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Watford City will be looking festive this year with tons of Christmas events happening throughout November and December. McKenzie County 4-H Junior Leaders are having their Annual Spudfest Friday, Nov. 25 at 4:30 p.m., at the Watford City Civic Center kitchen. Orders for spuds can be made after 4:30 p.m. by calling 701-570-4472. They are moving it to Main Street near Door 204 at 6 p.m. Watford City Chamber of Commerce's Annual Parade of Lights will be lighting up the city Friday, Nov. 25 at...
It’s a day full of fun, shopping, and awe-inspiring fireworks! And it’s all in Fairview on Saturday, Nov. 26. The huge lighted ornaments are back at Sundheim Park! See live reindeer, visit with Santa and enjoy some hot chocolate and a hot dog served up by Explore America all beginning at 5 p.m. The incredible fireworks show starts at 7 p.m. For safety reasons, the Fairview Chamber requests that no one be on the bridge after 6 p.m. Saturday night. The first Lighting of the Bridge and fireworks show took place the evening of Nov. 20, 2009 whe...
Each year the McKenzie County Community Foundation provides grants to organizations doing charitable work in McKenzie County. This year they are awarding $12,517 towards area projects. 2022 Community Foundation awardees include: Long X Arts Foundation for their Missoula Children's Theater program; Benefit Fund of McKenzie County Healthcare Systems towards the purchase of a NuStep exercise machine in the Horizon Assisted Living Facility; Watford City Park District for a 3-day remote control car...
On Friday, Dec. 9, Saturday, Dec.10, and Sunday, Dec. 11, the Dakota Territory Gun Collectors Association will be having their gun show at the McKenzie County Sportsman’s Club. Come to buy, sell, trade, or just look! This will be the first year that the gun show will be held at the Sportsman’s Club range. In 2021 it was held at the Rough Rider Center. Friday will be 4-8 p.m., Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., and Sunday, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Admission is $10 per day. There will be free parking. Concessions will be available. Help will be provided for unloading...
Watford City - Dr. Yolanda Newton, OBGYN, has joined our team and will spearhead women's health and obstetric services. MCHS has not had an obstetrics department in over 25 years, so it is with great excitement that this service line is deployed! Dr. Newton is no stranger to North Dakota having served with Great Plains Women's Health Center in Williston from 2013 to 2017. Returning to North Dakota from North Carolina, Dr. Newton served as both an OBGYN Nocturnist and Assistant Professor of Obste...
It’s a day full of fun, shopping, and awe-inspiring fireworks! And it’s all in Fairview on Saturday, Nov. 26. The huge lighted ornaments are back at Sundheim Park! See live reindeer, visit with Santa and enjoy some hot chocolate and a hot dog served up by Explore America all beginning at 5 p.m. The incredible fireworks show starts at 7 p.m. For safety reasons, the Fairview Chamber requests that no one be on the bridge after 6 p.m. Saturday night. The first Lighting of the Bridge and fireworks show took place the evening of November 20, 200...
Back in 1992, local pastor Alton Hillesland, formerly of Watford City and now in Sidney, was passing by a collection of antique farm equipment north of Watford City owned by a fellow Lions Club member, Arne Holms. "Arne had been complaining to me that he was tired of moving the machinery every time he had to mow," said Hillesland. "So as I was passing Ras Rolfson's office (another Lions' club member) I stopped to see if there was something we could do to help Arne." The idea was brought up to...
On Friday, Dec. 9, Saturday, Dec.10, and Sunday, Dec. 11, the Dakota Territory Gun Collectors Association will be having their gun show at the McKenzie County Sportsman’s Club. Come to buy, sell, trade, or just look! This will be the first year that the gun show will be held at the Sportsman’s Club range. In 2021 it was held at the Rough Rider Center. Friday will be 4-8 p.m., Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., and Sunday, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Admission is $10 per day. There will be free parking. Concessions will be available. Help will be provided for unloading...
The Long X Arts Foundation’s Watford City Area Concert Series is excited to welcome Later Pianist to the Presidents David Osborne Nov. 22 at 7 p.m. at the Watford City High School Theater. Osborne has performed in the White House 75 times for every president since Ronald Reagan to Donald Trump. David Osborne regularly performs at the Bellagio Resort and Casino in Las Vegas when he is not touring with “The David Osborne Trio”. David remains the master of Romantic Piano performing classical and romantic to Broadway and pop tunes by keeping his r...
The Long X Arts Foundation's Watford City Area Concert Series is excited to welcome Later Pianist to the Presidents David Osborne Nov. 22 at 7 p.m. at the Watford City High School Theater. Osborne has performed in the White House 75 times for every president since Ronald Reagan to Donald Trump. David Osborne regularly performs at the Bellagio Resort and Casino in Las Vegas when he is not touring with "The David Osborne Trio". David remains the master of Romantic Piano performing classical and...
Mass of the Christian Burial for Rose Marie Gamache, 91, Sidney was held at 10 a.m., Friday, Nov. 4, 2022, at St. Matthew's Catholic Church, Sidney, MT with Father Jim O'Neil as presider. Wake services were at 6 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022, at Fulkerson-Stevenson Memorial Chapel, Sidney, MT. Visitation was on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022, from 10 a.m.-5 p.m., at Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home. Interment was in Richland Memorial Park Cemetery, Sidney, MT under the care of the Fulkerson-Stevenson Fun...
The Long X Arts Association’s Concert Series Committee invites you to join them in choosing the lineup of the 2023-24 Concert Series on Monday, Nov. 7 at 5:30 p.m. at Teddy’s Residential Suites in Watford City. Free appetizers will be provided. While the 2022-23 Concert Series is in full swing, with a three more concerts in the queue, now is the time to select entertainment for the next season, which will begin in the fall of 2023. “This is one of our favorite events of the year,” said Jessie Scofield, Long X Arts Foundation’s Director....
Watford City - As of Thursday, Dec. 1, McKenzie County Healthcare Systems (MCHS) in partnership with Allcheck Medical Clinic is offering orthopedic care and services at Allcheck Medical Clinic’s location at 223 N Central Ave., Sidney, MT. The MCHS orthopedic team will see patients the first Thursday of each month. Appointments can be scheduled by calling 701-609-5480. Dr. Ravindra Joshi, orthopedic surgeon at MCHS, and Angela Ekblad, FNP-BC, are looking forward to serving patients in eastern Montana along with those they see in western North D...
Lila May Rasmussen passed away Oct. 13, 2022 at Avera Hospital, Aberdeen, SD at the age of 72. At the time of her passing she was surrounded by loved ones. Lila May Rasmussen was born on Sept. 5, 1950 to Charley and Sigrid (Nyland) Loomer, Williston, ND. She grew up on the family farm near Keene, ND. She attended school at Johnsons Corner and Watford City. After High School she went to Williston State College to continue her education. She grew up with a love of farm life and animals. She was...
On Monday, Nov. 7, and Saturday, Nov. 19, for the first time Live2Lead is coming to Watford City. In an effort to bring access to the Atlanta, GA event to the people in the area, Calli will be hosting a rebroadcast of the conference. Live2Lead is an annual leadership event broadcast to hundreds of communities around the world. It's an event designed to bring the best leadership teaching to growth-minded and active leaders everywhere. According to www.maxwellleadership.com, Live2Lead is held at...
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department will continue its Hunter-Harvested Surveillance program during the 2022 hunting season by sampling deer for chronic wasting disease from select units in the western portion of the state, and unit 2B in the east. Samples will be tested from deer taken from units 1, 2B, 3A1, 3A2, 3A3, 3A4, 3B1, 3B2, 3C, 3D1, 3D2, 3E1, 3E2, 3F1, 3F2, 4A, 4B, 4C, 4D, 4E and 4F. CWD is a slow-moving brain disease of deer, moose and elk that can cause population-level impacts...
Mass of the Christian Burial for Rose Marie Gamache, 91 of Sidney is at 10:00 A.M., Friday, November 4, 2022, at St. Matthew's Catholic Church in Sidney with Father Jim O'Neil as presider. Wake services will be at 6:00 P.M. on Thursday, November 3, 2022, at Fulkerson-Stevenson Memorial Chapel in Sidney. Visitation will be on Thursday, November 3, 2022, from 10 AM to 5 PM, at the Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home. Interment will be in the Richland Memorial Park Cemetery, Sidney, MT under the care...
The story of McKenzie County's rich history, from pre-historic to modern day oil exploration and agriculture, can soon be explored under one roof. With the opening of the McKenzie County Heritage Park and North Dakota Oil Museum's new indoor space in 2021, plans for the Heritage Park to acquire the displays and exhibits from the Pioneer Museum of McKenzie County inside the Long X Visitor Center have been in the works. Now the time has come to make the transition. "Both entities have a commitment...
Lila M. Rasmussen, 72, Watford City, ND, more recently of Aberdeen, SD, passed away October 13, 2022 at Avera Hospital in Aberdeen, SD at the age of 72. At the time of her passing she was surrounded by loved ones. Lila May Rasmussen was born on September 5, 1950 to Charley and Sigrid (Nyland) Loomer in Williston, ND. She grew up on the family farm near Keene, ND. She attended school at Johnsons Corner and Watford City. After High School she went to Williston State College to continue her...
The Long X Arts Association’s Concert Series Committee invites you to join them in choosing the lineup of the 2023-24 Concert Series on Monday, Nov. 7 at 5:30 p.m. at Teddy’s Residential Suites in Watford City. Free appetizers will be provided. While the 2022-23 Concert Series is in full swing, with a three more concerts in the queue, now is the time to select entertainment for the next season, which will begin in the fall of 2023. “This is one of our favorite events of the year,” said Jessie Scofield, Long X Arts Foundation’s Director....
Watford City High School held their Homecoming last week. The football team fell to Devils Lake 31-6 last Friday....
(Updated 10-12-22) The Heritage Park & North Dakota Oil Museum flag-raising ceremony has been cancelled. (Original Story) The museum, formally known as the McKenzie County Heritage Park, has 16 different flags representing the different countries the original settlers had come from when they settled in McKenzie County. Because of the construction being done for the new building, all the flagpoles were taken down. Now they are all back up and three taller ones were put up for the American, Canadian, and North Dakota state flags. The American...
Born Dec. 24, 1940, Barb was the second of four children of German immigrants Elizabeth Langwald Weber and Joseph Weber. During her childhood she loved working with her father on the family farm south of Fairview, MT. Barb was the homecoming and prom queen her senior year at Fairview High, but was quick to say "there weren't many girls in my class." Her classmates knew her to be kind and beautiful, especially her high school sweetheart Johnny Bauman whom she later married. After high school...
Born December 24, 1940, Barb was the second of four children of German immigrants Elizabeth Langwald Weber and Joseph Weber. During her childhood she loved working with her father on the family farm south of Fairview, Montana. Barb was the homecoming and prom queen her senior year at Fairview High, but was quick to say "there weren't many girls in my class." Her classmates knew her to be kind and beautiful, especially her high school sweetheart Johnny Bauman whom she later married. After high...
