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The Bakken Rocks Cookfest, which is in its 14th year, was held again this year in Killdeer, coming full circle. The Cookfest began in 2009, being held in the towns of Killdeer and Belden that first year. Over the next 12 years there would be two Cookfest's each year in various towns around the western third of North Dakota. The past fests were held at: 2009: Belden and Killdeer; 2010: New Town and Tioga; 2011: Crosby and Watford City; 2012: Belfield and Ray; 2013: Parshall and Powers Lake; 2014:...
IMCA Hobby Stocks 1st Place: Kyler Satran, Minot, ND, 22 2nd Place: Jevin Damm, Epping, ND, 6T9 3rd Place: Logan Larsen, Williston, ND, 69X 4th Place: Brennor Grinstead, Stanley, ND, 51X 5th Place: Ethan Neu, Fairview, MT, 51E 6th Place: Ayden Bohannon, Williston, ND, 87A IMCA Modifieds 1st Place: Travis Hagen, Williston, ND, 14T 2nd Place: Justin Medler, Minot, ND, 75M 3rd Place: Philip Keller, Sidney, MT, 9 4th Place: Jeremy Sorensen, Williston, ND, 1HZ 5th Place: Jeff Bieber, Fairview, MT, 89 6th Place: Jake Nelson, Williston, ND, 10J 7th...
The Montana Stockgrowers Association met on Thursday, June 15 at the Sidney Livestock Company. Financial reports were given. Discussions were had on the Check Off beef system. Mark Voll reported on the North Dakota Stockman’s Association. He discussed how membership in these types of associations are important. “It is important for us to be a voice. This is the only way we, in eastern Montana and western North Dakota, can have a voice in DC. Our dues go to combat issues that we are constantly getting hammered with in the agriculture ind...
The Williston Basin Speedway held the Can-Am Shootout during the Upper Missouri Valley Fair June 23 - 24. On night one there was a $1000 prize for the IMCA Stock Cars and a berth at the B&B All-Star Invitational for the IMCA Super Nationals. Night two was a $1000 to win for the IMCA Modifieds and a qualifying berth for the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational for the IMCA Super Nationals. Williston Basin Speedway Can-Am Shootout Results June 23 IMCA Hobby Stocks 1st Place: Kyler Satran, Minot, ND,...
The Montana Stockgrowers Association met on Thursday, June 15 at the Sidney Livestock Company. Financial reports were given. Discussions were had on the Check Off beef system. Mark Voll reported on the North Dakota Stockman's Association. He discussed how membership in these types of associations are important. "It is important for us to be a voice. This is the only way we, in eastern Montana and western North Dakota, can have a voice in DC. Our dues go to combat issues that we are constantly...
The second annual Watford City FFA Livestock Show will be held Friday, June 16 during the McKenzie County Fair, Watford City. Watford City High School FFA and Watford City Middle School FFA will be bringing livestock along with static exhibits to the fair. “Watford City Middle School FFA is officially the first middle school FFA charter in the whole state of North Dakota and we are very proud of this and what it will do for the future of North Dakota FFA as well as our community,” added Watford...
The second annual Watford City FFA Livestock Show will be held Friday, June 16 during the McKenzie County Fair, Watford City. Watford City High School FFA and Watford City Middle School FFA will be bringing livestock along with static exhibits to the fair. "Watford City Middle School FFA is officially the first middle school FFA charter in the whole state of North Dakota and we are very proud of this and what it will do for the future of North Dakota FFA as well as our community," added Watford...
The second annual Watford City FFA Livestock Show will be held Friday, June 16 during the McKenzie County Fair, Watford City. Watford City High School FFA and Watford City Middle School FFA will be bringing livestock along with static exhibits to the fair. “Watford City Middle School FFA is officially the first middle school FFA charter in the whole state of North Dakota and we are very proud of this and what it will do for the future of North Dakota FFA as well as our community,” added Watford...
Readers are in for a treat on Saturday, June 3 as Page Turners, book store, Fairview, hosts Alexander author Sandy Rieker for a reading and signing of her book “The Most Unlikely Pair”. The reading will be at 1 p.m. followed by the book signing until 3 p.m. Rieker says she got her inspiration from watching her own farm animals and wrote the story about a chicken and a goat that become friends with one another after being adopted. Her intention is to teach kids that it’s okay to be different and to always be kind to one another. Amazing illus...
Readers are in for a treat on Saturday, June 3 as Page Turners, the book store in Fairview, hosts Alexander author Sandy Rieker for a reading and signing of her book "The Most Unlikely Pair." The reading will be at 1 p.m. followed by the book signing until 3 p.m. Rieker says she got her inspiration from watching her own farm animals and wrote the story about a chicken and a goat that become friends with one another after being adopted. Her intention is to teach kids that it's okay to be differen...
There is a new home health care business called Home Instead that services Watford City, Alexander, Medora, and Dickinson. Home Instead, the world's leading provider of in-home care for older adults, has earned prestigious accolades for its leadership from Entrepreneur, Franchise Times, and the Canadian Franchise Association. This flood of recognition reinforces the company's standing among elite franchise opportunities. Entrepreneur included Home Instead in its inaugural Hall of Fame for being...
Alexander Public School will be hosting the Missoula Children’s Theatre team the week of May 1 with a production of “Rumpelstiltskin” on Saturday, May 6 at 6:30 p.m. in the Alexander Old Gym. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for students. All are welcome to attend. The Missoula Children’s Theatre (MCT), the nation’s largest touring children’s theatre, has been touring extensively for more than 40 years, and will visit nearly 1,200 communities this year with up to 44 teams of Tour Actor/Directors. A tour team arrives in a given town with a...
Funeral services for Iva "Ann" Cross Lagasse, 87, Sidney were held at 2 p.m., Friday, April 21, 2023, at the Faith Alliance Church, Sidney, MT, with Pastor Paul Turek officiating. Visitation was on Thursday, April 20, 2023, from 10 a.m.-5 p.m., at the funeral home and one hour before services at the church. Interment will be in the Highland Cemetery, Alexander, ND. Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home, Sidney, MT, is assisting the family. Remembrances, condolences, and pictures may be shared with...
Students from Legacy High School and Alexander High School participated in the State Bar Association of North Dakota's (SBAND) High School Mock Trial Competition, on April 11. The competition was held in the Burleigh County Courthouse. Judge volunteers as presiding judges were Judge Britta Joyce, Bismarck; and Nicholas Nelson, Wahpeton. Attorney volunteer scoring judges of the competition were: Kristin Binder, Bismarck; Pat Brooke, Bismarck; William Behrmann, Bismarck, and Brad Peterson,...
Celebration of Life services were held Saturday April 15, 2023, 10 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church, Poplar, MT, with Pastor Sam Samuelson officiating. Remembrances, condolences, and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home, Sidney, MT, is assisting the family. Frank Alexander Kelsey was born on June 8, 1926, in Poplar, MT, to Albert Eugene Kelsey (A.E Kelsey) and Cecilia Young Kelsey. Frank spent his boyhood days in Poplar where he was...
The North Dakota High School Association (NDHSA) approved an updated draft for a 3rd division of basketball classification, Feb. 8, 2023, The new classification system will be as follows: Class AA will have a high school enrollment above 650, Class A can have an enrollment of 162.5-649, and Class B will have below 162.5 students. This will be implemented the 2023-2024 school year. Alexander will remain class B and will now be District 7, and Region 4,” said, A.J. Allard, Alexander high school boys basketball coach and elementary principal. ...
The Watford City Police Department is comprised of 23 certified law enforcement officers and six non-sworn personnel who serve their community both on and off duty. "Our priority is community involvement whether it is our community BBQ, National Night Out, the first weekend in August, our car seat checks, and everything in between," said Jeffrey Jensen, Watford City Police Department public information officer who has been with the department nine of his ten years in law enforcement. "We take...
Funeral services for Iva "Ann" Cross Lagasse, 87 of Sidney are at 2:00 P.M., Friday, April 21, 2023, at the Faith Alliance Church, Sidney, MT with Pastor Paul Turek officiating. Visitation will be on Thursday, April 20, 2023, from 10 AM to 5 PM at the funeral home and one hour before services at the church. Interment will be in the Highland Cemetery, Alexander, ND, Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home of Sidney is assisting the family. Remembrances, condolences, and pictures may be shared with the...
Celebration of Life Services will be held Saturday April 15, 2023 at 10:00 A.M. at the First Presbyterian Church in Poplar, MT with Pastor Sam Samuelson officiating. Remembrances, condolences, and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home of Sidney, MT is assisting the family. Frank Alexander Kelsey was born on June 8th, 1926, in Poplar, Mt to Albert Eugene Kelsey (A.E Kelsey) and Cecilia Young Kelsey. Frank spent his boyhood days in Poplar wh...
For the first time, Alexander's Public S,chool seniors will bring donkey basketball to Alexander, Tuesday, April 4 at 6 p.m., at Alexander Public School gymnasium. The donkey basketball game will be an way for Alexander Public School seniors to raise funds for their senior trip. A free-will supper starts at 6 p.m. in the school cafeteria. The senior class will be serving a slushburger dinner. The game starts at 7 p.m. in the gymnasium. It consists of four teams of 8-12 people. There will be a...
The Brodie Gorder Memorial Iron Eagle Wrestling Duals & Invitational tournament was held March 11 and 12 at the Sidney High School. Brodie Gorder Memorial Iron Eagle 2023Tournament Results Girls Tot - 40 Guaranteed Places 1st Place - Aurora Markle of Glasgow Wrestling Club 2nd Place - Johanna Unterseher of Team Champs Round 1 Aurora Markle (Glasgow Wrestling Club) won by fall over Johanna Unterseher (Team Champs) (Fall 0:09) Round 2 Aurora Markle (Glasgow Wrestling Club) won by fall over...
According to a press release sent out by the McKenzie County Sheriff’s Office, there was an explosion and fire at the Elk Salt Water Disposal on Feb. 10 at 10:26 p.m. The disposal is located north of Alexander near the intersection of Hwy 85 and 35th St. NW. Elk Disposal is a place where truckers hauling production water, an ongoing byproduct of oil field activity, can dump their load in an ecologically safe manner. A driver for a local water hauling company was at the disposal, unloading his truck when the explosion occurred. It was r...
According to a press release sent out by the McKenzie County Sheriff’s Office, there was an explosion and fire at the Elk Salt Water Disposal on Feb. 10 at 10:26 p.m. The disposal is located north of Alexander near the intersection of Hwy 85 and 35th St. NW. Elk Disposal is a place where truckers hauling production water, an ongoing byproduct of oil field activity, can dump their load in an ecologically safe manner. A driver for a local water hauling company was at the disposal, unloading their truck when the explosion occurred. It was reported...
