Articles from the May 30, 2012 edition


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  • School Graze?

    May 30, 2012

    Horses were guests at Sidney Middle School last Wednesday as the school celebrated “Western Day.” Middle School students Dylan Lunderby, Layne Obergfell & Trent Shilling brought their horses to school with them....

  • High Caliber Sports And Main Appliance Open

    May 30, 2012

    Clint and Sherry Hecker have opened High Caliber Sports and Main Appliance at 214 S. Central Ave. in Sidney. High Caliber Sports fulfills a long time dream for Clint and Sherry is very supportive of his dream. They added the appliances to fill a need, and also to supplement the sporting goods. High Caliber Sports stocks an extensive array of firearms, plus the ammo and all the accessories such as scopes, holsters, gun cleaning equipment and much more. They buy, sell, trade, consign and are...

  • Comments Sought Regarding Watford City Bypass

    May 30, 2012

    Watford City, McKenzie County and the North Dakota Department of Transportation, in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration, are proposing a highway bypass/reliever route around the corporate limits of Watford City, North Dakota connecting ND Highway 23 and US Highway 85. The project consists of developing an Environmental Assessment (EA) which would analyze the potential environmental, social, and economic impacts of constructing a bypass/reliever route around Watford City, North Dakota. Alternative highway bypass/reliever route al...

  • Richland County Taxes Due May 31

    May 30, 2012

    The Richland County Treasurer would like to remind taxpayers that the SECOND payment of 2011 REAL PROPERTY taxes and FIRST payment of MOBILE HOME taxes are due by 5 p.m. on Thursday, May 31, 2012. Payments and payment coupons may be mailed or brought to the Richland County Treasurer, 201 West Main, Sidney, MT 59270. Office hours are 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., Monday-Friday. For your convenience, payment drop boxes are located at the west end of the alley by the Library and in the Courthouse lobby. Credit card payments are accepted online at w...

  • KB’s Bubbles Open For Business In Sidney

    Jaimee Green|May 30, 2012

    There’s good news for oil workers and RV dwelling residents who don’t have the convenience of personal washing machines and dryers in their homes. The opening of KB’s Bubbles at 115 9th Ave NE along the truck route is providing a place where people can wash their clothes in coin operated machines or take advantage of the wash and fold service that enables laundry goers to drop off their clothing and pick it up the next day. Wash and fold services will be available within the next week. Kelly...

  • Sidney Health Center Upgrades To A 4D Ultrasound System

    May 30, 2012

    Sidney Health Center now has a 4D ultrasound system from Philips Medical Systems, providing advanced diagnostic imaging capabilities for patients and clinicians. The Philips 4D (or real time, 3D) imaging technology allows patients to view the fetus and internal organs as if they were being held in the hands. Because it can be used in the most delicate conditions without major side effects, ultrasound has become one of the most popular diagnostic methods among both patients and physicians. Ultras...

  • Relay For Life Donation

    May 30, 2012

    Garth Kallevig, President of Stockman Bank presents Jessica Price, MonDak Relay for Life Representative with a $1000.00 Platinum Sponsorship for the 2012 MonDak Relay for Life Event to be held July 27th at the Richland County Fairgrounds....

  • PSC Warns Of National Scam Targeting Utility Customers

    May 30, 2012

    The Montana Public Service Commission is warning state residents of a nationwide scam that promises assistance with paying utility bills. The scam claims President Barack Obama has authorized credits or payments to utility bills. The program does not exist, however. The con artists are posing as utility representatives to make their pitch, which comes with a request for personal information such as Social Security, credit card and bank account numbers, putting customers at risk for identity theft. In other instances, victims were given a...

  • Sidney Firemen’s Annual Breakfast Set For Sunday, June 3

    May 30, 2012

    The Sidney Fire Department will host its annual breakfast June 3 at the Fire Hall, 115 2nd St SE. Breakfast will be served from 6 a.m.-1 p.m. The menu consists of sausage, French toast, scrambled eggs, juice and coffee. Breakfast patrons can make a free-will donation. Please come and enjoy breakfast and support our local firemen. There will be rides and fun for the kids....

  • Learn How To Protect Yourself Against Fraud

    May 30, 2012

    Dinner provided, followed by a 50-minute documentary: Gold Diggers: Investment Fraud in The Treasure State Sidney: Tues., June 12th at the Sidney Country Club, 2250 W. Holly St., 6 p.m. Plentywood: Wed., June 13th at Angel Light Catering, 644 Sunnyside Ave., 6 p.m. For planning purposes, an RSVP is requested: 1-800-332-6148. Sponsored by CSI- Commissioner of Securities and Investments www.csi.mt.gov/GoldDiggers....

  • Williston Economic Development Job Fair June 4-5

    May 30, 2012

    Williston Economic Development, TrainND and Job Service of North Dakota are sponsoring a 2 day Job Fair on June 4 and 5, 2012. Day one will be dedicated to CDL positions and Day 2 will be open to all employment types including CDL....

  • Wallace D. “Wally” Daeley, 80, Lambert, MT

    May 30, 2012

    A private family service for Wallace D. “Wally” Daeley will be held the week of May 28. Interment will be in the Richey Cemetery, Richey, MT under the direction of Fulkerson Funeral Home of Sidney. Remembrances and condolences may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Wallace D. “Wally” died on Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Billings, MT....

  • Stockman Bank Donates $5,000 To Richey Booster Club

    May 30, 2012

    Stockman Bank recently donated $5,000 to the Richey Booster Club to help support the Richey town park fund. The booster club has been raising money to build a beautiful park for the town of Richey which will include building a pavilion, walk ways, moving in playground equipment from an abandoned playground and doing in-depth landscaping. They have been soliciting funds for the materials as the labor is mostly volunteer labor from community members. “I am very excited Stockman Bank can be a p...

  • Documentary Project Moving Forward

    May 30, 2012

    A documentary project, seeking to document the lives of six brothers growing up in McKenzie County during the Great Depression, World War II years and beyond, has been progressing. “We’ve raised enough financial support to begin the interview process,” says Daniel Stenberg, a grandson of one of the six brothers, who is co-producing the documentary preliminarily titled 6 Brothers with Prairie Public Broadcasting. “Thanks to the generous support of over 70 individuals and businesses, a grant from the North Dakota Humanities Council and support fr...

  • Montana CattleWomen To Hold Mid-Year Meeting May 31 In Lewistown

    May 30, 2012

    The Montana Cattlewomen (MCW) will hold their Mid-Year Meeting on May 31 at the Yogo Inn in Lewistown beginning at 9 a.m. The Montana Beef Council will give a factual presentation on “lean finely textured beef” which has received national media attention as “pink slime.” The group is also kicking off its 60th Anniversary Celebration. To mark their 60th anniversary, the CattleWomen are putting together a brands quilt with the help of Linda Logsdon who created a special brands quilt to mark the 125th Anniversary of the Montana Stockgr...

  • Girl Scouts Bridging Ceremony

    May 30, 2012

    The Sidney area Girl Scouts held their end of the year bridging ceremony on May 23....

  • Candidate Public Forum Scheduled

    May 30, 2012

    On June 12th, voters will be heading to the poles to cast their ballots for several city and county positions. To allow voters the opportunity to ask the candidates questions and to allow the candidates to state their viewpoints, the Williston Area Chamber of Commerce Governmental Affairs Committee has organized a Candidate Public Forum. The forum will be held at the Williston Community Library on Saturday, June 2nd from 10:30am-12:30pm. Candidates from the Park Board, City Commission, County Commission, and School Board have been invited and...

  • Public Notification Sex Offender Residing In McKenzie Co.

    May 30, 2012

    Mr. Matt Leland Smith as of today has been added to the ND High Risk/LifeTime sexual offender list. Mr. Smith resides at 1991 133rd Ave NW., Arnegard, ND. 58835. Mr. Smith has 2 convictions in the State of Idaho in 2003 & 2004....

  • Letter To The Editor

    Lois Kerr|May 30, 2012

    I am writing in response to the nauseating negative campaign tactics one of our candidates for legislature has decided to mount against his opponent. Any candidate who has to resort to organizing and encouraging an underhanded derogatory letter campaign against his opposition ought not to receive even one single vote from Richland County residents. The sanctimonious rhetoric spewing from the pens of these individuals who have chosen to go along with these questionable ethics is enough to gag a...

  • Spill Prevention, Control & Countermeasure Deadlines

    May 30, 2012

    Montana State University Extension has been fielding numerous questions about confusion over deadlines required by the Environmental Protection Agency’s program for Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC). Seeking to prevent oil spills in the waters of the United States and adjoining shorelines, the program calls for farms and other facilities to have an oil-spill prevention plan, or SPCC plan, with a deadline for filing that plan set to expire next year. The EPA definition of a farm is “a facility on a tract of land devoted to...

  • Sidney Health Center To Host Cancer Survivor Celebration

    May 30, 2012

    Sidney Health Center is hosting a Cancer Survivor Celebration open house for area survivors, family and friends on Tuesday, June 5 from 4:00-6:00PM in the Cancer Care Suite. Each year, National Cancer Survivors Day is observed on the first Sunday of June. This year marks the 25th annual celebration of life for hundreds of communities worldwide. Cancer survivors, caregivers, family members, friends and healthcare professionals unite to show that life after a cancer diagnosis can be meaningful and productive. The general public is invited to atte...

  • Boat Validation Decal Reminder

    May 30, 2012

    Don’t be embarrassed this summer by that old green decal on your boat! Remember, owners of motorboats, sailboats or personal watercraft must have the new, free orange 2011-2014 validation decals on their watercraft. The new decal is good until 2014. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks boating law enforcement coordinator Ron Jendro reminds boaters that even when they have permanently registered their boats, sailboats, or PWC they must still obtain two free boat validation decals every three years at FWP regional and area offices, or by going to t...

  • Recreationists Reminded To Check Stream Access Rules

    May 30, 2012

    Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks reminds Montanans planning camping, fishing and float trips to check the rules and regulations governing stream access. Montana’s 1985 Stream Access Law enables water-related recreation, including fishing, floating, swimming, and boating on rivers and streams even if they flow past private land—but only up to the ordinary high water mark. With the passage of Montana’s bridge access law in 2009, FWP is working with landowners, counties and other agencies to provide safe and legal access to rivers and streams at bri...

  • First Fish Certificate

    May 30, 2012

    The North Dakota Game and Fish Department is reminding parents to capture their little angler’s first catch on a specially designed First Fish certificate. First Fish has no qualifying weights or measurements. The only requirement is the successful landing of a North Dakota fish. Certificates are available to all who request them, and have ample room for all the important information, such as name, age, lake and a short fish story, plus a blank space for a photograph big enough to contain the smile of the happiest little angler. Free c...

  • Deer Application Deadline Is June 6

    May 30, 2012

    North Dakota deer hunters are reminded the deadline for submitting applications for the 2012 gun season is June 6. Hunters are encouraged to apply online at the State Game and Fish Department website, gf.nd.gov. The deadline applies to muzzleloader, regular gun, gratis and nonresident landowner, and youth antlered mule deer applications (specifically for antlered mule deer in units 3B1, 3B2, and 4A-4F). The deadline for regular statewide youth licenses is Sept. 1. In addition, the deadline for submitting an antlerless white-tailed deer gun...

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