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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...
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department will continue its Hunter-Harvested Surveillance program during the 2019 hunting season by sampling deer for chronic wasting disease from units in more than half of the state. Samples from hunter-harvested deer taken in the eastern portion of the state will be tested from units 1, 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 2E, 2F1, 2F2, 2G, 2G1, 2G2 and 2L. In addition, deer will be tested in the northwest from units 3A1, 3A2, 3A3 (that portion of the unit north of U.S. Highway 2) and 3B1, in the west from units 4B and 4C, and in...
Lambert School Honor Roll Lambert School supports two honor roll awards. Students maintaining a 4.0 – 3.5 will earn an “A” honor roll status. Students with a 4.0 are indicated with an “*”. “B” honor roll status is for students earning a 3.0 – 3.49 “A” Honor Roll 3.5-4.0 Jr. High: Nicolas Engesser, Gracie Gonsioroski*, Lauren Prevost*, and ShaeLyn Williams. High School: Casey Cayrer*: Garrett Cayer: Elizabeth Hill*; Seth Prevost*; Tyler Thiessen; Iryna Baliaba; Colter Carda; Gabe Gonsioroski; Courtney Herman; Alyssa Hill*; Aiden Killick*; Lau...
Russel "Russ" E. Wells, 73, Sidney, MT, passed away peacefully from metastatic bladder cancer, surrounded by his family at Sidney Health Center, Sidney, MT, September 29, 2019. Russ was born at home near Grygla, MN, to Joseph Milton Wells and Virginia Marilyn (Wagner) Wells. He was a 1963 graduate of Goodrich, MN, High School and attended Dickinson State College, Dickinson, ND. He married Linda Bolken, Alexander, ND, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Dickinson, ND, on February 19, 1966. They...
Russ and I met in the fall of 1963, Russ had recently moved from Minnesota to Dickinson with his parents and family. Russ's dad, Joe, and his older brother, John, were drawn to Dickinson with a company that built electrical transmission lines. Russ and I met in the Journalism Department at Dickinson State University. We hit it off right away and became best friends. Besides everyday journalism classes the department put out a newspaper called the Western Concept. Russ and I wrote a column about...
This year marks the 74th Annual Old Settler's Day Celebration in Alexander, North Dakota. The event will take place Aug. 29 through Aug. 31. The event kicks off with a bonfire on Thursday the 29th, at 7 p.m. This year, Dick and Janice Iverson are being honored. "We are mindful that our parents dating back to the early 1900s are the real pioneers in our story," the Iversons said. Dick's parents, Dedrick and Malla, made their first home north of Alexander by renting the Donahue farmhouse near the...
In June 2019, board members of the McKenzie County Job Development Authority (JDA) announced the start of a new program that is designed to help defray infrastructure costs for qualifying housing projects in McKenzie County. The program will prove to be beneficial to the citizens of McKenzie County who are affected by the high cost of living, by providing a development subsidy of up to $50,000 per single-family house in McKenzie County. The program is called the JDA Housing Subsidy Program, and...
The North Dakota International Pageant System is looking for the next Mrs., Miss, Teen, and Pre-Teen contestants in Watford City, Arnegard, and Alexander! Who do you know that you would like to represent your community? Pre-Teen: Age 10-12 Teen: Age 13-18 Miss: Age 19-30 Mrs. (Married): Age 21-56 Ambassador: Age 19+ The North Dakota International Pageant System showcases the accomplishments of today’s married women, young women, and teens across North Dakota. The North Dakota International Pageant System is unique because it is a p...
A significant part of North Dakota's history begins around the time when settlers came across the prairie in wagon trains. These trains reached places that eventually became homesteads, towns, and cities. Although the days of the wagon trains are long gone, you can still experience what it was like long ago on the Long X Wagon Train - a train of covered horse-drawn wagons and riders based out of McKenzie County. This year the Long X Wagon train is celebrating 50 years of keeping the pioneer...
A significant part of North Dakota's history begins around the time when settlers came across the prairie in wagon trains. These trains reached places that eventually became homesteads, towns, and cities. Although the days of the wagon trains are long gone, you can still experience what it was like long ago on the Long X Wagon Train - a train of covered horse-drawn wagons and riders based out of McKenzie County. This year the Long X Wagon train is celebrating 50 years of keeping the pioneer...
There will be a Fort Buford Encampment, Saturday, July 13 and Sunday, July 14. The Fort Buford 6th Infantry Encampment will be featuring demonstrations of soldier life on the frontier at Fort Buford during the 1870s. Demonstrations throughout the day include, rifle drills, cannon drill and firing demonstration at 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 13, telegraphy and early communications, recruitment of new members and learn about the role of the laundresses. This event is free and open to the...
Funeral services for Deborah C. Bertinuson, 93, of Sidney, MT formerly of Alexander, ND were held at 11 a.m. CST, on Monday, July 1 at the Wilmington Lutheran Church, Arnegard, ND. Interment was in Timber Creek Cemetery, Arnegard, ND. Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home of Sidney, MT and Watford City, ND are caring for the family. Visitation was held Friday, June 28 from 1 to 6 p.m. at the Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home in Watford City, ND. Deborah passed away on Monday, June 24 at Sidney Health Center Extended Care, Sidney,...
The Lewis and Clark Trail Museum in Alexander held thier 50th Anniversary Celebration on June 29. The event included music, food and a free tour of the museum. Clay Jenkinson was the guest speaker....
