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Alan Merrill attended the National Farmers Union Fly-In in Washington D.C. where 350 farmers meet face-to-face with top Trump administration officials and members of Congress. Alan said, "these are desperate times." He visited, along with the rest of the Montana's delegation, a number of House and Senate Legislators offices including Congressman Greg Gianforte, Senator Steve Daines, and Senator Jon Tester. According to Merrill, "Our Montana Farmers Union fly-in was a big success in my opinion....
The Medical Guild Auxiliary was established in 1965. The new officers this year are President, Lisa Sipler, Joleen Williams is the Vice-President, Reggie Jappe is the Treasurer and Lisa Genereux is the Secretary. They don’t really have a membership anymore because they changed the by-laws so whoever comes is considered a member. Sipler and Jappe were so encouraged by a few senior members of our community, Edna Bitz, Barb Dixon, Roberta Whetham and Coralee Welty when they attended the luncheon to help plan the Rummage Sale. They still care a...
At the recent Big Sandy School Board meeting Thomas Dilworth was hired as the Pioneer Girls Varsity Basketball Coach with his assistant as Naomi Terry. Terry will also be the Junior High Girls Basketball Coach. The Big Sandy High School Student Council approached the School Board about how-to create a functional tennis court. They recognized it as a big project and to completely redo the tennis court it would cost $70,000. There are options, and at this point they are just researching the...
An exciting opportunity for anyone wishing to explore their desire to write. For any famer wishing to learn how to express himself in words. Or if you enjoyed writing in high school and somewhere deep the desire remains. Christian Downes and Steve Sibra will be giving a writing workshop in Big Sandy at Craig Edward Gallery Oct 3rd at 7:00 PM. It will only last 45 minutes to an hour with a lecture on the craft of writing giving those who attend a prompt. Attendees will meet again at 5:00 PM at th...
MSU Extension will offer Conifers Shed Most Inefficient Needles in the Fall The article below is a portion of an article written by Peter Kolb (MSU Extension Forester). The article is available in full at the Chouteau County Extension office. The article explains the natural phenomenon of fall needle drop, insect management, and proper watering techniques for pine and spruce trees. Every fall a lot of concern arises when conifers such as pines, spruces and firs start to drop their older needle cohorts in preparation for winter. This is...
The fastest growing segment of the population in the United States are older adults. This group is uniquely vulnerable to financial scams. Con artists find them as attractive prey because older adults are thought to have a “nest egg,” have excellent credit, won’t say “no” because they were raised to be polite and trusting, are less likely to report the fraud for fear of appearing to have a weakened mental capacity because they were taken advantage or they do not know how to report it. Older adults need to be aware and prepared to protect themse...
It’s that time of the year again! As school is starting up again, FFA is going into another season. So many people are excited for the new year, and the members plan on making it a great! To kick off the new year the FFA members are going to be holding a barbeque to introduce themselves to the community. This year FFA has a new advisor and Big Sandy High School has a new shop teacher, Mr. Taylor. Mr. Taylor seems very excited to start the season and teach his Agricultural classes. Layne Taylor moved to Big Sandy this year with his wife Wendy Ta...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) started mailing new Medicare cards to people with Medicare who live in Wave 6 states: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. This will continue through mid-October. People on Medicare can access Medicare.gov/NewCard for information about the mailings and can access a “New Card, Same Guard” fraud ad posted on YouTube and accessible from the Your Medicare Card and Medicare fraud pages (Related Resources à Guard your Medicare card). It is impo...
Unbound By Stuart Woods In the wake of a personal tragedy, former CIA operative Teddy Fay—now a successful Hollywood film producer known as Billy Barnett—takes a leave of absence to travel and grieve, and lands in Santa Fe in the company of his friends Stone Barrington and Ed Eagle. There, fate hands him an unexpected opportunity to exact quiet revenge for his recent loss, from a man who helped to cover up the crime. But when his enemy wises up to Teddy’s machinations, a discreet game of sabotage escalates to a potentially lethal battle. From...
Kristina Smith, Friends of the Missouri, and Mark Peterson from the BLM came to the Big Sandy Library to give a program on fossils and the Upper Missouri River Breaks. Kristina Smith said, "We want to do this because not all the school or the libraries or museums can travel. We wanted to educate kids and our neighbors on the Upper Missouri Breaks National Monument and also on what all that entails. The total environment if you will The BLM has a lot of programs having to do with stewardship, wit...
Just a reminder to please call before 10:30 am. For to go orders. Thursday, September 27- Taco Bake, Peas, Spinach & Strawberry salad, and Maple bars. Friday, September 28- Spaghetti, green beans, broccoli cauliflower salad, banana bars and garlic toast. Monday, October 1-Chicken Casserole, fruit salad, and Lemon Bars. Tuesday, October 2- Bake Potato Bar, and Rice Crispy bars. Wednesday, October 3- Ham & Potato Supreme, Chickpea Salad,a nd Chocolate Zucchini cake. Recipe of the week: Pumpkin Apple Streusel Muffins Ingredients • 2 1/2 cups a...
From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham Q: The world’s approach to life is that we should spend our time securing our future through education, health plans, financial security, etc. The Bible seems to teach that we should live one day at a time when it says: “Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things” (Matthew 6:34). How should we live? A: From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham One of the dangers in taking advice is taking it out of context. The Psalmist reminds us, “The entirety of Your word is truth...
This is the tenth year former Big Sandy High School graduate Ellaraine Lockie has provided the English students at BSHS the opportunity to participate in the Walter Gerson Poetry Contest. Each year Ellaraine Lockie judges students’ poetry, makes comments about the poems and awards students for their excellent poetry and participation. This year is no exception. There are several cash prizes and several honorable mentions. Each year the students in grades eighth through twelfth compose a poem. They are all mailed to Ellaraine Lockie in Californi...
Recently, I watched a Cooper’s hawk take off from a rural, gravel road, clutching a dead meadowlark in its talons. An adult Cooper’s hawk might weigh 1 pound. An adult meadowlark probably tips the scale at 3 ounces. To compare that to a human, a 200-pound person would have to lift almost 40 pounds, then run away. Extra points if you can fly. Perhaps you are physically fit. Maybe you are the strongest at the gym, ran a marathon recently or reupped for advanced yoga classes. Isn’t it strange we do these activities to keep up our daily stren...
The Big Sandy Pioneers got back on the winning track in a big way this past Friday as they ran all over the visiting Heart Butte Warriors in a lopsided 63-0 win. Sophomore Kade Strutz has been the go to guy for the Pioneers this season but it was junior Brock Proulx that got the Pioneers on the scoreboard first. Proulx stepped in front of an errant Warrior pass and returned the interception 24 yards for the games first score. Strutz then added the conversion run for a 7-0. Following a Safety,...
Martin Luther King Jr. once said: “We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.” Taken alone, they’re pretty words. They sound good and are inspirational at their face. I think the real power of a quote like that is found through deeper investigation. Specifically, because they were spoken by the leader of the modern civil rights movement. They gain a great deal of additional weight when placed in the context of a life spent fighting to make the world better. It’s easy to offer statements about remaining hopeful from an...
The Mountaineer announces a 2018 Photographic Contest. There are four categories: Community People, Agriculture Activities, Community Activities, and Nature (Scenery/or Animals) Photos can be either be in color or in black and white. Each photographer can enter one photo per month. Each photo will be required to be digitally emailed to bsm1@mtintouch.net. The Mountaineer reserves the right to publish the photographs, which are entered depending on the availability of space in the paper,...
