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Learn about the behind the scenes investigational work of a disease that is occurring in Montana. Stop by the Richland County Health department booth during the Community Health Fair on March 12 th & March 13th to learn the clues about illness prevention!...
Sidney Sugars Incorporated held its Top Ten Growers award luncheon last Wednesday, Jan. 16. The luncheon is held annually in order to congratulate the growers that brought in the best crop. Despite it being a rather dry growing season, this year’s harvest was a success. Although planting doesn’t usually happen until about the third week of April, a lot of the growers chose to plant earlier. Due to the dry conditions, those seeds did not germinate and start growing until they received moisture. I...
Karst Farms, one of Sidney Sugars Top 10 growers in 2012, does not believe in waiting for it to rain. “The year started out dry. We had to irrigate our crop to get them to start,” stated James Karst, of Fairview, MT. Karst currently farms around 2000 acres with his sons, Tim and Ted, to whom he gives much of the credit for their success. “They know how to do everything. If I’m not around, I can count on them and know it’ll get done.” Karst also contributes a big part of their success to...
Terry Cayko and his right hand man of 4 years, Toby Miller, came in first place for the second year in a row in the Sidney Sugars Top Ten Growers of the year for 2012. Terry and his wife, Vicky, are the 3rd generation owners of 6J Farms in Fairview, MT. They are currently farming approximately 1100 acres and about 363 of those acres are sugar beets. Cayko knew going in to the year that the soil conditions were very dry, “We didn’t have much for sub-moisture,” commented Cayko. “As soon as the...
13 Acres or More Grower Acres TPA Sugar % Quality Rating 6J Farms Inc 363 35.9 18.28 36.09 David Hoffman 410 34.6 18.18 35.27 Haidle Farms Inc 426 31.8 19.31 35.08 Ivan & Todd Cayko 333 32.7 18.17 34.35 Justin & Anita Karst 395 32.2 18.12 34.03 50 - 246 Acres Grower Acres TPA Sugar % Quality Rating James & Tim Karst 179 38.2 18.12 37.15 Tibbetts Wheatland LLC 118 30.7 19.33 34.61 Darren & Delite Dukart 140 32.8 18.23 34.49 Sean Welty 95 31.4 18.61 34.16 Russell Dige 214 32.3 18.13 34.15 Receiving Station Quality Ratings Station TPA Sugar%...
Since its beginning over 100 years ago, 4-H has grown to become the nation’s largest youth development organization. 4-H revolutionized how youth connected to practical, hands-on learning experiences outside of the classroom. Back in 1914, Congress passed the Smith-Lever Act and created the Cooperative Extension System at USDA, which included boys’ and girls’ clubs. The first 4-H camp was held in Blaine County followed by Prairie County camp in 1919. Shortly after, National 4-H week became a nat...
It’s definitely no secret the area is booming, but is the housing market keeping up? Some people say yes, while some say no. Either way, Sidney has a few major subdivisions in the works to help. The two major developments are Sunrise Village subdivision and the Pheasant Run subdivision. The Sunrise Village subdivision is located at 601 E. Holly St. The subdivision was annexed into the city limits as of August 1st, 2011. The subdivision is slated to include 10 retail lots, 104 residential l...
Sidney is fortunate to have had many business start-ups and improvements in 2012 and all are very important to the economic vitality of the region. We have chosen the businesses in this section of our Top 10 as both new or existing businesses which have made an impact in Sidney. High Caliber Sports and Main Appliance High Caliber Sports and Main Appliance opened the doors at 214 S. Central Ave., Sidney late in May. High Caliber Sports stocks an extensive array of firearms, plus all the ammo and...
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...
Over the last year, Sidney coach Guy Melby has gotten a lot of recognition for his success and devotion as a coach. With his 27th year as Sidney High School’s wrestling coach underway, his number of accomplishments have piled up. Melby isn’t just a coach to his wrestlers, he is their mentor. Melby’s dedication to the sport, his wrestlers, and Sidney hasn’t gone unnoticed. Levi Prevost, 1997 and 1999 Montana State Champion with the Sidney Eagles, stated the following about Coach Melby. “He, as...
Water on demand has made all the difference in the world to farmers in the Yellowstone Valley. This water on demand, provided by the 54,000 acre Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project (LYIP), that includes the 830 acre Intake unit and the 2300 acre Savage unit, has allowed farmers to grow high value crops, such as sugarbeets, for the past one hundred plus years. The ability to grow high value crops has greatly increased the economic viability of farmers throughout the valley for over a century, so...
On August 1, the Montana Board of Livestock approved the purchase of Yellowstone Livestock by Prewitt & Co. The first sale at the new Sidney Livestock Market Center was held August 8. Since then they have been working hard to create a competitive market place for this area’s livestock. Larger numbers of cattle will bring more buyers and securing those cattle has been the number 1 priority. They had some great runs this fall and look forward to building on that in the future. Area producers h...
Area chemotherapy and IV therapy patients started utilizing the new treatment bays in the Cancer Care suite at Sidney Health Center in October 2012. Thanks to many people who donated to the Foundation for Community Care’s Cancer Care Campaign, construction of Phase II became a reality for cancer patients and survivors who had indicated the project should be a high-priority in a 2011 assessment. A large anonymous donation to the Foundation made it possible for Sidney Health Center to start the b...
Golden Prairie Inn Best Western After years of waiting, three new hotels opened their doors in Sidney in 2012. The first was Best Western Golden Prairie Inn which opened April 1. With 72 oversized rooms, including 16 suites, the hotel was immediately filled, and the occupancy rate has maintained at a favorable percentage ever since. Manager Bryce Baker is very pleased with the structure. “We’ve had no problems with anything.” And with his staff. While staffing is always an issue, Baker credi...
The Christmas season will kick off Friday, November 23rd, courtesy of the Sidney Area Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture. Scheduled events include kid’s face painting, petting zoo, soup contest, shopping opportunities, visits with Santa, live entertainment and the evening’s parade of lights. There will be all kinds of food vendors on the sidewalk from 4-7 pm offering treats including mini-donuts, kettle corn, and burritos. The day’s special events begin at 10 am with a new event, the 1, 3, 5 Turkey Trot put on by the Sidney High School Cross...
With the Parade of Trees auction coming up on November 23rd, the Sidney High School Key Club has taken the time to decorate their tree that will be up for auction. This year’s Key Club consists of about 30-35 students, which delegated a committee responsible for this year’s tree decorating. The committee decided upon was Jesse Staffanson, Heather McDonald, Amy Bieber, Michaela Lofthus and Amy Schaffer. The committee got together Thursday, the 8th to decorate their tree. They chose the theme “Wh...
There will be live entertainment on East Main from 4-6pm. This year’s entertainment so far will include: Cutting Edge Dance Studio with both solo and group performances, Larry Riggs with a vocal performance, Tami Meras with a vocal performance, Fred Barkley with a vocal performance and high school girls, Shawnee Tyler & Taylor Thiessen with a vocal duet. There may be a few more added just before the evening. If you are interested in performing, contact Diane Sorenson at 406-4...
The Parade of Lights will be November 23rd, beginning at 7pm. Anyone interested in putting together a float may enter up until 6:30pm the night of the parade, by showing up for line-up. The only request is there be no live Santas. The floats will all line up in the Reynold’s/Shopko parking lot. The Maverick of 95.1 will be emceeing the parade. The parade will go down Central and end in the Reese & Ray’s IGA parking lot, where kids will get candy bags from Santa. For further information ple...
The Christmas Big Bucks interest free loans are available at 1st Bank, Stockman Bank, and the Richland Federal Credit Union in Sidney, MT. Up to $1,000 may be borrowed, with 9 months to repay. They must be spent by December 24th. Christmas Big Bucks is a project of the Trade Promotion Committee of the Sidney Area Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture, and 46 participating members....
This year’s participating businesses include: Action Auto, Baker Boy Bakery, BOSS Office Products Inc., Carpenter’s Storehaus, Chad’s Furniture, CHS Farmer’s Elevator, Clinic Pharmacy, Creative Solutions, Eagle Country Ford, ElectricLand, Family Eyecare Center, Farm & Home, Fink Family Chiropractic, Finnicum’s Furniture, Fireside Café, Frontier Heating, High Caliber Sports, Holiday Inn Express, JCPenney Co., Jock Stop, John Stockhill Jewelers, Johnson Hardware & Furniture, Main Appliance, MonDak Heritage Center, North Star Auto Body, Party Cent...
The 10th Annual Parade of Trees Auction and fundraiser is underway with the Boys & Girls Club of Richland County partnering with the Family Resource Center and the Sidney High School Key Club and Business Professionals of America for this year’s event. To carry on the tradition, the auction will take place the day after Thanksgiving; Friday, November 23 at 6:00 p.m. at the Village Square Mall. As has been the custom, awards were given to donors for Mayor’s Choice, Children’s Choice, People’s Choice, Best in Show, Most Unique, Best Non-Tre...
A raffle will also take place with two large baskets of home-made baked goods being raffled off the evening of the auction. The annual fundraiser is conducted to support the Boys & Girls Club whose numbers continue to grow substantially each year; proceeds will also be used to support the local parenting classes for the Family Resource Center, as well as the Key Club’s service projects and BPA’s national convention. Raffle tickets may be bought for $1 at IGA & Reynolds (after school hours) or at the Village Square Mall during the Christmas Str...
Register for the giveaway at these participating businesses: Action Auto, Best Western Inn & Suites, BOSS, Inc., CHS Farmer’s Elevator, Clinic Pharmacy, Doorbustin’ Portables & Septic Service, Eagle Country Ford, ElectricLand, Farm & Home, Fink Family Chiropractic, Finnicum’s Furniture, Fireside Café, Footers, Frontier Heating, High Caliber Sports, Holiday Inn Express, JCPenney Co., Jock Stop, John Stockhill Jewelers, Johnson Hardware & Furniture, Main Appliance, North Star Auto Body, Party Central, Pizza Hut, ProBuild, Pro-Tire, Quilts & More...
