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The MonDak region has lost a newspaper icon. Russ Wells, born Dec. 5, 1945, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2019 just a few months shy of his 74th birthday. Wells exhibited a talent for newspaper work from the outset. He participated in the publication of his high school paper and when he attended Dickinson College, he joined the college newspaper staff. He and a friend collaborated on the Me & Mrachek column, a feature that proved so popular everyone on campus knew Wells and his friend Don,...
GREAT FALLS- Providing Montana farmers and ranchers with another crop option motivated Montana Farmers Union President Alan Merrill to seek out a partnership with Farmers Union Enterprises, Inc. (FUE) to provide funding research to understand the feasibility of producing Industrial Hemp fibers for use in building materials. Teaming up with Farmers Union member Kirby Hancock, founder of Transformative Ecologies LLC, and architect at Constructive Solutions Inc. working in collaboration with Montana State University Engineering faculty Dr....
Though everyone is at some risk of contracting the flu, there are some people who are at a higher risk of both contracting the flu, and getting serious, flu-related complications. People who are at high risk of contracting influenza include children younger than 5 years old, and especially those who are younger than 2. Every year, thousands of children are hospitalized due to the flu, and some children die from the flu. Children are more likely to experience serious, often life-threatening influenza complications, including pneumonia and...
Beau Theige’s Guitars To Be Exhibited At The Mondak Heritage Center, October 16-January 11, Sidney A joint opening reception will be held on October 18 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. for the public to meet the artist Beau Theige and to honor artist Laura Barrett (1930 - 2017) who’s exhibit is also opening at the same time. You will also have an opportunity to try playing Beau’s guitars on display. This exhibit is sponsored by MAGDA. Beau Theige’s guitars will be loved by music enthusiasts (guitar players in particular), artists and recyclers. Beau, a...
Memorial Mass for DeLaura B. Dodds, 82, of Watford City is at 11 a.m. CST, Friday, October 4 at Epiphany Catholic Church in Watford City with Father Charlie Heidt as presider. Inurnment of DeLaura’s cremains will be held at a later date in the Prairie Home Cemetery, New Rockford, ND under the care of Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home of Watford City. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. DeLaura passed away on Saturday, September 28 surrounded by her family at her home in Watford City, N...
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...
Free at-home colon cancer screening test kits will be available for those who are eligible at the Mass Flu Shot Clinic on October 3, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Richland County Health Department. Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in Montana and the United States, and like the flu, colorectal cancer is preventable. Colorectal cancers are those that start in either the colon or the rectum, and may be detected early through regular screening. The free screening kit offered on October 3 is called a FIT test, or a...
For the first time in its history, the Montana Submarine Veterans will hold its biannual meting at the VFW in Sidney October 3-5. Navy veteran Bill Henderson, state commander, expects between 35 and 40 of the 70 vets in the organization to attend. The group will conduct business and discuss fundraising possibilities. One certain topic of conversation will be the USS Montana, a Virginia class submarine scheduled for completion in 2020. The vessel is only the second commissioned warship bearing the name Montana and honors the 10% of Montana...
The annual Trail of Treats will take place again at Sidney businesses this Halloween season. The Trail of Treats will start at Reese and Ray's IGA at 10 a.m. on Saturday, October 26, and trick or treating at businesses will end at noon that day. Fun, however, will continue with a costume contest starting at 12:30 p.m. at Reynolds Market. The contest is for children up through the fifth grade. There will be prizes and healthy treats at the event. The Roundup will hold its Harvest Carnival for the second straight year on West Main Street between...
A deep love of animals, particularly horses, plus a thirst for knowledge and a desire to share it, created the perfect combination for Bill and Karen Novak to take Williston Saddlery from a small tack display in an insurance business to a thriving ag business serving a 100 mile radius of Williston, ND. The newly married couple on their first teaching assignments knew they would some day like to own a tack and feed business but did not want to compete with Williston Saddlery owner Clarence Moe....
GLENDIVE, Mont. – The Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) held the first of two hearings soliciting public comment for draft rules to oversee the disposal of radioactive oil waste. In a packed, standing-room-only hearing room, community members called for strengthening the rules and expressed concern over a report that found contamination in groundwater monitoring wells at the state’s only operating disposal facility for radioactive oil waste, Oaks Disposal. Oaks is located 26 miles northwest of Glendive. Monitoring reports provid...
Williston, ND – September 5, 2019 – Kris Mrachek, CFP®, AEP®, APMA® a financial advisor with Ameriprise Financial in Williston, was named to the list of "Forbes Best-in-State Next-Generation Wealth Advisors" published by Forbes Magazine. The list recognizes millennial financial advisors who have demonstrated high levels of ethical standards, professionalism and success in the business. The rankings are based on data provided by over 29,000 of the nation's most productive adv...
Judith Lapan, Administrator of Richland County Health Department in Sidney, was awarded the Montana Public Health Association's highest honor, the Distinguished Service Award at the annual Montana Public Health Association (MPHA) conference in Bozeman in mid-September. The award originates from the work of Mary E. Soules, MD, who was Director of the Disease Control Division of the state health department. "Dr. Mary" was a friend to all who knew and worked with her, and represented the essence...
Although Sidney’s businesses have faced the challenge of having a couple of larger stores close their doors in the last few years, at least some store owners note that the area is experiencing an uptick. “It seems like our community has done an excellent job of bouncing back to a degree,” Bill Vander Weele, executive director of the Sidney Area Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture, said. “It certainly did hurt losing the Shopko stores, but some of Sidney’s stores have stepped up and expanded...
The 21st Annual Heritage Day will take place at the McKenzie County Heritage Park on Saturday, October 5. 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, attendants will have the opportunity to visit the historic buildings and antique tractors in the Heritage Park that have been donated from all around McKenzie County, participate in a Long X Arts activity (creating clothespin dolls), watch blacksmith shop demonstrations,...
Members of the Sidney Ward of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints invite the community to join with them in a Day of Service to the City of Sidney on Saturday, October 12 from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. followed by a Soup Potluck at the Church. Bret and Lorraine Allen have been working with George Bieble and the Parks & Recreation board to come up with a list of various projects around the city that community residents can help with. The Day of Serivce will begin at 9 a.m. at the Sidney Chapel, 1215 5th St SW (across from West Side Elementary)...
Players in the Sidney Little Eagles girls basketball program hone their skills during a recent practice. The program is for girls in kindergarten through 4th grade and runs through October 12 with coach Dan Peters. (Photo submitted)...
Stockman Bank in Sidney donated $500 to Learning Volunteers for Adults to help them obtain new testing materials which they are required to buy. LVA coordinator Bernie Braden explained that the computer software is very expensive but necessary to keep the students up to date as required by ProLiteracy which is the accreditation group, and other reporting agencies. LVA provides an avenue for adults to obtain their GED plus they teach English to students from a variety of countries including...
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...
Connecting our youth with information and understanding of our local foods is the goal of the National and Montana Farm to School Programs. In 2018 staff and FFA and FCCLA students of Fairview High school decided to move forward with adopting and managing this program. The structure of Farm to School is in the program's core elements: Education, School Gardens, and Procurement. According to Montana State University's website (montana.edu/mtfarmtoschool/) detailing the program, it "enriches the...
Bozeman – A pair of new winter wheat varieties soon to be released by Montana State University breeders are designed to help address two issues that plague wheat farmers across the state, sawflies and stripe rust fungus, while improving crop yields. The Bobcat and Flathead varieties will be released this fall from the Montana Foundation Seed Program, according to veteran breeders Phil Bruckner and Jim Berg. The new varieties will be used to produce registered and certified seed through certified growers across Montana and should be available f...
BOZEMAN – Montana ranchers are encouraged to donate a steer for the benefit of the learning and development of next generation agricultural producers. Montana State University's College of Agriculture is seeking donations of steers for its Steer-A-Year program. The program accepts donated steers, monetary support and feed. The donated steers allow students in the program to engage in hands-on learning of the beef industry. Students participate in applied learning experiences and courses such a...
The sign-up period for the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) program decision under the 2018 Farm Bill has started and will run until March 15, 2020, though Andrew Swenson, NDSU Extension farm management specialist, advises producers to wait. “Producers have the opportunity to get more clarity on prices and yields by waiting,” Swenson says. Producers have the option of selecting either PLC or ARC-County on a crop-by-crop basis within each Farm Service Agency (FSA) farm unit, whereas the ARC-Individual program opt...
You have a job to do when you go to the Harvestfest & Junkapalooza in Glendive at the Dawson County Fairgrounds October 13. Either enter the salsa contest or sample the salsas in a blind taste test and vote for your favorite. There are three categories to enter: traditional fresh, traditional canned and any other, like corn or mango salsa. To enter the salsa contest Sunday, October 13 bring two pint jars or a quart container of salsa to the tables set up along the midway by the free stage at...
Ag In The Classroom Took Place, Thursday, September 16 At The Richland County Event Center In Sidney Ag In the Classroom has been an event for several years and teaches second and third graders about farm safety, how food grows, and where it comes from. Ag committee chair Hannah Jepsen said it's an important event to have because it teaches students farm safety. She went on to add that these students are the next generation of famers and even bankers. Tim Fine explained that they offer...
