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Red Ribbon Week, October 23 - 31 is fast approaching as the Richland County Comes Together Committee rallies businesses and individuals to help them take a stand against drugs in our communities. The Richland County Schools Assembly will be held at the Sidney High School Tuesday, Oct. 27, with special guest speakers Dr. Gary Dale, former State of Montana Medical Examiner and singer, song writer Kat Perkins from "The Voice" presenting "Dream It, Do It" and singing her hit song 'Fearless'. A free...
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...
US District Judge Brian Morris ruled to halt construction of the $59 million irrigation diversion channel near Intake planned to start construction this month. Morris is asking the US Army Corp of Engineers to conduct more environmental studies before the project moves forward. Environmental activist groups sued to have the project halted that was designed to help the endangered pallid sturgeon reproduce. The decision to halt construction could also endanger federal funding for the project which could put the financial burden on the local...
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 11 a.m. Live music 11:30 a.m.; 1p.m. & 2:30 p.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; 1:30 p.m. & 3 p.m. Lun...
The first of three information sessions about the new cottage food program will be held on Friday, October 2nd from noon to 1pm in conference room 101 of the Community Services Building. Beginning October 1st, Montana implemented a Cottage Food Program that allows certain food items to be produced in a home kitchen and sold to the public. The list of products allowable to be sold under this program is limited and specific to foods that have very low risk of causing foodborne illness. The Richland County Environmental Health Office is holding a...
Parents Forever, a parenting class for parents experiencing or considering separation/divorce, who are divorced and experiencing challenges or who have never been married and do not live together, will be held on Wednesday, September 23 at the Courthouse Meeting Room in Watford City. The class will start at 5:00 pm and will conclude by 9:00 pm. The workshop cost is $55 per person. Skills and tools to help reduce the effects of divorce on children and parents will be introduced and practiced....
Job Service North Dakota, Williston Economic Development, Williston Area Chamber of Commerce, the Williston Herald, the Grand Williston Hotel and Conference Center, and Gaffaney’s Total Office Source are sponsoring a Job Fair. This event is designed to provide an opportunity for businesses to interact with potential employees. The job fair will be located at the Grand Williston Hotel & Conference Center, 3601 2nd Ave. W. Williston, ND on Wed Sept 23rd and Thurs Sept 24th from 2pm-6pm each day. Don’t miss this worker recruitment opp...
If you love to sew garments or even quilts from wool then you may be interested in the Montana Make It With Wool contest coming up soon! The contest’s objectives are: to promote the beauty and versatility of wool fabric and yarns, encourage personal creativity, recognize creative skills and develop life skills. Make plans now to enter this exciting contest. The District 5 contest will be held in Sidney MT late October. The contest is open to everyone living in District 5 and includes the categories: Pre-Teen – 12 and under, Juniors – 17-24...
If you are a teen, parent, grandparent or just a person who would like to learn more about the topic of underage drinking, you will want to attend a public presentation on Tuesday, Sept 29. This session will start with a 6 p.m. free supper and will continue with a 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. CT program at the Watford City Civic Center. Pre-registration is requested prior to attending. Please contact the McKenzie County Extension Office at 701-444-3451 or email [email protected] if you are...
On Saturday, Sept. 5, Grace Link, wife of the late North Dakota Governor, Arthur Link, was present in Alexander, ND to participate in their Old Settler's Day celebration. Amid the parade and other festivities, there was a special reason to celebrate as it was recently announced that Grace Link will be donating family memorabilia and congressional items to the Lewis & Clark Trail Homestead Museum in Alexander. The museum currently has a few items from the Link family including plaques, former...
$700 was donated from the Four Freedom Run/Walk proceeds on Aug. 8 hosted by Run The World- Sidney Run Club. The Flags of Honor program for our local veterans accepts ongoing donations. Pictured are (L to R): Amanda Piatte, Brittney Rogers, Violet Tharp, Michelle Lair and Viola Anderson....
The MonDak Heritage Center and Northeastern Arts Network present the Seventh Annual Oktoberfest, Friday, Oct. 23, 7 pm at the MonDak Heritage Center in Sidney. Proceeds from this event provide funding for the continuing presentation of Live Music at the MonDak Heritage Center and area schools by MDHC and NAN. This year’s celebration features music from Wylie Gustafson and the Wild West Band. Wylie Gustafson is a native Montanan singer/songwriter who lives the songs he writes. With three decades of writing, recording and performing under his b...
A national aviation team spent most of last week in Montana performing a top-to-bottom review of the Montana DNRC’s Aviation Program. Specifically, the group was brought in at the request of Montana Governor Steve Bullock and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack after Bullock sent a letter expressing frustration about the state’s helicopters being unauthorized to respond to fires on federal lands. In August, both the Secretary and the Governor issued a joint statement announcing the aviation review as an important step toward resolving the iss...
Montana’s Fish & Wildlife Commission will hold a work session on Sept. 18 in Helena to further discuss proposed hunting season guidelines aimed at reducing some elk populations. The proposed elk “shoulder season” guidelines would allow state wildlife managers to develop hunting seasons before and after Montana’s general hunting seasons to improve elk-harvest management in specific locales. Commissioners will also discuss proposed changes to administrative rules that address game damage. The work session will begin at 11 a.m. at FWP Headqua...
HELENA, Mont -- The Montana Sage Grouse Oversight Team (MSGOT) will hold an organizational meeting on Sept. 18, 2015, from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., at the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation’s Central Land Office, located at 8001 North Montana Ave., in Helena. The meeting will focus on drafting by-laws, selecting a chairperson and other procedural tasks as the team begins work to implement Montana’s Sage Grouse Conservation Strategy. The MSGOT was created by the 2015 Legislature through Senate Bill 261, the Montana Greater Sag...
On Saturday, Sep. 26, the Eastern Montana Stand Down will be held at the Richland County Event Center, 2118 W Holly St., Sidney and all veterans and their families are invited to attend. Local service providers including representatives from Fort Peck Warrior Center, Montana Legal Services, VA’s Mobile Vet Center, VA Service Offices for Benefits and Homeless assistance, Guardian Foundation assisting homeless veterans, Volunteers of America –assisting homeless Veterans, Red Cross, Richland Cou...
Meeting Aug. 31, one day prior to the annual meeting of Montana Petroleum Association, Crowley Fleck PLLP held a seven-hour seminar focused on areas relating to oil, gas and mining law. Uriah Price, an Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Department associate, provided the more than 135 attendees with updates on case law from Montana and North Dakota pertaining to mineral and surface ownership, including pooling interests, royalties and probate. He serves on the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation's Young Professionals Committee, and...
Montana’s young hunters will have the states’ waterfowl and pheasants to themselves Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 26-27. Legally licensed hunters ages 10-15 may hunt ducks, geese, coots mergansers and ring-necked pheasants statewide on these two special days set aside for youngsters. The two-day youth hunt is open to legally licensed 12-15 year olds who have completed hunter education and who are accompanied by a non-hunting adult at least 18 years of age; and properly certified and legally licensed apprentice hunters 10-15 years of age who are...
North Dakota’s roadside pheasant survey conducted in late July and August indicates total birds and number of broods are up statewide from 2014. Stan Kohn, upland game management supervisor for the North Dakota Game and Fish Department, said the survey shows total pheasants are up 30 percent from last year. In addition, brood observations were up 23 percent, while the average brood size was up 9 percent. The final summary is based on 259 survey runs made along 105 brood routes across North Dakota. “Our late summer roadside counts indicate phe...
The Montana Stockgrowers Association is seeking nominations for the 2015 Montana Ranching Woman of the Year. The annual award is presented to an MSGA member who has made great contributions to the Montana ranching community and has gone above and beyond to support their family and friends. Nominations are due October 31 and the recipient will be recognized at MSGA’s annual convention in Billings, December 3-5. “Women are often the backbone of Montana’s ranching communities. These women often go above and beyond to support their immediate famil...
Johnson Hardware and Furniture began as Johnson-Mercer Hardware in 1915 as a Marshall Wells hardware merchant. The store was owned by three Johnson brothers – George, Gil and Axel – along with partner Andy Mercer. It was located on the same block as the current location, but in a different building. In 1924, George and his younger brother Carl bought out Gil, Axel and Andy and the store was re-named Johnson Hardware. A new 35-foot wide building was added in 1925 and is still part of the sto...
I grew up in a household where my father took the responsibility of volunteer firefighting very seriously. He attended every meeting possible and answered all the fire calls within his power to answer. We lived within blocks of the fire hall and when that siren began to scream, begging the volunteers to make haste to the fire hall, my dad dropped whatever he was doing and tore off on a dead run down the street towards the fire station. Calls more often than not came in during the wee hours of...
A health renaissance is taking place in America as more people are embracing aging well and being proactive rather than reactive about their well-being. Prevention has become the focus, and many aging Americans are turning to time-tested methods for keeping their bodies and minds healthy so they can live longer, higher-quality lives. Kristen Johnson, certified personal trainer, registered dietician and nutrition expert at www.ontargetliving.com points out five time-tested strategies for aging well: Daily exercise “Daily movement is the real fou...
Roosevelt Medical Center has recently promoted Karla Hunter, a clinic nurse, to serve as the new clinic coordinator. With her new job title, she will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the clinic and its' staff members. Hunter replaces Amber Bond, who recently relocated to Louisiana. "The best part of working in healthcare is making a difference in the lives of the patients. It's that reaction you get from them when you know they are feeling better and, in part, it is because of...
