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Without a proper pulling sled, people could not enjoy the excitement of the Sidney Chamber’s tractor pull event, scheduled this year for Saturday, Aug. 27 at the Richland County Fairgrounds. The Douglas, ND, fire department makes this event possible by supplying its homemade sled to the Sidney Chamber each year for use in the event. This ensures that those who attend the event have a great tractor pull to watch, and it also garners funds for the Douglas Fire Department. The fire department u...
The MonDak Ag Days Committee is pleased to announce that Trent Loos, passionate advocate for agriculture, will serve as the Thursday night, Jan. 12 after-dinner speaker at the 2012 MonDak Ag Days banquet to be held at the Richland County Fairgrounds Events Center. Loos, a 6th generation rancher, began speaking out on behalf of agriculture in 2000 and uses radio, publications, the Internet and public speaking engagements as tools to get the positive message and the truth out about agriculture and...
Solveig Okland, longtime resident of Alexander, now of Polson, MT, will be featured this year at Alexander’s 66th Annual Old Settlers Day celebration Thursday, Sept. 1 through Saturday, Sept. 3. Events start Thursday, Sept. 1 with the bonfire at 7 p.m. and the burying of the beef. Friday’s events begin with the Chili Cookoff from 3-7 p.m. Gather around for the Old Time Music by “Wes and the Sidewinders” playing in the fire hall. The main events start Saturday from 8-11 a.m. with registr...
The Sidney Community Education Foundation, Inc., The Richland County Family Resource Center, and the Boys & Girls Club of Richland County have teamed together again this year to sponsor the second annual Kids First! Carnival this fall. All three groups focus on children, families and education, forming a perfect partnership to bring a new and exciting activity for families in the Sidney area to enjoy. The carnival will be held Saturday, Sept. 10 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Richland County Fairgrounds Event Center. The groups are currently...
Rhonda Kay Kozak, daughter of Jerry and Caroline Kozak, Culbertson, and Justin Levi Swisse, son of Bruce and Nadine Swisse, Sidney, have announced their engagement. The prospective bride is a graduate of Culbertson High School. She graduated from Fort Peck Community College and is currently a stay at home mom. The prospective groom is employed by Patterson UTI Drilling. A Sept. 10, 2011 wedding is planned in Culbertson....
Sidney Health Center will host its fifth “Live it up!” event for women on Monday, Sept. 12 with a focus on balancing work and home life while maintaining good health. The theme for the evening will be “From Frenzied to Fabulous”, encouraging attendees to care for themselves while enjoying the pleasures of life. Once again, the evening promises to be fun, educational and entertaining. The festivities will kick-off at the Richland County Event Center with a vendor fair at 4:30 p.m. featuri...
Richland County is one of only four counties with an average BAC over 0.2 (the population is low, but comparatively speaking it is still a county with one of the highest BAC levels in the state for DUI arrest). In Montana 37% of fatal crashes are Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities, 5% higher than the national average and more than double the state with the lowest fatalities. Richland County Health Department along with Sidney Health Center is offering a free Screening Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) Training. SBIRT is an...
The festival features art vendors with outdoor sculpture, Native American handwork, jewelry, quilts and much more; food vendors with mini-doughnuts, kennel corn, slushee and ethnic cuisine; free children’s art activities, and live entertainment on the main stage from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Entertainment includes: Gene Putnam, a fingerstyle guitarist, Minot; Morrill Hirsch and accompanists, Williston, playing polka favorites; Elizabeth’s Dance Studio, Williston; Jeb Black, Williston, and Greg Theil, playing banjo from West Virginia. Free chi...
The annual meeting of the MonDak Historical & Art Society will be Sept. 11 at 2 p.m. at the MonDak Heritage Center. Learn what is happening in the upcoming year, a recap of the past year, and very importantly, vote for new members of the board of directors. If you would like to do more for the MonDak, consider being nominated for the board of directors. To do so, or to learn more about the ways our board serves, please contact Jerry Navratil, chair of the nominating committee at [email protected] or 406-488-8236. For more information please...
Do you want to have beautiful skin, minimize wrinkles and look your best as long as possible? Our skin can undergo a lot of stress and taking good care of it is important to putting our “best self” forward as we age. “Nourish Your Skin” is a new lesson for teens through adults that will be offered at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 1 at the McKenzie County Courthouse meeting room, Watford City. This session is research-based and will be taught by McKenzie County Extension Agent Marcia Helland...
A free 10-session workshop for cancer survivors, their families or anyone interested in learning about cancer self-advocacy is invited to attend sessions held the first Tuesday of each month starting Sept. 1 at 6:30 p.m. The sessions will be held at The Sanctuary, Sidney. The topics to be included in these sessions are communication, standing up for your rights, finding information, making decisions, negotiating and many more. To register, contact Sheila during the week days at 406-489-4607 and evenings and weekends at 406-742-5160. The...
The Sidney Jaycees are very excited to announce that their State President Christy Owens, Havre, and their National President Joanie Cramer, Huntsville, NC, will be in Sidney on Friday, Aug. 26. They are hosting an appetizer meet and greet with them at 7 p.m. at the Ranger Lounge. They’d love to have a lot of people there for them to talk to. Please come and eat some yummy appetizers and meet them and learn how great the Jaycees are. Everyone is welcome!...
Tom Klouda, a staffer with Max Baucus’ office, Washington DC, will be at the Community Services Building in the upstairs conference room on Aug. 31, at noon to discuss Social Security issues....
The MonDak Heritage Center, Sidney, is pleased to host a celebration of summertime with a concert Saturday night Aug. 27 from 6:30-9:30 p.m. Opening at 7 p.m. will be Alton Hillesland, Vicky Vaira, Jennie Herrick, Jim Tibbits and Jeff Tibbits. Following Alton and friends will be Lulu’s Bones, made up of Erin Espeland and Keith Cary with special guest Laura Castro. Whether you call it folk, blues or Old Time music, it’s sure to be fun. This concert is free to MonDak members and $5 for non-members, which will be collected at the door. Doors ope...
Timothy Anderson, son of Lue and Les Anderson, Sidney, will attend Rocky Mountain College this fall. Timothy plans to major in general studies. He graduated after being home schooled. He has been accepted to Rocky Mountain College based on his educational performance, which includes his high school grade point average, course selection, ACT or SAT scores and letters of recommendation. Rocky Mountain College, a private, residential, liberal arts college founded in 1878, is the first institution of higher learning in Montana. Students are challen...
Limited by space, this response seeks to offer some further insight into the matter brought forth by Jerome, whose opening statement declares, “Debate over the duration of the Genesis creation “day” has ‘divided’ the Christian Community”. Comment: “Come now, let us reason together, you and I”. God’s Word doesn’t produce uncertainty—men’s lack of understanding of it does. God authored the Holy Bible to be understood by the average person. Questioning God is an old tactic. Any living person who hears the word “day” instantly knows what it mea...
The delayed arrival of spring weather, constant rains this summer and saturated fields have producers wondering when to harvest hay. The wet conditions also impede hay’s dry-down. Thus, the chances of putting up hay that is too wet are much higher this year, also increasing the risk of hay fires, warns J.W. Schroeder, North Dakota State University Extension Service’s dairy specialist. “Excessive moisture is the most common cause of hay fires,” Schroeder says. “Odd as it might seem, wet hay is more likely to lead to a spontaneo...
On 28 July 2011, two individuals posing as representatives from Whiting Oil and Gas purchased two large LG brand 55 LED televisions and two wall mounts from a local business in Plentywood, MT. The suspect wrote a check to the local business for the purchase amount of $3,840.00. The check was returned by the bank as altered/fictitious. The check showed a business and address as Whiting Oil & Gas Corp., A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Whiting Corp., 1700 Broadway Suite 2300, phone number 303-837-1661, Denver, CO. The check showed JP Morgan Chase...
Cyber-bullying and political correctness (P.C.) pose a real dilemma for educators and law enforcement officials. You’ve all read the horror stories of teen suicide supposedly the result of a comment relayed by computer or cell phone. These are sad incidents indeed, but the rush to legislate P.C. by prohibiting any message that could be construed as “offensive” is not the answer. The bullying issue has come up in Montana in each legislative session since 2005. So far Montana has wisely not jumped on the P.C. bullying bandwagon. Let’s get one...
Dr. Dirt recently reviewed the thoughts of Dr. Hugh Ross in relation to Creationism. Dr. Dirt, a veterinarian by trade, no doubt has a grasp on things of the scientific realm. Dirt’s contention, however, that a 4.5 Billion year-old Earth could in fact stay loyal to the Biblical account is contrary not only to orthodox Christian views, but also to Biblical teaching. I understand Dirt’s point of view. Using Dr. Hugh Ross’ book A Matter of Days: Resolving a Creation Controversy as a jumping off p...
4-H members of Williams County are beginning to understand how tough it is to produce finished beef steers whose carcasses will grade USDA Choice. For the past four years Dr. J.J. Hovde has been using ultra-sound technology to evaluate the amount of fat and muscle tissue of every steer brought to the Upper Missouri Valley Fair. Dr. Hovde’s scanned readings are sent to The National Centralized Ultrasound Processing Laboratory at Ames, IA, for interpretation. The laboratory information gives us d...
Montana State Parks, a division of Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, has announced that it is seeking diversified trail users to serve on two different trails advisory committees. · The Off-Highway Vehicle Advisory Committee advises the agency on the annual OHV Trails Program funds and trail-related concerns. · The State Trails Advisory Committee advises the agency on the disbursement of federal Recreational Trails Program grant funds, discusses recreational trails issues and provides recommendations and solutions regarding trail-related c...
The Sammus Theory is currently in a contest through Rockstar Energy Drink to win a grand prize package including performing on stage at the Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival 2012. Former Sidney resident Kyle Welnel plays rhythm guitar and provides backup vocals for the band. To vote for The Sammus Theory go to http://battle.rockstaruproar.com/u/TST2011....
You should wear a helmet each and every time! Tricycle, Bicycle, Motorcycle, ATV, Skating, Boarding, Rock Climbing, Water Sports and all other Extreme Sports…strap it on to stay safe so you can go out and do it all over again. Carlos Trevino, MD, and Tami Larson, LPN, communicate to their patients the importance of “Helmet Safety” by having a Bicycle Helmet Safety board displayed in their office. Larson changes the board four times a year to educate patients on safety and health issues. Dr. T...
USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) has announced expanded coverage availability for the Forage (Alfalfa) Seed Pilot Multi-Peril Crop Insurance (MPCI) program to all counties in Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota and South Dakota. In previous years, the pilot program only allowed for coverage availability in: Montana: Big Horn County and Wyoming: Big Horn and Park counties. Since the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Board has approved expansion and conversion of the pilot to a permanent regulatory program, coverage is now available through the w...
