Articles from the January 9, 2019 edition


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  • McKenzie County Community Foundation (MCCF) Awards Grants

    Marcia Hellandsaas|Jan 9, 2019

    The McKenzie County Community Foundation, in partnership with Conoco Phillips, provided granting gifts for seven local programs and projects in December of 2018. Recipients were: Arnegard Rural Fire-Purchase Trauma Gear Marketplace for Kids-materials for Watford City event First Lutheran Church-Free Community Thanksgiving McKenzie County Emergency Management-Project ALICE Watford City Police-Blue Santa McKenzie County Pioneer Museum-Children's Program Long X Arts Foundation-Art in the Park...

  • MT Bare Cave Provides New Shopping Opportunity in Sidney

    Dianne Swanson|Jan 9, 2019

    MT Bare Cave opened its doors December 15 to shoppers eager for unique items at a reasonable cost. Owner Marci Cundiff is delighted with the response so far. "We've done really well," she said. "It's been beyond my expectations." This attractive store offers bed and bath linens, some home décor, small furniture items, greeting cards, giftware, and kitchen items. They also carry men's toiletry bags which were a huge hit for Christmas, plus different lines of men's, women's and kid's bath and body...

  • Richland County Transportation Needs Your Feedback

    Jan 9, 2019

    Richland County Transportation is asking county residents to help them determine the direction of their service by filling out a quick survey. The service is twelve years old and has grown and changed a lot. The question is whether the existing plan still works or whether there are additional services that residents would utilize. Results will be used to develop a five year plan with an extension to ten years. Richland County Transportation received a grant to pay for the survey so no county dollars are being spent. Richland County...

  • Sidney Health Center Welcomes Orthopedic Surgeon

    Jan 9, 2019

    Sidney, Montana – Sidney Health Center is pleased to announce the successful recruit of Eric Sigmond, M.D. Dr. Sigmond joins the medical staff as an orthopedic surgeon. Dr. Sigmond, who is American Board Certified in Orthopedic Surgery, provides full-time orthopedic services to residents living in the MonDak region. As a general orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Sigmond treats a wide-range of cases including upper and lower extremities including hips and knees as well as hand and wrist conditions such as osteoarthritis and carpal tunnel syndrome. Dr. S...

  • Sidney Wrestlers Win Bismarck Tourney

    Jan 9, 2019

    Sidney wrestling at Bismarck Individual results: Kaiden Cline - 4th Jordan Darby - 6th Aden Graves - 3rd Kade Graves - 7th Christian Dean - 1st Jace Winter - 1st Easton Hopes - 8th Jett Jones - 2nd Ryan Wyman - 8th Brodey Skogen - 4th Wrestling Results Sidney/Fairview At Dickinson, Jan. 3 Individual results: 106: Houston Crimmins (DICK) over Kolby Hutzenbiler (SIFA) (Dec 4-2) 113: Kaiden Cline (SIFA) over Henry Nelson (DICK) (MD 2-12) 120: Joshua Johnson (DICK) over Jordan Darby (SIFA) (Fall 3:4...

  • Terrance "Terry" Carlsen, 66 Sidney, MT

    Jan 9, 2019

    Funeral services for Terrance “Terry” Carlsen, 66, of Sidney are at 3 p.m., Friday, January 11 at Pella Lutheran Church in Sidney with Pastor Audrey Rydbom officiating. Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home is caring for the family. Visitation will be Thursday, January 10 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the funeral home and one hour before services at the church. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Terrance “Terry” passed away on Friday evening, January 4 at his home in Sidney....

  • Rhonda Dasinger, 60 Sidney, MT

    Jan 9, 2019

    Funeral services for Rhonda Dasinger, 60, of Sidney are at 10 a.m., Friday, January 11 at Church of God in Sidney with Pastor Mark Clark officiating. Interment will be in Homestead Cemetery, Homestead, MT under the care of Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home of Sidney. Visitation for her friends will be Thursday, January 10 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Church of God and one hour before services at the church Family service will be 5 p.m. on Thursday, Janaury 10 at Church of God. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family at...

  • Red Cross Blood Drive Jan. 22

    Jan 9, 2019

    A Red Cross Blood Drive will be held on Tuesday, January 22, from 12:30 to 6 p.m. at St. Matthew’s Parish Center, 310 7th St. SE, Sidney. Walk-ins are welcome, but appointments are strongly recommended. To make an appointment, call Red Cross at 406-403-0956 or visit redcrossblood.org....

  • Suicide Prevention Training For 8th Graders

    Jan 9, 2019

    We are offering a QPR Suicide Prevention training for 8th graders Wednesday, January 9 after school. Sign ups in the office. What is QPR.... Key components covered in training: • How to Question, Persuade and Refer someone who may be suicidal. • How to get help for yourself or learn more about preventing suicide. • The common causes of suicidal behavior • The warning signs of suicide. • How to get help for someone in crisis. The class will be taught by Josie Evanson at SMS, location at the middle school to be determined. For more informati...

  • Winter Light Up All Wrapped Up

    Caysi Johnson|Jan 9, 2019

    After a festive and fun holiday season, many families are taking time to put away their holiday decorations. Before every twinkling light and wreath of holly are stored until next holiday season, the Communities in Action Corps members would like to recognize the winners of the first Winter Light Up contest. Communities in Action works to better the quality of life in Richland County through partnerships and programming that meet the diverse needs of the community. The goal of this contest was to provide an opportunity for community connection...

  • Soil Health Workshop Coming To Sidney Jan.

    Jan 9, 2019

    A soil health workshop aimed at helping Montana producers learn new strategies and techniques for improving soil health on their land and their bottom line is coming to the MSU Extension Office Building in Sidney on January 18, 2019. The workshop will feature well known soil health speakers Race King and Keith Berns. Race King brings a wealth of expertise in ranching and herd management to his job as Ranch Manager at La Cense Montana. La Cense Montana specializes in raising and developing Angus and Angus-cross feeder cattle entirely on grass an...

  • Long Blue Afternoon Shadows

    Lois Stephens|Jan 9, 2019

    It’s that time of year again when the winter doldrums strike. Those incredibly dark three weeks on either side of the winter solstice are enough to drive anyone mad. The three weeks in December prior to the solstice pass relatively smoothly with the preparations for the holidays occupying everyone’s attention. However, those three weeks after the shortest day of the year, in bleak January without distractions of the Christmas season, seem interminable, and one wonders if the sun will in fact actually start its journey back across the skies to...

  • Volunteer Tax-Aide Counselors Needed In Richland County

    Jan 9, 2019

    The Richland County Commission on Aging, in coordination with the AARP Foundation, is seeking volunteers interested in assisting older, low income individuals with preparing and filing their taxes. Volunteers make a big difference in their communities by helping those people who might otherwise miss out on the tax credits and deductions they’ve earned. Felicia Iversen and Jodi Berry of the Commission state that this is a needed service in this area as they get multiple calls every year asking for assistance. Volunteers are trained and certified...

  • Sidney Health Center Welcomes First Baby of 2019

    Jan 9, 2019

    Sidney, MT – Sawyer Duane Buckles was the first baby born at Sidney Health Center in 2019. Eileen Lambert and Morris Buckles of Poplar welcomed their baby boy on January 1 at 6:51 p.m. He weighed 8 pounds 4.9 ounces and measured 20 inches long. Sawyer joins big sisters Charlie, Marissa, Mandee and Mallory. As the first baby born at Sidney Health Center in 2019, Sawyer and his parents received a gift bag full of baby items valued at more than $200 from the Sidney Health Center Caring Corner G...

  • Sidney Wrestlers Compete in Omaha

    Lisa Gorder|Jan 9, 2019

    The Sidney Wrestling club traveled to Omaha Nebraska this weekend with a great group of Montana wrestlers. The AAU Winter Youth Nationals is one of the toughest our club attends with 14 mats and two days of competition. Sidney's Amaiya Kirn came home with the Championship in her division. Montana brought 39 wrestlers. Placers from Montana are: Amaiya Kirn - Sidney - 1st, Cooper Gardner - Miles City 1st, Angelina Escarcega - Poplar 2nd, Jaydeen Hanshew -Glasgow 3rd, Tarin Degrand- Baker 3rd,...

  • Speech, Drama & Debate Tourney Held in Sidney

    Christy Pierce|Jan 9, 2019

    The Speech, Drama & Debate Tournament was held in Sidney this past Saturday. Thank YOU to all of those in the community who came out and supported this tournament. There were 18 Schools and over 200 competitors. Sidney's Drama Team placed 2nd overall with Seniors Tyler Berka & Josh Delaney bringing home the 1st place medal in Humorous Duo. Junior Autumn Davidson placed 2nd in Dramatic Solo. Sophomore duo teams in Classical Theatre Noah Kyhl & Isaac Quiroz placed 3rd and Daniel Schneider & Shoua...

  • Sidney Basketball Action

    Jan 9, 2019

    On Saturday, Jan. 4 the Sidney boys and girls basketball teams played in Glendive. The boys lost 61-62 and the girls lost 32-48. (Photos by Pam McGlothlin)...

  • Hess Corporation Announces Additional Plans For Bakken

    Jan 9, 2019

    Hess Corporation, the energy company headquartered in New York City with major investments in the Bakken oilfield, has announced additional plans for the region. The Fortune 500 Corporation, which was founded in 1920 and today is worth tens of billions of dollars, has announced a sale of its Bakken water services business. However, the purchase won’t take the business far from home or away from Hess altogether. Hess has entered a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Hess Infrastructure Partners (HIP), which lays out a tentative agreement to s...