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Covid concerns have dented the holiday season yet again this year. Amongst other postponed or cancelled events, Breakfast with Santa has take the year off. However, Tim Tucker and Gena Montgomery are saving a little corner of Christmas for the town of Big Sandy. Starting the weekend of the 10th, after 3 pm, parents can bring their kids by to take their pictures with Santa in his sleigh at Tim and Gena's house, which is well decorated for the season. The whole idea began while the pair was huntin...
Time for a family activity. The Big Sandy Mountaineer is sponsoring a Christmas House contest made with gingerbread or pretzels. Only one house per family, please. The base of the house should be 12 inches by 12 inches. Delivered it to Black Granary The Bakery so they can be on display. Houses should be fully decorated and delivered by December 18. Community members will do voting the week before Christmas, December 22-24; Community members will go into The Bakery to cast their vote. Prizes will be awarded to first place ($75), second ($50),...
After months of evening practices and line memorizing, the Big Sandy Community Theater presented two showings of Oz, with a surprise double feature of The Tortoise and the Hare 2: This Time It's Personal. The shows were staged at the Big Sandy Auditorium on Friday (the 3rd) at 7 and Saturday (the 4th) at 3. Both were well attended and garnered significant laughs and encouragement from the attendees. Speaking to the directors and actors, the show was a smashing success. Despite some nervousness...
There were 21 guests present at the Medical Center Annual Meeting, which was held at their new building across the street from the dining room and kitchen. The audit was a clean audit with no journal entries. Leah Griffin, CEO of the Big Sandy Medical Center, mentioned the BSMC Board of Directors entered into a contract with Cypress Healthcare at the direction of Leah Griffith, CEO, in February 2021. Cypress Healthcare provides consulting services to assist in the management of the facility. They met with the Board and Medical Staff in March...
Front Range Wool Pool Annual Meeting is December 11 in Conrad The Annual meeting of the Front Range Wool Pool will take place on Saturday, December 11 at the Moose Lodge in Conrad. The meeting will start at noon with registration and a potluck lunch. As always, Brent Roeder, MSU Extension Sheep Specialist, will be cooking lamb, which will be served with the potluck lunch. Educational programming will include an update on the MSU Sheep Ration Balancer Program, MSU Wool Lab, Market Update and an MSU Research Update. The annual meeting will...
During my college years (25+ years ago), I did a semester of study in Chicago along with my internship at Voice of America Radio. For the class, we did all sorts of tours and visits to different communities and organizations. We spoke with people from many different segments of society with different backgrounds. One of the panel discussions that had the biggest impact on my view of the world happened in a housing project. The projects in Chicago are very poor and crime-ridden. At the time, there was one exception. One of the housing projects,...
Thursday, December 9- Hot Roast Beef sandwiches, Mashed Potatoes, Veggies, salad, and dessert. Friday, December 10- Chili & Cinnamon rolls. Monday, December 13- Hardy Beefy Casserole, Cucumber Onion salad, and dessert. Tuesday, December 14- Biscuits & Sausage gravy, Scrabbled eggs, fruit, and juice. Wednesday, December 15- Oven baked chicken, potato, Broccoli/Cauliflower salad, and Gingerbread Cake. Recipe of the week: Cranberry Cookies Ingredients 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 cup butter ¼ cup white sugar ¾ cup brow...
This year, the Pioneer Girls coaches are Travis Baumann, Katy Nicholson, and Ella Jurenka as a volunteer coach. There are 14 players for Varsity and JV, 12 high school girls, and two 8th graders. "It's going to be a surprise, Coach Travis said. "I'm excited about it, I really am. We've been looking at films and roosters from last year. They have no seniors, but five juniors, one sophomore, six freshmen, and two 8th graders. "We aren't very tall." Coach Travis is a conditioning coach, so they...
The Big Sandy Pioneer Wrestling team has three boys. Darryl Sunchild is coming back from an injury he sustained in football season. Tucker Taylor, the coach, said, "The big thing, my goal from him--I'm mostly concerned he gets back healthy. Whether he sets his feet on the wrestling mat or not. "Tannin Baumann had an ankle injury; hopefully, we can keep him healthy." This last weekend Tannin placed in 4th in the 138-pound class at the Havre Invitational Meet. Austin Haugan is a new wrestler....
