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The members of the Chouteau County Fair Board are happy to invite you and all your friends to the upcoming Chouteau County Fair. August 17-19, 2018. This marks the 106th edition and they are excited again about the event filled fair. Discount tickets are available for the early birds at $45 for an adult package of three night show tickets and $10 for a student (6-15) package through August 15 by calling or contacting Shirley Embleton 781-2724 or contacting a board member. Kicking off the fair...
The Big Sandy Barracudas swam to the first place trophy at the State Meet in Conrad this past weekend. The past 2 years they have just fallen short of the championship but this year they worked hard and vowed not to come home in second....
Patrick and Briana Fields are owners of Fields Tree Service a new business in town this summer. He became a tree trimmer right after graduating from Big Sandy High School. His specialty is hazardous removal of dead limbs and pruning. "I'm qualified. I've been trained and certified to work around voltage lines. He worked for Associated Yard Risk and was a journeyman tree trimmer with that company for five years. "They had a contract with Northwestern and we did all sorts of stuff." He now has...
There are three senior swimmers and like other sports, seniors take their last walk around the pool. This year we have three seniors, Jenna Leader, Sophia Reichelt, and Lainey Gregory. A senior in swimming doesn't mean they are seniors in high school only that they have enough years of swimming in to be celebrated as a Senior. Jenna, has been swimming for 14 years. Yes, 14 years! She started swimming in Fort Benton for seven years before swimming in Big Sandy for seven years. Coach Travis...
New Herbicide-Resistant Downy Brome (Cheatgrass) Montguide Available Information for this article comes from Montguide MT 201814AG. Authors include Dr. Prashant Jha from MSU Southern Agricultural Research Center and a group of County Extension Agents from Montana The complete document is available online or at the Chouteau County Extension Office. Our office is located in the green building next to the courthouse. Herbicide-resistant plants often develop from repeated use of a single mode of action herbicide. Plants can develop resistance to ad...
Awesome job to the 49 rock star kids that completed their summer reading sheet. In total they read over 670 hours. Our top reader was Aaron with over 60 hours, Isaac with 50 hours, and Gabe with 30 hours. The rock stars that had a total of 20 hours each were Connor, Riley, Tyler, Claire, Ruby, and Brookelyn. What an awesome job these kids did and to celebrate we had a celebration August 1st and 2nd with 67 kids participating in all the fun activities. It was a jammed packed hour and half of...
People suffer heat-related illness when the body’s temperature control system is overloaded. The body normally cools itself by sweating. However, under some conditions, sweating just isn’t enough. In such cases, a person’s body temperature rises rapidly. Very high body temperatures may damage the brain or other vital organs. Most heat illnesses occur from staying out in the heat too long. Exercising too much for your age and physical condition are also factors. Anyone can succumb to the heat if one does not take appropriate precautions when exp...
The Cultural Center is having art workshops now before the beginning of school. Generous friends of the program have donated funds to give an award of $5.00 to each person age 8 through adult who will spend an hour or so creating some artwork. Talent is optional, the only requirement is to have fun creating. The Maximum number of participants is 40. Parents/adults are especially encouraged to get involved. The first 10 elementary students will receive a $5 gift certificate for a children’s menu meal at Fuddrucker’s of Great Falls. In addition,...
Heaven has gained one of Montana's last, best, cowboys: Jerry Louis Jenkins. Born on July 17, 1936, Jerry passed away on July 31, 2018, in Lewistown. Born in Great Falls to Harold Herbert and Louise Augusta (Lanning) Jenkins of Big Sandy, Jerry, lost his father when he was just two years old. As a child, he spent many hours working at Dick's Dairy in Big Sandy, which was owned and operated by his mom and step-dad, Richard Bush. Jerry spent his high school years living with and helping his... Full story
Patrick Donald Welty 84, passed away in Big Sandy on Thursday, August 2, 2018. A Celebration of Life will be on Friday, August 17, 2018, 9:00 a.m. at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church, 400 Johannes in Big Sandy. Holland and Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with services and arrangements. Please visit Patrick’s online memorial page and leave a message of condolence for his family at hollandbonine.com.... Full story
In a few weeks, I am (hopefully) going to self publish a book through Amazon’s Kindle service. Shortly thereafter, we’ll print physical copies of the book and put them up for sale on Amazon. I am waiting on the last details for the cover art to come together, and then it’ll be a go. Since I was a kid, I have wanted to write books and have started the process many times, only to get discouraged and give up. To be honest, I am a little surprised to find myself at this stage of the process after so many starts and stops. I’ve spent a bit of time t...
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, Aug. 9-BLT wrap, tater tots, and Chocolate cookies. Friday, Aug. 10- Ham & Hash brown casserole, cauliflower, cucumber salad, and ice cream. Monday, Aug. 13- Tilapia with fried potatoes, broccoli, Apple Waldoorf salad, and oatmeal raisin cookies. Tuesday, Aug. 14- Sloppy Joe’s, corn, green salad, and danish. Wednesday, Aug. 15- almond Chicken over rice, broccoli, green salad, and r...
Montana’s air quality has worsened this week due to fires burning in Oregon and California. State public health officials urge people across the state to take precautions as the potential for poor air quality reaches unhealthy levels in the coming days. The Department of Environmental Quality’s Air Quality Bureau is predicting weather that could bring prolonged wildfire smoke exposure to communities in the state. Smoke levels can rise and fall depending on weather factors, including wind direction. “The wildfire smoke in the area may incre...
Q: We’ve been invited to a family reunion this summer, and to be honest I’m dreading it. Some in our extended family haven’t spoken to each other in years, and instead of being a happy time I’m afraid it could be tense. Should we even go? A: I can understand why you might want to avoid this event; after all, no one likes to be caught up in an unpleasant situation. When we face hard decisions (no matter what they are), it’s always tempting to take the easy way out—which in this case probably would be to stay away. But the easiest path isn’t...
The Big Sandy swimmers concluded their 2018 season by winning the state championship in Class A of the Montana swimming federation; their highest achievement since the formation of the team seven years ago. The Barracudas placed seven swimmers in the high point rankings, with Dillin Geyer winning the 13-14 boys division and setting pool records in the 50 fly and 100 fly. Cam Schwarzbach placed second in the 13-14 boys division, breaking the 100 free pool record and the 200 free pool and...
