Week of February 12, 2025
Week of February 12, 2025
In December the Sunshine Snippers 4-H Club provided refreshments for the community held American Red Cross Blood Drive participants. Don’t forget to save the date for the next community blood drive this month on February 19th. Congratulations to the top seller from our Martinson’s Chocolate fundraiser, Ashlynn Gasvoda. On January 19th, the club held a special meeting so the 4-H’ers could give talks and demonstrations. Every year each youth member is required to present a talk or demo that...
Mary was living in Kalispell, and Nathan was farming here. They met through a mutual friend who was visiting Mary. Mary said, "He thought Nathan and I would hit it off and be great friends, basically because we were both the only ones in our friend group from the state of Montana. He figured we should meet since we both live here in Montana. So one time, when he was over at my house, and I wasn't paying any attention to my computer, he jumped onto my Facebook and friended Nathan. Nathan thought...
February 2nd was the 55th anniversary of the Big Sandy Cornfield Bomber's landing in a field north of town. What made the story so remarkable is that the pilot of the F-106 ejected from the airplane to escape a flat spin that would've inevitably resulted in a crash. The act of ejecting seems to have corrected the spin on the aircraft's flight path, causing the aircraft to level out and slowly descend, ultimately executing a near perfect belly landing, with minimal damage done to the aircraft....
1908-1912 George Bickle was born in 1860 in Wisconsin. He left his parents' home in Kanas when he was 19 and spent the next few years herding cattle and living outdoors. During this time, he was befriended by Teddy Roosevelt. He married Martha Hatfield in Miles City on April 2nd, 1885. The married couple had seven children and first lived in Terry, Montana, until 1889, when they moved to Havre. George was active for several years in the Republican Central Committee in Custer County and then...
Unofficial Minutes of the Meeting Held on Tuesday, January 21st, 2025 7:00pm Held in Big Sandy High School Computer Lab This meeting has been recorded and will be available on the school website Trustees in attendance: Chairperson Brad Weaver, Vice Chair Jessica Sheehy, Amanda Hoffman, Kyle Danreuther Trustee not in attendance: Matt Myers Staff in attendance: Superintendent Dan Schrock, Principal Heather Wolery, District Clerk Mary Merrill Guests in Attendance: Yes 1. Call to order made by Chairperson Brad Weaver at 7:01pm 2. Pledge of...
MontGuide Available for Bull Buyers Kari Lewis and Wendy Becker, MSU Extension Agents from Glacier County and Fort Peck Reservation have developed a resource for the bull buying season. The MontGuide is available at the Chouteau County Extension office or online at https://bit.ly/43kVAsL. Bull selection is one of the most important management decisions a producer can make. Bulls are assessed phenotypically (appearance), genotypically (their genetic potential), and on performance (feed efficiency, carcass ultrasound, etc.) Bulls have a...
The Eastern B/C Divisional Tournament took place in Huntley Project over the weekend. Nine wrestlers qualified for the State Tournament. Quinn Rodewald finished 2nd at 132 pounds. Wes Cox and Darrell Sunshild placed 4th in their weight classes. Garrett LeFurgey took 7th at 138 pounds. The boys wrestled well and will look to continue their momentum at the State Tournament in Billings. The Big Sandy Girls were able to take 2nd in Class C at Divisionals. This is the first girls wrestling trophy in...
The Lady Pioneers played three games this past week. They played DGSG on Tuesday, Hays on Friday, and North Star on Saturday. This is the last week of games before Districts in Havre. Friday night is senior night at the Big Sandy gym, and Saturday is away at Box Elder. Keep an eye open for those tournament brackets. The Lady first played DGSG on Tuesday and started with some tough defense that shook up DGSG’s offense a bit and the Lady Pioneers had several steals in the first quarter but didn’t score until 6 minutes had run off the clock....
The Pioneers played a tough DGSG on Tuesday night, then faced Hays Lodgepole on Friday and North Star on Saturday. The Pioneers are gaining momentum and learning to work as a team more and more every game, and they have improved so much this year. They struggled a bit with turnovers against a tough press in DGSG and North Star, but they came away with a win against Hays. The Pioneers played a very aggressive and fast-paced team in DGSG and got their first 2 points after 6 minutes with a couple of free throws. In the second quarter, they...
I have been dealing with intense headaches for years and have experimented with all sorts of cures and solutions for dealing with the strange ailment. While Christmas shopping with my wife last December, she noticed that the florescent lights in stores like Sam’s Club or Walmart seem to trigger my headache symptoms. I researched the phenomena and found that it isn’t uncommon for light to cause headaches, particularly florescent lights. I quickly picked up various types of filtering glasses, including blue light and florescent light...
Ruth Merrill passed away Sunday February 9th at the Big Sandy Medical Center. She was 98 years old missing her 99th birthday by 17 days. An obituary will be printed later. At her request there will be no public...
