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The MonDak Heritage Center in Sidney is very pleased to announce the addition of Jenny Baker, Outreach and Development Coordinator, to its staff. With a Fine Arts degree and minor in museum studies, Baker is extremely qualified to expand the Center’s outreach programs in the community. Baker did her internship and worked at the Museum of the Rockies and also taught classes at Paris Gibson, the contemporary art museum in Great Falls. She has also been in and out of the school system, subbing, b...
The 2013 Session of Annie’s Project, a program developed to empower farm and ranch women to be better business partners, will kick off the third Tuesday (January 22) in January 2013 in Watford City Classes will be held on six Tuesday evenings at the Courthouse Meeting Room starting at 5 pm and concluding by 8 pm. A supper meal will be included. The purpose of the program is to help agricultural women gain the understanding and knowledge necessary to be active and involved farm and ranch partners. In addition, Annie’s Project will help wom...
The 7th Annual New Year’s Eve Extravaganza will be December 31st from 8pm-12:30am at the Raymond Family Community Center. The Williston Parks and Recreation District is once again hosting the event for Williston youth grades 7-12. The event is free of charge and will include dancing, a ball drop at midnight, open ice-skating, prizes, and free food and beverages. There will be door prizes throughout the evening. Any chaperones would be appreciated as well. For further information, to donate a door prize, or to provide funding please contact t...
The Fairview Alliance Church will be hosting a free Christmas Eve dinner between 5:00 and 6:30 p.m. on Monday, December 24th, to be followed by a Christmas Eve Carol Service at 7:00 p.m. We welcome everyone, especially those who have no family around for the holidays, to join our “family” for a great meal with no obligation at 318 7th Street, Fairview, across from the high school. Please contact Pastor Kelly Sloan at 406-742-5425 if you need a ride or more information. Merry Christmas!...
Sidney Knights of Columbus 3002, will hold its Community Christmas Dinner, Tuesday, December 25, 2012 from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. at St. Matthew’s Parish Center, 310 7th St. SE, Sidney. Free will offering, volunteers are welcome. For more information please call 406-433-2510....
Dr. Michael LaPan, foot and ankle specialist, recently completed training in total ankle replacement with the InBone Total Ankle System through Wright Medical. Dr. LaPan is one of the first Doctors of Podiatric Medicine in Montana to receive the training with this innovative technology. The InBone Total Ankle System has proven to be much better than its predecessors. Ankle replacement surgery has been around since the early 1970s, but the options were limited and the results were not ideal....
This year, an estimated 56,300 people will be infected with HIV in the United States. One in 5 of the more than one million people living with HIV is unaware of his or her infection. This year, in recognition of World AIDS Day, Richland County Health Department encourages all citizens of Richland County to get tested for HIV. The only way to know for sure if you have HIV is to get tested. You could have HIV and still feel healthy. Many doctors recommend HIV testing for all teens and adults between the ages of 13 and 64. It’s especially i...
MillerCoors Blue Rock Distributing helped raise $3,610.50 during the 21st Annual Halloween promotion to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®, one of the world’s premier centers for the research and treatment of pediatric cancer and other deadly childhood diseases. During the month-long St. Jude Halloween pinup campaign, thousands of participating restaurants, convenience stores, grocery stores and other retail locations nationwide where MillerCoors products are sold asked patrons to d...
It’s that time of the year, your house hopefully smells like freshly baked cookies, but there’s also a good chance it’s about to be full of some holiday cabin fever. If you’re looking for a change of pace, come down to the library. We have a holiday open house, two movie matinees, and some Marshmallow Madness to entertain kids of all ages! In the spirit of the season, we’ll be showing Charlie Brown Christmas, Rudolph, and How the Grinch Stole Christmas from 2-4pm on December 22nd. Bring the whole family and spend some time together, we’ll cle...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s North Dakota State Emergency Board reviewed and approved damage assessment reports for 16 North Dakota counties recently. The reports will now be sent on to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to support a potential disaster designation for those counties. The damage assessment process was completed in response to Governor Jack Dalrymple’s request to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack for a secretarial disaster designation. The designation, if made by the Secretary, makes low-interest emergency loans ava...
Mass of the Christian Burial for Elizabeth Weber, 96, of Sidney (formerly of Fairview) is at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 19, 2012, at St. Catherine’s Catholic Church in Fairview with Father Jim O’Neil as presider. Wake services are at 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 18, 2012, at the Fulkerson Memorial Chapel in Sidney, MT. Interment will be in the Fairview Cemetary, Fairview, ND, under the direction of Fulkerson Funeral Home of Sidney, MT. Remembrances and condolences may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Elizabeth died on Sat...
Funeral service for Gary Sorensen, 67, of Sidney, MT was 10:00 a.m., Monday, December 17, 2012 at the Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church with Pastor David Huskamp officiating. Interment was in the Sidney Cemetery under the direction of Fulkerson Funeral Home. Remembrances and condolences may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Gary died on Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at the Sidney Health Center....
Montana’s Fish, Wildlife & Parks Commission will meet in Helena Dec. 20 to consider final approval of a statewide fisheries management plan and the City of Helena’s plan to manage deer within the city limits. The meeting, set to begin at 8:30 a.m., will be held at FWP’s Helena headquarters, 1420 E. Sixth Ave. Commissioners also will consider approving new rules for Montana State Parks fees and the Smith River. Final approval will also be sought on water rights on Nevada Spring Creek near Helmville, 2013 fishing regulations for Red Rock Lakes Na...
Winter anglers are reminded that any fish house left unoccupied on North Dakota waters must be made out of materials that will allow it to float. A popular question this time of the year is if campers qualify as legal fish houses. The answer is the same for any structure taken on the ice – if it’s left unattended, it must be able to float; if it’s not able to float, it must be removed when the angler leaves the ice. Other fish house regulations include: Fish houses do not require a license. Occupied structures do not require ident...
What To Do With The Kids (WTDWTK) has re-released one of its more popular Special Reports just in time for this festive season. WTDWTK contacted parents from around the world through Linkedin, Twitter, Facebook as well as email, and asked them to submit their list of favorite Family Christmas/Holiday Movie or Television Shows. A copy of this special report is available for viewing on www.whattodowiththekids.com. WTDWTK received over 440 movie and television suggestions of programs that date back as far as 1946 and as early as 2004. The most...
Every year, Sidney Health Center Extended Care gathers donations and holds their Christmas Store. During the Christmas Store, residents are allowed to pick out presents to give to family members, friends, and whoever they want. The turnout of donated goods is always amazing. The Extended Care faculty assists with the residents’ choices and then wraps and labels the presents....
The 2013 Montana/Wyoming Sugar Beet Symposium will be held in Billings at the Big Horn Resort on Wednesday and Thursday, January 9-10, 2013. The symposium will feature top experts from Montana State University, University of Wyoming, North Dakota State University and Kansas State University, the federal Agricultural Research Service (from Sidney and Kimberly, Idaho stations), as well as from private industry. There will also be a trade show with exhibits by many agricultural input suppliers. Wednesday’s program will focus on malt barley p...
The fur buyer will be at High Caliber Sports in Sidney Dec. 27th from 1-3pm. The buyer will be set up in the parking lot across from Centre Theatre....
The North Dakota Wheat Commission recently released the 2012 Regional Quality Reports for both U.S. hard spring wheat and northern durum wheat. The hard red spring wheat samples were produced in North Dakota, Montana, Minnesota, South Dakota, Idaho and Oregon while the durum samples were taken from North Dakota and Montana. The northern durum crop grades a number one Hard Amber Durum on average with slightly higher test weights and thousand kernel weights compared to last year. Vitreous kernel...
Fred Lake, Chairman of the Sports & Rec Committee of the Sidney Area Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture displays the “NFL Playoff Book” that is now available for purchase. For the $10 purchase price a person may win $50, $75, or $150 during the NFL playoff season. Books are available at the Sidney Chamber or the Superpumper convenience store. The Sports & Rec Committee uses this income to fund tournaments hosted by the Chamber and Sidney Public Schools. Sidney will host the District 2C Com...
Mountain lion hunting during the late season in zone 1 is closed immediately. The seventh cat was taken Dec. 14, filling the zone’s late-season quota. Zone 1 includes land south of ND Highway 1804 from the Montana border to the point where ND Highway 1804 lies directly across Lake Sakakawea from ND Highway 8, crossing Lake Sakakawea then south along ND Highway 8 to ND Highway 200, then west on ND Highway 200 to U.S. Highway 85, then south on U.S. Highway 85 to the South Dakota border. The mountain lion season in zone 2, which is the rest of t...
The West Side School 1st Grade Christmas Program titled “Shape It Up, It’s Christmas” was held Dec. 14 at West Side School...
Fairview Elementary School presented its Christmas program last Thursday evening....
The Rau Elementary Christmas Programs entitled “Rau Christmas ABCs” for the K-2nd students and “Christmas Chaos” for the 3rd-6th grade students were held on Dec. 13....
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is seeking public comment on fishing contests proposed for the open water season of 2013. Participants must comply with state fishing regulations, including daily and possession limits. Most contests require catch-and-release fishing and participants in these contests may not keep any fish. Applications for contests may be approved, denied or approved with conditions. Conditions placed on contests may help to minimize fish mortality, regulate harvest, reduce user conflicts or require additional access site...
