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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 current research and outreach work focuses on modeli...
The Sidney Area Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture announces the 2012 Christmas Stroll and Parade of Lights will be the day after Thanksgiving, November 23rd. Chosen as the theme this year is “It’s A Charlie Brown Christmas”. The Chamber invites the community to become involved in the activities of this day. Food vendors can set up on East or West Main Street, or on the sidewalk along Central Avenue. Food items served in the past have included brats, pretzels, hot chocolate and cider, fry bread, and Christmas cookies. Burritos are already plan...
No child has to be cold this winter. The Sidney Kiwanis Club has coats, hats, mittens and boots for children who need them. Just call or visit the Edward Jones, Nick Lonski, office at 611A S. Central Ave., Sidney, or call them at 406-433-3600. Donations of clothing or cash are welcome to support this worthwhile project. If you wish to help, please contact any Kiwanian or Edward Jones, Nick Lonski....
The Watford City Chamber of Commerce is “Celebrating a Storybook Christmas” this year for the Parade of Lights. They are looking for floats to participate in the parade, to make it fantastic this year. The theme for this year’s parade is, “Watford City Celebrates a Storybook Christmas.” The only guidelines set for the floats is try to follow the theme and that no other floats can contain a “live” Santa, as they only want one float with Santa on it. The parade will be November 23rd beginning at 6:30pm at RAC and continue down Main Street. The pa...
The Fairview Chamber of Commerce and Friends of the Fairview Bridge will hold their annual Bridge Lighting and Fireworks on Saturday, November 17 at Sundheim Park. Large lighted ornaments, generators and help are all needed to continue this awesome night. Anyone who wishes to bring an ornament or generator, or who can spare an hour or two is asked to contact Paul Eldridge at 701-744-5346 or Ray Trumpower at 406-742-5259. Cash donations to help purchase lights and ornaments are also welcome....
“The People’s Celebration” for the 150th Birthday of the USDA was held the evening of Thursday, Nov. 8th. The celebration included informational booths, speakers, a dinner, and an award presentation. The evening started off with Sidney’s 5th Grade students exploring the booths and getting a brief presentation at each one. Booths covered numerous topics including: invasive species, national grasslands, grain products, healthy food choices, and information about Abe Lincoln from his “cousin...
The Fairview High School Football team will be playing for the State Championship this Saturday, November 17th, at 1PM in Superior. Fairview is 11-0 for the season and ranked 1st in the state. Tune in to 95.1 to hear live broadcast of the Fairview Warriors in the State Championship game....
Friends of Edgar and Tracy Keller are hosting a benefit slushburger feed and silent auction Saturday, November 17 from 6-9 p.m. at the VFW in Sidney. The Keller’s unborn son, Grant, has multiple tumors in his right lung which will require major surgery at Denver Children’s Hospital after he is born. An account has been established at Stockman Bank in Sidney, under Donations for baby Grant Keller, for anyone wishing to help....
The Sidney High School Cross Country team is hosting a Turkey Trot for all ages on November 23rd. There will be a 1k kids run for 6th grade and lower, a 3k walk, and a 5k run. All races will begin and finish at Sidney High School. Registration forms can be picked up at any of the Sidney Public Schools. Fees for the Turkey Trot are as follows: Kids 1k is $20 with pre-registration or $25 the day of, 3k Walk is $25 with pre-registration or $30 the day of, and the 5k Run is $30 with pre-registration or $35 the day of. Race packets, including shirt,...
Gordon Sanders passed away November 2nd at the VA home in Glendive, MT. No services are planned until spring in Geraldine, MT....
Elk River Printing “Santas” display the Christmas Big Bucks that are hot off the press. Pictured left to right are Karen Boehler, April Boehler and Patti Tornabeni. The Christmas Big Bucks interest free loans are available at 1st Bank, Stockman Bank, and the Richland Federal Credit Union in Sidney, MT. Up to $1,000 may be borrowed, with 9 months to repay. They must be spent by December 24th. Christmas Big Bucks is a project of the Trade Promotion Committee of the Sidney Area Chamber of Com...
Tractor & Equipment Co. is pleased to announce the purchase of 50 acres of property in the Bakken Industrial Park north of Williston on Highway 2. The property will be the future home to a full service T&E The Cat Rental Store rental center providing machinery, electrical power generation, air compression and mobile air-conditioning rentals. “T&E The Cat Rental Store already has the largest equipment rental fleet in the Bakken, and this investment will allow us to provide truly unrivaled local support to our rental customers,” said Troy Hickey,...
The Watford City volleyball team lost to Ray in the Region championship in New Town on Nov. 8. The Wolves defeated the Stanley Blue Jays 17-25, 25-23, 25-18 and 25-20 in the semifinal game....
Sidney Elementary School will have its annual Book Fair, Nov. 14 - 16, at the West Side School Library, 1100 5th street SW. The Book Fair will be open during regular school hours, as well as from 3 - 6 PM Wednesday, Nov. 14 and 3 - 7:30 PM Thursday, Nov. 15. The fair ends at 10:00 A.M. Friday. Profits from the Book Fair will go to the West Side Library Fund. This reading event will offer students, parents and teachers the opportunity to see the latest works by popular authors and illustrators of books for children and young adults. Along with...
The Sidney Public School’s Activities Office would like to express its thanks and gratitude to all the members of the Community, and the members of the Sidney Area Chamber of Commerce, that worked so hard in the past few weeks in the City of Sidney’s hosting of the Eastern A Divisional Cross Country Meet at the Sidney Country Club, and the C Divisional Volleyball Tournament at Sidney High School. The community, and its efforts as hosts of these events, received much positive comment at both venues, and the efforts of the people involved wer...
Mr. Samuel Robert Medina is a Sex Offender in the State of Montana. Mr. Medina resides at 104 14th St NW Lot 1, Watford City, ND. 58854, first Motor Home on Right hand Side as you enter the driveway. Mr. Medina has a 1996 conviction in the State of Montana for Sexual Intercourse without consent. MT-Registered, MT- Risk Level – Non - Exp. , MT – Lists as Sexually Violent Predator - Caution ND - Status: Registered, ND - Risk level: Undetermined Mr. Justin D. Davis is a Sex Offender in the Sta...
The Richland County MSU Extension office announced that they have hired a new Family and Consumer Sciences agent. Ludmila Keller, graduate of Binghamton University, had been hoping to get an extension job. When asked why an extension job she replied, “It’s such a great opportunity to work with a community and to interact with the residents.” So when she saw an opening here in Sidney, she immediately got more information. Keller’s main interest has always been in nutrition, which is why she dec...
Fellow Montanans, This November 15 will be the 15th anniversary of America Recycles Day! This day is an opportunity to recognize the daily decision we can all make to save energy and resources by recycling resources back into our economy. There will be community events in Shelby, Helena, Miles City, Missoula, Lincoln, and Dillon. Additional events can still be posted at AmericaRecyclesDay.org or through RecycleMontana.org. A dozen Montana schools are competing in this year’s national Recycle Bowl from October 15 to November 9, with the s...
Okaidja & Shokoto provided an energetic evening of entertainment last Thursday at the Sidney Middle School. The mixture of song, dance and drums, along with a question and answer session, provided concert goers a glimpse of the African Diaspora. Okaidja & Shokoto was the third performance in this season’s Northeastern Arts Network series. The next concert is “Bottom Line Duo” January 31, 2013....
Aerial observations during the North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s fall mule deer survey indicated production in 2012 was about the same as last year’s record low. Biologists who accompanied pilots in fixed-wing planes counted 1,224 (1,055 in 2011) mule deer in the October survey. The buck-to-doe ratio of 0.37 (0.47 in 2010) was similar to the long-term average of 0.43 bucks per doe, and the fawn-to-doe ratio of 0.59 equaled the lowest fawn-to-doe ratio since the demographic survey began in 1954. The long-term average is 0.92 fawns per doe...
First year hunter Jace Johnson shot this 5x5 mule deer south of Sidney using a .243 rifle....
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has designated Burke and Divide counties in northwest North Dakota as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by the recent drought. The complete list of primary natural disaster areas includes Barnes, Benson, Billings, Bowman, Burke, Cass, Dickey, Divide, Eddy, Foster, Golden Valley, Grand Forks, Griggs, Logan, Lamoure, McIntosh, Nelson, Ramsey, Ransom, Sargent, Slope, Stark, Steele, Stutsman, and Traill. In addition, farmers and ranchers in Mountrail, Renville, Ward and Williams...
This past growing season came with several issues for growers from getting the crop planted in dry conditions to quality issues then having again dry conditions. Crop rotation and diversity are considerations producers must think about to while managing their farm operation. One of the biggest question marks in irrigation is how to achieve consistency in crop management and yields along with maintaining quality. To address some these questions, an irrigation workshop has been developed emphasizing research taking place in the region and specifi...
Montana landowners interested in raising and releasing ring-necked pheasants next year have until Jan. 15, 2013 to submit an application to the state wildlife agency. This new application deadline is among several recommendations made by a citizens’ advisory council and now a part of Montana’s Upland Game Bird Enhancement Program’s strategic plan. “The new deadline is aimed at improving the flow of program logistics,” noted Debbie Hohler, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks’ UGBEP’s program biologist. “Once the release sites are evaluated by wi...
The extremely dry conditions in much of Montana may affect how producers manage nutrients for crop production next year, according to a Montana State University Extension soil expert. There are a few recommended differences between nutrient management during drought conditions and normal conditions. “The nutrients available for the next season’s crops may be either higher or lower than normal because the amount removed by the drought-stressed crop may be different than in a normal year and soil-nutrient cycles are altered,” said Clain Jones, Ex...
