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Up front, I know nothing about horses, so when I heard one of our own had a horse competing in the Superbowl of Rodeos, the National Finals Rodeos, I just had to get a story. Laci Keller Christenson said, "it's like your kid playing football on Lambeau Field in Green Bay. The NFR is the world's biggest stage for the rodeo." Tenley Epperson daughter of Harvey and Demrece Keller, graduated from Big Sandy High School in 2012. She was on the rodeo team for the Montana State Bobcats for four years...
Only three days into the new year and Big Sandy Medical Center (BSMC) is celebrating the generous donation of a large corner lot located across the street from the hospital’s main facility. The donors, Lance Peterson and his sister, Michelle Wisbey are part of the larger Peterson and Pavlovick families. The property was once home to Elsie Pavlovick and after her passing, the property was inherited by her grandchildren Lance and Michelle. BSMC approached the Peterson’s in the late fall about possibly selling the corner lot to BSMC so it cou...
In 1923,Big Sandy won their first football district championship and were highly favored to win state. Several days later, the title was stripped from them and their trip to the state championship tournament was cancelled over a technicality. The team that was awarded the district title went on to state despite having fielded a 21-year old player in the tournament. For context, The Mountaineer pointed out that the Great Falls team fielded a 22-year old "high school student" against Big Sandy...
New informational Guide on Noxious and Invasive Weed Management A new informational guide EBO242 is now available at the Chouteau County Extension office. It is titled Revegetation Guidelines: Considering Invasive and Noxious Weeds. The guide was created by Noelle Orloff, Jane Mangold and Jerry Marks from Montana State University, Monica Pokorny from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service and Bryce Christiaens and Steffany Rogge from the Missoula County Department of Ecology. Revegetation, the intentional planting of desired species,...
The Big Sandy Gun Show returns January 27-28-29, 2023 at Jerry Martin Hall, 115 Johannes Avenue in Big Sandy. The three day event has a little something for everyone and fans of Gun Shows certainly won’t want to miss this one. The Show has a large number of vendors offering all kinds of items from antiques to knives and new and old guns and rifles. Vendors come from across the state of Montana and if you have attended other shows in the state, you are sure to see a few familiar faces. The Gun Show will get underway at 2:00 pm, Friday, January 2...
You've probably seen the clinic building sitting just across the street from the medical center. This building will have a large waiting room, multiple patient rooms, and offices too. You will hopefully be able to take a look for yourself by this spring. Until then the staff of BSMC will continue to iron out details and make necessary arrangements for the upcoming move. There has been considerable discussion about which offices will move to the new building and which will stay in the current...
Billy W. Shane (Bill) 89, passed away on December 20, 2022. Bill Shane was born on July 24, 1933 in Chadwick, MO, to Lewis Shane and Elsie Gray. Bill graduated in 1952 from Columbia High School, Richland, WA. He served in the Army from 1953-1955. He started his career as a Radiation Monitor out at the Hanford Site and went on to work at the same place for about 40 years. Bill married Barbara Dennis in 1956 and had 2 children, Talya Nay of West Richland and Tonnya Anders, deceased. Bill and... Full story
Carolyn J. Norris, 74, a long-time resident of Chester & Joplin, passed away peacefully at Village Health & Rehab, in Missoula, Montana on January 3, 2023. Born March 5th, 1948 to Winfred P. (Jerry) and Inez (Huestis) Halter in Havre, she was raised near Big Sandy on the Halter Ranch along the Missouri River. She attended school in Big Sandy and began her career in the Healthcare field while still in high school. She married Steve Norris on November 15, 1968. Over the years they l ived in Fort B... Full story
Big Sandy Medical Services Foundation was established to foster better healthcare in the Big Sandy community. Their way of doing this is to encourage and assist young people who wish to pursue training in the healthcare field by offering scholarships to Big Sandy High School graduates and Big Sandy Medical Center employees. Scholarship amounts for the 2023-2024 college year will be a minimum of $300.00 each, one to a graduating senior, one to a college student already enrolled in a college and a third to either of these groups, depending on...
The Montana Association of Clerks and Recorders is sponsoring two statewide scholarships in the amount of $1,000 and $500. All graduating seniors who will be attending an in state school are eligible to apply. Applications will be accepted until March 10, 2023. Application forms are available at the Clerk and Recorder’s Office at the Courthouse in Fort Benton or from the Guidance Counselors at the Big Sandy, Fort Benton, Geraldine, and Highwood High Schools. Completed application forms must be received by Clerk and Recorder Lana Claassen by M...
The Big Sandy Pioneers were wrestling in Cut Bank over the weekend at the Cut Bank Booster Invitational. The tournament played host to a competitive field of teams from around the state. 8th grade grappler Quinn Rodewald went 4-0 in route to winning gold in the 103 pound boys division. Rodewald pinned his first opponent Aiden Snyder of Lewistown at the 2:26 mark of the second period. Next up for the 103 pounder was a scrappy Colin Hickman from Eureka who Quinn Rodewald beat 10-2, earning a major decision victory. In the semifinal match Rodewald...
Without starting Sophomore point guard Jai Baumann, the Lady Pioneers showed no fear or quit as they battled the Lady Bears, winning 76-74. Eva Yeadon had a big 3-pointer to open the game. Big Sandy set up in a half-court press, and Box Elder turned the ball over to start their first offensive possession. Eva Wagoner had a big 1st quarter offensively with a 3-point play, several fast-break layups, and nice jump shots. The Lady Bears had some answers offensively of their own, capitalizing on...
Big Sandy lost to the Box Elder 72-79 and beat North Star 61-41. The Pioneers started with a great pass from Braydon Cline to Cooper Taylor for a nice bucket to start the game with the Bears. With great pressure and high hands-on defense, the Pioneers could stop a Bears offensive play, but a quick turnover from Big Sandy allowed the Bears to get a quick bucket. Wylie Snapp had a great steal, followed by a block by Kody Strutz, and kept the Pioneers within a couple of buckets early. Box Elder...
