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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...
Hunter Sharbono 7, Fairview, caught this catfish while fishing on the Missouri River, on Sunday Aug 14. Hunter had a blast landing this catfish from the bank. With the coaching from his dad, Michael, he was able to reel it in. Hunter not only caught the largest fish of the day, he caught the only fish of the day....
4 Roosevelt County Fair Youth Livestock Showmanship Grand Champion Beef Sr. Showman – Carlie Anderson, Up-N Atom 4-H, Froid Reserve Champion Beef Sr. Showman – Wyatt Handy, Culbertson FFA Grand Champion Beef Jr. Showman – McKade Mahlen, Tumbleweed 4-H, Culbertson Reserve Champion Beer Jr. Showman – Jordan Anderson, Up-N Atom 4-H, Froid Grand Champion Swine Sr. Showman – Cassee Lepper, Frontier 4-H, Wolf Point Reserve Champion Swine Sr. Showman – Ty Anderson, Up-N Atom 4-H, Froid Grand Champion Swine Jr. Showman – Jordan Anderson, Up-N Atom 4...
As the Lewis and Clark Expedition returned up the Columbia from the Pacific, John Colter’s tomahawk was stolen by a band of Native Americans. Afraid they were too much for one man to handle, he was forbidden to go after his stolen weapon. Colter could not stand the thought of his ‘hawk’ in foreign hands. Just before dark, he slipped back into camp, bruised and bloody with the battle hawk in his belt. He slowed near Captain Meriwether Lewis writing with his quill. “Though shalt not steal...
As the Missouri River slowly recedes back to within its banks over the next few weeks, State Game and Fish Department biologists are anticipating that many boat ramps will require substantial work before they are useable again. “We know that as the water goes down, people will be anxious to try to get their boats in the water for what remains of summer,” Game and Fish Director Terry Steinwand said. “A few ramps may not require a lot of work to get them functional again, and we’ll start on those as soon as we can.” Other ramps will likely requir...
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department recently completed its annual fish population sampling on the Missouri River System and found positive results in both Lake Sakakawea and Lake Oahe. The Missouri River from the Garrison Dam to Bismarck was not sampled due to high water. Scott Gangl, fisheries management section leader, said when Lake Sakakawea began to refill in 2009, all fish populations started to rebound, beginning with the smelt forage base. “The drought of the early 2000s hurt fish populations because low water reduced spawning h...
Numerous dead fish have been observed in recent weeks along the Missouri River channel from Garrison Dam to south of Bismarck. The majority of these fish likely died from passing through the dam, Game and Fish Department fisheries biologists report. Although many species are being observed, including walleye, most of the dead fish are cisco. With record releases coming from both the intake structure and spillway, just about any species can fall victim to what biologists call entrainment. “Entrainment, when fish pass through or over a dam or s...
Thanks to historic high water levels on both the Yellowstone and the Missouri rivers this spring, the Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project (LYIP) faced unusual problems this season. Crews not only dealt with collapsed banks and washouts, but they also had to take steps to prevent the flooding of 1500 acres that lie below the river bank in the Nohly area. LYIP closed off three open drains in that area this spring to prevent water from flooding farmland. “We’ve never had this situation bef...
Flooding along the Missouri River north and west of Bismarck has prompted the State Game and Fish Department to put an experimental deer herd reduction hunt on hold. The agency was going to start issuing up to 200 special antlerless licenses on Aug.1, but Department officials have postponed that process due to uncertainties over habitat condition and deer availability after floodwaters recede. “This experimental season was designed to reduce deer numbers on private land in a relatively small area,” Randy Kreil, Game and Fish wildlife div...
An education event will be held at Ray Senior Center, Main Street and 2nd Ave., on Thursday, July 21 from 9:30 a.m.-12:45 p. m. Service Options For Seniors Agenda 9:30 a.m. - Karen Quick, NW Human Service Center’s Aging Services Unit, Family Caregiver Support Program, Vulnerable Adult Protective Services, Ombudsman Services; IPAT’s assistive safety devices, phone program and medication management devices; and NW Human Service Center’s services, 701-774-4685 or 1-800-231-7724. 9:45 a.m. – Wendy Peters, Mercy Home Care/Hospice, 701-774...
By Jerome Kessler Dennis Dahl hopes to be a “flag bearer” in this year’s Fairview Old Timers Reunion and Summer Festival. He is usually one of the horseback flag bearers for this event. He relishes the chance to do so, and enjoys being able to carry on the flag bearer tradition that both his father and his grandfather did before him. But Dahl, who is a 68 year-old cowboy, was recently injured in a “horse and bull” accident – and doesn’t know if his doctor is going to let him ride in this year...
Northern Plains farmers and ranchers along Keystone XL pipeline say ExxonMobil disaster on Yellowstone River must not be repeated. Dear Governor Schweitzer: The Exxon pipeline rupture shows that pipeline leaks can and do happen, and that it is a disaster when landowners, emergency responders, and community officials are not adequately prepared for such an occurrence. We are landowners along the proposed Keystone XL pipeline route and downstream from the Missouri and Yellowstone river crossings who are concerned about the impact that another...
The rupture and release of 42,000 gallons of crude oil from an Exxon pipeline beneath the Yellowstone River brings home to Montanans the need for improved oversight and careful planning of the Keystone XL pipeline. The Keystone XL pipeline is proposed to carry corrosive tar sands oil across 250 miles of Montana en route from Alberta to the Gulf Coast. Its route will include 400 water crossings in Montana, including the Missouri and Yellowstone rivers. The difference between the two pipelines is huge, with the Keystone XL pipeline projected to...
When I was in medical school I thought I was a big adventurer when I rode my bicycle from St. Paul to Duluth. That was a 165-mile trip on the back roads of Minnesota. I have a 95-year-old friend who made a bicycle trip that makes my trip pale in comparison. Perhaps you know him. His name is John Bock. In 1937 he took his single speed wide-tired bicycle on a 700-mile bike trip from Sidney MT to Duluth MN. I learned about this trip from John himself and from reviewing postcards that he sent home...
