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'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there; The children were nestled all snug in their beds, While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads; And mamma in her 'kerchief, and I in my cap, Had just settled down for a long winter's nap, When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter, I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter....
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. If ten people pre-register, we will have the class, which 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, and is taught by local Extension agents, plant professionals, and Master Gardener...
Recently all teachers have been certified on-line and have practice using Reflex Protect a self-defense spray. It is a new tool in the safety box to help keep students and teachers safe. It is often used for riot control by police. Reflex Protect is an effective non-lethal spray. The Reflex shoots 15 feet and has a direct spray. Most pepper spray product has a single stream, this has two. It also has a patented design making it less likely to be accidentally deployed. "you don't want to be...
For the second year, the Sunshine Snippers 4-H club has chosen a project to help children in the area. They put a Christmas tree up at the grade school and decorated it with stocking hats, mittens, and gloves. This year they added a second tree at the Big Sandy Library. Interviewing children is difficult. I tried to visit with them, at the Christmas Stroll, while they were sitting wrapping presents for donations. They all said the same thing. "We wanted to help kids who didn't have anything."...
Irene Nelson/Freier May 16-1918 to October 7-2019 Irene Nelson/Freier passed away peacefully on October 7, 2019 in Helena, Montana where she had lived for the past 10 years. Irene was born in Waubun, Mn. and shortly thereafter moved with her family to Flaxton, ND where she grew up and attended school. Irene met Lewis Nelson in school and they ultimately married and began their life together working in a combination of farming and grain elevator operations in North Dakota and finally Big Sandy,... Full story
Laura R. Sheehy, born, September 17, 1923, deceased, December 18, 2019. A graveside service will be held at teh Big Sandy Cemetery at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 28, 2019. A luncheon will follow at St. Margaret Mary's Catholic Church in Big Sandy... Full story
With the new year upon us, resolutions may be on your mind. Have you found how easy they are to make them but not as easy to keep? People who make new year’s resolutions are 10 times more likely to accomplish the changes than those who do not formally make resolutions. You have taken the first step by making the resolution. Here are some pointers in keeping it. 1. Plan the resolution out in steps, small increments. Rather than say you are going to save money, review your budget and designate a realistic amount of how much you can dedicate to p...
Thursday, December 26- French Dips, fires, and fruit. Friday, December 27- Liver and Onions, scalloped Potatoes, veggies, and dessert. Monday, December 30- Hamburger Tomato Mac, roll, na dessert. Tuesday, December 31- Pork Roast, Mashed Potaotes, mixed beans, Apple sauce, and fruit salad. Wednesday, January 1- Happy New Year!! we will be Closed. Idahoan Potato Crusted Rib Roast Ingredients 1 tablespoon olive oil For the Mashed Potato Crust: 1 (4 ounce) package Idahoan® Buttery Homestyle Flavored Mashed Potatoes 1 tablespoon mayonnaise 3...
Christmas is more than a family gift-giving holiday. When my mother passed away from cancer close to Christmas, my fear was Christmas would never be magically again, but as I pondered the birth of Christ that Christmas was more powerful than any other. These lyrics by Andrew Peterson from Labor of Love tell the real story! "It was not a silent night. There was blood on the ground. You could hear a woman cry in the alleyways that night on the streets of David's town. The stable was not clean,...
In Luke’s account of the birth of Jesus, the reader is introduced to John the Baptist early in the story. John the Baptist was a popular preacher in ancient Israel whose messages prepared the ancient Jewish people for Jesus’ coming. In Luke’s gospel, John’s birth is an important part of the story of Christmas and includes some interesting elements. My favorite is a prophetic speech from John’s father that was probably adapted as a first century church hymn. In it, he describes the coming of God’s chosen deliverer in phrases and terminology that...
The tests are coming early for the Big Sandy boys basketball team and results in the opening weekend of District 9C play were mixed. The Pioneers (3-1, 1-1) split their first pair of league games with a 68-53 defeat Friday at Chinook before a thrilling 77-63 victory in a virtual track meet against Hays-Lodgepole. The Saturday night contest in their home gym provided no shortage of firepower. With a 49-31 halftime lead, the Pioneers were on pace to threaten the century mark before things slowed...
The Big Sandy girls could not keep pace with Chinook and Hays-Lodgepole in their first pair of league matchups this season. In the 9C opener Friday, the Lady Pioneers kept it competitive with the Sugarbeeters but fell 47-34 on the road, led by 13 points from senior Lainey Gregory. The home opener a night later proved an even tougher challenge. Hays-Lodgepole employed suffocating defense to force Pioneer turnovers and a devastating deluge of three-pointers out on the perimeter to win 62-14....
Big Sandy High School wrestlers are joining historical rivals again on the mat this winter. A pair of Big Sandy boys are competing with Fort Benton as teammates, not rivals, for the third season of co-op wrestling between the two schools, said coach Tucker Taylor. The hundreds of miles that will be logged this season just traveling to join their Longhorn teammates bear witness to the dedication of junior Bayley Genereux and freshman Tannin Baumann to the sport. Taylor works with the Big Sandy duo twice a week and they travel as a trio twice a...
