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The Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project (LYIP) and Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) are announcing the close of signup for the 2014 RCCP (Formerly AWEP) program on June 20, 2014. The AWEP (Agricultural Water Enhancement Program) was approved for use in the Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project area from 2010 to 2014 and funds from this program have been used to increase irrigation efficiency on agricultural land within the LYIP boundaries in Montana and North Dakota. Sprinkler irrigation systems have been a high priority for the LY...
Niels Norgaard homesteaded in the Brorson area in 1908, then moved and filed on the current farm, section 20, in January 1914. Niels married a neighbor, Lydia Christensen and together they had three children; Margaret, Ervin and Orvald. Niels retired from farming at age 74. Ervin and his wife Luella took over the farm which their son Daryl now farms. Ervin and Luella met in Tyler, MN when he went to visit relatives. They had an apartment in Sidney for a couple of years while Ervin worked at...
In 1901, Andrew J. Mercer (AJ) of Maryville, Missouri took a homestead east of the Yellowstone River – approximately six miles southeast of Sidney, MT. AJ was an aggressive entrepreneur. He owned bars, rented out his work horses on the Lower Yellowstone Irrigation System project and owned most of the block north of Main St and Central in Sidney. AJ met Florence Gardner, a graduate nurse from Croydon, England, while on a train hauling cattle from Sidney to Minneapolis. They married soon after i...
The year was 1910. Carl and Anna Bergstedt had begun their journeys in Sweden. Like so many immigrants of their time, they moved from place to place before settling and establishing their legacy on a homestead eight miles northwest of Savage, Montana. Carl arrived via stage coach and Anna and their two children arrived shortly afterwards. With no doctors in the area, Anna returned to Minnesota to give birth to their third child in 1910. Carl purchased three beautiful Percheron horses, farm...
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 Gossett Post Office was named for Dan Gossett by Mrs. Tom Bone, one of the early settlers on Gossett Flat; however, Gossett never lived in the immediate area. He was an old round-up boss from South Dakota. They came here in 1900, had no children. He acquired a ranch in 1901 that McPeak, the desperado, was killed. The Gossett Post Office was discontinued in 1913 and was transferred to the Charley Clark, Sr., home and called the Clark Post Office. Still later Skaar Post Office was established, and Gossett patrons received their mail on Skaar...
Only Section 22, Township 25, Range 58 can boast of the early homesteaders and old-timers of Upper Hay Creek in Richland County. Fairview , at that time, had its main street north of the Fairview Mill. Half of the business houses were on the east side of the street in North Dakota, and the other half of the city’s business establishments were on the west side of the street in Montana. The street was called State Street, it meant just that! The old stage coach driver could drive on either side of the street, or smack down the middle of the stree...
When the railroad was started in 1910 it missed some of the small towns. One of these was Sears, which was located about halfway between Crane and Savage. The railroad missed this town by about a mile, so Crane and Savage were started. The business places moved both ways. Some larger concerns started places in both towns. The first church was built in 1914. It was a basement church. The new church was built in 1928....
In June, 1884 a petition was signed by G.F. Grant, E. Dunlap and others and presented by J.H. Ray, county superintendent, to the Dawson County Commissioners which created School District Seven, a large school district with its center at Tokna. The district boundary began at a point where Range 57 East crosses the Yellowstone River at Burns, thence in a northwesterly direction to the Indian reservation (now no more), east to the Newlon School District Four and followed the district line south...
Funeral services for Carl Miller, 89 of Fairview, MT were at 10:00 A.M., Saturday, May 31, 2014 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Fairview, MT with Pastor David Warner officiating. Interment was in Fairview Cemetery, Fairview, ND under the direction of Fulkerson Funeral Home of Sidney, MT. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Carl was born April 17, 1925, in Culbertson, MT to Fred and Anna (Damm) Miller. He was raised there until they moved...
In Watford City, we're pretty well-known for the energy industry, but did you know we are still a world class destination? Whether you are hoping to work, stay or play, Watford City area offers everything you need in terms of activities, comfort, and amenities. On your trip, you will learn a lot about the growth of our region. You'll see the expansion of our roads, the busy movements of the energy industry, and an incredible pace of housing and commercial construction. You'll also rediscover...
In Watford City, we're pretty well-known for the energy industry, but did you know we are still a world class destination? Whether you are hoping to work, stay or play, Watford City area offers everything you need in terms of activities, comfort, and amenities. On your trip, you will learn a lot about the growth of our region. You'll see the expansion of our roads, the busy movements of the energy industry, and an incredible pace of housing and commercial construction. You'll also rediscover...
This site works closely with the Williston CVB and Chamber of Commerce as well as with the Fairview, MT Chamber of Commerce to market the site. These organizations' websites, along with the Sidney, MT Chamber website, carry the site's programs, open hours, and other information. Most of the oil field businesses have joined the Chamber so the information is disseminated to them. The site has also worked with Target Logistics and other housing companies from the oil field to provide information to...
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department announced today that the state’s 2014 regular paddlefish snagging season will close at 10 p.m. Central Daylight Time, Sunday, May 18, to protect the population level of the fish. However, snaggers are reminded that Sunday is a snag-and-release only day. The 2014-16 fishing proclamation allows for the Game and Fish director to close the snagging season early if it appears more than 1,000 paddlefish will be harvested. Fisheries chief Greg Power said it’s been another successful year. “The unique thing...
The North Dakota paddlefishing season is in full swing. The season runs through the end of May; but might be cut short if harvest limits are reached. The Montana paddlefish season begins May 15. Pictured are paddlefishermen attempting to snag a fish at the Yellowstone-Missouri River Confluence on Sunday....
E-rase your E-waste invites you to celebrate our 10th anniversary year by bringing your damaged and/or outdated electronic equipment to our joint recycling events in Sidney and Fairview this weekend. E-rase your E-waste has recycled more than 154 Tons of electronic waste during the past 10 years and we'd like to, again, add substantially to that total in 2014. The dates for this year's spring weekend collection in Sidney are this Friday and Saturday, May 9-10, with a joint mini collection in...
All Fishing Access Sites on the lower Yellowstone River between Glendive and the North Dakota border are again open to the public. “Recreationists and anglers should remain aware that sites are open but visible damage from ice flows exists and repairs and reconstruction are expected to be completed sometime late summer,” said Cordell Perkins, R7 Fishing Access Site Manager. Perkins also stated, “Black Bridge Fishing Access Site is open to foot traffic only. That site suffered some of the heaviest damage.” For site specific information please...
Record crowds of supporters of the Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project (LYIP) attended the public meetings in Glendive and Sidney hosted by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) two weeks ago. Both venues were changed from cafeterias to gymnasiums to accommodate the 500 plus people in Glendive and 400 plus in Sidney. In conversations after the meetings, LYIP manager James Brower was told they were the largest endangered species public meetings ever seen by USACE or BOR. He expressed his deepest gratitude...
The Sidney FFA Club held their annual banquet on May 1 at the Sidney High School. Club advisor Ted Fulgham recognized each FFA member to congratulate them on their work throughout the year. Fulgham also expressed a special thanks to the Sidney High School Cafeteria/Janitorial staff, the Sidney FFA Alumni, Vanessa Pooch, Colin Gartner, James Brower, Tractor Supply Company and Border Steel for their contributions to the club throughout the year....
A Montana district court recently ruled that Montana laws dealing with the wild or domestic status of bison are “ambiguous.” Those laws certainly are complicated, and for good reason. The Montana legislature has purposely given joint jurisdiction over bison to our state’s livestock and wildlife agencies because bison pose a unique management situation. They pose a dire threat to Montana’s livestock industry because much of the Yellowstone bison herd carries the dangerous disease brucellosis. But more than that, bison have the capacity to do a...
Record crowds of supporters of the Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project (LYIP) attended the public meetings in Glendive and Sidney hosted by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) last week. Both venues were changed from cafeterias to gymnasiums to accommodate the 500 plus people in Glendive and 400 plus in Sidney. In conversations after the meetings, LYIP manager James Brower was told they were the largest endangered species public meetings ever seen by...
Yellowstone Bank has agreed to acquire a branch office of 1st Bank in Sidney, Montana. Yellowstone Bank (Yellowstone) and 1st Bank (1st Bank) have announced the signing of a purchase and assumption agreement whereby Yellowstone will acquire the Sidney, MT branch of 1st Bank, subsidiary of 1st United Bancorporation, Inc. As part of the transaction, Yellowstone will acquire one full-service retail branch, approximately $110 million in deposits and approximately $40 million in loans. Terms of the transaction will not be disclosed. The transaction...
Your support, whether in person or by written comment, is vital to ensure the continuation of irrigation and the economic vitality of our community. Even though this issue should be cut and dried, it is not. Public meetings and comment will determine whether the proposed fish friendly concrete weir and fish bypass at Intake are approved to begin construction. Federal agencies and state leaders are actively analyzing the level of public support vs protest. There will be opposition shown at the meeting in Glendive and political leaders including...
It’s spring cleaning time again, which means the Richland County “E-rase your E-waste” committee is gearing up for its 2014 annual spring and fall collection events. This year marks the 10th anniversary of this community-wide service program, which has recycled more than 154 Tons of outdated and waste electronics during that time. According to organizers, dates for this year’s spring weekend collection are Friday and Saturday, May 9-10, and again will include a joint mini collection in Fairview on Saturday morning, May 10, as part of that co...
Ever wonder, after the fact: “How could this have happened? Why didn’t we know about this issue?” Richland Economic Development Corp has been asking this question a lot lately. The safe passage of the endangered species, the pallid sturgeon, around the Intake Diversion structure has been front and center for us. I personally thought that once the modifications to the headworks by adding the fish screens to prevent the small “fingerlings” from entering into the canal system was accomplished, that an alternative for fish passage would be remedi...
