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Located five miles northwest of Froid sits the Sunwall Farm. This farm has been in operation for well over 100 years. "My grandpa, Anders Sunwall, homesteaded here in 1906, but he finally got the title to the land in 1913," said Greg Sunwall, the current owner of Sunwall Farm. Last fall, the Montana Historical Society recognized the farm, along with eight other family farms that have been in operation for over 100 years. In the future, the Historical Society will be publishing a book about each...
Remi Marie Peyatt was born Friday, Jan. 8, 2021, to Haley Carpenter and Harley Peyatt, Glendive. She weighed 6 lbs., 8.2 oz. Maternal grandparents are Jon and Crystal Batchelor and paternal grandparent is Wanda Wiseman. William Gregorio Rees was born Monday, Jan. 11, 2021, to Maricel and Thomas Rees, Williston, ND. He weighed 5 lbs., 9.6 oz. Maternal grandparents are Felix and Nentta Calicoy and paternal grandparents Joe and Julie Rees. He joins brother Robert. Aubrey Irene Sorenson was born Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, to Heather and Brent...
The Roosevelt Memorial Healthcare Foundation welcomes scholarship applications for 2021! For area students interested in pursuing a career in healthcare, RMHF is currently offering two, $500 scholarships to graduating students from the Culbertson, Froid and Bainville School Districts. Students must be attending or planning on attending a two, or four-year accredited college or university. The scholarship is also available to current college or graduate students in the healthcare field of study w...
The Montana State University-Northern’s fall semester Dean’s List contains 347 students. To be included in the Dean’s List, students must carry a minimum of 12 credits and earn a grade point average of 3.25 or better. The following list of students is organized alphabetically by home town. Bainville - Beau Z. Hyatt Fairview - Austen M. Cozzens Froid - Morgan L. Mason Glendive - Savannah L. Toms Poplar – Marli M. Firemoon; Griffin E. Ricker; Robert Smith; Lori E. Smoker Richey - Kyler J. Brown Savage - Ashlind M. Conradsen Sidney - Jett D. Jone...
When the corona virus hit Montana and non-essential businesses closed, Misty Williams, Froid Grocery store owner, Froid, took the radical step of closing the front door of her "essential business," restricting it to phone and Facebook orders and curbside pickup. Williams says, "When the virus hit, people were understandably reluctant to go out. The governor had shut down the state and there was a virus case in town. So, we came up with a plan to minimize contact and protect both customers and...
While COVID-19 has prompted the cancellation of the annual onsite Froid Research Farm Field Day typically held in late June, two live webinars are planned to provide interested participants with important information on range and cropland weeds in the MonDak with a special emphasis on identifying and preventing the introduction of Palmer amaranth in Montana, a dangerous herbicide resistant crop weed that has recently made its way into North Dakota. The webinars were originally scheduled for successive Thursdays, but have now been moved to the...
As is true for so many similar events, the annual Froid Research Farm Field Day typically scheduled for late June has been converted from an on-the-ground event to a new virtual tour due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Scientists and staff with the USDA-ARS Northern Plains Agricultural Research Laboratory in Sidney made the announcement Monday. In addition, the joint Sidney Dryland Field Day with Sidney ARS and Montana State University’s Eastern Ag Research Center (EARC), also held in June, has been cancelled for this year and will return a...
Rain Bertricia Williams Rain Bertricia Williams was born Tuesday, April 14, 2020, to Holly Johnson-Williams and Nathaniel Williams, Savage. She weighed 7 lbs. and 10.8 oz. Maternal grandparents are Steve and Corrine Johnson and paternal grandparent is Stephen Apuzzo. She joins a sister Evangelain and brother Deanon. Tristan Thomas Toavs Tristan Thomas Toavs was born Friday, April 17, 2020, to Justiss Firemoon and Talor Toavs, Wolf Point. He weighed 7 lbs. and 13.8 oz. Maternal grandparents are Thomas and Marva Firemoon and paternal...
The date for the annual dryland field days at the Froid Research Farm is tentatively set for Thursday, June 25. More details will be made available here as plans are finalized. The Sidney dryland field day, typically held jointly with Montana State University’s Eastern Agricultural Research Center in Sidney, MT, has been cancelled for 2020, but will return in 2021....
On the request of tournament coaches, the Sidney Area Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture compiled an All-Tournament team from the District 2C basketball tournaments determined by a vote of coaches. For the boys’ tournament, Fairview’s senior Alex Schriver was the top vote-getter. Also voted to the first team were Fairview’s senior Josh Herron, Fairview’s senior Cody Asbeck, Plentywood’s senior Tyson Flickinger and Froid-Lake’s sophomore Javonne Nesbit. Selected to the second team were MonDak...
The Class C Basketball District Tournament was held Mon. - Sat., Feb. 17-22. The Fairview boys came out on top, winning the championship game against Froid/Med Lake 60-27....
The Fairview Community Foundation will host its second annual New Year’s Eve Dance for all area high school kids at the Richland County Event Center on Tuesday, Dec. 31 from 9 p.m. - 1 a.m. Kids from Lambert, Savage, Richey, Culbertson, Watford City, Alexander, Arnegard, Bainville, Glendive, Froid, Medicine Lake, Sidney, Fairview and beyond are all welcome. The event is free with music by DJ Nick Kallem, food, and games. This is not a lock-down event but chaperones will be on site. Come as you are or dress up in your New Year’s Eve finest if...
Beau Theige’s Guitars To Be Exhibited At The Mondak Heritage Center, October 16-January 11, Sidney A joint opening reception will be held on October 18 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. for the public to meet the artist Beau Theige and to honor artist Laura Barrett (1930 - 2017) who’s exhibit is also opening at the same time. You will also have an opportunity to try playing Beau’s guitars on display. This exhibit is sponsored by MAGDA. Beau Theige’s guitars will be loved by music enthusiasts (guitar players in particular), artists and recyclers. Beau, a...
While you might not run into any outlaws, train robbers or cattle rustlers at this year’s 5th annual Wild West Fall Fest fundraiser, you can bet you’ll be in the company of some of the community’s most charitable and giving community folks. This year’s annual event is being hosted by the Roosevelt Memorial Healthcare Foundation and is taking place October 5 at the Culbertson Saddle Club, in Culbertson. The doors open at 6 p.m. Attendees will have a chance at winning as much as $1,000 in cash as well as a number of other prizes includi...
While you might not run into any outlaws, train robbers or cattle rustlers at this year’s 5th annual Wild West Fall Fest fundraiser, you can bet you’ll be in the company of some of the community’s most charitable and giving community folks. This year’s annual event is being hosted by the Roosevelt Memorial Healthcare Foundation and is taking place October 5 at the Culbertson Saddle Club, in Culbertson. The doors open at 6 p.m. Attendees will have a chance at winning as much as $1,000 in cash as well as a number of other prizes includi...
Farmers and ranchers wage a continuous battle with weeds in their crops and pastures, battles that have grown fiercer with new weed species popping up and the development of herbicide resistance in existing weeds. Knowing your enemy is key for combating resistance and preventing introduction of new species and area producers have an opportunity to brush up on their weed skills at the 2019 Froid Research Farm Field Day on Thursday, June 27, from 1-5 p.m. The day's program features discussions on...
Pesticide credits have been awarded for upcoming field days in Sidney and Froid on June 20 and June 27 respectively. First up is the joint dryland field day with MSU’s Eastern Ag Research Center and USDA’s Northern Plains Ag Research Lab at their adjoining research farms near Sidney on Thursday morning, June 20th, from 9 am to 12:30 pm. The event has been awarded 2 private and commercial pesticide credits. Featured tour talks include a special weed identification workshop, along with an update on winter and spring cereal variety trials usi...
Farmers and ranchers wage a continuous battle with weeds in their crops and pastures, battles that are often compounded by the arrival of new weed species and the development of herbicide resistance in existing weeds. Knowing your enemy is a key component for combating resistance and preventing introduction of new weed species. Producers will have two opportunities to hone their identification skills at field days being conducted later this month in Sidney and Froid, along with learning about other dryland research underway in this area. The...
