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July Cropping Notes from Chouteau County Extension What is the status of the orange wheat blossom midge in Chouteau County for 2017? Only one wheat midge was documented in five traps across Chouteau County in 2017. If more than nine midge are found on a trap, the producer is required to go out at dusk and determine if populations exceed the economic threshold. The economic threshold is when one or more midge are observed for every 7 to 8 heads. Visit 3-4 different sites in the field. How were wheat head armyworm numbers this year? Moth trap...
Don’t forget to order your harvest lunches during this hot harvest time. It beats getting the kitchen all warmed up just for lunch. Contact the Senior Citizens Center at 378-2405 to order some harvest lunches for your crew. Senior Citizen Lunches include an entrée, vegetable, potato, salad, dessert and drink and cost $5.00 unless otherwise noted. Menus for the coming week are as follows: Wednesday, July 26 cornbread and chili with cinnamon rolls. Thursday, July 27 Sweet and Sour Pork, rise, coleslaw bread and dessert. Friday, July 28 sm...
This week Steph picked out “INSIDIOUS” by Catherine Coulter. When Savich and Sherlock are called in to solve a mystery surrounding a close family friend who also happens to run an international conglomerate, they soon find the danger may be closer to him than they ever expected. Venus Rasmussen, a powerful society icon, believes someone is poisoning her-----Savich and Sherlock must peel away the layers to uncover the incredible truth about who would target Venus before it is too late. Meanwhile, Special Agent Cam Witter leaves Washington for...
As summer temperatures heat up around Montana and parts of the state suffer from summer drought, fire restrictions are going into effect on many Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks properties. When it comes to site-specific fire restrictions, FWP follows the lead of the county where the site is located. Currently most counties in eastern Montana are under Stage 1 fire restrictions. Yellowstone County is under Stage 2 restrictions. Stage 1 restrictions ban campfires except where specifically exempted, allow cooking fires on propane devices that can...
Joe De Yong was born in Webster Groves, Missouri in 1894. Yong, who could not hear, and according to one biographer had trouble speaking, was always a cowboy and in 1911 he met Tom Mix and became a technical advisor on his movies. While recovering from spinal meningitis De Yong wrote to Charles Russell, asking about a career as an artist. By 1916 De Yong was living in the Russell house in Great Falls and spending summers at the Russell summer home at Lake McDonald. The fact is that CMR taught...
In what is looking like the middle of a record breaking heat wave, it is a good time to see what the experts have to say about crop and crop conditions in the Big Sandy area. For that “The Mountaineer usually consults Larry and Marlys at Agri-Prairie Insurance. They usually have their collective finger on what is happening in our area. Marlys said, “With the heat and the rain shut off, it is really hard to know. I think pulse crops like peas, lentils and chickpeas are doing all right and there are a lot of them planted this year. I know thi...
Montana’s welcoming summer waters annually draw anglers, hikers, wildlife viewers, campers, floaters and boaters into the outdoors because it’s still easy to have a great summer experience on Montana’s rivers. The key is river etiquette, a mix of common sense, courtesy, and respect to minimize one party’s impact on another party’s good time. Here are some examples of basic river etiquette. • Respect People’s Space and Privacy—The point at which someone feels crowded is subjective, but every outdoor activity requires space. On the river, main...
Horticultural Tips for August I hope our Chouteau County gardeners have had a productive year growing vegetables, flowers, trees and shrubs. Below are a few tips for the month of August. • Renovate strawberries by mowing a minimum of every three years. Some people mow their strawberries every year following fruit production. Be sure to set the mower high enough to mow the leaves. Mowing to low may damage the crowns and kill the plant. • Topdress strawberries after harvest with a complete fertilizer like 16-16-16. • Pinch the tops of indet...
Regular Meeting, June 19, 2017- 7:00 p.m. High School Computer Room. Trustees Present: Andrew Long, Vice Chairperson, Darin Genereux, Brandon Gasvoda. Trustee Absent: Brad Weaver, Diana LaBuda. Staff Present: Brad Moore, Superintendent, Maryetta Engle, Clerk. Visitors Present: Colby Cline, Cheryl Strutz, Melanie Schwarzbach, Jasmine Genereux, Thomas Dilworth, and Ronnie Simpson 1. Call to Order- Vice Chairperson Andrew Long called the meeting to order. 2. Pledge of Allegiance - The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. 3. Welcome Guests -Vice...
Contact Senior Citizen cooks at 378-2405. Don’t forget to order your harvest meals early in the morning you will need the meals. Ordering the day before is fine too. Senior Citizen meals consist of an entrée, vegetable, potato, salad, dessert and drink and cost $5.00 each unless otherwise noted. Menus for the coming week are as follows: Wednesday, July 18 meatloaf, mashed potatoes with gravy, vegetables, salad, bread and dessert for the Lunch of the Week! Meatloaf wins hands down every time! Thursday, July 19 soup, tuna fish sandwiches, ch...
This week the book that Stephanie has picked is “WHERE HOPE DWELLS” by Elizabeth Ludwig. Cheryl Cooper loves the air of excitement these new arrivals bring, and as a recent member of the community, she enjoys getting to know her neighbors by delivering congratulatory gifts to the families. She never dreamed that one of these visits would end in an awful discovery-------a baby has been snatched from his cradle! When Cheryl happens across a lead that could reunite the child with his mother and put the kidnapper behind bars, she must take mat...
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks wildlife biologist Ryan Williamson is in full swing of trapping and banding this small game bird. Mourning doves are one of the most widely distributed and abundant birds in North America, and are also a popular game bird with hunting seasons established in 40 of the lower 48 states. As part of an effort to estimate population size, harvest rates and regulations, mourning doves are banded throughout the United States including within Montana's Region 6. "Banding...
This story is about Mariah Sheehy going to Cuba with some of her professors and classmates at MSU Bozeman. But really it is about Mariah and her music because it is impossible to do a story about Mariah who is a music major without talking about her music which she composes, plays and got her to Cuba a few weeks ago. When you write music it is called Music Technology these days and as Maria says, "It is a degree based on composition, recording different sounds and incorporating those sounds...
If you love the hot weather, chances are you are going to be in Hog Heaven for the rest of July. At least that is the long range forecast of the National Weather Service in Great Falls, Montana. After the little series of colder fronts and actually rain that came through some areas of the Golden Triangle during the weekend, this week looks to be hot and little chance of precipitation unless there could be an afternoon or evening thunder shower. This month for sure, it can be seen why the area wa...
Wolf numbers in Montana remained healthy in 2016 and more than three times the federally-mandated minimums. Montana’s annual wolf report shows a minimum of 477 wolves were counted for 2016. This is down from 536 wolves counted in 2015, but doesn’t necessarily reflect a reduction in wolf numbers, but rather a reduction in counting effort. Included in this number is a minimum number of 50 breeding pairs. This compares to a minimum count of 32 breeding pairs in 2015, and 34 breeding pairs in 2014. “Though the minimum count is down, we’ve long he...
Harvest and Storage Rules of Thumb on Pulse Crops • Pre-harvest: A desiccant will not speed maturity but it may be used as a harvest aid to terminate the crop, and to burn down immature weeds which can cause seed staining. Desiccants should be used only after pods have matured, seeds have changed color, and the seeds have detached themselves inside the pods. The pods will rattle upon shaking. Threshing can begin when seed reaches 18% moisture. However, lower moisture percentages are necessary for long term storage or for processors to accept t...
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks annual walleye spawn egg-take on Fort Peck Reservoir was completed at the end of April. In addition, stocking efforts were completed in June. With the help of FWP personnel and over 95 volunteers, the egg collection goals were exceeded. Volunteers, Fort Peck Reservoir Biologist Heath Headley says, are key to the operation. "We wouldn't be able to set all the trap nets, collect fish, and spawn them on a daily basis unless we had help," he explained. "Volunteers...
Don’t forget harvest time lunches available five days a week at the Senior Citizen’s Center. Contact the Center at 378-2495 when you need them. The menu for the coming week is as follows: Wednesday, July 12 hamburger Stroganoff, salad, vegetables, bread and dessert. Hamburger Stroganoff has just got to qualify as a Lunch of the Week! Thursday, July 13 crispy chicken salad and dessert. Friday, July 14 goulash, vegetables, bread, salad and dessert. Monday, July 17 chicken Quesada with sour cream, salsa, salad and dessert. Tuesday, July 18 potato...
This will be the last of Vicki’s picks for good books to read and it looks like she ended with a bang, not a whimper. Starting next week books will be chosen by librarian Stephanie Overbay. When you see Vicki on the street, thank her for many years of good reading! This week Vicki has chosen “THE FLOOD GIRLS” by Richard Fifield. Here is what some people have said about this book. Reading this novel is like unwrapping the wackiest birthday gift you have ever received. “THE FLOOD GIRLS” is a heart-shaped box filled with broads, softballs, drunks,...
Ben Phillips, the Phillips County sheepman and Charles (Pop) Whitcomb found rich gold deposits up Ruby Gulch, just west of Zortman, Montana. They built a mine and mill and a town for workers to live in called Whitcomb on the side of the steep gulch leading to a pass from one side of the Little Rockies to the other. They made a great deal of money but needed other investors so McNamara and Marlow of Big Sandy invested in the mill and mine and made a lot of money there too long before the turn of the century. McNamara and Marlow knew that the min...
Most everyone in this area knows Ellaraine Lockie. Most everyone in this area knows that Ellaraine is a writer. Most everyone in this area knows that Ellaraine is a poet. What most people might not know is that FootHills Publishing has just published a new book of Ellaraine's poetry called, "Tripping With the Top Down". This hand bound book with a collage of Ellaraine's favorite things making up the cover costs $10.00 and is available at foothillspublishing.com. Inside are thirty-two of Ellarain...
This year the Chouteau County Fair starts on Thursday, August 17 and goes through Sunday, August 20. There are new events and, of course, a splendid array of golden oldies. In addition to lots of action, the Chouteau County fair is a place to sit in the shade, drink lemonade and talk with old friends maybe not seen since last year’s fair. There is only one large change in the 2017 fair. Thursday night The Grocery Store in Big Sandy sponsored a competition in the form of a pork throwdown. This year there is going to be a Harvest Hot Dish Competi...
Field days coming up near Loma and Turner MSU Northern Agricultural Research Center (NARC) and MSU Extension will be hosting two field days near Loma and Turner Montana on Wednesday, July 19. The Loma field day will begin at 9:00 a.m. north of Loma near the Terry Mckeever farm at 2088 Houston road. The Turner field day will begin at 5:00 p.m. near the Max Cederberg farm located north of Turner at 32755 Turner Road. A barbeque hosted by CHS Big Sky will follow the Turner field day. Dr. Jessica Rupp (MSU Extension Plant Pathologist) will educate...
July birthdays at the Senior Citizens Center include Francis Gasvoda, Leonard Jappe, Carla Courtnage, Karen Reinertson, Lindy Ray, Karma Hale, Kent Johnson, Charlie Foussard, Gerald Rutledge and Frank Maxwell. A couple of sashays around the ball room floor while Glenn Miller plays “Little Brown Jug” for Arlon and Anna Kristenson, Floyd and Marlene Terry and Larry and Crystal Geyer. Special events for the rest of July include a blood pressure clinic at 11am on July 18 and a Senior Citizen’s Board meeting on July 19 at 1pm. Contact the Senio...
USDA authorized emergency grazing of Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acres during the primary nesting season in North Dakota, South Dakota, and Montana in the counties meeting D2 or greater, as indicated by the US Drought Monitor. Since that time the drought has continued to deepen and the forecast is for hot, dry weather in the upcoming week in the northern plains. As such, USDA is authorizing emergency grazing of CRP for any county in which any part of its border lies within 150 miles of a county approved for emergency grazing of CRP. In...