Articles from the April 12, 2017 edition
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County Elections Experts Outline Timelines for May 25th Special Election
Montana Association of Clerk & Recorders and Election Administrators - March 31, 2017 As efforts to revive Senate Bill 305 failed Friday, Montana’s elections administrators turned their attention to the forthcoming special election on May 25. SB 305,...
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North Central Montana Relay will meet April 12 Teams can sign up and enjoy a Ice Cream Social
This June 23 Blaine and Hill County cancer support volunteers will collaborate to stage the first ever combined North Central Montana Relay. Co-chair Colleen Mulonet said the event, the major...
Chinook and Harlem Libraries to host "Home, Home on the Ranch…"
The Chinook and Harlem Libraries, in conjunction with Montana Humanities, are hosting stories and songs by Bill Rossiter in his presentation titled “Home, Home on the Ranch: Farm and Ranch Life in Story and Song.” The program, through songs and sto...
Pippi the Clown will make 12th annual appearance at the 2017 Blaine County Fair
Reporter’s note: Each time I attend the Blaine County Fair I’m impressed with the gaggle of kids following around a lady who’s wearing wild face makeup and outlandish, bright colored clothing. She’s usually pulling a cart full of surprises or has...
Bear Paw Meanderings
On this day in 1945 President Franklin D. Roosevelt died in Warm Springs, Georgia. He had just been sworn in for a fourth term in January of that year. It was war time and that was the reason President Roosevelt ran for a fourth term in the first...
Hogeland Happenings
By Jane Krass Happy Easter Everyone!! Elissa and Jordan Zellmer and family and Kathy Zellmer attended the final Basketball Elementary Jamboree held in BoxElder on Saturday. The kids did a good job this season and the coaches did a good job teaching...
Turner Talk
There will be a bridal shower for Annie Van Voast on Saturday, April 15th at 7:00 p.m. at Susan Billmayer’s home at 565 Bevolden Rd. Hogeland. Everyone is invited to attend. Please come wish the bride to be good wishes. Max and Kirsti Cederberg a...
Phyllis Speak Thunder
Phyllis Speak Thunder passed into the spirit world on April 1, 2017 due to complications from surgery surrounded by her sisters and loved ones. She was born on December 27, 1951 to George... Full story
Helen Elaine Brekke Thompson
Helen Elaine Brekke Thompson was born in Havre, MT on March 18, 1930 to Olaf and Pearl Brekke. She passed away on March 12th, 2017 in Kalispell, MT. She is survived by her husband, George S. Thompson, five children, ten grandchildren and two...
My Answer
Q: I admit I’ve always been kind of a “Christmas and Easter” Christian, since those seem to be the only times I manage to make it to church. What would you say to someone like me? A: The first thing I’d say is that I’m glad you at least make it t...
115 children attend Midwinter Fair Youth Day
The Midwinter Fair Youth Day was held on Friday, February 3, 2017 and began with the youth in attendance playing games sponsored by different Tribal Programs. Games included Basketball competitions...
Blaine County Library
Be sure to stop into the library this week and help us celebrate National Library Week! We have a table with 2 foot by 6 foot poster for patrons to color on. We have door prizes to register for and we have surveys we would like to have filled out....
Harlem Library
Don’t miss the Humanities Montana program on Thursday, April 27, 7 P.M. in the library meeting room. Speaker Bill Rossiter will present an informative and entertaining program “Home, Home on the Ranch.” Please come and bring a friend! Summer will...
What 'Cher Point
I am a happy man. It has taken a lot of years but finally my team, Gonzaga, got to the final game. I know they lost to North Carolina 71 to 65 but that did not matter at all. Those of you who read these rantings regularly know that for years I have...
'Beeters off to a good start, play well in Great Falls, vs. Chester-Joplin-Inverness
lass B/C ranks for several years and will look to be in contention again this spring. The 'Beeters had to wait a bit longer than most teams to see their first action due to a busy calendar for many...
Chinook girls 3rd at Cal Wearley, Turner, Harlem, Chinook boys claim individual titles
The spring Track and Field season kicked into high gear this past weekend as more than 30 teams and 500 athletes converged on the Middle School track in Havre for the Annual Cal Wearley Invitational....
Chinook FFA hosts 23rd Annual Poets & Pickers Gathering
Friday and Saturday, April 7th and 8th, the Chinook FFA Chapter hosted the 23rd annual Poets and Pickers Gathering. The Chinook FFA Chapter has hosted this for 12 years, and before that Speech and Dra...
23rd Western Heritage Roundup gathers Poets & Pickers in Chinook
The Montana Country Poets and Pickers 23rd Western Heritage Roundup took place this past weekend in Chinook. The three day gathering featured performances Friday and Saturday evening at the Chinook...
