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Next year, 2026, will be our nation’s Semiquincentennial, the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Across the country, the year will be full of celebrations and events to ring in this major milestone. But here in Blaine County, the town of Harlem may be celebrating in a unique way. Nearly 50 years ago in 1976, then the nation’s bicentennial, the people of Harlem put together a time capsule, stowed it away somewhere, and set it to be opened 50 years later. The only problem is, almost nobody knew where the time capsule went! Lik...
Wallace McRae of Rosebud County died this past week. One of Montana’s great cowboy poets, McRae has received the Montana Book of the Year award, the Montana Governor’s Award for the Arts, was nominated by President Clinton to serve on the National Council of the Arts, was listed by the Missoulian in 1999 as number 42 in the Most Influential Montanans of the Century, and was Inducted into the Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame. Below is one of his many fine poems: Things of Intrinsic Worth Remember that sandrock on Emmells Crick Where Dad carved his na...
$500 in prize money and special awards! The Phillips County Museum and the Great Plains Dinosaur Museum are invite participants for their first-ever JuRUSTic Scrap Metal Art Contest, celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Montana Dinosaur Trail in Malta on Saturday, July 12, 2025! Artists, craftsmen, machinists, students, and all members of the local communities are welcome to create unique dinosaur or prehistoric-themed sculptures from scrap metal. All entries will be permanently displayed...
On April 26th two Blaine County fighters entered the octagon in Browing Montana. Derek Bell of Chinook and Landen Gray of Harlem both made their Mixed Martial Arts ("MMA") debuts at part of the 2025 Fight For Our Future XI MMA Fights. While both had found success in High School wrestling and other athletic pursuits, this would be their first time stepping into the cage as organized fighters. Both were attracted to the sport by wanting to compete and found the experience highly rewarding. They...
This summer marks the 81st anniversary of D-Day, the allied invasion of Nazi occupied France on June 6, 1944; the 79th anniversary of V-E Day, Victory in Europe, on May 8, 1945; and V-J Day, Victory in Japan, on September 2, 1945. Over 16 million Americans served in our armed forces during the Second World War. For Blaine County, the war called over a thousand of the county’s sons and daughters to service, while many more contributed to the war effort on the home front. Following the war, many of those who fought to defeat tyranny and p...
The Blaine County Museum, and its exhibit highlighting the life and legacy of one of our county's greatest citizens, has been recognized for their "outstanding and innovative" contribution to Montana history. On March 20th, the Museum Association of Montana awarded the Museum's Gilbert Horn Sr. exhibit its Best New Exhibit of 2024 award. The exhibit received seven separate nominations for this award and it was selected over other very fine exhibits from museums across the state, including an...
There are many holidays throughout the year. From Talk Like a Pirate Day (September 19th), to National Hot Dog Day (July 17th), to even Be Kind to Lawyers Day (April 8th). It seems like just about everything gets it day. With that being said, why does one of the finest places in the world, our very own Blaine County, not have its own official day? Well, after an exhaustive analysis of which of the 365 days would be the most fitting, I proclaim (with absolutely no authority) that March 1st...
On November 30th, Turner kicked off the holiday season with their Big Flat Christmas Stroll and Poker Run. Christmas shoppers were able to complete their gift shopping list at the Old Gym, where around a dozen vendors sold their goods of all varieties and Christmas tunes provided by the Wet Weather Band filled the old hall. Big Flat 4H served chili and treats as well. Big Flat Grocery assembled a Christmas photo booth for those looking to get their Christmas card photos taken. Tenise Stewart...
As the clock struck midnight on Thanksgiving Thursday, the Christmas season began in Chinook with the 39th annual Parade of Lights. As Chinook's residents awoke from their turkey-fueled food comas to the Friday morning light, they were greeted by a frigid chill in the air and big fat globs of slowly falling snow, the likes of which you usually see in snow globes. While this weather may have called for a few additional layers of clothing, what would the parade of lights be without some nice...
By Cody McCracken Over the next couple of weeks, the voters of Blaine County will cast their ballots for a long list of important offices and ballot measures. At the top of that ballot will be the candidates for President of the United States. Some of you may think that your vote for this high office will not have much of an impact on the ultimate outcome. However, as Blaine County voters, we may have a greater impression on who wins the presidency than voters anywhere else. This is because Blaine County is the greatest predictor of...
