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Sidney High School Wrestling Coach Guy Melby was awarded Wrestling Coach of the Year by the National High School Athletic Coaches Association on July 25. The award was given during the 47th Annual NHSACA National Awards Banquet in Fargo, ND. Melby has been the Sidney High School wrestling coach, assistant football coach and shop teacher for 27 years. Under his leadership the Sidney wrestling program has had 8 state championship teams and countless individual state champions. Melby was humble...
Watford City natives Cary & Darlene Garmann have opened Outsiders Bar & Grill located off Hwy 85 behind the new Watford City Hotel. A grand opening is planned for August 10 with live music by Johnny Green and the Green Men starting at 9 p.m. “It seems everyone in the area is from somewhere else, hence the name Outsiders,” stated Darlene. “We want everyone to feel welcome here.” Outsiders serves an evolving menu of easy basket foods such as burgers, wraps, wings and sandwiches in a rustic,...
The Foundation for Community Care will hold its 19th Annual Benefit Golf Tournament on Sunday, August 26, 2012, at the Sidney Country Club. This tournament has raised more than $350,000 to benefit local healthcare over its eighteen year history. Golfers are encouraged to come out and enjoy a day of golfing while supporting quality healthcare in their community. Events like the golf tournament help grow the Foundation’s Endowment Fund, which is like an interest earning savings account for community healthcare and medical services. In May, the F...
This summer, USDA employees at over 1,400 offices across the country are going above and beyond their daily duties to collect and donate food for the 4th annual Feds Feed Families food drive. Last month, they raised an impressive 78,518 pounds of food! But there is still much to be done, and they will need everyone’s help to reach the goal of 1.8 million pounds by the end of August. Please help the Sidney USDA office by dropping off food donations at 2745 West Holly in Sidney. All food donations received will benefit our local food bank! If y...
Freshly baked bread, piled high with fresh meats, cheeses and lavish extras await the hungry customer who enters Russon’s Delicatessen in Williston. Add one of their freshly made salads, and a gourmet cupcake for dessert to make it a meal sure to satisfy the taste buds and the tummy. Dine in their relaxed restaurant or order your favorites to go. Russon’s Delicatessen is located in the former Pierce’s Steakhouse at 20 E 2nd St. Russell Hayden, manager and head chef, learned how to bake bread...
Starting in August, Sidney Health Center is expanding its magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) services. A permanent housing unit was recently installed on a new cement pad located on the east side of the hospital, conveniently behind the ER/Radiology Wing. Sidney Health Center leases a 1.5 Siemens Symphony MRI through Montana Health Network that is housed in the stationary unit and will be on-site year-round. Previously, the MRI truck made a weekly visit and scheduled tests on Wednesdays. “We are extremely excited to be offering this on-site s...
Leslyan Suckstorff Stoops died on Thursday, July 26 at Sidney Health Center Extended Care Facility. No services are being planned at this time. Cremation has taken place. Interment of cremains will be in the Sidney Cemetery at a later date under the direction of Fulkerson Funeral Home. Remembrances and condolences may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com....
Funeral service for Daniel A. Peltier was 11 a.m. MT, Tuesday, July 3 at Fulkerson Memorial Chapel in Sidney, MT. Interment followed in Trenton Cemetery, Trenton, ND. Remembrances and condolences may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Daniel died at his home in Sidney....
Funeral services for Dale Reidle are at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, August 1, 2012 at Zion Lutheran Church in Fairview, MT with Pastor Charlane Lines, Pella Lutheran Church officiating. Interment will be in the Fairview Cemetery, Fairview, MT under the direction of Fulkerson Funeral Home of Sidney. Remembrances and condolences may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Dale died early Friday evening, July 27, 2012 at the Sidney Health Center....
Thelma Inez Swenson, age 94, of St. Johns Lutheran Home passed away on July 23, 2012. She was born in Dodson, Montana, on July 17, 1918. Thelma graduated from Turner High School and attended Northern Montana College in Havre and Eastern Montana College in Billings for one year each and then taught school in rural Richland County for two years. While she was teaching, Thelma met and married Stanley Swenson. Thelma and Stanley moved to the family farm at Sioux Pass, Montana in 1942 and remained there until 1955. Over the next forty years, work...
Fort Union Trading Post is experiencing high numbers of mice and rodents and is seeking public comment to determine the best manner to deal with their impacts. Mice and rodents are known to carry disease and rodents are damaging archeological resources by burrowing into them. While native animals are protected within all National Parks, there are allowances to remove problem animals under specific conditions. Those conditions include when there is a danger to public health or when there is damage to cultural resources. Both of these conditions...
McKenzie Building Center, Inc., based in Watford City, ND since 1934, has supplied building materials to the Northwest part of North Dakota and Eastern Montana for over 75 years, and has added an electrical and plumbing department to round out and complete its full service building materials departments. “In addition we are part of the affiliate stores program of HARDWARE HANK, a United Hardware brand, which provide us with full service hardware supply stores inventory now to be able to meet a...
“Come, let us sing to the Lord! Let us shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation!” Psalm 95:1. It is indeed with much joy and gladness that we invite you to the Eastern Montana Bible Camp’s annual Songfest on August 5, 2012. It is a very special day set aside each summer for a time of celebration for what the Lord has done for our Camp and the influence it has on the lives that are touched there. The song services are at 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. EMBC is providing the main dish and beverages. Please bring a salad or dessert to share. You will...
The Downtown Williston Farmer’s Market is up and running in the American State Bank parking lot every Saturday from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., or until sold out. Fresh produce, baked goods and craft items are available. There is room for more vendors. Call Thomas at 701-570-0294 or email [email protected] for more information....
Sidney Eagle football fans will enjoy a brand new LED scoreboard this fall. The current scoreboard was installed in the early 90s and was failing mechanically with lights continually needing to be replaced and the control options limited compared to the new technology offered today. With the old scoreboard no longer dependable, Sidney High School needed to look at purchasing an updated board. Sidney football fans wanted a new scoreboard that accommodates LED lighting, a highly-illuminated area...
Cheetah Services of Watford City has pump rentals for any application. They have 3” & 4” pit pumps, pressure washers, diesel pumps, 2” & 3” diapham, line pipe & hose, 10’ & 30’ reamers & assembly, 400 BBL pre-mix tanks and mud check valves. Call 701-842-2578 for more information....
Top Line Engineering is open and ready to provide civil engineering and land surveying services to businesses and individuals in Montana and North Dakota. Owner Chad Reisig is no stranger to the Mondak region. His father was raised here and Chad made many visits to the area to see grandparents. He was raised near Hardin and was involved with two family corporations, Reisig Cattle and Reisig Agency, which provided crop insurance. After those businesses were sold, Chad moved to Arizona and...
The Sidney Tigershark swim team recognizes senior swimmers at divisionals last Saturday....
The high point winners from the divisional meet held in Roundup this past weekend were (L-R) Aubrey Kessel 13-14 age division, Ashlynn Kessel 9-10 age division, Torey Dahl 11-12 age division, Heidi Anderson, 15-19 age division and Alec Lovegren 11-12 age division. The Tigersharks took 1st at divisionals and are headed to state this weekend in Columbia Falls....
New student registration will be Monday, August 6, 9am-4pm CT. Returning students with last names beginning with A-K will register Tuesday, August 7 from 9am-4pm. Returning students with last names beginning with L-Z will register Wednesday, August 8 from 9am-4pm. Registration will be held at the school at 601 Delaney St. in Alexander. New students will need to bring a parent or guardian, the student’s birth certificate and current immunization record. For more information, call Alexander Public School at 701-828-3334....
Much higher-than-normal July temperatures are stressing fish populations across the state. Scott Gangl, fisheries management section leader for the North Dakota Game and Fish Department, said this summer biologists have documented fish kills in approximately a dozen water bodies throughout the state. “Warm days followed by very warm nights are not conducive to maintaining healthy fish populations,” Gangl said. “Most fish need cooler water temperatures to thrive in summer, and they are just not getting it even at night. And with continued hot,...
Wear a life jacket. Try to avoid entering the water. If you must enter the water to survive, do it slowly. If experiencing cold shock, hold onto something until breathing settles down. Keep your head, neck, and face out of the water. Get out of the water as soon as possible. Climb aboard a boat or on top of an overturned boat if you are unable to right it. Do not attempt to swim for shore if it will cause greater exposure to the cold water and there is a good chance of being rescued. If there is little or no chance of rescue and the shoreline i...
Carolea Starke holds her very first 7lb 32in. long Northern Pike she caught while fishing at Tobacco Gardens Resort....
When the summer is hot and dry like this one, nothing seems more refreshing than a dip in a cool lake or pond. But before you hit the water you need to be aware of the dangers of potentially toxic blue-green algae. Hot, dry weather triggers outbreaks, or blooms, of blue-green algae. The Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is urging people to use common sense and avoid areas of ponds or lakes that have unsightly algae. Blue-green algae, or cyanobacteria, reproduce rapidly in fresh water when the sunlight, temperature and nutrients...
With more than 30 Montana counties under official fire restrictions, recreationists need to be prepared to prevent wildfires statewide. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks reminds everyone who plans to be outdoors to be cautious of fire danger on public and private lands. "We're urging all recreationists to exercise caution with regard to fire danger for the remainder of the summer," said Ron Aasheim, FWP's chief of communications and education. "Above all be careful." Aasheim noted that summertime recreationists need to be prepared to prevent...
