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The 131st Montana Stock-growers Association Annual Convention and Trade Show, held Dec. 3-5 at Rimrock Auto Arena in Billings, drew strong crowds from ranching communities across the state. The three-day convention featured several speakers to help ranchers learn about innovative tools and technologies available in the industry. Highlights also included nightly NFR viewing and Calcutta auction, live music from Exit 53 and Crazy Mountain Express, over $100,000 in prizes awarded and a trade show with more than 100 exhibitors representing many...
United States: Many people in the United States celebrate Christmas Day on December 25. Although celebrated in many ways, the day celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ. In the days or weeks before Christmas Day, many families decorate their homes with lights, wreaths, Christmas trees and many other festive decorations. Radio stations begin playing Christmas music, churches organize holiday events, plays and put up Nativity displays. Non-profit organizations hold fund-raisers and clothing and...
The Blue Buffalo Artists are back in town, at the MonDak Heritage Center, Nov. 6 – Feb.13, sharing their special brand of western-themed art. An opening reception will be held Sat., Nov. 21 from 6 – 8 p.m. Hors d'oeuvres and refreshments will be served. The Blue Buffalo Artists are a diverse community of painters and sculptors who banded together to share their artistic visions through exhibits across the country. The core group originated in the historic town of Cody, Wyoming and has now grown...
Agates are another lower Yellowstone River attraction. Millions of years ago, volcanoes ruled Montana east of the mountains. Powerful eruptions of molten lava and ash covered and destroyed hundreds of miles of forests. After centuries of activity, the climate cooled and rain washed silica and minerals from the surface of the land down into the labyrinths of hardened lava beds, filling the nooks and crannies with what several eons later would become Montana agates. In those unstable geologic...
"I pledge my head to clearer thinking, my heart to greater loyalty, my hands to larger service, and my health to better living, for my club, my community, my country and my world." If you recognize this pledge, chances are you have been in 4-H, or perhaps your child and/or other relative has been in 4-H. Maybe you are or have been a 4-H volunteer leader. Growing up as a "town kid," I was not in a 4-H club. Typically, kids who lived on farms were in 4-H. However, I liked doing all the sorts of...
Memorial services for Michael "Ike" Rambur, 86, of Sidney were at 2:00 P.M., Friday, September 4, 2015, at the Ebenezer Congregational Church in Sidney with Pastor David Meehan officiating. Inurnment was in the Sidney Cemetery, Sidney, MT under the direction of the Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home of Sidney. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Michael "Ike" Rambur was born September 22, 1928 to Michael and Barbara (Pfau) Rambur. He was the...
A small town and a few surrounding ranches getting together to celebrate the Fourth of July took a turn for the memorable one year when the circus came to town; the small celebration became a very big deal and over time it became a tradition that is still kept during the Wild horse stampede which will be July 9th, 10th, and 11th in Wolf Point. To add to the festivities, Wolf Point’s Centennial celebration will be in conjunction with the stampede July 8th through the 11th. In 1915 the small commu...
Enjoy room to roam in the new SchMart Estates subdivision which is approved and ready for homeowners. SchMart Estates is located 6 ½ miles west of Sidney on Highway 200 towards Lambert. Three bedroom, 2 bath modular homes on 1.4 acres and 2 acres with an unfinished basements. Invest in a duplex, each half of which comes with an acre of land. Each unit features 3 bedrooms, two baths and an unfinished basement. All kitchen appliances are included in each option. Garage packages are also...
Recreation (which means 'play' or 'amusement' according to Webster) takes many forms and brings to mind a huge variety of activities. Some people recreate by exerting themselves through walking or biking, others enjoy reading or reclining on the bank of a pond watching fish steal bait from their line, while yet others like to take excursions in motorized vehicles, even if that little jaunt only means going three quarters of a mile to the county dump. The old adage 'one man's trash is another man...
"Boomtowners" plunges into a modern-day "gold rush" that's attracting thousands of people from all over the country to the Bakken, a region of North Dakota. An oil boom has turned the area into the epicenter of a white-hot industrial revolution, but a rise in jobs has also led to a surge in population and living costs. Experience this phenomenon first-hand through the eyes of newcomers and longtime residents trying to make a living there in this groundbreaking new docu-series about tapping into...
Across the country people are planning to take longer road trips this year. If you plan to be one of them, here are five maintenance tips to consider for today's cars. * New tires? "For four-wheel drive cars and trucks, buy new tires as a complete set," says RockAuto.com Engineer and Vice President Tom Taylor. "Mixing old and new tires or just mixing tire brands can create small differences in tire diameter that may be enough to overheat and damage four-wheel drive parts." * What spare tire?...
A mother and daughter move to Watford City from Oregon, with a husband and fiancé in tow, in search of work and a way out of mounting debt. The men open a thriving electrical business, the women find careers in Outlaws Bar and Grill, the daughter and her fiancé buy land to build a house and the family settles in to call Watford City home. An energetic veterinarian moves to Watford City to take over an old practice, expands to fill a need and falls in love with the community who helps him r...
The MonDak Heritage Center is happy to announce that country western singer Jason DeShaw will be performing on February 28, 2015 at 7:00 pm. Doors open at 6:30. This concert is free and open to the public. Jason DeShaw was born and raised in Montana. He wrote his first song on a John Deere tractor and made his recording debut on his mother's answering machine. A graduate of Carroll College, DeShaw has performed in 35 states, Canada and Europe. He has opened for The Oak Ridge Boys, Emerson Drive...
In just a few days, most of us in one way or another will celebrate Valentine's Day. This day has come to symbolize great romance, and lovers of all ages who have sweethearts or significant others in their lives will send flowers or cards, give candy, or in some other way show their love and adoration for their special person. Love comes in many guises. There's the passionate, hormones-raging-out-of-control love of youngsters (think Romeo and Juliet); there's the love born of the desire for...
Sharon Rau's new home at 1508 4th St. S.W., Sidney is a study in contrasts, with creamy furniture against dark wood look laminate floors in the dining/media room; and dark knotty cherry cabinets against off white walls in the kitchen. Plum accents pop out everywhere, contrasting beautifully with the various shades of grays and whites. Rau's incredible sense of color, all new furniture, plus professional advice from the ladies at TriFecta Home Center have created an elegant but extremely...
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 City of Watford City will be celebrating its 100th year this weekend. 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 festival. Our Festival Main Stage Events include: Native American Dancers, Baby...
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...
Jason DeShaw, Montana's own country singer, has been selected to receive NAMI's (National Association of Mental Illness) Lionel Aldridge Champions Award for 2014. The Lionel Aldridge Champions Award recognizes an individual living with a mental illness who has exhibited courage, leadership and service on behalf of all people living with mental illness. In selecting Jason for this award, the NAMI Board recognizes him for his efforts to be a voice for those who struggle with mental illness. Jason...
6/26 Thursday Main Street Free Feed & Historical Walking Tours Film Festival Kick Off Centennial Park Dedication 6/27 Friday Centennial Parade & Festival featuring Kids Zone Heritage Days All School Reunion Trish Gravos Golf Scramble Evening of Music, Food & Fun 6/28 Saturday Centennial Festival Featuring Kids Zone All School Reunion Heritage Days Free Feed & Auction Evening of Music, Food & Fun 6/29 Sunday Gospel Music Non-Denominational Worship Service Thursday, June 26th 10 AM – 1 PM M...
The Watford City gym floor was covered with wrestling mats this past week as the wrestling team hosted their second Annual Bootcamp Wrestling Camp on June 4-6th. This year's camp featured four headliner clinicians from around the country. The first day of camp was highlighted by Bruce Baumgartner and Terry Steiner. Bruce Baumgartner is arguably one of the top five wrestlers of all time in the entire world and is the most highly decorated international wrestler in the history of the United...
Lifelong Richland County resident Leslie Messer is justifiably proud of her heritage, which includes pioneers Lossie and Lavenia Dawe and John and Myrl Willian Westerdale. Lossie Dawe was born on August 14, 1868 to William T. and Rebecca Dill Dawe at Norristown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. William was born in Cornwall England, and moved to Canada at the age of 12. After William's father died, the family moved to Pennsylvania. William spent three years in active service in the Civil War and...
The journey was long, but well worth it for Eivind Nilssonn Rudi and Knut Rogne of Vesleroe, Norway. Their trip began in 1905. After leaving Norway their first stop was Liverpool, England, and then on to Hull, Canada where they boarded a train to Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan and finally crossed into the United States. From there, they boarded another train to Mondak, Montana, crossed the Missouri by ferry, went to a town called Java and then on to Fairview, MT. Both men filed on homesteads seven...
I was born and raised on an Iowa farm where I worked for my board and room and a little spending money until I was 21 years old after which I received wages of $20 a month for a few months. But it didn't take me long to make up my mind that I would never own a farm of my own at that rate, so I asked for a week's leave and bought a round-trip homeseeker's ticket to Culbertson, Montana. I had seen an advertisement of homesteads there in an eastern paper. As my ticket allowed for stopovers, when I...
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...
