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Watford City Area Concert Association is kicking off the 2021-22 concert series with one of the most popular forms of musical performance – A Cappella! BALL IN THE HOUSE will visit Watford City on Friday, Sept. 24 at 7 p.m. at Rough Rider Center Convention Hall. The Concert Association is offering this as a FREE kickoff concert to encourage people to come and learn what the concert series is all about. Based in Boston, MA and having been in existence for over 20 years, Ball In The House is a h...
This year, the McKenzie County Cowboys Association will be hosting the North Dakota Rodeo Association Championship Finals Rodeo at the McKenzie County Fairgrounds, Watford City on Friday, Sept. 24 and Saturday, Sept. 25. 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 contestants in each standard event and pit them against the top stock in the state. Events that will be at the finals rodeo is...
Watford City has a newly formed running organization called, "Running Free." The organization offers two run/walk events: A Suicide Awareness run in September and a Santa Run in December. Both events are designed to be fun and family friendly and they hope to raise awareness of these two important issues in the McKenzie County community. The organization was created by Heidi Carns treasurer; Ty Skarda president; and Robin Schmidt secretary. All three of them enjoy running and are passionate...
The 76th annual Alexander Old Settlers' Day was held on Saturday, September 4th....
The McKenzie County Watford City Heritage Park, located west of Watford City at 904 2nd Ave. SW, will be celebrating its 21st Annual Heritage Day with a brand new building and mural. On Saturday, Sept. 18 from 11 a.m.-5 p.m., the Park will be filled with fun family games, food, live music, local artists, and much more. Attendees will have the opportunity to visit the historic buildings, look at antique tractors, and participate in old-time school activities. Sandy Rieker, Heritage Park Director of Operations, said, “The main purpose of H...
Watford City is now home to a new organization called, HAND (Hispanic Advocacy of North Dakota). The goal of HAND is to create a more inclusive community for Hispanics in Watford City; it will help Hispanics feel welcome and part of the community by translating events and other resources. "We aim to empower Hispanics in our town to be more successful. We want them to plant roots here and stay, even after the oil job is gone. For they are one of the first people to pack up and leave when they...
Funeral services for Gladys O. Wisness, 103, Watford City, ND, were held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021, at First Lutheran Church, Keene, ND, with Pastor Robert Schmidt officiating. Visitation was from 1-5 p.m., Friday, Sept. 3, 2021 at Fulkerson-Stevenson Memorial Chapel, Watford City, ND. Interment will be in Good Hope Cemetery, Keene, ND, under the care of Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home, Watford City, ND. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Gladys passed away on Monday, Aug. 31,...
The North Dakota Petroleum Council (NDPC) has their annual meeting scheduled for Sept. 22 - 24 at the Rough Rider Center, Watford City. The NDPC Annual Meeting brings together more than 300 industry professionals to network with the Bakken’s foremost industry leaders and learn about the latest trends in oil and gas development. During the event, NDPC also hosts its Industry Awards Luncheon and Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. In 2019, over 400 attendees were present at the meeting, there is expected to be a good turnout for this year’s mee...
The Watford City Middle School recruited a new middle school agriculture teacher for the 2021-2022 school year. Grace Dragseth, a 2021 graduate of North Dakota State University, started as the new agricultural teacher and FFA advisor Aug. 25. With this position she teaches grades 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students the various units related to plants/crops, equine science, livestock, wildlife and natural resources, shop and tool safety, woodworking, and horticulture. Her teaching method focuses on...
The McKenzie County Watford City Heritage Park, located west of Watford City at 904 2nd Avenue SW, will be celebrating its 21st Annual Heritage Day with a brand new building and mural. On Saturday, Sept. 18 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., the Park will be filled with fun family games, food, live music, local artists, and much more. Attendees will have the opportunity to visit the historic buildings, look at antique tractors, and participate in old-time school activities. Sandy Rieker, who is the Director of Operations at the Heritage Park, said,...
The McKenzie County Watford City Heritage Park, located west of Watford City at 950 2nd Ave. SW, will be celebrating its 21st Annual Heritage Day with a new building and mural. On Saturday, Sept. 18 from 11 a.m.-5 p.m., the Park will be filled with fun family games, food, live music, local artists, and much more. Attendees will have the opportunity to visit the historic buildings, look at antique tractors, and participate in old-time school activities. Sandy Rieker, Pioneer Museum Director of Op...
The Watford City Middle School recruited a new middle school agriculture teacher for the 2021-2022 school year. Grace Dragseth, a 2021 graduate of North Dakota State University, started as the new agricultural teacher and FFA advisor Aug. 25. With this position she teaches grades 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students the various units related to plants/crops, equine science, livestock, wildlife and natural resources, shop and tool safety, woodworking, and horticulture. Her teaching method focuses on hands-on and project-based learning to the student...
Funeral services for Gladys O. Wisness, 103, Watford City, ND, are at 11 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021, at First Lutheran Church, Keene, ND, with Pastor Robert Schmidt officiating. Visitation will be from 1-5 p.m., Friday, Sept. 3, 2021 at Fulkerson-Stevenson Memorial Chapel, Watford City, ND. Interment will be in Good Hope Cemetery, Keene, ND, under the care of Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home, Watford City, ND. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Gladys passed away on Monday, Aug. 31,...
The Long X Arts Foundation and The McKenzie County Heritage Park will be hosting a “Good Old Fashioned” Barn Dance at the new Heritage Park Building on Friday, Aug. 20 in Watford City. The doors will open at 6:30 p.m. followed by music at 7 p.m. There will be hot dog and burger plates for $5, kids games, and lots of dancing. The music at the event includes the radio stars trio; Merrill Piepkorn (harmonica, guitar, vocals), Smokey Temple (steel guitar, acoustic and electric guitar, vocals), Loy Larson (champion fiddler, mandolin, vocals). The...
The Watford City Chamber held their annual Best of The West Ribfest on August 13 on Main Street. Winona Judd was the featured entertainment after the day's festivities and rib contest judging....
Memorial services for Michael “Mike” Kummer, 69, Watford City, ND will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021 at First Lutheran Church, Watford City, ND with Reverend Paul Balabad and Pastor Adrian Timmons officiating. Inurnment will follow the memorial service in Schafer Cemetery, Watford City, ND. Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home, Watford City, ND is caring for the family. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Mike passed away on Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021 at McKenzie County Health Cen...
The North Dakota Petroleum Council (NDPC) has their annual meeting scheduled for Sept. 22 - 24 at the Rough Rider Center, Watford City. The NDPC Annual Meeting brings together more than 300 industry professionals to network with the Bakken's foremost industry leaders and learn about the latest trends in oil and gas development. During the event, NDPC also hosts its Industry Awards Luncheon and Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. In 2019, over 400 attendees were present at the meeting, there is...
One of the biggest events in Western North Dakota takes place on Main Street Watford City. The Best of the West Ribfest, Street Fair and Classic Car show is set for Aug. 13, and it just keeps getting bigger and better than ever. This year's free concert headliner is chart topping and Grammy Award Winning country legend Wynonna Judd. As one-half of the legendary mother/daughter duo "The Judds", Wynonna was once dubbed by Rolling Stone as «the greatest female country singer since Patsy Cline"....
This summer, the Dakota West Credit Union Marketing Committee, Watford City, started a program designed to generate funds and school supplies for students and teachers. It's called, Apples for Education, and is a community-wide effort to provide needed supplies and other items in the McKenzie County School District. "We recognize the needs in the community and for Watford City we wanted to do something to give back to the community. People helping people is something we value as an organization...
A memorial service for Candace Andersen-Cox, 67, San Diego, CA, formerly of Watford City, ND will be 2 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021 at First Presbyterian Church, Watford City, ND with Pastor John Brady officiating. Interment will be in Schafer Cemetery, Watford City, ND, under the care of Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home, Watford City, ND. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkerson.com Candace Andersen-Cox passed away, Saturday, July 24, 2021, at her home in San Diego, CA....
The Long X Arts Foundation and The McKenzie County Heritage Park will be hosting a “Good Old Fashioned” Barn Dance at the new Heritage Park Building on Friday, Aug. 20 in Watford City. The doors will open at 6:30 p.m. followed by music at 7 p.m. There will be hot dog and burger plates for $5, kids games, and lots of dancing. The music at the event includes the radio stars trio; Merrill Piepkorn (harmonica, guitar, vocals), Smokey Temple (steel guitar, acoustic and electric guitar, vocals), Loy Larson (champion fiddler, mandolin, vocals). The...
Memorial services for Michael “Mike” Kummer, 69, Watford City, ND will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021 at First Lutheran Church, Watford City, ND with Reverend Paul Balabad and Pastor Adrian Timmons officiating. Inurnment will follow the memorial service in Schafer Cemetery, Watford City, ND. Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home is caring for the family. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulksersons.com. Mike passed away on Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021 at McKenzie County Health Center, Watford Cit...
