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For the past 16 years our community has benefited from the generosity of the Richland Federal Credit Union for hosting and sponsoring the Farmer’s Market. We want to give a big ‘Thank you’ to the folks at the Credit Union for volunteering their time and resources all these years for managing this local market that has brought local, fresh produce to our community. The success in the Farmer’s Market can be observed in its continually expanding size. For that reason, the Credit Union has now passe...
The McKenzie County Sheriff’s Office, the Watford City Police Department, and the United States Marshals Service are sponsoring a community forum to discuss sex offender registration in McKenzie County. Law enforcement representatives will discuss state and federal sex offender registration laws, how Tier levels are assigned to registered offenders, how registered offenders are monitored and when non-compliant offenders can be prosecuted. An open forum for discussion will follow the presentations. This event will be held Tuesday, August 13, 2...
Did that get all you meat savoring readers’ attention? Get ready then, because the Best of the West Ribfest and Street Fair, in Watford City, North Dakota is back on Main Street all day August 9th. Along with a full day of excitement provided by the Watford City Chamber of Commerce and many business sponsors, the Ribfest has been a major event for families, friends and visitors in Watford City for many years. Ten years ago Watford City began its climb into regional fair stardom by promoting i...
The 42 unit community of Wolf Run Village and Wolf Pup Daycare, located at the corner of 3rd Street SE and 4th Ave. S in Watford City, will be holding a key ceremony and a groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday, August 7th at 10am. Governor Dalrymple and Attorney General Stenehjem are expected to attend both events. The agenda is as follows: At 10:00 am the Governor and the Attorney General will be introduced to some of the new tenants of the apartments and will have the opportunity to tour at...
Together with their parents, Jared Russell Hatter and Jena Lea Swearingen invite friends and family to celebrate their wedding on August 24, 2013. The Ceremony will be held at the Richland County Fair Event Center at 6 p.m. MST with a reception to follow at the Elks Lodge....
Eagle Country Ford and Action Auto of Sidney donated $150 from every vehicle sold during the month of July to Richland County 4-H in order to help pay for their new fair booth....
The North Montana Angus Association is excited to host the 2013 Montana Angus Tour September 17-19. The event will be head quartered in Great Falls, MT and will showcase Angus breeders and Angus operators throughout North Central Montana. The tour will kick off Tuesday, September 17th with a golf tournament and a social to follow at the tour headquarters, Holiday Inn of Great Falls. Wednesday, September 18th, tour participants will travel to the Sweetgrass Hills, Valier area, and finish their day with dinner in Choteau. Thursday’s agenda i...
The MonDak Heritage Center is overseen by the Board of Directors of the MonDak Historical & Art Society, a 501c3 non-profit organization. This board is made up of people dedicated to the mission of the MonDak: To engage, educate, and inspire our community by preserving and contributing to the area’s arts, culture, and heritage. Nominations for new board members can come from any current member. The only requirement is that nominees be members. Board meetings currently take place on the second Wednesdays at 6:30pm, however the time and day of t...
Youth ages 11 to 15 who are interested in babysitting are encouraged to attend the American Red Cross Babysitter’s Course scheduled from 9 am to 4 pm CT on Monday, August 19 at the Courthouse Meeting Room in Watford City. Cost to attend is $35 per person, which includes the Babysitter’s Training Handbook, food for breaks and official recognition as a certified babysitter. For those interested in attending, pre-registration is requested by Thursday, August 15 – please contact the McKenzie Count...
Funeral services for Donald Crusch, age 84, of Sidney, MT will be at 1 p.m., Friday, August 9, 2013 at Cornerstone FBC in Williston, North Dakota. Burial will be in the Fairview Cemetery, Fairview, MT under the direction of Fulkerson Funeral Home of Sidney, MT. Remembrances and condolences may be shared at www.fulkersons.com. Donald died peacefully at his home in Sidney, MT on Monday, August 5, 2013....
The MonDak Heritage Center is happy to announce Thursday, August 8th, at 7pm the Fort Union Ranger Talk Series continues with a presentation from Fort Union Park Ranger Fred McVaugh. Mr. McVaugh’s subject will be the confluence of art and science at Fort Union titled: One-Upping the Coasts: Fort Union and the Origins of America’s Most Prized Possessions. Artists and scientists documented the confluence more fully than any area west of the Mississippi River during the active period of Fort Union. During that pivotal time, the years before Get...
North Dakota’s pronghorn population is finally growing after five years of steady decline. However, Bruce Stillings, big game supervisor for the State Game & Fish Department, said numbers are still below population objectives and not high enough to warrant a hunting season. Therefore, the Game & Fish Department is recommending the pronghorn hunting season remain closed in 2013. Recent survey results indicate the statewide population is 5,400 pronghorn, 49 percent higher than last year, but still 62 percent below 2008, the last year a hunting s...
It is 6:30 a.m. and parents in many Montana homes are waking up their kids while preparing a simple breakfast of cereal, milk and fruit for them before they leave for school. Now imagine a home where Mom had to leave for work at 6:00 a.m., and Dad came home from work at 11:30 the night before and is trying to rest. The children need to wake themselves up, get dressed, and eat before leaving for school if there’s food and enough time. Dinner the night before may have been pasta and sauce with a small glass of milk. That will not hold them u...
Wildlife populations were flourishing in 2006-07 when Conservation Reserve Program acres peaked at more than 3.25 million in North Dakota. Since then, as CRP acres have steadily declined, so has the overall harvest of game species. This is never more evident than with pheasant. According to statistics released by the State Game and Fish Department, while the number of pheasant hunters increased by 4 percent from 2011 to 2012, overall harvest fell 10 percent. “There is a direct correlation between habitat and wildlife populations, and this is a...
Over $1,000 in prizes to be won in the fifth-annual contest highlighting Montana’s treasured wilderness history, heritage and families. The Montana Wilderness Association is asking shutterbugs of all ages and experience levels to get ready to show the world what they love about Montana’s special wild places. This September, photographers will be able to submit their work and compete for prizes totaling over $1,000 in MWA’s fifth-annual Picture Wild Montana photo contest. The theme for this contest, Picture Wild Montana, will have six categ...
Sidney Tiger Sharks hosted the State Swim Meet for 2013 in their hometown this past weekend. They had 53 swimmers compete. The Senior Medley Relay broke a Federation Record. Team and individual scores are as follows: AA Results Sidney – 536 Relay Team Results Sidney - 128 Boys 8 & Under 100 SC Meter Freestyle Relay 6 Sidney Tiger Sharks ‘A’ Girls 8 & Under 100 SC Meter Freestyle Relay 3 Sidney Tiger Sharks ‘A’ Boys 9-10 100 SC Meter Freestyle Relay 6 Sidney Tiger Sharks ‘A’ Girls 9-10 100 SC Meter Freestyle Relay 4 Sidney Tiger Sharks ‘A’ Bo...
The Blue Buffalo Artists are a diverse community of talented artists who have banded together to share their artistic visions through exhibits across the country. The core group originated in the western town of Cody, Wyoming and has now grown to include artists from Arizona, Colorado, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, Utah and Washington. The Blue Buffalos’ signature art show is held annually at the historic Irma Hotel, built by Buffalo Bill in Cody. The group displays a wide range of s...
Excellent walleye fingerling production from the Garrison Dam (9.7 million) and Valley City (1.3 million) national fish hatcheries resulted in a record 11 million walleye fingerlings stocked into state waters. Jerry Weigel, North Dakota Game and Fish Department fisheries production and development section leader, said with a record number of walleye waters across the state, there has never been a larger demand for walleye production. “We are fortunate to have the production capability of the two federal hatcheries to help address this d...
An ATV and lawnmower pull will again be a feature of the MonDak Harvest Fest held by the Sidney Area Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture on August 24th. This event will be held at the grandstand arena of the Richland County Fairgrounds in Sidney, MT. Classes will include ATVs under 500cc, 500 to 700, over 700, steering wheel class, along with lawnmowers. A specific pulling sled designed and provided by Marvin Varner of Terry, MT will offer the challenge for anyone wanting to compete. Entry fees and a purse will be awarded to the top finishers...
The North Dakota Game & Fish Department’s Becoming an Outdoors Woman program is accepting registrations for the annual summer workshop Aug. 9-11 at Lake Metigoshe State Park, Bottineau. Enrollment is limited to participants age 18 or older. Workshop fees of $135 cover instruction, program materials, use of equipment, all meals and lodging. Participants can choose from more than 30 programs, including archery, canoeing, introduction to firearms, fly-fishing, kayaking, global positioning system, plant identification, and tracking and trapping. B...
The Eastern Plains Events Center (EPEC) introduces the 1st and hopefully annual outdoor recreation tradeshow. B.O.R.E. which stands for Badlands Outdoor Recreation Expo, will be held at the EPEC in Glendive September 27th & 28th, 2013. Welcome all who are interested in hunting, boating, fishing, bowhunting, 4 wheeling and the fun outdoors stuff we are all about. Vendors will be displaying and selling hunting/fishing adventures, equipment & supplies, guns, and all the big boy toys. The B.O.R.E. tradeshow is sponsored by the EPEC with booth...
Mercy Medical Center recently presented Basin United Way with a check for proceeds raised from the 2013 Mercy Community Sale. The net proceeds of this year’s Community Sale resulted in a financial success of approximately $47,800 which will be used to benefit area youth. “We enjoyed helping make the Community Sale a success. The funds raised will provide Basin United Way the opportunity to hire a full time executive director, which will help grow our efforts to benefit area youth agencies. We...
Jason Mitchell of the outdoor program, Jason Mitchell Outdoors recently filmed a fishing segment on Fort Peck Reservoir in eastern Montana. The show will highlight the trophy walleye fishing that Fort Peck is famous for. “For trophy walleyes, Fort Peck remains one of the top destinations in the Country and one of the best places I can think of for walleyes that are over thirty inches,” explained Mitchell. Mitchell fished with Glasgow angler, Ken Schmidt. “Ken and I grew up fishing toget...
