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District results are finally in. Our JV mechanics team took 1st, with Hunter Moore placing first individually, Quinn Rodewald placing 7th, Darrell Sunchild 9th and Jayton Ophus 15th. Our Varsity mechanics team placed 2nd. Lance Rutledge once again took 1st individually, Cooper Taylor and Christian Winderl both tied for 8th, and Connor Sibra placed 12th. Both our JV and Varsity Agronomy teams placed 3rd. Angie Sant took 2nd individually followed by Jaycee Worrall who placed 4th, Amy Gasvoda who p...
Debra Silk, Associate Executive/General Counsel for the Montana School Boards Association, led a discussion at the Big Sandy High School for a new Strategic Plan. The last one was done in 2017. We started with the discussion on the current Core Purpose. It reads, “The Core Purpose of Big Sandy Public Schools is to provide a quality education and environment for each student to be successful in life.” The Core Values for the Big Sandy Public Schools are: Purposeful, Respectful, Inspiring, Determined, and Encouraging. PRIDE. She asked if we wer...
On January 21st, Larry Ophus retired from his job as the Undersheriff for Chouteau County after 41 years of service in Law Enforcement. "41 years, 7 months, and 15 days," clarified Verla, Larry's wife. His retirement party will be at the Jerry Martin Memorial Hall on February 19th at 1:00 PM. Larry's legacy of serving our community has often been an unsung one, as Verla pointed out: "He's done a lot for the community, very quietly. To tell the truth. He doesn't take much credit... I'm proud of...
Many Reasons Why Deciduous Trees Should Not Be Topped Topping is the drastic removal or cutting back of large branches in mature trees. The tree is sheared like a hedge and the main branches are cut to stubs. Many homeowners top trees when they reach heights considered unsafe fearing a strong wind might blow large trees over. However, the extensive root system of a healthy tree provides adequate support for the tree. Below are a number of reasons why deciduous trees should not be topped. Starvation: Trees need leaves to manufacture starches...
LeRoy and Rita Walker are from Great Falls and are long time supporters and participants of gun shows. They were all smiles the entire time and everyone including Keith Hanson were so happy to see them. Due to Covid and personal health issues they have not been able to participate for the past couple of years. When they heard that there was going to be a gun show in Big Sandy they took the opportunity to stop in and see some old friends and gun show buddies. They have always been very giving...
New Pool Update: Now would be a good time to give! We have applied to the Montana Land and Water Conservation Fund for a recreation grant for the proposed new pool. If approved by the National Park Service, we could receive a matching grant up to $350,000. We have already raised about $320,000 from other grants and individual donations, so we need about $30,000 more to take full advantage of the match. We need to submit our application by March 11th. There is a lot of money at stake in this marching grant, and we do not want to leave any money...
The Grocery Store’s Big Screen TV SuperBowl drawing took place Saturday morning. The grand prize went to Madison Jenkins. Ronnie Simpson described the Jenkins’ reaction: “They were ecstatic. They’re probably watching the game on it right now. It’s a pretty cool smart tv.” Madison described her own reaction: “I was pretty shocked because I never win anything.” Shoppers could enter by just shopping at the grocery store. “To get an entry, you had to spend $50 at the store, and you were able to be entered into the drawing for the contest,” explain...
Editor’s note: Part 3 of 3 First dates published: 1/19 and 2/2 You will think that nearing the end of this terrible journey, I was in the clear of trauma. How wrong you are! We arrived in Regina, driving up to the storage center where I had booked a unit. I had family and friends waiting. This had to be a fast unload as JC had to return the truck to Great Falls, boarding a plane the next morning. Organized mayhem. Another friend, whose name also happens to be Shirley, was there with her family. I will call her the “ good” Shirley as she calls h...
The Lady Pioneers battled in a physical game against Hays on Tuesday night. The contest against Hays is always tough as we don’t have the height that they do, but where we lack height, we make up for it in quickness. The Lady T-birds came out shooting, hot-hitting four 3 pointers in the first half, but with the determination of the Lady Pioneers, the Thunderbirds only had a single-digit lead at halftime. In the second half, the Lady Pioneers came out a little flat but fought back within 2 points in the third quarter, led by the sharpshooting o...
The Pioneers would open their final week of the regular season on the road against the Thunderbirds of Hays-Lodgepole. The Pioneers would come out hot offensively and jump out to an early 17-7 lead after one-quarter of basketball. The Pioneers would knock down some threes, and the tough pressure defense would force many turnovers and would extend the halftime lead to 13 with a score of 34-21. In the second half of play, the hot shooting and solid defense continued as the Pioneers continued to help extend their lead after three quarters with a...
