Articles from the January 24, 2024 edition


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  • Pioneer Local Lunches: Supplying beef for school and senior center

    Shane Chauvet|Jan 24, 2024

    We are working on a program to supply local beef at no cost to the school and senior center. We currently have 3-4 beef donated that will head to Livingston for processing the first parr of February. We are looking for 2-3 more bulls or cull cows in good condition that could be included this trip. We are at the beginning stages of this program, and with a little time, this is going to be a great addition to our community!! If you have interest in donating beef or making a monetary donation to...

  • Big Sandy School included in a state wide cyber bomb threat last week

    Erik Sietsema|Jan 24, 2024

    Parents of Big Sandy students started the morning last Wednesday, January 17th, with a potentially alarming text message announcement from the school. It read: “Last night Big Sandy School District and numerous schools across Montana received an emailed bomb threat stating that bombs had been placed in schools. We believe at least 75 school districts are affected. We have consulted law enforcement and, although we do not see this as a credible threat, Chouteau County Sheriff’s Deputy Jeremy Echols and I searched both campuses thoroughly and...

  • A New Year Resolution Limited Screen time

    Jan 24, 2024

    I'm not the only one. I hear it repeated to often. So I researched the follow on how to overcome screen addiction. The following is from Premier Health. Just like tobacco and alcohol use, screen time can become an addiction that can damage your health and relationships if it's not kept it check. " 'Screen addiction is a group of behaviors that are negative, some negative outcomes, that can happen when we use too much technology during our day," says Kathryn Lorenz, MD. "Prolonged use of...

  • Green Acres

    Tyler Lane|Jan 24, 2024

    Grasshopper Management and Sign-up for Ranchers A Grasshopper management seminar and sign-up program will take place on February 13, at 1:00 at the Ag Center in Fort Benton. The 2023-2024 forecast map shows Chouteau County in the worst classification for potential grasshopper damage. Erik Norderud and Gary Adams from USDA-APHIS will be presenting at the event. Gary Adams, Montana’s State Plant Health Director, who has more than 35 years with APHIS’ Plant Protection and Quarantine office in Montana will be discussing grasshopper management opt...

  • Unoffical Big Sandy School Board Minutes

    Jan 24, 2024

    Tuesday, January 16, 2024 High School Computer Lab 7:00 PM Trustees present- Chairman Kelly Rutledge, Vice chair Brad Weaver, Jessica Sheehy, Anna Bold Trustee not present- Matt Myers Staff present- Principal Heather Wolery, Superintendent Dan Schrock, Clerk Mary Merrill, AD Melanie S, 1. Meeting called to order by Kelly Rutledge, Chairman, at 700pm 2. Chairman Rutledge made an amendment to the agenda switching New Business, E to the position of C. 3. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited by all in attendance. 4. Welcoming Guests in attendance...

  • Lady Pioneer win three games on the road

    Jan 24, 2024

    Wins against Box Elder 59-53, Cascade 55-43, and Turner 58-43, Travis Baumann said, “Against Box Elder we gave up five 3’s in the first quarter and then battled back with our defense, rebounding and our 4th quarter scoring to capture a 6 point win. Three players were in double digits for scoring and two more with 9. (Yeadon 14, Galbavy 14, and Worrall 10)” The Lady Pioneers had to reschedule this game against the Lady Bears due to weather and electricity issues. The Lady Pioneers faced a tough Lady Bears team, but their hard work and don’t...

  • Larry A. Jappe

    Jan 24, 2024

    Larry A. Jappe passed away Saturday, December 16th at his home in Yuma, AZ, at age 85. Larry retired from Triangle Telephone. He leaves behind his wife, Marj; sons, Marty (Carol), Mitch, and Craig (Dawnn), and daughter, Shelly Jappe; as well as three granddaughters, Lindsey Siebrasse, Brooke (Houston) and Morgan Jappe. Services to be held at a later date....

  • Sharon Kae LaBuda

    Jan 24, 2024

    Sharon Kae LaBuda passed away December 26, 2023, in Lacey, Washington. She was born June 30, 1951, to Mike and Evelin (Ophus) LaBuda in Big Sandy, Montana, where she lived until 1969. She also resided in Havre, Montana (1970-1986), and Olympia, Washington (1987-2023). Sharon attended and graduated high school in the Big Sandy Public School District. She earned a B.S. in Secondary Education from Northern Montana College in Havre (1974), followed by an M.Ed. in Career Guidance and Counseling...

  • Patching Cracks

    Erik Sietsema|Jan 24, 2024

    Many years ago, not long after I first got married to my wife, I worked in a retail electronics store for about 6 months while looking for work as a youth pastor. That included several months of Christmas retail sales. It was pretty genuinely terrible. I was often shocked at how angry and nasty the customers were as they were supposed to be preparing themselves for the joyous Christmas holiday seasons. I remember one guy, who had waited a long time to make his purchase because the store was really busy. When I finally rang him up, he was...

  • A Week in the Wrestling Room

    Tucker Taylor|Jan 24, 2024

    It takes a group of hardworking kids to continually volunteer to put themselves through the rigors of a wrestling season. A physical sport that requires dedication to succeed at the highest level. Each wrestler brings their own unique style to the mat. Pushing themselves through months of difficult training while also trying to balance their weight. Knowing that if you lose there is no one to shoulder the blame but yourself. The state of Montana has 13 boys weight divisions; 103, 113, 120, 126, 132, 138, 145, 152, 160, 170, 182, 205, & 285....

  • Pioneer boys win two on the road

    Jan 24, 2024

    Coach Rhett Simanton said “As a group we played some really great team basketball on both ends of the floor this weekend. It is a great confidence boost going forward and we hope to continue playing that way. “ The Pioneers had a successful weekend with two big wins against Cascade and Turner. Two very big wins for the boys team, with the first one against Cascade winning by 2 points with a final score of 65-63. They then turned around and beat Tuner in overtime by 3 points with a final score of 51-48. Cascade had a post player that was dominat...