Articles from the January 29, 2020 edition
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A look at Chouteau County Government with elections coming
County Commissioner elections are coming up, and a quick look at Chouteau County Government and how it works will be covered in the next few weeks. County Commissioner Darin Schuster said, "It is...
First Bank Opens in Big Sandy with a busy first day
First Bank opened the Big Sandy branch on January 21st. On Tuesday and Wednesday, the cars parked along the streets until the streets were full. They opened the door and were busy all day. I was told...
January 21 Big Sandy School Board Meeting, Girls Wrestling added next year
Last Tuesday, January 21, the Big Sandy School Board had its monthly meeting. The meeting began with the usual Pledge of Allegiance and the approval of minutes. Melanie Schwarzbach began with the meeting with a report from the MHSA Annual Meeting....
Green Acres
4 Montana Nutrition Conference and Livestock Forum The 2020 Montana Nutrition Conference and Livestock Forum will take place on April 14-15 at the Best Western GranTree Inn in Bozeman. Registration forms are available at https://www.montana.edu/nu...
Bob & Rita Yirsa Celebrated Their Birthdays in Napa Valley, California
At the end of August 2019, Bob and Rita Yirsa were surprised by their children, as well as their daughter and sons-in-law, with a trip to Napa Valley, California, in celebration of their combined 85th...
Patching Cracks
During a power outage a few weeks ago, my kids and I spent some time talking about how strange it was that we kept flipping light switches when we entered rooms. They weren’t going to do anything, and we knew it. Still, after laughing over f...
Senior Center News
Thursday, January 30- Hamburgers, Banked beans, and pudding. Friday, January 31- Cattlemen’s Hoagie, fires, fruits, and dessert. Monday, February 3 - Chicken Club Casserole, veggie, cottage cheese. and applesauce cake. Tuesday, February 4- BBQ pulled...
Getting By
Every February is American Heart Month, raising awareness about preventing heart disease. Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States. Approximately 90 percent of middle-aged people and more than 74...
LUMINARIES DURING PACK IT IN PINK
Saturday’s basketball game, February 1, is Pack It In Pink to promote breast cancer awareness. That evening the Chouteau County Cancer Support Group will put out luminary bags in honor of and/or in memory of people who have had any type of cancer, a...
River Ramblings South
Here on the river, it is always a benefit to get through January with decent weather; this year has been exceptionally nice, we are enjoying it. With the thawing and water running, then freezing, we...
Little Pioneer Wrestling season begins
It's always fun to watch little kids wrestle. The smallest children grab each other and kind of dance around. Sometimes they just run away from each other in circles. Other times, when they get taken...
FWP updates citizen panel on CWD
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Region 7 staff met with its Citizens Advisory Council on Jan. 15, updating members on agency activities and gathering their input on various topics. Seven of the 10 volunteer members attended the annual winter...
Lady Pioneers snap multiple streaks in Chinook win
When the final buzzer sounded, the Big Sandy Lady Pioneers started embracing and jumping up and down on the sideline. With a 36-30 triumph Thursday against the visiting Chinook Sugarbeeters, the...
Pioneers split up-and-down weekend
A three-game winning streak for the Big Sandy boys on the hardwood met a buzzsaw in the form of the relentless Chinook Sugarbeeters Thursday. The Pioneers recovered from a 75-43 defeat to complete a...
