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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...
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...
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...
Area Students Attend Program for Responsible Online and Cell Phone Use
On Tuesday, May 16, Turner Public School students in grades 7-12 travelled to Harlem High School (HHS), where they joined Harlem Middle School and HHS students, as well as students in grades 6-8 from...
Hikers Are Invited to Save the Dates for Future Forays into the Outdoors
Two miles south of the city of Havre, Saddle Butte rises approximately 2,710 feet above sea level. This was the site of the Havre Trails Hike on Saturday, May 13. Hikers congregated at 10:00 a.m. at t...
Students Honor Earth Day
Every year on April 22, Earth Day marks the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement. In honor of Earth Day, the student body at Turner Public Schools went out as a group and...
Dark Comedy Promises Laughs as Well Tears of Healing
If you missed opening night of August: Osage County, there is still time to see this award-winning production at the Montana Actors' Theatre (MAT) on the campus of Montana State University–Northern....
Harlem High School Celebrates Artists and Their Art
On Tuesday, April 23, Harlem High School's (HHS) Library was transformed into a gallery for an Artist's Reception and final showing of artwork created by HHS students during the past school year. The...
Award-Winning Play Coming to Havre's MAT
On April 28, Montana Actors’ Theatre (MAT) will be opening August: Osage County with presenting sponsor Tilleman Motor Company. Two Chinook residents, Anjanett Hawk and Chad Zuelke will play roles in the production, which begins at 7:00 p.m. this...
Opportunities Abound for Those Intrigued by the Arts
Along with the budding of plants, April events are beginning to percolate as well. Anyone interested in the arts will likely find the recent proposals by Montana Actors’ Theater (MAT) appealing. MAT has ideas for both adults and youth to get...
Three Turner Youth Win First Place Awards in Americanism Essay Contest
Three Turner Public School (TPS) students were honored in an impromptu ceremony during the lunch hour on Wednesday, March 29. Brenda Maloney, Vice President of the American Legion Auxiliary (ALA),...
Spring Break Is Well Received
To celebrate the first day of spring, Turner Public School students took a break from their regular routines on March 20 to eat treats and to play Pictionary. "We needed something light and festive,"...
The SpongeBob Musical Promises Music and an Optimistic Message
Anyone who missed last Thursday’s opening of The SpongeBob Musical still has time to see the show, which will run through Saturday, April 1 at the Havre High School (HHS) Auditorium. The Theater Department at HHS, Charles and Joyce Finn, and...
March 21 Marked National Agriculture Day
From the Briefing Room of the White House on the first day of spring, March 20, President Joe Biden proclaimed March 21, 2023 as National Agriculture Day. The day kicked off National Agriculture Week...
Board Leadership Training Coming to Chinook
In partnership with the Montana State University (MSU) Extension Local Government Center, MSU Extension Blaine County and the Blaine County Commissioners are bringing a board leadership training to Chinook on March 28. Tuesday’s workshop will be...
Schools Celebrate Read Across America
From the White House Briefing Room on March 1, President Joe Biden renewed the Proclamation on Read Across America Day for 2023. The following day at 3:15, every student at Turner Public Schools...
That's a Wrap, For the Turner Bus
Although the Turner Tornadoes didn't advance beyond District Basketball Tournaments, they would have ridden in style to Divisional and State competitions in their green Blue Bird Bus. Their new...
Three from Chinook Chapter of the FFA Will Receive State Degrees
Three members of the Chinook Chapter of the FFA will be receiving their State FFA Degrees during an awards ceremony at the 93rd State FFA Convention in Great Falls next week. Torin Cecrle, Bree Swanso...
Two Big Flat Chapter Seniors Will Receive State FFA Degrees
Twelve students representing the Big Flat Chapter of the FFA will be competing at the 93rd Montana FFA State Convention scheduled for March 21-25 in Great Falls, Montana, at the Four Seasons Arena. In the words of event organizers, this convention...
FFA Competes in Spring District Competition in Hobson
On Tuesday, February 7, ten members with the Big Flat Chapter of the FFA departed at 5:00 a.m. and travelled to Hobson with their Advisor, Mr. Nathan Urie for the Judith Basin District FFA Spring Competition. The top competitor from Turner at Spring...
Blaine County's Big Sky 55+ Chapter Holds Its Second Meeting
The Blaine County Chapter of Big Sky 55+ met for the second time on February 15 at the Tripe E Meeting Room of the Blaine County Courthouse Annex in Chinook. Some of their topics included Medicare Advantage fraud and an update on the Montana...
Despite an Earlier Delay, Misery Will Open This Week
Given that many of us are hoping to escape winter's grip, a trip to the theater might just be the ticket. A performance of Misery will open this Thursday, February 16 at the Montana Actors' Theatre...
Elks Distribute Dictionaries to Hi-Line Schools
Representing the Havre Elks' Lodge #1201, Linda Hoover visited Turner Public Schools on February 2. Unlike Punxsutawney Phil, the groundhog with his bad news about six more weeks of winter, Hoover...
Local Educators Receive Commendations during State of the State Address
When Montana Governor Greg Gianforte addressed legislators during his State of the State speech in the state House chamber on Wednesday, January 25, two local educators were in the balcony audience....
The Paradox of Frost: Both Beauty and Nuisance
A power outage was experienced for several hours on Wednesday, January 18 on the Big Flat, but staff and students at Turner Public Schools took the situation in stride with little to no interruption...
