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BEGINNING JANUARY 11, 2024 UNTIL MARCH 11, 2024, AT 5:00 PM Declarations for Nomination for the following local offices will be accepted OFFICE FILING FEE COMMISSIONER, District #3 – Geraldine & Highwood Area............................ $264.55 Six (6) Year Terms – To qualify you MUST have resided in the county and the district for at least two (2) years preceding the general election. CLERK OF COURT/SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS/SURVEYOR.............. $271.55 Four (4) Year Term - Combined Off...
The Big Sandy Gun Show took place last weekend, drawing increased traffic to the community and providing its usual shot in the arm to local small businesses. Keith Hanson, who organized the show, explained that the event has continued to draw new vendors as well as crowds of local shoppers. "We ended up with 17 vendors and 53 tables. We added three new vendors to the gun show this year." He also noted that one of the vendors added a clothing line to their display this year. Regarding the...
Many Reasons Why Deciduous Trees Should Not Be Topped Topping is the drastic removal or cutting back of large branches in mature trees. The tree is sheared like a hedge and the main branches are cut to stubs. Many homeowners top trees when they reach heights considered unsafe fearing a strong wind might blow large trees over. However, the extensive root system of a healthy tree provides adequate support for the tree. Below are a number of reasons why deciduous trees should not be topped. Starvation: Trees need leaves to manufacture starches...
Never too late to wish the community a Happy 2024. May this new year bring wonderful new memories and friendships. December, as we all know was a remarkably busy month, with the winter stroll, holiday parties, family gatherings and unbelievable weather. January arrived with Mother nature going through menopause. We had some extremely fridged days then her hot flashes came back warming up the temperatures outdoors leaving one to wonder what she has instore for the rest of the winter months. Well here at the senior center we took on mother...
Duane A. Cooke passed away peacefully January 10th at Benefis Hospital in Great Falls after a very brief illness. He was born in Havre, February 21, 1944 to Dudley and Clara (Ulman) Cooke. He graduated from Big Sandy High School in 1962. Duane then spent all of his life in the family farm except for a few years working in Seattle. Duane enjoyed collecting all kinds of old cars, trucks, and tractors. He raised Arabian horses and various breeds of cattle. Organic farming became his passion until...
Kierkegaard once wrote: “Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forward.” To be more accurate, this is a summary of a journal entry he wrote. The idea is quite simple. We can only really understand our lives by looking back at what happened. Events, challenges, choices, difficulties, losses, and everything else must be experienced day to day. The challenge is that in the moment, we lack the proper context to find meaning in our experiences or to make sense of them. The challenge is that we can only live moving forward. This...
The Pioneers had two tough losses this past weekend. In the first one they played against CJI, they only lost by 2 points in a battle with five ties and four lead changes. The Pioneers' biggest lead was 5 points, and the Hawks' biggest lead was 8 points. The Pioneers started the game taking care of the basketball and only having 1 turnover in the 1st quarter, and that happened in the last 30 seconds of the quarter. Eyon Sherburn stepped up big for the Pioneers, shooting 7/8 from the floor and 4/...
The Lady Pioneers struggled a bit this last weekend against CJI and DGSG. The first game against the Lady Hawks started rough with 12 fouls (total) and the Lady Pioneers having 8 turnovers in the 1st quarter. They lost by 11 points with a final score of 48-59. They then played the Lady Bearcats This game was aggressive from the get-go, with the refs letting them get after it; it was a very scrappy back-and-forth game, but with Junior leader Eva Yeadon getting 3 fouls in the 1st quarter, the...
