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This year the grade school basketball program is trying something different. Besides just practicing after school and having games on weekends, the coaching staff want them to know that working hard in school is important. So, each week a student will be chosen after a game as Student Athlete of the Week. Prior to each game teachers will be visited with to determine the effort each athlete is making in the classroom, if their efforts on the floor matches their efforts in the classroom they will...
"Agriculture is the most healthful, most useful and most noble employment of man." –George Washington Agriculture has from the beginning of our nation been the driving force of our country. During President Washington's day, the population was around 2.5 million and everyone depended on the land for survival. In 2019, we have fewer than 2.2 million farmers and ranchers that feed a U.S. population nearing 330 million and a global population of 7.6 billion. The fact is they have enormous r...
Five Big Sandy High School students competed in the Hi-Line Regional Science Fair at MSU Northern on March 5th. Hope Gasvoda, a junior, will be representing the Hi-Line at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) in Phoenix this May. Her projected, entitled "Comparing the Glucose Content in Lignocellulosic Biomass Produced by Cellulase Across Six pH Buffers", determined the optimum pH level for breaking down the complex sugars found in barley straw. These complex sugars break...
Kira Witmar was born in the Philippians. She was raised in New Mexico. She served in the Air Force and moved to a few states. After the Air Force, they moved to Missouri because her husband's family is from there. They were planning a vacation, coming to Big Sandy to meet the Bahnmiller family where her husband had applied for a job, when the job opened up at Big Sandy High School. She called and asked for an interview. She has taught for 4 ½ years in Missouri. She started teaching in...
The time to get a Rotary Banquet ticket is slipping away with the banquet scheduled for this Saturday March 16, 7:00 p.m. with doors opening at 6:00 p.m. There are still tickets available for anyone who would like to get a ticket. The tickets for the 35th annual banquet benefit are still $100.00 thanks to the generosity of the local and surrounding area business community. Those sponsorships provide funding for the 10 final prizes awarded at the end of the banquet. The generous sponsors this...
Montana State University Entomologist will be presenting to Gardeners in Fort Benton Laurie Kerzicnik (Montana State University Associate Extension Specialist and Insect Diagnostician) will be teaching gardeners about Insect Identification on Thursday, March 28, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.at the Chouteau County Memorial Ambulance Building. The public is invited to attend. Laurie came to MSU from Fort Collins, Colo., where she worked at Crop Production Services and Colorado State University. She specialized in integrated pest management (IPM) an...
Late winter can be a stressful time for deer and elk with deep snow, limited food options and depleted fat reserves. That’s why Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is asking shed hunters and other recreationists to give deer and elk their space until the snow melts and the animals are less stressed. Shed hunting – looking for antlers shed each year in the winter by male elk and deer so they can regrow a new pair – has become increasingly popular in recent years and more competitive. While it is illegal to trespass on FWP’s wildlife management area...
March 15th is the application closing date for 2019 NAP coverage on spring-seeded crops. NAP provides risk protection for most crops that you cannot insure through your MPCI agent. A partial list of NAP-eligible crops in Chouteau County would include: • Corn • Flax • Barley for hay • Oats for hay • Peas for hay • Millet • Buckwheat • Sorghum forage • Sunflowers Current coverage available for NAP: At this point in time, FSA is only authorized to sell “basic” coverage for NAP crops. Basic coverage provides you a production guarantee equal to 50...
The F.E. Miley Gifted and Talented Program held a Science Fair with presenters form the 4th, 5th, and 6th grade. The 4th grade presenters were: David Morsette with "M&M Survival Challenge; Keira Oats with "How Big Crystals Get!"; Quinn Rodewald with "Does Shoe size really Affect Distance of a Football?; and Elaina Weaver with "Coke and Mentos Explosion". The 5th grade presenters were Brianna Terry with "How does Heart Rate Change with Exercise?"; and Griffin Terry with "What Liquids Make Ice Mel...
HOW TO TALK TO KIDS ABOUT WEIGHT AND OBESITY Weight is a sensitive subject for many, especially for children and teens. Concerns about body image and gaining weight are affecting kids at a very young age. Careful attention in deciding how to talk to your child about weight is important because it can have serious and lifelong implications. The following are some tips taken from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics website, eatright.org. 1. Encourage open dialogue by talking with your children about weight and encourage them to share their...
Brion Torgerson's praises his team for creating an agronomy program available to all farmers no matter what color of tractor they drive. "We are always looking forward into the future and asking where do we think the Ag business is going. Four years ago, we looked at Ag markets in the future. There really are two areas that will define agriculture in the future: Agronomy and Precision. We are always going to have parts and services at Torgersons, which is the back bone of our business. When it's...
Farm Service Agency reminds Montana producers that Marketing Assistance Loans (MALs) and Loan Deficiency Payments (LDPs) are available to help producers through periods of low market prices. The 2014 Farm Bill authorized MALs and LDPs for the 2014 to 2018 crop years. MALs provide interim financing and allow producers to delay the sale of the commodity at harvest-time lows and wait until more favorable market conditions emerge. A producer who is eligible to obtain a loan, but agrees to forgo the...
The second action that makes American Prairie Reserve (APR) not popular among local communities is their current land acquisition and their future plans to amass 3.5 million acres in order to create the largest park in the Northern Great Plains. This is 26.6% of the total 13,143,680 acres of the 5-county region where the APR plans to operate. What does this mean for the people who already live in this region, within the bounds of this planned park? The APR currently owns 400,000 acres of...
WASHINGTON, DC, March 11, 2019—A fuller picture is emerging of the environmental footprint of beef in the United States. An Agricultural Research Service (ARS)-led team has completed a comprehensive life-cycle analysis quantifying the resource use and various environmental emissions of beef cattle production in the United States. The aim is to establish baseline measures that the U.S. beef industry can use to explore ways of reducing its environmental footprint and improve sustainability. “The environmental footprint of producing beef has lon...
I saw him in Grocery Store. I just had to ask. The day and the night before there had been a terrible blizzard, "You calving yet?" "Yes, we had seven yesterday. I came in for a quick lunch and went back out and there were three babies born in the snow bank. I just threw them in the back of the pickup hoping I would remember who belonged to who." Last year was terrible, and this year.....worse because the negative temperatures. I can't imagine caring like the ranchers do about their animals and...
Kelly Haaland, Superintendant of Big Sandy Schools, said, “I was at the elementary (school) and received a call about ten minutes to twelve. Someone had written on a girl’s bathroom stall, ‘Shooting at 1:00’. I came over to the high school and told everyone we were in a lock down status, called 911, looked at the videos, and interviewed some girls. I’ve had training, but this is the first real shut down I have participated in.” Big Sandy High School has a policy concerning a shutdown and they followed it exactly. Every student has practiced a...
This last Thursday, February 28th, Big Sandy High School was put under lock-down for two hours. The students at BSHS have been through plenty of fire, earthquake, and shooting threat drills throughout the years for preparation. The students were affected by the experience but did very well with dealing with everything. The lock-down was initiated before the lunch break at around twelve o’clock. The school secretary, Wendy Taylor, announced to the whole school to stay in the classrooms with locked doors. At first, the announcement felt like a d...
Bob Nelson who has been known by Mr. Rotary, joined Rotary in the fall of 1983, 36 years ago. He joined because he has always been a believer in service organizations. Here he could see if he wanted to be involved in the community of Big Sandy, Rotary was the organization to join. "I could see what a difference it was making in the community. And it was actually doing what a service organization should be doing." There are at least three most influential projects he is participating in while he...
I had to ask how does one help change their attitude during the long frigid days and being stuck in house for hours like everyone did last month. After researching attitude adjustment, I did find some helpful suggestions, I thought I would share, because let’s face it living here now with this weather is depressing. It is for me, and I can’t image what it is like for those who have to be out in the weather all day, all night long. I’ve been watering outside animals with frozen water hoses and pipes. Furnaces have stopped working. Pickups breaki...
New Montguide on Bull Breeding Soundness Evaluation (BSE) The single most important component of a successful breeding program is using fertile bulls that have passed a bull breeding soundness evaluation (BSE). Each bull is expected to contribute to 20 to 50 pregnancies each year. Having a BSE conducted on breeding bulls is crucial to a successful breeding program. The BSE is an exam conducted by veterinarians that includes a physical exam, semen evaluation, and an internal and external exam of the reproductive tract. The BSE should be...
What does this mean? We have all seen the colorful banners posted on roadsides, near ranch entries, and even in the windows of town businesses. A cowboy sits on horseback in front of a sunset with the words “Save the Cowboy, Stop the APR” emblazoned across the sky. Picturesque to say the least, but what does it really mean? Why must we stop the APR to save the cowboy? This is the question recently posed to me, Dana Darlington, and as current President of North Central Stockgrowers, the current chairman of the Big Sandy Conservation District, pa...
Hunter Moore, a 6th grader at F.E. Miley Elementary school, took second place at the Chouteau County Spelling Bee. With the 1st place winner, and 8th grader from Fort Benton not being able to attend the Treasurer State Spelling bee, Hunter will take the 1st place and head to Billings on March 16th. the Bee is held at Rocky Mountain College. From there the winners will head to the National Spelling Bee. Good Luck Hunter....
The annual school election will be held May 7, 2019 by mail ballot. Ballots will be accepted until 8:00 p.m. on May 7th. One trustee with three year a term is expiring this year: Brad Weaver. Jeri Proulx Roth’s one year term is also expiring. Anyone wishing to file for a 3-year or two year term for election to the Big Sandy Public School Board of Trustees must do so by Thursday, March 28, 2019. Petitions may be requested by contacting District Clerk Maryetta Engle at the high school. Write in candidates must file a declaration of intent by T...
March 15 is the deadline for landowners to submit applications to Montana Fish, Wildlife, & Parks for enrollment in the Unlocking Public Lands Program. This program is designed to provide recreational public access to state or federal (Bureau of Land Management or United States Forest Service) land where no legal public access currently exists. In exchange for access across the private lands, landowners receive a tax credit in the amount of $750 per agreement and up to a maximum of $3,000 tax credit per year. Landowners decide how the public...
While in the midst of tax season, it can be stressful finding the necessary records to get your taxes done. Have you sworn to yourself every year during this time you will keep better records for next year? But, it never really ends up the way you hoped? There are also the questions of “How much and how long do I keep the records?” or “Why do I need to have a record keeping system?” Just like other important records, keeping financial records are also a vital part of your life. They are a key to your credit standing, justification on your ta...