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Two important opportunities for Big Sandy residents are going on for Big Sandy on Saturday, August 26th the first is the 4-Man Golf Scramble for the Big Sandy Barracuda Swim Team Fundraiser. There are Pin Prizes, a Hole-In-One Contest Sponsored by Taylor's Automax It's a 9 AM Shotgun Start a Beaver Creek Golf Course in Havre Montana. Put together a team Beaver Creek Golf Course Havre Montana. The registration Fee of $400 includes green fees and lunch. To Registration Contact Jolin Sunchild...
With the start of the 2023-2024 school year, several new faces will be visible at Big Sandy Schools. One new face will be familiar to locals. Linda Finke will be taking on special education at the High School and returning to school herself to earn her Masters in Special Education. Linda filled in as Amy Terry's full time teacher's assistant last year, when the teacher shortage resulted in our school only having one Special Education teacher. This year, Linda will be earning credentials and...
For a couple of weeks in April, an abandoned dog, likely a German Shepherd/Yellow Labrador mix, caught the attention of the Big Sandy community. The puppy spent his days walking up and down the highway, chasing mini vans and pickups looking for its owner. More than a few locals put out food for him and spent time trying to lure the puppy away from the highway. The Big Sandy Needs and Yard Sale Facebook pages were active with discussion of near captures and locals offering to take in the puppy...
September Horticulture Management Managing horticultural landscapes in September is essential to healthy production during the growing season. Below are a few recommendations for Chouteau County gardeners. • The average first frost is September 15 (Carter), September 18 (Kenilworth and Highwood), September 20 (Big Sandy), September 25 (Fort Benton) and September 28 in (Geraldine). All fruit and vegetables should be harvested before temperatures drop below 40° to 50°F. • Ripen tomatoes in a paper bag along with an apple, or hang the entir...
(Big Sandy, Mont.) – U.S. Senator Jon Tester today announced he recently secured $4,938,000 in Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) grant funding for the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to improve access to clean drinking water across the state. The funding secured by Tester comes from the Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) Government Funding Bill. Tester was the only member of Montana’s congressional delegation to support the funding. “As a third generation Montana farmer, I know firsthand just how important clean water is to the growt...
August 8, 2023, marked our one-year, re-opening anniversary. Many things have happened, and much more is still to come. Big Sandy senior center board and staff would like to thank all our community members who have donated money, time, groceries, and other supplies. We would also like to take this time to thank Rotary for our newly painted dining area along with the 3 community members who donated funds to help decorate. Throughout the 22-23 year we have incorporated a few new things. On the 2nd Monday of each month, we will be celebrating...
The Board of Trustees held their regular meeting and Budget Meeting on August 15th. The meeting itself was a three-hour meeting with multiple important subjects to discuss and act upon. Everyone present was impressed that two high school students expressed their concern that there would not be a bus route to pick them up. They were concerned that their education would be diminished if they could not attend Big Sandy Highschool. They asked the board to find a driver so they could attend school....
The Lady Pioneer volleyball ladies are working hard to once again make it to divisionals. The head coach of the Lady Pioneer volleyball team is Brittany McKenney. Her assistant coach is Morgan Simpson, which will be her second year. Teal Poole is the junior high coach. Brittany told me she has 14 girls out for volleyball this year, "which is a smaller number than what we are used to. I would say the average is usually 16. The good news is, there will be a lot of playing time for everyone, which...
It's that time of the year! Friday Night Lights are back! I love fall and the start of football season. I was excited to sit down with Larry Jappe, the head coach of last year's state champs, the Big Sandy Pioneers! I visited with him during Junior High Football Practice. It was a morning practice for them, the weather was wonderful, and the football field was green. I wanted to know after coming off of a state championship last year what it was going to be like this year. Larry said, "I've...
Too many times Thoughts by Zoe tend to be more on the serious side. Today I’d like to comment on the rumors that have gone around town about my Ford Explorer and myself. My 2016 red Ford Explorer has kind of been a nightmare for me. Without going into past issues, because the current issue is bad enough. I couldn’t steer it correctly and when I turned it off it locked down and I couldn’t move the wheel at all. The Ford mechanic had left for vacation leaving my red Ford Explorer sitting in front of the Mountaineer. So what I heard was peopl...
