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Signs of spring are all around us!
By Steve Edwards BCJ News With the arrival of more moderate weather I’ve resumed my daily walks and no matter which direction I go I see more and more signs of spring. I see the Chinook city street c...
Young Professionals Program Hopes to Attract Interns
It’s that time of year when Montana Actors’ Theatre (MAT) in Havre, Montana, reaches out to college students and recent college graduates about paid internship opportunities through their Young Professionals Program. According to Angela Pratt, who se...
School trustee candidates share why they are seeking election
Several Journal readers asked the newspaper to share information about candidates for Blaine County school trustee positions to be filled at the election on May 7, 2024. By email all eighteen candidates for trustee were contacted, whether running...
Blaine County Blessings
Have you ever noticed how easily conversations can turn negative? How it comes much more naturally to find something to complain about than something to be happy about? Of course, just turning on the news can almost always turn a good day into a bad...
Chinook Community Chest Fund Drive to take Place on Wednesday, May 1st
This year’s Community Chest Fund Drive in Chinook will take place Wednesday, May 1, at 5:30 p.m. The purpose of Community Chest is to alleviate each organization from going door-to-door soliciting donations. The drive provides local funding for B...
Homesteading
On April 16th members of Jim and Helen Billmayer’s family gathered at Sweet Nursing Home, where they now live, to share some family memories with other residents and staff. There are four g...
Blaine County Rural Fire Department Gifted New Fire Truck
BCJ Staff The Blaine County Rural Fire Department received a donation of a new/used fire truck to be used for wildland fires in Blaine County. The truck comes equipped with safety features and...
Chinook Junior High Academic Olympiads Find Success
On April 10, eight different schools brought representatives to Glasgow to compete in the Academic Olympics. Several Chinook Junior High School students walked away from that event as winners....
Simenson and Handy Receive State FFA Degrees
When the Chinook FFA Chapter returned from the 94th Annual State FFA Convention, they brought home awards. Touted as "the biggest FFA competition in the state," the event was held in Billings at the...
Showings of Outside Mullingar Continue This Weekend
Anyone who missed the April 12 opening weekend of the Montana Actors’ Theatre (MAT) production Outside Mullingar by John Patrick Shanley and presented by Tilleman Motor Company, there is still time to catch this opportunity for spring e...
Island Mountain Development Group Announces the Appointment of Six New Board Members
Island Mountain Development Group (IMDG) announce the appointment of six new members to the board of directors. The new board of directors includes William "Billy" Bell (President), Gerald Martin...
chinook Library
Library hours today and tomorrow will be abbreviated, due to staff training. We will be open 1:00-6:00 p.m. today and 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 pm. Thursday. Friday will be regular hours from 12:00 -5:00 p.m. There will not be any programs Wednesday through...
Harlem Library
The Book Challenge for April is to read a book about outer space, astronauts or aliens. “Friends & Fun” meets each Wednesday from 1:00 - 3:00 P.M. for a time of conversation, games and snacks. All adults are welcome. If you would like to donate to...
Chinook Senior Center
Hello From the Chinook Social Senior Center We have had a wonderful week of fun here with many activities and visitors. We have all been enjoying whatever Mother Nature brings our way. Wind, Rain, Snow……warmth. That is only one of two things tha...
Blaine County Museum Needs Volunteers for Measure of Museum Impact (MOMSI) Study
Now through the end of May 2024, Blaine County Museum is requesting the help of all adult Blaine County residents to participate in the Measure of Museum Social Impact (MOMSI) study. This study – the first of its kind – aims to assess how mus...
Dorothy Trepina
Dorothy Trepina, 94, departed peacefully on April 4, 2024, in Great Falls surrounded by the love of her family. Dorothy was born on January 27, 1930, in Minnesota. Dorothy was the vibrant second child of Walter and Laura (Geyer) Petrock. Following...
NILE Foundation Scholarship Winners Announced
The NILE Foundation proudly announces the scholarship winners for the 2024-2025 academic year. "The NILE Foundation is excited to announce this year's scholarship winners! $25,000 will be awarded...
Thomas Thackeray at Chinook Senior Center
All are welcome as the Chinook Senior Center hosts Thomas Thackeray in an author presentation on Tuesday April 23, 2024 at 1PM at the Senior Center. Thomas Thackeray’s collection of short stories published in 2022 as Treading Air and Other S...
Journal Jots
Sonshine Church School Sonshine Church School is on Fridays from 10:00 am - 11:00 am at Wallner Hall Harlem Library The Book Challenge for April is to read a book about outer space, astronauts or aliens. The Friends of the Library Executive Board...
Family Dollar and Dollar Tree Combo Store Coming to Harlem
The Family Dollar store has partnered with Dollar Tree to bring a new retail option to Harlem, Montana. Located at 102 Central Avenue Southwest, the Family Dollar and Dollar Tree combination store is...
NEW LOCAL COORDINATOR IN TURNER, MT
Julie Welsh joins International Cultural Exchange Services Turner, MT - 4/2/2024 – International Cultural Exchange Services (ICES) welcomes Julie Welsh as a new Local Coordinator. "I live on a f...
Montana Science Olympiad Set for April 19 in Bozeman
On Friday, April 19, approximately 900 middle and high school students from 80 teams across Montana will converge on Montana State University’s campus in Bozeman for the Montana Science Olympiad 2024 State Tournament. Among those students will be t...
USDA Announces No Actions Under Feedstock Flexibility Program
FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov WASHINGTON, March 25, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) announced today that it does not expect to purchase and sell sugar under the Feedstock Flexibility Program for crop y...
Fifth Graders Will Host Annual Wax Museum
On Thursday, April 11, at 2:15 p.m., the fifth graders at Meadowlark Elementary School will be hosting their Wax Museum under the direction of Mrs. Lesa MacLeod. The public is invited to attend. The wax museum is a culmination of a quarter-long proje...
