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"The Mountaineer" invited all professional cooks in Big Sandy to participate in a special Thanksgiving interview. Most accepted. A few did not. Answers were very revealing. For instance many cooks like to cook alone. What does that do to the open concept living that is so popular these days? Some cooks said the best short cut to cooking is not to cook at all. Go somewhere else and bring something. Most all had bad experiences in cooking for Thanksgiving dinner. One of the best answers of all con...
One of the most endearing events in the Big Sandy Christmas Stroll is Breakfast with Santa that happens at the Mint Family Room where Tammy and her crew really go all out to provide breakfasts for children and adults who want to see Santa and his elves and get their picture taken with him. The event goes from 8:30am to 10:00am. All children eight and under are invited to have breakfast with Santa. It costs five dollars per child and for that the child gets a special “Christmas Breakfast”, gets to talk with Santa and parents or grandparents wil...
At the regular City Council meeting, after the pledge was recited and the minutes read, the meeting continued on. There were three visitors present and no public comments. The new Chouteau County Deputy Sheriff Jeremy Echols was at the Council meeting. Regarding the Wastewater Project, there were no draws and there was discussion about the new grass to be planted in some areas. The Mayor said it is still a process. There could be a couple of blocks of sewer line redone as the grade is wrong. That depends on the weather, when that happens. The...
North Central Montana Sheep Seminar in Conrad Front Range Wool Pool President Pete Cornell is inviting Chouteau County sheep producers and 4-H youth to attend the North Central Montana Sheep Seminar in Conrad on December 8, 2015. The event will begin at the Moose Lodge around 1:00 with registration. Seminars will begin at 1:30 with sheep industry updates and a survey by the new MSU Extension sheep specialist. Other presentations include grazing alfalfa aftermath and alternate forages, the basics of intensive grazing, feedlot on fields, new...
This is a reminder to all families who qualify for Thanksgiving/ Christmas food baskets and Angel gifts that applications are now available. Qualifying families from Carter, Loma, Floweree, Highwood, Big Sandy, Geraldine, Fort Benton and surrounding areas in Chouteau County are eligible to apply. Applications are available at the Public Health and Human Services office in Fort Benton. In order to participate, completed applications must be turned in no later than December 1, 2015. No letters will be mailed out. This program is sponsored by...
In conjunction with the Big Sandy Chamber of Commerce Christmas Stroll and Parade of Lights, on Saturday, December 5, 2015, the Big Sandy Rotary Club is joining the celebration with a Christmas lighting contest for everyone. All you have to do is to put up some lights for the holidays that everyone can enjoy. With the holiday season upon us, the forecast is for warmth and fun for everyone in Big Sandy. The new Christmas lights around Paul Williams Memorial Park are from your Big Sandy Rotary Club and were installed by Big Sandy High School FFA...
The District 6C-East recently released their All-Conference first and second teams. Big Sandy senior Molly Kain was selected to the second team earning All-Conference recognition for the first time. Kain provided senior leadership to a young team and helped them find more and more success as the season wound down. Kain helped the Pioneers to a first round win over the Box Elder Bears in straight sets at the District 6C-East tournament. Kain and the Pioneers earned a fourth place finish at the tournament moving up one spot from their regular...
Parents and guardians are reminded that school starts at 8am sharp. There has been a rash of tardies the last several weeks. Students are expected to be in their seats ready to go at 8am. Please allow extra time for bad roads, inclement weather, etc. It is a disruption to everyone in the class when students arrive late. It appears that winter is here, so please make sure students are prepared by wearing warm coats and having hats and gloves on hand as well. There are students showing up to school with no coats or with very light jackets. School...
Thanksgiving overview There has been many a merry Thanksgiving spent in this neck of the woods. Some better than others, but all a good time for family, friends and sometimes total strangers to get together and eat beef or turkey. It was Charlie Russell who said that beef ought to be served for Thanksgiving dinner, not turkey, as Montana owes much more to beef cattle than to turkeys. Whatever was served, in the early days people cooking and celebrating Thanksgiving would check with local hotels and make sure that no one was left out of a...
Triangle Telephone Cooperative Association, Inc., doing business as Triangle Communications (Triangle), held its 62nd Annual Meeting of Members on Saturday, October 17, 2015. Over 130 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 240 attendees enjoyed a delicious meal catered by MSU-Northern. Triangle Board President, Tom Bangs, opened the business portion of the meeting by talking to members about the new Triangle mission and vision s...
