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Officials from North Dakota traveled to Richland County on Sept. 21 to tour the Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project. North Dakota Lieutenant Governor Brent Sanford, McKenzie County Economic Development Coordinator Daniel Stenberg and McKenzie County Commissioner Gene Veeder were in attendance. The officials were invited by LYIP Project Manager James Brower and Chairman of the Board of Control Richard Cakyo to tour the irrigation project and gain a better understanding of its importance to the region. The Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project ex...
Officials from North Dakota traveled to Richland County on Sept. 21 to tour the Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project. North Dakota Lieutenant Governor Brent Sanford, McKenzie County Economic Development Coordinator Daniel Stenberg and McKenzie County Commissioner Gene Veeder were in attendance. The officials were invited by LYIP Project Manager James Brower and Chairman of the Board of Control Richard Cakyo to tour the irrigation project and gain a better understanding of its importance to the r...
The Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) held a public hearing on Wednesday, September 20, at the MonDak Heritage Center in Sidney. The DEQ hosted the hearing to inform the public regarding proposed waste management rule changes for Technologically Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (TENORM). Naturally occurring radioactive material (NORM) is any substance that contains radioactive isotopes, and it is regularly present in different kinds of common rocks and soil....
A state hearing on proposed radioactive oil waste disposal rules will take place at 7:00 PM, September 20th, 2017 (informal state Q&A at 5:30) at the MonDak Heritage Center, 120 3rd Ave. SE, Sidney, MT. Link to DEQ draft radioactive oil waste rules and hearing schedule: http://deq.mt.gov/DEQAdmin/dir/legal/hearing Seth Newton and other landowner neighbors of Montana’s only current radioactive oil waste disposal facility, located near Glendive, will join other eastern Montanans traveling to Sidney to testify at a September 20th hearing on the M...
Savage's Tyler Lien sets the ball for Haylie Conradsen (left) and Brynn Salsbury (middle) against Froid/Med. Lake on Sept.16. The Warriors beat the Redhawks 3 games to 1 (25-27, 25-22, 25-20, 25-15). Savage also won against Culbertson 3 games to 0 at home on Sept. 14 (25-8, 25-17, 25-18)....
The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) will honor Montana Centenarians Tuesday, September 12 at noon in Glendive at the Eastern Plains Event Center. The luncheon is part of the 49th annual Governor’s Conference on Aging. Lt. Governor Mike Cooney will serve as the event’s keynote speaker. “I have so much respect and admiration for our Montana Centenarians who live life to the fullest each and every day,” Cooney said. “These individuals are wonderful representatives of our state, and set an excellent example for all of...
The Montana Department of Transportation would like to notify the public and seek comments on a proposal to reconstruct about 1.3 miles of U.S. Highway 2 through Culbertson in Roosevelt County. The project will begin near the Diamond Creek crossing on the west edge of Culbertson at reference post 644.3 and extend east to the west end of the Clover Creek crossing at reference post 645.5. The purpose of the project is to improve the surfacing and develop mid- and long-term safety and operational improvements identified in the 2012 Culbertson...
Montana Jane (Goodson) Finnicum passed peacefully embraced by the love of her family at her home on July 27. A memorial service will be held on August 12 at 11 a.m. (Mountain Time) at the Community of Christ Church, Broadway (Main), Culbertson, MT. Montana was born on March 21, 1927 in Culbertson, Montana, the third child of Isaac and Annie (Thompson) Goodson. She first attended school in Dugout, then junior high and 2 years of high school in Sidney where she made a lifelong friend Louie Dawley...
A popular Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Region 6 program that allows children and their families to check out free fishing rods and tackle is in full swing again this year. In time for summer fishing, FWP staff has restocked the 44 different location sites across Montana's Hi-Line. The "Kids to Fish" program lets youngsters check out fishing rods and reels and use basic tackle, such as hooks, bobbers, and sinkers. Typically, eight rods are at each location, and usually a tackle box is...
Traditions always have a special reason for their being, but the Swank Variety Plot Tour has several. On the sprawling Swank Farm north of Poplar, local farmers and leaders in the field of agricultural research gathered to discuss wheat, as well as share some steaks with a side of a special potato salad made from the recipe of the 93 year old Swank Family matriarch, Pearl. Mark Swank, Pearl's son, was smartly outfitted with an umbrella on the hot, hazy, cloudless afternoon. Despite the lack of...
A burial service for Mary Helen Arneson, 95, of Sidney, MT will be at 4 p.m., Saturday, July 22 at the Lone Butte Cemetery, Girard Community, MT followed by a get together for family and friends. Cremation has taken place at Mary’s request under the care of Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home in Sidney. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Mary Helen Arneson, passed away on May 16 at the Roosevelt Memorial Nursing Home in Culbertson, MT....
The 36th Swank Variety Plot Tour on Tuesday, July 18th, 2017 will be held at the Swank farm north of Poplar. Registration will begin at 5:00 pm at the Swank family farm, with the tour starting at 5:15 pm at the test plot. This year’s speakers include Mike Giroux and Luther Talbert from MSU Bozeman’s Collage of Agriculture’s Plant Sciences, and Chengci Chen and Frankie Crutcher, MSU Eastern Agriculture Research Center in Sidney. The test plot this year includes 12 varieties of spring wheat and 12 varieties of durum. Following the variety tour,...
If the 4th of July means parades, concerts, barebeques and fireworks, the MonDak region has all of those bases covered this year! From Lambert to Bainville, from Arnegard to Medora, this 4th of July has something for everyone! Many traditional events, like the Pepsi ball drop in Lambert and the parade in Arnegard, take place this year, as well as many new events. Lambert Lambert's annual 4th of July celebration starts, as always, with the street dance from 7PM to 2AM, with music by Vernon DJ...
Pesticide points have been awarded for two local dryland field days coming up on Thursday and Friday, June 22nd and June 23rd. Two private applicator points will be awarded for attendees at each event, along with a mix of commercial points, organizers reported. The field days include the Annual Froid Research Farm Field Day on Thursday, June 22, from 1-5 pm and the Sidney ARS-MSU Eastern Ag Research Center dryland field day set for Friday morning, June 23 from 9 am-12:30 pm. The June 22 Froid Field Day line-up is as follows: FEATURED TALK:...
Pesticide points have been awarded for two local dryland field days coming up on Thursday and Friday, June 22nd and June 23rd. Two private applicator points will be awarded for attendees at each event, along with a mix of commercial points, organizers reported. The field days include the Annual Froid Research Farm Field Day on Thursday, June 22, from 1-5 pm and the Sidney ARS-MSU Eastern Ag Research Center dryland field day set for Friday morning, June 23 from 9 am-12:30 pm. The June 22 Froid...
The Dan Miller Memorial Ride will take place June 10. Sign up will begin at 9 am at The Waterhole #3. We plan to begin the ride by 10 am. This will be a poker run for those wishing to participate. First stop will be the Cattle-Ac in Sidney, followed by Burns Creek Inn in Savage, the CQ Bar in Lambert, the Stagecoach in Culbertson and Smokies in Bainville. Last stop will be back in Fairview at the Waterhole #3. Families and friends are encouraged to join us after the ride for dinner, games, music, a silent auction and the sharing of memories....
The Natural Resources Conservation Service along with the Richland County Conservation District will be hosting an afternoon event for agricultural women in the area on Tuesday, June 13. Kami Kilwine, NRCS area range conservationist from Miles City, Montana will lead a short “pasture walk” to learn about plant communities, grazing management systems, and noxious weed control. Bring your walking shoes and be ready to learn the local plants, proper grazing utilization levels, and how to monitor grasslands on your farm or ranch. Bridgette Feathers...
Froid, Sidney, and Williston have held annual Field Day Tours for many years to showcase their involvement and research within the agricultural world. The main purpose of Field Days is to inform and make the public aware of what the research centers around our area are performing and accomplishing. It is now that time of year where research centers are planting seeds in the ground and getting ready to present new ideas and studies for the public to analyze. Froid Research Farm Field Day will be...
The Natural Resources Conservation Service along with the Richland County Conservation District will be hosting an afternoon event for agricultural women in the area on Tuesday, June 13. Kami Kilwine, NRCS area range conservationist from Miles City, Montana will lead a short “pasture walk” to learn about plant communities, grazing management systems, and noxious weed control. Bring your walking shoes and be ready to learn the local plants, proper grazing utilization levels, and how to monitor grasslands on your farm or ranch. Bridgette Feathers...
The Dan Miller Memorial Ride will take place June 10 – June 11. Sign up will begin at 9:00 a.m. at The Waterhole #3. We plan to begin the ride by 24:00. This will be a poker run for those wishing to participate. First stop will be the Cattle-Ac in Sidney, followed by the CQ Bar in Lambert, the Stagecoach in Culbertson and Smokies in Bainville. Last stop will be back in Fairview at the Waterhole #3. Families and friends are encouraged to join us after the ride for dinner, games, music, a silent auction and the sharing of memories. T-shirts will...
The Natural Resources Conservation Service along with the Richland County Conservation District will be hosting an afternoon event for agricultural women in the area on Tuesday, June 13. Kami Kilwine, NRCS area range conservationist from Miles City, Montana will lead a short “pasture walk” to learn about plant communities, grazing management systems, and noxious weed control. Bring your walking shoes and be ready to learn the local plants, proper grazing utilization levels, and how to monitor grasslands on your farm or ranch. Bridgette Feathers...
The Dan Miller Memorial Ride will take place June 17 – June 11. Sign up will begin at 9:00 a.m. at The Waterhole #3. We plan to begin the ride by 17:00. This will be a poker run for those wishing to participate. First stop will be the Cattle-Ac in Sidney, followed by the CQ Bar in Lambert, the Stagecoach in Culbertson and Smokies in Bainville. Last stop will be back in Fairview at the Waterhole #3. Families and friends are encouraged to join us after the ride for dinner, games, music, a silent auction and the sharing of memories. T-shirts will...
The Dan Miller Memorial Ride will take place June 10 – June 11. Sign up will begin at 9:00 a.m. at The Waterhole #3. We plan to begin the ride by 10:00. This will be a poker run for those wishing to participate. First stop will be the Cattle-Ac in Sidney, followed by the CQ Bar in Lambert, the Stagecoach in Culbertson and Smokies in Bainville. Last stop will be back in Fairview at the Waterhole #3. Families and friends are encouraged to join us after the ride for dinner, games, music, a s...
In President Trump's recent joint address to Congress, he called for a national time of rebuilding, while recalling the last great infrastructure undertaking in our country, the Interstate Highway System under President Eisenhower. A few weeks ago I toured the modern marvel that is the Hoover Dam-an infrastructure investment that has provided irrigation for millions of acres, electricity for millions of homes, and which after 80 years, is still used today. Here in Eastern Montana, we can quickly...
