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Mayor Shaud Schwarzbach swears in new City Council member, Jon Sheehy, Sheehy was appointed to Schwarzbach's seat on City Council when he took over as Mayor....
Sheri Roth, Big Sandy's Post Master, says mail route carriers must make an attempt to deliver mail. An attempt, but at no time are they to put themselves at risk. Safety is the number one point at every training conference. Having said that the three Big Sandy Mail Carriers have had quite a year this winter. Tina Cook, Barbie Martin and Dennis Young either smiled or laughed out loud when asked about this year's attempts. Tina Cook has worked for the post office for nine years but has only been...
Get your tickets now for 34th Annual “Wild Safari Dreams” Rotary Banquet!! The date is set for March 17, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. Tickets are available from your favorite Big Sandy Rotarians, which include Karen Baumann, Harry Bold, Demra Brown, Maggie Cline, Carla Courtnage, Janis Kaiser, Kyrstyl Kulbeck, Brad & Sheri Moore, Bob Nelson, Shane Ophus, Bob Quinn, Jeff Richter, Rich Roth, Shaud & Melanie Schwarzbach, Scott Schwarzbach, Tom Sheehy, Jack Thornton, Jodi Thornton, Joe Von Stein, Dianna Webster and Rhonda Works. Each ticket includes del...
The Chouteau County Spelling Bee took place in the auditorium of the Fort Benton Elementary School on February 27, 2018. The Big Sandy Grade School spelling champs were both excited and nervous. The 3rd and 4the graders of the county will spell against each other and are not eligible for the State Spelling Bee. The Winner of the 5th-8th grades will go on to the State Spelling Bee. Big Sandy is represented by a number of children, all excited to be in a spelling contest. Representing the 3rd...
Working hard, or learning to work hard, or learning how to battle through, or maybe just meeting new friends. What is the value of little ones learning to wrestle? If you ask them, it's none of the above. It's JUST FUN! Head coach Kyle Rodewald must think it's fun too. And thanks to the Big Sandy Historical Society they've been able to "have fun" four days a week after school. The Big Sandy Museum has had the wrestling mat down in their meeting area for a number of weeks now. You walk in and...
Management Methods Cows during the Calving Season Managing cows to rebreed as scheduled is an important practice during the calving season. Below are a few good management practices to remember from the Cow-Calf Management Guide Section CL115. • The above-average milking cow will need about 30 pounds of hay per day. • Ration balancing using the animal’s nutrient requirements and the nutrient composition of the feed resource should be used to determine appropriate ration. The Chouteau County Extension office has an excellent ration balan...
Angus Albert Merrill, 95 was born January 24, 1923 in Saint Maries, Idaho. He passed away February 10, 2018 of natural causes at the Havre Care Center. Angus, grew up in Bossburg, Washington and as a teenager worked in the mines. He attended Marcus High School but was unable to attend his graduation as he joined the Army on April 11, 1941. Angus was a part of the 41st Rainbow Division from Fort Lewis and was stationed at Seward Alaska when Pearl Harbor was attacked. Angus was later stationed at...
Perhaps you may have once heard the term National FFA Week; but what exactly is National FFA Week? What does this so-called week of FFA do? Many members of local communities all across the country--from Alaska to the Virgin Islands and from Maine to Hawaii--will find out just what National FFA Week is. In 1928, population growth in the United States had fallen by 1.23 percent. (Smiley, n.d.) Despite the fall in population that would continue throughout the next decade, some folks knew that times were changing; the United States would continue...
Please remember to call the Senior Center for to go orders by 10:30 a.m. Menus for the week: Thursday, March 1: Beef Stroganoff, Green Beans, Caramel apple salad, garlic toast, red velvet chocolate chip cookies. Friday, March 2: Veggie Soup, Egg Salad in a croissant, best chocolate cookie bars. Monday, March 5: Pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, and fruit. Tuesday, March 6: BRITHDAY DINNER, Chicken Fried Steak, mashed potatoes, bean salad, chessy bread, blueberry shortcakes. Wednesday, March 7: BBQ Chicken Pizza, green salad, and cookies....
Thursday, March 1, The Junior high wrestling team will have a meet in Big Sandy starting at 5:00 p.m. Friday, March 2, the Little Pioneer Wrestlers will be hosting a meet and it starts at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 8, Junior high wrestling will travel to Chinook for a meet. Saturday, March 3, the Junior high wrestlers will travel to Lewistown for a meet. Friday, March 9, The high School students will have their Ski trip, breakfast is at 5:45 a.m. buses leave the high school at 6:00 a.m. At Press time the Breakfast and Lunch menus were not...
Love and Other Consolation Prizes by Jamie Ford For twelve-year-old Ernest Young, a charity student at a boarding school, the chance to go to the World’s Fair feels like a gift. But only once he’s there, amid the exotic exhibits, fireworks, and Ferris wheels, does he discover that he is the one who is actually the prize. The half-Chinese orphan is astounded to learn he will be raffled off--a healthy boy “to a good home.” The winning ticket belongs to the flamboyant madam of a high-class brothel, famous for educating her girls. There, Ernest...
All hunter education classes are free of charge. Many classes are being held prior to the March 15 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 month, classroom courses (for youth) are being held in: Scobey: starting March 12 Havre: starting April 5 All students must register online at the FWP website: fwp.mt.gov; click on the education tab, then click “hunter education programs”. Next, “Find a class or fi...
Third John is the shortest book in the New Testament. It is also one of the least appreciated. John’s short letter (only 129 words) written to a church leader somewhere in Greece. Though we don’t know the exact situation being addressed in the note, clues in the book give us a pretty good idea of what’s going on. John is writing to a church leader named Gaius, announcing his plans to visit the churches in the region for the purpose of dealing with a conflict that has arisen between him and another leader, a fellow named Diotrephes. He sent...
Q: I’ve done it again—I’ve already broken every New Year’s resolution I made for this year. Every year I start out determined to keep my resolutions, but before I know it I’ve failed. Maybe I shouldn’t bother. Why do I do this? What’s wrong with me? A: I suspect you’re not alone; every year countless people start out resolving to change their lives—but end up failing. Sometimes it’s because their goals weren’t realistic, or because they didn’t plan exactly how they were going to reach them. But usually it’s simply because we don’t have the...
