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Certainly of all the American wars, the worst was the Civil War which pitted American against American and there was an enormous amount of blood shed on our own land. After that war many Confederates came to Montana to start a new life in the west. Their graves and those of Union soldiers were some of the first graves tended to on Decoration Day in Montana. That war was not that long ago. When the Blackwood family came to ranch on Clear Creek, they had one of their former slaves with them. He was free but did not want to leave the family he...
Dale Morey was born and raised in the tiny northeastern Montana town of Opheim. You would think that would be about as far away from the United States military as one could get but there was the huge Glasgow Air Force Base in operation then so things military were certainly known to Dale. "I started my career in the Navy in 1969," said Dale. "It was because of the draft. When I graduated in 1969 I went harvesting in the south with a friend. When I got home there were several letters from the...
Imagine being in a time crunch for getting a meal on the table, you pull a jar of canned chicken off the shelf, frozen vegetables (from your garden no doubt) out of the freezer, dump it all in a pot, heat and serve. Sound impossible? Uncomfortable canning your own meat? This opportunity will help you make it all a reality. MSU Extension Chouteau County is offering a class on how to can meats and make jerky on November 17, 2016 from 11:00 am – 3:00 pm at the Big Sandy Community Church of God at 377 2nd Ave. Laurie Lautt, Big Horn County E...
Chamber of Commerce gurus Marlys Edmonds and Lis Maxwell were at "The Mountaineer" last week talking about things new and old regarding this year's Christmas Stroll which will be held on December 3, 2016 Griswold Decorating Event First, they talked about the Griswold Decorating Event where on the first Friday before Thanksgiving, (November 18) people will gather at 1pm at the Fireman's Park to help decorate Big Sandy for Christmas. Not only does this include Main Street but residential houses wi...
Vaccination Tips on Beef Cattle Information for this article was taken from the October issue of the Cow Sense Chronicle written by Rachel Endecott, MSU Extension Beef Cattle Specialist. Successful vaccination depends on three critical factors: an effective vaccine, a functioning immune system, and administration of the vaccine before exposure to the disease. Some tips for effective vaccination include: • Read and follow label directions. If you are unsure, consult your veterinarian or call the vaccine company directly before using the p...
I love Christmas music of all kinds. I am playing it in the car as I drive down the highway to Big Sandy. I am playing it in my living room on Friday and Saturday during happy hour and I am listening eagerly to hear it being played around town. I love the old hymns maybe the best and I love it when they are sung by old choirs from England and sung accompanied by the pipe organ and sound crisp, and cold and let so very beautiful. They remind me of when I had a cabin up Alkali Springs on Beaver Creek. I used to love to spend Christmas at that cab...
I read 5 books last week. Typically, I have been reading 1 or 2 books a week this year, but last week I set a personal record. I’m not a speed reader; in fact, I read embarrassingly slowly. I don’t have a lot of free time. With the church’s annual Halloween party happening last week, I was especially busy. I managed to increase my reading time by eliminating two things from my habits: I stopped reading, listening, or watching most news (the Mountaineer excluded, of course) and I deleted Facebook from my cell phone, limiting my Facebook time...
Triangle Telephone Cooperative Association, Inc., doing business as Triangle Communications (Triangle), held its 63rd Annual Meeting of Members on Saturday, October 15, 2016. Close to 170 voting members plus numerous guests attended the meeting held in the Student Union Building on the campus of Montana State University-Northern in Havre. The 300 attendees enjoyed a delicious meal catered by MSU-Northern. During the business portion of the meeting fellow Board members, CEO/GM, Craig Gates, and...
Story Hour meets every Thursday at 10 a.m.. We are having a lot of fun and enjoying our time together. The Local Preschool comes to the library the first Wednesday of the month. It’s always good to get kids to the library to see all there is to see and do there. Than you to all you faithful patrons for your support. At this time the furniture for the new library should arrive in November and the shelves are coming soon. Donors: Rich Roth, Ken Martin, James Howland, Wendy Kleinsasser, W. & B. Kleinsasser, Anonymous donor of 12 books, and an A...
In west-central Montana, deer and elk harvest reported through the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) hunter check stations near Anaconda, Darby and Bonner so far this season is in line with this time in 2014 and down 13 percent from last year, due largely to unseasonably warm weather and only traces of snow. As the check stations closed at the end of the second week of the general big game hunting season, elk harvest across the three check stations totaled 143 animals, down 34 percent from last year at this time, due to the sharp decline...
