Week of September 9, 2026
Week of September 9, 2026
By Chris Halko Signal Point — The Signal Point Men’s Golf League playoffs came down to a hard-fought championship matchup, with Golden Harvest Seeds defeating Buttafucos to capture the league title. The postseason began with the wild card round, where CHS-Big Sky defeated Benton Pharmacy to advance. In the other wild card matchup, TGF Parts beat the PourHouse, earning a spot in the semifinal round. The semifinals featured two competitive matchups. Buttafucos defeated CHS-Big Sky, while...
Conifers Shed Most Inefficient Needles in the Fall The article below is a portion of an article written by Peter Kolb (MSU Extension Forester). The article is available in full at the Chouteau County Extension office. The article explains the natural phenomenon of fall needle drop, insect management, and proper watering techniques for pine and spruce trees. Every fall a lot of concern arises when conifers such as pines, spruces and firs start to drop their older needle cohorts in preparation for winter. This is essentially an energy...
100 Years Ago — Sept 9&16, 1926. The Second Annual Rodeo at Big Sandy got underway with great promise in September 1926. The rodeo opened on Sunday with fine weather and a large crowd. Manager John Hartwig carried out the first day’s program in what the newspaper described as his “usual efficient way.” Unfortunately, Montana weather had other plans for the second day. Continued rain forced the day’s program to be abandoned. The following morning dawned clear, but clouds soon returned, and by noon there was still uncertainty about...
Loren Jenkins Loren Jenkins passed away August 27, 2026, at the age of 85. Loren was born on February 5, 1941, in Havre, Montana to Alvin and Gertrude Jenkins. He was raised on the farm that his grandparents, Walter and Myrtle Jenkins, had homesteaded. Loren started school in a one-room rural school and later graduated from Big Sandy High School in the class of 1959. After marrying Eldonna (Donna) Halter in September of that year, Loren worked at various jobs for a few years including as a...
Susan Lepley Susan Franchelle Vielleux was born on January 27, 1946, to George and Bessie (Black) Vielleux. She passed away on Friday, August 28, 2026. Sue graduated from Fort Benton High School in 1964, and married her childhood sweetheart, Dale Nottingham. Together they attended college at MT State in Bozeman. They spent college summers working in Alaska, then moved to Anchorage following Dale’s graduation. Sue worked for several doctors in Anchorage and later in Juneau. She was President-Elect of the Alaska Association of Medical...
