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In a Praxair news release on September 18, 2014, Praxair, Inc. announced it is offering oil and gas producers a new DryFracTM waterless fracturing technology that can replace water use in fracturing wells through the use of liquid carbon dioxide (CO2). The company's patent-pending technology enables oil and gas producers to increase yield while reducing environmental impacts associated with hydraulic fracturing, such as water sourcing and water disposal. Tony Wallace, vice president, Energy...
Enjoy an afternoon of refreshments, music and friendship as the MonDak Heritage Center holds a MonDak Christmas – Hawaiian Holidays event on December 14, 2014 from 1:30pm – 3:30pm. The bake sale will offer a delicious array of breads, jellies, cookies and a variety of other Christmas goodies provided by generous members of the MonDak. Plan to get your photo taken with a special visitor sporting a red suit and a white beard. He’ll be making a special visit to this year’s event and will be posi...
The ND Dementia Care Services and the Alzheimer’s Association MN-ND have partnered with one another to present a free presentation titled: “Partnering with your Doctor.” The presentation will take place on Friday, December 5, 2014 at 12:00 p.m. at Mercy Medical Center in the McAuley Education Center, 1301 15th Ave. W, Williston, ND 58801. Quick Facts from the alz.org website: 1) More than 5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s. 2) Every 67 seconds someone in the United States develop...
In a press release dated November 17, 2014, Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, said a U.S. Department of Agriculture grant has helped initiate a partnership that is improving the environment, creating a market for carbon credits generated on working grasslands. Chevrolet, a division of General Motors, recently purchased almost 40,000 carbon dioxide reduction tons generated on working grasslands in the Prairie Pothole region of North Dakota. This announcement...
On Thursday, December 11th at 9:00 a.m. (CST) NDSU will be holding an irrigation workshop at the Williston Research Center (Ernie French Center). In a Nov. 7, 2014 News Release, NDSU writes, "Over the last 10 years, the Mondak irrigation region has changed dramatically. From the crops being raised to irrigation management, producers are managing their operations differently. One of the biggest question marks in irrigation is how to achieve consistency in crop management and yields along with...
Enjoy an afternoon of refreshments, music and friendship as the MonDak Heritage Center holds a MonDak Christmas – Hawaiian Holidays event on December 14, 2014 from 1:30pm – 3:30pm. The bake sale will offer a delicious array of breads, jellies, cookies and a variety of other Christmas goodies provided by generous members of the MonDak. Plan to get your photo taken with a special visitor sporting a red suit and a white beard. He’ll be making a special visit to this year’s event and will be posi...
The ND Dementia Care Services and the Alzheimer’s Association MN-ND have partnered with one another to present a free presentation titled: “Partnering with your Doctor.” The presentation will take place on Friday, December 5, 2014 at 12:00 p.m. at Mercy Medical Center in the McAuley Education Center, 1301 15th Ave. W, Williston, ND 58801. Quick Facts from the alz.org website: 1) More than 5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s. 2) Every 67 seconds someone in the United States develop...
The Salvation Army Northern Division serves anyone in need without discrimination, whether it's a hot meal, help paying a bill or a more long-term solution. Since 1908, the Williston Salvation Army has assisted area residents in emergencies and offered a wide range of services to anyone in need without discrimination. In addition, the Williston Salvation Army operates a Salvation Army Store during the week, and offers worship services every Sunday. From food services, to clothing vouchers,...
The Richland County Food Bank, a vital 501C Non-profit organization in our community, is in need of donations. As the population climbs and the cost of living rises, the food bank is seeing a much greater need for assistance. In September of 2013, the Richland County Food Bank served 63 adults and 35 children. That number more than doubled in September of 2014 when they served 154 adults and 45 children. In addition to the growing need for assistance, the food bank only took in half of the...
Enjoy an afternoon of refreshments, music and friendship as the MonDak Heritage Center holds a MonDak Christmas – Hawaiian Holidays event on December 14, 2014 from 1:30pm – 3:30pm. The bake sale will offer a delicious array of breads, jellies, cookies and a variety of other Christmas goodies provided by generous members of the MonDak. Plan to get your photo taken with a special visitor sporting a red suit and a white beard. He’ll be making a special visit to this year’s event and will be posi...
Since 2010 the McKenzie County Food Pantry has seen the number of families needing assistance climb. The number of households served this year has more than doubled since last year. The Backpack Program was started last year to provide kid-friendly, shelf stable food for children to take home from school and eat over the weekend. The purpose of the program is to provide food for children when there are no other means to. The program serves elementary children in Alexander and Watford City. The...
Enjoy an afternoon of refreshments, music and friendship as the MonDak Heritage Center holds a MonDak Christmas – Hawaiian Holidays event on December 14, 2014 from 1:30pm – 3:30pm. The bake sale will offer a delicious array of breads, jellies, cookies and a variety of other Christmas goodies provided by generous members of the MonDak. Plan to get your photo taken with a special visitor sporting a red suit and a white beard. He’ll be making a special visit to this year’s event and will be posi...
The ND Dementia Care Services and the Alzheimer’s Association MN-ND have partnered with one another to present a free presentation titled: “Partnering with your Doctor.” The presentation will take place on Friday, December 5, 2014 at 12:00 p.m. at Mercy Medical Center in the McAuley Education Center, 1301 15th Ave. W, Williston, ND 58801. Quick Facts from the alz.org website: 1) More than 5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s. 2) Every 67 seconds someone in the United States develop...
On Thursday, December 11th at 9:00 a.m. (CST) NDSU will be holding an irrigation workshop at the Williston Research Center (Ernie French Center). In a Nov. 7, 2014 News Release, NDSU writes, "Over the last 10 years, the Mondak irrigation region has changed dramatically. From the crops being raised to irrigation management, producers are managing their operations differently. One of the biggest question marks in irrigation is how to achieve consistency in crop management and yields along with...
The ND Dementia Care Services and the Alzheimer’s Association MN-ND have partnered with one another to present a free presentation titled: “Partnering with your Doctor.” The presentation will take place on Friday, December 5, 2014 at 12:00 p.m. at Mercy Medical Center in the McAuley Education Center, 1301 15th Ave. W, Williston, ND 58801. Quick Facts from the alz.org website: 1) More than 5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s. 2) Every 67 seconds someone in the United States develop...
Question: What is Ebola? Answer: Ebola hemorrhagic fever, also known as Ebola virus disease or EVD, is a disease caused by one of five different Ebola viruses. Four of the strains can cause severe illness in humans and animals. The fifth, Reston virus, has caused illness in some animals, but not in humans. EVD first appeared in 1976 in two simultaneous outbreaks in Sudan and in Yambuku, Democratic Republic of Congo. The latter occurred in a village near the Ebola River, from which the disease re...
In a news release on October 27, 2014, Houston, Texas, based Crestwood Midstream Partners LP (NYSE: CMLP) announced the loading of the 1,000th crude oil unit train at its COLT Hub in Epping, North Dakota. The COLT rail facility commenced service in June 2012 with an original capacity to load 80,000 barrels per day ("Bpd"). The facility has undergone two major expansions since 2012 and has a current capacity to load up to 160,000 Bpd. Crestwood's COLT rail facility is one of the largest...
The McKenzie County Healthcare Systems Auxiliary will be holding their 2nd annual Holiday Festival on November 8th at the Veterans Memorial Building in Watford City. The event will begin on Thursday, November 6th at 9 a.m. with the residents of the Good Shepherd Home overseeing the making of Lefsa, a traditional soft Norwegian flatbread. Donuts will be made at the Civic Center on Friday, November 7th starting at 8 a.m. The Auxiliary will be selling both of these items and other holiday goodies...
SIDNEY, MT: Enjoy an afternoon of refreshments, music and friendship as the MonDak Heritage Center holds a MonDak Christmas – Hawaiian Holidays event on December 14, 2014 from 1:30pm – 3:30pm. The bake sale will offer a delicious array of breads, jellies, cookies and a variety of other Christmas goodies provided by generous members of the MonDak. Plan to get your photo taken with a special visitor sporting a red suit and a white beard. He’ll be making a special visit to this year’s event a...
SIDNEY, MT: The MonDak Heritage Center will be celebrating their 8th Annual Celebrating Chocolate event on February 7, 2015. Tickets for the event will go on sale Sunday, December 14th at the Hawaiian Holiday Christmas event. Guest can look forward to chocolate sampling, a silent auction, hand crafted items, gift baskets and photography. Entertainment will be provided by the touring duo – Tumbledown House. Doors will open at 6:30pm to table sponsors for a VIP Opening and 7:00pm to general t...
ONEOK Partners announced their plan to invest approximately $480 - $680 million by the end of the third quarter 2016 to build two natural gas processing facilities – the Bear Creek plant and the Bronco plant – along with their related infrastructure. The partnership plans to build the Bear Creek plant, an 80-million cubic feet per day (MMcf/d) natural gas processing facility and its related infrastructure in northwest Dunn County, ND. This plant will process natural gas which is produced in the...
NEW TOWN: The three affiliated tribes on the Fort Berthold Reservation – Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara (MHA) will be holding a meeting in the Tribal Chambers in New Town on October 9th to discuss the MHA Gas Capture Plan - a plan that supports cleaner energy and cleaner air. Per the MHA Gas Capture Plan Concept, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has had "a foundation of a Gas Capture Plan (GCP) in place that has existed for decades," however they question how effective the plan has been m...
On September 15, 2014, Quantum Energy, Inc. based out of Tempe, AZ with an office in Williston, ND, entered into a Strategic Alliance with Bilfinger Westcon Inc. of Bismarck, ND, for the development of a series of refinery projects throughout the Bakken Formation. Quantum Energy, Inc. is proposing to develop five 21st Century Energy Centers (micro-refineries) throughout the Bakken with each one including a 20,000 barrel-per-day diesel refinery, a processing plant to strip the crude of Natural...
GE Oil & Gas has teamed up with Ferus Natural Gas Fuels in a 50/50 joint venture to provide the 'Last Mile Fueling solution,' a solution to an ongoing problem in the Bakken. The Last Mile Fueling solution is a technology & logistics system to make natural gas fueling available for exploration & production operations. It takes previously uneconomic natural gas from a flare stack, oilfield production site, or from a remote pipeline, then compresses the gas and delivers it the final distance, or...
In a press release on August 26, 2014, ONEOK announced that its 100-million cubic feet per day (MMcf/d) natural gas processing facility in eastern McKenzie County in North Dakota – the Garden Creek II plant – is now operational. ONEOK Partners is the largest independent operator of natural gas gathering and processing facilities in the Williston Basin, with a natural gas gathering system of more than 6,500 miles and more than 3 million acres where production is dedicated to its systems. Ter...
