Introducing kids to agriculture early on is a great way to get them excited about agriculture-related careers and opportunities when they’re older. As part of her SAE, Golden Valley County FFA …

The Beach farmers markets have started for the season. Lots of vendors are now selling their crafts, treats, produce and other goods they’ve been preparing. For this season, the farmers markets …

Residents of Beach can now stop by the Beach City Office and catch up on some light reading via the new Little Free Library, installed on July 16. People can walk right up to the library, open the …

The Beach Zoning Board met on July 15, discussing two applications for zoning and a conditional use application. It was briefly mentioned that there is a vacancy on the zoning board after the …

Most of you have heard the phrase, “What once was old is new again.” This is the perfect phrase to describe a church bell whose story travels back to the time when the city of Sentinel Butte was …

Rumbling down the streets of southwest North Dakota, Golden Valley County’s Dirty Side Down biker club is always there to help people in need. Their name may make these bikers sound tough and …

While everyone in town was gathering up their fireworks supplies for the 4th of July, I was eagerly cleaning my apartment, preparing for a special visit from two very amazing people. My mom, Angela …

As promised last week, here are the final results for many of the events held at the Golden Valley County Fair July 9 - 12. We checked in with Dawn Ueckert at the Extension office in Beach to see how the fair went. “Despite the heat, the fair was very successful. The new events were well received. The community once again supported the 4-H Achievement Days,” she said. “We are so appreciative of all those who participated.” Many of the 4-H members showed their animals at the fair. Below are the champions and reserve champions, listed by category of animal. Beef and Heifers Top Beef Showman, Harley Feiring. Reserve Beef Showman, Taylor Feiring. Champion Market Beef, Harley Feiring. Reserve Champion Market Beef, Taylor Feiring. Champion Breeding Heifer, Taylor Feiring. Reserve Champion Breeding Heifer, Kirby Dietz. Dairy Cow Top Dairy Showman, Bronson Manhart. Reserve Dairy Showman, Destiny Lee. Champion Dairy Cow, Bronson Manhart. Reserve Champion Dairy Cow, Destiny Lee. Sheep and Lamb: Top Sheep Showman, Harley Feiring. Reserve Sheep Showman, Dillon Manhart. Champion Market Lamb, Harley Feiring. Reserve Champion Market Lamb, Dillon Manhart. Champion Breeding Sheep, Oakley Manhart. Reserve Champion Breeding Sheep, Bronson Manhart. Pen of 3 Sheep, Bronson Manhart. Swine Top Swine Showman, Dillon Manhart. Reserve Swine Showman, Bronson Manhart. Champion Market Swine, Dillon Manhart. Reserve Champion Market Swine, Bronson Manhart. Champion Breeding Gilt, Preston Gasho. Reserve Champion Breeding Gilt, Mikayla Gasho. Pen of 3, Dillon Manhart. Dairy Goat Overall Dairy Goat Showman, Anna Lee. Overall Reserve Dairy Goat Showman, Destiny Lee. Champion Dairy Doe, Anna Lee. Reserve Champion Dairy Goat, Addie Kerr. Meat, Market and Breeding Goat Overall Meat Goat Showman, Harley Feiring. Overall Reserve Meat Goat Showman, Taylor Feiring. Champion Market Goat, Harley Feiring. Reserve Champion Market Goat, Taylor Feiring. Champion Breeding Goat, Taylor Feiring. Reserve Champion Breeding Goat, Harley Feiring. Horse Top Horse Showman, Taya Feldmann. Reserve Horse Showman, Tegan Feldmann. Horsemanship, Taya Feldmann. Poultry Top Poultry Showman, Avery Olstad. Reserve Poultry Showman, Elly Pearson. Champion Poultry, Avery Olstad. Reserve Champion Poultry, Elly Pearson. Rabbit Top Rabbit Showman, Ahava Kerr. Reserve Rabbit Showman, Bo Christopher. Champion Rabbit, Kambree Dietz. Reserve Champion Rabbit, Ariah Kerr. Round Robins Champion Round Robin, Harley Feiring. Champion Small Animal Round Robin, Avery Olstad. In the Blue Building at the fairgrounds, crafts and other items were on full display for people to admire. Out of 164 exhibitors, there were 40 first-timers. In all, there were 838 exhibit items from 4-H members and those who entered the Open Class Sweepstakes. Here are the winners of Open Class Sweepstakes. These exhibitors earned the most points in each category. Ag Production: Althea Kerr. Garden Products: Barb Oppegard. Baking: Ami Brookens. Needlework/Sewing: Ami Brookens. Food Preservation: Ami Brookens. Crafts: Ami Brookens. Arts: Shiloh Pinkey. Photography: Elly Pearson. Flowers: Barb Oppegard.

The Golva City Council met on July 13 at City Hall. All council members were present for the meeting, as well as Public Works Manager Neal Trewhella and guest Jan Kuchera. Newly-elected Mayor Clay …

120 Years Ago Sentinel Butte Review July 1906 J.B. Stoddard, A.L. Martin and Robt. Campbell sold their wool clip, about 150,000 pounds, to Thompson & Co. of Chicago this week. They received 23¢ …

July 6 - Happy Monday! July 7 - Exercises were held on Tuesday morning at 10:30. In the afternoon, we got all the exhibits ready and tagged to be entered into this year’s Golden Valley County Fair. …

If you visited city hall this past winter, you may have been lucky enough to view a table full of jewelry boxes, candy dishes, bookends and various other amazing creations made by Golden Valley …

Boots. Brims. And Broncs. It’s the Champions Ride Saddle Bronc Match 70th anniversary at Home On The Range near Sentinel Butte. This PRCA Xtreme Bronc event is expected to draw thousands of guests …

The Roughrider Commission and Dickinson Eagles Club are partnering to bring a full-scale 80s glam rock concert experience to Dickinson this summer. The HYPE will perform Friday, July 31 at the West …

The Beach School District School Board met on July 8 to elect the new officers, discuss school buses, budgeting for next year and health insurance. Since this was the first meeting back after the …

There is no doubt in my mind that if you are a tourist, this is the best time to be in North Dakota. Those long, boring Interstate drives aren’t so bad in late July. Why? Because there is so …

Hot Temps in the Area This past weekend, July 10-12, Golden Valley County and eastern Montana were under an extreme heat advisory, as temperatures climbed into the hundreds during the Golden Valley …

100 Years Ago Sentinel Butte Review July 16, 1926 Roping a colt in eight seconds at the third annual Killdeer Mountain Roundup, Clay Smith, an Indian from the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, claims …

The Golden Valley County Commissioners met July 7 at the courthouse. All commissioners were present, as were County Auditor Tamra Sperry and State’s Attorney Christina Wenko. The first order of …

June 29 - Happy Monday! June 30 - Exercises were held in the activity room on Tuesday morning. In the afternoon, Nichole Baker entertained us with her beautiful voice, and talented guitar and violin …