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I was invited to go to the sneak preview of the North 40 as a representative of the press. I went because I am a farmer's wife who has discussed numerous times around the dining room table, "I wonder what all will be in the new North 40". We were met at the door by North 40 Outfitters Community Relations Coordinator Drew Steinberger and by Sales Presentation Manager John Teini. John has worked for 30 years in the farm and ranch industry. Before that, he was born and raised in Roundup and still c...
Hey Big Sandy Pioneers! We are hoping to use your Pioneer Heroes for promotion and production of Homecoming 2020. By November 15, 2019, (just over a month from now) Facebook or email a brief (around 30 seconds and definitely under a minute) video or statement telling us about your Pioneer hero – who they are, why they are your hero, what they have done to impact you and/or society, etc. Think about classmates or friends who are alumni (living or deceased) who might fit into any of these categories – Arts (dance, music, photography, pai...
Editor's note: Jozlyn Baumann comes to the Mountaineer has part of the Big Sandy High School Co-Op Class. It is a class that allows the students to experience a work experience. There are 19 students involved in the co-op classroom. They do have class room studies as they study what is involved in getting ready to go to another job opportunity with a school to work curriculum. Nine businesses around town participate including the high school, The Grocery Store, Kamut, the Grade school, Big...
National 4-H week: It takes 4-H leaders In 4-H, it takes leaders, adults that care, willing to volunteer. Leaders have always stepped up. To become a 4-H Volunteer leader, the first step is to contact the Extension County office in Fort Benton. Time working with 4-H youth is time well spent. According to the 4-H web page, they say, "Research shows that 4 H helps young people excel beyond their peers. The 4 H Study of Positive Youth Development, conducted by Tufts University, explores the impact...
On September 17th, 2019, I got the honor of reporting on the school board meeting at the high school. I got to see some familiar people, along with with meet some new folks. Kelly Rutledge, Maryetta Engle, Darin Genereux, Kelly Holland, and Brad Weaver were all the attendees at the meeting this month. The student council, as usual, had some great ideas. They discussed themes for the upcoming Chili Feed and Spirit Week. The themes have not yet been decided, but I am excited to see the final theme. Events like these are essential because they...
GREAT FALLS- Providing Montana farmers and ranchers with another crop option motivated Montana Farmers Union President Alan Merrill to seek out a partnership with Farmers Union Enterprises, Inc. (FUE) to provide funding research to understand the feasibility of producing Industrial Hemp fibers for us in building materials. Teaming up with Farmers Union member Kirby Hancock, founder of Transformative Ecologies LLC, and architect at Constructive Solutions Inc. working in collaboration with Montana State University Engineering faculty Dr. Michael...
For the last eight weeks we have been working diligently to get everything ready for this conversion. Most of this work is done "behind the scenes," as a majority of what is changing has to do with licensing, billing, and documentation. Last week the conversion team from Alabama arrived to train our staff in their respective departments. They were surprised with how versatile our staff is, making multiple comments about all the "hats" our staff wear. We truly do have the best here at BSMC. As of...
The article below is a portion of an article written by Peter Kolb (MSU Extension Forester). The article is available in full at the Chouteau County Extension office. The article explains the natural phenomenon of fall needle drop, insect management, and proper watering techniques for pine and spruce trees. Every fall a lot of concern arises when conifers such as pines, spruces and firs start to drop their older needle cohorts in preparation for winter. This is essentially an energy conservation mechanism for surviving the winter as all living...
Solid Finance$ The basics of money management – you make money to spend money. However, eventually, we figure out there is more to money management than making and spending. Whether it be stretching the dollar further, saving, investing, borrowing and/or protecting our earnings, we are faced with making financial decisions daily. Some decisions are easier than others and we may not always make the right decisions. To help with the decision making, there are some trusted, unbiased resources you may want to be aware of. These include mymoney.gov,...
Young football fans will have the opportunity to exhibit their football skills when the Big Sandy Rotary Club hosts the 16th annual Punt, Pass & Kick competition on Chili Feed night Friday, October 11th. Beginning right after school on Friday at the Big Sandy High School football field, youth ages 5-15 will be given the chance to showcase their talents in punting, passing and kicking with scores based on distance and accuracy. There is no signup or registration just show up to have fun and GO Pioneers! For more information please contact...
Creative Writing Club will start Monday October 7th after school. Any grade school student in grades 3rd -6th are welcome to come. Depending on the number of students I might need parent to volunteer to support their child. We need healthy snacks to eat right after school for the club will last for one hour and the students will need to be picked up around 4:45-4:50. The purpose is to encourage creative thinking, learning how to use more powerful words. We will be using a thesaurus to help them write better. It will not be my job to teach them...
Editor’s note: I was interviewing Ann Bitz for 4-H week, as a former 4-H leader when she mentioned she had testified in front the Board of Regents in support of 4-H. She has been a 4-H leader for 20 years and I thought what she said during her testimony was everything needing to be said. Her entire testimony is here: I would like to share with you and the Board of Regents why adequate funding for the Montana Extension Service is so very important. The MSU Extension Service played and still plays a key role in the decisions I make and a...
Harvest is over an the cooler weather is moving in, Fall in Montana has arrived....
Time to clean our closets and garages. The Big Sandy Medical Guild is holding their annual Rummage sale on Thursday October 3rd between 8:00-5:00; Friday October 4th with a Box Sale between 9:00-3:00; and for the first time Saturday October 5th with a Box Sale between 9:00-12:00 noon. (No pie on Saturday) Items can be donated by dropping them off at the Jerry Martin Memorial Hall in the alley behind the city office starting Sept 30th between 9:00- 5:00. The same on Tuesday, but on Wednesday Oct...
Auditions are being held for Paul Boedel's play "A Seussified Christmas Carol. The auditions is being held October first and third at the Big Sandy High school auditorium, 4 o'clock in the evening to five o'clock both days. Rehearsals for this play will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4 o'clock in the evening to five- thirty. "A Suessified Christmas Carol" is a whimsical reinvention of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol". It takes a turn from the original, using whacky methods to make this a...
Steve Sibra is a very respected and talented writer. He was born in Havre and raised on 7 miles southeast of Big Sandy. His father Dana Sibra was the brother of William (Ray Sibra's father). Dana had two sisters, one of whom married Budd Beaudette. His mother was a Geyer and related to the other Geyers in Big Sandy. He lived in Big Sandy mainly from his birth; graduated from Big Sandy High School in 1974. Steve still has classmates who live in the Big Sandy area including Nancy Gullickson, Jon...
New rules regarding beef cattle identification begin on January 1, 2020. The new rules transition the use of metal tags to radio frequency identification (RFID) tags. The goal of the transition is to improve traceability of livestock in case of disease outbreaks. Beginning January 1, 2023, beef cattle that move across state lines or that fall into specific categories will require RFID tags. Currently, feeder cattle and other animals that move directly to slaughter will not require the RFID tags. Beef animals required to have RFID tags include...
Triangle Telephone Cooperative Association, Inc., doing business as Triangle Communications (Triangle), will hold its 66th Annual Meeting of Members on Saturday, October 5, 2019. The meeting will take place in the Student Union Building on the campus of Montana State University-Northern in Havre, MT. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m., the business meeting begins at 10:00 a.m. with lunch served following the meeting. Trustees for three districts will be elected by members attending. Doug Lowry has been nominated to represent District 1, which...
This last Monday, September 16th, the Big Sandy FFA Chapter held their annual fall banquet. The support of the community was represented by the amount of people who came and enjoyed the food and donated to the FFA Chapter. Everyone seemed to be happy to be there and the kids appreciated the support. The banquet is a great opportunity every year for the FFA advisor, Mr. Taylor, to introduce his goals for the year and talk about the fall schedule. The FFA kids always enjoy the free food and...
The nonprofit Friends of the Missouri Breaks Monument is seeking volunteers for a Missouri River cleanup on National Public Lands Day. The event will start at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28, at the Chouteau County Fairgrounds canoe launch in Fort Benton, and end by 5 p.m. at the Wood Bottom Recreation Area in the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument near Loma. Volunteers will paddle 20 miles between Fort Benton and Wood Bottom, picking up articles of trash along the way. The last time the Friends hosted a river cleanup, many large...
RiverStone Health and the Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) have identified the first confirmed case of severe pulmonary disease associated with vaping in connection with the ongoing national investigation. The confirmed case is a Yellowstone County resident in their 30s with a history of vaping nicotine and THC. This individual was hospitalized in August, and is now home recovering. Eight deaths associated with severe pulmonary illness have occurred. As of September 17, 2019, there were 530 confirmed and probable cases of...
Participants will learn about raptors and how to support the park's fall migration study West Glacier, MT – Glacier National Park kicks off the second annual Mount Brown Hawk Watch Program with a volunteer training event on Saturday, October 5, from noon to 4 pm. Anyone interested in helping the park document migrating raptors is invited to the come-and-go event. The meeting point will be across from Lake McDonald Lodge at the golden eagle interpretive sign near Jammer Joe's parking lot. Snacks...
This week we have had two successful FFA activities. At the Annual FFA Fall Barbeque on September 16th, the community was able to come help us kick off our year. We started with a potluck along with pulled-pork sandwiches. Next was a presentation on what FFA is and its opportunities. And to end the night we had a Labor Auction to raise money for the FFA members' travel funds which allows us to experience attend FFA events such as John Deere Ag days, State and National Convention. These...
Beautiful morning at river....
Jim and Marla Drga opened their home to Emily Sparkes, an agriculture guest from England for two and a half weeks. She said, "I thought I should just come over and just see a different scale of farming then we have in England." Emily is a dairy farmer in England. "It's totally different here. She lives in a village called Pretty, with rolling hills and lots of rain. "I wanted to see a different way of doing stuff. It's a lot bigger over here. You need a lot bigger landmass to produces crops and...