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November 11 is Veteran's Day all over the United States and we live the dream of veterans who have given their all for their country. It is a day on the Big Dry of Montana to hear about long ago heroics and sell Buddy Poppies, attend memorial services and go to potlucks to honor servicemen and women. Meanwhile somewhere out in the Pacific Ocean between Costa Rico, Hawaii and Alaska, Matthew Louvar is living the dream for he joined the Coast Guard after graduating from high school and is...
Mayor Stiles told “The Mountaineer” that he is resigning from being the Mayor of Big Sandy. Stiles had run for a second term of Mayor and said he would continue to be the Mayor until his new term starts at which time the Council would have to find a replacement for him. Mayor Stiles has been having some health problems and the stress connected with being Mayor of Big Sandy was not helping cure those problems....
Chamber of Commerce people have heard that more and more Big Sandy is getting a very good reputation for having many Christmas lights each Christmas Season. That all starts soon now with the Griswold Christmas Party. That is an occasion for business people along with residential dwellers to bring out their Christmas lights and hang them while it is still fairly warm out, then head to Agri-Prairie for Tom and Jerrys and good cheer. The Griswold Christmas Party starts on November 17 around 12:30pm. The more people that are there, the more lights...
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks declared October 24 to 31 as National Bat Week. Bats are kind of like snakes and things that crawl on the ground. They have a bad reputation. People know they can carry rabies and that does not help their general well being, living in a world with all the rest of us. But there is more. It is a well known fact that in ghost mythology and things that go bump in the night, bats are a form that vampires take to get around the countryside very quickly. They are black, only come out at night and hang upside down. What...
Grizzly bear populations are continuing to expand in western Montana, and though we often say that anywhere in the western half of the state is grizzly bear country, not all recreationist, particularly hunters are ready to encounter a grizzly bear. • carry bear spray, be prepared and know how to use it, • hunt with a partner if possible and let someone else know your plans, • pay attention to fresh bear sign. Look for bear tracks, scat, and concentrations of natural foods, • use caution when hunting areas that have evidence of bear activit...
Front Range Wool Pool Meeting in Conrad The Front Range Wool Pool meeting will take place on December 5th in Conrad, Montana at the Conrad Moose Lodge. Registration begins at 1:30 p.m. A Potluck Supper will begin at 6:00 p.m. President Pete Cornell from Loma will welcome participants followed by Dave McEwen, who will give an update on the Montana Wool Growers Association. Educational presentations include: • Dr. Lisa Surber-American Wool Council: Wool Quality and Trends • Dr. Megan Van Emon-MSU Regional Beef Specialist: Relearning Drought Man...
Contact Senior Citizen Cooks at 378-2405. For orders to go, please order them before 10:30am. Menus for the coming week are as follows: Wednesday, November 8 creamed chicken over biscuits, vegetables, salad and dessert. Thursday, November 9 patty melt with chips, salad and dessert. Friday, November 10 Veterans Day Dinner including prime rib, scalloped potatoes, carrots, salad, jello salad, rolls and dessert this meal costs $10.00 and is the Lunch of the Week! Monday, November 13 goulash, salad, bread and dessert. Tuesday, November 14 is the Bir...
Wednesday, November 8 - FFA Business/Ag Days in Fort Benton from 8am to 1:30pm. Wednesday, November 8 - FFA leaves for John Deere Ag. Expo at Bozeman, Montana. Wednesday, November 8 - Parent/teacher conferences from 4 to 7pm. Thursday, November 9 - Parent/teacher conferences from 4 to 7pm. Thursday, November 9 - Veteran guest speakers to talk to history classes throughout the day. Friday, November 10 - Junior high basketball at Chester Saturday, November 11 - Junior high basketball jamboree at Big Sandy. Monday, November 13 - FFA officers will...
November is observed as American Diabetes Month. This is an opportunity to share information about diabetes, making people aware of what it is and why it is important to manage diabetes when diagnosed or even prevent it. What is diabetes? Simply put, it is a condition that causes the levels of glucose (blood sugar) in your blood to get too high. Over time, your organs cannot function properly due to the high levels of glucose. It just cannot keep up with the demand and then you begin to experience health problems. If diabetes is not diagnosed...
Montana FSA: November 2017 Newsletter In order to comply with FSA program eligibility requirements, all producers, including livestock producers, are encouraged to visit their local FSA office to file an accurate crop certification report by the applicable deadline. The 2018 Acreage Reporting/Crop Certification Deadline is Nov. 15, 2017 for Apiculture, Perennial Forage, Pasture, Rangeland, Forage (PRF) including native grass, fall wheat (Hard Red Winter) and all other fall-seeded small grains. These crops must be reported to FSA by Nov. 15,...
What do these two organizations have in common? Plenty. However, I must say the women’s group accomplishes more. I know, at this time of year this is not a popular thing to say, but when you’re right, you’re right. Santa’s elves work all year round preparing for one night when girls and boys all over the world get toys. This is admirable. By contrast, the Methodist women work all year round amassing articles for the Big Sandy Christmas craft sale. This year it will be December 2, at the Jerry Martin Memorial Hall and also the Museum. In cont...
On Thursday, November 2, a dozen Friends of the Library met with librarian Darlene Cline in the meeting room of the Big Sandy library. Main items on the agenda were 1. Christmas Stroll, 2. Library needs, and 3. Storage space/Meeting room. Minutes from the October Chouteau County Library Board meeting revealed that the Tordik Foundation has given yet another generous donation to the Big Sandy Library. Thank you so much! Many memorials have been given to our library as well. Thank you to the community and beyond for your continued support of our...
Talk to old timers about Fort Assinniboine and the first thing you learn is how to spell Assinniboine (3 n's if you please). The next thing you learned was how shocked the towns around Fort Assinniboine were that this brand new state of the art base and huge military reservation was going to be closed while many much older bases stayed open. Back then, like today, there was no figuring out what the Government was going to do next. I was always told that Fort Assinniboine was built in Montana...
Hold on to your hats and don't buy any Christmas presents until after the Christmas Stroll Craft Show which is held in conjunction with the Christmas Stroll on December 2, 2017. There are all kinds of crafts for sale that day, ranging from delicious Christmas goodies to hand built Christmas presents to antiques and collectibles and all on show that day from 9am to 4pm. Lis Maxwell says there is good news and bad news about the Craft Show this early in the season. The bad news is that most...
This week's guest interview is with Crystal Geyer. Crystal runs the Senior Citizen's Center with a lot of help from her cooks she says but going into this holiday season, she has lots more on her mind than just food. The Senior Citizen's Center has about a jillion greeting cards to sell and sell soon. Here is the thing. Crystal says there are tons and tons of cards, She is selling them for ten cents a card or buy several boxes and donate the proceeds to the Senior Citizen's Center. People who...
Each fall tens of thousands of Montana men and women spend anywhere from a few hours to a several weeks hunting. Most have a wonderful time; a few run afoul of the law. Here are 10 problem areas, courtesy of Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks game wardens, that hunters seem to stumble over year after year: 1. Trespassing. Hunters must have permission of the landowner before hunting on private land. In Montana, private land does not have to be posted for a hunter to be guilty of trespassing. Ask first. 2. State law makes it illegal for anyone to...
November Horticultural Tips Managing horticultural landscapes and house plants in November is important to healthy production during the growing season. Below are a few recommendations for Chouteau county gardeners. • Apply protective mulches to perennial beds. • Use a humidifier to maintain humidity for houseplants. • Prune out dead limbs of woody ornamentals. • Do not fertilize or transplant anything after Columbus Day. • Continue to water landscape plantings (trees, shrubs, and perennials) until the soil freezes. • Apply winter mulch to st...
Birthdays for November include Shane Chauvet, Pam Bold, Dianna Webster, Leo Bitz, Adele Otto, Betty Lou Solberg, Gene Welty, David Schwarzbach, Marianne Brewer and Earl Boettcher. As Glenn Miller and his orchestra play “A String of Pearls” a swish around the ballroom from November anniversaries, Wesley and Rita Berlinger, Glenn and Jere Skaalure, Raymond and Carla Courtnage, Frank and Lis Maxwell and Francis and Doris Gasvoda. Contact Senior Citizen cooks at 378-2405 and remember that if you are ordering meals on wheels, order them before 10:...
Glenn Ophus just received his 50 year pin for membership and his service and dedication to the Masonic Organization from Treasure Lodge #95 in Big Sandy Montana. Terry Grant, Worshipful Master of Treasure Lodge is shown presenting Glenn his pin and certificate on October 17, 2017. This was exactly 50 years to the day that he had become a Master Mason. Glenn has served 4 times as Master of Treasure Lodge #95 and one year as Grand Chaplain in the Grand Lodge of Montana (state organization)....
Wednesday, November 1 Juniors and Seniors head to North Star to hear an assembly by Jean DeShaw. Friday, November 3 junior high basketball at Turner Friday, November 4 football quarter final at Bridger at 7 p.m. Saturday, November 4 junior high basketball jamboree at Big Sandy Monday, November 6 MSU Bozeman representative at Big Sandy 8:30 am. For juniors and seniors Monday, November 6 financial aid workshop at the high school computer lab at 5pm. Monday, November 6 adult education designs jewelry and cases. Tuesday, November 7 junior high...
My name is Lucille. I am a ghost and I don’t like it one little bit. I have just gone around for a lifetime haunting the house I lived in as a child and where I died. It must have been twenty or thirty years after I died that I learned that I could be heard by residents of the house. I have scared a lot of them a lot through the years. I learned that if I scream as loud as I can, I can break through some barrier between the truly dead and people like me who are stuck in sort of a limbo land. It is not pleasant. Once in a while a person can get...
By Robert Lucke The Big Sandy Chamber of Commerce and Marlys Myers are busy getting ready for the annual Big Sandy Christmas Stroll the first weekend in December. This year's theme is "Christmas Past". Of course when people think of Christmas Past, they think of their childhoods or their children when they were young and Bing Crosby singing "White Christmas" while gentle flakes of snow decorate the streets and byways of the Big Sandy community. There is more to Christmas Past than that. Take...
(With apologies to my late pal Frank Capra) As was usual on the night before Halloween, Precarious Jones sat in his chair before the fireplace with Little Owell, and the two roasted sausages they called Halloweiners over the glowing red coals. Once more, Little Owell asked the mentorial old man to relate the story of a local ghost believed to return at the end of each October to seek out and haunt down certain people. “Tell about the Heelots,” Little Owell said between bites. “If you insist,” said Precarious with a little bitty smile. And he...
Upcoming Opportunity in Fort Benton to Learn about Evacuation Planning, Varmint Management, Farm Safety, Fire Safety, and 4-Wheeler Safety MSU Extension in Chouteau County will be hosting the fourth annual Fundamentals for Farm Families Forum from 8:30 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. with check-in beginning at 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, November 2, 2017 at the Community Bible Center in Fort Benton. The center is located at 911 16th street in Fort Benton. Daycare will be provided for attendees upon request by contacting the Chouteau County Extension Office....
Menu for the week Wednesday, October 25: Chicken and Noodles over biscuits, veggie, salad, and dessert. Thursday, October 26: Liver and Onions, potatoes, veggie, salad, bread, and dessert. Friday, October 27: Cattle Men’s Hoagie, Fries, salad and dessert. Monday, October 30: Tatter Tot casserole, veggie, salad, bread and dessert. Tuesday, October 31: Chicken Kobbs, fruit salad, dessert. HALLOWEEN SNACK MIX RECIPE INGREDIENTS 6 cups caramel corn 2 cups salted cashews or peanuts 1-1/2 cups candy corn 1/3 cup raisins DIRECTIONS In a large bowl, c...