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  • Hershey’s Track & Field Games

    Jul 13, 2011

    4 Montana State Meet Results 9-10 BoysStanding Long Jump – 4th – Bridger Larson, Sidney, 5’11 ¼” 50M Dash – 2nd – Bridger Larson, Sidney, 7.78 100M Dash – 3rd – Bridger Larson, Sidney, 16.21 9-10 Girls Standing Long Jump – 5th – Cassidy Larson, Sidney, 5’9” Softball Throw – 6th – Cassidy Larson, Sidney, 58’5” 50M Dash – 8th – Cassidy Larson, Sidney, 9.62 11-12 GirlsStanding Long Jump – 5th – Alexis Smith, Fairview, 6’2 ½”; 6th – Talia Zimdars, Bloomfield, 6’2 ¼” 200M Dash – 5th – Alexis Smith, Fairview, 34.79...

  • Tiger Sharks 1st In Scobey And Plentywood Last Weekend

    Jul 13, 2011

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  • Fairview Festival

    Jerome Kessler|Jul 13, 2011

    By Jerome Kessler Dennis Dahl hopes to be a “flag bearer” in this year’s Fairview Old Timers Reunion and Summer Festival. He is usually one of the horseback flag bearers for this event. He relishes the chance to do so, and enjoys being able to carry on the flag bearer tradition that both his father and his grandfather did before him. But Dahl, who is a 68 year-old cowboy, was recently injured in a “horse and bull” accident – and doesn’t know if his doctor is going to let him ride in this year...

  • Playground Fund

    Jul 13, 2011

    Sue Andersen, pictured with Jeremy Norby, Sidney Education Foundation, stands in front of a part of the new playground equipment. Andersen is presenting a check for $20,000 for West Side’s new playground. The check represents monies raised from the Mixed Bag and Friday candy sales this past spring....

  • Guest Opinion: Open Letter From Landowners To Gov. Schweitzer

    Jul 13, 2011

    Northern Plains farmers and ranchers along Keystone XL pipeline say ExxonMobil disaster on Yellowstone River must not be repeated. Dear Governor Schweitzer: The Exxon pipeline rupture shows that pipeline leaks can and do happen, and that it is a disaster when landowners, emergency responders, and community officials are not adequately prepared for such an occurrence. We are landowners along the proposed Keystone XL pipeline route and downstream from the Missouri and Yellowstone river crossings who are concerned about the impact that another...

  • Sidney Eaglette Cheer/Drill Team Earns Several Awards At Just For Kix Camp

    Jul 13, 2011

    The Sidney Eaglettes Cheer/Drill Team went to Just For Kix camp June 26th-29th. All ten current members attended the camp in Bismarck, ND. In the picture above they are on the bottom row standing left to right: Bree Herbst, Heidi Anderson, Julie Theis, Chelsea Strasheim, Briana Wilcoxon, Heather McDonald, Megan Johnson, Jalyssa Gorder, Chelsea Shirk, and Taylor Thiessen. Pictured in the row above them are the camp coaches/counselors. The team earned the All Participation Award, Best Costume,...

  • Montana Spill Raises Specter Of Keystone XL

    Jul 13, 2011

    The rupture and release of 42,000 gallons of crude oil from an Exxon pipeline beneath the Yellowstone River brings home to Montanans the need for improved oversight and careful planning of the Keystone XL pipeline. The Keystone XL pipeline is proposed to carry corrosive tar sands oil across 250 miles of Montana en route from Alberta to the Gulf Coast. Its route will include 400 water crossings in Montana, including the Missouri and Yellowstone rivers. The difference between the two pipelines is huge, with the Keystone XL pipeline projected to...

  • New MSU Extension Publication Highlights Shelterbelt Weed Control

    MSU News Service|Jul 13, 2011

    A new, free publication from Montana State University Extension provides information on cultural, mechanical and chemical approaches for weed control in shelterbelts. The new MontGuide addresses weed management in shelterbelts, which is important as undesired plants can compete for moisture, nutrients and light, reducing the growth and survival of desirable species. This is particularly important in Montana, where soil moisture and nutrient availability often limit plant growth. Also, unmanaged shelterbelts can serve as a source of weed...

  • Flood Water Can Contaminate Private Wells

    Jul 13, 2011

    Officials with Montana’s Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) and Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) are urging private well owners who have experienced recent flooding on their property to have their water tested. Home owners who depend on private wells for their drinking water should inspect their wells for damage and have the water tested for contamination. A common mistake made by flood victims is to not test their well water as they recover their homes, even if the appearance of the water is clean. “Just because we...

  • Nominate An Outstanding Agricultural Leader

    MSU News Service|Jul 13, 2011

    Now is the time to nominate an outstanding agricultural leader to be honored during the 2011 Agriculture Appreciation Weekend at Montana State University. The College of Agriculture at MSU gives one or more Outstanding Agricultural Leader awards each year to people who have exhibited outstanding leadership in Montana in public service, as an agricultural producer, industry advocate, agri-business leader and dean’s friend of agriculture. Nominations must be submitted by Sept. 15. Nominees not selected one year will be reconsidered the f...

  • Wedding Announcement

    Jul 13, 2011

    Emery and Joan Vigness, Alexander, wish to announce the upcoming marriage of their daughter, Danielle Vigness, to Dan Lessen, son of Laura and JT Hayes, Delavan, IL, and Stan Lessen of Emden, IL. Danielle is the HSE coordinator for Wyoming Casing Service, Dickinson, and Dan is a field technician for Baker Hughes, Dickinson. The couple will be married July 30 in the North Unit of the Theodore Roosevelt National Park....

  • Birth Announcement

    Jul 13, 2011

    Twins, Thaddeus Reino and Cailyn Joy were born to Naomi and Garrick Carter, Savage, June 30. They join brothers, Tytus and Boaz. Grandparents are Don and Joyce Carter, Savage; Onalee Shipstead, Homestead. Great grandparents are DoLoras Carter, Lambert; Barbee Shipstead, Scobey; and Ruth Erickson, Devils Lake, ND....

  • Birth Announcement

    Jul 13, 2011

    Collin William Cheng Ault, was born at Tripler Hospital, Honolulu HI, July 3, 2011 at 5:23 a.m. to Lawrence Ault and Maya Art, Aiea, HI. He weighed 7 lbs 6.5 oz. and was 19 1/4 in. long. His grandparents are Larry and Jannyka Koeut, San Diego, CA; Mary Lou Ault, Watford City and William Ault, Sidney....