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After a two-year absence, the Watford City FFA is excited to bring back Donkey Basketball. It will be held at Watford City's Rough Rider Center on Monday, January 14, 2019 starting at 7 p.m. Again, Watford City FFA chapter will receive the proceeds from almost an hour and a half of hooping, hollering and braying fun. Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the door. Preschoolers and under are free. Advance tickets can be purchased at the Watford City high school office. This year the game will...
The Fairview Community Foundation is hosting a DJ dance and social New Year’s Eve party at the Richland County Event Center on Monday, December 31 from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. for all area high school students. All students from Fairview, Sidney, Savage, Lambert, Richey, Bainville, Culbertson, Watford City, home schooled, etc. are welcome. Dress is casual to semi-formal and there is a $5 cover charge. Food and beverages will be available for purchase. A “Ringing in the New Year” hotel special is available for anyone wishing to stay overnight in Sidne...
A ribbon cutting by the Sidney Chamber was held on Thursday, December 20 for the Richland County Health Department to celebrate the achievement of PHAB National Public Health Accreditation. The national accreditation program works to improve and protect the health of the public by advancing and ultimately transforming the quality and performance of the nation's state, local, Tribal, and territorial public health departments. Pictured from left, Stephanie Ler, Heidi Moran, Rita Jacobson, Heather...
The Richland County Fair and Rodeo has announced enterainment line up for August 3, 2019. Country musicians Randy Houser and Sara Evans will come to Sidney as the featured entertainment for next year's fair. Look in future editions of The Roundup for ticket sale dates. With an inimitable voice the New York Times describes as "wholly different, thicker and more throbbing, a caldron bubbling over," Randy Houser racked up three consecutive No. 1 hits and more than four million in singles sales to...
Funeral services for Robert “Bob” Bell, 88, of Sidney are at 10 a.m., Friday, December 28 at Assembly of God Church, Sidney, MT. Interment will be in the Sidney Cemetery, Sidney, MT under the care of Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home of Sidney. Visitation will be Thursday, December 27 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the funeral home and one hour before services at the church. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Robert “Bob” passed away on Wednesday, December 19 at the Sidney Health Center...
Sidney Recreational Soccer is a great way to learn and improve soccer skills, strengthen fitness, and have fun! It is for kids age 5 through 12th grade (must be 5 years old by April 1, 2019). The Recreational Soccer season starts (weather permitting) on Monday, April 1 with two weeks of skills development, followed by Recreational Games starting Monday, April 15. Skills development and games occur on most weekdays at 5:15 or 6:15 p.m. at the Richland County Fairgrounds. Specific team schedules TBD when registration ends. Registration fees for...
BOZEMAN — Registration is now open for the 2019 Montana and Wyoming Malt Barley and Sugar Beet Symposium, which will be held Jan. 8-9 at the Billings Hotel and Convention Center in Billings. The event is hosted by the Mountain States Crop Education Association, or MSCEA, which is comprised of industry representatives as well as Montana State University Extension faculty members. The first day of the event will focus on barley production topics related to seed treatments and grain storage, as well as soil conservation and precision a...
February 8th and 9th, 2019 (always the second weekend in February) marks the upcoming Glendive Agri-Trade Expo. We hope you will all note it on your calendars and join us as we celebrate our agricultural industry with our neighbors, friends and the companies we do business with. Informative seminars will be held both days. They are still being arranged and scheduled so look for the listings on posters or at the GATE website, www.gatexpo.com as we get nearer to the date. A raffle will also be held that will have two impressive firearms and one...
Ravindra Joshi, MD, will be spearheading an orthopedic surgery department in the new McKenzie County Healthcare Systems facility at 709 4th Ave NE in Watford City. Dr. Joshi is an orthopedic surgeon who has served patients in northwestern North Dakota and northeastern Montana for several years, provided him with first hand knowledge of the needs of rural communities. He is trained and board certified by American, British, Canadian and Indian Orthopedic boards. He received his Master of Surgery...
Fairview students from Kindergarten through High school delighted audience members with song, dance and skits Tuesday, December 18. Fifth graders presented "Home for the Holidays". In this scene, there are no train tickets left for the family....
Kiwanis inducted Karen Olson – Beenken, CEO of Blue Rock Distributing, and Zach Sverdrup with MidRivers Communications, into the club last Thursday. Pictured, L to R, are John Olson, Karen, Zach and Zach's sponsor Joe Bradley. (Photo submitted)...
The Sidney boys basketball team beat Wolf Point at home on Dec. 18 with a score of 77-65. Pictured is Sidney's Aaron Entz shooting a 3 pointer. Entz had 9 points in the game. Bridger Larson scored the most for the team with 34 points....
Agricultural producers should do tax planning before the end of the year. "In tax planning, it is best to start with year-to-date income and expenses, and estimate them for the remainder of the year," says Ron Haugen, North Dakota State University Extension farm economist. "Estimate depreciation and include any income that was deferred to 2018 from a previous year." Haugen adds, "It is best to try to spread out income and expenses so producers don't have abnormally high or low income or...
The Sidney Jaycees put together baskets containing all the ingredients for a wonderful holiday dinner plus a $100 gift card to buy presents. The baskets, created by Sherry Qunell and Rose Thilmony, were distributed to five families in the area that were nominated by the public. Pictured, L to R, are Harleigh Roth, Greg Qunell holding Mattie Minor, and Alisha Minor. (Photo submitted)...
Through a cooperation of private and public entities that include both the Sidney Health Center and Richland County Schools, a groundbreaking piece of technology is now available for educators and students. The Anatomage Table is a highly advanced anatomy visualization system that is used in leading medical schools. Its technological innovations have been highlighted on PBS, the TEDTalks Conference, and other national outlets, but have now found a home educating Richland County students. The...
Each December at the American Crystal Sugar Company Annual Stockholders Meeting, in Fargo N.D., Tom Astrup, President and CEO, recognizes a few outstanding employees with the President's Award. All employees of American Crystal & Sidney Sugars are eligible for nomination by their fellow employees. The award recognizes their superior performance and contribution to the success of the company during the previous year. We at Sidney Sugars are proud to announce that DeeAnn Sifuentes was one of the...
For many, the Holiday season is one of joy, camaraderie, and cheer. Unfortunately for others, it can be a time of stress and sadness. While some individuals spend the holidays with family and friends, others may feel secluded and unable to relate due to conflict in the home. While it may feel overwhelming dealing with holiday stress, there are many ways to cope that anyone and everyone can do. Start with planning ahead. If you know that there are certain commitments you have to make, be sure to plan for them early. Along with making time for...
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 ident...
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department is urging winter anglers and late-season hunters to use extreme caution when venturing out on ice. Ice thickness is never consistent, especially early in winter, and can vary significantly on the same body of water. Edges become firm before the center. A few reminders include: - Snow insulates ice, which in turn inhibits solid ice formation, and hides cracks, weak and open water areas. - Avoid cracks, pressure ridges, slushy or darker areas that signal thinner ice. The same goes for ice that forms aroun...
Anytime Fitness opened mid November to area residents eager to improve their fitness level. Open 24 hours a day with the equipment and coaching to help clients reach their goals, the facility has seen great growth and satisfied customers. A statement from Danie Benito, area manager, says, "The opening of the Sidney location has been great! We have had great feedback on the culture of our club and so many of our members are open to our support and help from our staff. We have been open for a...
The Foundation for Community Care celebrated the silver anniversary of two of its most popular events in 2018, and established several new community initiatives directed at supporting healthcare in our community. In August, the Foundation hosted its 25th Annual Benefit Golf Scramble. Golfers flocked to the Sidney Country Club to enjoy lots of golfing, prizes, and most importantly, fundraising for medical needs. Golfers with all ranges of experience, from first-timers to experienced players vied...
The Community celebrated the long awaited Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project's court victory with a parade and picnic in August. With the LYIP attorney as parade marshal, and anything from horses to huge farm equipment constituting the entries, growers, businesses, and the public celebrated the end of a very, very long battle. It had been 13 years since the Bureau of Reclamation, the State of Montana, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Nature Conservancy...
The American Petroleum Institution (API) is a national trade association that represents the oil and gas industry, with local chapters in oilfield regions throughout the United States. The organization includes more than 600 companies in an industry that employs more than 10.3 million people nationwide. As the end of 2018 draws nigh, The Roundup reached out to office holders with the MonDak chapter of API and asked for their insights on the petroleum industry in our current local economy. Terry...
11 has been a productive year for Sidney Public Schools. Several facility improvements, educational enhancements, updates, and other changes have come along for the benefit of the students, staff, and community. I spoke with Sidney's Superintendent of Schools, Mr. Silk, who was happy to tell me about what has been happening this past year. First thing, in February of 2018, the Sidney Public School district was able to purchase a large Blue Bird diesel school bus and a smaller shuttle type bus....
Sidney has had a busy year of infrastructure improvement to utilities and highways, and there's likely more to come in 2019. The Roundup reached out to Rick Norby, the mayor of Sidney, to talk about past and present projects and what to expect over the course of the next year. Mayor Norby reported, "We did a water and sewer rate increase. We're heading into phase three in the lagoon project. We've bonded a little under nine million on phase two. Phase two was the initial building of the water...
