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The City of Sidney welcomed Sasha Milender as their City Clerk/Treasurer Deputy on Monday, Sept. 26th. Milender was hired for the new position after the city council approved combining the position of City Clerk and Treasurer at a Sept. 6th meeting, with the stipulation that they would hire a City Clerk/Treasurer Deputy to assist with the responsibilities of the combined position. Milender moved to the area in 1998 and graduated from Sidney Senior High School in 2006. She worked at Oakland...
Sidney's Homecoming King Garret Leland and Queen Johren Carpenter. Sidney won the homecoming game against Billings Central with a score of 23-14 (Photo by Kathy Johnson)...
A scam was reported to police by a local business last week. The business was called by a Alex Baldwin with Touchdown Sports who told them that they had worked with organizations out of Billings, MT and in the surrounding area. They were currently doing fundraising for Sidney Eagles boys and girls basketball teams, and would be printing 500 shirts to be sold by the cheerleaders during the games. The “representative” even mentioned the cheerleading coach by name and knew the team colors. The “re...
Pizza House, in conjunction with the Foundation for Community Care, is offering a limited, exclusive night at their eagerly anticipated re-opening in Sidney! Join us Thursday, Oct. 20th at 5:30 p.m. A $50 donation to the Foundation’s endowment fund will secure your spot in a tour of the greatly anticipated re-boot of Pizza House, before its public opening, led by owner Jennifer Moore. In addition to a sampling of the cuisine that made it a Sidney staple for many years, your reservation will also allow you access to a behind the scenes tour, a...
Kiwanis fruit is ready to be picked up at Johnson Hardware & Furniture on Central Ave., Sidney. Pears are especially perishable so please remember to pick up your fruit today....
The Roundup will be sponsoring Harvest Days, Oct. 19th – 28th, as a way to celebrate and honor those in the agricultural industry. Stop by participating businesses to enter for a chance to win $500 in gift certificates, and while there, take a minute to admire some local talent. Richland County Boys & Girls Club members and students in the MonDak Heritage Center’s Wednesday afternoon enrichment classes will be entering fall and harvest related artwork for a chance to win six weeks of enr...
Funeral services for Shirley I. Baesler, 68, of Sidney are at 2 p.m., Wednesday, October 12 at Lonsdale United Methodist Church in Sidney with Pastor Melanie Martin-Dent officiating. Interment will be at the Sidney Cemetery, Sidney, MT, under the direction of Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home of Sidney, MT. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Visitation was Tuesday, October 11 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and one hour before service at church. Shirley died on Thursday morning, October 6 at her...
Funeral services for Damon McLaughlin, 44, of Sidney are at 2 p.m., Thursday, October 13 at the Sidney High School Gymnasium with Pastor David Meehan of Ebenezer Congregational Church officiating. Interment will be in the Sidney Cemetery, Sidney, MT, under the direction of Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home of Sidney, MT. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Visitation will be on Wednesday, October 12 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the funeral home and one hour before service at the school. Damon...
Memorial service for Sara “Sally” Norman, 77, of Fairview, MT will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, October 14 at Fairview Alliance Church with Pastor Kelly Sloan officiating. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home of Sidney, MT. Interment will take place at a later date at Harlowton Cemetery in Harlowton, MT. Remembrances, pictures and condolences may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Sally died Thursday, October 6 at Sidney Health Center, Sidney, MT....
Funeral services for Oscar Oakland, 86, of Cartwright, ND are at 10 a.m., Wednesday, October 12 at Zion Lutheran Church in Fairview with Pastor Roberta Pierce officiating. Interment with Military Honors will be in the Fairview Cemetery, Fairview, ND, under the direction of Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home in Sidney, MT. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Visitation was on Tuesday, October 11 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and one hour before service at the church. Oscar died on Thursday evening,...
Matthew James Hedegaard was born October 4, 2016, to Jared and Rebecca Hedegaard, Billings. He weighed 7 pounds, 9 ounces. Maternal grandparents are Karl and Chris Helvik, Laurel. Paternal grandparents are Tom and Nancy Hedegaard, Sidney. Matthew joins a brother, Ethan....
Soy is a plant native to Asia and has been a staple in the Asian diet for more than 5,000 years. This popular bean is found in a wide variety of food products, from tofu to infant formula, as well as nonfood products such as shampoo, diesel fuel and cosmetics. This lesson will help attendees learn about types of soy foods as well as health benefits associated with them. Simply Soy will be held at 6:30 pm on Thursday, October 27 at the McKenzie County Extension Office. Pre-registration is...
No one should be hungry or cold. In the spirit of co-operatives giving back to the community, Lower Yellowstone REC is conducting its annual coat and food drive. Everyone is encouraged to bring non-perishable food items (please check expiration dates), coats, hats, gloves and mittens to LYREC located at the top of the hill on Highway 16 north of Sidney. Cash donations are also welcome. All items will be distributed locally through the Richland County Food Bank and the Salvation Army....
Sidney Health Center is pleased to announce a second physician assistant has joined Dr. Karanjai's practice. Jessica Jeffries started working with Dr. Karanjai and Bert Lepel, PA-C in September 2016. Jeffries graduated from Shorter University in Rome, GA with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration in 2007. After working in the medical setting, she returned to college and graduated in March 2016 with a Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies at South University in Savannah, GA....
The Chair-ity Auction held on Sept. 16th raised $3,500 towards purchasing new dining room chairs for Crestwood Inn. There were a total of 20 chairs that were decorated and auctioned off, all either donated by local artists or sponsored by friends of Crestwood. "Everyone that came was very generous and we want to thank the community for making this possible," said Kelly Wilkinson, Support Service Coordinator at Crestwood Inn. Special thanks goes to sponsors including the Dayton Foundation,...
It's October, which means the fall decorations have made an appearance, most of them dealing with the Halloween theme. Halloween now ranks second, just behind Christmas, for the amount of money spent on decorations and other paraphernalia for this fall celebration. I know that Virginia City goes all out for Halloween. Decorations show up all over town by the first of October, and by the end of the month, candy abounds, people attend parties, and some businesses or individuals plan fright nights...
Sidney Senior Citizens are back to using the Peterson Memorial Senior Center after about three weeks worth of renovations by B&B Builders. It all started with a hand washing sink that was needed to bring the building up to code; from there the center got an island with cabinets for storage underneath, new counter tops, a new dishwasher, and the building was also hooked up to city water which was a vast improvement from the well-water they'd been using. During the upgrades, seniors met at Neil...
The Montana Narcotics Officers Association (MNOA) is featuring John Dunnigan for their Benefit Concert series. He will be performing at the Dawson County High School Auditorium, 900 N Merrill Ave in Glendive on Friday, Oct. 21st at 7:00pm. John Dunnigan is a singer, songwriter, and musician out of Whitefish, MT; his humorous and thoughtful songs reflect his own life experiences with folk-rock style. The proceeds from this concert will be used by the MNOA to provide education/training and...
"You make a living by what you get, you make a life by what you give"-that quote rings very true for Richland County Commission on Aging's most recent homemaker. Linda Lunstad worked for more than a year providing contracted homemaking services (light duty housework) to elderly clients in Richland County. While this did tend to be a full-time job, it was much more than that to Linda-and to her clients. Linda recently moved away from Richland County but says she is still missing her job. "I just...
Senator Jon Tester held a press call on Thursday, Oct. 6th; Congress has recessed due to the pending election, leaving unresolved issues on the table such as the necessary appointment of a Supreme Court justice, Tester’s Veteran’s First Act, and a solution to wildfire funding, just to name a few. However, Congress did pass an appropriations bill that will invest $3.3 billion in the VA, which will improve facilities, speed up disability appeals, strengthen telehealth services, increase med...
We now know the real reason country of origin labeling (COOL) was repealed was to help multinational meatpackers steal the good name and reputation of U.S. cattle producers and put it on beef from foreign-sourced cattle for duty-free distribution to Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement (TPP) countries, including the United States. They can do this because the TPP states the origin of beef is wherever the animal is slaughtered. Your reputation is worth billions of dollars, and our own USDA helped gift this incredibly valuable asset to...
What is BQA? Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) is a producer driven program in which cattle producers assume responsibility for producing beef that is a healthy, wholesome, quality product and free from defects such as injection-site lesions and bruises. Producers in BQA programs keep detailed records of husbandry practices and treatments performed on their cattle, Further, producers involved in BQA programs assure their management, husbandry and animal health practices meet regulatory and industry...
Novice Junior Division Ag Days 2016 individuals: First place Jordan Hov, Dawson, 447; second place, Rhett Hoffer, Dawson, 437; third place, Jesse Selting, Richland 2, 436. Teams: first place Dawson, Cassidy Rau, Stephanie Hov, Jordan Hov and Rhett Hoffer, 1273: second place, Custer, Anna David, Sophie David, Paige Shaw and Katie Jo Shaw, 1217; third place, Richland, Shelby Reese, Landry Larson, Jori Horsburgh and Maddie Scheiber, 1197. 4-H Junior Division 2016 Ag Days individuals: First place,...
Glendive, MT is home to a new pulse crop receiving and transportation facility, established by ITC International Inc. Based out of Canada, ITC International Inc. provides a diverse range of pulse crop products to 20 – 25 markets, and partnered with the Montana Department of Agriculture and Mid-Rivers’ Community Resource Specialist Kathy McLane, to establish the pulse crop facility which opened August 8, 2016. Additionally, they worked closely with MSU Extension, BNSF Railway, and local pro...
The 2016 Bovine Connection will be held Tuesday, Nov. 29th, at the Culbertson Saddle Club in Culbertson, MT, and they are looking for supporting sponsors. The Bovine Connection was formed by MSU Extension, NDSU Extension, and industry leaders and focuses on benefitting cattle producers in northeastern Montana and northwestern North Dakota. They provide livestock operators with current information, an opportunity to listen to experts in their field, and a great networking opportunity. This...
