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Joe De Yong was born in Webster Groves, Missouri in 1894. Yong, who could not hear, and according to one biographer had trouble speaking, was always a cowboy and in 1911 he met Tom Mix and became a technical advisor on his movies. While recovering from spinal meningitis De Yong wrote to Charles Russell, asking about a career as an artist. By 1916 De Yong was living in the Russell house in Great Falls and spending summers at the Russell summer home at Lake McDonald. The fact is that CMR taught...
In what is looking like the middle of a record breaking heat wave, it is a good time to see what the experts have to say about crop and crop conditions in the Big Sandy area. For that “The Mountaineer usually consults Larry and Marlys at Agri-Prairie Insurance. They usually have their collective finger on what is happening in our area. Marlys said, “With the heat and the rain shut off, it is really hard to know. I think pulse crops like peas, lentils and chickpeas are doing all right and there are a lot of them planted this year. I know thi...
Montana’s welcoming summer waters annually draw anglers, hikers, wildlife viewers, campers, floaters and boaters into the outdoors because it’s still easy to have a great summer experience on Montana’s rivers. The key is river etiquette, a mix of common sense, courtesy, and respect to minimize one party’s impact on another party’s good time. Here are some examples of basic river etiquette. • Respect People’s Space and Privacy—The point at which someone feels crowded is subjective, but every outdoor activity requires space. On the river, main...
Horticultural Tips for August I hope our Chouteau County gardeners have had a productive year growing vegetables, flowers, trees and shrubs. Below are a few tips for the month of August. • Renovate strawberries by mowing a minimum of every three years. Some people mow their strawberries every year following fruit production. Be sure to set the mower high enough to mow the leaves. Mowing to low may damage the crowns and kill the plant. • Topdress strawberries after harvest with a complete fertilizer like 16-16-16. • Pinch the tops of indet...
Regular Meeting, June 19, 2017- 7:00 p.m. High School Computer Room. Trustees Present: Andrew Long, Vice Chairperson, Darin Genereux, Brandon Gasvoda. Trustee Absent: Brad Weaver, Diana LaBuda. Staff Present: Brad Moore, Superintendent, Maryetta Engle, Clerk. Visitors Present: Colby Cline, Cheryl Strutz, Melanie Schwarzbach, Jasmine Genereux, Thomas Dilworth, and Ronnie Simpson 1. Call to Order- Vice Chairperson Andrew Long called the meeting to order. 2. Pledge of Allegiance - The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. 3. Welcome Guests -Vice...
I think I can honestly say I never met a hot dog I did not like. But I can also say that I have met many that did not like me. If I buy a hotdog from a vender, it comes in a little tray, and has the things I have ordered on it, placed neatly and when I eat that hot dog, most everything manages to stay in place until the last couple of bites anyway. Not so when I cook them at home. One of the problems is I like too much stuff on the hotdog. I love pickles, mustard, mayonnaise, onion, cheese and relish. Then I put the hot dog in and it falls all...
Contact Senior Citizen cooks at 378-2405. Don’t forget to order your harvest meals early in the morning you will need the meals. Ordering the day before is fine too. Senior Citizen meals consist of an entrée, vegetable, potato, salad, dessert and drink and cost $5.00 each unless otherwise noted. Menus for the coming week are as follows: Wednesday, July 18 meatloaf, mashed potatoes with gravy, vegetables, salad, bread and dessert for the Lunch of the Week! Meatloaf wins hands down every time! Thursday, July 19 soup, tuna fish sandwiches, ch...
This week the book that Stephanie has picked is “WHERE HOPE DWELLS” by Elizabeth Ludwig. Cheryl Cooper loves the air of excitement these new arrivals bring, and as a recent member of the community, she enjoys getting to know her neighbors by delivering congratulatory gifts to the families. She never dreamed that one of these visits would end in an awful discovery-------a baby has been snatched from his cradle! When Cheryl happens across a lead that could reunite the child with his mother and put the kidnapper behind bars, she must take mat...
When I was younger, I developed a terrible habit. I would listen to sermons and think about all the people I know who should be hearing the message because it dealt with an area of sin I saw in their lives. Sometimes, this would happen when the folks I was thinking about were actually in the room with me. In those cases, I would find myself peeking over to see if they were paying attention and learning their lesson. I was young and dumb back then. Now that I am older, and hopefully wiser (or at least less dumb), I would pay good money for the...
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks wildlife biologist Ryan Williamson is in full swing of trapping and banding this small game bird. Mourning doves are one of the most widely distributed and abundant birds in North America, and are also a popular game bird with hunting seasons established in 40 of the lower 48 states. As part of an effort to estimate population size, harvest rates and regulations, mourning doves are banded throughout the United States including within Montana's Region 6. "Banding...
Q: How much do you have to believe about God in order to get into Heaven? I’m getting older, and I don’t want God to slam Heaven’s door on me when I die. A: Only one thing will keep us out of Heaven—and that is our sin. And only one thing will enable us to enter Heaven—and that is to be cleansed of our sin. Let me explain. You may not think of yourself as a bad person—and compared with some people, you probably aren’t. But God is absolutely holy and pure, and even one sin—just one—is enough to banish us from His presence. That may be hard for y...
Twenty-three Barracudas braved the heat wave and took to the pool in Hamilton for the Bitterroot Swim Team Invitational Meet. The team placed third overall, coming in behind Bitterroot and Conrad. Standouts for the Barracudas this week were Amiya Griffth and Jenna Leader in the fly, Kade Strutz won the IM and placed second in his age group for overall points. Brady Pleninger won all three of his races and brought home another high point trophy. Ryder Oats placed third in the 9-10 boys category...
In the 1950’s if I recall, famed Montana author Dan Cushman wrote his most famous book entitled, “Stay Away Joe.” Cushman had been born and raised in the Box Elder and Big Sandy communities and at the time was living in Great Falls. The book was a story about a Native American named Joe and his Family’s efforts to get ahead in a world which was geared mostly for white people. The book was laugh out loud funny. Or it was so sad people cried when they read it, depending on where those people were coming from. One of the best scenes in the boo...
