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It starts at the Big Sandy Museum, with breakfast served by the Big Sandy Historical Society. However, it's more than breakfast. Sitting around drinking coffee and catching up with friends is the real draw. Breakfast is cooked outside in a tent, brought in, and served by the door. If you didn't have an opportunity to eat, you also didn't have an opportunity to donate to the Historical Society. They need your support to keep the museum open. If you didn't eat there, you probably aren't aware of...
Dan Matthews is retiring from the school bus business after 46 years of transporting students to school in Big Sandy. Dan and Pat Matthews officially gave up their bus routes at the end of the school year and sold their last two buses. The sale of the vehicles was finalized last week. When I caught up with the the newly retired Dan and his wife, they were sitting on their deck overlooking their beautifully manicured lawn and gardens. I asked Dan why he decided to retire now, after so many years...
The Big Sandy Library’s summer reading program is called Camp Kindness. The summer schedule includes Monday’s Community Day. Dianna Keane did a team-building exercise at 1:00 on June 5th to start the summer. Dianna Keane said, “I’m doing it the first day to kick off the library summer reading program, and we’re doing a bunch of activities and team building exercises that talk about kindness and how we work together and how we communicate and how do we use our words for good and how long you talk?” On Monday, they will learn about places in o...
How Farmers, Gardeners and Insecticide Applicators Can Reduce Risks of Honeybee Injury When Spraying for Grasshoppers Because of the increase in grasshopper pests this year and last year, many folks are spraying insecticides to save their crops and landscapes. The following article comes from the University of Nebraska and is available at: https://bit.ly/3vQPhuz. Do not treat fields in bloom. Be especially careful when treating crops, such as alfalfa, sunflowers and canola, which are highly attractive to bees. Insecticide labels carry warning...
It is hard for me to believe that this is the last day of school for the Pioneer staff and students. It seems odd to me for the school to be this quiet and devoid of the laughter that we shared throughout the 2022-2023 school year. Odd as that may be, I am so very appreciative and happy for all of those who gave so much of themselves and their time and those who have grown so very much throughout this past school year. I want to wish all of you my best wishes for a safe and memorable summer under the Big Sky with family and friends. I’d also l...
According to Lana Classen, filing for the City Council Election ends June 19, 2023. On June 2, the following was true. Anyone interested should take action quickly. Big Sandy Town Council has one opening in Ward 1 and two in Ward 2. Council positions up for election are Richard Jespersen in Ward 1, Krystyl Kulbeck in Ward 2, and Danielle Weaver for an unfulfilled 2-year term in Ward 2. There have been no filings for these council positions. Seeing who was running for the Fort Benton City Council was interesting. They have one opening in each...
Joyce was born to Lowell and Helen (Collins) Terry on a farm near Fort Benton, Montana, on February 25, 1941. After her birth, the happy parents were surprised when her identical twin was born! When they were little girls of six, Joyce and Janet heard and believed the good news that Jesus Christ died and rose again to be their Savior. Janet went to heaven that very day. Grieving for her twin, Joyce was sure that God had a purpose for her life. She passed away on May 17, 2023, in Spokane,...
Many years ago, while I was working as a chaplain for a mental health facility that worked with children, we would take a group of clients on a trip to canoe, camp, and fish in the Boundary Waters Wilderness in Northern Minnesota. One year, on the last day of our week-long trip, we were traveling to the spot where our outfitter was going to pick us up. We were competing with a deadline for pickup, and were traveling a long way. I was sharing my canoe with a young lady from our addictions treatment program. A terrible storm was bearing down on...
Big Sandy had four seniors at the six-man all-star football game played Friday night in Highwood. Big Sandy boys all played on the Red Team, they won 38-12. Lance Rutledge made the game's first touchdown, and Kody Strutz ran for the longest touch town. Rusty Gasvoda was selected as MVP on defense. Braydon Cline was selected as MVP on offensive., and Larry Jappe was the Red team head Coach. Big Sandy shined!...
