Week of May 13, 2026
Week of May 13, 2026
By Erik Sietsema The Big Sandy High School music program closed out the 2025–2026 school year with a string of accolades from district and state festivals, capped by local concerts that showcased a growing pool of young talent. District and state festivals — the music program’s equivalent of competitions — bookend every school year, and Big Sandy had a particularly strong showing this time around, with students earning high scores at every level. The community concerts that followed...
A Letter of Thanks and Appreciation from the Big Sandy School District to our Community The Big Sandy School District owes our community and its voters and taxpayers a debt of thanks and sincere appreciation for the support that the school district and its staff and students received in the recent election. We are fortunate to have earned your continued support, and we realize how crucial that support is to our school district and its programs and the opportunities that we provide students....
Expectant mothers and young families took advantage of a wealth of information April 24 at Havre’s Holiday Village Mall during Northern Montana Health Care’s third annual Community Baby Shower. Local, regional, and statewide organizations and businesses were at the mall to show new and expectant parents what is available to them to help support their parenting journey. The shower included raffles, free gifts, and a chance to connect to other parents and expectant families, as well as local...
By Brittany Richard We just finished our Bear Paw Club Volleyball season! It was so much fun seeing the growth and improvement from each player. All four teams experienced some super exciting wins, as well as tough losses, which created lasting learning lessons throughout the club season. Watching all 32 girls practice in our home gym together, was a major highlight and such a special moment for me. I absolutely love seeing our volleyball program continue to evolve. Watching the pure enjoyment...
Summer MSU Agricultural Field Days in the Golden Triangle The Montana State University College of Agriculture and Montana Agricultural Experiment Stations will once again host a series of field days at Havre, Moccasin, and Conrad. “We look forward to our field days every year because of the opportunities they create to interact and share research results with agricultural producers and friends around Montana,” said Sreekala Bajwa, director of the Montana Agricultural Experiment Stations and the College’s dean. “Getting to share and...
100 Years ago May 20, 1926 The home of W.L. Kulbeck was filled with friends last Sunday for a full day of visiting. Guests included Martin Bakke and family, D.E. Stroup and wife, and E.L. Buchholz and family. In the evening, W.A. Vanover and family and Clarence Edwards and family stopped by to round out a full day of fellowship. Mr. and Mrs. Resell E. Remington welcomed a baby daughter last Friday, bringing plenty of smiles to the household. The Brown’s Well Literary Society announced another program to be held next Saturday evening. The...
Sunday, May 3rd twelve players gathered to compete in eight rounds of pinochle meeting at the Senior Center due to Mint being closed for the day. Bill Kleinsasser had the highest score of 8190 earning him $25. Second high of 8000 went to Cathy Gregoire giving her $15. Karla Whetham won $10 for third high score of 7910. Ending with 7530 for the day was Maggie Cline for fourth and $5. Sheila Duncan had low of 4510 for $5. Bill and Nora Grubb had the highest round score of 1710. Lowest was a negative 390 for Linda Osterman and Shawn Webster....
