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Fairview Elementary presented "Crazy Carols" Thursday evening....
This Christmas holiday will be very special for Klay and Stephanie Carroll’s family. Tristam, Abel and Aiden will celebrate their first Christmas at home. Last year at this time, the triplets had just survived a complicated birth, and the babies spent the holiday in the neonatal intensive care unit in Denver. That uncertain time, although stressful and scary, was a miracle in itself. Without the emergency surgery in Houston a few months prior, they may not have survived at all. There were m...
A webinar to Protect your Business when using Background, Credit Report and Criminal History Information in Employment Decisions and General Business Operations will take place on Tuesday, January 7th 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released updated guidelines for employers that use information on criminal convictions or arrests in their hiring process. The use of background and credit reports in the hiring process requires employers to adhere to numerous requirements contained in the Fair Credit Reporting...
The Chamber Of Commerce/EDC Annual Meeting will be held Wed., Jan. 22, 2014. There will be a no host social starting at 6:00, dinner at 7:00 with a short meeting and guest speakers to follow. Our guests for the evening will be Joe Wiegand as Theodore Roosevelt and Randy Duncan as Abraham Lincoln. If you would like to attend, contact the chamber office to RSVP....
Richland County Injury Prevention Team & DUI Task Force quarterly meeting will be held January 12, 2014 at noon, feel free to bring a “brown bag lunch”. Community Service Building, 1201 West Holly, Sidney - Room 202. All meetings are open to the public and their input is encouraged. The team will review the past quarter, statistics and talk about strategies for the coming year. For more information please contact Mary Sundheim, Injury Prevention Specialist at the Richland County Health Department 406-433-2207....
Ron Utgaard, Reynolds Market manager, left, and Fred Lake, Blue Rock Products, present a check for $3,380.20 to the Boys & Girls Club of Richland County members, Zachary and Gabby Juarez. The donation comes from the store's Pepsi products ongoing fundraiser that donates a portion of proceeds to the club. Since 2010, Reynolds Market and Blue Rock Products have donated over $12,000 to the Boys & Girls Club of Richland County....
Thursday was Bob Frank Day at Kiwanis in appreciation of his outstanding commitment to the club and the children it serves. After a gentle roasting by some of Frank's friends, program committee leader John Olson presented Frank with a Bobcat sculpture created by Bob Stayton....
The Montana Department of Revenue provides assistance on individual income tax matters through its Internet website, call center, and statewide local offices. But did you know that they also have an income tax specialist who will offer state side training for the volunteers that enter tax returns? Brian Olsen has been travelling the great state of Montana for nine years, meeting with the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) folks and the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) to train the volunteers that assist the primarily elderly...
Richland County has another confirmed pertussis case (whooping cough) in an adult as of 12/19/13 which makes 10 for the year. The Richland County Public Health Department is working with health care providers, and other partners to identify close contacts and ensure that they are evaluated and treated as needed. Pertussis is a contagious respiratory disease that in almost all cases can be effectively treated by a health care professional if identified early. Pertussis is spread through the air...
Funeral services for Charlotte Pigg, 92, of Sidney, MT were at 10 am, Thursday, December 19, 2013 at the Bible Baptist Church with Rev. Michael Backhaus officiating. Interment took place at the Sidney Cemetery under the direction of Fulkerson Funeral Home. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Charlotte died on Tuesday, December 17, 2013 at the Sidney Health Center....
Mass of the Christian Burial for Donald “Don” Rees, 88, of Sidney, MT was at 10 am Friday, December 20, 2013 at St. Matthews Catholic Church in Sidney, Montana with Father Ned Shinnick and Father Greg Staudinger presiding. Burial took place at the Sidney Cemetery. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Donald died Tuesday morning, December 17, 2013 at his home in Sidney, MT....
Memorial services for Judi Buckley Verplancke, 63, of Buffalo, WY, (formerly of the Culbertson and Williston area) were at 2 pm, Sunday, December 22 at the Fulkerson Memorial Chapel with Pastor Roberta Pierce officiating. Visitation took place on Saturday, December 21, from 2 pm until 5 pm at Fulkerson Funeral Home. Remembrances, pictures and condolences may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Judi died on Tuesday, December 17, 2013 at the Amy Holt Hospice Center in Buffalo, WY....
Funeral service for Raymond “Rick” Leland, 70, Sidney was 11 am, on Saturday, December 21, 2013, at the Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church in Sidney with Pastor David Huskamp officiating. Cremation followed services under the direction of Fulkerson Funeral Home of Sidney. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Raymond “Rick” died on Tuesday, December 17, 2013 at his home....
Memorial services for Robert “Bob” Schields, 62, of Sidney, MT are at 2 pm, Saturday, December 28, 2013 at the Fulkerson Memorial Chapel. Interment of cremains will be in the Sidney Cemetery. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com Robert “Bob” died early Saturday morning, December 14, 2013, at his home in Sidney, MT....
Memorial service for Sharon Sundheim, 66, of Fairview, was Friday, December 20, 2013 at 2 pm. at Zion Lutheran Church in Fairview with Pastor Roberta Pierce officiating. Cremation has taken place. Remembrances, pictures and condolences may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Sharon died on Monday, December 16, 2013 at the Sidney Health Center....
Memorial services for Darlene Mae Brunner, 78, of Sidney, MT will be at 10 a.m., Saturday, December 28, 2013 at Lonsdale United Methodist Church with Pastor Vickie Waddington officiating. Visitation will be at the funeral home on Friday, December 27, 2013 with cremation to follow. Inurnment will be in Sidney Cemetery at a later date under the direction of Fulkerson Funeral Home of Sidney. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Darlene died on Monday, December 23 at the Sidney Health...
Mid-Rivers Communications recently made a $1000 donation to Action for Eastern Montana. This donation will be used to assist families in the Mid-Rivers and Action for Eastern Montana service areas in purchasing a holiday meal. "Mid-Rivers feels it is important that families have an opportunity to enjoy a meal for the Holiday season, and we are happy to contribute to that cause," stated Bill Wade, Mid-Rivers' General Manager. Mid-Rivers makes this donation using money that would otherwise be...
Lexi Prevost of Sidney drives in for a lay up during a game against Williston. The Eagles won 53-44. (Photo by Kathy Johnson)...
This year's 3rd annual Cowboy Christmas Event was held in "The Well" on the campus of Williston State College (WSC) on Saturday December 7th. The event was put on by the WSC Agriculture Department. Vendors were set up to sell goods from 3pm-9pm in the Well, where the general public could go shopping. Those vendors in attendance were Rodan + Field Skin Care, Sophia Ann, Rusty Nail Creations, Glass Fusion Art, TERRA Certified Pure Therapeutic Grade Essential Oils, Veema Nutrition, Courtney Jacob...
Many families have been in Richland County for 100 years or more. Is yours one of them? The Richland County Centennial Committee wants to recognize family farms and ranches that will be at least 100 years old in 2014 during the big Centennial celebration weekend this coming June. To apply, please come to a Centennial Farms & Ranches workshop at the MonDak Heritage Center on Tuesday January 21, at 6:00pm. Worksheets and research helpers will be on hand for the workshop. To learn more and...
Montanans will have a number of opportunities to review and comment on 2014-2015 hunting regulation proposals by going on online now or by attending one of 43 public meetings beginning in January. Last summer, FWP held seven meetings across the state and received nearly 1,200 comments that led to several new hunting season proposals. At the meetings in January, FWP will present proposals to aid the recovery of Montana’s declining deer populations by reducing hunting pressure on antlerless mule deer and white-tailed deer. Wildlife managers s...
Rau Elementary in Sidney held their Christmas program on December 19....
Sidney went to Gillette for a dual tournament. The team took 2nd place and 2 wrestlers went undefeated in their weight classes, Ethan Graves at 132# and Gresh Jones at 126#. The team also won the sportsmanship award. Gresh Jones took home a plaque for the overall outstanding wrestler in the lower weight division. Above: Doug Rooney gets a pin against his Natrona County opponent. (Photo by Darold Jones)...
The Sidney branch of Pacific Steel & Recycling, an employee owned company, fulfilled the wishes of kindergarten students at Central Elementary last week. The classes had Helping Hands with wish lists posted in the hallway. Pacific Steel noticed and purchased the school supplies, games and CD players the classes asked for. Manager Dale Gambarel and employee Samantha Todd presented the kids with their gifts....
December 14th the Bakken Academy of dance had their first dance recital featuring excerpts from the Nutcracker Suite. The girls were very excited to show off all that they had learned. It was a great way to start out the holiday season!...
