Sorted by date Results 1 - 14 of 14
The new Storm Drain Project will require a public meeting before any grant submission. The Grant is due late March. In looking at different grants and the requirements for each requires public input. They have scheduled the general meeting for March 12. Planning tools needed include revisiting the Big Sandy Growth Policy 2008 and the Capital Improvement Plans, which makes assessments of our community and helps set priorities. The Capital Improvement was done for five years from 2007 through...
The Montana High School Association is proud to announce its sixteenth list of inductees to the MHSA Athletes' Hall of Fame. The Montana High School Association Athletes' Hall of Fame is sponsored by Wendy's. The class of 2020 has seven inductees including Jeff Ellis, Tyler Emmert, Josh Huestis, Jeff Larson, Marj (Connors) Markle, Duane Olson, and Gary Peck. The MHSA Athletes' Hall of Fame consists of two nomination categories: "Modern Era" and "Old Timer." The Old Timer category is for...
By state law each county is required to have a Disaster Emergency Service (DES). Debbie Gessaman is the DES Coordinator for Chouteau County. When I went into her office she was busy writing a grant. She graciously gave me a few moments and we talked about the EMT services in Chouteau. Debbie was hired by the Chouteau county commissioners and occasionally gives them a report. The budget is 50% from the county and 50% from a grant. Kelly Waldbillig is the Deputy DES Coordinator, and the 9-1-1...
Charlie and Stephanie Overbay met at Rexburg, Idaho, in college. Stephanie chased him, primarily because he was just a happy man, always trying to help others, and he was shyer than she was. They were married on Dec 18, 2010, and had a Christmas honeymoon at Salt Lake City. Charlie and Stephanie have three children David, Kirren, and Elliot. In April 2014, they moved to Big Sandy from Rexburg, but not before they moved a few times before. Charlie had taken an intern position at Disney World...
Should I feed this moldy hay? According to Rachel Endecott (Previous MSU Extension Beef Cattle Specialist) Moldy hay (or other moldy feedstuffs) won’t always contain dangerous or poisonous compounds; however, the presence of mold itself can negatively impact animal performance and health. Feedstuffs with considerable mold can produce close to a 5% decrease in energy content for ruminant animals. Moldy feed is understandably less palatable and could result in lower than target intakes of nutrients. The end result is decreased milk production, d...
This spring everyone needs to keep their evening of March 27th free. The Big Sandy junior class will be hosting this year’s annual adult prom. The adult prom will be held on Friday, March 27th, in the high school gymnasium. The dance will start at 8:00pm and end at 12:00am. There will be kids from the junior class serving the delicious drinks and snacks made specifically for the dance. There will be cupcakes, brownies, a meat and cheese tray, a fruit tray, punch, and water for the evening. The theme for this year’s prom is medieval and the juni...
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Hunter Education course dates have been set for many areas across Region 6. All hunter education classes are free of charge. Many classes are being held prior to the April 1 application deadline for special permits for deer and elk. Future application deadlines include May 1 for moose, sheep and goat, and June 1 for deer B, elk B and antelope. In the next few months, classroom courses (for youth)are being held at the following sites, with the start date listed: Havre: Feb. 20 Glasgow: March 2 Sidney: Feb. 18...
Bailey Gasvoda, President of Big Sandy High School student council, sat down with me during her busy schedule to inform me of an important program is being brought to the high school this month. On Monday, February 24. 7-12 at 1:00 all students at the high school, 7th through 12th, will be listening to a program, #BuckleUpBlue4Lauryn, from Pat Goldhahn. A community presentation will be given at 6:00 that evening. His daughter was one year older in school, then Bailey, and she said many of the students here remember her. When pat Goldhahn’s d...
Thursday, February 20- Smoked Sausage Stir Fry over noodles, Cucumber Toamato salad, and Cherry bars. Friday, February 21 - Pancake, sausage patty, eggs, and fruit. Monday, February 24- Meatball sub, Chips, fruit salad, and doughnuts.Tuesday, February 25- Ham & scalloped Pototoes, veggie, and cookie salad. Wednesday, February 26- Hawaiian Pizza, Blueberry grape salad, and Pistachio pudding. Chinese Pepper Steak Ingredients 1 pound beef top sirloin steak 1/4 cup soy sauce 2 tablespoons white sugar 2 tablespoons cornstarch 1/2 teaspoon ground...
One point and mere seconds were all that prevented Big Sandy from entering the District 9C boys basketball tournament on a four-game winning streak. The Pioneers followed a 56-38 win at winless Turner Friday with an upset 52-51 loss to Chester-Joplin-Inverness to close the regular season on their home floor. Though final bracket pairings were unavailable at press time, Big Sandy coach Thomas Dilworth anticipated a rematch with the Hi-Line Hawks Wednesday to open the tourney in Havre....
A more ideal opportunity could not have been presented for the regular season finale for Big Sandy girl's basketball. The Lady Pioneers, who avenged a close loss on the road against Chinook at home to snap a two-year long streak of league losses, faced Chester-Joplin-Inverness Saturday after an even closer overtime game in the first meeting. Home-court advantage did not make a difference this time, though, in a 47-23 loss. In fact, it seemed as if somebody put a lid on the bucket as nearly nothi...
In just his second year of wrestling, Big Sandy junior Bayley Genereux extended his season a week longer than last year by qualifying for the state tournament. Next year as a senior, the challenge will be to push it just one more day. Genereux finished with a 22-21 record for the season. He began with a first-round loss Friday at the Class B-C state wrestling tournament at First Interstate Arena at MetraPark in Billings to the eventual state champion in the 138-pound division. Nathan Schmidt,...
Editor's Note: I am inspired by the art of our students, and have asked Monika Winderl, Big Sandy art teacher, to give me a few of her students so I can present their art in the paper. I'll continue to do so until the end of school year, whenever I have a color page to show case their work. Kassidy Pursley is a junior at Big Sandy High School. She doesn't have a name for her picture. "I haven't really named it yet." She saw a really cool picture that inspired her, but she changed it a lot. "I...
Well, the old proverb, "You never know what the weather is going to be like in Montana!" has been right on this year. It has lived up to the saying by being low negatives one week and 60-70 degrees the next week. This kind of change has substantial effects on the river. When it is in the low 30s, you start to see ice form on the river. It begins to flow down from the smaller tributaries like the Teton and Marias. Then after a week of 20-degree temperatures, the river has so much ice it is in...
