Week of February 25, 2026
Week of February 25, 2026
Blaine County Deputy Clerk & Recorder/Election Manager, Savannah Wendeln announced the winners of the "I Voted" Sticker contest on the morning of February 18. Voting was open until the close of the business day on February 17, and Wendeln revealed Madi Barr and Eloise Gonzalez as victorious on Wednesday morning. Of the 22 submissions received by the Elections Office, Wendeln explained that they were narrowed down to five in the K-5th category and five in the 9-12th grouping. The Elections...
After all the spelling had taken place at the Blaine County Spelling Bee on February 5 in the Lloyd Sweet Auditorium at Chinook High School, two eighth graders from Harlem Junior High emerged as winners. For the "spell down" on that Thursday, Gabriella Doney went head to head for eight rounds with 27 other contestants representing five different school districts in Blaine County before being declared the champion. Her championship word was "S-y-r-i-n-g-e Syringe." Doney is the daughter of...
The Turner Tornadoes can now call themselves District 9C champions. That's because last Saturday night in Havre, the Tornadoes took care of business. In the District 9C girls championship game, Turner beat Box Elder 47-27 to capture the 9C championship and advance to this weekend's Northern C Divisional Tournament. The Tornadoes came to Havre as the No. 1 seed in the girls tournament, and after a bye in the first round, they dominated rival Hays-Lodge Pole 53-36 in the semifinals last Friday....
The Class B basketball postseason has arrived for the Chinook and Harlem boys and girls basketball teams. This weekend in Cut Bank, the Sugarbeeters will compete in the District 1B Tournament, where four spots at divisionals will be on the line. The Chinook boys take on Conrad in the first round of the 1B boys tournament. Chinook finished 7-7 in the 1B and 7-11 overall and have had a week of rest. Fairfield is the top seed in the boys tournament and will face Shelby, while Fort Benton is the...
What a weekend for the Chinook wrestling teams. At the 2026 All-Class State Wrestling Tournament last weekend in Billings, the Chinook boys nearly climbed their way to a trophy as the Sugarbeeters scored 82 points to finish fourth in the Class B standings. Chinook's strong finish at the Metra in Billings was aided by an outstanding performance from Charlie Buck at 103 pounds. Buck reached the final of the 103-pound bracket. Buck was pinned by Huntley Project's Brogan Burton in the final, but...
2026 Chinook Wrestlers - State Charlie Buck 103 2nd Julian Powell 215 4th Hayden Berreth 132 5th Patrick McKenzie 175 5th Lynley Conrad 170 7th Kimber Klein 100 8th Bailey Billmayer 120 Owen Davies 175 Griffen Crowley 165 Sam Sanders 126 Kegan Green 144 2026 Harlem Wrestlers - State Emma Klingaman 135 2nd Kehtsin Stiffarm 170 Jasper LaMere 285 Ethan Klingaman...
Blaine County Library Monday: Home School Hour 1:00-2:00, Middle School Meet-up (Grades 6-8) 3:45-4:45. Tuesday: Story Time 10:30-11:00, Kid Zone 3:45-4:45(Grades 3-5). Wednesday: Teen Scene 5:30-6:30. Thursday: LEGO Club 3:45-4:45. Friday: Movie 1:00-2:30 p.m. SONshine School SONshine Church School meets on Fridays from 10:00 - 11:00 am at Wallner Hall and is open to all children ages Pre-K through 5th grade. Registration forms are available when you arrive or can be downloaded from the SONshine Church School Facebook...
Hello From the Chinook Senior Center We had a bit of fun on Friday, February 13th playing some special Valentine games. We needed to do it on that date, to accommodate the Veterans brunch the following day. We had a wonderful turnout for the “We Love Our Veterans” brunch, which was held this past Saturday. What a great idea the Milk River Church Association had by putting this together. We are honored to be a part of showing these fine people that what they did and what they gave matters to us and to our nation. Many people came and...
The next book club book is Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt and is now available to pick up. We have a couple of non-fiction books ready this week. If you’ve been wondering what AI is all about, you may want to checkout “How to AI” by Christopher Mims. This book will help you cut through the hype, master the basics, and transform your work. “The Price of Mercy: Unfair Trials, a Violent System, and a Public Defender’s Search for Justice in America” by Emily Galvin...
Thank you to all who celebrated our two grants with us last week, the John Henry Eldred, Jr Grant, and the Pilcrow Grant. We are so excited to share these new resources with our communities. The Harlem Public Library Board of Trustees will meet today, Wednesday, February 25th, at 4:30. The public is welcome to attend. Please see agenda attached. There’s still time to celebrate February by participating in our book challenge, which was to read a mass market paperback; check out a book from...
