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The internationally-acclaimed Harlem Ambassadors will be visiting Sidney for a game at Sidney High School on October 21st at 7:00 p.m. The Harlem Ambassadors offer a unique brand of Harlem-style basketball, featuring high-flying slam dunks, dazzling ball-handling tricks and hilarious comedy routines. The Ambassadors feature non-stop laughs and deliver a positive message for kids wherever the Ambassadors play. “At our shows, we want the kids to know that they’re part of our team too,” Coach...
Tess Ler, a member of the Richland Rockets 4-H club, will be traveling to National 4-H Congress which will be held in Atlanta Georgia from November 29 to December 3, 2013. Tess will be proudly representing Richland County and Montana 4-H due to her superb demonstration skills at Montana 4-H Congress held this past July at Montana State University in Bozeman. Tess gave a demonstration entitled “Delicious Designs” which earned her second place at the state level. The top four participants in the...
The only ALL MONTANA Oktoberfest. Music by the Lone Mountain Trio. Beer by Bayern Brewery. Brats by Redneck Meats. All to raise funds to support live music in Sidney. Must bs will be available during Family Fun Night Sept. 12 and 13! THANK YOU to Sidney’s own Wells Fargo and Blue Rock Products for making this event possible!...
Kiwanis apples will be here this weekend. Kiwanians will be at the Johnson Hardware warehouse on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. for customers to pick up their fruit. Fruit will also be available at Johnson Hardware Monday through Thursday, October 7-10....
This year there will be a Livestock Judging contest in conjunction with National 4-H Week. Livestock judging is a process where youth evaluate a class of either market or breeding animals based on the desired traits of that species. The contest will be held on October 12, at the Richland County Fairgrounds. The contest is open to all 4-H and FFA members who wish to participate. The registration will begin at 8:00 a.m. and the contest at 9:00 a.m. If there are any questions please contact the Richland County Extension Office at...
The results are in! Altogether, more than 230 area residents, businesses, schools and government agencies recycled just over 21 Tons (42,049) of e-waste at this year’s “E-rase your E-waste” events, organizers reported last week. This is the fifth year in which the annual total collected has exceeded 20,000 pounds of e-waste, bringing the county’s overall collection total for the past nine years to more than 154 Tons! “Things went very well again this year,” Jackie Couture, Co-Chair of the E-rase...
Tractor & Equipment Co. celebrated the grand opening of its second facility in Williston recently with a barbecue, ribbon cutting and open house. The 42,100 square foot building called “Williston North” is located on 50 acres in the Bakken Industrial Park (221 Niehenke Street between Grainger and Love’s Travel Stop.) The facility is housed on 10 acres, there are 10 acres of yard space and the remaining 30 is dedicated to future development. “In the last few years, we’ve been greatly expanding our staffing levels and inventories, as well as i...
The Sidney Education Foundation, Inc. and the Richland County Family Resource Center have teamed up again to sponsor the fourth annual Kids First! Carnival this fall. Both of these groups focus on children, families and education, forming a perfect partnership to bring an exciting activity for families in the Sidney area to enjoy. The carnival will be held Saturday, October 26, 2013 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Richland County Fair Event Center. The groups are currently looking for community organizations to rent a booth at the carnival...
Funeral service for J. Mae Eldridge was 2 p.m., Thursday, September 26, 2013 at the Church of Christ with Pastor Richard Eggar officiating. Interment was in the Sidney Cemetery under the direction of Fulkerson Funeral Home of Sidney. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Mae died on Sunday, September 22, 2013 at the Riverstone Hospice Home in Billings, MT....
James Tilson Burgess, Jim, was born in Williston, North Dakota on January 29, 1926 to Thomas Orlando and Hazel Tilson Burgess. At an early age, the family moved to Fairview, Montana and then to Sidney where he attended grade school and graduated from high school in 1943. That same summer, at 17, he joined the navy. He received his training in San Diego and in Texas. He attended Sonar School and was very proud to have been the “Sonar Man,” looking for enemy submarines on the USS Edwin A. How...
Funeral service for Pam Unterseher, 57, of Fairview, MT, will be 2 p.m., Saturday, October 5, 2013 at Pella Lutheran Church with Pastor Charlane Lines officiating. Interment will be in Fairview Cemetery, Fairview, ND, under the direction of Fulkerson Funeral Home. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family at fulkersons.com. Pam died at her home on Saturday morning, September 28, 2013....
North Dakota hunters are reminded to be cautious on roadways, as farmers and ranchers are currently busy with fall farm duties. With most hunting seasons open and producers harvesting crops, moving cattle and hauling bales, road traffic is busy at times, even on rural gravel roads. With that in mind, hunters are asked to move to the side of the road to allow wide farm vehicles to pass, park their vehicles in a place that will not block a roadway, field approach or gate, pick up trash and empty shells, and not clean game in the road ditch or...
The VFW and Ladies Auxiliary to the VFW offer a Voice of Democracy oral/essay scholarship which gives the winner an opportunity to win $30,000. The program is open to students in grades 9-12 who are enrolled in a public, private, or home study program in the United States and its territories. Students must submit a 3-5 minute CD recording based on the theme: “Why I’m Optimistic About our Nation’s Future”. Entries begin at the Post level, with the local winning essay receiving $100. That winner advances to the District level, and the winner...
This season deer hunters in Montana will find another mix of hunting opportunities across the state when the general season opens Oct. 26. On the upside, FWP wildlife biologists are reporting better fawn production and survival in many areas. Like other big game hunting, a nice cold front with plenty of snow should lead to some good hunting this season. On the downside, reports of another spotty outbreak of epizootic hemorrhagic disease, a fatal virus in deer that’s caused by biting insects, are coming in from across Montana...
Sidney’s Cross Country team met in Glasgow on Saturday. The meet was held at the Fort Peck Dam Downstream Recreation Area. Places and times for Sidney are as follows: Middle school girls: Scottlynn Anglesey-46th 13:03 Middle school boys: Jacobe Croff-12th 9:53 Varsity girls: Tess Ler-14th 21:08 Tessa Hill-25th 22:51 Ashley Ray-44th 27:26 Varsity boys: Christian Anglesey-13th 17:54 Zach Sommerfeld-19th 18:09 Jared Troudt-57th 22:21...
Several new public safety laws will take effect in Montana beginning October 1. The measures, which were a priority of Attorney General Tim Fox during the 2013 legislative session, passed with overwhelming bi-partisan support. “The Montana Department of Justice found common sense solutions for taking on DUI offenders, protecting our most vulnerable citizens, and improving law enforcement infrastructure in Montana,” Attorney General Tim Fox said. “The level of support our initiatives had on both sides of the aisle indicated that our ideas were n...
The E-rase your E-waste committee would like to thank everyone who participated in our spring and fall 2013 “E-rase your E-waste” e-cycling events, particularly the Fairview community which held their first collection event this past spring. We’ve had another great year, with a grand total of 42,049 pounds of e-waste collected for recycling! That’s more than 21 TONS of e-waste that DIDN’T go into our local landfill again this year! That e-waste included an estimated 16,464 pounds of plastics, 4,511 pounds of lead and 0.696 pounds of mercury....
The Montana Department of Revenue’s Liquor Control Division would like to notify wine consumers about a new law that eliminates the requirement to have a connoisseur’s license to order wine directly from wineries. The law took effect October 1. The law creates a direct shipment endorsement for wineries that allows them to sell and ship up to 18 9-liter cases of wine a year to an individual for personal use. A list of wineries that are registered or licensed with the department and have direct shipment endorsements will soon be available at rev...
The American Red Cross kicks off its annual Holiday Mail for Heroes program today and invites everyone to show their gratitude and best wishes to those who serve our country, veterans and their families by sending holiday cards. Starting today and going through December 6, Montanans can create and send cards to service members, veterans and their families who will receive cards across the country and around the world. “Everyone gets busy, especially around the holidays, but let’s remember our service members, veterans and their families who...
Gov. Jack Dalrymple, North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) Director Grant Levi, Watford City Mayor Brent Sanford, and other state and local officials broke ground recently on the U.S. 85 Watford City Bypass, which will re-route Highway 85 traffic onto a new roadway southwest of Watford City. The bypass will enhance safety and traffic movement throughout the area, as well as meet the region’s transportation needs resulting from increased economic growth and activity. “Watford City and McKenzie County have experienced rapid gro...
While the fall fishing bite will eventually fade, efforts to monitor the presence of aquatic nuisance species in North Dakota waters continue. The North Dakota Game and Fish Department urges local entities and water recreationists to check for new aquatic nuisance species infestations when pulling and storing fishing piers, boat docks and lifts prior to ice up. Fred Ryckman, Game and Fish ANS coordinator, said it is especially important to look for zebra mussels during this winter prep work. Zebra mussels will attach to hard surfaces, such as...
A Watford City development will benefit from MBI Energy Services’ third contribution to the Housing Incentive Fund (HIF). The energy company contributed $250,000 to Wolf Run Village, an affordable housing project for essential service workers including teachers, law enforcement and medical personnel. “MBI strongly believes in supporting the people and the communities in which we operate,” said Jim Arthaud, the energy company’s CEO. “Our roots are in Western North Dakota, and we want to see this...
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Director Jeff Hagener and members of the Fish & Wildlife Commission will be in Miles City Oct. 9-10 to host a public open house and conduct the commission’s regular monthly meeting. The open house will be hosted for area residents to informally visit with Director Hagener, Fish & Wildlife Commission Chairman Dan Vermillion, and fellow commissioners Richard Stuker, Lawrence Wetsit, Matthew Tourtlotte, and Gary Wolfe–as well as other FWP staff. The open house starts at 6:30 PM on Oct. 9 at the Sleep Inn & Sui...
Karen Petrovich paints the vistas she knows from living the true western life. In her 35 years living in the Cody, WY area, she was a ditch rider, ranch hand, truck driver, horseshoer, hunting guide and lady bull rider. Petrovich also spent eleven seasons working for the U.S. Forest Service. An injury from a car accident brought her back to art. With the help of a well-known artist in Cody, she began working hard at a career restarted late in her life. Petrovich stated, “My paintings are of m...
Rietta Iverson goes up for a block against the Kindred Vikings during Saturday’s volleyball tournament held in Dickinson, ND. Sidney Eagles placed 2nd in the Bronze Division. (Photo by Kathy Johnson)...
