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The calling of cranes and the honking of geese high overhead reminds us in no uncertain terms that summer has fled, fall has arrived, and the birds have packed their bags and started their annual migrations south to warmer climates. The cawing of blackbirds as they flock up by the hundreds preparing to take flight out of this region reinforces the truth that winter will arrive sooner than we care to admit. Many bird populations travel long distances twice a year along flyways that generally...
In the spirit of observing Co-op Month, Lower Yellowstone Rural Electric Association is holding its annual coat and food drive the month of October. With the rising cost of food and necessities there is an overwhelming need for help. It’s a great time of the year to clean out your closets and find any hats, gloves, scarves, mittens, boots and coats that you no longer have use for. You can drop off any monetary donations, non-perishable food items or hygiene supplies such as laundry detergent, toothpaste, deodorant etc. to the LYREA office a...
Upland bird season has arrived, and hunters tend to separate into two loose groups: those who hunt with dogs and those who hunt without the assistance of a four-legged friend. Those who prefer to have trained dogs along to help with the hunt generally use either pointing or retrieving dogs in their quest for game birds. Bob Crandall, Yellowstone Kennels owner/operator, Sidney, trains both pointing and retrieving dogs but he specializes in the retrievers, as he believes retrieving dogs best fit...
I begin my annual rebirth in August. As the last of my client’s training dogs goes home and the start of bird hunting season arrives, the process evolves. It always happens to me at some point while I’m doing my chores. I relax my muscles from the continuous tension they have felt over the last five months of training bird dogs. But more importantly my mind starts to clear. I also begin to think about where I am this year as compared to last. “OK”, I say to myself, “here I am once again. Have I done the things this year I promised myself I...
At the August meeting held in Forsyth, the Yellowstone River Conservation District Council issued a Position Statement for modernizing age old irrigation ditches. Chairman of the Resource Advisory Committee John Moorhouse said “Most irrigation ditches in Montana can lose up to 50% of the water they diverted from their source.” The YRCDC is chaired by Don Youngbauer, Forsyth, and is made up of the 11 Conservation Districts along the Yellowstone River. For over 10 years the YRCDC has been studying...
In the spirit of observing Co-op Month, Lower Yellowstone Rural Electric Association will be holding its annual coat and food drive the month of October. With the rising cost of food and necessities there is an overwhelming need for help. It’s a great time of the year to clean out your closets and find any hats, gloves, scarves, mittens, boots and coats that you no longer have use for. You can drop off any monetary donations, non-perishable food items or hygiene supplies such as laundry d...
Sidney residents and visitors can now enjoy a new unique all-day sandwich shop. Kevin and Amy Armstead opened the “Sandwich Artist” Monday in the downtown Yellowstone Marketplace. Sandwich Artist will hold its grand opening this Thursday with a free sandwich for every 10th customer. Free chips will be given with the purchase of a sandwich and drink. “I try to make my own mix with topping like avocado, pesto and cream cheese,” Kevin noted, adding, “We have the old favorites like beef, turkey an...
An internationally acclaimed jazz trio, consisting of Kelly Roberti on bass, Ann Tappan, piano and M.J. Williams, vocals and trombone will perform at the MonDak Heritage Center this Saturday, Sept. 24. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for this FREE concert. This trio of seasoned jazz players has performed in venues throughout the Northwest and Europe. They were also recently featured on the Montana PBS series, 11th and Grant. Roberti is the recent recipient of the Montana Governors Award for the Arts and a veteran player and producer on the local and...
The RiverStone Health Eastern Montana Area Health Education Center (AHEC), in conjunction with Sidney Health Center, will hold a Research and Explore Awesome Careers in Healthcare (R.E.A.C.H.) Camp at Sidney Health Center, Sidney, on Oct. 5 from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. R.E.A.C.H. Camp provides an opportunity for students in grades 11-12 from Richland County to learn about the healthcare field. The Camp includes presentations from healthcare professionals, hands-on activities and peer interaction....
Violet Tharp, Sidney, Lower Yellowstone Auxiliary #4099 member, participated in the 98th National Convention of the Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) of the U.S. held Aug. 27-Sept. 1 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio, TX. The convention marked the beginning of her 2011-2012 term as National Chairman for the 15 states in the Western Conference on the Hospital & VAVS Program. A highlight of the convention was the announcement of the Outstanding Department Presidents in the 11 Membership Groups at the...
Certified Yoga Teacher and Licensed Psychotherapist, Cheryl Planert, will be demonstrating the use of Young Living Essential Oils to support health and aid longevity. This free event is open to the public; all are invited. The one-hour demonstration will take place between noon and 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 1 in the central courtyard of the Yellowstone Marketplace building at Central Ave. and Main St, Sidney. “I’ve been working with Young Living Essential Oils product for over 15 years”, said Cheryl Planert. “These plant essences have helped...
The Fort Union and Confluence Bird Count is set for Saturday, Sept. 10 from 8 a.m.-10:30 a.m. It was said by the great western naturalist John James Audubon, “I never for a day gave up listening to the songs of our birds, or watching their peculiar habits, or delineating them in the best way I could.” Fort Union had many explorers who came to the fort and experienced the natural history as well as the cultural history. Audubon used paintbrush and oils to produce world-renowned images of wild birds. You can enjoy these colorful creatures in per...
Under the new management of C.J. Johnsrud, Yellowstone Livestock Company continues to work tirelessly to provide top notch service and protection for its customers. Johnsrud, who assumed responsibilities of manager in June of this year, believes his knowledge of the value of cattle enables Yellowstone Livestock Company to get the best price for cattlemen. “Knowing what an animal is worth is key to managing the market and providing protection for customers,” he remarks. “Management needs to kn...
Gearing up to finish last minute fall chores can mean digging in new fence posts, trenching in a water line, moving a bush or shrub using a backhoe, installing a sprinkler system, or any one of a dozen tasks that mean digging a hole of one sort or another. Both Montana and North Dakota law states that any kind of digging requires location of underground utilities prior to taking that first shovelful of earth. This includes people using any type of tool, equipment, or explosive while grading, tre...
Even with its annual September weekend event yet to come, “E-rase your E-waste” organizers are already pronouncing 2011’s collection effort a “huge” success. “Although we’re still waiting to hear officially from our e-cycler, we anticipate that we’ve collected over 40,000 lbs. of e-waste already,” E-rase your E-waste Committee Co-chair Jackie Couture said Monday. “That’s nearly equal to our two best collection years to date and we expect to set a new yearly record when we do our final e-waste...
The fourth “E-rase your E-waste” collection event of the summer is coming up Thursday, Aug. 18 from 3-7 p.m. at the Richland County Shop, Sidney. The event is FREE and is the final of four summer month collections planned as part of the 2011 E-rase your E-waste campaign. The final collection for the year will be the group’s annual weekend event set for Friday and Saturday, Sept. 9-10. The county repair shop is located at 2140 W. Holly, Sidney, next to the fairgrounds. Participants are asked to please use the airport road entrance. Signs will...
As the Lewis and Clark Expedition returned up the Columbia from the Pacific, John Colter’s tomahawk was stolen by a band of Native Americans. Afraid they were too much for one man to handle, he was forbidden to go after his stolen weapon. Colter could not stand the thought of his ‘hawk’ in foreign hands. Just before dark, he slipped back into camp, bruised and bloody with the battle hawk in his belt. He slowed near Captain Meriwether Lewis writing with his quill. “Though shalt not steal...
Nothing beats a peaceful bike ride along a quiet little path, and nothing works better as a magnificent biking trail than the Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project’s Main Canal road. This meandering gravel roadway along the edge of the main canal provides miles of hassle-free biking. I meet a vehicle or another person on that road perhaps once a week, and considering I spend a lot of time all spring, summer, fall and in winter until the snow gets too deep walking or pedaling a bike on portions o...
Reports from a few Montana locations indicate EHD has surfaced in the resident white-tailed deer populations. Reports of EHD deaths have come from Billings, in the Glendive area along the Yellowstone River and east of Roundup on the Musselshell River. Locally, dead deer have been found along the Tongue River above 12 Mile Dam Fishing Access Site and in the Kinsey area. Fish, Wildlife and Parks program manager John Ensign said, “I am sure we will continue to receive reports from several locations where white-tails live in southeastern Montana. T...
Thanks to historic high water levels on both the Yellowstone and the Missouri rivers this spring, the Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project (LYIP) faced unusual problems this season. Crews not only dealt with collapsed banks and washouts, but they also had to take steps to prevent the flooding of 1500 acres that lie below the river bank in the Nohly area. LYIP closed off three open drains in that area this spring to prevent water from flooding farmland. “We’ve never had this situation bef...
The story of the Richland Federal Credit Union of Sidney and Culbertson began at a Farmers Union meeting back in 1939. Fifty founding members saw a need for a local credit union in Sidney and the Federal Credit Union was chartered in accordance with the Federal Credit Union Act of 1934. Since that time, Sidney's credit union has experienced steady growth to get where it is today. In June 1974, the name was changed to Richland Federal Credit Union (RFCU) and in 2002, the Culbertson branch was...
The third "E-rase your E-waste" collection event of the summer is coming up Thursday, July 21st from 3-7 pm at the Richland County Shop in Sidney. The event is FREE and is the third in four planned for the summer months as part of the 2011 E-rase your E-waste campaing. According to organizers, the summer is off to a great start with more than 21,000 pounds of e-waste collected to date. "We also had some great new help in June from members of the Sidney High School's Key Club," Butch Renders,...
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks recently completed an on-site assessment of each fishing access site and wildlife management area in Region 7. The Yellowstone and Tongue rivers have flooded several locations and resource damage has occurred to some sites. Public camping at most sites will remain unavailable until road and camping sites begin to dry and repairs are made to the damaged infrastructure. The following is the open/closed status of local fishing access sites and wildlife management areas managed by Region 7, FWP as of July 14. All...
By Jerome Kessler Dennis Dahl hopes to be a “flag bearer” in this year’s Fairview Old Timers Reunion and Summer Festival. He is usually one of the horseback flag bearers for this event. He relishes the chance to do so, and enjoys being able to carry on the flag bearer tradition that both his father and his grandfather did before him. But Dahl, who is a 68 year-old cowboy, was recently injured in a “horse and bull” accident – and doesn’t know if his doctor is going to let him ride in this year...
Northern Plains farmers and ranchers along Keystone XL pipeline say ExxonMobil disaster on Yellowstone River must not be repeated. Dear Governor Schweitzer: The Exxon pipeline rupture shows that pipeline leaks can and do happen, and that it is a disaster when landowners, emergency responders, and community officials are not adequately prepared for such an occurrence. We are landowners along the proposed Keystone XL pipeline route and downstream from the Missouri and Yellowstone river crossings who are concerned about the impact that another...
