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It was the perfect triad. Brad Lencioni had the dogs. Brad Moore had the will and the perfect Little Sharps Rifle to do the job and Chris Faber knew the location of a really huge mountain lion. Moore said that he has known Lencioni for many years as he does all Moore's taxidermy work for him in Sand Coulee. Brad thinks that Lencioni has had hounds for many years. Brad had told Lencioni that he would like to get a large mountain lion sometime. They had talked about it for years. Moore had a mount...
The Big Sandy City Council passed into law a new business ordinance for business license fees throughout the town. Mayor Stiles said the ordinance was necessary because “We have a lot of transient business coming in. Keeping track of them was very difficult to do. We needed to make them all have business licenses and we found we could not charge them without charging all of our businesses. So, that is what we did but we charge our brick and mortar businesses at a different rate.” When asked if this was a new tax, Mayor Stiles said, “We have had...
For all you Extension junkies, get ready for a very different and very special Extension agent in the Fort Benton office. Janell Barber is her name and teaching people how to get by is one of her largest jobs in that busy extension office. Janell is most recently from the Bozeman/Belgrade area but she is a farm and ranch girl who grew up in the Stanford area. Janell went to MSU and majored in Family and Consumer Science. "I decided not to go into the teaching aspect of Family and Consumer...
The regular Big Sandy City Council meeting was held January 13, 2016. The Pledge was recited. There were no guests and no public comment There was no sheriff’s report Regarding the Wastewater Treatment project, it has been closed down for the winter. The project is close to 95% complete. The construction crew will come back in the spring for a few little things. Construction and engineering submitted pay requests of $111,779.76 for both. The Council signed a stop work order for the winter. The Water System Improvement plans were discussed b...
Cropping Questions and Answers in January • Do you have any estimates on cost of production for winter wheat and spring wheat? MSU Extension Economists are currently working on some numbers. In the meantime, NDSU has a document called Projected 2016 Crop Budgets for North West North Dakota. Copies of the document are available at the Chouteau County Extension Office, or can be found online at: https://www.ag.ndsu.edu/farmmanagement/documents/northwest-2015-budget. • Can I kill stored grain insect pests by running my fans in cold weather? Dav...
A new year brings a feeling of revitalization. Many of us may be attempting this in many different areas of our daily lives, hoping we can make an improvement by following through. One major area you may be concentrating on is your financial expenditures. However, it can be overwhelming to get started. The basic first step is tracking where your dollars go. After you have gotten into a routine of doing this, you will be able to identify the essential living expenses and then create a spending plan in hopes of spending your hard-earned dollars...
This week Vicki recommends “THE TIME BETWEEN”, a novel by Karen White. Eleanor Murray will always remember her childhood on Edisto Island where her late father, a local shrimper, shared her passion for music. Now her memories of him are all that tempers the guilt she feels over the accident that put her sister in a wheelchair and the feelings she harbors for her sister’s husband. To help support her sister, Eleanor works at a Charleston investment firm during the day but she escapes into her music, playing the piano at a neighborhood bar,...
It is that time of year again. I have the mid winter blues. They are a siren song that I can hear almost every minute of the day. It used to be that just ordering Oriental takeout once a week would cure those blues, but not anymore. If you are feeling that same way, here is what you do. This cure is not cheap but every so often it is just good to pamper yourself no matter what the cost. Rent a ski lodge at what used to be called Big Mountain in Whitefish. Rent a condo with a fireplace and a view that won’t quit or stay in a lodge in a room t...
Fort Benton and Chouteau County Performing Arts will be hosting the 33rd annual Montana Performing Arts Consortium on the weekend of Jan 29th through the 31st, 2016. Those of you familiar with the wonderful concerts presented by CCPA will be interested to know that many of the concerts you have enjoyed have been chosen from this event. This will be the fourth time Fort Benton has hosted this event. The public will be able to attend the three showcase sessions held at the Fort Benton Elementary School Auditorium on Saturday, January 30th. Each...
Sometimes it can seem impossible to surmount life’s obstacles, particularly if you have been dealt more than your fair share. But you can often draw on the strength of others for inspiration and helpful advice, especially those who have gracefully overcome difficult trials of their own. Author and musician Vanessa Leigh Hoffman first learned of the power of her own strength as a teenager when she was undergoing chemotherapy while attending school and writing and recording music. “One can conquer anything he or she puts a focus on,” says Hoffm...
Q: I’ve been watching a video series on the Old Testament recently, and it seems like hardly anyone back then lived a good or moral life. If the Bible is true, why did so many people in the Bible live sinful lives? Why are they even in the Bible? A: You’re right; the Bible doesn’t gloss over the faults of those whose lives it records. If it did, we might wonder if the Bible was really accurate and could be trusted. But it can be trusted—and one reason is because of its honesty about human nature. Why does the Bible tell us about the sins of...
During the winter, your lips may bear the brunt of the elements, both indoors and out. Centrally heated homes and offices can be particularly drying, and whipping winter winds can take a toll. Even ultraviolet rays from the sun still do damage in the cold of winter. The function of your lips, like the rest of the surface tissues on your body, is to offer protection from the outside environment. When lips are chapped, they can be painful and uncomfortable. These six basic winter tips can help your lips weather the season: 1. Refrain from...
The Pioneer boys and girls basketball teams each suffered a pair of District 9C losses over the weekend. Friday the teams made the trip to Fort Benton to face the Longhorns. The girls fell 52-17 with freshman Jaylyn Cline leading the team with five points in the contest. The boys fell in their contest with the Longhorns by a score of 46-20. Junior Laurence Allderdice led the Pioneers offensively with 13 points. Saturday the teams hosted the Chinook Sugarbeeters with similar results. Senior...
The Fort Benton/Big Sandy wrestlers were at home for Senior night on Thursday January 21st. Fort Benton seniors are Connor DeBruycker, Jade Miller, Logan Taylor and Big Sandy senior Josh Solf were honored with their parents before the matches under the light. Josh won both of his matches and Connor, Jade, and Logan won their only matches of the night, making the senior undefeated on the night. The rest of the team performed well, also. Connor Schnabel, Landon Taylor and Weston Allderdice won...
District 9C Basketball Tournament tickets are on sale from Sherri at the high school office until Monday, February 8th. Student general admission tickets are $24.00 and adult reserved admission tickets are $32.00. Thursday, January 28 wrestling at Big Sandy starting at 5pm. Friday, January 29 wrestling at Malta also on Friday, basketball hosts Hays/Lodgepole Friday, January 29 Senior job shadows in Great Falls today. Saturday, January 30 wrestling at Simms, also on Saturday there is basketball at Stanford 5 p.m. and FFA travels to Lewistown....
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. While there is fishable ice in most areas already, some of the larger water bodies like Fort Peck Reservoir just froze over this past week. While the first ice of the year often offers some of the best fishing, it also can be qui...
