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The Sidney Chamber of Commerce announced its inaugural class of Richland County’s 20 Under 40. Approximately 80 nominations were entered by community members and reviewed by a panel of judges to select this stellar group of up-and-comers. Each nominee was scored blindly with varying point values based on business/industry leadership innovation, expertise in their field, and community leadership and engagement. Recipients range in occupation from owners/operators to educators to registered nurses. What they all have in common is their hard work,...
The Sidney Trap Club was very busy Sunday, June 25 hosting the Sidney Lions Club 6th Annual Family Fun Trap Shoot. A HUGE Thank You to all the sponsors and participants for making this event possible. The day was perfect for shooting clays and it showed in the scores. Each shooter had the challenge of 50 flying discs (clays) as their targets (two rounds of 25). Those who were present who had never shot trap before had the opportunity to try their hand at an individual station with instruction gi...
Join us at the MonDak Heritage Center on Friday, July 7 from 5-7 p.m. for a reception for Montana artist Pat Olding. Olding's art exhibition "Montana Fabric" will be on display at the MDHC until Aug. 26. Olding's "Montana Fabric Exhibition" contains paintings that incorporate Montana quilt patterns, wildlife, and images of the west. With a palette knife, Pat Olding pairs majestic animals with painted Montana graphic quilt patterns on each of her canvases. She finds the process of combining...
The 2023 MSU-EARC Field Day, Sidney, 1501 N Central Ave., will start at 9 a.m. on July 11. They have an agenda packed with speakers who will be covering their current research projects, all of which affect our local farmers and crop choices. Marie Dorval, MSU Ph.D. student, will be discussing intercropping chickpea and flax for Ascochyta disease management. Followed by, Dr. Frankie Crutcher, MSU-EARC plant pathologist, will speaking on cover crops affecting pulse crop root diseases. Dr. Chengci Chen, EARC superintendent and agronomist, will...
Professor of Agronomy and Montana State University Eastern Agricultural Research Center (MSU-EARC) superintendent, Dr. Chengci Chen will be presenting "Alternatives to Sugar Beets" during the 2023 Field Day, July 11. "Several crops have a potential as alternatives to sugar beets, including soybean, dry bean, and oilseed crops. Currently, we are studying mung bean, adzuki bean, soybean, and dry bean," Chen commented. While dry beans have adapted to the soil and climate in the surrounding area...
The 2023 Montana State University Eastern Agricultural Research Center's (MSU-EARC) Field Day will be held Tuesday, July 11 at the Eastern Agricultural Research Center, 1501 N. Central Ave., Sidney. The day starts with registration and coffee and donuts from 8-8:40 a.m., and crop tour starts at 9 a.m. MT and several speakers will be presenting their research on agricultural topics relevant to area growers. Dr. Chengci Chen, MSU-EARC professor of agronomy and superintendent, in conjunction with...
The Montana State University Eastern Agricultural Research Center (MSU-EARC) is holding their annual Field Day, July 11. The day will begin at 9 a.m. with several speakers presenting their research on topics which impact area farmers. Dr. Frankie Crutcher, who is an associate professor and plant pathologist at MSU-EARC, will discuss pulse crop root disease, and how it can be best prevented. “The longer you grow pulse crops and the tighter the rotations, the more likely you will develop yield l...
Graduate student Marie Dorval, under advisor and plant pathologist Dr. Frankie Crutcher, will be presenting Intercropping Chickpea and Flax for Ascochyta Disease Management at Montana State University Eastern Agricultural Research Center's (MSU-EARC) Field Day July 11. Intercropping involves planting one crop between rows of another, in this case planting flax between rows of chickpeas. It is being studied as a way to deter Ascochyta blight, which is a foliar disease that destroys leaf tissue,...
The Montana Stockgrowers Association met on Thursday, June 15 at the Sidney Livestock Company. Financial reports were given. Discussions were had on the Check Off beef system. Mark Voll reported on the North Dakota Stockman’s Association. He discussed how membership in these types of associations are important. “It is important for us to be a voice. This is the only way we, in eastern Montana and western North Dakota, can have a voice in DC. Our dues go to combat issues that we are constantly getting hammered with in the agriculture ind...
The MonDak Area Stockgrowers Association presented four area students with scholarships last week at the spring meeting. Two high school scholarships and two college students that will have a positive future impact on the agriculture industry and rural communities were selected for the awards. The $500 high school scholarship was awarded to Burton Pollari. Burton is the son of Karen and Andy Pollari and a recent graduate of Sidney High School. He plans to attend Rocky Mountain College and major in environmental science. The $1000 high school...
The Sidney Chamber of Commerce along with Kraken Resources and Dasinger Oil Properties will host the annual Ag Appreciation Golf Tournament on Monday, July 10, at the Sidney Country Club. This event has a prestigious past, pairing farmers and ranchers with local businessmen and women for a four-person scramble. Prizes in varying categories will be awarded at the close of the tournament at 4 p.m. Last year’s winners were Tim Cayko, Rob Breuer, Todd Cayko and Kyle Cayko. For their success, they each received bottles of Pendleton whiskey and gift...
The Richland County Farmers Market will once again be in Sidney this summer. The market will be held the second Saturday of July through the second Saturday of October, July 8-Oct. 14. The farmers market will again be located at the Richland County Courthouse parking lot, on the corner of 2nd St. NW and 2nd Ave. NW and will be open from 7:30 a.m.-12 p.m. There will be a variety of handmade items and crafts, produce, and food products available at the market. Individuals interested in becoming a vendor at the Richland County Farmers Market can...
Former Sidney resident, Cye Franzen, recently was crowned Texas Junior High State Champion Bronc Rider and Rookie of the Year. I caught up with him on the road to Nationals in Perry, GA. For his wins in Texas; Franzen took home a saddle, eight buckles, and several other prizes. While a competitor always hopes to add to their winnings, especially after an 18-hour drive to Nationals, he was looking forward to some sight-seeing as well. Little Rock, AR, and the ocean were two he wanted to experience. At the junior high level of rodeo, bronc...
Sidney resident and Richland County native 'Smokin' Hank Berry competed at the Williston Basin Speedway Friday, June 23 and will be back Tuesday July 11 with the Dakota Mod Tour, just two of the 35 races he'll compete in this year. Berry found his love for racing as a kid watching his uncle on the race track in Great Falls. He started drag racing in high school at the dragstrip that was in Glendive at the time. This is where he first raced a 900 Kawasaki street bike and later a few big block...
A funeral service for Marilyn Johnson, 91, Dickinson, ND, formerly of Fairview, MT, will be 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, July 18, 2023 at Zion Lutheran Church, Fairview, MT. Marilyn passed away February 26, 2023 in Dickinson, ND. Marilyn Marcia Madland was born on Feb. 18, 1932 in Minneapolis, MN, to Victor and Agnus (Nielsen) Madland. She grew up in Minneapolis and attended school there. She married Philip Weiser, and they had four children, Philip, Michael, David, and Mary. The family moved to...
The Richland County Jaycees are once again commandeering the Richland County Fairgrounds to throw a family-friendly celebration of our nation’s independence. The 2023 Independence Day Celebration and Fireworks, on July 4. will be free of charge to the public with games, food, car show, music, and fireworks it is sure to be a fun time for people of all ages. With the amazing attendance last year, the Jaycees have decided to change things up a little. From noon-6 p.m., there will be carnival games, prizes, an inflatable bouncy house and water p...
MaryAnn (Bieber) Peters, 89, formerly of Fairview, MT, Rockford, IL, and most recently of Tucson, AZ, passed away peacefully on Feb. 8, 2023, at Eternal Life Care Center (Care Home), Tucson, AZ, after battling dementia for many years. She was born on Dec. 2, 1933, Fairview, MT, the daughter of John and Pauline (Cook) Bieber. MaryAnn was a devoted daughter, sister, sister-in-law, wife, mother, mother-in-law, grandmother, aunt, friend, and colleague to all those who knew her and loved her....
Mass of the Christian Burial for Thomas "Tom" Prevost, 64 of Sidney are at 10:00 A.M., Thursday, June 29, 2023, at the St. Matthew's Catholic Church, Sidney with Father Jim O'Neil as presider. Wake services are at 6:00 P.M., Wednesday, June 28, 2023, at the Fulkerson-Stevenson Memorial Chapel, Sidney, MT. Interment will be in the Sidney Cemetery, Sidney, Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home of Sidney, MT is assisting the family. The visitation will be Wednesday, June 28, 2023, from 10 AM to 5 PM at...
Gerhard (Gerry) and Beverly Reichenbach will be honored for their dedication to the community during this year's Summer Festival and Old Timers' Reunion, July 14-16, Fairview. Bev (Biehl) is a Fairview native who graduated from Fairview High School in 1959. At the urging of her father to see more of the world, she moved to St. Paul, MN, where she worked at Montgomery Wards and at First National Bank, but soon returned to Fairview where she worked at the bank and met the handsome Gerry, marrying...
The Sidney Chamber of Commerce announced its inaugural class of Richland County’s 20 Under 40. Approximately 80 nominations were entered by community members and reviewed by a panel of judges to select this stellar group of up-and-comers. Each nominee was scored blindly with varying point values based on business/industry leadership innovation, expertise in their field, and community leadership and engagement. Recipients range in occupation from owners/operators to educators to registered nurses. What they all have in common is their hard work,...
Helena - The Montana Department of Revenue is mailing property classification and appraisal notices to all owners of residential, commercial, industrial, and agricultural land properties. These notices are not tax bills. They include the department’s determination of market or productivity value and the taxable value for your property that will be used by your county treasurer to determine the property taxes owed for tax year 2023 and 2024. “It’s important that Montana property owners review this information,” said Brendan Beatty, Montana Depar...
The Richland County Farmers Market will once again be in Sidney this summer. The market will be held the second Saturday of July through the second Saturday of October, July 8-Oct. 14. The farmers market will again be located at the Richland County Courthouse parking lot, on the corner of 2nd St. NW and 2nd Ave. NW and will be open from 7:30 a.m.-12 p.m. There will be a variety of handmade items and crafts, produce, and food products available at the market. Individuals interested in becoming a vendor at the Richland County Farmers Market can...
June's Community Power Hour was Tuesday, June 20 and it featured some of Sidney's recent newcomers and allowed them to answer some basic questions about their experiences here. Newcomer Hunter Simmons, AmeriCorp Chamber intern, moderated Bobbie Selensky, Roseburg, OR, Marley Manoukian, Malta MT, and Ryan Payne, Missoula, MT and South Carolina. Selensky has always lived on the coasts. She moved her to be with the one she loved and they were married here. She said she missed her friends, family,...
The Williston Basin Speedway held the Can-Am Shootout during the Upper Missouri Valley Fair June 23 - 24. On night one there was a $1000 prize for the IMCA Stock Cars and a berth at the B&B All-Star Invitational for the IMCA Super Nationals. Night two was a $1000 to win for the IMCA Modifieds and a qualifying berth for the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational for the IMCA Super Nationals. Williston Basin Speedway Can-Am Shootout Results June 23 IMCA Hobby Stocks 1st Place: Kyler Satran, Minot, ND,...
