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Margaret Grubb was born April 22, 1918 and will be 100 years old on her birthday. What a birthday party that will be! With a lot of laughter Margaret and her two daughters Shirley and Carol sat down to remember just the smallest pieces of information. Margaret was born in the town of Big Sandy at home. According to Joe Balazic, her brother who wrote in the Gathering of Memories, her father, Martin F. Balazic learned the shoemaker trade in Austria before he arrived in the United State on...
I started by talking to Faith Gasvoda who is part of the team that is judging in Livestock (cow, pigs, goat, sheep) at the state FFA Convention, she hoped she knew enough. They've been practicing hard. The FFA members who went to the state Convention were gone for four days and three nights. FFA has to raise their own funds and this convention will cost around $3,000. They'll need to raise further funds for future activities, as this will drain their banking account. That is why they have...
The Big Sandy Education Foundation Board of Directors met earlier this winter to discuss ways to distribute some generous donations to enhance the educational opportunities for the students. After a great deal of discussion the Board decided to develop a grant program where teachers could apply to the Foundation for funding to enhance their programs. It was determined that grants would be awarded for exceptional projects or activities that are not part of the normal expenditures of the school...
The Big Sandy City Council met April 5th at 7:00 p.m. at city hall. Pledge of Allegiance started the meeting. A short discussion about repairing the city streets after the winter’s destruction of them. It was noted there were a lot of potholes. They have about 1,000 to 2,000 yards of replacement asphalt which should be enough to do all the repairs. The street that goes by the phone building is not really asphalt. It only has two layers of chip and seal on top and going down the center of the street below those two layers is a concrete vault t...
Billings, Mont.--The NILE Foundation proudly announces the Scholarship winners for the 2018-2019 academic year. "Through the efforts of the NILE Foundation the total scholarship amount was increased from $30,000 to $32,000 to help support this year's scholarship winners, interns, and rolling scholarship winners from previous years," says Al McCormick, NILE Scholarship Committee Chairman. The NILE Foundation again increased the total scholarship amount budgeted for this year's scholarship...
Sixth Annual Chouteau County Agriculture Day for 4th and 5th Graders The sixth annual Chouteau County Ag Days for 4th and 5th graders will take place at the Chouteau County Fairgrounds on May 2, 2018. All 4th and 5th graders in Chouteau County are invited to attend. Home school kids who are interested in participating need to contact the Chouteau County Extension Office at 622-3751. Participants will learn the importance of Montana’s number one industry; agriculture, and why agriculture is important to their health, home and community. For t...
The Senior Center now has a Facebook page, they post the days menu and the soup of the day. Please check it out and like the page. The board will meet on Wednesday, April 18 at 10 a.m. Menus for the week: Thursday, April 19- Taco salad in a Shell, Jello, and Lemon loaf. Friday, April 20- Liver and Onions, scalloped potatoes, coleslaw, and brownies. Monday, April 23- Tuna Noodle casserole, Peas, and cookie salad. Tuesday, April 24- Baked Potato Bar with all the fixings. Wednesday, April 25- Mac & Cheese with little smokies, mixed veggies, and...
During Easter weekend, my wife planned a short trip away for our family. We traveled out to a hot springs resort, with the intent of staying for a day. Our stay was pleasant, but when it came time to drive home, we only got a few miles down the road before breaking down. Fortunately, we were able to limp the car along to the next town. Once we arrived, there was a handful of considerations to deal with, starting with getting the car fixed. In addition, we had to worry about renting a car, finding a hotel, entertaining the kids, arranging our...
Thursday, April 19- Tekno Expo at MSU-Northern for Juniors and Seniors. Friday, April 20 &21- Music Festival in Havre, Friday- Band and Choir, Saturday is Solos and Ensembles. Monday, April 23- 25- 7th grade will be taking Smarter Balanced tests. Tuesday, April 24- Donkey Basketball sponsored by FFA at 7 p.m. The Cal Wearely Track meet in Havre Thursday, April 26- Elementary Spring Concert at 7 p.m. Mid-term Friday, April 27- There is School this day, and it’s also the Carnival. Menus for the week: Thursday, April 19: Breakfast- Waffles, s...
Seniors Jasmine Genereux Jenna Leader Sophie Reichelt Jessica Roth Andrea Rutledge Dakota Terry Juniors Jaylyn Cline Grace Finke Riley Genereux Tyler Schwarzbach Georgia Wortman Sophomores Stacey Allderdice Cassidy Belcourt Amanda Cline Seanna Demontiney Bailey Gasvoda Faith Gasvoda Hope Gasvoda Jeremiah Genereux Elaina Gregory Brock Proulx Ryan Roth Brooke Schwenke Audrey Sipler Everett Works Freshmen Jozlyn Baumann Noelle Beirwagen Alicia Bjornestad Abriana Blanton Katherine Bold Bayley Genereux Brady Pleninger Cameron Schwarzbach Kade...
DESIGNATING BENEFICIARIES THROUGH CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENTS There are three methods people can transfer their property to beneficiaries when they pass away. The three methods are: contractual arrangements, written wills or Montana intestate succession statutes (laws for those who did not have a written will). For this article, we will look at contractual arrangements. Contractual arrangements that specifically provide for the passing of property to a beneficiary are considered as transfers taking effect at death. Some examples of assets which pr...
ESCAPE CLAUSE BY JOHN SANFORD The first storm comes from, of all places, the Minnesota zoo. Two large, and very rare, Amur tigers have vanished from their cage, and authorities are worried sick that they’ve been stolen for their body parts. Traditional Chinese medicine prizes those parts for home remedies, and people will do extreme things to get what they need. Some of them are a great deal more extreme than others -- as Virgil is about to find out. Then there’s the homefront. Virgil’s relationship with his girlfriend Frankie has been getti...
