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Local volunteer fire departments kept busy on Thursday, Aug. 11 fighting three grass fires that broke out between Savage and Intake. A Burlington Northern train passing through the area started all three fires when sparks from the wheels ignited dry grass along the tracks. By the time volunteer firemen had the blaze under control, four local fire departments, Savage, West Glendive, Sidney and the City of Glendive, had responded to the situation. “There were three fires in all, started by a s...
The Sidney Performing Arts Council and the Northeastern Arts Network are pleased to present the 2011-12 Big Sky Concert Series to the community. This year’s series features exciting live theatre and a kaleidoscope of musical entertainment as part of this art organization’s ongoing commitment to provide quality entertainment to the community with a variety of shows that will appeal to every age and interest. Sept. 20 - Montana Repertory Theatre The first performance of the season begins with The...
The fourth “E-rase your E-waste” collection event of the summer is coming up Thursday, Aug. 18 from 3-7 p.m. at the Richland County Shop, Sidney. The event is FREE and is the final of four summer month collections planned as part of the 2011 E-rase your E-waste campaign. The final collection for the year will be the group’s annual weekend event set for Friday and Saturday, Sept. 9-10. The county repair shop is located at 2140 W. Holly, Sidney, next to the fairgrounds. Participants are asked to please use the airport road entrance. Signs will...
The Richland County Health Department has hired Mary Friesz as its new Injury Prevention Specialist/DUI Task Force coordinator. Her responsibilities include informing and educating the public on safety issues of all sorts as well as working with the adult community on drinking and driving issues and concerns. “Both unintentional injury and drinking and driving are vital issues for Richland County,” Friesz remarks. “Unintentional injury is the number 1 leading cause of death in Montana and it is...
Friends, family and supporters of 2012 Miss Montana Most Outstanding Teen Jalyssa Gorder gathered at the Richland Co. Events Center for a send off/trunk show on Aug. 9. The event showcased Gorder’s outfits, categories in which she will compete and performances by her and other area dancers. Gorder will compete in the preliminaries of the Miss America Most Outstanding Teen pageant Aug. 16-18. Go to the Photos Section for more pictures of the show....
Glendive-Saturday, Aug. 13 Bareback riding: 1. Troy Vaira, Richey, 76 points on Brookman-Hyland Rodeo’s No. E6, $517. Steer wrestling: 1. Beau Franzen, Sidney, 4.3 seconds, $627. Team roping: 1. Chase Carson, Dickinson/Ross Carson, Killdeer, ND, 5.8 seconds, $722 each; 4. Brady Williams, Hammond/Jesse Fleming, Wolf Point, 8.5, $181. Saddle bronc riding: 4. (tie) Brett Burman, Glendive, and Travis Schroth, Buffalo Gap, SD, 60, $78 each. Barrel racing: 2. Rayna Rice, Sidney, 17.77, $566; 5. Victoria Netzer, Sidney, 17.96, $311; 6. Twyla Vaira, S...
Glasgow Aug. 7-8 Bareback riding: Troy Vaira, Richey, 82 points on Brookman-Hyland Rodeo’s Smokey Lonesome, $1,267. Tie-down roping: First round: J.C. Crowley, Poplar, 11.9, $804; 3. Ben Ayre, Glendive, 12.6, $402. Barrel racing: 3. Twyla Vaira, Scobey, 17.80, $958; 10. Dillon McPherson, Wolf Point, 18.10, $128. Bull riding: 2. Ty Tescher, Sidney, 82, $1,216....
In a joint effort with fourpoints magazine, the Miss America’s Outstanding Teen Organization (MAOTeen) proudly announces the opportunity to vote for two semi-finalists in the 2011 Miss America’s Outstanding Teen Pageant in Orlando, FL, on Saturday, Aug. 20. Jalyssa Gorder, Sidney, who is currently the 2012 Miss Montana Outstanding Teen welcomes your vote for the title of Miss America’s Outstanding Teen 2012. This year, two of the semi-finalists for the title of Miss America’s Outstanding Teen 2012 will be determined by the public. You can vot...
Funeral services for Kris Steppler, 55, Brockton, MT, and her mother, Hazel Kjelgaard, 84, Wolf Point, MT were at 1 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 11, 2011 at the Culbertson High School. Kris was interred at the Steppler Ranch following the services. Hazel was interred in the Prairie Elk Cemetery, Wolf Point, MT on Friday, Aug. 12, 2011. Fulkerson Funeral Home, Sidney, MT, helped the family with the arrangements. Remembrances and condolences may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Kris and Hazel died on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011 in an auto...
Funeral services for Florence Rasmussen, 90, Sidney, MT, were at 10 a.m., Monday, Aug. 15, 2011 at Pella Lutheran Church, Sidney, with Pastor George Karres and Pastor Charlane Lines officiating. Interment was in the Sidney Cemetery, Sidney, under the direction of the Fulkerson Funeral Home, Sidney. Remembrances and condolences may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Florence died on Wednesday morning, Aug. 10, 2011, at her residence....
There was an early morning fog on the day of our planned mountain bike expedition – an omen that I should have paid more attention to. Eight members of the family reunion said they would make the trip, but only 5 followed through on the plan. We wanted to try out the famous Maah Daah Hey Bike Trail System, which is Native-American for “an area that has been or will be around for a long time.” The side trail that we were directed to was the “Bully Pulpit Trail.” This was supposed to be “easier” t...
Grazing losses that resulted from flooding may be covered under the Emergency Livestock Assistance Program, according to Aaron Krauter, USDA Farm Service Agency North Dakota state executive director. Excessive rainfall throughout the state and major flooding along rivers may have caused livestock producers to lose days that grazing is available for their livestock. ELAP can cover up to 90 days of grazing loss for a producer. ELAP also covers harvested and purchased feed that is destroyed by flooding. Livestock producers who have lost grazing...
I would like to commend all those residents who have taken advantage of the beautiful Sidney tennis courts. The recreation commission committed funds for new tennis courts several years ago and just recently this fine addition to our community was resurfaced to optimal playing condition. I enjoyed my time giving instruction on the excellent courts this summer and I strongly encourage local residents to take up this lifelong sport that can be a fine, fun-filled addition to any fitness program. Tennis Anyone? Caryn L. Fehilly...
The Watford City Chamber of Commerce held their annual “Best of the West” Ribfest last Friday. Go to the Photos Section for more pictures of the event....
Laurel businessman, Ken Miller has announced his candidacy for Montana Govenor for 2012. Miller owns a retail furniture store in Laurel has been married to his wife Peggy for 31 years and has two grown children. He will run as a Tea Party backed Republican in 2012. He has many ideas to assist the agriculture and energy industries in our area. “My focus is to talk to everyone of the one million Montana residents personally,” Miller stated. He invites anyone to contact him at 406...
As the Lewis and Clark Expedition returned up the Columbia from the Pacific, John Colter’s tomahawk was stolen by a band of Native Americans. Afraid they were too much for one man to handle, he was forbidden to go after his stolen weapon. Colter could not stand the thought of his ‘hawk’ in foreign hands. Just before dark, he slipped back into camp, bruised and bloody with the battle hawk in his belt. He slowed near Captain Meriwether Lewis writing with his quill. “Though shalt not steal...
Devin Johnson, Fairview, took second place in the 250 cc dirt bike stock division in the 93rd Annual Great American Championship Hill Climb, Billings. With over 620 riders registered, a number of riders from Fairview, Sidney, Circle and surrounding areas also participated....
The Richland County senior commodities distribution center has moved to a new location, for what volunteer coordinator Eunice Lathrop hopes is for the last time. Qualified Richland County seniors can now collect monthly commodities at the old Extension Office, located in the Nutter Building, 123 W. Main. “Use the west door with the ramp,” says Lathrop. “We’ve waited for this move for two years. The ramp makes it easy to unload the semi and it also is user friendly for seniors using walkers...
Nothing beats a peaceful bike ride along a quiet little path, and nothing works better as a magnificent biking trail than the Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project’s Main Canal road. This meandering gravel roadway along the edge of the main canal provides miles of hassle-free biking. I meet a vehicle or another person on that road perhaps once a week, and considering I spend a lot of time all spring, summer, fall and in winter until the snow gets too deep walking or pedaling a bike on portions o...
Philanthropy is about giving of yourself, whether it is with money or your time. All you have to do is care about something – an organization, a cause or a mission – and give something of yourself to support that which has touched your heart. It is an understanding of the existence of things that somehow transcends personal interests that prompts the true spirit of charity. Out of this understanding, we make conscious decisions about much more than obligatory giving. It is somewhere in the mid...
Elderly people (that is, people aged 65 years and older) are more prone to heat stress than younger people for several reasons: Elderly people do not adjust as well as young people to sudden changes in temperature. They are more likely to have a chronic medical condition that changes normal body responses to heat. They are more likely to take prescription medicines that impair the body’s ability to regulate its temperature or that inhibit perspiration. Heat Stroke Heat stroke is the most serious heat-related illness. It occurs when the body bec...
It’s one thing to see pictures and hear horror stories that others have to tell after a vicious weather system has passed through an area. It’s quite another to find oneself at the center of that raging storm, unable to do anything but wait until the event ends before picking up the pieces. Brad and Peggy Ann Strupp, Crane, found themselves caught on the road, pulling a 16 foot loaded cargo trailer when the horrific hail and 110 mph windstorm struck Savage on July 29. The wind flipped their trai...
Way back when the world was young and my sister and I rode pterodactyls to school, I remember the two of us looking at a picture of our mother, who must have been the frightful age of 40 or so at the time the picture was taken, and laughing as we pointed out the frumpy (to us) dress, the antiquated hairdo, and my poor mother’s sagging body parts. In our arrogance, we assured ourselves and each other that no way, never for all eternity would we ever look like our mother. Of course, as usual t...
The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently approved a vaccine to prevent tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis (whooping cough), to vaccinate persons aged 65 or more. The vaccine, marketed under the trade-name Boostrix, is given as a single-dose booster shot and is the first vaccine approved to prevent all three diseases in older people. Pertussis is a serious bacterial infection that causes respiratory illness. Pertussis is characterized by a cough that can last a m...
