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Big Sandy has a new locally made snack option. With Easter on the horizon, Samantha Potter recently announced the launch of Montana Mommy Made, which offers a unique fare of candy items. She explained "It's mostly freeze-dried candies or treats, ice cream included." These freeze-dried treats are far cleaner and more portable than many alternative options, which is part of the reason she developed the line of snacks in the first place. With 3 small children of her own, portable and clean snacks...
The Big Sandy Rotary Club’s annual benefit banquet, Pirates of the Prairie, is shaping up to be a night of fun and great entertainment on March 19, 2022. The Big Sandy Rotary club looks forward to its 37th successful banquet this year to help our community continue its positive outlook for great years to come. The members of the Big Sandy Rotary Club are working hard to ensure a bright future for Big Sandy. Each one in their own way is shaping the future of our town. The members of the Big Sandy Rotary Club are: Harry Bold, Demra Brown, M...
It's still in the beginning phase, but superintendent Kelly Haagland is working with Rich Roth to create public access to the high school weight room and with Nathan Merrill to develop a protocol for the public's use of the gym. They are getting closer. Kelly is in the process of writing the rough draft. Reported in the ? of The Mountaineer was the following paragraph; "The biggest discussion of the night was the Annex and Gym access. In prior years adults were allowed fobs allowing them access...
Chouteau County Invitational 4-H Archery Shoot Results The 4-H Shooting Sports 2022 Chouteau County Invitational Shoot was held February 26th in Fort Benton with 64 members registered to shoot. Participants were mostly from the Golden Triangle Counties. Other counties participating were Flathead, Lewis and Clark, Treasure and Rosebud. Medals went to the following Chouteau County participants: Also participating from Chouteau County were Elise Hartley, Chavelle Burney, Braxton Crowder, Conner...
Last Wednesday, Christ Lutheran Church kicked off its services for observing Lent with an Ash Wednesday Service midday on March 6th. Ash Wednesday is the first day of the season where churches begin to prepare to celebrate Good Friday and Easter. Melanie Schwarzbach, who is currently the chair of the board at Christ Lutheran, explained: "We take time out of our week to reflect upon Jesus' journey to the cross and to be mindful of the sacrifices He made for us." The time taken out of the week...
Shirley Ann (Siebrasse) Lund died peacefully on December 12, 2021, at her memory care facility in Bellevue, WA, with family by her side. She was 90 years old. Shirley was born on March 6, 1931, in Havre, MT to John and Esther Siebrasse. She grew up in Big Sandy where she met the love of her life, Harold "Hal" Lund. Shirley and Hal married on October 12, 1951 and lived in Missoula where Hal obtained his college degree in Pharmacy. Shirley and Hal began their family of raising four boys while... Full story
Over the last few years, I’ve begun to rely more and more on reading glasses. Last Sunday, I forgot to bring a pair to the pulpit when I went up to preach the sermon. I asked my son to run down to my office and grab a pair. He brought back a pair of black framed readers that came from a drawer in my desk. As soon as I saw them, I realized that they were a pair of fake glasses I picked up for Halloween a few years ago. I didn’t want to stop talking and explain why I needed a different pair, so I put them on and did the best I could by squinting...
In late 2020 I became a board member for the Big Sandy Senior Center. I feel the community needs to have a better understanding of what is happening with the Center, as there is a lot of misinformation being spread around the community. The Center is experiencing a HUGE FINANCIAL DEFICIT which is why we are considering closing hopefully temporarily. For the past year we have been monitoring the Center income and output of money. Unfortunately, the Center has shown losses for the past 13 months. There are reserve funds which we have used to...
Jaesun Yirsa, Seventh Grade Homeschool student from Big Sandy haswon the Veterans of Foreign Wars State level Patriot's Pen competition! Being selected as the best essay out of 68 entries, Jaesun's essay will be included in the VFW National competition this Spring. His writing isincluded in this article. Jaeson was awarded a medal, plaque and a combined scholarship fund of $700 from the State, District 2 and Fort Benton Post 4047....
In newspaper parlance, the type of article I write usually is called a “ fluff “ piece. It’s not news or information nor does it provide instruction or commendation of others.It’s just for fun or conveys a feeling about something. I personally have always been a fan of fluff pieces. When you are depressed with the news and financial statements or reading about others who seem to be doing so much better than you, you go to a fluff piece. The following is a double fluff piece. I’m all for second chances for people and animals. I always advocate a...
The Big Sandy wrestling program has been gaining momentum. Unfortunately, our junior high and High School program has been small for years. However, the future of the program is bright. Kyle Rodewald and his group of assistant coaches have built the little guy wrestling program with a roster that has stayed steady to 25-30 wrestlers for the last five years-building a group of wrestlers that are ready to move up. The little guy wrestling program has helped five wrestlers be prepped and ready to...
