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Big Sandy students put on a wonderful Veteran's Day program Monday afternoon. They sang patriotic songs like "America the beautiful" and "I am A Yankee Doodle Dandy". The High School choir and band played and recited readings and poems. It was a great way to honor our veterans....
The 2018 General Election saw record turnout all across the nation, the state of Montana and Chouteau County as voters swarmed to the polls to vote in the mid-term election. Overall it was tied with 1994 as the most voted mid-term election of all time with 69.93% of Montana voters casting ballots and only trailed the 2016 Presidential Election (74.44%) overall. Senator Jon Tester won re-election, winning 50% of the State vote. In Chouteau County Tester received 1,269 votes to Republican challenger, Matt Rosendale’s 1,303. In Big Sandy Tester r...
Larry and Chris Brumwell have been teachers in our schools since the fall of 1978. That's 40 years of teaching. Larry was born and raised on a farm in Power, Montana. Chris was born in Iowa and lived there until she was 12. At that time, her father was 56 and had cancer and wasn't supposed to live so, when her mother was offered a job for the Ford Motor Company in Great Falls Montana it was decided to go where her mother's job would be. Her father lived till he was 92! Chris went to school at...
It’s that time of year again to get in the spirit of Christmas! The community of Big Sandy and the Big Sandy CSI (Community Service and Improvement) group is excited to start making Big Sandy look like a Christmas village, dripping in Christmas lights and decorations. Big Sandy CSI has been doing the Griswold part for about 5 years. They encourage Big Sandy Main street businesses to put up lights and decorate their businesses; we also want people to do it at their homes around town. “We would like to see everyone get into the spirit and have fu...
Roberta Edwards wanted to design a button making sure the rope was an integral part of the design knowing the CSI Country Christmas was using rope as a central decorating point in the Cowboy Christmas theme. Roberta has been taking art classes at MSU Northern Montana in Havre and was excited to use what she has been learning to create a button to help celebrate the season. She always has fun experimenting using a different approach to each art work. This button was created on watercolor paper...
It’s that time of year again. As the snow is starting to fall and the winter holidays are coming up, the Big Sandy music program is beginning their favorite fundraiser. The world’s finest chocolates sales are a delicious fundraiser with many different selections. Every year the students have sold hundreds of dollars in chocolate to raise money for the music program. This year they all hope to raise lots of money and sell lots of chocolates. There are many selections from chocolate covered almonds, peanut butter bears, chocolate clusters, car...
Annual weed out competing Cheatgrass was recently found in Lewis and Clark County Ventenata (Ventenata dubia (Leers) Coss. Family: Poaceae) is commonly known as wiregrass or North African grass. Ventenata is a non-native winter annual grass that has recently spread from Western Montana into nearby Lewis and Clark County. Ventenata is relatively new to Montana and has the potential to impact range, pasture, wild lands, and annual crops. Its low forage value and shallow root structure can lead to decreased agricultural production and increased...
In keeping with National Diabetes Month in November, I wanted to share a free diabetes cooking and meal planning resource. It is called Diabetes Food Hub™ and is available at www.diabetesfoodhub.org. The American Diabetes Association just released the Diabetes Food Hub™. I have played around with it a little and, so far, I think it has some great potential to address questions that I hear regarding diabetes. What can I eat? As with any chronic disease or medical condition that is dependent on an individual’s diet, people with diabetes feel rest...
- Five pounds of hamburger from the Grocery Store donated by Harvey and Demrece Keller was won by Diane Edwards - Five pounds of hamburger from the Grocery Store donated by Harvey and Demrece Keller was won by Jim Stave - Five pounds of hamburger from the Grocery Store donated by Harvey and Demrece Keller was won by Tracy Rodewald - Five pounds of hamburger from the Grocery Store donated by Harvey and Demrece Keller was won by Donna Fetsch - Five pounds of hamburger from the Grocery Store donated by Harvey and Demrece Keller was won by Dianna...
Representing Big Sandy this summer at the Northern Ambassadors of Music European Tour will be Abriana Blanton who plays the flute, Grace Finke playing the alto or bass clarinet, Everett Works playing the trumpet and Audrey Sipler who also plays the flute. Last spring, they were nominated and chosen to be a part of the Ambassadors. They will be traveling to seven different countries including England, France, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Liechtenstein, and Germany. These four students along with...
Jeff Hull has come to Big Sandy now for a number of years. He loves the area and its people. He wants to especially thank Craig and Vonnie Sterry for their hospitality. Their cabin outside of Hingham was where he wrote the entire book. Ray and Amy Sibra let him stay with them off and on for over a decade and without them the book simply would not exist. Josh Danreuther and Nathan Merrill took him out on the landscape and helped him see it in new and fascinating ways. "I don't know why I write...
The town of Big Sandy celebrated Halloween with activities including trick-or-treating, attending Halloween costume parties, carving pumpkins into jack-o'-lanterns, visiting haunted attractions, telling scary stories, and watching a concert of Halloween music. Big Sandy celebrates the holiday as a secular celebration but Christian religious observances of the holiday is called All Hallows' Eve, which includes attending church services, praying for the souls of friends, relatives and pets. Soul c...
Fall is a Great Time to order Shelterbelt Trees The Montana Conservation Seedling Nursery (MCSN) is already receiving orders for shelter belt plantings. Rocky Mountain Juniper is the most popular windbreak species, and is sold out quite quickly. If you are interested in ordering Rocky Mountain Juniper for your shelterbelt, please place your order as soon as possible. Shelterbelt plans should be approved by the MSU Extension Chouteau County agent, Conservation District or MCSN staff. Seedlings are sold on a first come, first serve basis. Please...
Once again the community of Big Sandy and surrounding areas supported the annual fund-raiser of the Big Sandy Medical Guild which was recently held on October 4-5 2018. A record high of nearly $10,000.00 was raised through the generous support of those who donated rummage items and pies, purchased rummage items, pie and coffee, raffle tickets, as well as made monetary donations. The Guild would also like to thank a gentleman from Havre who so graciously donated bags of apples that were sold during the rummage sale. Each year volunteers of the...
November 7 & 8- Parent/Teacher Conferences November 12- There will be a Veteran’s Day Program at 1:00 p.m November 18- is the Variety Show. This is a fund raiser for the students going to Europe with the Northern Ambassadors this summer. Sign up sheets are around town and at the school. November 10- JHBB travels to Hays....
One type of diabetes you may not see a lot about is gestational diabetes. With November being National Diabetes Month, this year the educational efforts are being focused on promoting health after gestational diabetes. Gestational diabetes is diabetes that develops during pregnancy. Gestational diabetes typically goes away after the baby is born, however, the mother and the baby are at a greater risk of obesity and type 2 diabetes later in life. The statistics show that half of all women who had gestational diabetes go on to develop type 2...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Farm Service Agency November Newsletter USDA launched the trade mitigation package aimed at assisting farmers suffering from damage due to unjustified trade retaliation by foreign nations. Producers of certain commodities can now sign up for the Market Facilitation Program (MFP). USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) will administer MFP to provide payments to corn, cotton, dairy, hog, sorghum, soybean, wheat, shelled almond, and fresh sweet cherry producers. An announcement about further payments will be made in the coming mont...
There was a Christmas Button contest this year. Jessica Jaramillo the art teacher at Big Sandy High school had her students design a button for this year's Christmas Stroll. The theme this year is Cowboy Christmas. The children's stroll buttons will show the art work of the four students from Big Sandy High school who won. Eli Dixon a seventh grader is the son of Clay and Kelly Dixon. Faith Gasvoda, Brooke Schwenke, and Lainey Gregory are all Juniors this year. Brooke is the daughter of Chris Sc...
Now that the agriculture seasons has slowed and lots of the farm equipment put to bed one would think that farm injuries would be slowing down, but in truth farm accidents increase during the winter. Animals are the second largest cause of injuries. Slips and falls are the largest cause of worker related injuries. Les Graham and Ron Larson are the states experts when it comes to farm safety. Sitting down and visiting with them during the Montana Farmers Union Convention. Larson said, “Let’s start with the feeding of the cattle and the rep...
As the kids going on the Belize Ecology trip are getting ready for their second payment, they have started up a new fundraiser! They’ll be selling cookie dough tubs, pasta boxes, and lots more. All the kids that are participating are working hard on selling and collecting all the money for this tasty fundraiser. The cookie dough tubs include flavors of chocolate chip, peanut butter, snickerdoodle, oatmeal raisin, gingersnap, macadamia white chocolate, chunky chocolate health, M&M monster, and triple chocolate chunk. One three pound tub is s...
Chase Hill Outfitters was established in 1986. They have been guiding for 32 years. Bill Brown said, "I hope one of the kids will take over." Both Megan and Weston are currently home helping during the 2018 hunting season. They just finished guiding two kids during the youth hunting period which takes place two days before the regular hunting season begins. Chase Hill donates the youth hunts. But they have opportunities for youth throughout the season. "We have incorporated a program to encourag...
Diane Scalese will be inducted into the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame on Thursday November 1, 2018 at the Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth Texas. " The National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame honors and celebrates women, past and present, whose lives exemplify the courage, resilience, and independence that helped shape the American West, and fosters an appreciation of ideals and spirit of self-reliance they inspire." Four or five years ago, a friend told her she was going...
Paraquat mitigation measures approved by EPA Information for this article came from Cecil Tharp, MSU Pesticide Education Specialist. The complete article is located at http://www.pesticides.montana.edu/documents/mt-pesticide-bulletins/2018_Fall_IPM.pdf. The active ingredient paraquat (i.e. dichloride salt of paraquat, ortho paraquat CL, paraquat dichloride) was first registered in 1964 for weed control and crop desiccation and is widely used across Montana; however, it is categorized as highly toxic through all routes of exposure by the...
Thursday, November 1- Ham & Scalloped poatoes, spinach, Hawaiian coleslaw, and banana bars. Friday, November 2- Egg Salad sandwiches, Cream of Broccoli & Xailiflower soup, and Apple crisp. Monday, November 5- Cream of Chicken Soup over biscuits, fruit salad, and doughnuts. Tuesday, November 6- BIRTHDAY DINNER, Meatloaf, baked potato, cheesy broccoli & cauiliflower, Green salad, and cake. Wednesday, November 7- Pineapple Chicken, fried poatoes, bean salad, and chocalte pie. Recipe of the week: Peanut Butter Spider Cookies Ingredients 1/2 cup...
Do you feel bombarded by health information and not sure whether to believe it or not? It comes at us from all directions—written, electronic and verbally. But how do we know the good from the bad? Take into consideration the source—who wrote it, when did they say it and how did they know. Is it a health organization, hospital, government branch, a university or a business? Quality is also important such as if the source has an editorial board or if it is reviewed before it is published or posted? According to trustortrash.org, if you do not...