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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 16, 2016 Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks annual walleye spawn egg-take on Fort Peck Reservoir was completed in April. With the help of FWP personnel and the many volunteers, the egg collection goals were exceeded. The egg-take effort began in late March, and was completed by the 21st of April. A total of 552 female walleye were spawned, with approximately 79 million eggs collected, and 1,674 males were captured during the effort as well. The heaviest walleye weighed was a female at 15.7 pounds. Another female...
State and local public health officials are reminding Montanans to be aware of the risk for exposure to rabies as summer approaches. From 2009 to 2015, 162 animals submitted for testing to the Montana Department of Livestock (DOL) were positive for rabies. Most of the animals were bats, some were skunks, and a few were other wild and domestic animals. Rabies is a fatal disease. The rabies virus is carried in the saliva of infected warm-blooded mammals and is usually transmitted to people and other animals through a bite. Bats are a great...
For Del Starr Simon on July 1, 2016 it will be 41 years at the Big Sandy Medical Center Laboratory and still going strong. The Big Sandy native was born in Havre and raised 19 ½ miles northwest of Big Sandy. Her parents were Neil D and Amelia Kulbeck. Del has an older brother Don. Del attended the North Star School and graduated from Big Sandy High School in 1967. Her father wanted her to become a veterinarian. She was always bringing home animals that needed curing. Del thought that was...
Three people are running for House District 27. Two are Republicans and one is a Democrat. Only one person will come out of the Montana June 7 primary on the Republican ticket to face the Democrat in the fall. Republicans running are James O'Hara and Darrold Hutchinson. The Democrat running is Ryan Rominger. "The Mountaineer sent all three candidates a set of seven questions to answer about their views on various subjects. 1. You will be voting on many education bills. What is the state of...
Most everyone thinks there are six mountains in Glacier National Park that are over ten thousand feet tall. I don’t agree with that. Actually, there are a few of us who don’t agree with that. This is the story of why we think there are really seven mountains in Glacier National Park higher than ten thousand feet! First, the six. Let’s see if I can remember them and how to spell them. Let’s start with the tallest of all, Mount Cleveland. Then there is Sieyh, Kintla, Merritt, Jackson, and Mount Stimpson. It is Mount Cleveland that gives me troubl...
(StatePoint) What more delicious way to enjoy the month of May than by celebrating National Strawberry Month? From family outings to strawberry-inspired gifts, here are some great ideas for kicking off summer from the discount experts at Dollar General. Find a Local Strawberry Farm Plan a family outing by finding a local strawberry farm and spending the afternoon picking fresh strawberries. Make it a fun-filled day by packing a picnic lunch with some of your favorite snacks. Add your newly-picked strawberries to yogurt for a sweet dessert or...
Knees Area Field Day Scheduled for June 8th The MSU Western Triangle Agricultural Research Center (WTARC) and MSU Extension are hosting a field day in the Knees area on June 8th at 9:00 a.m. The event will begin approximately one mile north of J & A Farms. J & A Farms is located at 2226 Knees Church Road. Dr. Mary Burrows (MSU Extension Plant Pathology Specialist) will present on cereal grain diseases. Dr. Phil Bruckner (MSU Winter Wheat Breeder) will speak about successful winter wheat varieties for the Knees area. John Miller (WTARC Research...
Farm operators are strongly encouraged to call Farm Service Agency (FSA) ASAP to schedule an appointment for completion of the ARC/PLC enrollment and crop reporting processes. The final deadlines for completing these actions are July 15th for crop reporting and August 1st for ARC/PLC enrollment, but FSA is encouraging you to complete these processes now, rather than later. ARC/PLC enrollment and crop reporting will be completed on an appointment basis. Don’t wait until late June or July to complete these processes. If you are done seeding y...
The Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) reminds Montanans to be aware this spring about the risk of hantavirus. Health officials say that hantavirus infection can occur during any month, but spring and summer months pose the highest risk for exposure as people clean cabins, outbuildings and campers or begin spring and summer recreation activities outdoors and come in contact with mouse and rat nesting materials. “Before you start cleaning garages, sheds or dusting off your camping gear, it is important to look for evidence o...
Chouteau County 4-H Youth Development Upcoming Events* June 3, 2016 4-H Project/Demonstration Day (all ages)—an opportunity for youth to participate in hands-on activities while learning and experiencing project areas that help them discover new interests or advance in those they have already found. 4-H members also develop their communication and leadership skills by presenting demonstrations, speeches and illustrated talks. June 6-8, 2016 4-H Junior Leadership Camp (age 13 and older), Saint Mary MT—includes fun interactive workshops and activ...
This week Vicki has picked a Stephanie Plum novel called “TOP SECRET TWENTY-ONE” by Janet Evanovich. Trenton, New Jersey’s favorite used car dealer Jimmy Poletti, was caught selling a lot more than used cars out of his dealerships. Now he is out on bail and has missed his date in court and bounty hunter Stephanie Plum is looking to bring him in. Leads are quickly turning into dead ends and all too frequently into dead bodies. Even Joe Morelli, the city’s hottest cop, is struggling to find a clue to the suspected killer’s whereabouts. These are...
I recently watched a lecture delivered to a group of hospice workers that was being delivered by a retired teacher who was dealing with terminal cancer. He opened his talk with a quote: “I can complain that the rose bush has thorns, or I can be grateful that the thorn bush has flowers.” It’s a profound statement on its own, but given that it was shared by a gentleman who was living out his last days, dealing with chemotherapy, in failing health, and witnessing his family and friends mourn...
National Nursing Home week is May 8th-14th. The residents and staff of Big Sandy Medical Center (BSMC) would like to invite the community to an Ice Cream Social on Friday, May 13th at 2:00pm in the facility dining room. Please come join residents and staff for an afternoon of ice cream and conversation. Nursing Home week is an excellent time to express appreciation for the dedicated staff caring for our residents. Our Medical Staff consisting of Dr. Carley Robertson, MD; Krystyl Kulbeck, PA-C; Bob Denning, PA-C; and Nicole Legere, FNP, work...
Q: I guess we’re what you’d call “Christmas and Easter Christians,” since those are about the only times we make it to church. But what’s wrong with that? We head to our lake cottage most weekends, and isn’t the Sabbath supposed to be a day of rest? A: You’re right, up to a point; God knows we need rest, and one of the reasons He established the Sabbath was to give us rest. One of the Ten Commandments states, “Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day … you shall not do any work” (Deuteronomy 5:13-14). But God’s...
For the regular School Board Meeting of April 19, all trustees were present but for Brandon Gasvoda. Staff present was Superintendent Moore, Clerk Engle and Elementary Lead teacher Heather Wolery. Visitors present were Miranda Schwenke, Gabriella Blatt, Caitlin Bailey, Matthew Louvar, Alana Malmend-Ostrom, Cheryl Ostrom, Mark Ostrom, Cat Ostrom, Brianna Bernhardt, Andrea Rutledge and Dakota Terry. Chairman Kurt Strutz called the meeting to order, the Pledge was recited and guests were welcomed. Minutes were approved and there were no public...
The Elementary Extravaganza, known in the past as the “Open House”, will be Friday, May 20th. Everyone is welcome to join all the fun happening from 2:00-3:30 p.m. at the F.E. Miley Elementary School. The students and staff have prepared an awesome event aimed to lift your spirits! The Kindergarten has been studying different kinds of weather and will be displaying those in our classroom for the Extravaganza. Each student has done a report on a different type of weather and Ms. Wolery said they will be ready to present it to the public. Mrs...
Two Big Sandy area students won prizes from the Montana Energy Education Council for their energy related science fair project entered in the 2016 Montana State Science Fair held recently at the University of Montana. Gabriella Blatt and Madison Reichelt won the Division I First Place award for their project entitled "The Feasibility of Dendroctorus Infested Pinus Ponderosa as a Source of Biomass in Bio-oil Production. Both students are seniors this year at Big Sandy High School. Each year the...
Grow a beautiful flower garden with minimal care by investing a bit of time at the start of the season to reduce on-going care. Always match flowers to the growing conditions and the care you are willing to provide. Low maintenance plants need minimal or no deadheading and staking. This means you’ll be growing good-looking plants with little effort on your part. And if the plants are suited to the growing conditions and resistant to common pests you’ll be doing less work managing insect and disease problems. Further reduce your workload by sele...
One thing is for sure if you talk to perspective employers in Big Sandy, they need more help than they can get their hands on. Take Lorrie Merrill at Big Sandy Activities. She is not shy in sharing her business needs. “There is a huge need here for people to go to work,” commented Merrill. “At Big Sandy Activities I just hired three new employees but I still need two more. I could use as many as eight part time employees.” Merrill said that she can work a schedule most any way a perspective employee wants it so the employee gets the hours t...
The Big Sandy School Board of Trustees will be looking to appoint a new trustee at the upcoming May 17 board meeting. Since there were more positions up for election than people that filed for those positions the May 3, 2016 election was cancelled. In accordance to Montana law the trustees have 60 days to appoint a new trustee. The goal of the trustees is to be able to appoint the new trustee at the May 17th board meeting where the new board members are sworn in and the Chairperson and Vice-Chair are elected by the board. There are a few...
Each year "The Mountaineer" gathers a committee together and chooses a Mother's Day Mother to honor. This year it was not even a contest. Sherri Heppner won hands down. Read on to find out why. Sherri and David Heppner have two sons, Calenn and Casten. Calenn is married to Laura. They have four children, Layten, Levi, Lucy and Landry. Casten is married to Katie. Their children are Bailey, Natalie, Cassie, Paezlee and Austin. That should add up to nine grandchildren and that is what is best about...
Loren Jenkins has given "the Mountaineer" a sheaf of stories written about old timers as a school project many years ago. This week, we feature The Blacksmith by Kevin Skaalure. A few horses, a cow, blacksmith's tools, household goods and furniture filled the "Immigrant Car" from Burton, Wisconsin to Big Sandy, Montana. In the midst of the animals in the shadows of the boxcar, at checkpoints, but keeping Archie company the rest of the way, was a stowaway named Charles Beck. (Later he was to...
Because private wells are not monitored for drinking water quality standards like municipal water sources are, you might want to consider testing your private well water supply. Even if you do have good water quality, routine testing is a good idea to establish a water quality record. If a contaminant problem suddenly appears, it is easier to correlate what the cause is. This is where the Montana Well Educated Program comes in. A kit is available at the Chouteau County Extension Office located at 1308 Franklin St in Fort Benton or by calling 40...
Clearly the grain and cattle sectors of the Montana economy are of significant importance. Climate change that threatens these sectors, poses a serious threat to the overall Montana economy. 3. The Estimated Economic Losses to Agriculture Associated with Climate Change in Montana Both climate change and its agricultural and economic impacts are difficult to calculate. Projections require professional judgement based on the best evidence available. In public policy discussions aimed at reducing human releases of greenhouse gases (GHG) there...
Medical Laboratory Professionals Week (MLPW) is a time of recognition for more than 300,000 practitioners of clinical laboratory science professionals who play a vital role in every aspect of healthcare. Since the development of this career group in the 1920s, the clinical laboratory science professional has played an increasingly vital role in the diagnosis and prevention of disease. Today, the clinical laboratorian is a key member of a health care team. As team members of one of the largest industries in the United States, the dedicated...