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It’s summer time again, finally, and that means fair time. This year the Roosevelt County Fair, Culbertson, is pleased to present The Copper Mountain Band and Action Entertainment. The fair will be held Aug. 10-13. Highlighting this year’s fair is the Action Entertainment Co. The fair package includes: Nascar Remote Control Racing, Speed Pitch, Football Toss, Hole in One Golf, One on One Hoop Shoot and a free three-hour dance. This group specializes in fun for a wide range of people from you...
The 2011 “Best of the West” Ribfest, Street Fair and Antique Classic Car and Truck Show is set for this Friday on Main Street, Watford City. The day opens at 10 a.m. with Ribfest set up. The Street Fair and the Classic Car and Truck Show will be open from 10 a.m.-8 p.m. The Antique Car & Truck Show is being held in conjunction with the Ribfest. Vehicles will be set up in front of S&S Motors. Prizes will be awarded. Vehicle registration is $10 payable to the Best of the West Ribfest. To register for the show, contact Delvin or Tammy Reeves at...
Nancy Van Hook (right), of Exploration Drilling Inc., Sidney, purchased Taryn Hartje’s Grand Champion steer at the Richland County Fair this weekend. Wells Fargo purchased Jenna Baxter’s Grand Champion hog and Restorx purchased Riley Lander’s Grand Champion lamb. See page 16 for more 4-H pictures. Go to the Photos Section for more pictures from the 2010 Richland Co. Fair....
Sidney Public Schools in cooperation with a taskforce of the Montana University System is requesting your assistance and that of every adult member of your business or household with the completion of a very short survey (5-15 minutes) assessing the educational and professional needs of ALL adult community members throughout Eastern Montana and the surrounding region. What began as a discussion about expanding higher education opportunities in August 2009 for the residents of eastern Montana is still a work in progress and through the efforts o...
The Montana Red Cross is conducting a raffle to benefit the Red Cross that will run through Sept. 12. Prizes for the winning raffle ticket includes: A guided bison hunt Oct. 8, 2011 on the Turner Ranch in Bozeman, meat processing, taxidermy and hide. Total value: $5,500. Tickets are $50 each or five tickets for $220. Only 1,000 tickets will be sold! Winner will be drawn on Sept 12. Contact Montana Red Cross at 1-800-ARC-MONT (800-272-6668) to purchase tickets. Locally tickets may be purchased while available from Julie Brodhead by calling RCHD...
Mid-Rivers Telephone Cooperative, Inc. has mailed capital credit checks of approximately $1,025,000 to its members on Aug. 5. The 2011 distribution of capital credits represents 65% of the remaining balance of 1992 patronage allocation, as well as 15% of the 2010 patronage allocation. Receiving capital credit checks is just one of the benefits of being a member of a cooperative. Any profits generated by the cooperative (the difference between income and operating costs for the year) are returned to members in the form of capital credits. A memb...
In celebration of their 100-year anniversary, EMC Insurance companies is distributing up to $200,000 to nonprofit organizations in communities. Selected EMC agencies chose one nonprofit organization to participate in the 100 Ways of Giving program. This program is benefiting 100 nonprofit organizations by granting them $1,000. The Boys and Girls Club of Richland County, nominated by Seitz Insurance Agency, was chosen to receive one of these grants. They are now eligible to compete for an additional $25,000. In order for the Richland County...
Everyone is invited to a relaxing and inspirational afternoon and evening at the Eastern Montana Bible Camp’s annual Songfest on Sunday, Aug. 14 at the Bible Camp. The songs services are at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. with a potluck at 5 p.m. EMBC is providing the main dish and beverages. Please bring a salad or dessert to share. The Songfest is a longstanding tradition that takes place annually. This is an event that brings friends and neighbors together for a time of fellowship and an opportunity to praise and thank God for all His wonderful b...
Mercy Medical Center is pleased to announce Joseph E. Adducci, MD, has decided to join the team of providers at Craven-Hagan Clinic. “We are delighted Dr. Adducci chose to join our team of providers at Craven-Hagan Clinic after 31 years of owning and operating a successful independent practice. Dr. Adducci is a welcome addition to our team. He will continue to serve his former patients as well as welcome new gynecology, breast and some family practice patients to Craven-Hagan Clinic,” said Matt Grimshaw, CEO, Mercy Medical Center. Dr. Add...
Bareback Riding: 1. Scott Montague, 81 points on Brookman-Hyland Rodeo’s Postage Due, $1,260; 2. Zane Forster, 80, $955; 3. Kelly Timberman, 79, $687; 4. (tie) Ben Wrzesinski, Boulder, and Mac Erickson, Sundance, WY, 78, $363 each; 6. Casey Robert Breuer, 77, $191. Steer Wrestling: 1. Jason Reiss, 4.1 seconds, $1,715; 2. Reef Mills, Augusta, 4.5, $1,419; 3. Sheldon Portwine, 4.7, $1,124; 4. (tie) Shawn Downing, Silver Star and Brad Johnson, 4.9, $680 each; 6. Rowdy Benson, 5.0, $296. Team Roping: 1. Chaz Kananen, Roy/Matt Robertson, Augusta, 6....
In a joint effort with fourpoints magazine, the Miss America’s Outstanding Teen Organization (MAOTeen) proudly announces the opportunity to vote for two semi-finalists in the 2011 Miss America’s Outstanding Teen Pageant in Orlando, FL, on Saturday, Aug. 20. Jalyssa Gorder, Sidney, who is currently the 2012 Miss Montana Outstanding Teen welcomes your vote for the title of Miss America’s Outstanding Teen 2012. This year, two of the semi-finalists for the title of Miss America’s Outstanding Teen 2012 will be determined by the public. You can vot...
The Roundup will launch a completely redesigned website on Aug. 10. The new Roundup URL will be www.roundupweb.com. The new website will feature a new look and several new options for Roundup readers. Vistiors of roundupweb.com will be able to leave comments on news stories, place classified ads with photos, place Roundup Trader (formerly called Roundup Auto Trader) ads with additional photos and “like” stories through Facebook. There will be many other new enhancements and information sources that will be added to the site over tim...
Another Richland County Fair has come and gone. This year’s Fair was greatly influenced by the weather. When it was storming (as it was on Friday) the traffic was slow and the vendors didn’t have much to do. When the weather was nice (as it was on Saturday) the crowd was overflowing, the vendors were busy, and everyone had a good time. The Fair is a rite of summertime that has been a part of Kessler family life for the last 25 years. Some of you have Fair memories that go back much further tha...
The Heavenly Harp duo, featuring harpists, Karin and Joy Gunderson, will be giving a concert Wednesday, Aug. 24, at 7 p.m. at Pella Lutheran Church, Sidney. Joy Gunderson, 11, was already performing the Handel Harp Concerto; and now at the age of 19, as one of the top three harpists in the Phoenix, AZ metro area, plays with professional mastery and sensitivity that will truly inspire you. She has just finished her sophomore year at St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN where she studies harp with the Minnesota Orchestra harpist, Kathy Kienzle, who...
Richland County has been approved to implement the Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) due to floods. Producers need to file and ECP application with the FSA before starting work on land damaged by flood water. Emergency Conservation Program is a cost share program which assists producers with damage caused by excessive rain and the floods that have occurred. Signup for the program begins on June 20, 2011 and ends Aug. 18, 2011. A producer qualifying for ECP assistance may receive cost-share levels not to exceed 75% of the eligible cost of...
The flood of 2011 has devastated many lawns across the state. As the floodwaters recede, the good news is that mid-August to mid-September is the best time to repair a lawn. “The first step is to pick up any garbage and other debris the floodwaters brought into the yard,” says Tom Kalb, North Dakota State University Extension Service horticulturist. “Be careful because pieces of glass, metal and other harmful items may be buried in the silt. Clean up after working with the soil because it may have been contaminated with toxic mater...
Williston’s Senior Dance Fever Group is busy raising money for the New York trip this winter & the opportunity to dance in the Macy’s Day Parade! One way they are doing it, is selling commemorative Bakkenopoly games! What’s Bakkenopoly? It’s a spin off of the classic board game, Monopoly, we all know and love. The Dance Fever Booster Club group has been busy selling sponsor spots on the game board & now we need to sell $50 Patron sponsor spots which will be a listing in the middle on each game board. You have a wonderful opportunity to buy one...
Farm Credit Services of North Dakota is proud to assist its employees and their families in disaster recovery and clean-up efforts due to the devastation left behind from the historic Mouse River flood. Farm Credit Services had 11 staff members and 1 board member evacuated due to the flood. As a result of the damage from this monumental flood, Farm Credit Services Board of Directors generously approved funds for the purchase of equipment to be used for flood recovery efforts. The equipment was...
Based on a June survey of approximately 2700 producers, the top two hard red spring wheat varieties in North Dakota remain Glenn and Faller, according to Jim Peterson, North Dakota Wheat Commission marketing director. Combined, the two varieties account for nearly 30% of the acres. Barlow, RB07 and Brennan round out the top five. Divide remains the leading durum variety in the state with nearly one third of the acres. Acres planted to Divide have grown each of the past five years. The other top...
The Northern International Livestock Exposition (NILE) is once again taking applications for participants in the 2011 NILE Merit Heifer Program. The Merit Heifer program is a “live animal” scholarship that strives to help youth get a start in the beef cattle business by awarding heifer calves to participants chosen based on merit, future goals and ability to care for the animal. Any youth ages 13-17, who is a 4-H or FFA member may apply. During the program duration, participants are responsible for raising the heifer, arranging for her to be...
Restorx of Montana Inc. received the top bid for the Grand Champion lamb at the Richland County Fair held in Sidney last weekend. Shown are (L to R): Bryan McDowell, Restorx, Riley Lander, with his lamb, and McKenzie Smith, Restorx....
Wells Fargo Bank was the top bidder for the Grand Champion hog at the Richland County Fair in Sidney last weekend. Shown are (L to R): Cami Skinner, Wells Fargo Bank, Jenna Baxter and Jodie Leland, Wells Fargo Bank....
This year acknowledges the 35th year that the three independent Farm Credit Services associations in North Dakota have donated FFA Handbooks to agricultural students in area schools. This year, approximately 80 high school agriculture education programs in North Dakota and northwest Minnesota will receive over 3,000 of the student handbooks for the start of the 2011/2012 school year donated by the Farm Credit Services Associations in North Dakota. Over the past three decades more than 60,000 of the books have been presented to FFA-first year...
he Professional Development Center, Montana Department of Administration, is bringing a highly acclaimed management series to Miles City in September. “The Essentials of Management” will start on Sept. 7. The series includes eight sessions on these dates: Sept. 7, 8, 14, 15, 20, 21, 27, 28. Each session will take place from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Topics include conflict resolution, performance management, long-and-short range planning, discipline handling, and legal issues of management. Over 1,800 people have attended “The Essentials of Manag...
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department recently completed its annual fish population sampling on the Missouri River System and found positive results in both Lake Sakakawea and Lake Oahe. The Missouri River from the Garrison Dam to Bismarck was not sampled due to high water. Scott Gangl, fisheries management section leader, said when Lake Sakakawea began to refill in 2009, all fish populations started to rebound, beginning with the smelt forage base. “The drought of the early 2000s hurt fish populations because low water reduced spawning h...
