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One of Grandma Moses paintings is titled, "It snows, oh it snows". Those were the operative words around here last week when snow started falling Monday afternoon and by Monday night the power was off from Havre to Malta, blizzard like winds blew huge branches and sometimes whole trees to the ground and as Tuesday morning dawned, there were downed power lines all over parts of Chouteau, Hill, Blaine and Phillips County. Observers think that Big Sandy got around 24 inches of snow and many places...
This week is Fire Prevention Week. It is a week of celebration all around the United States. And, although we don't celebrate it as such in the Big Sandy area, we do celebrate Chili Feed Night which is a large fund raiser for the Big Sandy Volunteer Fire Department and Ambulance. But it is more than that. It is a time that Big Sandy residents can honor those who volunteer and keep us safe in so many ways. The other day I was at the Big Sandy Medical Center and the Mercy Flight was just leaving...
One of "The Mountaineer" readers, Elaine Thompson, said that she had kept a story from "The Mountaineer" about whether the mountain range to the south of us should be called the Bear Paw Mountains or the Bears Paw Mountains. She had lost the story and wondered if it could be reprinted. So, here goes. First let's look at it through the eyes of journalists. Several years ago "The Tribune" in Great Falls did a survey and ran a story saying that the range should be called the Bear Paw Mountains...
Chouteau County Juniors and Seniors will participate in 2017 Chouteau County Agricultural Business Day Junior and Senior students from Big Sandy High School, Fort Benton High School, Geraldine High School, Highwood High School, and Chouteau County Home Schools will participate in the 2017 Chouteau County Agricultural Business day on November 8th. The event will take place from 8:50 a.m. -12:00 p.m. at the Ag Center (1205 20th Street) and Fort Benton High School (1820 Washington). An estimate of twenty Chouteau County businesses will be in...
One of the puzzling things about living in a state that has seven Indian Reservations in it is what should people be called who live on those reservations? Some suggest calling them Native Americans. Others say that First Nations People sounds better and many agree that the name Indian should probably not be used. Many of the Blackfeet Nation do not feel that way at all. They say that when Christopher Columbus discovered what is now the United States and thought it was India so he named the...
Wednesday, October 11 beef stew, salad, dessert and cornbread. Thursday, October 12 baked potato bar with all the fixings. Jell-O dessert. Friday, October 13 Ruben sandwiches with taco salad and dessert. Monday, October 16 chicken and dumplings, salad and dessert for the Lunch of the Week! Tuesday, October 17 ham and scalloped potatoes, vegetables, salad, dessert and bread. This week, from the Senior Citizen Cooks a very good fall casserole. Doritos Casserole You will need: 1 family size bag Doritos of any flavor (Nacho cheese is good) 1 onion...
Friday, October 13 volleyball at Rudyard Saturday, October 14 football at Geraldine, Volleyball at Belt and junior high basketball at Chinook. Monday, October 16 FFA officers meet at noon. Tuesday, October 17 FFA meeting at 4pm. ATTENTION: The Junior high basketball game scheduled at Turner for October 17 has been moved to Friday, November 3. Wednesday, October 18 early out at 2:25pm. Football hosts Augusta at 2pm. Thursday and Friday, October 19 and 20 no school for students due to teacher MEA activities. The Week of October 22 is Red Ribbon W...
Too often we hear about the negative aspects of how public education has changed all the way from the federal level down to the one room school house. There is no debate that public education has changed. Some say those changes are not positive and feel we should go back to educating students like we did in the 50’s or the 80’s or at the turn of the century depending on what time frame you grew up in. Every change in public education can be debated on whether those changes are positive or negative and will continue to be debated from the fed...
Pioneer Pride in action. The Big Sandy Student Council went around and made a fund raiser out of painting pictures of an old Pioneer Covered Wagon in front of many businesses and homes throughout Big Sandy. Good job Student Council. We will remember our Pioneer Pride every time we go in the front door of "The Mountaineer"...
The Big Sandy Booster Club got a huge boost with a large number of Pioneers wanting to help out with Booster activities. The Booster Club rolls went from well under ten to over twenty and gains are being made even yet. The goals of the Booster Club are simple according to President Jeri Roth. They are to help students get excited about things to do in school whether they are athletic or academic. If there are places for science students to go to that are costly, Booster Club can help with those...
There is a new wave of Republicanism sweeping across Chouteau County. Gone are the Lincoln Day dinners traditionally held in Fort Benton. Instead the Republicans decided to have fun and move their main event for the year to Loma (half way between Fort Benton and Big Sandy), have it catered by Ma’s Café known for her Mexican treats and turn it into a Fall Festival of treats just to have fun and meet some new candidates for the United States Senate. According to Rick Jespersen the Community Hall in Loma is middle ground. It decorated easily an...
The regular Big Sandy City Council Meeting was held on September 7, 2017. After the welcome, the pledge was recited and minutes were approved from the last meeting. There was one visitor, no public comment and no sheriff’s report. The new water line project was discussed with Bear Paw Development. The Council is reviewing ways to bill people for water use more efficiently. In the process to change billing systems Big Sandy has held out for a long time but a new system would be more productive. The Council is still working on with Rural D...
Sharla Tester has donated a print of the USS Billings, a Latora Combat Ship. She was honored to be the one to christen the ship in June at the Fincantieri Marinette Wisconsin ship yard. The artists is Peter Has, he drew it in pencil and really did his research on the state of Montana. It has highlights of our state at the top, and has hidden treasures of Montana too. Sharla has donated this signed picture to the Jeff Reichlet Library in Big Sandy....
Farm Service Agency CED Bill Evans will be conducting informational meetings concerning the 2017 Livestock Forage Program (LFP), Emergency Conservation Program (ECP), and Emergency Livestock Assistance Program (ELAP) during the week of October 2nd – 6th. The first meeting will be held on Wednesday October 4th at the Big Sandy High School auditorium. The second meeting will be held on Thursday October 5th at the Fort Benton Elementary School auditorium. Both meetings will begin at 1:00 p.m. At each meeting, CED Evans will provide an overview o...
The Big Sandy Booster Club honored Leo Bitz at last Friday nights game against North Star. He was recognized for getting the Junior High football program going in 1996. Before that time there was not a Junior high program in Big Sandy. He was presented a signed football from the varsity and junior high teams. There were former and present Pioneer football players that met him on the field, along with his family....
Thursday, October 5: Volleyball at Chinook starts at 6 p.m. with JV. Flu shots will be given to students with their permission slips in. Friday, October 6: Volleyball hosts CJI starts at 6 p.m. with JV Jr. High and Varsity football travel to Valier Jr. High game is at 4 p.m. Varsity is at 7 p.m. Saturday, October 7: Volleyball host Centerville, it is also Parents night. Monday, October 9: Junior High Basketball practice starts The Representative from MSU will be at the High School at 11:15 for Junior and Seniors. Wednesday, October 11: Juniors...
Contact Senior Citizen Cooks at 378-2405 Lunches for the coming week are as follows: Wednesday, October 4 chicken pot pie, salad and dessert. Thursday, October 5 spaghetti and meat sauce, vegetables, salad, garlic toast and dessert. Friday, October 6 potato soup, ham and cheese sandwiches with dessert. Monday, October 9 hamburger macaroni soup, salad, dessert and buns for the Lunch of the Week! Tuesday, October 10 turkey pot pie, salad and dessert. This week how about a couple of golden oldie recipes from The Old Dry. Chili Con Carne by Mrs....
The 62nd Annual Chili Feed will be held at the Fire Department Friday, September 29 starting at 4pm. The annual Chili Feeds are the only source of income for the all volunteer Big Sandy Fire Department except for funding for some projects that is shared with the Lippard-Clawiter Foundation. Started by the Fire Department in 1955 Fire Chief Larry Ophus' father was one of the founding members of this huge fund raising event. Fund raising has grown while Big Sandy has stayed about the same. The...
The Montana Cross Country (MTXC) off Road Motorcycle series is a seven race series held in various communities across Montana to promote a competitive race environment for off road motorcycle riders. The races are held on rangeland or in forest and consist of technical single track trail, cow trails, hill climbs, creek crossings, log jumps, rock slides and mud pits. The races require riders to have a broad background in riding to be successful. The race organizers choose an area and design a series of trails for various skill levels, age...
There is nothing more important in any community than the education of its young people. And, it is also true that there is nothing more important to any community then getting the very best teachers available in any year. Name: Sarah Pugh What position are you teaching at what school? I am the 7-12 English teacher at Big Sandy High School. How did you hear about a position being open at Big Sandy? I found their listing on the OPI website. Is this your first teaching job? If not where have you...
#1 Buddy Day- As a new teacher here, I was indoctrinated into this tradition through trial by fire as I was on recess duty that day. There I was on the playground with 60 or so elementary kids, just barely mastering all their names, add to that 60 or so Junior High/High School kids who I had no clue about. I feared it would be chaos, but that didn’t happen. What did happen was pure magic, and it happens every year during Buddy Day. The Big Buddies and Little Buddies have so much fun having lunch and playing at recess together that I would be ha...
The Medical Guild Rummage Sale is upon us, this October 5th from 8 to 5 and 6th from 9 to 4. We all look forward to the opportunity to clean out our closets for a good cause, pick up a few odds and ends at a good price, and indulge in a half dozen or so slices of pie at the pie counter. My first year in Big Sandy, my daughter and I ate 18 slices of pie at the pie counter and have looked forward to the event every year since. Though in the years that have followed, I’ve discovered another, b...
October is a Great Time to order Shelterbelt Trees The Montana Conservation Seedling Nursery (MCSN) is already receiving new orders for shelter belt plantings. Rocky Mountain Juniper is the most popular windbreak species, and is sold out quite quickly. If you are interested in ordering Rocky Mountain Juniper for your shelterbelt, please place your order as soon as possible. Shelterbelt plans should be approved by the MSU Extension Chouteau County agent, Conservation District or MCSN staff. Seedlings are sold on a first come, first serve basis....
The 18th bi-annual Chouteau County Health Fair is coming soon. The highlight of the health fair is the blood chemistry screening tests. The blood draws for the health fair will be available as follows: Big Sandy – October 10 - Big Sandy City Hall, 115 Johannes St - 6:30 - 11:00 am Fort Benton – October 11 - Community Bible Center, 911 16th St - 6:30 – 11:00 am Geraldine – October 12 – Old Auditorium, 326 Hilger St 6:30 am – 11:00 am For a minimal fee, you can have a chem screen profile including tests for diabetes, cholesterol levels, iro...
Contact Senior Citizen Cooks at 378-2405. Lunches usually consist of an entrée, vegetable, potato, salad, dessert and drink and cost $5.00 unless otherwise noted. Menus for the coming week are as follows: Wednesday, September 27 breakfast for lunch including pancakes, bacon, scrambled eggs and fruit for the Lunch of the Week! Thursday, September 28 meatloaf, baked potatoes, veggies, salad and dessert. Friday, September 29 taco soup, buns and dessert. Monday, October 2 Macaroni and cheese with little Smokies, vegetables, salad and dessert....