Articles from the March 1, 2017 edition
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Rotary Banquet set for March18
March 18 is the 33rd Annual Rotary Banquet. It will be held at the high school gym in Big Sandy and will feature as its theme this year, "Spring into Paradise". As usual the huge grand prize to be...
Ash Wednesday today
Today is Ash Wednesday. It is a time when an old, old church tradition takes place in many churches around the world. In our church, Van Orsdel Methodist, in Havre, we save our palm leaves from Palm Sunday, burn them and the ashes of those palm...
John Fray painted "Glacier for the Ages"
John Fery painted many huge oil paintings for the Great Northern Railroad. His paintings are dramatic, exciting and in many cases breath taking. They are also very large! From 1910 until 1913 Fery was...
Mayor Stiles shares his thoughts on Presidents Day
“The Mountaineer” asked Mayor Stiles to write something about President’s Day for our President’s Day issue of the paper. Mayor Stiles wrote a great piece of history and hope that, unfortunately, got lost in cyber space for a week. Finally we retr...
Green Acres
Soil Acidity and Soil Health Workshop in Fort Benton The Chouteau County Conservation District and MSU Extension are teaming up for a soil acidity and soil health workshop at the Community Recreation Center in Fort Benton on March 22, 2017. The...
Big Sandy Library Receives Grants from Triangle and FRS
Triangle Communications (Triangle), on behalf of The Foundation for Rural Service (FRS), recently presented the Chouteau County Library Foundation a grant in the amount of $2,500. The money assisted...
Getting By
There are free financial education webinars available through MSU Extension called “Solid Finances.” Every Wednesday at 12:00 pm, they discuss a different topic related to credit and credit worthiness, teaching kids about money, health and fin...
Bear Paw Meanderings
My sister called me one night and said she was in the middle of making some chicken and dumplings. I reminded her that our dad used to make chicken and dumplings out at Clear Creek several times a season and feed it to anyone coming along to his fish...
My Answer
Q: My wife gets after me because of my bad language, and I admit I probably swear more than I should, but what difference does it make? No one thinks much about it anymore, as far as I can tell. A: Sadly our society has changed in the last 50 years...
Patching Cracks
A pastor friend of mine often tells a story about a man and a woman approaching a building at the same time. When the man notices the woman, he rushes ahead to open the door and hold it for the woman, who was a stranger to him. As she entered the...
Big Sandy's Little Pioneer Wrestlers
Our meets this year are on March 2nd at 5:30 for Junior High Wrestlers and March 3rd at 5:30 for Little Pioneer Wrestlers. Special thanks again to Big Sandy Rotary for our new singlets! Season Results earlier: : Warren Hartley Cascade Little Guy...
Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame seeks nominations for Class of 2017
The Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame & Western Heritage Center (MCHF&WHC) is seeking nominations for the 2017 Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame induction round. Every year, the MCHF&WHC honors living and historical figures that have made notable contributions...
Big Sandy Medical Foundation Scholarship
Big Sandy Medical Services Foundation is pleased to announce they will once again be awarding scholarships to students pursuing a medical career. For the 2017-2018 college year, up to three $300 scholarships will be given – one to a graduating s...
CCPA presents Pianist Thomas Pandolfi in Concert
On March 21 come hear a pianist sure to delight audiences of all ages. Chouteau County Performing Arts, in partnership with The Grand Union Hotel, present Thomas Pandolfi, at 7 PM at the Fort Benton Elementary School auditorium. American pianist...
