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Anderson Vermeer Sales will be holding an open house on June 11 to celebrate their move from Alexander back to their ranch at 15192 Hwy 68. Anderson Vermeer Sales has been the premier Vermeer dealer in northwest North Dakota & northeastern Montana for nearly 30 years. Anderson Vermeer was established in 1984 by Don & Debbie Anderson. In 1998 they moved their Vermeer equipment sales & service business from the ranch off Hwy 68 to Alexander, ND. Anderson Vermeer carries a full line of Vermeer...
Timely, adequate rainfall may have changed a looming high dollar loss into a positive gain, not just for beet growers but for farmers throughout the area. "This rain will really help," says Sidney Sugars Agriculture Manager Russ Fullmer. "The first rain cost us a million; this one gives us a million. Every crop needed water, especially in the south, so this rain gives us a breather." He continues, "The first rain gave us enough moisture to sprout the beets but not enough to keep them going. Hot...
The McKenzie County 4-H Horse Show will run on Tuesday, June 19 at the McKenzie County Fairgrounds in Watford City. The show begins at 9 a.m. All 4-H members in McKenzie, Williams, Divide, Mountrail, Dunn, Golden Valley, Stark-Billings and Richland (Montana) counties are invited to attend. 2012 classes include halter showmanship, western horsemanship, trail, western riding, reining, pole bending, barrel racing, goat tying, ranch horse, and western pleasure classes, with classes in each event held for 11 years and under, 12 through 14 years,...
A new event during Town & Country Festival is a youth 3 on 3 basketball tournament on West Main Street in Sidney on June 23rd. Organizer of this event is Jace Sullivan, Sidney Eagles girls' basketball coach. Play starts at 10:00 a.m. in front of the Richland County Courthouse. This competition is open to all students entering the 4th thru 9th grade for the 2012-13 school year. Entry fees for a 4 man team are $30 and $10 more for additional team members. Entries are due on June 21st at the Chamber, or post-marked by June 19th. Contact the...
A fur trading outpost on the Northern Plains, Fort Union Trading Post hosts its 30th annual Rendezvous during 4 days in June with an encampment of traders, craftsmen and Native Americans to relive its heyday and allow visitors a glimpse of history. It is not uncommon to see mountain men tanning hides, a blacksmith at work, artisans crafting jewelry and teepees with Native American artifacts. In the evening, you may hear a fiddler and voices singing around the campfire. Enjoy a new experience each year with demonstrations, speakers and...
Each spring finds Culbertson playing host to the Saddle Club’s Frontier Days. With the help of the Chamber of Commerce, two full days of western hospitality and fun includes rodeos in the Saddle Club’s unique tiered rodeo grounds, a parade on Saturday, a barn dance, and concessions on the grounds. Contact Luke Anderson for rodeo info @ 406-787-5860....
These days, increased traffic means an increased potential for flat tires along secondary and state highways. And with the busy season of farming and the general influx of oil related trucking activities, coupled with road construction, and the occasional piece of sharp debris, truck drivers often find themselves roadside with a blowout on a tire too monstrous in size to tackle changing themselves. For commercial truck drivers, help is just a phone call away. Expanding on their family business...
Janet Cook is delighted to announce the addition of Val Lipp to an English Touch Day Spa. Lipp comes to Sidney from the Denver, CO area with 30 years experience as a nail technician. She recently passed the National Boards for Montana using her years of experience and also received an update on the clinical aspect. Lipp invites males and females to come in for anything from a basic manicure to the latest in acrylic and shellac nails, or just tips if you wish. She also does pedicures and...
Alan Bjerga is a judge at the Miss North Dakota Pageant being held in Williston June 7-9. He will also sign his book “Endless Appetites” at Books on Broadway Friday, June 8 from 12:30 to 2:30 CDT. Understanding The Twenty-First Century Food Crisis Since 2007, farm-product prices have rocketed and plunged, causing hunger, malnutrition, and social and political upheaval around the world. Endless Appetites explores how ‘food security”, the availability of food and the reasonable ability to buy it, has become one of the most challenging topics...
The Maka Flora Chapter of the Montana Native Plant Society has planned two field trips for 2012. If you enjoy the outdoors, have an interest in plants, like to hike or are just curious about trying something new, plan to attend one or both of these outings. You do not need to be a Native Plant Society member to participate. In advance of the field trips, Maka Flora member and USDA National Grasslands Botanist, Libby Knotts, will be presenting a program on native plants at the Sidney Public Library on June 6 at 7:00 pm. This presentation is...
Carl Redman will attend Rocky Mountain College this fall. Carl plans to major in Theater. He graduated from Sidney High School. Carl 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. Founded in 1878, Rocky Mountain College is Montana’s oldest institution of higher learning and one of the most distinctive baccalaureate colleges in the American West. For 13 consecutive years, U.S. News&World R...
Just two weeks after earning the pole vaulting championship of the Northern Sun Conference, Miranda Fehilly of the University of Mary was able to place 5th at the National Outdoor Division II Track and Field Championships in Pueblo, Co. Fehilly had redshirted the outdoor season as a freshman because she had fractures in her lower back, which made her eligible to complete this year as a fifth year senior. She qualified for the indoor national championships as a sophomore. This year, Fehilly competed unattached during the indoor season, which...
The Williston Downtown Association is spearheading a Farmer’s Market to take place on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the parking lot behind American State Bank, downtown Williston, beginning mid-July. They are currently looking for vendors to sell garden produce, craft items, baked goods, any item the public would be interested in purchasing. Please contact Thomas Farrenkopf at 701-570-0294 or [email protected] if you would like to participate....
The Lady Buccaneers finished the regional tournament 1 and 3 with a 5th place finish in the NJCAA Region IX Division 1 tournament. The team completed the MonDak conference with an 11-1 record and a first place finish. Their overall record was 20-19 for the season. Dawson Community College head coach Jim Le Prowse stated that Kayla Lake from Sidney High school hit .377 with 10 RBIs and 1 home run for the season, but the number that stood out for Kayla is her batting average against the other MonDak teams. “Kayla hit a staggering .619 in those g...
Mark your calendars for the Annual Fairview Community Garage Sale which will be held on Saturday, June 16. Anyone hosting a sale that day who wishes to be included on the map can contact Joan or Paul Eldridge at 701-744-5346 or [email protected] by June 12....
Residents of Richland County and the surrounding areas will gather at the Richland County Fairgrounds on July 27 at 7:00 p.m. to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the American Cancer Society Relay For Life® in this community. Over the previous decade, MonDak Relay For Life has raised more than $500,000 in support of the American Cancer Society’s vision of a world with less cancer and more birthdays and for programs and services benefitting Richland County residents. Numerous individuals have pa...
RN Industries employees rolled up their sleeves and contributed to the grass roots, “Keep Williston Clean” program efforts on Saturday, June 2nd. RN Industries is participating in the “Adopt A Highway” program by sponsoring a two mile stretch just outside their shop located at 14672 highway 2, Williston, ND. Employees will continue to maintain the median of the highway keeping it free of trash on a routine basis. “One of our employees, Teresa White, a dispatch support team member, brought the idea forward as a way that we can give back and...
On November 29th of 2011 our Knights of Columbus group (chapter 3002 of Sidney) was asked to help prevent abortions. The Sunrise Resource Pregnancy Center (SRPC) had been recently started in our city, and they wanted the KCs to buy them an ultrasound machine. It was hoped that having an ultrasound would help undecided pregnant women make “life-affirming” choices. There have been over 55 million abortions performed in the United States since 1973. Pregnancy Resource Centers (PRCs) attempt to dea...
The Early Bird Scramble took place on May 19....
Richland County Health Department Presents Sidney Health Center Phase II With A Donation of $65,000.00....
Peggy Ann Strupp of Crane recently traveled to Tulsa, Oklahoma for the Dalmatian National Dog Show & Field Trial. Peggy Ann’s dogs took top honors at the field trial, an endurance event on horseback designed to test the Dalmatian ability to “coach”, or follow the horses....
The Sidney Strikers U15 team was in Billings on Saturday. In their first game, they lost to the Bozeman Blitz U16 team 1-8 with Sidney’s lone goal being scored by Cody Johnson. Their second game was against Red Lodge’s U16 team. They were down 1-4 at halftime when the game was cancelled due to a thunderstorm. Sidney’s goal was scored by Cody Johnson....
British Soccer Camp...
Watford City Elementary Students enjoy an “Olympic” Playday to celebrate the end of another school year....
Whopper Club Only species listed and meeting minimum weight requirements will qualify for a patch and certificate. Only one application may be made for each species in a lifetime. Anglers receive a patch for the first whopper of a species, an Expert patch for a whopper of another species, and a Master patch for a whopper of a third species. After that only certificates will be awarded for whoppers of additional species. An application card must be filled out, giving weight and length of fish, da...
