Articles from the July 26, 2017 edition
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Governor Bullock Declares Fire Emergency for State of Montana
MONTANA – Citing active wildfires and extreme fire danger across the state, Governor Steve Bullock has issued an executive order declaring a fire emergency in Montana. Prior to signing the executive order, the governor was briefed by the D...
Aaniiih Nakoda College and Community Receive Award
The OUTSTANDING NURSE CHAMPION award for 2016 was given to the Fort Belknap Indian Community, Dr. Carole Falcon Chandler ANC's President and the 'Grow Our Own' Nursing Faculty. The award was...
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Rodeo Bible Camp in Lodge Pole: "Cowboys and Indians working together"
Reporter's note: A couple of weeks ago, while reporting on sports camps sponsored by Montana Indian Ministries, I learned about the Ministry's Rodeo Bible Camp. The camp, also a day camp, is held at W...
Lynn Phillips takes over as Food Pantry Director in Chinook
Lynn Phillips became the new director of the Chinook Food Pantry in mid-July. Phillips, a relative newcomer to the area, takes over from Jeanne Dalton who served as director from January, 2016 to...
Jumping Junipers 'Yard of the Week'
The lovely yard of Doris Hofeldt is like a perfect carpet with colorful and graceful perennials and annuals taking turns at their prime bloom times. Doris has widened and redesigned her sidewalks...
Montana FSA: USDA Opens More Land for Emergency Haying and Grazing
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is authorizing the use of additional Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) lands for emergency grazing and haying in and around portions of Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota affected by severe drought. USDA...
Bear Paw Meanderings
This week I was going to advise going for a couple of days to Zortman and having a good steak dinner, staying maybe at the historic Buckhorn cabins and exploring Mission Canyon. The terrible forest fire there stopped that travel guide. It reminds me...
Lucy Brooks
Lucy Rae Brooks passed away gracefully at Caleo Bay Alzheimer's Care Center in La Quinta, California, on July 17, 2017. Lucy was born in Chinook, Montana, to Bessie and Domenico Renda, on August 31,... Full story
Linda Sue Chandler "Nebea" (Singer)
Linda Sue Chandler, Proper name "Nebea" (Singer) 69 years was born March 12, 1948 on the Ft. Belknap Indian Reservation. An Enrolled Gros-Ventre, passed away June 30, 2017, at the Havre Care Center... Full story
Winston Havens Mitchell
Winston Havens Mitchell, 94, a WWII Army Air Corps Veteran, Rancher and Farmer went to be with his heavenly father on May 29, 2017 at the Hi-Line Retirement Center, in Malta, Montana. Memorial services will be at 11:00 A.M., July 29, 2017 at the... Full story
Turner hosts their yearly Firemen Picinic
A potluck picnic was held this past Friday at the Turner Park sponsored by the Turner Volunteer Fire Department. The firemen barbecued hamburgers and hot dogs along with corn on the cob. The public...
Hogeland Happenings
The Big Flat Catholic Church held their 100th Anniversary of the Church on Saturday and Sunday. A large crowd attended the celebration. Sympathy is extended to the Harmon family. Eleanor Harmon, long time resident of the area, passed away recently...
Tuner Talk
Linda and Darel Hauge attended a surprise birthday party for Tricia Kimmel on Tuesday, the cereal crop tour on Wednesday, and the fireman picnic on Friday. Anita and Steve Reed and family attended...
Harlem Library
The regular meeting of the library board is Friday, July 28 at 9 A.M. in the meeting room. Summer Reading ends this week. Children are asked to turn in their reading logs by August 4. Grand prize winners will be announced the second week of August....
Blaine County Library
The Blaine County Library Board of Trustees will hold their regular monthly meeting today at 11:00 a.m. in the library meeting room. The final LEGO Club for the summer will be today at 2:00 p.m. and...
Chinook Senior Center
Art and I got back from Choteau where he was honored for being our 2017 "Senior of the Year." We had a very nice time! The new calendars are out and we have added some new activities in August, so...
Harlem Senior Center
Much, much appreciation to these wonderful people! Loxie Mailand and her friend, Michael for the lettuce and argula. Here's the Scoop on What's Going On... Ladies Coffee Group meets every Monday at...
Aaniiih Nakoda College Joins Achieving the Dream to Pursue Transformative Change, Improve Student Success
Silver Spring, MD (June 28, 2016) – Aaniiih Nakoda College today announced it has joined Achieving the Dream (ATD), a network of more than 220 colleges in 39 states dedicated to improving student success. As a Network institution, Aaniiih Nakoda Coll...
Lemonade Stand helps out Harlem Food Bank
This week in Harlem some girls made a difference. They set up a lemonade stand which isn't that unusual. The weather certainly demanded one as it was between 90 and 100 degrees. The first day they...
July Fire classified as "90% contained"
Reporter's note: Readers would have been hard pressed to miss the coverage of the recent July Fire that burned 11,000+ in the Little Rockies near Zortman and Landusky. The fire was discovered on Monda...
Swimmers head to Sidney for Easter Divisional this weekend
The summer swim season has reach the home stretch and teams from Chinook and Harlem are working hard this week to prepare for the Eastern Divisional Swim meet in Sidney this weekend and advance as...
Chinook Lions & Harlem Swim Team Results - July 22-23
Chinook Lions Swim Team Roundup Invitational 8 & Under Girls Katie Tilleman - 1.) 25 Meter Backstroke :20.73; 1.) 25 Meter Butterfly :19.94; 1.) 25 Meter Breaststroke :23.57. Mara Edwards - 6.) 25 Meter Butterfly :32.17; 4.) 50 Meter Freestyle :47.99...
Random walk leads to Alan Thomle Boat Works and mahogany runabout restoring
Reporter's note: Late June my wife and I drove to Washington state for our twin grandkids' high school graduation. We stayed with friends who live in Warm Beach, a residential community north of...
Blaine County Farm Service Agency Is Accepting Emergency Conservation Program Applications
Chinook MT July 20, 2017 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director Tracy Harshman today announced that Blaine County is approved to accept applications for the Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) to a...
Snake Season is Here
Not a hunting season, but a season to admire Montana’s snakes for what they are: a vital cog in the natural world that serves an important purpose even if some of us suffer the heebie-jeebies at the mere thought of a snake. Last week while out for a...
