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McKenzie County Economic Development Coordinator Daniel Stenberg speaks at the "Bakken vs. The World" Pre-Conference Seminar which was held July 17 prior to the Bakken Conference. Stenberg's presentation featured infrastructure and community updates in McKenzie County since the oil boom occurred. The Bakken Conference & Expo, being held in Bismarck this week, features energy & economic professionals presenting information on the current status of the Bakken oil play....
The sixth Annual $5,100 added Mid-Rivers Communications Bakken Barrel Daze was a great success with intermittent weather. Over $17,000 was paid out over Father's Day weekend at the Richland County Fairgrounds in Sidney, MT. Fantastic ground made for a fast standard pattern, which was WPRA, NWBRA, UBRC, BBR, and OBRA approved. The big weekend winner was Sidney's own, Victoria Netzer for $2971 aboard 4 great horses. Streaka Ta Fame had a 17.256 for the fastest time of the weekend, winning the Sat...
North Dakotans have read this book before. And it usually doesn’t end well. As the story goes, an oil boom draws thousands of people from around the country to the Peace Garden State. Jobs, jobs and more jobs are created in the industry. Then, after some years, oil production slows down and oil jobs dry up. These new people with specific skill sets who have come to the state and established roots in communities are forced to pick up their families and move elsewhere—creating a big void in the local and state economies, a shortfall in the tax...
Well over four hundred eager guests were in attendance at the 6th annual Bakken Brew Fest Saturday, April 22 at the Richland County Event Center. Music was provided by the Two Bit Franks, a bluegrass group based out of Montana. After new Executive Director of the Sidney Area Chamber of Commerce George Culpepper "tapped the firkin", guests sampled beers and wines from brewers out of Montana, Alaska, North Dakota, California, Wyoming, Oregon, Colorado and Wisconsin. At the end of the night votes...
Music, food and beer…lots of different beers…are all part of the 6th annual Bakken Brew Fest beginning at 7 p.m., Saturday, April 22 at the Richland County Event Center in Sidney. With at least 70 beers from 20 to 30 breweries in Montana, North Dakota and Wyoming, beer enthusiasts are sure to find several that tickle their taste buds. Pair a beer with a brat or other tasty food and enjoy music by Two Bit Franks, a bluegrass band from Bozeman, MT. Don’t miss out on the Tapping of the Firkin shortly after 7 p.m. General admission tickets are $...
We’ve all heard of seed banks, but bud banks? Bud banks and their pivotal role in biomass production for three key grassland forage species are the focus of the final BrownBagger presentation of 2017 at the USDA-ARS Northern Plains Agricultural Research Laboratory in Sidney this coming Friday, April 21. Jacqueline Ott, a research ecologist studying grasslands with the US Forest Service in South Dakota, is the speaker. Her presentation is entitled “Grass bud bank and tiller dynamics in mixed-grass prairie” and will run from Noon to 1 pm, Frida...
Music, food and beer...lots of different beers...are all part of the 6th annual Bakken Brew Fest beginning at 7 p.m., Saturday, April 22 at the Richland County Event Center in Sidney. With at least 70 beers from 20 to 30 breweries in Montana, North Dakota and Wyoming, beer enthusiasts are sure to find several that tickle their taste buds. Pair a beer with a brat or other tasty food and enjoy music by Two Bit Franks, a bluegrass band from Bozeman, MT. Don't miss out on the Tapping of the Firkin...
In June of 2015, Montana and North Dakota U.S. Attorneys announced the creation of the Bakken Organized Crime Strike Force, which has jurisdiction in both western North Dakota and Richland County, Montana. The goal of the strike force was to create a multi-agency solution to growing crime problems in the Bakken Oil Field, and mitigate some of the problems usually contained to larger metropolitan areas that were perceivably coming to the Bakken due to what was, at the time, an oil boom....
Music, food and beer…lots of different beers…are all part of the 6th annual Bakken Brew Fest beginning at 7 p.m., Saturday, April 22 at the Richland County Event Center in Sidney. With at least 70 beers from 20 to 30 breweries in Montana, North Dakota and Wyoming, beer enthusiasts are sure to find several that tickle their taste buds. Pair a beer with a brat or other tasty food and enjoy music by Two Bit Franks, a bluegrass band from Bozeman, MT. Don’t miss out on the Tapping of the Firkin shortly after 7 p.m. General admission tickets are $...
Giving many needed resources to Bakken-area charities has heretofore gone unadvertised and unpublished for one oilfield company. It has not been a calculated business decision that has led Loenbro to give so generously to organizations in Richland County, and so there have not been press releases or photo opportunities with giant checks being handed to the happy recipients of their generosity. According to Loenbro’s Business Development Officer, Lee Haven, their considerable giving to f...
Darryl R. Nelson, cofounder of NELSON Environmental Remediation Ltd. in Edmonton, Alberta , Canada is the keynote speaker at the fifth annual North Dakota Reclamation Conference set for Feb. 20-21 at the Astoria Hotel and Convention Center in Dickinson, ND. Nelson and his brother founded the company in 1992, which specializes in thermal remediation of soil contaminated with organic compounds such as petroleum hydrocarbons and other chemicals. That process will be the focus of his presentation at 6:30 Monday evening. A welcome reception is...
The Chamber hosted its Annual Meeting of the Membership on Tuesday January 17, 2017. The Chamber acknowledged Past Chairs and notably, the 2016 past Chair Travis Kelly of Target Logistics was recognized with gratitude for 6 years served on the board. The membership voted in new director terms and officers were selected. They are: Chair - Matt Grimshaw (CHI St. Alexis Health Williston) Chair Elect –Mitzi Bestall (ReMax/Bakken Realty) Treasurer – Brad Curtis (First National Bank & Trust) Secretary – Bill Glen (Glen Development) Past Chair – Ric...
Jim Arthaud started a three employee company in 1979 called MBI Energy Services. That company quickly became well known in the Bakken and quickly grew to become the largest independent oil field service provider in the Williston Basin. MBI is headquartered in Belfield but has locations across North Dakota, Colorado and Wyoming. The leadership exemplified by Arthaud to grow a company to that magnitude and his involvement on state and local boards is part of the reason that he was awarded in Bisma...
Lunnen Real Estate Services, an industrial real estate development and brokerage company, along with their partners have acquired 83 acres adjoining the Dakota Access (Energy Transfer Partner's) crude oil gathering Trenton Terminal West of Williston in Williams County to add to their 1804 Industrial Park. This acquisition will expand the park to over 200 acres of heavy industrial land intended for crude oil storage and ancillary oil companies around the terminal. Matrix construction is nearing completion of the Trenton Terminal, which is a 30...
Superintendent of Sidney schools, Daniel Farr has announced his retirement, with his last official day being June 30, 2017. Farr began his career in Culbertson, MT after graduating from MSU Bozeman with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1982, and with his Master of Education in 1987. Farr and his family moved to Sidney in 1998 to be closer to his wife's family, and he became the High School Principal and K-12 Curriculum Director. "Being an educator was a natural fit. It seems like you follow in...
Senator Steve Daines was in Sidney Oct. 5th; he met with local beet growers at Sidney Sugars, toured the Intake Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project Diversion Dam, and held a roundtable discussion focused on the needs of law enforcement, specifically the continuing drug issues in the Bakken region, as well as the need for the temporary Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent presence in Sidney to be made permanent. Federal, state, county and local law enforcement agencies were in...
The Bakken Oil Product & Service Show will feature more than one hundred exhibits and invites companies in the Bakken Shale Play to connect, network, and meet vendors. The event will be held at the Raymond Family Community Center at 1002 11th St. West in Williston, ND Oct. 5th and 6th. Tuesday, Oct. 4 exhibitors can set up from 8:00am – 4:00pm central time and both indoor and outdoor space is available. The invitation only Exhibitor Social is from 6:00 – 8:00pm, and provides exhibitors an opp...
Bakken Oil Rush Ministry is presenting the Jeff Allen Comedy Café Saturday, Sept. 17th at the Watford City High School Performing Arts Center, 2313 Wolf Den Parkway. The venue accommodates about 500 people and the family friendly show will start at 7:00pm central time with Starbucks coffee and cheesecake served following the performance. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased at www.eventbrite.com. Anyone with questions about the event can call 701-444-2355. The Jeff Allen Comedy Café is a fundrai...
Bakken Oil Rush Ministry is presenting the Jeff Allen Comedy Café Saturday, Sept. 17th at the Watford City High School Performing Arts Center, 2313 Wolf Den Parkway. The venue accommodates about 500 people and the family friendly show will start at 7:00pm central time with Starbucks coffee and cheesecake served following the performance. The United Methodist Church started Bakken Oil Rush Ministry in 2013, after seeing a need for an outreach ministry in the area. The ministry has transitioned...
Alec Lovegren holds the football while Jace Johnson kicks a fieldgoal to aid the Sidney Eagles towards a 37-0 victory against the Watford City Wolves. The Eagles travel to Williston this Friday. (Photo by Kathy Johnson)...
Statoil is pleased to announce its partnership with Northwest North Dakota (NWND) Community Foundation and to be the first oil and gas company to support the newly established nonprofit organization with a $50,000 contribution inaugurating the Statoil North Dakota Charitable Fund. The Statoil North Dakota Charitable Fund will be managed by the Foundation and will initially support investments in K12 Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM)related education. Investments supporting first responders, community safety and emergency prepare...
Williston musician Keesha Renna will perform on the front lawn of the Alexander Settlers Museum (formerly the Lewis and Clark Trail Museum) on Saturday, July 30 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm. Keesha's music is inspired by the Bakken region, her interest in natural resource management, and the relationships between consumer and production cultures. She is part of a 12 musician anthology entitled, "Dakota Tales," that was recently released. The collaboration brought together artists of the MonDak region,...
The Alexander Settlers Museum on the Lewis and Clark Trail, formerly known as the Lewis and Clark Trail Museum, is excited to announce programming at the museum every weekend through Labor Day. Melissa Teel-Hartman will be offering readings in North Dakota for the first time ever on July 22 and 23. Melissa, who works out of Spearfish, South Dakota, will provide guideposts for soul-inspired healing during her sessions. Private sessions are available both Friday, July 22 and Saturday, July 23 for those interested in meeting with Melissa one-on-on...
Richland County commissioners Shane Gorder and Duane Mitchell provided an update of projects during the Sidney Kiwanis Club meeting held Thursday. Gorder said all expectations are that the new 4-H/school exhibit building will be ready for this August’s county fair. “It’s on schedule,” Gorder said. He added a project in the future for the fair might be a new announcer’s booth for the rodeo arena. Mitchell noted that work on footings for the new fire hall was taking place Thursday. The building is...
On June 21, commissioners from Blaine, Carbon, Carter, Dawson, Fallon, Fergus, Garfield, McCone, Musselshell, Phillips, Pondera, Prairie, Richland, Roosevelt, Rosebud, Sheridan, Toole, Wibaux and Yellowstone counties met in Lewistown for the annual meeting of the Montana Association of Oil, Gas, and Coal Counties. The ironic lack of representation from Petroleum County is somewhat indicative of the current state of oil and gas development in Montana. In addition to the attending commissioners we...
