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The 71st Annual Montana Seed Show is approaching. The Montana Seed Show will be held March 12th – 14th at Harlem High School. The Montana Seed Show would like invite everyone to participate in this year’s show. The purpose of the Montana Seed Show is to promote the production and use of good quality seed and feed. All growers are encouraged to exhibit the feed and seed they have for sale or are using on their farms. It is the desire of the Seed Show Committee to provide a system for entry that is simple, fair and enables and encourages entry of...
Sheriff /Coroner Vern L. Burdick started in 1995. He had held a variety of positions before he became the Sheriff of Chouteau County in 2006. There are two deputies, who were hired for the Big Sandy area, an under-sheriff Larry Ophus, and five other deputies for a total of nine in the Sheriff's office. Their salaries are determined in the statue. Deputies get 90% of the Sheriff's salary, under-sheriff gets 95% of the Sheriff's salary. When a raise is given, it is given to all county employees....
The County Clerk of Court, the County Superintendent of Schools, and the County Surveyor is Rick Cook. He is running again, and this will be his 4th term. He started working in the County Clerk of Court in Dec 1999 as a deputy clerk. The Chouteau County Clerk of Court provides the primary administrative function for the District Court of the 12th Judicial District Court. According to Rick Cook, "We are the keeper of court records." The types of cases they keep records on are criminal, civil, pro...
The Mountaineer usually finds out about local news from a resident. In this case, I was eating lunch at Pep's and heard they were going to close the elevator. I went over to CHS and asked. Shane Cline told me on Tuesday, to contact Keith Schumacher the general manager for any furhter information on the closing of the Big Sandy Elevator. CHS has three full-time employees, Sue Knight, who has worked at the elevator for 27 years. Shane Cline who has worked there 14 years, and Chris Dixon who has...
Steve Gannon is originally from the south of Sun River. He moved to Big Sandy and worked with Tom Sheehy on defense work. While he was in Big Sandy, he lived in the country south of Sibra's. Steve grew up in the country and loves country living. "I miss Big Sandy, but Fort Benton is a great town. He was elected to Chouteau County Attorney in 2003, which means he has served for 17 years. Each time Steve is elected, it is for four years. He is currently in this period for two years. Steve was...
On Saturday, January 25th, a diesel pickup was outside The Grocery Store. The owner left it running while he ran in. It was right outside the front door. He was inside the store for less than five minutes and when he went out his pickup was gone. It was kind of a luck of the draw, because there were three cars parked outside The Grocery Store. The Grocery Store has camera’s so when they watched the camera’s footage they saw a pickup was driving down the street, stopped briefly, let a guy out, he walked over to the pickup, and drove it awa...
It was a beautiful day in the '50s, and I noticed Louis and June Beirwagen were eating lunch at the Bear Paw Coffee Shop & Deli, their daughters Cherie's deli. I had always wanted to interview them, and I immediately thought, "It's Valentine's Day month." Now it would be a good time. I started with a quick question for Louis. "When, were you married? He laughed and said, "Dec 27, 1953. Two days after Christmas." June immediately replied, "I don't recommend that. Too cold, too hard on everybody...
Winter desiccation can be very hard on evergreen trees. Dry soil in winter often cannot replace the moisture trees lose to the cold dry winter air. The symptoms of winter damage and die back may not become visible until spring or summer growth begins. Winter damaged trees may only show a few dead branches or twigs. In most severe cases, the entire tree may die. Evergreen trees are more susceptible to winter desiccation than deciduous trees as the evergreens retain their needles and provide more area for moisture loss. Young evergreens are most...
Hello readers of the Mountaineer, I am the new kid on the block. Many of you might recognize and know me, but just for good measure my name is Jeremiah Genereux. I will be writing for this newspaper for the last few months of my high school career, as it is where I am co-opping. I am not just here for the fun of it, even though I have really enjoyed my time here so far. The reason I am here is to get some positive experience in the newspaper business before I officially start my writing journey...
Helena, Mont.- On January 31, 2020, the Montana Department of Livestock reported that a single game farm elk in eastern Montana has been confirmed positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). The disease has not been identified in domestic cervids in Montana since 1999. The CWD positive animal was found as a result of surveillance required by the United States Department of Agriculture CWD Herd Certification Program (HCP) which requires all deaths in captive animals greater than 12 months of age be tested. The affected animal appeared healthy...
County Commissioner elections are coming up, and a quick look at Chouteau County Government and how it works will be covered in the next few weeks. County Commissioner Darin Schuster said, "It is important for people to know how local and county government works. We all learn about Federal Government in school, but nothing broader than that." A County Commissioner has many roles and wears many hats. The three of them serve to do both the executive and legislative duties. According to Darin, "We...
First Bank opened the Big Sandy branch on January 21st. On Tuesday and Wednesday, the cars parked along the streets until the streets were full. They opened the door and were busy all day. I was told by one of their customers, as we grabbed something to eat at Pep's, that he went into the bank about 3:45 on Tuesday to open an account. He said they stayed open till almost five to support community members opening accounts. Dean Comes, President of the Bank, came into Pep's to pay for the lunch...
Last Tuesday, January 21, the Big Sandy School Board had its monthly meeting. The meeting began with the usual Pledge of Allegiance and the approval of minutes. Melanie Schwarzbach began with the meeting with a report from the MHSA Annual Meeting. Included in that report were some interesting changes that may be occurring over the next school year concerning athletics in Big Sandy. Starting next year, shooting shirts for the basketball team may be purchased by an organization as long as it is equitable to the other Big Sandy teams. Along with...
4 Montana Nutrition Conference and Livestock Forum The 2020 Montana Nutrition Conference and Livestock Forum will take place on April 14-15 at the Best Western GranTree Inn in Bozeman. Registration forms are available at https://www.montana.edu/nutrition/. Speaker topics include Alternative Meats and Alternative Statistics (What does the data say), Protect the Harvest, Beef Cutting Demonstration and Meat Discussion, Beef Trade Update, The Business of Agriculture, Forage Quality and Mycotoxins, Fetal Programming in Beef Cattle, Ranch Diversif...
Every February is American Heart Month, raising awareness about preventing heart disease. Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States. Approximately 90 percent of middle-aged people and more than 74 percent of young adults have one or more risk factors for heart disease. These risk factors include diabetes, high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol or being a smoker or overweight. For those individuals with multiple risk factors, they have an increased risk for heart disease. All these risk factors...
Saturday’s basketball game, February 1, is Pack It In Pink to promote breast cancer awareness. That evening the Chouteau County Cancer Support Group will put out luminary bags in honor of and/or in memory of people who have had any type of cancer, are battling cancer, or anyone special to you. You will have the opportunity to designate a name(s) for luminary bags. Look for the table with luminary bags when you come into the school so you can put the name of someone special on a bag. The bags will be lit and placed down the hall toward the s...
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Region 7 staff met with its Citizens Advisory Council on Jan. 15, updating members on agency activities and gathering their input on various topics. Seven of the 10 volunteer members attended the annual winter gathering at the FWP regional headquarters in Miles City. Chronic Wasting Disease Chronic Wasting Disease was one of the main topics, since the first cases were detected in Southeastern Montana in 2019. During the general hunting season, portions of FWP Region 7 were high-priority surveillance areas for...
Board of County Commissioners are Clay Riehl, Bob Pasha, and Daren Schuster. We should know what our County Commissioners do. I looked up the various Chouteau County Department. The commissioners are responsible for setting up budgets. For those who do not have elected officials, the commissioners do have oversight responsibilities. The various departments are Chouteau County Assessor & Appraisal, Chouteau County Attorney, Chouteau County Clerk & Recorder, Chouteau County Clerk of Court, Choutea...
Internet Open Opportunities for High School Students I interviewed Chris Brumwell on her birthday. She told me her age in a mathematical equation. Chris has been the math teacher in Big Sandy for many years. She also serves as the academic counselor for the students as well. Chris told me the students have an opportunity from Montana Digital Academy to select from 13 subject matters with several courses in each subject. This allows them to take classes that are not taught in a classroom or will...
The Big Sandy music program has built itself into a talented, respectable program. Under the direction of Mrs. Amanda Robertson, Big Sandy’s past music director, the Big Sandy band and choir became noticeable and started to shine in bright lights. This Monday, January 20th, the Big Sandy Choir will be performing on the PBS network live in Bozeman, Montana. The Big Sandy choir and band did very well the district and state music festival in 2019. There were over twenty students who went to state in solos and ensembles. The band and choir also r...
The yearly tradition to support breast cancer awareness is Feb 1st at the basketball game in Big Sandy. The Pioneers will be playing Fort Benton that night. Everyone is encouraged to wear as much pink as you can to support breast cancer awareness. The Pioneers lost to the Longhorns in Fort Benton after some hard battles. Come on out and support two great causes, your Pioneers and Breast Cancer awareness. Do you know someone that had breast cancer? Or has breast cancer? There are so many stats you should know, the following below are just a few....
Montana State University Extension will host a free seminar on February 11 in Great Falls. Speakers will discuss hemp research, use of pesticides with hemp, and update on hemp grown in Montana. Jan Slaski, PhD, PaG is a principle researcher with InnoTech Alberta. For the past 17 years, InnoTech has been a leader in research aimed at introduction and breeding of hemp varieties that suit the needs of the fiber and food industries. Dr. Slaski will discuss hemp breeding, agronomy, fiber processing, and product development. Dr. Slaski has been...
Jane Nelson was the winner of a new Bernina Sewing Machine. A prize worth $3,400. She may be retired from teaching, but the new machine opens up a whole new world of creativity and rewards. Jane and Bob brought with them to the interview, small projects they had experimented with. Bob brought a fish he had embroidered from a design he got off of the internet. Jane brought in a quilting spiral design. Bob explained, "The machine has a lot of build-in design, and then you can add your designs from...
According to Megan Bartel, First Bank Loan Operations Manager, "The First Bank branch opening will be January 21. The employees at First Bank of Montana have been hard at work training and getting prepared to open the First Bank of Montana Big Sandy location on January 21. The same familiar faces will be greeting you on Tuesday morning. Demra Brown is the branch manager of the Big Sandy location, both she and Nicole Allderdice will be providing customer service and new account opening, Gloria...
At the monthly meeting of the Big Sandy Council, every council member was present. Mayor Shaud Schwarzbach was sworn in first, and then he swore in the rest of the councilmen, including Rich Jesperson, who is a first-term councilman. Rich believes, "We have lived in Big Sandy for 33 years, so I guess it's about time I serve on the City Council and give back to what has become my home town." Although there were several guests at the meeting, there was no public comment. The engineers present said...