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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...
CHS Big Sky met with the local patrons on Friday, February 21, at the Big Sandy City Hall. Howard Hammond, a board member and a former Big Sandy resident started the meeting with a statement. He has spent two weeks educating himself further, reviewing, and visiting with CHS personal. He wasn't necessarily proud of how we were informed, but he was comfortable with the accuracy of the financials being presented that morning. In his opinion, CHS has one of the best audit processes, and we can...
During the discussion Kelly Haaland reported on the on-going maintance of the FE Miley flooring in the lunchroom, multi-purpose area. They would like to get that flooring done right after school is over so it can be ready to use it for homecoming. The cost is $26,000, which included removing asbestos flooring and the cost of disposing of the asbestos. The board approved the new flooring. There was a second maintenance project discussed, which would take the elementary stage out, and create a storage room for the cost of $6,000. This project...
On February 16th, the annual Lincoln-Reagan Dinner was held at the Montana Agriculture Center in Fort Benton. The event began at 12:30 in the afternoon, and almost every Republican candidate was there. This year they served appetizers at a buffet table instead of the usual dinner. Many people came and enjoyed the speeches, along with getting to know our Republican candidates. The State Representative and the State Senator opened with short but well-thought-out speeches. Afterward, the first of...
Believe it or not, the gardening season will be upon us before we know it. Below are a few gardening facts to help you prepare for the upcoming season. • Soil tests should be taken in the garden every three years. • The best time to collect a soil sample is in the spring after soil thaw. • Fall soil sampling is not recommended because Nitrogen in the soil is depleted during the fall and winter seasons. • Do not work soil when it is wet. If the soil sticks to the shovel, wait a few more days. • The number one thing that kills our plants is...
Does this sound familiar—your spouse asking you where you put that IMPORTANT receipt which they need in order to get the taxes done? Tax season can be stressful finding the necessary records from a year ago. Have you sworn to yourself every year during this time you will keep better records for next year? But, it never really ends up the way you hoped? There are also the questions of “How much and how long do I keep the records?” or “What records are necessary to keep?” Just like other important records such as health information, keeping f...
The Big Sandy Rotary club is hoping you will be interested in contributing to our Annual Benefit Banquet. The Annual Benefit Banquet has been held in Big Sandy since 1984. The 36th banquet is scheduled for March 21, 2020. Banquet proceeds are used to support upkeep of local park and recreational facilities; Boys and Girls State and Hugh O’Brien delegates; the Big Sandy High School Bud Gullickson Scholarship; Rotary Youth Leadership Activities; a partnership with the Dolly Parton Imagination Library Foundation; support for manty community and s...
Influenza seems to be at its best this last couple of weeks, which means many of us are feeling at our worst. Influenza A and B have both been prevalent in our community for several weeks now, but we have seen a steep increase recently. Reportedly about 1/3 of the students in the grade school were out sick last week and those numbers are expected to linger. Influenza A and/or B is commonly referred to as “the flu.” It is important to note that influenza is not a typical “stomach bug” and is usually not associated with nausea, vomiting or diarrh...
The new Storm Drain Project will require a public meeting before any grant submission. The Grant is due late March. In looking at different grants and the requirements for each requires public input. They have scheduled the general meeting for March 12. Planning tools needed include revisiting the Big Sandy Growth Policy 2008 and the Capital Improvement Plans, which makes assessments of our community and helps set priorities. The Capital Improvement was done for five years from 2007 through...
The Montana High School Association is proud to announce its sixteenth list of inductees to the MHSA Athletes' Hall of Fame. The Montana High School Association Athletes' Hall of Fame is sponsored by Wendy's. The class of 2020 has seven inductees including Jeff Ellis, Tyler Emmert, Josh Huestis, Jeff Larson, Marj (Connors) Markle, Duane Olson, and Gary Peck. The MHSA Athletes' Hall of Fame consists of two nomination categories: "Modern Era" and "Old Timer." The Old Timer category is for...
By state law each county is required to have a Disaster Emergency Service (DES). Debbie Gessaman is the DES Coordinator for Chouteau County. When I went into her office she was busy writing a grant. She graciously gave me a few moments and we talked about the EMT services in Chouteau. Debbie was hired by the Chouteau county commissioners and occasionally gives them a report. The budget is 50% from the county and 50% from a grant. Kelly Waldbillig is the Deputy DES Coordinator, and the 9-1-1...
Charlie and Stephanie Overbay met at Rexburg, Idaho, in college. Stephanie chased him, primarily because he was just a happy man, always trying to help others, and he was shyer than she was. They were married on Dec 18, 2010, and had a Christmas honeymoon at Salt Lake City. Charlie and Stephanie have three children David, Kirren, and Elliot. In April 2014, they moved to Big Sandy from Rexburg, but not before they moved a few times before. Charlie had taken an intern position at Disney World...