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In celebration of National Public Works Week scheduled for May 16-22, the City of Williston Public Works will host its Public Outreach Day on Wednesday, May 19. Open to all ages, this free event will be held from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at Williston Public Works, 1121 5th St E., Williston. City of Williston Public Works has celebrated Public Works Week since 2015, and 2021 marks the 61st annual National Public Works Week sponsored by the American Public Works and Canadian Public Works Associations. Participants will have the opportunity to meet City of...
The Williston Area Chamber of Commerce has introduced a new event to be held on June 18 at the Williston High School football field and gymnasium. The event is a competitive program intended to promote community-wide interest and involvement in fitness and health activities and to help chamber member businesses promote wellness within the workplace. There will be 14 competitive events split into two categories; Athletic Division and Skill Division. They are, dodgeball, pickleball, kickball, 3-legged race, sack race, split mug race and...
NEW TOWN, N.D., April 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Last week, Chairman Fox of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation (MHA Nation) filed a sworn declaration in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, outlining the multiple ways that the nearly 17,000 members of the MHA Nation will be adversely impacted and economically devastated with any shutdown of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL). The filing comes as the pipeline's future remains uncertain. The MHA Nation's energy resources, including oil and gas, are trust assets held by...
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hess Corporation (NYSE: HES) has announced that it has completed the previously announced sale of its Little Knife and Murphy Creek acreage interests in the Bakken in North Dakota to Enerplus Corporation for a total consideration of $312 million, effective March 1, 2021. “The Bakken is a core asset in our company’s portfolio,” CEO John Hess said. “Sale of the Little Knife and Murphy Creek acreage – the majority of which we were not planning to drill before 2026 – brings material value forward and further strengthens...
Jeff and Justin Bieber, Fairview, are excited to get back out on the race track for the 2021 racing season. When the two are not busy farming and working, they can be found heading to the race track. "I love the chance to do something that is more just-for-fun and a chance to kind of blow off steam with Justin. We work a lot on the farm, and this gives us a chance to spend more time together and do stuff that isn't work-related," said Jeff. This father and son duo have been racing together for s...
“Summer is coming and the Sidney Area Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture is gearing up for the Annual Appreciation Golf Tournament! This event will be held on July 12, at Sidney Country Club. We’re looking forward to hosting this tournament to celebrate our farming and ranching community. The Sidney Chamber is so grateful for the sponsorships that make this event possible. Sponsorship opportunities have been offered to past sponsors but we’re still looking for more. If your business is interested in sponsoring this event, please contact the S...
This year a brand-new beef processing facility opened up in Sidney called Eastern Montana Meats, LLC. This facility is located at 12314 Co. Rd 351 in Sidney and is open from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays. Steve Lunderby and his two sons, Jake and Dillon, own and operate Eastern Montana Meats. They are all involved with the process from start to finish. The cattle that are brought in for processing are born and raised on local ranches and brought to Lunderby Livestock for finishing in the feedlot on...
Bozeman — Ranchers wanting to hone their grazing management skills are encouraged to register for this year’s 406 Grazing Academy. The three-day, hands-on workshop is offered cooperatively by the Rangeland Resources Program in the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation, Montana State University Extension and MSU’s Dan Scott Ranch Management Program in the Department of Animal and Range Sciences in the College of Agriculture. Participants in the workshop will gain practical information designed to help make strategic decisions...
If you would like your children who are approximately ages 10-12 years old to learn more about gardening, the Junior Master Gardener Program (JMG) is for them! This free course will be held in Watford City starting Wed., May 19 from 5-6:30 p.m. CT and continuing weekly on Wednesdays during the summer. Pre-registration is requested by Friday, May 14 at NDSU Extension/McKenzie County. Call 701-444-3451 to register or email [email protected]. This program is modeled after the highly...
The MonDak Area Stockgrowers and Foundation for Community Care will be hosting its 9th Annual Rockin’ Your Heart Weekend June 4 & 5 at the Richland County Fair and Rodeo. Starting Friday, June 4, at 5 p.m. there will be a Cattlemen’s Team Roping. This is where participants can show off their roping skills; registration begins at 4 p.m. On Saturday, June 5, at 8 a.m., there will be a 5k/10k Beef Run. There will be a $30 entry fee- with this fee participants will receive a t-shirt that has brands of the sponsoring ranches on the back. Par...
Great Falls - Montana Farmers Union appreciates the efforts of two state law makers whose work to amend HB 2, a budget bill, that will allow the state to explore more opportunities for meat processing as well as level the playing field for custom butchers. The two bills sponsored, by Rep. Brandon Ler and Sen. Ken Bogner, proposed significant changes to state and custom exempt meat inspection for sale of meats. The USDA threatened to refuse funding for meat inspection if these bills passed in their original form. Montana Farmers Union President...
There will be a Youth Pollinator Event put on for Alexander Public School 3rd and 4th graders at Lewis and Clark Trail Museum, Alexander. Youth involved with the event will help plant crops; learn about wildlife and conservation, and how to create a pollinator habitat. “We are hoping that this project will encourage kids to go outside and get them involved in wildlife habitat and conservation,” says Rick Pokrzywinski, McKenzie County Pheasants Forever Chapter president. The McKenzie County Soil Conservation District, Mckenzie County Phe...
Following years of field research on soybean planting rates and/or row spacing, North Dakota State University Extension agronomists are updating their recommendations for establishing soybean stands. Their long-term recommendation has been 150,000 plants per acre across row spacings. In 2020, Greg Endres and Hans Kandel, NDSU Extension agronomists, compiled and evaluated data from 37 NDSU trials conducted during 2008 - 2019 across the state. "The objective was to provide a more precise guide for...
Weather forecasts predict worsening drought conditions in the northern Great Plains for the 2021 growing season, which is bad news for cattle producers. Many cattle operations will find themselves without enough forage and feedstuffs to maintain their current herd size. "Unfortunately, often decisions are made more with emotion than logic during stressful times," says Lisa Pederson, Extension livestock specialist at North Dakota State University's Central Grasslands Research Extension Center...
The next presentation of Eastern Montana Business Webinars is scheduled for Wednesday, May 12 at 10 a.m. Jessi Westerhold, Program Manager for the Department of Labor & Industry will be providing information on the Workforce Development Grant. Ms. Westerhold recognizes that Montana businesses need skilled workers and has designed a Workforce Development Grant program to assist employers in locating, hiring and/or training applicants to fill job vacancies within self-sustaining careers. She is a strong believer that workforce development...
Mass of the Christian Burial for Eva Kuylen, 91, Sidney, MT are 11 a.m., Monday, May 10, 2021, at St. Matthew’s Catholic Church, Sidney, MT with Father Jim O’Neil as presider. Wake services will be 4 p.m., Sunday, May 9, 2021 at Fulkerson-Stevenson Memorial Chapel, Sidney, MT. Interment will be in Sidney Cemetery, Sidney, MT under the care of Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home, Sidney, MT. Visitation will be noon-4 p.m. at the funeral home and one hour before mass at the church. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the fam...
