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The Sidney High School FFA and AgEd students have begun Phase II of the Learning to Serve Grant, obtained through the USDA Rural Youth Development Program. This grant focuses on developing and applying leadership and classroom skills in youth who then use these newly learned skills to improve their own lives and the health of their rural communities. The grant partners the students with the county, city and ROI (Richland Opportunities, Inc.) to improve and enhance recycling efforts within...
The Fairview Alliance Church, 702 Western Ave., (across from the high school) will be serving a free turkey supper on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24 from 4:30-6:30 p.m. If you should care to stay for the Christmas Eve service at 7 p.m. you are welcome to do so. Come as you are and join our church “family” for the holidays. Christmas morning coffee is at 10:30 a.m. and service at 11 a.m. on Christmas Day. For more information call 406-742-5425....
Richland Recreation Coordinator, Justin Nuveman, seeks public comment on the possibility of a Community/Recreation Center being built within the county. At the January 2011 County Wide Community Conference, interest was shown in constructing a community/recreation center so there would be more recreation options for the entire family. There were many options that were discussed as to what/who should go into such a facility including indoor pool, auditorium, fitness space, gymnasiums and the Boys and Girls Club. Entire county participation is...
The Sidney Kiwanis Club is once again providing coats, hats, boots, scarves, gloves and mittens to children in the area. Anyone needing warm clothing, or wishing to donate either clothing or money to purchase certain items, is encouraged to contact Nick Lonski, Edward Jones, 611A S. Central Ave., Sidney or call 406-433-3600. Coats in elementary kids’ sizes are particularly in demand....
Jessica Young married Stephen Glancey on Sept. 2, 2011 at the Believer’s Fellowship Church, St. Paul, MN. The bride is the daughter of Terry and Renae Young, Sidney. The groom is the son of Suzanne Singer and Christian Glancey. The couple spent their honeymoon in Mexico and returned to reside in Eden Prairie, MN. The bride is employed as an education loan coordinator at Crown College, St. Bonifacius, MN and the groom is a sales and marketing manager at Screenfeed, Edina, MN. Something unique a...
Fellowship Church of Sidney is providing their facility to the community as a “warming place” for those with a cold-weather emergency. If anyone in a camper, RV, or less-than-ideal cold weather accommodation suffers a power outage, runs out of propane, or loses heat they can call Fellowship at 433-4004, any time of day (24 hours). Someone will be sent to open the facility for a temporary period of time so they can get warm and get heat restored. Fellowship Church urges people not to underestimate the elements of an eastern Montana winter and...
The Foundation for Community Care and Good Cents Store will be Braving Cancer with Hope and Antiques on Saturday, April 21 with a region wide antique auction. The auction will be held at Richland County Event Center, Sidney, with all proceeds benefiting Phase II of Sidney Health Center’s Cancer Care Center. Sidney Health Center expanded its cancer care services to include radiation therapy in January 2011. The first of its kind in Montana, Sidney Health Center installed a TomoTherapy Hi-Art r...
The City/County Planning Board meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012 at 7 p.m. The meeting will take place at the Richland County Extension Office Conference Room, 1499 N Central Ave., Sidney. To obtain a copy of the Planning Board Agenda or for more information please contact the Richland County Planner Office at 406-433-6886....
The Sidney Piecemakers Quilting Club generously donated 50 hand-made pillow cases to residents of Sidney Health Center Extended Care. Each pillow case is made with festive Christmas material....
The Trade Promotion committee of the Sidney Area Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture provided an incentive for local shoppers with the Christmas Cash Give-Away. Winning $500 in Chamber Bucks was Debbie Lawhead of Fairview. Receiving $250 Chamber Buck prizes was Christobel Steinbeisser and Dave Nees, both of Sidney. Their winning tickets were drawn at Johnson Hardware and Furniture, M&M Café, and ProBuild. The drawings were conducted on December 16th. Chamber Bucks can be used at 96 different...
Army aviator Captain Anne Rockeman Montgomery died Monday, Dec. 12, 2011 as the result of a helicopter training accident at Joint Base Lewis-McChord near Tacoma, WA. She was 25. Anne was born Oct. 1, 1986 in Comayaguela, Honduras to Kurt Rockeman, a U.S. Foreign Service officer, and Kathleen Joslyn Rockeman. She grew up in Honduras, Somalia, Malawi, Mozambique, Ethiopia and graduated from high school in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Anne was a proud legal resident of North Dakota, though, and...
Mass of the Christian Burial for Mary Gertrude “Gert” Clifford, 103, Sidney, MT, was at 10 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011, at St. Matthew’s Catholic Church, Sidney, with Father Jim O’Neil and Father Ned Shinnick as co-presiders. Interment was in the Sidney Cemetery, Sidney, under the direction of the Fulkerson Funeral Home, Sidney. Remembrances and condolences may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Mary Gertrude “Gert” passed away peacefully on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011, at the Sidney Health Center Extended Care Facility with her da...
Funeral service for John Chapman, 57, Sidney, MT, was at 11 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011 at the Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, Sidney, with Pastor David Huskamp officiating. Cremation followed the services under the direction of the Fulkerson Funeral Home, Sidney. Remembrances and condolences may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. John died on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011 at his home....
Funeral services for Kevin Leach, 53, Champlain, MN, were at 10 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011, at the Fulkerson Memorial Chapel with Pastor Carol Karres officiating. Kevin will be laid to rest next to his beloved grandparents, near the farm that he loved as a child, at Trinity Lutheran Church, rural Tioga, ND under the direction of the Fulkerson Funeral Home, Sidney. Remembrances and condolences may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com Our hearts were broken on Dec. 14, when Kevin left us. With a smile, we will fondly remember Kev...
Mass of the Christian Burial for Mary L. Fisher Tolksdorf, 91, Sidney, MT, is at 10 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011 at the St. Bernard’s Catholic which happens to be Mary’s favorite day of the year, when the days once again start getting longer and brighter. Rosary was said on Tuesday, Dec. 20 at 5:30 p.m. with a wake following at 6 p.m., both at the Fulkerson Funeral Home. Remembrances and condolences may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Mary died Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011 at the Sidney Health Center....
The Rush in Sidney had a basket raffle during the month of October for breast cancer awareness month. They raised $555, $453 was from the basket raffle and $102 was contributed from The Rush. The money is being donated for the Phase II of the Sidney Health Center Cancer Center....
The Sidney Eagles Speech and Drama Team headed to Glasgow for a tough competition on Saturday, Dec, 17, 2011. There was a "fun" event added to this meet: Improv Duo with Sidney ending up on top with 1st and 2nd places. The Sidney teams that competed were Katie Staffanson and Tori Hill, Carl Redman and Taylor Fay placed 2nd, Michael Waddell and Kyle Smith placed 1st. The Speech Team took 2nd place in Class A Sweeps led by the awesome Coach Gail Staffanson. Tori Hill 4th Place in MPA, Jesse Staffa...
Kathleen Thomas has been on a mission since hearing the news that her then 18 month old grandson, Kyler Streib, had been diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL). That mission was to grow her hair long enough to donate to Locks of Love. Now, 8 months later, she has cut off and donated 8 inches of hair to the organization, in Kyler’s name, which will be made into a wig for a child fighting cancer. “It wasn’t easy,” she stated. “My hair is so thick and curly and never this long, but...
The Richland County DUI Task Force needs your help this holiday season. Across Montana local and state law enforcement agencies are doing their part to combat the number of alcohol related crashes in our communities. At record numbers, alcohol establishments are stressing the importance of responsible alcohol service, discouraging patrons from excessive consumption of alcohol and ultimately getting behind the wheel of a vehicle, but they cannot do it alone! Based on recent studies, Richland County had the highest BACs average of 0.274 for...
As discussions and controversy continue about whether or not the McKenzie County Commissioners should enact a county-wide land use plan, the divide seems to continue with some residents adamantly for it, others opposing it and others somewhere in between. With the oil boom expansion and population explosion, the landscape of Northeast Montana and Western North Dakota is changing rapidly with buildings going up seemingly overnight. How community members feel about the rapid expansion and creep...
Watford City's Brandon Taylor attempts a shot on goal before getting taken down by the Grand Forks defense. After a scoreless overtime, the game ended in a 5-5 tie....
Sidney: 61; Watford City: 12 106# Ethan Graves (S) pinned Jade Hepper (WC) 3:47 113# Lane Schaffer (S) dec. Coleton Jore (WC) 17-10 120# Gresh Jones (S) Forfeit 126# Cody Johnson (S) maj. dec. Clay Jorgenson (WC) 12-2 132# Double Forfeit 138# Brody Rooks (S) pinned Gus Nelson (WC) 4:56 145# Trevor Kalberer (WC) pinned Jace Buxbaum (S) 1:35 152# Cody Christian (S) pinned Joe Nelson (WC) 1:13 160# Gene Speldrich (S) pinned Austin Garmann (WC) 3:15 170# Doug Roonie (S) pinned Josh Rockeman (WC) :48 182# Corey Jones (WC) pinned Cole Nesper (S) :16...
The Sidney Junior High Wrestling Team won their home meet on Saturday, Dec. 17. The team took 1st with 92 points, Glendive placed 2nd with 61 points and Glasgow took third with 51 points. Placings are as follows: 85# A Tristian Kohntopp 2nd 85# B Jace Johnson 3rd 90# A Casey Christian 2nd 95# A Wyatt Van Buren 1st 100# A Trace Jones 1st 100# B Avery Gurney 4th 105# A Sawyer Thogersen 2nd 110# A Brady Gorder 1st 116# A Parker Dean 1st 116# B Eric Serra 4th 122-128# A Ryan Chatterton 1st 122-128# A Chris Gartner 2nd 135-140# A Christian Eggar...
4 Pat Weede Memorial Wrestling Tournament Friday, December 16, 2011 Round 1: Sidney 32 vs Douglas 39 Round 2: Sidney 51 vs Scottsbluff 24 Round 3: Sidney 22 vs Ponderosa 44 Round 4: Sidney 31 vs Bismarck Century 32 Saturday, December 17, 2011 Round 5 Sidney 31 vs Wagner 45 Round 6 Sidney 45 vs Poudre 30 Round 7 Sidney 17 vs Campbell County 52 Weight Name W L #106 Ethan Graves 1 6 #113 Gresh Jones 6 0 #120 Gresh Jones 1 0 #126 Brody Rooks 4 3 #132 Jordan Stevens 6 1 #136 Jace Buxbaum 3 4 #145...
The Key Ingredients: American by Food Smithsonian exhibit is on display at the Pioneer Museum of McKenzie County in the Long X Visitors Center, Watford City until Jan. 22, 2012 from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Explore the connections between Americans and the foods they produce, prepare, preserve and present at the table—a provocative and thoughtful look at the historical, regional and social traditions that merge in everyday meals and celebrations. Join the discussion as they read the bestselling author Barbara Kingsolver’s narrative “An...
