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The Town Council had their monthly meeting December 10th. It started with a meeting allowing the citizens of Big Sandy to comment on the upgrades to the town hall. No one attended the meeting. The city has a savings to help Big Sandy with upkeep. Big Sandy will receive a grant from House Bill 355 for $71,672. Big Sandy will contribute $17,00. The idea is to improve the bathrooms which will include three stalls each, and replace the windows and outside doors. The Sheriff’s office will be improved by going out towards the garage and the rocks o...
I say it every year the grade school's Christmas Concert is my favorite. This year it was obvious it's a favorite for many. The auditorium was packed! The parking lot was full with cars parked lining the street. It started with the 4th grade Recorders! They played A Merry Minuet. Sometime I'd like to hear a song a know so I could recognize it. It's so much fun! The 5th grade band played three songs. I really wanted to hear the 5th grade band this year, because my granddaughter is playing the...
The Big Sandy Christmas Stroll this weekend was a well-attended event. The weather was wonderful, too, so it was easy to go from one event to the other, and the kids enjoyed that! Craft projects for children took place at The Bakery, The Big Sandy Library, and The Club Bar. All three bars had a contest on a special holiday drink, and The Club won. I ate the best sandwich from Pep's: Caribbean pork. It was slow-roasted citrus pork with caramelized onions, garlic aioli, pickled jalapenos, romaine...
The second week of advent is peace. When Jesus was born in Luke, it says. “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, goodwill toward men.” So peace was mentioned immediately after He was born! Isaiah 9:6 says Jesus is the Prince of Peace. This is 700 years before Jesus was born. Perfect peace is possible through Jesus. This Christmas lean into Jesus. Cut out, tape to refrigerator, and read daily. December 11---Romans 12:18: “If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.” December 12--Romans 14:19: “Let us t...
Christmas is about gifts, following the giving of gifts by the wise man. The Vendor fair at city hall all day Saturday during the Christmas stroll is a perfect time to keep some of our money in our community. Spend your money here and support the community. It’s the perfect day to buy all your gifts from the vendors or certificates from local businesses. I was given the following list of local vendors working for months to get things ready to help you find your gifts for the season. It includes Glenn Braun Jewelry, which I love! Crafty P...
The Big Sandy Christmas Stroll is an important tradition in Big Sandy. The Christmas Stroll Button is pivotal for the success of the event. The students of Big Sandy School enter a contest and enter their design for the button. The winners of the button design contest are London Keane, 8th grade, and Korbyn Jurenka, 9th grade, Ella Chauvet 5th grade, Owen Terry, 4th grade, Ni-ve Washburn, 12th grade, Jamie Jones, Junior. You can purchase the buttons for $10 each at The Grocery Store, although...
Head Wrestling Coach Kyle Rodewald told me that besides assistant Tucker Taylor, “Samuel Cox will be the volunteer assistant. That way, we’ve got somebody the right size and younger than me and Tucker to wrestle with Daryl. It’s actually going to be really good. He’s getting ready to get into shape for the Air Force. So it’s a win-win. You have to get in shape and, at the same time, whip Darrell into shape; that worked out pretty darn handy. They are good friends, great practice partners, and everything last year for senior years.” Coach Rodew...
Advent means the arrival of Christ. As most of us know, the Advent Calendar opens each day to help us prepare for the celebration of Christ’s first arrival. For the next four weeks, I’ll offer you scripture to read. Cut it out of the newspaper and tape it to the refrigerator. This first week of Advent, we will be looking at Hope. There were 400 years of silence between the Old and New Testaments, but that didn’t mean God wasn’t working. Alexander the Great had conquered the world, there was a new way of learning, which encouraged people...
The very first Thanksgiving was held after life had been so difficult the year before. Thanksgiving is a time to strengthen our attitudes, or maybe alter our emotions. We can finds ways to be thankful even during extremely difficult times. It was 1609, and on the coast of Massachusetts was a native tribe called the Patuxets. In that tribe, there was a boy about 12 years old called Tisquantum, or Squanto. A big ship of men from a different world sailed into the bay. Squanto and his friends didn’t fear them, so they ran to see who they were. At f...
Blaine Ophus is the newest member of the Big Sandy City Council. He took Danielle Weaver's place when she resigned from the council in August. "It was probably a month and a half into taking a seat on the city council that I became a member of the Unified Dump Committee." Big Sandy is the only town in Chouteau County that is part of the Unified Dump Committee. It is an extension of Hill County but not owned by Hill County. It is important to realize that anyone who has paid the necessary fee to...
This year's Veteran Program at the high school was a little different. They usually have a speaker. However, this year's speaker was an essay written by Walter Heimbigner and read by Tucker Taylor. Walter won 2nd place in the state with this essay. "I believe freedom is the ability to live in a country where I may think and act independently. I thank God for the men and women whose service to our country has allowed me to be free in this country. Freedom can also mean having the opportunity to...
God's creation inspires me, but the creativeness of humans also inspires me. I am reminded that I am made in His image, and I believe, to my core, that if we aren't doing something creative, we aren't satisfied with life; there's something missing. Genesis 1:27 SO GOD CREATED MAN IN HIS OWN IMAGINE. I'm not talking about just creating art, sculpture, or painting with oils or watercolor. I'm not talking about what we would see in art. You can be an artist by making an engine purr. You can be an artist when you work outside in your yard and make...
Thank you, Veterans. Those who have never served don't fully comprehend the sacrifices made to serve our country in the armed services. But it is crucial to try to understand! They deserve that much. I tried to get a more accurate account, but it's unavailable. "As of 30 September 2023, there are approximately 85,000 veterans in the state of Montana. Of the 85,000 veterans, approximately 75,800 veterans are male, and 9,200 are female. More than 89% of the veterans in the state of Montana are...
Last week was a big week for Eva Yeadon and the MSU-Northern Skylights. Although Eva had other opportunities, she chose to sign a letter of intent to play for Northern. The press release from MSU-Northern Sports Information: "Montana State University-Northern women's basketball coach Chris Mouat has announced the signing of Eva Yeadon to join the program next fall. Yeadon, a 5'8" guard from Big Sandy, helped lead the Pioneers to their first state tournament appearance since 2009 last season....
This week is Red Ribbon Week. Dianna Keane, LCC Big Sandy Public Schools K-12 School Counselor, sent me the following information. Everyone should consider what they are learning at school. It’s important for our physical and mental health to embrace the information given here. The Chouteau County Health Department donated most of the school’s giveaways this year. We should thank them when we get a chance. Similar training will occur at both the High School and the FE Miley. At the high school, each morning during the first period, the Cou...
CBS correspondent Janet Shamlian interviewed me, asking me if Big Sandy has changed because Montana is getting so many out-of-staters moving into our state. Shamlian said, "I am a correspondent for CBS News, the network out of New York, but I'm actually based out of Houston. I travel the country doing stories. She worked for NBC at one point in time. "I used to be with NBC for about 12 years before I made the move to the Tiffany Network, also known as CBS, and I worked in local news for many,...
Krystyl Kulbeck, PA-C, has worked in family medicine at the Big Sandy Medical Center for 11 years. She said the presentation she gave was for informational purposes only and not to be considered professional advice. If you have any questions, she wants you to contact your primary medical provider. The following information was taken from the PowerPoint slides she presented: Have you wondered about the underlying cause of why society, in general, continues to get sicker with more diseases and mor...
Big Sandy's Chili Feed is a treasured community event. People come home, and even college kids ride the fire trucks. Although it remains a valuable community get-together, it doesn't really change, and maybe that's why it's so important to us. The day starts months before, with our firefighters working tirelessly to secure prizes for the community. Our grade school kids, with their boundless creativity, draw and color their artwork, adding a personal touch to the event. The firefighters' visits to the school to educate the kids about fire...
On June 17, 2024, Montana Attorney General Knudsen issued a news release entitled “Montana On Pace For Another Record-Breaking Year Of Fentanyl Seizures: “HELENA—Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced today that anti-drug task forces in Montana seized 150 percent more fentanyl in the first quarter of 2024 than during the first quarter of 2023.” “Through the first quarter of 2024, Rocky Mountain High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area task forces seized a total of 163,184 dosage units of Fentanyl in Montana compared to 65,142 during th...
There's something truly magical about Fall. The world transforms into a canvas of vibrant colors, each leaf a masterpiece in its own right. It's a season that fills me with joy and awe at the beauty of nature. God gave us so many colors if you stop to think about it. The trees, when green, have so many different shades of green. Why did God do that? Then there's dirt. Where I live, the dirt is that brownish gray. In Oklahoma, the dirt is red, and the dirt smells different in both places. It may...
Big Sandy Pharmacy is offering additional point of care testing services for our patients. This program enables them to conduct influenza(flu), strep, urinary tract infections, cholesterol and glucose tests and to receive results within minutes and treat accordingly, allowing the patient to care for his or her healthy. Thirty three years ago, the development of Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA ‘88), introduced point-of-care testing (POCT) In the early stages of the flu, many people do not realize thy are infected. W...
Bryanna Goodman had a marvelous summer. She planted her dream garden. "I grew up gardening. Ever since I was a little toddler, I was barefooted in the garden, helping my mom. She had a magnificent garden my whole life, but it was always just vegetables, never flowers. I have always wanted to grow wildflowers, and this year, I decided to scatter wildflower seeds throughout the garden and see if it would work. They grew so abundantly and completely took over. It was just magnificent." "I grew a...
Close to 200 people were served meals, and with a silent auction, live auction, and raffle tickets, the benefit brought in $60,000. One hundred fifty items were donated to the benefit. One of the organizers, Mikki Pansch, said, "I think John and Jessica Sheehy Elk print, Billy's and Kandi's Thai dinner for 12, and the Mint prime rib dinner for 12 brought in the most dollars. Ryan Pansch's service inspection also brought in a good amount. The beef box donated by the Darlington Ranch went for $500...
Harvest is almost over. For the farmers in this community, this season is when they collect all their yearly income. So it's stressful. It's long hours for many days, working with the weather and equipment that breaks down. This year, we did get good rain in most areas, but the price is lower this year, so the question will be if there is enough money after selling the crops to cover the operating loan. According to Hi-line Today on 9/13/24, winter wheat was worth $5.09 a bushel, and spring...
It's that time of year. It's fall house cleaning and time to go through everything and give to the Big Sandy Medical Guild Rummage Sale. We're particularly in need of gently used clothing, toys, books, records, and glassware. There are three weeks left to clean your own home and donate. The 2024 annual rummage sale starts with donations dropped off at the Jerry Martin Memorial Hal from Monday, October 7th, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. You can continue to drop off items until Wednesday, October 9th,...
