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The 21st Annual Heritage Day that was to take place at the McKenzie County Heritage Park on Saturday, September 21 has been postponed due to weather condition to October 5 (this will also depend on weather conditions.) The McKenzie County Heritage Park is located west of Watford City at 950 2nd Avenue SW. This free event will start at 11 a.m. and wrap up around 5 p.m. Throughout the day, attendees will have the opportunity to visit the historic buildings and antique tractors in the Heritage Park...
On Friday, September 20, at the Watford City Rough Rider Center, the 2nd Annual Welcome to Watford Celebration will take place. This free event will start at 4:30 p.m. and conclude at 6:45 p.m. Every year, new community members continue to pour into McKenzie County. So often, people who are new to the area have moved away from their family and friends and know nothing about Watford City, which makes it difficult to get involved in and become familiar with Watford City's community. So to help mak...
The North Dakota Highway Patrol is looking for this dark colored dually pickup shown in these pictures. It is believed the driver of the vehicle may have information relating to a fatal motorcycle crash which occurred on September 8, 2019 in McKenzie County. The crash occurred south of Grassy Butte on Hwy 85 at mile maker 111. If you have information on who the owner of this vehicle is, please contact the North Dakota Highway Patrol at (701) 328-2467; [email protected]; or send us a...
The Richland County Health Department has scheduled the annual Mass Flu Shot Clinic on October 3, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Flu shots are also available during normal clinic hours for those who cannot attend on October 3. The flu vaccine will be available for ages 6 months and up, and high-dose is available for individuals 65 years and older. No FluMist is available. The Health Department carries quadrivalent, pre-filled syringes that contain no preservative. The price of flu vaccine will vary from $40 to $75, depending on the individual’s age a...
Carol Joan Anklam Self, 83, of Poteau, OK (Gilmore area) passed away Tuesday, September 10, 2019 in Poteau. Carol was born October 29, 1935 in Culbertson, Montana to Edward A. “Nute” & Dora (Marcinkowski) Anklam. Carol was a talented artist, crafter & quilter. She was never happy if she was idle; proudly involved for many years with Camp Fire girls, PTC, Band Boosters while living in Eunice, LA. She loved showing her grandchildren silly food tricks. Her favorite pastimes included hummingbird watching, sewing, quilting, crafts of all kinds, rea...
Funeral services for Doris V. Fisher, 90, of Sidney were held at 2 p.m., Sunday, September 15 at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church in Sidney with Pastor David Huskamp officiating. Interment was in Richland Memorial Park Cemetery, Sidney, MT under the care of Fullkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home of Sidney. Visitation was on Saturday, September 14 from 3:30-6 p.m. and Sunday, September 15 from 10 a.m. to noon at the funeral home and one hour before services at the church. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family at...
Memorial services for James “Jim” Germann, 63, of Squaw Gap are at 10 a.m., Saturday, September 21 at Squaw Gap Hall, Squaw Gap, ND with Pastor Tim Tharp officiating. Cremation has taken place under the care of Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home of Sidney. The family has requested no flowers, but rather memorials may be made to the Foundation for Community Care Emergency Fund or any child’s charity. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. James “Jim” passed away on Saturday morning, September...
A visitation for Clarence J. Jore will take place Wednesday, September 18 from 1-5 p.m. with a prayer service at 4 p.m. at Fulkerson-Stevenson Memorial Chapel in Watford City, ND. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Clarence passed away, Sunday, September 15, 2019, at the Good Shepherd Home in Watford City, ND. Clarance Jore was born February 27, 1937, at Chimney Butte near Keene, North Dakota, to Almer and Della Jory living in town in...
The last sidewalk sale of the season will take place on Saturday, September 21, during regular business hours throughout Sidney. “Business owners felt that having a sidewalk sale during the same day as the Rescued and Reclaimed event at the Richland County Event Center would be a great idea,” Bill Vander Weele, executive director of the Sidney Area Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture, said. “Rescued and Reclaimed brings a ton of people to our community. Those individuals end up going to our r...
The First Annual ”Let Them Shine” Kids Farmers Market will showcase young entrepreneurs as they take over The Shoppes at Peifer’s at the corner of 7th St. and Lincoln Ave., S.W., Sidney from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, September 28. Kelly Alvstad, owner of Peifer’s General Store and the Bittersweet Hideout & Coffee Shack, is excited about giving kids the opportunity to market their products and learn some basic business skills. Look for kids manning the General Store where 10% of that day’s proceeds will go towards the Christmas Coalition...
The Long X Arts Foundation's Watford City Area Concert Series is excited to announce the lineup for the 2019/2020 Concert Series, the second series for the newly formed organization that is committed to providing high quality entertainment at an affordable rate for members of the community. All concerts take place at 7 p.m. CT in the Watford City High School Theater Auditorium. Kicking off the Concert Series on Tuesday, October 8 is The World Famous Popovich Comedy Pet Theater. Popovich Comedy...
The Richland County Commission on Aging treated the community to a tasty lunch on Friday, September 13 at their new facility 2190 West Holly. In addition to games and prizes, various entities provided information on services available to the 60 and over population....
Did you know that the phrase 'senior moments', which means a temporary lapse of memory, first made an appearance in 1996? The staff of Webster's New World College Dictionary made it the word of the year in 2000. The term seems to poke gentle fun at us older people, but it does give us an excuse when those annoying lapses of memory do occur, which seems to happen more frequently than one would like. Before we get to the point when we start to worry about those memory glitches, we tend to find...
On September 4, 2019 the Richland County Sheriff's Office received a report of theft of a 4" Gorman Rupp water pump green in color with a John Deere Power Tech 4/5L Engine on a trailer. Upon investigating this, it was found that the owner had the water pump and trailer at a gravel pit off of County Road 126 east of the railroad tracks. The model number of the water pump was PA 4A60-4045D/52 with two Gorman Rupp stickers on the side of the pump. The exact date of the theft of the water pump is...
While you might not run into any outlaws, train robbers or cattle rustlers at this year’s 5th annual Wild West Fall Fest fundraiser, you can bet you’ll be in the company of some of the community’s most charitable and giving community folks. This year’s annual event is being hosted by the Roosevelt Memorial Healthcare Foundation and is taking place October 5 at the Culbertson Saddle Club, in Culbertson. The doors open at 6 p.m. Attendees will have a chance at winning as much as $1,000 in cash as well as a number of other prizes includi...
The NDRA Championship Finals Rodeo will take place at the McKenzie County fairgrounds located in Watford City on Friday, September 27 and Saturday, September 28. The rodeo will start at 7 p.m. on Friday and 6 p.m. on Saturday. The NDRA Rodeo will include a rodeo dance, The Mud Butte Band, a ranch rodeo, and vendors. The Finals Rodeo will feature the top twelve contestants in each standard event and pit them against the top stock in the state. Events that will be at the finals rodeo is bareback and saddle bronc riding, ladies breakaway and...
Culbertson, MT - A portion of highway running through the town of Culbertson could receive a face-lift under a Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) plan to upgrade a key segment of US-2. MDT is in the early stages of design for a project to rehabilitate approximately 1.3 miles of highway through town with the goal of improving safety, pedestrian accessibility and roadway conditions along the route. Improvements would begin at Diamond Creek crossing west of town and extend east to meet ongoing road construction east of town. Members of...
September is National Family Meals Month, a nation-wide movement encouraging families to commit to sharing one more meal together per week. Research overwhelmingly shows that sharing regular family meals is linked to positive outcomes in children. These include high grades, high self-esteem, healthier eating habits, and less risky behavior. Regular family mealtimes provide an opportunity to foster family relationships as well as instill important values in children and teens. For younger children, family meals provide an opportunity to...
From now through November 2, visitors to the MonDak Heritage Center in Sidney can view a true artistic masterpiece, a replica of the Brorson Lutheran Church done in Montana agate. The little church was created by Clara (Malcolm) and Elmer Hagglund of Everett, WA out of agates they collected when they returned to this area to visit Clara's family. Clara had been confirmed at Brorson and had fond memories of the church. After cutting and polishing the stones, Elmer created the frame out of...
The MonDak Heritage Center presents one of America's premiere singer/songwriters Rob Quist on October 5 at 7 p.m. Quist is slated to bring a memorable evening of award winning original songs to the Sidney audience. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for the 7 p.m. concert. This free concert is sponsored in part by Beagle Properties. As always, donations are gratefully accepted from those attending. Rob Quist is lead singer and songwriter of such seminal groups as the Mission Mountain Wood Band, The Montana...
The McKenzie County Community Foundation invites area 501 (c) (3) nonprofit, government agencies (groups without such designation may enlist a fiscal sponsor) to apply for their grant offerings—totaling over $6900. Applications are due by September 28. Go to www.NDCF.net/McKenzieCounty and click on Apply for Grant. The Local Advisory Committee Members (Marcia Hellandsaas, Jan Dodge, Daniel Stenberg, Ty Skarda, Desiree Sorenson, Douglas Rolfson, Gaye Dvirnak and Deb Wisness) will discuss the applications and determine grant awards in early O...
Parents Forever, a research based educational parenting program, will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, September 25 at the NDSU Extension Office/McKenzie County, 205 6th Street NW, in Watford City. Pre-registration is requested prior to attending. Interested individuals are to contact NDSU Extension/McKenzie County by Monday, September 23 at 701-444-3451 or email [email protected]. Parents Forever would be appropriate for parents experiencing or considering a family transition of separation/divorce, who are divorced and...
Don’t wait until opening day to discover your license and carcass tags are faded and need to be replaced. Hunters and anglers with licenses that are displaying faded text making them difficult to read can have those licenses replaced at no cost at their regional Fish, Wildlife & Parks office. License providers will soon receive new license paper that will not fade, as is the issue with the current yellow paper. This paper will be shipped to providers during the week of September 9. The new paper rolls will be white, not the traditional b...
