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The McKenzie County Fair “Summer Days & Country Ways” is scheduled for Thursday-Sunday, July 14-16 at the McKenzie County Fairgrounds, Watford City. The fair opens Thursday, July 14 at 9 a.m. with the 4-H Swine Show followed by the 4-H Goat Show at 9:30 a.m., the Sheep Show at 9:45 a.m., the Beef Breeding Show at 10:15 a.m. and the Market Beef Show at 10:45 a.m. Curly’s Funtastic Kid Zone opens at 11 a.m. all three days of the fair. A new addition to the fair will include a carnival openi...
Everyone’s toyed with the idea of what it would be like to win a million dollars. During the 12th Annual Ag Golf Tournament taking place on June 11, at the Sidney Country Club, one area farmer might just get an opportunity to find out. The addition of the 3rd Annual Million Dollar Shot event into the golf tournament has participating farmers dreaming about the potential for paying off tractors and buying vacation homes. On a more realistic note, they’re just there to have a good time. The Mil...
The Sunrise Festival of the Arts Committee has selected Dave Roos, East Fork Designs, Scobey, as this year’s featured artist. Roos produces metal pictures and signs and will have many of his creations on display and for sale during the festival, scheduled for Saturday, July 9 at Veteran’ Memorial Park. “We’ll have a variety of pictures on sale ranging from $25-$1100 and everything in between,” Roos says. “This way we can satisfy everyone, price wise.” A retired industrial arts teacher, Roos...
Area residents once again have the opportunity to enjoy good family entertainment during the 88th annual Wolf Point Stampede that runs from Wednesday July 6 through the weekend. Activities include three nights of rodeo action, specialty act One Arm Bandit and company featuring Lynn Payne, a street fair, parades, a street dance and a host of other interesting activities. “Our specialty act this year is One Arm Bandit and Company with Lynn Payne,” says Christie Stensland, media personnel with the...
The 2011 McKenzie County Fair Demolition Derby will get underway at 6 p.m. Friday, July 15 at the McKenzie County Fairgrounds, Watford City. Pit gates open at 2 p.m. All times are Central Daylight Time. There will be a $3,500 payout. First place wins $1,750; 2nd place wins $850 and 3rd place wins $600. There is a $100 per heat winner and a $50 consolation winner. Entry fee is $100 which includes the driver and one pitman with a charge of $15 per additional pitman. Cash only on the day of the derby. For more information on entries and rules...
Our own family heritage, as well as the histories of others who grew up in our area and write about familiar places and family names, intrigues most of us. In Honyocker Dreams, author David Mogen, who grew up in eastern Montana and graduated from Froid High School, traces his family history of hard times and hopes, and in the process gives us a fascinating view of Montana along the Hi-Line and how small-town Montana has changed over the course of years. Mogen tells his story through the...
You are invited to display exhibits in the Open Class Show held during the McKenzie County Fair, July 14-16 at the 4-H Building on the McKenzie County Fairgrounds. Top exhibit in each class can receive $10 and monetary awards will be assigned to all exhibits receiving ribbons as follows: Grand - $3, Purple Ribbon - $2.50, Blue Ribbons - $2, Red Ribbon - $1.50 and White Ribbon - $1. Entries can be brought to the McKenzie County Extension Office if you cannot bring them to the Homemaker Building d...
Watford City is gearing up for their annual Best of the West Ribfest scheduled for Friday, Aug. 12 on Main Street. Get your Ribfest teams together and whip a secret recipe for a shot at the $1,000 grand prize. Car collectors get your rides polished up for the antique car and truck show. Arts, crafts and goodies vendors are wanted for the Street Fair. Call the Watford City Area Chamber of Commerce now to get your entries in for the Best of the West Ribfest, Street Fair and Classic Car Show at 701-580-4192....
Earning the honorary title of “Colonel,” Rae Deen R. Heupel, Richey, was graduated recently from World Wide College of Auctioneering, (a.k.a. Reisch World Wide College of Auctioneering) during the June 11-19 class. Heupel successfully completed the course of instruction and training, covering all phases of auctioneering taught by 20 professional instructors at the college. Students received instructions in real estate, automobile, farm, antique, charity and fund raising, and specialty auctions, as well as vocal training and auction law. Oth...
On Sunday, July 10 the Grace Lutheran Church of Skaar will celebrate 100 years of providing spiritual guidance to the community. The congregation invites people to attend this celebration and to recall what the church has meant to the community through the years. “I’ve been attending this church since I was ten years old,” says Elizabeth Hatter, church member. “I was baptized in this church, and my husband, our children, our grandchildren, and great grandchildren were baptized in this church...
Memorial service for Delores Riegel, 77, Sidney, MT, is at 10 a.m., Saturday, July 9, 2011, at the Trinity Lutheran Church, Sidney, with Pastor David Warner officiating. Cremation has taken place under the direction of the Fulkerson Funeral Home, Sidney. Remembrances and condolences may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Delores died on Tuesday, June 28, 2011, at the Sidney Health Center Extended Care Facility....
Memorial services for Alisa Wolff, 47, Culbertson, MT, were at Trinity Lutheran Church, Culbertson, MT, at 1 p.m. Tuesday, July 5, 2011. Paula Dehuner officiated, with burial of cremains following at Hill Side Cemetery, Culbertson, MT. Remembrances and condolences may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com Alisa passed away Sunday morning, June 26, 2011 at her home in rural Culbertson....
The third annual ARS “Dryland” Field Tour is set for Friday, July 8, from 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the Agricultural Research Service’s Sidney Research Farm. The event is sponsored by Richland County Extension and the USDA-ARS Northern Plains Agricultural Research Laboratory Research Lab, Sidney. This year’s tour includes a special “pesticide container” workshop with Diana DeYoung, Montana Department of Agriculture, to update producers and dealers on new EPA regulations going into effect in August of this year. DeYoung stressed that both produc...
When I was in medical school I thought I was a big adventurer when I rode my bicycle from St. Paul to Duluth. That was a 165-mile trip on the back roads of Minnesota. I have a 95-year-old friend who made a bicycle trip that makes my trip pale in comparison. Perhaps you know him. His name is John Bock. In 1937 he took his single speed wide-tired bicycle on a 700-mile bike trip from Sidney MT to Duluth MN. I learned about this trip from John himself and from reviewing postcards that he sent home...
Montana State University Extension has published an online list of resources to help Montanans impacted by floods. “Montana Flooding: Resources to Help You Cope with Montana’s Rising Water” can be found at: http://www.msuextension.org/. It is an outreach resource for people with questions on how to deal with questions ranging from how to prepare to evacuate to seepage, mold and well issues, among others. The page also includes several video instructions on such things as how to build a sandbag dike to what to do when you return to your flooded...
In response to flooding across much of Montana, Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) is contributing $10,000 to support the efforts of the American Red Cross. “We want to help our communities, customers, team members, friends and neighbors who have been affected by the flooding and may face a difficult recovery ahead,” said Joy Ott, Wells Fargo’s regional president for Montana. “We know our contribution will help fund the important work of the Red Cross in assisting victims of this devastating flooding. We truly appreciate their efforts...
Two new speakers have been added to the annual Froid Research Farm Field Day line-up on Thursday, July 7. Dr. Bill Martin, National Weather Service (NWS) science and operations officer, Glasgow, and Dawson County Extension Agent Bruce Smith, one of the driving forces behind Eastern Montana’s evolving local foods program, Farm to Table, will both speak at the annual Field Day which begins at 1 pm. The Froid Research Farm is located eight miles north of Culbertson on Montana Highway 16. First up is Dr. Martin at 1 pm following registration. He w...
Sidney’s Town & Country/Sidney Centennial Parade reached a new high on Saturday with 73 entries. Prizes were award in several categories, with the Best Use of Theme being received by Niehenke Welding and Judges Choice picked up by Blue Rock Products. Rounding out the winners included Sunrise Equipment with the largest, and Richland Rangers Hockey the smallest float. Prizes are sponsored by the Sidney Area Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture....
Of the few acres planted this spring it is my observation that a higher percentage of lentils were put in the ground than any of our other primary crops-durum, peas, and hard spring wheat. One of the major yearly threats to lentils is ascochyta blight. Plant pathologists at the Carrington Research Center and North Dakota State University report observing the presence of ascochyta blight in a commercial production field near Carrington. Another devastating disease, anthracnose has been found in...
Noxious weeds are often found growing along roads and trails and vehicles have long been suspected of picking up weed seeds and dispersing them to new locations. A new Montana State University Extension publication describes field studies conducted by the university’s weed ecology and management group that showed the extent to which vehicles pick up and disperse seeds. Three separate field studies quantified the number of seeds gained and lost by vehicles over varying distances. The first study determined how many seeds all-terrain vehicles p...
Cereal grains such as wheat and barley are viable alternative hay crops and can provide valuable grazing opportunities. Due to drought resistance, good yields and ability to break pest cycles of perennial crops, annual forages can be a good fit in northern Great Plains production systems. An ongoing study provides preliminary nitrogen guidelines for some annual forage crops in Montana. “In the most recent year with collected data (2008), approximately 200,000 acres of cereal forages were grown in Montana, making it the fourth largest acreage cr...
Rocco Landesman, National Endowment for the Arts chairman, has announced that Montana Shakespeare in the Parks (MSIP) has been recommended for a grant of $ 35,000 to support the 2011 summer tour. Montana Shakespeare in the Parks is one of 1,145 not-for-profit national, regional, state and local organizations recommended for a grant as part of the federal agency's second round of fiscal year 2011 grants. In total, the Arts Endowment will distribute more than $88 million to support projects nationwide. An independent agency of the federal...
Area residents are among 661 students named to the Spring Semester Dean’s List at the University of Mary, Bismarck. This number includes students in U-Mary’s undergraduate program and in the Centers of Accelerated and Distance Education (C.A.D.E.). Area students named to the Spring Dean’s List include: Bo Selvig, Fairview; Miranda Fehilly and Kristin Norgaard, Sidney; Seth and Skylar Tescher, Beach. To qualify for the honor, traditional undergraduate students must earn a 3.50 or better grade point average while carrying at least 12 credi...
The James Memorial Art Center presents North Dakota Songbirds, July 5-29, 2011. This exhibition showcases wood carving as an art form. Gallery hours are Tuesday-Friday, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. and Sundays from 1-5 p.m. The Flickertail Woodcarvers is a nonprofit group of artists that was formed in 1969. The mission of their club is to promote the art of wood carving as an art form for youngsters and adults through seminars, carving classes, displays, club meetings, demonstrations and the participation in other art activities. Each year, in October, the...
Sidney Sugars has hired Duane Peters as its new agriculturist effective June 13. Peters will serve as agriculturist for growers in the Sugar Valley area. Peters, no stranger to the Sidney area, is already well-known in the region and has the respect of many growers. Peters first arrived in Sidney in 1996 as an agriculturist for Busch Agricultural. He worked closely with the Eastern Agricultural Research Center on barley test plots, and when Busch Ag built its facility in Sidney in 2000, Peters...
