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BIG SANDY, MT - Dana Darlington today announced his bid for the MT House District 26 seat which encompasses all of Chouteau and part of Cascade County. Darlington is a fourth-generation farmer and rancher, a husband, dad, and grandpa. Darlington has long been a champion for the Ag community. His role in advocacy began nearly 25 years ago when he was elected to the Big Sandy Conservation District in 2000, where he served as chairman of the board, and currently serves as a director. He has also...
Did anyone know there was even a Chouteau County Library Foundation? "The Chouteau County Library Foundation is to meet the educational and literary needs of the people of Chouteau County by managing funds, donations, and bequests that will provide ongoing services, programs, and maintenance of the Chouteau County Library." So begins the charter of the Chouteau County Library Foundation. Rich Jesperson is one of the newest members of the Foundation and as the newly elected Chair of the...
A couple weeks ago, I received an email from a good friend in Big Sandy asking me for an urgent favor. The letter explained a series of unfortunate events involving a last minute gift, an illness, laryngitis (which made it so I couldn’t call for confirmation of the story), and a cancer patient who needed $400 in Apple gift cards from her. The favor involved me purchasing the cards and sending the information on to facilitate the gift giving process. Despite having come from my friend’s email address, it didn’t read like it had been writt...
Calving and Handling Calving Difficulties Guide Available Dr. R. G. Mortimer, a veterinarian from Colorado State University has written a on guide on Calving and Handling Calving Difficulties. One important part of the document are drawings of calf presentation, calf position and calf posture. The drawings show how to reposition the calf for a more successful delivery. The Chouteau County Extension Office has a handout available. Our office can e-mail it to you, or you can come into our office for a hard copy. We are located in the green...
From head coach Travis Baumann, "Our team finished the regular season 15-3 overall and 11-1 in conference play, finishing the season as Co-Conference Champions with CJI. We play our first District game Thursday night at 5:30 vs Hays. Thank you for all the support this season, and we hope to see you for a long tournament run! Go Pioneers!" The Lady Pioneers had a successful end to their regular season this past weekend, winning both games. They beat the Lady Longhorns by 10 points in Fort Benton with a final score of 41-31. Then they turned...
Virginia Audrey (Hagen) Doerschlag passed away from natural causes on December 30, 2023, at the age of 98. She was born October 3, 1925, to John Sanford Hagen and Audrey Nina (Schwenke) Hagen in Bainville, Montana. John and Audrey moved to Chester, Montana where John was employed by Great Northern Railway. Virginia is the oldest of five children, a brother Clinton, a sister Joyce and twin brothers Myron and Marvin. Her father was later transferred to Zurich, Montana where Virginia attended... Full story
Pamela Beth Anderson, age 79, passed away on February 5, 2024. After suffering a stroke in 2021 Ms. Anderson resided in the Sweet Bye and Bye assisted living facility in Salem, Oregon. She was born on September 15, 1944 at Great Falls, Montana and as a child she and her invalid mother lived at her grandparent's home in Glasgow, Montana and then on the farm owned by her Uncle and Aunt, Wayne and Jean Dixon, near Big Sandy, Montana. Ms. Anderson's mother Mary Edith (Cumming) Anderson passed away... Full story
After a ten year interval, we are looking forward to visiting again! To receive a Homecoming 2025 registration, contact the committee with your current name, address and email via bigsandyhomecoming.com or info@bigsandyhomecomig.com. Presently, a vendor organizer is needed. In the future, additional help is needed in all areas; let us know where and how you would like to lend a hand. For those interested in remembering your classmate or loved one: 1/4 page memorials for $25 will be printed in black/white with the name spelled as you specify,...
The Big Sandy Rotary Club has announced that its benefit banquet will occur on March 16, 2024. The gala event this year brings a Las Vegas Casino to our town. Fun seekers of all kinds will gather at the 39th Annual Rotary Benefit Banquet on March 16, 2024. The annual Big Sandy Rotary benefit banquet will be the place to join the community in an evening of fun, great food, auctions and prizes. Your local Rotarians will soon have their tickets available for anyone who wants to purchase one. Tickets are still $100.00, which is the same price they...
Coach Rhett said, "We actually played pretty well and hung around a very talented team, and in my opinion, was a good game against Box Elder, to build off of going into tournaments, and hopefully we can make a run to win a game or two in the district tournament." The Pioneer boys had two challenging games this past weekend. In both games, they were very close and had a few times to come back to get within distance of winning, but unfortunately, they fell short in both games. They lost to Fort Benton by 21 with a final score of 44-65 and by 15...
