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UNCOMMON TYPE BY TOM HANKS A collection of seventeen wonderful short stories showing that two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks is as talented a writer as he is an actor. A gentle Eastern European immigrant arrives in New York City after his family and his life have been torn apart by his country’s civil war. A man who loves to bowl rolls a perfect game--and then another and then another and then many more in a row until he winds up ESPN’s newest celebrity, and he must decide if the combination of perfection and celebrity has ruined the thing he lov...
ALL-AMERICAN MURDER BY JAMES PATTERSON Aaron Hernandez was a college All-American who became the youngest player in the NFL and later reached the Super Bowl. His every move as a tight end with the New England Patriots played out the headlines, yet he led a secret life--one that ended in a maximum-security prison. What drove him to go so wrong, so fast? Between the summers of 2012 and 2013, not long after Hernandez made his first Pro Bowl, he was linked to a series of violent incidents culminating in the death of Odin Lloyd, a semi-pro football...
THE FORCE BY DON WINSLOW The acclaimed, award-winning, bestselling author of The Cartel—voted one of the Best Books of the Year by more than sixty publications, including the New York Times—makes his William Morrow debut with a cinematic epic as explosive, powerful, and unforgettable as Mystic River and The Wire. Our ends know our beginnings, but the reverse isn’t true . . . All Denny Malone wants is to be a good cop. He is “the King of Manhattan North,” a highly decorated NYPD detective sergeant and the real leader of “Da Force.” Malone and hi...
Big Sandy High held their 2018 Prom last Saturday, March 24. Seniors, Jenna Leader and Duke Darlington were crowned this years Prom King and Queen....
Love and Other Consolation Prizes , by Jamie Ford. For twelve-year-old Ernest Young, a charity student at a boarding school, the chance to go to the World’s Fair feels like a gift. But only once he’s there, amid the exotic exhibits, fireworks, and Ferris wheels, does he discover that he is the one who is actually the prize. The half-Chinese orphan is astounded to learn he will be raffled off--a healthy boy “to a good home.” The winning ticket belongs to the flamboyant madam of a high-class brothel, famous for educating her girls. There,...
To Be Where You Are, by Jan Karon - #1 New York Times bestselling author Jan Karon returns with the fourteenth novel in the beloved Mitford series, featuring three generations of Kavanaghs. After twelve years of wrestling with the conflicts of retirement, Father Tim Kavanagh realizes he doesn’t need a steady job to prove himself. Then he’s given one--but what, exactly, does it prove? Meanwhile, newly married Dooley and Lace face a crisis that empties their bank account and turns their household upside down. Is the honeymoon over? Is this whe...
“The Right Time” by Danielle Steel Abandoned by her mother at age seven, Alexandra Winslow takes solace in the mysteries she reads with her devoted father—and soon she is writing them herself, slowly graduating to dark, complex crime stories that reflect skill, imagination, and talent far beyond her years. After her father’s untimely death, at fourteen Alex is taken in by the nuns of a local convent, where she finds twenty-six mothers to take the place of the one she lost, and the time and encouragement to pursue her gift. Alex writes in every...
The Mountaineer announces a 2018 Photographic Contest. There are four categories: Community People, Agriculture Activities, Community Activities, and Nature (Scenery/or Animals) Photos can be either be in color or in black and white. Each photographer can enter one photo per month. Each photo will be required to be digitally emailed to bsm1@mtintouch.net. The Mountaineer reserves the right to publish the photographs, which are entered depending on the availability of space in the paper, assuring each photo will be published. The voting will...
“Books to the ceiling, Books to the sky, My piles of books are a mile high. How I love them! How I need them! I’ll have a long beard by the time I read them.” ( “ Books to the Ceiling”) by Arnold Lobel. Due to the fact that at this time the book club is all women, I changed the last part to “We’ll live on Mars by the time I read them.” This pretty much sums up the life of book club members from what I have gleaned through our discussions. We met January 9 at the library and had a two pronged discussion. We first discussed some books we had re...
The Mountaineer announces a 2018 Photographic Contest. There are four categories: Community People, Agriculture Activities, Community Activities, and Nature (Scenery/or Animals) Photos can be either be in color or in black and white. Each photographer can enter one photo per month. Each photo will be required to be digitally emailed to bsm1@mtintouch.net. The Mountaineer reserves the right to publish the photographs, which are entered depending on the availability of space in the paper,...
New Year brings new events into the Big Sandy Library. There is a Library Lego Checkout Club which is a fun way for people to check out books at the library. There is a Lego platform in our front window where our friends will be helping to make something awesome during the continuous build. This build will be complete on Wednesday April 11th during National Library week. The concept is for every book checked out they get a Lego to help build the structure and for every book brought back they...
Dear Santa, This Christmas I am 3 years old. This year, I have been good all of the time. What I would like most this Christmas is a baby doll and a reindeer. I promise to leave out a treat for you! Merry Christmas, Santa! Love, Brookelyn Dear Santa, This Christmas I am 1 year old. This year, I have been naughty (but nice!). What I would like most this Christmas is a pair of sunglasses for Mexico. I promise to leave out cookies for you! Merry Christmas, Santa! Love, Waylon...
Mary’s Little Lamb Daycare Dear Santa, This Christmas I am 1 year old. This year, I have been good all of the time. What I would like most this Christmas is little toy trucks and cars. I promise to leave out a cookie for you! Merry Christmas, Santa! Love, Alyssa Dear Santa, This Christmas I am 4 years old. This year, I have been good all of the time. What I would like most this Christmas is smashems. I promise to leave out cookies for you! Merry Christmas, Santa! Love, Ashlynn Dear Santa, This Christmas I am 4 years old. This year, I have b...
As a child making a tasty and, of course, sweet treat for the reindeer did not happen every year, but the years it did happen were the most memorable. My grandma, cousins and I would mix oatmeal, sugar and sprinkles together to put out in the snow for the reindeer on the night of Christmas Eve. Then they, too, would get a snack on their long ride around the world. Waking up on Christmas morning was so exciting, but it also was a marathon. For instance, it was very important to be the first one to wake up, but it was also so important to check...
Christmas in rural areas is more than the gifts lying under the tree, or the lights strung down Main Street. The material items are diminished as the people come together as a family: we remember those we have lost since the last eve, we support the organizations that hold the town together like glue, and we praise the glory above. The hardships that our daily lives hold are forgotten as we step into our city halls and feel the essence of joy that is in the air. As his wife rubs Aquaphor lotion into his hands, he winces; the cold nights have...
Don’t forget the Story book time every Wednesday. Lego Land is the second and fourth Friday. This week Debbie has chosen “HAUNTED” by James Patterson. Detective Bennett is ready for a vacation but before he knows it, he has kids in trouble all over the north woods! If you like Bennett or you like Patterson, you are going to love “HAUNTED”. “HAUNTED” is available now at the Jeff Reichelt Memorial Library in Big Sandy, Montana....
Remember that library story hour is every Wednesday at 10:30am. Lego Club is every second and fourth Friday at 11am. This week Darlene has chosen “THE PROVING” by Beverly Lewis. Having left the Amish life for the English world, Amanda Dienner is shocked when she learns that her mother has passed and left her Lancaster County’s most popular Amish Bed and Breakfast. The catch is she has to run it herself for one year, acting as hostess. Amanda accepts the terms but coming home to people she left behind will not be easy. “THE PROVING” is availa...
Don’t forget that Story Time at the library is every Wednesday at 10:30am. Lego Club is every second and fourth Friday at 11am. This week Darlene has chosen “16TH SEDUCTION” by Maxine Paetro to review. Fifteen months ago detective Lindsay Boxer’s life was perfect. She had a beautiful child and a doting husband, Joe who helped her catch a criminal who had brazenly detonated a bomb in downtown San Francisco, killing twenty-five people. But Joe wasn’t everything that Lindsay thought he was and she is still reeling from his betrayal as a wave of m...
Remember that Story Hour is up and running every Wednesday at 10:30am. Every second and fourth Friday is Lego Club at 11am. This week Darlene chose “THE IDENTICALS” by Elin Hilderbrand. Nantucket is only two and a half hours away from Martha’s Vineyard by ferry. But the two islands might as well be worlds apart for a set of identical twin sisters who have been at odds for years. Just because twins look exactly the same doesn’t mean they are anything alike------and Tabitha and Harper Frost have spent their whole lives trying to prove this po...
Don’t forget that Story Hour is up and going at the library every Wednesday at 10:30am. Lego Club is the second and fourth Friday at 11am. This week Darlene has chosen “VICIOUS CIRCLE” by C. J. Box. The plane circled in the dark. Joe Pickett could just make out down below a figure in the snow and timber and then three other figures closing in. There was nothing he could do about it and Joe knew that he might be their next target. The Cates family had always been a bad lot. Game warden Joe Pickett had been able to strike a fierce blow again...
Don’t forget Story Hour is every Wednesday at 10:30am. Lego Club is every second and fourth Friday at 11am. This week Darlene has chosen “FAST AND LOOSE” by Stuart Woods with Tony Roberts as the narrator. Stone Barrington is enjoying a boating excursion of the Maine coast when a chance encounter leaves him somewhat the worse for wear. Always able to find the silver lining in even the unhappiest circumstances, Stone is pleased to discover that the authors of his misfortune are, in fact, members of a prestigious family who present a unique busin...
Don’t forget that Story Hour is running every Wednesday at 10:30. Lego Club is running every second and fourth Friday at 11am. Don’t miss the fun! This week Darlene chose “ANY DREAM WILL DO” by Debbie Macomber. Shay Benson adored her younger brother Caden and that got her into trouble. When he owed money, Shay realized she would do anything to help him avoid the men who were threatening him, and she crossed lines she never should have crossed. Now determined to start fresh, she finds herself in search of a place to stay and wanders into a...
Get ready for a Halloween eve show sure to inspire and make your whole family laugh. Chouteau County Performing Arts, in partnership with Benton Pharmacy, Big Sandy Pharmacy and The Governor’s Keep, are pleased to present a performance of The Great Pretender, starring Trent Arterberry. The show starts at 7 PM at the fort Benton Elementary School Auditorium, on Monday, October 30th If you think that mimes are just silent white-faced fellows in striped shirts, stuck inside invisible boxes, prepare to have your ideas of the art form challenged. B...
“Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat etc” is the US Postal Service Creed. They vow to deliver despite the weather. Not so Big Sandy Book Club. We caved last Tuesday. We were to have met October 3 in Havre. As everyone knows we got that terrible snowstorm. Not only were we snowed in but our hostess was without power. However, last night, October 10 , we gathered in Havre’s old post office building for our meeting. Megan, Barb and Helen were our hostesses and as usual they did an amazing job! Our long meeting table was decorated with garlands of lea...
This week how about a “LOVE STORY” by Karen Kingsbury? From the day they met, John and Elizabeth were destined to fall in love. Their whirlwind romance started when they were young college students and lasted nearly thirty years--until Elizabeth died of cancer. So when John Baxter is asked to relive his long-ago love story with Elizabeth for his grandson Cole’s heritage project, he is not sure he can do it. The sadness might simply be too great. But he agrees and allows his heart and soul to go places they have not gone in decades. Back to th...
