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Old cemeteries can tell a huge amount of history and are becoming more popular all the time to find out just who lived in what age and in many cases how they died as well. The cemetery at Hungry Hollow just east of Clear Creek is choked with lilacs and among those lilacs are names of children who died of influenza, and old timers who died after one might think they should. The cemeteries in Zortman and Landusky, one choked out with iris, the other in an old growth forest tell many stories. At...
Trevor Wilkerson is the bookkeeper and one of the first persons seen by folks looking for Big Sandy Organics. Trevor works out of the log cabin where the Kracklin' Kamut used to be made. He moved there from a suite in the Mint building. As Trevor says, his job is to keep track of the money in this area. Trevor grew up in Roosevelt, Utah, has six children the oldest being 21. They are Taylor, T. J., Bryndon, Aimee, Jeri, and Jaidyn. The youngest of the children is 8, five are girls and one is a...
Sunday, August 27 a fire burned several acres of the Bear Paw Mountains on Moses Mountain close to the Ova Sety Summer Place. The fire started just east of the East Fork Dam on the Rocky Boy Reservation close to the cattle guard by the Dumas summer place. The fire started right next to the Warrick/ Beaver Creek road and spread quickly to Moses Mountain and parts of the Sety summer ranch. It started at 3pm on Sunday afternoon. By 7am on Monday the fire was reported as contained. Volunteers along with several fire departments worked to get the...
With September just around the corner, the fire season, heat and drought lingers on. It will be with us until the winter snows and let’s just hope that no big fires get started now and that we get a good snow early on to help put out what is raging. Actually it looks like things are a little better at the end of August. The horrible Lolo fire just south of Missoula seems to be getting more under control. Missoula residents said that last week they saw the peak of Mount Lolo for the first time in weeks. Some evacuations have been lifted in t...
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 (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 entire plant up...
The Chouteau County Sheriff's Office is releasing the following information pursuant to MCA 46-23-508 which authorizes agencies to inform the public of a sexual offender's registration in our community. This sexual offender has served the sentence imposed on him by the courts and has advised the Chouteau County Sheriff's Office that he will be living in the location below. He is NOT wanted by police at this time. Offenders Information Offender type: Sexual Offender No Tier Name: Joshua Dana...
The Chouteau County Sheriff's Office is releasing the following information pursuant to MCA 46-23-508 which authorizes agencies to inform the public of a sexual offender's registration in our community. This sexual offender has served the sentence imposed on him by the courts and has advised the Chouteau County Sheriff's Office that he will be living in the location below. He is NOT wanted by police at this time. Offenders Information Offender type: Sexual-No Tier Name: Jerald Schattilly...
As many people in Fort Benton and Chouteau County know, long-time County Planner Alice Honrud, has retired. To replace her expertise, the Chouteau County Commission has retained the services of Great West Engineering to provide County residents with planning and land use services. Jerry Grebenc is Great West's senior planner and he will be the primary contact for planning services in the County. Jerry will be in the County Planning Office twice a month, with his schedule posted at the Planning...
Jesus was raised in the town of Nazareth. Nazareth has been the topic of some controversy over the last 50ish years, with some archeologists arguing that the town itself didn’t exist in the early first century. The reason for this argument was that there was no archeological evidence for it until recently. As it turns out, Nazareth was really small. It was so small, it went undiscovered for many years. Jesus was raised in a town so small that it wouldn’t likely have a name on a modern map of Montana. After his childhood years, he moved to Caper...
If you pay property taxes you should be very glad you live in Chouteau County and Big Sandy specifically. As most property owners know, property taxes are going up this year due to the recent legislature taking funding away from education. By doing that I wonder if the legislature is telling us what they really think about education? Thank heavens we have a couple of good legislators representing us in Chouteau County. they wrote a column that “The Mountaineer” printed last week along with reasons taxes are going up written by Sup...
Steph’s Pics This week Steph has chosen “FUDGE CUPCAKE MURDER” by Joanne Fluke. For bakery owner Hannah Swenson, life in Lake Eden, Minnesota, seems to be lacking a certain flavor. It is not that she doesn’t enjoy teaching a weekly “Potluck Cooking” class at the community outreach center, or that she is not excited about her sister Andrea’s bun in the oven---------watching the very pregnant Andrea try to sit on a stool at the Cookie Jar is worth it every time., Maybe it is this year’s sheriff’s election that has got her down. For years Sheriff...
By Robert Lucke Contact the Senior Citizen Cooks at 378-2405. Lunches include an entrée, salad, vegetable, potato, dessert and drink and cost $5.00 unless otherwise noted. Wednesday, August 30 cheeseburger pie, vegetable tray, bread and dessert. Thursday, August 31 liver and onions with mashed potatoes and gravy, salad, bread and dessert. Friday, September 1 BLT wraps and dessert. Monday, September 4 closed for a very happy Labor Day. Tuesday, September 12 pork chops, potatoes, veggies, salad, dessert and bread for the Lunch of the week! This...
Does your child refuse to eat certain foods because of its color or texture, or, even, no reason at all? Not to worry. It is quite common for children ages 2-5 and is temporary. As long as he or she is growing and has plenty of energy, they are most likely eating enough to be healthy. If you have concerns, talk to your child’s doctor. Here are some tips to help with your child’s selective eating behaviors. *Let your child pick out fruits and vegetables at the store. *Have your child help you prepare meals. This helps them to learn about foo...
Harold "Hal" Lund died peacefully on July 19, 2017 in Bellevue, WA at the age of 86. Hal Lund is survived by his wife, Shirley Lund, Tacoma, WA; sons Mark Lund, wife Lisa, Bainbridge, WA; Brett Lund, wife Cheryll, Laurel, MT; Craig Lund, wife Nadine, Louisville, CO; Jeff Lund, wife Renee, Bellevue, WA and grandchildren, Lindsay Lund, Garrett Lund, Leah Burns (husband Tim), Kandra Diefenderfer (husband Craig), Taylor Lund, Ciera Lund, Nick Lund, Hailey Lund, and great-grandchildren Kaitlyn and...
Q: My wife and I didn’t grow up in religious homes, but we don’t want this for our children. How old do they have to be before they can understand something about God? We want to do the right thing, but I guess we’re not sure how to go about it. A: Small children won’t understand everything we wish we could teach them about God and His will—but they can understand something! Don’t hesitate, therefore, to go ahead and begin teaching them about God and Jesus. Think of it this way: How old does a child have to be before he or she understands...
The Big Sandy Pioneer football team and head coach Ronnie Simpson have high expectations for this season and took a step in the right direction Friday evening. The Pioneers came from behind to edge Noxon 28-26. Big Sandy got on the scoreboard first with freshman Kade Strutz finding paydirt from eight yards out. Senior Duke Darlington converted the extra point kick and the Pioneers were up 8-0 entering the second quarter. Noxon scored twice in the second sandwiching another Strutz touchdown but i...
Friday, September 1 2 day Volleyball tournament at Rudyard and Gildford. Friday, September 1 junior high volleyball in Havre at St. Judes. Saturday, September 2 varsity football at Winifred at 1pm. Junior high volleyball jamboree at Big Sandy 9am on Saturday, September 2 as well. Monday, September 4 is Labor Day No School! Someone’s mother turns 80 on September 4. Tuesday, September 5 junior high football hosts Winifred in Big Sandy at 4pm. Wednesday, September 6 school pictures by Helmbrecht Photo in the morning for both high school and elemen...
The Big Sandy Pioneer Volleyball team began play this past Friday in Centerville and Saturday the girls were in Belt for their annual pre-season tournament. The Miners defeated Big Sandy in straight sets Friday 25-19, 25-14 and 25-17. Saturday the girls split pool play matches with Centerville and the Belt JV going 0-2-2 in pool play. They fell in bracket play to Power. Centerville 25 25 25 Big Sandy 19 14 17 Big Sandy – No stats available Centerville – Kills: Maddie Urick 6; Aces: Urick 3, Ariana Marshall 3, Abby Jaynes 3; Assists: Hailey Chr...
4-H and FFA members from across Chouteau County had a very busy and successful 2017 Chouteau County Fair. Every 4-H and FFA member has worked over the past year in anticipation of this time of year. The Chouteau County Extension Office would like to extend huge thank you to every individual who supports the 4-H program in any way-- The following is a list of those who received the top awards at the 2017 Chouteau County Fair. Top Cat Project – Lexi Bahnmiller Top Cat Showman – Alex Worrall Sen...
Lianna Heimbigner from the local American Legion presented Chase Gasvoda, a 5th grader and an awesome Pioneer, with a nice 2nd Place Trophy. Chase earned the trophy at the American Legion REGIONALS for the Poppy Poster contest held last spring....
