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Sidney Sugars Incorporated held its Top Ten Growers award luncheon Wednesday, Jan. 16. The luncheon is held annually in order to congratulate the growers that brought in the best crop. Despite it being a rather dry growing season, this year’s harvest was a success. Although planting doesn’t usually happen until about the third week of April, a lot of the growers chose to plant earlier. Due to the dry conditions, those seeds did not germinate and start growing until they received moisture. It was a difficult time with no rain, causing it to be...
Sidney Sugars Incorporated held its Top Ten Growers award luncheon last Wednesday, Jan. 16. The luncheon is held annually in order to congratulate the growers that brought in the best crop. Despite it being a rather dry growing season, this year’s harvest was a success. Although planting doesn’t usually happen until about the third week of April, a lot of the growers chose to plant earlier. Due to the dry conditions, those seeds did not germinate and start growing until they received moisture. I...
DRWA is a rural water project being created to service an 11,000+ square mile project area in Eastern Montana. The project area includes the towns of Circle, Richey, Jordan and Fairview; the unincorporated towns of Lambert, Savage, Bloomfield, Brockway, Brusett, Cohagen, Lindsay, Sand Springs and Vida; the water districts of Highland Park, Forrest Park, Spring Grove and Whispering Trees; and the rural users in the service area. Where not defined by county boundaries, the service area is bound on the North by the Missouri River, on the West by...
13 Acres or More Grower Acres TPA Sugar % Quality Rating 6J Farms Inc 363 35.9 18.28 36.09 David Hoffman 410 34.6 18.18 35.27 Haidle Farms Inc 426 31.8 19.31 35.08 Ivan & Todd Cayko 333 32.7 18.17 34.35 Justin & Anita Karst 395 32.2 18.12 34.03 50 - 246 Acres Grower Acres TPA Sugar % Quality Rating James & Tim Karst 179 38.2 18.12 37.15 Tibbetts Wheatland LLC 118 30.7 19.33 34.61 Darren & Delite Dukart 140 32.8 18.23 34.49 Sean Welty 95 31.4 18.61 34.16 Russell Dige 214 32.3 18.13 34.15 Receiving Station Quality Ratings Station TPA Sugar%...
DRWA is a rural water project being created to service an 11,000+ square mile project area in Eastern Montana. The project area includes the towns of Circle, Richey, Jordan and Fairview; the unincorporated towns of Lambert, Savage, Bloomfield, Brockway, Brusett, Cohagen, Lindsay, Sand Springs and Vida; the water districts of Highland Park, Forrest Park, Spring Grove and Whispering Trees; and the rural users in the service area. Where not defined by county boundaries, the service area is bound on the North by the Missouri River, on the West by...
Harold & Myrna Monson, of Alexander, ND are pleased to announce the engagement of their son Brice Myran Monson to Reeshella Amanda Schow, daughter of Gary & Luella Schow, Savage, MT. Brice is a 2003 graduate from Alexander High School & 2005 graduate of North Dakota State College of Science, Wahpeton, ND. Brice is now employed with Nabors Drilling. Reeshella is a 2004 graduate of Savage High School & 2009 graduate of Dickinson State University, Dickinson, ND. Reeshella is currently employed...
Doug Pust, of Savage, will be giving a presentation on his new feedlot. The Pust family has been farming and operating their feed lot since Doug was just a kid. Over the last 2 years, Doug has completely rebuilt the feedlot from the ground up. It takes up approximately 7 acres and is all brand new. Doug stated, “There’s a lot of improvements from the old one. The cattle handling facilities are new and a lot easier.” The old feedlot was primarily wood, while the new feedlot is mostly steel...
Sidney is fortunate to have had many business start-ups and improvements in 2012 and all are very important to the economic vitality of the region. We have chosen the businesses in this section of our Top 10 as both new or existing businesses which have made an impact in Sidney. High Caliber Sports and Main Appliance High Caliber Sports and Main Appliance opened the doors at 214 S. Central Ave., Sidney late in May. High Caliber Sports stocks an extensive array of firearms, plus all the ammo and...
Water on demand has made all the difference in the world to farmers in the Yellowstone Valley. This water on demand, provided by the 54,000 acre Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project (LYIP), that includes the 830 acre Intake unit and the 2300 acre Savage unit, has allowed farmers to grow high value crops, such as sugarbeets, for the past one hundred plus years. The ability to grow high value crops has greatly increased the economic viability of farmers throughout the valley for over a century, so...
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is seeking public comment on fishing contests proposed for the open water season of 2013. Participants must comply with state fishing regulations, including daily and possession limits. Most contests require catch-and-release fishing and participants in these contests may not keep any fish. Applications for contests may be approved, denied or approved with conditions. Conditions placed on contests may help to minimize fish mortality, regulate harvest, reduce user conflicts or require additional access site...
“The People’s Celebration” for the 150th Birthday of the USDA was held the evening of Thursday, Nov. 8th. The celebration included informational booths, speakers, a dinner, and an award presentation. The evening started off with Sidney’s 5th Grade students exploring the booths and getting a brief presentation at each one. Booths covered numerous topics including: invasive species, national grasslands, grain products, healthy food choices, and information about Abe Lincoln from his “cousin...
Sidney Insanity Two was held on Black Friday again this year. It was a sold out crowd, full of fights. Starting off the night was Sidney local Gene Speldrich. Speldrich won when his fight against Jacob Kritel of Belle Fourche, SD was called. Bout 2 was Sean Robinette of Sidney, MT versus Jeremy Siville of Kildeer, ND. Robinette tapped out to end the fight. The next bout was Brett Andreasen of Fairview, MT who fought Austin Lopez of Billings, MT. The fight went the full 3 rounds and Andreasen...
“The People’s Celebration” for the 150th Birthday of the USDA was held the evening of Thursday, Nov. 8th. The celebration included informational booths, speakers, a dinner, and an award presentation. The evening started off with Sidney’s 5th Grade students exploring the booths and getting a brief presentation at each one. Booths covered numerous topics including: invasive species, national grasslands, grain products, healthy food choices, and information about Abe Lincoln from his “cousin...
Gordon Sanders passed away November 2nd at the VA home in Glendive, MT. No services are planned until spring in Geraldine, MT....
Steve Pust has been named 2012 Cooperator of the Year, by the Richland County Conservation District. The district looks at the different conservation practices implemented on the operations and if they work on a comprehensive plan of conservation. They also take into consideration their willingness to work with the District on projects and other conservation entities. Pust was chosen following consideration of all of his efforts towards Irrigation conservation and water quality issues. “This i...
How big is the universe? Why does Saturn have rings? How do I use this telescope to see all the cool stuff I hear about on the Discovery Channel? On November 9th at 7:00pm, you can join us at the Sidney-Richland County Public Library for a special presentation by former NASA consultant Dr. Kevin Manning to answer all those questions, and any others that you can think of! Dr. Manning will give an exciting presentation titled “Astronomy for Everyone: The Size & Scale of the Universe” and then take us all outside (weather permitting) to use his...
Funeral services for Calena Anderson, 53, were at 2 p.m. Saturday, October 20, 2012 First Lutheran Church in Savage, MT. Remembrances and condolences may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Calena died Monday, October 15, 2012 at the Billings Clinic....
Bethany Wells of Sidney has a blast with her Grandpa Dennis Scheetz of Savage as they haul Jeff Jorgenson's beets....
Savage High School held their Homecoming on Friday Sept. 28. Savage lost 66-40 against the Richey-Lambert Fusion....
Reduce, reuse, and recycle. All of us have heard this phrase for years. Richland Opportunities, Inc., a private nonprofit which supports adults with developmental disabilities, has taken recycling very seriously. Over the last 25 years, ROI has processed over 10 million pounds of cans, newspapers, and cardboard, thereby reducing stress on the city garbage crews and saving volume in the county landfill. This year ROI has seen a 28% increase in the amount of material recycled and has recycled over 686,300 pounds of cardboard, newspaper,...
The Richland County Ambulance Service is looking for compassionate, hard-working, dynamic individuals to become members of its life-saving service. An Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) training class will start in early September and will last for 3 months. The self-paced course includes online and classroom participation. The course also offers on hands-on skills stations that work to develop teamwork skills and prepare students for real life emergency situations. “We set up stations where the...
Most readers know that the Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project's (LYIP) main canal suffered a 45 foot wide washout in late June near the Marlow Iversen farm south of Savage. Readers also know that this washout disrupted irrigation for many farms during the time span it took for crews to repair the blowout, refill the canal, reprime the laterals, and reschedule water deliveries. What many readers may not realize, however, concerns the hard work, long hours, and dedication to restoring water deli...
A total of 80 kids fished and a total of 251 fish and three turtles were caught. Almost everyone caught some fish and everyone took home a goody bag and a door prize. A total of 40 fishing poles and 25 tackle boxes were given away, along with many other door prizes donated by businesses in Glasgow and the surrounding area. The largest fish caught was 2.8 lbs. They had kids as far away as Michigan, Minnesota and Germany. Results: 5 & under 1st-Gabby Haskin, Middleville,MI 2nd- Dakota Quast,...
Garth Kallevig, President of Stockman Bank is pleased to present a $5000.00 check to Millie Shields and Melissa Papka, representing the Savage Sunrise Manor. This donation will go towards the new generator at the facility....
In spite of yo-yo weather that keeps us guessing at tomorrow’s temperatures, sugarbeets have grown well in the past month, and Russ Fullmer, Sidney Sugars agriculture manager, expects this year’s crop will do better than last year’s. “Beets are growing pretty well,” he remarks. “They took off in the warm weather, but they are a little dry. It’s been tough to keep up with the watering with all crops, but the shifts in temperatures haven’t hurt us.” He adds, “A few fields last week got over an in...
