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One of my favorite school activities is the Veterans Programs that were held these last few years. The afternoon started with a free meal for the Veterans at Senior Citizens. Afterward, you would go over to the FE Miley school for a Veteran's Program put on by the elementary students. I loved it because everyone would be wearing red, white and blue and the children would sing all kinds of patriotic songs. A small talk is given at the high school before every vet stood to their arm forces anthem...
Anyone in the last 13 years who has had reason to call or visit the elementary school has been greeted by the warm and cheerful voice of Cinda Pearson. Cinda is the school secretary at FE Miley Elementary School, though the kids have all sorts of job titles they call her by including "doctor" because she hands out bandaids. She wears many hats in the course of her day, which suits her just fine. "My favorite part of the job is the variety," she explained. "I'm not a sitting in my office and...
Managing horticultural landscapes and house plants in November is important to healthy production during the growing season. Below are a few recommendations for Chouteau County gardeners. • Apply protective mulches to perennial beds. • Use a humidifier to maintain humidity for houseplants. • Prune out dead limbs of woody ornamentals. • Do not fertilize or transplant anything after Columbus Day. • Continue to water landscape plantings (trees, shrubs, and perennials) until the soil freezes. • Apply winter mulch to strawberry beds as soon as the...
The world lost and heaven gained an extraordinary man on October 24, 2020. Knud Grosen was born August 2, 1930 to Gerda and Johannes Grosen in Skaering, Denmark. Knud was the fifth of six children. He attended a rural two room school for elementary grades and had vivid memories of the Nazi occupation during WW II. In 1953, Knud came to Great Falls, Montana as a farm trainee through the American Scandinavian Foundation. He met the love of his life Kathrine Bang in Great Falls through his farm...
Before coming to Big Sandy, the organization I worked for was struggling. As a result, my job had stretched to cover work left undone by folks who had been laid off or whose hours had been cut. I was often working six and seven day weeks. At times, I worked 12 hour days. Because I was a salaried employee, I could fill in gaps where needed. This persisted for months. I eventually reached a point where I was always tired and all of my hobbies and outside of work activities fell to the wayside. I don’t blame my employer, and I was happy to fill i...
Menu Wednesday, November 11 - Veteran’s Day $10.00- Roast Beef, mashed potatoes, veggies, Spinach starwaberry salad, Jello, roll, and dessert. Thursday, November 12 - Sausage stir-fry with veggies over noodles, Broccoli slaw with apples. Friday, November 13- Beef n Broccoli over rice and fruit salad. Monday, November 16- Chicken & Dumplings, veggies, Green Salad, and dessert. Tuesday, November 17- Hot Hamburger sandwich, mashed potato, veggie, Pineapple fluff salad. Homemade Mac and Cheese Ingredients 8 ounces uncooked elbow macaroni 2 cups s...
It's hard to find the right words to express the wide range of emotions felt Saturday in Medicine Lake as the Pioneer's championship hopes came to an end in a devastating loss to Froid/Medicine Lake. The Pioneers got off to a great start with Brady Plenninger striping the ball on the Redhawks first possession before Kade Strutz would rush in from 4 yards out the put the Pioneers up 6-0. Again the Pioneers would force another fumble and recovery on the next possession. Still, uncharacteristic pen...
Angie Sant, Amaya Edwards, Lily Winderl, and Josalynn Genereux Big Sandy High School has experienced large scale change. From a typical school experience to learning behind a screen last spring, and now to our past norm's altered style. With the help of experiencing each of these learning environments and the school board's decisions, we have been allowed to learn in-person. A regular day of the school consisting of passing periods, schedules, classroom setups, and how and where we eat our...
A couple weeks ago , Big Sandy's Personal Finance class sent students to local businesses and the Elementary school to do some job Shadowing. The Mountaineer had 4 students come and experirence teh daily going ons at the paper. Above is Lily Whinderl, Josalyn Gerenerux, Angie Sant and Amaya Edwards. The wrote the below article as part of their job here. They had to pick the subject, do the interviews, write it up and turn it in by the deadline given....
The pandemic in Montana is entering its ninth month and the Big Sandy Grocery Store has been serving our community throughout the whole ordeal. This time of unusual stress has brought with it challenges for the local business. "In the beginning, it was a bit overwhelming. We were fortunate to have really good help that muscled through it," explains Debra Louvar the proprietor. At the beginning of the pandemic, the store saw runs on supplies as locals stocked up for the coming lockdowns. The...
I want to give all the readers of my articles a thank you for the encouraging words for me to continue writing for the Mountaineer. I struggle with ideas. I usually get ideas when I visit with patrons using the ferry. This year I had many ferry crossings from people from the larger towns and cities. For most of them, it was their first time crossing the river on the ferry. The norm this year with the riders was, “I didn’t know this was here. We were looking for places to go and things to do in Montana with this pandemic. Man, I am so happy we...
3-day comment period opens for Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy HAVRE, November 5, 2020 – Bear Paw Development Corporation (BPDC) is seeking input from area residents regarding the draft 2020 Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS). The 5-year planning document outlines economic and community development priorities for northern Montana and identifies goals, strategies, and action items for implementing development activities. Residents in the five-county, two-reservation region of northern Montana are encouraged to s...
