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Thanksgiving in 2020 will be unique in its own way. After eight months of COVID-19 and ugly political rhetoric, we find ourselves celebrating a holiday where we are supposed to give thanks. As usual, if you go around the table, as is the tradition in many homes, saying what we are thankful for. We often give thanks for the same thing we said last year; family, food, health, or our home. Frustrations, even anger, have taken their toll this year, and although we still have those things to be thankful for, it doesn’t feel like enough. I asked a f...
7 families in the Big Sandy area received Angel Baskets on Monday Evening, November 16th. The baskets include turkeys and other fixings to prepare a Thanksgiving meal for the receiving families. The Angel Basket program has been a staple of the Big Sandy Holiday season for 4 years now. It is organized by the Angel Committee, which is a project of the GFWC Fort Benton Women's Club. The Angel Committee also organizes baskets for Christmas and the Angel Tree program in Fort Benton. Terry Grant, wh...
By Bethany Monroe DeBorde Angel Trees are now on display in a variety of local businesses, offering green and red tags with gift requests for Chouteau County children. Angel Committee members are asking for the community to step up to the challenge, as the need is particularly high this year. They are looking to purchase toys, clothes and other requested items for 133 Chouteau County kids this year – 58 in the Big Sandy area and 75 in the Fort Benton, Geraldine, Highwood and Carter area. With two tags for each child – one tag contains clo...
The Halloween festivities have come and gone here at BSMC. This year's celebration looked a little different without the parade of goblins and ghouls from FE Miley. Heather Wolery was so kind to provide a slideshow of each of the kids with their costumes on. The staff continued the costume contest tradition and didn't hold anything back this year. The building was decorated, top to bottom, and the Halloween Party was hosted on October 30. For the last 3 years, the nursing staff has won the...
Sampling of hay is essential to livestock management. Hay sampling is best accomplished with a hollow core probe consisting of a stainless-steel tube and a sharp cutting end. The Chouteau County Extension office has a hay probe available for check out. One core should be sampled from at least 20 bales from a lot of hay. A lot of hay is defined as hay harvested from a field of uniform maturity within two days. A lot should not exceed 200 tons. Poor sampling techniques and an inadequate number of subsamples (less than 20) are the largest sources...
In the last article about diabetes monitoring, weight was included in the list as one of the items to track to help manage diabetes. While there are many ways to maintaining weight, food is typically the first one people with diabetes have the most questions about. When it comes to food, having a plan about what to eat helps. Planning meal and snack option helps to have healthy food options on hand to avoid eating foods which may get you off track. Planning what to eat sounds like a lot of work, taking too much time to go through your recipes,...
Early in the book of Acts, Peter and John are arrested and put on trial for preaching. The pair refused to back down under pressure from the religious authorities of the time, at least partially because they hadn’t broken any laws. The court ultimately released them but warned them not to preach any more. When they got out, the first thing the two disciples did was go to the rest of the church, relay the message, and then spend time praying. This isn’t all that surprising, because it’s the sort of thing we expect people to do when we read...
Menu Wednesday, November 25 - BLT Wraps, chips, and dessert. Thursday, November 26- CLOSED! Happy Thanksgiving! Friday, November 27-French Toast, Eggs, sausage Patty, fruit, and juice. Monday, November 30- Chicken & Rice casserole, cucumber tomato salad, and dessert. Tuesday, December 1- Birthday Dinner- Pork Chops, mashed potatoes, veggie, 3 Bean salad,a nd cake. Wednesday, December 2- Goulash, veggie, jello, Garlic toast, and Apple Crips. Broccoli Casserole with Rice Ingredients 2 (10 ounce) packages frozen chopped broccoli 2 (10.75 ounce)...
"I am thankful for my dog and for the pilgrims and for America too. Without my presents from Santa I don't know what I'd do. I'm glad to have TV in the winter, spring, and fall but it's food that I'm thankful for most of all." -Kanin Sura 1st Grade I am thankful for my family and for my friends too. Without my brother I don't know what I'd do. I'm glad to have a house in winter, spring, summer, and fall. But it's being blessed by God that I'm thankful for most of all. -Ella Chauvet 1st Grade I...
The Virgelle valley has always been a beautiful place to visit. If you are like me, the sound of the moving water calms your heart and soul. The trees’ tranquility singing with the breeze and animals and birds sounds all around me makes me smile and say a prayer of thankfulness. The sunrises and sunsets are amazing also. God is the best artist I know. I try to capture his creations with a camera and on canvas. They do not compare. With hunting season, most of my traffic across the river has been hunters. I have taken many boats across the r...
