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Sixth grader Brian Rasmussen won the Rau Elementary geography bee in January. The effort qualified him to compete at the state level of the National Geography Bee sponsored by the National Geographic Society and Amtrak.
A new 4,000-square-foot Agatha Peer group home opened with six adult residents; the home was part of Richland Opportunity, Inc.
The Sidney Chamber held the first annual Lone Tree Gun Show at the National Guard Armory in February.
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The Community Youth and Historic Site Facility Corporation donated the Girl Scout Cabin to the MonDak Heritage Center.
The Richland County Fair and Rodeo announced that the country western group Diamond Rio would headline the 1993 fair.
Helen Gartner of rural Sidney got her own day - April 16 was declared Helen Gartner Day in Sidney. Gartner was named Montana Mother of the Year and went to the national competition in North Carolina. Sidney businesses donated a percentage of gross sales on Helen Gartner Day to help defray expenses of the trip.
The Sears Catalog store owned by Kelly Ihde closed on April 30.
The first ever "Gala Night Out" an evening of food, entertainment and fun to benefit Sidney's Dollars for Scholars program was held at the Elks in May.
Sidney air travelers lost service to Williston and Bismarck because the U.S. Department of Transportation granted Great Lakes Aviation, Spencer, Iowa, the Essential Air Service (EIS) contract to serve the Williston Bismarck route. Big Sky Airlines, Billings, appealed the decision that had the contract at the time.
Sidney Herald-Leader Publisher Rick Schneider announced that native Philip C. Johnson took over as news editor on June 17. Johnson is a 1984 graduate of Sidney High School and 1990 graduate of University of Montana with a bachelor of arts degree in journalism.
The conversion of a six-unit apartment complex in Sidney for emergency shelter started in July. The apartment complex, located at 416 Second St. N.W., could be used by anyone in need of temporary shelter.
The Sidney Police Department in conjunction with the Sidney Public School System received a $33,149 grant from the Montana Board of Crime Control to start the D.A.R.E. program in the 1993-1994 school year. The program reached beyond the Sidney schools into the county schools.
With little fanfare, Sidney's only two radio stations, KGCX 1480 AM, KGCH 93.1 FM, went of the air Tuesday evening on Aug. 3, and much to the surprise of loyal listeners, never came back on the next day. The reason for the close was lack of funds. Construction began on the new $5.5 million Yellowstone Bridge, south of Sidney, which replaced the old steel truss bridge built in 1933. The completion date for the bridge was August 1994.
The Sidney Herald-Leader hired Arch Ellwein, former general manager of KGCX and KGCH radio of Sidney, to sell the 1994 edition of the Richland County Business Directory in September. Publisher Rick Schneider had decided to develop the business directory into a full-fledged phone book.
A membership drive for the MonDak Heritage Center, backed by a free, full-scale advertising campaign from the Sidney Herald-Leader started in October. The center was in danger of running out of money if it couldn't attract new members. Its goal was 200 new members.
A bomb threat emptied the Sidney Senior High School for two hours while authorities searched the building and cleared it for re-entry. It was the second time since 1989 that the school was evacuated by a prank call. Juveniles were arrested in 1989 and convicted of their act.
Sidney voters narrowly supported a resolution to restrict topless dancing in Sidney city limits by 48 votes in November.
The Heritage Center membership drive gained 215 members with the help of the Herald-Leader by early November.
The Sidney Eagles' football team earned its seventh straight championship by defeating the Miles City Cowboys. It was also the team's 39th straight victory.
Ben McDowell, Plentywood, relocated Restorx-Border State, a restoration business, to the Sunrise City at the urging of Richland Development.
The Richland County Commission committed $60,000 to the City of Sidney in December to help pay for an enhancement project to cover an irrigation ditch in the western part of town. The cover ditch would be a public safety precaution as well as serve as walkways and bicycle paths when completed.
Footnote: Information provided by the MonDak Heritage Center's archives. Previous years can be found on the Herald Web site www.sidneyherald.com/herald_facts
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