Camp Kindness Reading program for all ages
The Big Sandy Library’s summer reading program is called Camp Kindness. The summer schedule includes Monday’s Community Day. Dianna Keane did a team-building exercise at 1:00 on June 5th to start the summer. Dianna Keane said, “I’m doing it...
Big Sandy Community comes out for Memorial Day Parade
It starts at the Big Sandy Museum, with breakfast served by the Big Sandy Historical Society. However, it's more than breakfast. Sitting around drinking coffee and catching up with friends is the...
The Matthews Retire after 46 Years of serving Big Sandy Schools
Dan Matthews is retiring from the school bus business after 46 years of transporting students to school in Big Sandy. Dan and Pat Matthews officially gave up their bus routes at the end of the school...
City Council Member's Filing Deadline is June 19
According to Lana Classen, filing for the City Council Election ends June 19, 2023. On June 2, the following was true. Anyone interested should take action quickly. Big Sandy Town Council has one opening in Ward 1 and two in Ward 2. Council...
Pioneer Pen
It is hard for me to believe that this is the last day of school for the Pioneer staff and students. It seems odd to me for the school to be this quiet and devoid of the laughter that we shared throughout the 2022-2023 school year. Odd as that may...
Green Acres
How Farmers, Gardeners and Insecticide Applicators Can Reduce Risks of Honeybee Injury When Spraying for Grasshoppers Because of the increase in grasshopper pests this year and last year, many folks are spraying insecticides to save their crops and...
Six Man Football All- Stars Big Sandy Shines
Big Sandy had four seniors at the six-man all-star football game played Friday night in Highwood. Big Sandy boys all played on the Red Team, they won 38-12. Lance Rutledge made the game's first...
Patching Cracks
Many years ago, while I was working as a chaplain for a mental health facility that worked with children, we would take a group of clients on a trip to canoe, camp, and fish in the Boundary Waters Wilderness in Northern Minnesota. One year, on the...
Joyce Marie (Terry) Brant
Joyce was born to Lowell and Helen (Collins) Terry on a farm near Fort Benton, Montana, on February 25, 1941. After her birth, the happy parents were surprised when her identical twin was born! When... Full story