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The first farm I ever lived on was a dairy farm in the shadow of Mount Jumbo Missoula, Montana. It was a dairy farm owned by my mother’s mom and dad. I don’t remember much, maybe the corral, which was full of manure. I remember the creek. I love mountain creeks, full of rocks and bubble foam water. I remember the irrigation ditch on the side of the mountain. But mostly I just remember a great big barn where the hay was stored with a swinging rope. The truth is, I might remember that because I have a picture of me swinging. Living in the cou...
The Big Sandy Senior Center purchased a new oven with the help of a $10,000 grant. The grant also helped with the purchase of several additional items that were in need of replacement and upgrade. I spoke with Brenda Darlington, who is the board chair and oversees operations at the center. "We got a grant from Vitalogy, and it helped us purchase a new oven, which we desperately needed. We just got that in on Friday, and we love it." Brenda explained that the replacement was necessary because the...
Where did “Easter” come from? This question isn’t about the Christian observance of the death and resurrection of Jesus. Rather, it’s about the name of the holiday. Though some churches call it “Resurrection Sunday” in order to avoid the more common name, which has become associated with all sorts of secular observances. Regardless of the less used names, “Easter” is the most common name, and it doesn’t seem to be obviously associated with the holiday. So, where did the word come from? When did the observation of Christ’s resurrection become...
MSU Extension Forester will teach Shelterbelt Management near Loma Peter Kolb (Montana State University Extension Forester) will be teaching shelterbelt management on Thursday, April 13th from 3:30 p.m-5:00 p.m. at the Terry and LeRita McKeever residence. The address is north of Loma at 2088 Houston road. The public is invited to attend. Peter F. Kolb is the Montana State University Extension Forestry Specialist and an Associate Professor of Forest Ecology & Management, housed at the University of Montana in the Department of Forest...
Fort Benton Women’s Club sold daffodils with proceeds going to the Cancer Support Group. If you missed out on ordering daffodils earlier, you can purchase some at the Rivers Edge Greenhouse & Floral. Yes, they have some extra. Don’t wait, they may run out. The annual Dart Tournament sponsored by the Pastime Bar is March 25. We appreciate the generosity of Natasha Nash and all that work to put on this event each year and sharing the proceeds with us. If you haven’t had a health check up in the past year now is good time to schedule an appoi...
During the first few centuries that the church existed, it face a handful of internal struggles on top of persecution from the Roman Empire and hostile neighbors. Most of the struggle, both internally and externally, came about because the gospel was intellectually/culturally unacceptable throughout the ancient world. One of the first internal struggles the church faced was a movement called “Gnosticism.” Gnosticism was an attempt to take Christianity and mix it with Roman mystery religions. These mystery religions were very popular thr...
On March 1, 2023, Mary Ann Cowan Nepil joined her loving husband, Jerry J. Nepil, in the presence of their Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Mary Ann, always known as Ann, was born Sadie Catherine to Jack and Anna Kifer on September 15th, 1926. When she was about 18 months old, she became ill with Spinal Meningitis. Her mother caught pneumonia and later died, but before her death she asked her husband to take Sadie (Ann) to Big Sandy, MT to Glen and Blanche Cowan, a teacher and rancher, to see if...
Raymond Wayne Ahrens, age 86, died from complications of sugar diabetes on August 18, 2021, in Riverton, Wyoming. Raymond is survived by his granddaughter, Candice Summerlin Burns, of Riverton, Wyoming; his great-granddaughter, Breesha Summerlin of Riverton, Wyoming; his brother, Roger Ahrens, of Salt Lake City, Utah; nine nieces and nephews; numerous great nieces and nephews; and many who he became Grandpa to. He is preceded in death by his wife, Thelma (Sauer) Ahrens, step-children Ruth Ann Ah...
The 2023 All-State selections are, for girls basketball, Sophomore, Eva Yeadon, she also is first team All Conference. For the boys, Senior, Braydon Cline, he also is first team All-Conference with Senoir, Kody Strutz also on the first team. All -Conference girls 2nd team, Senior, Eva Wagoner, and Sophomore, Jai Baumann. Boys All-Conference 2nd team, Senior Issac Pedraza. Congratulations to all the Pioneers!...
Big Sandy Medical Services Foundation would like to remind high school seniors, college students, and BSMC employees who are pursuing a medical career that the deadline for these scholarship applications is March 31, 2023 for the 2023-2024 college year. Applications may be picked up either at the high school by contacting Mrs. Dianna Keane or by writing: Big Sandy Medical Services Foundation, PO Box 530, Big Sandy MT 59520. You may also call 378-2163 and ask Nora Grubb, Secretary. College students who have applied and received the BSMS...
To step onto the mat as an 8th grader, Harley LaBuda has become one of the first girls with the opportunity to become a 5 time All American as one of the newest members of Team Montana. To earn the title of All American, competitors must place in the top 8 for their bracket at Nationals. Harley stepped onto the mat in Omaha, Nebraska representing Team Montana at the USAW Nationals in the 14U girls division. She ended up taking 7th at Nationals with 2 wins by pin and 2 losses. From a young age,...
I knew that adding the 8th-grade wrestlers to the high school wrestling program had helped the team this year, but I was curious to know if the statewide changes were as effective. Head coach Tucker Taylor said, "For our high school, we had two 8th graders. We had Harley Labuda, and Quinn Rodewald, both of them placed at state. In our program alone, quite a few eighth graders were able to be quite successful throughout the wrestling season. I know there was a kid from Hardin that placed in the...
