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Parents Forever, a parenting class for parents experiencing or considering separation/divorce, who are divorced and experiencing challenges or who have never been married and do not live together, will be held on Wednesday, September 23 at the Courthouse Meeting Room in Watford City. The class will start at 5:00 pm and will conclude by 9:00 pm. The workshop cost is $55 per person. Skills and tools to help reduce the effects of divorce on children and parents will be introduced and practiced....
If you are a teen, parent, grandparent or just a person who would like to learn more about the topic of underage drinking, you will want to attend a public presentation on Tuesday, Sept 29. This session will start with a 6 p.m. free supper and will continue with a 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. CT program at the Watford City Civic Center. Pre-registration is requested prior to attending. Please contact the McKenzie County Extension Office at 701-444-3451 or email [email protected] if you are...
Local individuals interested in an in-depth look at gardening are encouraged to enroll in the Master Gardener Program to be held weekly for ten Friday mornings starting October 2 and ending December 11 (no class week of November 23). Sessions will be offered via webinar technology from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm CT at the Extension Office Meeting Room in Watford City. For some of you, weekday morning classes conflict with your work schedule. For others, distance from classroom training sites are a problem. Now, you can watch online lectures when it...
It is our goal to help share our county’s heritage with our long-term residents, new residents and visitors in a fun and historic way with old-time machinery demonstrations, music, fun for the kids, food and more. Schedule of events: Gates open at 11a.m. Live music 11:30a.m.; 1p.m. & 2:30p.m. Old-time school activities 12:30 & 2:30 Reminiscing panels where long time residents talk of their experiences growing up in McKenzie County pertaining to farm/ranch life, country school and city life in the 1940s – 1970s; 12.p.m; 1:30p.m. & 3p.m. Lun...
It is our goal to help share our county’s heritage with our long-term residents, new residents and visitors in a fun and historic way with old-time machinery demonstrations, music, fun for the kids, food and more. Schedule of events: Gates open at 11a.m. Live music 11:30a.m.; 1p.m. & 2:30p.m. Old-time school activities 12:30 & 2:30 Reminiscing panels where long time residents talk of their experiences growing up in McKenzie County pertaining to farm/ranch life, country school and city life in the 1940s – 1970s; 12.p.m; 1:30p.m. & 3p.m. Lun...
Local individuals interested in an in-depth look at gardening are encouraged to enroll in the Master Gardener Program to be held weekly for ten Friday mornings starting October 2 and ending December 11 (no class week of November 23). Sessions will be offered via webinar technology from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm CT at the Extension Office Meeting Room in Watford City. For some of you, weekday morning classes conflict with your work schedule. For others, distance from classroom training sites are a problem. Now, you can watch online lectures when it...
Damage and repair work to the dated Long X Bridge have caused lengthy delays and detours for travelers along US Highway 85 in western North Dakota. Another major piece of the prime two-lane highway into the Bakken shale play would be widened and the old Long X Bridge possibly replaced following a study going on now. The North Dakota Department of Transportation is looking into improving 67 miles of U.S. Highway 85 from Watford City to Interstate 94 at Belfield. The highway has already undergone a dramatic transformation with a $300 million...
Ribfest 2015 takes place Friday, August 7th Main Street, Watford City. Concessions and the Street Fair will start at 10 a.m. and the rib contest will take place at 5 p.m. Main Street will be open for the public to enjoy lunch, live music, kids games and inflatables, and ribs until 9 pm. This year's Ribfest is working together again with the 2nd Annual Bash on the Grass Concert Series featuring a concert by Sawyer Brown and Chris Cagle. Sawyer Brown and Chris Cagle will perform at 8:30 at the...
XTO Energy Inc., a subsidiary of ExxonMobil last week presented North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple with a check for $5 million as a contribution to North Dakota’s Housing Incentive Fund (HIF). The check represents the single largest contribution to the fund since its inception. The energy company’s $5 million contribution will support affordable housing projects in western North Dakota. “Thank you to XTO Energy for this generous contribution to the state’s Housing Incentive Fund and for their support of affordable housing development in western...
SIDNEY, Mont. — Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. today opens its newest service center offering premium services to the majority of oil and agriculture industries in the Montana-Dakota region. The new Sidney Service Center, located at 775 25th Street S.E., Sidney, MT 59270, replaces a smaller facility at 209 14th St. S.E. The Thomasville, N.C.-based less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier, which is more than 80 years old, has operated in the former facility since 2008. “Sidney is located right in the middle of the oil boom and the local economy is...
The Ribfest 2015 Planning Committee has set Friday, August 7th for this year’s event on Main Street, Watford City. Concessions and the Street Fair will start at 10 a.m. and the rib contest will take place at 5 p.m. Main Street will be open for the public to enjoy lunch, live music, kids games and inflatables, and ribs until 9 pm. This year’s Ribfest is working together again with the 2nd Annual Bash on the Grass Concert Series featuring a concert by Sawyer Brown and Chris Cagle. Sawyer Brown and Chris Cagle will perform at 8:30 at the McK...
Pat and Allison Berka bought the Women of the Moose booth at the Richland County Fairgrounds in 2013, making them and their vending business, Burly's Kettle Corn and Italian Ice, one of the newest fixtures of the fair. The Berkas began their vending venture six years ago after the economy in Colorado went into a tailspin; Pat Berka, not being one to sit around and wait, began brainstorming with his wife Allison, son Camden, now 17, daughter, now 13, and some family friends. They decided to try...
Many of us have digestive disorders. In fact, about 30 to 40% of adults say they experience frequent indigestion and more than 50 million visits are made every year to health-care facilities for symptoms related to the digestive system. Suffering from heartburn, diarrhea, constipation and excess gas does not have to be the norm; in fact, these are all signs that our digestive system is not functioning properly. By taking care of your digestive system, you can become a “regular” human being. “No...
Christian band Cloverton will be performing Friday, July 17th at the Watford City High School, 100 3rd St NE. Doors open at 6:15 pm and the concert will begin at 7:00 pm. A free will love offering will be taken and all proceeds from the event will benefit Johnson Corners Christian Academy, a private, non-denominational, Bible-based learning K-12 school. Johnson Corners Christian Academy was established in 1982 and has been "Investing in students to change the world for Christ" ever since. The...
The Ribfest 2015 Planning Committee has set Friday, August 7th for this year’s event on Main Street, Watford City. Concessions and the Street Fair will start at 10 a.m. and the rib contest will take place at 5 p.m. Main Street will be open for the public to enjoy lunch, live music, kids games and inflatables, and ribs until 9 pm. This year’s Ribfest is working together again with the 2nd Annual Bash on the Grass Concert Series featuring a concert by Sawyer Brown and Chris Cagle. Sawyer Brown and Chris Cagle will perform at 8:30 at the McK...
Watford City based singer/songwriter and Nashville recording artist Jessie Veeder will be headlining a concert on the Medora Musical stage on Saturday, July 18th at 3:30 pm as part of the Medora Musical's 50th Anniversary Celebration and Medora's Country Concert Series. Veeder has been touring on behalf of her recently released Nashville effort and fourth original studio album Northern Lights According to Veeder, the Medora concert will be the icing on a summer filled with sold out performances...
The McKenzie County Fair will be “Summer Time Fun for Everyone” Thursday, July 9th through Saturday, July 11th in Watford City, ND. There will be a carnival, Curly’s Funtastic Kid Zone, animal specialties, a strolling magician, the National Wild Turkey Federation Shooting Booth, and spray paint artist Matt Sorenson all three days as well as exhibits and showings. Thursday at 4:00 pm there will be a Fair Parade on Main Street and a free Beef Barbeque at 5:30 pm at the Multi-Purpose Build...
Entry of Open Class exhibits in the McKenzie County Fair is from 1pm to 3 pm and from 6 pm to 8 pm on Wednesday, July 8 and from 8 am to 11:30 am on Thursday, July 9 in the Homemaker Building on the McKenzie County Fairgrounds, east of Watford City. Judging takes place from 1 pm to 4 pm on Thursday, July 9. Exhibit books are available at several businesses in Watford City. Top exhibit in each class can receive $10 and monetary awards will be assigned to all exhibits receiving ribbons as...
The McKenzie County Fair will be “Summer Time Fun for Everyone” Thursday, July 9th through Saturday, July 11th in Watford City, ND. There will be a carnival, Curly’s Funtastic Kid Zone, animal specialties, a strolling magician, the National Wild Turkey Federation Shooting Booth, and spray paint artist Matt Sorenson all three days as well as exhibits and showings. Thursday at 4:00 pm there will be a Fair Parade on Main Street and a free Beef Barbeque at 5:30 pm at the Multi-Purpose Build...
You are invited to display exhibits in the Open Class Show held during the McKenzie County Fair, July 9 to 11 in the Homemaker Building on the McKenzie County Fairgrounds. Top exhibit in each class can receive $10 and monetary awards have increased as follows: Grand - $5, Purple Ribbon - $4, Blue Ribbons - $3, Red Ribbon - $2 and White Ribbon - $1. All exhibits entered in The Show will receive a ribbon, with exception being those entered For Show Only. Entries can be brought to the McKenzie...
FRIDAY: The Watford City annual Homefest kicks off on Friday, June 26th with an all-day Art Show at the Long X Visitor Center, followed by the Trish Gravos Memorial Golf Scramble at Fox Hills Golf Course at 3:00 p.m. Scranton, ND native and a contestant on season 6 of The Voice, Kat Perkins will be wrapping up the first night of Homefest with a free performance on Main Street beginning at 6:00 p.m. SATURDAY: The Art Show will continue and run throughout the day at the Long X Visitor Center,...
Eastern Montana’s Bull Blowout will take place June 26th and 27th at the Richland County Fairgrounds in Sidney at 7:30 pm each night. The event will be an exciting showing of two extreme sports with the PBR Touring Pro Division competing for $15,000 and Wi-FMX performing at intermission. The bulls will be provided by Bailey Pro Rodeo, C’N Stars Bull Co. /Fladeland Bucking Bulls, Mosbrucker Rodeo, F & T Rodeo, and other top contractors, with several of the bulls having competed at the PBR Wor...
The Ribfest 2015 Planning Committee has set Friday, August 7th for this year’s event on Main Street, Watford City. Concessions and the Street Fair will start at 10 a.m. and the rib contest will take place at 5 p.m. Main Street will be open for the public to enjoy lunch, live music, kids games and inflatables, and ribs until 9 pm. This year’s Ribfest is working together again with the 2nd Annual Bash on the Grass Concert Series featuring a concert by Sawyer Brown and Chris Cagle. Sawyer Brown and Chris Cagle will perform at 8:30 at the McK...
The Ribfest 2015 Planning Committee has set Friday, August 7th for this year's event on Main Street, Watford City. Concessions and the Street Fair will start at 10 a.m. and the rib contest will take place at 5 p.m. Main Street will be open for the public to enjoy lunch, live music, kids games and inflatables, and ribs until 9 pm. This year's Ribfest is working together again with the 2nd Annual Bash on the Grass Concert Series featuring a concert by Sawyer Brown and Chris Cagle. Sawyer Brown...
