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Most everyone in this area knows Ellaraine Lockie. Most everyone in this area knows that Ellaraine is a writer. Most everyone in this area knows that Ellaraine is a poet. What most people might not know is that FootHills Publishing has just published a new book of Ellaraine's poetry called, "Tripping With the Top Down". This hand bound book with a collage of Ellaraine's favorite things making up the cover costs $10.00 and is available at foothillspublishing.com. Inside are thirty-two of Ellarain...
This year the Chouteau County Fair starts on Thursday, August 17 and goes through Sunday, August 20. There are new events and, of course, a splendid array of golden oldies. In addition to lots of action, the Chouteau County fair is a place to sit in the shade, drink lemonade and talk with old friends maybe not seen since last year’s fair. There is only one large change in the 2017 fair. Thursday night The Grocery Store in Big Sandy sponsored a competition in the form of a pork throwdown. This year there is going to be a Harvest Hot Dish Competi...
This is the ninth year former Big Sandy High School graduate Ellaraine Lockie has provided the English students at BSHS the opportunity to participate in the Walter Gerson Poetry Contest. Each year Ellaraine Lockie judges students’ poetry, makes comments about the poems and awards students for their excellent poetry and participation. This year is no exception. There are several cash prizes and several honorable mentions. Two teachers at Big Sandy high school have been involved in the poetry contest. Lauren Clampitt handled the Gerson poems f...
Field days coming up near Loma and Turner MSU Northern Agricultural Research Center (NARC) and MSU Extension will be hosting two field days near Loma and Turner Montana on Wednesday, July 19. The Loma field day will begin at 9:00 a.m. north of Loma near the Terry Mckeever farm at 2088 Houston road. The Turner field day will begin at 5:00 p.m. near the Max Cederberg farm located north of Turner at 32755 Turner Road. A barbeque hosted by CHS Big Sky will follow the Turner field day. Dr. Jessica Rupp (MSU Extension Plant Pathologist) will educate...
Janet Marie Danreuther, 85 passed away June 16, 2017 at Peace Hospice in Great Falls. Her service was at 10 a.m. Monday, June 19, 2017 at the Community Bible Church in Fort Benton with burial at the Riverside Cemetery. Memorials in Janet's honor may be made to Peace Hospice P.O. Box 7008 Great Falls, Montana 59401 or to a charity of the donor's choice. You may visit Janet's on-line memorial to leave a message of condolence for her family at www.bentonfh.com. Services and arrangements have been...
I know it is after July 4th but there are still plenty of picnics to go to and plenty of times to get together with good friends for feasts and libations. In my youth, two cousins, Louie and Ray Clack were famous for their Fourth of July punches. Both were very potent, both tasted very good and both were easy to make. These made their punches in a gallon thermos bottle filled with ice that would keep the drinks cool all day long. First, Louie Clack’s famous Fourth of July Punch. 1 can frozen pink lemonade 1 can white rum 2 cans water and l...
July birthdays at the Senior Citizens Center include Francis Gasvoda, Leonard Jappe, Carla Courtnage, Karen Reinertson, Lindy Ray, Karma Hale, Kent Johnson, Charlie Foussard, Gerald Rutledge and Frank Maxwell. A couple of sashays around the ball room floor while Glenn Miller plays “Little Brown Jug” for Arlon and Anna Kristenson, Floyd and Marlene Terry and Larry and Crystal Geyer. Special events for the rest of July include a blood pressure clinic at 11am on July 18 and a Senior Citizen’s Board meeting on July 19 at 1pm. Contact the Senio...
USDA authorized emergency grazing of Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acres during the primary nesting season in North Dakota, South Dakota, and Montana in the counties meeting D2 or greater, as indicated by the US Drought Monitor. Since that time the drought has continued to deepen and the forecast is for hot, dry weather in the upcoming week in the northern plains. As such, USDA is authorizing emergency grazing of CRP for any county in which any part of its border lies within 150 miles of a county approved for emergency grazing of CRP. In...
Q: We have legal custody of our son’s children, because he’s in prison for another 20 years, and his wife’s left him and is into all sorts of bad things. But now she’s threatening legal action if we don’t give them back. We love them, and we can’t stand the thought of giving them up. Is it morally wrong for us to want to keep them? A: No, it’s not morally wrong for you to want to keep custody of these children; you love them and you want what is best for them. You’re concerned about their future, and from what you say, they probably wouldn...
In response to dry, warm weather that could increase the danger of human-caused wildfires, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks fishing access sites (FASs) and wildlife management areas (WMAs) are under Stage 1 Fire Restrictions in Blaine, Roosevelt, Sheridan and Valley counties effective at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, June 30. Officials in those counties enacted the Stage I Restrictions, which ban campfires except where specifically exempted. Stage 1 Restrictions also prohibit smoking, except within an enclosed vehicle or building, and in areas at...
