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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...
Sometimes in life, things seem to fall into place. That would seem to be the case with new Big Sandy High School English teacher Shaela Wallen. Her boyfriend Drew Shanafelt had just been offered a job from local Bob Quinn to take over operations of "The Oil Barn" here in Big Sandy. Shaela had a desire to start pursuing a career in teaching and put to use her degree in English Education from the University of Montana in Missoula. It just so happened Big Sandy needed a new English teacher, so...
Editor Note: I met him walking down the streets of Big Sandy. Bob Quinn introduced him to me. Bryan Smith had 25 years of experience in journalism. I was intrigued. He had attended the University of Maryland to become a journalist. "They have a terrific journalist school there", he said. He's never looked back. He started writing for a newspaper in a small town, and worked his way up to the Chicago Times. Bryan is a long form writer in magazines now doing free-lance work. He mostly writes 5,000...
Pre-seeding fertilizer tips for farmers Clain Jones, MSU Extension Soil Fertility Specialist Presented at the Montana Agricultural Business Association last winter in Great Falls. The majority of the presentation contained a variety of fertilizer tips to help producers prepare for the upcoming seeding season. In addition, information for this article was taken from the Fertilizer Guidelines for Montana Crops (EB161), which is available at the Chouteau County Extension office. • MSU Extension has an on-line tool designed to assist producers i...
Fish, Wildlife and Parks Region 4 has added two additional field day courses in September for adults who are looking to complete the state’s online hunter education course. Both field day courses will be held the same day, Sept. 21. Adult online students can select one of two times either 8 a.m. to noon or 1-5 p.m. The courses will both be at FWP Region 4, 4600 Giant Springs Road, Great Falls. The online course is available only to those 18 and older. After completing the Internet course, students must take a field day to receive their certific...
After a summer of planting, irrigating, weeding, and cultivating, we are now enjoying the fruits of our labor. Yesterday we picked melons for three Farmer's Markets in our area. We spend many hours picking, cutting, taste testing, sorting, and analyzing the tastiest, juiciest, melons for our customers. We have become melon snobs, and only the best will do. We are always amazed at how many other species, besides people, love cantaloupe. We notice the damage as we are picking and we sort them as...
As we age, our life circumstances and bodies change, and it becomes necessary to adapt our food intake accordingly. Many factors such as income, mobility and health issues and accessibility to food can have a profound effect on the level of nutrition. The negative effect of the above-mentioned factors may lead to malnutrition. It is astounding to hear the high rates of malnutrition in seniors. Some symptoms include fatigue, increased illness or infection, irritability or depression, and unplanned weight loss. Additional contributing factors...
It's like living with a dark cloud constantly around you. It's like a storm always heading your direction. World Suicide Prevention Day is September 10. Every 40 seconds, someone loses their life to suicide. "Depression is such a cruel punishment. There are no fevers, no rashes, no blood tests to send people scurrying in concern, just the slow erosion of self, as insidious as cancer. And like cancer, it is essentially a solitary experience; a room in hell with only your name on the door."...
Last Thursday I got the honor of sitting in on the monthly city council meeting. It was enjoyable to watch all the bright minds that lead this town come together on the important issues at hand. They tackled many leading problems in this community with intelligence and a positive attitude. They began by discussing the budget for the upcoming year. The adopted budget for the fiscal 2020 revenues is currently one hundred, ninety-four thousand dollars. Along with that, the town of Big Sandy contact with the Unified Garbage Disposal has raised...
I was born and raised in California about 30 miles from the beach, but I never felt it was home. Since I was sixteen years old, I planned on moving out of this state with the thought of only returning to visit family and friends while on vacation. My husband, on the other hand, was just the opposite, he loved California and the thought of leaving the beauty of the coast, and the perfect weather had never entered his mind. But the reality was we couldn't afford to live in the state and have the...
Managing horticultural landscapes in September is essential to healthy production during the growing season. Below are a few recommendations for Chouteau county gardeners. • The average first frost is September 15 (Carter), September 18 (Kenilworth and Highwood), September 20 (Big Sandy), September 25 (Fort Benton) and September 28 in Geraldine. All fruit and vegetables should be harvested before temperatures drop below 40° to 50°F. • Ripen tomatoes in a paper bag along with an apple, or hang the entire plant upside down in the garage. • Pla...
This coming school year has brought in a handful of new teachers. One teacher includes Timothy Bond who is the new teacher for the music program. After the wonderful advisement of Mrs. Robertson, the band and choir have been given great reviews in the past. Mr. Bond hopes to follow in her footsteps and help the band and choir go beyond their potential. Timothy Bond was born in Elkhart, Indiana and was raised in a small town called Edwardsburg, Michigan. Living in a small town most of his life definitely makes the readjustment of moving to Big...