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Reports of fraud and scams have, unfortunately, become a normal part of our lives. It can happen to anyone. As the fastest growing segment of the population in the United States, older adults are especially targeted and uniquely vulnerable to financial scams. Con artists find them as attractive prey because, older adults are thought to have a “nest egg,” have excellent credit, won’t say “no” because they were raised to be polite and trusting, are less likely to report the fraud for fear of appearing to have a weakened mental capacity because t...
Nathan Keane usually gets up, lets the dog out, and then makes coffee for himself. For some reason, on Wednesday, June 3rd, he went directly to the kitchen to make himself some coffee. Nathan looked outside his kitchen window to see 30 feet from the house and in the chicken coop a grizzly bear. He had to do a double-take. "I couldn't believe it. I would have never dreamed there would be a grizzle bear in my front yard." The grizzly was inside the chicken pen. They couldn't see what he was...
The Big Sandy Barracudas, under the direction of coaches Travis Baumann and Connie Reichelt, are back in the pool for their 9th season as a team. 36 swimmers are on the team this year and while they have taken to the pool to begin their summer training, they have been left with a very uncertain season. COVID-19 restrictions still in place have left teams in other towns unwilling or unable to host their regularly scheduled swim meets. These other teams are working with their local health departments and city councils to try to host meets, but...
Lift was required to close its doors on March 19th by the state of Montana because of COVID-19. Their doors were closed for 74 days and just opened this June 1st again. Lift is a CrossFit organization. The owner, Julie Myers, is happy. She said, "I'm very glad to be back open!" They do have to take precautions. "Everybody is supposed to wipe down every piece of equipment that they use." Clients are asked not to come if they have any of the symptoms of COVID-19. If you are sick, stay home....
It was fun to discover Mother Goose walking the streets of Big Sandy. Even more fun to see that she had ways to encourage the kids to read. According to Mother Goose, "This year's Summer Reading theme is Imagine Your Story, and challenge you to use your imagination. You can go on adventures with Jack and the Beanstalk or ride a wild unicorn. The adventure is yours to have." "Although this year's Summer Reading Program will look different than usual we have used our imaginations to come up with w...
MSU Agronomists (Richard Engel, Clain Jones, and Simon Fordyce) have put together a document on Soil Acidification Management. The document is available online at the following URL: http://landresources.montana.edu/fertilizerfacts/html/FF79.html. Paper copies are available at the Chouteau County Extension office. The study concluded that adding 90 pounds of seed-placed fertilizer-phosphorus (0-45-0) can mitigate aluminum toxicity and increase growth and grain yield of cereal crops in acid-affected soils. In addition, responses to...
Triangle Telephone Cooperative Association, Inc., doing business as Triangle Communications (Triangle), is planning to hold its 67th Annual Meeting of Members in a new way, with one northern meeting and one southern meeting. The meetings will be streamed live on our website. The northern meeting will be held Saturday, October 3rd, 2020 in Havre, MT on the campus of Montana State University-Northern. The southern meeting will be held October 17th, 2020 at the American Legion Hall in Big Timber. A quorum must be met at both locations, which...
The Booster Club met for the first time in four months. The essential discussion was probably the call to parents who care about their children's activities to get involved in supporting those activities. This Booster Club is like no other Booster Club. Usually, Booster Clubs are included only in high school sports activities. The Big Sandy Booster Club supports both grade school and high school activities, including all extracurricular activities, not just sports. An interesting fact is that...
The past few weeks I have covered canning and freezing foods. An additional method of preserving food is dehydration. Dehydration of food is one of the oldest and simplest methods of food preservation. During the dehydration process, moisture is removed from the food. Removing the moisture prevents bacteria, yeast and molds from growing preventing the food from spoiling. Maintaining cleanliness throughout the process and using food-grade containers and equipment also ensures a safe food product. There are a few ways you can dry foods. You...
On Sunday, March 15th Governor Bullock announced he was closing schools across Montana due to rising concerns about the Coronavirus. We had already planned to take the next day off as a snow day and we used it to make plans for how we would proceed with distance learning. On Monday teachers made plans and bagged up things the students would need. On Tuesday we passed out materials in a drive up situation at the Elementary and High School. And on Wednesday, just three days later, our students were receiving online instruction! What an...
Once again Keely Bahmiller heading up the effort for the 3rd Annual Big Sandy Community Yard Sale June 20th between 8-3:00. She is still trying to get more people to commit to have a sale. COVID-19 rules are required, but she has gotten permission from the County Health Nurse and the City council to once again organize a community Yard sale. In years past, the Community Yard Sale has had between 25-30 different Yard Sales. This year so far only 12 individuals have committed. People have travelled as far as Billings to attend and we need more...
Editor's note: During the Summer months of 2020, the Mountaineer will support the businesses that support the paper by writing a weekly Business Profile. We acknowledge the interdependence we have with small businesses. During COVID-19, it has become obvious how important our communities are, and with that, make this effort to support each other. Chris Halko is the owner and pharmacist of both Fort Benton and Big Sandy Pharmacy, and he wanted to make sure that I emphasized the employees of the...
The Big Sandy Barracuda's swim practice is started June 2, according to Travis Baumann head coach with a 5:45 AM older/Advance Swimmers starting time. Connie Reichelt will be working again this year with the younger kids between 8:00-9:00 each morning, and between 4:15-4:45 will be the intermediate swimmers. Travis said, "I can't thank Connie enough. "She does an amazing job with the little kids." Currently, there is between 36-38 kids wanting to be on the swim team, with the possibility of...
Laurie Kerzicnik (MSU Entomologist) wrote the article below to help Montanans prepare for the upcoming wasp and hornet season. Except for the Western yellowjacket, social wasps are typically not aggressive unless their nest is disturbed. Most are beneficial and feed on a lot of garden pests. The most common wasps are bald-faced hornets, aerial yellowjackets, Western yellowjackets, and paper wasps. They live in colonies, which include workers, queens, and drones. They all feed on insects. The western yellowjacket is a scavenger, feeding on...
Summer is on its way, which means so are mosquitoes. The flying pests invade neighborhoods like an army, but they aren’t just a backyard nuisance with bites that itch. They also can carry dangerous diseases, including West Nile virus and Zika. Most regions of the U.S. have issues with mosquitoes, but knowing prevention and mitigation measures can stop them from mushrooming into a big problem, says Dr. Craig Stoops (www.mosquito-authority.com), a retired U.S. Navy medical entomologist and chief science officer at Mosquito® Authority, a mo...
Bailey Gasvoda, Montana FFA 1st Vice President Along with Caroline Roeder, retired Montanan FFA State President, spent time in Great Falls showing gratitude to the supporters of our organization. Picture with Northwest Farm Credit Services...
Maybe canning is not for you, but do you have extra produce you want to preserve and have available for later? Freezing is a convenient option for preserving food while maintaining a large portion of its nutritional value and flavor. Freezing will cause texture changes due to the water inside vegetables. You will find some produce freeze better than others. Depending on personal preference and what you are using the frozen food for, you may find you prefer some over others. Select produce at peak flavor, maturity and texture. If possible,...
The few months of quarantine and social distancing have seemed like forever. Luckily as long as everyone stays healthy and safe, opening of businesses and normal activities are allowed! The Big Sandy pool will be open this Monday, June 1st, and the lifeguard family is very excited. There are many lifeguards working at the pool this year and they are all ready to get back to the pool. The age of the lifeguards at the pool range from fifteen to nineteen. All the lifeguards are professional and take their job seriously, as well as having fun and...
Although the importance of Memorial Day should be honored and remembered, Lindsay Boyce wrote to me, saying, “We would like to notify people that the whole parade and program at the high school are canceled. The American Legion Post will still be doing a 21-gun salute and playing taps at the cemetery to honor those who have passed. However, due to phase 1 still being in affect, we can’t have an audience and therefore, will not be reading the names.” The American Legion Auxiliary will not be distributing the poppies either this year. The event...
I interviewed Brooke Schwenke on the internet, and she wrote her answers to my questions. I asked her about her drawing that she had received an award for. Brooke wrote, "I entered the American Auxiliary Poppy Poster contest my junior year, because my art teacher, Ms. Jaramillo, presented us with the amazing opportunity to get our work into the contest. She always offered us the best ways to get our artwork out there and was 100% supportive through it all and always making sure we didn't have...
Not your traditional graduation, but it made me cry just the same. It was a beautiful hot day, the weather held, and the sun shined right into parents’ faces. It started with the graduates walking from downtown to the football field. The streets were lined with residence cheering and throwing confetti. Girls on one side and boys on the other side as they walked, not in a single line but almost. Like they were tackling their future together. The names of each senior were read along with s...
The Master Gardener program provides research based information for gardeners. Below are a few notes taken from the turf management portion of the program. • Rough bluegrass is probably the best grass in Montana for shady areas. • Kentucky bluegrass is the best grass for open sunny areas with well-drained soil. • Annual ryegrass can be used as a cover crop following vegetable production. • The standard lawn mix is 60% Kentucky bluegrass, 30% creeping red fescue and 10% annual ryegrass. • Zoysiagrass does not grow well in Montana. Montana s...
I had to go. I knew it would be heart-warming to watch a parade that was formed just so people at the nursing home could get outside. It was a beautiful day; the sun was shining, and there wasn't any wind. They waited till the Sheriff's car came around the corner, followed by several people driving their cars by so they could wave and tell them hello! A motorcycle went by, an old blue pickup, a red corvette with my grandchildren in it, an old built car, I didn't know what make it was, there...
Registration for all incoming 2020-21 kindergarteners will be Thursday, May 28, 2020 at the F.E. Miley Elementary School. Students must be 5 years of age on or before September 10th. To commit to social distancing, the event will be by appointment only. To schedule an appointment, please call Cinda Pearson at 378-3101. Documents you need to bring to the registration are as follows: child’s birth certificate, proof of physical address, immunization record and proof of guardianship or custody (if appropriate). This event is for the parent o...
Congratulations, Class of 2020! This is a great accomplishment; and although the year has not ended how you'd hoped, nothing can ever take away your education. You've earned it! We are so proud of you and cannot wait to see where life takes you! We asked the folks here some questions in your honor as their life experiences are far greater than yours and ours. May you take it to heart; enjoy their words of wisdom. What advice would you give to the high school seniors? A. If you have some idea of...