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The public is invited to attend the MonDak Relay For Life event that will be held this Friday, July 22 at the Richland County Fairgrounds, Sidney. Relay For Life is a family-oriented event where participants enjoy the camaraderie of a team and also raise funds to support the activities of the American Cancer Society. At 4 p.m., the Kids’ Corner will begin. There will be balloon animals, face painting, bouncing castle, 25 cent carnival games, and much more. For the adults, there will be silent a...
It’s a moment the entire sporting world braces for. The results are in and the news is good for the U.S. team. Flags are waving wildly. Red, white and blue colored confetti is pouring down in streams. The announcer’s voice resonates loudly. A young wrestler extends his arm triumphantly accepting his medal. The U.S. has taken the Olympic Gold for wrestling. It’s a scene Toby Erickson, 19, formerly of Sidney, has replayed over in his head from a young age. Some day he hopes to stand on the U.S. pe...
The MonDak Energy Alliance will host its quarterly meeting on Wednesday, July 27, at the Sidney Country Club, Sidney. Social hour will begin at 6 p.m. followed by the meeting from 6:30-8:30 p.m. All times are MDT. The meeting is open to the public. The agenda includes: 5-6 p.m., board meeting and supper 6-6:30 p.m., social, hors d’oveures 6-30-8:30 p.m., general meeting Speakers include: Sidney Mayor Bret Smelser, MDEA co-chair; Williston Mayor Ward Koeser, MDEA co-chair; Dave Galt, Montana Petroleum Association executive director; Richard E...
Crystal Stai, Fairview, suffered a brain aneurysm Wednesday, July 13 and was flown to Billings where she had surgery. She was then flown to Mayo Clinic where she is currently in an induced coma, and will be undergoing treatment. For anyone wishing to help, an account has been established at 1st Bank, Sidney, to assist with her medical expenses....
Sports physicals for grades 5-12 will be held on Friday July 29 from 1-5 p.m. at the Richland County Health Department located in the Community Services Building on Holly Street north of the Sidney Health Center. Please call 433-2207 to make an appointment. Forms are available to be picked up ahead of time for completion. The cost is $25 per person. This event is sponsored by Sidney Health Center and Richland County Health Department....
The Sidney Moose Lodge has donated a BBQ grill for their Relay for Life Team. The captain of the team is Laurie Boyce. The cost is $2 each or 6 tickets for $10. A drawing will be held on Friday, July 22. For more information on the Moose Relay for Life Team or to purchase tickets from Laurie contact her at 488-7678....
Keziah Baisch, Sidney, has recently purchased Trendz Salon. The salon will have the same girls working including Heather Henry, Kelly Burger, Monica Asbeck and Keziah. Keziah has been in Sidney over two years. She grew up in Billings and has been in the hair business for nine years. The salon is a full service hair and nail care facility and has jewelry, feather extensions, hair products including Pureology, Paul Mitchell and Big Sexy Hair. Heather does the permanent cosmetics. Keziah is...
The Sidney Richland County Library is starting a Tech Thursday program to educate the community on the social networking tools (i.e. Facebook, Skype) that are rising in popularity. Their aim is to have free classes that show the outstanding benefits of these programs, and to give tutorials. This July they are giving classes on Skype, Facebook and another Skype class. The Library has been granted a brand-new, savvy computer lab that will be the vehicle to this public education. The classes will be every Thursday from 9:30-10:30 a.m. The second...
Stockman Bank recently donated $2,500 to the Richey Historical Society for building improvements to the Richey Historical Museum. The museum is in great need of a new front door and windows. The approximate cost to replace these necessities is $7,000. After Stockman’s contribution, along with $1,000 grant already received, the Richey Historical Society is now half way toward their goal with a grand total of $3,500 raised thus far. “I am very excited Stockman Bank can be a part of this pro...
Nationally known American Indian Historian Mr. George Horse Capture and Nationally recognized American Indian Educator and Activist for Native Rights Dr. Janine Pease will headline the 20th annual Indian Arts Showcase at Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site. This special event will take place the weekend of August 6 &7, on Saturday and Sunday from 10 am - 5 pm each day. The event is free. Horse Capture is a member of the Gros Ventre or White Clay tribe out of Fort Belknap Montana and was Senior Counselor to the Director in the...
To whom it may concern: To help promote better health and wellness in Eastern Montana, the Richland County running/biking club will be sponsoring a duathlon on Saturday, Aug 6. Because we are a not-for-profit organization we are continually looking for donations, but that is only part of the reason that you are receiving this letter. The primary reason for sending you this letter is to ask for participation. We are hoping that a few companies will put a team or two together to join us in the duathlon. Participation in the event is a great way...
As of July 1, 2011, lawmakers decided to rejoin the 49 other states with a primary child safety restraint law. Law enforcement officers can now stop a vehicle if they see small children who aren’t in safety seats. Officers can stop a vehicle without any other reason, if your child is not properly restrained under six years of age or less than 60 lbs. This is considered a primary offense. Those who are in violation of the law can be fined up to $100, but there is a clause to this law that says if a person can prove that they have purchased an a...
Bonus bids for a total of 32,180 acres (19,292 acres in North Dakota and 12,788 acres in South Dakota) at the Bureau of Land Management’s July 12 oil and gas lease sale in Billings totaled $66,259,552. Two North Dakota parcels received the highest bid per acre of $8,800, which were submitted by Irish Oil and Gas of Bismarck, ND, and Continental Resources Williston. The highest single-parcel bid, submitted by Hess Corporation, Houston, TX, was $6,217,800 for a 723-acre parcel in Williams County, North Dakota. All 111 parcels offered for lease r...
Watford City International Aglow will be having a meeting, July 21, at 7 p.m., CDT at the Assembly of God Church, 2117 S Main St.,Watford City. Lois Baker and Kay Rindahl will be the speakers. For further information, call Rita Hovet at 701-842-2531....
Funeral services for Ray A. Peterson, 85, Sidney, MT, are at 3 p.m., Tuesday, July 19, 2011 at Trinity Lutheran Church, Sidney, with Pastor David Warner officiating. Cremation will follow services under the direction of the Fulkerson Funeral Home, Sidney. Remembrances and condolences may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Ray A. Peterson passed away on Thursday, July 14, 2011 at Sidney Health Center Extended Care surrounded by family members....
Memorial services for Albert E. Anderson, 89, of Sidney are at 11 a.m., Tuesday, July 19, 2011, at the Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church with Pastor David Huskamp officiating. Interment of his cremains will be held at a later date in the Sidney Cemetery, under the direction of the Fulkerson Funeral Home of Sidney. Remembrances and condolences may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Memorials may be given to: Angel Avenue at SHC Extended Care Facility. At the family’s request the dress for the funeral is casual, not suits. A...
The third "E-rase your E-waste" collection event of the summer is coming up Thursday, July 21st from 3-7 pm at the Richland County Shop in Sidney. The event is FREE and is the third in four planned for the summer months as part of the 2011 E-rase your E-waste campaing. According to organizers, the summer is off to a great start with more than 21,000 pounds of e-waste collected to date. "We also had some great new help in June from members of the Sidney High School's Key Club," Butch Renders,...
A few weeks ago I wrote about a fungal disease on ash trees known as anthracnose. This was causing a lot of premature leaf drop. The past two weeks have brought numerous specimens of oak leaves along with many telephone calls inquiring about the desiccation of leaves of oak trees. Almost all have been found to be infected with anthracnose. This is a different organism than that of anthracnose on ash trees but the symptoms and damage are very similar. The fungus causing oak anthracnose also...
Chans Brown, Jon Rogness and Zane Frick race through the mud pit during the Mud Run at the McKenzie County Fair. A total of 36 entrants (18 teams) showed up to experience the fun and show off their stamina. The overall winners of the Run were the Major Pigs, Chans Brown and Brandon Stoker. Other teams finishing first in their category were: 10-12 year old boys- Big Bad Boars (Kason Hartel and Braden Gumke) 10-12 year old girls Pig 1 & Pig 2 (Avery Sundeen and Sydney Sanford) all female...
Three Sidney athletes participated in the 2011 Prairie Rose State Games on July 9 in Bismarck, ND. Facing good competition from local and regional North Dakota athletes, including some North Dakota state placers, they were able to take three of the top four places. Competing in the Pole Vault event for 15-18 year olds, Mikayla Minow finished 1st with a jump of 10’6", Jalyssa Gorder vaulted 10’0" for 2nd and Lexie Prevost cleared 9’0" to take 4th....
Sidney Tigers Sharks went to Glendive on Saturday and Sunday and took 1st place. Pictured are the high points winners (L-R) Elise Torgerson, Alec Lovegren and Torey Dahl....
Producers have until Friday, July 29 to apply for assistance for 2009 crop losses under the Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments (SURE) Program. The program provides crop disaster assistance payments to eligible producers on farms that have incurred crop production or quality losses. “USDA wants to ensure that all eligible producers are aware of the approaching deadline,” said Aaron Krauter, USDA Farm Service Agency state executive director, in North Dakota. “SURE covers producers on farms in disaster counties that incurred crop production,...
The Eastern Agricultural Research Center (EARC) will host its annual field day on Tuesday, July 26. The morning tour will end with a ribbon cutting ceremony to dedicate the new EARC and Extension facility....
The Eastern Agricultural Research Center (EARC) will host its annual field day on Tuesday, July 26 beginning at 8:30 a.m. with rolls and coffee. As in past years, the tour will begin in the north parking lot at the USDA/ ARS building. Tour stops include value added durum research information presented by Dr. Joyce Eckhoff, along with a spring wheat variety and development discussion presented by Dr. Luther Talbot, Montana State University. Russ Fullmer will discuss sugarbeet varieties and the sugarbeet outlook for this year, and Dr. Barry...
Last weekend my wife (Shelley) decided to have a gathering. It was a belated “4th of July” celebration. It was also a chance for her to make a statement about where she thought our country has been, where it is now, and where it might be heading . . . The theme of the day was “God & Country”. We had two dozen people at our picnic, and they were warned ahead of time that there would be a program consistent with the title of this event. With that being the case, the guests squeezed into our fam...
