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Those bits of feather, flesh and bones that sing and call forth are among our first signs of spring, even in March’s moodiness. Doesn’t matter if you hunt them in the fall, look for them with longing in the spring, or don’t care to know a robin from a red-tail; they are here and doing their thing. Over-wintering birds are sitting on eggs or getting ready to mate even through this leonine month of wind, cold and snow. A friend on the prairie had seen her covey of Hungarian partridge dwindle in numbers recently until just a couple of birds flushe...
(BLAINE COUNTY, Mont.) – The Ervin Homestead/Gist Bottom Historic District lies within the vast and isolated, but breathtakingly beautiful Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument. In 1997 Zane Fulbright was sent on a work detail from the U.S. Forest Service to record homesteads within the Bureau of Land Management Upper Missouri National Wild & Scenic River area. Twenty years later, on Jan. 20, 2017, he accepted the certificate recognizing the Ervin Homestead/Gist Bottom Historic District's listing in the National Register of Historic Pla...
New surprises are surfacing along with Fresno Walleye’s favorite games, raffles and drawings, which will again award hundreds of sponsored prizes worth thousands of dollars during the group’s annual Walleye Banquet docking at the Havre Ice Dome on April 22nd. The smoke-free banquet features all-you-can-eat secret batter walleye, baron of beef and all the baits to ready you for an evening of winning entertainment as guests play games for big screen TV’s, patio and dining room furniture, barbecue grills and home furnishings, guns, fine jewel...
FWP would like to remind folks to watch for deer (and other animals) on the road, especially during the early morning and early evening hours when both visibility is difficult and animals are sometimes more active. With the recent hour time change, many folks who are commuting are now an hour “forward” and may see more activity. As our deer numbers are continuing to make a comeback across the region, more and more animal-vehicle accidents are bound to occur. In addition, the spring “fawning” season is just around the corner, and deer are oft...
(FORT BENTON, Mont.) – With the summer recreation season drawing near, the Bureau of Land Management has reopened the James Kipp and Coal Banks Landing Recreation Areas. These popular recreational areas are available for the American public to enjoy throughout the prime outdoor recreation months. Coal Banks Landing Recreation Area is near Virgelle, Mont., 12 mi. southwest of Big Sandy. James Kipp Recreation Area is located where U.S. Highway 191 crosses the Missouri River on the Fred Robinson Bridge, approximately 20 miles north of Bohemian C...
The photograph of this painting by Charles Russell is called Deer Drinking at Lake McDonald. It comes from a wonderful book entitled "Artists in Glacier". For anyone interested in the people who have made Glacier National Park their backdrop for paintings, this is the book to have. As for Charlie Russell, most of his work in Glacier came from the fact that he had a cedar log cabin close to the mouth of where McDonald Creek dumps out of Lake McDonald. The cabin is just a half mile or so from...
The Big Sandy American Legion Post 50 celebrated a big birthday on March 17. They were charted on November 19, 1919 and this year the twenty-five members plus the Women's Auxiliary celebrated their 98th birthday. Fifteen men were charter members when the Post was founded. They were Clyde Eckhart, Ben Walden, Ralph Weidrope, Arthur Tucker, Hans Henniksen, Frank Lyons, Arthur Borg, A. F. Wall, L. F. Cormody, J. Bert Britenbucker, Will Bowman, Roy Arnold, K. D. Arnold, Morris Arnold and A. M....
When Charlie Russell met the lady who was to be his wife he was living in Cascade. He had given up the range and was painting full time to try and make a living. Nancy was a housekeeper for some friends of Charlie’s and they met over dinner one night. It seemed to be love at first sight so they got “hitched up” as Charlie often said, and lived in a tiny house in Cascade for a time until the two of them found they would have a much easier time selling his paintings if they moved to Great Falls. So, they moved to Great Falls. It was there that Na...
Being as we have such a generous community there are going to be some changes to the blood drive. We would like to include the donors that can’t be there until 5’o clock so we will change the time until 7 o’clock. Of course, we will begin later. Our goal will also be increased so more Red Cross people will be there to take blood. We did have another successful blood drive sowe have to give kudos to our first time donors; Dusti Phillips, Jenna Leader, Andrea Rutledge, Pete Jerrel, and Amy Terry. We had special donors that received pins; 1 gallo...
What do people from Montana, North Dakota, Canada, Georgia, Kansas, Minnesota and Rhode Island have in common???They are all members of Big Sandy’s Book Club! We have a core membership of ladies from Big Sandy but have an amazing diversity in other member’s origins. We are so lucky to have the opportunity of multifaceted discussions and perspectives derived from our many different backgrounds and experiences. We met February 7 in the new library. The new building was inspected and praised by everyone attending. Of special note is the fact we no...
Betty Silvan, 82, passed away due to natural causes on Saturday, March 18, 2017, at the Big Sandy Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 25, 2017, at the Big Sandy United Methodist Church with Pastor Sharon Robertson officiating. Burial will follow in the Big Sandy Cemetery. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with services and arrangements. Please visit Betty's online memorial page and leave a message of condolence for her family at www.hollandbonine.com. A00013B2017MR18...
Raising backyard poultry has become increasingly popular in Montana and many feed stores across the state offer chicks for sale. Raising your own flock can be a rewarding and fun experience that should include safe handling practices with live poultry to decrease disease risk. “Even healthy animals can carry organisms that make people sick,” said Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) epidemiologist Dana Fejes. In 2016, 15 Montanans became ill with Salmonella as part of an outbreak linked to live poultry that sickened 895 peo...
National Agriculture Week, March 19-25, signals a time to celebrate agriculture and its ever important role in preserving rural communities and supporting the state’s economy. In 1916. MFU was founded on three principles known as the triangle. They are: education, cooperation and legislation with the common goal to serve the interests of Montana farm and ranch families and rural communities. Montana Farmers Union is committed to recognizing farmers and ranchers for their contributions not only during National Ag Week, but throughout the year t...
It seems that the latest technology for ranchers who calf this time of year is a camera or two which saves much stress on getting up during the night several times, putting on warm clothing and checking cows ready to calf. Down the Judith road toward the mighty Missouri, at the Darlington ranch, there are two of these cameras in operation and even though it is too early for Dana and Lisa to know all the pros and cons about having those cameras, so far nothing but good is happening with the camer...
Don’t forget to buy your tickets soon for the annual Rotary Banquet which is March 18 at 6pm and held in the high school gymnasium. There is lots of fun to be had and enough good work done to last the Big Sandy community until next year all at that one banquet. Remember that tickets are a hundred dollars a couple and include a prime rib dinner and a chance to win three thousand dollars just for being there and called up on the stage! Proceeds, as usual go toward the Big Sandy community and youth activities. The grand prize is, of course the thr...
The late 1960’s was a strange time for my family. I was teaching in Glasgow. Mother was getting her feet wet in politics and my sister LouAnn was still in high school. My dad had died in a car accident in front of our Clear Creek cabin in 1964 and we continued to use the cabin even though it was never the same after that accident. As a family we had spent a lot of time in the Flathead, around Whitefish Lake and even more at Lake McDonald. We knew that sooner or later we wanted to at least have a summer home there but in order to make that h...
The regular March City Council meeting was held on March 6. There were no visitors. After the Pledge was recited there was a call to order and the minutes of the last meeting were approved. Deputy Hale was on hand. The sheriff’s department had a citation for a dog issued. The Water Line project was discussed. Things are on hold until further word from Rural Development. Bear Paw Development had nothing to report at this meeting. The Montana Department of Transportation sent an amended agreement for care of the highway park. MDOT agreed to p...
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is seeking comment on proposed amendments to rules that outline new regulations needed in the battle to contain, detect and prevent the risk of spreading invasive mussels and other aquatic invasive species to other state waters. Comments need to be submitted by March 17. Invasive mussel larvae were detected for the first time in Montana in October 2016 in Tiber Reservoir – and “suspect” detections turned up in Canyon Ferry Reservoir, the Missouri River below Toston Dam, and the Milk River. The discovery trigg...
The Hi-Line Regional Science Fair was held March 8th at MSU-Northern. Students from eight Montana counties compete for the chance to represent Montana at the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair. Gabriella Blatt, a senior at BSHS won the high school portion of the fair and successfully earned her third appearance at the International Fair with her project entitled Hydrogenation as a Method for Upgrading Lignin-Based Bio-Oil to High Value Chemicals. She began work on this project last...
In 1916. MFU was founded on three principles known as the triangle. They are: education, cooperation and legislation with the common goal to serve the interests of Montana farm and ranch families and rural communities. Montana Farmers Union is committed to recognizing farmers and ranchers for their contributions not only during National Ag Week, but throughout the year through special events, youth and adult education programs and legislative efforts. In addition, Montana Farmers Union supports ag related events including: the Montana...
Montana producers have until March 15, 2017 to sign-up for FSA’s Noninsurable Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) coverage for all 2017 spring planted NAP crops except spring seeded rye, speltz, triticale, wheat, and mixed forage. Since these crops can also be fall seeded, the deadline to request NAP coverage was last September 30. NAP provides a catastrophic level (CAT) coverage based on the amount of loss that exceeds 50 percent of the expected production at 55 percent of the average market price for the crop. NAP offers buy-up coverage f...
10 CRP Spring Managed Grazing Period: March 16-May 14 Spring Managed Grazing: Livestock must be removed from CRP by May 14. Primary Nesting Season: May 15 to July 15 The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) 2017 Spring Managed Grazing Period is March 16 to May 14, 2017. Livestock must be removed when the calculated AUMs have been utilized but no later than May 14th. Summer/Fall Managed Harvesting Period begins July 16 following Montana’s Primary Nesting Season and ends no later than Sept. 30. Summer/Fall Grazing Period begins July 16 and e...
FSA’s Farm Storage Facility Loan (FSFL) program provides low-interest financing to producers to build or upgrade storage facilities and to purchase portable (new or used) structures, equipment and storage and handling trucks. The low-interest funds can be used to build or upgrade permanent facilities to store commodities. Eligible commodities include corn, grain sorghum, rice, soybeans, oats, peanuts, wheat, barley, minor oilseeds harvested as whole grain, pulse crops (lentils, chickpeas and dry peas), hay, honey, renewable biomass, fruits, n...
Big Sandy Public Schools Regular Meeting February 21, 2017 7:00 p.m. High School Computer Room Trustees Present: Diana LaBuda, Vice Chairperson, Brandon Gasvoda, Darin Genereux, Andrew Long Trustee Absent: Brad Weaver Staff Present: Brad Moore, Superintendent, Maryetta Engle, Clerk Visitors Present: Melanie Schwarzbach, Jessica Jaramillo, Crystal Geyer, Brianna Bernhardt, Gabriella Blatt 1. Call to Order Vice Chairperson Diana LaBuda called the meeting to order. 2. Pledge of Allegiance - The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. 3. Welcome Guests...
Special Meeting March 8, 2017 7:30 am High School Computer Room Trustees Present: Brad Weaver, Chairman, Darin Genereux, Andrew Long, by phone, Diana LaBuda, by phone Trustee Absent: Brandon Gasvoda Staff Present: Brad Moore, Superintendent, Maryetta Engle, Clerk Visitors Present: None 1. Call to Order Chairman Brad Weaver called the meeting to order. 2. Pledge of Allegiance. - The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. 3. Welcome Guests - No guests were present. 4. Public Comments None 5. New Business a. Track Coaches Diana LaBuda moved Darin...