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Bridger Feuz, Livestock Marketing Specialist at the University of Wyoming Extension, will be speaking at the MonDak Ag Days and Trade Show on Thursday, March 1st at 10:00 a.m. MST. He will be speaking on the topic, "Cattle Market Outlook" and at 11:30 a.m. MST he will also be talking about economic ranch tools and risk management. "Ranchers face many challenges each day that require their attention. These challenges include things like dealing with and preventing disease, getting cows fed or...
Edward Usset will be speaking at the MonDak Ag Days and Trade Show on Friday, March 2nd at 10 a.m. MST. He will be speaking on the topic, "Five Common Mistakes in Grain Marketing." Usset is the author of the book, Grain Marketing Is Simple: It's Just Not Easy. He is also the Grain Marketing Specialist at the Center for Farm Financial Management and Coordinator of the Minnesota Master Marketer Program. Usset grew up in Minnesota, in the midst of a number of farms. "My family did not farm, but I...
Narrowleaf hawksbeard and marestail are two invasive annual weeds that resist a widely used herbicide called Glyphosate. These weeds have become increasingly problematic over the years in the Western North Dakota and Eastern Montana area. Marestail, commonly known as horseweed, is a broadleaf weed that germinates in the fall, spring, and early summer. Marestail has become a big problem in no-till fields, reduced tillage production systems, and more recently a problem in some tilled fields. The...
The Richland County Extension Office is hosting MonDak Ag Days, and along with it, the Ag Days Banquet, on March 1 at 6 p.m., with a social beginning at 5 p.m.. Extension Agent, Tim Fine, spoke to the Roundup and explained the purpose of Ag Days. “The purpose of Ag Days,” Fine said, “is really about educating our agriculture producers on the latest and greatest in what’s going on in the agriculture world, both in educational presentations and by our trade show exhibitors.” As a part of Ag Day...
The Sidney Area Chamber of Commerce and the Richland County Extension Office are hosting MonDak Ag Days, and along with it, the Ag Days Banquet, on March 1 at 6 p.m., with a social beginning at 5 p.m.. Extension Agent, Tim Fine, spoke to The Roundup and explained the purpose of Ag Days. "The purpose of Ag Days," Fine said, "is really about educating our agriculture producers on the latest and greatest in what's going on in the agriculture world, both in educational presentations and by our...
Please join the MonDak Heritage Center for an exhibition reception for the Captured Memories art exhibit by Daphne Clark on Friday, March 2 from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. (MST) at the MonDak Heritage Center, 120 3rd Ave SE, Sidney, MT 59270. Enjoy refreshments and drinks, explore the exhibit and museum, and meet artist Daphne Clark. Daphne is the daughter of Darwin and Dorothy Johnson from Fairview and Granddaughter of John and Annie Walker of Cartwright. She was born and raised in rural East Fairview, North Dakota only three miles from the M...
The District II Class C Basketball Tournament was held in Sidney last week. The Fairview boys won the District II Class C title over the MonDak Thunder with a score of 39-25....
The MonDak Heritage Center announces the 2018 Youth Art Show, on display from Tuesday, February 27 through Saturday, March 31 at the MonDak Heritage Center, 120 3rd Ave SE, Sidney, MT 59270. Featuring artwork from 7th-12th grade students from area schools, including acrylic paintings, charcoal drawings, 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...
The Northeastern Arts Network presents the East West International Project as part of their Big Sky Concert Series on Thursday, February 15th. From different parts of the world, each member's instrumental and vocal contribution derives from unique traditions, musical backgrounds, and talents. Exemplified throughout a variety of styles, such as classical/ jazz/ tango/ folk/ pop, these nuances are emoted beautifully and with finesse. Veronika Shabashova is a world renowned violinist, singer,...
The Richland County Extension Office is hosting MonDak Ag Days, and along with it, the Ag Days Banquet, on March 1 at 6PM, with a social beginning at 5PM. Extension Agent, Tim Fine, spoke to the Roundup and explained the purpose of Ag Days. "The purpose of Ag Days," Fine said, "is really about educating our agriculture producers on the latest and greatest in what's going on in the agriculture world, both in educational presentations and by our trade show exhibitors." As a part of Ag Days, the ba...
This year, the 18th Annual MonDak Pulse Day will take place at the Elks Club in Wolf Point, MT on Tuesday, February 13th. The MonDak Pulse Day is a local area program that provides the latest information on the production, marketing, and utilization of pulse crops. To attend the event, there is a registration fee of $20 per attendee (includes catered meal); registration starts at 8:30 am MST. The event is open to the public and is organized by Montana State University (MSU) and North Dakota State University (NDSU) Extension Agents in northeaste...
The buzz around Richland County lately has been the proposed Yellowstone Disposal Class II solid waste landfill facility. The project is proposed on the east side of the Yellowstone River, located on 650.7 acres of privately-owned property, approximately 4.5 miles southeast of Sidney, across the highway from the Thiel Subdivision. The Department of Environmental Quality will be hosting a public meeting from 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. at the MonDak Heritage Center on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018. The center is located at 120 3rd Ave. SE in Sidney. An open...
Sidney Health Center is pleased to announce the addition of Ralf Kiehl, M.D. Dr. Kiehl joins the medical staff as a Radiation Oncologist. Dr. Kiehl, who has provided temporary coverage at Sidney Health Center since 2011, recently committed to working full-time at Sidney Health Center's Cancer Care. As a Radiation Oncologist, Dr. Kiehl specializes in the treatment of cancer patients, using radiation therapy as the main method of treatment. His practice utilizes the technology of TomoTherapy,...
Sidney Health Center is pleased to announce that Jacquelyn Free, Family Nurse Practitioner recently became a Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE). According to the National Certification Board for Diabetes Educators, a CDE® is a health professional who possesses comprehensive knowledge of and experience in diabetes management, prediabetes, and diabetes prevention. With this certification, healthcare professionals educate and support people affected by diabetes to understand and manage the...
Joshua David Pewonka was the first baby born at Sidney Health Center in 2018. Kira and Brock Pewonka of Sidney welcomed their baby boy on January 1 at 8:44 p.m. He weighed 9 pounds 5.2 ounces and measured 20.4 inches long. Joshua joins big sisters Jade and Keirstyn and big brother James. As the first baby born at Sidney Health Center in 2018, Joshua and his parents received a gift basket full of baby items valued at more than $300 from the Sidney Health Center Caring Corner Gift Shop...
Ranger and naturalist Greg Smith presents A Visit with an 1879 American Fur Co. Trader for Hometown Humanities on Tuesday, January 9 at 7:00 p.m. at the MonDak Heritage Center, 120 3rd Ave SE, Sidney! Smith brings to life the adventures and stories of James W. Schultz through the fictitious character of Jim Deakins. The year is 1879 and through Jim Deakins audiences take part in the hunting of the last of the great bison herds, share in the adventures of the Blackfeet and their enemy the Crow,...
Is there an art project or medium that you’ve been dying to try, but our class times and dates didn’t work for you? Have you wanted to do your own project with wet clay, use our studio space to paint with acrylics, or create something special together with your little one? Our classroom doors are open for you on Open Studio Saturdays! The MonDak will hold Open Studio Saturday on January 13, January 27, February 10, and February 24 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Just walk in any time from 10-4, and we’ll create together! Fees apply. Pricing is ba...
More than 100 community members convened at the MonDak Heritage Center in Sidney for the scheduled public hearing for the proposed Yellowstone Disposal solid waste landfill. The purpose of the meeting was to provide information to the public about the proposal in an effort to obtain public comment on the application. Agents from the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) set and ran the meeting, supported by an engineer from Bartlett & West, the firm's engineer, Chris Kreger,...
A lot has changed in the MonDak Region in the post oil-boom period, but perhaps none as substantial as the future expansion of the Boys & Girls Club of Richland County. In November, the Club officially announced a partnership between the Club and the Lonsdale United Methodist Church, across the street from the Club's current location at Central School. The Lonsdale congregation voted unanimously to transfer ownership of the main church building to the Club, with the intention to share the space....
Chad Pedersen has always loved science, technology and people. Born and raised in Sidney, Dr. Pedersen is thrilled to be back home to meld his interests by practicing medicine at Sidney Health Center with a focus on people, especially those with a cancer diagnosis. Dr. Pedersen is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Hematology and Medical Oncology. He started seeing patients at Sidney Health Center in December 2017. With nearly a month under his belt, Dr. Pedersen is discovering the great...
The structure housing Yellowstone Marketplace (formerly Yellowstone Mercantile) has over a 100-year history in Sidney. "The Merc", as it was called by locals, had many changes in its long history. Clothing and groceries were two of the department store's wares. Yellowstone Mercantile owners closed out its inventory approximately 10 years ago and sold the building and remaining inventory to an Alaskan group. The building sat idle for about 3 years before local retirees, Russ and Linda Wells, purc...
The Montana Department of Environmental Quality is accepting public comment on a draft Environmental Assessment for the proposed Yellowstone Disposal landfill in Richland County. The proposed facility would accept municipal solid waste and oilfield exploration and production solid waste for disposal. A public meeting will be held from 6 to 8 pm on Monday, Dec. 18, 2017, at the MonDak Heritage Center. The center is located at 120 3rd Ave SE in Sidney. A presentation on the license application review process and facility details will take place f...
MDHC announces Swinging through American History with historian and author Mark Matthews on Tuesday, December 12 at 7:00 p.m. at the MonDak Heritage Center, 120 3rd Ave SE, Sidney. Mark will take you back to the ballrooms, taverns, juke joints, honky tonks and dance emporiums of the past as he explains the manner in which American dancing evolved with certain social changes–and, how certain dances stimulated changes in American social life. The spectrum of historic dances runs from the colonial English country dance to the French quadrille t...
David McMillen, a long-time member of Richland County Farm Bureau, received the Distinguished Service Award from the Montana Farm Bureau during the MFBF Awards Banquet November 14 in Billings. According to Richland County Farm Bureau President Don Steinbeisser, Jr, McMillen is "one of the most respected ranchers and businessmen in the region. He has instilled in his children and grandchildren the importance of being excellent stewards of the land and supporting agriculture." McMillen, who has...
The MonDak Ag Research Summit was held November 15th at the Richland County Event Center in Sidney. Agricultural scientists and researchers from the NDSU Williston Research Extension Center, MSU Eastern Agricultural Research Center, and USDA-ARS Northern Plains Agricultural Research Lab presented current and past research results. The presentations included management strategies that can save both dryland and irrigated growers time and money. The topics presented at the MonDak Ag Research...
