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With the number of natural disasters happening currently and in the past year, have you thought about how prepared you are if your access to drinking water was cut off or contaminated? Here are some key points to consider for being prepared ahead of time, during and after the natural disaster. 1. A three day supply of one gallon per person per day should be stored for drinking and sanitation. Because individual needs vary depending on age, health, physical condition, activity, diet and climate, you might consider storing more than the...
The summer reading program will begin on Tuesday, June 12th and will wrap up on, August 2nd. Summer Reading at the Library is for the entire family. Each week participants follow a task sheet, complete reading challenges and have options to attend a variety of programming and events. Storytime continues throughout the summer on Wednesday mornings at 10:30am for babies – preschool kids. Youth K-6th story time will be held on Thursday @1 o’clock. Every Friday @ 11 there will be Lego Club. Teens welcome to stop in for their reading challenge boo...
Dakota Ray Terry daughter of Eizoo and Celesta Terry, has been selected from a "highly competitive group of applicants" to receive a Montana State University Provost Presidential Scholarship, one of MSU's most prestigious scholarship awards. According to the MSU News service, the Provost Scholarship is based on Academic Achievement, demonstrated leadership and exemplary public service. Dakota graduated from Big Sandy High School with the class of 2018. In addition to being admitted into the...
The Senior Center now has a Facebook page, they post the days menu and the soup of the day. Please check it out and like the page. Menus for the week: Thursday, May 31- Pineapple Chicken, Potatoes, beans, Strawberry Spinach salad. Friday, June 1- Baked Ziti, beets, Red Velvet Chocolate chip cookies. The June Menu was not ready at Press Time....
The Red Angus Association of America Junior Activities Committee is pleased to name Andrea Rutledge, a Junior Red Angus member, as a recipient of a $1,000 college scholarship. These association scholarships are awarded to JRA members that are active in the association, as well as in their communities and the beef industry, and are planning to attend a two-year or four-year university in the coming year. Recipients completed an extensive application and interview process, and have proven their...
Chouteau County Tractor Pullers Association Tanner Allderdice $500 First Security Bank Andrea Rutledge $500 Masonic Andrea Rutledge $500 VFW Jasmine Genereux $500 VFW Auxiliary Post 4047 – Fort Benton Andrea Rutledge $500 Jessica Roth $500 American Legion Post 50 – Big Sandy Andrea Rutledge $1000 Fort Benton Lions Club Andrea Rutledge $500 Big Sandy Education Foundation Tordik Memorial Jessica Roth $1000 Andrea Rutledge $1000 Big Sandy Medical Services Foundation Jenna Leader $300 Jasmine Genereux $300 Rotary – Bud Gullickson Memorial Jenna Lea...
Graduation is a great celebration of individual senior success. Along the two end walls of the gym each senior set up booths with memories of student's past. Most dressed up for the occasion but some wore clothes expressing their own unique approach for example Weston Allderdice wore a kilt. Family and friends starting show up 45 minutes early to make sure they got a seat. There was 30 minutes to go and some moms were already crying. As Pomp and Circumstance was played by the Pioneer Band, the...
Editor's Note: The Mountaineer asked the candidates for State Senate a series of 5 questions, these are the questions and their answers. 1. What is your main value? Why are you running? Lotton: I was raised on a farm just west of here mid-way between Box Elder and Gildford. I have supported myself and my employees as a self-employed Building Contractor in Havre and the surrounding area for the past 39 years. During this time I have witnessed firsthand the difficulties agriculture and businesses...
Highwood Bench Soil Acidity Management Field Day MSU Central Agricultural Research Center (CARC) and MSU Extension will be hosting a field day on the Highwood Bench on Wednesday, June 20, from 10:00 a.m. to noon. The field day will take place approximately one mile east of the Long farm on 1221 Shonkin Road. The field day will begin with a tour of the CARC cereal, pea and canola plots, which have been seeded in low pH soil to determine tolerance to soil acidity. Dr. Jamie Sherman (MSU Barley Breeder) will cover barley varieties at the test plot...
The Senior Center now has a Facebook page, they post the days menu and the soup of the day. Please check it out and like the page. Menus for the week: Thursday, May 24- Chicken casserole, Cherry bread. Friday, May 25- Bacon Ranch Burger, tater tots, chocolate chip oatmeal cookies. Monday, May 28- The Senior Center will be CLOSED for Memorial Day! Tuesday, May 29- Cattleman’s Hoagie, gingerbread cookies. Wednesday, May 30- Shepard’s Pie, Pizza Pasta salad, Upside down cake. Recipe of the week: Mexican Bean Salad Ingredients 1 (15 ounce) can bla...
REMINDER: All Students bills must be paid in full before semester test start. May 28- No School Memorial Day! May 29- Driver’s Education Starts, Parent/Student meeting 6 pm May 30- Semester Test start- all day May 31- Last Day of School. Semester test- all day. School Dismisses at 2:15 pm. Menus for the week: Thursday, May 24: Breakfast- Blueberry Pancakes, sausage, assorted cereals, fresh fruit, juice and milk. Lunch-Pizza, Cookies, salad bar, buns and milk. Monday, May 28: NO SCHOOL Tuesday, May 29: Breakfast- Variety Breakfast, assorted c...
Passed during the 2015 Montana Legislative session, a new law allowing a person with disabilities to save money without jeopardizing their Supplement Security Income (SSI) and Medicaid benefits was passed. It is called a Montana ABLE account which stands for Achieving a Better Life Experience. An individual who became disabled before his/her 26th birthday is eligible to have one ABLE account. Additional eligibility criteria include: the disability will last, or has lasted, at least a year; owner (beneficiary) of account lives in Montana;...
Memorial Day in Montana is the unofficial start to summer, and as boaters flock to the amazing rivers and lakes across the state, they need to keep in mind the new rules aimed at limiting and preventing aquatic invasive species from spreading. All watercraft coming into Montana from out of state must be inspected prior to launching. Additionally, all watercraft travelling west across the Continental Divide into the Columbia River Basin must be inspected. All watercraft launching anywhere within the Flathead Basin and a watercraft that was last...
The beautiful sunset west of Big Sandy is a sure sign that Spring is finally here....
The annual Elementary Extravaganza and Book Fair will be held at the elementary school on Thursday, May 24. Everyone is welcome to attend the extra-ordinary enlightening fun. From 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. there will be a Wax Museum by grades 4, 5 and 6. Grade 4, Mrs. Keller’s class, will portray Montana History; grade 5, Mrs. Worrall’s class, will portray United States History; 6th grade, Mrs. Poser’s class, will portray World History. Ms. Darlington’s Gifted and Talented students are doing “Makers gonna Make” projects. Miss Jaramillo will have a displ...
In the spirit of the community caring for each other, Marlys Myers along with about 12 other community members have met and formed a new group called CSI-Big Sandy (Community Services and Improvement Big Sandy). Marlys said, “We are basically just creating it. We put a lot of thought into dissolving Chamber, but we still wanted to do stuff.” The emphasis has changed a little. “The Chamber was about bringing people into Big Sandy and this group is about doing things for the people of Big Sandy.” They still want to do the Christmas stroll...
Rotary was granted a small grant which allowed a committee of five to attend Building Active Communities Initiative (BACI) 2019 Action Institute, a conference to determine if it was possible to create safe walking paths in Big Sandy. Carla and Raymond Courtnage, Rhonda Works, Krystyl Kulbeck and Lorrie Merrill attend a two-day conference with a wide variety of professionals in attendance. The goal is for Big Sandy to have safe, accessible walking routes that connect neighborhoods, schools,...
It was a beautiful day to be outside. The season when farmers love the smell of overturned dirt, the look of freshly worked fields. What's wonderful is dirt smells different depending on where you live. You aren't actually smelling dirt but the organic chemical called geosmin. Bacteria actually works geosmin to help create the unique smell of the soil. "Land, then, merely soil; it is a fountain of energy flowing through a circuit of soils, plants, and animals" says Aldo Leopold from a Sand...
Lawn Management Information The Master Gardener program provides research based information for gardeners. Below are a few notes taken from the turf management portion of the program. • Rough bluegrass is probably the best grass in Montana for shady areas. • Kentucky bluegrass is the best grass for open sunny areas with well-drained soil. • Annual ryegrass can be used as a cover crop following vegetable production. • The standard lawn mix is 60% Kentucky bluegrass, 30% creeping red fescue and 10% annual ryegrass. • Zoysiagrass does not grow...
The Senior Center now has a Facebook page, they post the days menu and the soup of the day. Please check it out and like the page. Menus for the week: Thursday, May 17- Grilled ham and Cheese, Tomato soup, Chocolate Chip cookies. Friday, May 18- Sweet-n- Sour Chicken over noodles, mixed beans, Chinese Coleslaw, carrot cake. Monday, May 21- Pancakes, scrambled eggs, bacon, and fruit. Tuesday, May 22- Meatloaf, potatoes, carrots, banana bars. Wednesday, May 23- Pizza, Pea salad, Mega Peanut Butter swirl brownies. Recipe for the week: Real New Orl...
May 17- Divisional Tack in Great Falls. Seniors will have CPR training all day. May 18- Senior Breakfast May 19- Baccalaureate 7 p.m. Big Sandy High School Auditorium. May 20- Graduation 2 p.m. May22- High School Spring Concert 7 p.m. Auditorium. May23- Class meetings, to elect class officers 3:35 p.m. Big Sandy High School would like to say Thanks you to Big Sandy NAPA for the Sub Zero car care kits for all the Seniors. Menus for the week: Thursday, May 17: Breakfast- Waffles, egg patty, assorted cereals, fresh fruit, juice and milk....
Chouteau County 4-H Youth Development Upcoming Events* June 1, 2018 4-H Project/Demonstration Day (all ages)—an opportunity for youth to participate in hands-on activities while learning and experiencing project areas that help them discover new interests or advance in those they have already found. 4-H members also develop their communication and leadership skills by presenting demonstrations, speeches and illustrated talks. The Senior division winners are eligible to compete at Montana 4-H Congress in July. June 11-13, 2018 4-H Camp Beaver C...
The most important people at the Big Sandy Nursing home are those that live there. I went to visit with them one afternoon after lunch. I found them all in their own rooms sitting comfortable in their easy chairs watching TV. Muriel Silvan asked me to turn the TV down so she could visit and hear me better. She told me. "It's the best place for me to be. The reason I am here is because I can't see good enough to take my pills and I have trouble walking." She said she feels safe and knows she is...
State music festival for the Big Sandy musical department was a successful and fun experience for both the students and administrators. Mrs. Amanda Robertson is the band and choir director for the Big Sandy high school. She also teaches music in the elementary school and guitar lessons at the high school. This year the high school music department has entered and succeeded at State music festival on May fifth. State festival is a great opportunity for musical students to practice, perform, and...
According to the grade school students Earth Day is the "best day" of the year. They get to go outside and walk around town for an afternoon and clean up Big Sandy. It was such a wonderful afternoon. According to one kid, it was more fun last year, because they got to go all over town and this year they had to stay on one street. I drove around town to find different groups of classes picking up all over the town. They allowed me to take their picture, actually they hammed it up! Earth Day was...