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Organizers are happy to announce that the fall E-rase your E-waste collection event will go on as planned on Fri and Sat, Sept. 11-12, at the Richland county shop at 2140 W. Holly in Sidney, next to the fairgrounds. Members of the E-rase your E-waste committee cancelled their regular spring collection because of a nationwide backlog of televisions and CRT monitors in recycling warehouses. "We're happy to announce that the backlog has eased enough so our e-cycler will again be accepting those ite...
A Medical Benefit for Lois Kalberer will be held Saturday, September 12th at the Ranger Arena, 601 7th Ave SW in Sidney from 6:00 pm until midnight. Kalberer suffered a brain aneurism and was flown to Denver, CO to receive emergency medical treatment. She is still in Denver and is doing very well, but still has a long road to recovery ahead of her including extensive rehabilitation. The Kalberer family have always been very involved in the community, particularly with Youth Hockey and Swim Team...
As hunting seasons and other fall outdoor activities get underway, the North Dakota Game and Fish Department reminds hunters, anglers and other enthusiasts to be aware of the daily fire danger index. Recent high daytime temperatures combined with typical dry late-summer ground conditions, could mean an elevated fire danger index that influences outdoor activities throughout the fall. Hunters are urged to keep up with the daily rural fire danger index, issued by the National Weather Service, to alert the public to conditions that may be...
Local individuals interested in an in-depth look at gardening are encouraged to enroll in the Master Gardener Program to be held weekly for ten Friday mornings starting October 2 and ending December 11 (no class week of November 23). Sessions will be offered via webinar technology from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm CT at the Extension Office Meeting Room in Watford City. For some of you, weekday morning classes conflict with your work schedule. For others, distance from classroom training sites are a problem. Now, you can watch online lectures when it...
The Sidney Area Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture is looking for talented photographers to capture the natural beauty of Richland County. Winning photos will be used for media and marketing purposes. Categories for photos are wildlife/nature, landscape, architecture, rivers/creeks. Entry deadline is 5pm Tuesday, September 15. Photos must be digital. Prints, negatives or slides are not eligible and will not be returned. Online entries are recommended, however, flash drives or discs are acceptable. They will not be returned. Prizes will be...
Memorial services for Michael "Ike" Rambur, 86, of Sidney were at 2:00 P.M., Friday, September 4, 2015, at the Ebenezer Congregational Church in Sidney with Pastor David Meehan officiating. Inurnment was in the Sidney Cemetery, Sidney, MT under the direction of the Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home of Sidney. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Michael "Ike" Rambur was born September 22, 1928 to Michael and Barbara (Pfau) Rambur. He was the...
Walter Berg, age 93 of Sidney, died early Wednesday morning, Sept 2, 2015 at the Glendive Medical Center, Glendive, MT. Cremation has taken place and no services are planned. Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral home is in charge of arrangements. Remembrances, condolences, and pictures may be shared at www.fulkersons.com....
North Dakota’s swan lottery has been held and more than 100 licenses remain. Only hunters who do not have a swan license for the 2015 season can apply, as regulations limit hunters to one license per year. Beginning Sept. 9, all remaining licenses will be issued on a first-come, first-served basis. Resident and nonresident hunters will be able to apply online, or print out an application to mail, at the State Game and Fish Department website, gf.nd.gov. Hunters may also request an application by calling the department’s Bismarck office at 701...
It is our goal to help share our county’s heritage with our long-term residents, new residents and visitors in a fun and historic way with old-time machinery demonstrations, music, fun for the kids, food and more. Schedule of events: Gates open at 11a.m. Live music 11:30a.m.; 1p.m. & 2:30p.m. Old-time school activities 12:30 & 2:30 Reminiscing panels where long time residents talk of their experiences growing up in McKenzie County pertaining to farm/ranch life, country school and city life in the 1940s – 1970s; 12.p.m; 1:30p.m. & 3p.m. Lun...
Cooks On Main, downtown Williston, has been chosen as one of only 12 stores in the country to host a 90th anniversary celebration for Le Creuset, the superior cast iron cookware. Owner Angela Skogen is very excited about the event and credits the support of the Williston community for making it possible. "It's a huge honor to be chosen for this event and it's because this community has loved Le Creuset for many, many years," she said. "The cookware is so versatile. It goes from the oven to the...
Michele Seadeek, development director for the Boys and Girls Club of Richland County, became the newest member of the Sidney Kiwanis Club last Thursday, sponsored by Elaine Stedman, pictured left. Kiwanis is a world wide organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world one child and one community at a time. The Sidney club meets at noon every Thursday at the Sidney Elks Lodge. Visitors and new members are always welcome....
Sidney Health Center will host its annual “Live it up!” event for women on Monday, Sept 21 with a focus on stress relief and laughter. The program for the evening will be “The Funny Thing about Stress.” Once again, the evening promises to be fun, educational and entertaining. The festivities will kick off at the Richland County Fair Event Center with a vendor fair at 5 p.m. featuring various independent distributors offering goods ranging from home décor to jewelry to gourmet food products. A light menu including appetizers, finger foods an...
Hardy Plants For North Dakota Chrysanthemum are great fall bloomers that will provide bright colors heading into the cold winter months. Mums are an annual plant that will grow and thrive year after year. Sedum, sometimes known as stonecrop, is one of the most drought tolerant, low-maintenance and hardy plants available for North Dakota. Sedum works well for harsh rocky soils, hence its nickname. Sedums will have year round appeal, with the thick leaves in the spring and summer that provide...
MSU Extension and Washington State University researchers are asking Montana cattle producers and veterinarians to participate in an online survey to learn more about a novel form of neonatal calf pneumonia found in Montana over the last 6-8 years. Rachel Endecott, MSU Extension beef specialist, and colleagues at WSU said that a unique form of neonatal calf pneumonia has been diagnosed in several Montana beef herds over the last 6-8 years. “The majority of affected calves are relatively normal at birth, but go on to develop signs of p...
Producers have Until Sept. 30 to Sign Up for ARC/PLC and MPP-Dairy, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Val Dolcini reminds farmers and ranchers that they have until Sept. 30 to enroll in several key Farm Bill safety net programs – Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC), Price Loss Coverage (PLC) and the Margin Protection Program for Dairy (MPP-Dairy). “These programs provide important risk protection for farm and dairy operations, so it is important not to miss the deadline for enrollment,” said Dolci...
The Montana Department of Environmental Quality reminds people that the annual fall open burning restrictions became effective on Sept. 1. The restrictions are put in place to determine when it is safe to burn from an air quality perspective and where burning may cause health impacts. There may be additional burning restrictions put in place by local, state or tribal authorities to prevent wildfires. Burners in all locations must also contact these local authorities before starting fires any time of year to provide notification of the burn and...
CenturyLink has announced that it will bring high-speed Internet services to more than 33,000 rural households and businesses in Montana by accepting the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)’s Connect America Fund (CAF) statewide offer in Montana. CenturyLink is accepting 33 CAF phase II statewide offers from the FCC to bring Internet service with speeds of at least 10 Mbps download and 1 Mbps upload to approximately 1.2 million locations in FCC-designated, high-cost census blocks. The company is accepting a total of approximately $500 m...
Friday, Sept. 18 at noon signals the start of a nine-and-a-half-day deer hunting season for youth ages 12-15. Licensed residents ages 12 &13, and 11-year-olds who turn age 12 in 2015, are allowed to hunt statewide, but only for antlerless white-tailed deer. Resident deer gun hunters age 14 or 15, and 13-year-olds who turn age 14 in 2015, with a “youth season” license, can hunt statewide for any deer, except antlerless mule deer in units 3B1, 3B2, 4A, 4B, 4C, 4D, 4E and 4F. In addition, a special license is required to hunt antlered mule dee...
State and local public health authorities are working together to investigate a cluster of Salmonella cases in Cascade, Fergus, Flathead, Gallatin, Lewis & Clark, Park, Musselshell and Yellowstone Counties in Montana. So far eleven confirmed Salmonella cases with identical genetic markers and two suspected cases have been identified. Ill persons are being interviewed to obtain information about foods they might have eaten and other exposures in the week before their illness began. At this time, the investigation is ongoing. “Every effort is bei...
R-CALF USA may be defined as a non-profit producer organization, but our work benefits anyone who eats meat and lives in an economy that includes agriculture. We’re more than a producer organization; we’re your organization. Top 10 reasons independent U.S. cattle producers support the mandatory COOL law. 1. COOL Creates Marketplace Competition: Without COOL, packers unilaterally decide when to source U.S. cattle and when to source foreign cattle. With COOL, consumer buying preferences tell packers when they must source U.S. cattle to sat...
Snoopy, the world-famous beagle has been known as The Flying Ace, The Masked Marvel, Man’s Best Friend, and the Literary Ace, among other personas; this fall he makes his star turn when he comes to the big screen in The Peanuts Movie from 20th Century Fox and Blue Sky Studios. In September, he’s especially proud to serve as Honorary Chair of Library Card Sign-up Month. Studies show that children who are read to in the home and who use the library perform better in school. September is Library Card Sign-up Month, a time when the Sid...
The Montana Pulse Advisory Committee will hold a public meeting on Fri, Sept. 25 at 11:00 a.m. to discuss a new proposed reciprocal agreement recently signed by North Dakota Dry Pea & Lentil Council (NDDPLC). At issue is assessment funds collected in North Dakota on pulse crops grown in Montana. An investigation by the Montana Department of Agriculture found that assessment funds were not being returned to the committee and some Montana producers were being double assessed. NDDPLC has modified Montana’s original reciprocal agreement to r...
In honor of September being National Sewing Month, the Sidney Chapter of the American Sewing Guild would like to invite the public to their Sip & Sew events on Thursday, September 10th from 6:00 pm until 9:00 pm and Saturday, September 12th from 9:00 am until noon at the Eastern Agricultural Research Center, 1501 N Central Ave, Sidney, MT. The Sip & Sew events are open to anyone regardless of sewing experience and are free of charge. Refreshments will be served and demonstrations such as...
