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There are many homesteads here at Pearson Ranch along the beautiful picturesque Missouri River. The Johnson's, Bakers, Coopers, among many other names, lost in the sands of time. There are no longer existing homesteads, just humps of dirt where sod shanties were or holes that were root cellars or storage for steamboats passing through. A few covered cisterns still exist in school sections where country schools stood. The Kabo school was on our ranch, my brother Jack and I were the last...
Hello class. As you know, its Halloween. I’m Jenna, and my book report is about the Mystery of the Three Missing Girls. So, it all started about 40 years ago on this day. There was a girl named Sarah, another girl named Maddie and another girl named Ginger. Jenna clears her throat and starts telling her story, “Maddie,” Sara asked. “Yes,” Maddie replied. “Do you like Halloween?’ “Ahhh, I guess, Maddie said. “What about you, Ginger?” “No, not really, said Ginger, “Hey Sarah, what do you like about Halloween?” “Ah, I don’t really…” BOOM “What w...
Chouteau County Performing Arts, in partnership with River Market in Fort Benton, present Dennis Stroughmatt et l' Esprit Creole on Saturday October 26th at 7 PM at the Fort Benton Elementary School Auditorium. Shake off the early winter snow and get ready for a night of hot fiddle sure to make you dance in your seat. With fingers and bow flying, Dennis Stroughmatt, originally from southeastern Illinois, takes listeners on a musical odyssey not so different from his own musical journeys into...
Our small town library has taken a hobby and turned it into an event for all ages. Last month, they held a kid's sewing activity and they are doing it again this month. An advanced sewing class will take place at the library on Thursday, October 17th. It's RSVP only, so call the library and get some more details. It's a fun, free activity to take part in. to get to know your community better. Last month's class had a great turn out. Four kids showed up and learned the importance and fun of...
Liar liar By Lisa Jackson In death, Didi Storm is finally getting the kind of publicity that eluded her in life. Twenty years ago, the ex-beauty queen worked the Vegas strip as a celebrity impersonator, too busy trying to make it big to spare much time for her daughter, Remmi. Shortly before she leaped from a San Francisco building, Didi’s profile was rising again, thanks to a tell-all book. To Detective Dani Settler, it looks like a straightforward suicide, or perhaps a promotional stunt gone wrong. But Remmi knows the truth isn’t so sim...
Celtic Empire By Clive Cussler, Clive Cussler, “The Grand Master of Adventure,” sends his intrepid heroes Dirk Pitt and Al Giordino on their wildest, boldest mission into the ancient world, unlocking extraordinary secrets and solving hideous crimes. Another fabulous read from the most beloved series from the #1 New York Times-bestselling author. The murders of a team of United Nations scientists in El Salvador. . . A deadly collision in the waterways off the city of Detroit. . . An attack by tomb raiders on an archaeological site along the ban...
Sleep No More: Six Murderous Tales , By P.D. James It’s not always a question of “whodunit?” Sometimes there’s more mystery in the why or how. And although we usually know the unhealthy fates of both victim and perpetrator, what of those clever few who plan and carry out the perfect crime? The ones who aren’t brought down even though they’re found out? And what about those who do the finding out who witness a murder or who identify the murderer but keep the information to themselves? These are some of the mysteries that we follow through tho...
This summer the local library has held summer reading programs for kids of all ages. The library always encourages involvement in learning and reading. This summer, the kids have gone beyond their expectations and had a blast at the library. This last Thursday the library had an end of summer party for all the kids who participated in the summer reading program. There was plenty of volunteers to help with the activities. The volunteers' help made the day run smoothly. All the kids had a blast...
Sleep No More: Six Murderous Tales By P.D. James It’s not always a question of “whodunit?” Sometimes there’s more mystery in the why or how. And although we usually know the unhealthy fates of both victim and perpetrator, what of those clever few who plan and carry out the perfect crime? The ones who aren’t brought down even though they’re found out? And what about those who do the finding out who witness a murder or who identify the murderer but keep the information to themselves? These are some of the mysteries that we follow through tho...
The Girl in the Glass Box By James Grippando Miami attorney Jack Swyteck lands in the heart of the contentious immigration debate when he takes on the heart-wrenching case of an undocumented immigrant who fled to America to protect her daughter and save herself, in this timely and pulse-pounding thriller that explores the stories behind the headlines from New York Times bestselling author James Grippando, winner of the Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction. Julia Rodriguez and her teenage daughter Beatriz escaped bloodthirsty gangs, random...
In conjunction with the Chouteau County Community Coalition and Backpack Buddies Program, the Jeff Reichlet Memorial Library will be serving lunch on Thursday afternoons, through August 1st, before the Summer Reading Program. No restrictions or income requirements. Lunch will be brown bag lunch that will include a sandwich, fruit, snack and water....
For the first time in Big Sandy the Big Sandy Library will sponsor a lunch program that coincides with the summer reading program. Librarian Darlene Cline wrote and received a small grant from the Chouteau County Community Coalition and the Back-Pack Buddies Program which will allow the library to serve a paper sack lunch for students in the reading program. They received enough money so they can serve 60 children lunch on Thursdays at noon. There are no restrictions or income requirements. Any child wanting to be in the reading program at the...
The Jeff Reichelt memorial Library invites you to join us for their Summer Reading Programs. They start June 11 and will run until August 2. Pre-K Story Time and craft is on Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. and Kindergarten through 6th grade story Time is on Thursdays at 1:00 p.m. Fridays they will be holding Lego Club at 11:00 a.m.. Weekly Attendance is encouraged by not mandatory. Prizes will be handed out for attendance and worksheet participation for story times. Adult Summer Reading is available anytime during the weeks. The contest challenges...
The Enemy of My Enemy by W.E.B. Griffin, William E. Butterworth IV A month ago, Cronley managed to capture two notorious Nazi war criminals, but not without leaving some dead bodies and outraged Austrian police in his wake. He’s been lying low ever since, but that little vacation is about to end. Somebody--Odessa, the NKGB, the Hungarian Secret Police?--has broken the criminals out of jail, and he must track them down again. But there’s more to it than that. Evidence has surfaced that in the war’s last gasps, Heinrich Himmler had stashed away...
Beauchamp Hall by Danielle Steel Winona Farmington once dreamed of graduating from college, moving to New York City, and pursuing a career in publishing. Then real life got in the way when she left college and returned to her small Michigan hometown to care for her sick mother. Years later, stuck in a dead-end job and an unsatisfying relationship, Winnie has concluded that dreams were meant for others. She consoles herself with binge-watching the British television series that she loves, Beauchamp Hall, enthralled by the sumptuous period drama...
Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver The New York Times bestselling author of Flight Behavior, The Lacuna, and The Poisonwood Bible and recipient of numerous literary awards—including the National Humanities Medal, the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, and the Orange Prize—returns with a timely novel that interweaves past and present to explore the human capacity for resiliency and compassion in times of great upheaval. Willa Knox has always prided herself on being the embodiment of responsibility for her family. Which is why it’s so unnerving that...
Chouteau County Performing Arts welcomes back spring and the Piatigorsky Foundation for a free concert at The Grand Union Hotel, at 4 PM, on Sunday, April 28th, featuring clarinetist Igor Begelman. This show is put on in partnership with the generous guest houses on Fort Benton including, The Main Street Casita, The Wake Cup B&B, The River House, Emily's Vacation Cottage and The Franklin Street Guest House. Evan Drachman established The Piatigorsky Foundation in 1990 in honor of his grandfather Gregor Piatigorsky, who deeply believed in the...
Same Beach, Next Year by Dorothea Benton Frank New York Times bestselling author Dorothea Benton Frank returns to her magical Lowcountry of South Carolina in this bewitching story of marriage, love, family, and friendship that is infused with her warm and engaging earthy humor and generous heart. One enchanted summer, two couples begin a friendship that will last more than twenty years and transform their lives. A chance meeting on the Isle of Palms, one of Charleston’s most stunning barrier islands, brings former sweethearts, Adam Stanley and...
In the Midst of Winter by Isabel Allende New York Times and worldwide bestselling “dazzling storyteller” (Associated Press) Isabel Allende returns with a sweeping novel about three very different people who are brought together in a mesmerizing story that journeys from present-day Brooklyn to Guatemala in the recent past to 1970s Chile and Brazil. In the Midst of Winter begins with a minor traffic accident—which becomes the catalyst for an unexpected and moving love story between two people who thought they were deep into the winter of their...
Chouteau County Performing Arts in partnership with Fort Benton Realty and Taylor Motors, proudly present a night music with the incredible singing talent of O Sole Trio, on Monday April 8th, at 7PM at Fort Benton Elementary School Auditorium. O Sole Trio's show, Bravissimo Broadway, combines classic show tunes from the most beloved Broadway musicals, with their own breathtaking and unique arrangements. The performance includes highlights from shows such as Les Misérables, West Side Story, and...
Seeing Red, by Sandra Brown Kerra Bailey is a television journalist on the rise, and she’s hot on the trail of a story guaranteed to skyrocket her career to even greater heights: an interview with the legendary Major Trapper. Twenty-five years ago, The Major emerged a hero from the bombing of the Pegasus Hotel in downtown Dallas when he was photographed leading a handful of survivors out of the collapsing building. The iconic picture transformed him into a beloved national icon, in constant demand for speeches and interviews--until he s...
Past Tense, by Lee Child Jack Reacher plans to follow the autumn sun on an epic road trip across America, from Maine to California. He doesn’t get far. On a country road deep in the New England woods, he sees a sign to a place he has never been - the town where his father was born. He thinks, what’s one extra day? He takes the detour. At the very same moment, close by, a car breaks down. Two young Canadians are trying to get to New York City to sell a treasure. They are stranded at a lonely motel in the middle of nowhere. It’s a strange place...
War Hawk, by James Rollins and Grant Blackwood Former Army Ranger Tucker Wayne and his war dog Kane are thrust into a global conspiracy that threatens to shake the foundations of American democracy in this second exciting Sigma Force spinoff adventure from New York Times bestselling authors James Rollins and Grant Blackwood Tucker Wayne’s past and his present collide when a former army colleague comes to him for help. She’s on the run from brutal assassins hunting her and her son. To keep them safe, Tucker must discover who killed a bri...
The Recipe Box, By Viola Shipman Growing up in northern Michigan, Samantha “Sam” Mullins felt trapped on her family’s orchard and in their pie shop, so she left with dreams of making her own mark in the world. But life as an overworked, undervalued sous chef at a reality star’s New York bakery is not what Sam dreamed. When the chef embarrasses Sam, she quits and returns home. Unemployed, single, and defeated, she spends a summer working on her family’s orchard cooking and baking alongside the women in her life--including her mother, Deana, an...
Why Not Tonight, By Susan Mallery Natalie Kaleta will do anything for the artists at her gallery, including risk life, limb and the effect of humidity on her naturally curly hair. Braving a downpour to check on reclusive Ronan Mitchell, Natalie gets stranded by a mudslide at his mountain home, where the brooding glass artist reveals his playful side, sending her inconvenient crush from under-the-radar to over-the-top. After a secret tore apart his family and made him question his sense of self, Ronan fled his hometown for Happily Inc, but the...