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The Big Sandy Education Foundation, has been quietly working to improve our local schools and help students for nearly five years. The less well known foundation has given over $25,000 to classroom projects at the schools and over $8,000 in scholarships in the last five years. Brad Moore, the chairman of the foundation board, explained some of the recent projects the foundation has undertaken: “A couple of our bigger projects that we helped with... we gave $5,000 to the lighting project in the auditorium. The latest one, we just gave another $...
Many of the town's Christmas celebrations have been cancelled this year due to the pandemic. However, the show must go on, and so music teacher TJ Bond and FE Miley Elementary Elementary have put on the annual Christmas concert with a creative twist. Due to safety considerations, the concert was not performed for a live audience. Instead, the show was streamed online where it can be viewed by parents, families, and the community. "I wish we could do the real thing! But what a great solution in...
Two guests that were present made a public comment on the numerous places in the town of Big Sandy that need to be cleaned up. After they commented, Rich Jespersen shared with them about the progress the Council is making in this area. He has talked to the Chouteau County Attorney and the county's Safety Inspector about the areas of concern around town. The city council will be looking at Montana's codes under nuisance codes that deal with areas around towns and about abandoned vehicles left...
This article was written by Dennis Cash, retired MSU Extension Service forage specialist. The winter feeding is likely your single largest ranch expense. Reducing hay waste can save you money. Hay losses at feeding on most ranches averages about one fourth, but can easily approach half. During good haying conditions and with proper storage, most losses to alfalfa or alfalfa-grass hays can be minimized. Dense large round or rectangular bales are widely used, but significant losses occur when these are stacked in the open. Hay sheds and tarps...
Mernie Wright Weathers 1927-2020 Mernie Wright Weathers, beloved mother, sister, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, December 6, 2020, in Fairfax, Virginia, at the age of 93. Mernie was born in Crisfield, Kansas, on October 10, 1927. During the Dust Bowl years, her family moved back and forth between farms in Kansas and Montana, before finally settling in Big Sandy, Montana, in the early 1930s. She went to school in Big Sandy, where she skipped the... Full story
When I was in college, I had a comic strip hanging up in my dorm room. The single panel was from the nationally syndicated “Pluggers” comic. The text of the comic was simple: “An ounce of work is worth a pound of meetings.” I have long held this opinion and think back to the motto often. The fact of the matter is that 10 minutes of work will generally outproduce hours worth of meetings. This morning, I have found myself reflecting on this idea and applying it to a different subject altogether. In the past few weeks, I have had several people...
Carrol Henry (Bumps) Genereux 81, passed away peacefully December 6, 2020 at t eh Chino Valley Care Center in Pomona. California. Cremation has taken place. Carrol is survived by his wife, Margaret, their children, Kevin, Kimberly and Michele. Three grandchildren, and five great grandchildren. Brothers, Wally and Roger Genereux, a sister Margaret (Genereux) Amos. Services to the held at a later date. A full obituary will follow.... Full story
Menu Thursday December 17- Crab salad sandwiches, Pickeled beets, and chips. Friday December 18- CHRISTMAS DINNER $10- Black forest ham, hashbrown bake, green bean casserole, pie, and rolls. Monday, December 21- Turkey pot pie and Peach Cobbler. Tuesday, December 22- Bake Potato bar and fruit. The Senior Center will be CLOSED on Wednesdays until further notice. Cinnamon Stars Ingredients 2 2/3 cups finely ground almonds 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon lemon zest 1/3 cup egg whites 1/8 teaspoon salt 2 ½ cups confectioners’ sugar 1...
Raw talent more accustomed to rubber mats than a rubber ball refined its way to a respectable season on the hardwood in junior high boys’ basketball at Big Sandy. First-year coach Katie Nicholson led a team loaded with athleticism that finished just shy of .500 ball despite little experience in the game. With Little Guy wrestling postponed until after the New Year, the hoops team took shape in the form of a lot of wrestlers keeping in shape for that sport. “This is just a group of kids who are just really good athletes,:” Nicholson said. “Our...
It took a fair amount of scheduling gymnastics to permit Big Sandy to complete a full junior high girls basketball season in 2020. The Pioneers proved able to defeat nearly every opponent they faced, COVID-19 included. The pandemic forced last-minute cancelations left and right but the purple and gold chased down games wherever they could be found. “(Athletic Director) Melanie Schwarzbach did an amazing job getting us games for a (full) season,” Pioneers coach Travis Baumann said. “Parents were great about it … nobody wanted a six-game junior h...
Holiday greetings from the Big Sandy Medical Services Foundation. You may have noticed we have not sent our annual fall fund raising letter. Due to the craziness of 2020 – especially the tragedy of Covid-19 – we have chosen this means of notifying you of our need for your support. Big Sandy Medical Center has always put the health and safety of their patients, residents, and employees as their main priority. With the challenges created by this devastating pandemic virus there are many new and changing restrictions imposed on healthcare fac...
When I think about Christmases I have had previously throughout my lifetime, I think about many different things. I think about where they were held, who was all there and of course what I got for the special holiday. What always really sticks out to me every time out of all of it is one singular moment. This moment was very integral as I learned two valuable lessons that Christmas in 2010; As everyone was being given their gifts in the living room of Grandma and Grandpa Genereux, a feeling of...
GLASGOW- It's that time of year when ice anglers and other recreationists will be heading out to Montana's "hard" waters for the winter season. Everyone needs to be safe around ice, whether ice fishing, ice skating, hunting, snowmobiling, or just taking a walk. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks reminds folks that safety should be the number one concern during a day out on (or near) the ice. And when on the ice, remember: • Anglers and other recreationists should be familiar with the water body t...
Today marks a hidden holiday, as uncelebrated as it is unappreciated. It was 229 years ago today that the United States ratified the Bill of Rights, ensuring unprecedented freedom for the people of an emerging nation. Bill of Rights Day has actually been a national holiday since Nov. 28, 1941 when President Franklin Delano Roosevelt designated Dec. 15 “Bill of Rights Day.” Roosevelt had big plans, envisioning flag-flying and ceremonies nationwide. Roosevelt observed that Adolph Hitler feared “our freedom of speech, press and religion.” Unfortu...
