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Fire danger is not typically a concern during deer season, but this year could be an exception in the southwestern part of the state. Jeb Williams, North Dakota Game and Fish Department assistant wildlife chief, said even though much of the state has received much-needed moisture the past few weeks, some areas are still dry. “With temperatures forecasted to be in the 40s on the Nov. 9 deer opener, we encourage hunters to use common sense and to exercise caution to prevent fires,” Williams said. Typically fire is not a big concern in Nov...
Oil drilling in the Bakken and Elm Coulee is a long ways from many Montana cities, but its impact has reverberated statewide and certainly in Butte at Montana Tech. While our experience is just one of the ripple effects of the increased Bakken activity, it has proven to be a good one for a growing number of young Montana men and women. It was about 2002 that Montana Tech began to see a spike in interest in its petroleum engineering program. Drilling activity in the Elm Coulee was a spark for it. In 2002, the department had an enrollment of 130...
The Foundation for Community Care held its annual Wine & Food Festival on November 3 at the Richland County Fair Event Center in Sidney....
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks officials ask hunters, outfitters, landowners, and others in portions of northeastern Montana to help with a continuing yet scaled back survey for a wildlife disease found in nearby states. Montana’s chronic wasting disease detection program tests sick and road-killed deer, elk and moose, and has relied heavily on testing samples from hunter-harvested animals collected in “high risk” areas. CWD is an always fatal brain disease in deer, elk and moose. Over the past 14 years FWP has tested more than 17,300 wild...
Want to find your Montana hunting and fishing information fast? Try MyFWP, the new website offering from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks delivers your info in a click or two and allows anyone to subscribe to hunting and fishing news all packaged in one place. With one search, MyFWP allows hunters and anglers to find their FWP information related to specific Automated Licensing System identification numbers, hunting license bonus points, drawing status and results and more. In addition, MyFWP allows anyone to sign up for FWP’s new e-mail s...
Effective moisture management combined with feeding the “livestock” above and below ground is the theme of the 2012 Soil Health Workshop. The workshop will be held on Wednesday, November 14th, at the Biesiot Activities Center on the Dickinson State University Campus. Testimony and presentations by producers from North Dakota, Montana, and South Dakota will be a big part of the workshop. In addition, research soil scientists from North Dakota State University and USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service will provide new research fin...
A Crop and Pest Management School on small grain crops will be held from Jan. 2 to 4 at the Burns Technology Center at Montana State University. Enrollment is limited so those who wish to attend are asked to register now. Guest speaker for the 2 ½-day workshop will be Tim Murray, professor and chair of the Department of Plant Pathology at Washington State University. Murray, who will speak about cereal diseases, has 20 years of experience researching small cereal grain pathology and an extensive publication record. Also speaking will be...
As a parent, taxpayer and FFA alumnus, I am dedicated to the promotion of Sidney High School Career and Technical Education (CTE) formally called Vocational Education, especially the valuable and viable youth groups associated with various departments (FFA, Skills USA, FLA, and BPA). The purpose of this letter is to promote and expand the idea written by Superintendent Dan Farr and posted in the Sunday, Nov. 4th, edition of Sidney Herald (page 6) regarding the Eagle Foundation. A resent discussion with a local businessman has prompted this...
The loss of a great community resource is nearing. With deepest regrets, the American Legion must start procedures to remove the charter of Henry Hanson Post 75, due to lack of veterans’ support. The post has been a staple of the community since 1920, a year after the American Legion was formed. Your American Legion post has, over the years, provided final honors for uncounted deceased veterans, and assisted ailing or needy veterans. It has supported youth programs such as American Legion baseball. It has helped educate youth in Americanism t...
Steve Pust has been named 2012 Cooperator of the Year, by the Richland County Conservation District. The district looks at the different conservation practices implemented on the operations and if they work on a comprehensive plan of conservation. They also take into consideration their willingness to work with the District on projects and other conservation entities. Pust was chosen following consideration of all of his efforts towards Irrigation conservation and water quality issues. “This i...
Scott Sturgis of Sidney shot this 5x5 mule deer that measured 24" x 24"....
The Watford City volleyball team defeated Williston Trinity Christian 3 games to 1 to take 1st place at the district tournament last week. They move on to the regional tournament in New Town....
Sidney Health Center was recently awarded the Montana Rural Healthcare Performance Improvement Network’s Quality Improvement Award for its work on reducing the risk of MRSA transmission. The Montana Rural Healthcare Performance Improvement Network (PIN) is a voluntary membership of 48 critical access hospitals throughout the state. Through this Network, member hospitals are able to benchmark their performance with their peers on a variety of financial, utilization and direct patient care m...
Fall is here, and with the increasingly cooler weather upon us, it’s the time of year for horse enthusiasts to be thinking about how they plan to get their horses through the spring in good shape. If you’re a new horse owner or want to make sure buying a horse is right for you, the 2012 Equine Seminar at DCC will provide you with valuable information and connect you with area resources before you take the plunge. DCC will be hosting the Equine Seminar November 10. Chick in begins at 8 a.m. with the first session beginning at 9 a.m. There wil...
Hundreds of kids, young and old, dressed up and participated in the Trail of Treats in downtown Watford City on Halloween....
The students at Rau Elementary held their costume contest on October 26....
Doris Galleske 1st Place cookies Apricot Pinwheel Cookies ½ cup butter, softened ¾ cup sugar, divided ½ cup packed brown sugar 1 egg 1 tsp. vanilla extract 2 cups all-purpose flour ¼ tsp. baking soda 1/8 tsp. salt 1 ½ cups finely chopped dried apricots or dates 2/3 cup water 1 Tbsp. hazelnut liqueur, optional 1 cup finely chopped pecans, optional 1. In a large bowl, cream the butter, ½ cup sugar and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. In another bowl, mix the flour...
Mercy Medical Center is pleased to introduce three new full time physicians; Dr. Gary Caplan, Occupational Health Physician, Dr. Christine Hoglund, Interventional Pain Management and Dr. Shu-Ming Wang, Family Practice Physician. Dr. Gary Caplan, M.D., is the new Medical Director of the Occupational Health Clinic. Dr. Caplan was educated at American University of the Caribbean. He undertook both residencies of General Preventive Medicine, University of Kentucky and Occupational Medicine,...
Congratulations to Horse Creek School leadership for caring about the health of their students, staff and visitors. During a time of rapid change within our communities, Horse Creek School adopted a comprehensive tobacco-free policy. Upper Missouri District Health Unit commends the school’s outstanding accomplishment. A comprehensive tobacco-free policy uses combined interventions, which provide positive role modeling, a safe environment and increase the possibility of youth choosing a tobacco-free lifestyle. During this time of economic growth...
Fellowship Church, Sidney, invites all interested people to a Chaplaincy Steering Committee meeting Tuesday, November 13 at 7p.m. at the church, 2181 W. Holly. Fellowship Church pastor Jordan Hall explained the goal of the meeting is to train laymen in oilfield chaplaincy procedure to effectively minister to the oil field community, and act as evangelists for their local church. All Christian evangelicals are encouraged to participate. The hope is that every local church that participates will...
Collaborative efforts of many have formed the new Eastern MT Impact Coalition to address regional planning needs for growth directly related to energy resource development throughout a 16 county area of Eastern Montana. The Coalition is comprised of 4 economic development regions; Great Northern Development Corporation (GNDC), Richland Economic Development (RED), Eastern Plains Economic Development Corporation (EPEDC) and Southeast Montana Development Corporation (SEMDC). The US Economic Development Administration recently awarded the...
Mondak Area Stockgrowers will hold its annual meeting and dinner Monday, November 19 at the Sidney Country Club . The social takes place at 5:30p.m. folowed by a beef entre dinner prepared by ‘The Fringe’. Ms. Jude Capper will present, “Despite the drought, US beef production is green.” Jude L. Capper, Ph.D. is an independent Sustainability Consultant based in Bozeman, MT; and an Adjunct Professor of Animal Sciences in the Department of Animal Sciences at Washington State University. Jude’s...
Many of you know Dr. Jerry Bergman as a longtime safflower breeder and pioneer in developing new safflower varieties, but what many of you don’t know is the health benefits that safflower offers: Safflower oil is a healthier version of oil. It’s lower in saturated fats than canola or olive oil and higher in monosaturates than olive oil. Safflower oil is an excellent product for people with high cholesterol and high LDL, but it also helps to reduce the fat verses muscle ration in women who are...
After a rocky start which included heat, rain and frost delays, the 2012 beet harvest was able to go full speed until rain and wind shut down several stations October 17 and 18. Sidney Sugars agricultural manager Russ Fullmer reported tremendous tonnage averaging 27 to 28 tons per acre, but a disappointing sugar average of approximately 17.9. “The frost the first week of harvest stopped the sugar, “ Fullmer said. “The plant also uses some of the stored sugar to regrow leaves, reducing the content even more. The sugar content would have conti...
Results from a five-year study involving University of Montana plant ecologist John Maron suggest plants can evolve quickly to lose anti-insect defenses when those defensive traits are no longer needed. Maron collaborated on a study of evening primrose wildflowers in experimental plots growing in New York. The study found that primroses lost defensive traits that protected them from plant-eating moths in only three or four generations when the insects were experimentally suppressed. “The research demonstrates that evolution can occur quite r...
