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Keith Hanson, former owner of the Big Sandy Mountaineer from Chinook, organized a gun show here for the third year in a row. There were 17 vendors and 50 tables, and the place was full. All the vendors I talked to loved firearms. They sell more than guns, of course, with a wide variety of items. They also could purchase guns from private individuals. Some vendors have been in the gun show business for many years, while others just started two years ago. It was fun to talk to an engraver from...
The generosity of the community of Big Sandy has shined through in the community's support of the Food Bank over the past year. Now the Food Bank wants to thank the community for their exceptional efforts. In particular, the First Bank of Montana and Big Sandy Schools went above and beyond in their efforts to make certain that locals in need would have both food and paper products over the 2024 holiday season. The Big Sandy Food Bank wants to extend their thanks to the community, First Bank of...
24-1902. Thomas Clary was born in St Louis in 1843. He married Mary Ford, and four children were born to them. He came to Fort Benton in 1862 to work for the American Fur Company, and later, Thomas ran freight wagons between Fort Benton and Deer Lodge. The 1870 Federal census shows Thomas in Sun River with the occupation of a Wagon Master. The Clary Family remained at Sun River ranching until 1887, when his 2-year-old son, Joe, accidentally drowned in an irrigation ditch close to the family home. They moved to Fort Benton following that...
Master Gardener Level 1 Class in Chouteau County (Please Pre-register) MSU Extension Level 1 Master Gardener classes will take place in Chouteau County pending pre-registration numbers. Now is your chance to participate in an excellent educational opportunity. A minimum of 15 pre-registered participants is required. The class traditionally begins the first week in March. Please contact the MSU Chouteau County Extension office at 622-3751 to pre-register. The Level 1 Master Gardener course requires 16 hours of class time, and is taught by local...
Here is a book review of a book called “Twelve Nights at Rotter House, “by J.W. Ocker. It is a spooky tale of two friends who stay at an abandoned house for 12 nights. Felix Allsey is an aspiring writer who wants to experience the paranormal at the infamous haunted house known as Rotter House. He invites his old friend Thomas Ruth to join him on a ghost hunt for 12 terrifying nights. Felix is skeptical about ghosts, while Thomas believes ghosts are real. Both are huge horror movie fans, and they talk about popular ghost story movies, such as...
The Lady Pioneers were on the road this past weekend and faced some tough opponents in CJI and DGSG. The Lady Pioneers took an early lead on CJI and were up 13 points at halftime, but a very gritty CJI team battled back, took the lead in the fourth quarter, and pulled away with a win, beating the Lady Pioneers by 8 points. The ladies then turned around and played a very fast-paced team at DGSG, who really put the pressure on the Lady Pioneers, beating them by 20 points. The Lady Pioneers...
The Pioneer boys' basketball team played two tough teams this past weekend on the road. They faced a good CJI team and a good DGSG team as well. The Pioneers put in a great effort and worked really hard, and they kept improving every game, but unfortunately, they were handed two losses this last weekend. The amount they lost does not reflect the boys' effort. The final score for the CJI game was 21-74, and the final at DGSG was 45-90. The Pioneers fought a good fight against CJI and started off...
