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The Bear Paw Mountaineer Volume 1 Big Sandy, Montana, March 2, 1911 Main headlines read: BILL FOR COMMUTATION NORTH OF THE MARIAS PASSED CONGRESS THIS WEEK. Editor's Note. This is an article written in the first Mountaineer paper. It is printed here in it's entirety A GROWING TOWN AND IT'S FUTURE PROSPECTS MUCH DEPENDS ON THE WAY OUR CITIZENS DEVELOP OPPORTUNITY HAS GREAT TRADE TERRITORY LAND FOR MILES AROUND US WHEN SETTLED IS BOUND TO MAKE BIG SANDY A LARGE TRADE CENTER Big Sandy has a future...
Angel Johnson FNP has worked for Chouteau County for 18 years. Since the beginning, she has continued to do everything in a part-time position. Her department is the Chouteau County Department of Public Health. The Chouteau County commissioners hire her. Angel said, “they are the boss.” Natalie Bahnmiller works for the state, training people to be social workers out in the field. The Office of Public Assistant and the Dept. of Family services who used to be in the same Fort Benton offices is now serviced out of the Havre office. Angel sai...
Toni Echoff has only been the treasure for one and a half years. The position is elected every four years. Her responsibility "is the collection and distribution center for all taxes in Chouteau County, including annual re-registration and titling of cars, trucks, and other motorized vehicles (boats, motor homes, snowmobiles, trailers, motorcycles, special mobile equipment, gross vehicle weight charges)." In other words, "We handle all the county funds and taxes. Anything having to do with...
Glen and Anita Cook will be married 70 years this September 23. They met in Gordon, Nebraska, of all places, in September 1949 at a small bible school. Anita told me Reverend Lund was going down there, so several Montana kids from here went. Glen said his pastor was from there, so he went there with him, but Anita interrupted him and said, "He went there because of a girl." And she chuckled. "Ya! well, she encouraged me to go." And he and Anita laughed together. They didn't fall in love right aw...
Two major Cutworm species, the western and the army cutworm, are serious but sporadic pests for Montana producers. Outbreaks can occur when cutworm populations are high and weather conditions are favorable for survival. Outbreaks do not necessarily occur in successive years. Larvae of either species generally are not active above ground on bright, sunny days. They can be found just below ground by scraping the soil surface lightly. Small larvae are well-camouflaged and can be difficult to see in the soil. Larval densities can be assessed by...
Big Sandy beat the odds. And then did it again. And again. The last entry from District 9C to the Northern C Divisional boys basketball tournament won three thrilling games there to force an unlikely championship game. Though the magic did not carry the Pioneers to lift a trophy Saturday, it did allow them a second chance at a state tournament berth Monday in a challenge game against the District 8C champion Belt Huskies. Big Sandy (16-10) needed rallies from double-digit deficits in the Feb....
Last Tuesday at the Big Sandy High School, Pat Goldhahn gave a heartfelt speech to the students and staff. Pat is the husband of Wendi Goldhahn and the father of Lauryn and Allix Goldhahn. They live in Fairfield, Montana. Lauryn tragically passed away in a brutal car wreck three years ago and Pat now goes to different schools to tell his daughters story and his hope for other children. Lauryn was fifteen years old when she passed away; a week before her sophomore year began. She was a volleyball, basketball, and track athlete and loved each spo...
Thursday, March 5- Sub Sandwiches, chips, and cookies. Friday, March 6- Pollock fillet, boiled potatoes, veggie, and Oreo pudding. Monday, March 9- Chef Salad, roll and dessert. Tuesday, March 10- BBQ Spare ribs, baked Potato, corn, green salad, and cake. Wednesday, March 11- Roasted Lemon Chicken, Fried Potatoes, veggie, and dessert. World’s Best Lasagna Ingredients • 1 pound sweet Italian sausage • ¾ pound lean ground beef • ½ cup minced onion • 2 cloves garlic, crushed • 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes • 2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste ...
