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Ninety-four years ago, on December 26, 1931, Robert Boettcher was born in Big Sandy, Montana, in a private home to Walter and Ligna Bergly Boettcher. From the very beginning, his life was shaped by hard work, communi ty, and a deep sense of purpose. Robert grew up on the family farm, helping with all of the work that needed to be done. His early education took him through three different country schools—an experience that instilled both resilience and appreciation for the people who helped g...
This week, the Montana High School Association awarded Quinn Rodewald the Male Student Athlete of the Week. The honor is given to one male and one female varsity athlete every week throughout the school year. He was nominated following his win at the Cascade wrestling tournament, during which he achieved his outstanding 100th career win. Last week, he won the Cut Bank wrestling tournament. Quinn has placed first or second in every tournament he has competed in so far this year. The award was...
Soil Acidity Workshop in Fort Benton on February 17th The Chouteau County Conservation District, Natural Resource Conservation Service and MSU Extension are collaborating for a soil acidity workshop on February 17th from 10:00-1:30. The event will take place in Fort Benton at the Community Bible Church located at 1600 Main Street. A special thanks to the Chouteau County Conservation District for sponsoring the event and for furnishing prizes for participants. Farmers in several Montana counties are experiencing nearly complete yield loss in...
1 Years ago January 28, 1926 Winter in 1926 found Big Sandy residents as active as ever. Carl Duetschman chauffeured the Big Sandy bowling team to Havre, where competition proved rough. Henry Hurd, one of Big Sandy’s strongest bowlers, was reportedly “off” that day, offering plenty of alibis but little satisfaction to the reporter. Community life remained lively, with reminders not to miss Mimi Milli dancing the original Charleston at the Grand on February 1. Everett Brewer shipped a carload of horses to Blue Earth, Minnesota, while weeke...
The Producer Partnership has completed processing of more than 100 pigs that were running uncontained in Phillips County. The animals were safely trapped and delivered to Producer Partnership’s USDA federally inspected, nonprofit owned and operated processing facility, where processing was completed earlier this month. As a result of this effort, a semi-load of 12,160 pounds of donated USDA-inspected pork is being delivered to the Montana Food Bank Network to support food banks and local communities across the state. “This donation rep...
On Tuesday January 6th we traveled to play Winifred, a former rival in the 8C who has now moved to the Southern Division. Winifred jumped on us early with relentless pressure on both ends of the court. We ended up losing the game 57-20. Bri Terry and Lauri Silvan led the team with 4 points each. Elaina Weaver led the team with 6 rebounds followed by Natalie Heppnber with 4. Natalie Heppner led the way with 2 assists. Bailey Heppner and Bri Terry led the team with 3 steals each. On Saturday we...
On January 4th, 16 pinochle players showed up for an afternoon of six rounds of Pinochle. Roberta Whetham won 1st place, gaining her $25.00 with her score of 7630. Second place went to Dan Leader with a score of 7390, winning him $20.00. Third place went to Jessica Siestema with her score of 7030, winning her $15.00. 4th and 5th places went to Charlene Silvan and Kenny Darlington with the same scores, each earning $5.00, each having a score of 6120. Low score went to Mary Landinger, getting her $5.00 back with a score of 3990. Next playing...
Our Big Sandy FFA chapter has been staying busy and involved in some fun and tough competitions. So far this year all kids have been working hard in their agriculture classes to prepare for these tough competitions such as the most recent one, Milk River Winter Districts in Fort Benton. Individual placings, our top three Jr mechanic placers were Davy Overbay, Jack Sant, and Ethan Johnson sitting at the spots of 1, 2, and 4. In Jr vet science we had Abby Sietsema, Eden Pansch, and Marquell Houle...