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Board of County Commissioners are Clay Riehl, Bob Pasha, and Daren Schuster. We should know what our County Commissioners do. I looked up the various Chouteau County Department. The commissioners are responsible for setting up budgets. For those who do not have elected officials, the commissioners do have oversight responsibilities. The various departments are Chouteau County Assessor & Appraisal, Chouteau County Attorney, Chouteau County Clerk & Recorder, Chouteau County Clerk of Court, Choutea...
Internet Open Opportunities for High School Students I interviewed Chris Brumwell on her birthday. She told me her age in a mathematical equation. Chris has been the math teacher in Big Sandy for many years. She also serves as the academic counselor for the students as well. Chris told me the students have an opportunity from Montana Digital Academy to select from 13 subject matters with several courses in each subject. This allows them to take classes that are not taught in a classroom or will...
The Big Sandy music program has built itself into a talented, respectable program. Under the direction of Mrs. Amanda Robertson, Big Sandy’s past music director, the Big Sandy band and choir became noticeable and started to shine in bright lights. This Monday, January 20th, the Big Sandy Choir will be performing on the PBS network live in Bozeman, Montana. The Big Sandy choir and band did very well the district and state music festival in 2019. There were over twenty students who went to state in solos and ensembles. The band and choir also r...
The yearly tradition to support breast cancer awareness is Feb 1st at the basketball game in Big Sandy. The Pioneers will be playing Fort Benton that night. Everyone is encouraged to wear as much pink as you can to support breast cancer awareness. The Pioneers lost to the Longhorns in Fort Benton after some hard battles. Come on out and support two great causes, your Pioneers and Breast Cancer awareness. Do you know someone that had breast cancer? Or has breast cancer? There are so many stats you should know, the following below are just a few....
Montana State University Extension will host a free seminar on February 11 in Great Falls. Speakers will discuss hemp research, use of pesticides with hemp, and update on hemp grown in Montana. Jan Slaski, PhD, PaG is a principle researcher with InnoTech Alberta. For the past 17 years, InnoTech has been a leader in research aimed at introduction and breeding of hemp varieties that suit the needs of the fiber and food industries. Dr. Slaski will discuss hemp breeding, agronomy, fiber processing, and product development. Dr. Slaski has been...
For the first time in league play and since the season's opening weekend overall, the Big Sandy Pioneer boys basketball team swept its weekend games. The Pioneers used a 30-5 demolition of visiting Turner in the third quarter Friday to fuel an 82-48 win. Big Sandy went on the road Saturday to knock off the Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hi-Line Hawks by a 59-44 count. For most of the first half, it looked like a scrappy Tornado team would pester and irritate the Pioneers until the end. "We came out...
Two points in the five minutes tacked on to regulation were all that separated the Big Sandy Lady Pioneers from ending an agonizing losing streak Saturday in Chester. Madison Terry nailed a three-pointer with three seconds left on the clock to knot the game against CJI at 35. At that point, it seemed to many of the Big Sandy faithful that destiny finally favored their hard-luck squad. Alas, it proved only a tease. The Hi-Line Hawks held homecourt and gritted out a 41-39 overtime win. "It was a h...
Colleen Kay Brady, 64, of Helena, Montana passed into eternal life on Monday January 13, 2020 at Hospice of Cincinnati, Ohio, (home of oldest brother William Kim Brady) after a tenacious struggle with breast cancer. Colleen was born May 13, 1955 in Havre, Montana to Ramona and Bill Brady. Everything about Colleen was "Big". She was so proud to be from "Big Sky" country, so proud of her many family members' lives and contributions to the "Big Sandy"community where she grew up and graduated from...
Jane Nelson was the winner of a new Bernina Sewing Machine. A prize worth $3,400. She may be retired from teaching, but the new machine opens up a whole new world of creativity and rewards. Jane and Bob brought with them to the interview, small projects they had experimented with. Bob brought a fish he had embroidered from a design he got off of the internet. Jane brought in a quilting spiral design. Bob explained, "The machine has a lot of build-in design, and then you can add your designs from...
Thursday, January 23- Pork Roast, fried Potatoes, carrots, and Cucumber salad. Friday, January 24- Patty Melt sandwich, macaroni salald, and dessert. Monday, January 27- Chicken Alfredo with broccoli, garlic toast, and Sour cream Raisin bars. Tuesday, January 28- Sloppy Joes, veggies, and Pizza Pasta salad. Wednesday, January 29- Bourbon Chicken over rice, veggies, coleslaw, and salad. Blonde Brownies January 22 is National Blonde Browning Day! Ingredients 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon...
I have, in the last six months, received several requests for the paper. I want to address these comments. People want more pictures. Legally I have the right to take a picture of anyone in a public arena, but I always ask. Some are wonderful; they don’t want their photo taken but allow me to anyway. For those of you who have graced the pages of the Mountaineer, I thank you very much. It is true; everyone wants pictures! However, if a person is reluctant, I don’t take their photograph, and I respect their decision. One of the most sig...
The planet earth is a being made of land, water, and air. We all know this. Every living thing has its own perspective on what the earth is like. How we define our environment depends on whether we walk on the land, swim in the sea, or fly in the sky. It is easy at times to forget this simple fact. Christmas has come and gone, and I think I am always introspective at this time of year. Living in Seattle, we see a lot of cloudy skies, and it makes me think about the nature of clouds. We all spend our lives trying to see what is beyond the clouds...
