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At the regular City Council meeting held September 12 the pledge was recited, minutes were approved, guests were greeted and there was no correspondence. There were three visitors. There was no sheriff’s report. The Council talked about a new water project. It is in limbo now according to Mayor Stiles as it is waiting for Rural Development. He said that Big Sandy may not know the particulars of the project until December or January for a time frame. A water user talked to the Council, thinking that her water bill was too high. The Council a...
MSU Extension Chouteau County is partnering with the Big Sandy Medical Center and the Big Sandy Senior Citizens to provide a series of six FREE sessions on diabetes. The Diabetes Empowerment Education Program (DEEP) is sponsored by Mountain Pacific Quality Health. The series is open to anyone. You do not have to have diabetes to attend. We encourage those who have diabetes (type 1, type 2 or both) but also people who have been diagnosed as pre-diabetes, family members or co-workers of individuals with diabetes and anyone else who wants to learn...
It’s time for the annual rummage sale! Each year the Big Sandy Medical Guild sponsors a rummage sale and pie eating event with all revenue benefiting the Big Sandy Medical Center. It’s the awesome support of the community that makes it all happen. The seeds of this fabulous event were first sown in 1961, when local ladies began working as volunteers with the Havre Guild. When the Big Sandy Medical Center came into being in 1963 the efforts were redirected back to this community. Ever since, Guild members and volunteers along with the ess...
Craig Edwards has made a wonderful name for himself as a photographer of our part of the west. Craig comes from a famous Big Sandy family and has opened his own gallery on Highway 87 in Big Sandy. Western art comes in all genres imaginable. It can be the flamboyant shoot 'em up art of Charlie Russell to the wonderful pastels of Ace Powell. It can be the Bear Paw water colors of Clyde Aspivig or the sadness in the William Standing paintings. It can range from Lucus to the bronzes of Bob Scriver....
There are no classes more popular for a good share of students in high school than history classes. And yet, there can be no more frustrating classes to teach or to attend than those same history classes. It is all a matter of time. Take United States history. When teachers in the Woodrow Wilson era taught that class, they had too much to teach. Imagine trying to teach it now. Some classes get to World War II if they are lucky and unless special attention is given to modern history, it sometimes isn’t even taught. That is why teachers have t...
U.S. Department of Agriculture agencies will hold a town hall meeting in Big Sandy, Mont., on Oct. 3, 2016, at 1:00 p.m. at the Big Sandy Senior Citizens Center, 224 2nd St., to discuss opportunities for and barriers to maximizing access to USDA programs and services. In early 2016, 13 Montana counties, including Chouteau, were designated as “StrikeForce” counties, a rural growth and opportunity initiative launched by USDA in 2010 in economically challenged areas to improve USDA services by building partnerships to help challenged com...
September Horticulture Questions from Chouteau County Clientele • I didn’t get my pumpkins covered when we had our first frost. Should I throw them away? According to NDSU Extension, the first light freeze usually will take out the canopy foliage and leave the fruit pretty much unharmed. Ideally, the crop should be harvested as soon as possible. If a prompt harvest isn’t possible, then hope for a week to 10 days of balmy weather with no further freezes. Harvest the pumpkins and squash at your earliest convenience. Frost blankets are highl...
Mariah Sheehy, a 2016 Big Sandy graduate and freshman at Montana State University – Bozeman, auditioned for and was recently selected as a member of The Spirit of the West Marching Band at MSU. Under the direction of Dr. Nathan Stark, The Spirit of the West Marching Band (SOTW), an ensemble of 180 students from more than 40 academic majors, is one of the larger college marching bands in the Pacific Northwest. The band performs at all home football games as well as the Bobcat/Grizzly game, w...
TURNER: Mr. Leneus Erickson, Commander of American Legion Post #109 in Turner, said today about 75 Legionnaires and members of the Auxiliary are expected to attend the Fall meeting of District # 2 on Sunday October 2, 2016 at the American Legion Hall in Turner, Montana Mr. Erickson said there are about 600 Legionnaires in District No. 2. The Posts are located in Havre, Chinook, Big Sandy, Malta, Rocky Boy, Saco, Chester, Turner, and Fort Belknap. Registration will begin at 9:00 a.m. at the American Legion Hall, located at 100 Main St. At 10:00...
On August 16, 2016, the Big Sandy Board of Trustees reviewed and approved the school budget for the upcoming school year. School budgets are driven by a complex funding formula with student enrollment being the biggest factor affecting budget change. The Montana Legislature has been beneficial to schools the past two sessions with inflationary adjustments in most areas of the budget, and those adjustments have helped out all schools. Similar to most businesses the school expenses rise each year. We hope to have steady to increasing enrollment...
As a community we have come to expect Shaud Schwarzbach and his team at North West Farm Credit to step forward and help the Big Sandy community with projects that probably could not get completed without help. Well, according to Erik Sietsema and the Big Sandy Food Bank, the North West Farm Credit team has hit one out of the ball park this month. The Farm Credit organization has decreed September 21, 2016 as the day that the Chuck Wagon from the Montana Food Pantry in Missoula rolls into town to help with extra food for those in need in our...
People who love rustic art celebrated Grandma Moses birthday last week. Had she lived, she would be well over a hundred years in age. Matter of fact she did live to be over a hundred. Grandma Moses started painting when she was a very old lady and her paintings caught on for art lovers all over the world. At least one of her paintings is hanging in the White House. Like many of us, Grandma Moses did not learn much about her talents for many many years. Another person shared much the same story....
The McCone County Health Department and the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services are reporting Montana’s first human death from West Nile Virus (WNV) for 2016. This case brings the total number of West Nile Virus (WNV) cases reported in Montana to six for 2016. Previously, four cases were reported in Dawson County and one in Garfield County. Additionally, several horses and mosquito pools, predominately in eastern Montana, tested positive for WNV. The deceased, an adult McCone County resident, passed away from complications r...
Great Falls, MT- Fitness, food and farming will be center stage at the Bangs Family Farm near Inverness September 17 for the 5K on the Farm fun run event. The farm is located near Inverness and owned and operated by Tom and Carol Bangs. Event organizers Jeff and Katie Bangs, son and daughter-in-law of Tom and Carol, are active members of Montana Farmers Union. Jeff and Katie were the 2014 Farmers Union Enterprise Leadership Couple. In addition, Katie has served on the Montana Farmers Union Women’s Committee and also served on the National F...
Ranching Management Questions and Answers in September What herbicide do you recommend for cheatgrass management in alfalfa or an alfalfa/grass mix? Dr. Jane Mangold MSU Rangeland Weed Specialist, has talked to producers who use a low rate of Roundup (4 ounces per acre) in the early spring, prior to alfalfa and other grasses breaking dormancy. Depending on the severity of the infestation, producers may need to spray a couple years to deplete the seed bank. In addition, producers need to be careful to not stress the alfalfa/grass as a result of...
Want more information about the Make It With Wool contest? Or would you like some help getting started on a project, need some hands-on help or just want a group setting to work on your project? We will have an information session on September 22, 2016 at the Big Sandy School from 3 - 6 pm. Please come so we can plan and decide if there is enough interest to offer some sessions through the Adult Education program. It will be customized based on the overall needs of those interested. All ages are welcomed and encouraged to come, including 4-H...
Anna Mary Robertson Moses (September 7, 1860 – December 13, 1961), known by her nickname Grandma Moses, was a renowned American folk artist. Having begun painting in earnest at the age of 78, she is often cited as an example of an individual successfully beginning a career in the arts at an advanced age. Her works have been shown and sold in the United States and abroad and have been marketed on greeting cards and other merchandise. Moses' paintings are among the collections of many museums. T...
On August 16 the Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame announced the ninth class of inductees into the Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame. For those of us who live in Big Sandy, our district is District 4 which includes Blaine, Chouteau, Hill and Liberty Counties. This year only two inductees were chosen from this district which is puzzling because two legacy inductees and one living inductee can be chosen from each district. This year from District 4 were chosen the living award to Aaron "Duke" Pursley from...
When Steve Sibra was in Big Sandy last week, one thing he did was to read from his new poetry book to a group at Craig Edward's Gallery on Saturday night. The book is called "The Turtle is Not a Metaphor" and is some 35 dark and not so dark poems that he has written in the past few years. Sibra grew up on a farm 7 miles south east of Big Sandy and graduated from Big Sandy high school in 1974. Sibra went to the University of Montana and then the University of Puget Sound for law school. He loved...
James C. Howland IV is the new librarian at both the Big Sandy elementary school and the Big Sandy high school. In addition Howland is teaching seventh grade English. Howland was raised in Havre, graduating from Havre High School in 2000. He majored in English and History at MSU Bozeman and has taught for 7 years at Rosebud before moving to Big Sandy to take over the library position. Howland loves history and specializes in the Middle Ages. However English is a challenge to him as well as he...
Cropping Questions from Producers in August • What is causing the dark and light colored stubble in my field after harvest? According to Clain Jones, MSU Extension Soil Fertility Specialist, one explanation may be differences in fertility and soil texture. If you have sandier soil and lower nitrogen available, you are going to have lighter colored straw, greater yield, and less protein. If you have finer soil and high nitrogen available, you are going to have darker colored straw, less yield and higher protein. • Is grazing a field with wheat s...
Regular Meeting August 16, 2016 7:00 p.m. High School Computer Room Trustees Present: Brad Weaver, Chairperson, Diana LaBuda, Andrew Long Trustee Absent: Brandon Gasvoda and Darin Genereux Staff Present: Brad Moore, Superintendent, Maryetta Engle, Clerk, Heather Wolery, Elementary Head Teacher Visitors Present: Steve Stiles 1. Call to Order Chairperson Brad Weaver called the meeting to order. 2. Pledge of Allegiance The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. 3. Welcome Guests Chairperson Brad Weaver welcomed the guest. 4. Approval of Minutes of...
It was Superintendent Brad Moore’s idea first. He told “The Mountaineer” that a Big Sandy native, Scott Chauvet was the superintendent of his high school in Manhattan, Montana. Not only that but Moore is the superintendent of Chauvet’s home school system in Big Sandy. Now that probably does not happen very often. Not only that but neither claims to want the other’s job. Moore wants to stay in Big Sandy and Chauvet is happy in Manhattan, Montana style, as the old commercial for eating more beef used to say about Manhattan. We thought it would...
By the time these words are being read, Maddy Reichelt will have enrolled as an incoming freshman at the University of Montana. She is taking a four year course to get her pre med requirements over and then she wants to go to medical school. Part of what happened to Maddy this summer caused her to turn to medicine as a lifetime occupation. She went to the National Youth Science Camp in the mountains out of Bartow, West Virginia. Maddy thought the camp was great. There were 120 participants and only one other from Montana, a boy from Corvallis....
Once again Rod Hickman has become a PA at the Big Sandy Clinic. This is about the third time at least that he has moved back to Big Sandy to help out until another PA could be found. “The Mountaineer” asked if Hickman had written anything or could he write about getting a flu vaccination this fall. Luckily he said he had something and emailed it to us. We are using it this week. So, once again, Rod, you have saved our bacon. Thanks again and again for all that you do for this community! Why do I need a Flu vaccination? By Rodney Hickman PA-C Se...