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The Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center, in cooperation with the Trenton Fire Department, will hold an Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 5, beginning at 1 p.m., weather permitting This special community event will offer children not only the chance to chase down those elusive Easter Eggs at the confluence, but also allow them to enjoy the educational opportunities provided by the Confluence Center’s exhibits. The eggs will be hidden in three locations, with the children divided into three age groups. The Trenton Fire D...
The Office of Consumer Protection at the Montana Department of Justice wants to alert you to a fast-moving phone scam called the largest of its kind targeting taxpayers across the country. Victims have reported threats of license suspension, arrest and deportation. What makes this timely scam so tricky? The scammers impersonate Internal Revenue Service (IRS) agents and demand payment for taxes owed, and often: know the last four digits of the victim’s Social Security number; make caller ID appear as if the IRS is calling; send follow-up b...
Your child’s brain is growing and changing during their teen years. Recent research has helped us understand that a person’s brain is not physiologically mature until a person’s mid-twenties. Alcohol and other drug exposure to a teenage brain may cause loss of memory and interfere with brain development – which can have permanent affects. -- www.parentslead.org Parents, grandparents and others who have a significant influence in the lives of teenagers are urged to attend the McKenzie County...
The Greater North Dakota Chamber (GNDC) will be holding a Regional Issue Forum in Watford City on Monday, April 7 from 11:30 am to 12:30 p.m. at the Long X Visitors Center. They have extended an invitation to the members of Watford City Chamber of Commerce to participate in the meeting. Gathering information and ideas from members, non-members and policy-makers is vital to accomplishing the GNDC mission and goals. It drives their priorities, provides focus and strengthens their advocacy efforts at the state and federal level. Their Regional...
Sidney, Montana will soon have one of the few Virtual Shooting Ranges, open for public use, in the Country. Shootin’ Blanks, Inc. is located across the street from JC Penny, in the Village Square Mall and is scheduled to open in April of 2014. Utilizing equipment manufactured for Military and Law Enforcement training, customers will be able to improve their marksmanship on individual simulated ranges. Choose from indoor and/or outdoor ranges out to 300yards. Perfect for first time shooters learning the fundamentals of firearms or add in other v...
W. Lois (Smith) Lonnquist passed away on March 27, 2014 in Helena, Montana. She was born to Leonard and Stella (Fisher) Smith in Spokane, Washington, May 30, 1935, and lived most of her life in eastern and western Montana, and the Midwest. She earned a BA in English at UW-LaCrosse. Her career in media spanned freelance writing, radio, television, and newspaper, including 13 years at the Helena Independent Record. She is the author of Fifty Cents an Hour, a history of the builders and boomtowns...
Danny “AC” Beery, age 69, was born on January 15, 1945 in Bedford, Iowa. Two years later he and his family moved to the family farm west of Richey. Danny died in the house he was raised in just 67 years later on March 22, 2014. Funeral services were held at 1 pm, March 26, 2014 at the Methodist Church in Richey with Pastor White, a long time friend, officiating. Interment was held at the farm west of Richey. It was Danny’s desire to be buried on the farm he loved. Danny was educated in Richey and graduated with the Class of 1963. Follo...
The Sidney-Richland County Library and the Sidney Job Services will be teaming up to teach a six week course on job readiness. Each class will be centered on a specific part of the job application process. April 2nd, 16th, and 23rd will cover resume writing, with a specific focus for each class, including using templates, tips and tricks for resume writing, and how to turn out a finished product. April 30th will end the six week course with information discussing the interview process, as well as information on proper attire and preparation...
USDA Montana Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Director Bruce Nelson reminds foreign persons with an interest in agricultural lands in the United States that they are required to report their holdings and any transactions to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. “Any foreign person who acquires, transfers or holds any interest, other than a security interest, including leaseholds of 10 years or more, in agricultural land in the United States is required by law to report the transaction no later than 90 calendar days after the date of the t...
The Sidney Elks Lodge held installation of officers Friday March 28....
Leadership Montana is a nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing together business, government, education, nonprofit, healthcare, and other leaders from around the state for a program of leadership development, networking, and education on the issues facing Montana today. The class begins in September 2014 and meets once monthly over the next eight months in various locations around the state. This year’s class will begin with the orientation and retreat in Big Sky, then travel to North Central Montana, Missoula, Helena, Sidney and B...
The Governor’s Office of Community Service, Montana Campus Compact, and Student Assistance Foundation announced that the 2014 Youth Serve Montana Scholarship application deadline is April 15, 2014. The Youth Serve Montana Scholarship rewards students who have volunteered over 100 hours in the last year and who want to further their education in state. This year, 100 high school seniors will receive $1,000 toward continued education at one of Montana Campus Compact’s public, tribal, private, or community colleges and universities. “In addit...
First graders who have learned and demonstrated that they know the Cub Scout Promise, Law of the Pack, Cub handshake and Cub Scout salute earned their Bobcat Badge....
The play tells the strange, appealing and utterly fascinating story of two mentally challenged young adolescents: DavidJohn Elmore), the only son of wealthy parents who is tortured by his mania against being touched, and Lisa(Sarah Turek), the waif with a split personality. One of her selves will speak only in childish rhymes and insists on being spoken to in the same manner. The play follows their exhilarating progress and heartrending defeats during one term at Berkeley School where they have come under the sympathetic guidance of...
March 2014 R-CALF USA may be defined as a non-profit producer organization, but our work benefits anyone who eats meat and those who live in an economy that includes agriculture. We’re more than a producer organization, we’re your organization! We won Country-of-Origin Labeling (COOL) in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals! In this lawsuit, NCBA and its meatpacker friends are fighting to get rid of COOL. R-CALF USA along with others are interveners in the case to help protect COOL. During the oral arguments, a number of issues only raised by R-C...
The African Children’s Choir melts the hearts of audiences with their charming smiles, beautiful voices and lively African songs and dances. The program features well-loved children’s songs, traditional Spirituals and Gospel favorites. Concerts are free and open to all. A free-will offering is taken at the performance to support African Children’s Choir programs, such as education, care and relief and development programs. Music for Life (The parent organization for The African Children’s Choir) works in seven African countries such as Uganda,...
Oil and water don't mix. The full extent of the March 11 oil spill at Private Frazier Well site north of Fairview remains to be seen. The Zavanna LLC well site is on land owned by Cayko Farms. Although the North Dakota Oil and Gas Commission says they sent out warnings of ice jams and potential flooding four days in advance, David Hodges, senior vice president of operations for Zavanna says the company received notification by voice mail at approximately 8 a.m. on March 11. Workers were in the...
Anglers and hunters are reminded to be wary of ground conditions when traveling to and from a favorite fishery or hunting location. Greg Power, fisheries chief for the North Dakota Game and Fish Department, said with fishing good statewide, many anglers are taking advantage of late-season ice and early-season shore fishing. “However, travel can be difficult this time of year with the soft conditions,” Power said. “We urge anglers to use common sense when conditions are likely to cause problems with township roads and access points.” Wildlif...
North Dakota’s 2014 deer seasons will look pretty much the same as in previous years. Through a series of public meetings and an open comment period that ran through March 17, however, deer hunters have provided a lot of input for the State Game and Fish Department to consider for 2015 and beyond. “We told people at the meetings that it was very unlikely any major changes would take place this year,” said Game and Fish wildlife chief Randy Kreil. “Aside from some possible adjustments to the total number of deer gun season licenses, we won’t b...
The Sidney Wrestling Club traveled to Billings last weekend to compete in the Montana Open at Rimrock Area. The Club took 30 wrestlers. There were 1595 wrestlers from Utah, Washington, Oregon, Wyoming, Idaho and Montana. 6 and Under 68 - Kaleb Kutzler -3rd, 12 and Under 70 - Jed Escobedo - 3rd, 12 and Under 122 - Cash Cundiff - 6th, 12 and Under 165 - Keelen Geiser - 2nd, 18 and Under 138 - Brady Gorder - 4th, 18 and Under 285 - Cristian Gomez - 4th....
The State Game and Fish Department is asking for help in locating bald eagle nests in North Dakota. Game and Fish Department conservation biologist Sandra Johnson said the department is looking for locations of nests with eagles present, not individual eagle sightings. “Eagles are actively incubating eggs in March and April,” Johnson said. “It is easy to distinguish an eagle nest because of its enormous size.” Historically, Johnson said eagle nests were found along the Missouri River. Now, they have been observed in more than half of the cou...
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s advisory board meetings scheduled for tonight and tomorrow in Williston, Turtle Lake and Walhalla have been postponed due to inclement weather and travel difficulties. The meeting scheduled for tomorrow in Makoti will take place as planned. The meeting in Turtle Lake is rescheduled for Monday, April 14. Reschedule dates for the Williston and Walhalla meetings are pending. The complete list of spring advisory board meetings is available by visiting the Game and Fish website at gf.nd.gov District 2 – Co...
The 5th grade boys basketball team took 1st place this past weekend in the Wolf Point tournament....
East Fairview held a Science Fair for 4th-8th grade. Each student was required to complete a science fair project. Each student 4th-6th grade was judged by three different judges and 7th and 8th grade were judged by 4 different judges. Results 4th grade 1st place Christian Lassey, 2nd place Cole Wiidanen and 3rd place Dani Berry. 5th grade 1st place BayLee Schlothauer, 2nd place Paul Hardy and 3rd place Tony Norby. 6th grade 1st place Ashley Karst, 2nd place Colten TenEyck and 3rd place Trevor...
