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SAVAGE Inc. raised funds and brought the community together for a good cause by holding a free-will donation picnic on June 23. Officers for SAVAGE Inc. include Dana Jonsson as president, Holly Salsbury as vice president, Jackie Miller as secretary and Patty Micheletto as treasurer. The meal included cheeseburgers, hot dogs, chips, beans, salads, cookies, water and watermelon. Each of the SAVAGE Inc. members donated a portion of the meal. "It was a good fundraiser," Salsbury said. She explained...
The phone still rings at Sidney Sugars agricultural department from people asking to talk with Russ Fullmer or Randy Jones or Kerry Rasmussen or even Larry Riggs. But instead those calls are answered by younger voices who wish to maintain the office's strong reputation. "We want to continue the tradition this department has," Duane Peters, who took over as Agriculture Manager in late 2015, said. "Russ Fullmer's experience was second to none." Agriculturists Vanessa Pooch, Todd Erickson and...
The Richland County Commission on Aging (RCCOA) cares about their senior citizens and actively encourages and promotes quality of life by helping make it possible for people to be healthy, happy and social. They offer a number of programs including homemaking services, legal services, nutrition, socialization, foot care, card games, exercise classes and so much more. Meals: Sidney – currently serves meals on Monday and Friday at 11:30 a.m., but on July 1 this will change to Tuesday and F...
The president of the Montana-North Dakota Sugarbeet Growers Association is urging a strong showing of positive support at the upcoming public meetings regarding the future of the Lower Yellowstone Irrigation District. "Each meeting needs to be attended because this is not just a farmer issue, it's a community issue. No matter how you feel about it, it does affect you. From a farmer standpoint, we need support from everyone," Kjeld Jonsson said. "The rancher that gets irrigated hay and corn from...
The Richland County Health Department is urging individuals and groups to take an active part in cleaning up their communities in order to give the area a fresh appearance for upcoming summer events. Stephanie Ler, the county's environmental health director, said the clean-up project was created because of a wide variety of events in the area this summer including the Sunrise Festival of the Arts weekend in Sidney, Savage's catfish tournament, Lambert's Fourth of July celebration and the...
Savage’s Paxton Miller was selected the offensive MVP as the Blue team won 54-28 in the six-man all-star football game on Saturday. Miller passed for four touchdowns and ran for one touchdown. Savage’s Trey Bloesser and Riley Hagler were also on the winning team. In the eight-man all-star football game, Fairview’s Ben Hardy was voted his team’s offensive most valuable player....
Trey Bloesser, a recently graduated senior from Savage High School, is the ultimate example of Montana students. Bloesser has been able to earn over $20,000 in scholarships, has started his own successful business; while at the same time working on his family farm and enjoying hiking and fishing. What started as a joke, and later an assignment for Trey's Entrepreneurship class, he was able to start up his own business; Burns Creek Creations. With Burns Creek Creations, Trey produces art,...
Grab your cowboy boots and hat for the first, and maybe best, rodeo in the area. The Neal Hermanson Ranch Horse Competition and Memorial Ranch Rodeo and Calcutta will be held Saturday, June 11 at the Richland County Fairgrounds. Tickets are only $5 with children 5 and under admitted free. The rodeo has been held each year since 2009 in memory of Neal Hermanson who died in a tragic accident in 2008. The day starts at 8 a.m. with the Ranch Horse competition. The top winner of the Jr. horse divisio...
Despite words of support from coaches, community members and students, the Sidney School Board voted by a 4-2 margin not to rehire activities director Ross Hall. In his comments near the end of the meeting, Hall remarked to a comment by trustees that they couldn’t share some information with the public. “They haven’t shared them with me either,” Hall noted. Hall, who is finishing his fourth year in Sidney, said that he didn’t receive an evaluation after either his second or third years. “I...
For the first time in the cooperative's history, the R&L Fusion captured the Eastern C divisional championship in boys track. The Fusion won the meet in Sidney Thursday with 119 points. Fairview placed second with 89 and Savage earned third with 85 points. "The kids worked hard," Fusion Coach Larry Sommerfeld said of the title. One of the keys was the program's distance runners, who scored 47 points at the divisional meet. Sommerfeld credits distance "guru" Cesar Morales with the strong...
Despite words of support from coaches, community members and students, the Sidney School Board voted by a 4-2 margin to not rehire activities director Ross Hall. In his comments near the end of the meeting, Hall remarked to a comment by trustees about that they couldn’t share some information with the public. “They haven’t shared them with me either,” Hall noted. Hall, who is finishing his fourth year in Sidney, said that he didn’t received an evaluation after either his second or third yea...
Funeral services for Gottlieb “GB” Schmierer, 92, of Savage, MT, are at 10 a.m. on Thurs., May 12, 2016 at the First Lutheran Church in Savage with Pastor Nell Lindorff officiating. Interment will be in the Riverview Cemetery, under the direction of the Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Gottlieb died on Saturday evening, May 7, 2016, at Glendive Extended Care Facility....
Starting April 11th, 2016, Michelle Smith and her husband Bryan became the official new owners of Burns Creek Inn (BCI) Bar & Grill in Savage, MT. "It was up for sale for quite awhile, and I had always had my eye on it. One night my husband and I were hanging out with the previous owners and they joked about us purchasing the bar, and we thought, 'Well, why not?", said Michelle. The bar is mostly family run, featuring Michelle, her husband, their daughter Brittany, and a few others. Already the...
Thank you Richland County! The evening of April 2nd, over 240 Richland County community members joined Boys & Girls Club staff in the Hawaiian themed luau. It was a celebration of how donors have helped move Boys & Girls Club forward this past year as well as fundraising for 2016-2017 fiscal year. With a renewed staff and strong community support this year's event was able to meet the $75,000 goal; $15,500 was through a Raise-the-Paddle segment where individuals pledged a specific dollar amount...
Joel Krautter, who is running for the Montana Legislature in House District 35, has announced the endorsement of the Montana Farm Bureau's Political Action Committee. Krautter has had agriculture at the center of his campaign, along with infrastructure, since first announcing his decision to run with Sidney Sugars as his backdrop. He recognizes that agriculture is not only a driving force for the local economy, but a way of life that impacts all Richland County residents to some extent....
The Communities in Action Steering Committee has organized a series of Town Hall Meetings in April, led by Tara Mastel from Montana State University and the Local Government Center. Richland County residents are invited to join them for dinner, catered by Strasheim Catering. Topics of discussion include what’s currently going on in surrounding communities, how things have changed with slowing oil production, and how residents can get involved and make continued improvements. During each m...
This week Richland County Crimestoppers is asking for information on Criminal Mischief that is being investigated by the Sidney Police Department. On February 28, 2016 the Sidney Police Department received three (3) reports of Criminal Mischief to vehicles that were parked on the street on 3rd Street NE from the 300 block to the 600 block. Upon investigation it was found that sometime during the late hours of February 27, 2016 to the early morning hours of February 28, 2016 unknown person or...
The Communities in Action Steering Committee has organized a series of Town Hall Meetings in April, led by Tara Mastel from Montana State University and the Local Government Center. Richland County residents are invited to join them for dinner, catered by Strasheim Catering. Topics of discussion include what’s currently going on in surrounding communities, how things have changed with slowing oil production, and how residents can get involved and make continued improvements. During each m...
The Communities in Action Steering Committee has organized a series of Town Hall Meetings in April, led by Tara Mastel from Montana State University and the Local Government Center. Richland County residents are invited to join them for dinner, catered by Strasheim Catering. Topics of discussion include what’s currently going on in surrounding communities, how things have changed with slowing oil production, and how residents can get involved and make continued improvements. During each m...
Listed below are the individual winners, sorted by grade and by test. 7th grade: Number Concept Test: Gunner Rasmussen from Plentywood and Darian Holecek from Westby Pot Luck Test: Gunner Rasmussen from Plentywood Foundations Test: Brianna Brost from Sidney 8th grade: Pot Luck Test: Macey Seadeek from Fairview, Alyssa Hurst and Jay Yoder from Plentywood, Gracie Phelps from Sidney, and Aspen Hanson from Glendive Number Concept Test: Jayden Hunt and Emily Jacobson from Glendive Dimensions & Shapes Test: Jay Yoder from Plentywood 9th grade:...
The committee is excited to host Sidney’s first Bowl for a Cure Fundraising Event. OK Lanes has partnered with the Richland County Relay Event Leadership Team to bring this family fun event to the community, and help fund the cure! The fundraiser will be Feb. 28, 2016, at OK Lanes Bowling Center from 11 a.m.- 6 p.m. “We are excited to get involved with such a great program and help out the community while we are at it, “Tom Ortloff ,owner of OK Lanes, said of the event. Bring the family, and bowl the day away! The festivities will begin at 11...
This week Richland County Crimestoppers is asking for information on thefts from oil production sites that have been reported to the Richland County Sheriff's Office. Since Jan. 3, 2016 the Richland County Sheriff's Office has received numerous theft reports from oil companies in our area of solar panels, brackets, copper wire and batteries being taken from oil production sites in Richland County. It has been determined that many of these thefts occurred in the hours between 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. The...
The Sidney Sugars Top Ten luncheon was held on Wed., Jan. 20, 2016 at the Elks Lodge in Sidney. A year in review, Agriculture Manager Duane Peters congratulated beet growers on their very successful year and discussed some of the challenges growers overcame in different areas. It was dry in the North, requiring lots of irrigation and hailstorms came through the same area as much as three times. Late May frosts required a few areas to have to replant as did springtail parasites, and damaging...
During the top ten beet grower dinner, Nollmeyer Farms was recognized as the top grower in the 50-312 acres category. Del and Kim Nollmeyer, who farm north of Savage, averaged 40.07 ton per acre, 19.25 percent sugar, which resulted in a 35.28 rating on a 263-acre crop. Del Nollmeyer grew up farming, started out by renting farmland from his father when he was still in high school. In 1989, he began farming on his own, and his wife Kim credits the quality of their crops to her husband's...
During the top ten beet grower dinner, Nollmeyer Farms was recognized as the top grower in the 50-312 acres category. Del and Kim Nollmeyer, who farm north of Savage, averaged 40.07 ton per acre, 19.25 percent sugar, which resulted in a 35.28 rating on a 263-acre crop. Del Nollmeyer grew up farming, started out by renting farmland from his father when he was still in high school. In 1989, he began farming on his own, and his wife Kim credits the quality of their crops to her husband’s c...
