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The McKenzie County Ambulance Service has remained strong through the oil boom, despite a 328% increase in the number of calls. At the height of the oil boom, in 2014, the Service responded to about 1200 calls total. For comparison, ten years ago, the Service responded to 280 calls per year. This year, they have responded to about 70 calls per month, on track to reach about 840 calls in 2018, according to Jim Johnsrud, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Squad Leader for the McKenzie County...
In the last decade, the number of ambulance calls has increased as much as 300% or more in and around McKenzie County, North Dakota. Several of the rural areas in McKenzie County have turned to Quick Response Units, or QRU's, to ensure efficient emergency care. Quick Response Units are intended to respond to emergency calls and provide stabilizing care until an Ambulance Service arrives to transport the patient. QRU's are provided for in North Dakota law, requiring only one emergency responder,...
First of all, thank you for supporting our area EMS volunteers. The role the volunteers fill in our communities would not be possible without you. You may have an Emergency Medical Service (EMS) volunteer working for you, working with you, who is a family member, or living near you. We understand that their role as an EMS volunteer can be an inconvenience to their co-workers, family and neighbors. Our EMS volunteers rely on their respective co-workers, family and neighbors to cover their...
Sirens squeal. Adrenaline rushes. An ambulance races to the accident scene. Status of those involved? Unknown. For an emergency medical responder, it's just part of a typical day. When a situation is at its worst, EMS responders perform at their best, working calmly in chaotic, frantic situations, helping ensure the best outcomes for people whose lives may be hanging in the balance. "Once the back doors of the ambulance open, you tune everything out and you do what you have to do. You focus on...
In mid-December 2017, preparing meals in the kitchen at the People's Congregational Church UCC in Sidney, Montana became a lot more enjoyable. Most of the old appliances, cabinets, and lighting were refurbished, updated or just outright replaced. Now LED fluorescent lighting illuminates volunteers' tasks instead of traditional fluorescent lighting. The flooring was redone. Cabinets over the serving window that did not quite fit are gone. Several new oak cabinets with a clean wheat stain and...
The first day of spring will soon be upon us, those of us who are excited have been no doubt paging through seed catalogs for weeks now, looking for those favorite things we want to grow this year. If you are one who likes to start your own veggies now is a great time to be thinking about that. I had the honor of leading a seed-starting workshop at the recent NDSU Spring Tree & Garden workshop in Williston and I was excited about the enthusiasm of people wanting to grow their own food. In this...
When Nicolle Larson bought her house on the southwest side of Sidney eight years ago, it was perfect for her and her four children. However, now that her children are in high school, Nicolle found that the space didn't fit the family's need anymore, so she turned to Brenda Larson, owner of Creative Solutions in Sidney, to help her design a more functional layout. Nicolle enjoyed the fact that the original kitchen was very large and open. The space was "good for younger kids because the kids...
Sidney Sugars' Agriculturist Kathryn Cayko has been hard at work testing methods to combat sugar beet crop damage from springtail infestation. Springtails are tiny, wingless insect-like hexapods that live in the soil and cause damage to growing beets. They are visible to the naked eye and can be found just under the soil crust. Springtails live in straw during the winter, but feed on both the root and meat of the sugar beet. It was a "perfect storm" that created favorable conditions for...
The process of extracting sugar from beets dates back to 1747 when a German chemist first demonstrated that crystals formed after a crude extraction from pulverized beets were identical in properties with sugar cane crystals. From there, beet varieties and processing have evolved to what we have today. Beet sugar makes up 54% of domestic sugar production with a close and cooperative relationship existing between excellent growers and the plants that process the beets. Sidney Sugars is one of...
Sugarbeet growers Tim and Adam Cayko of the Sugar Valley district conduct strip trials each year to determine which variety of beet seed works best in their heavy soils. In addition to cooperating with Sidney Sugars, Caykos do their own real world testing, some through strip trials. "The best fields are the ones with the least amount of work, where the seeds come up well and the ground doesn't crust," Tim said. "The digging is more weather dependent." With two passes of each seed, side by side i...
Strip tillage, the method where only the narrow strip of land to be planted is actually tilled, is in the trial stages. With only a 4 to 6” strip disturbed, the process leaves a lot of residue on the ground, helping to reduce inputs and erosion from wind and water. Sidney Sugars agriculturalist James Johnson for the Savage, Pleasant View, and Powder River areas, has more growers in his area doing no till and strip till. About 30% of his growers use the reduced tillage practices. The trials involve multiple variables including irrigation m...
In an ongoing quest to improve production in sugarbeet fields, Sidney Sugars and a small group of cooperators have been testing spent lime on fields in the factory growing area. The lime is part of the process of making sugar. It starts out as calcium carbonate limestone, is heated up in the lime kiln where it separates into calcium oxide and carbon dioxide, then hot water is rushed over the calcium oxide to create a milk of lime which is injected into the sugar purification process. It attaches to impurities in the juice and is recombined...
Information is critical to the success of any operation and farming is no different. Pure Ag is the database used by Sidney Sugars to store all grower information, providing quick accurate information to the factory and the grower. The previous years’ seed varieties, fertilizer amounts and production levels as well as cultural practices such as soil type, seed spacing and row width are all readily available to the grower and the factory. It compiles the facts for individual growers and gives them information based on what other growers did. I...
A lot has changed in the MonDak Region in the post oil-boom period, but perhaps none as substantial as the future expansion of the Boys & Girls Club of Richland County. In November, the Club officially announced a partnership between the Club and the Lonsdale United Methodist Church, across the street from the Club's current location at Central School. The Lonsdale congregation voted unanimously to transfer ownership of the main church building to the Club, with the intention to share the space....
Chad Pedersen has always loved science, technology and people. Born and raised in Sidney, Dr. Pedersen is thrilled to be back home to meld his interests by practicing medicine at Sidney Health Center with a focus on people, especially those with a cancer diagnosis. Dr. Pedersen is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Hematology and Medical Oncology. He started seeing patients at Sidney Health Center in December 2017. With nearly a month under his belt, Dr. Pedersen is discovering the great...
The Richland County Fire Department celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2013 with the promise of a brand new fire hall in the works. The present was a long time coming and one of needs, not wants; they had simply outgrown the space on 2nd St. in Sidney. Equipment mandates have changed with a 3 man crew necessitating a 4 door truck now required and with trucks already bumper to bumper, there was not enough room to update. For at least the last 15 years, the garage door had to be opened in order t...
Founded in 1906, ONEOK began as a pipeline business in Oklahoma, but today is one of the country's largest energy companies in the gas and natural gas liquids business. Headquartered in Tulsa, the business is a Fortune 500 company and also trades on the S&P 500 stock index. Despite its national business and international influence in the gas and oil industry, ONEOK also partners with local communities to help local areas receive the resources they need for long-term financial development and...
In August of 2017 Simply Scrumptious bakery owner Michaela Lofthus moved her business to the of corner of Main and 2nd Street in downtown Sidney. The building was the long time KFC location and previously housed Bob's Henhouse. The move has been overwhelmingly positive for the bakery. "It's been great!" stated Lofthus. "There has been a steady stream of support from the community." The new location is more inviting, visible and provides more of a coffee shop feel. They now have groups that meet...
J'z Fashions and Coffee House completed its expansion into the former Saddle Up building next door just in time for the holiday season, and the store has been bustling with customers eager to see the new space and all the exciting new merchandise. There's ample room to browse in this tastefully designed store, with delightful surprises waiting at every turn. In addition to their fantastic fashions and footwear, J'z Fashions added western wear, infant and children's wear, and home décor. Levis...
The structure housing Yellowstone Marketplace (formerly Yellowstone Mercantile) has over a 100-year history in Sidney. "The Merc", as it was called by locals, had many changes in its long history. Clothing and groceries were two of the department store's wares. Yellowstone Mercantile owners closed out its inventory approximately 10 years ago and sold the building and remaining inventory to an Alaskan group. The building sat idle for about 3 years before local retirees, Russ and Linda Wells, purc...
More money for less work simply doesn't sound American. But when it comes to conservation practices, offering an incentive to give the plowshare a break can be a profitable investment for everyone involved. Jamie Selting, District Conservationist at the NRCS in Sidney, is helping local farmers utilize two programs which provide a monetary incentive to try economically viable stewardship practices. "In the past there's been a customary way of farming which involves a lot of tillage," Selting...
The Anvik Building has been through some changes in the last year. Located at the corner of Seventh Street Southwest and Lincoln Avenue, the building has a number of new tenets providing space for new businesses and already-established businesses alike. Included in the building is the Edward Jones office run by financial consultant, Lauren Sukut, the Shoppes at Peifer's General Store, and Beauty and Beyond, a hair and nail salon. Plans are in the works for a coffee shop to be added to the...
After long-awaited renovations, Gem City Motors is shining like a diamond. Gem City began a five-month long renovation project in early August of this year, which finally concluded just before Christmas. Updates were made to both the interior and exterior of the building. Gem City has been in business since the early 1900s, and has been a fixture on Central Avenue for years. The decision to remodel was a longtime coming, according to General Manager Wayne Nentwig. "We plan on being here for a...
Every year the North Dakota Game and Fish Department receives questions from deer hunters who want to clarify rules and regulations. Some common questions are listed below. Hunters with further questions are encouraged to call the Game and Fish Department at 701-328-6300, from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. weekdays, or access the hunting and trapping link at the department’s website, gf.nd.gov. What licenses do I need for deer gun season? A fishing, hunting, and furbearer certificate, the general game and habitat stamp or a combination license, and the dee...
