The Big Sandy Mountaineer -

Both the Big Sandy High School and Lift can help you achieve the goal of getting healthy in 2024. "Big Sandy School District strives to make the building available to the public for community activities and to provide access to the fitness areas; however, we do need to maintain reasonable security in the building to protect the district from liability. Your access to the building is a privilege, and users must agree to follow all security guidelines set forth by the district." Users of the fitness area must sign an agreement and follow the guidelines, which are reported precisely as written later in this article.

Lift is open Monday through Friday. Every morning they have open gym from 8:00-9:30. In the afternoons the times vary-open gym starts either at 4:00 or 4:30. Yoga is Tuesday, (5:30-6:30 Wednesday (6:30-7:30), and Thursday (5:30-6:30). Open gym starts again after Yoga on Tuesday and Thursday and lasts till 8:00. On Friday open gym is 4:30-6:00. Open gym and Yoga unlimited is $85 per month. Ten Yoga class punch cards are $75. Open gym is $50 a month. Call Connie Reichelt at 406-390-1133, Marylys Myers at 406-262-4305, and Tracy Schuster at 406-399-1578.

"Those who are eligible to use the Big Sandy School District facility include community members over 18 years of age; High School graduate; In good standing in the Big Sandy Pubic Schools; In good standing in the Big Sandy Community; Guest must be cleared through the office Children may accompany parents or a responsible adult, however, they must be supervised at all times by the adult that they came with; Children attending under the direct supervision of their parents and/or a responsible adult must be in the 8th grade or older to use the fitness room equipment."

"The Big Sandy School District reserves the right to refuse or rescind access to facility use to any individual or group."

"How do I obtain access to the facility? Read and agree to all school guidelines for facility use; Apply to the office to receive access via the Pass Program that you would download to your phone and use your phone to access the facility; Agree that your access is unique and may not be shared with other under any circumstances; pay the annual fee of $50.00, with checks made payable to Big Sandy Public School District, Please write facilities membership in the memo; Big Sandy Senior Citizens may use the facility free of charge." You will need to contact Mary Merrill in the business office at the high school to sign the access use agreement and pay that annual fee.

"General Rules; Hours: The district reserves the right to adjust hours at any time without notice: Weekdays 4:30 AM to 7:30 AM/ 7:00 PM-10:00 PM; All school-related functions take precedence over community use; Do not block doors open at any time; Always be courteous to other users-Do not dominate the equipment. A general rule is 30 minutes on the aerobic equipment if there are others waiting; wear appropriate clothing and shoes-no street shoes in the gym or annex; Keep music or videos at an appropriate volume -all music must be school appropriate; No profanity; Wipe down equipment after each use and always leave the room clean; Put weights, belts, collars, etc. away after use; Do not clang or drop weights; Always use a spotter when using free weights, promptly report any damaged or broken equipment to the office, No children under the age of 18 without adult supervision, Guests must be cleared through the office, The facility closes at 10 PM, please respect that time, No access to instructional areas without specific permission from the administration. Since you are requesting access to school district property at times when there will be little or no oversight, and you may come into contact with minor children, please answer the following question: Have you ever been convicted of any offense that involved fraud, theft, robbery, extortion, blackmail, or any form of violence such as rape, assault, child abuse, child molestation, coercion, and any crime which involved drugs?"

Big Sandy has the facilities to get in shape, or you can walk. Just do it.