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Kristina Smith, Friends of the Missouri, and Mark Peterson from the BLM came to the Big Sandy Library to give a program on fossils and the Upper Missouri River Breaks. Kristina Smith said, "We want to do this because not all the school or the libraries or museums can travel. We wanted to educate kids and our neighbors on the Upper Missouri Breaks National Monument and also on what all that entails. The total environment if you will The BLM has a lot of programs having to do with stewardship, wit...
This is the tenth year former Big Sandy High School graduate Ellaraine Lockie has provided the English students at BSHS the opportunity to participate in the Walter Gerson Poetry Contest. Each year Ellaraine Lockie judges students’ poetry, makes comments about the poems and awards students for their excellent poetry and participation. This year is no exception. There are several cash prizes and several honorable mentions. Each year the students in grades eighth through twelfth compose a poem. They are all mailed to Ellaraine Lockie in Californi...
Recently, I watched a Cooper’s hawk take off from a rural, gravel road, clutching a dead meadowlark in its talons. An adult Cooper’s hawk might weigh 1 pound. An adult meadowlark probably tips the scale at 3 ounces. To compare that to a human, a 200-pound person would have to lift almost 40 pounds, then run away. Extra points if you can fly. Perhaps you are physically fit. Maybe you are the strongest at the gym, ran a marathon recently or reupped for advanced yoga classes. Isn’t it strange we do these activities to keep up our daily stren...
The Mountaineer announces a 2018 Photographic Contest. There are four categories: Community People, Agriculture Activities, Community Activities, and Nature (Scenery/or Animals) Photos can be either be in color or in black and white. Each photographer can enter one photo per month. Each photo will be required to be digitally emailed to bsm1@mtintouch.net. The Mountaineer reserves the right to publish the photographs, which are entered depending on the availability of space in the paper,...
Thirty-eight students from Big Sandy High School traveled to Turner, Montana to participate in the fourth Annual Tristan Billmayer Suicide/Awareness Walk. They left at 7:30 so they could participate in the day's activities starting with a pancake breakfast sponsored by the Turner/Hogeland Lions Club. Melanie Schwarzbach, Big Sandy High School Student Council Advisor, accompanied the 18 students and told me there was a large crowd there. When breakfast was done everyone moved to the Turner...
Lianna Heimbigner, Scout leader, held a recruiting meeting to try and recharter the Boys Scouts in Big Sandy. She needs at least five kids before the Scouts can be re-chartered. The Lions are for Kindergarteners, Tigers for 1st grade, Wolf's for 2nd grade, Bears for 3rd grade, and Webelelos for 4th & 5th grade. These are Dens and the Pack is all the Dens together. Usually the Dens will meet up to two times a month, where they will have activities. The Pack meetings are once a month where all age...
Zoe: “When did your first cancer show up?” Charna: “My first Breast Cancer diagnoses was in 2015 when Marcellus was 9 months old. Zoe: “That must have been hard” Charna: “We prayed forever for him, and after 5 miscarriages we got him and nine months into his life I got the diagnoses of stage 3 breast cancer. God gave me a such a good consolation to get married after 40 and find a good husband which was a good consolation. And then it was hard, at that time when we were trying to have a baby, and then when we got Marcellus. It was such a bles...
MSU Extension will offer Fumigant Training Dec. 18 near Havre Montana State University’s Pesticide Education Program will offer a training to assist applicators in effectively managing pests with phosphine fumigants while using the fumigants safely. Phosphine gas applicators may attend a fumigant training session on Dec. 18 in Havre. The half-day session will focus on managing rodents with fumigants and managing insects in agricultural structures. Presenters are Stephen Vantassel, Montana Department of Agriculture vertebrate pest specialist, a...
MONTANA, September 7, 2018 – Fall weather and hunting season are in the air, if we are not careful smoke can be as well. Firefighters want to remind you that vegetation is dry and wildfires can occur. Do your part to ensure that you do not start a wildfire. Before constructing a fire, check local fire restrictions and weather conditions. Be responsible and incorporate these tips to have a safe and enjoyable fire: Constructing your warming fire: • Clear away all leaves and other combustibles from your fire circle. • Do not build a fire under...
September is National Sewing Month!! It started in 1982 in recognition of the importance of home sewing to our Nation. Not that we should need it but anytime an excuse comes up to sew, I take it. However, more and more things seem to pile up and crowd out any extra time to do the things we enjoy. If you enjoy sewing or have been wanting to learn how to sew, make it happen in September as part of National Sewing Month. Even better—how about making something without sewing a single stitch? There are many blogs and videos that show you how to make...
The Big Sandy Library and The Upper Missouri Breaks Interpretive Center will be featuring a story as well as an activity booklet on Geology & Fossils. Join us and Explore More! For more details and to RSVP contact Kristina Smith (406)622-4000 or email kristina@missouribreaks.org...
Please join us on Monday, September 24 at 11:30 am at the Wake Cup for no host lunch. Join us for lunch to show your support for this organization that offers information and assistance to all those in Chouteau County who have been diagnosed with cancer. Coming together to share a meal with others who share a common interest builds a sense of community. In October we will host an informational evening with presenters sharing information on important paperwork everyone should have including Medical and Financial Power of Attorney, financial...
The Mountaineer announces a 2018 Photographic Contest. There are four categories: Community People, Agriculture Activities, Community Activities, and Nature (Scenery/or Animals) Photos can be either be in color or in black and white. Each photographer can enter one photo per month. Each photo will be required to be digitally emailed to bsm1@mtintouch.net. The Mountaineer reserves the right to publish the photographs, which are entered depending on the availability of space in the paper,...
Charna Ophus Seibert Benefit Quilt Raffle will be held on September 20, Charna's Birthday. Charna's doctor told her to celebrate life as her cancer will be a struggle to overcome. Charna is celebrating and embracing life. Charna will be travelling to Germany soon to receive treatment which is not paid for by insurance. This treatment will need to be paid for prior to receiving the treatment. To support Charna there has been two bank accounts created, one at Wells-Fargo and one at Independence...
Every teacher has their challenges starting a new year, but Jill Barta isn't like most single grade teachers. She is our new K-12 Special Education Teacher and she has every grade with the students coming and going from her classroom. Jill said, "I'm still learning everyone's name, still getting to know exactly what everyone needs are so I can meet their needs and making sure I am doing my job. Once I get to know everyone's learning abilities, what they can do, what they can't do." That's when...
Last fall I turned in an essay and an application for the 2018 Youth Tour to D.C. Two of my friends went on the tour a few years back and I figured I would give it a shot, but when I submitted my essay and application, I had no clue that I was going to get the trip of a lifetime. Hill County Electric Cooperative was gracious enough to send me on an all-expense paid trip to our nation's capital; Washington D.C. June 7th: I hopped onto a plane with 42 strangers and headed across the United...
Sorghum Sudangrass and Alfalfa Q &A to the Chouteau County Extension Office Citations come from Emily Glunk/Meccage (MSU Extension Forage Specialist) and Dennis Cash (Retired MSU Extension Forage Specialist). When is it safe to hay or graze my alfalfa in the fall? Harvest or graze the alfalfa after several days of consecutive killing frost, once the plant is dormant and will not be attempting to regrow before the winter (Glunk, 2017). What does it take for a killing frost in alfalfa? Usually it takes about 3 days of less than 24 degrees to get...
Brantly Rutledge is living his dream. When Brantly was going to school in Big Sandy he dreamed of becoming a Chef. He went to Bozeman to pursue an engineering degree, but he wasn't happy so he quit school and started working for a restaurant. For a while he worked in a food truck downtown Bozeman called Sauce Food. Recently he was the main Chef for An Evening Under the Stars a Farm to Table Dinner held August 19th in Billings Montana. "Dine al fresco under twinkly fairy lights as you savor...
This is the tenth year former Big Sandy High School graduate Ellaraine Lockie has provided the English students at BSHS the opportunity to participate in the Walter Gerson Poetry Contest. Each year Ellaraine Lockie judges students’ poetry, makes comments about the poems and awards students for their excellent poetry and participation. This year is no exception. There are several cash prizes and several honorable mentions. Each year the students in grades eighth through twelfth compose a poem. They are all mailed to Ellaraine Lockie in Californi...
The Mountaineer announces a 2018 Photographic Contest. There are four categories: Community People, Agriculture Activities, Community Activities, and Nature (Scenery/or Animals) Photos can be either be in color or in black and white. Each photographer can enter one photo per month. Each photo will be required to be digitally emailed to bsm1@mtintouch.net. The Mountaineer reserves the right to publish the photographs, which are entered depending on the availability of space in the paper,...
Speaking from experience. This winter I fell hard on some ice and landed on my head. Embarrassed I crawled to the nearest bench. Amy Sibra saw me fall and came over to me and gently insisted I go to the doctor. I refused at first but she persisted and I realized she was probably right. I was quite dizzy and my hearing seemed altered. At the Big Sandy Clinic, I discovered because I fell so hard and that I was of a certain age, I had earned a trip to Northern Montana Hospital for a MRI. After...
Pioneer Spirit shows up! It was a fun week visiting kids who know what it means to have the Pioneer Spirit supporting them. Football victory brought out the best. Parker and Brock Proulx had a great game as their mother wrote on Facebook, "Last night was a pretty big night for the Proulx Boys! They played football on the same team for the first time since they were 8 & 9 years old. So, I just want to share a little story. I remember when I was pregnant and we found out Parker was going to be a...
When asked why he does so many unique things, Bob Quinn laughed, and then said, "It's fun for me! It's my hobby. It's what I do for recreation. First, I try to have lots of ideas, in case some turn out." He laughs again. "In order to see if they'll turn out you've got to try them. So, I try as many as I am able." He walks to his dry land garden every day, sometimes more than once, "because it is part of his garden". He considers his whole farm his garden, and his research laboratory. He has...
Tree Q & A per the Chouteau County Extension Office • Why did two of my cottonwoods turn yellow in late July? According to Eva Grimme (MSU Plant Disease Diagnostician), symptoms are consistent with Marssonina leaf spot. Symptoms include dry, brownish lesions with yellowing borders. Margins are often irregular, indistinct, and not restricted by leaf veins. Infection is favored by wet weather, especially at the time when the leaves emerge from buds. Management includes pruning out, discarding, raking and destroying affected leaves. Water adequate...
After years of paperwork, meetings with accountants, and reviewing the bylaws of the organization, the Big Sandy Rotary Club recently received official notice from the IRS that they have been awarded a 501(c)3 exemption status. There are several advantages to the Big Sandy Rotary achieving 501(c)3 status. The biggest advantage is for donors to be able to make tax-deductible contributions. Having the 501(c)3 status also opens the doors to more grant opportunities as many public and federal grants are only available to IRS-recognized 501(c)3...