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The new LIbrary will hopefully be open for business next week sometime. Overbay has been in Big Sandy for three years and was a volunteer for children's story book time. She heard that Vicki Silvan was moving on so she applied and got the job of head librarian. Overbay started on December 12, 2016. Almost as Overbay was doing this library interview trucks were moving things that were in the old library into the new library and Overbay is hopeful that by next Monday most things will be in place...
In case you haven't noticed there are big things going on at the former NAPA Auto Parts Store in downtown Big Sandy. The popular auto parts store has new owners, a new name and even a new location. Owned by Bob and Sandy Wilson, the store changed hands in December and is now located in the old Q Café on the Judith Road and Highway 87 Junction which provides for plenty of parking for even the largest grain trucks needing a special part. Even though the business is not new, the name is. Now...
Last Thursday night the joint board for the New Pool Project had a open public meeting to inform and get an idea if people were interested or had questions about this project. About 30 people attended the meeting. Shaud Schwarzbach started out the meeting saying, ”We want to get information out and see if there is an interest for this pool and make the public aware of what it all will entail.” The board invited speakers, Lorrie Merrill from Big Sandy Activities, Leah Griffith from Big Sandy Medical Center, and Kurt Strutz from Strutz on Phy...
MSU Extension will be hosting a Pulse Production workshop Wednesday, February 15, 2017, in both Conrad and Fort Benton. With decreased commodity prices in cereal grains, there is additional interest in raising pulse crops. However, many production and marketing challenges exist, which this workshop will address for beginning producers. The workshop will cover production, marketing, insurance, disease management, and common mistakes with chemicals and inoculants and conclude with a producer panel. Both locations will begin with registration at...
I have been giggling every since. I was talking to a friend on the telephone last night. The boiler was churning out heat madly but with the temperature around twenty below, this was indeed what we would have called in Glacier National Park a Three Dog Night. That expression came from an area where in the winter, elk stay. It is called Two Dog Flats. In researching the story of the naming of that area, I came across an old story, probably more fiction than fact, that name referred to how many dogs it took to keep you and your wife warm on a col...
A note about next week’s menu. The menu for January 25, which includes a tater tot casserole, rolls, salad and dessert will be served January 27. What shows on the menu for January 27 and including mock filet mignon, mashed potatoes, gravy, salad and dessert will be served on January 25. Meanwhile, menus for this week are as follows: Wednesday, January 18 chicken pot tie, rolls and cookies. Thursday, January 19 beef and broccoli, rice and dessert Friday, January 20 grilled ham and cheese sandwiches, tomato soup, chips and dessert for the Lunch...
Sixteen eager folks gathered at the Mint Family Room for an afternoon of food, fun, and fellowship as we played pinochle. The big winner who took home $25.00 was a newcomer to the group, Larry Bitz, with a score for seven rounds or twenty-eight hands of 7420. Second place and $20.00 was earned by Rebecca (Bitz) Wiehe for her score of 6940. Third place and a $ 15.00 payout went to John Cline who had a total score of 6900 points, Charlene Moravec was the fourth place finisher and her score of 6860 netted her $10.00.Fifth and Sixth place winners...
Montana State University has announced its undergraduate honor rolls for fall semester 2016. There are two MSU honor roll lists: the President’s and the Dean’s Honor Roll. Students must complete a minimum of 12 credit hours to be on either list. Students with a perfect 4.0 grade point average for the semester were named to the President’s Honor Roll. An asterisk follows the names of the 1,023 students named to the MSU President’s Honor Roll in the listing below. The Dean’s Honor Roll includes the 3,288 students earning grade point averages...
Vic’s Pics This week Vicki has chosen a huge thriller by Harlan Coben called “HOME” if I read the literature right in describing this book. A decade ago kidnappers grabbed two boys from wealthy families and demanded ransom, then went silent. No trace of the boys ever surfaced. For ten years their families have been left with nothing but painful memories and a quiet desperation for the day that has finally miraculously arrived. Myron Bolitar and his friend Win believe they have located one of the boys, now a teenager. Where has he been for t...
Ryan Paul Gunhold, 43, of Missoula, passed away on Wednesday, December 21, 2016, in Vietnam. Ryan will be missed by his family, and expansive and diverse group of friends. Ryan was thoughtful, intelligent, responsible, funny, inspirational and full of heart and soul. Ryan loved quotes and this one from Ralph Waldo Emerson is a good reflection of how he approached life. "Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." Ryan was indeed a trailblazer. Ryan...
One of my less successful goals for 2016 was to lose 30 pounds. Faced with the end of the calendar year, I buckled down and lost 10 pounds through a mixture of exercise and disciplined eating. This happened in the beginning of December. Then Christmas happened. Christmas is a stressful, busy time of year with lots of parties and wonderful gifts of food. As cookies, candies, cakes, and great leftovers began stacking up around my kitchen, my disciplined eating habits fell off and so did my exercise habits. Shortly after that, I found the 10...
The Big Sandy Pioneer boys and girls basketball teams fell in a pair of District 9C contest against the Turner Tornadoes on Friday and the North star Knights on Saturday. The girls were paced by sophomore Jaylyn Cline with 8 points in their 56-26 loss to Turner and 13 points in their 59-31 loss to North Start. The boys dropped a highly competitive back and forth contest 81-74 to Turner as junior Bryant Jones led the way with 26 points. Saturday it was eighth graded Kade Strutz leading the...
January 18 and 19 which is a Wednesday and Thursday semester tests January 19, Thursday is the end of the second quarter and the first semester. Friday, January 20 basketball at Fort Benton. Games start at 3pm. Saturday, January 21 Basketball at Chinook with games starting at 3pm. Wednesday, January 25 ASVAB testing rescheduled for 9am for juniors and seniors. Menus for the coming week include the following: Wednesday, January 18 breakfast is omelets, hash browns, assorted cereals, fruit, juice and milk for the Breakfast of the Week! Lunch...
I have a Dream By Josalyn Genereux I have a dream that one day all people will treat others the way they want to be treated. A world where we don’t have to be scared to go to school or go to the store, a world where we don’t always get judged. A place where we don’t hear about people committing suicide everyday from words. Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the U.S. Bullying others doesn’t help you at all or in any way. Not only should you treat others nicely but treat yourself nicely. Make wise decisions, think before you speak....
I Have A Dream By Mace Jaeve I have a dream, that one day our world would have the heart to not treat homeless people, or just any people, like they don’t have feelings. I have a dream that our world would be a better place to live in, like a place that people actually want to live in. A place that has no garbage everywhere, a place where people don’t abuse people, animals, and other organisms, and most importantly a place that doesn’t base on your looks or how good you are on something, just to treat you kindly. I have a dream that the world...
I Have A Dream By: Danelle Burke I have a dream, to end the homelessness for veterans. When the soldiers come home from fighting for our country, they come home to see they have no more money or a roof over their heads. I watched a video about a soldier that came home to his family from three years in war, keeping us safe, and he was just thrown out the door with his belongings with him. And he ended up being on the streets. But instead of getting angry he went back to war and save over thousands of lives, so while we are being the world’s bigg...
Tannin’s #IHAVEADREAM By Tannin Baumann I have a dream that one day no one will be homeless and everyone will not need money to feed and water or have money to put a roof over your family’s head’s. I have a dream that one day no one will be rich or poor, because money pulls people apart, and other people would rather go for money then something more important like friends and family. And that money changes people. Homeless people for example. The reason why homeless people are like this is because they have no money to feed themselves so they...
It's that time of year when ice anglers are appearing on Montana's waters for the ice fishing season. Ice fishing is a great way to enjoy the winter weather and to catch some nice fish. However, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks remind ice anglers that safety should be the number one concern during a day out on the ice. With the recent cold snap, there is fishable ice in some areas already. However, large bodies of water like Fort Peck Reservoir have yet to freeze over. While the first ice of...
