Billings Hettinger Slope Bowman McLean Stark Burleigh Mercer Ward Divide Morton Williams Farmers and ranchers in the following counties in North Dakota also qualify for natural disaster assistance because thei...
Last weekend a small number of Sidney Tiger Sharks headed up to Malta for their swim meet. We took 12 swimmers who worked very hard to make it to Sunday. All but two made it to Sunday in at least one event and many made it in all. Morgan Kindopp set a pool record on Saturday with her 25 free and then again on Sunday breaking her own record with a 16.8 and coming close to the federation record. She also brought home the high point trophy in her age group. We are about half way through the season...
The North Dakota State University Williston Research Extension Center (WREC) will showcase dryland agronomy and horticulture at its annual field day on July 13 and host an irrigation field day on July 14. The July 13 event begins with coffee and rolls at 8:30 a.m. CDT. The dryland crops tour starts at 9 a.m. Topics to be highlighted during the dryland crop tour are: * Durum wheat breeding and genetics * Foundation seed increase program overview * Interseeding demonstration plots * Northern...
The Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project is looking for a graphic artist to render a drawing of the proposed new weir design at Intake. Three government agencies, LYIP and the community are currently awaiting a decision from Judge Brian Morris on a Motion of Preliminary Injunction filed by environmental activist groups trying to halt the construction of the new weir and fish passage channel that was slated for construction next month. The new drawing will be used to better illustrate the improvements the new weir will have and show the various...
The Williston Research Extension Center, located 4.5 miles west of Williston, will be hosting their annual Dryland Tour on Thursday, July 13th. The event will start with coffee and rolls at 8:30 a.m. and the tour will begin at 9:00 a.m. The dryland tour will feature NDSU Extension specialists and researchers. After the morning tours, there will be a traditional barbecue chicken lunch starting at noon. Also featured at Williston Field Days is a Plant Dr. booth, where gardeners and local...
Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today authorized emergency grazing on Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) lands in Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota. All or parts of these states are experiencing severe or extreme drought conditions – indicated as categories D2 and D3 on the U.S. Drought Monitor. “Due to reduced availability of forage, ranchers in the hardest hit locations have already been culling their herds,” said Perdue. “Without alternative forage options like grazing CRP lands, livestock producers are faced with the economi...
The EARC/MSU Extension in Sidney will hold its 2017 Field Day July 19. The morning will begin with registration at 8:30am. At 9:00am Chengci Chen, EARC Superintendent will welcome everyone and give an introduction. At 9:15am Duane Peters will discuss sugarbeet variety selection and agronomy Mr. Duane Peters is the Agriculture Manager with Sidney Sugars, Inc. Duane has many years of experience in sugarbeet agronomy. He is going to talk to growers about sugarbeet variety selection and update...
The Richland County Fair and Rodeo is still a few weeks away, but concert tickets are going quickly, and for good reason. On August 5th, long-time country music star Trace Adkins and newcomer Lauren Alaina will take to the stage. Trace Adkins broke in to country music with his debut album "Dreamin' Out Loud" in 1995, and since then has had a career peppered with number one hits and top music awards, including both CMT and ACM awards. Some of Adkins' hits include "This Ain't No Thinkin' Thing" an...
Registration for golfers and sponsors is now taking place for the 18th annual Ag Appreciation Golf Tournament scheduled for July 10 at the Sidney Country Club. Back this year is the Partnership sponsor, which costs $1,000. This is for local businesses who want to be more involved in the network process. Partnership sponsors will have the opportunity to talk with participants and sponsors throughout the course while having a cart with beverages. Cost for a team sponsor for two golfers remains at $200. A hole sponsorship costs $150 and provides...
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) County Executive Director Tammy Lake in Richland County today announced that producers who file accurate and timely reports for all crops and land uses, including failed acreage, can prevent the potential loss of FSA program benefits. “In order to comply with FSA program eligibility requirements, all producers are encouraged to visit the Richland County FSA office to file an accurate crop certification report by the applicable deadline,” said Lake. The following upcoming acr...
