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On Wed., December 9, Jaycees donated a $1,500 check to Gifts from the Heart for their food bank. This generous donation will help Jackie and Arien Waller, a mother-daughter team, provide food and other goods for over 300 families in Sidney and surrounding areas. Some items Jaycees has been able to bring this year are turkeys, 5lb bags of potatoes, toothbrushes and hopefully toothpaste. "This helps a lot of kids, and Jaycees has helped tremendously throughout the years. Jaycees has been donating...
Froid High School was dishing out Christmas spirit this year as they held their K-12 Christmas Concert Thurs., December 11. The musical feast featured song-writers and composers Teresa and Paul Jennings, Hal Moore and Bill Fredericks, John Riggio, Randall Standridge and much more. Kindergarten through 4th grade started the concert by performing "Jingle Bell Parade", written by Teresa Jennings. There were students dressed as nut crackers and Christmas elves as they danced around the gym singing,...
Edward Jones financial advisors show some of the donations this year. Pictured above are Jerry Hughes, Enid Huotari and Nick Lonski. Not pictured is Lauren Sukut. Edward Jones sends letters out with their Christmas cards asking their clients to donate toys for the Christmas Coalition. They typically receive over 300 toys from just their clients, and appreciate the generosity of the community despite the economic situation right now....
Funeral services for Cheryl Garza, 68 of Sidney, MT, were at 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 11, 2015 at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church with Pastor David Huskamp officiating. Interment followed the services in the Sidney Cemetery under the direction of Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home. Remembrances, pictures and condolences may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Cheryl died on Monday, Dec. 7, 2015 at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Billings, MT....
Memorial services for Deanne Krugler Mears, 61, Puyallup, WA formerly of Sidney, MT, were at 10 a.m., Friday, Dec. 11, 2015, at the Fulkerson-Stevenson Memorial Chapel in Sidney with Pastor Paul Turek, Faith Alliance Church, presiding. Deanne’s cremains will be interred in the spring under the directions of the Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Deanne died on Friday, Oct. 16, 2015, at the Good Samaritan Hospital, Puyallup, WA....
Funeral services for Frances Lyons, 84, of Sidney, MT were at 2 p.m., thurs., Dec. 10, 2015 at the Fulkerson-Stevenson Memorial Chapel in Sidney with Pastor Richard Evans officiating. Interment was in the Sidney Cemetery following the service. Remembrances, pictures and condolences can be shared with the family online at www.fulkersons.com Frances died on Dec. 1, 2015 at the Sidney Health Center....
We are pleased to inform you that the Montana Department of Justice Motor Vehicle Division will be implementing appointment scheduling at all driver license offices by the end of the 2015. The new scheduling system permits customers to better plan their day, as well as enables our staff to assist customers more efficiently and in a more relaxed environment. To best manage this process, appointments are required for all services except driver license renewals and driver license replacements; appointments are optional for these two services, but...
Bonnie Zahn Griffith, born and raised in Montana, is an artist who works mostly in pastel and oil. She has a special affinity for the landscape of the West working whenever possible "en plein air" - on location, painting from real life. Her goal is to utilize color to the optimum, to bring forth color not often noticeable at a quick glance. Bonnie says "I invite the viewer to take a moment and put themselves in the scene; to experience the season, the time of day, the weather. I want that...
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks reminds shooting range enthusiasts that the new deadline to apply for range development grants is Feb.1, 2016. Montana’s Shooting Range Grant Program, administered by FWP, provides funding to shooting clubs, organizations, local governments, and school districts to build and improve public shooting ranges throughout the state. “The new application deadline will allow FWP to distribute grant awards this spring so projects can begin earlier in the construction season,” said Wayde Cooperider, FWP’s Shooting Range G...
(Photos by Lisa Gorder)...
For farmers and ranchers in the state of North Dakota, there are some important deadlines coming up at the end of December. The first deadline is on December 23, this is for all pesticide users in the United States, whether private or commercial. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed regulations on Pesticide certification and training, which could change the way that North Dakota registers and administers the exams. Andrew Thostenson, NDSU Pesticide Program Specialist, created...
Fort Union is soliciting comments on the Expanded Park Housing/Utilities Plan and Environmental Assessment (EA). The EA documents the results of this plan and the potential environmental impacts associated with the preferred alternative. The comment period runs through Jan. 11, 2016. The purpose for the Expanded Housing/Utilities Plan is to address critical shortage of employee housing that meets current NPS housing standards; increase the housing capacity of the park to adequate number of bedrooms as identified by the Housing Needs...
It’s time for landowners in a select list of counties to enroll in the state-sponsored “Open Fields for Game Bird Hunters.” The voluntary program offers extra incentives aimed at further conserving productive game bird habitat enrolled in the federal Conservation Reserve Program. Nearly 44,000 acres have been enrolled in Open Fields since 2012. The $5-per acre incentive, offered through Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks’ Upland Game Bird Enhancement Program, is available to private landowners who have a minimum of two years left on their federal...
The 131st Montana Stock-growers Association Annual Convention and Trade Show, held Dec. 3-5 at Rimrock Auto Arena in Billings, drew strong crowds from ranching communities across the state. The three-day convention featured several speakers to help ranchers learn about innovative tools and technologies available in the industry. Highlights also included nightly NFR viewing and Calcutta auction, live music from Exit 53 and Crazy Mountain Express, over $100,000 in prizes awarded and a trade show with more than 100 exhibitors representing many...
Winter anglers are reminded that any fish house left unoccupied on North Dakota waters must be made out of materials that will allow it to float. A popular question this time of year is if campers qualify as legal fish houses. The answer is the same for any structure taken on the ice – if it’s left unattended, it must be able to float; if it’s not able to float, it must be removed when the angler leaves the ice. Other fish house regulations include: Fish houses do not require a license. Occupied structures do not require identification. Howev...
As we age and the years continue to pass with increasing swiftness, we understand with great clarity that the only constant in life involves change. We grow up and move away from home, our children spread their wings and follow new paths, we switch jobs or careers, we purchase larger houses and then swap them for something smaller as we scale down, fortunes wax and wane, relationships twist and turn, we retire and begin a new phase of our lives. The list of changes never ends, and those changes...
United States: Many people in the United States celebrate Christmas Day on December 25. Although celebrated in many ways, the day celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ. In the days or weeks before Christmas Day, many families decorate their homes with lights, wreaths, Christmas trees and many other festive decorations. Radio stations begin playing Christmas music, churches organize holiday events, plays and put up Nativity displays. Non-profit organizations hold fund-raisers and clothing and...
Proceeds from the voter-approved Public Safety Sales Tax are going to help purchase $3 million in new equipment and vehicles for the Williston Fire Department. The Williston City Commission recently approved a Williston Fire Department request to purchase the gear over the next two years. “This funding will help provide the resources we need to catch up with the growth over the past five to six years,” said Williston Fire Chief Jason Catrambone. The Public Safety Sales Tax was approved by voters in November of 2014 to help pay for inf...
Sidney Eagle #21 Quinn McGlothlin goes up for a shot against Williston last Tuesday evening. Photo by Kathy Johnson....
R-CALF USA may be defined as a non-profit producer organization, but our work benefits anyone who eats meat and lives in an economy that includes agriculture. We’re more than a producer organization; we’re your organization! Recently the World Trade Organization (WTO) authorized Canada and Mexico to recover over $1 billion in damages each year from the United States because it claims those countries are harmed by our mandatory country-of-origin labeling (COOL) law. The COOL law requires retailers to inform consumers where their meat was bor...
The Speech & Drama team was in Billings this weekend competing against 27 schools. The drama team finished 3rd in class A Drama Sweeps. The drama results: Classic Duo: Sarah Turek & Camden Berka placed 1st Humorous Solo: Scottlynn Angelsey placed 2nd Dramatic Solo: Kyle Topp placed 5th & Laura Elmore placed 6th. Competed: Micheal Stevens, Kaitlyn Tibbits, Luke Turek, Jaz Hodge, Dameli Aimbetova, Tianna Earle, Tyler Berka and Katrina Meldahl. Speech Results: Impromptu: Clay Carpenter placed 2nd,...
Montana State University researchers have found that producers throughout Montana who grow cover crops cite soil health as their main reason for growing those crops. The research findings came from a survey that addressed producers’ perceptions and ideas about management of cover crops and the barriers and incentives for cover crop adoption. The survey was part of a larger study by MSU researchers, including Clain Jones, Perry Miller and Cathy Zabinski, MSU Department of Land Resources and Environmental Sciences faculty, on soil quality and agr...
It’s not too late to submit your application for 2016 pheasant releases through Montana’s Upland Game Bird Enhancement Program. Landowners interested in raising and releasing ring-necked pheasants have until Jan. 15, 2016 to submit an application. Under Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Upland Game Bird Release Program, landowners may apply annually for up to five consecutive years to establish pheasants. Landowners may either raise their own pheasants with the appropriate state permits or contact a pheasant raiser to provide pheasants for rel...
The Coyote Catalog, a statewide effort designed to connect coyote hunters and trappers with landowners who are dealing with coyotes in their areas, is open for the winter. A partnership between the North Dakota Department of Agriculture and the North Dakota Game and Fish Department, the Coyote Catalog can be a good way for hunters and trappers to locate new places to go, according to Game and Fish Director Terry Steinwand. Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring encourages landowners, especially farmers and ranchers who have problems with...
