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There is nothing more important in any community than the education of its young people. And, it is also true that there is nothing more important to any community then getting the very best teachers available in any year. This year in Big Sandy, there are four new full time teachers and Bridgette Long who is teaching one period of Spanish each school day. We wish these new teachers well and hope that they find living in Big Sandy is an adventure in good neighbors and dear hearts. Following are...
Times are changing, people are changing, our education system is changing, but we are learning and growing right along with it. As members of the student body at Big Sandy High School, in a dual credit education class, we took it upon ourselves to take a closer look at the true climate in Big Sandy High School after a recently published Havre Daily News article provided a nearly negative outlook on our learning environment. In our dual credit class we are learning the proper ways to shape young...
Darlene Cline is the new librarian at the Jeff Reichelt Memorial Library in Big Sandy. She took over as head librarian on July 31. Darlene knows her way around the library as she helped out with story time at the library and when she was young and lived on a ranch outside of Bynum, she spent much time in the library just doing her homework. Darlene was raised in Bynum on a cattle ranch on the Rocky Mountain Front and she still misses those beautiful mountains to look at each day. She does not...
When the Bear Paw East Fork was raging a friend brought a lot of equipment to the Bear Paws to help fight the fire. He also brought his eight year old boy. That first hot, windy night, the friend was told to build a fire line for several miles with his bulldozer. His eight year old son got on a smaller bulldozer and to the amazement of everyone watching, took off after his dad to help with the fire line. They had portable radios and so at the home base, listeners heard things like the father say, “How are you doing buddy?” “Just fine Dad, my ga...
Factors Affecting Wheat Germination and Stand Establishment in Hot Soils Hot soil conditions at sowing also reduce coleoptile length. The coleoptile is a rigid, protective structure that covers the emerging shoot to aid it in reaching the soil surface. Once the coleoptile breaks the soil surface, it stops grow¬ing and the first true leaf emerges. If the coleoptile does not emerge through the soil surface, the first true leaf emerges below ground, takes on an accordion-like appearance, and the wheat plant typically dies. For this reason, wheat...
This week Michael Connelly writes a new thriller called “THE CROSSING”. Detective Harry Bosch has retired from the LAPD but his half brother, defense attorney Mickey Haller, needs his help. A woman has been brutally murdered in her bed and all the evidence points to Haller’s client, a former gang member turned family man. Though the murder rap seems ironclad, Mickey is sure it is a setup. Bosch doesn’t want anything to do with crossing the aisle to work for the defense. He feels it will undo all the good his has done in his thirty years a...
Young football fans will have the opportunity to exhibit their football skills when the Big Sandy Rotary Club hosts its 14th Annual Punt, Pass & Kick competition on Chili Feed Friday, September 29th. Youth ages 5-15 will be given the chance to showcase their talents in punting, passing and kicking with scores based on distance and accuracy. The competition will beginning at 1:30 p.m. on the Big Sandy High School football field. The top three finishers of each age group will receive a football to be given out at halftime of the Big Sandy...
A friend of mine loved to hunt and he loved most of all to hunt alone. Just his horse, his pack horse his tent, his gun and some food was good enough for him. What reminded me of this friend was that the October he went hunting in what is now the Bob Marshall but then was called just Big River, Montana had experienced a very hot, dry and smoky summer, much like what we are going through now. It was October when my friend set up his camp in the wilderness and proceeded to scout for an elk or even a large buck deer to take home. One day he had...
September birthdays include Betty Bitz, Clyde Webster, Frances Ostrom, Cindy Pokorny, Betty Solberg, Sister Margaret Mary, Jim Ray and Sharon Robertson. As Benny Goodman croons sweet nothings from his saxophone, around the hall an anniversary waltz for Ron and Adele Otto, Allan and Shirley Pearson, Gerald and Linda Rutledge, Lance and Tina Cook,. Locky and Gin Edwards and Loren and Donna Jenkins. Contact the Senior Citizens Cooks at 378-2405. Menus for the coming week are as follows: Wednesday, September 13 garlic chicken, potatoes, veggies,...
In sticking with the theme of National Sewing Month, how many of you have been discouraged from sewing because of the cost? With some time and a little research on the web, you can find a lot of free or low cost supplies to get you back into the fun and creative world of sewing. For a little extra motivation, ask a friend or get a group together to do similar projects or finish those projects that got stashed away years ago—even if it is a couple times a year or every other month. Let’s get back to finding those free and cheap supplies. If you...
One of Jesus’ most popular parables is that of the Good Samaritan. Most of us know the story: a man is attacked while traveling and left for dead on the side of the road. Afterward, a series of travelers pass him as he is laying in the road. The first two are a priest and a Levite who go around him. The third is a Samaritan who takes the poor traveler to an inn, where he tends to his wounds and pays for the man to stay at the inn while he recovers. The whole story is told when Jesus answers a question. Jesus is talking with a group of s...
Q: I can’t help but wonder if we’re living in the last days. Are we? There’s so much conflict and turmoil in the world, and I don’t see any answer unless God intervenes and brings it all to an end. Am I being too pessimistic? A: You’re right; we do live in a world that is constantly torn by conflict and chaos and fear. And because of the development of nuclear and biochemical weapons of mass destruction, the world is arguably the most dangerous it has ever been. Jesus warned that as the end of the present age approaches, “You will hear of war...
Wednesday, September 13 FFA goes to Hobson Friday, September 15 volleyball hosts Chinook at 4pm in Big Sandy Saturday, September 16 volleyball, Belt here starting at 5pm. Sunday, September 16 Football at Heart Butte junior high at 10 am and varsity at 1pm. Monday, September 18 junior high football here against Geraldine starting at 4pm. Monday, September 18 FFA officers meet at noon Monday, September 18 Chouteau County Sheriff’s Personnel will be in Big Sandy and hold assemblies at the elementary school and the high school. These assemblies w...
Full Body Sculpting/Toning and Cardio Class is underway! Tuesdays and Thursdays - September 5 through December 21. -- 5:30 - 6:30 P.M. in the gym annex. $10 registration fee. Jeri Roth is the instructor. Big Sandy Adult Education Sewing Classes September 18, 25 and October 2, 2017 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm The sewing classes will include learning the parts of the sewing machine, sewing tools, fabric information, using a rotary cutter and mat and then sewing some simple projects leading up to elastic waist pants, capris or shorts. We will be using n...
The Big Sandy volleyball team picked up its first win of the season Friday evening as they defeated the Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds in straight sets 25-9, 25-117 and 25-16. Sophomore Lainey Gregory helped power the team to the win as she set up the hitters with 7 of the teams 10 assists and served 15 aces in the win. Jaylyn Cline, Georgia Wortman, Stacey Allderdice and Cassidy Belcourt each tallied a pair of kills. Saturday the girls were defeated by the Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hawks in three...
The East Fork Fire remains at 85% containment this evening and 21,896 acres. More accurate mapping resulted in the total acreage change. Crews continue to make good progress with containment efforts today. Minimal fire activity has been observed today. Containment lines have been holding today in spite of the red flag conditions which remain in the forecast for tomorrow as well. Rehabilitation of dozer lines will continue over the next several days. Suppression efforts will focus on areas of concern. The weather is forecast to turn to a...
As hunters and other recreationists enjoy late summer in Montana, fire safety will be a critical part of a safe trip. Montana is parched. Some parts of the state have seen little rain all summer long. More than 40 active wildfires are currently listed on federal incident management website for the state of Montana. Many other, smaller fires, are being managed on a local level. And still the dry weather, heat and smoke persist. Being knowledgeable about current restrictions and fire safe behavior will help prevent more wildfires as hunting seaso...
