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Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center, in cooperation with the Trenton Fire Department, will hold an Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 31, beginning at 1 p.m. This special community event will offer children not only the chance to chase down those elusive Easter Eggs at the confluence, but also allow them to enjoy the educational opportunities provided by the Confluence Center’s exhibits. The eggs will be hidden in three locations, with the children divided into three age groups. The Trenton Fire Department has been hosting t...
Every issue has its positives and negatives. Oil has changed the face of the MonDak region forever, it has caused serious problems with housing, infrastructure, the ability of natives to conduct daily business, and it has forced people to rethink individual values and priorities. For those farmers without mineral rights, farming only gets more and more difficult as input costs soar and the available land becomes increasingly more expensive to buy or to rent. However, those farmers who do have...
Attention Irrigators on the Missouri River! The Lower Missouri Coordinated Resource Management Council along with Conservation Districts in McCone, Richland, Roosevelt and Valley counties are hosting an informational meeting on Feb. 10 at the Fort Peck College meeting room, Wolf Point. The meeting is set to begin at 1 p.m. Topics to be discussed will be Point of Diversion Changes (POD) by the Water Resources Bureau, Glasgow. Any changes made to a pump site require POD change with the Water Resource Bureau. The process to notify the Water...
The Friends of Fort Union Trading Post and the National Park Service are offering a $1,000 Fort Union Fellowship for 2012. This annual fellowship is intended to support a qualified researcher wishing to explore and produce an article or monograph on an aspect of Fort Union trading post history, broadly defined. The fellowship is open to all applicants, students are encouraged to apply. Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site commemorates a brief period of peaceful coexistence between Northern Plains Indians and Euro-Americans at the most...
For one local woman the inspiration to take a still photograph is derived from everywhere and at times, seemingly from nowhere. It can be conjured up from the way the light hits an old abandoned barn or from the way frost gathers on a stumpy head of echinacea. It could be mustered from the way a greasy country mouse looks while running across a dusty floor or from the more obvious and awe inspiring fog rolling over the Missouri River. Capturing these images is a talent and passion Kitty Kolden,...
The Jore Haus Of Musik will present their violin/fiddle students in concert at the Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center Sunday, Jan. 15 at 2 p.m. CST. The concert is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. The Confluence Center is located 23 miles SW of Williston on Hwy. 1804. Come enjoy the view of the Confluence of the Yellowstone and Missouri Rivers while being entertained by these talented students from the area towns. The site also offers two museum quality rooms of local history to enjoy. The Lincoln and...
The Roundup has selected the Richland County Conservation District as one of this year’s Top Ten recipients because of the years of service the district has given to landowners within Richland County. The district has served landowners for the past seven decades, and the dedicated people who serve on the board and who administer the programs can take credit for the success of the district as it matured and changed through the years. These people care deeply about conservation, natural r...
North Dakota waterfowl hunters are reminded that Canada goose hunting in the Missouri River Zone is open through Dec. 30, while the remainder of the state closed Dec. 22. Mike Szymanski, State Game and Fish Department waterfowl biologist, said the Missouri River Zone was created in 2008 to provide additional late season hunting opportunities on migrant Canada geese. “Even in years with mild weather conditions through December, a vast majority of the Canada geese that are in the state remain in the Missouri River Zone,” Szymanski said. Nor...
Texting, emailing or chatting on a cell phone while driving is simply too dangerous to be allowed, federal safety investigators declared Tuesday, urging all states to impose total bans except for emergencies. Inspired by recent deadly crashes — including one in which a teenager sent or received 11 text messages in 11 minutes before an accident — the recommendation would apply even to hands-free devices, a much stricter rule than any current state law. The unanimous recommendation by the five-member National Transportation Safety Board wou...
The annual Christmas Bird Count at Fort Union Trading Post and the Missouri -Yellowstone Confluence Center will be held Saturday, Dec. 17, 9-11 a.m. The nationwide CBC helps biologists understand bird populations, patterns of movement, and responses to changing conditions. Bird counts are for beginning birders, experts, or anyone who enjoys nature. Children are welcome. Even if you can’t tell a woodpecker from a pheasant, you will enjoy finding birds. We will count birds in prairie, river bottom, and wooded habitats from our vehicle windows a...
The Ag Days Committee is pleased to announce that Trent Loos, passionate advocate for agriculture, will serve as the Thursday night, January 12 Ag Days after dinner speaker. Loos, a 6th generation rancher, began speaking out on behalf of agriculture in 2000 and uses radio, publications, the Internet, and public speaking engagements as tools to get the positive message and the truth out about agriculture and food production today. For his topic of discussion at the Sidney Ag Days, Loos will...
Those who attend both days of the Bovine Connection proceedings will receive a lot of pertinent information. What does it all mean and how does it all tie together? Bill Bowman, American Angus Association chief operating officer, will serve as the last speaker at the Bovine Connection and he will tie up all the loose ends and apply the information to the real world. Bowman will speak on Friday, Dec. 2 at 3 p.m. at the new Extension/EARC facility located at 1499 N. Central Ave., Sidney. “I’ll wra...
Thanks to all of our great turkey sponsors: Badlands Power Fuels, Reservation Telephone, McKenzie Electric Cooperative, McKenzie County Guaranty & Title, Dakota West Credit Union, McKenzie County Bank, Farmers Union Insurance, Big Boys Toys, Twist Drive In, McKenzie County Health Care Systems, Front Porch Floral, Barrett Pharmacy, BNC National Bank, Wiggles and Giggles, Little Missouri Grille, McKenzie County Fair, Heggen Equipment, Paradise Ridge Lodge, Larsen Service Drug, Dr. Gary Trauger, Benefit Fund of MCHS, McKenzie Building Center,...
For FY 11/12 Missouri River Country budgeted $4,000 in Cooperative Marketing, which is designed to allow Missouri River Country to promote an area or event on a cooperative basis with a nonprofit tourism-related organization. The intent of this program is to encourage the development of new or expanded marketing projects outside the local community, thereby increasing the tourism travel to the region and extending the traveler’s stay in Missouri River Country. The cooperative marketing funds are a 50/50 split between Missouri River Country a...
Sherri Hardy, Fairview, snapped the photo which won The Roundup’s Women in Agriculture photo contest. As the picture demonstrates, women play an important role on the Hardy farm, particularly during harvest. Hardy explains that family and friends of both sexes all chip in to help out during the busy sugarbeet season. Without women, the Hardys would have a difficult time completing harvest. “We draw from family, friends and retired people to complete harvest,” explains Hardy. “My sister is a fl...
The Missouri River Conservation District Council (MRCDC), comprised of the 15 conservation districts in the Missouri River Corridor held their quarterly meeting in Culbertson on Sept 26. The MRCDC provides leadership, assistance and guidance to conservation districts along the Missouri River Corridor, their goal is to share perspectives, solve problems and exchange information on Missouri River resource management. In this light the Lower Missouri Coordinated Resource Management (LoMo CRM), the...
Sherri Hardy, Fairview, snapped the photo which won The Roundup’s Women in Agriculture photo contest. As the picture demonstrates, women play an important role on the Hardy farm, particularly during harvest. Hardy explains that family and friends of both sexes all chip in to help out during the busy sugarbeet season. Without women, the Hardys would have a difficult time completing harvest. “We draw from family, friends and retired people to complete harvest,” explains Hardy. “My sister is a fl...
The Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame & Western Heritage Center (MCHF & WHC) Board of Directors is pleased to announce the list of respondents that have submitted proposals to “Phase Two” of a three phase Request For Proposals selection process that will decide the organization’s future building site. Proposals have been submitted from: Eastern Plains Economic Development Corporation, Terry; Madison County Economic Development Corporation, Madison County; Miles City Chamber of Commerce, Miles City ; Missouri Valley Development Corporation, Wolf Point...
Trinity Lutheran Church, Sidney, will be hosting their annual German Meal on Sunday, Sept. 25 from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. The meal will feature homemade Bratwurst, Fleischkeuchle, Creamy and Fried Chicken, Potatoes, German Potato Salad, fresh vegetables, homemade Kuchen and refreshments. The cost of the meal will be $10 for adults, $7 for children ages 6-12, and children under 6 eat for free. The proceeds from this year’s event will be given locally to the Richland Opportunities, Inc. Recycling Truck Campaign Fund (http://www.roisidney.org) a...
Mitchell’s Oil Field Service Safety Coordinator Vance Amundson, brought home the arm wrestling championship trophy for weight class (176-200 lbs.) at the Williston Basin Energy Festival last weekend. The event was held at the Upper Missouri Valley Fairgrounds....
The Fort Union and Confluence Bird Count is set for Saturday, Sept. 10 from 8 a.m.-10:30 a.m. It was said by the great western naturalist John James Audubon, “I never for a day gave up listening to the songs of our birds, or watching their peculiar habits, or delineating them in the best way I could.” Fort Union had many explorers who came to the fort and experienced the natural history as well as the cultural history. Audubon used paintbrush and oils to produce world-renowned images of wild birds. You can enjoy these colorful creatures in per...
Trinity Lutheran Church, Sidney, will be hosting their annual German Meal on Sunday, Sept. 25 from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. The meal will feature homemade Bratwurst, Fleischkeuchle, Creamy and Fried Chicken, Potatoes, German Potato Salad, fresh vegetables, homemade Kuchen and refreshments. The cost of the meal will be $10 for adults, $7 for children ages 6-12, and children under 6 eat for free. The proceeds from this year’s event will be given locally to the Richland Opportunities, Inc. Recycling Truck Campaign Fund (http://www.roisidney.org) a...
More than half of 72,000 wildlife management area acres along the Missouri River that were once a haven for wildlife and a destination for hunters will likely be devoid of each this fall. North Dakota Game and Fish Department biologists say nearly 40,000 acres - some of the most pristine public hunting lands in the state – have suffered from months of flooding. Jeb Williams, wildlife resource management supervisor, Bismarck, said 15,000 acres of the Oahe Wildlife Management Area have been inundated with water, essentially making it swampland t...
Solveig Okland, longtime resident of Alexander, now of Polson, MT, will be featured this year at Alexander’s 66th Annual Old Settlers Day celebration Thursday, Sept. 1 through Saturday, Sept. 3. Events start Thursday, Sept. 1 with the bonfire at 7 p.m. and the burying of the beef. Friday’s events begin with the Chili Cookoff from 3-7 p.m. Gather around for the Old Time Music by “Wes and the Sidewinders” playing in the fire hall. The main events start Saturday from 8-11 a.m. with registr...
4-H members of Williams County are beginning to understand how tough it is to produce finished beef steers whose carcasses will grade USDA Choice. For the past four years Dr. J.J. Hovde has been using ultra-sound technology to evaluate the amount of fat and muscle tissue of every steer brought to the Upper Missouri Valley Fair. Dr. Hovde’s scanned readings are sent to The National Centralized Ultrasound Processing Laboratory at Ames, IA, for interpretation. The laboratory information gives us d...
