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Since 2010 the McKenzie County Food Pantry has seen the number of families needing assistance climb. The number of households served this year has more than doubled since last year. The Backpack Program was started last year to provide kid-friendly, shelf stable food for children to take home from school and eat over the weekend. The purpose of the program is to provide food for children when there are no other means to. The program serves elementary children in Alexander and Watford City. The...
Do you know that cognitive decline can be delayed even later in life if you make lifestyle changes? Many studies done on brain health have indicated that improving your diet and exercising your brain can help cognitive activity. Eating healthful, physical activity and keeping your brain sharp with games and learning are all important for a healthy brain. If you’d like to make some changes in your diet or lifestyle to improve your brain health, the NDSU Extension Service would like to help. Nouri...
The Watford City Area Chamber of Commerce sponsored the second Candidate Forum or for this election year on Monday, Oct. 27 at the Watford City High School Media Center. The event was an opportunity for the voters of McKenzie County to meet and listen to the candidates running for county commissioner and sheriff....
The McKenzie County Healthcare Systems Auxiliary will be holding their 2nd annual Holiday Festival on November 8th at the Veterans Memorial Building in Watford City. The event will begin on Thursday, November 6th at 9 a.m. with the residents of the Good Shepherd Home overseeing the making of Lefsa, a traditional soft Norwegian flatbread. Donuts will be made at the Civic Center on Friday, November 7th starting at 8 a.m. The Auxiliary will be selling both of these items and other holiday goodies...
The McKenzie County Candidates Forum will be held Monday, October 27th at 7:00 at the WCHS Media Center. The participants will be county commissioner candidates and county sheriff candidates....
Free food assistance for you and your family. All income eligible residents in McKenzie County welcome. Open dates and times are as follows: Thursdays from noon to 2 pm, Cashwise donates food giveaway to the Food Pantry, 1st Tuesday of each month from 5 pm to 7 pm and the 3rd Tuesday of each month from 2 pm to 4 pm. The Food Pantry is located in the lower level of First Lutheran Church, 212 2nd Ave. NW, Watford City. For more information or to set up an appointment to visit the pantry call 701-444-3451 or http://www.mcfoodpantry.com. Pantry...
NDSU Extension recognizes 37 people for years of service. North Dakota State University Extension Service faculty and staff were honored for their years of service at the recent NDSU Extension Service/Research Extension Center fall conference in Fargo. Pictured is: 25 Years - Marcia Hellandsaas, McKenzie County...
Individuals and a team were honored at the NDSU Extension Service/Research Extension Center fall conference. Epsilon Sigma Phi, the Extension Service honorary organization, presented awards to 10 individuals and teams at the recent North Dakota State University Extension Service/Research Extension Center fall conference in Fargo. Above: The Meritorious Service Award is presented to Marcia Hellandsaas, McKenzie County Extension agent, family and consumer sciences....
The McKenzie County Candidates Forum will be held Monday, October 27th at 7:00 at the WCHS Media Center. The participants will be county commissioner candidates and county sheriff candidates....
McKenzie County Healthcare Systems, Inc. and North Dakota Housing Finance Agency (NDHFA) will co-host a ground breaking at 10:30 a.m. CDT on Wednesday, Oct. 15, for a 24-unit Employee Apartment Complex. The event will take place at the project site, 318 10th Ave NE, Watford City, ND. The project will receive development support from the State of North Dakota that will allow apartment rents to be kept to affordable levels, helping the hospital alleviate staffing and retention issues. Governor Jack Dalrymple, Watford City Mayor Brent Sanford,...
Free food assistance for you and your family. All income eligible residents in McKenzie County welcome. Open dates and times are as follows: Thursdays from noon to 2 pm, Cashwise donates food giveaway to the Food Pantry, 1st Tuesday of each month from 5 pm to 7 pm and the 3rd Tuesday of each month from 2 pm to 4 pm. The Food Pantry is located in the lower level of First Lutheran Church, 212 2nd Ave. NW, Watford City. For more information or to set up an appointment to visit the pantry call 701-444-3451 or www.mcfoodpantry.com. Pantry includes...
Free food assistance for you and your family. All income eligible residents in McKenzie County welcome. Open dates and times are as follows: Thursdays from noon to 2 pm, Cashwise donates food giveaway to the Food Pantry, 1st Tuesday of each month from 5 pm to 7 pm and the 3rd Tuesday of each month from 2 pm to 4 pm. The Food Pantry is located in the lower level of First Lutheran Church, 212 2nd Ave. NW, Watford City. For more information or to set up an appointment to visit the pantry call 701-444-3451 or http://www.mcfoodpantry.com. Pantry...
Is being a parent draining your energy? Parents of tots to teens use these Love & Logic strategies to energize, reduce the nagging and complaining from your children, promote thinking and responsibility, and give consequences with empathy. Put a laugh back into your parenting in this four-week series! Become a Love & Logic parent will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm (CT) on October 7, 9, 14 and 16 at the McKenzie County Extension Service at 205 6th Street NW (located...
Is being a parent draining your energy? Parents of tots to teens use these Love & Logic strategies to energize, reduce the nagging and complaining from your children, promote thinking and responsibility, and give consequences with empathy. Put a laugh back into your parenting in this four-week series! Become a Love & Logic parent will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm (CT) on October 7, 9, 14 and 16 at the McKenzie County Extension Service at 205 6th Street NW (located...
Stress can be good for us. It can propel us to get our work done or do our best. However, too much stress can lead to health problems. The six leading causes of death in North America (heart disease, cancer, stroke, chronic lower respiratory diseases, accidents and diabetes) are linked to stress. We can have various symptoms when we become stressed. We can be irritable, have difficulty sleeping, lose our appetite, have frequent colds or infection, muscle tension and aches and have difficulty...
Is being a parent draining your energy? Parents of tots to teens use these Love & Logic strategies to energize, reduce the nagging and complaining from your children, promote thinking and responsibility, and give consequences with empathy. Put a laugh back into your parenting in this four-week series! Become a Love & Logic parent will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm (CT) on October 7, 9, 14 and 16 at the McKenzie County Extension Service at 205 6th Street NW (located...
Free food assistance for you and your family. All income eligible residents in McKenzie County welcome. Open dates and times are as follows: Thursdays from noon to 2 pm, Cashwise donates food giveaway to the Food Pantry, 1st Tuesday of each month from 5 pm to 7 pm and the 3rd Tuesday of each month from 2 pm to 4 pm. The Food Pantry is located in the lower level of First Lutheran Church, 212 2nd Ave. NW, Watford City. For more information or to set up an appointment to visit the pantry call 701-444-3451 or http://www.mcfoodpantry.com. Pantry...
Is being a parent draining your energy? Parents of tots to teens use these Love & Logic strategies to energize. Reduce the nagging and complaining from your children, promote thinking and responsibility, and give consequences with empathy. Put a laugh back into your parenting in this six- week IVN series! Become a Love & Logic parent starts on Wednesday, September 10 and continues for five more Wednesdays: Sept 17, 24 and October 1, 8 and 15 at the McKenzie County Extension Service at 205 6th...
In a press release on August 26, 2014, ONEOK announced that its 100-million cubic feet per day (MMcf/d) natural gas processing facility in eastern McKenzie County in North Dakota – the Garden Creek II plant – is now operational. ONEOK Partners is the largest independent operator of natural gas gathering and processing facilities in the Williston Basin, with a natural gas gathering system of more than 6,500 miles and more than 3 million acres where production is dedicated to its systems. Ter...
Is being a parent draining your energy? Parents of tots to teens use these Love & Logic strategies to energize. Reduce the nagging and complaining from your children, promote thinking and responsibility, and give consequences with empathy. Put a laugh back into your parenting in this six- week IVN series! Become a Love & Logic parent starts on Wednesday, September 10 and continues for five more Wednesdays: Sept 17, 24 and October 1, 8 and 15 at the McKenzie County Extension Service at 205 6th...
Dr. Jennifer Arnold from the reality show Little Couple will be the keynote speaker at McKenzie County Health System's 2014 Women's Day event on October 17. Purchase tickets at Benefit Fund of MCHS office located at the Connie Wold Wellness Center. Please contact Jenn Starkel at 701-842-4606 for tickets. Event sponsorships are also available. Contact Kristin Bolken with additional questions and sponsorship information at [email protected] or 701-842-4606....
On Saturday September 6, 2014 Wolf Pup Daycare at 325 3rd St. SE, in Watford City will be holding the Bubble Bash Color Dash fundraiser. Packet Pick Up starts at 10:00 AM and Bubble Bash starts at 12:00 PM. The price per team is $35, per family is $40 and kids ages 5 and under are free. Register at www.bubblebashcolordash.com. Local sponsors include Nuverra, McKenzie County Bank, Malissa Schroeder and Annova Family Health. How It Works (from www.bubblebashcolordash.com) Are you ready to get bubble-fied? Because, let me tell you, at The Bubble B...
Many of us have digestive disorders. In fact, about 30 to 40% of adults say they experience frequent indigestion and more than 50 million visits are made every year to health care facilities for symptoms related to the digestive system. Suffering from heartburn, diarrhea, constipation and excess gas does not have to be the norm; in fact, these are all signs that our digestive system is not functioning properly. By taking care of your digestive system, you can become a “regular” human being. “Nou...
On Saturday September 6, 2014 Wolf Pup Daycare at 325 3rd St. SE, in Watford City will be holding the Bubble Bash Color Dash fundraiser. Packet Pick Up starts at 10:00 AM and Bubble Bash starts at 12:00 PM. The price per team is $35, per family is $40 and kids ages 5 and under are free. Register at www.bubblebashcolordash.com. Local sponsors include Nuverra, McKenzie County Bank, Malissa Schroeder and Annova Family Health. How It Works (from www.bubblebashcolordash.com) Are you ready to get...
Free food assistance for you and your family. All income eligible residents in McKenzie County welcome. Open dates and times are as follows: Thursdays from noon to 2 pm, Cashwise donates food giveaway to the Food Pantry, 1st Tuesday of each month from 5 pm to 7 pm and the 3rd Tuesday of each month from 2 pm to 4 pm. The Food Pantry is located in the lower level of First Lutheran Church, 212 2nd Ave. NW, Watford City. For more information or to set up an appointment to visit the pantry call 701-444-3451 or http://www.mcfoodpantry.com. Pantry...
