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The count down has begun for the Big Sandy Rotary Club Annual Benefit Banquet. The tickets have been on sale now for a little over a week and are steadily being sold. If you want to go to the banquet and have not yet been in contact with a Rotarian to purchase a ticket, please contact Demra Brown, Jodi Thornton or any other Rotarian to purchase your ticket to the greatest Star party a small town can ever have. Purchasing a banquet ticket gives you the opportunity to come and Wish Upon a Star...
Want the weather to change? Just ask the National Weather Bureau in Great Falls and see what they can do to bring better weather to this area. When “The Mountaineer” called them this week we had three questions. When is the February heat wave going to be over, when are we getting some moisture and when will we be shed of this dreaded El Nino effect? We were pleasantly surprised at what Keith at the National Weather Service had to say. For now until the end of February there are no significant storms in the offing. That sounds good for cal...
It is no secret that the Big Sandy City Council has been talking for a few months now about a new swimming pool for Big Sandy. "The Mountaineer" caught up with City Councilman Colby Baumgarn who is the head of the Parks and Recreation committee of the Big Sandy City Council. If there was going to be a new pool, Parks and Recreation would be tied closely to it. Mountaineer: Where did the idea of a new pool come from? Colby: the City Council brought up a new pool because of the condition of the...
During Red Cross Month in March, the American Red Cross encourages eligible donors to join in its lifesaving mission by giving blood. Since 1943, every U.S. president has designated March as Red Cross Month to recognize how the Red Cross helps people down the street, across the country and around the world. Red Cross Month is a celebration of the everyday heroes, like Karla Essmiller, who are the face of the Red Cross in their communities. Essmiller began donating blood and even coordinated a few blood drives when she was in college....
Should I feed this moldy hay? 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, decreased growth, respiratory issues, and declining resistance to disease. M...
Students from Montana were among the 802 Montana State University undergraduates who received diplomas during MSU’s 2015 fall commencement ceremonies held Dec. 12 in Brick Breeden Fieldhouse. Michael McFaul, a native Montanan who is considered one of the world’s experts on Russia and who served as the U.S. Ambassador to the Russian Federation under President Barack Obama from 2011 to February 2014, received an honorary doctorate in letters. He also delivered the charge to the graduates. Students with two asterisks after their name (**) gra...
Can you believe it, this is the last column of February? I have been busy all month trying to think of ways to keep us all busy so the mid winter blahs don’t set in and already it is almost March when those blahs start to go away. Although I must say that no one should have had the mid winter blahs this February as it was just a darn nice month, with lots of sun, a little moisture and the only big events were too much wind. I have actually been out in the garden cleaning last year’s leaves off the plants and defining beds that sort of all gre...
Twenty-four hours, 1440 minutes or 86,400 seconds per day. Regardless of how you think of it, every day has the same amount of time. But, somehow, it feels like the time in a day decreases the more tasks and responsibilities we face in our lives. February is National Time Management Month. However, as one source cited—the term “time management” is a misnomer—you cannot manage time. You can manage the events in your life in relation to time and how you use that time depends on self-analysis, planning, evaluation and self-control. Time is both...
This week Vicki came up with a Molly Murphy mystery called “AWAY IN A MANGER” by Rhys Bowen. It is Christmastime in 1905 New York City and for once Molly Murphy Sullivan is looking forward to the approaching holidays. She has a family of her own now. She and Daniel have a baby son and twelve year old Birdie is living with them as their ward. As Molly and the children listen to carolers in the street, they hear a lovely voice, the voice of an angel, and see a begger girl huddled in a doorway singing “Away in a Manger”. Birdie is touched by the...
An airline captain was helping Lena, a new flight attendant, prepare for her first overnight trip. Upon their arrival, the captain showed Lena the best place for airline personnel to eat, shop and stay overnight. The next morning as the pilot was preparing the crew for the day’s route, he noticed that Lena was missing. He knew which room she was in at the hotel and called her up to ask what happened to her. Lena answered the phone, crying and said, “I can’t get otta da room!” “You can’t get out of your room?” the captain asked. “Why not?” Le...
Easter is a few weeks away and churches all over the world are turning their attention to the final weeks leading up to Jesus’ arrest, trial, execution, and resurrection. John’s account of the events is unique because he gives more details regarding Jesus’ words during the last supper, including a prayer Jesus prayed before he was arrested. There is a line in this prayer that is important, but often overlooked. Praying for his followers he says: “I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, that th...
Q: Does God ever give up on a nation that turns against Him and deliberately does things that are morally wrong? Frankly, I worry about our nation. Have we reached the point of no return? A: No nation, and no individual, is ever totally beyond hope—no matter how far gone they appear to be. God is sovereign, and He is able to bring revival and new life to even the coldest heart or the most rebellious nation. The Psalmist prayed, “Will you not revive us again, that your people may rejoice in you?” (Psalm 85:6). At the same time, when we repea...
The Big Sandy Pioneer basketball season came to end at the District 9C tournament in Havre following a pair of losses by both the boys and girls teams. Both teams faced the top seeded Box Elder Bears in their opening contest. Box Elder defeated the girls by a score of 59-8 sending them into a loser out contest Friday morning. The girls were then defeated by the Chester-J-I Hawks, 56-28 ending their season. The boys fell to Box Elder by a score of 112-21 in the opener and were defeated by the...
