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You will see more and more signs of agritourism in this part of Montana once a bill sponsored by the Farmer’s Union and signed by Governor Bullock a few weeks ago, gets up and going in the next two years. It is very apparent to many people in the agriculture community that they need to diversify their products even more. It is not enough just to plant wheat. It is not enough to plant other crops. Still more is needed to keep the family farm viable and able to support extended families so that those farms are not lost to giant organizations t...
My sister LouAnn sent me something she had gotten off the net entitled the top ten Montana weather events of the 20th century. Most of those weather events I had never heard of and, of course there were some that I knew about that did not make the top ten by whoever was preparing the list. For instance, that tornado that went south east of Big Sandy and ripped down Clear Creek was not mentioned although anyone that was in it will always rank it as a huge weather event in our time. A few years...
State and local public health officials are reminding Montanans to be aware of the risk for exposure to rabies as summer approaches. Encounters between humans and wild animals often increase in spring and summer months because of the time spent hiking and engaging in other outdoor activities. From 2010 to 2016, 141 animals submitted for testing to the Montana Department of Livestock (DOL) were positive for rabies. Most of the animals were bats (67%), some were skunks (26%), and a few were other wild and domestic animals. Rabies is a fatal...
Mayor Stiles described actions taken at the April 6 regular City Council meeting. After the pledge was recited and the March minutes were approved it was determined that there were no public comments although there were some five visitors at the meeting. The biggest news in the meeting was that Fred Watstein resigned from the Council due to leaving the area and Darrin Ray was appointed in his place. In the Sheriff’s Report it was reported that there is a violent offender living in Big Sandy. Regarding KLJ Engineering, the pipe line project was...
Most readers of this column know that the first week of each month I try to include a recipe. I do the same when writing this column for the “Blaine County Journal”. Rarely do I write the same recipe for each newspaper. This month, though, I am. I looked at many recipes for Easter and saw many good recipes using asparagus but there was not a single recipe that used Hollandaise Sauce in their Easter banquet. Hollandaise is great with asparagus. It is also good with Eggs Benedict; many roasted root vegetables like parsnips, carrots or roa...
Last Friday evening, I was ordained as a pastor in the Church of God. Up until this point, I was a licensed minister and had been for about 7 years. This seems funny to me, because I have been working as a minister in one capacity or another for nearly 17 years. Regardless of licensing or ordination, I have been in a vocation that I felt God called me to do for almost 2 decades. I didn’t actually need anyone to tell me what God called me to do, nor did I need confirmation from other pastors that this was what my life had been aimed at. W...
Q: Our church’s education committee really wants me to teach the high school class, but I’m not sure I want to take it on. I’ve never done anything like this, and to be honest I’m not sure I want to give up my time. Am I just being selfish? A: Only you can answer this question, of course, but I hope you’ll be honest about your motives—and if they are selfish or wrong, I hope you’ll ask God to change them. The Psalmist prayed, “Search me, God, and know my heart. … See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting” (Psal...
Emergency Responder Dusty Allderdice, from Big Sandy Medical Center, recently completed training offered by the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP), in Anniston, Ala. The CDP is operated by the United States Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency and is the only federally-chartered Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) training facility in the nation. The CDP develops and delivers advanced training for emergency response providers, emergency managers, and other government officials from state, local, and tribal g...
The memorial service to celebrate the lives of Donald J. Buffington and Phillip L. Buffington will be held on Friday, May 12 at 2:00pm. Phill died at his home in Tucson, Arizona on October 1, 2016. On December 20, 2016 Don died at the Montana Veteran’s Home in Columbia Falls, Montana. The memorial service will include military honors and scattering of ashes at the Buffington homestead ranch, south of Chester (5441 Broadhurst Road, Ledger, MT 59456). Family, neighbors and friends are all welcome....
Knees Area Field Day Scheduled for June 7th The MSU Western Triangle Agricultural Research Center (WTARC) and MSU Extension are hosting a field day in the Knees area on June 7th at 9:00 a.m. The event will begin approximately ½ mile north of J & A Farms. J & A Farms is located at 2226 Knees Church Road. Dr. Jamie Sherman (MSU Barley Breeder) will share research based information on barley varieties for the Knees area. Dr. Luther Talbert (MSU Spring Wheat Breeder) will speak about successful spring wheat varieties for the Knees area. John...
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA Thursday, May 11, 2017 7:00 P.M. City Hall 1. Pledge 2. Approval of meeting minutes 3. Public Comments 4. Hillary Page 5. Sheriff Report 6. New Water Project a. KLJ Report b. Bear Paw Development – Brownfield/water project 7. Pool 8. New Business a. Men’s Health Month proclamation b. Road repair near grade school c. LaBuda sewer repair d. Emergency notification system 9. Old Business a. Charge for Inactive/vacant properties connected to water/sewer system b. Animal Ordinance c. Ditch and road plans 10. Reports: a. Com...
