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Lower Yellowstone Lodge #90 of Masons will award two scholarships this spring in memory of Ben York and Earl & Clona Hawley. The Ben York Masonic Scholarship honors Ben York who was an active Master Mason and Shriner and a long time plumber and electrician in Sidney. A scholarship is awarded to graduating seniors who plan to attend a trade school to study in the construction trades. The Hawley Memorial Scholarship was created by Richland Chapter #62 of Eastern Star to recognize the devotion that Mr. & Mrs. Hawley had to their community. These...
This year the Gibbs family celebrated their 50th year farming and ranching on the land they are blessed to call home. They are located south of Glendive on the south side of the beautiful Yellowstone River. It's safe to say a lot has happened and changed since 1969; Tim started AI'ing in 1972, the first bulls were sold in 1976, and Tim and Laurie purchased their first registered Angus cows in 1982. Fast-forward to today, and the family continues to work hard to help provide food for the world....
This program will see that East Fairview Elementary students who can’t afford to rent or buy instruments are given the opportunity to play music in school. Donated instruments will be owned by the school and loaned to the students as needed. If you don’t have an instrument to donate and want to make a financial contribution, it will be used for repairs and supplies of these donated instruments. Instruments can be dropped of at the following sites. Please leave your name and contact information with the donation. Fairview: East Side School, Mel...
Change the life of a young person forever by donating a new or used band instrument to students at East Fairview School who can’t afford to buy or rent their own, giving them the opportunity to play music in school. Jade and BayLee Schlothauer are collecting new and used band instruments as well as cash donations which will be used for repairs and supplies for the instruments. Donated instruments will be owned by the school and donated to students as needed. Donations will be tax deductible through the Fairview Community Foundation. I...
Williston, ND – The public is invited to these upcoming events at the Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center near Williston. All events are free and open to the public. All times are Central time. December 13-14: Confluence Sewing and Quilting, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. All experience levels invited and instruction provided. Bring your own lunch. December 15: Christmas at the Confluence, 1-5 p.m. Featuring the Sunrise Brass Band, Jim and Cheryl Lingenfelter, and more. Santa will make an appearance at 3 p.m. Visitors can create their own c...
The Lower Yellowstone Chapter of ABATE will be kicking off its 25th annual Toy Drive. They will be selling Sloppy joes, chips, hot cocoa and hot cider and will have homemade baked goods during the Small Town Christmas Celebration in Sidney on Friday, November 29. They will once again be partnered up with Johnson Hardware and will be in front of their store during the Parade of Lights. Johnson Hardware will have a box in the store for drop off. If you donate a toy that day, you can have your meal for free....
Samples from three deer harvested in southeast Montana have tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease. These are the first positive results in the southeastern corner of the state. A second test will be conducted to confirm the initial positive results. The positive animals include a mule deer buck shot 60 miles north of Miles City in Hunting District 701 in Prairie County, a white-tailed buck harvested two miles north of Hysham in HD 701, and a white-tailed doe taken near Decker in HD 704. The Decker deer was harvested within the...
Sidney resident Joel Krautter, has returned from three days in Billings with the REAL Montana (Resource Education and Agriculture Leadership) program. For Krautter and other members of REAL Montana Class IV, this was the second seminar in their two-year educational journey. The focus of seminar two was media and communications. While in Billings, class members received individual training on vocal control and how to handle challenging interviews, participated in 13 live television and radio...
Nationwide, The Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) implement a mentorship program for youth of all ages to improve their development and skillsets, as well as to improve the lives of those in more at-risk areas. The program is funded by grants from the BGCA federal grants department and is overseen by the Office of Justice Programs (OJP). This same program will be returning here at The Boys & Girls Club in Sidney. BGC MonDak started the program back in 2017 but had to put OJP on hold as they spent the following school year transitioning to a...
Congratulations Kelly Fink, Lambert, MT, winner of $500 in gift cards during The Roundup's Harvest Festival. Fink registered at Yellowstone Bank in Sidney. The Roundup would like to thank all our generous sponsors that helped make the salute to our ag community successful and fun: Sidney Sugars, Inc., Barrett Pharmacy, High Caliber Sports, Powder Keg, The Depot, Neu's Super Valu, Nortana Grain, Cooks on Main, Home Comforts, Johnson Hardware & Furniture, The Ranger Lounge & Casino, Reese & Ray's...
(Richland County, MT) – Marathon Petroleum, Inc. will begin work to remove several retired pipelines from the Yellowstone River in Richland County. The work is slated to begin Wednesday, November 20, and last approximately four days. Local, state and federal officials have been made aware of the project. The project includes the removal of a 6-inch and 8-inch pipeline that share a common casing running under the Yellowstone River. Both lines have been retired and all products have been removed. This project is not in response to any spill or e...
The Christmas Cash campaign presented by ONEOK and the Big Bucks promotion started Friday, November 1, for shoppers in Sidney this holiday season. Christmas Cash promotes “Shop Sidney First”, by rewarding local shoppers with one red ticket for every $20 spent at a participating Chamber business. Christmas Cash runs through the month of November. People can turn in their receipts at the Chamber office until 4 p.m. on December 6. “Double ticket Saturday” will take place on Saturday, November 30, where shoppers will receive a double amount...
The Lower Yellowstone Chapter of A.B.A.T.E. (American Bikers Aiming Toward Education) is a nonprofit organization in Montana that promotes motorcycle education, safety and awareness. Our organization is involved in various community activities across Montana. These include motorcycle safety courses, annual children’s motorcycle safety poster contest, annual bike show, and involvement with many other nonprofit organizations in Eastern Montana. Because the Lower Yellowstone Chapter is the largest in the state, our chapter splits into two c...
The Christmas Cash campaign presented by ONEOK and the Big Bucks promotion will be available starting Friday, November 1, for shoppers in Sidney this holiday season. Christmas Cash promotes “Shop Sidney First”, by rewarding local shoppers with one red ticket for every $20 spent at a participating Chamber business. Christmas Cash runs through the month of November. People can turn in their receipts at the Chamber office until 4 p.m. on December 6. “Double ticket Saturday” will take place on Saturday, November 30, where shoppers will receive...
Do you know how many taps of the gavel you need to make to restore order to a meeting? Do you know how to amend a motion? Is your organization subject to open meeting laws? Do you know the best method to deal with conflict in board meetings? Answers to these questions and more information valuable to aspiring leaders, or elected or appointed leaders serving on a board, council or committee, will be provided at “Lead Local” set for 9 a.m. CT to 4 p.m. CT on Tuesday, November 12 at the Yellowstone Room in the McKenzie County Courthouse in Wat...
The Lower Yellowstone Chapter of ABATE will be kicking off its 25th annual Toy Drive. They will be selling Sloppy joes, chips, hot cocoa and hot cider and will have homemade baked goods during the Small Town Christmas Celebration in Sidney on Friday, November 29. They will once again be partnered up with Johnson Hardware and will be in front of their store during the Parade of Lights. Johnson Hardware will have a box in the store for drop off. If you donate a toy that day, you can have your meal for free....
Do you know how many taps of the gavel you need to make to restore order to a meeting? Do you know how to amend a motion? Is your organization subject to open meeting laws? Do you know the best method to deal with conflict in board meetings? Answers to these questions and more information valuable to aspiring leaders, or elected or appointed leaders serving on a board, council or committee, will be provided at “Lead Local” set for 9 a.m. CT to 4 p.m. CT on Tuesday, November 12 at the Yellowstone Room in the McKenzie County Courthouse in Wat...
The Christmas Cash campaign presented by ONEOK and the Big Bucks promotion will be available starting Friday, November 1, for shoppers in Sidney this holiday season. Christmas Cash promotes “Shop Sidney First”, by rewarding local shoppers with one red ticket for every $20 spent at a participating Chamber business. Christmas Cash runs through the month of November. People can turn in their receipts at the Chamber office until 4 p.m. on December 6. “Double ticket Saturday” will take place on Saturday, November 30, where shoppers will receive...
Russel "Russ" E. Wells, 73, Sidney, MT, passed away peacefully from metastatic bladder cancer, surrounded by his family at Sidney Health Center, Sidney, MT, September 29, 2019. Russ was born at home near Grygla, MN, to Joseph Milton Wells and Virginia Marilyn (Wagner) Wells. He was a 1963 graduate of Goodrich, MN, High School and attended Dickinson State College, Dickinson, ND. He married Linda Bolken, Alexander, ND, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Dickinson, ND, on February 19, 1966. They...
Aspiring, elected and appointed leaders serving on boards, councils and committees are encouraged to attend “Lead Local” training workshop to be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, November 12 at the Yellowstone Room in the Courthouse, 201 5th Street NW, in Watford City. Pre-registration is requested prior to attending. Please contact NDSU Extension/McKenzie County at 701-444-3451 by November 5 if you are interested in participating in the Workshop. This one-day workshop will help leaders: • Feel better prepared to serve in their leadership...
Agriculture is the backbone of the MonDak region and it's time to celebrate this year's harvest with The Roundup's 16th annual Harvest Festival October 23 through November 2. Make It With Sugar Whip up your tastiest creations Friday, October 25 and bring them to Reese & Ray's IGA between 9 and 10 a.m. for a chance to win a $50 prize from Pifer's General Store, Cooks On Main, Johnson Hardware & Furniture, Ranger Lounge, Home Comforts or Barrett Pharmacy. Cooks also receive a bag of sugar for...
The Christmas Cash campaign and Big Bucks promotion will be available again for shoppers in Sidney this holiday season. “We’re excited that we have the opportunity to offer these programs again this holiday season,” Bill Vander Weele, executive director of the Sidney Area Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture, said. “Our local businesses provide many great reasons to do your holiday shopping in Sidney. These two promotions are icing on the cake.” Christmas Cash promotes “Shop Sidney First”, by rewarding local shoppers with one red ticket for ev...
I love my three siblings. After all, we grew up together, we knew what buttons to push if one of us wanted to start an argument, and we also knew the way to soothe those ruffled feelings. We banded together against perceived outside threats, we kept one another’s secrets, we understood and, in most cases, empathized with their problems as we navigated ourselves through childhood. In short, we grew up in a typical fashion and learned to respect and care about one another. Of course, we all matured and flew away with the four winds. All four of u...
The MonDak region has lost a newspaper icon. Russ Wells, born Dec. 5, 1945, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2019 just a few months shy of his 74th birthday. Wells exhibited a talent for newspaper work from the outset. He participated in the publication of his high school paper and when he attended Dickinson College, he joined the college newspaper staff. He and a friend collaborated on the Me & Mrachek column, a feature that proved so popular everyone on campus knew Wells and his friend Don,...
