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West My Whom? Chouteau County Performing Arts in partnership with First Security Bank present the Canadian group West My Friend on Tuesday March 13th at 7 PM at the Fort Benton Elementary School auditorium. Described as everything from indie-roots to chamber-folk, West My Friend has an acoustic blend of instruments and four-part harmonies that challenges the conventions of popular music. The band features pure and thrillingly elastic vocals with catchy arrangements of bass, guitar, mandolin,...
Mayor Shaud Schwarzbach swears in new City Council member, Jon Sheehy, Sheehy was appointed to Schwarzbach's seat on City Council when he took over as Mayor....
Sheri Roth, Big Sandy's Post Master, says mail route carriers must make an attempt to deliver mail. An attempt, but at no time are they to put themselves at risk. Safety is the number one point at every training conference. Having said that the three Big Sandy Mail Carriers have had quite a year this winter. Tina Cook, Barbie Martin and Dennis Young either smiled or laughed out loud when asked about this year's attempts. Tina Cook has worked for the post office for nine years but has only been...
Get your tickets now for 34th Annual “Wild Safari Dreams” Rotary Banquet!! The date is set for March 17, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. Tickets are available from your favorite Big Sandy Rotarians, which include Karen Baumann, Harry Bold, Demra Brown, Maggie Cline, Carla Courtnage, Janis Kaiser, Kyrstyl Kulbeck, Brad & Sheri Moore, Bob Nelson, Shane Ophus, Bob Quinn, Jeff Richter, Rich Roth, Shaud & Melanie Schwarzbach, Scott Schwarzbach, Tom Sheehy, Jack Thornton, Jodi Thornton, Joe Von Stein, Dianna Webster and Rhonda Works. Each ticket includes del...
The Chouteau County Spelling Bee took place in the auditorium of the Fort Benton Elementary School on February 27, 2018. The Big Sandy Grade School spelling champs were both excited and nervous. The 3rd and 4the graders of the county will spell against each other and are not eligible for the State Spelling Bee. The Winner of the 5th-8th grades will go on to the State Spelling Bee. Big Sandy is represented by a number of children, all excited to be in a spelling contest. Representing the 3rd...
Working hard, or learning to work hard, or learning how to battle through, or maybe just meeting new friends. What is the value of little ones learning to wrestle? If you ask them, it's none of the above. It's JUST FUN! Head coach Kyle Rodewald must think it's fun too. And thanks to the Big Sandy Historical Society they've been able to "have fun" four days a week after school. The Big Sandy Museum has had the wrestling mat down in their meeting area for a number of weeks now. You walk in and...
Management Methods Cows during the Calving Season Managing cows to rebreed as scheduled is an important practice during the calving season. Below are a few good management practices to remember from the Cow-Calf Management Guide Section CL115. • The above-average milking cow will need about 30 pounds of hay per day. • Ration balancing using the animal’s nutrient requirements and the nutrient composition of the feed resource should be used to determine appropriate ration. The Chouteau County Extension office has an excellent ration balan...
Perhaps you may have once heard the term National FFA Week; but what exactly is National FFA Week? What does this so-called week of FFA do? Many members of local communities all across the country--from Alaska to the Virgin Islands and from Maine to Hawaii--will find out just what National FFA Week is. In 1928, population growth in the United States had fallen by 1.23 percent. (Smiley, n.d.) Despite the fall in population that would continue throughout the next decade, some folks knew that times were changing; the United States would continue...
Please remember to call the Senior Center for to go orders by 10:30 a.m. Menus for the week: Thursday, March 1: Beef Stroganoff, Green Beans, Caramel apple salad, garlic toast, red velvet chocolate chip cookies. Friday, March 2: Veggie Soup, Egg Salad in a croissant, best chocolate cookie bars. Monday, March 5: Pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, and fruit. Tuesday, March 6: BRITHDAY DINNER, Chicken Fried Steak, mashed potatoes, bean salad, chessy bread, blueberry shortcakes. Wednesday, March 7: BBQ Chicken Pizza, green salad, and cookies....
Thursday, March 1, The Junior high wrestling team will have a meet in Big Sandy starting at 5:00 p.m. Friday, March 2, the Little Pioneer Wrestlers will be hosting a meet and it starts at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 8, Junior high wrestling will travel to Chinook for a meet. Saturday, March 3, the Junior high wrestlers will travel to Lewistown for a meet. Friday, March 9, The high School students will have their Ski trip, breakfast is at 5:45 a.m. buses leave the high school at 6:00 a.m. At Press time the Breakfast and Lunch menus were not...
Love and Other Consolation Prizes by Jamie Ford For twelve-year-old Ernest Young, a charity student at a boarding school, the chance to go to the World’s Fair feels like a gift. But only once he’s there, amid the exotic exhibits, fireworks, and Ferris wheels, does he discover that he is the one who is actually the prize. The half-Chinese orphan is astounded to learn he will be raffled off--a healthy boy “to a good home.” The winning ticket belongs to the flamboyant madam of a high-class brothel, famous for educating her girls. There, Ernest...
All hunter education classes are free of charge. Many classes are being held prior to the March 15 application deadline for special permits for deer and elk. Future application deadlines include May 1 for moose, sheep and goat, and June 1 for deer B, elk B and antelope. In the next month, classroom courses (for youth) are being held in: Scobey: starting March 12 Havre: starting April 5 All students must register online at the FWP website: fwp.mt.gov; click on the education tab, then click “hunter education programs”. Next, “Find a class or fi...
According to Big Sandy's local Fire Chief Larry Ophus the local EMT (Emergency Medical Technicians) service "doesn't get the acknowledgement they deserve and are under appreciated". He says the fire department always has an opportunity to visit with everyone after their services have been provided, but the EMT personnel do their service and disappear. EMT's "provide out of hospital emergency medical care and transportation for critical and growing number of patients who access the emergency...
The definition of bullying is the use of intimidation or strength to influence someone negatively. Bullying is repetitive and harmful. It is meant to bring someone down into a negative state. There are five categories of bullying: physical, verbal, cyber, relation, and damage to property. The Big Sandy high school has begun to recognize that about 33% of students feel bullied. Bullying can cause plenty of problems for a victim. A victim may start having poor grades, depression, start fighting or stealing, gaining a negative outlook on their...
February 22 is National Chili Day. Picture all the hard-working people in Big Sandy, those shoveling snow, digging out neighbors, driving road plows till 2:00 am. Why not celebrate our community by sitting around a table with neighbors, digging into prize winning Chili eating homemade cornbread and laughing about how ridiculous it is outside? There are a few men in our town known for their chili, but they weren't even in their houses to talk Chili. They were outside plowing snow, so giving up...
It was impossible to travel on some of the county roads to get to Havre to support the Pioneers in their basketball game at the District Tournament in Havre. Some parents couldn’t even make the trip to cheer on their daughters. We could listen to it on the radio, but it’s not the same as being there to cheer for their efforts. Big Sandy fans enjoyed watching the games this year especially the extreme effort the Pioneers made this year. Even the Havre Daily News report that, “The Bears certainly took notice of how hard, and with how much passi...
Soil Acidity and Soil Health Workshop in Fort Benton The Chouteau County Soil Acidity Working Group through the Chouteau County Conservation District, Big Sandy Conservation District, NRCS and MSU Extension has organized a soil acidity and soil health workshop at the Ag Center in Fort Benton on February 27, 2018. The Ag Center is located at 1205 20th Street. Registration will begin at 9:30 a.m. The workshop will begin at 10:00 a.m. Most agricultural soils in Montana have near-neutral to basic conditions with surface soil pH 6.5 to 8. However,...
(Big Sandy, Mont.) – Diabetes affects people of all ages, but it occurs more often in older adults. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than one in every four Americans over the age of 65 has diabetes. Diabetes remains the seventh leading cause of death in the United States. Managing diabetes can be difficult, but support from community resources, health care providers and friends and family can make it much easier. The first step to better managing diabetes and high blood sugar is to learn about it. M...
The week of February 26-March 3, 2018 is America Saves Week. It is a national effort to promote good savings behavior and encourage individuals to assess their own saving status. It can be hard to put aside money for savings when we can be overwhelmed with our expenses. Savings can help you be better positioned when emergencies or unexpected costs arise. Or, maybe you have been hoping to purchase a new piece of furniture, take a family vacation or are planning ahead for college or retirement. Why not start now. It does not need to be a large am...
The High School students will be taking their Ski Trip to Showdown March 9. Permission slips will be handed out this week. The first day of Track practice will be March 12. Menus for the week- Thursday, February 22- Breakfast: Pancake Wrap, assorted cereals, fresh fruit, juice and milk. Lunch: Chicken Fried Steak, mashed potatoes and gravy, peas, salad bar, buns and milk. Monday, February 26- Breakfast: Oatmeal, blueberries, assorted cereals, juice and milk. Lunch: Beef Strips, fries, peaches, salad bar, buns and milk. Tuesday, February 27-...
The Senior Center will hold a series of Diabetes classes starting at the Big Sandy Medical Center March 8 at 7:30 p.m. and classes will them met at the Senior Center every Thursday through April 12. Menus for the week: Thursday, February 22- Pineapple Deluxe bacon burgers, tater tots, Rhubarb coffee cake. Friday, February 23- Cod, French Fries, salad and dessert. Monday, February 26- Chicken strips, French Fries, veggie, salad and dessert. Tuesday, February 27- Taco bake, and brownies Wednesday, February 28- BBQ Chicken, Cheesy Broccoli and...
The Jeff Reichelt Memorial Library, would like to thank everyone in our town that came out to celebrate the library being in our new building for a year. On Tuesday February 13th there was a raffle to The Grocery Store donated by the Friends of the Library with the lucky winner being Jessica Butler. A big thanks to those that visited and to all our volunteers for helping to make our library such a success. Much of that success is due to all the wonderful donations we receive from the community and from the tireless volunteer...
Commission approves limited draw for mule deer bucks in part of HD 103 The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission convened February 15 in Helena and approved hunting season structures and regulations for 2018 and 2019. The five-member Commission is a quasi-judicial citizen board appointed by the Governor from five geographical districts across Montana. Montana’s hunting season structures are reviewed every two years for most game species. Proposals were released for public input in December, and public meetings were organized across the state, i...
Big Sandy has begun digging out after the last winter storm that hit the area. Big Sandy received over 8 inches in the last storm to add to the already deep snow, bringing the total to over 3 feet of snow in 2 weeks....
"The weather outside is frightful, let it snow, let it snow, let it snow." Band after band of snow keeps falling and although the inches vary in our community it is clear there is at least 25 inches or more of snow on the level. Ditches are completely full, making it difficult to determine where the road is, with many guessing wrong and getting stuck including the county road crew. Coulee's are full and wildlife are finding it difficult to find food. There are hard drifts, not the soft easy to...