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Our town’s schools are excellent. This is product of our hard working teachers and administration. It is also directly linked to the efforts of the dedicated members of our school board. With the current school board election already in process, we sought out the four candidates and asked them questions we feel the voters would care about. Here are their responses: Why are you running for school board? Kelly Rutledge: I’m a current member of the board. I want to keep doing what’s best for the kids. Whatever is best for the kids is what...
I was visiting another service organization representative who said he had great admiration for the Rotary members and the amount of service they do for our community. To date, they have raised and given to the community through various projects $675,000 in the last 36 years. This Saturday, April 24, is the Big Sandy Rotary Banquet. This is how they have raised all of their funds. If you would like to buy a ticket for the meal, you may purchase one at First Bank. It costs $100 for two Prime Rib dinners, including salads and desserts. There are...
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has adopted 988 as a new three-digit number to be used nationwide to reach the National Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Crisis Lifeline, starting July 16, 2022. Until then, customers must continue to dial 1-800-273-TALK to reach the Lifeline. For 988 to work properly in our area code, and in several other area codes and states around the country, 10-digit local dialing needs to be implemented. What is Changing? All telephone customers may begin dialing 10 digits (area code + telephone number)...
5 Montana Drought Series for Livestock Producers in Havre Montana State University Ranch Management Systems Team in collaboration with local MSU Extension agents have put together a series of workshops to address potential strategies to reduce the effects of drought in 2021. The 2021 Montana Drought Series has put together a tour of talks in 5 locations across the state where drought is most prominent. The topics featured include; Cattle Management During Drought, Range Conditions and Grazing During Drought, Forage Management Options During...
Glen Swanson, age 53 passed away April 14th after an extended illness. Glen was born May 5, 1967 to Robert and Marilyn Swanson. He graduated from North Toole County High School in Sunburst. Glen resided in Choteau for nearly 30 years. Glen had a tremendous love for sports. He proudly served as the boy's basketball manager in high school and followed the local sports teams, attending as many games as possible. He was honored as the Choteau Bulldogs #1 Fan and served as the grand marshal of the...
Jeanne Lawrence Nydegger, 81, of Melstone, MT passed away Friday, April 2, 2021 in Billings, MT. She was surrounded by her loving family and her caring team from Stillwater Hospice. Jeanne was born October 10, 1939, in St. Paul, Minnesota to Doris and Louis Lawrence. Around the age of 5, Jeanne and her family moved to Big Sandy, Montana. Jeanne graduated from Big Sandy High School in 1957. Jeanne attended and graduated from Northern Montana College with a degree in Business Education. Jeanne...
August Steve Otto 86 of Lewistown died Friday evening at his home surrounded by family of natural causes. He was born April 14, 1934 in Beltrami County, MN the son of Steve and Natalia (Meger) Otto. He received his schooling in Country Schools in Northern Minnesota. On December 4, 1955 he was united in marriage to Ruth I. Lamb in Williams, MN. In 1956 they moved to Montana and he worked as a trapper and contractor in several places. He operated the Virgelle Ferry for 18 years and they then...
Menu Thursday, April 22- Scalloped Ham & potato, Peas n carots, and fruit. Friday, April 23- Hamburgers, baked beans, fruit, and brownies. Monday, April 26- Baked Potato Bar and Ginger cake. Tuesday, April 27- Pork Chops, mashed potatoes, veggie, Mandarin Orange with spinach. Wednesday, April 28- blueberry pancakes, eggs, bacon, fruit, and juice. Recipe of the week: Unstuffed Bell Peppers Ingredients 1 pound ground beef 3 cups cooked rice 1 red bell pepper, chopped 1 orange bell pepper, chopped 1 green bell pepper, chopped 2 cups tomato sauce...
Mother Nature finally cooperated and gave the Pioneers a perfect day for a spring track meet in Choteau. The Big Sandy girls placed 6th with 40 points and the boys placed 11th with 17. Eva Wagoner had a big day on the girls' side, scoring 19 teampoints. She placed 2nd in both the 100m hurdles and 300m hurdles, 5th in the 200m and 6th in the 100m. Jaycee Worrall added 4 points by placing 4th in the 400m and Amy Gasvoda placed 4th in the 800m. The 4x100 relay team (Wagoner, Worrall, Lainey Terry...
There’s a difficult bit of teaching in the Sermon on the Mount where Jesus talks about picking the sawdust out of your neighbor’s eye. The idea is that anyone who is going to set about cleaning the eyes of their neighbors should check their own eyes to make sure they aren’t in worse shape. Jesus’ humorous description is of a guy with a log hanging off his own face while looking for specks of others. The analogy shouldn’t be too surprising coming from a carpenter, who likely had to deal with sawdust in his vision pretty regularly. The cool thin...
This year Earth Day falls on Thursday, April 22nd. There isn't much celebration for the Holiday here in Big Sandy. Here in God's Country. Here in the middle of farm and ranch country. I get it. People living in the city surrounded by cement don't have much earth around them to influence them, even if it's just a tiny patch of green in their backyards. I can understand why they would want a day to express the importance of the earth, the importance of nature because they see too little of it. On...
