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The Senior Center Board meeting scheduled for Wednesday, July 27th did not take place as planned since two of the board members who were present for the meeting submitted their letters of resignation. In addition, the previous board president, Gloria Godfrey, resigned as a non-voting consultant member. A third board member resigned in absentia. Due to a lack of quorum the meeting was canceled and a public discussion forum was held. The resignations took place in response to a letter sent to the...
In Spring, 1974, some friends were visiting and mentioned the Hi-Line Senior Citizens Center one of them belonged to. An interested Big sandy individual called a group to her home to discuss the possibility of organizing a similar group and a nominating committee was chosen. On May 14, 1974, the organizational meeting was held in the Vet’s meeting room. It was a pot luck. 48 people were present. A county Commissioner explained the project was not a welfare program but centers were being set up throughout the state for Senior Citizens, age 5...
GLASGOW – A popular Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Region 6 program that allows kids and their friends or families to check out free fishing rods and tackle is in full swing again this year. In time for summer fishing, FWP staff has restocked and maintained over 350 fishing rods in most of the 41 different location sites across Montana’s Hi-Line. The “Kids to Fish” program lets anglers check out fishing rods and reels equipped with basic tackle, such as hooks, bobbers, and sinkers. Typically, eight rods are at each location, and some places...
Top Yielding Winter Wheat Varieties for Chouteau County MSU Agricultural Research Centers have one test plot for winter wheat in Chouteau County which is managed by MSU Northern Agricultural Research Center (NARC) north of Loma. A special thanks to Peggy Lamb (NARC agronomist) for establishing and maintaining the Chouteau County test plot. The Extension office would also like to thank the McKeever family for donating the use of their land for MSU research. NARC (Loma area) top three yielding winter wheat varieties (10-year average yield) from...
Big Sandy Church of God held its Family Camp in the Bear Paw Mountains from Thursday, July 28, to Sunday the 31st. This is the 4th year of the newly revived Family Camp get together, organized by Rebecca Wiehe, who grew up in the church. When I asked her about the reason for organizing the outing, Rebecca explained: "I have way so many amazing memories as a kid of camp and all the fun that we had up here. Having kids was a big part of starting this back up again. We have a church full of kids....
The Barracudas scored 484 points in Hamilton over the weekend of July 30th & 31st, earning themselves a fifth place finish and putting them in the “B” Class for the State Swim Meet in Lewistown next weekend. Out of 23 swimmers who attended divisionals, 19 qualified for state. Relay Results Girls 8U 100y free: 1st (L. Butler, S. Butler, D. Merrill, D. Sunchild) 100y mixed medley: 2nd (S. Butler, D. Merrill, Jai. Parker, D. Sunchild) Mixed 9-10 100y free and 100y medley: 1st (C. Butler, T. Ketchum, H. Merrill, M. Werk) Girls 11-12 200y free: 4th...
I am a great believer in equal opportunity when it comes to animals. People have heard that a particular cat is “ just “ a barn cat. So if we follow that line of thinking, people born poor are just “ poor,” so Because of the circumstances they were born into, they shouldn’t expect anything decent. Hogwash!! We have three barn cats working for a living. We have had them for around six years now. Mom ( Clementine) showed up with a large tummy. She was feral for sure, hiding out under our horse trailer for better than a year. We knew she ate f...
Congratulations to the Big Sandy Little League on an amazing season! This year boasted more than 50 athletes, ranging from 5-13 in age, playing games throughout the month of June. The baseball players closed their season with a near perfect record of 5 wins and 1 loss. The intermediate coach pitch and the enthusiastic T-ball teams also faced off in games against Fort Benton, Rudyard, and Chester. All players improved and it is thanks to the dedication of their coaches. We would like to thank...
The Oceans of Possibilities Summer Reading Program has come to an end! For the past seven weeks, the Big Sandy Library has been steeped in all things water related and brought exciting and educational programs to all ages. While many aspects of the program change every year, participation in Summer Reading is always completely free and focuses on encouraging literacy, fun, and community engagement. We had SO much fun this summer! We had an AMAZING turnout for our summer reading activities....
August 2, 2022, marks the fifth anniversary of Darlene Cline at the helm of the Jeff Reichelt Memorial Library in Big Sandy. Darlene accepted the position of librarian at the Big Sandy Branch of the Chouteau County Library when Stephanie Overbay decided to become a part of the Big Sandy Public School system's staff. Within these five years, Darlene has continued to provide stimulating activities year-round for all ages, as well as to make astute suggestions to patrons about books they would...
Nothing brings more joy than running into kids who want to share their lives with me. I love the park right next to the Mountaineer and walking on the sidewalk by the library. Of course, I have to know them before I join in their conversations, but that is one of the great opportunities we have in Big Sandy. We are a small community, and we know each other. After recently resigning from the Big Sandy Senior Center Board, I am still looking forward to my involvement with the Senior Center...
It's exciting to find a cook so experienced and passionate. Robin Coyler and John Johnson came in June for a vacation and stayed for a week to visit friends and relatives. They moved to Big Sandy in 2016 after deciding this was where they wanted to live. They have two foster children. They are glad they stayed here. It was the sense of community they wanted. Robin's passion has always been children and the elderly, so it's the people she will be cooking for that most excites her about the job....
