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To the members of the McKenzie County Heritage Association we will having our annual meeting on Wednesday, November 13, 7 p.m. at Pioneer Museum, 100 2nd Ave SW, Watford City....
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department will continue its Hunter-Harvested Surveillance program during the 2019 hunting season by sampling deer for chronic wasting disease from units in more than half of the state. Samples from hunter-harvested deer taken in the eastern portion of the state will be tested from units 1, 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 2E, 2F1, 2F2, 2G, 2G1, 2G2 and 2L. In addition, deer will be tested in the northwest from units 3A1, 3A2, 3A3 (that portion of the unit north of U.S. Highway 2) and 3B1, in the west from units 4B and 4C, and in...
Do you know how many taps of the gavel you need to make to restore order to a meeting? Do you know how to amend a motion? Is your organization subject to open meeting laws? Do you know the best method to deal with conflict in board meetings? Answers to these questions and more information valuable to aspiring leaders, or elected or appointed leaders serving on a board, council or committee, will be provided at “Lead Local” set for 9 a.m. CT to 4 p.m. CT on Tuesday, November 12 at the Yellowstone Room in the McKenzie County Courthouse in Wat...
Are you a fan of classical music? Pop? Country? Do you want to see a brass band, a quartet, a tribute band or a comedian? Enjoy light appetizers and help the Long X Arts Foundation in Watford City select the concert series lineup from a presentation of amazing entertainers from around the world. All are welcome, invite your friends and be a part of this growing concert series! Wednesday, November 6, 5:30 p.m. at Teddy's Residential Suites. Please RSVP at [email protected] or call or text...
Funeral services for Barbra Johnson, 79, of Bismarck, ND formerly of Watford City, ND are at 10 a.m., Saturday, November 2 at First Lutheran Church in Watford City, ND with Pastor Mark Honstein officiating. Interment will be in Johnson Family Cemetery, east of Watford City, ND, Father Roger Synek will preside over the burial under the care of Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home in Watford City. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Barbra passed away on Wednesday, October 30 at Touchmark...
This year there are many ways families can have Halloween fun during the month of October in Watford City. There will be a Haunted House, Fall Fest, and Trail of Treats on Main Street for everyone to enjoy. The Rough Rider Center in Watford City will be hosting two Halloween events, a Fall Festival, and the Haunted House. The Haunted House will take place in the hockey arena of the Rough Rider Center on Thursday, October 24, from 7 to 9 p.m. and Friday, October 25, from 8 to 10 p.m. There is an $8 admission fee per person - a portion of the...
Funeral services for Sally Transtrom, 95, of Watford City, ND were held Friday, October 18 at 10 a.m. at Watford City Assembly of God with Pastor John Brady officiating. There was a visitation on Thursday, October 17 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Fulkerson-Stevenson Memorial Chapel in Watford City, ND. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Sally passed away on Tuesday, October 8 at Good Shepherd Home in Watford City, ND....
Russel "Russ" E. Wells, 73, Sidney, MT, passed away peacefully from metastatic bladder cancer, surrounded by his family at Sidney Health Center, Sidney, MT, September 29, 2019. Russ was born at home near Grygla, MN, to Joseph Milton Wells and Virginia Marilyn (Wagner) Wells. He was a 1963 graduate of Goodrich, MN, High School and attended Dickinson State College, Dickinson, ND. He married Linda Bolken, Alexander, ND, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Dickinson, ND, on February 19, 1966. They...
Aspiring, elected and appointed leaders serving on boards, councils and committees are encouraged to attend “Lead Local” training workshop to be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, November 12 at the Yellowstone Room in the Courthouse, 201 5th Street NW, in Watford City. Pre-registration is requested prior to attending. Please contact NDSU Extension/McKenzie County at 701-444-3451 by November 5 if you are interested in participating in the Workshop. This one-day workshop will help leaders: • Feel better prepared to serve in their leadership...
Aspiring adults are encouraged to attend #Adulting on Wednesday evenings, October 30 and November 6 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at NDSU Extension/McKenzie County, 205 6th Street NW in Watford City. This program will help upcoming “responsible adults” accomplish (with more success) the more mundane, but necessary tasks in life. Both classes include hands-on activities and a light group meal. Sessions on Wednesday, October 30 will be as follows: • #SmellySocks: Gives you the knowledge and skills to successfully do a load of laundry. • #BudgetBoss: Per...
This year there are many ways families can have Halloween fun during the month of October in Watford City. There will be a Haunted House, Fall Fest, and Trail of Treats on Main Street for everyone to enjoy. The Rough Rider Center in Watford City will be hosting two Halloween events, a Fall Festival, and the Haunted House. The Haunted House will take place in the hockey arena of the Rough Rider Center on Thursday, October 24, from 7 to 9 p.m. and Friday, October 25, from 8 to 10 p.m. There is an $8 admission fee per person - a portion of the...
Members of the Watford City Chamber helped celebrate the Grand Opening of Red Rock Auto by cutting the ribbon on Friday, October 11. Lunch and door prizes were given out throughout the day as patrons ventured out to see the new dealership in town. Pictured from left, Bobby Kaloustain, Celina Monsen, Patty Wolff, Oriana, Benjamin and Adam Nelson, Alex Nelson, Luke Taylor, Diana Pokrzywinski and Pat Bertagnolli. (Photo by Kathy Taylor)...
Funeral services for Sally Transtrom, 95, of Watford City, ND will be Friday, October 18 at 10 a.m. at Watford City Assembly of God with Pastor John Brady officiating. There will be a visitation on Thursday, October 17 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Fulkerson-Stevenson Memorial Chapel in Watford City, ND. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Sally passed away on Tuesday, October 8 at Good Shepherd Home in Watford City, ND....
Each year in October, Watford City FFA members along with contestants from nine other chapters compete in Stanley during the District Leadership Conference. We were represented well with 23 of our students who attended, along with chapter advisors Mr. Wisness and Miss Gunderson. We took 5th place as a chapter with all of our points added up, behind Ray, Berthold, Powers Lake and Stanley. The most competitive event at districts is always Parliamentary Procedure, where students exhibit their...
After a busy Homecoming week of special activities, the student body voted and crowned their classmates....
The oil and gas industry continues to attract more and more new families to Watford City, and with that, the population of students continues to increase. The McKenzie County school district’s growing enrollment rate has so far required the expansion of the existing elementary school in 2012 and the construction of a 53 million dollar high school in 2016 and now requires an additional elementary school. “Our current Kindergarten through 5th-grade student population is approximately 1,035 students - which clearly shows a need for two ele...
The MonDak region has lost a newspaper icon. Russ Wells, born Dec. 5, 1945, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2019 just a few months shy of his 74th birthday. Wells exhibited a talent for newspaper work from the outset. He participated in the publication of his high school paper and when he attended Dickinson College, he joined the college newspaper staff. He and a friend collaborated on the Me & Mrachek column, a feature that proved so popular everyone on campus knew Wells and his friend Don,...
Memorial Mass for DeLaura B. Dodds, 82, of Watford City is at 11 a.m. CST, Friday, October 4 at Epiphany Catholic Church in Watford City with Father Charlie Heidt as presider. Inurnment of DeLaura’s cremains will be held at a later date in the Prairie Home Cemetery, New Rockford, ND under the care of Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home of Watford City. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. DeLaura passed away on Saturday, September 28 surrounded by her family at her home in Watford City, N...
A deep love of animals, particularly horses, plus a thirst for knowledge and a desire to share it, created the perfect combination for Bill and Karen Novak to take Williston Saddlery from a small tack display in an insurance business to a thriving ag business serving a 100 mile radius of Williston, ND. The newly married couple on their first teaching assignments knew they would some day like to own a tack and feed business but did not want to compete with Williston Saddlery owner Clarence Moe....
The 21st Annual Heritage Day will take place at the McKenzie County Heritage Park on Saturday, October 5. The McKenzie County Heritage Park is located west of Watford City at 950 2nd Avenue SW. This free event will start at 11 a.m. and wrap up around 5 p.m. Throughout the day, attendants will have the opportunity to visit the historic buildings and antique tractors in the Heritage Park that have been donated from all around McKenzie County, participate in a Long X Arts activity (creating clothespin dolls), watch blacksmith shop demonstrations,...
The Long X Arts Foundation's Watford City Area Concert Series is excited to announce the lineup for the 2019/2020 Concert Series, the second series for the newly formed organization that is committed to providing high quality entertainment at an affordable rate for members of the community. All concerts take place at 7 p.m. CT in the Watford City High School Theater Auditorium. Kicking off the Concert Series on Tuesday, October 8 is The World Famous Popovich Comedy Pet Theater. Popovich Comedy...
The NDRA Championship Finals Rodeo will take place at the McKenzie County fairgrounds located in Watford City on Friday, September 27 and Saturday, September 28. The rodeo will start at 7 p.m. on Friday and 6 p.m. on Saturday. The NDRA Rodeo will include a rodeo dance, The Mud Butte Band, a ranch rodeo, and vendors. The Finals Rodeo will feature the top twelve contestants in each standard event and pit them against the top stock in the state. Events that will be at the finals rodeo is bareback and saddle bronc riding, ladies breakaway and...
The 21st Annual Heritage Day will take place at the McKenzie County Heritage Park on Saturday, October 5. The McKenzie County Heritage Park is located west of Watford City at 950 2nd Avenue SW. This free event will start at 11 a.m. and wrap up around 5 p.m. Throughout the day, attendants will have the opportunity to visit the historic buildings and antique tractors in the Heritage Park that have been donated from all around McKenzie County, participate in a Long X Arts activity (creating clothespin dolls), watch blacksmith shop demonstrations,...
A visitation for Clarence J. Jore was held Wednesday, September 18 from 1-5 p.m. with a prayer service at 4 p.m. at Fulkerson-Stevenson Memorial Chapel in Watford City, ND. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Clarence passed away Sunday, September 15, 2019 at the Good Shepherd Home in Watford City, ND. Clarence Jore was born February 27, 1937, at Chimney Butte near Keene, North Dakota, to Almer and Della Jore. He lived in town in Watford...
