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The Wings of Freedom air show was held in Sidney last weekend. Follow this link for our online picture gallery of the airshow: http://www.roundupweb.com/photos Or click the video below to watch a short highlight reel:...
The two-day NDRA Rodeo Finals event will feature the talents of North Dakota’s top 12 competitors in nine events, as they try to become the 2013 NDRA State Champion. The event is taking place Sept. 13 - 14 with rodeo action starting at 7:00 p.m. Go-around prizes will be awarded to each night’s top contestants. The beer garden opens Friday at 6:00 p.m. Other events are scheduled for Saturday including the Watford City High School Club Rodeo at 9:00 a.m. along with a team roping event to follow at 10:00 a.m. The Saturday NDRA Rodeo again sta...
The 2013/2014 girl scout registration will be held Monday, Sept. 16 at West Side School from 5:30 – 7 p.m. All grades, all levels are welcome. Volunteers are needed and you can sign up with your daughter. If you have any questions, or can’t make it to registration night contact Joan Turek at 488-8070 or Jen Doty at 489-0751....
September 1st, 2012 Prewitt & Company purchased Yellowstone Livestock in Sidney, MT. The Livestock Facility has been renamed Sidney Livestock Market Center, with Tim Larson taking over as manager. The staff has been working hard to create a competitive market place for this area’s livestock. Many improvements are being made in the yards, old pens have been torn down and replaced with new fencing, water tanks, feeders and alleyways. The improved yards will make handling the cattle much easier, l...
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department is currently working with 18 landowners in 16 hunting units across the state who would like to host hunters with antlerless deer licenses in 2013. Participating landowners are located in hunting units 2C, 2G2, 2I, 2J2, 2K2, 3A4, 3B3, 3C, 3D1, 3D2, 3E1, 3E2, 3F1, 3F2, 4B and 4E. The program is not intended for buck hunters, but designed to direct hunters with antlerless licenses to specific areas to reduce deer populations. Interested hunters can get their name on a list of possible participants by...
Rian Cobb of Sidney FFA attended Montana FFA Alumni Leadership Camp held annually in the High Wood Mountains this past June. Rian is a sophomore at SHS and is a Sidney FFA chapter officer as well. “I thoroughly enjoyed the camp and recommend it to others,” Rian remarked. She traveled to and from the camp with Savage FFA and Mr. Stender. The Camp is embarking on its 25th year of providing leadership training to Montana students studying Agriculture. Over 60 students and adults participated in...
The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) would like to notify the public and seek comments on a proposal to rehabilitate and repair seven bridge decks in the Glendive and Intake, Montana areas of Dawson County. The bridges are at the following locations: Thirteen Mile Creek - One mile southwest of Intake on Montana Highway 16 - Reference Marker 15.5 Dry Creek (Eastbound) - West Glendive on Montana Highway 200 - Reference Marker 326.2 Dry Creek (Westbound) - West Glendive on Montana Highway 200 - Reference Marker 326.2 Yellowstone River -...
Local individuals interested in an in-depth look at gardening are encouraged to enroll in the Master Gardener Program to be held weekly for eight Friday mornings starting September 27 and ending November 15. Sessions will be offered over the Interactive Video Network System (IVN) from 8:30 AM CT to 12:30 PM CT at the Courthouse in Watford City. Registration deadline to enroll in the course is Friday, Sept 13. This program is offered by the North Dakota State University Extension Service and...
Funeral services for Bobbi Breitling, 55, of Sidney, MT will be at 10 a.m., Friday, September 13, 2013, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Sidney, MT with Pastor David Warner officiating. Burial will be at 2:30 p.m., Friday, September 13, 2013 in McCabe Cemetery in Culbertson, MT under the direction of Fulkerson Funeral Home of Sidney. Remembrances, condolences, and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Bobbi died on Friday, September 6, 2013 at Billings Clinic in Billings, MT....
Funeral services for Mamie Finsaas, 91, of Sidney, MT will be at 2 p.m., Thurs., Sept. 12, 2013 at Fairview Alliance Church, Fairview, MT. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery, Fairview, ND, under the direction of Fulkerson Funeral Home of Sidney. Remembrances, condolences, and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Mamie Finsaas died Sat., Sept. 7, 2013 at the Sidney Health Center Extended Care....
The 40th Annual Montana History Conference, Boom & Bust: Extracting the Past, is presented by the Montana Historical Society in cooperation with the MonDak Heritage Center. Sessions will focus on the boom and bust cycles that have defined much of Montana’s history; 2 workshops and 2 field trips will be offered. Most conference events will be held at the Richland County Fairgrounds. Contact the MonDak Heritage Center at 433-3500 for more information....
The Northeast Montana and Mineral Owners Association will hold a meeting on Tuesday, September 17, 2013 at the Richland County Extension Building in Sidney, MT. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m.. Anyone with oil or gas related questions is encouraged to attend....
This year the 46th Annual NILE Stock Show & Rodeo will take place October 15-19 at MetraPark in Billings, MT. Currently the NILE is taking entries for all youth and open livestock shows. The entry deadline for the NILE Stock Show is September 16. Late entries will be taken by October 1. To enter the NILE Stock Show go to www.thenile.org where entries can be made online or forms may be downloaded and sent in to the livestock office. This year the NILE will host a total of 24 livestock shows through a combination of youth and open shows for the...
In honor of the September 11th Day of Service and Remembrance, the Governor’s Office of Community Service encourages Montanans to join statewide efforts to commemorate 9/11 victims, survivors, and emergency responders. Citizens are encouraged to participate in the 9/11 Day of Service and Remembrance by thanking those who served, helping a neighbor in need, or joining a community service project. “Throughout Montana’s history, we have been blessed with patriots, men and women willing to give of themselves so that this nation, and the freed...
Friday, Sept. 20 at noon signals the start of a nine-and-a-half day deer hunting season for youth ages 12-15. Licensed residents ages 12 and 13, and 11-year-olds who turn age 12 in 2013, 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 2013, 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...
The Sidney Area Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture held a ribbon cutting at TriFecta Home Center, 1051 S. Central Avenue, on Tuesday, September 3. Pictured, L to R, are Sunrise Ambassador Stasia Creek, TriFecta Home Center owners Rebecca Benson, Tanya Rost and Teresa Benson, employee Bob Prince and chamber executive director Wade Van Every....
The Sidney Education Foundation, Inc. and the Richland County Family Resource Center have teamed up again to sponsor the fourth annual Kids First! Carnival this fall. Both of these groups focus on children, families and education, forming a perfect partnership to bring an exciting activity for families in the Sidney area to enjoy. The carnival will be held Saturday, October 26, 2013 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Richland County Fair Event Center. The groups are currently looking for community organizations to rent a booth at the carnival...
The varied art work of the Blue Buffalo Artists will be on display at the MonDak Heritage Center in Sidney during the month of October. Utah native Brent Flory loves to paint the honest reality of the western experience. Whether it’s cowboys, Native Americans, farmers, ranchers, or their families and animals, his goal is to portray their experiences as close to reality as possible. Quoting from Flory’s biography, he said, “People then were so much more connected to, or reliant on, the land,...
Register now for the Young Ag Leadership Conference (YALC), set to take place October 11-13 at Fairmont Hot Springs Resort. The YALC is a collaborative effort between nine of Montana’s agricultural organizations, offering attendees a chance to discuss current ag issues, take part in various workshops, meet with industry leaders and network with fellow young people who live Montana agriculture. Anyone aged 18-40 and interested or involved in any facet of agriculture is encouraged to attend. The conference is put together by a committee of r...
The Yellowstone City-County Health Department and the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services are reporting the first human case of West Nile Virus (WNV) in Yellowstone County and in Montana for 2013. The case was diagnosed at a Billings hospital and confirmed last week. The patient, a Yellowstone County female resident in her fifties, did not require hospitalization and is expected to fully recover. The individual had no history of travel outside the state within the past month. “West Nile Virus is most commonly found in people...
Brenda Larson and the staff of Creative Solutions are busy putting the final touches on this year’s Parade of Homes which will take place on Sunday, September 29. The project is a fundraiser for the Boys and Girls Club of Richland County to help them fund a much needed permanent home. Last year the event raised $10,000 and Larsen is hoping to increase that amount. Dura Supreme has generously agreed to sponsor the event again this year, allowing ALL ticket sales to go directly to the club. Six local homeowners have graciously agreed to open t...
LifeWay Christian Resources is slated to bring well-known Bible teacher and best-selling author Beth Moore to Circle Evangelical Church via simulcast on September 14, 2013. Circle Evangelical Church is serving as a host location for the Northeastern Montana and Western North Dakota area. Living Proof Live, sponsored by Nashville-based publishing company LifeWay Christian Resources, will feature Moore’s dynamic storytelling and passionate Bible teaching. “Beth’s teaching is some of the most profound I’ve ever heard,” Kim Trobee, associate pastor...
In 2007 Jon McCreary laid it all on the line by selling everything he had and borrowing every penny he could to invest in the oilfield service business, JMAC Resources. Over the past six years JMAC has went through many changes and is now a very strong, well respected heavy civil and energy industry construction service company which holds a deep value in building relationships within their community. McCreary and JMAC Resources employees honor the community where they live and work. In doing...
Sidney Health Center was recently recognized for 20 years of excellence in telemedicine services as a member of the Eastern Montana Telemedicine Network. The Eastern Montana Telemedicine network is a mature telemedicine delivery system, providing the provision of medical care in 37 rural and frontier Montana communities. Currently, medical and mental health services comprise 71% of all network activity. Over 80 specialists and clinicians provide care in 21 specialty areas including: cardiology,...
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