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The 66th Annual Old Timer's Reunion and Summer Festival kicks off Friday, July 20th and runs through the weekend. Life time resident, ElRoy Kittleson, was elected by Fairview Festival Committee to be represented on the 2012 Fairview Festival button. ElRoy was born in Sidney, MT in 1934 and was raised on a farm 15 miles north of Fairview. ElRoy attended a small elementary country school comprised of 4 children. In the 6th grade, ElRoy and his sister transferred to Nohly Country School; they were...
The Ribfest 2012 Planning Committee has set Friday, Aug. 10 for this year’s event on Main Street, Watford City. The street fair and concessions start at 10 a.m. and the rib contest will begin at 5 p.m. There will be street vendors and several ping pong drops that will offer special deals from Main Street businesses. The day will be filled with live music from local talent, ending with a street dance featuring the band, “Branded” beginning at 8 pm. Prizes will be awarded for the best ribs with first prize receiving $1000; second place recei...
Three agricultural events are merging to provide a bigger and better farming promotion. The Williston Research Extension Center’s(WREC) Dryland Field Day and Nesson Valley Irrigated Field Day will unite with the Mon-Dak Ag Showcase to offer a more diverse two-day event. The activities will be held July 24-25, 2012 in Williston. Organizers hope the union will improve attendance at all three events. “We are trying to increase participation by producers, the general public and the oil and gas industry,” said Jerald Bergman, Director of the Willist...
Relay For Life brings numerous groups and individuals concerned about cancer together for a unified effort to fight back. Former and current cancer patients, their families, businesses, civic organizations, and the public are invited to take part in this exciting team event. The “celebration of life” takes place Friday, July 27 at 7:00 p.m. to Saturday, July 28 at 7:00 a.m. at the Richland County Fairgrounds....
The Watford City Police Department is currently investigating 2 cases of counterfeit U.S. currency being passed yet again in Watford City. The first bill was a $50.00 and the second bill was a $100.00 bill. The Watford City Police Department is asking for help from local businesses to check the currency that they receive and for any help in identifying (physical or vehicle descriptions) the individuals passing the counterfeit currency. Contact the Watford City Police Department at (701) 444-2400 with any information or if you suspect you have...
Amy and Kevin Armstead have added a partner, Chris Payntor, and expanded The Sandwich Artist into Panini’s Pizzeria. Located in the former Betania space in the Yellowstone Marketplace, downtown Sidney, Panini’s Pizzeria offers up hand tossed pizza featuring fresh ingredients along with their mouth watering panini. Two of their specialty pizzas are the Margherita with grilled tomatoes, fresh mozzarella and fresh basil; and a chicken pizza with home made garlic ranch sauce, diced tomatoes, art...
Jan Cook of An English Touch Day Spa has been making her clients beautiful for over 40 years, providing expertise with hair, skin and nails. Of those 40 years, 32 of them have been as a business owner. She also has 20 years experience with tattooing. In an effort to always be at the forefront of techniques and products, Cook recently completed a very intense 100 hours of continuing education in Missoula. She studied advanced microdermal pigmentation, techniques for areola restoration,...
With drought conditions in some parts of Montana already impacting streams primarily in the southern tier of the state Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is gearing up now to protect fish from the potentially life-threatening stress of low flows and elevated water temperatures. The United States Geological Service data shows stream flows across southern Montana are dropping well below normal. “In some areas low stream flows are already occurring and are expected to intensify later this summer, especially for streams and rivers without reservoir s...
Funeral service for Patricia “Patsy” Irwin, 55, of Sidney, were 2:00 p.m. Friday, July 13, 2012 at the Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church with Pastor David Huskamp officiating. Interment was held in the Sidney Cemetery under the direction of Fulkerson Funeral Home. Remembrances and condolences may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Patsy died on Sunday afternoon, July 8, 2012, at the Sidney Health Center....
Memorial service for Michael “Mike” Cummings, 44, of Sidney, MT was at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, July 19, 2012 at the Richland County Event Center, with Pastor David Meehan officiating. Cremation has taken place under the direction of the Fulkerson Funeral Home of Sidney. Interment of the cremains was in the Pioneer Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Richland Baseball Commission. Remembrances and condolences may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Mike died on Tuesday evening, July 3, 2012, at his home in Sid...
There’s something you need to know about counting your drinks to keep on top of your alcohol consumption: Not all drinks are created equal. The Domino Strategy takes the guesswork out of safe alcohol consumption, and recommends no more than one drink per day for women and no more than two drinks per day for men. Although you may be counting your drinks, you may not be counting the real amount of alcohol in each of your drinks. You may have only finished one glass of wine, but you may have consumed two or three times the standard recommended a...
Sign-up for the fall hunter safety class will be Monday July 23, 2012, in the Sidney Library Basement at 6:00 p.m. All students that are 12 years of age or older or who will turn 12 during the coming hunting season may sign up. Applications must be signed by both the student and parent or guardian in able to participate in the class. Please bring a pen for the signup. Textbooks will be handed out with homework assignments given. The test and field day will be on Saturday, August 11, from 8:00-5:00 p.m. Due to problems in the past there will be...
Sidney Health Center is hosting an AARP Senior Safe Driving Course on July 24, 2012 with a 12:00 Noon pre-registration and 4 hour class starting at 12:30 PM. The months of July and August AARP will have a special promotion for Educators: Teachers, Staff, Cooks, Bus Drivers, School Nurses and home-school parents with a $5 Coupon for the class. The class costs are $12 for AARP members and $14 for non-members plus the special $5 coupon educator rate. The class can only handle 25, bring a photo copy of AARP membership card and drivers license or...
The MonDak Heritage Center is very happy to announce Tuesday’s Brown Bag Series continues on Tuesday, July 17 with a talk from Fort Union Park Ranger David Carr. Mr. Carr’s topic will be John Jacob Astor, the man who founded the American Fur Company and America’s first multi-millionaire. Tuesday Brown Bag series lectures begin by 12:10 pm, so everyone has a chance to get to the museum, and ends before 1 pm, so attendees have time to get back to their workplace. So, pack a lunch, bring your questions and come enjoy this free event. Talks will...
The Richland County Family Resource Center is inviting you to attend a lunch and learn program for parents with young children, titled 1,2,3,4 Parents! This parenting class is designed for parents, grandparents of caregivers with children ages one to four years old. Some of the topics included in this class are: ages and stages of children, different parenting styles, preventing behavioral problems, child-proofing your home, the parent/child bond, self-care for the caregiver, discipline and rules, choice and consequence, the “When-Then” rul...
Kathy “Jess” James stands in front of her coffee shop, James Gang Java in the Charbonneau Township Hall building beside the Lewis & Clark Trail Museum. Read more about James Gang Java on page 12 of this month’s issue of the Golden Roundup inserted in this week’s paper....
An extra dose of certain amino acids can help cows better use dietary protein or the nutrients they consume, according to a new study published by Agricultural Research Service scientists at the Fort Keogh Livestock and Range Research Laboratory (LARRL) in Miles City. Amino acids — the building blocks of proteins — are essential; especially those that are “limiting,” to cattle that graze on poor-quality forage, the scientists said in an article they published in the online edition of the international journal “Amino Acids.” Methionine...
We are approaching the Foundation for Community Care’s 4th annual Walking to Wellness event. The ½ marathon will be held on September 22, 2012. Walking to Wellness is a low key event designed to encourage the novice or casual athlete to train for a challenging but attainable fitness goal—walking or running a half marathon (13.1 miles) or an alternate shorter distance such as a 5K (3.1 miles) or 10K (6.2 miles). Participation is $25 – all proceeds benefit Sidney Health Center’s Cancer Center. Entrants 12 and under are free when accompanied by an...
Aphids are beginning to appear across the state and also locally. Now there are many species of this very large family. Aphids in general are host specific meaning each species thrives on specific plants. According to the July 5th issue of the NDSU Crop and Pest Report, pockets of increasing populations of cereal aphids are starting to show up in North Dakota. Fortunately most of the wheat and barley are passed the susceptible stage for yield loss from cereal aphids. The greatest risk of yield...
Every summer, area extension offices along with the Williston Research Extension Center and the Eastern Agricultural Research Center host field days so agricultural interests can learn what researchers and others have learned about crop varieties and crop management techniques. Growers can observe for themselves which crop varieties perform best under local environmental conditions and how well these same varieties perform under experimental conditions. The tours also provide disease management...
For those who missed the pesticide container recycling truck present at the USDA/ARS field tours at Froid and at Sidney last month but who have #2 high density polyethylene plastic pesticide containers for recycling, the Eastern Agricultural Field Day (EARC), scheduled for July 19 in Sidney, will offer participants the opportunity to recycle these containers. Ron Ahlgren, Pesticide Container Recycling Technician with the Montana Department of Agriculture, will have his truck and grinder on...
McKenzie County Fair The McKenzie County Fair was held last week in Watford City....
Dr. Joyce Eckhoff, local agronomist and interim superintendent of the Eastern Agricultural Research Center (EARC) in Sidney, has released a new durum variety, which she has named Silver. The new variety, released in January, features day length insensitivity, a trait that will enable growers all over the country to use this variety. “Other durum varieties are day length sensitive, which means they need a longer day to mature,” Eckhoff explains. “The further south you go, the longer it takes...
This year the Williston Research and Extension Center (WREC) has chosen to hold its dryland field day and its irrigated field day in conjunction with the West Energy event. Calling the combined field days the MonDak Ag Showcase, Dr. Jerry Bergman, Director of the WREC, hopes to highlight the importance of agriculture to those in the energy industry. “The MonDak Ag Showcase is designed to acquaint energy interests with the potential in agriculture,” Bergman comments. “Following the WREC dryla...
Health officials at the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services are cautioning people about mosquito related illnesses. Summer is a prime time for exposure to mosquitos in Montana. Some mosquitos may be infected with West Nile Virus (WNV). Since 2002 when WNV was first reported in Montana, over 90 percent of cases have been reported in August and September. A person bitten by an infected mosquito, might become infected and develop West Nile fever or a more severe illness, such as brain infections like West Nile meningitis or...
