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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...
In response to dry, warm weather that could increase the danger of human-caused wildfires, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks fishing access sites (FASs) and wildlife management areas (WMAs) are under Stage 1 Fire Restrictions in Blaine, Roosevelt, Sheridan and Valley counties effective at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, June 30. Officials in those counties enacted the Stage I Restrictions, which ban campfires except where specifically exempted. Stage 1 Restrictions also prohibit smoking, except within an enclosed vehicle or building, and in areas at...
"A race on the place" is how Austin Genereux describes the Montana Cross Country Race that will be held on their ranch July 15 and 16. The "Race on the Place" is a dream come true for the Genereux family who has been heavy into cross country racing for the last few years. Even though the race is officially on July 15 and 16, there will be a kids event on the evening of July 14. This race on the Genereux place should be a dream come true for people watching the race as well. Spectators will be...
Contact the Senior Citizen Cooks at 378-2405. Lunches include an entrée, potato, salad, vegetable, dessert and a drink and each costs $5.00 unless otherwise noted. Don’t forget to get ready to order your lunches for out in the field. Menus for the coming week are as follows: Wednesday, June 28 fish sticks, tator tots, coleslaw and dessert. Thursday, June 29 chef salad and dessert. Friday, June 30, bourbon chicken, rice vegetables, salad bread and dessert. Monday, July 3 hotdogs, baked chips, watermelon and dessert for the Lunch of the Week. Tu...
New survey shows clear opposition to efforts to undo public land protections A survey of Montanans released today by the Montana Wildlife Federation showed strong support for protecting the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument and clear opposition to any attempts to reduce its size or change its management. Last month, the Interior Department initiated a review of national monuments designated over the last 20 years to determine if monuments designated by previous presidents should be eliminated, reduced, or altered. The review...
When Janis Kaiser gave the Kaste building to the library in 2007, she thought they would use her building as a new library. She was pleasantly surprised when a whole new building came alive where the Kaste Store had stood. The Kaste family were old timers in Havre and Big Sandy. Janis' grandfather had a cigar store in Havre right next to the Havre Hotel. In 1942 her father Walt Kaste started a store in Big Sandy where the Senior Citizens Center is today and then moved to the McNamara Big Store...
Each spring, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks receives several calls from people who have picked up deer fawns or other wildlife. According to FWP Region 7 Warden Ryan Karren, a California couple traveling through the area this weekend saw a new fawn off the road and stopped and picked it up. They transported the fawn in their vehicle for about two hours on the woman's lap. "Mother had abandoned it, and it was starving," the couple told Karren. FWP no longer accepts, holds or rehabilitates deer...
Mayor Stiles reported that there were two visitors present at the regular June 8 meeting of the City Council. After the pledge was read and the minutes of the last meeting approved there was a public comment. An individual has a bunch of lots in Big Sandy and was complaining about taxes and looking for tax relief. There was some discussion about this matter. The Big Sandy website is up. Mayor Stiles said that anyone wanting to get on the website should go to townofbigsandy.com. “We are learning and growing with the website,” said Mayor Sti...
Below is a writing shared with friends and family after the tragic news of my Aunt’s passing. Montana being the small state it is, news of my Aunt’s passing spread quickly. Former schoolmates, friends, and acquaintances were soon sending family members messages of condolences. Many of the messages also shared the individual’s feelings of utter shock and disbelief. I felt the need to provide some sort of response or explanation so that there could at least be an attempt to begin to understand the lingering questions “Why did this happen?” “How d...
Contact the Senior Citizen cooks at 378-2405. Most all lunches include an entrée, vegetable, potato, salad, dessert and drink and each costs $5.00 unless otherwise noted. Lunches for the coming week are as follows: Wednesday, June 21 chicken ranch wrap, tator tots, salad and dessert. Thursday, June 22 roasted lemon and garlic chicken with linguini pasts, vegetables and dessert for the Lunch of the Week! Friday, June 23 pork chop sandwich, French fries, salad and dessert. Monday, June 26 liver and onions, mashed potatoes, gravy, salad, bread...
Memorial Day, A time honored tradition to remember those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for the United States of America. Every Year the American Legion Post 50 organizes a guest speaker to talk about the importance of this day, this year was nothing short of another exceptional remembrance of the many fallen soldiers in our nation's history and within our community. We had the incredible opportunity to honor Sergeant Edward Tessier, a courageous man who lost his life during a training mission...
4+ children enjoyed learning about "God's Army" June 5-8 at Christ Lutheran Church! Director, Andrea Rutledge, reported that each day more than 30 kids, ages 4-12 years, sang songs, played games, learned Bible lessons and had a blast with other kids and counselors. Our counselors were all young people ages 13-19 and we had a wonderful group of support people in snacks, crafts and lessons. Thank you to the community for donating snacks, time, energy and the love of God with our young people....
There are plenty of outstanding fathers in the Big Sandy area. For some time, now "The Mountaineer" has named a mother of the year at Mother's Day but this is the first time we have started a new tradition of naming a father of the year for Father's Day. We had a list of around 8 names for father of the year and showed that list to several people and in every case, Bob Nelson's name was at the top of the list. So, it is most apropos to name Bob Nelson as "The Mountaineer's first father of the ye...
Did you know that at military funerals, the 21 gun salute stands for the sum of the numbers in the year 1776. Have you ever noticed how the honor guard pays meticulous attention to correctly folding the American flag 13 times? You probably thought it was to symbolize the original 13 colonies, but we learn something new every day! The 1st fold of our flag is a symbol of life. The 2nd fold is a symbol of our belief in eternal life. The 3rd fold is made in honor and remembrance of the veterans...
Back in third grade, I remember reading a story about a little boy who grew tired of rain ruining his weekends. So he chanted: Rain, rain go away. And he got his wish. The sky cleared, the sun came out and in a few weeks it was dreadful; too much heat, everything dried up. We have been tempted to repeat the little boy's cry this past month as it seemed our soggy weather would never end. Lawns are out of control, picnics are ruined and rivers run muddy. The first two are inconveniences, stuff to...
Contact the Senior Citizen Cooks for Meals on Wheels at 378-2405. Lunches include an entrée, vegetable, potato, salad, dessert and drink and all cost $5.00 each unless otherwise noted. The lunch menu for the coming week is as follows: Wednesday, June 14 FLAG DAY Breakfast for lunch which includes pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage or bacon and fruit for the Lunch of the Week! Thursday, June 15 chicken taco salad and dessert. Friday, June 16 smorgasbord, bread and dessert. Monday, June 19 spaghetti, bread sticks, vegetables, green salad and...
Seniors Layton Bahnmiller Gabriella Blatt Alex Richter Juniors Jasmine Genereux Jenna Leader Sophia Reichelt Jessica Roth Andrea Rutledge Tanner Shipp Dakota Terry Sophomores Jaylyn Cline Grace Finke Riley Genereux Dusti Phillips Tyler Schwarzbach Georgia Wortman Freshmen Stacey Allderdice Clint Darlington Seanna Demontiney Bailey Gasvoda Faith Gasvoda Hope Gasvoda Elaina Gregory Ryan Roth Brooke Schwenke Audrey Sipler Everett Works 8th Grade Jozlyn Baumann Noelle Beirwagen Alicia Bjornestad Abriana Blanton Katherine Bold Bayley Genereux Brady...
The Big Sandy Cultural Fund will sponsor free summer workshops in the arts, drama, performance and creative writing for all ages. The informal sessions will begin June 5th in the former S&J grocery store, now being converted into a community cultural center and after-school program. Join Big Sandy art teacher Jessie Jaramillo for lively art sessions, Monday through Thursday from 9 to 11 and from 2 to 4 for some fantastic new art classes. According to Ms. Jaramillo, each session will be limited to 15 people. There will be guided lessons for...
Saturday, May 27, the Eagle chapter of bikers stopped in Big Sandy, returning to Havre from their annual Memorial weekend ride to support the Montana Chapter of Wounded Warriors. This year the dedicated group rode from Havre to Inverness and along the Hi-Line, went south to Fort Benton and back to Havre for a lavish dinner....
By Robert Lucke The term Bucket List comes from a movie starring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman who go around doing wonderful things they have always wanted to do before they "kick the bucket". For several years at "The Mountaineer" we have composed winter and summer bucket lists of things to do that are close to home. We think with pride that our list is so much better than other newspapers who feature things like drive from one end of US Highway 2 from North Dakota to Idaho and to visit...
Sometimes history is a confluence of events that when merged together cause something really great to happen. Such it was with Bee Lucke and C. L. Stuart around 1950 when they were heading to Clear Creek in Bee’s 1939 black Chevy Coupe with a genuine Indian Teepee loaded in the back end. The confluence of events that caused the two of them to be heading to Clear Creek in the black Chevy Coupe were twofold. First, Bee’s two brothers told him that he could no longer use the Lou Lucke Company delivery truck to go to the mountains. They said he...
By Robert Lucke This is the ninth year former Big Sandy High School graduate Ellaraine Lockie has provided the English students at BSHS the opportunity to participate in the Walter Gerson Poetry Contest. Each year Ellaraine Lockie judges students’ poetry, makes comments about the poems and awards students for their excellent poetry and participation. This year is no exception. There are several cash prizes and several honorable mentions. Two teachers at Big Sandy high school have been involved in the poetry contest. Lauren Clampitt handled t...