Articles from the April 5, 2017 edition
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This 'Spring Cleaning' not so fresh!
When all was said and done Pike Construction of Chinook hauled more than 1,300 cubic yards of contaminated soil from the lot on the corner of Indiana Street and U.S. Highway 2. Donnie McCurry,...
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NBC film crew, correspondent in Blaine County last week
NBC Producer Samantha Wender spent part of a week in early March visiting with Blaine County residents across the county. Last week a crew revisited Blaine County to do filming for a story about how...
Montana Historical Society looks to improve Helena Museum
Montana Historical Society President Bob Brown was in Chinook last Thursday and stopped by the Blaine County Museum to discuss the efforts underway to improve the facility in Helena with Executive Dir...
Harlem City Council discusses Late fees, Junior High recycling
Harlem City Council Regular Meeting Minutes Monday, March 13, 2017 Prior to the regular council meeting, a public meeting was held to discuss the possibility of implementing a late fee on past due...
Ft. Belknap Community Economic Development Corp. receives $35,000 Grant for Red Paint Kitchen project
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Harlan Mount March 30, 2017, 406-353-4260 The Fort Belknap Community Economic Development (FBCEDC) recently received a $35,000 Native Agriculture and Food Systems Initiative (NAFSI) grant from the First Nations...
Bear Paw Meanderings
A friend told me that her sister made a very simple but wonderful casserole. She started by browning hamburger, adding a sliced up cabbage and tomato sauce. She baked that until bubbling and it was wonderful. Last weekend I tried my version of that...
Ronald A. Bitz
Ronald A. Bitz, 78, of Box Elder passed away on March 27, 2017 at the Big Sandy Medical Center due to natural causes. He was surrounded by family during his last days and hours. A memorial service to... Full story
Stella Marie (Pankratz) Breitmeier
Stella Marie (Pankratz) Breitmeier went home to be with her Lord on March 26, 2017 at the Sweet Memorial Nursing Home in Chinook, MT. A celebration of her life was held at the Harlem United Methodist... Full story
Ella Louise (Wagner) Annis
Ella Louise (Wagner) Annis, 62, of Chinook, passed away of natural causes on November 27, 2016 at the Great Falls hospital. A memorial graveside service will be held at the Harlem Cemetery, April...
Grace E. Wiese
Grace E. Wiese, 94, passed away on Friday, March 24, 2017 at Sweet Home in Chinook. Graveside services will be April 14, 2017 at 10 A.M. at Malta Cemetery. A complete obituary will follow. Condolences for family may be left at www... Full story
Hogeland Happenings
Happy April Everyone! Spring has sprung. Sympathy is extended to the Mohar family from the community. Their mother, Marge Mohar passed away this past week and services were held Saturday afternoon at St. Thomas Catholic Church in Harlem. Jordan and...
Turner Talk
Condolences to the family of Marjorie Mohar. Services were Saturday at the Catholic Church. Thoughts and prayers to all the family. Kirsti Cederberg, Peggy Van Voast, and Amy Hutton travel to Kremlin to attend a WELCA convention on Saturday. Francis... Full story
Blaine County Library
National Library Week is a time to celebrate our nation’s libraries and library workers for transforming lives through free access to technology, information literacy, diverse collections and opportunities for community engagement. In a world of r...
Harlem Library
The Harlem Public Library joins libraries in schools, campuses and communities nationwide in celebrating the many ways libraries are transforming their communities every day through the services and invaluable expertise they offer. April 9-15 is...
Sugar beet juice now plays a role in keeping winter roads free of ice
Reporter's note: Doing research about methods for clearing icy roadways, I came across several news stories about deicers that had ag-based ingredients. In fact, sugar beet juice based products were...
Turner boys second in Fort Benton, Chinook girls second in Glasgow as season begins
The high school track and field season got underway this past weekend in Fort Benton and Glasgow. The Turner boys performed very well in Fort Benton Friday fishing second in the team standings with...
'Beeters, Wildcats in Shelby to begin Golf Season
The Class C and Class B high school golf season got underway for the Chinook Sugarbeeters and Harlem Wildcats this past weekends as they competed for the first time this season in Shelby. Chinook...
9C-Senior Classic, a night of fun
Following the conclusion of the high school basketball season the District 9C sends its seniors off with a fun night of basketball. The eight schools seniors along with a few underclassman get together to compete one last time on the court. The game...
I Love to Read Month Rocks Harlem Elementary
Harlem Elementary celebrated ‘I Love to Read’ month, featuring exciting challenges and activities throughout February and on through the first week of March. The main venture dared the students to meet the criteria for both individual and sch...
Chinook does well at State FFA convention in Great Falls
Wednesday, March 22nd, the Chinook FFA Members departed for the 2017 Montana State FFA Convention in Great Falls, Montana. Upon arriving, they went and toured the Montana Air National Guard Base,...
Big Flat 4H recaps whats been happening with the club over the winter
In October, officers were elected. President- Reece Hutton, Vice President-Rennay Watkins, Secretary- Ashlea Schroder, Treasurer- Brooke Reed, Reporter- Hannah Richman, Historians- Jessa Schroder and Izzy Baker. Awards were handed out from...
FWP Seeking Comments on Draft Management Plan for Fresno WMA
Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks is seeking public comment on a draft management plan for the Fresno Reservoir Wildlife Management Area (WMA). The comment period will run from March 29, 2017 through April 27, 2017. The Fresno Reservoir WMA is...
