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The first Friday of February is Heart Health Day and the month of February is "Take Care of Yourself" Month. Many of us have already abandoned our New Year goal to get healthy by now, so why not look at the issue again and have a look at what we can do about it. We all have heard before what is necessary to be healthier person. Krystl Kulbeck, PA-C, at the Big Sandy Medical Center simplified it for us. All we need to do is make correct food choices and exercise. She doesn't believe one exercise...
The Big Sandy Rotary Club is gearing up for a great Rotary Banquet this year! This year's theme will be Wild Safari Dreams. The next two months keep the club quite busy with preparations for the banquet. The months of December and January are usually a little calmer, however, the club has been making many donations to give back to our community. In December, a donation of $1,000 was given to the Big Sandy Food Bank. In January, we began by giving a donation to the Montana Memory Project, which...
Big Sandy Activities is initiating an award available to all students 7th grade through 12th at the Big Sandy High School called the POWER AWARD. Big Sandy Activities motto is "Empowering people". It was shortened from Empowering People with Disabilities to just Empowering People. People with disabilities are just people living with the challenges given to them, not unlike any of us. BSA's goal is to help them feel powerful and appreciated. Nothing gives any of us a boost in life more then...
The Grammys 60th Anniversary was January 28th and was a time to celebrate the power of music. Music has always been an important part of Big Sandy. Here at Big Sandy we have always had a number of gifted musicians and the Mountaineer thought this week would be a great time to have a quick look at a few local musicians who are new, old, or not so well known in our area. Nick Fry is first and for most known in Big Sandy for his "Outsiders Art", but Nick loves music. He plays the harmonica. There...
Hoof Cracks in Beef Cattle Research based information for this article was compiled by Rachel Endecott (Former MSU Extension Beef Cattle Specialist). The complete article is available at http://www.msuextension.org/beefcattle/cowsensechronicle.html. In general, foot cracks are classified as either horizontal (transverse fissures) or vertical (sand cracks). The mildest form of a horizontal foot crack is known as a hardship groove, which is thought to be associated with disease, stress, or nutritional abnormality. A Canadian study of 6 different...
Helen Nepil passed away Friday January 26,2018. She was born on January 15, 1923 to Jacob and Emilie Sevick on the family homestead, which was located 35 miles southeast of Big Sandy, Montana. She was the youngest of six children, with 2 brothers (Laddie and Adolph) and 2 sisters (Marie and Lilly). Another sister, Emilie died of whooping cough at 2 years of age. Her parents had immigrated to Chicago from Czechoslovakia, where they owned a bakery. In 1914 they moved to Montana to become farmers....
Leo George Bitz, age 84, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 29, 2018, at the Care Center in Big Sandy, MT. He died of complications from prostate cancer. A service celebrating Leo's life will be held at 2 pm Friday, February 16, in the High School Gym, at 398 1st Avenue, Big Sandy, MT. On November 10, 1933, in Havre, MT, Leo became the first child born to the union of Mathilda and Henry Bitz of Box Elder. He joined 13 stepbrothers and stepsisters and was followed by 5 more siblings; the...
Thursday, February 8- Sweet and Sour Pork over rice, salad, dessert. Friday, February 9- Turkey soup/Turkey Pot Pie, salad, dessert, and rolls. Monday, February 12- Seimers Chicken with noodles, salad, and dessert. Tuesday, February 13- Sloppy Joes, green means, salad, and dessert. Wednesday, February 14- Happy Valentine’s Day!!!- Drummies Chicken Chow Mein, Egg Rolls, Oriental Cloeslaw, Strawberry Short Cake. This is a $10.00 meal. EASY MEAT LASAGNA • 1/2 pound lean ground beef • 1/2 pound Italian sausage, casing removed • 2 jars (26 ounces...
There was no news at press time. Menus for the week: Thursday, February 8- Breakfast- Breakfast sandwich, assorted cereals, fresh fruit, juice and milk. Lunch- Chicken Strips, broccoli, brownies, salad bar, buns and milk. Monday, February 12- Breakfast- Pancakes, sausage, assorted cereals, fresh fruit, juice and milk. Lunch- Pork Patty, Potato Smiles, pears, salad bar, buns, and milk. Tuesday, February 13- Breakfast- Pop Tarts, Cheese Sticks, assorted cereals, fresh fruit, juice and milk. Lunch- Goulash, garlic toast, green beans, salad bar,...
To Be Where You Are, by Jan Karon - #1 New York Times bestselling author Jan Karon returns with the fourteenth novel in the beloved Mitford series, featuring three generations of Kavanaghs. After twelve years of wrestling with the conflicts of retirement, Father Tim Kavanagh realizes he doesn’t need a steady job to prove himself. Then he’s given one--but what, exactly, does it prove? Meanwhile, newly married Dooley and Lace face a crisis that empties their bank account and turns their household upside down. Is the honeymoon over? Is this whe...
The Big Sandy boys and girls basketball teams fell on Thursday to the Box Elder Bears in what would be their only contest of the weekend. The top seeded Box Elder Bears raced past Big Sandy 68-22 after jumping out to a 48-11 half time lead. Big Sandy was paced on the night by junior Jaylyn Cline's eight points. The boys trailed 29-17 at the intermission but were able to cut the Box Elder lead in half by the start of the fourth trailing just 42-36. Big Sandy matched the Bears for much of the...
'The Longhorn/ Pioneer wrestlers traveled to Malta Saturday February 3rd for the Northern B-C Wrestling Tournament. Connor Schnabel won the Championship at 126 lbs. Landon Taylor finished 2nd at 152lbs. Weston Allderdice finished 3rd at 170lbs. These three wrestlers will represent Fort Benton and Big Sandy at the all class State wrestling tournament in Billings February 9-10th. Ethan Davis placed fifth in Divisionals and Hayden Axtman place sixth. Dylan Darlington wrestled tough but came up...
Wrestling Meet results from Great Falls Meet 1/27/2018 6 & under, Liam Simpson - 3 losses by pin, Kyrsta Cline -2 wins by pin, 1 loss by pin, Gabe Cline- 1 win by decision, 2 losses by decision, Tristan Cox- 3 losses- 2 by pin, 1 by decision, Henry Merrill- 3 losses- 2 by pin, 1 by decision, 8 & under, Ridge Cator- 2 wins by pin, 1 loss by pin, Faith Cator- 2 wins- 1 by pin, 1 by decision, 1 loss by pin, 10 & under, Quinn Rodewald- 2 wins by pin, 1 loss by decision, Wes Cox- 2 wins by decision,...
Chouteau County Performing Arts, in partnership with The Grand Union Hotel invite you to share in the music, laughter and dreams, when we present The Phat Pack on February 13th, at 7PM at the Fort Benton Elementary School auditorium. This show is a delight all ages. Four Broadway Performers join together to sing some of the best music of Broadway, while sharing their personal stories from their individual journeys, in this intimate, funny & entertaining evening of music, laughter & dreams. This...
