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This years’ play, what a delightful phrase to say, will be presented on November 22 and 23 at 7:00 pm both nights. Big Sandy has the wonderful opportunity to enjoy a Christmas tradition in the watching of a Christmas Carol initially written by Charles Dickens in 1843. A Christmas Carol is a story about Ebenezer Scrooge, an older grabby man who is visited by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley and three spirits of Christmas. The ghost of Christmas Past, Christmas Present and Christmas yet to come. Scrooge becomes a different ...
Photo was taken by Darin Genereux a frosty morning on his car. it is perfect for the freezing tempetures we are having this week. He put an artistic effort into the frost....
The Grinch's sleigh was a simple wooden snow sleigh. The only thing that made it unique was the size of the load it carried. Sleighs have always been a part of the Christmas décor. This year the sled was chosen as the one item crafters in the area could decorate and auction off to help raise funds for next year's Christmas Stroll. There are ten sleighs, some made from wood, from metal, and woven material. Every sled has been picked up and is being decorated waiting for the big Christmas Bazaar...
Pioneer Heroes Homecoming 2020 has a deadline approaching. The program committee needs to have your video, audio, or written “Hero Submission” by November 18. Winter will be the perfect time to line up the program so you can all have an enjoyable and entertaining evening at the gym during homecoming on Saturday night. For inspiration, you may read a post on the web page at bigsandyhomecoming.org called Tell Us About Your Pioneer Heroes; or watch the latest sample video submission on the Facebook page called Big Sandy Homecoming. See the art...
If you happened to be down town on Friday afternoon the last remains of Wells Fargo was taken down. I was able to get a few of the letters so even though Wells Fargo is gone... "WE" still remain....
Free Gardening Management Calendars available at Extension Office The 2020 Urban IPM calendars are packed with monthly information on how to take care of your yard & garden, along with photos from horticulturists around the state! Get yours today by contacting the Chouteau County Extension office. Below are a few examples of information included in the Calendars. Several insects come into homes in the fall seeking shelter. Most do not survive inside throughout the winter. Pests that do survive do not reproduce inside the home. Make sure door...
As a young child, I developed a love for travel from road trips with my family. The destination was always predictable. We would either visit family in San Diego or my family in Baja California, Mexico. Being as I grew up in Central California in the predominantly agricultural town of Bakersfield, the final destinations were not distant, but were vastly different from home! San Diego was my favorite in that there were many beaches to walk and play in, as well as delicious restaurants, outlet malls, and it always seemed to have the most ideal...
A note of thanks was received from the volleyball team for the purchase of new balls and a ball rack. New Pioneer Gear is available at Hair I Am. An order for additional children and adult clothing (with a selection of the pioneer or wagon logos) will be arriving in the first part of December just in time for Christmas presents. The Winter Kick-off is being planned for Monday, December 9, at the Jerry Martin Memorial Hall in recognition of accomplishments in recent sporting and extra-curricular...
Rotary originally bought the Pioneer banners for Homecoming but decided to put them up for the football and volleyball playoffs. They will stay up until the playoffs are over-two more weeks. They started to put up the Christmas decorations at the same time as the Pioneer pride banners, but the Christmas decorations didn't fit on the same pole with the Pioneer Pride. So, this year, they are going to put the Christmas decorations up after the football playoffs are over. That means there will be...
This week my positive praise is for our TEACHERS! We have 19 certified teachers in our K-12 district, 7 teachers in the elementary and 12 in the high school, six of those teachers travel between both buildings. Together they have more than 250 years of experience! They each hold a 4 year degree. Among them they have 14 minor degrees or concentrations and 6 masters. They have spent 24,960 minutes with your children so far this year, that number being based on their contracted hours. Although I would estimate that they have put in an extra...
I needed to prepare for Thanksgiving for a holiday, which allows us to express our gratitude. Although when asked what we are most thankful for, we always say something like, my family, my health, my home, my job. Ok, those are, of course, what we are all most thankful for, but gratitude should be more profound than that. It should penetrate our lives by the hour. One of the greatest truths I have discovered is you find what you are looking for. I started keeping a gratitude journal; I called...
Mindful Eating How many times have you done something and cannot remember what happened or what was said? Have you even found that you cannot remember what you had to eat a few hours ago? Our minds wander due to deadlines, upcoming events and other pressures, which can lead to us doing things without paying attention. This even happens with eating. More and more research has found practicing mindfulness while eating to have a positive psychological well-being for individuals and their eating behaviors. Mindful eating is being aware of your...
Thursday, November 14- Hot Hamburger sandwich, mashed potatoes with gravy, Cheesy broccoli, and Peas salad. Friday, November 15- BBQ Chicken Pizza, green Salad, and pudding. Monday, November 18-Selmers Chicken, Mashed boiled potatoes, veggies, and Blueberry Cobbler. Tuesday, November 19- Mac & Cheese with littel smokies, veggies, and Frog eye slalad. Wednesday, November 20- TTHANKSINGIVING DINNER WITH ALL THE TRIMMINGS. $10.00. Recipe of the week: Cheesy Broccoli Rice Casserole Ingredients 1 (8 ounce) package processed cheese, cubed 1 (10.75...
In ancient Israel, every Jewish boy would learn the Torah in school. Specifically, they would memorize the Jewish religious writings starting at an early age until the rabbi teaching them decided they had reached their potential as students. At that time, they were sent off to work in whatever field their family had always worked in. Some students would be sent away early to work, while others would progress to the point that they were accepted as a disciple to a rabbi. This was sort of like earning your doctorate. Anyone who studied under a...
Despite weather that’s windy and warm one day, then cold and snowy the next, hunters on the Rocky Mountain Front west of Augusta are taking home elk and white-tailed deer at numbers near or above long-term averages, a state wildlife biologist said. “Elk harvest remains at seven percent below the 10-year average” said Brent Lonner, Fish, Wildlife and Parks wildlife biologist. “But the white-tailed deer harvest is 17 percent above the 10-year average.” Mule deer numbers, however, are lagging behind. “The mule deer harvest is 21 percent bel...
Big Sandy football got over a major hump Saturday in its state quarterfinal win, 60-6 at home against Roy/Winifred. It is the third consecutive season the Pioneers (10-0) reached the second round of the 6-man football tournament and unlike the last two seasons, these Pioneers are moving beyond it. Star running back Kade Strutz averaging first-down yardage on each carry, picking up 150 yards and five touchdowns on his 10 rushing attempts, helped Big Sandy to advance. So did Clint Darlington's...
The Big Sandy Lady Pioneers would not make the same splash at the divisional tournament in Cascade that they did at districts in Chinook. The magic that carried them to the second level of the postseason ran out Thursday as the Pioneer volleyball squad lost its two matches at divisionals to Power and all-too-familiar 6C East foe North Star. Power advanced past Big Sandy 25-22, 25-26, 22-25, 25-13. Senior Seanna Demontiney led the Pioneers with seven kills and junior Alicia Bjornestad added...
There are many homesteads here at Pearson Ranch along the beautiful picturesque Missouri River. The Johnson's, Bakers, Coopers, among many other names, lost in the sands of time. There are no longer existing homesteads, just humps of dirt where sod shanties were or holes that were root cellars or storage for steamboats passing through. A few covered cisterns still exist in school sections where country schools stood. The Kabo school was on our ranch, my brother Jack and I were the last...
