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Health officials to monitor returning travelers from affected areas State health officials said Montanans need to be aware of the risk of Zika virus infection before traveling to Central and South America and the Caribbean. Pregnant women especially need to take note of the recent travel recommendations issued by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) that urge them to postpone travel to affected areas if possible. Specific travel recommendations for pregnant women can be found here http://www.cdc.gov/zika/pregnancy/index.html Pregnant women...
Presidents Day was February 15, 2016. I can remember when there was no Presidents Day so to speak and that February was a time to honor George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, both who had birthdays this month. Some have said that General Washington, as he was referred to, was the more important of the two and it is true that this Presidents day did hit right on his birthday. However, he was no more important than President Lincoln whose birthday was earlier in the month. Lincoln’s birthday was February 12. When I was a boy, if you were a t...
The Montana Association of Clerks and Recorders is again sponsoring a $1,000 scholarship for a graduating senior who will be attending an in state school. Applications will be accepted until March 15, 2016. Application forms are now available at the Clerk and Recorder’s Office at the Courthouse in Fort Benton or from the Guidance Counselors at the Big Sandy, Fort Benton, Geraldine, and Highwood High Schools. Application forms must be received by Clerk and Recorder Lana Claassen by March 15, 2016. Applications from Chouteau County will be j...
Mayor Stiles had a great deal to say about the regular City Council meeting held at City Council chambers on February 3. There were seven visitors Minutes were approved and there was no public comment. There was a deputy in attendance but no Sheriff’s Report was given. Regarding the Waste Water Treatment project, Mayor Stiles said, “On Vernon Avenue work stopped due to a winter stoppage on December 30. As of now the project is substantially complete which means there is about two weeks of cosmetic work to do in the spring. There is gravel work...
I am finding this February that the mid winter blues are much easier to chase away than many other years. Maybe it is that when writing these words it is going to be 60 above. Now normally I would be very worried about that and worse off due to mid winter blues. This year, I am not concerned. If my tulips come up and my peonies are showing color, that must be global warming and it is going to give me a great long growing season. And if it gets cold and soon, I have not planted anything and will not until Good Friday so I am in good shape both...
Story Hour is every Thursday at 10:45. Big Sandy branch Library has 41 DVD issues of the Backroads of Montanta. Check them out. Donors: Bill and Wendy Kleinsasser, Dennis and Karma Hale, Toni Comp, Elva Piling, Anonymous donor of children’s books, and Anonymous donor of adult books. Books: “The Pharaoh’s Secret” by Clive Cussler, “Ashley Bell” by Dean Koontz, “Seaside Summer” by Pam Hanson, “Away in a Manger” by Rhys Bowen, “Lost Empire” by Clive Cussler, “The Spy” by Clive Cussler, “The Bitter Season” by Tami Hoag, “Blue” by Danielle Steel,...
I will never know for sure but I think I was present when recreation on the upper Missouri river got its start! It must have been in the middle to late 1950's and it was generally known that the area between the brand new or about to be built Fred L. Robinson bridge south of Landusky was to tie north and south Montana together in a way that had never been tied together before. All of a sudden there was a paved road going from Malta to Grass Range and on to Billings. That was big news for...
When Ken Denning got a call a couple of weeks ago from MSU, it took him back many years to when he had graduated from Great Falls High School and started studying architecture at MSU in the fall of 1963. Ken could go to MSU because he got a Presidential Academic Scholarship which paid his tuition to any school in Montana. He had to be in the top two percent of his class and maintain a 3.2 GPA in college. Ken wrestled in high school so it seemed natural that MSU would want him to wrestle on the college team. “There were lots of Great Falls k...
From the January 19 meeting Edited by Robert Lucke According to unofficial minutes of the January 19 School Board meeting, trustees present were Kurt Strutz, Darin Genereux, Brad Weaver, and Brandon Gasvoda. Absent was Diana LaBuda. Staff present was Superintendent Moore, Clerk Engle and Elementary Lead Teacher Heather Wolery. Visitors present were Traci Rodewald, Rhonda Works, Miranda Schwenke, Charlie Sipler, Brianna Bernhardt, Teal Pool, Lianna Heimbigner, Laura Cline, Whitney Peterson, Diana Keane, Larry Brumwell, Sheri Moore, Christine...
The annual school election will be held May 3, 2016, from noon until 8:00 p.m. Two trustees with three year terms are expiring this year: Kurtis Strutz and Brad Weaver. Anyone wishing to file for a 3-year term for election to the Big Sandy Public School Board of Trustees must do so by March 24, 2016. Petitions may be requested by contacting District Clerk Maryetta Engle at the high school. Write in candidates must file a declaration of intent by March 31, 2016. Absentee ballots will be available by Wednesday April 13, 2016. Absentee ballots...
Friday, February 12 elementary ski trip to Showdown State wrestling in Billings Basketball at Turner Saturday, February 13 Final basketball home game for the regular season vs. North Star. No JV games. Varsity girls play at 3pm and Varsity boys play at 4:30pm. Parents are reminded this is Parent’s Night! Wednesday, February 17 District 9C basketball tournament at Havre High School Breakfast and lunch menus for the coming week are as follows: Wednesday, February 10 breakfast is breakfast burritos, assorted cereal, fresh fruit, juice and milk. L...
A scholarship is again offered by the North Central Montana Cattle Women and the North Central Montana Stock Growers. This annual scholarship is available to high school seniors and college students completing their sophomore year. Interest from a memorial fund honoring the memory of deceased members is contributed to by the Cattle Women. Stock Growers supplies their portion of the scholarship through fundraising efforts and interest from money left from the Livestock Protective Association, a forerunner to the present Stock Grower...
Meet Nicole Legere. Talk to her at any length and you will simply have to say Wow! That is how the new nurse practitioner at the Big Sandy Clinic comes across. She is deep and not only that but she knows her subject matter, which could very well be you! Nicole has been at the Clinic since October 1. However, she was a nurse for fifteen years prior to her becoming a nurse practitioner. "I guess you could say I specialize in acute care," said Nicole. "I enjoy emergency medicines and cardiac...
Friday, February 5 basketball hosts CJI starting at 5pm Saturday, February 6 basketball at Box Elder starting at 3pm Saturday, February 6 divisional wrestling at Chinook Monday, February 8 last day to get District 9 Class C basketball passes from Sherri at the high school office. Thursday, February 9, FFA at Harlem all day Wednesday, February 10 Life Touch Pictures; spring pictures at the elementary school at 8am and the high school around 11:30am. Breakfast and lunch menus for the week are as follows: Wednesday, February 3 breakfast is...
It was the perfect triad. Brad Lencioni had the dogs. Brad Moore had the will and the perfect Little Sharps Rifle to do the job and Chris Faber knew the location of a really huge mountain lion. Moore said that he has known Lencioni for many years as he does all Moore's taxidermy work for him in Sand Coulee. Brad thinks that Lencioni has had hounds for many years. Brad had told Lencioni that he would like to get a large mountain lion sometime. They had talked about it for years. Moore had a mount...
The Big Sandy City Council passed into law a new business ordinance for business license fees throughout the town. Mayor Stiles said the ordinance was necessary because “We have a lot of transient business coming in. Keeping track of them was very difficult to do. We needed to make them all have business licenses and we found we could not charge them without charging all of our businesses. So, that is what we did but we charge our brick and mortar businesses at a different rate.” When asked if this was a new tax, Mayor Stiles said, “We have had...
For all you Extension junkies, get ready for a very different and very special Extension agent in the Fort Benton office. Janell Barber is her name and teaching people how to get by is one of her largest jobs in that busy extension office. Janell is most recently from the Bozeman/Belgrade area but she is a farm and ranch girl who grew up in the Stanford area. Janell went to MSU and majored in Family and Consumer Science. "I decided not to go into the teaching aspect of Family and Consumer...
The regular Big Sandy City Council meeting was held January 13, 2016. The Pledge was recited. There were no guests and no public comment There was no sheriff’s report Regarding the Wastewater Treatment project, it has been closed down for the winter. The project is close to 95% complete. The construction crew will come back in the spring for a few little things. Construction and engineering submitted pay requests of $111,779.76 for both. The Council signed a stop work order for the winter. The Water System Improvement plans were discussed b...
Fort Benton and Chouteau County Performing Arts will be hosting the 33rd annual Montana Performing Arts Consortium on the weekend of Jan 29th through the 31st, 2016. Those of you familiar with the wonderful concerts presented by CCPA will be interested to know that many of the concerts you have enjoyed have been chosen from this event. This will be the fourth time Fort Benton has hosted this event. The public will be able to attend the three showcase sessions held at the Fort Benton Elementary School Auditorium on Saturday, January 30th. Each...
District 9C Basketball Tournament tickets are on sale from Sherri at the high school office until Monday, February 8th. Student general admission tickets are $24.00 and adult reserved admission tickets are $32.00. Thursday, January 28 wrestling at Big Sandy starting at 5pm. Friday, January 29 wrestling at Malta also on Friday, basketball hosts Hays/Lodgepole Friday, January 29 Senior job shadows in Great Falls today. Saturday, January 30 wrestling at Simms, also on Saturday there is basketball at Stanford 5 p.m. and FFA travels to Lewistown....
It’s that time of year when ice anglers are appearing on Montana’s waters for the ice fishing season. Ice fishing is a great way to enjoy the winter weather and to catch some nice fish. However, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks remind ice anglers that safety should be the number one concern during a day out on the ice. While there is fishable ice in most areas already, some of the larger water bodies like Fort Peck Reservoir just froze over this past week. While the first ice of the year often offers some of the best fishing, it also can be qui...
What has turned into "The event" in Big Sandy in January, the Gun and Ammo Show is going to be held at the Jerry Martin Memorial Hall in downtown Big Sandy on January 29, 30 and 31. If you don't go to any other gun show, you need to go to this one when Big Sandy turns into the gun capital of Montana for three days in January. The show is organized by Vance and Jean Butler and Kirkley and Stephanie Butler and will feature seventeen tables of guns, ammo, antiques, Indian artifacts and many items...
The name Montana goes very well with agriculture. Growing things is what Montana is all about. Whether it be wonderful winter wheat on the Big Dry, cherries on Flathead Lake, fir and pine harvests in our great forests or barley and durum for the finest pasta and beer in the world, growing is what Montana is all about. It is certainly what Chouteau County is all about. When you look through this report, you will get an idea of just how much our very livelihood depends on growing many different products. And how much we have diversified. It used...
An unbelievable community of Ranchers! My husband Russel Darlington was facing an extremely high risk heart surgery this Tuesday December 29th in Spokane. We live in Belt Montana but Russ grew up and ranched in Big Sandy until 2 1/2 years ago. We moved to Belt because of our involvement in rescuing children from sex trafficking. Average age of the rescued children is 12. They need counseling, medical attention...so we needed to be closer to a city. This is what the Big Sandy Community did for...
Construction on the airport hanger is coming along very well. The new hanger is going up on the site of the old one that blew down during a storm a couple of years ago....