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When Big Sandy Schools hired Brittani Bergtoll from Saco, Montana to be an art teacher, it was an art teacher and so much more. Bergtoll is tall, like a basketball player and yet rodeo is her thing. Last week Brittani sat down and answered some "Mountaineer" questions. "Mountaineer": What do you teach and where do you teach it? Bergtoll: I teach grades 7 through 12 art at the high school. I also teach seventh grade English and elective English classes. This semester they are American Literature...
Getting a well maintained home ready for winter isn’t difficult, but it’s wise to start early, say experts at the Paint Quality Institute. They recommend that homeowners tackle five simple projects as soon as possible. Together, they can help protect your home from the elements, make it more comfortable, and help prevent expensive repair bills next spring: 1. Touch up exterior paint. Peeling or flaking paint can expose bare wood, subjecting it to moisture and possible rotting, so if you see bare spots, be sure to touch them up. Scrape off any...
Bare Patches in Chouteau County fields may be attributed to low pH soils For a few years, Chouteau County producers have found bare patches in their wheat and barley fields. Patches seem to be located in water logged areas of the field, respectively. In addition, patches seem to be expanding from year to year. The problem may be low pH or high acidity in the upper 6 inches of soil. Below are a few questions and answers I have compiled from a peer reviewed article out of Washington State University Extension. • What is pH? PH is a measure of the...
It’s time for the highly anticipated 44th Annual Havre Art Association Show and Sale to be held at the Van Orsdel Methodist Church located at 410 5th Avenue in Havre, Saturday, Nov. 7th, 10am-5pm and Sunday, Nov. 8th Noon-5 pm. This year the Art Association is very pleased to announce that our Special Guest Artist is Craig Edwards, Photographer and owner of the new Edwards Studio in Big Sandy, Montana. Mr Edwards will be featured in a special display area with his work, and he will be speaking about his technique and talent each day at 2:00 p...
The Great Falls Symphonic Choir comes to town to sing for you on Saturday, October 24th, 7PM, at the Fort Benton Elementary School Auditorium. This will be the second Chouteau County Performing Arts show for this season presented in partnership with Montana Flour and Grains, The Pioneer Lodge and Vielleux Insurance. Directed by Paul Ritter, The Great Falls Symphonic Choir consists of about 100 voices from all over north central Montana. Members include people from all walks of life who donate...
Maxyne (Harris) Bessette, age 93, of Loma, MT, died October 9 at the Big Sandy Nursing Home. The staff's kind, loving care kept her final years pleasant and safe. Maxyne, the youngest of 10 children, was born in Fort Benton, MT, August 16, 1922, to Elbert and Daisy Harris. Maxyne spent her young years on a farm outside of Loma. When she started school, the family moved into Loma. She attended high school in Fort Benton until her marriage to Wilfrid Bessette on May 21, 1940. Their first home was...
The Big Sandy Pioneers couldn't overcome the Sunburst Refiners passing attack Friday night. Big Sandy's defense stood tall early trailing only 6-0 entering the second but the Refiners put up 26 in the second and 22 more in the third to pick up a 61-13 Northern C six-man football win over the Pioneers. Senior Josh Solf scored on a 35 yard run and junior Lawrence Allderdice hauled in a 31 yard pass from senior Zach Works for Big Sandy's 13 points. The Pioneers will conclude their season October...
The Big Sandy Pioneers were awarded their first conference win earlier this season when Hays/Lodge Pole forfeited the scheduled match in Hays. This past weekend the Pioneers earned their second win on the court defeating the Thunderbirds 25-20, 25-15 and 25-20 . Senior Maddy Reichelt paced the offensive attack with six of the teams season high 23 kills. Big Sandy was highly effective from the service line as they recorded 25 aces in the contest. Senior Cheyenne Pegar and sophomore Jessica Roth e...
Continued from Part one in the September 30 "Mountaineer" Most casualties resulted from accidents in the field and on post, disease, alcoholism, desertion, fights among soldiers and suicides. Some soldiers were wounded on patrol but reportedly there were no direct combat deaths. Temporary excitement resulted from a short tour of duty in the Little Rockies on the Fort Belknap Indian reservation during the gold strike of 1884 but the miners were impossible to stop short of shooting them. Métis...
Riding Fire trucks, eating Chili and a Football game. Fun!...
Although wind gusts were not reported in Big Sandy, Sunday last, the National Weather says there were large gusts all around so consider the wind was at times topping 50 mph in Big Sandy as well. There were gusts of 53mph reported north of Loma, 68 mph reported east of Geraldine, and 55 mph in Havre. Other notable gusts happening on Sunday were 81mph in East Glacier, 74 mph in Babb, 70 mph in Zortman, 69mph in Whitlash, 68mph in Geraldine and 83mph in Pendroy Sunday morning for the highest in Montana on Sunday. With a gust of 62mph at the top...
