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As you approach the pool you can hear lots of children's laughter, finding it surprising that only eight children are swimming. Thirty-two children took lessons this summer at the Big Sandy Swimming pool, but for each session, there were eight children and four teachers. Connie Reichelt, Jaylyn Cline, Audrey Sipler, and Lainey Gregory were the swimming teachers this summer making it two students per teacher this season. I watched them playing and diving to the bottom of the pool to pick up...
Hope Gasvoda, daughter of Peter Gasvoda of Big Sandy, and Marla Olson of Havre, will be attending a Medicine and Health Care Summit at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD July 27-August 4. She was nominated by her shop teacher Brianna Bernhardt to attend the prestigious conference and was accepted. Hope will get to experience a wide range of different medical and health experiences. Just staying at and receiving real-life experiences at a great medical school is impressive but she will...
State and local public health officials are reminding Montanans to take steps to avoid mosquito bites and prevent infection with West Nile Virus (WNV). In Montana, WNV season usually begins in July and ends in October, as this is when the mosquitoes responsible for it emerge. The best way to prevent mosquito-borne diseases such as WNV, or any other mosquito-borne illness, is to protect yourself from mosquito bites. While mosquitoes found in Montana are unable to transmit other diseases like...
This agency will be recognized at APCO’s 84th Annual Conference & Expo. Alexandria, VA – Chouteau County Sheriff’s Office, MT, has met the minimum training standards for the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International Agency Training Program Certification, a Project 33® Initiative, and has been awarded certification as of June 28, 2018. Public safety agencies use the APCO International Agency Training Program Certification as a formal mechanism to ensure their training programs meet APCO American National Standa...
Jack Gollehan, son of Rob and Mindy Gollehan currently residing in Helena, but who lived in Big Sandy a year ago, is well on his way to a career as an artist. Although he is just a six-grader next fall he has already won two major art awards. First, he won second in the postcard contest for United Way state wide. The theme was Change the World The United Way and he drew pictures of some recycling efforts, a van with Meal on Wheels on the side, and a building that says' "educate everyone". His...
Summer Pneumonia in Beef Calves Summer pneumonia in nursing beef calves is not uncommon, but occurs with low frequency. A wide variety of risk factors for summer pneumonia exist including relative success of colostrum antibody transfer, commingling of groups, weather changes, nutrition changes or deficiencies, pathogen exposure, handling stress, calving difficulty, and operation-specific risk factors like lack of labor. The immunity a calf receives through colostrum is called passive immunity, and is the major source of immune function in the n...
There were enough cars in the parking lot one would have thought it was a big game, and it was for the little ones playing. Moms and dads, grandparents, and even great grandparents were there sitting on the bench watching and yelling, "Run, run, run!" "Good hustle." "Run to third." "Good job pumkin!" The kids have on matching T-shirts and love being in the dugout ready to hit the ball and the parents are sitting in the stands waiting for their child to come to bat. The reason they bring their...
The Big Sky State Games swimming competition was held this last weekend in Billings. Six of the Big Sandy Swim Team members competed for their first time at the state games. This was a new experience for the Barracuda swimmers, as the majority of the competitors are year-round competitors. In order to qualify for the State Games of America, a swimmer must be a gold, silver or bronze medalist in their respective events. The next State Games of America competition will be held in Lynchburg,...
Last year, my then 4-year old son started using a new tactic in responding to me when he get’s frustrated with my unwillingness to give him whatever he wants whenever he wants it. Specifically, he started telling me that he doesn’t like me any more or that he likes mom more than he likes me. Using affection as a lever to get another person to do what you want is manipulative. It’s not an uncommon tactic for a small child, but it’s the sort of thing that folks should grow out of pretty early. There are less overt versions of this that are typ...
Havre, Montana - This week NMHC presented the C.A.R.E. Award to Jessica Sheehy, PA-C, a member of the Family Medicine Team at the Northern Montana Family Medical Center. Jessica has worked at NMHC for 5 years. Jessica was nominated for the honor by one of her co-workers. This co-worker had also had the opportunity to be a patient of Jessica's at the Family Medical Center. "Jessica has seen several of my family members recently," stated the nominator. "She was especially caring with my child who...
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 12- Beef-N- Bean Burritos, Spanish rice, and Chocoate chip cookies. Friday, July 13- Ham & Potatoe Supreme, carrots, Hawaiian coleslaw, and cupcakes. Monday, July 16- French Toast, sausage patty, and fruit pizza. Tuesday, July 17- Baked Potatoe bar, Almond Cherry Oatmeal bars. Wednesday, July 18- Hawaiian Pizza, green salad, Hawaiian Banana muffins. Recipe for the week: Portobello...
In the grand spy-tale tradition of John le Carré comes this shocking thriller written with insider detail known only to a veteran CIA officer. In present-day Russia, ruled by blue-eyed, unblinking President Vladimir Putin, Russian intelligence officer Dominika Egorova struggles to survive in the post-Soviet intelligence jungle. Ordered against her will to become a “Sparrow,” a trained seductress, Dominika is assigned to operate against Nathaniel Nash, a young CIA officer who handles the Agency’s most important Russian mole. Spies have long r...
Q: My best friend was killed in a tragic motorcycle accident a few weeks ago, and it’s really hit me hard. I’ve never given any thought to death, but now I can’t avoid it. Frankly, I’m scared, because I know I’m not ready to die. How can I be ready? A: One of the Bible’s greatest truths, although it’s one that’s hard for us to accept sometimes, is that God is able to bring good out of even the most senseless tragedy. I pray this may be the case for you. What do I mean? Simply this. All your life, you’ve lived for yourself, never thinking ab...
Malta game warden Ben Morin responded to a complaint of signs being shot on Wildlife Management Area (WMA) Area 8 near Nelson Reservoir on July 6, 2018. Upon arriving, Warden Morin found multiple WMA and parking signs had been shot, and there was a significant amount of litter, spent shell casings, and glass left in area of the damaged signs. Anyone with information about the vandalism is encouraged to call R6 Warden Morin at 406-654-7630, or call FWP’s 24-hour wildlife tip line at 1-800-TIP-MONT (1-800-847-6668). The 1-800-TIP-MONT program i...
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...
