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This beautiful sunrise photo was taken southeast of Big Sandy....
A New Year’s resolutions are traditionally made on New Year’s Day. New Year’s Eve is considered to be the largest holiday celebrated on the earth. The first-time goals were made they were made by Babylonians making promises to their gods. The Romans started making these resolutions in the month of January. During Medieval era, it took place at the end of the Christmas season during “watchnight” services. In fact, according to the American Medical Association, approximately 40% to 50% of Americans participate in New Year’s resolution....
Darin Schuster, Chouteau Country Commissioner informed me there were cuts to Chouteau County that would affect us immediately. That night the TV news confirmed what he had told me. The Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees local public assistance had their budget cut by $49 million. The state of Montana is closing half of its 38 Office of Public Assistance. Chouteau County is one of the offices being closed. The programs being affected are: (Snap) Supplement Nutritional...
Max Ag of Montana will Sponsor Lunch for Cropping Seminar on January 8 Montana State University Extension will host the annual Cropping Seminar series January 8 – 11. The seminar in Fort Benton will take place at the Ag Center on January 8th at 9:00 a.m. Topics will include integrating beef cattle into cover crops, soil fertility, transfer planning, why pesticides may not work as designed, and partial budgeting analysis. The seminars are free with 1 private and commercial pesticide point available in Fort Benton. A special thanks to MAX Ag o...
Drought impacts wildlife, too. As we enter the season of complaining about the snow and cold, reminders of this summer’s drought remain in the form of haystacks, cows and pocketbooks that are all far too thin. The same is true for deer and other wildlife species. Some impacts of the drought were immediate, like low chick survival for pheasants and sharptails. Lack of moisture meant low numbers of beetles and other bugs that provide protein critical for chicks to grow during the first couple weeks of life. Poor chick production equates to d...
I have given this recipe for scalloped potatoes to many people. Most of them have raved about it. I cooked it for Christmas Day and proclaimed it to be the best scalloped potatoes I have ever eaten. Part of it is the fact that it has plenty of ham in it. It also has plenty of whipping cream in it, lots of onions, lots of cheese and just plain old dry mustard. But the single most important ingredient of all is the brown sugar and while the recipe calls for a cup and a half, I think that two cups is not too much. Anyway here is what you will...
The Senior Center reminds to call before 10:30 for take orders. Menu for the week are: Thursday, January 4 - Baked Potato Bar, with all the fixxings, and Bread. Friday, January 5 - Creamed Chicken over a biscuit, beets, salad and dessert. Monday, January 8 - Bisuit and sausage gravy and fruit. Tuesday, January 9 - Birthday Dinner - Pork chops with stuffing and gravy, veggie, salad, dessert and bread. Wednesday, January 10 - Pinapple chicken, mashed potatoes, veggies, salad, and bread. This week I thought I’d put in a slow cooker recipe. I...
MFU Women’s Conference is coming to Fairmont Hot Springs February 23-25. The conference will focus on women in pivoting roles and inspiring attendees to pursue an aspect of their life they desire to change either in their personal or professional life. Speakers: • Rebecca Undem: will be presenting “Living B.I.G in the Life You’re In” along with doing a breakout session on getting your groove back. There will be workshops about “Living in the Now” that will help apply values to work, home, and a balance of both. • Colleen Rudio: For more than 2...
For 2017 livestock deaths, a notice of loss must have been filed with the local FSA office within 30 calendar days from when the loss was apparent. To be eligible for LIP, producers who suffered livestock deaths due to an adverse weather from January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017 must have submitted a notice of loss within 30 calendar days of when the loss of livestock was first apparent. An application for payment must be filed with their local FSA County Office by the March 31, 2018 deadline. Eligible adverse weather events include, but...
Local and state public health officials are seeing an increase in influenza activity across the state, with nearly 200 new cases, 40 hospitalizations, and several outbreaks reported over the past two weeks. Reported cases are slightly higher than this time last year; however, influenza activity typically does increase in December. Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) officials are encouraging all Montanans to take some precautions when traveling this holiday season. Influenza is a respiratory illness with symptoms that may...
Montana Farmers Union is holding their annual Producer Conference February 9-10 at the Great Northern Inn-Havre. The conference will feature workshops on Ag Marketing & Hedging, Farm Succession Planning, discussion of the 2018 Farm Bill, technology in ranching and the newest crop to hit Montana, Industrial Hemp. Attendees will also tour the Peterson Ranch to see how the 4th generation operation is meeting industry demands. Workshops/ Speakers: • Farm Succession Planning: Keith Tokerud • Beef Producer Panel: Colter Devries of Colt James Ran...
Q: I’ve decided I’m not going to make any New Year’s resolutions this year. I’ve always made a long list of changes I plan to make in my life, but then I never keep them, and I just end up feeling guilty. So why bother?. A: I suspect many readers have had the same experience; it’s much easier to make a list of things we wish would happen to us—and much harder to actually do them. Even the Apostle Paul admitted that “I do not do the good I want to do, but the evil I do not want to do—this I keep on doing” (Romans 7:19). What is the problem—es...
