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The Sidney High School wrestling team ended their season on top of the podium at the All Class State Wrestling Tournament in Billings last weekend. The Eagles soared into first place on Friday 16 points ahead of the five-time state champion Havre Blue Ponies. By the end of the tournament that lead was extended to 62 points with a score of 250 for Sidney and 188 for Havre. It has been 11 years since the Sidney team last won a championship. The Eagles had two state champion wrestlers this year....
Meadowlark Brewing founder Travis Peterson will speak with Dr. Rich Horsley from NDSU at the 64th National Hard Spring Wheat Show at 4:45 pm on Feb. 8 at the Grand Williston Hotel in Williston. Peterson and Horsely will talk about how two-row barley is used in the brewing process of craft beer. They will also focus on what traits are important to craft malters, the current trends in the industry and explain how brewers write a recipe for a style of beer. Following the presentation Peterson will...
Bryan and Michelle Smith, along with their children Raigan and Trael, found out some devastating news the first week in January 2017. It started when 13-year-old Raigan discovered a large amount of frost coming out of her closet on the second floor of their home. After further investigation they also found frost in 5-year-old Trael's closet as well. The Smiths then discovered that their attic was completely full of frost and water. Upon removing sheet rock and insulation the damage was starting...
Larsen Drug pharmacists Jenna Wahlstrom and Kelsey Linseth will begin holding monthly educational classes for the community beginning January 23 in the Rough Rider Center Ballroom starting at 6:30 pm. The classes will provide information to the public on different health and wellness related topics with Power Point presentations, handouts and question & answer sessions. The cost for admission will be $5. The first topic for the class will be detox. It will include a general discussion on detox...
Hundreds of members of the public gathered at meetings in Sidney, Glendive and Billings this week regarding the Intake Diversion Dam Fish Passage Project. Staff from the U.S Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Omaha District presented six alternatives to determine the future of the Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project. The public was then open to express their comments and concerns regarding the possible alternatives. David Trimpe of the Bureau of...
Hundreds of members of the public gathered at meetings in Sidney, Glendive and Billings this week regarding the Intake Diversion Dam Fish Passage Project. Staff from the U.S Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Omaha District presented six alternatives to determine the future of the Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project. The public was then open to express their comments and concerns regarding the possible alternatives. David Trimpe of the Bureau of Reclamation and Tiffany Vanosdall of the Army Corps...
On Thursday, Aug. 27 lawyers from the US Bureau of Reclamation, the US Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks, the Army Corps of Engineers and Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project argued the filed temporary injunction on the proposed Intake diversion project with lawyers representing the Defenders of Wildlife and Natural Resources Defense Council in a Great Falls District Courtroom. The Defenders of Wildlife lawyers asked for a "time out" to stall the start of the project which would very...
In January of this year Saddle Up, Watford City's premiere western wear and tack store opened the doors to a 2600 sq. ft. building located at 109 6th Ave. SE in Watford City's new South Park development. By this summer, after some renovations, owners Mark & Dori Sparby reopened the original Saddle Up store on Main St. featuring FR apparel and an all-new hunting section. Saddle up on Main carries hunting apparel lines from Wrangler and Rocky to fit needs of local hunters. Saddle Up also keeps...
Gaffield’s Painting was born 1996 when Sidney area native Kathy Gaffield decided it was time to move from painting friends’ & families’ homes and obtain her contractors license. When Gaffield started painting as a hobby she found she had a knack for it. “I never thought I would do it professionally,” she stated. Now she has painted everything from bathrooms to kitchens and schools to courthouses. In 2006 Gaffield’s daughter, Kim Wenzel took an interest in painting as well. She started her...
Three years ago Dale and Holly Washburn inherited and purchased land from relatives near Watford City. Ever since that time they have been planting & tending to amazing gardens in several designated areas around their home. Near the front door of the home is a beautiful flower garden filled with many varieties of perennial flowers and ribbon grass. They have also incorporated a wagon wheel, whiskey barrel and a stump from the Big Horn Canyon in Montana. Honey and bumble bees can be seen...
Richland County 4-H clubs are holding fundraisers to earn money to build a new food booth at the Richland County Fairgrounds. The fundraising efforts are already underway and they include selling brand boards, memorial plaques and various other fundraising events conducted by the 4-H clubs in the area. The brand board fundraiser consists of a square foot (12 inch by 12 inch) board on which area ranchers can place their personal brand. Each brand costs $50 and will be displayed at the 4-H food booth. The memorial plaques are sheets of stainless...
Barrel racing instructor Judy Myllymaki held a two day clinic at the Rice Ranch arena near Fairview on June 1 & 2. Myllymaki, a former school teacher, has been involved in the sport of barrel racing for over 35 years and has conducted teaching clinics for over 25 years. She is a National Finals Rodeo Qualifier, a Montana Pro Rodeo Circuit Champion, a Montana Pro Rodeo Circuit Finalist, a Dodge National Circuit Finals Qualifier, participated in Multiple Futurity Championships and has won more...
Sidney native Jade Brunsvold won the title of Miss Southeastern Montana Rodeo Queen at a pageant held during the Bucking Horse Sale in Miles City in May. Brunsvold returned to the Miles City pageant after winning the Miss Southeastern Montana Teen Rodeo Queen title in 2012. Brunsvold, a 2013 Sidney High School graduate, lives on 25 acres near Crane, MT with her parents, Mary Jo and Lance Brunsvold. Brunsvold has grown up with her three horses Scotch, Jo Jo and Dakota. An equestrian by nature,...
Richland County 4-H clubs are holding fundraisers to earn money to build a new food booth at the Richland County Fairgrounds. The fundraising efforts are already underway and they include selling brand boards, memorial plaques and various other fundraising events conducted by the 4-H clubs in the area. The brand board fundraiser consists of a square foot (12 inch by 12 inch) board on which area ranchers can place their personal brand. Each brand costs $50 and will be displayed at the 4-H food...
The story of the Richland Federal Credit Union of Sidney and Culbertson began at a Farmers Union meeting back in 1939. Fifty founding members saw a need for a local credit union in Sidney and the Federal Credit Union was chartered in accordance with the Federal Credit Union Act of 1934. Since that time, Sidney's credit union has experienced steady growth to get where it is today. In June 1974, the name was changed to Richland Federal Credit Union (RFCU) and in 2002, the Culbertson branch was...
