There are plenty of outstanding fathers in the Big Sandy area. For some time, now "The Mountaineer" has named a mother of the year at Mother's Day but this is the first time we have started a new tradition of naming a father of the year for Father's Day.

We had a list of around 8 names for father of the year and showed that list to several people and in every case, Bob Nelson's name was at the top of the list.

So, it is most apropos to name Bob Nelson as "The Mountaineer's first father of the year!

Bob was born and raised in Hinsdale, Montana. He is a fourth generation Montanan on his moth...