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For three weeks you've been hearing about the role of the Board of Directors and the process for the upcoming election. It is finally time to meet the candidates. Each candidate offered a few minutes of their time to share their thoughts, you'll see them below. Voting will take place November 30 at the Annual Board meeting in the Big Sandy Senior Center at 5:30 pm. If you cannot attend the meeting in person, you are able to get an Absentee Ballot now at the Business Office of the Big Sandy...
Shopping will be more challenging this year because everything costs more! Yes, you can get things cheaper at Walmart or by ordering gifts online, but buying local will help the entire community this Christmas. Local storefronts have a lot to offer. Elevating Grains has excellent food and desserts and will do special orders. Both beauty shops, Hair I Am and Blushing Willow Salon, have items for sale. Plus, women love to go to the beauty shops, so that gift certificates would be awesome. Peps, The Mint, and the Club also offer nights out for...
I needed inspiration this year, and Heather Dilworth and her mother, Lori Schiller, gave me just that. I can hear people now; it's not even Thanksgiving! But this year, I need to celebrate early. Heather loves all things Christmas because "Christmas makes you happy!" Heather said, "I'm not normally quite this early, but I feel like as I've gotten older, Christmas is just so quick that four weeks is gone just like fast. I'm turning 40 in December, and my mom said, "I want to come and do...
Five Additional Activities Improving Cow Herd Profitability Paul Beck, Oklahoma State University State Extension Beef Cattle Nutrition Specialist Tight cattle supplies and record cattle prices are wonderful, but costs of production have also increased. Even in a good year, out of control production costs may lead to profits below breakeven. There are 10 management strategies important for a profitable cow-calf operation. The first five were covered a couple of weeks ago. Below are the remaining five. Hay testing and least cost supplementation:...
Over the weekend, I officiated the Celebration of Life (memorial service) for Ronald Christiansen. Anyone who has lived in Big Sandy for more than a few years knew Ronald and his twin brother, Donald, because the pair dutifully spent their days walking the streets of Big Sandy collecting cans. Ronald was a developmentally disabled person who had lived in a string of institutions that were supposed to care for him. They took up residence at the Marx home through their placement at Big Sandy Activities (BSA) residential facility in 1981. For...
I know that what I'm about to say is an obvious statement, but have you all noticed how expensive things are nowadays? Fuel, groceries, clothes, literally everything. And anytime you want to find something cheaper from back in the day, it is now called "vintage," so it's even more expensive with that word attached. I will start by saying that I do not follow the market; I don't read financial articles and focus on politics and the economy. I will say, though, that just as a fellow American, I have struggled the last few years to make ends...
Luanne was born March 20, 1954. The only daughter of Louis and Ann Beeler in Havre, MT. She was raised on the family farm near Big Sandy, MT with her three older brothers Gary, Ron, and Wayne. She graduated from Big Sandy High School and went on to graduate from Billings Business College with an associate degree in accounting. Luanne always liked working with numbers and was never satisfied until she got the checkbook to balance to the penny. Luanne met her future husband at a youth conference...
At 65, riding my 20 year old Arabian mare, Candy, I did my first ever competition in the saddle this past summer. I even ended up in fifth place in my category. Cool. For the past few years I have been learning Working Equitation with my horses. It is a relatively new sport in the United States originating in Portugal, Spain and France. In the summer of 2022, I participated in a week long event in Missoula learning from some of the best clinicians and riders in the US, Canada, Australia and...
