Week of May 21, 2025
Week of May 21, 2025
Don't forget to pack a water bottle and sunscreen for Homecoming 2025, All Roads Lead Home, from June 20-22 at Big Sandy. After conquering one of our challenging events, head downtown to Main Street to try some of our food vendors. There's something for everyone, from Indian tacos and hamburgers to hot dogs, pizza, Acai bowls, and sweet treats. Get ready to reunite with your old BFF from grade school exchanging witty banter with ease! To register online, visit bigsandyhomecoming.org, Register...
Graduation and another new start have come and gone. The day was full of memories and excitement for the future! Loved ones from all over the nation and home, small-town best friends, came together to celebrate the Class of 2025. The class asked Shon Tester to speak to them. He said, "Through my experiences, every graduation speech, college or high school, is essentially the same. They're just worded differently with someone's personal twist. So what can I say to you, in the seven minutes...
With the final weeks of the 2024-2025 school year upon us, the annual FE Miley Extravaganza created the opportunity for elementary students to show off their projects, hard work, and share some of what they learned with parents and neighbors. The Elementary Extravaganza took place on the afternoon of Wednesday, the 14th. Each class showed off projects associated with a major area of focus for the school year. Superintendent Dan Schrock summed up the annual event quite well: "For me, personally,...
RELEASE: Free/No-Cost Summer meals for kids and teens to be provided by Big Sandy School District Contact:Mary Merrill at 406-378-3402 Big Sandy, MT (May 15, 2025)—In an effort to ensure kids have access to healthy meals during the summer months, Big Sandy School District is pleased to announce its summer meals site will be serving kids and teens. Starting on Tuesday, June 3rd, 2025, all kids and teens 18 and under can receive meals free of charge, no registration needed, on Tuesdays from 9:00am to 2:00pm until August 12th, 2025...
Managing Nuisance Ants in and Around the Home Foraging worker ants sometimes enter homes in search of food, and if they find an indoor food source, the workers will leave chemical trails for other workers to follow. Food found either indoors or outdoors is carried to the nest to feed the colony. This behavior makes the use of ant baits an effective control measure. To keep ants from entering the home, make sure the kitchen is clean and no attractive food, like a honey container, is left out for the ants to find. Use a mild vinegar solution to...
Big Sandy Art was on full display at the Big Sandy Museum. I loved the opportunity to bid and win a gardening basket and still supported the art show. Dan Schrock, Superintendent of Big Sandy Schools, said, " I think if you look at all the efforts of the kids that have participated and entered their work in this show, it just speaks to the trajectory of our art program, and that's a really positive thing. We are incredibly fortunate to have Miss Jay. She is a rock star and has elevated this...
Grace Lutheran Church will once again be hosting a community Vacation Bible School from June 2 - 5, 9:00-11:30. “Celebrate the Joy” is the theme, and we are excited to share wonderful Bible stories, fun songs, creative crafts, and nutritious snacks with all children ages 4 through those students just finishing fourth grade. Mrs. Keller, Mrs Cox, and Mrs. Ray will be teaching the three different groups: Pre-K/Kindergarten, grades 1 and 2, and grades 3 and 4. Registration will take place Monday, June 2 at 8:50. There is no cost. Come and...
Way to go Big Sandy Tracksters! These athletes put in the work, which has shown, because the Big Sandy track team has 12 kids headed to state! Congratulations! Those kids are: Quinn Rodewald in javelin, Braxton Hajenga in high jump, and Jaesun Yirsa in triple jump. Chase Gasovda and Sonny Phillips made it to ALL Unified Events, with Darrell Sunchild as a Unified partner and Tommy Sant as a Unified partner. Brianna Terry is in the shot put and relay alternative, and both relay teams, the 4x100 and 4x400, include Jenny Sant, Heather Frank,...
Richard Wayne Cook Sr., 84, passed away on Friday, May 9, 2025, at Benefis Hospital in Great Falls, MT, surrounded by his loving family. Cause of death was due to heart failure and his pure stubbornness. Richard was born in Havre, MT on April 28, 1941, to Henry & Bertha (Pound) Cook, the oldest of thirteen children. He grew up on the family farm located southeast of Big Sandy, MT, attending the Eagleton County School through the eighth grade and graduating from Big Sandy High School in 1959....
