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The 5th Annual Big Sandy American Legion Coyote Derby returns to Big Sandy January 7th -9th. The early registration deadline is December 23. $1,000 is guaranteed for each class. There is a Rock Island VRGO 12 Gauge Semi-Auto Shotgun raffle for $10 a ticket or $100 for six tickets. Only 350 tickets will be sold. Check-in is Friday, January 7th, 5-8 pm at the Jerry Marin Memorial Hall. Rules and Calcutta will be immediately after check-in. Chili Dinner will be $5.00 plate. The cost is $40 per person up to a four-person team. Check-in Saturday,...
I have now owned the Mountaineer for two years. It’s been a great learning opportunity, as I have never owned a town-down business before. It is amazing what businesses are required to do. I struggled through Covid-19, and with the help of a couple of grants, I was able to make it through. However, I have to take a serious look at income and what I have to payout. I have delayed this decision as long as I can. I am increasing the cost of the paper by $5 a year. Within Chouteau County, the Mountaineer costs $38 a year. It will now cost $43 a y...
The Big Sandy City Council were told they have three bids that were received concern the main street drainage project for next spring. It is highly likely that one of these bids will be approved. The council has implemented the LIHWAP (Low Income Home water Assistance Program), an opportunity to find funds to help pay your water bills from The American Rescue Plan Act 2021 through the Montana Department of Health and Human Services. LIHWAP helps pay: water bills, wastewater/sewer bills, water and & wastewater past due amounts, and water and...
The Big Sandy School music program did their part to make the season a little more festive last week. F.E. Miley Elementary held their annual Christmas Concert at Big Sandy High School last Thursday evening. Students took to the stage to play their instruments and sing for parents and community members. TJ Bond, the school's music teacher, was very positive as to how the program went: "The concert went extremely well, the students performed excellently and showed great spirit throughout the...
F.E. Miley Elementary School is doing its annual food drive to provide Christmas dinner for families in the Big Sandy community that are in need. Kindergarten teacher, Samantha Weaver, explained the blessing the food drive has been for the teaching staff: "As a staff, we look forward to giving back to our community. So, we were excited about the Christmas dinner boxes." The idea for the boxes came from Samantha's early teaching years, where she watched other communities do similar projects....
Master Gardener Level 1 Class in Fort Benton or Big Sandy (please pre-register) MSU Extension level 1 Master Gardener classes will take place in Fort Benton or Big Sandy in February pending pre-registration numbers. Now is your chance to participate in an excellent educational opportunity. A minimum of 10 pre-registered participants is required. The class traditionally begins in late February. Please contact the MSU Chouteau County Extension office at 622-3751 to pre-register. The Level 1 Master Gardener course requires 16 hours of class time,...
The Big Sandy Historical Society recently received a $1000 Grant from the Montana Land Title Association Foundation. Needless to say this was a pleasant surprise and will be used to assist in the operations of the museum. The Foundation was formed in 1995 by the members of the Montana Land Title Association to do a variety of activities including making contributions to support Montana nonprofit charitable organizations like local museums and historic preservation....
The account of the Shepherds seeing the angels on Christmas is my favorite text associated with the birth of Jesus. It tells the announcement of Jesus’ birth to these guys who were out in a field, working in the middle of the night. The shepherds see the angels, hear the announcement, and are amazed. I guess that is not so surprising considering the experience they had. They immediately went to the nearby city of Bethlehem to see what the excitement was all about. There they saw the newborn Jesus and shared what they had heard. Afterward, t...
Thursday, December 16- Crab Sandwich, chips, and Apple Crisp. Friday, December 17- $10.00- Christmas Dinner, Black Forest Ham, Hash Brow bake, Green Bean Cassreole, Fruit, salad, and Jello salad. Monday, December 20- Chicken breast sandwich with lettuce and tomato, cheese, onion, Macaroni salad, and dessert. Tuesday, December 21- Beef Stroganoff, Green beans, and Frog Eye salad. Wednesday, December 22- Chicken Stir Fry, Coleslaw and dessert. Recipe of the week: Pecan Pie BarsIngredients 3 cups all-purpose flour ½ cup white sugar ½ teaspoon salt...
By Rett Simenson In the season opener for the pioneers, they matched up with the Sunburst Refiners. To start, the Refiners jumped out to a quick 10-0 lead; after shaking off the beginning of the season rust, the Pioneers slowly cut the lead throughout the game and only trailed 23-18 at the half. The Pioneers finally caught their stride offensively in the second half, outscoring the Refiners in the third and fourth quarters. But four quarters of basketball wasn't enough for both teams as at the e...
The opening weekend of basketball brought excitement to schools, kids, parents, and communities all around the state, but there might not have been a team more pumped up than the Big Sandy Lady Pioneers. The young and hungry squad came out with a vengeance on Friday afternoon. With determination and a competitive fight, the Lady Pioneer ended the losing streak. The Lady Pioneers jumped right out, taking an 8-1 lead in the first couple minutes of the game. They came out in a full-court press usin...
Charles Dickens wrote that the three ghosts of Christmas visited Ebenezer Scrooge. Christmas Past, Present, and Future. I believe that once you get to my age and have had children, you, in fact, have three Christmas pasts added on to your present and future. Let me explain. Your first ghost to visit would be your childhood ghost. What a merry soul that would be, in most cases. A time when magic was possible, no, definite. The belief in Santa is absolute. This magic colors everything you experience around Christmas. I recall the large family...
As I mentioned before in my article, Christmas Pasts, I can’t return to Canada right now due to the virus. My tree and decorations, including my children’s homemade items, are stored in Canada. I remember the elves all my children had to put on the tree. My mother’s ornaments from the ‘40s and earlier and the paper candy cane I laboriously made when I was four usually go on our tree every year. My firstborn has a tattered old felt hobby horse that we always put around the top of the tree. I have none of that this Christmas. Well, that’s...
