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Sophie Reichelt was asked what is the highlight of your high school career? "Oh, this is very hard. That's positive because there are so many!" "Ok this was really huge for me. Some people might not think so but this year I was a state champ in Science Olympia with Grace Finke in the Write It Do It event against every kid in the state of Montana. That was a really big deal for me." Mom pipes up and says, "It was a really big deal". According to the national Science Olympia rules "In the event,...
It is spring, it is Memorial Day, it is a time to remember, it is a time to fly "Old Glory", and it is a time to give thanks. Earlier as I walked among military grave stones and monuments, I saw the names of those who had willingly sacrificed so all of us could live in freedom. I wondered who many of them were, and even recognized some I had known if only so briefly. One name is PFC Robert F. Ray etched under a Christian Cross on a gray tombstone and again as Bob Ray on a black granite monument...
The Northern Ambassadors of music is an honorable group of students from Montana and North Dakota. These students have been chosen by their directors to attend a grand tour during the summer of 2019. This year Mrs. Robertson has selected a group of students from the Big Sandy band and choir to be nominated for this wonderful opportunity. This trip is known as the Northern Ambassadors Of Music European Concert Tour and it’s an amazing opportunity for students to learn and connect even more with their musical talents. The tour includes a c...
Field days near Loma, Turner and Chester on June 27 and June 28 MSU Northern Agricultural Research Center (NARC) and MSU Extension will be hosting two field days near Loma and Turner on Wednesday, June 27 and another field day on Thursday, June 28 near Chester. The Loma field day will begin at 9:00 a.m. north of Loma near the Lyle McKeever farm at 1494 McKeever Road. The Turner field day will begin at 5:00 p.m. near the Max Cederberg farm north of Turner. A barbecue hosted by CHS Big Sky will follow the Turner field day. The Chester field day...
Every year the F.E. Miley School invites the public to their Extravaganza. Programs and cookies are given at the door so you know exactly what you are going to see in each classroom. Obvious homemade chocolate chip cookies yelled at you to eat them when you walked by. They were that good! The Kindergarten class did an incredibly good job. They had Hands on Science Experiments to show and tell you about. Each table had a display of the experiments and the results. They weren't shy at all and...
The Big Sandy Music Department received funds from the Big Sandy Education Foundation to purchase a Yamaha Marimba for the percussion section. The marimba is an instrument made out of wood that resembles a piano. It has a row of wooden bars along the bottom where the "white" keys would be on a piano and the row above them would be the "black" keys on a piano. Instead of playing it with ten fingers, it is played with two to four mallets. Once the bar is struck with a mallet, the sound travels...
Havre Elks Lodge #1201 recently awarded three scholarships to local high school seniors. Scholarship Chairman Bob Nieuwenhuyse announced that Andrea Rutledge and Dakota Terry of Big Sandy High School and Hali Kapperud of North Star High School are the recipients of this year's local Elks Most Valuable Student Awards. The three local MVS winners were advanced to the Montana State Elks competition where Miss Rutledge and Miss Terry were both recipients of State Scholarship awards. All three young...
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...