Sorted by date Results 1 - 25 of 30
Sidney Health Center Cancer Care and the Foundation for Community Care are coordinating the second annual Light the Park event, set to take place Thursday, August 10 at Veteran's Memorial Park in Sidney. Light the Park raises money to honor cancer survivors as well as loved ones who have been lost, and helps to ensure the continuance of quality cancer care services in Richland County. Area businesses, organizations and families are invited to participate by forming a team, sponsoring the event...
Local artist Trish Stevenson will be the featured artist at the Alexander Farmer's Market on Saturday, July 15. Stevenson will quick draw a piece that will be auctioned at the Farmer's Market. A quick draw is where an artist spends a short amount of time to produce a work, and is a type of art performance. "I do a lot of quick draws. It's something to entertain a crowd and it demonstrates your artwork so people can see how your process is completed from start to finish," Stevenson explained....
Lambert held their annual 4th of July parade and celebration last week....
Correction: this week's print edition incorrectly lists Friday, June 14, as the date of the event. It should have read Friday, July 14. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. Eastern Montana Community Mental Health Center is having their Yard Sale and Bake Sale fundraiser to support Day Treatment programming and the client’s trip to Glendive and for upcoming trips and outings. Come and join the fun at 1201 west Holly in Sidney. We will be set up in the empty lot west of the Community Service/Health Department building, 9:30 a...
The Sidney Fire Department, in conjunction with the Foundation for Community Care, is offering a limited, exclusive night at their eagerly anticipated building viewing in Sidney! Join us Thursday, July 20 at 5:30 p.m. A $100 donation, to be shared equally between the Foundation’s endowment fund and Sidney Fire Department’s endowment fund, will secure your spot in a tour of the newly constructed Sidney Fire Station. Before its public opening, you’ll be led by several of our finest firemen through every corner of this magnificent struc...
Small nonfarm businesses in eight Montana counties and five neighboring counties in North Dakota and South Dakota are now eligible to apply for low‑interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration. These loans offset economic losses because of reduced revenues caused by drought in the following primary counties that began June 27, 2017, announced Director Tanya N. Garfield of SBA’s Disaster Field Operations Center-West. Primary Montana counties: Dawson, Fallon and Wibaux; Neighboring Montana counties: Carter, Cus...
The MonDak Heritage Center welcomes everyone to enjoy eight weeks of Art Walks in Sidney, every Friday from June 9, 2017, through July 28, 2017. Featuring artwork from summer youth camps at the MonDak and the Richland County Boys & Girls Club and projects from youth art classes at The GalleRay! Art walks will start at the Meadowlark Public House in downtown Sidney and end at the MonDak Heritage Center, with maps available at both locations. New art will go on display in the windows of downtown businesses each Friday by 6:00 p.m. Participating...
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 MonDak Heritage Center welcomes folk artist Jessie Veeder for an acoustic performance and stories and readings from her book Coming Home on Friday, July 28 at 7:00 p.m. at the MonDak Heritage Center, 120 3rd Ave SE, Sidney. Coming Home features select short stories, poetry, recipes, and photography that Jessie created since moving back to Watford City, North Dakota in 2010 with her husband, Chad, to work as the fourth generation stewards of the 100-year-old Veeder Ranch. Jessie's life and...
McKenzie County Fairgoers Raigan Smith (middle) and Bethany Wells (left) learn how to carve their names in wood from Williston Woodworkers Club member Geoff Swenson. The McKenzie County Fair was held July 6-8 in Watford City....
The 71st Annual Old Timers Reunion and Summer Festival is scheduled for July 12th through the 16th. "A time for class reunions and reminiscing with friends that you haven't seen in years!" said Festival Committee member, Margaret Flynn. During the week of Old Timers Reunion and Summer Festival, there will be a series of events happening in Fairview for everyone to attend. This year, there will be shirts and buttons honoring Fairview's old water tower that are $10.00 each for shirts and $2.00 eac...
For several years, Sidney Health Center has offered a Birthday Month Health Screen to individuals 18 years and older that are registered as a Birthday Club Member. The Annual Health Screen includes a chemistry panel that evaluates kidney and liver function, blood sugar and electrolytes, a blood count which identifies anemia or infection as well as a lipid (cholesterol) panel. Birthday Club Members receive a reminder card/certificate in the mail to have their blood screened at a reduced rate...
One of the biggest events in Western North Dakota takes place on Main Street Watford City. The Best of the West Ribfest, Street Fair and Classic Car show is set for August 11, 2017 and it just keeps getting bigger and better than ever with three-time Grammy nominated country act, Little Texas headlining the free concert on Main Street. The event kicks off with a fundraising breakfast for the local Boy Scouts served on Main Street from 8-10 am. The Street Fair opens at 10 am with lunch being served at 11 and rib teams cooking up ribs on the...
On April 27, 2017 a Warrant Upon Information was issued out of Montana Seventh Judicial District Court, in Richland County for the arrest of Cory Dean Eastep for 3 counts- Sexual or Violent Offender Failing to Register, Verify Registration, or Keep Registration Current, a felony. Crimestoppers would like to remind everyone that it is a crime to knowingly harbor a person that is wanted by a law enforcement agency. Cory Dean Eastep is 39 years of age, White Male, 6'2, 210 lbs with Blue eyes and...
Hunters who did not apply for bonus points during this years big game drawings or who are new to hunting, can now purchase a bonus point until September 30 to help in next years drawing. This new feature at Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks was set up by House Bill 623, introduced by Rep. Kerry White during the 2017 Legislature, and allows anyone who missed applying for bonus points to still participate in the program by purchasing a bonus point for the drawings. The legislation also ensured any bonus points accumulated will not expire, allowing...
The Long X Arts Foundation of McKenzie County has partnered with Williston State College’s TrainND Northwest to offer community art classes beginning Thursday, July 13th and continuing every other week into September. The first course offering is Silk Painting, which will take place from 5-7 pm at the Rough Rider Center and will focus on the application of paints or dyes directly onto silk fabric using an exciting array of watercolor techniques. Additional arts courses include Gouache, oil painting, encaustics and pallet painting. All c...
The 36th Swank Variety Plot Tour on Tuesday, July 18th, 2017 will be held at the Swank farm north of Poplar. Registration will begin at 5:00 pm at the Swank family farm, with the tour starting at 5:15 pm at the test plot. This year’s speakers include Mike Giroux and Luther Talbert from MSU Bozeman’s Collage of Agriculture’s Plant Sciences, and Chengci Chen and Frankie Crutcher, MSU Eastern Agriculture Research Center in Sidney. The test plot this year includes 12 varieties of spring wheat and 12 varieties of durum. Following the variety tour,...
USDA authorized emergency grazing of Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acres during the primary nesting season in North Dakota, South Dakota, and Montana in the counties meeting D2 or greater, as indicated by the US Drought Monitor. Since that time the drought has continued to deepen and the forecast is for hot, dry weather in the upcoming week in the northern plains. As such, USDA is authorizing emergency grazing of CRP for any county in which any part of its border lies within 150 miles of a county approved for emergency grazing of CRP. In...
Dr. Frankie Crutcher started working at the Eastern Agriculture Research Center in Sidney in June 2016. She has a Bachelor's degree in Plant Biotechnology from Montana State University. She also has a Ph.D. in Genetics from Texas A&M University and did postdoctoral research for four years at the USDA-ARS Southern Plains Agricultural Research Unit. Crutcher is now an Assistant Professor at the Eastern Ag Research Center and will be speaking on two separate topics at the EARC/MSU Extension Field...
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 agronomic issues in this region. At 9:30am Reza Keshav...
Farmers in Montana, and other parts of the Northern Great Plains, are shifting from cereal-only cropping to a cereal-dry pea cropping system. This transition is not without its share of unknowns, however. Scientists say yield and performance of pea crops depend on both their genetics and the environment. Environmental factors such as temperature and rainfall can vary greatly. Farmers in different parts of the Plains need to know which varieties of pea will do well in the area they are farming....
Duane Peters, Agricultural Manager for Sidney Sugars, will speak to attendees at the 2017 EARC/MSU Extension Field Day on Wednesday, July 19. Peters calls his update "short and sweet", but plans on discussing sugarbeet variety selection based on the latest research, and give an update on current agronomic issues. Currently, there are about 32,500 acres of beet planted in the area, down about 1,200 acres from the 2016 season. The reasoning, Peters explains, is that "yields are higher so less...
Clain Jones, Montana State University soil fertility Extension specialist, suggests Montana irrigated wheat famers consider providing additional nitrogen to their crop, calling it the most important management factor to produce high protein levels this year. In an effort to maximize the amount of nitrogen absorbed by the crop and increase protein for the 2017 harvest, Jones recommends several nitrogen application methods for Montana farmers. In general, Jones said, protein is more likely to increase with late-season nitrogen. He said the decisi...
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks annual walleye spawn egg-take on Fort Peck Reservoir was completed at the end of April. In addition, stocking efforts were completed in June. With the help of FWP personnel and over 95 volunteers, the egg collection goals were exceeded. Volunteers, Fort Peck Reservoir Biologist Heath Headley says, are key to the operation. "We wouldn't be able to set all the trap nets, collect fish, and spawn them on a daily basis unless we had help," he explained. "Volunteers...
