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Each October, Americans mark a federal holiday that carries two very different meanings depending on where you stand. For more than a century, the second Monday of October has been known as Columbus Day, honoring the 1492 voyage of Christopher Columbus, long celebrated as the “discovery” of the Americas. But in recent decades, many states and communities—including several in Montana—have begun observing the same date as Indigenous Peoples’ Day, recognizing and celebrating the original inhabitan...
HELENA – Tucked away in the heart of central Montana, where the Judith River meets the mighty Missouri, lies one of the state’s newest and most historically rich outdoor destinations –Judith Landing State Park. Officially designated in 2025, this 109-acre park is a haven for history buffs, nature lovers and outdoor adventurers alike. Judith Landing, known by the Indigenous as the “Yellow River,” is more than just a scenic river confluence – it’s a living museum. For thousands of years, this v...
There are few places in Montana that are as rich in history as the Judith Landing. Here the Missouri River meets the Judith River in a wide-open valley. After traversing miles of steep cliffs and badland formations, the Judith Landing’s cottonwood galleries must have felt like an oasis to those following the river. For millennia, Native people, such as the Blackfeet, the Assiniboine, and many others, gathered here, using the landing as a seasonal camp. In May 1805, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark also camped in this valley, with Clark naming...
The Chouteau County Livestock Protective Association annual meeting will take place on Thursday, November 13th at 3:00 p.m. at the Vets Hall in Geraldine. A social will follow the business meeting at 5:00 p.m. followed by dinner at 6:00. Please RSVP Buck Goldhahn at 622-5572 so the cooks can have notice on how many people will be attending. This year’s guest speaker is Montana Department of Agriculture Vertebrate Pest Specialist Stephen Vantassel. He will be speaking from 6:45-7:45. The presentation will be on prairie dog management. There w...
1 Years ago October 22, 1925 John Jenkins spent Saturday in Havre on business, while Jacob Brown of Colony Bay was a visitor in town that same day. Lester Slugget visited Fort Benton, and Mr. and Mrs. Richard O. Henderson of Warrick welcomed a baby boy on Sunday. Walter Oliver was confined to his home with illness over the weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Ted McCray of Eagleton moved to Big Sandy for the winter, and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Green relocated to the Rock Bryan Ranch east of town. Mrs. P.J. Boere left Saturday afternoon for Great Falls, where sh...
Every Sunday afternoon at 2pm, the Big Sandy Cultural Center will show a free Hollywood movie beginning October 5th, then on October 12th and every Sunday thereafter. the Center has 600 films, from classic silents by Chaplin and others, great westerns, comedies, musicals, concerts and dance performances. Afree printed catalog of the film is available at the center or by postal mail. Choose a movie to watch, bring family, friends, and popcorn. Movies can also be shown at other times for birthdays to entertain visitors. Titles will be posted...
The Big Sandy Medical Center continues to see growth, change, and improvements. The Rural Health Clinic has been in it’s own building for right around a year now. Ultrasound services are available at the Medical Center. Patient directed testing, where you can get labs drawn without a doctor’s order, is available. Amber Groves, PA joined the team as a full-time provider. The addition for the CT building is in progress with expected completion by next spring. Nursing staff are now specially trained in caring for Healthsystem Elders. Hou...
National Honor Society Offering a Helping Hand Editor's Note:The National Honor Society’s motto is “Noblesse Oblige,” which translates to “our blessings obligate us.” Our high school’s chapter is putting its motto into action with this clothing drive. By Tori Dixon, a senior at BSHS Breaking News!! Currently, in the town of Big Sandy, the National Honor Society students have donation boxes downtown for used clothing. We have boxes and signs posted at the First Bank of Montana, as well as the Pharmacy, where the whole community can donate. The...
David Melvin Kidd, 81, passed into eternal rest on October 2nd, 2025, at home near Summertown, TN with his beloved wife, Christina, by his side. David was born on April 19th, 1944, to Donald and Ina Rose (Duncan) Kidd in Conrad, MT. He enjoyed his early years on the farm at Alma north of Joplin where he was active in 4-H and raised award winning heifers. David was a student at Tingdahl School and later attended school in Great Falls before his mother relocated to Scottsdale, AZ. He graduated fro...
Watching the Clouds, No Matter Where You Farm Sitting in the grain truck waiting for my brother to offload the next combine tank of winter wheat, I looked up at the cotton ball cumulus clouds that dotted the Lonesome Prairie sky. I think of them as “summer clouds”, reminiscing back to being a little girl and enjoying the quietness of a simple summer day, kept company by my dolls and stuffed animals under the Russian olive trees planted by my grandparents. In the warm, no-breeze truck, I realized if I took a cat nap and woke to see them, I cou...
The Big Sandy Youth Group Halloween Food Drive is fast approaching and this year’s drive will see a number of changes. The annual event will still involve youth group kids trick-or-treating door-to-door for food donations and will take place on October 29th starting around 5:30 and running as late as 8. The major shift this year is the beneficiary of the donations. All collected items will go to the Angel Basket program, which has taken an increasingly active role over the last few years in cari...
The sign up for this year’s Angel Food program is open and will be open until November 1st. The program provides food for Christmas and Thanksgiving meals as well as Christmas gifts for the kids of needy Chouteau County families. Signing up for an Angel Basket is as easy as visiting the web page and filling out the appropriate forms. The form for signing up for an Angel Basket is a Google Doc that can be accessed by visiting the Chouteau County Angel Committee Facebook Page at w...