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According to usafacts.org from an article called “Teachers in the US face low pay relative to their level of education, which was published on November 11, 2022, “the average teacher makes less than the average full-time earner in every state except Hawaii. In Montana, teachers make 80% of the average wage; Wyoming 92%, Washington 88%, North Dakota 85%, and Idaho is also 80%.” According to the same article, teachers work an average of 50 hours a week teaching and $300 of their personal money on classroom supplies. Also, finding teachers to te...
The Big Sandy Gun Show took place last weekend and was deemed a great success by the vendors and organizers. The event typically draws several hundred people into the community over the course of the weekend. Those people patronize local businesses, giving the local business community a shot in the arm. The show included a memorial display for Duke Pursley, who was well loved in the community. Some of his engraving work was on display and many in attendance spoke at length about his personality...
The Big Sandy High School Ag Program took 12 kids and 3 adults to Texas two weeks ago to attend the Fort Worth Stock Show. This is nearly double the number of students who are typically able to attend this type event. In addition to the larger number of attendees, the destination of the trip was also unusual as our FFA usually travels to Denver for the Denver Stock Show. I spoke with Lane Taylor, Big Sandy High's Ag teacher, about the outing. He explained that the stock show trips came into...
MSU Extension Chouteau County Has Hay Probe and Nutrition Decision Software Sampling of hay is essential to livestock management. Hay sampling is best accomplished with a hollow core probe consisting of a stainless-steel tube and a sharp cutting end. The Chouteau County Extension office has a hay probe available for check out. One core should be sampled from at least 20 bales from a lot of hay. A lot of hay is defined as hay harvested from a field of uniform maturity within a 48 hour period. Generally a lot should not exceed 200 tons. Poor...
“The girls had two hard fought battles over the weekend,” coach Travis Baumann said. Big Sandy beat Fort Benton 52-48! “A huge conference win! The Lady Pioneers started with great aggressive play from Keira Galbavy to set the tone early. Galbavy had a big board and bucket. Big Sandy started in a press, and Fort Benton tried to frazzle the Lady Pioneers with a half-court set. Jai Baumann made a 3-pointer, with another Galbavy board and bucket to follow. Galbavy also had 2 steals back to back, causing the Lady Longhorns to turn the ball over...
Big Sandy lost to Fort Benton 47-42 never finding their rhythm. The Pioneers found themselves in a hole early; after a very patient offensive, the Fort Benton team jumped ahead with fast break layups and 3-pointers, and the Pioneers were down 3-16. That didn't stop the Pioneers, though. After some big plays from Issac Pedraza, Wylie Snapp, and Braydon Cline, the Pioneers climbed back within 6 points going into the 2nd quarter. Offensively Big Sandy had the floor spread, which allowed for some great passes and assists that Fort Benton struggled...
This week, our hats are off to you, the people of our community. What is a hospital without its patients? This facility was built over 50 years ago with none other than the people of the Big Sandy area in mind. It is the people who founded BSMC. It is the people who volunteer on the Board of Directors. It is the people who are employees. But most importantly, it is the people who become patients. The first week of February is Patient Recognition Week. Thank you for choosing us for your healthcare needs. While HIPPA laws prevent us from thanking...
Dear Big Sandy Community, I want to take this opportunity to first thank this community for welcoming me in with open arms. Over the past year and four months, I have drove back and forth from Fort Benton to work as your Patient Account Representative at Big Sandy Medical Center (BSMC) and Athletic Trainer for Big Sandy High School during the state championship season of the Pioneers. I thoroughly enjoyed meeting and working with all of you. I especially enjoyed the opportunity building relationships with the residents of BSMC Long Term Care...
Kids wrestled well over the weekend. Tannin went 2-0 on senior night, picking up both victories by fall. Quinn, Harley and Wes Cox went unbeaten on Senior night as well. Sam Cox picked up a win as well. Quinn Rodewald and Harley LaBuda won their championship matches in Malta. Quinn won by major decision over Cody Kuka of Glasgow Harley by first period pin over Kyra Anderson of Chester. Leah LePinnet picked up to hard fought wins over the weekend. Winning 4-2 over Bailey Billmeyer of Chinook and...
