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The North Dakota Game and Fish Department will continue its Hunter-Harvested Surveillance program during the 2020 hunting season by sampling deer for chronic wasting disease from units in the western third of the state. Samples from hunter-harvested deer taken will be tested from units 3A1, 3A2, 3A3 (that portion of the unit north of U.S. Highway 2), 3B1, 3C (that portion of the unit west of the Missouri River), 3E1, 3E2, 3F1, 3F2, 4A, 4B and 4C. Game and Fish wildlife veterinarian Dr. Charlie Bahnson said given the COVID situation, Game and...
On Halloween, Saturday, Oct. 31, there will be a Trunk or Treat Celebration event in Alexander and two Trunk or Treat events in Watford City. Kids of all ages are encouraged to stop by these locations and collect some Halloween treats and have some fun! The event in Alexander will start at 4 p.m. and wrap up around 7 p.m. at Alexander Public School. The Alexander FTC Robotics Team will be hosting and organizing about 35 trunks. There will also be a contest for the top three trunks in three different categories (funniest, scariest, and STEM). Th...
The Oliver County 4-H range judging team placed first in the senior division of the North Dakota 4-H and FFA range judging contest at Center. Team members are Breanna Hosman, Hebron; Olivia Klein, Max, and Reanna Schmidt, Katie Frank, Breanna Vosberg and Rylee Hintz, Center. Hosman received the Head of the Herd Award as the top-scoring individual in the 4-H division. The Oliver County team is coached by Rick Schmidt. The team will represent North Dakota at the National Invitational 4-H Range...
The Oliver County 4-H range judging team placed first in the senior division of the North Dakota 4-H and FFA range judging contest at Center. Team members are Breanna Hosman, Hebron; Olivia Klein, Max, and Reanna Schmidt, Katie Frank, Breanna Vosberg and Rylee Hintz, Center. Hosman received the Head of the Herd Award as the top-scoring individual in the 4-H division. The Oliver County team is coached by Rick Schmidt. The team will represent North Dakota at the National Invitational 4-H Range Judging Contest in Oklahoma in the spring of 2021....
Jayce Robert Howard Jayce Robert Howard was born Friday, Aug. 7, 2020, to Taylor and Joshua Howard, Williston, ND. He weighed 7 lbs., 1.8 oz. Maternal grandparent is Robert Beck and paternal grandparent is Warren Howard. He joins sister Autumn and brothers Austin and Jayden. Brody Kyle Tanasse Brody Kyle Tanasse was born Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020, to Amy and Kyle Tanasse, Fort Peck. He weighed 8 lbs, 9 oz. Maternal grandparents are Mike Chytka and Pamela Steel and paternal grandparents are Pat and Cindy Tanasse. He joins sister Karlie and...
Graveside service for William Dunn, 95, Fairview, MT were held 10 a.m., Friday, Sept. 11, 2020 at Richland Memorial Park Cemetery, Sidney, MT. Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home, Sidney, MT is caring for the family. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. William "Bill" Ellsworth Dunn was born Aug. 16, 1925, Grenora, ND, to Thomas and Alma (Pederson) Dunn. Bill was the eldest of four children. He attended school in Alexander, ND and later...
Graveside service for William Dunn, 95, of Fairview, MT will be Friday, September 11, 2020 at 10 a.m. at Richland Memorial Park cemetery in Sidney, MT. Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home of Sidney is caring for the family. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. William "Bill" Ellsworth Dunn was born on August 16, 1925, in Grenora, ND, to Thomas and Alma (Pederson) Dunn. Bill was the eldest of 4 children. He attended school in Alexander, ND and...
Farm Credit Services of North Dakota is proud to announce that it has awarded the Benefit Fund of the McKenzie County Healthcare Systems $3,869 as a recipient of the Rural Community Grant Fund (RCGF). The grant funds will help purchase additional equipment to expand telemedicine services. Lynn Welker, McKenzie County Healthcare Systems (MCHS) Public Relations and Fundraising, was pleased to accept the check from Farm Credit Services, and utilize the grant funds towards this equipment purchase....
The Lewis and Clark Trail Museum, Alexander, has been adding more and more to the grounds, and now they have a brand new painted wall that depicts a colorful timeline of the area. The mural is located on the north wall of the museum. It includes paintings of Lewis and Clark, Sakakawea, and Lewis' dog, Seaman, on the Little Missouri River, a tipi, an old homestead, barn and windmill, a prairie rose, the Badlands, bison, an oil well pump jack, combine, grain elevators, and some horses and...
The Lewis and Clark Trail Museum, located in Alexander, will be hosting an open house from 12 -5 p.m. CDT on Sunday, July 5 to celebrate that the museum is now open to the public and to showcase the museum's new addition. In early June, a local Alexander farmer tilled a portion of the museum grounds and NDSU Williston Research Extension Center staff - Cameron Wahlstrom, Christy Sperling, and Meridith Ramsey came out and planted several different types of crops at the museum, including durum,...
Rain Bertricia Williams Rain Bertricia Williams was born Tuesday, April 14, 2020, to Holly Johnson-Williams and Nathaniel Williams, Savage. She weighed 7 lbs. and 10.8 oz. Maternal grandparents are Steve and Corrine Johnson and paternal grandparent is Stephen Apuzzo. She joins a sister Evangelain and brother Deanon. Tristan Thomas Toavs Tristan Thomas Toavs was born Friday, April 17, 2020, to Justiss Firemoon and Talor Toavs, Wolf Point. He weighed 7 lbs. and 13.8 oz. Maternal grandparents are Thomas and Marva Firemoon and paternal...
Due to COVID-19, The Alexander, ND Lions burger booth will be closed until further notice. We hope to see you all after the 4th of July. Stay Safe, Lion President Michael Mrachek...
Starting at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 5, there will be a benefit raffle for Calliope Hamilton at Watford City Eagles Club (Aeries #3543), 1904 S. Main, Watford City, ND. Raffle tickets are $20 and can be purchased at several Watford City businesses, including any MBI location, Big Boys Toys, Red Rock Auto, Eagles Club, Latte Da Coffee, and Diskonnect. There will be over $6,000 worth of prizes to be raffled off and you are not required to be present to win. On Dec. 23, 2019, Alexander and Krystene Hamilton’s daughter, Calliope Marie H...
Watford City High School hosted a Career and Technical Education (CTE) eeting Monday, Feb. 24. They celebrated successes of their current CTE program and discussed possible future programs. At the meeting, attendees learned about the current CTE opportunities offered at Watford City High School and Alexander High School, heard from students participating in the CTE program, and learned about a possible future CTE program (including information on the Bismarck Career Academy and how Watford City...
This year the Brodie Gorder Memorial Tournament was held Feb. 28 - 29 at the Sidney High School. The Sidney Wrestling Club has been building an amazing memorial tournament here in eastern Montana. This tournament is in memory of a very special wrestler, Brodie Gorder, son of Lisa and Shane Gorder. He lost his life at only 8 years old in a 4-wheeler accident on their ranch. The tournament is held in his memory in honor of his love for the sport of wrestling. Just the year before the accident he...
McKenzie County conducted it annual spelling bee under the direction of Carol Kieson, McKenzie County Supt. of Schools. The competition was held Wednesday, Feb. 19 at Alexander Public School, hosted by Superintendent Leslie Bieber and her staff. The 2020 State Spelling Bee will be held in Bismarck March 23 at the Ramkota Inn. The North Dakota Masonic Foundation, The North Dakota Association of County Superintendents, and North Dakota Newspaper Association co-sponsor the State Spelling Bee. The...
"Three-peat!" exclaimed Sidney wrestling coach Guy Melby during the team state wrestling after party at the Hampton Inn in Billings on Feb. 15. The Sidney High School wrestling team has once again taken the top Class A spot at the MHSA All-Class State Wrestling tournament in Billings for the third year in a row. The 2019-2020 season has ended in historic fashion once again for the Eagles. The 15 of the 17 Eagle wrestlers in the tournament placed fourth or higher, a record for the Sidney squad....
Williston, ND - Equinor, an energy company operating in the Williston Basin, has donated over $34,000 to educators promoting STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) education in McKenzie and Williams counties in North Dakota. Three educators were selected as fellows through a competitive application process in participation with the Northwest North Dakota Community Foundation. The recipients of the 2020 fellowship are: • Lesley Allan, Lewis and Clark Elementary; recognized for S...
McKenzie County senior and junior 4-H Archers teams received first place team honors in Bare Bow at Badlands Roundup 4-H Archery Match held on Saturday, Jan. 25 at Rough Rider Center, Watford City. Receiving 3rd place honors individually was Senior David Crain, son of Cheryl and Donny Crain, Beach. Other senior team members were: Shyanna (5th place individually) and Skyla Hovde, daughters of Nathan and Kristi Hovde, Alexander, and Clay Ceynar, son of Sara and Dustin Ceynar, Arnegard. Junior team 1st place winner was Ryan Pingel, son of Sandra a...
6th Grade: Aaron Alexander; Stetson Armes; Jarret Averett; Izabella Baisch, Dawsen Baltrusch; Faith Bartels; Hope Bartels; Treyce Bower; Axyl Braun; Daxton Brower; Aerica Buckley; Keaton Burke; Tytus Carter; Ivy Cross; Cooper Cundiff; Kenneth Damm; Dacia Davidsen; Jhonatan Delgado-Alcazar; Michael Dougherty; Kimberly Enriquez; Whisper Enriquez; Asle Everett; Nicolas Farrow; Aaron Filler; Addison Foss; Caroline Frandsen; Kaylynn Gonsalves; Evelyn Jazmin Gonzalez; McKenna Haralson; Carter Heggem; Natalie Helfrich; Butterfly Highsmith; Wacey...
The Fairview Community Foundation will host its second annual New Year’s Eve Dance for all area high school kids at the Richland County Event Center on Tuesday, Dec. 31 from 9 p.m. - 1 a.m. Kids from Lambert, Savage, Richey, Culbertson, Watford City, Alexander, Arnegard, Bainville, Glendive, Froid, Medicine Lake, Sidney, Fairview and beyond are all welcome. The event is free with music by DJ Nick Kallem, food, and games. This is not a lock-down event but chaperones will be on site. Come as you are or dress up in your New Year’s Eve finest if...
The Lewis and Clark Trail Museum will be implementing a project, starting this spring. The finished project will give visitors an insight into the type of crops that would have been planted around Alexander when the town was first established. The idea to start this project was a joint effort between the Williston Research Extension Center staff, the museum board, and the Natural Resources Conservation Service staff. On the Lewis and Clark Trail Museum grounds, there will be a kiosk containing...
When Thanksgiving and Christmas time rolls around, so does the lefse making. That is why this time of year, Wild Flour Cafe & Bakery in Alexander, North Dakota, is offering lefse-making classes to the public! During the class, attendees will learn the step by step process of making lefse. All materials necessary for making lefse will be provided, including long wooden turning sticks, big round lefse griddles, and special types of lefse rolling pins. The cost to participate is $30 per person....
When Thanksgiving and Christmas time rolls around, so does the lefse making. That is why this time of year, Wild Flour Cafe & Bakery in Alexander, North Dakota, is offering lefse-making classes to the public! During the class, attendees will learn the step by step process of making lefse. All materials necessary for making lefse will be provided, including long wooden turning sticks, big round lefse griddles, and special types of lefse rolling pins. The cost to participate is $30 per person....
Building robots in school might sound like science fiction, but this is nothing out of the ordinary for students participating in the Alexander Robotics Team. Since 2015, Alexander Public Schools has been offering a beneficial STEM program where students can participate and compete in building robotics. The purpose of having a robotics team is to give students an opportunity to explore new technology, learn critical skills, and promote the field of robotics through entering a variety of...
