Articles from the August 29, 2018 edition


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  • 73rd Alexander Old Settlers Day This Weekend

    Stephanie Ler|Aug 29, 2018

    For lifelong Alexander residents Jim and Barb Jacobson, Old Settlers Day is a time to celebrate a year's worth of agriculture. The couple will be honored at the 73rd annual Old Settlers Day in Alexander from August 30 through September 1st. The Old Settlers Day tradition began in the 1940s, when a group of ranchers decided that the small Alexander community needed a celebration after harvest. The event centers on a parade and beef barbeque, cooked under coals in a pit. The families of both Jim...

  • Neal Hermanson Memorial Ranch Rodeo Sept. 7

    Dianne Swanson|Aug 29, 2018

    The Neal Hermanson Memorial Ranch Rodeo and Calcutta will take place on Friday, September 7 beginning at 6 p.m. at the Richland County Fairgrounds in Sidney. Admission is only $5 with children 5 and under admitted free. The four events of the rodeo including team trailering, team doctoring, team mugging and saddle bronc riding, promise great action and fun as the cowboys show off their skills. Little buckaroos can get in on the action too, by participating in mutton bustin' and stick horse...

  • Germany Trip A Cultural Exchange

    Jaymi Loobey|Aug 29, 2018

    Waylon Van Buren's high school days are behind him and he is away at college, getting ready for the rest of his life. He got an exciting and interesting end to his last summer before college. He got to go with the Team Montana German Culture Exchange to Germany and participate in three different wrestling matches throughout the country. Waylon had wrestled while attending school in Sidney, Montana. When the German Exchange team came to compete with them and learn of the culture in Montana...

  • McKenzie County Estimated Tax Statements to be Mailed

    Erica Johnsrud|Aug 29, 2018

    Estimated tax statements are being mailed to McKenzie County property owners with properties of over $100 in total estimated 2018 property taxes. This is not a billing, but rather an estimate of what your taxes may be when the County mails tax statements in December. Please do not pay these estimated statements. These estimated taxes are based upon preliminary budget figures and do not include special assessments. These new estimated tax statements are the result of new legislation, now in ND Century Code, intended to explain in dollars the...

  • CHI St. Alexius Health Williston Foundation 5th Annual Charity Ball Sept.8

    Aug 29, 2018

    CHI St. Alexius Health Williston Foundation will be holding the 2018 Charity Ball September 8, 2018 from 5-11p.m. at The Well at Williston State College 1410 University Ave, Williston, ND. The Foundation’s Charity Ball has been an instrumental source of funding for CHI St. Alexius Health Williston. Through generous support from numerous businesses, organizations, and individuals in the community, the Foundation has been able to purchase much needed equipment to care for our patients in departments throughout the hospital and its clinics. T...

  • Alicia Aamoth Drager, 40 Coon Rapids, MN formerly of Sidney, MT

    Aug 29, 2018

    Memorial service for Alicia Aamoth Drager, 40, of Coon Rapids, MN, formerly of Sidney, MT are at 2 p.m., Thursday, August 30 at Pella Lutheran Church in Sidney with Pastor Audrey Rydbom officiating. Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home is caring for the family. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Alicia passed away at Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapids, MN on Tuesday, August 21....

  • Michael Jepsen, 56 Savage, MT

    Aug 29, 2018

    Memorial services for Michael Jepsen, 56, of Savage, MT were held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, August 28 at Pella Lutheran Church in Sidney with Pastor Tim Tharp of the First Lutheran Church of Savage, MT officiating. Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home of Sidney is caring for the family. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Michael died late Saturday night, August 18 at his home in Savage, MT....

  • Lee Lindsey, Family Trials And Temptations At The MDHC Annual Meeting

    Aug 29, 2018

    Join the MonDak Heritage Center for the Annual Meeting of the MonDak Historical & Art Society and the Family Trials and Temptations: Skeletons out of the Closet book program by author Lee Lindsey on Sunday, September 9 at 2:00 p.m. at the MonDak Heritage Center, 120 3rd Ave SE, Sidney. A former Glendive Ranger Review reporter, Lee explores the Richland County homicide case of Loren Sharbono, who was found guilty in 1975 for the murder of his wife. After first declaring the death an accident, authorities later uncovered clues that led them to...

  • New Data Shows Many Richland County Families Struggling to Find Affordable Housing

    Aug 29, 2018

    Today, the Montana Budget and Policy Center (MBPC) unveiled county-level rental housing affordability data through an innovative online interactive map. Research shows that there is no county in Montana where a minimum wage worker can afford a rental home at fair market rent. In Montana, 46 percent of all renters are cost burdened – paying more than 30 percent of their household income toward housing costs. A link to the map can be found here (https://montanabudget.org/interactive-housing-map) and the Richland County fact sheet can be found h...

  • Sidney Health Center Successfully Recruits Physician Couple

    Aug 29, 2018

    Sidney, Montana – Sidney Health Center is pleased to announce the successful recruit of John E. Carey, MD, FACS and Jennifer Adams, MD. Dr. Carey is a general surgeon and Dr. Adams is a radiologist. The couple recently relocated to Montana from South Carolina with their family of three children. "We are thrilled to have Drs. Carey and Adams join our care team," stated Jennifer Doty, Sidney Health Center CEO. "They are quickly adapting to Montana and will be a great addition to the medical s...

  • E-rase Your E-waste Set For Sept 7-8 In Sidney

    Beth Redlin|Aug 29, 2018

    It’s that time of year again! Let us help you clean out your closets for fall! The annual E-rase your E-waste collection event is coming up on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 7-8 in Sidney and MonDak area residents are invited to bring their damaged and outdated electronic equipment for free recycling. Now in its 14th year, E-rase your E-waste has recycled approximately 460,000 pounds (230 TONS!) of electronic waste to date! Yellowstone E-waste Solutions of Billings is again the e-cycler for the event and provides their services for FREE, with a cou...

  • Sidney Couple Finds Tranquility in Bow Hunting

    Stephanie Ler|Aug 29, 2018

    For Sidney couple Cole Houchen and Melissa Ward, bow hunting is more than just a sport. After three years hunting together, the couple shares a passion for the tranquility of nature experienced through bow hunting. Three years ago, Melissa went bow hunting for the first time with Cole, who has more than a decade of hunting seasons under his belt. Melissa grew up going rifle hunting with her dad, but had never been bow hunting. She quickly found out both how different it is and how much she...

  • North Dakota First-Come, First-Served Deer Gun Licenses Available Sept. 6

    Aug 29, 2018

    More than 1,000 antlerless whitetail deer gun licenses are still available in three units after the North Dakota Game and Fish Department recently completed its second lottery drawing. Individual results are available online at the Game and Fish website, gf.nd.gov. Antlerless whitetail licenses remaining in units 3F1 (321 licenses), 3F2 (498 licenses) and 4F (218 licenses) will be issued on a first-come, first-served basis beginning at 8 a.m. Central Time on Sept. 6. These licenses are only available online, and to individuals who have not...

  • Nice Birds

    Aug 29, 2018

    Hayley Darnielle with the pheasants she shot on the last day of fall turkey season of last year on her walk back to the pickup after not being able to get close enough to some turkey. They were taken in Squaw Gap (south east of Sidney). Photo submitted....

  • Tips For Hunters To Make Block Management Program Work For Them

    MT Fish and Wildlife and Parks|Aug 29, 2018

    The 2018 Hunting Access Guide is now available, directing hunters to almost 6,000,000 acres of private, state and federal lands enrolled in Montana’s Block Management Program. Southeastern Montana alone offers almost 2,200,000 acres of hunting access. Get your access guide today at FWP Region 7 headquarters in Miles City or download it at fwp.mt.gov. FWP Region 7 Block Management staff are set up in the front conference room to assist hunters in finding access and obtaining maps and landowner contact information. August 22 will be the first d...

  • Diabetes: Fun And Interactive Wellness Learning

    Aug 29, 2018

    Sidney, MT – Diabetes affects people of all ages, but it occurs more often in older adults. According to the American Diabetes Association, more than one in every four Americans over the age of 65 has diabetes. Managing diabetes can be tough, but support from health care providers, diabetes educators, community resources and friends and family can make it much easier. The first step to better managing diabetes and high blood sugar is to learn more about it. Montana State University Extension is partnering with others to offer a series of six, f...

  • Active Parenting First Five Years Class Available

    Aug 29, 2018

    Sidney, MT – MSU Extension Richland County and District II Alcohol and Drug Program is offering Active Parenting Classes. Whether you’re a first-time parent or juggling a household, the first five years of your child’s life are extremely important. Active Parenting is a program created by Dr. Michael Popkin who is a parenting expert. The First Five Years program is a four-session class designed to help parents learn about a variety of items such as ages and stages of development, effective discipline that young children can understand, schoo...

  • LYIP Victory Celebration

    Aug 29, 2018

    A parade and community picnic was held in Sidney on August 25 to celebrate the Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project’s court victory over environmental groups Defenders of Wildlife and the Natural Resources Defense....

  • Sidney Football vs. Belgrade

    Aug 29, 2018

    The Sidney football team played against Belgrade and lost 31-7 on Friday, August 24....