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Ranchers, farmers, businesses! Team up to enjoy a great day of fun, food and prizes at the 16th annual Ag Appreciation Golf tournament July 13 at the Sidney Country Club. Farmers and ranchers golf for free in appreciation of their valuable contribution to this area and the world. Businesses are encouraged to take this opportunity to sponsor the event at one of two different levels: $50 golf cart sponsorship or $200 team sponsorship. The $50 sponsorship includes signage to promote business. The $200 sponsorship allows two people from the...
The McKenzie County Fair will be “Summer Time Fun for Everyone” Thursday, July 9th through Saturday, July 11th in Watford City, ND. There will be a carnival, Curly’s Funtastic Kid Zone, animal specialties, a strolling magician, the National Wild Turkey Federation Shooting Booth, and spray paint artist Matt Sorenson all three days as well as exhibits and showings. Thursday at 4:00 pm there will be a Fair Parade on Main Street and a free Beef Barbeque at 5:30 pm at the Multi-Purpose Build...
New this year to the Sunrise Festival of the Arts on July 11, 2015: Art classes! Artist Peggy Kopp will be teaching Zentangle at 9:30am. Artist Jenny Baker will be teaching a watercolor class at 11:00am. The classes will take place in the covered shelter near the train in Veteran’s Memorial Park and cost $20 per person. Each class will last one hour, all supplies are included, and each registrant will take home a finished work of art. Space is limited, so please call the Sidney Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture at 406-433-1916 to reserve y...
Attention Little Buckaroos—ages three to five years old – you are needed in the Lil’ Buckaroo Rodeo! This year’s event will start at 3 pm on Saturday, July 11 in the Livestock Show Ring on the McKenzie County Fairgrounds. This rodeo will feature: • Stick Horse Barrel Racing – Child rides his/her stick horse in a cloverleaf pattern around barrels. • Steer Roping – Child learns to rope a dummy steer. • Goat Tail Untying –Child will remove a sucker tied to the tail of a goat. The Little Buckaroo...
The Richland County Health Department Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) is looking for volunteers of various ages to assist with the Richland County Community Health Assessment. The community health assessment is a short survey taken every three years to identify the public health needs of our community. Volunteers are need to conduct these short surveys during the early evening hours of July 29th & 30th. Volunteers will be trained and provided the necessary tools before going out in the community. All volunteers will be given an...
Entry of Open Class exhibits in the McKenzie County Fair is from 1pm to 3 pm and from 6 pm to 8 pm on Wednesday, July 8 and from 8 am to 11:30 am on Thursday, July 9 in the Homemaker Building on the McKenzie County Fairgrounds, east of Watford City. Judging takes place from 1 pm to 4 pm on Thursday, July 9. Exhibit books are available at several businesses in Watford City. Top exhibit in each class can receive $10 and monetary awards will be assigned to all exhibits receiving ribbons as...
The Williston Research Center Field Days will be held Thurday, July 9th and Friday, July 10th. The MSU - EARC/Extension’s 35th Annual Field Day will take place July 14th in Sidney....
Lambert held their annual 4th of July Celebration on Saturday. Pictured is the Anderson Enterprises float during the 4th of July parade in downtown Lambert....
Funeral services for Delores Holznagel, age 74 of Sidney, MT, were held at 11 ams on Tuesday, July 7, 2015 at the Fulkerson-Stevenson Chapel in Sidney, MT. Burial was in the Trenton Cemetery at 1:30 (CDT). Remembrances and condolences may be shared at www.fulkersons.com. Delores died Tuesday, June 30th, 2015 at the Sidney Health Center Extended Care Facility....
Mass of the Christian Burial for Barbara “Babe” DeShaw Walla of Plentywood, MT (formerly of Sidney, MT) was at 10 am, Friday, July 3, 2015, at St. Matthew’s Catholic Church in Sidney with Father Jim O’Neil as presider. Wake services were at 6 pm, Thursday, July 2, 2015, at the Fulkerson-Stevenson Memorial Chapel in Sidney. Interment was at the Richland Memorial Park Cemetery in Sidney, MT under the direction of Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home of Sidney. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family at www.ful...
Funeral services for Benjamin “Ben” Balducke, 72, of Sidney were at 11 am, Monday, July 6, 2015, at the Richland County Event Center in Sidney, MT. Interment was at the family plot at Richland Memorial Park Cemetery, Sidney, MT under the direction of Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home of Miles City and the Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home of Sidney. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.stevensonandsons.com. Benjamin “Ben” Antonio Balducke, age 72 of Sidney, MT, passed away on June 27, 2015 at St. Vincent Healthcare in Billing...
Funeral services for Helen M. Miller, 89, of Richey, MT is at 2 p.m., Saturday, July 11, 2015 at the American Lutheran Church with Pastor Wade Brinkoft officiating. Interment will be in the Richey Cemetery following the services. Visition will be from 12 noon until 5 p.m. on Friday, July 10, at the Fulkerson-Stevenson Chapel in Sidney, MT from 12 noon until 2 p.m. at the American Lutheran Church in Richey. Remembrances, pictures and condolences may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Helen, longtime resident of Richey, MT passed...
R-CALF USA may be defined as a non-profit producer organization, but our work benefits anyone who eats meat and lives in an economy that includes agriculture. We’re more than a producer organization; we’re your organization! Recently, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) formally triggered an arbitration process with Canada regarding COOL at the World Trade Organization (WTO). The purpose of the arbitration process is to determine the level of damages, if any, that Canada incurred as a result of the United States’ mandatory COOL law....
The Sunrise Festival of the Arts is looking for help on Saturday, July 11. Various duties include concessions, registration table and clean up. If you have some time to share at this fun event, please call the Sidney Chamber of Commerce at 406-433-1916....
Charitable giving, community fellowship and awesomeness collide into one event Saturday, July 25 at the Ranger Lounge and Casino in Sidney. A medical benefit and unofficial Chive Nation meetup has been organized to support Jeffery James (JJ) Durham. JJ has been diagnosed with Berger's Disease and is currently on the waiting list for a kidney transplant. The committee couldn't be happier with the support the businesses and community members have offered in conjunction with the benefit....
Two Montana school teachers have been selected as national award winners for the prestigious Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) the nation’s highest honor for U.S. mathematics and science teachers in grades 7 through 12. A committee of Montana science and math teachers selected four teachers from a pool of 10 applicants statewide. From these four finalists, a national panel of distinguished scientists, mathematicians, and educators selected two to be national award winners. The most recent national a...
FREE and open to the public, Friday, July 10 at the MonDak Heritage Center in Sidney, MT: “Well-Behaved Women Rarely Make History.” Mary Jane Bradbury will take on the personae of well-known women authors from Montana and around the country. Presentation begins at 7:15pm. Before and after Mary Jane’s presentation, the Author’s Showcase will take place. Authors from around the country will be on hand to talk about their books, their craft and to sell and sign copies of their work. Doors open at 6:30pm. The authors will be in Sidney for the ann...
State and local health officials are encouraging Montanans take steps to avoid mosquito bites and prevent infection with West Nile virus (WNV). The state’s first human case has been reported in Rosebud County and reflects an early start to the season. The adult case was hospitalized and is now recovering. To prevent infection, advice includes wearing insect repellent when outdoors, removing standing water from around the home and wearing pants and long-sleeved shirts when possible. It also serves as a reminder that horse owners should get t...
Sclerotinia Risk Once Canola is in bloom, it becomes susceptible to diseases. One disease that is one to watch out for is Sclerotinia, which is caused by Sclerotinia ascospores which can be found on the canola petals. Once this disease is found on the petals, it will quickly spread to the healthy green tissue and eventually will cause large yield-robbing lesions on the stems and branches. But this disease only occurs when conditions are favorable, which is adequate rainfall before flowering and...
Individuals interested in taking the district game warden or warden pilot exams scheduled for July 17 are reminded to register no later than July 13, by submitting an online application through the North Dakota State Job Openings website. The tests are scheduled for 10 a.m. at the department’s main office in Bismarck. Applicants must be at least 21 years of age and have a bachelor’s degree, have a valid driver’s license and a current North Dakota peace officer license, or be eligible to be licensed. Candidates must have excellent inter...
The EARC/WREC advisory board meeting will start at 8 am. Refreshments and registration for pesticide application credits at 9 am till 9:30 am. Dr. Chengci Chen, MSU/MAES EARC Superintendent, will then welcome all guests and start the tour at 9:30 am. Mr. Russ Fullmer, Agronomist at Sidney Sugars, Inc., Sidney, MT will present Sugarbeet Variety Trial at 9:50 am. Dr. Jerry Bergman, Director & Professor of Agronomy at NDSU-Williston Research Extension Center, Williston, ND will follow with Safflower at 10:10 am. Dr. Prashant Jha, Assistant...
Agriculture production requires a lot of energy to produce results. With over 90% of that energy coming from oil, coal, and natural gas, energy usage costs ag producers a lot of money over the course of a typical year. Fortunately, farmers and ranchers have grown quite savvy in the art of reducing production costs in all areas, including the use of energy. They change production practices when needed, switch crop varieties that have proven themselves as good or better than older varieties in yield, and they use more energy efficient methods in...
Please join Dr. Chengci Chen, Professor of Agronomy and new Superintendent of the Eastern Agricultural Research Center as he’ll be presenting on pulse crop production in Montana, pulse crop variety evaluation for yield performance, and starch and protein contents. Sherry Turner, Research Associate at EARC will follow with a presentation on a chickpea fungicide trial and selecting disease resistant chickpea varieties for Eastern Montana....
The Richland County Health Department Retired Senior Volunteer Program is re-activating the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) to serve our neighbors. We are calling on all past and interested CERT member volunteers to see who would like to actively participate. We are looking for members from all backgrounds and experience levels to assist in a multitude of capacities. What is the CERT? Organized under the Richland County Health Department RSVP program & Citizen Corp program, the Richland County CERT is a volunteer program designed to...
Sidney - The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) is conducting an open house and informational meeting to discuss plans for installation of a roundabout south of Sidney in Richland County. The new roundabout will be located on MT 16 at its intersection with MT 200 and MT 23 at reference post 50.0. The open house will run from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. with a presentation beginning at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at the Richland County Extension Office, 1499 N. Central Avenue in Sidney, MT. Project team members will be available during t...
