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With plans for drilling set for May, the city of Sidney will soon have a horizontal well drilling underneath its soil, and residents holding mineral rights leases are anxiously wondering if the well will tap into a reservoir of black gold. The project has been making headway for several years as lease agreements were gathered by Bakken Oil, of Sidney, and others. But, it wasn’t until the Montana Board of Oil and Gas Conservation signed the well application docket number 257-2012 on Dec. 13, 2...
It isn’t just families that are packing it up and relocating in search of jobs and opportunities during the Bakken oil boom. Market savvy businesses looking to grow and take advantage of an underserved building supplies market are also making calculated plans to set up shop. That’s good news for folks with construction projects set to take place. One such business set to open for business in Culbertson in early February is Western Building Center, a hardware and building materials center cat...
Some of us fret over what to cook for an average sized family of four or five. We stress over how to keep the meals exciting, healthy and enticing enough to make sure everyone willingly eats it. And for many, the thought of cooking for large groups of people is enough to put us over the edge with frayed nerves and nervous stomachs. So, it’s difficult to imagine what kind of pressure a person might feel cooking for 56 people every day of the year with the exception of Sunday; for years to c...
At a time when most people were making their living farming and ranching on the vast openness of sparsely populated prairies in North Dakota, John Larsen was creating his legacy in pharmacy. In 1952, he opened Larsen Service Drug situated in the heart of Watford City on a cozy corner of Main Street. Back then Joan Crawford was the iconic figure modeling Lustre crème shampoos and The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet was the hit television sitcom. Gas was just 20 cents a gallon and every woman...
Laurie Averill may be more comfortable around pizza dough and toppings after being in the food industry for 24 years while owning MeTooPizza, in Culbertson, but over the past few months she has been developing and refining her newfound interests and talents as a barista and new business owner of Frackin’ Java, a drive through coffee house providing Culbertson residents and passersby with that much needed cup of eye opening, morning mud. Averill sold her pizza restaurant in July in the hopes of h...
With warmer than usual temperatures and drought like conditions, the LaBatte family, like many area farmers, have spent the past few months managing their crops and fields while keeping watchful eyes on what Mother Nature might be planning. With the harvest season well underway for most, the LaBattes are busy moving their crops to the local elevators while waiting to see how their sunflower crops fare once they are harvested this November. “In the end, it all comes down to moisture and market p...
After a year of unprecedented warmth this summer, coupled by last winter’s milder temperatures, the debate over whether Old Man Winter will make an appearance this year is the topic of discussion for many. “It is difficult to predict exactly what will happen this winter in our area. I do not think it will be a particularly bad winter and may be milder than normal, but again, at this point it is really all speculative. The Climate Prediction Center in Washington, DC is predicting warmer, and mil...
He worked as a roadie, bouncer and staff member for the rock band known as Jackal. He was in the blockbuster hit ‘Real Steel’ staring Hugh Jackman. He was in an Indonesian film, making his debut in a foreign film called ‘Venella.’ He wielded a medieval sword during a cinematic fight scene in the movie ‘Ice Shield of Alethia.’ Patrick Kelly may be putting in a 40 hour work week for the U.S. Postal Service and Sidney Shuttle Service but he doesn’t call himself mail carrier or a shuttle drive...
After a year of unprecedented warmth this summer, coupled by last winter's milder temperatures, the debate over whether Old Man Winter will make an appearance this year is the topic of discussion for many. "It is difficult to predict exactly what will happen this winter in our area. I do not think it will be a particularly bad winter and may be milder than normal, but again, at this point it is really all speculative. The Climate Prediction Center in Washington DC is predicting warmer, and...
With the worst of the summer heat behind us and the cooler fall temperatures offering a mild reprieve before the winter weather settles in, now is the time to begin preparing lawns and gardens for next year’s growing season. Several simple tasks will help ensure your lawn’s health and garden’s beauty is revived come spring. “It’s that time of year when the leaves are turning different colors because they lack moisture and the days are getting shorter. This is a great time to take advantage of go...
With sparkling hazel eyes magnified by thick spectacles, and brilliant front teeth, eight-and-a-half year old Teddy Wells pours over another copy of his recently published book. Carefully putting pen to paper he continues signing his name in small circular motions, sporadically giving his large glasses a push upward to keep them from sliding down his nose. Slouching in his chair while swinging one leg back and forth he leans close to the pages, concentrating. Piles of his recently published...
Roping. Riding. Guts. Glory. Do you really need more of a hint than that? Well, okay then! Here it goes. It’s rodeo time in Watford City and that, ol’ partner, is reason enough to scrape the mud off those cowboys boots, grab your best duds and mosey on into town to one of the wildest rodeos in the northwest. The two-day NDRA Rodeo Finals event will feature the talents of North Dakotas’ top 12 competitors in nine events, as they try to become the 2012 NDRA State Champion. The event is takin...
Roping. Riding. Guts. Glory. Do you really need more of a hint than that? Well, okay then! Here it goes. It’s rodeo time in Watford City and that, ol’ partner, is reason enough to scrape the mud off those cowboys boots, grab your best duds and mosey on into town to one of the wildest rodeos in the northwest. The two-day NDRA Rodeo Finals event will feature the talents of North Dakotas’ top 12 competitors in nine events, as they try to become the 2012 NDRA State Champion. The event is takin...
Back in the 1940s, Danny Beery probably never intentionally set out to start a family tradition that would stretch not only across the vast Montana farm lands, but also across generations. Yet, a half-a-century later, the Richey farmer is the second of four generations proud to call themselves farmers and ranchers. Today, the Beery family is still farming the same soil, combining the same fields and running cattle through the same pastures as their family has done for generations. The Beery’s f...
Sixty-seven years ago the friendly gesture of providing beef for a neighborly picnic following harvest started a long time tradition of good eats, good fun and good old western styled hospitality. This year, the tradition Len Burns created all those years ago continues with something for everyone at the Alexander Old Settler’s Celebration including a beef barbecue picnic, parade, street dance, rodeo roping, chili cook-off, activities for youth and more. The fanfare kicks off on Aug. 31 and c...
Roping. Riding. Guts. Glory. Do you really need more of a hint than that? Well, okay then! Here it goes. It’s rodeo time in Watford City and that, ol’ partner, is reason enough to scrape the mud off those cowboys boots, grab your best duds and mosey on into town to one of the wildest rodeos in the northwest. The two-day NDRA Rodeo Finals event will feature the talents of North Dakotas’ top 12 competitors in nine events, as they try to become the 2012 NDRA State Champion. The event is takin...
Joshua Knels still remembers his mother making him sit down and read books when he was 15 years old. Like many teenagers compelled to play video games and loose themselves in technology, he wasn’t thrilled about the idea of sitting down and reading a book with actual pages, something somewhat archaic by youth standards of today. But her adamant belief that he should devote time to a seemingly nostalgic pastime helped him develop an appreciation for reading. And it grew from there. Today, at the...
Cotton candy. Hot dogs. Folks tempting you to step right up and win a prize. Youth chaotically running with tickets in hand from one ride to the next. Shrills, screams and genuine laughter. Must be fair time! For McKenzie County Fair Board members and volunteers, its crunch time as they are busily preparing for the annual fair taking place at the fairgrounds east of Watford City July 11-14. This year’s theme is “Bring out the Kid in You.” “The board thought this was a very appropriate theme b...
Cotton candy. Hot dogs. Folks tempting you to step right up and win a prize. Youth chaotically running with tickets in hand from one ride to the next. Shrills, screams and genuine laughter. Must be fair time! For McKenzie County Fair Board members and volunteers, its crunch time as they are busily preparing for the annual fair taking place at the fairgrounds east of Watford City July 11-14. This year’s theme is “Bring out the Kid in You.” “The board thought this was a very appropriate theme b...
With new passports in hand, two local wrestlers will participate in the USAW/AAU Cultural Exchange Program with Germany and compete against their top wrestlers from July 25-August 15. Jayme Kelly, 20, and Brennan Gorder, 19, both of Sidney will be part of the Montana Team with Kelly competing in the 180 pound weight division and Gorder competing at 145 pounds. Together they will compete in both Greco Roman and Freestyle wrestling while staying with host families. For both, it will be the first...
Sidney area youth will be able to take part in a three on three basketball tournament taking place in conjunction with the Town and Country Festival June 23, in Sidney. The first annual outdoor event is taking place in front of the courthouse on West Main St. and is a cooperative effort of both the Sidney Area Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture and the newly hired Sidney High School girls basketball coach. “We wanted to organize this event to give local youth the opportunity to get outside, g...
These days, increased traffic means an increased potential for flat tires along secondary and state highways. And with the busy season of farming and the general influx of oil related trucking activities, coupled with road construction, and the occasional piece of sharp debris, truck drivers often find themselves roadside with a blowout on a tire too monstrous in size to tackle changing themselves. For commercial truck drivers, help is just a phone call away. Expanding on their family business...
Cotton candy. Hot dogs. Folks tempting you to step right up and win a prize. Youth chaotically running with tickets in hand from one ride to the next. Shrills, screams and genuine laughter. Must be fair time! For McKenzie County Fair Board members and volunteers, its crunch time as they are busily preparing for the annual fair taking place at the fairgrounds east of Watford City July 11-14. This year’s theme is “Bring out the Kid in You.” “The board thought this was a very appropriate theme b...
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...
For many who have driven along US Highway 2 for years, the old weathered telegraph poles littering the landscape between the ditches and railroad tracks are nothing more than weathered reminders of the old telephone lines the railroad decided to have cut down years ago. During the years they lay on the earthen ground intertwined with weeds and prairie landscape causing the wood to crack and stress, a rustic reminder of how unforgiving the elements can truly be in this part of the country. For...
