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Under old business, they voted to pay for new drainage off of the annex. The issue is ice builds up, and it causes ice and dangerous conditions in the winter. Technology Projects-Heather is helping with the students that don't have Wi-Fi at home. Travis Bauman brought the Board up to where they currently are with homeschooling using the internet for all lessons. Triangle telephone will meet with, Box Elder, Rocky Boy, and Big Sandy. They visited with how they can get high-speed Wi-Fi to all the...
It was a terrible weekend for an interview. Rick Darlington was calving, and winter had arrived in full force. Rick has been a cattleman his whole life. So, I knew I was interfering at a terrible time, but as much as he cares about his livestock, he also cares about the county issues that he believes needs addressing. Rick Darlington is a man with few words. So, when I asked him why he was running for County Commissioner, he said, "Roads. Budget. We've lost something of the power in the office...
The medical center recently put out the following news release. “Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is now considered a pandemic and a rapidly evolving situation. It is important that everyone in Big Sandy take the appropriate steps to protect themselves, their loved ones, and the community.” “At this time, the illness ranges from mild to severe symptoms and possible death. Symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure and include fever, cough, and shortness of breath. Older adults and people with severe underlying chronic medical conditions appea...
Taken directly from project summary presented by KLJ The Town of Big Sandy has hired Kadrmas, Lee & Jackson, Inc. (KL&J) to complete this preliminary engineering report (PER) for the storm water system. This Preliminary Engineering Report (PER) documents the study, conclusions, and recommendations for the Town's storm water system facilities. The PER identifies the planning area, evaluates the existing condition and operation of the existing infrastructure, identifies existing problems within...
Big Sandy Schools will be handling the Governor mandated two-week school closure in the following manner: 1. Breakfast and Lunch will be available to all students in a curbside pick-up manner at the Elementary and High School. Breakfast will be available at 9 and lunch at 1. 2. Parents of Jr. High and High School Students- If your child does not have their chromebook you can pick up their device with breakfast or lunch tomorrow at the High School. If you feel that your student still has essential items in their lockers requests can be made to...
Without telling my age, with the risks involved with COVID-19 the Mountaineer will be a six-page paper for the following two to three weeks, because ads will not be pursued, except for by phone. Interviews will be done by phone and email as well. Also, the Mountaineer will be on limited hours. If for any reason one of the two of us gets sick with COVID-19, for a period of two to three week publishing the paper would become extremely difficult, if not impossible. If you would like to support the paper with an ad please email bsm1@mtintouch.net....
The eighth annual Chouteau County Ag Days for 4th and 5th graders will take place at the Chouteau County Fairgrounds on May 6, 2020. All 4th and 5th graders in Chouteau County are invited to attend. Home school kids who are interested in participating need to contact the Chouteau County Extension Office at 622-3751. Participants will learn the importance of Montana’s number one industry; agriculture, and why agriculture is important to their health, home and community. For thousands of years, civilization has been built upon the foundation laid...
Big Sandy High School science teacher Melanie Schwartbach wrote, "Congratulations, to Hope Gasvoda for qualifying for the International Science Fair in Anaheim, California." She went on to tell me that Hope did this project entirely on her own. Melanie had a class during the only time that Hope had to work on her project. So, from the beginning to the end and through the creation of her presentation, she did it without any input my her science teacher. The only time that Melanie talked to Hope...
The Big Sandy Booster Club voted to donate a sign to the FE Miley Elementary School. They were given three designs to choose from, and the design with the most votes was ordered and will be put in place on the front of the building before the end of school. (see picture above) There were discussions in many areas, with research still being looked at for each before making any further decisions. The following areas were discussed at length: Pioneer clothing and what should be done or not done at...
Did you know you can start donating blood when you are 16? From beginning to end the process takes about an hour. All you need is a picture ID and a consent form signed by your parent if you are under 18. One of the first steps is to read an information pamphlet about donating blood to make sure you are not taking any medication that prohibits you from donating. You will be asked questions about your health history and travel history. They check your temperature, pulse, blood pressure and your...
Why are you running for Commissioner? Beau Pegar answered, "I guess I would like to see some changes, mostly with our road. But there is a lot of things that need to be looked at like the budgets, not just our road budgets. We are talking about all the budgets, law enforcement, and everything. I would like to see what we can do to help our law enforcement. There has been a lot of vandalism and thievery going on in Big Sandy I'd like to see what the commissioners could do to help our law...
Erica Chauvet DMV, Big Sandy's veterinarian, has a new clinic. This building was an old house on the Chauvet's ranch. The new clinic is located at the first tan house on the left, but Erica told me, "we built an apartment on one half and a new clinic in the other half." She is asking clients to use the deck entrance because the back half is a private entrance. "It's nice to have a bright, fresh, clean space." She now has a designated exam area, surgery space, lab, kennel area, pharmacy, office,...
This past Sunday was International Women’s Day and this article is basically an appreciation entry for all the Women who have positively affected this town, this state, this country and the world. Firstly, I would like to thank the wonderful women in my family for shaping me into the man I am today. My Mother, a.k.a Lisa Grasdock Genereux,has one of the brightest and kindest souls I will ever encounter in my lifetime and she did not teach yourselfAll these traits, she learned them from her mother. Her mother, Vera Norris Grasdock, is a g...
The count down has begun for the Big Sandy Rotary Club Annual Benefit Banquet which will be held on Saturday, March 21, 2020. If you want to purchase a ticket, please contact Demra Brown, Jodi Thornton, Rhonda Works or any other Rotarian to purchase your ticket to the greatest party a small town can ever have. Purchasing a banquet ticket gives you the opportunity to win one the big prizes and numerous door prizes that the Big Sandy Rotary Club is giving away as well as having a delicious prime rib dinner for two. To raise extra money and to def...
Rachel Endecott (previous MSU Extension Beef specialist) wrote an informative article on calf vaccinations in 2017. We have always given vaccinations to young calves, but do we understand the science behind the diseases we are vaccinating for? Calf vaccination programs are most often based around the clostridial diseases. Clostridial diseases in calfhood vaccines belong to same genus as tetanus and botulism. Clostridial organisms are generally found in the animal’s body, but with ideal conditions, grow very rapidly to cause a disease state. B...
The annual school election will be held Tuesday, May 5, 2020 by mail ballot. Ballots will be mailed out on Friday, April 17, 2020 and accepted until 8:00 p.m. on May 5th. Two trustees with three year terms are expiring this year: Glenn Terry and Darin Genereux. 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 26, 2020. A declaration of intent and oath of candidacy may be requested by contacting District Clerk Maryetta Engle at the high school. Write in...
The evening of March 6, the Big Sandy FFA chapter arrived in Conrad, MT. Here, we played games, such as basketball and volleyball, and reconnected with old friends. After spending the night in the gym, we attended in several different workshops, on March 7th, in the event of your choice. In Agronomy, some of the things we learned about was noxious weeds, agriculture issues, plant disorders, insects, soils, and grain grading. Mechanics included welding, sprayer identification and calibration, identifying and gluing PVC pipe, identifying...
Fourteen students represented Big Sandy in the Chouteau County Spelling Bee on Tuesday, March 3rd, six of them third and fourth graders, eight of them fifth, sixth, and seventh graders. Third and fourth graders who compete and win do not get to go to state. No third and fourth graders advanced to the final round this year. In the 5th, 6th, and 7th grade round, about 40 students competed in all, and about 5 made it to the 2nd round. The words were harder this year, such as fallacy, oculus,...
The committee continues to work on details for the All-Class Reunion – Pioneer Heroes Homecoming 2020 - slated this summer, June 19-21. Many folks are stepping up to help us do jobs and we sure appreciate that. The book is in the printing process and seems to be coming along smoothly. We even got a sneak peak as to what the logo will look like on the cover. Many local businesses purchased ads to help with the book cost and many have also pitched in cash donations for things that the registration cost doesn’t cover like the street band, par...
The Bear Paw Mountaineer Volume 1 Big Sandy, Montana, March 2, 1911 Main headlines read: BILL FOR COMMUTATION NORTH OF THE MARIAS PASSED CONGRESS THIS WEEK. Editor's Note. This is an article written in the first Mountaineer paper. It is printed here in it's entirety A GROWING TOWN AND IT'S FUTURE PROSPECTS MUCH DEPENDS ON THE WAY OUR CITIZENS DEVELOP OPPORTUNITY HAS GREAT TRADE TERRITORY LAND FOR MILES AROUND US WHEN SETTLED IS BOUND TO MAKE BIG SANDY A LARGE TRADE CENTER Big Sandy has a future...
Angel Johnson FNP has worked for Chouteau County for 18 years. Since the beginning, she has continued to do everything in a part-time position. Her department is the Chouteau County Department of Public Health. The Chouteau County commissioners hire her. Angel said, “they are the boss.” Natalie Bahnmiller works for the state, training people to be social workers out in the field. The Office of Public Assistant and the Dept. of Family services who used to be in the same Fort Benton offices is now serviced out of the Havre office. Angel sai...
Toni Echoff has only been the treasure for one and a half years. The position is elected every four years. Her responsibility "is the collection and distribution center for all taxes in Chouteau County, including annual re-registration and titling of cars, trucks, and other motorized vehicles (boats, motor homes, snowmobiles, trailers, motorcycles, special mobile equipment, gross vehicle weight charges)." In other words, "We handle all the county funds and taxes. Anything having to do with...
Glen and Anita Cook will be married 70 years this September 23. They met in Gordon, Nebraska, of all places, in September 1949 at a small bible school. Anita told me Reverend Lund was going down there, so several Montana kids from here went. Glen said his pastor was from there, so he went there with him, but Anita interrupted him and said, "He went there because of a girl." And she chuckled. "Ya! well, she encouraged me to go." And he and Anita laughed together. They didn't fall in love right aw...
Two major Cutworm species, the western and the army cutworm, are serious but sporadic pests for Montana producers. Outbreaks can occur when cutworm populations are high and weather conditions are favorable for survival. Outbreaks do not necessarily occur in successive years. Larvae of either species generally are not active above ground on bright, sunny days. They can be found just below ground by scraping the soil surface lightly. Small larvae are well-camouflaged and can be difficult to see in the soil. Larval densities can be assessed by...
Last Tuesday at the Big Sandy High School, Pat Goldhahn gave a heartfelt speech to the students and staff. Pat is the husband of Wendi Goldhahn and the father of Lauryn and Allix Goldhahn. They live in Fairfield, Montana. Lauryn tragically passed away in a brutal car wreck three years ago and Pat now goes to different schools to tell his daughters story and his hope for other children. Lauryn was fifteen years old when she passed away; a week before her sophomore year began. She was a volleyball, basketball, and track athlete and loved each spo...