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At press time Monday, it was hard to verify rumors. However, the storm that hit Big Sandy Sunday evening was devastating. You don't need to confirm when your eyes clearly show the damage. No one was killed, but there were two ambulance runs due to the storm. One at least was very serious. Shane Chauvet wrote on his Facebook account, " A severe storm blew a 5-foot steel culvert into the 'Roxor' ( 4-wheel side by side) we were driving on our way home through the field. It was the amazing and...
Brad Moore, Big Sandy resident and the former Superintendent of our local school system, is taking a position as Assistant Superintendent for Havre Public Schools in the coming academic year. This takes place after he was recognized as superintendent of the year for Central District of the Montana Superintendents' Association. Brad has been recognized as Superintendent of the Year for different districts in the state several times during his career. "There are 9 regions in the state of Montana...
Virgelle's Annual Flea Market took place on Sunday, with area antique shoppers visiting the outdoor event to shop for treasures old and new. My children and I braved the 90 degree heat to make our traditional after-church trek to the Virgelle Mercantile to shop and enjoy lunch on the lawn. As in years past, Chandee Bomgardner's food truck served Indian tacos and sandwiches to visitors. Waiting in line, I listened as visitors to the area received impromptu lessons on fry bread cuisine and the...
A Special Thanks in Advance to our Chouteau County 4-H Fair Superintendents 4-H, the nation’s largest youth development organization, grows confident young people who are empowered for life today and prepared for a career tomorrow. 4-H programs help develop nearly six million young people across the U.S. through experiences that develop critical life skills. 4-H is the youth development program of our nation’s Cooperative Extension System and USDA. Cooperative Extension serves every county and parish in the U.S. through a network of 110 pub...
The biggest news coming from the City Council is that it is that the stormwater project for downtown will become a reality without any loans or rate increases or special districts. The city would like to thank Chouteau County for sharing some of their ARPA money with the town. The cost of the project is over one million dollars. The new stormwater project will go from the Catholic Church to the highway. Although new streets are seldom paid for as a part of the project, it was argued that Big...
Clyde George Webster - September 10, 1933 - July 2, 2021 Clyde's funeral service was held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, July 10, 2021, at the Jerry Martin Memorial Fire Hall in Big Sandy, MT. Viewing begins at 10:00 a.m. Clyde, or as he was known around the country, "Web," passed away in the early morning hours of July 2, 2021, with family by his side as Wichita Lineman played softly, and the lights blinked twice. Web was born September 10, 1933, in Dillon, MT. Early in his life he moved to Havre,... Full story
Ruby was born on August 7th, 1923, in Landa, North Dakota to Bertina and John Foss. She was the youngest of eight children. Not yet in school, Ruby moved with her family to Frontier, Saskatchewan, Canada, where they lived for the next 13 years. Ruby has vivid memories of her time in Canada, struggling through the great depression, surrounded by family and friends that made sure there was always plenty of food and fun. With the death of her father, and rumors of war, the family moved back to the... Full story
Menu Thursday, July 15 -Beefy casserole, veggies, Bean salad, and Garlic toast.Friday, July 16- Cheeseburgers, Baked beans, Poatao salad, and dessert. Monday, July 19- Meatballs over mashed potatoes, veggies, and Cucumber salad.Tuesday, July 20-BBQ Pulled Pork sandwich, veggies, coleslaw, and desert. Wednesday, July 21- Baked Chicken, mashed potatoes, veggies, and Spinach salad.Recipe of the week: Quick and Easy Green Chile Chicken Enchilada Casserole Ingredients 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves garlic salt to taste 18 (6 inch) corn t...
One thing is for sure the laws have changed since I was in school. I attended a training session by Andrew Vegland, a lawyer from the Helena Montana School Board Association. He handed out a 57-page document discussing current laws governing the Big Sandy School Board. I will not attempt to cover the entirety of the meeting here. However, we need to understand how the local school works and cover various issues further in-depth. There were a variety of issues briefly discussed. Title XX sets out the legal code if you want to look that up. Open...
In a few weeks, my family will be moving. We have been living in the parsonage that belongs to the Church of God for over 9 years. We are trying our best to get ready to buy a house here in town. Time and again, I have explained to folks who have asked why we are buying a house: “We can’t retire, and live in a parsonage.” My goal is to work here until I retire and then live in Big Sandy. My family and I love this town. With that background information, I will explain the strange experience I have had in the last few months. On multiple occas...
The Big Sandy swimmers competed in Fort Benton this weekend. As a team, they scored 391 individual points, but found that they were outmatched by the larger teams of Lewistown, Columbia Falls and Bitterroot. They were edged out of 4th place by Conrad, who scored 392 in-dividual points. Astrid Ketchum and Cam Schwarzbach led the scoring for the Barracudas, each scoring 40 points. Schwarzbach also set two new pool records in the 100 m free and the 400 m free. Earning high point honors this week...
