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U.S. Geological Survey scientists will inject a harmless, bright red fluorescent dye into the Yellowstone River during the week of June 26, 2017, weather permitting. The study is being done in cooperation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Bureau of Reclamation. The goal of the dye study is to understand how larval fish drift in the complex waters of the Missouri and Yellowstone Rivers. Such information is used by federal, state and local agencies to help manage aquatic habitat and...
Hundreds of area residents traveled to Great Falls on June 19 for another hearing regarding the Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project Fish Bypass that was slated to begin construction in July. Environmental activist groups have once again filed a Motion of Preliminary Injunction to halt construction of the new fish bypass channel and concrete weir designed to enhance the recovery of the endangered pallid sturgeon and other fish species. Judge Brian Morris heard arguments from both sides and will...
Once again, our farmers and communities are threatened by the Defenders of Wildlife and the Natural Resources Defense Council. In a brief filed with District Court, those plaintiffs are not only asking for another injunction against the construction of the concrete weir and fish bypass, they are also asking that the entire dam be removed from the Yellowstone River, in order to protect the pallid sturgeon. The plaintiffs are not only directly contesting the previous NEPA and ESA analysis of the bypass project, but the very existence of the...
The MonDak Heritage Center welcomes everyone to enjoy eight weeks of Art Walks in Sidney, every Friday from June 9, 2017, through July 28, 2017. Featuring artwork from summer youth camps at the MonDak and the Richland County Boys & Girls Club and projects from youth art classes at The GalleRay! Art walks will start at the Meadowlark Public House in downtown Sidney and end at the MonDak Heritage Center, with maps available at both locations. New art will go on display in the windows of downtown businesses each Friday by 6:00 p.m. Participating...
The Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) confirmed today that 14 Montanans in 11 counties have been diagnosed this spring with Salmonella after coming in contact with live poultry. However, this outbreak is not unique to Montana. According to the Centers for Disease Control, 372 people in 47 states have become ill and 71 were hospitalized since the outbreak began earlier this year. More than one third of the Montana cases were children under 10 years old and three adults were hospitalized for their illness. Those infected are...
Once again, our farmers and communities are threatened by the Defenders of Wildlife and the Natural Resources Defense Council. In a brief filed with District Court, those plaintiffs are not only asking for another injunction against the construction of the concrete weir and fish bypass, they are also asking that the entire dam be removed from the Yellowstone River, in order to protect the pallid sturgeon. The plaintiffs are not only directly contesting the previous NEPA and ESA analysis of the bypass project, but the very existence of the...
Lower Yellowstone REC held its 81st annual meeting last Thursday in Sidney. A highlight of the meeting is always the Luck of the Draw scholarships. This year, due to extra unclaimed capital credits, every student who attended was awarded a $1000 scholarship. Pictured front row L to R, Chelsea Gatzke, Grace Dragseth, Rachel Prevost, Emily Carda, Jerren Jensen, Abbey Ries, Lexi Berube and Chantel Wilcoxon; middle row, Jared Steinbeisser, Khrystye Earle, Bailee Fink, Eathan Carda, Austin...
Once again, our farmers and communities are threatened by the Defenders of Wildlife and the Natural Resources Defense Council. In a brief filed with District Court, those plaintiffs are not only asking for another injunction against the construction of the concrete weir and fish bypass, they are also asking that the entire dam be removed from the Yellowstone River, in order to protect the pallid sturgeon. The plaintiffs are not only directly contesting the previous NEPA and ESA analysis of the b...
The American Red Cross Babysitter Course will be held from 9 am to 4 pm CT pm on Friday, June 2 at the Yellowstone Room in the McKenzie County Courthouse in Watford City. Youth ages 11 to 15, who are interested in babysitting children, are encourage to attend. Pre-registration is requested prior to attending by calling the McKenzie County Extension Office at 701-444-3451 or e-mailing [email protected]. Cost to attend is $40 per person, which includes the Babysitter’s Training Handbook and food for breaks. This course offers h...
A workshop designed to help youth develop basic skills for babysitting will be held on Friday, June 2 at the Yellowstone Room in the McKenzie County Courthouse in Watford City. The course will start with 8:30 am CT registration and will conclude by 4 pm CT. Anyone ages 11 to 15 interested in babysitting is encouraged to attend. Topics to be included in the training are: leadership and learning to be a safe and responsible babysitter, basic care, safety and safe play and first aid....
Fort Union Trading Post is currently open daily from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Central Daylight Time. On Monday, May 29, Fort Union will begin its summer hours. Summer hours are 8:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Central Daylight Time. These hours will be in effect from Memorial Day to the end of Labor Day on September 4, 2017. Fort Union’s Trade House will be open during the summer and feature on-site living history interpreters who will share the park’s history. Special events are scheduled for the summer as well, so stop in at the visitor’s center to ge...
Who owns a river? That is the question that Dr. Bruce Wendt’s junior history class at Billings West High School attempted to answer last spring. Their research and project became an exhibit at the Western Heritage Center entitled, “Who Owns the Yellowstone?” With help from the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC), that exhibit will be traveling to public libraries along the river from late March through mid-June. Each year, one of Dr. Wendt’s classes creates a project that becomes an exhibit at the Western Heritag...
A surge of water is heading downstream, just in time for the opening of paddlefish season on the Yellowstone River Monday. That's according to Mike Backes, fisheries manager for Fish, Wildlife & Parks Region 7. "There's a pulse of water that's projected to peak Tuesday or Wednesday" at Intake Fishing Access Site near Glendive, Backes said. Increasing river flows tend to stimulate paddlefish migrations and concentrate fish below the Intake Dam area as they are attempting to swim upstream to...
The only railroad tunnel in North Dakota will disappear forever unless funds are raised immediately to repair it. The Cartwright Tunnel, located four miles east of Fairview, MT, is collapsing. This 1,458 foot long structural marvel was dug by hand in 1912-13, connecting to the Fairview Bridge, a vertical lift bridge for rail and vehicular traffic. Together, the tunnel and bridge represent a snapshot of history that will never be duplicated. People from all over the world walk the bridge and...
E-rase your E-waste organizers invite you to bring your damaged and outdated electronic equipment to the group's annual spring recycling event Friday and Saturday, May 5-6, in Sidney. Now in its 13th year, E-rase your E-waste has recycled more than 427,000 pounds (213 TONS!) of electronic waste and organizers expect to easily exceed a half million pounds during 2017. Yellowstone E-waste Solutions of Billings is again the e-cycler for the event and provides their services for FREE, with a couple...
On May 27 Fort Buford State Historic Site begins summer hours and will be open daily from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Central Time. Also beginning May 27, the Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center will be open daily from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. On Memorial Day, May 29, the 6th Infantry Regiment Association frontier army re-enactors will conduct a Flag Raising Ceremony at 1 p.m. The historic site will host these programs in May. May 6 Scrapbooking at the Confluence, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. CDT. Participants should bring their own materials and lunch....
There are certain things that happen annually with my job that I really look forward to. One of those things is the delivery, grading, and bagging of wool at the annual wool pool. When I first moved here, I had no experience with this type of event but consider myself very fortunate to take part in it now. The Lower Yellowstone Wool Pool has been a great asset to area producers for many years. The sole purpose of the pool is to gather wool from area sheep producers in one central location, grade said wool, and then combine that wool with other...
It’s about that time of year for anglers to dust off their fishing rods and go down to their prime locations to try their hand at snagging paddlefish. The paddlefish season this year is from May 15th to June 30. However, the season will close early if the harvest cap of 1000 fish is met, according to Fish, Wildlife and Parks Region 7 fisheries manager Mike Backes. May 15th, though opening day, will be catch-and-release only at the intake dam, and harvest will begin May 16th. Speaking upon the prospects of this season, said Backes, “It’s a bit...
There are certain things that happen annually with my job that I really look forward to. One of those things is the delivery, grading, and bagging of wool at the annual wool pool. When I first moved here, I had no experience with this type of event but consider myself very fortunate to take part in it now. The Lower Yellowstone Wool Pool has been a great asset to area producers for many years. The sole purpose of the pool is to gather wool from area sheep producers in one central location, grade said wool, and then combine that wool with other...
In a crucial victory for the farmers and communities along the Yellowstone River, the preliminary injunction halting the construction of the concrete weir and fish bypass at Intake has been dissolved by U.S. District Court Judge Brian Morris. Citing resolution of the concerns that led to the injunction, as well as precedent set by other projects, the judge granted the defendants' (Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project and Federal agencies) motion for partial dismissal and to dissolve the...
We have about a dozen bills still pending in the final week of Montana’s 65th Legislative Session, but as we review each piece of legislation Montana Farm Bureau members directed our lobbying team on, we’d say this session has been a win for Montana agriculture. This is certainly not an exhaustive list of 67 bills we worked on this session, but it is an overview of each one we tracked in this column over the past four months. Each of the following eight bills that became law this session was supported by Montana Farm Bureau members. Thanks to...
In a crucial victory for the farmers and communities along the Yellowstone River, the preliminary injunction halting the construction of the concrete weir and fish bypass at Intake has been dissolved by U.S. District Court Judge Brian Morris. Citing resolution of the concerns that led to the injunction, as well as precedent set by other projects, the judge granted the defendants’ (Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project and Federal agencies) motion for partial dismissal and to dissolve the preliminary injunction. With cooperation of the U.S. A...
Williston, ND, April 12, 2017: North Star Caviar regrets to announce the plant closure for the 2017 season. The change in the caviar market price and supply in 2016 due to the Chinese farm raised product flooding the market has critically affected North Star Caviar operations. This past year, North Star Caviar experienced a drastic decrease in the sale of its well-known paddlefish caviar from the confluence of the Yellowstone and Missouri River. As a non-profit joint venture, North Star Caviar relies on the sale of its caviar each year in...
“E-rase your E-waste” organizers are pleased to announce that the group will hold its annual spring collection on Friday and Saturday, May 5-6, but this year there will be some added restrictions on what items participants can bring. Also different this year, there will be no collection in Fairview due to construction of a new fire hall. However, Fairview residents, along with residents throughout the MonDak region, are encouraged to participate in the Sidney collection in May. “Unfortunately, we are once again seeing limitations on old CRT (...
One of the largest and most affecting debates facing our American life today is the controversy of “fake news” reporting. It has been a polarizing topic that has given doubt to many Americans as to whom they can trust to receive honest journalism. It is a great boon to the intellectual state of America that in the age of television, movies, video games and social media that we are still vastly interested in current affairs. Mass American usage of social media websites such as Facebook and Twitter have both noble and disappointing aspects: nob...
