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The 7th Annual Neal Hermanson Memorial Ranch Rodeo and Ranch Horse Competition will take place Saturday, June 13 at the Richland County Fairgrounds. The Ranch Horse Competition begins at 8 am with a Jr. Horse division for horses 5 and younger, and a Sr. Horse division for those 6 and older. The top winner will be awarded a handmade saddle by Trent Taylor. In the Novice division, scholarship money will be awarded to riders 13 and younger and riders 14-18. The Neal Hermanson Memorial Ranch Rodeo...
Sidney, MT/May 13, 2015 The Sidney-Richland County Library will be offering programs for all ages this summer. Have fun reading and be entered to win prizes donated by many local individuals and businesses, including: A2Z Construction & Handyman Services, Action Auto, B&B Builders, Inc., Cattle-ac, Centre Theatre, Creative Solutions, Dan Johnson Consulting, Inc, Eagle Country Ford, Eagle Oilfield Services, ElectricLand, Fink Dental, Footers, Four Seasons Trailer Court, Frontier Heating, Fulkerson Funeral Home, Healthy Smiles Dental Group,...
Williston N.D.- On Tuesday June 2nd from 9a.m.-3p.m. CT there will be a Land Reclamation meeting held at the North Dakota State University Extension Research Center. This meeting is being held for farmers, ranchers and landowners who have questions or concerns about land development in Western North Dakota. There will be presenters from North Dakota State University with a chance to talk with local Soil Conservation and NRCS offices. The address for the meeting: Williston Research Extension...
The MonDak Heritage Center is excited to announce a brand new event for the summer of 2015: Burgers, Brews and Blues! This inaugural event will take place on June 20, 2015 and will benefit the museum and the art, history and cultural events that are open to the community throughout the year. Our entertainment will feature the blues stylings of The Jared Stewart Band out of Crow Agency, Montana. In addition to some great blues music, there will be burgers for herbivores and carnivores alike, as well as all the makings of a great summer...
Thank you to all of the area company employers and their employees, government agency employees, service organizations, 4-H clubs, running groups, school children, farmers, ranchers and numerous individuals who have taken time out of their busy lives to support the recent effort to clean up Richland County. Each bag of trash removed from the road ditches, fence lines, paths and streets of our county shows how much pride we take in keeping our corner of Montana beautiful. It is so much easier to enjoy the beauty of all that Spring has to offer...
Lance E. Butner, President of Consilium Wealth Group and a Private Wealth Advisor with Ameriprise Financial, was recently named to the 2015 Chairman's Advisory Council. Butner qualified for the prestigious Chairman's Advisory Council based on distinguished performance and client service. He joins other top-ranked advisors to discuss current issues and business opportunities with Ameriprise Financial Chairman and CEO James Cracchiolo and other Ameriprise Financial leaders. The Chairman's...
Funeral service for Patricia “Patty” Larson, age 73, of Williston (formerly of the Buford Township), ND was Sunday, May 24, 2015 at 2:00 pm at the Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church in Sidney, MT. Burial was in the Buford Township Cemetery, Buford, ND under the direction of Fulkerson Funeral Home, Sidney, MT. Remembrances and condolences may be shared at www.fulkersons.com. Patricia died late Sunday evening, May 17, 2015 at the Sidney Health Center in Sidney, Montana....
Funeral services for Tionne Marie Porter, 58, of Fairview, MT were at 2:00 pm, Thursday, May 21, 2015, at the Fulkerson Memorial Chapel with Pastor Wayne Sharbono, of the Church of God, Williston, ND officiating. Cremation followed services under the direction of Fulkerson Funeral Home of Sidney. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Tionne died on Thursday, May 14, 2015, at the Trinity Medical Center, Minot, ND as a result of a stroke....
A workshop designed to help youth develop basic skills for babysitting will be held on Tuesday, June 2 at the Courthouse Meeting Room in Watford City. The course will start with 8:30 am CT registration and will conclude by 3:30 pm CT. Anyone ages 11 to 15 interested in babysitting is encouraged to attend. Topics to be included in the training are: leadership and learning to be a safe and responsible babysitter, basic care, safety and safe play and first aid. Pre-registration is requested by...
Mrs. Kim's morning playschool students with their diplomas....
If you would like your children who are ages 10 to 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 May 21 at 5 pm to 6:30 pm and continuing weekly (Thursdays) during the summer. This program is modeled after the highly successful Master Gardener Program and offers horticultural and environmental science education, and leadership and life skills development through fun and creative...
On Monday May 18th, Fairview fifth graders graduated from the D.A.R.E. program. Lambert 5th and 6th grade students graduated from the D.A.R.E. program last Wednesday, May 20. Graduation for fifth grade Rau Students was Wednesday, May 13th. Officer Travis Rosaaen, who has taught the program for seven years, explained how the program has grown to include bullying as well as drugs and alcohol and that his role is to prepare the students to make the hard choices on smoking, alcohol and bullying....
Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church SunSpark Labs Vacation Bible School is set for June 1-5 from 8 am-noon. Registration is being accepted online at svlcsidney.org. Forms are also available at the church, 211 E. Holly, Sidney or by calling 433-7479....
In February 2015, Watford Glass & Door began servicing Watford City and the surrounding area. Watford Glass & Door works with commercial glass such as store front windows, residential glass, sliding glass doors, heavy shower doors, and with contractors on newly built and remodeled properties. They also offer painting and fencing services and are available for 24 hour emergency services. Owner Mickey Macri initially came to the area from Florida to work in the oilfield but quickly realized that...
Photos courtesy of Meagan Dotson...
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is developing a statewide management plan for mountain lions and is seeking the public's help identifying issues of concern. FWP's last statewide look at mountain lion management was completed about 20 years ago. The updated plan will summarize the latest science and monitoring data, describe conservation and harvest strategies, and compile policies in a single document. "Management plans provide guidance to wildlife biologists and Fish and Wildlife Commissioners and they provide the public information on how and...
Muscle tissue and eggs from 30 paddlefish snagged this spring have come back clear of any lingering effects from an oil spill in the Yellowstone River in Montana last January. State Game and Fish Department fisheries chief Greg Power said Game and Fish and North Star Caviar, a nonprofit group that processes paddlefish eggs into caviar for sale, sent the samples to a lab for analysis to find out whether there was any contamination from 30,000 gallons of crude oil that entered the Yellowstone River near Glendive following a pipeline break in...
"Never Underestimate what a small group of people can accomplish," no matter their age. Culbertson High School Student Council brought an amazing motivational speaker to town. His message was the preface for a great class discussion in the Junior High JMG class. Through this discussion, a very personal statement was made by a student in regards to the death of his newborn brother earlier this year. While students and teachers are constantly faced with meeting standards and tests, sometimes the human touch can be lost in the shuffle. This studen...
The Richland County Conservation District (RCCD) in cooperation with the Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology (MBMG) will be completing an inventory of wells completed in the Fox Hills – Hell Creek aquifer. Wells in this aquifer were often completed with 2-inch metal casing to depths over 1000 feet and originally flowed Because of the small well diameters, these wells depended on flowing conditions. Water level monitoring has documented declines of 1-4 feet per year over the past 20 years in Richland County. As a result, some of the wells t...
Richey's Prom was May 9. King Thomas Baldwin and Queen Shelby Senner were crowned. Picture by Janet Fatzinger...
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks officials remind private and commercial boaters that state law requires all motorists hauling watercraft to stop at inspection stations. Watercrafts include motorboats, sailboats, kayaks, canoes, rowboats, rafts, jet skis and even small kick boats popular among some anglers. Always stop at AIS watercraft inspection stations for a brief interview and equipment check. Most inspections take fewer than five minutes, but failure to stop could lead to a $135 fine. Inspection stations aim to prevent the introduction and...
Youth who will be in 5th and 6th grades this fall are invited to participate in the McKenzie County Extension Office’s Tech Camp featuring robotics, science and technology activities. The camp will start at 9 am and conclude by 12:30 pm on Wednesdays, June 10, 17 and 24. All these campers will gather at the McKenzie County Extension Office located at 205 6th Street NW, behind the Courthouse in the County Building in Watford City. On June 17 campers will go to Summit Trail, south of the North U...
Olympic Gold Medalist High Jumper Dick Fosbury is the special guest athlete of the 30th Annual Big Sky State Games Friday, July 17. He will speak and light the torch during Opening Ceremonies at Wendy's Field at Daylis Stadium in Billings. Fosbury was born in Portland, Oregon in 1947. As a high school athlete in Medford, Oregon he revolutionized the high jump when he created a new technique that quickly became known as "the Fosbury Flop." Fosbury developed The Flop during his high school years,...
With the weather becoming nicer, homeowners are starting to work on their lawns and flower beds. With that being said, white grubs are starting to feed on the roots of your lawn as well. Detecting the presence of these insects might not happen until July when you see dead patches of lawn, which is easily pulled out of the ground. According to NDSU Extension Entomologist Janet Knodel, the action threshold is three to four larvae per square foot in lawns. To detect the amount of white grubs found,...
BOZEMAN – Montana State University Extension has a new 24-page booklet for sale about wildlife damage control for organic farmers. Organic farmers of any size production can have challenges without using chemicals for wildlife or pest control. This color booklet was created to provide alternative controls appropriate for both traditional and organic farming. Written by retired MSU Extension wildlife specialist Jim Knight, the book describes how specific traps, methods and timing of control can be more efficient and cost-effective than the t...
