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March is designated as National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. During this month, hospitals and medical facilities across the nation focus their attention on preventing, treating and curing colorectal cancer. According to the CDC, colorectal cancer, which occurs in the colon or rectum, is the leading cause for cancer death in Montana and the United States. This March, Sidney Health Center Cancer Care and the Richland County Health Department are teaming up to host a free Men’s Health Screening on Friday, March 15 from 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. at...
At the MonDak Ag Days and Trade Show on Thursday, March 7th, Jim Staricka, Soil Scientist at the NDSU Williston Research Extension Center, will be discussing his research project on the effects of reduced irrigation on small grain yield and quality. “This study was done at our Nesson Valley research site using overhead (i.e. sprinkler) irrigation. We investigated four different irrigation rates on each crop. I will be presenting data collected during the past nine cropping seasons,” explained Staricka. In Staricka’s research project he wante...
The MonDak Heritage Center announces its Spring Break Mini Camp! This four-day program is for Ages 6+, with classes Tuesday, March 19 – Friday, March 22 from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. at the MonDak Heritage Center, 120 3rd Ave SE, Sidney. Students will draw, sculpt, paint, carve, weave, bead, blow bubbles, and do many more fun projects! Most importantly, kids will have fun experimenting and creating in an encouraging, playful environment. We do new things for every children's class, so if your child has...
The MonDak Heritage Center announces the 2019 Youth Art Show, on display from Tuesday, February 26 through Saturday, March 30 at the MonDak Heritage Center, 120 3rd Ave SE, Sidney. This display features artwork from 7th-12th grade students from area schools, including paintings, photography, sculptures, pottery, and more. Join us to marvel at the artistic talents of local youth, and vote for the People’s Choice awards for each grade division. Sponsored by Edward Jones Financial Advisors: Jerry Hughes, Enid Huotari, Nick Lonski, and Lauren S...
The annual trade show and education forum MonDak Ag Days and Trade Show is set for Thursday, March 7, and Friday, March 8, at the Richland County Event Center in Sidney. An effort of the Sidney Area Chamber of Commerce, Ag Days brings "the latest and greatest in ag production technology, both for livestock and crop producers," said Tim Fine, Richland County Extension Agriculture Agent. The event combines a trade show full of local agriculture and livestock-related vendors with learning sessions...
Comedian Chad Prather returns to Sidney to entertain at the MonDak Ag Days on Friday, March 8th. The "supernaturally articulate" Georgia native-turned Texan graced Sidney to perform at Ag Days in 2017, and will return with a few more years' experience under his belt, as well as countless viral Facebook videos. Prather is known for his fast-talking "armchair philosophy", most often portrayed in his viral Facebook video rants from the front seat of his pickup. His viral videos have hundreds of...
Thursday, March 7 at 9 a.m., as part of MonDak Ag Days and Trade Show the Montana Department of Ag's Industrial Hemp Program Coordinator will speak about the Industrial Hemp Program. Originally, Ian Foley was going to do the talk but recently the department has reallocated some duties due to the workload in the hemp program. Andy Gray will be doing the talk in his stead. According to Andy Gray, the Industrial Hemp Pilot Program allowed growers in Montana to grow industrial hemp in the U.S....
The MonDak Ag Days and Trade Show will be held on March 7 and 8 in Sidney at the Richland County Event Center. Hosted by the Richland County Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture, the event will host speakers on a range of topics and will include country comedian and pundit, Chad Prather. The event will also highlight RanchHacks, an Information and Technology Systems organization that seeks to equip farm and ranch operations. Operated by Smittie Smith and based in Montana, RanchHacks is focused...
The MonDak Heritage Center announces the 12th Annual Celebrating Chocolate fundraising gala on Saturday, February 23 at 7 p.m. at the MonDak, 120 3rd Ave SE, Sidney! The theme for this year's Celebrating Chocolate is Jazz, from the classic jazz of the 1920s to the bebop of the 1940s and beyond. Join us for live music by Sundae + Mr. Goessl, a husband and wife duo that puts on a vintage-inspired show blending blues, jazz, swing, country, and Latin sounds and performing hits from the roaring...
My Country No More! • Friday, March 1, 7 p.m. Set in Trenton, North Dakota during the rise and fall of the new American oil boom, My Country No More paints an intimate portrait of a rural American community in crisis, forced to confront the meaning of progress as they fight for a disappearing way of life. The film focuses on plans by oil companies to construct an oil processing plant in the area and follows one family’s opposition to the development, as well as workers and community members in favor of it. My Country No More won Best Fea...
The MonDak Heritage Center announces the 2019 Youth Art Show, on display from Tuesday, February 26 through Saturday, March 30 at the MonDak Heritage Center, 120 3rd Ave SE, Sidney. This display features artwork from 7th-12th grade students from area schools, including paintings, photography, sculptures, pottery, and more. Join us to marvel at the artistic talents of local youth, and vote for the People’s Choice awards for each grade division. Sponsored by Edward Jones Financial Advisors: Jerry Hughes, Enid Huotari, Nick Lonski, and Lauren S...
Transystems was founded in 1942 by John S. Rice and continues to be a family-owned operation that specializes in bulk commodities distribution. The company operates in the Midwest and Western United States and has a significant presence in the MonDak region, especially as it relates to the transportation of sugar beets between pile grounds and beet processing plants. As a major hauler of the agricultural commodity, few others have their finger on the pulse of the beet industry quite like Transys...
Comedian Chad Prather returns to Sidney to entertain at the MonDak Ag Days on Friday, March 8th. The “supernaturally articulate” Georgia native-turned Texan graced Sidney to perform at Ag Days in 2017, and will return with a few more years’ experience under his belt, as well as countless viral Facebook videos. Prather is known for his fast-talking “armchair philosophy”, most often portrayed in his viral Facebook video rants from the front seat of his pickup. His viral videos have hundreds of millions of views, and his Facebook page has more...
Sundae + Mr. Goessl performs for the Big Sky Concert Series on Thursday, February 21st. This unique "Vintage Jazz" Award winning duo from Seattle has been delighting audiences across the U.S. with their wit, charm and serious chops! The charming couple engages audiences of all ages with fresh arrangements of tunes from the 1920s-1950s. Voted Best Jazz Act of 2017 by the Seattle Weekly, this duo is sure to make your heart sway! Performing hits from the roaring 20s to modern classics and...
The MonDak Heritage Center announces the 12th Annual Celebrating Chocolate fundraising gala on Saturday, February 23 at 7 p.m. at the MonDak, 120 3rd Ave SE, Sidney! The theme for this year’s Celebrating Chocolate is Jazz, from the classic jazz of the 1920s to the bebop of the 1940s and beyond. Join us for live music by Sundae + Mr. Goessl, a husband and wife duo that puts on a vintage-inspired show blending blues, jazz, swing, country, and Latin sounds and performing hits from the roaring twenties to modern classics and originals. Enjoy an a...
The MonDak Heritage Center announces the Pure Quill exhibition by Barbara Van Cleve, on display from February 5 to April 27 at the MonDak, 120 3rd Ave SE, Sidney. Sponsored by the Sweet Grass Arts Alliance and brought to MDHC by the Montana Art Gallery Director's association, the photography exhibition spans Van Cleve's career and showcases her passion for ranch life in the West, women in ranching, photography by moonlight, rodeo as dance, the Spanish Missionary Trail in California and Mexico,...
The annual trade show and education forum MonDak Ag Days and Trade Show is set for Thursday, March 7 and Friday, March 8, at the Richland County Event Center in Sidney. An effort of the Sidney Area Chamber of Commerce, Ag Days brings "the latest and greatest in ag production technology, both for livestock and crop producers," said Tim Fine, Richland County Extension Agriculture Agent. The event combines a trade show full of local agriculture and livestock-related vendors with learning sessions o...
Comedian Chad Prather returns to Sidney to entertain at the MonDak Ag Days on Friday, March 8th. The “supernaturally articulate” Georgia native-turned Texan graced Sidney to perform at Ag Days in 2017, and will return with a few more years’ experience under his belt, as well as countless viral Facebook videos. Prather is known for his fast-talking “armchair philosophy”, most often portrayed in his viral Facebook video rants from the front seat of his pickup. His viral videos have hundreds of millions of views, and his Facebook page has more...
The 19th Annual MonDak Pulse Day will take place Thursday, February 7, 2019 at the Area Recreation Center in Williston, ND. Registration for the event will begin at 8:30 a.m. Central time and speaker presentations will begin at 9:00 a.m. Registration fee will be $20 per person, payable at the door. The MonDak Pulse Day has continued to be a successful local area program to learn about the latest on the production, marketing, and utilization of pulse crops. The MonDak is a hotspot for pulse crop acres as they have been profitable, good for...
The annual trade show and education forum MonDak Ag Days and Trade Show is set for Thursday, March 7, and Friday, March 8, at the Richland County Event Center in Sidney. An effort of the Sidney Area Chamber of Commerce, Ag Days brings "the latest and greatest in ag production technology, both for livestock and crop producers," said Tim Fine, Richland County Extension Agriculture Agent. The event combines a trade show full of local agriculture and livestock-related vendors with learning sessions...
Helena, Mont. – The Montana Department of Agriculture (MDA) has received a verified petition from 25 Montana hemp growers to create the Montana Hemp Advisory Committee. MDA will hold two listening sessions to receive input regarding the proposed checkoff committee. Meetings are scheduled for January 31 in Sidney and February 7 in Helena. The meetings will give growers the opportunity to learn about upcoming changes to the Montana State Hemp Program due to the 2018 Farm Bill, hear about the process of establishing a commodity advisory c...
F.T. Reynolds Co. awarded its fifth Friends of Reynolds (FOR) donations to participating non-profit groups in the five Reynolds Market stores – Sidney, Glendive, Miles City, Baker and Glasgow. Over $35,000 has been donated back to FOR non-profit organizations. Each quarter Reynolds Market stores donate a percentage back of the total purchases made by the FOR nonprofit members. Sidney Reynolds Market Store Manager Loren Kutzler, back right, presents the Friends of Reynolds donation for this past...
