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Nothing is scarier than a wildfire uncontrolled. Nothing is more inspiring than a community working together to fight it. The Big Sandy Fire department is well trained and drops everything to help, but close neighbors stop everything as well to help. Larry Ophus, Big Sandy Fire Chief confirmed, "There's plenty of fuel out there." With all of the abundant rain earlier this year, the grass has grown tall, and with the heat, it's starting to dry out. There has already been plenty of fires too. The...
Jaycee Worrall is home and doing well after being bitten by a snake. Calista Worrall wrote, "The girls and I were on a walk at our campsite. We were coming back when I heard them yell "Snake" it was then that we heard the rattle. It was cold, so the snake took forever to slither into the grass." She considered this to be a God-given thing because she was able to see the rattlesnake and know how long it was about, 18 inches. "Jaycee was able to walk back to the campsite and said it only felt...
It's funny, but around here if we were to say "hay" everybody would know what it is. They would know it's made up of dried stems and leaves of a variety of plants. We know it is used to feed animals during the cruel frigid winter months. City folk may not know, and they definitely don't know what it takes to get it in. MSU Extension writes, "Harvested forages are critical to Montana's billion-dollar livestock industry. Most livestock operations in Montana rely on rangelands - about 70% of our...
It is recommended to allow a minimum of 30 days between the last harvest and the first killing frost in the fall to allow alfalfa plants time for sufficient carbohydrate accumulation. It is important to know the average date of the first killing frost in your area when determining the last harvest date. Frost-freeze dates for Chouteau County are estimated with 90% accuracy. Big Sandy is September 21, Fort Benton and Geraldine are September 24, Loma is September 22, and Iliad is September 18. It is equally important that a stand is healthy,...
Dolores Yeaple, age 90, of Prosser went with the angels in the comfort of her family by her side on July 21, 2019, at Prosser Memorial Hospital. She was born to Ralph and Dona Watkins on December 30, 1928, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Dolores earned a Bachelor Science degree in Education with an emphasis in reading instruction. She spent many years teaching in Kansas, Montana, Wyoming and in Methow Valley, Washington, until her retirement. Dolores was preceded in death by both her parents and husband,...
Thursday, August 1-Chicken Breast Sandwich with lettuce and tomato, onion, tots, and truit. Friday, August 2- BLT wraps, and Potato soup. The rest of August menu not ready at press time. Recipe of the week: Grilled Potato Salad Ingredients 2 pounds red potatoes 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil Dressing: 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar 1 teaspoon kosher salt 1 teaspoon ground black pepper 1 clove garlic, chopped 1/2 teaspoon white sugar 6 slices cooked bacon, chopped 4 green onions, chopped 2 tablespoons...
With the recent temperatures exceeding 90 degrees, it reminds us of the dangers heat can have on our bodies and health. The same holds true for our pets as well. Here are some safety tips to keep in mind for pet safety during the heat. - Provide ample shade to protect them from the sun and heat. Tree shade and tarps are great because they allow air flow where a doghouse holds the heat and does not provide relief from the heat. Pets with white or light-colored ears are more prone to burning and/or developing skin cancer. - Provide lots of fresh...
The Chouteau County Fair is nearly here on Friday August 16 through August 18. It is time to get those entries made. You can find a wide variety of chances even for children to enter on the internet access chocofair.com. The following information was given to the Mountaineer by the Chouteau County Fair Board. To enter items in the open class-Fine Art and Home Arts Departments, Floriculture, and Agriculture Departments the following is printed: To begin the Open Class entrants will go to: http://chouteaucountyopen.fairentry.com and click on...
About 10 years ago, I started playing a Facebook game. It was one of those games where there’s almost no skill or thinking involved. A few of the guys I worked with started playing the same game, and before long we were discussing it at lunch and ducking away every hour or so to check on our status. We played it for months. Until one day, I realized that it was kind of pointless. I didn’t really find it challenging or fun. I wasn’t competing with anyone to try and win anything. It didn’t impact my life in any way. There was no way to win or...
The Big Sandy Swim Team placed third at the Western Divisional Swim Meet held in Cut Bank this weekend. Twenty- seven swimmers qualified for the state meet next week in Sidney. Earning high point honors for the Barracudas were Astrid Ketchum- 6th (8-Under girls), Henry Merrill 4th (8-Under boys), Ryder Oats and Darrell SunChild- tie 6th place (11/12 boys), Lane Demontiney -1st (11/12 boys), Daisy LaBuda - 3rd (13/14 girls), Kody Strutz - 4th (13/14 boys), Dillin Geyer - 6th (15-19 boys), Cam...
