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The Rough Rider Center in Watford City, N.D. invites everyone from eastern Montana and western North Dakota to a fun-filled day at the Summer Extravaganza on Aug. 5. The festivities include a beer garden, knocker ball, bounce houses, basketball and movies in the pool. There will also be a corn hole tournament, and live music performed by local artist Lexi Wyman. Entry fee for the Extravaganza is $5 per person. Cost for corn hole tournament is $25 per team. Participants must be 15 years or older. Festivities will kick off at 4 PM with a vendor...
Andrina Turnquist Andrina Turnquist grew up on a farm outside of Alexander and that is where her love of agriculture began. From working at the NDSU Williston Research Extension as a summer worker, to helping out around the farm, Andrina has had "hands on" experience working in Agriculture. "Living on a farm has definitely contributed to my love of agriculture," said Turnquist. Turnquist has participated in the McKenzie County Fair since she was a clover bud (earliest level to possibly join...
Two musical acts are coming to Watford City on August 10, and everyone in the community is invited. Providing the entertainment at the Watford City High School Theater will be the bands, 7eventh Time Down and Cloverton. This continues the tradition of one local school, attempting to provide services and outreach to their community. Johnson Corner Christian Academy will be hosting the event for the third year, as a part of its community outreach and ministry. Johnson Corner Christian Academy was...
The MonDak Heritage Center welcomes Nashville-based band Orchard Fire for a country music performance for Music at the MonDak on Wednesday, August 23 at 6:00 p.m. at the MonDak Heritage Center, 120 3rd Ave SE, Sidney. A great way to kick off the new school year! When you take a powerful voice with a touch of southern inflection, add great songwriting that paints pictures with vibrant lyrical images and sweeping melodies, and dress that up in a suit of rock 'n roll clothes, what you get is...
(Photos by Kathy Johnson)...
Wayne A. Cayko’s life will be celebrated in Fairview on his birthday at 10 a.m., Tuesday, August 8 at Zion Lutheran Church in Fairview with Pastor Roberta Pierce officiating. Inurnment of his cremains will be in the Fairview Cemetery. Fairview, ND under the care of Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home in Sidney, MT. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to a charity of your choice. Wayne died on Wednesday, June 14 in the early morning hours of heart failure....
Funeral services for Mildred Martin, 92, of Fairview, MT were held at 10 a.m., Saturday, July 29 at First Presbyterian Church in Fairview, MT with Pastor Bob Meehan officiating. Interment was in the Fairview Cemetery under the direction of Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home in Sidney. Remembrances, pictures and condolences may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Mildred died on Sunday, July 23 at Sidney Health Center Extended Care....
Graveside services for Jacob McDonald, 95, of Sidney, MT are at 2 p.m., Saturday, August 5 under the direction of Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home. A wake service for Jacob will be held at Jacob’s home from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m., Saturday, July 5 at 315 7th Ave. SW in Sidney, MT. Remembrances, pictures and condolences may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Jacob died on Saturday, July 29 at Sidney Health Center....
Bob Buxbaum of Fairview, MT found this unusual looking cucumber when picking vegetables from his garden Sunday morning....
The Harvest for Seniors project connects local farmers and gardeners to area seniors through a project that addresses senior nutritional needs. This will be the fifth year that the project will be distributing fresh fruits and vegetables to area seniors. This project is administered in partnership with Northeast MT RSVP, AEMT Senior Companions and the Richland County Commission on Aging. There are two ways to get involved: 1. Donate any extra fruits and vegetables: It’s easy! Just drop off the produce at the Richland County Health Dept. collect...
Parents Forever, a research based educational parenting program, will be held from 1 pm to 4 pm on Monday, August 7 at the NDSU Extension Office/McKenzie County, 205 6th Street NW, in Watford City. Parents Forever would be appropriate for parents experiencing or considering a family transition of separation/divorce, who are divorced and experiencing challenges or who have never been married and do not live together. Attendees of Parents Forever will learn valuable skills and tools to help...
Sidney Health Center Cancer Care and the Foundation for Community Care are coordinating the second annual Light the Park event, set to take place Thursday, August 10 at Veteran’s Memorial Park in Sidney. Light the Park raises money to honor cancer survivors as well as loved ones who have been lost, and helps to ensure the continuance of quality cancer care services in Richland County. Area businesses, organizations and families are invited to participate by forming a team, sponsoring the event or attending the evening of festivities. The e...
McKenzie County 4-H Consumer Choices judger Magnus Trembath placed 25th at the State 4-H Consumer Choices Junior Division contest held on July 25th at the ND State Fair in Minot. Magnus is the son of Andrea and Cameron Trembath of Arnegard. He was among 57 junior judgers competing in this annual contest. 4-H Consumer Choices judging activities are designed to help youth develop decision making skills. Their ability to observe and evaluate written materials as well as reciting oral reasons to...
U.S. Air Force Air National Guard Airman Mark A. Evenson graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training also earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force....
The Richland Rascals completed one of their community service projects, Yard/Garden of the week. The goal was to choose one winner each week during the months of June and July to a family that they saw put a lot of time and effort into growing lush gardens and/or flower beds. Congratulations to the eight winners: Mark and Kathy Iversen, Randy and Kelly Johnson, Mark and Marilyn Olson, Brian and Trina Holst, Sherman and Marlys Dynneson, Scott Albin and Amy Conlin, Emma, Mollie, and Clara; Bill...
The Williston Convention & Visitors Bureau along with the North Dakota Chokecherry Festival Committee is excited to bring this family friendly event back to Harmon Park for its 11th annual year this August 11-12. The festival celebrates the chokecherry as the North Dakota state fruit and honors the accomplishments of youth. Prior to 2007, North Dakota had not named a state fruit. Williston students in Nancy Selby’s sixth grade class reached out to state lawmakers as part of a persuasive letter writing assignment, which in turn led to legislatio...
The Divisional Swim Meet was held in Sidney, Saturday, July 29 and Sunday July 30. The Sidney Tiger Sharks had 3 high point winners: Corben Holler, Morgan Kindopp, and Hadley Garsjo. Morgan Kindopp set a pool record on her 25 free. The Sidney Tiger Sharks took first in relays and fouth overall. We will have about 48 of the 67 swimmers going to state in Lewistown this weekend. Some will be swimming all three events while some are only swimming one event. Event #1 Boys 100 Free Relay 8 & Under, fifth place. Event #2 Girls 100 Free Relay 8 &...
A global team of researchers including Hikmet Budak, Montana State University's Winifred Asbjornson Plant Sciences Chair, in the Department of Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology, has decoded for the first time the complete genome sequence of wild emmer wheat. Wild emmer wheat is the original form of nearly all the domesticated wheat in the world, including durum (pasta) and bread wheat. The 48-member team announced July 7 in the journal Science that it successfully sequenced and mapped the...
Traditions always have a special reason for their being, but the Swank Variety Plot Tour has several. On the sprawling Swank Farm north of Poplar, local farmers and leaders in the field of agricultural research gathered to discuss wheat, as well as share some steaks with a side of a special potato salad made from the recipe of the 93 year old Swank Family matriarch, Pearl. Mark Swank, Pearl's son, was smartly outfitted with an umbrella on the hot, hazy, cloudless afternoon. Despite the lack of...
Gone, but not forgotten, is the blight of the fungal pathogen Fusarium graminearum which happened last year. In the wake of this rainy-day loving fungus, many questions cropped up which Plant Pathologist Dr. Audrey Kalil is now answering. From the laboratories and test plots at the North Dakota State University Williston Research Extension Center, Kalil has been intentionally planting seed which was infected with F. graminearum. This type of "scabby" seed is contaminated with a mycotoxin called...
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Stored grain needs to be cool and dry during summer storage, a North Dakota State University Extension Service grain-drying expert says. “Cold or cool grain has been safely stored through the summer for many years,” notes Ken Hellevang, an Extension agricultural engineer. “Keeping the grain as cool as possible should be the goal of summer grain storage.” Allowing grain to warm to average outdoor air temperatures during the summer can lead to insect infestations and mold growth. The optimum grain temperature for insect activity is approxi...
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director Tammy Lake in Richland County today announced that ranchers and livestock producers may be eligible for assistance from the Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) for grazing losses incurred in 2017. According to Lake, “Richland County recently met qualifying drought criteria to ‘trigger’ eligibility for the Livestock Forage Disaster Program on non-irrigated acres used for grazing.” LFP provides compensation to livestock producers who have suffered grazing...
Enjoy an afternoon of cowboy poetry Sunday, August 20th from 11a.m. to 5p.m. CDT at the Missouri Yellowstone Confluence Center. Poets/musicians include D.W. Groethe, Linda and Terry Schwartz, Jarl Kavalie, Bill Lowman and Mark Kerr. Performers will rotate in 20 minute sessions throughout the afternoon. Admission is free but donations are welcome....
Jenny Lavey, for the MSU News Service A regional, interdisciplinary team led by Montana State University, Colorado State University and a group of northwest barley growers, maltsters and brewers has received $300,000 to research sustainable ways to support barley growers and the craft brewing industry. The three-year grant from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture will establish a Rocky Mountain Malt Cooperative and will allow MSU, CSU, regional brewers, maltsters and barley growers...
