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I saw him in Grocery Store. I just had to ask. The day and the night before there had been a terrible blizzard, "You calving yet?" "Yes, we had seven yesterday. I came in for a quick lunch and went back out and there were three babies born in the snow bank. I just threw them in the back of the pickup hoping I would remember who belonged to who." Last year was terrible, and this year.....worse because the negative temperatures. I can't imagine caring like the ranchers do about their animals and...
Kelly Haaland, Superintendant of Big Sandy Schools, said, “I was at the elementary (school) and received a call about ten minutes to twelve. Someone had written on a girl’s bathroom stall, ‘Shooting at 1:00’. I came over to the high school and told everyone we were in a lock down status, called 911, looked at the videos, and interviewed some girls. I’ve had training, but this is the first real shut down I have participated in.” Big Sandy High School has a policy concerning a shutdown and they followed it exactly. Every student has practiced a...
This last Thursday, February 28th, Big Sandy High School was put under lock-down for two hours. The students at BSHS have been through plenty of fire, earthquake, and shooting threat drills throughout the years for preparation. The students were affected by the experience but did very well with dealing with everything. The lock-down was initiated before the lunch break at around twelve o’clock. The school secretary, Wendy Taylor, announced to the whole school to stay in the classrooms with locked doors. At first, the announcement felt like a d...
Bob Nelson who has been known by Mr. Rotary, joined Rotary in the fall of 1983, 36 years ago. He joined because he has always been a believer in service organizations. Here he could see if he wanted to be involved in the community of Big Sandy, Rotary was the organization to join. "I could see what a difference it was making in the community. And it was actually doing what a service organization should be doing." There are at least three most influential projects he is participating in while he...
I had to ask how does one help change their attitude during the long frigid days and being stuck in house for hours like everyone did last month. After researching attitude adjustment, I did find some helpful suggestions, I thought I would share, because let’s face it living here now with this weather is depressing. It is for me, and I can’t image what it is like for those who have to be out in the weather all day, all night long. I’ve been watering outside animals with frozen water hoses and pipes. Furnaces have stopped working. Pickups breaki...
New Montguide on Bull Breeding Soundness Evaluation (BSE) The single most important component of a successful breeding program is using fertile bulls that have passed a bull breeding soundness evaluation (BSE). Each bull is expected to contribute to 20 to 50 pregnancies each year. Having a BSE conducted on breeding bulls is crucial to a successful breeding program. The BSE is an exam conducted by veterinarians that includes a physical exam, semen evaluation, and an internal and external exam of the reproductive tract. The BSE should be...
What does this mean? We have all seen the colorful banners posted on roadsides, near ranch entries, and even in the windows of town businesses. A cowboy sits on horseback in front of a sunset with the words “Save the Cowboy, Stop the APR” emblazoned across the sky. Picturesque to say the least, but what does it really mean? Why must we stop the APR to save the cowboy? This is the question recently posed to me, Dana Darlington, and as current President of North Central Stockgrowers, the current chairman of the Big Sandy Conservation District, pa...
Hunter Moore, a 6th grader at F.E. Miley Elementary school, took second place at the Chouteau County Spelling Bee. With the 1st place winner, and 8th grader from Fort Benton not being able to attend the Treasurer State Spelling bee, Hunter will take the 1st place and head to Billings on March 16th. the Bee is held at Rocky Mountain College. From there the winners will head to the National Spelling Bee. Good Luck Hunter....
The annual school election will be held May 7, 2019 by mail ballot. Ballots will be accepted until 8:00 p.m. on May 7th. One trustee with three year a term is expiring this year: Brad Weaver. Jeri Proulx Roth’s one year term is also expiring. Anyone wishing to file for a 3-year or two year term for election to the Big Sandy Public School Board of Trustees must do so by Thursday, March 28, 2019. Petitions may be requested by contacting District Clerk Maryetta Engle at the high school. Write in candidates must file a declaration of intent by T...
Thursday, March 7- Sloppy Joes, Green Beans, fruit salad, and Cinnamon twist. Friday March 8- Crab salad on a Croissant, chips, and Peanut butter cookies. Monday March 11- Beef Strognoff, mised veggies, garlic toast, and Apple Crisp. Tuesday, March 12 - Pork Roast, mashed potatoes, carrots, Apple sauce, bean salad, and Blueberry bars. Wednesday, March 13- Bourbon Chicken over rice, stir fry veggies, cole slaw, rolls, and rice pudding. Recipe of the Week: Baked Beef Stew Ingredients: 2 pounds beef stew meat, cut into 1 inch cubes 1 (14.5 ounce)...
March 15 is the deadline for landowners to submit applications to Montana Fish, Wildlife, & Parks for enrollment in the Unlocking Public Lands Program. This program is designed to provide recreational public access to state or federal (Bureau of Land Management or United States Forest Service) land where no legal public access currently exists. In exchange for access across the private lands, landowners receive a tax credit in the amount of $750 per agreement and up to a maximum of $3,000 tax credit per year. Landowners decide how the public...
While in the midst of tax season, it can be stressful finding the necessary records to get your taxes done. Have you sworn to yourself every year during this time you will keep better records for next year? But, it never really ends up the way you hoped? There are also the questions of “How much and how long do I keep the records?” or “Why do I need to have a record keeping system?” Just like other important records, keeping financial records are also a vital part of your life. They are a key to your credit standing, justification on your ta...
The Recipe Box, By Viola Shipman Growing up in northern Michigan, Samantha “Sam” Mullins felt trapped on her family’s orchard and in their pie shop, so she left with dreams of making her own mark in the world. But life as an overworked, undervalued sous chef at a reality star’s New York bakery is not what Sam dreamed. When the chef embarrasses Sam, she quits and returns home. Unemployed, single, and defeated, she spends a summer working on her family’s orchard cooking and baking alongside the women in her life--including her mother, Deana, an...
Over the last few weeks, I have read about several prominent pastors who lost their jobs after accusations of abuse of power and improper behavior were made and verified. As a guy who works in ministry, these sorts of things are disheartening to me. For starters, one of the pastors is a guy I really respect. Seeing fellow believers fall is heart-breaking as well because I believe it when the scriptures describe fellow believers as God’s family. If my brother ruined his life with a pattern of bad behavior, I’d be heartbroken as well. Fin...
According to Chouteau County’s contract land-use planner, Jerry Grebenc, the County Planning Board and County Commissioners have been working on revisions to the County Development Regulations. The original regulations which were adopted in 1985 and revised in 2011, require permits for the development of homes and new commercial and industrial projects. The Planning Board and Commission saw a number of things that needed to be updated and amended to not only comply with state statute, but also to be more practical for County residents. Some o...
