Articles from the May 10, 2017 edition
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Big Sandy brings home the Bronze
Hold on to your hats partners for the world has just found out what we here in Big Sandy have known for a long time. Big Sandy High School is a darn good school! But we never knew quite how good until “US News and World Report” came out with the top...
Big Sandy students head to International Science Fair
Two Big Sandy students will be going to Los Angeles on May 14 through 19 to participate in the International Science Fair according to their science teacher, Melanie Schwarzbach. Those students are...
Margaret Grubb, Mother of the Year
Each year "The Mountaineer" chooses a Mother of the Year in order to honor all area mothers for Mother's Day. This year is a repeat performance. Margaret Grubb has been the Mother of the Year before....
Green Acres
Alfalfa Weevil Information for this article was compiled by Dr. Kevin Wanner (MSU Extension Entomologist) and Dr. Emily Glunk (MSU Extension Forage Specialist). Alfalfa weevil is the key insect pest of alfalfa, causing variable levels of economic dam...
Bear Paw Meanderings
If it takes a village to raise a child, it certainly takes that village to make its schools the best that they can be. That happened with the Big Sandy schools and with Big Sandy High School as well. Probably the most important story I have had a...
Patching Cracks
I mowed my lawn for the first time this year on Thursday of last week. By Friday, the dandelions had already sprouted up and covered most of the lawn again, making it look an awful lot like it did on Thursday. So, in frustration I passed over the...
Giggles from Glacier Guides
Years ago an old Glacier National Park worker named Jim Whitt wrote a tiny book entitled. "Giggles from Glacier Guides". It included stories that Glacier guides have used for years and years to entert...