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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...
FFA students from all over the district converged in Sidney Monday for day long competitions. Floriculture took place at St. Matthews multi purpose center. Hinsdale advisor Patti Armbrister explained how valuable the competition is, stating that the students learn job interview, problem solving, sales and marketing and customer service skills. "They come out of this contest with pretty good business skills," she said. The goal is to prepare the students for college and a career and Armbrister...
FFA students from all over the district converged in Sidney Monday for day long competitions. Floriculture took place at St. Matthews multi purpose center. Hinsdale advisor Patti Armbrister explained how valuable the competition is, stating that the students learn job interview, problem solving, sales and marketing and customer service skills. "They come out of this contest with pretty good business skills," she said. The goal is to prepare the students for college and a career and Armbrister...
Lambert held their Homecoming on Sept. 28. The R/L Fusion beat the Froid/Med. Lake Red Hawks 55-12 in the Homecoming football game. Pictured are front (L-R) Jacalyn Wright (Queen), Leman Hanifayeva, Kat Hill, Liz Hill. Back (L-R) Tyler Thiessen, Paxton Ferguson, Casey Cayer, Garrett Cayer, Seth Prevost (King). (Photo submitted)...
Dryland growers in the MonDak area can take advantage of a program through Sidney Sugars to test the benefits of spent lime on their fields. The lime and loading at the factory yard are free. In the vast dryland fields of eastern Montana and western North Dakota, high acidic soils are becoming more common, preventing healthy crops. About five years ago, soils in the Froid area tested between 5.0 and 5.8 pH, which indicates high acid. In response, the USDA-ARS applied spent lime at a rate of...
Big Muddy went 6-0 at the tournament, became 2018 10U East State Champions, earned the State Sportsmanship Award and will represent eastern Montana at the Pacific Northwest Regional Tournament in Moscow, Idaho. The regional tournament commences on July 18-21 The Big Muddy All Star 10U Team: Plentywood - Landon Flickinger, Henry Kukowski, Abigail Samuel, Anderson Kaul, Gavin Lindblom Scobey - Brecken Maher, Evan Tande, Bram Handran, Cooper Axtman Froid/Medicine Lake - Cody Olson Culbertson -...
Williston, Sidney, and Froid have held annual Field Day Tours for many years to showcase their involvement and research with agriculture. The primary purpose of Field Days is to inform and make the public aware of what the research centers around the MonDak area are performing and accomplishing. It is now that time of year where research centers are planting seeds in the ground and getting ready to present new ideas and studies for the public to analyze. The Williston Research Extension Center...
Area producers have two opportunities in June to learn more about dryland agricultural research being done in this region including work on intercropping, renovating CRP monocultures, new cereal livestock forages, soil acidification and remediation, as well as training in vertebrate pest control, grazing cover crop mixes, and more. The first opportunity is Tuesday, June 19th when the joint field day hosted by Montana State University's Eastern Agricultural Research Center (EARC) and the...
Williston, Sidney, and Froid have held annual Field Day Tours for many years to showcase their involvement and research with agriculture. The primary purpose of Field Days is to inform and make the public aware of what the research centers around the MonDak area are performing and accomplishing. It is now that time of year where research centers are planting seeds in the ground and getting ready to present new ideas and studies for the public to analyze. The Williston Research Extension Center...
Two local attorneys are running for Richland County Attorney, both on the Republican Party ticket. One candidate is Tom Halvorson, and the other is Janet Christoffersen, both of whom serve currently as deputy county attorneys under Mike Weber. Weber is retiring from his long-held office, which leaves the opening to be filled by the upcoming election. The Roundup spoke with Christoffersen, who has about eleven years in her current position, about her candidacy for County Attorney. When asked why...
Sirens squeal. Adrenaline rushes. An ambulance races to the accident scene. Status of those involved? Unknown. For an emergency medical responder, it's just part of a typical day. When a situation is at its worst, EMS responders perform at their best, working calmly in chaotic, frantic situations, helping ensure the best outcomes for people whose lives may be hanging in the balance. "Once the back doors of the ambulance open, you tune everything out and you do what you have to do. You focus on...
Violin and flute, hammered dulcimer and banjo, these are some of the instruments that will be used during a concert on Sunday March 18 at 3pm in Trinity Lutheran. Pastors Melanie Martin-Dent, Alvina Olstead, Greg, and Christine Holler-Dinsmore along with a wide variety of friends will be sharing a variety of music. There is an opportunity for community members to become part of an almost instant choir with one practice at Froid Lutheran on Thursday March 15 at 7pm. The goal of the choir is to put together 3 songs for this program. Anyone who...
Pennies can make a difference! But, toss in a few silver coins, and it can really add up fast. That’s exactly what Roosevelt Medical Center is counting on during their Change 4 Change Project, formally known as the Lost Penny Days Project. The competition between local schools is set to begin Feb. 1 and run throughout the month. During the month of February, Culbertson, Bainville, Froid and Medicine Lake Schools will rally to raise the most money for RMC through change jars placed at their respective campuses. They are also competing for the c...
Eastern Montana District 1C Volleyball tournament was held in Plentywood October 26-28. Placing first was Savage, second was Fairview & third was Froid/Med Lake. All three teams will advance to the divisional tournament in Sidney, MT on November 2-4. Fairview and Savage tied for conference champion....
The Savage High School volleyball team celebrated Pink Night and Senior Parent Recognition on Oct. 10. Savage Pink Night is held annually for cancer awareness and to raise money for the local American Cancer Society. In varsity action, Savage beat Froid 3 games to 2 (25-16, 25-22, 27-29, 22-25, 9-15). Fairview bested Savage on Oct. 12 in Fairview 3 games to 2 (17-25, 11-25, 25-17, 25-23, 15-9)...
Pastors Alvina Olstead and Melanie Martin-Dent will be hosting a musical program called “A Fiddle, A Flute, and Some Friends”, at Pella Lutheran Church in Sidney on Sunday, October 1, at 3:00. Pastors Olstead and Martin-Dent developed the program after weeks of unsuccessfully planning to practice music together. Olstead, Pastor of the Ebenezer and Froid Lutheran congregations, is a fiddle-player, and Pastor Martin-Dent, of Lonsdale Methodist Church in Sidney, is a flute player. The pair had intentions to practice together, but could never see...
Savage's Tyler Lien sets the ball for Haylie Conradsen (left) and Brynn Salsbury (middle) against Froid/Med. Lake on Sept.16. The Warriors beat the Redhawks 3 games to 1 (25-27, 25-22, 25-20, 25-15). Savage also won against Culbertson 3 games to 0 at home on Sept. 14 (25-8, 25-17, 25-18)....
The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) will honor Montana Centenarians Tuesday, September 12 at noon in Glendive at the Eastern Plains Event Center. The luncheon is part of the 49th annual Governor’s Conference on Aging. Lt. Governor Mike Cooney will serve as the event’s keynote speaker. “I have so much respect and admiration for our Montana Centenarians who live life to the fullest each and every day,” Cooney said. “These individuals are wonderful representatives of our state, and set an excellent example for all of...
Pastors Alvina Olstead and Melanie Martin-Dent will be hosting a musical program called “A Fiddle, A Flute, and Some Friends”, at Pella Lutheran Church in Sidney on Sunday, October 1, at 3:00. Pastors Olstead and Martin-Dent developed the program after weeks of unsuccessfully planning to practice music together. Olstead, Pastor of the Ebenezer and Froid Lutheran congregations, is a fiddle-player, and Pastor Martin-Dent, of Lonsdale Methodist Church in Sidney, is a flute player. The pair had intentions to practice together, but could never see...
A popular Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Region 6 program that allows children and their families to check out free fishing rods and tackle is in full swing again this year. In time for summer fishing, FWP staff has restocked the 44 different location sites across Montana's Hi-Line. The "Kids to Fish" program lets youngsters check out fishing rods and reels and use basic tackle, such as hooks, bobbers, and sinkers. Typically, eight rods are at each location, and usually a tackle box is...
The 36th Swank Variety Plot Tour on Tuesday, July 18th, 2017 will be held at the Swank farm north of Poplar. Registration will begin at 5:00 pm at the Swank family farm, with the tour starting at 5:15 pm at the test plot. This year’s speakers include Mike Giroux and Luther Talbert from MSU Bozeman’s Collage of Agriculture’s Plant Sciences, and Chengci Chen and Frankie Crutcher, MSU Eastern Agriculture Research Center in Sidney. The test plot this year includes 12 varieties of spring wheat and 12 varieties of durum. Following the variety tour,...
