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The Montana Historical Society is bringing the 40th Annual Montana History Conference east to Sidney this fall and is looking for ideas and presentations to bring the history of Eastern Montana alive for you. The theme of this year’s conference is “Boom and Bust: Extracting the Past,” and it will be held at the MonDak Heritage Center Sept. 19th through the 21st. “Boom and bust cycles define much of Montana’s past. Extraordinary opportunities lure immigrants, who prosper for a time, but then with a turn in the weather, or the economy, or resourc...
Renee Rasmussen spread both arms wide in front of her to demonstrate the magnitude of the problems facing her eastern Montana school district as it endures a steady stream of new students, largely thanks to the oil boom. “It keeps me up at night,” the Bainville School District superintendent told a committee of lawmakers last week. “I do not have a method to pay for teacher housing or to pay for the school, whether that be $60,000 modular classrooms or whether that be an add-on.” It’s no secret that towns like Bainville along the oil-rich...
Growing up on a farm in the Columbian Basin Irrigation Project, Jon McCreary, owner of JMAC Resources, is no stranger to hard work and Midwestern values. “As a young man, I witnessed my father working extremely long hours on construction jobs during the day and doing farm work late in to most evenings. As an early teen, I spent my summer days driving tractor, stacking hay and changing siphon tubes. I enjoyed many afternoons of swimming in irrigation ditches and playing sports with the n...
The oil boom in the MonDak area has given our area an economic boost and the lowest unemployment rate in America. Montana is one of the few states in the country to offer a state tax credit to individuals or businesses that make endowment gifts to in-state charities or foundations like the Foundation for Community Care. These credits are especially popular in rural states and in states with plenty of natural resources. Three other states with endowment credits are Iowa, Kentucky, and North Dakot...
MSU’s Department of Earth Sciences presents a 10-week course; topics include the geology of eastern Montana, the nature of oil and gas deposits, the technology of exploration and development of oil fields, and the socio-economic impacts of the oil boom in eastern Montana. MSU Earth Sciences students will participate on campus; non-credit students from throughout Montana and beyond are encouraged to participate via live web conferencing software. This course has no prerequisites and community members are encouraged to join us. Classes start J...
MSU’s Department of Earth Sciences presents a 10-week course; topics include the geology of eastern Montana, the nature of oil and gas deposits, the technology of exploration and development of oil fields, and the socio-economic impacts of the oil boom in eastern Montana. MSU Earth Sciences students will participate on campus; non-credit students from throughout Montana and beyond are encouraged to participate via live web conferencing software. This course has no prerequisites and community members are encouraged to join us. Classes start J...
Ranchers and farmers have unique insurance issues, some of which never come up until the need arises. Jeremy Norby, an agent with Seitz Insurance in Sidney, will be speaking at MonDak Ag Days Thursday, January 10th 2:15 until 3:15. He will cover insurance considerations for the ranch and farm. He will discuss various products and services to consider as well as provide information concerning exclusions, which are provisions that exclude coverage for expenses incurred by a specific event. Informa...
The year 2012 has had the quaint community of Sidney realizing some harsh realities of the growing oil boom. As the year comes to an end, The Roundup would like to honor Sherry Arnold, an esteemed woman of our community. Sherry is one of The Roundup’s Top Ten for 2012. Tragedy came on the morning of Jan. 7 when a search party was gathered at Sidney High School for math teacher Sherry Arnold. Sherry, wife of Gary and the mother of five, had not returned from her regular morning jog. In the d...
5 goes out with a bang and 2013 comes in with a boom – Oil Boom that is . . . It’s been an interesting year to say the least. While most states and communities are feeling the effects of a slow economy, businesses in the Williston Basin continue to prosper. Companies struggle to compete for employees to fill their vacant positions and housing for job seekers continues to be an issue. Mitchell’s Oilfield Service – headquartered in Sidney, MT and serving all of the Williston Basin since 1...
Vernon Boline is no stranger to hard work and manual labor. His family homesteaded the land he grew up on in Oliver Township over a century ago and he never left. While Vernon worked for neighbors on their farms, his brother farmed the family land until he had a stroke and could no longer work. Vernon then stepped up to the plate, took care of his brother and ran the farm. At the time, they had 40 to 50 head of cattle, grew wheat, barley and some oats. There’s more to the story though. n 1...
Vernon Boline is no stranger to hard work and manual labor. His family homesteaded the land he grew up on in Oliver Township over a century ago and he never left. While Vernon worked for neighbors on their farms, his brother farmed the family land until he had a stroke and could no longer work. Vernon then stepped up to the plate, took care of his brother and ran the farm. At the time, they had 40 to 50 head of cattle, grew wheat, barley and some oats. There’s more to the story though. n 1...
In the midst of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln signed into law three landmark pieces of legislation creating a new “people’s department” (the US Department of Agriculture); establishing land grant colleges in every state and opening the west to homesteading. To commemorate the 150th anniversary of those historic signings, a “People’s Celebration” is planned for Thursday afternoon and evening, Nov. 8, at the Richland County Fair Event Center in Sidney. A number of local USDA agencies and programs (Agricultural Research Service, Fa...
In the midst of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln signed into law three landmark pieces of legislation creating a new “people’s department” (the US Department of Agriculture); establishing land grant colleges in every state and opening the west to homesteading. To commemorate the 150th anniversary of those historic signings, a “People’s Celebration” is planned for Thursday afternoon and evening, Nov. 8, at the Richland County Fair Event Center in Sidney. A number of local USDA agenci...
Incumbent Denise Juneau is banking that a statewide initiative, Graduation Matters Montana, can bring the number of high school dropouts, nearly 2,000 a year, down by 50 percent by 2014. As state superintendent of public instruction she has sought to use her office to build programs she says are necessary to prepare students for a modern economy. It is also, she hopes, the kind of program that will earn her re-election this fall. “It is important to me to continue the progress that we have made,” said Juneau, a member of the Mandan and Hid...
Laurie Averill may be more comfortable around pizza dough and toppings after being in the food industry for 24 years while owning MeTooPizza, in Culbertson, but over the past few months she has been developing and refining her newfound interests and talents as a barista and new business owner of Frackin’ Java, a drive through coffee house providing Culbertson residents and passersby with that much needed cup of eye opening, morning mud. Averill sold her pizza restaurant in July in the hopes of h...
Thanks to that large source rock formation, and the technology that makes it accessible, North Dakota has now vaulted to the number two position among oil producers in the United States, following only Texas. August estimates show the state pacing to generate $4 billion from oil taxes during the current two-year budget cycle, nearly twice the amount forecast just a few months ago. That money, much of it banked in special reserve funds, is clearly going to mean great things for North Dakota schools, infrastructure and property tax relief. On...
McKenzie Building Center, Inc., of Watford City, ND, has created a brand new contractor and commercial customer service center to serve the Bakken area of North Dakota as well as Montana, as a full service material and supply service center. “We have created a special commercial customer service center to specifically target and serve commercial clients, builders, developers and oil field contractors with their building supply needs. We have also opened up the new electrical and plumbing d...
Montana’s senior U.S. Senator Max Baucus announced a major investment into the Sidney-Richland Airport today with a more than $2.1 million grant from the Federal Aviation Administration. As part of Baucus’ ongoing Call to Action in the Bakken, Baucus says the transportation infrastructure grant will help the local community handle increased pressure on services related to the oil and gas boom in Eastern Montana. “This grant will help support jobs during the construction phase but will also help improve safety at the Sidney-Richland Airpo...
Anderson Vermeer Sales will be holding an open house on June 11 to celebrate their move from Alexander back to their ranch at 15192 Hwy 68. Anderson Vermeer Sales has been the premier Vermeer dealer in northwest North Dakota & northeastern Montana for nearly 30 years. Anderson Vermeer was established in 1984 by Don & Debbie Anderson. In 1998 they moved their Vermeer equipment sales & service business from the ranch off Hwy 68 to Alexander, ND. Anderson Vermeer carries a full line of Vermeer...
It’s time to plant summer gardens, and for those with extra garden space, consider planting a few extra rows of beans, corn, or other vegetables to donate to the Richland County Food Bank. This essential organization has seen an increase in people requiring emergency food, and farmers’ gardens provide an ideal way to help fill the food shortages. Remember the Food Bank when faced with abundant garden surpluses. “We will take garden produce,” says Food Bank volunteer Gloria Yockim. “We truly do...
The oil boom in the Bakken has made available housing in the oil patch become almost nonexistent. With housing shortages being one of the biggest problems of the current oil boom more than 350 people from 33 states attended the Bakken Housing Summit in Williston. The sold out summit this past week gave stakeholders and service providers opportunity to connect and conduct business. The presentations offered valuable market information and perspectives. Engineer and surveyor companies attended the...
The Richland County Food Bank seeks to serve Richland County residents who for whatever reason find themselves in need of emergency food. The Food Bank actively seeks to keep its shelves stocked with non-perishable food items and to give that food out to individuals or families when unexpected emergencies arise. The task of keeping a variety of food available never comes easily. Thanks to the recent postal drive, the Food Bank received over 1521 pounds of food for redistribution. However, the organization also distributed food to 87 adults and...
Some people work hard their entire adult lives to make their community a better place. Sometimes this hard work gets noticed and acknowledged; other times it may not. However, the Richland County library staff and Library Director Renee Goss have done wonders for the community through their efforts at the library and this dedicated service to the residents of Richland County has been noticed and acknowledged by outside sources. Both Goss and the library itself received awards this year during th...
Henry M. “Hank” Gabel, 67, Lander, WY, died at the Help for Health Hospice Home in Riverton, WY, Monday, April 23, 2012. According to his wishes, no services will be held. Henry Michael Gabel was born in Sidney, MT, on Oct. 28, 1944, the son of Conrad and Lydia (Bieber) Gabel. He grew up on a farm at Savage, MT, attending school in Savage. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy and was honorably discharged on May 22, 1962, as an E-1. Gabel worked as a surveyor in the oil fields of the energy ind...
The Sidney-Richland County Library Foundation is looking to recruit new board members, invite members of the community to become Friends of the Library, and share how they plan to support the Library Board of Trustees in building a 21st century ready facility for our Library. Anyone with an interest in the Library or life-long learning opportunities in Richland County is encouraged to come to the meeting on April 30th, 6:30pm at the Library. The Library is a critical piece of infrastructure for our community, and Library programs and services...
