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Layne Taylor, Ag teacher and FFA advisor said, "I am so proud of our Big Sandy FFA kids. They are so respectful and delightful. They represent our chapter and community so we'll. I am excited to celebrate and share some of their successes. Our Agronomy team placed 5th, with Erin Taylor placing 10th, and Katherine Bold placing 13th. Our Farm Business Management team placed 9th, with Hope Gasvoda leading the team placing 11th. Finally, our Livestock Judging team placed 13th. We had 5 members...
Keep an eye out for Grass Tetany Grass tetany is a metabolic disease of cattle associated with grazing lush, green pasture. The condition is caused by low blood concentrations of magnesium, which is a required mineral for cattle. When pastures are growing rapidly in the spring, grass may not contain adequate amounts of magnesium to meet requirements. High potassium and crude protein concentrations found in rapidly growing forage complicate the grass tetany issue by interfering with the absorption of magnesium from the rumen. Magnesium...
Join the Emperor, his friends and subjects, and the busy Silkworms this Friday, April 19th, when the Missoula Children’s Theatre and more than 50 local students present an original musical adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen classic, THE EMPEROR’S NEW CLOTHES. Playing the title character of the Emperor is local student Everett Works. Other featured performers include Heather Sherburn as ManyPenny, Faith Cator as Royal Scholar Roxy, and Harley LaBuda as Royal Scholar Red. The King will be Josh Hagen and the Queens will be Brianna Ter...
Every day we are faced with making decisions. They range from minor to major decisions. Some people can make decisions quickly while other people need time and information to make a decision. I recently attended a training which included a simple method to use when making a decision. I hope you find it as a useful tool if you are faced with a decision in the near future. It really helps to write it out and include the individuals who the decision will impact, such as family members, including kids. Here are the steps: 1. Identify the options....
A creative writing club will have their first organizational meeting Tuesday April 23rd starting at 4:00 at the grade school library. Snacks will be provided. The club is open to any want-to-be writer from the 2nd grade up. Since this is an organizational meeting discussion will take place, at the meeting, of how often to meet and what each member would like to see happen. However, there will be writing assignments also given at the meeting. Grade school students will be separated from older members. If you have any questions or comments call...
Big Sandy has sent a number of its children to Seattle's Children Hospital. Hudson Baumgarm will be leaving to have another open-heart surgery on June 5th leaving Big Sandy June 1st. He wants to take with him gifts for the children who are patients in Seattle Children's. It started as an idea at Sunday School but they knew the community would want to gather up gifts as well. All gifts will be picked up and will be blessed May 26 at Christ Lutheran Church. Boxes will be at the Library, The...
The Great Falls Art show was important to Craig because, "I want to share what I've done. The picture I put in the judging show wasn't because I wanted to win, but I wanted to stand out. The reason it is showcased in my room is because it is striking, because there is somebody who wants that graphic on their wall. A piece like that, might keep somebody from coming in because it says it's not about animals." The crow picture was taken on their farm. "When I see something that I find interesting,...
The grade school students can earn a Golden Ticket Award for positive behavior. The idea comes from the Montana Behavioral Initiative (MBI). A group of teachers received training and implemented the program this January. It is a proactive approach in creating an atmosphere where students learn how best to behave. It gives support for the behaviors they want to see in the school. The behaviors including how to be respectful, responsible and safe. Heather Wolery, Big Sandy School Principal said,...
Montana Farmers Union Arrowhead Camp in the Highwood Mountains registration opens today. Although you can register until two weeks before the camp starts the Junior Camps for ages 8-12 fill up within 12 days. Each camp has 30 boys and 30 girls, so, if you want your child to attend you will need to act quickly. Junior Camp I, Ages 8-12--June 16-20; Junior camp II, Ages 8-12--June 23-27; Teen Camp I/Senior Camp, Ages 13-19 July 14-10; and Teen Camp II, July 21-26 Ages 12-15. The theme of this...
The Chouteau County Soil Moisture Survey was started by Judee Wargo in 1993 to assist farmers with determining recropping potential on cereal grain stubble. After 25 years, the Chouteau County Extension Office continues to compile data for determining recropping potential and providing the state drought committee with soil moisture information. Testing for soil moisture took place in Chouteau County on April 1st-April 2nd. All winter wheat locations exceeded 3.5 feet of stored soil moisture, which is equivalent to approximately 5.25 inches of...
The Annual Fresno Chapter Walleye’s Unlimited Banquet is back in action on Saturday April 13th at the Havre Ice Dome. The doors open at 4:30 with early bird drawings beginning at 5:00 and dinner at 6:30. The banquet features the Fresno Chapter’s renown all you can eat walleye, beef and other side dishes to prepare you for an evening of entertainment as guests play games for guns, big screen TV’s, I-Pads, patio furniture, home furniture, barbecue grills, jewelry, artwork, woodwork and many other items. “The support that the Chapter receives from...
It's a sure sign of spring when grizzly bears emerge from their dens on the Rocky Mountain Front. Mike Madel, bear management specialist with Fish, Wildlife and Parks in Choteau, flew over the Front April 3 and located eight grizzlies with radio collars and saw five other non-collared bears. "The collars turn on April 1," Madel said. "So, it's a good time to fly on the Front and try to locate them." Most bears have emerged from their winter dens in the mountains, Madel said, though some are...
Play practice for " Bed Time Stories" started February 21st according to Vanessa Janssen. Although it has been a "lot of hard work", there are many reason for the excitement in the air. Backdrops found in storage at the school from a play given 25 years ago will be repurposed. Jessica Jaramillo, the Big Sandy High School Art Teacher , and her classes will repaint the backdrops. The art class is also making two trees and some rocks for the play. The new lights will be installed next week and...
An organizational meeting was held to promote T-Ball again this summer which will start at the beginning of May. There will be two practices each week Tuesday and Thursday. Rachel Baumgarn is president, Morgan Simpson is vice president, Stephanie Overbay is secretary, Petra Yirsa is treasure and scheduler, and Vanessa Jansen is the safety officer. The coaches are Ronnie Simpson, Sean Jansen, and Colby Baumgarn which are required to receive safety training. They are looking for other volunteers...
Head Coach of the Big Sandy Pioneer Track team Melanie Schwarzbach asked me to interview the assistant coaches this year. She believes their commitment to the kids is incredible. There are 20 athletes out for varsity track this year and she appreciates all of the volunteer effort the assistant coaches give the athletes. Bernie Ellingston has been involved in Big Sandy Track for 15 years. “I love every minute.” He didn’t want to talk, except to say, “it keeps him young and involved.” Shersteen Cline has been the coach for the javelin for three...
Tyler Schwarzbach, Hope Gasvoda, and Everett Works took their science projects to State. Hope and Evert took home silver awards. Tyler Schwarbach received the American Meteorological Society Award, and the University of Montana Environmental Science Award. Tyler's science project was determining how much weed spray was detected in snow samples. His conclusion reads: "The experimental hypothesis can be accepted. Statistically significant quantities of glyphosate were detected in snow samples...
Information from this article comes from Dr. Peter Kolb (MSU Extension Forester). Dr. Kolb will be presenting on tree management in Fort Benton at the Memorial Ambulance building at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 4th. The public is welcome to attend. During dry and cold winters, evergreen trees growing in windbreaks or other exposed areas are afflicted with a bad case of needle discoloration that ranges from brown to purple followed by needle drop. Often this is most prevalent on the south side or windward side of the tree, and in some cases...
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Hunter Education classroom course dates have been set for the Havre area for this year, and there are two more courses offered this spring. The courses will be held at MSU-Northern at Cowan Hall, room 300, and are free of charge. The course dates are as follow: Class 2: April 4, 6-7 p.m.- orientation April 8-12- class April 13- field day/live shoot Class 3: May 9, 6-7 p.m.- orientation May 13-17- class May 18- field day/live shoot For youth to be eligible to hunt and be fully certified during the 2019 season,...
April is National Stress Awareness Month With life’s demands, we all experience stress. Stress is how our body and brain responds to those demands. How each one of us deals with stress is different. Some people deal with stress effectively and/or may recover more quickly than other people, even if they have experienced the same stressful event. Even though it is healthy to have some amounts of stress in our lives, such as motivation to getting tasks accomplished or as a survival response to a dangerous situation, chronic stress puts our p...
[Big Sandy, MT] | Patients at Big Sandy Medical Center will soon benefit from studies using the latest in x-ray technology made possible through a grant from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust’s Rural Healthcare Program. The Helmsley Charitable Trust has awarded Big Sandy Medical Center $146,375 for a portable x-ray machine, part of a $14.2 million initiative to upgrade x-ray technology at 50 rural hospitals in the Upper Midwest. “Big Sandy Medical Center is extremely thankful to the Helmsley Charitable Trust for this ama...
Prior to the 1970 Gold Medal Basketball Tournament, in Juneau, Alaska, three men, one of which intended to play in the tournament, decided to spend a few days hunting seals in Seymour Canal on Admiralty Island. The weather was calm and many seals had been seen the previous spring in that area. For safety purposes, three men took two small boats nine miles from the Juneau Harbor down Gastineau Channel, around Marmion Island, five miles across Stephens Passage, three miles up Oliver's Inlet and over a rail tram to Seymour Canal. The trip over...
‘Tis spring, the time when a young male’s fancy turns to, well, not football. Humans are such an odd lot. Animals – under water, on the ground or in air – simply are driven by the survival of their species. We fret about home loans, school choice or health insurance. Wild creatures do not. Of course, those critters don’t rush to the hospital when sick, play music when sad or have barbeques on the Fourth of July. Animal behavior is largely driven by daylight length. And right now, we are gaining daylight by leaps and bounds, at least a minute...
So, let's talk roads, and not because no-one is talking about them. A small attempt at humor. Recently on television and radio, and in the Havre Daily Newspaper it has been reported about how Hill County Commissioners are applying for the BUILD grant. I stopped in Fort Benton to visit with the Chouteau County Commissioners; Clay Riehl, Bob Pasha, and Daren Schuster about the Grant. The BUILD (Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development) provides DOT Department of Transportation to help...
Last Thursday, Miss Montana 2018-2019 came to the Big Sandy High School to give a presentation to the students. Her name is Laura Haller and she was very excited to speak to the school. Laura goes around the United States to visit several schools and share informative words. She came with pictures of her experiences, stories about her travels, and a good lesson to bring the students. Laura worked very hard during the competition. Her talent was ballet dancing. She has had a passion for dancing...
Connie Reichelt will be taking her advance Spanish class to Jaco, Costa Rica, April 9-18. The Box Elder High School English teacher Kelsey Miller will also be going. Although many of their students have been out of the country, it is only been to Canada. So, traveling by plane, going through four airports has them a little anxious. They are excited for this "trip of a lifetime." After they arrive they will be bussed from San Jose International Airport to Pumilio House in Jaoc, Costa Rica where t...