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Big Sandy will be having a town party at the T-Ball fields next to the grade school on July 4th starting at 6:00 or 7:00?? The concession stand will be serving hamburgers and brauts for $5.00. The money goes to supporting the town party. The Mint is suppling all of the hamburger, Peps is donating all the brauts, and the Grocery store will be donating everything else. All three businesses support the party because they can and because they believe celebrating community and connecting with each...
Erica Chauvet, is the only veterinary we have in Big Sandy. Says she's just "a girl that likes people, helping animals, and loves her family and God. Countryside Veterinary Service is located on the Chauvet Ranch just outside of Big Sandy. She told me that she probably always wanted to be a veterinary, because "growing up on a cattle ranch with cattle, horses, my own farm flock of sheep, dogs, cats and etc. really had an influence on me." Erica went to undergraduate for four years at Carroll...
The Bear Paw Mountaineer, July 04, 1918; Found by Zoe Merrill: (Although they didn't know it on July 4, 1918, and even thought the whole front page of the Mountaineer was nothing but World War I news, history will tell us that during that month the war took a turn and we started winning the war that month. So, in reading these old news articles we know they were actually reading and celebrating the victorious power of freedom.) AMERICANS STOP HUNS With the American Forces on the Marne front,...
Gardening Tips for the Month of July Below are a few tips which will assist gardeners with summer management of their landscapes. Additional gardening information is available at the Chouteau County Extension Office located in the green building next to the courthouse. • Plants use in our landscapes is up to 2.5 inches of water per week. • Harvest broccoli while heads are tight. • Pick shell peas when the seeds are fully developed but before ripening. Harvest edible pod peas when the seeds are barely visible inside the pod. Allow snap peas...
Polson - Winfred (Jerry) P. Halter Jr. (Dad, Grandpa & Ol'Papa) Jerry was born June 9, 1923 to Winfred and Lillian Joyce Halter in Havre, Montana at Sacred Heart Hospital. He passed peacefully at home outside of Polson on Sunday, June 3, 2018 just six days shy of his 95th birthday. He graduated from Havre High School in 1942. During the summers, of those high school years, Jerry worked for Steve Boyce on his ranch, which sparked his interest in ranching. After he graduated, he went to work for...
Most mornings, I wake up at about 3:45 and turn off my alarm before it goes off at 4 AM. I read the news until 4:05, giving the coffee make enough time to brew at least one cup. I get up, read, have my coffee, and go to the gym by 5. I am a night owl. I hate getting up early. Most nights, when I go to bed, I dread getting up so early in the morning. I also dread exercising so early. I do it first thing in the morning because I have time then (and the gym is usually empty). However, I recently noticed a crazy truth. My schedule has been screwy o...
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. Menus for the week: Thursday, July 5- Hearty torilla casserole, and donuts Friday, July 6- Chicken Strips, french fries, veggie tray, and Rice Krispy treats. Monday, July 9- Swedish Meatballs, Over noodles, mixed veggies, fruit salad, and peanut butter brownies. Tuesday, July 10- BIRTHDAY DINNER- BBQ chicken, boiled potatoes, corn, Mexican Black Bean salad, and cake. Wednesday, July 11- Chicken & Broccoli Alfredo,...
American Trinity: Jefferson, Custer, and the Spirit of the West, By Larry Len Peterson American Trinity is for everyone who loves the American West and wants to learn more about the good, the bad, and the ugly. It is a sprawling story with a scholarly approach in method but accessible in manner. In this innovative examination, Dr. Larry Len Peterson explores the origins, development, and consequences of hatred and racism from the time modern humans left Africa 100,000 years ago to the forced placement of Indian children on off-reservation schoo...
The Big Sandy Swim Team brought home another trophy this weekend. The Barracudas placed third at the Cut Bank swim meet, despite being short several swimmers. They finished 41 points behind the first place Conrad Swim Team. Several Barracudas placed in the high point categories: Astrid Ketchum placed 10th and Henry Merrill placed 7th in the 8-under division. Jai Baumann placed 7th, Ryder Oats was 9th and Darrell SunChild was 10th in the 9-10 divisions. Despite sustaining a knee injury, Kylee...
