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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...
Maricel Bachoco, MT (AMT), CLS and Del Simon, MLS (ASCP) CM , CLS from Big Sandy Medical Center attended the ASCLS-MT spring convention in Great Falls April 14-16, 2016. The convention was a great chance to see colleagues, to learn about the latest in laboratory science, and to see the new and exciting products and equipment the vendors had to show and demonstrate. It was a time of networking and camaraderie among everyone at the convention. Del and Maricel were able to share their experiences a...
Carnival 2016 will be held on Friday, April 29th at Big Sandy High School and is certain to provide entertainment for all ages. The night's events begin at 6:00 P.M. in the auditorium with the presentation of Carnival Royalty. Games and food booths are scheduled to be open from 6:15 – 9:00 P.M. in the gym and multi- purpose area. Games and booths include the Laundry Toss, Cake Walk, Goldfish Toss, Velcro Golf, Pie and Coffee, Basketball Shoot, Fish Pond , Football Toss, Country Store , Jolly J...
Alan Merrill, president of Montana Farmer's Union, said that Montana Farmers Union had a very complete paper commissioned on the impact of Climate Change on Montana's Agriculture Economy. The report was written by Power Consulting Inc. "The Mountaineer" is including a summary of the paper for several reasons. We are, above all, an agricultural community. If even a portion of the report turns out to be valid, both farmers and ranchers need to be in the know on this important subject. Second, a pe...
At the April 7 Big Sandy City Council meeting there were two visitors present. After the pledge was recited and the minutes approved there were no comments. There was no sheriff’s report. Concerning the Wastewater Treatment project, the city is trying to get it finished. Regarding the old hotel on Main Street, the assessment of the building was received and was much worse for asbestos etc. then had been thought. It was decided that the City is not going to negotiate to take over the hotel. There is just not enough grant money to cover what w...
The 32nd annual Big Sandy Rotary Banquet was a huge success, thanks to you! Many wonderful prizes were awarded to many lucky winners. Among those winners were: Lianna and Jerry Olson winning the $3,000 grand prize, Austin and Raelynn Genereux with second prize of a Round Trip Ticket for Two in the continental US, the Coolest Cooler was the third prize, going to Andy and Peggy LaBuda. Jana Cruz won the fourth place prize, a Go Pro Camera. The Barbecue/Smoker for fifth prize went to Steve and Karen Roth. Sixth prize of a Garmin GPS went to the...
It is not too early to start thinking about the Big Sandy Pioneer museum according to museum curator Tina Rodewald. "We always need help during the summer," said Rodewald. "It is the perfect time to think about volunteering some time at the museum." Not only is the work at the museum interesting but workers meet people from all over the world who want to share stories about when their relatives settled in this part of Montana. Rodewald said that one of the first activities that will open the...
From May 3 to 7 Lorrie and Alan Merrill will be in Livingston, Zambia for an annual World Farm Organization conference. Both were in “The Mountaineer” office last week sharing some thoughts about farming here and all over the world and some things that will be talked about when people interested in farming from all over the world get into this WFO “Think Tank” for several days. “Basically the conference is to discuss the issues of food, weather and anything to do with agriculture,” said Alan. “It is cattle, fish, animals, grains and really it...
It was five years ago this October that “The Mountaineer” started reporting on making farm fuel out of Safflower seeds. It was about that time that Andrew Long came along and the Oil Barn was born. It was very unusual to go out to the Quinn Farm and see a tractor fueled by safflower oil. It smelled like French fries as it plowed fields around the farm. Since those early days the Oil Barn business has just grown and grown. There are two major safflower oil contracts. One for the kitchens at MSU Bozeman, the other for the kitchens at The Uni...
BOZEMAN - For Montana State University student Weston Brown, it's not unusual to crunch numbers on an economics assignment and ride a bucking bronco, all in one day. In addition to working toward dual bachelor's degrees - one in finance through the Jake Jabs College of Business and Entrepreneurship, and the other in agricultural business through the MSU College of Agriculture - Brown rides for the MSU Rodeo team, competing in saddle bronc, calf roping, steer wrestling and team roping events....
Cropping questions and answers for April Should I spray for powdery mildew when wheat is in the tillering stage? According to Mary Burrows (MSU Extension Plant Pathology Specialist), the winter wheat plant is quite resistant to yield damage at the tillering stage. Yield damage is more of a risk during flag leaf development. If you do have powdery mildew, and it looks like free moisture and 80 degree temperatures are not going to shut the disease down, it is feasible to combine a fungicide with your herbicide application. A yield advantage is...
April is National Stress Awareness Month Seventy-five to ninety percent of doctors’ visits are for stress-related illnesses or conditions according to the American Institute of Stress. Even though it is healthy to have moderate amounts of stress in our lives, especially for motivation to getting tasks accomplished, too much stress is harmful and can become a financial burden for treatment(s) of the related conditions and illnesses. There are many ways to help manage or cope with stress. However, in order to manage stress, we need to be able t...
A friend came in “the Mountaineer” the other day and commented on the long article we ran a couple of weeks ago on old and new world class athletes that live here in Montana. This friend said we had left out Levi Leipheimer from Butte, Montana who is a world class cyclist. He has peddled his way into many worldwide tournaments and won his share. For starters he has won the US national champion twice and is an Olympic medalist. I told the friend I was wondering why Marc Mariani of Havre was left out. He has been playing professional foo...
The schedule for training workshops for election judges has been set. The training will cover the duties and responsibilities of an election judge. In order to serve as an election judge, it is mandatory to attend training and be certified. Election judges are paid an hourly rate and mileage for training and for serving as election judges. We have scheduled two day sessions and two evening sessions. Each session will be approximately three hours. The following are the training dates and locations: Geraldine – Thurs, April 21 @ 1:30 PM – Ger...
Bernie Ellingson stopped in “The Mountaineer” last week and commented on the story about the two historians pictured at the Jim Kipp Lookout. They were Dr. Merrill Burlingame and Dr. Vern Dusenberry. Bernie said they would be turning over in their graves for my saying they were from MSU Bozeman. I suspect he is right. The college at that time was called Montana State College. Bernie went on to say when he went to school at Montana State College he took classes from both those gentlemen and when Dr. Burlingame was doing some history at the Roc...
A few years ago, I read “Standing for Something” by Gordon Hinkley. In it, he looks at virtues that are largely neglected in our culture. He argues that the key to happiness is in living according to these virtues. One of those virtues is selfless service. “The best antidote I know for worry is work. The best cure for weariness is the challenge of helping someone who is even more tired. One of the great ironies of life is this: He or she who serves almost always benefits more than he or she w...
(StatePoint) There are about 76.4 million Baby Boomers in the US, according to the Population Reference Bureau. As this population ages, it will become important that features on their houses promote safety, are easy-to-maintain, and last a long time. Whether building from the ground up or remodeling a current home, take “aging-in-place” into consideration every step of the way. Here are some great projects to consider with strong payback. A Better Basement When building a new home, choose your foundation carefully. Not only is an uni...
Add productive garden space and raise your planting bed with straw bale gardening. This technique allows gardeners to create raised bed gardens on a patio, lawn or any area with poor compacted soil. Straw bale gardening has been around for centuries, but thanks to Joel Karsten's book "Straw Bale Gardens" it has gained new popularity. All that is needed are a few straw bales, fertilizer, a bit of compost and time to condition, plant and water the garden. Be sure to purchase straw bales made from...
Friday, April 22 junior high track at Fort Benton Friday, April 22 Earth Day cleanup Friday, April 22 Art students art trip to Missoula (2 day trip) Tuesday, April 26 elementary spring concert-----7pm at the high school auditorium Tuesday, April 26 track at Great Falls, Montana A reminder to everyone, Friday, April 29 at 6pm is CARNIVAL! Breakfast and lunch menus for the coming week are as follows: Wednesday, April 20 breakfast is egg, sausage and cheese sliders, assorted cereal, fruit, juice and milk for the Breakfast of the Week! Lunch...
He was born Aaron Pursley on a cold windy day in the foothills of Mt. Centennial in 1935. Very early on his father started calling him Duke and it has been with him all of his life. Duke's mother and father were James and Mildred Pursley. One time Duke was in the hospital in Great Falls when a nurse came in and told him there was only one Duke (referring to John Wayne's nickname of Duke). Duke Pursley looked at her and said, "There is only one Duke and that is me." Duke's Dad ran the Nygard...
In 2015 and 2016 Alvin Bitz hit a bunch of landmarks. He and his wife Dee celebrated their fiftieth Wedding Anniversary on September18, 2015. Alvin was made fifty years a Mason on March 15, 2016 and if that was not enough Alvin turned 75 years of age on April 4, 2016 That is a huge amount of events to celebrate in a short period of time. Alvin and Dee seem to have weathered those events just fine. As to fifty years a Mason, Al celebrated the Treasure Lodge Number 95 becoming 100 years old on...
A few years ago Loren Jenkins gave “The Mountaineer” a stack of old high school reports about how some of the Big Sandy founding fathers got here and about their lives in and around Big Sandy. High School students interviewed old timers. From time to time we will print some of those reports just so they won’t be lost to history. And, they are great stories of old times right around here! Mary Cameron was born in 1884 in the Black Isle of Scotland. When Mary was nine years old, her family decided to come to the United States to seek new oppor...
We all know we should do more of this but we do not seem to do it. It is to drink more water. Although there are many people who do drink water as their beverage of choice, many others could definitely increase our water intake. But why? You have heard all of these before but here they are again as a reminder. Water: - Fuels muscles by transporting oxygen, fat and glucose to keep them working. Muscles contain 75 percent water so a lot of water is required to maintain that level or even more to gain muscle. - Maintains good blood volume which...
I do love the spring. In the beautiful Bear Paw Mountains there is an abundance of early spring flowers that just make the coldest of hearts beat warmly in the soft spring sun. In my yard at the house, I have seen most everything coming up from a long winter sleep. I always worry because again this year there was no snow cover to protect the roots of plants, just leaves I had not raked last fall. First to come up are the poppies. Not only do they look healthy but there is a whole new bunch this year in another part of the garden. I love poppies...