Chinook School Board makes decision on school bus purchase
The Chinook School Board has been actively seeking new methods to better serve the districts in relation to getting students safely to and from the school. At the May regular schedule board meeting time was allocated to Consideration of Bus Routes...
Chinook Fire Fighters to Honor Two Retiring Chiefs
The members of the Chinook Volunteer Fire Department invite the community to join them as they honor Kraig Hansen and Preston Gilmore, two longtime local firefighters who recently retired. The event...
Big Flat Graduates Two Seniors and Eight Eighth Graders
Commencement Exercises on the Big Flat took place in the Turner Public School (TPS) Gymnasium on Saturday, May 20 when two seniors and eight eighth graders graduated. Mrs. Diana Maloney, the First...
Sweet Home Celebrates National Nursing Home Week in its own way
May is National Nursing Home month and May 14-20 is designated as National Nursing Home week. In the past Sweet Home in Chinook has celebrated the occasion in a number of ways. Nationally there is a...
Harlem Elementary enjoys Annual Track & Field Day
As per tradition, Harlem Elementary held its annual Track and Field Day on Friday, May 19th. Intuitive P.E. teacher, Mr. Moe Denham, again managed to choose the perfect day for the event; even the...
Commemorating Military Personnel
Just in time for Memorial Day, the American Legion Auxiliary (ALA) affiliated with Post 109 in Turner, Montana, completed their Dog Tags to Honor Military Personnel project. On Monday, May 22, twenty...
Book Blast Fundraiser a huge success
The Meadowlark Elementary school in Chinook took full advantage of Spring fundraisers thanks to the quick actions of Librarian Sue Reid. The "Books are Fun, Book Blast Voyage" nearly sailed right on...
Hogeland Happenings
Loretta Beck went to Whitewater on Monday last week to watch her great grandson participate in the Track and Field day, and also visited with Brandon, Daniella, and Blade. Terry and Brenda Mohar went to Fort Peck on Saturday to visit the Cardas...
Students Perform with Puppets
On Tuesday afternoon, May 23, the fifth and sixth graders at Turner Public Schools presented a Reader's Theater performance to an audience of school personnel, students, parents, and other invited...
Journal Jots
Blaine County Library Monday Hangout for grades 7 and 8 at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday Story Time for ages 5 and under at 10:30 a.m., Children’s Summer Library Program at 1:30 p.m., and Hangout for grades 5 and 6 at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday Beat the Heat Movie...
Berreth Captures Gold & Beeters finish 2nd at State BC tournament
The Chinook Sugarbeeter Tennis team was back in Great Falls this past weekend looking to bring home hardware once again from the Montana Class B/C State Tournament. The 'Beeters sent two Singles and...
Fetter Leads 'Beeter Boys to First Ever State C Trophy & Finish 3rd
The final week of the 2022-23 Athletic Calendar concluded this past weekend. The Chinook Sugarbeeters and Turner Tornadoes were in Laurel for the Class C State Track and Field meet while the Harlem...
In rural America, we are more self-reliant, more capable
In our highly politicized, mass-media, instant-news culture there are ongoing messages about inequality, gender disparity, unfairness, race conflicts and other social ills. People argue that more regulations or more government money or more...
The Land of Extremes
That’s where we are in Central Montana When you move to this land and have your dreams Jim Beam is a good idea it seems We have summers that are hot and dry We have long, cold winters that will make you cry Drought years when irrigation water is...
Harlem Library
“All Together Now” is the summer reading theme! Let’s all work together to keep reading over the summer. Children are invited to come to the library to register for summer reading. They may earn prizes for books or minutes read and chances to...
Blaine County Library
Summer programs will start Monday June 5th and run through July 28th. Mondays will be Hangout for grades 7 & 8 at 3:30 p.m. Tuesdays we will have Summer Story Time for kids ages 5 and under, which will last approximately 30 to 45 minutes. Each week...
Bonnie Joyce Russell
Bonnie Joyce Russell passed away peacefully on May 19, 2023 at the Sweet Home in Chinook, MT, following a gallant battle with Alzheimer's. A memorial service will be held 2:00 PM at the First...
Martin Duane Flying Sr.
Martin Duane Flying Sr. "Walks Fast" "Aathatha Neethak" was born on August 10, 1964 to Marvin "Sonny Man" Flying and Margaret Stiffarm Flying. Martin is the great great grandson of Vernon Whiteclay...