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One of Grandma Moses paintings is titled, "It snows, oh it snows". Those were the operative words around here last week when snow started falling Monday afternoon and by Monday night the power was off from Havre to Malta, blizzard like winds blew huge branches and sometimes whole trees to the ground and as Tuesday morning dawned, there were downed power lines all over parts of Chouteau, Hill, Blaine and Phillips County. Observers think that Big Sandy got around 24 inches of snow and many places...
This week is Fire Prevention Week. It is a week of celebration all around the United States. And, although we don't celebrate it as such in the Big Sandy area, we do celebrate Chili Feed Night which is a large fund raiser for the Big Sandy Volunteer Fire Department and Ambulance. But it is more than that. It is a time that Big Sandy residents can honor those who volunteer and keep us safe in so many ways. The other day I was at the Big Sandy Medical Center and the Mercy Flight was just leaving...
One of "The Mountaineer" readers, Elaine Thompson, said that she had kept a story from "The Mountaineer" about whether the mountain range to the south of us should be called the Bear Paw Mountains or the Bears Paw Mountains. She had lost the story and wondered if it could be reprinted. So, here goes. First let's look at it through the eyes of journalists. Several years ago "The Tribune" in Great Falls did a survey and ran a story saying that the range should be called the Bear Paw Mountains...
Chouteau County Juniors and Seniors will participate in 2017 Chouteau County Agricultural Business Day Junior and Senior students from Big Sandy High School, Fort Benton High School, Geraldine High School, Highwood High School, and Chouteau County Home Schools will participate in the 2017 Chouteau County Agricultural Business day on November 8th. The event will take place from 8:50 a.m. -12:00 p.m. at the Ag Center (1205 20th Street) and Fort Benton High School (1820 Washington). An estimate of twenty Chouteau County businesses will be in...
One of the puzzling things about living in a state that has seven Indian Reservations in it is what should people be called who live on those reservations? Some suggest calling them Native Americans. Others say that First Nations People sounds better and many agree that the name Indian should probably not be used. Many of the Blackfeet Nation do not feel that way at all. They say that when Christopher Columbus discovered what is now the United States and thought it was India so he named the...
Joanne Angel-Williams passed away from natural causes October 2, 2017 surrounded by her loving family and dear friends at the Big Sandy Medical Center. A Memorial Service was held on Monday, October 9, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at Christ Lutheran Church in Big Sandy; burial followed at the Big Sandy Cemetery. Holland and Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with services and arrangements. Please visit Joanne's online memorial page and leave a message of condolence for her family at...
It was quite a storm this last week. I know some people in the Bear Paw Mountains who are still stranded and wondering what to do about it. I was only snowbound once unless you count this last storm last week. And I was not snowbound in it really as friends could come and go and bring me all sorts of good things to eat and drink. The only time I really remember being snowbound is in the 1990’s when I was living in the old Faber house on Little Box Elder Creek. There one day just around Easter, it started to snow and by the next morning I had a...
Wednesday, October 11 beef stew, salad, dessert and cornbread. Thursday, October 12 baked potato bar with all the fixings. Jell-O dessert. Friday, October 13 Ruben sandwiches with taco salad and dessert. Monday, October 16 chicken and dumplings, salad and dessert for the Lunch of the Week! Tuesday, October 17 ham and scalloped potatoes, vegetables, salad, dessert and bread. This week, from the Senior Citizen Cooks a very good fall casserole. Doritos Casserole You will need: 1 family size bag Doritos of any flavor (Nacho cheese is good) 1 onion...
This week how about a “LOVE STORY” by Karen Kingsbury? From the day they met, John and Elizabeth were destined to fall in love. Their whirlwind romance started when they were young college students and lasted nearly thirty years--until Elizabeth died of cancer. So when John Baxter is asked to relive his long-ago love story with Elizabeth for his grandson Cole’s heritage project, he is not sure he can do it. The sadness might simply be too great. But he agrees and allows his heart and soul to go places they have not gone in decades. Back to th...
Friday, October 13 volleyball at Rudyard Saturday, October 14 football at Geraldine, Volleyball at Belt and junior high basketball at Chinook. Monday, October 16 FFA officers meet at noon. Tuesday, October 17 FFA meeting at 4pm. ATTENTION: The Junior high basketball game scheduled at Turner for October 17 has been moved to Friday, November 3. Wednesday, October 18 early out at 2:25pm. Football hosts Augusta at 2pm. Thursday and Friday, October 19 and 20 no school for students due to teacher MEA activities. The Week of October 22 is Red Ribbon W...
The Big Sandy Pioneer football team faced the Valier Panthers in a clash with postseason implications on the line. The Panthers led the Northern C 6-Man Division while the Pioneers were looking to take over the top spot. With so much on the line getting off to a fast start would set the tone for the entire contest. Unfortunately it was the Panther special teams that got that start returning the opening kickoff 69 yards for a 6-0 lead just seconds into the contest. The Panthers found the endzone again later in the opening quarter to extend...
The Big sandy Pioneer volleyball team has had some great moments on the court this season and have won a few sets against quality teams. Unfortunately they haven't been able to string those moments together enough to pick up that big win, but the girls clearly are playing hard and improving as the regular season winds down and tournament time approaches. This past Thursday the girls were in Chinook to face the Sugarbeeters. Big Sandy played together and forced the 'Beeters to earn every point...
