Big Arm celebration will help school
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Editor,
The Big Arm 100-year commemoration held Saturday, July 24, was a big success. A great team of volunteers — about 40 individuals — made it a fun day for all who showed up for the fundraising activities. Lunch was a beef brisket barbecue with corn on the cob, coleslaw and dessert.
The day's events included a living history presentation of Big Arm and the school house that is being restored by the community. In addition to the history talk, there was a great vintage car show that was well-represented with old wagons included.
Children participated in three-legged races, a root beer drinking contest, a find-the-cherry-in-the-chocolate-pie-without-using-your-hands contest, darts, bag toss, raw egg relay and other vintage games played when the Big Arm school was actually a school house back in the early 1900s.
Polson did not show up for the water war, so the Big Arm combatants had mock battles to prepare for next year. Rumor has it that all of Polson planned camping trips out of town so they would not have to show and watch Big Arm celebrate winning the coveted 42-inch trophy filled with jelly beans.
Our thanks to all the volunteers and the people who attended the day's events. You made it special. We now have enough funds to replace the siding on the school's south side, which is in a sad state of disrepair.
Paul Maurer
Big Arm
