Articles from the April 8, 2020 edition
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Easter Will Always Be Celebrated
It's Easter whether or not we have our traditions or not. It can be an incredible time for families if we use our creativity and allow for personal or family time to revisit the foundations of our...
Reece Ophus running for County Commissioner
Reece Ophus finally made up his mind to run for Chouteau County Commissioner. "I was going to file a long time ago. I've been talking about running for County Commissioner for a while. I was...
Shaud Schwarzbach First Bank's New Loan Officer
Shaud Schwazbach is First Bank's new loan officer. Shaud said, "The community has been very supportive so far, so that's awesome." It's been several years since a Big Sandy bank has had anyone,...
National Healthcare Decisions Day, April 16
Did you know that National Healthcare Decisions Day (NHDD) is April 16? NHDD was first designated in 2008 with the goal of educating and empowering the public, as well as healthcare providers about how important advance care planning is. If you have...
Green Acres
• Will removing half the vegetable plant leaves when transplanting reduce transpiration and wilting? According to Illinois Extension, pruning transplants to reduce water loss is not a recommended practice. Although pruning may reduce the extent of w...
Daniel Louis Genereux
Daniel Louis Genereux 58, died at Big Sandy Medical Center on April 2, 2020. Cremation has taken place and a private service will be held at a later date. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Please visit Daniel’s o...
Patching Cracks
This past Sunday was Palm Sunday, the day that launches Holy Week in the church calendar. It is kind of an interesting and often misunderstood event. The gospels recorded it as the day that Jesus arrived in Jerusalem setting off a series of events...
Autism Month Awareness is Important Kindness and Words Matter
I've been thinking about something lately. When I was a kid, there were words I heard (and used) a lot at the time that didn't mean a damn thing to me. I didn't think about what they meant or if they...
Senior Center News
Thursday, April 9- Polish & Saurkraut, Mashed potatoes, Jello with fruit. Friday, April 10- Egg Salad sandwich, CEASTER DINNER, $10.00, Black Forest HAm, hashbrown bake, green bean casserole, veggie tray, roll and cake. Monday, April 13- Goulash, veg...
"It's Not Easy, Being Quarantined" -"Kermit's new song."
Editor's note: Ella Idleman, 11 and in the sixth grade, is the daughter of David and Brianna Idleman "Oh, great. They added three more weeks of quarantine and no school," thought Annemarie as she...
Scot Stone's Passion of Animal Photography
I am asked so often, "Are you afraid of being attacked or killed by the bears?", while guiding the bear viewing trips in Katmai National Park or on Kodiak Island. My answer is a simple "No." My...
