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September Horticulture Management Managing horticultural landscapes in September is essential to healthy production during the growing season. Below are a few recommendations for Chouteau County gardeners. • The average first frost is September 15 (Carter), September 18 (Kenilworth and Highwood), September 20 (Big Sandy), September 25 (Fort Benton) and September 28 (Geraldine). All fruit and vegetables should be harvested before temperatures drop below 40° to 50°F. • Ripen tomatoes in a paper bag along with an apple, or hang the entire plant up...
Board of Trustees Special Meeting for FY2025 Budget August 14th, 2024 6:30am Big Sandy High School Computer Lab meeting recorded live and available on school district website Trustees In attendance: Chairperson Brad Weaver Vice Chair Jessica Sheehy Amanda Hoffma Matt Myers Kyle Danreuther Administration in attendance: Superintendent Dan Schrock Principal Heather Wolery District Clerk Mary Merrill Visitors in attendance: None 1. Meeting Called to Order at 6:30am by Chairperson Brad Weaver 2. Pledge of Allegiance- recited by all in attendance....
Every summer, I take part in the Great Cycle Challenge, the largest cycling event in the country to raise money to fight Children's Cancer. Many in the community have seen me peddling out on Kenilworth Road, Judith Landing, on the highway or around town to tick off miles toward my distance goals. Your generosity has helped me raise over $3,000 for the Children's Cancer Research Fund. This year, I am asking my friends, neighbors, family, and community to help me raise more than ever before. In th...
Skate Park Jam was once again a bustling event, with an even more significant presence of families and kids, making it a genuinely inclusive gathering. The participation of world-famous skaters added to the excitement. On Saturday morning, Randy Katen, a pro skater since 1977, generously shared his skating tips with all the kids. The skate park was a generous donation from Jeff Ament, Pearl Jam, who was also present. It's amazing how far people come. One always comes from Brazil, and two came...
After weather delays, parts delays, contractor delays, and a myriad of other barriers, the Big Sandy Rural Health Clinic opened its doors to patients for the first time Monday, August 5th. The long awaited soft opening came with a few expected hiccups that morning. There were some issues with the telephones and the computer system that caused the biggest stress. Clinic Manager, Suzy Labuda, with her team Abbey Sandlin and Morgan Simpson, and providers Krystyl Kulbeck, PA-C and Heath Horton, FNP...
Blaine Ophus was sworn in as a council member on August 8 at the start of the monthly meeting, replacing Danielle Weaver, who resigned. Sarah Strissel from Bear Paw Development was present at the meeting to discuss the removal of the old Motel on the main street. There are rules concerning removing asbestos and lead-paste paint that must be strictly followed. The city needs some in-kind contribution, which is still being determined. She reported that they were present in Big Sandy that day to...
2,627 weekly newspapers in America shuttered their doors between 2004 and 2023. The rise of internet news sources, increased costs of doing business, and other factors have decimated the print media industry. It's not unusual for new technologies to push older ones out of the marketplace. However, the slow disappearance of local newspapers isn't quite the same as the disappearance of the horse drawn buggy industry when the automobile industry drove them from the market. Small town newspapers...
New Montguide (EBO191) Provides Information on Nutrient Uptake Timing by Crops Timing nutrient applications so they are available before peak crop nutrient demand is critical. Adequate nutrients early in the growing season are necessary to maximize yield and ensure nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) are especially available for good grain or seed fill. EBO191 provides information on nutrient uptake curves for selected Montana crops (small grains, oilseeds, corn, and sugar beet) to help growers and their advisers optimally time fertilizer...
The 2024-2025 school year will be kicking off in a couple of weeks. The new year will be bringing new faces to Big Sandy Schools. Big Sandy only needed to fill two teacher openings this year, which is fewer than previous years. Specifically, the fourth and fifth grade teaching positions have been filled. The fourth grade teacher for the coming school year will be Brittany Barnett. Superintendent Dan Schrock explained that Barnett, "was the student Educator of the Year at U M. Western a few...
The Sunshine Snippers 4-H Club of Big Sandy has 19 youth members this year. Club members have been putting in many hours and working hard on preparing for the Chouteau County Fair. The Chouteau County Fair will be held this year, August 15th-18th. The Sunshine Snipper's current club members are Owen Allderdice, Tosha Allderdice, Ruthie Boyce, Wyatt Boyce, Brookelyn Cline, Chaz Danreuther, Cove Danreuther, Wren Danreuther, Antonio Fabrizio, Makenna Han, Elise Hartley, Eryn Hartley, Oakley...
8 Pesticide Waste Disposal Program Will Be in Central Region in September The 2024 Montana Department of Agriculture Waste Pesticide Disposal Program will be in Havre on September 17 followed by Great Falls on September 18, Lewistown on September 19, and Columbus on September 20. Participants must pre-register their unusable pesticides with the Montana Department of Agriculture before the disposal event. Acceptances for these events occur on a first-come, first-served basis and early registration is encouraged. The 2024 deadline to register...
The results of what is best in Montana, The Cream of the Crop, are announced. Nominations were between March 6 and March 27. Voting took place between April 20 and May 19. The best Grocery Store is Big Sandy Grocery Store. The best bakery is Elevating Grains, The Bakery. Pep’s was recognized for its excellent quality and the Best Pizza in Montana. Ophus Auction Company was voted the best auction company as Shane and Taylor Ophus were favorite auctioneers. Brothers GRIMM from Big Sandy was voted the Best Fertilizer & Chemical Dealer. C...
( I welcome being corrected. I am not a knowledgeable bird watcher. I did try to research the bird and received poor information) When picking up the paper last week, I saw the article on the Artic Tern’s visiting Big Sandy. Of course, as a birder, it immediately caught my eye. If in fact, we had Artic Terns in our wheat fields, every birder in a five-state area would be here right now getting a picture of this rare event; which wouldn’t be bad for the local food establishments until they found out what was easily mistaken for Artic Terns (un...
Big Sandy is an agricultural community. Those whose farm businesses depend on a combine understand the development of one of the most essential pieces of farm equipment. If you aren’t a farmer, you need to understand the value of a combine to farmers. A new combine price can vary depending on size, but for argument’s sake, I’m going with $700,000 for a new combine. That does not include the header, which cuts the grain and moves it to the conveyor belt inside the combine. A new header costs $125,000, but depending on the size of the heade...
UNOFFICIAL MINUTES Regularly Scheduled Board of Trustees meeting July 23rd, 2024 Held in the Big Sandy High School Computer Lab Trustees in attendance- Chairman Brad Weaver Vice Chair Jessica Sheehy Amanda Hoffman Matt Myers Kyle danreuther Staff present- Superintendent Dan Schrock Principal heather Wolery District Clerk Mary Merrill Guests in attendance 1. Meeting called to order at 702pm by Chairman Weaver 2. Pledge of Allegiance was recited 3. Public Comment Brooke Derosier, superintendent from Teton county schools, was in attendence to ask...
Hill County Electric (HCE) will be making semi-permanent repairs to our Verona Substation. The Verona Substation serves the Virgelle, Colony Bay, Big Sandy and Hopp-Illiad Substations. The outage will take place for the entire week of August 5th through the 9th. As you are aware, HCE had a 30-hour unplanned outage back in April. Luckily, that failure did not cause irreparable damage and HCE was able to make temporary repairs and reenergize the transformer. To mitigate the risk of possible catastrophic failure, HCE needs to perform additional...
At its regular annual meeting, the Big Sandy Senior Center voted to raise its meals to $7.00. This was necessary to cover the cost of food and supplies, which kept going up. They could also use donations of any kind because donations are a key factor for keeping the center running. While monetary donations are greatly appreciated, there are other diverse ways to contribute. The following items were mentioned: Eggs, vegetables, powdered lemonade, coffee, tea, toilet paper, trash bags, dish soap, computer paper, file folders, file hangers, pens,...
The Saint Margaret Mary Catholic Church Youth Ministry's raffle to raise money for a pilgrimage to Rome is complete and the results are in. The effort was a smashing success, raising around $19,000. The drawing was streamed on Facebook Live on July 5th. Judy Yirsa, who runs the youth program, shared the results of the drawing: "Our first prize winner was Katrina Benjamin from Fort Benton. Later, when she picked up the Can Am from my house, she said she only bought one ticket. She bought it at...
Horticultural Tips for August Below are some rules of thumb when tending vegetables, lawns, flowers and trees during the month of August. • Renovate strawberries by mowing a minimum of every three years. Some people mow their strawberries every year following fruit production. Be sure to set the mower high enough to mow the leaves. Mowing too low may damage the crowns and kill the plant. • Topdress strawberries after harvest with a complete fertilizer like 16-16-16. • Pinch the tops of indeterminate tomatoes and reduce watering to promo...
With the recent hot weather, the right time to discuss how to have a nice lawn without using so much water is now. What is a Waterwise lawn, and how does it work? There is and will continue to be a battle about who owns the water in our state. Working for change is essential because the planet is worth the effort. My 100-year-old uncle Les Rutledge said, "Do what you can while you can. It is one lawn, one neighborhood at a time." With the help of Waterwise Project LLC, he created a...
The Choteau County Fair in Fort Benton is coming up this month Aug 15-18. Its going to be a long but fun week. There will be fair rides, a derby, tractor pulls and the livestock auction. Every day during the fair the 4-H kids from all over Chouteau County will be showing off all of our hard work with projects. There will be rabbits, pigs, cows, sheep, goats and dogs. Some kids will have sewing, welding, wood working, photos, and baking projects just to name a few. I will be taking a black angus steer named George that I raised. The market pig,...
Mark your calendars for August 13th. The annual parent-player meeting for all BSHS fall sports teams will be held at 7 p.m. in the BSHS auditorium. This is a great opportunity for parents to meet our football and volleyball coaches. Important information regarding the season and school policies is disseminated at this meeting. Please plan to attend if you are a parent of a 5th-12th grade boy planning to play football or a 6th-12th grade girl planning to play volleyball. As a reminder, all athletes must have a current sports physical before...
While driving to and from Big Sandy, I noticed large flocks of what looked like small white birds. I had to find out what they were because I had never seen them in our area before. I researched at the All About Birds Organization and Audubon sites. "The Arctic Tern is a small, slender gray-and-white bird with angular wings, the Arctic Tern is well known for its long yearly migration. It travels from its Arctic breeding grounds to Antarctica, where it enjoys the Antarctic summer, covering...
My Fellow Americans, Over the past three and a half years. we have made grea1progress as a Na1ion. Today, America has1he strongest economy in the world. We’ve made historic investments in rebuilding our Nation, in lowering prescription drug costs for seniors, and in expanding affordable health care 10 n record number of Americans. We’ve provided cri1icnlly needed care to a million veterans exposed 10 toxic substances. Passed the first gun safety law in 30 years. Appoimed 1he first African American woman to the Supreme Court. And passed the mos...
Les Rutledge was born in 1924 in Big Sandy and graduated in 1942. He just celebrated his 100th birthday. Les has led a full, interesting, thought-provoking, and rewarding life. Two years after high school, he found himself in Germany during WWII. He received his education from the University of Montana, the University of Utah, the University of Washington, and an institute in Sweden. All the education helped him teach neurosurgery for 32 years at the University of Michigan Medical School. He...