Week of May 6, 2026
Week of May 6, 2026
The Big Sandy Gun Club held its first trap and skeet shooting event of the year on Monday evening, April 20. Every summer, the Gun Club hosts weekly clay shooting get-togethers on Monday nights, generally drawing between 5 and 20 attendees, largely from Havre. The first shoot of 2026 drew a handful of participants, as many of the regulars had prior commitments. Attendance typically increases as hobbyists work the event back into their weekly summer schedules. Monday night trap shoots start at 5 p.m. and cost $5 to participate, which covers...
Big Sandy, Montana — Big Sandy Medical Center (BSMC) has been recognized as one of the top 20 critical access hospitals (CAHs) for Quality in the country — a distinction earned by fewer than 2% of rural hospitals nationwide. The top 20 CAHs, including BSMC, scored best among critical access hospitals as determined by the Chartis Center for Rural Health for quality. The rankings were announced by the National Rural Health Association (NRHA), with an awards ceremony scheduled during NRHA’s Critical Access Hospital Conference in September...
Big Sandy Medical Center is moving forward with a renewed focus on stability, continuity and community-centered care, according to Interim CEO Carissa Bergren, who said her priority is to build on the strengths already in place while guiding the organization through a thoughtful period of transition. Bergren brings more than 20 years of healthcare leadership experience to the role, including leading teams and managing operations across multiple states. At the same time, she brings something more personal to the position: deep local roots and...
More Good Days, Together As I sit at my kitchen table and look at the snow flurry-filled gray sky, I can’t help but think about last weekend when temperatures were hovering around eighty degrees and I spent most of the weekend doing yard work. It was too warm for this time of the year, for sure, but the blue sky and the chirping birds and the upcoming gardening season made the time fly by. Pulling weeds didn’t seem like a chore, but more like a small treat in that it allowed or required me to be outside immersed in nature. Now as pumpkin...
Wealth should be worn like a light cloak—something that provides comfort while you carry out the work God has called you to do. This paraphrase of a Richard Baxter quote shaped much of American Puritan thinking. Hard work often resulted in worldly wealth, but Baxter warned that wealth itself is a temptation. It is far too easy to let what we accumulate—and the comfort it brings—become an idol. The light cloak, he cautioned, can quickly become an iron cage if it traps us into living for worldly pursuits rather than for the purpose God... Full story
Alfalfa Weevil Information for this article was compiled by Dr. Kevin Wanner, previous MSU Extension Entomologist and Dr. Emily Glunk, previous MSU Extension Forage Specialist. Alfalfa weevil is the key insect pest of alfalfa, causing variable levels of economic damage across Montana. Females lay eggs in alfalfa stems. Larvae hatch and crawl up to developing terminal buds where they chew small “pin” holes in the leaves. Larvae develop through four instar stages. Larger 3rd and 4th instar larvae feed openly on unfurled leaves and cause the...
100 Years ago May 13, 1926 The North Central Montana Track and Field Meet, held at Big Sandy on Friday, May 7, proved successful despite steady rain that delayed the opening events until late afternoon. Final standings placed Havre first with 71½ points, Chinook second with 51⅙, and Big Sandy third with 32 points. A declamatory contest was also held in conjunction with the meet, drawing thirteen contestants. T.H. Hill located his stray horses south of Kenilworth earlier in the week. Miss Dunn, state nurse, accompanied by County...
