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The food being promoted through Montana Harvest of the Month for April is chickpeas. Harvest of the Month is a program which showcases Montana grown foods. You will see posters and events in the schools, other education facilities and healthcare institutions across Montana. These places promote the locally grown item by serving it as a meal and/or snack along with displaying educational literature and displays. Many of your children may have mentioned during school they learned about these locally grown items and/or had a taste test. The...
Three months in Rick Darlington, County Commissioner, reports, “It’s been really good, not a lot of snow removal this winter, with the open winter we saved a lot of money. We have a big job ahead of us to try and get them (the road) all improved. We aren’t going to get it done overnight. It’s going to take a long time” It was Saturday during the grade school basketball games when I finally got up with Rick. He continued to tell me, “We are out there blading them right now.” They have a full crew having hired Lance Cook again. Traci Sibra i...
Last year, I preached the Good Friday and Easter Morning Services to an empty room with a camera set up to stream everything to Facebook. All of the other churches in town, and across the country, had the same experience. Like everything that happened in 2020, church services for Easter were cancelled due to the lockdowns. Most churches had had the opportunity to adapt by that point and were streaming their services or running worship online via Zoom or other apps. In the weeks before Easter...
Answering a third grader’s concern about finding a home for all the stray animals, especially feral cats, I thought I would ask first at the Dedman Animal Shelter. Nikki Jones has been the director for three years. She admitted that the topic of homeless animals is a big concern. Currently, they have 40 cats; three are kittens. Adult cats are the hardest to adopt out. They also have nine adult dogs and 25 puppies to give away. They take strays from Big Sandy and have a new program funded by grant funds to fix the problem of feral (wild) c...
Jaesun Yirsa is a 7th grade home school student and the son of Petra and Justin Yirsa. Jaesun said he likes writing and has a very patriotic family. “It’s an honor for me.” Marty and Tamee Havrilla, from Fort Benton, both air force veterans, presented his award. Marty represents post 447 VFW in Fort Benton, and Tamee is a state VFW Auxiliary officer. VFW Post 447 just celebrated its 75th anniversary. The 2020-21 Patriots Pin Theme this year was “What is Patriotism to Me?” Jaesun was required...
With the coming of spring and warmer weather conditions, snakes are through hunkering down for the winter making human encounters more likely. For many, snakes evoke feelings of uneasiness to outright panic. Montana only has 10 native snake species of which only the Prairie Rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis) is venomous. Prairie Rattlesnakes are pale green to brown in color with brown or black blotches along the back extending to the tail where they change from blotches to rings. However, pattern and coloration vary widely across snake species and...
Albert & Mary Bold Scholarship of $600 will be awarded to a member of the Big Sandy community who is obtaining a degree in nursing or a medical science. The recipient must demonstrate a strong moral character, be a member of the Big Sandy community, have a grade point average in the top 50% of his/her class, and be pursuing a medical major at a 4-year college institution. Request a copy of the Student Application Criteria from the Big Sandy Medical Center Administrator, Leah Griffith or from the Big Sandy High School Counselor, Christine...
Tilemean equipment would like to introduce a new Disc stubble cultivators SWIFTERDISC which are short concept cultivators designed for high-quality and fast stubble cultivation with a working depth of up to 5.5“, which the BEDNAR brand produces in several model lines with a working width from 9‘ to 60‘. Disc stubble cultivators are highly versatile thanks to the option of being equipped with a Crushbar front levelling bar or a Trash Cutter roller. Thanks to this, the stubble cultivator can be used for pre-sowing soil preparation or high-...
DPHHS Provides Update on COVID-19 Variants in Montana State health agency continues to work with CDC on surveillance for variant strains Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) officials announced today the state now has 19 total confirmed cases of COVID-19 virus variant strains. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) notified DPHHS late yesterday (March 16) and today (March 17) of 11 additional variant cases that match two California variant strains and a New York variant strain. These cases involve specimens...
The Big Sandy Mountaineer has offered their back room to be a collection site for the Billings-based Provision International. People with a footwear surplus can donate their used shoes, boots, heels and sandals. The group will then re-route those donations to a handful of developing countries as part of its "Share-a-Pair shoe drive. The Billings-based nonprofit has sponsored the program since 2012, and also works with missionary groups while coordinating donations of food, clothing, blankets...
The Big Sandy Rotary Club will be hosting its annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 3rd at 11 AM sharp. The event will take place at the Big Sandy Airport. The event is open to children who are old enough to walk and collect candy, toys, and eggs through 5th grade. The Easter Egg Hunt has been hosted by the Rotary Club for around 60 years. The kids will be divided into five groups by age and assigned to a specific area of the airfield, where candy, small toys, and a few special plastic eggs...
The Prairie Blossoms Floral opens in the old library next to the soil conservation office. The Prairie Blossom Floral will be opening in conjunction with the Crafting Corner. The flower shop is open two days a week, Tuesday and Thursday, from 10-5, according to Tina Rodewald, the proprietor. Before Tina moved to Big Sandy, she owned a flower shop for 12 years. She's been doing a side business for a while now in Big Sandy but has decided to open a storefront. The ideas are just now forming...
With the arrival of Spring, Big Sandy's gardening and landscaping communities have a local source for buying high quality soil. For the last couple of years, Dan Matthew has been selling Glacier Gold Potting Soil and the Glacier Gold Professional Blend. Both soils are produced by Mountain West Products right here in Montana. Dan explained that the professional blend holds moisture longer. The Mountain West website explains additional benefits, like additional nutrients that are present in the...
Hay U Webinar Montana State University Extension Pondera County is sponsoring the first Hay U Webinar for livestock producers. The Webinar will address how to establish a good stand of hay, forage pest management, hay storage, hay quality and hay value. The agenda is posted below: March 18, 6:00 pm - Planting and Stand Establishment - Dr. Hayes Goosey, MSU Extension Forage Specialist March 25, 6:00 pm - Crop Management and Pest Control - Dr. Hayes Goosey April 1, 6:00 pm - Harvest and Storage - Dr. Hayes Goosey April 8, 6:00 pm - Hay Quality...
Ed Lehman told me his father opened the business in 1959. That is 62 years of doing business as Lehman’s True Value, the only hardware store in Chouteau County. The Mountaineer encourages shopping at home, and Lehman’s True Value Hardware is the closed hardware store we have. He is pleased with the variety of brands he carries at the store in appliances; Electrolux, Frigidaire, Maytag, Speed Queen, Whirlpool, GE, Kitchen Aid, and Amana. It is essential to know that anyone can go shopping for an appliance from Lehman’s by going into Eklund’s in...
Tilleman Equipment in Havre is excited to offer the new OMEGA seed drills with a working width of 9‘ to 26‘ are universal seed drills with tillage and seeding concept done in one pass, designed for sowing directly into stubble and land with a large amount of post-harvest residues. Craig Tilleman said, “The advantage of these machines is their modular system, which allows the seed drills to be adapted to the right conditions and requirements of the farmer.“ The basis is a robust frame which is equipped with Agressive discs with a diamete...
There are three methods people can transfer their property to beneficiaries when they pass away. The three methods are: contractual arrangements, written wills or Montana intestate succession statutes (laws for those who did not have a written will). For this article, we will look at contractual arrangements. Contractual arrangements specifically provide for the passing of property or assets to a beneficiary and are considered transfers taking effect at death. Some examples of assets which provide the naming of beneficiaries through...
The Big Sandy Pharmacy is required to follow the priority set by the state of Montana. Phase 1A is nearing completion. It is Frontline healthcare workers, Long-term Care and Assisted Living Facilities, Healthcare workers with direct patient contact or virus exposure. Phase 1B is also nearing completion. It is a person age 70 years and older, American Indians and other people of color who may be at elevated risk for VOCID-19 complications, and persons aged 16-69 with high-risk medical conditions. 1B+ is in progress persons aged 60 years and...
My granddaughter, Dorothea, inspired this article. She and I were driving home when she said, "You own the Mountaineer. It is a very important job." And without skipping a beat, she told me after she was through with grade school and high school that she wanted to own the Mountaineer. "I know how to be a boss! I know how to make decisions." I asked her if she was the boss right now what would be put in the paper. After thinking a bit, she said, "More pictures of kids!" The question of what to...
The annual school election will be held Tuesday, May 4, 2021 by mail ballot. Ballots will be mailed out on Friday, April 16, 2021 and accepted until 8:00 p.m. on May 4th. Two trustee’s terms are expiring this year: Kelly Rutledge and Heather Pleninger. Anyone wishing to file for a 3-year term for election to the Big Sandy Public School Board of Trustees must do so by Thursday, March 25, 2021. A declaration of intent and oath of candidacy may be requested by contacting District Clerk Maryetta Engle at the high school. Write in candidates must f...
The Homecoming 2020 committee continues with the duties associated with the cancellation of Homecoming. We contacted a whole list of people who had offered to help in many ways: decorating, marshaling the parades, handling vendors, dumping garbage, organizing a car show, and more. The entertainers and caterer, along with emcees for both evenings, needed to be alerted to the big change. We had organizations planning to donate many things to make our gathering successful and we wanted them to know straight from us about the decision. Many...
It's been a big project updating the cemeteries records into digital data. "Three years ago, we thought we could get it done between the Rotary banquet and Memorial Day. They laughed, "we're still working on it." They are about 50% done, but the last 50% will go quickly because the newer gravesites are easier to verify. "We feel very good about everything to this point. It's very accurate." They have been meeting Thursday afternoons. I asked if it was fun, and they said, "Yes. It's interesting!"...
Northern Ag Research Center Posts Top Yielding Spring and Winter Wheat Varieties for the Loma Area MSU Northern Agricultural Research Center (NARC) has posted 2020 wheat yield data for the McKeever plot north of Loma. A special thanks to Peggy Lamb (NARC agronomist) and the NARC staff for establishing and maintaining the Chouteau County test plot near Loma. In addition, the Extension office would like to thank the McKeever family for donating the use of their land for MSU research. A field day at the test plot will take place on June 22, 2021....
It has been a year since the COVID-19 pandemic began; and Big Sandy Medical Center continues to make the health and safety of our patients and staff a top priority. We are proud to say we had just one outbreak episode, resulting in no loss of life. We learned a great deal over the past year that helped us improve quality of care moving forward. The fact that our staff does an amazing job was reinforced; BSMC is full of the most caring and fun staff. There are not enough ways and words to show them the appreciation they deserve. Laughter, love,...
With the “spring forward” of the clocks this past weekend, it is a good reminder to give some attention to those forgotten, yet important household tasks which may be overdue. An important one to start with is your fire alarms. While testing the fire alarm with the test button is the first thing you should do, it is also important to check the date of manufacture and replace fire alarms if older than 10 years from the manufacture date. Even though the test button works, it is only confirming the battery and alarm alert system is functioning--it...