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Marvin was born on November 7, 1943, Fairview, MT to Ole and Myrl (Lyon) Kilen. He grew up on the family farm in the Girard Community. He attended grade school at East Lone Butte School, Girard Community and graduated from Sidney High School in 1961. After graduation Marvin attended Eastern Montana College in Billings. He was united in marriage to Pamela “Pam” Hawley, on September 19, 1964, at Zion Lutheran Church, Fairview, MT. They made their home on his family’s farm where they continued farming. Marvin worked for Holly Sugar, in the oil f...
Dennis and Tami Nelson of Bainville are happy to announce the engagement of their daughter, Lindsey, to Chantz Buxbaum, son of Ross and Lori Buxbaum of Culberston. Lindsey graduated from Minot State University in May with a major in Communication Disorders. She will return to MSU in the fall to earn her Master's Degree in Speech-Language Pathology. Chantz graduated from NDSCS in Wahpeton, North Dakota, with a degree in Electrical Technology. He is employed as an apprentice electrician at Native...
The Froid Scholarship Tournament originated in 1984 as a tribute to Jeff Ryder. All profits from this tournament have gone into the Jeff Ryder Memorial Scholarship fund. The scholarships are given from the interest earned by the trust fund and will be a continuous and lasting fund. Initially, scholarships were awarded to Froid High School students. As the tournament grew and sound base was built in the trust fund, the committee felt more scholarships could be awarded. Since we have received such tremendous support throughout the years from our...
The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) is conducting an informational meeting to discuss a proposal to reconstruct and pave about 14 miles of Highway 327 near Bainville, MT., in Roosevelt County. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, January 8, 2014 at the Bainville School, Multi-purpose Room, 409 Tubman Street, Bainville. An Open House will begin at 6:30 p.m. followed by a presentation of potential alignment options at 7:00 p.m. Community participation is a very important part of the process, and the public is encouraged to attend....
The District 5 Make it With Wool contest was held in Sidney on October 27. There were 3 contestants, one in each of the categories. Cortney Hecker from Sidney is our Teen entry and Sara McMillen is the Senior contestant. Kodi Bilquist from Bainville was our preteen entry. Cortney and Sara are both eligible to compete in the Montana State competition that will be held in conjuction with the Montana Wool Growers annual convention in Billings, MT, the first weekend in December. From there, one Junior Contestant and one Senior Contestant will be...
For many U.S. soldiers, the holidays will be spent overseas, on foreign soil. In an effort to create a more holiday-like season for those selflessly serving their country, one area organization is helping ensure them a merrier holiday season. In Culbertson, the American Legion Auxiliary sends care packages to area soldiers in an effort to give them a small part of home while they are deployed. The next set of packages will be mailed out on Dec. 4. On Dec. 3 volunteers will put the packages...
The District 5 Make it With Wool contest was held in Sidney on October 27. There were 3 contestants, one in each of the categories. Cortney Hecker from Sidney is our Teen entry and Sara McMillen is the Senior contestant. Kodi Bilquist from Bainville was our preteen entry. Cortney and Sara are both eligible to compete in the Montana State competition that will be held in conjuction with the Montana Wool Growers annual convention in Billings, MT, the first weekend in December. From there, one...
The results are in! Altogether, more than 230 area residents, businesses, schools and government agencies recycled just over 21 Tons (42,049) of e-waste at this year’s “E-rase your E-waste” events, organizers reported last week. This is the fifth year in which the annual total collected has exceeded 20,000 pounds of e-waste, bringing the county’s overall collection total for the past nine years to more than 154 Tons! “Things went very well again this year,” Jackie Couture, Co-Chair of the E-rase...
The internationally-acclaimed Harlem Ambassadors will be visiting northeastern Montana for a game at Culbertson High School Gymnasium on Thursday, October 24, 2013 at 7:00 PM. The Harlem Ambassadors offer a unique brand of Harlem-style basketball, featuring high-flying slam dunks, dazzling ball-handling tricks and hilarious comedy routines. Our local team, the RMC Super Shots, includes teachers, coaches, firefighters, police officers, ranchers, farmers, and other local leaders. Come and see your neighbors from Bainville, Brockton, Culbertson,...
The internationally-acclaimed Harlem Ambassadors will be visiting northeastern Montana for a game at Culbertson High School Gymnasium on Thursday, October 24, 2013 at 7:00 PM. The Harlem Ambassadors offer a unique brand of Harlem-style basketball, featuring high-flying slam dunks, dazzling ball-handling tricks and hilarious comedy routines. Our local team, the RMC Super Shots, includes teachers, coaches, firefighters, police officers, ranchers, farmers, and other local leaders. Come and see...
Montana Governor Steve Bullock announced a $450,000 grant to be awarded to the Town of Bainville to provide necessary upgrades to their wastewater treatment facilities. Given the rapid growth of natural resource extraction in the area, these upgrades have become necessary. “Folks in Bainville and Roosevelt County can use these funds to ensure their water is clean,” Governor Bullock commented. “We want to support these communities, and updating wastewater infrastructure is a huge step in the right direction.” The money comes from Communi...
John Olson’s story is a classic American tale, from a not-so-perfect childhood, to owning one of the most successful businesses in the country. With a lot of hard work and exceptional management skills, and probably a bit of luck along the way, Olson grew Blue Rock Products from a single building facility in Sidney, to a multi-location business also serving Williston, Plentywood, Glasgow, Miles City and the surrounding areas. Olson was not born with a silver spoon in his mouth. Born in 1939 i...
In 1990, Mark Pacovsky bought his wife Shellie, a Tennessee Walking Horse. This was the beginning of a new adventure, as they quickly fell in love with her and continued to want more horses. The Pacovskys now own 40 Tennessee Walking Horses, including 4 stallions. The Pacovskys now operate as Slush Creek Walkers, breeding and raising Tennessee Walking Horses. A Tennessee Walking Horse(TWH) is known for its ‘running walk’ and flashy movement. Originally used on plantations and farms in the sou...
Oil and gas extraction practices are permanently removing at least seven billion gallons of water from the hydrologic cycle each year in just four arid western states, according to a new report, Gone for Good, published by the Western Organization of Resource Councils (WORC). The reason for the huge loss of water is that states have failed to place adequate protections on the use and contamination of fresh water in hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” the technology that has allowed the oil and gas industry to extract oil and gas from sha...
The Montana Department of Transportation would like to notify the public and seek comments on a proposal to reconstruct and pave approximately seven miles of Highway 327 south of Bainville, MT in Roosevelt County. The project will begin at reference marker 0.6 near Bainville, continuing southeast to reference marker 7.6. From reference marker 7.6 to reference marker 15.0, the existing gravel roadway will be paved, ending at the Montana/North Dakota border. Proposed work includes a new bridge over Little Muddy Creek, along with updated...
Funeral services for Jean Torgerson, 79, of Sidney, MT are at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, March 30, 2013, at the Sidney Lutheran Brethren Church, Sidney, MT. Interment will be in the Bainville Cemetery, Bainville, MT, under the direction of the Fulkerson Funeral Home of Sidney. Remembrances and condolences may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Jean died on Saturday, March 23, 2013, at the Country House Residences, Dickinson, ND....
For those accustom to living in rural America it comes as no surprise that volunteer efforts and good’ol fashioned neighborliness are what keeps small communities thriving and prospering. It is generosity that serves as the backbone of many improvement projects that simply couldn’t move forward without those in-kind and monetary contributions not given a line-item in any departmental budget. In recognizing this, two major oil and gas companies and four service companies have joined together to...
With new data showing that state and federal oil and gas agencies are not keeping up with the rise in oil and gas drilling, members of the Western Organization of Resource Councils (WORC) and Northern Plains Resource Council are calling attention to the need for states and the federal governments to fund more inspectors and increase penalties for violating public health, safety and environmental laws. “Although Montana’s Board of Oil and Gas inspectors do the best they can, they are woefully overworked and understaffed,” said Pat Wilson, a Nor...
Renee Rasmussen spread both arms wide in front of her to demonstrate the magnitude of the problems facing her eastern Montana school district as it endures a steady stream of new students, largely thanks to the oil boom. “It keeps me up at night,” the Bainville School District superintendent told a committee of lawmakers last week. “I do not have a method to pay for teacher housing or to pay for the school, whether that be $60,000 modular classrooms or whether that be an add-on.” It’s no secret that towns like Bainville along the oil-rich...
Don and Charlene Netzer, Sidney, announce the engagement of their daughter Kyla to Tyler Traeger, son of Terry and Chris Traeger, Bainville. Kyla is a 2003 graduate of Sidney High School and 2009 graduate of the University of Mary-Bismarck with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. She is currently working at Dakota Travel Nurse. Tyler is a 2001 graduate of Bainville High School and 2005 graduate of Montana State University-Bozeman with a Bachelor of Science in Ag Economics and is ranching in the...
The Bainville PTO Spring Bazaar will be Saturday, April 21st from 10 am until 3 pm at the Bainville School. Bainville BPA will be selling burgers and there will be a car wash available....
Local news and rumors have been stating that an 800-person man camp is underway just west of Dore. The camp is located on Richland County Road 137 just north of Valley View Feedlot, Fairview. The first unit of the first group of trailers was being placed Monday morning by workers and a crane. A spokesman on the site said this is just the first unit of a smaller camp planned to go in. He said the company who owns the property, Sun Valley Oil, has applied for a permit for an 800-person workforce...
The body of a man found near Bainville has been identified and one man is in custody. Charles Bowman Bowen, 46, Florida, has been arrested and charged with negligent homicide for the death of Brian Doyle, 49, also of Florida. Doyle’s death was discovered after a call was placed on Jan. 20, to the Roosevelt County Dispatch Center reporting that a male body had been discovered in a ditch off U.S. Highway 2. Area law enforcement spent several days processing the scene and transported the body to t...
The Fairview Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual Recognition Dinner Monday evening at St. Catherine’s Church. Members of the community were applauded for their volunteer efforts, without which very little would be accomplished. Pictured are back, L to R, Darin Danielson, City of Fairview award winner and Kirby Sundheim, recognized by the Chamber of Commerce. Front row, L to R, Shauna Bergenhier accepted the award from the Fairview Ministerial Association on behalf of her husband Ken. Mary A...
The oil industry activity in the MonDak region increased in 2011 more than anyone ever imagined. The recent activity being called a boom had everyone skeptical, but the refinement of horizontal drilling combined with hydraulic fracturing, called fracking, has made this boom possible. During the current boom the workers have come ahead of the infrastructure and the region is scrambling to accommodate but sometimes with hesitancy. Many remember the region’s last boom 30 years ago. When crude p...
