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Retired Sidney High School football coach Mike Gear was honored by school officials and alumni last Friday before the Sidney Homecoming game....
Savage School will host its third annual “Pack It In Pink” fundraising event, scheduled this year for Saturday, Oct. 15 as part of the girls’ volleyball games. All proceeds from the fundraiser will go to the Sidney Health Center’s phase II cancer center. “This is the third year for Pack it in Pink, an event which the school started to raise awareness about breast cancer and to urge women to get screenings,” says Michele Smith, Savage School. “The past two years all proceeds from the day’s vol...
The internationally-acclaimed Harlem Ambassadors will be visiting Watford City for a game at the Watford City High School Gymnasium on Saturday, Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. The Harlem Ambassadors offer a unique brand of Harlem-style basketball, featuring high-flying slam dunks, dazzling ball-handling tricks and hilarious comedy routines. The Ambassadors feature non-stop laughs and deliver a positive message for kids wherever the Ambassadors play. “At our shows, we want the kids to know that they’re par...
Love to Bake? Love to Win Prizes? Enter your tastiest concoction in The Roundup’s Make It With Sugar Contest on Friday, October 21 at Reynold’s Market in Sidney. Categories this year include Cakes, Cookies, Pies, Candy, “Other” and Breads and Rolls. The basic requirement is that the recipe contain at least 1/2 cup of sugar. The prizes are always great, thanks to our generous Sidney merchants. The People’s Choice winner receives a $100 Reynold’s gift card and everyone receives a bag of sugar just for entering....
Richland Opportunities, Inc (ROI) is pleased to host a Silent Art Auction at the MonDak Heritage Center on Oct. 15 from 7-9 p.m. The proceeds of this auction will be used toward a new recycling truck. Cindy Eleson, ROI’s executive director stated, “ROI is very excited for this event and the community has been very gracious in their response to donating art and other items for the auction. There is a great need for a new truck. This past week, our current cardboard truck would not start and now needs an estimated $2,000 of work to keep it going....
The independent Farm Credit Services associations headquartered in Fargo, Mandan and Minot, with branch offices in various locations throughout North Dakota and Minnesota, will award 32 scholarships in the amount of $1,000 each to high school seniors who plan to enroll in college this fall. Recipients must be from an actively farming and/or ranching family, or be planning to pursue a career in farming or some other aspect of agriculture. Eligible applicants include those who reside in any North Dakota county or in the Minnesota counties of Beck...
The old community services building in Sidney was demolished on Sunday to make way for senior housing. The historic building, errected in 1916, was once a 30 bed hospital....
The Foundation for Community Care is pleased to announce that they have been accepted into the 2011 State Employees’ Charitable Giving Campaign (SECGC). The Foundation for Community Care is a non-profit organization focused on giving those who care about our community a way to keep their charitable dollars close to home while ensuring the continuance and quality of local healthcare services in Richland County and the surrounding area. The SECGC is the only state-sponsored charitable fund-raising campaign where all 14,000 state employees can g...
In 2011, Leslie Messer, Richland Economic Development executive director, was appointed onto the PPL Community Fund Advisory Board. The board meets in the spring and fall to distribute $200,000 annually in grant funds to eligible applicants focusing on the areas of education, the environment, or economic development. Messer serves along with the following people, representing business and the community: Liz Bangerter, Helena; Anders Blewett, Great Falls; Cathy Conover, Bozeman; Pat Downey, Three Forks; Scott Johnson, Big Sky; Joan Kronebusch,...
If you or a family member is living with diabetes, pre-diabetes, or are the caregiver or other support person of someone with diabetes, you are encouraged to attend “Dining With Diabetes” in November. This series of four classes, held on Tuesday afternoons – Nov. 8, 15, 22 and 29 - at the McKenzie County Courthouse meeting room, Watford City, will help you promote self-management of diabetes through healthy food choices and meal planning. Classes will start at 1 p.m. CT and conclude by 4 p.m....
Trashy Tuesday drive will be held this coming Tuesday, Oct. 18 from 3-7 p.m. at Richland County Public Works, located at 2140 W. Holly Street by the fairgrounds. At the last Trashy Tuesday, the community recycled 410 lbs. of office paper, and 200 lbs. of plastics. The drives are being sponsored by the Recycling Advisory Committee. The committee consists of area citizens who would like to ensure that the community has an opportunity to recycle material that cannot be recycled using the current resources. Their goal is to create a more...
Rebecca Carmody, granddaughter of Chuck and Doris Dennis, graduated on Aug. 28 from Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL with a Master of Medical Science degree in Physician Assistant. In addition to graduating P.A. school with highest honors, Rebecca also had the distinction of receiving the Chancellor’s Award, which is presented to the student who best exemplifies the characteristics of scholarship, leadership, integrity, humanity and loyalty to the P.A. profession. Prior to a...
In the spirit of observing Co-op Month, Lower Yellowstone Rural Electric Association is holding its annual coat and food drive the month of October. With the rising cost of food and necessities there is an overwhelming need for help. It’s a great time of the year to clean out your closets and find any hats, gloves, scarves, mittens, boots and coats that you no longer have use for. You can drop off any monetary donations, non-perishable food items or hygiene supplies such as laundry detergent, toothpaste, deodorant etc. to the LYREA office a...
Richland Federal Credit Union, Sidney, is once again proud to be recognized as a superior 5-Star rated credit union by BauerFinancial, Inc., Coral Gables, FL the nation’s leading credit union and bank rating and research firm. To earn this rating Richland Federal Credit Union must not only report impressive capital levels, but also an enviable loan portfolio with negligible levels of delinquent loans. That’s a combination that has been hard to come by the past couple of years. Yet, Richland Federal Credit Union has managed to do it. With tha...
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks reminds parents of young hunters that a special two-day deer hunt for youth ages 12-15 is set this year for Oct. 20-21. The two-day deer hunt for resident and nonresident youngsters is a great opportunity for our youth,” said Ron Aasheim. “The FWP Commission approved the hunt to encourage young people to participate in deer hunting with a parent or hunting mentor.” Aasheim said young hunters ages 11-15 may hunt deer statewide with a general or deer B license. They are eligible to take the deer species and sex o...
These Girl Scouts received the Silver Award which is the highest award a Girl Scout Cadet can earn. Their project to help clear out the area which the new Girl Scout camp ground is on, including getting the restrooms ready and painting various items on the grounds....
The Roundup is holding a photo contest to celebrate Harvest Festival 2011. The theme is Women in Agriculture: The Unsung Heroes of the Farm. Weather it's in the field or in the kitchen, women play an essential role in agriculture. Send in photos of your great grandmother homesteading or pictures from this year's harvest. We want to see them all! Top prize is two 2012 Richland County Fair packages including fair buttons, tickets to the rodeo and concert. Send your photos to PO Box 1207, Sidney, MT 59270 or drop them off at our office at 111...
The Lambert Hi-Liters had their first meeting of the 4-H year on Oct. 9 at 11:30 a.m. at the Fox Lake Senior Center, Lambert. In old business we discussed: the state horse show; Fall Ambassador training; beef and cheese sales. In new business we had a report from the leaders and livestock meetings. We elected officers: President - Kelvin Hill; Vice President - Zach Sommerfeld; Secretary - Rita Wick; Treasurer - John Helmuth; Historian - Rain Rehbein; Reporter - Sarah Helmuth; Flag Charger - Courtney Herman; Random Fact Reporter - Alyssa Hill....
Richland County Health Department (RCHD) will hold a mass flu shot clinic at the Community Services Building on Wednesday, Oct. 12, from 10 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Medicaid, Medicare & CHIPS can be billed for those who bring their cards. Everyone is encouraged to reduce their risk by getting a yearly flu vaccination which is the best way to prevent influenza and its severe complications. The Richland County Health Department will have plenty of vaccine available for ages six months old through adult (99+years) at the mass clinic. No appointment is...
Sidney FFA is currently conducting their annual Marion-Kay “spice sales”. Call 433-2330 or email [email protected] for a contact person or order form. Sales end Oct. 25 with delivery prior to Thanksgiving....
Adults drank too much and got behind the wheel about 112 million times in 2010—that is almost 300,000 incidents of drinking and driving each day—according to a CDC Vital Signs study released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “The four million adults who drink and drive each year put everyone on the road at risk,” said CDC Director Thomas R. Frieden, M.D., M.P.H. “In fact, nearly 11,000 people are killed every year in crashes that involve an alcohol-impaired driver.” For the study, CDC analyzed data from the 2010 Behavi...
The Sidney Cross Country team competed in a meet in Miles City on Saturday. Freshman, Lakayla Nentwig, led all the Sidney runners, finishing 33rd out of 64 varsity runners with a time of 22 minutes 24 seconds. Sophomore, Tori Hill finished second highest in 42nd place with a time of 22 minutes and 57 seconds. The girls will run at divisionals this Saturday in Hardin. Individual Results: High school (64 varsity runners) 33rd Lakayla Nentwig 22:24 42nd Tori Hill 22:57 60th Katie Staffanson 25:25 63 Lyndsay Nesper 26:42 (48 JV runners) 25th Sam...
Sidney Kiwanis apples and pears are available for pick up at Johnson Hardware and Furniture, 111 S. Central, Sidney. Please pick up any ordered fruit by Thursday, Oct. 13. After that date, fruit will be sold to the public....
Sidney High School FFA members attended the annual Career Development Event for Animal Science and Agronomy. The Hinsdale FFA chapter hosted the day-long event. Ten area schools participated with over 100 high school students competing. The Sidney FFA Agronomy team placed 2nd behind Hinsdale and ahead of Plentywood in a close race. Team members and individual placing are: Travis Obergfell (4), Tom Voll (11), Jimmy Topp (16) and Emily Schaff (22). Roughly 40 students participated. Marianne...
Paul and Patti Tjelde, Sidney, announce the engagement of their daughter, Sarah, to Ted Karst, son of Arlene Karst and Jim Karst, Fairview. The wedding will be held on Nov. 11 at Emerald Bay, Bahamas. A reception is planned for January 2012....
