Articles from the April 3, 2024 edition


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  • The Easter Bunny never dissappoints

    Zoe Merrill|Apr 3, 2024

    The Easter Bunny did arrive, but it was cold. The wind made it colder, but the kids dressed for winter and still picked up the toys and the candy. The Rotary Easter Egg Hunt was held downtown again this year. It was fun to watch. I especially love watching the youngest. They have yet to have any interest in candy. They picked up the yellow ducklings and shuffled back to their parents. There is value in celebrating traditions, even if the celebration is short because the weather dictates our...

  • Agriculture's New Frontier: The Quinn Institute Unveiled

    Apr 3, 2024

    Bob Quinn, Ph. D., is partnering with local, national, and international collaborators to demonstrate and promote the healing of the Earth by growing food as medicine. Press Release: Big Sandy, Montana, March 11, 1014, Kamut International founder and regenerative organic agriculture visionary Dr. Robert "Bob" m. Quinn unveils an unprecedented initiative with the launch of Quinn Institute, a groundbreaking research and demonstration hub designed to foster the evolution of regenerative organic...

  • Green Acres

    Tyler Lane|Apr 3, 2024

    Seeding Practices for Pulses The Chouteau County Extension office has compiled notes per communications and workshops from Extension professionals. If you have further questions, please do not hesitate to contact our office at 622-3751. • Testing seed for Ascochyta blight will cost $200.00. It takes ten days to develop the fungus on a plate. In addition, the $200 will test for 8 other diseases. Please contact the Extension office for additional testing information or search for the Montana State Seed Lab. • Use viable inoculant distributed uni...

  • Thoughts with Zoe

    Zoe Merrill|Apr 3, 2024

    This last week, I needed an injection in my eye. They numbed it well, so I didn’t feel a thing. They used an Eye Speculum to keep my eye open so I wouldn’t shut the eyelid. I instantly thought of the scripture in Matthew 13: “So they show that what Isaiah said about them is true: ‘You people will listen and listen, but you will not understand. You will look and look, but you will not really see. Yes, the minds of these people are now closed.” Numerous times in the Old Testament, the prophets would say they have eyes, but they don’t see. The we...

  • Homecoming 2025 Update

    Apr 3, 2024

    The Homecoming Committee has lost contact with the following people; let us know if you can help us at: • email – info@bigsandyhomecoming.com • Facebook, Big Sandy Homecoming page – private message with personal information • Homecoming Committee, Box 437, Big Sandy, MT 59520 • Also, update your information if your name, address or email has changed in the last five years or will change before June 2025 1964 - Alice Breidenbach, Diana Rogers, Kathleen Beaudette, Mike Hammond, Sue Anne Williams, Terry Dixon 1965 - Carol Ward, Carol Ann Ritland...

  • Donald "Big Don" Heikkila

    Apr 3, 2024

    Donald "Big Don" Heikkila was born to Henry and Anna Marie Heikkila on February 12, 1954 and passed away from complications from RSV on March 25, 2024 at the age of 70. Donnie and his twin sister are the oldest of 8 children. He grew up in Ulm, Montana until the age of 12. After that, he lived in group homes in Boulder, Polson, and Ronan. He moved to Big Sandy in 2000 and has lived at the Big Sandy Activities Group Home since then. His life at the group home was surrounded by more than just... Full story

  • Anne Heen Campbell

    Apr 3, 2024

    Anne Heen Campbell went to meet her Lord and Savior on March 16, 2024, at the age of 98 in Big Sandy, Montana. She was born on September 8, 1925, in Braut Jaren, Norway, the youngest of seven children, and moved with her family to Butte, Montana when she was four years old. After the death of her father, Anne moved to Fergus Falls, Minnesota where she graduated from Hillcrest Lutheran Academy in 1943. In 1946, Anne married Kenneth Heen with whom she remained married to for 49 years until his... Full story

  • The Foot of the Cross Christian Book Store Opens as a Non-Profit in Great Falls

    Erik Sietsema|Apr 3, 2024

    The Foot of the Cross Christian Store in Great Falls, Montana celebrated their second year in business a few weeks ago. The shop is a nonprofit shop and offers Christian books (both new and used) as well as other Christian products. They are located at 416 2nd Avenue SW in Great Falls, right next to the Greater Faith Church of the Open Door and are open weekdays from noon to four. Mark Davis, who runs Foot of the Cross, shares the story of the organization from birth to present day: “I was the last manager of the Family Christian Store here i...

  • NFHS Part 3

    Zoe Merrill|Apr 3, 2024

    Montana High School Association (MHSA) follows the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) recommendation. I visited with Brian Michelotti, Director of MHSA, and visited with him how the two associations work together. This article will conclude a three-part series about the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS). I am wrapping it up with a conversation with Brian Micheotti. “We, the MHSA, are a paid membership of the National Federation of State High School Associations. NFHS writes rules. They w...