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The Big Sandy School board held a quick board meeting over the internet. Although the governor said school need to be closed for two more weeks, the school board had to officially declare the school closed per regulations. They voted to do so. It was noted by Kelly Haaland, Superintendent, that all students can receive free breakfast and lunch from the school Monday through Thursday. All teachers, K-12, at Big Sandy schools have been teaching students remotely for the past two weeks. This will continue indefinitely until we are no longer under...
Marlene Terry has been sewing for years. What she loves doing is sewing with scraps of material, like they use to do a long time ago, "in the older days." Quilts were made out of leftover material, and that is what Marlene likes to make; she calls them "Scrappy Quilts." Luckily Marlene has good friends that supply her with lots of scraps of material from their leftovers. She has, over the years, made numerous quilts and other sewing projects from these scraps of material, many of which she...
Matthew Gullickson is a farmer, an engineer, and now a manufacturer of 3-D masks. This new COVID-19 pandemic has made him do something different. He has to try to do something to make things better. He saw on-line the face mask they have developed in Billings using a 3-D printer. Matt can make two at a time using his 3-D printer. It takes six to seven hours to make two masks. He will also create, with his 3-D printer, the little square which holds the filter into the masks. These masks are...
Taken directly from the Governor’s Declaration 1. Stores that sell groceries and medicine. Grocery stores, pharmacies, farm and produce stands, supermarkets, convenience stores, and other establishments engaged in the retail sale of groceries, canned food, dry goods, frozen foods, fresh fruits and vegetables, pet supplies, fresh meats, fish, and poultry, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, and any other household consumer products (such as cleaning and personal care products). This includes stores that sell groceries, medicine, including med...
The Chouteau County Soil Moisture Survey was started by Judee Wargo in 1993 to assist farmers with determining recropping potential on cereal grain stubble. After 27 years, the Chouteau County Extension Office continues to compile data for determining recropping potential and providing the state drought committee with soil moisture information. Testing for soil moisture took place in Chouteau County on March 24-26. All winter wheat locations exceeded 3.5 feet of stored soil moisture, which is equivalent to approximately 5.25 inches of...
This year has been one of the worst for me. There was buzz how there was going to be a third world war over social media in January. I did not believe that any tension would escalate to that degree, but at one point, things did not look good between Iran and the United States. Tensions soon died down and things returned to normal through my perspective. Then I received some of the most destructive, saddening news at the time. The news was about the helicopter crash that killed nine people, including Kobe and Gianna Bryant. That crash put...
George Gaylord Rice 87, of Big Sandy passed away peacefully on March 25, 2020 at the Big Sandy Medical Center. Cremation has taken place and a service is planned at a later date. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Please visit George’s online memorial page at www.hollandbonine.com and leave a message of condolence....
For the past few weeks, the students at the Big Sandy Public Schools have been attending school from home. Students and teachers are now becoming comfortable with google classroom and their emails. Between the students, teachers, and parents everyone has a lot of adjustments to come by. Everyone is trying their best to keep on with the school year in the most effective way possible. For the high school and junior high students there have been many mixed feelings over the situation. High schoolers seem to always be complaining about going to...
Questions and concerns regarding Coronavirus (COVID-19) being transmitted through food or food packaging have been raised. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) are not aware of any reports at this time where takeout or drive thru meals will increase illness. In fact, it is the best option for high risk and elderly groups because of the reduction of the number of times it is handled. Just to be safe, after handling food packaging, handwashing...
Thursday, April 2- Baked Potaot Bar, and brownies. Friday, April 3- Egg Salad sandwich, Clam Chower soup, and bleuberry bars. Monday, April 6- Chicken Fajitas, chips, and dessert. Tuesday, April 7- Spaghetti, veggie, cucumber salad, and garlic toast. Wednesday, April 8- Turkey Pot Pie and Peach crisp. Molten Chocolate Cakes With Sugar-Coated Raspberries Ingredients • 1 cup unsalted butter or unsalted margarine* • 8 ounces semisweet chocolate chips, or bars, cut into bite-size chunks • 5 large eggs • ½ cup sugar • Pinch of salt • 4 teaspoons fl...
Years ago, while I was working in Northern Indiana, a series of powerful tornadoes struck the town where my job was located. The rural town was severely damaged, leaving many homes and farms decimated. I led a group of kids from work to do cleanup work in some of the neighborhoods. I will forever remember the sight of so much destruction in that quiet little farm community. Perhaps one of the most impressive sights though, was several days after the storms, while the cleanup effort was in full swing. Insurance representatives were all over...
As you know, we have not been allowing visitors into the facility for weeks. First, it was to protect our residents from influenza, now to protect them from Covid-19. We are happy to report that at this time, there has been no influenza cases or Covid-19 cases among our residents. We are so grateful for your continued patience and understanding in keeping your distance for their sake. We are also taking measures within the facility to keep them safe. For instance, group activities and group...
Having grown up near the Missouri River in an isolated area, I don't really notice self-quarantine! We were always more than 5 miles away from anyone and are still pretty much that way today. My Mom and our family moved here in 1951; she had an outhouse and toilet paper was a luxury item they couldn't often afford or get to town to buy. Sears and Roebuck catalogs provided for their necessary needs and sometimes grass and sagebrush. So, the toilet paper shortage wouldn't have affected them much....
