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The Wolf Point Wild Horse Stampede will be celebrating their 91st year at the Marvin Brookman Stadium in Wolf Point Montana July 10th – 12th. Wolf Point Wild Horse Stampede is a three-day event including a PRCA sanctioned rodeo that brings the best cowboys to town. PRCA RAM Rodeo action will begin each evening at 7 p.m. Events and festivities set for the 91st weekend celebration include KVCK Country Showdown and KVCK Korral talent show, class reunions, "Unsung Heroes" Parade, carnival, the f...
The Maka Flora Chapter of the Montana Native Plant Society has planned four field trips for 2014. If you enjoy the outdoors, have an interest in plants, like to hike or are just curious about trying something new, plan to attend some of these outings. You do not need to be a Native Plant Society member to participate. This summer’s field trips offer a variety of landscapes, plants, and interesting site-seeing. The descriptions provided here are brief, so contact Libby Knotts at 406-774-3778 or at [email protected] with any questions to be s...
The City of Watford City will be celebrating its 100th year the last weekend in June and we need Art, Craft & Commercial Vendors to help in the celebration. Our Centennial festivities begin on Thursday, June 26 with a dedication of our new Centennial Park and end on Sunday, June 29th with a non-denominational church service. The highlight of this event is our two day Centennial Festival which is set among the trees and along the creek of the City Park and McKenzie County Fairgrounds. Vendors...
The City of Watford City will be celebrating its 100th year the last weekend in June and we need Art, Craft & Commercial Vendors to help in the celebration. Our Centennial festivities begin on Thursday, June 26 with a dedication of our new Centennial Park and end on Sunday, June 29th with a non-denominational church service. The highlight of this event is our two day Centennial Festival which is set among the trees and along the creek of the City Park and McKenzie County Fairgrounds. Vendors will be able to display their product throughout the...
Albert "Bud" and Anne Groskinsky have an insatiable curiosity and love of learning that covers a wide range of interests. They will celebrate their 59th anniversary June 1. As children of the Depression which shaped their thinking, Groskinsky's have worked hard, enjoyed life and remain very active as seniors. "It's been a great life," Anne said. Anne's grandparents, Jan Luczkiewicz, homesteaded north of Richey. Bud's maternal grandparents got the last homestead available in Dawson County. "That...
White. Yellow. Orange. Green. Purple. Blue. Brown. And eventually, black. If you ask any student at the Sidney Tendokan Taekwondo dojang the progression of belt colors they can earn by mastering the Korean style of martial arts, they can tell you. It's been that way for the past 30 years and on Feb. 22, together, they will celebrate this accomplishment of longevity with a small tournament, followed by an open house. The afternoon event will begin at 1:00 p.m. and include some friendly...
Elizabeth Hagen, professional speaker, author and business coach, grew up in a small town in Iowa and her dad always said they lived where the front door was in the city and back door in the country. In 1989 Elizabeth, her husband, and 5 kids made the move to South Dakota and never looked back! When her 5th child started school she began the adventure of starting her speaking and consulting business. Through her presentations all across the U.S. and personal coaching, Elizabeth's humor,...
The Dakota Resource Council (DRC) out of Bismarck, ND has recently released a film on living with the oil boom. It's titled: This is Our Country: Living with the Wild West Oil Boom. The film was produced by D&N Cinematics LLC out of Bismarck, ND and narrated by Michael Farley. Per the DRC website, DRC Communications Director Sean Arithson said, "The film features everyday North Dakotans talking about how the chaotic development of the Bakken has affected lives and livelihoods." We often hear...
Katelyn Dynneson can see it perfectly in her mind. The brilliant strands of white and colored lights. The misty steam of her horses’ breath against the frigid night air. She can hear the loud ringing of jingle bells dangling from their torsos, intermixed with Christmas music blaring from IPods connected to makeshift sound systems. What better place for two draft horses to pull an old style wagon than a parade during one of the most festive times of the year! She plans to showcase her team of h...
Katelyn Dynneson can see it perfectly in her mind. The brilliant strands of white and colored lights. The misty steam of her horses' breath against the frigid night air. She can hear the loud ringing of jingle bells dangling from their torsos, intermixed with Christmas music blaring from IPods connected to makeshift sound systems. What better place for two draft horses to pull an old style wagon than a parade during one of the most festive times of the year! She plans to showcase her team of...
In the big town of Crane, Montana, people travel the main street on winding roads, where they get to enjoy the cottonwood trees that overlook an older property with new residents, Shawn and T.J. Rost, formerly of Sidney. The Rosts purchased the Tanglen home (more recently the Craig Herberts) in 2009. The home came with one shop, an established garden with raspberries, chokecherries and plums, a grain bin and beautiful landscape, and the couple hopes to one day put all the pieces of the Tanglen...
In honor of the September 11th Day of Service and Remembrance, the Governor’s Office of Community Service encourages Montanans to join statewide efforts to commemorate 9/11 victims, survivors, and emergency responders. Citizens are encouraged to participate in the 9/11 Day of Service and Remembrance by thanking those who served, helping a neighbor in need, or joining a community service project. “Throughout Montana’s history, we have been blessed with patriots, men and women willing to give of themselves so that this nation, and the freed...
The Blue Buffalo Artists are a diverse community of talented artists who have banded together to share their artistic visions through exhibits across the country. The core group originated in the western town of Cody, Wyoming and has now grown to include artists from Arizona, Colorado, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, Utah and Washington. The Blue Buffalos’ signature art show is held annually at the historic Irma Hotel, built by Buffalo Bill in Cody. The group displays a wide range of s...
Judges had a wide range of entries to sort through for parade winners at the 2013 Town & Country Festival. Selected as best small entry was the one-mule wagon entry of Rick Tiezen. Going to the opposite end of the spectrum for the best large entry was the tractor and implement brought by Sunrise Equipment Company. Rounding out the winners is the Best Use of Theme award going to the Dynneson Family with their collection of horse drawn and automobile units. The Chamber thanks everyone who took time to be participants in the parade, helped...
The Neal Hermanson Memorial Ranch Rodeo was held June 22 at the Richland County Fairgrounds in conjunction with the Town & Country Festival in Sidney. Ranch Rodeo Results 1st place – Genex/Sperry Horses (participating in NILE this fall); 2nd place – Earl’s Boys; 3rd place – Rieger Cattle and Leaf Ranch Ranch Horse Competition Placements Senior Horse Division 1st place – J.J. Hovde; Junior Horse Division 1st place – Bruce Johnson; Youth Division 1st place – Daryn Wolff; Junior Youth Divisio...
Area residents will once again have the opportunity to attend the Town and Country Festival in Sidney, scheduled this year for Saturday, June 22. Following the format of previous years, the day consists of parades, entertainment, sidewalk sales, carnival games, and more. Join the Sidney Jaycees for breakfast at the Moose Lodge from 6 a.m. to 11 a.m. All proceeds will help pay for the 4th of July Fireworks display. Also come early to participate in the Sidney Health Center’s fun run, r...
Richland Opportunities is hosting a silent art auction to assist with infrastructure needs. During the legislative process in 2011, ROI’s state reimbursement rates were decreased to 2008 levels and this is the 5th year that ROI has gone without an increase in funding. This has left a huge gap in ROI’s ability to maintain its infrastructure needs. As a result of this decrease, ROI is having an online basket auction with the final bidding Town and Country Festival on June 22. The baskets can be...
For the 5th year, the Neal Hermanson Memorial Ranch Rodeo and Ranch Horse Competition will run as part of the Town and Country Festival held each June in Sidney. The ranch horse competition and rodeo will take place at the Richland County Fairgrounds on Saturday, June 22, with tickets costing $5 each, children under 6 free. The Ranch Horse Competition begins at 9 a.m. on Saturday. There will be a junior horse division for horses 5 years of age and younger and a senior horse division for horses...
The HealthWorks Annual Fun Run will be held in conjunction with the Sidney Area Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture’s Town and Country Festival set for Saturday, June 22. The event includes a 5K Walk/Run, a 10K Run, and a special 1 mile Fun Run for children 12 years old and under. All fitness levels and age groups are welcome to participate! Registration for the Fun Run starts at 7:00 a.m. (MDT) in the HealthWorks parking lot and the race will begin at 8:00 a.m. The Kid’s Run will begin at 8:1...
Blue Rock Products Company, also known as Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company, was established in 1913 at Fairview, Montana. At that time, the town of Fairview was a trading center for area farmers in the Yellowstone Valley and the dry land hill country. During the first years of its existence, the company was primarily a beer distributorship with soft drink sales accounting for a much smaller portion of the total business. Both beer and soft drinks were shipped by rail to customers in outlying areas...
Richland County 4-H clubs are holding fundraisers to earn money to build a new food booth at the Richland County Fairgrounds. The fundraising efforts are already underway and they include selling brand boards, memorial plaques and various other fundraising events conducted by the 4-H clubs in the area. The brand board fundraiser consists of a square foot (12 inch by 12 inch) board on which area ranchers can place their personal brand. Each brand costs $50 and will be displayed at the 4-H food...
Plans are being finalized for the annual Town & Country Festival which will take place in Sidney Saturday, June 22. The full day of events starts off at 7 a.m. with registration for the Sidney Healthworks Fun Run. The run begins at 8:00 a.m. at Sidney Health Center. The Sidney Jaycees will host their annual pet parade. Registration begins at 9 a.m. at Veteran’s Memorial Park with the parade starting at 9:30 a.m. Businesses and individuals are encouraged to enter a float in the parade that morning. The parade will begin in the Reynolds Market p...
For over three decades, one local resident has been supplying the community with just what the doctor ordered. Last Saturday, Tim Wagner, the pharmacist for White Drug traded in his long white coat for the slower pace of retirement. An open house was held on May 31 at the store, followed by an evening get-together at the Sidney Country Club. “What am I going to do now? Whatever I want, I guess,” Wagner laughed. But, after 38 years of working in pharmaceuticals, he admits the transition from a b...
For the 5th year, the Neal Hermanson Memorial Ranch Rodeo and Ranch Horse Competition will once again run as part of the Town and Country Festival held each June in Sidney. The ranch horse competition and rodeo will take place at the Richland County Fairgrounds on Saturday, June 22, with tickets costing $5 each, children under 6 free. The Ranch Horse Competition begins at 9 a.m. on Saturday. There will be a junior horse division for horses 5 years of age and younger and a senior horse division...
Plans are being finalized for the annual Town & Country Festival which will take place in Sidney Saturday, June 22. The full day of events starts off at 7 a.m. with registration for the Sidney Healthworks Fun Run. The run begins at 8:00 a.m. at Sidney Health Center. Businesses and individuals are encouraged to enter a float in the parade that morning. The parade will begin in the Reynolds Market parking lot and travel north on Central Avenue to 2nd Street NW. Please call the Chamber to register your entry. Main Street will be the site for a...
