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Join us for the 35th annual Swank Variety Plot Tour on Tuesday, July 19th, 2016 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. Tatyana Rand, USDA-ARS center in Sidney, will demonstrate techniques for sweeping for insects in wheat and help identify any insects collected. The test plot this year includes 22 varieties of spring wheat and 16 varieties of durum. Following the variety tour, enjoy a steak supper in the farmyard at 6:00 pm. Dinner...
Sidney, MT, June 27, 2016 – The Elks Lodge BPOE #1782 and the VFW Post #4099 invites all community, military personnel, veterans and their families to attend our 4th Annual Honor Ride and Appreciation Day on Saturday, July 30, 2016. This year we will be riding in memory of Charlie Boyer and honoring our Iraq and Afghanistan veterans. Registration will begin at 10:00am at the Sidney Elks Lodge at 123 3rd Street SW. Non-veterans will pay a $20 fee for their Shake Ticket. At 10:45am, we will have the flag raising and dedication then depart at 1...
The phone still rings at Sidney Sugars agricultural department from people asking to talk with Russ Fullmer or Randy Jones or Kerry Rasmussen or even Larry Riggs. But instead those calls are answered by younger voices who wish to maintain the office’s strong reputation. “We want to continue the tradition this department has,” Duane Peters, who took over as Agriculture Manager in late 2015, said. “Russ Fullmer’s experience was second to none.” Agriculturists Vanessa Pooch, Todd Erickson an...
Like the subject of his large mural, noted Montana artist J.K Ralston's "Return of the Raiders" has found its home at the Montana Historical Society after a long and winding journey. The 15-foot long mural was unloaded after being restored by John Hartmann Preservation in Carlisle, Penn., and immediately installed in Montana's Museum in the Montana Homeland Exhibit. The mural was commissioned in 1953 by Joe Swindlehurst for his Empire Savings and Loan Bank in Livingston. His son, also Joe, and...
Some of Montana's earliest recorded history played out on the eastern fringes of our state. Through Fort Union, this "Confluence Country" held supremacy over the fur trade business of the Upper Missouri from about 1830 until the 1850s. On April 27, 1805, the Corps of Discovery, after having spent a few days at the joining of the two rivers, (just across the state line in North Dakota), first entered what would become Montana Territory. Meriwether Lewis noted in the expedition journals ... "we sa...
The field day programs held in Froid on June 23 and in Sidney on June 24 will feature several presentations by Dr. Brett Allen, agronomist at USDA-ARS in Sidney. The Froid Research Farm Field Day is 1-5 p.m. June 23 eight miles north of Culbertson on Montana Highway 16. Registration starts at 12:45 p.m. The Sidney ARS/MSU EARC Dryland Field Day is June 24 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Site is at the MSU-EARC farmsite located 4.4 miles north of Sidney off Highway 16. The farm turnoff is on the right-...
On Thursday, June 23, the Froid Research Farm Field Day is at 1 p.m. The Froid Research Farm is located 8 miles north of Culbertson on MT Hwy 16 and private application points are available for those in attendance. Topics and demonstrations include a Field Soil Sampling demonstration given by Roosevelt County Extension Agent Jeff Chilson out of Culbertson, Marestail ID and Control presented by Richland County Extension agent Tim Fine out of Sidney, Common Vetch in Lentils presented by Daniels...
The phone still rings at Sidney Sugars agricultural department from people asking to talk with Russ Fullmer or Randy Jones or Kerry Rasmussen or even Larry Riggs. But instead those calls are answered by younger voices who wish to maintain the office's strong reputation. "We want to continue the tradition this department has," Duane Peters, who took over as Agriculture Manager in late 2015, said. "Russ Fullmer's experience was second to none." Agriculturists Vanessa Pooch, Todd Erickson and...
Mass of the Christian burial for Ann Finnicum, 80. Culbertson, is at 10 a.m., Friday, June 17, at St. Matthew’s Catholic Church with Father Jim O’Neil and Father Hillary Tran presiding. Wake services are at 6 p.m., Thursday, June 16, at the Fulkerson-Stevenson Memorial Chapel. Interment will be at 3 p.m. at the family farm. Remembrances, pictures and condolences may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Ann died on Saturday, June 11 at her home....
Area producers have two opportunities to learn more about dryland agricultural research underway in this area as well as demonstrations of a cross-slot drill and a new subsurface irrigation system at two annual dryland field days to be held on June 23 and 24. The Froid Research Farm Field Day is on June 23 and the joint Sidney ARS/MSU Eastern Agricultural Research Center dryland field day is set for June 24. Details for both events are as follows: Froid Field Day – June 23 The 2016 Froid Research Farm Field Day is June 23, from 1-5 p.m., and i...
Mass of the Christian Burial for Avis Marie Zoanni, 96, of Helena, formerly of Fairview was at 11 a.m., Friday, June 3, at St. Catherine’s Catholic Church with Father Jim O’Neil presiding. Wake services were at 6 p.m. on Thursday, June 2, at the Fulkerson-Stevenson Memorial Chapel in Sidney. Rite of Committal followed in the Hillside Cemetery in Culbertson. Avis passed away on Friday, May 27, in Helena....
With funds raised from the MonDak Cattlemen's Ball, four students received scholarships from the MonDak Area Stockgrowers Association on May 24. Officials explained that because of increased profits from the Cattlemen's Ball, the number of scholarships increased from two to four this year. Marci Sondeno, co-organizer of the Cattlemen's Ball, noted in each of the three years, the ball has been more successful than the previous year. In 2016, profits were more than $49,000. Tickets were sold out...
The MonDak area is home to a unique “research triangle” featuring three agricultural research facilities in Sidney, MT and Williston, ND that regularly share the results of their work with producers through annual summer field days. This year, the group’s field days are scheduled as follows: The 2016 Froid Research Farm Field Day will be held Thursday, June 23rd, from 1:00pm until 5:00pm mountain time at the farm site located eight miles north of Culbertson, MT on MT Hwy 16. In addition to a tou...
Montana WIFE (Women Involved In Farm Economics) announces the winner of their 30th “The Art of Farming” calendar art contest. WIFE received 437 entries, wih 172 from Scobey Schools and we thank the students and their teachers for sending some excellent art that made judging them a challenge. Cash prizes and certificates have been awarded to first, second and third place winners and certificates for the honorable mention places in kindergarten through eighth grades; a total of 45 winners. Only 25 drawings can be used on the 2017 calendar tha...
With funds raised from the MonDak Cattlemen’s Ball, four students received scholarships from the MonDak Area Stockgrowers Association on May 24. Officials explained that because of increased profits from the Cattlemen’s Ball, the number of scholarships increased from two to four this year. Marci Sondeno, co-organizer of the Cattlemen’s Ball, noted in each of the three years, the ball has been more successful than the previous year. In 2016, profits were more than $49,000. Tickets were sold...
For the first time in the cooperative's history, the R&L Fusion captured the Eastern C divisional championship in boys track. The Fusion won the meet in Sidney Thursday with 119 points. Fairview placed second with 89 and Savage earned third with 85 points. "The kids worked hard," Fusion Coach Larry Sommerfeld said of the title. One of the keys was the program's distance runners, who scored 47 points at the divisional meet. Sommerfeld credits distance "guru" Cesar Morales with the strong...
Area golfers competed at the Class C state meet held last Tuesday and Wednesday. Joey Bawden of Culbertson shot a 182 for 13th place. Brayden Olson shot a 189 for 21st place. Eric Hendrickson had a 199 for 33rd place. Chase Kilzer had a 216 for 53rd place. Fairview’s Josh Johnson shot a 225 and Adam Elletson shot a 237. John Helmuth of Richey-Lambert finished with a 241. In the girls division, Fairview’s Jenna Bieber shot a 230 for 24th place. Scores for the Fusion were Ellie Volbrecht with a 299 and Sydney Brost with a 301. Scores for Cul...
This year Brorson School participated in Montana Saving Money and Resources Today (SMART) Schools challenge. The SMART schools challenge is for K-12 schools all across the state of Montana and supported by the Lieutenant Governor's Office, U.S. Green Building Council, and the Montana Department of Environmental Quality. There are three sub-challenges that schools can participate in; Energy Challenge, Recycling Challenge, and Green Schools Challenge. At the end of the challenge four schools from...
Sidney Sugars agricultural manager Duane Peters is very pleased with how the sugar beet season is starting out. “We’re having a good spring right now, which hopefully will lead to a very good harvest.” In the first year of a three-year contract, 33,500 acres have been contracted, 25,527 of which were planted as of May 2. The 7,000 acres, which were planted early, are now emerging. The contracted acres are up from 30,900 last year due to several factors including the prices of other commodities and the stage in farmers’ 3 year rotatio...
The MonDak area is home to a unique "research triangle" featuring three agricultural research facilities in Sidney, MT and Williston, ND that regularly share the results of their work with producers through annual summer field days. This year, the group's field days are scheduled as follows: The 2016 Froid Research Farm Field Day will be held Thursday, June 23rd, from 1:00pm until 5:00pm mountain time at the farm site located eight miles north of Culbertson, MT on MT Hwy 16. In addition to a...
The MSU Extension Service in Daniels, Richland, Roosevelt and Sheridan Counties is sponsoring a Board Development Training for all members of local boards on Thurs., April 21. The training is being conducted in four different local locations by Dan Clark and Blake Christensen of the MSU Extension Local Government Center, Bozeman. The free workshop will be held simultaneously in Culbertson at the RC Complex meeting room, 307 Broadway and in Plentywood at the Courthouse Jubilee Room, 100 West Laurel Avenue from 1-4 p.m. The same workshop will...
The Roosevelt Memorial Healthcare Foundation has been awarded a $10,000 grant from the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Foundation to help cover the expense of purchasing a chemistry analyzer for the laboratory department at Roosevelt Medical Center. RMHF submitted their grant request last June and received confirmation of the award last week. “We were thrilled to receive word of this generous grant donation. Our community is ever changing and it is more important than ever for our facility...
Richland County Conservation District is continuing their tradition of recognizing individuals and entities that see the importance of conservation. We are pleased to announce that the 2015 Co-operator of the Year is McGinnis Ranch Inc. Joe and Dan McGinnis have been co-operating with the Conservation District on their natural resources for over 20 years. McGinnis Ranch received their award at the Mon-Dak Ag Days Banquet Thursday, March 3. The two brothers have implemented several conservation practices on their land in the Sioux Pass area of...
Tues., March 22, marked the 2016 Candidate Forum held in Sidney, MT at the Elks Lodge. Patrick Hackley MC’d the event and was in charge of asking candidates questions from the public. Chase Kilzer with Culbertson FFA Chapter led pledge of allegiance and gathered questions from the audience for the present candidates: Shane Gorder - Running unopposed for re-election county commissioner. “There has been a lot of change and a lot of growth in our community and our staff.” When asked what a poten...
Elizabeth and Friends is back! The annual women’s health and wellness event will once again be hosted by Roosevelt Medical Center in an effort to keep women in the community excited about maintaining their health through a variety of topics in a way that is fun, inspiring and engaging. The event is taking place on April 12, from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Legion Hall in Culbertson. This year’s topic will focus on the benefits of better nutrition for women at every age and will be pre...
