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The 2022 MonDak Ag Days and Trade Show will be held Tuesday and Friday, March 3-4 at the Richland County Event Center, Sidney. Events begin on Thursday, March 3 with the opening of the Trade Show at 8 a.m. MT. Tyler Tjelde will present “Soybean Production in the MonDak” at 9 a.m. followed by Patrick Gilchrist’s “Water Outlook in 2022”. From 11 a.m.-12 noon, “Options for Burndown Not Named Glyphosate and Problematic Weeds that are emerging in and around Richland County” by Brian Jenks. Also from 11 a.m.,-2 p.m., 3 Pesticide Points will be avail...
Montana's Big Sky State Ice Hockey Games will take place at Richland Ranger Arena, Sidney from March 18-20. Teams of 4 to 8 players are able to register before March 7, with a registration fee of $400/team. Age groups eligible to play include mites, squirts, peewee, bantam, and high school. Participants must be a resident of Montana, Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota, or Wyoming. The event guarantees a minimum of 3 Games or Round Robin. Each game is 25 minutes long (running clock) and will be...
Alexander Public School's First Lego League (FLL) and Legendary Legos team are capturing awards as they continue to compete at competitions. Recently, the FLL team won the Core Values award during the Williston FLL Regional competition. "The Core Values Award goes to a team who displays extraordinary enthusiasm and spirit, knows they can accomplish more together than they could as individuals, and shows each other and other teams respect at all times," said Alexandria Rizzo, Alexander FLL Progra...
Statewide, MT - In response to COVID-19, Great Northern Development Corporation has partnered with Headwaters RC&D, America’s Small Business Development Center of Montana, Big Sky Economic Development, and the MDT Small Business Enterprise Program to present the Rise & Restore Small Business Summit. This event will take place on April 12, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. at Richland Event Center followed by the Minnow Tank Business Competition. Nikki Edmundson, creator, and owner of Canty Boots®, will be featured as keynote speaker. Nikki, of (c...
Helena - The Montana Department of Revenue would like to remind owners of real and personal property about these upcoming important deadlines: April 15 • Property Tax Assistance Program The Property Tax Assistance Program (PTAP) provides property tax relief to anyone who meets the qualifications and there is no age restriction. To qualify for this program, taxpayers must own and occupy their home as their primary residence and meet the income requirements which range up to $23,385 for a single person and up to $31,181 for households with m...
Funeral services for Jesse “Bubba” LaFountain, 47, Billings, MT formerly of Sidney, MT were held at 1 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022, at Fulkerson-Stevenson Memorial Chapel, Sidney, MT with Pastor Sione Fungalei, Lonsdale United Methodist Church, officiating. Interment was in Sidney Cemetery, Sidney, MT under the care of Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home, Sidney, MT. Visitation was 11 a.m. to service time, Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022 at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Richland County Christmas Coalition, Attn: GFT...
Funeral services for Garrett Basta, 23, Sidney, MT was held at 2 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022, at Richland County Event Center, Sidney, MT with Pastor Paul Turek officiating. Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home of Sidney is caring for the family. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Garret Basta left for better hunting Feb. 18, 2022. Every flush of pheasant, every flock of geese will forever be a memory of Garrett Basta. Every lab bounding...
In the story Montana U.S. House Candidate Penny Ronning Visits Sidney on page 6A of the Feb. 23, 2022 issue of The Roundup it is stated that Ronning currently serves on the Billings City Council. That should have read she served for four years on the Billings City Council....
On Feb. 20, 21 girls took part in something new to the softball world, the world's first Gummy Games Softball Camp at the Sidney High School gym. Softball coach Terry Roth said in his Jan. 5 blog post, on his website, www.urastarsports.com, "a ballplayer struggles with simple things in games and practices, the more complex things like game situation and focus become even more difficult. As a coach, I see the struggles all the way up to the high school level. What has come to my realization is...
"Tommy Moose" is one of the "Heart of the Community" Programs by Moose International that Sidney Moose Lodge 856 and Chapter 761 participate in. They recently donated one case of "Tommy Moose" to the Sidney Health Center Emergency Room and Richland County Ambulance Service. Other organizations having "Tommy Moose" are the Sidney Police Department, Richland County Sheriff Department, Richland County Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Matthew House, and Richland County Fire Departments. "Tommy...
Funeral services for Albert H. "Bud" Groskinsky, 89, Sidney, MT are at 11 a.m., Thursday, March 3, 2022, at Pella Lutheran Church, Sidney, MT with John Carey and Pastor Audrey Rydbom officiating. Interment will be in Sidney Cemetery, Sidney, MT under the care of the Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home, Sidney, MT. Visitation will be 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Wednesday, March 2, 2022, at the funeral home and one hour before services at the church. Masonic Service will be at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, March 2,...
Paul Dean Quilling aka "Smiley or Papa Paul" was born July 22, 1952 to Gordon and Nadine Quilling. He was raised a Sidney Eagle graduating in 1970. Paul grew up in a sports family and was a very talented athlete competing in football, basketball, track and baseball. The long jump was his favorite or broad jump as he referred to it. He was very humble about his athletic accolades. He attended the University of Montana Western on a football scholarship. His sophomore year of high school, a girl...
Helena - The Montana Department of Revenue has an important message to income tax filers: Keep your mailing address current with the department. This is especially true for anyone filing a Montana income tax return for the first time. That’s because the department sends refunds to first-time filers only as paper checks – not by direct deposit – due to our security measures to combat fraud. And, the Post Office will not forward your refund check to your new address. That means that if the department has an incorrect address, your refund could...
There seems to be a universal agreement that people want to avoid probate. When asked why Montanans say because of the probate fees. True, probate fees in the past were calculated on the value of the estate that passed through probate. If you had a million dollar piece of property the fee was based on that value. Now probate fees are to be “reasonable.” In other words how much time did it take the attorney to file the necessary papers to have the property transferred to the heirs, regardless if the person died with or without a will. Are you...
Red Lodge, MT – Jack Ballard, candidate for the Second Congressional District covering eastern Montana, issued the following statement on Feb. 24: “I’m ending my campaign for Montana’s Second Congressional District. To be bluntly honest, we’ve failed to raise the financial resources necessary to realistically keep paying campaign staff and fund travel, advertising, materials and other basic expenses through the primary.” “I want to express my sincere thanks and gratitude to Montanans across the state who have supported my campaign, fro...
The 2022 license year opened March 1, which means you can buy new hunting and fishing licenses and begin applying for permits and special licenses. The deadline to apply for deer and elk permits is April 1. Applications for most species – deer, elk, antelope, deer B, elk B, antelope B, moose, sheep, goat, bison, bear, turkey – can now be done. This spring Fish, Wildlife & Parks will be launching the new MyFWP mobile app that will store and display licenses, permits, and digital carcass tags, known as E-Tags, which can be used in the field witho...
Williston, ND – The public is invited to these upcoming events at the Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center near Williston. All events are free and open to the public. All times are Central times. March 6: Confluence History and Nature Lecture Series, 2 p.m. The Smoke and Mirrors: Why Fort Union Really is Nationally Significant, presented by Fred MacVaugh, curator, Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site. March 17: Confluence History Book Club, 7 p.m. Join other history buffs for a discussion of this month’s book, “The Ghos...
The Alexander Comets FTC Robotics Team #9963 started off the year with what has become the norm for the program, a successful season. On Jan. 7, the team traveled to Fargo to compete against 12 teams and won the 1st place Connect Award, the 2nd place Inspire award and the 2nd place Motivate award. The team also competed at the Dakota Adventist Academy Bismarck Regional competition, competing against 18 teams, and taking home the 1st place Motivate award and the 3rd place Innovate award. At the...
The MonDak Heritage Center announces "Reflections", an exhibition of Art by Williston, ND artist Onesti Krieger on display through March 26, at the MonDak Heritage Center, 120 3rd Ave SE, Sidney. Onesti Krieger is an abstract painter, working mostly in oils and acrylics. Her love for the arts, colors, mediums, textures, culture, all appeared early in her life. The thing she likes best about abstract art is that everyone consumes their experience individually and it gives the viewer their own rel...
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The Sidney Wrestling Club competed at the Glendive Folkstyle Invitational on Saturday. Boys Tots 32-34: Roan Smith's place is 5th and has scored 2.0 team points. Boys Tots 34-38: Maverick Dean's place is 3rd and has scored 5.0 team points. Boys Tots 39-44: Brawley Eustice's place is 4th and has scored 3.0 team points. Boys Tots 47-50: Ivan Lear's place is 3rd and has scored 5.0 team points. Boys Tots 51-55: Axel Hoye's place is 1st and has scored 10.0 team points. Boys Tots 55-60: Otto...
Future Cowboy Jase Mulkey was able to meet his goal easily due in large part to his love for all things cowboy; horses, rodeos, and rustling up a great story! His favorite book is Cowboy Small by Lois Lensky. Jase is the son of J.D. and Jessica Mulkey, Sidney. To encourage a love of reading in children, the Sidney-Richland County Library is promoting "1,000 Books before Kindergarten", a nationwide program that encourages parents and caregivers to read aloud with their children every day....
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The Sidney Eagles were at divisional basketball last week in Billings. The girls won their first game against Park 35-30. They lost their second game to Billings Central 43-74. They won their third game against Dawson County 52-37 and lost their fourth game to Laurel. The boys played Hardin their first game and lost 47-58 and played Custer County their second game and lost 31-51....
A group of about 10 7th and 8th-grade Middle schoolers competed in the MathCounts online competition for the Eastern Chapter on February 17, 2022. The Chapter includes towns such as Glendive, Glasgow, Lustre, Savage, and many others on this side of the State. It is put on by montanamathcounts.org a company that is fostering the love of math through projects and problem-solving. Only the top 25% are eligible to move on to the State competition. Sidney Middle School secured 3 of the 7 spots, a...
