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Alex Urlacher reached a major milestone by reading 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten! He is an active participant in the Summer Reading Program and makes time to read each night before bed. Alex's favorite stories include "Fly Guy" and "Bad Seed Goes to the Library" as well as books about trains. He enjoys playing hockey and T-ball, going to parks, building Legos and train tracks, and swimming. When he grows up, Alex wants to work with his dad. Alex, age 5, is the son of Jake and Jackie Urlacher....
Sidney, MT – 7/1/24 – Sidney Health Center is thrilled to announce the receipt of a generous $450,000 grant from the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust. This substantial funding will enable Sidney Health Center to acquire a second, state-of-the-art hyperbaric chamber, and additional infusion equipment, significantly expanding and enhancing its cutting-edge cancer treatment options and critical healthcare services. This investment is pivotal in advancing the overall well-being of our residents. A hyperbaric chamber is a pressurized space used for...
To hundreds of Fairview alumni, he will always be "Mr." Babcock. To the community, he has been a staunch supporter of everything Fairview. He is being recognized for that dedication by the Fairview Old Timers' Reunion and Summer Festival committee by being chosen as this year's button honoree. Babcock was recruited to teach 5th grade by then Fairview Superintendent Joe Kojancek, while still doing his student teaching at Valley City College. "There was a huge shortage of teachers in 1963,"...
7 year-old male arrested after high speed pursuit goes from McKenzie County to Billings County. On June 27, 2024 at approximately 9:11pm (CDT) a deputy with the McKenzie County Sheriff's Office attempted to conduct a traffic stop near Highway 85 and Zoe Road in McKenzie County, North Dakota. The reasoning for the traffic stop was high speeds. The gray 2020 GMC Sierra continued southbound on Highway 85 at a high rate of speed, failing to stop, therefore a pursuit was initiated. With all the...
Wolf Point – Great Northern Development Corporation (GNDC) is proud to announce the celebration of its 30th anniversary. Since its inception, GNDC has been dedicated to fostering economic growth and revitalizing the local economy across the six counties it serves: Valley, Daniels, Sheridan, Roosevelt, Garfield, and McCone. Over the past three decades, GNDC has played a pivotal role in transforming the communities within Northeast Montana. Through a variety of initiatives and programs, GNDC has successfully supported small businesses, f...
Lambert, MT The festivities in Lambert kick off at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 3 with a Fun Run/Walk for all ages (I or 2 miles) at the Sports Complex, followed by the Street Dance beginning at 8 p.m. with music by Midlife Crisis. The Lion’s Den, CQ Bar/Grill and vendors will be open. Thursday, July 4th gets off to an early start with the wake-up call at 5 a.m. and a Praise non-denominational church service at the Lambert Senior Center at 9:30 a.m. Line up your entries at 10:30 a.m. at Nortana as the crowd enjoys the music of Troy Holzworth. A...
Missouri River Country Tourism Corp. has been able to accomplish amazing things with very little money. Their task of promoting tourism in northeastern Montana was made a bit easier with the announcement on June 24 of a Regional Assistance Program Grant for up to $334,282 from the Montana Department of Commerce. According to the announcement, the grant is ‘to help regional non-profit tourism corporations and convention and visitors’ bureaus build additional capacity, coordinate with the Montana Department of Commerce Destination Montana Div...
In the story, Sidney Will Be “Bakken” With Fun At The Bakken Barrel Daze June 29-30, that ran in the June 19 edition of The Roundup on page 12A, it said that the photos were taken by Trista Mantelli when it should have said that the photos were taken by Kyla Hatch....
HELENA, Mont. - The Department of Administration (DOA) has announced its intent to award the medical Third-Party Administrator (TPA) contract for the state’s health plan to the incumbent provider, BlueCross BlueShield of Montana (BCBSMT). In March 2024, the DOA released a Request for Proposal (RFP) to solicit competitive bids to provide the state with TPA services for the state’s medical plan for employees and retirees. The RFP required a modernized approach with cost-saving measures while maintaining full services for employee and retiree pop...
(SIDNEY, Mont.) – For many, the Fourth of July presents an opportunity to gather with loved ones to celebrate our nation’s independence with food, fun and fireworks. Guardian Flight wants to remind residents of Sidney and the surrounding area of the importance of holiday safety while celebrating. “Fourth of July brings a lot of fun and enjoyment, from outdoor grilling and water activities to fireworks displays and celebratory parades,” said Matt Strauss, Guardian Flight regional director. “No matter your family’s plans, it is essential t...
Sidney has its very own Joanna Gaines (Magnolia Network) in town with Cathy Hintz and her family. This family heard from their local neighbors that there was a home going up for auction. The neighborhood was in the hope someone would buy it in order to make some improvements on the eyesore. Cathy and her husband, Jeff, bought the house with the intent to flip the home. Adding their own experience to updating their own home, they were excited about the project. Cyrus, their son, took on 90% of...
The Long X Arts Foundation is hosting Art in the Park at the Watford City Tourist Park on Saturday, July 13 from 10 a.m.–5 p.m. This family-friendly event has become a community tradition that features booths and shopping by local artists and crafters, food by McKenzie County Parks and Recreation, free art activities for the kids, face painting, a talent show, a baby pageant, and quality entertainment by nationally touring Juggler, Acrobat and Aerialist, Laura Ernst. This year, for the first time ever, the event will also host two foam p...
The Fairview Old Timers’ Reunion and Summer Festival committee has an entire weekend full of activities for everyone planned for July 18-21. It’s a weekend of class and family reunions and so much more with the theme of “Old Times, New Celebrations”. Most events take place at Sharbono Park. Please bring your lawn chairs. Buttons featuring this year’s honoree, Ken Babcock, are available now at Fairview merchants while Festival T-shirts are on sale at Neu’s SuperValu and Waterhole #3. Start off with the 3-on-3 Bordertown Hoops for 3rd graders...
Tarquin Bennion, Sidney, is one of the few selected students to be offered a full merit ride to the Interlochen summer program. A program that is a 6-week extensive summer program that prepares young adults for playing in orchestras and quartets. There are currently 48 violinists there, with Tarquin learning alongside them. The Interlochen camp welcomes 3,000 students and not only offers programs for music but also theater as well. The program changes assistant concertmasters each day and he...
The McKenzie County Sheriff’s Department has confirmed that 68 year old Valentine Ene from Arizona died several days after receiving injuries during an assault on June 1, 2024. Detective Brandon Kindred stated that the incident took place on private property on the North Dakota side of 32nd St NW, Fairview. He said the second individual involved has been identified but no arrests have been made. The investigation is on going....
Mark Honstein, McKenzie County veterans service officer honored and awarded 10 McKenzie County veterans with a Quilt of Valor from Watford City's own Prairie Rose Quilters. The Quilts of Valor mission is to provide comforting and healing quits to veterans and service members who have been "touched by war", to say thank you. The Prairie Rose Quilters have made many quilts for the Quilts of Valor. Each quilt has a label which lists the names of those who pieced it, who quilted it or tied it...
Watford City - Over the last 15 years, Watford City has experienced tremendous growth due to Bakken oil and natural gas extraction. Now, with a Rural Facility Planning Grant from the ND Department of Commerce, we’re creating a redevelopment plan for three underutilized areas to attract investment, expand our tax base and improve infrastructure and amenities. Help shape our future by taking a 10-15-minute survey by June 30. Click this link to participate. https://survey.alchemer.com/.../Watford-City-Future.....
A one-vehicle fatal crash occurred on Hwy. 2 Wednesday, June 19 near Wolf Point in Roosevelt County. The male driver of a Ford F350, 30, was killed in the crash and a 10-year-old child was injured and taken to Trinity Hospital, Wolf Point. The driver was not wearing a seatbelt, but the child was....
Miss Montana Outstanding Teen contestant Emma McPherson presented to the Sidney Kiwanis Club on Thursday, June 20, sharing her platform, "Find Your Voice - Autism Spectrum Disorder". The daughter of Adam and KaCee McPherson, Savage, Emma is representing Richland County in the Miss Montana Outstanding Teen pageant on July 13 in Billings. Pageantry comes as second nature to her as she was crowned Miss Montana Volunteer in 2021. Emma will be a sophomore at Savage High School this fall. Best of...
BOZEMAN – Science teacher Doree Thilmony jumped at the chance when she learned last fall that Montana State University could help her put on a summer camp to teach geospatial skills in her rural community. "I teach drones, so I know they are used a lot for mapping," said Thilmony, the science teacher at Thompson Falls High School. "I wanted to teach not just how to fly drones but what they're used for. I wanted the students to know about related careers." Thompson Falls was one of eight rural M...
Andrew Nelson came to Canada from Norway in 1913 and entered the United States at Portal, ND, settling in the Red Wing community in 1914. He married Asbjorg Lyderson in 1926 at the Wilmington Lutheran Parsonage in Arnegard. In the past 30 years, the alzheimers has taken the family matriarch, Asbjorg, her brother, Norman, and six of her children, Doris, Ida, Lyla, Arlis, Niel and Marvin have each suffered and been taken by this devastating disease. The youngest daughter, Betty Lou, currently lives in a memory care unit in Grand Forks, ND. Each...
July 1-5, the Killdeer Saddle Club will host the 101st annual Killdeer Mountain Roundup PRCA Rodeo. Monday kicks off the week of rodeo with the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association Barrel Racing slack. The Calcutta begins Tuesday at 5 p.m., followed by the PRCA performance at 6 p.m. Dunn Center will have a bouncy house at City Park on Wednesday, starting at 11 a.m. and a parade to follow at 1 p.m., with a potluck at City Park afterwards. The Calcutta for Wednesday’s PRCA performance will again be at 5 p.m. with the evening’s rodeo at 6 p.m....
(Generated by ChapGPT) The highly anticipated "Summer of Freedom" Trump Rally will take place July 4 at the Eastern Plains Event Center, 313 S Merrill Ave., Glendive. This family-friendly event, organized by Dawson County conservatives, will follow the July 4th parade down Merrill Avenue, which runs from 10-11 a.m. on Thursday, July 4th. A Donald J. Trump impersonator will be a special guest in the parade, greeting the crowd along the route. Spectators will also receive Trump cash. The parade...
