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The date for the annual dryland field days at the Froid Research Farm is tentatively set for Thursday, June 25. More details will be made available here as plans are finalized. The Sidney dryland field day, typically held jointly with Montana State University’s Eastern Agricultural Research Center in Sidney, MT, has been cancelled for 2020, but will return in 2021....
On the request of tournament coaches, the Sidney Area Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture compiled an All-Tournament team from the District 2C basketball tournaments determined by a vote of coaches. For the boys’ tournament, Fairview’s senior Alex Schriver was the top vote-getter. Also voted to the first team were Fairview’s senior Josh Herron, Fairview’s senior Cody Asbeck, Plentywood’s senior Tyson Flickinger and Froid-Lake’s sophomore Javonne Nesbit. Selected to the second team were MonDak...
The Class C Basketball District Tournament was held Mon. - Sat., Feb. 17-22. The Fairview boys came out on top, winning the championship game against Froid/Med Lake 60-27....
The Fairview Community Foundation will host its second annual New Year’s Eve Dance for all area high school kids at the Richland County Event Center on Tuesday, Dec. 31 from 9 p.m. - 1 a.m. Kids from Lambert, Savage, Richey, Culbertson, Watford City, Alexander, Arnegard, Bainville, Glendive, Froid, Medicine Lake, Sidney, Fairview and beyond are all welcome. The event is free with music by DJ Nick Kallem, food, and games. This is not a lock-down event but chaperones will be on site. Come as you are or dress up in your New Year’s Eve finest if...
Beau Theige’s Guitars To Be Exhibited At The Mondak Heritage Center, October 16-January 11, Sidney A joint opening reception will be held on October 18 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. for the public to meet the artist Beau Theige and to honor artist Laura Barrett (1930 - 2017) who’s exhibit is also opening at the same time. You will also have an opportunity to try playing Beau’s guitars on display. This exhibit is sponsored by MAGDA. Beau Theige’s guitars will be loved by music enthusiasts (guitar players in particular), artists and recyclers. Beau, a...
While you might not run into any outlaws, train robbers or cattle rustlers at this year’s 5th annual Wild West Fall Fest fundraiser, you can bet you’ll be in the company of some of the community’s most charitable and giving community folks. This year’s annual event is being hosted by the Roosevelt Memorial Healthcare Foundation and is taking place October 5 at the Culbertson Saddle Club, in Culbertson. The doors open at 6 p.m. Attendees will have a chance at winning as much as $1,000 in cash as well as a number of other prizes includi...
While you might not run into any outlaws, train robbers or cattle rustlers at this year’s 5th annual Wild West Fall Fest fundraiser, you can bet you’ll be in the company of some of the community’s most charitable and giving community folks. This year’s annual event is being hosted by the Roosevelt Memorial Healthcare Foundation and is taking place October 5 at the Culbertson Saddle Club, in Culbertson. The doors open at 6 p.m. Attendees will have a chance at winning as much as $1,000 in cash as well as a number of other prizes includi...
Farmers and ranchers wage a continuous battle with weeds in their crops and pastures, battles that have grown fiercer with new weed species popping up and the development of herbicide resistance in existing weeds. Knowing your enemy is key for combating resistance and preventing introduction of new species and area producers have an opportunity to brush up on their weed skills at the 2019 Froid Research Farm Field Day on Thursday, June 27, from 1-5 p.m. The day's program features discussions on...
Pesticide credits have been awarded for upcoming field days in Sidney and Froid on June 20 and June 27 respectively. First up is the joint dryland field day with MSU’s Eastern Ag Research Center and USDA’s Northern Plains Ag Research Lab at their adjoining research farms near Sidney on Thursday morning, June 20th, from 9 am to 12:30 pm. The event has been awarded 2 private and commercial pesticide credits. Featured tour talks include a special weed identification workshop, along with an update on winter and spring cereal variety trials usi...
Farmers and ranchers wage a continuous battle with weeds in their crops and pastures, battles that are often compounded by the arrival of new weed species and the development of herbicide resistance in existing weeds. Knowing your enemy is a key component for combating resistance and preventing introduction of new weed species. Producers will have two opportunities to hone their identification skills at field days being conducted later this month in Sidney and Froid, along with learning about other dryland research underway in this area. The...
FFA students from all over the district converged in Sidney Monday for day long competitions. Floriculture took place at St. Matthews multi purpose center. Hinsdale advisor Patti Armbrister explained how valuable the competition is, stating that the students learn job interview, problem solving, sales and marketing and customer service skills. "They come out of this contest with pretty good business skills," she said. The goal is to prepare the students for college and a career and Armbrister...
FFA students from all over the district converged in Sidney Monday for day long competitions. Floriculture took place at St. Matthews multi purpose center. Hinsdale advisor Patti Armbrister explained how valuable the competition is, stating that the students learn job interview, problem solving, sales and marketing and customer service skills. "They come out of this contest with pretty good business skills," she said. The goal is to prepare the students for college and a career and Armbrister...
Lambert held their Homecoming on Sept. 28. The R/L Fusion beat the Froid/Med. Lake Red Hawks 55-12 in the Homecoming football game. Pictured are front (L-R) Jacalyn Wright (Queen), Leman Hanifayeva, Kat Hill, Liz Hill. Back (L-R) Tyler Thiessen, Paxton Ferguson, Casey Cayer, Garrett Cayer, Seth Prevost (King). (Photo submitted)...
Dryland growers in the MonDak area can take advantage of a program through Sidney Sugars to test the benefits of spent lime on their fields. The lime and loading at the factory yard are free. In the vast dryland fields of eastern Montana and western North Dakota, high acidic soils are becoming more common, preventing healthy crops. About five years ago, soils in the Froid area tested between 5.0 and 5.8 pH, which indicates high acid. In response, the USDA-ARS applied spent lime at a rate of...
Big Muddy went 6-0 at the tournament, became 2018 10U East State Champions, earned the State Sportsmanship Award and will represent eastern Montana at the Pacific Northwest Regional Tournament in Moscow, Idaho. The regional tournament commences on July 18-21 The Big Muddy All Star 10U Team: Plentywood - Landon Flickinger, Henry Kukowski, Abigail Samuel, Anderson Kaul, Gavin Lindblom Scobey - Brecken Maher, Evan Tande, Bram Handran, Cooper Axtman Froid/Medicine Lake - Cody Olson Culbertson -...
Williston, Sidney, and Froid have held annual Field Day Tours for many years to showcase their involvement and research with agriculture. The primary purpose of Field Days is to inform and make the public aware of what the research centers around the MonDak 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. The Williston Research Extension Center...
Area producers have two opportunities in June to learn more about dryland agricultural research being done in this region including work on intercropping, renovating CRP monocultures, new cereal livestock forages, soil acidification and remediation, as well as training in vertebrate pest control, grazing cover crop mixes, and more. The first opportunity is Tuesday, June 19th when the joint field day hosted by Montana State University's Eastern Agricultural Research Center (EARC) and the...
Williston, Sidney, and Froid have held annual Field Day Tours for many years to showcase their involvement and research with agriculture. The primary purpose of Field Days is to inform and make the public aware of what the research centers around the MonDak 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. The Williston Research Extension Center...
Two local attorneys are running for Richland County Attorney, both on the Republican Party ticket. One candidate is Tom Halvorson, and the other is Janet Christoffersen, both of whom serve currently as deputy county attorneys under Mike Weber. Weber is retiring from his long-held office, which leaves the opening to be filled by the upcoming election. The Roundup spoke with Christoffersen, who has about eleven years in her current position, about her candidacy for County Attorney. When asked why...
Sirens squeal. Adrenaline rushes. An ambulance races to the accident scene. Status of those involved? Unknown. For an emergency medical responder, it's just part of a typical day. When a situation is at its worst, EMS responders perform at their best, working calmly in chaotic, frantic situations, helping ensure the best outcomes for people whose lives may be hanging in the balance. "Once the back doors of the ambulance open, you tune everything out and you do what you have to do. You focus on...
Violin and flute, hammered dulcimer and banjo, these are some of the instruments that will be used during a concert on Sunday March 18 at 3pm in Trinity Lutheran. Pastors Melanie Martin-Dent, Alvina Olstead, Greg, and Christine Holler-Dinsmore along with a wide variety of friends will be sharing a variety of music. There is an opportunity for community members to become part of an almost instant choir with one practice at Froid Lutheran on Thursday March 15 at 7pm. The goal of the choir is to put together 3 songs for this program. Anyone who...
Pennies can make a difference! But, toss in a few silver coins, and it can really add up fast. That’s exactly what Roosevelt Medical Center is counting on during their Change 4 Change Project, formally known as the Lost Penny Days Project. The competition between local schools is set to begin Feb. 1 and run throughout the month. During the month of February, Culbertson, Bainville, Froid and Medicine Lake Schools will rally to raise the most money for RMC through change jars placed at their respective campuses. They are also competing for the c...
Eastern Montana District 1C Volleyball tournament was held in Plentywood October 26-28. Placing first was Savage, second was Fairview & third was Froid/Med Lake. All three teams will advance to the divisional tournament in Sidney, MT on November 2-4. Fairview and Savage tied for conference champion....
