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Jim and Michelle Kelly have started a much needed business in Sidney, Sidney Shuttle, LLC, providing low cost transportation 24 hours a day, seven days a week to and from local bars, restaurants and motels. Jim had a similar service in Michigan and recognized the need in Sidney. “Our main issue is safety,” he said. “We want to keep impaired drivers off the streets and roads by offering them a safe, inexpensive alternative.” The company charges flat rates. It’s only $10 for the trip home from one...
Williston is one of the few lucky cities in our country experiencing a great economic boom. While the boom has created an abundance of jobs and opportunities, it has also created an abundance of trash. Mayor Ward Koeser and several Williston business professionals and citizens have come together to form the "Keep Williston Clean" committee. The main focus of the committee can be found in its name, "Keep Williston Clean." As a part of the cleanup efforts, the committee would like to encourage...
The Corporation for National and Community Service, a federal agency, and President Obama have declared March 10-18 as AmeriCorps*VISTA Week. Along eastern Montana, several VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) members participate in programs that sponsor VISTA members. The Communities in Action (CIA) Project, administered by the Richland County Health Department, Sidney, is implementing a sustainable community building process that combines all aspects of health and economic development to improve quality of life in eastern Montana. This...
I recently visited the great state of Texas. The plan was to take the Amtrak to St. Paul, and then for my brother (Roger) and I to drive down to the San Antonio area. We hoped to see a few new places, play a few rounds of golf, and join up with Father Ned Shinnick, who spends each February in the Canyon Lake area. The Amtrak provided transportation for the first leg of my journey. I made the 7 pm to 7 am ride from Williston to St. Paul without incident. The “clickety clack” of the rails lul...
The Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project (LYIP) Board of Control has hired James W. Brower, Milton-Freewater, OR, to take over the responsibilities of manager at the LYIP. Brower, who officially begins his duties as manager of the irrigation project on Feb. 17, replaces Jerry Nypen, who will retire from the manager position effective Feb. 16. Brower will unofficially begin work this week on Feb. 8 however as he wants to familiarize himself with all aspects of the Project prior to Nypen’s departu...
For the fourth year in a row, organizers will offer an evening of family fun with a dummy roping competition for kids and adults. This year’s event will be held at the VFW on Saturday, Jan. 21 with registration held from 4-5 p.m. and the roping action beginning at 5:30. Kids under the age of 10 will rope first, followed by the adult roping competition. The event features a progressive roping format. People can pick one and draw one for $20; with a three head progressive after the first round. A...
The Sidney Area Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture banquet is coming up soon on Jan. 23rd. It will be held at the Richland County Fairgrounds Event Center in the Yellowstone room. A no-host social starts at 6 p.m. and the prime rib dinner will be at 6:30 p.m. Keynote speaker will be Rocky Erickson, Northern News Network sports director. He will be entertaining and interesting with the stories and playbacks he will provide. Jim Haugen, retired director of the MHSA and a former Sidney Chamber Board member, will be our Master of Ceremonies for...
The events of the past week point out a few things about our community. “Life in Sidney,” several people have told me, “will never be the same.” The worst possible thing has happened. One of our favorite citizens (teacher, daughter, sister, wife and mother) has been missing – and has reportedly been abducted and murdered. We mourn her loss, and commiserate with her family for what they are going through. Everyone knows we are in the middle of a major upheaval in our economy. Sidney and surro...
The tavern has always been an important social aspect of American life. Knowing that my great great grandfather operated a tavern/rest stop for travelers over a century ago, the history and information concerning these watering holes has always interested me. Therefore, when I saw the book, America Walks into a Bar: A Spirited History of Taverns and Saloons, Speakeasies, and Grog Shops, written by Christine Sismondo, I couldn’t resist reading it. The book did not disappoint me. Sismondo p...
A century ago, Yellowstone Mercantile proudly proclaimed itself as "The Christmas Store". A banner with the statement was displayed across the front as the children of the community gathered to have a group picture taken. Area children will again gather at Yellowstone Marketplace (formerly Yellowstone Mercantile) to kick off the Christmas season as they anxiously wait to have their pictures taken with Santa 3-5 p.m. Friday. A short talk with Santa, a photo and a candy treat will be available. Kids and parents are asked to use the side...
The culture of the West is changing, and I don’t like it. But, after givin’ this matter a little thought, I’ve come to the conclusion that the West has been in a constant state of flux for a couple of hundred years now, and the old guys never have liked it. This really isn’t anything new. The Indians didn’t like it when us whiteys started movin’ this way, the big cow outfits didn’t like it when the homesteaders started farmin’ up their free range, and probably nobody liked the fact that a lot...
Scentsy representatives,(L to R): Keela Huotari, Jakki Waller and Carrie Edwards show some of the 580 Flood Buddies that were donated to children in Minot affected by the floods. Donations to purchase the flood buddies came in from Sidney, Williston, Fairview and Miles City as well as Minnesota, California, Arizona and Oregon. The ladies would like to thank the community for their amazing support of this project. The flood buddies were distributed in Minot last Saturday at the Town and Country...
Dr. Jimmie Ashcraft will be doing a book signing Oct. 11 at 7 p.m. at the MonDak Heritage Center, Sidney. “Reflections of a Country Doctor”: A Collection of True Stories Told by a Montana Doctor” has been released by author Jimmie Ashcraft, M.D. What James Herriot did for veterinary medicine with his true-life stories of a country vet, Jimmie Ashcraft has done for rural primary care, taking readers into the trenches of rural family medicine. The author has collected stories from his 26 years...
Take a lifelong yearning to visit a particular country, couple that with the fact that your grandparents emigrated from that country, and you have the perfect set-up for a fantastic, once-in-a-lifetime vacation. Recently, Dianne Swanson, along with her sister Elaine and brothers Alan and Brian, spent ten days in Scotland, exploring the byways, visiting the rural communities, meeting the people and learning about the culture of this magnificent country. “Other than visiting Edinburgh and G...
If you dial 701-744-5759 you will hear a pleasant voice informing you that “Green Acres Sod Farm” is able and willing to take care of your sod needs. That is the voice of Josie Riedel. She might even tell you that sod provides “instant grassification.” She does remind people, however, that you need to install sod “green side up” to have good results. Josie’s husband Richard got into the sod business back in 1986. They were living in Flathead Valley at the time. Richard saw that “there was a...
Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, the Clantons and the famous shootout at the OK Corral in Tombstone, Arizona territory lives on in legend and myth and has defined our perceptions of the American West. The legend makes a great story and wonderful movies, but most of what we think we know about the famous shootout, the Earps, the Clantons, and Tombstone itself isn’t true. The shootout didn’t even occur at the OK Corral, incidentally. In his very readable, interesting book, The Last Gunfight: The Rea...
Sidney’s Town & Country/Sidney Centennial Parade reached a new high on Saturday with 73 entries. Prizes were award in several categories, with the Best Use of Theme being received by Niehenke Welding and Judges Choice picked up by Blue Rock Products. Rounding out the winners included Sunrise Equipment with the largest, and Richland Rangers Hockey the smallest float. Prizes are sponsored by the Sidney Area Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture....
