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Sidney Sugars will host the annual planter test stand days Tuesday, February 26 and Wednesday, February 27 at Tri County Implement in Sidney. Growers wishing to participate need to call Sidney Sugars at 406-433-3309 to schedule an appointment. Agriculturalist Kathryn Cayko stated that one of the most important steps to producing a good crop is to get an accurate count. The event is free of charge....
Transystems was founded in 1942 by John S. Rice and continues to be a family-owned operation that specializes in bulk commodities distribution. The company operates in the Midwest and Western United States and has a significant presence in the MonDak region, especially as it relates to the transportation of sugar beets between pile grounds and beet processing plants. As a major hauler of the agricultural commodity, few others have their finger on the pulse of the beet industry quite like Transys...
Educational opportunities abound for sugarbeet growers eager to keep up on the latest information in their field. From Ag Days and the EARC Field Days in Sidney to symposiums in Billings and Fargo, resources that enhance production are readily available. The newly formed Montana State Crop Education Association hosted the Malt Barley and Sugarbeet Symposium in Billings on January 8 and 9, 2019. Sidney Sugars agriculturalist Kathryn Cayko is a member of the association and attended the symposium. She said it was really successful this year with...
For the first time, Sidney Sugars installed temperature probes in some of their beet piles to improve monitoring. Sidney Sugars agriculturalist James Johnson spent 10 days at American Crystal headquarters in Moorhead, MN where the equipment was built, learning how to install and utilize it to maximize benefits. Monitors are a common practice for Crystal, but new to the Sidney Sugars area. PVC pipe is put in the beet pile, then the equipment is placed inside. One pile in Savage, two in Fairview, and two in the factory yard received three...
MapitFast is the latest technological tool used by Sidney Sugars to map the most accurate data for use by the growers in determining best practice for their operation. Designed by Ag Terra Technologies, the program is designed to replace the grower data sheets. Sidney Sugars gets all the data from the grower, including seed varieties, disease, herbicide and fungicide sprays and fertilizers. Now in the second year of use, Sidney Sugars is adding more cultural things such as row spacing and irrigation to get more information on what might make...
Since 2016, Chengci Chen, Superintendent and Cropping Systems Agronomist at the Montana State University Eastern Agricultural Research Center, has been working on sugarbeet response to tillage and a nitrogen management project. Some examples of the projects he has conducted are sugar beet variety trials to select adaptable varieties with high yield and sucrose concentrations, tillage study to compare conventional tillage to no-till, and a nitrogen and irrigation study to optimize irrigation and...
Sidney Sugars Inc. completed slicing earlier this week and campaign should be done by the end of the week. General manager Dave Garland said it was a good year. The factory finished up slicing the beets they had over ventilation which was noticeable to the process. The factory finished beets from the Fairview pile grounds last Wednesday and ended slice from the ventilated pile at the factory yard. The factory sliced 984,000+ tons of beets and produced 264+ million pounds of sugar. 32,637 acres of beets were harvested with an average tonnage of...
One of the greatest enhancements to Watford City in 2018 was the opening of the new McKenzie County Healthcare Systems (MCHS) facility. In August 2016, JE Dunn began construction on the McKenzie County Healthcare Systems replacement medical facility. The new building opened to the public on July 1, 2018. Since then MCHS has seen approximately 2,800 emergency room patients. The radiology department sees over 200 visits per month. This state-of-the-art, $76.3 million facility features a brand-new...
Matthew Johansen unseated incumbent sheriff of McKenzie County, Gary Schwartzenberger, and did so by a wide margin with 2,496 votes accounting for 60.89 percent of the votes cast, Johansen's win amounted to an electoral landslide. Johansen had previously served as McKenzie County's interim sheriff. Also winning elections in 2018 were Mayor Phil Riely, McKenzie County Commissioners Kathy Skarda and Howdy Lawlar and County Recorder Katie Paulson. Running unopposed were County Auditor/Treasurer...
The Promiseland Project kicked off its nationwide America's Front Porch event in Watford City on October 14. The event held three discussion panels focusing on education, workforce development and small businesses. The event also included performances by Tigirlily and MamaDear. Above, local business owners on the "Front Porch" stage speak about what it takes to run a successful business in Watford City. Pictured are (L-R) Debbie Larsen, Peggy Hellandsaas, Joe Erickson, Karen George, Angie...
The storm that rocked Watford City on July 10 ended with the fatality of a young child, critically injured nine people and hurt more than a dozen others. It also left parts of Watford City in shambles, particularly the Prairie View RV Park that suffered the bulk of the damage. More than 200 homes were destroyed and many families were displaced by the EF2 tornado, many of them RVs or trailers lived in by out-of-town oilfield workers. Recovery efforts have been underway since then, and the...
The Long X Arts Foundation in Watford City celebrated 2018 as a year of growth, offering a record amount of programs and art opportunities for our community. The Arts Foundation believes that collaboration is the key to success. Our partnership with the Rough Rider Center has allowed us to expand our youth and community art programming, reaching more children than ever. We've also been working with the Watford City High School to offer Teen Art Club to offer weekly after school art activities fo...
The prospects for a good financial year in McKenzie County and the surrounding region is hopeful, according to Daniel Stenberg who serves as the Economic Development Coordinator for McKenzie County. Stenberg is a native of Watford City and attended college in Jamestown. The Roundup spoke with Stenberg about economic development in 2018 and what he expects for 2019. Stenberg told The Roundup, "I think 2018 was a very brisk year. All of the businesses have probably seen an upswing. School...
(Not pictured): Also opening in 2018 were clothing store Miss Willow’s Nest at 360 North Main and health minded restaurant Metanoia located in the former Dakotan Restaurant location at 604 2nd Ave....
Watford City wrestler Connor Dennis defeated Pembina County North's Carter Brown to win the championship at 195 pounds during the State Class B Wrestling Tournament in February 2018. (Photo submitted)...
Anytime Fitness opened mid November to area residents eager to improve their fitness level. Open 24 hours a day with the equipment and coaching to help clients reach their goals, the facility has seen great growth and satisfied customers. A statement from Danie Benito, area manager, says, "The opening of the Sidney location has been great! We have had great feedback on the culture of our club and so many of our members are open to our support and help from our staff. We have been open for a...
The Foundation for Community Care celebrated the silver anniversary of two of its most popular events in 2018, and established several new community initiatives directed at supporting healthcare in our community. In August, the Foundation hosted its 25th Annual Benefit Golf Scramble. Golfers flocked to the Sidney Country Club to enjoy lots of golfing, prizes, and most importantly, fundraising for medical needs. Golfers with all ranges of experience, from first-timers to experienced players vied...
The Community celebrated the long awaited Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project's court victory with a parade and picnic in August. With the LYIP attorney as parade marshal, and anything from horses to huge farm equipment constituting the entries, growers, businesses, and the public celebrated the end of a very, very long battle. It had been 13 years since the Bureau of Reclamation, the State of Montana, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Nature Conservancy...
The American Petroleum Institution (API) is a national trade association that represents the oil and gas industry, with local chapters in oilfield regions throughout the United States. The organization includes more than 600 companies in an industry that employs more than 10.3 million people nationwide. As the end of 2018 draws nigh, The Roundup reached out to office holders with the MonDak chapter of API and asked for their insights on the petroleum industry in our current local economy. Terry...
11 has been a productive year for Sidney Public Schools. Several facility improvements, educational enhancements, updates, and other changes have come along for the benefit of the students, staff, and community. I spoke with Sidney's Superintendent of Schools, Mr. Silk, who was happy to tell me about what has been happening this past year. First thing, in February of 2018, the Sidney Public School district was able to purchase a large Blue Bird diesel school bus and a smaller shuttle type bus....
Sidney has had a busy year of infrastructure improvement to utilities and highways, and there's likely more to come in 2019. The Roundup reached out to Rick Norby, the mayor of Sidney, to talk about past and present projects and what to expect over the course of the next year. Mayor Norby reported, "We did a water and sewer rate increase. We're heading into phase three in the lagoon project. We've bonded a little under nine million on phase two. Phase two was the initial building of the water...
Happy People Pizza LLC, other wise known as Domino's Pizza, will open its doors Thursday, December 27 at the Shops at Fox Run, Highway 200 N. Sidney. The tantalizing aroma of pizza, hand tossed, deep dish, thin & crispy, or gluten free, will fill the bright and cheery restaurant. Choose the size that fits your appetite, then which of the myriad of toppings that suit your taste buds. Four varieties of oven baked sandwiches, five different pasta dishes, salads and chicken wings plus breadsticks...
In just a couple short weeks, Sidney Montana will have had an O'Reilly Auto Parts Store for an entire year. They opened their doors on Tuesday, January 2, 2018, with only three full-time team members and one part-time member. Now, there are three full-time team members, the manager Nick Ludwig and a fulltime driver. Nick said the amount of team members fluctuates from time to time and they did not need to hire anyone for the Christmas season. I asked Nick how he felt the store was doing and he...
Sidney High School track athletes Garrison and Carter Hughes brought home three state titles at the MT State Track & Field meet in Laurel on May 25-26. SHS junior Carter Hughes (currently a senior) took first place in both the shot put and discus. Carter has comitted and signed with the University of Minnesota. Sidney pole vault standout Garrison Hughes won his third consecutive championship in 2018. This year he also had the state's highest jump at 17'. His junior year he broke the MT State mee...
