The Big Sandy Mountaineer -

Also named Spirit Week, it is when the entire town celebrates our heroes the local fire fighters and the kids spend the entire week celebrating the pride of being a Pioneer.

The week's celebration started with five days of spirit! Both schools dressed up each day in spirit gear on Monday it was beach day, Tuesday duo day (sometimes triple day), Wednesday cowboy day, Thursday character day, and Friday was purple and gold day.

The grade school had a contest for a Pioneer motto to be put on a purple tie-dye t-shirts. Taylor Schwenke won the motto contest with Go Pioneers! Be Kind Be Hone...