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Homefest is a Watford City tradition that celebrates class and family reunions, street dances and warm weather. Homefest 2012 is taking that more than one step further. This year’s Homefest is June 21, 22, and 23.The weekend festivities start on Thursday night and do not stop till Saturday night. Lindsey Wingerter is the chair of the Homefest 2012 committee. She and a team of eight volunteers are hard at work bringing back some events, as well as introducing some new ones for a weekend of music, art, dancing, food, and of course, reunions. W...
McKayla Haugeberg, Watford City, scores as she slides under the tag in Friday’s game against Kenmare. The Lady Wolves defeated Kenmare 12-10 in the first game but were defeated in the second game by the 10-run rule....
Watford City’s Brandon Taylor turns a double play to end the game against Trinity Christian. The Wolves defeated the Crusaders 6-3 Thursday on their home field....
U.S. Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., announced in April that former president of the Montana Economic Developers Association and chairman of the Governor’s Economic Development Council Tony Preite will serve as coordinator to help oil-impacted areas find possible government assistance. Preite made a stop in Sidney last week to explain his role as coordinator for 16 different eastern Montana counties. Preite’s role is the direct result of a letter from Senator Baucus sent in January to President Bar...
Stephanie Ler, Fellowship Food Pantry Board Member and Rob Shipley, Montana Food Bank Delivery Driver for The Montana Food Banks (from Missoula, MT) make their first delivery to the Fellowship Food Pantry. The Fellowship Food Pantry is now partnering with the Montana Food Bank which will give them virtually an unlimited amount of food to give away. With this, they anticipate being able to help many more people. Because of that partnership, they are now also able to give away diapers and formula...
Sarah Jensen of Richey High School was recently presented the school’s highest agricultural honor, the DEKALB Agricultural Accomplishment Award, sponsored by Monsanto Company. Jensen, the daughter of Neil and Ellen Jensen, received the award for excellence in academics, leadership and agricultural work experience. Jensen’s significant experiences and accomplishments have included competing in Extemporaneous speaking at State and placing 3rd as a junior and 2nd as a senior. Sarah gained confidence by participating in State Talent, and she won...
The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) reports that outbreaks of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, are being reported in several areas of Montana and is urging vaccines for all children and adults to help prevent the disease. Since January 2012, nearly 90 cases of pertussis have been reported statewide, compared to approximately 50 cases for the same period last year. Recent cases have been reported in Broadwater, Gallatin, Lewis and Clark, Ravalli, and Stillwater counties. Local and state public health...
North Dakota’s state historic sites will open or expand hours for the summer season, beginning May 16 and continuing through September 15. The historic sites opening for the season include Gingras Trading Post near Walhalla; Fort Abercrombie, and its interpretive center, near Fargo and Wahpeton; Fort Clark Trading Post near Washburn; and Whitestone Hill near Kulm. Other historic sites will expand their hours for the season. These include the Ronald Reagan Minuteman Missile site near Cooperstown; the Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence I...
Sidney will again host the Assistance for Business Clinic on May 9th, 2012 at the Elks Lodge, 123 3rd St. SW. The clinic was designed to assist both new and established employers, accountants, bookkeepers and lawyers in constructing a proactive approach to prevent unnecessary claims and/or charges by providing updated reporting of state withholding, Unemployment Tax requirements, minimum wage laws, overtime laws, civil rights laws, identify theft and federal tax incentives. Registration will be at 7:30 a.m. until 8 a.m. Opening remarks are...
The Girard Homemakers are hosting a Candidates Forum Thursday, May 17 at 7 p.m. at Girard Hall, 17 miles west of Fairview on Highway 201. Come and hear what the candidates have to say and bring your questions. All area candidates have been invited to attend. At this point, two gubinatorial candidates, a US Senate candidate and local candidates are planning to attend....
The Sidney Gymnastics Club held its end of the year program titled “Beach Blast!” on May 5 at the SIdney High School gym....
The most important question boaters will hear this summer is, “Do you know where your boat has been?” Montana’s aquatic invasive species watercraft inspection program is gearing up for another summer—and the first question inspectors will ask is, “Where has your boat been in the past 30 days.” More than 45 newly trained Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks seasonal employees will man the check stations beginning in mid May in key locations throughout the state. The summer’s mission is to prevent the spread of aquatic invasives—chief among them quag...
Zebra/Quagga Mussels—Undetected Asian Carp—Undetected Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia virus—Undetected Eurasian Watermilfoil—Present New Zealand Mudsnails—Present Whirling Disease—Present...
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department is implementing camping restrictions effective immediately on some wildlife management areas in western North Dakota and along Lake Sakakawea. Overnight camping is now prohibited on the following WMAs: Antelope Creek, Big Oxbow, Lewis and Clark, Neu’s Point, Ochs Point, Overlook, Sullivan and Tobacco Garden in McKenzie County; Van Hook in Mountrail County; and Hofflund and Trenton in Williams County. The following WMAs are closed to camping on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, but open to camping T...
The Game and Fish Department offers the Boat North Dakota course for those who are new to boating or who wish to take a refresher. (The course is required for youth ages 12-15 who want to operate a boat or personal watercraft with at least a 10 horsepower motor). There is no charge for the home-study course and your insurance company may offer a discount on your premium. The course is intended for persons at least 11 1/2 years of age (Note: North Dakota law does not allow a youngster to operate a watercraft until age 12, therefore, a...
My name is David Halvorson and I am one of the Legislative candidates who disappointed Lois Kerr at the April 26th Candidate’s Forum, as reported on page five of the May 2 edition of the Roundup. I am a candidate for Representative from House District 37. Ms. Kerr correctly reported that none of us talked about agriculture until prompted by Senator Don Steinbeisser. After reading the report, I contacted the Roundup and said that the article raised questions that deserved answers. Ms. Kerr honored my request for a return telephone call. We had a...
Sidney High School students at a recent pep rally display the banner the school was awarded from MHSA (Montana High School Association) indicating no coach or player ejections in athletics for 5 years....
Chandra Bauer and Braxton Brown, along with their parents, are happy to announce their engagement and upcoming marriage. An August 25th wedding is being planned and will be held in Billings, MT....
Long ago and far away I was a fresh-faced youngster, chomping at the bit to join the work force, earn my own money, and really make my mark on the world. I babysat and mowed lawns until I was sixteen and could work at a ‘real’ job, which in that day and age meant waiting on tables and working at the Doubleday book factory in the next town until I graduated from high school. I worked part time while attending university and I’ve been working full time, part time, or a combination of both ever...
Mother & Daughters Style Show Participants in Good Shepherd Home Volunteer Appreciation Day style show April 25 at the Good Shepherd Home, Watford City....
Some people work hard their entire adult lives to make their community a better place. Sometimes this hard work gets noticed and acknowledged; other times it may not. However, the Richland County library staff and Library Director Renee Goss have done wonders for the community through their efforts at the library and this dedicated service to the residents of Richland County has been noticed and acknowledged by outside sources. Both Goss and the library itself received awards this year during th...
In our world, with the increase of technologically advanced gadgets that can fill waking hours with information, entertainment and mind-numbing activity, most everyone has experienced that hour when a touch of pristine silence would be as good as gold. Silence seems almost impossible to come by. It is ironic in an age when communication could be so meaningful – if not critical – to family, friends and loved ones, many Americans impose an almost unnatural silence. It is the silence imposed by...
Chuck Wilder of Books on Broadway, 12 ½ W. Broadway in Williston, ND is a collector of old toys and things; his bookstore is somewhat of a museum in its own right. A number of years ago, he and his late wife, Robin, allowed their love for great coffee and good conversation to bring the idea of adding a coffee shop to fruition. Today, on the rear wall is a lovely leaded glass bar from an old fountain shop in Fortuna, ND. Once belonging to Jimmy Storheim, the fountain ran from 1923 to 1958. It...
The Law Enforcement Torch Run, which benefits Special Olympics, began Tuesday morning in Fairview with law enforcement and Fairview track team members running through the town’s downtown area. Pictured are Officer Alex Esteves, Sidney Police Department, Trooper Jason Love, Montana Highway Patrol, Deputy Gabe Zeiler, Richland County Sheriff's Department, Dean Risenger, Special Olympics participant, Officer Alex Roselles, Sidney Police Department, Deputy Wyatt Ueker, Richland County Sheriff's D...
