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The Sidney wrestlers took 1st place with 211 points edging out 2nd place Williston with 202 points and Forsyth with 192.5 points at the Eagle Invitational wrestling tournament in Sidney Saturday. Sidney also placed third in the dual tournament that took place in Sidney Dec 1. Go to the Photos Section for more pictures....
Watford City’s Christmas theme this year is “Watford City Celebrates A Patriotic Christmas – Honoring Our Heroes”. Red, white and blue lights adorn Main Street trees. Free movies are being offered at Six Shooters Movie Hall at 1 p.m. on Saturdays, Dec. 10 and 17. Tickets for the movies are free. Concessions will be available for sale. This Saturday’s movie is “Jack Frost” Parents are encouraged to enjoy the free movies with their children. Movies will be supervised, so parents can also drop their children off and use that time to shop Watford...
Just a reminder that Sidney High School BPA will once again be selling their holiday goodie trays. Prices are $35 for a 16” tray and $25 for a 12” tray. The trays will be filled with homemade goodies and will be delivered on Monday, Dec. 19. They are limiting orders to the first 100 trays pre-ordered, so get your order in early. You may call Elaine Stedman at 433-2330 or e-mail her at [email protected]....
“The Sharing Clothesline” event is scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 8 from 10 a.m.-7:30 p.m. at the Watford City Civic Center. The Sharing Clothes Line is a non-profit event involving a community of caring moms who would like to share their children’s gently used clothing and household goods to help those in need within Watford City and the surrounding areas. All items will be offered FREE OF CHARGE. Clothing will range in sizes infants to teens. Household items will vary. Any monetary donations will be given to the community Food Pantry. Hope...
Fellowship Church of Sidney is providing their facility to the community as a “warming place” for those with a cold-weather emergency. If anyone in a camper, RV, or less-than-ideal cold weather accommodation suffers a power outage, runs out of propane, or loses heat they can call Fellowship at 433-4004, any time of day (24 hours). Someone will be sent to open the facility for a temporary period of time so they can get warm and get heat restored. Fellowship Church urges people not to underestimate the elements of an eastern Montana winter and...
MonDak Christmas will be celebrated this coming Sunday, Dec. 11 from 1:30-4:30 p.m. at the MonDak Heritage Center. This relaxing afternoon will include a fundraiser bake sale, refreshments and photos with Santa! Everyone is invited. The afternoon is also a perfect time to shop for unique gifts by local artists in the MonDak’s gift shop where new books, art and new artists have been added in recent weeks. It will also be time to stock up on baked goodies at the MonDak’s annual bake sale. Thi...
The Sidney Eagles Speech and Drama Team headed to Plentywood Saturday, Dec. 3 for their third meet of the year. The Speech team lead by Coach Gail Staffanson took their first 1st place Speech Sweeps trophy. The Drama Team led by Coach Christy Pierce brought home their third 1st place Drama Sweeps Trophy....
I recently learned that my son (Ian) made a Facebook posting saying that my wife and I should never have pretended that there was a Santa Claus. His Facebook note tells the world that we “completely abused my trust in them,” and we now “feel bad” that we ever did that. “I’m not,” Ian says, “going to do the same thing to my kids whether they believe me or not.” Ian goes on to say: “I believed in [Santa Claus] until 5th grade. My friends told me that Santa wasn’t real, but I didn’t listen to them...
The Reflections of Love Service, held in honor of loved ones who have past away recently or several years ago, will be held on Thursday, Dec. 15 at 7 p.m. at Mercy Medical Center. This is an opportunity to remember your loved ones in a very unique and humble way. Memorial donations in their honor can be made to Mercy Medical Foundation and will be used to help purchase needed medical equipment for the hospital. You are invited to gather in the Visitor’s Lobby and a procession of lights will lead to the outdoor tree lighting and memorial s...
The Sidney Kiwanis Club is once again providing coats, hats, boots, scarves, gloves and mittens to children in the area. Anyone needing warm clothing, or wishing to donate either clothing or money to purchase certain items, is encouraged to contact Nick Lonski, Edward Jones, 611A S. Central Ave., Sidney or call 406-433-3600. Coats in medium men’s are particularly in demand....
Ray A. Zimdars, 76, passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011 with his family by his side at the Glendive Medical Center, Glendive. Visitation was held from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. and from 6-8 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 5, 2011 at the Chapel of the Silvernale-Silha Funeral Home, Glendive. A life tribute service was held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011 at Zion Lutheran Church in Glendive with Celebrant Sandy Silha officiating. Interment with military honors was held in Dawson County Cemetery in Glendive. Silvernale-Silha Funeral Home, Glendive, has been entru...
Lori Jensen was the match director for the Nov. 19 shoot of the Big Muddy Practical Shooting Association. When competitors arrived, she had six stages ready to test their shooting skills. Jim Hovet, Antelope, grabbed the top spot for the day, with four first-place wins and two seconds. Jim Brenner, Westby, came in second after shooting one first, three seconds, one third and one fifth. Sam Andring, Medicine Lake, had not shot with the club for several months, but he came to compete. He finished in third place with one first, one second, three...
According to Adnan Akyuz and Barbara Mullins, both of the NDSU Department of Soil Science, the 2011 growing season (the period from April-September) for North Dakota can simply be characterized as “wetter” than normal compared to the 30-year average from 1981-2010. No one will argue that statement, even those retired farm producers who have lived a lifetime in this area. I have yet to come upon a farmer who remembers so many prevent-plant acres as we had this year. Here are some of the numbers w...
Many hunters are looking back on what was a successful big game hunting season. These same hunters are also responsible for seeing that the wild game they harvested is properly cared for and processed. The waste of edible game meat is illegal. Under Montana law, it is illegal to waste any part of a game animal that is defined as "suitable for food". For big game animals, all four quarters above the hock, including loin and backstrap, fall into that category. Hunters who can't use the wild game meat could donate it to a neighbor or friend who...
The MonDak Area Stockgrowers Association held its annual dinner and meeting Nov. 29 at the Sidney Country Club....
The Richland County Health Department has announced that National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW), a national observance highlighting the importance of annual influenza vaccination, is Dec. 4-10. The department is saying that it is never too late to get vaccinated against influenza and that getting it now is especially important because the holiday season is here. All of our staff is encouraging Richland County residents to get their vaccine. “As families gather for the holidays, it is very important to immunize yourself and your family m...
“Wake Up Santa” is a yearly Watford City Chamber of Commerce event. Children gathered at the Watford City High School Commons Area Saturday to wake up Santa....
December 2, 2011 #98 Ethan Graves 2nd #105 Layne Schafer 2nd #112 Gresh Jones 1st #125 Cody Johnson 3rd #130 Jordan Stevens 2nd #152 Spencer Brost 4th #171 Trevor Tracy 3rd #215 Jory Stevens 1st HWT Allen Neulib 1st Sidney team won 1st place overall with 211 points. Go to the Photos Section for more pictures....
The Richland County Conservation District has named Craig and Cel Iversen as this year’s Cooperators of the Year. For the past 15 years, the Iversens have worked diligently with the NRCS and the Richland County Conservation District to improve their land for cattle and for wildlife. They have accomplished this by drilling wells, laying pipeline, installing stock tanks, cross fencing, reseeding old cropland to grass and planting shelterbelts. “When we picked up this place 15 years ago, there wer...
Employees of MT Lils, Sidney, raised $2,148 with Town Pump Charitable Foundation matching $2000 for a grand total of $4,148 in donations for Sidney Food Bank. The staff of MT Lils would like to take this opportunity to thank all our customers who donated this holiday season....
In response to a recent environmental assessment, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks will recommend that 68 disease-free bison be relocated to two northern Montana Indian reservations. The tribal lands were evaluated in an EA that considered moving about 150 disease-free bison that currently are held in a quarantine facility and on a ranch in southwestern Montana. The tribal lands recommended include the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation near Malta and the Fort Peck Indian Reservation near Wolf Point. Two wildlife management areas were also...
The Bismark Senators defeated the Oilers on Saturday, as well as Dickinson....
Watford City competed at the Sidney Eagle Invitational Wrestling Tournament held Friday and Saturday in Sidney....
On Nov. 27, a collared black male wolf was shot on private ground under the defense of property law near Hammond, MT. Montana laws and administrative rules allow for a person to kill a wolf in the act of attacking, killing or threatening to kill livestock, a provision in place to opportunistically minimize wolf-livestock conflicts when they occur. USDA Wildlife Service’s investigated and confirmed that this wolf had attacked and killed one ewe lamb and fatally injured another that had to be put down. This is the only wolf that was believed to b...
Reservation Telephone Cooperative (RTC), Parshall, ND, provides two college scholarship programs. In 2012, RTC will award nine college scholarships, each in the amount of $1,000. There will be one scholarship awarded in each of RTC’s eight director districts and one scholarship at large. Scholarships will be awarded based on a random drawing between applicants who meet the established criteria. RTC applications must be postmarked to RTC by April 6, 2012. RTC also participates in the Foundation for Rural Service (FRS) college scholarship program...
