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As we march into this new month and towards the country’s 250th birthday, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Susan Hedalen reminds local students and teachers about opportunities with the Montana Seal of Civics Literacy program. The Seal of Civics Literacy is a statewide recognition program developed through a joint effort between Montana’s Office of Public Instruction (OPI) and the Montana 250th Commission. According to Hedalen’s office, “the Seal honors students who demonstrate strong knowledge of civics and active engagement in their c...
Mrs. Alicia Noel, Sixth Grade Science Teacher at Chinook Junior High School, travelled to Great Falls with a group of sixth graders for the Montana Region II Science and Engineering Fair on March 10. Two came away winners. The Great Falls College MSU Regional Middle School Science Fair is affiliated with the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge (JIC), a program of the Society for Science & the Public. Five Chinook students qualified for the event after having placed at the...
As the final installment of their 2025-2026 Big Sky Series, the Northeastern Arts Network will be bringing The McDades to Northeastern Montana later this month. One of their stops will be Dodson, where students from Blaine County's Turner Public School will join the audience to participate in the musical performance of this Canadian folk band comprised of three siblings. The McDades represent the finale of the Northeastern Arts Network concert series, which this past season has featured a...
In an assembly on February 26, Meadowlark Elementary School Principal, Danelle Gibson announced the names of monthly award winners. Among those honored were Mountain Movers, Recess Award recipients, and Accelerated Readers. Students of the Month also received honors, as did those securing the Principal's Award. The Mountain Mover Award recognizes any students who have made improvements during the month in one of the following categories: academics, behavior, or social skills. Bowie Skoyen, Lando...
To conclude their I Love to Read Month festivities, students at Zurich Public School celebrated on Friday, February 27 with Character Interview Day and a party. During an impromptu assembly near the event's conclusion, school officials also presented third grader Eloise Gonzalez with her certificate and prize for winning the "I Voted" Sticker contest sponsored by the Blaine County Deputy Clerk & Recorder/Elections office. The event began with pairs of students asking and answering questions as...
Students from surrounding communities attended the 4th Annual Opportunity in Trades Day hosted by Triangle Communications in Havre on Monday, March 2. At the event, students explored jobs available in the North Central Montana area related to various trades. Triangle Communications partners with multiple organizations to put on this event, which this year was open to eighth graders thru high school seniors. During lunch, there were presentations by MSU–Northern, Vermeer, and JKL Associates. A...
As part of an ongoing effort to keep local community members informed, school district officials wish to add a layer of awareness about school budget concerns. In that spirit of demystification, Superintendent Fred Hofman and Chinook School District Board Members wish to shed some light on costs and current conditions. Much of this information has already been shared in inserts that have accompanied the printed athletic programs made available at sporting events. For example, Hofman wishes for readers to know that schools are not allowed to...
In the early morning hours of March 3, a total lunar eclipse occurred. Although the overall duration of the eclipse, including the penumbral and partial eclipse phases, was five hours and 39 minutes, totality was most visible in North Central Montana from 4:04 until 5:04 a.m. When Earth passed directly between the sun and moon, it cast a shadow across the lunar surface, turning the moon a deep reddish-orange. According to NASA, a total lunar eclipse can occur only during a full moon phase. The moon appears dark red or orange because planet...
A blood drive was held in Chinook on March 3, 2026, with 39 donors stepping forward to help meet the ongoing need for lifesaving blood. Volunteers Judy Johnson, Roxanne Townsend, and Linda Thompson staffed the reception table and helped ensure the event ran smoothly. Door prize winners included Trish Merrill, Chuck Wasser, Lyndsay Hutton, Valerie Blackcrow, Wilma Melville and Mara Edwards. We welcomed one first-time donor, Ryder Hofeldt. Hofeldt has helped with blood drive setup for several...
A dinner theatre experience presented by Montana Actors’ Theatre (MAT) and by Karen and Alec McIntosh will take place in two venues this month. With opportunities in both Havre and Chinook, theater goers can attend a performance of Baskerville: A Sherlock Homes Mystery by Ken Ludwig, a suspenseful twist on the classic tale from Arthur Conan Doyle. MAT personnel are billing this iteration of its annual traveling theatre event by saying, “Dinner is served… with a dash of danger in this murderously funny adventure!” Although the perform...
Another round of students from Meadowlark Elementary School in Chinook have been recognized for improvement and achievement. On Thursday, January 29, awards were presented during an assembly meant to honor students earning status as Accelerated Readers, Mountain Movers, and Students of the Month. Additionally, others obtained Recess Awards and the Principal's Award. Accelerated Reader (AR) Awards went to EmMarie Eggleston and Naya Kelley, who collected their first AR Star by accumulating 100...
Just after noon on Wednesday, February 18, Chinook High School's Science Olympiad team departed for Bozeman. Hosted annually by the Montana State University (MSU) Science Math Resource Center, Montana's state tournament took place on February 19 on the campus of MSU–Bozeman. Seventy-eight teams competed on Thursday, representing fifty-seven Class B and C schools from across the state. After all the data had been calculated and chemical aromas dissipated, winners were announced in Division C, t...
Sunday, February 22 was Communications Day for Blaine County 4-H. Twelve members from various clubs across the county participated in the event, which began at 2:00 p.m. in the basement of the American Lutheran Church in Chinook. The contests included First-Year 4-H Pledge, Junior Demonstration, Junior Illustrated Talk, Senior Demonstration, Senior Speech, and Senior Career Communications (Job Interview). Under the direction of Julianne Snedigar, Blaine County Ag, Natural Resources, & 4-H MSU...
Official Average Number Belonging (ANB) counts were released to school districts in mid-November in order for officials to then begin planning for the 2026-27 school year. Chinook School District’s Superintendent Fred Hofman reports the impact of those numbers. “Our ANB count is in. Our combined enrollment, including Hartland, was 324 in October and is now 327, leaving our district wide ANB number at 325. We will get our formal general fund levels March first, but we anticipate we will receive a combined increase between the two districts of ar...
Just prior to the basketball games against Big Sandy on Saturday night February 14, Turner Public School held Senior Night festivities. Four seniors were honored for their contributions to the school community, and two foreign exchange students also received recognition. Mary Jane (MJ) Beaman was the first to process to center court as Pep Club Advisor Sadie Grabofsky read from a script that celebrated each candidate. During high school, Beaman competed in volleyball (4 years), basketball (3 yea...
On Friday night, February 13, Chinook High School held Senior Night festivities. Prior to the varsity basketball games against Conrad, six seniors were recognized for their contributions to the athletic programs in Chinook, whether with band or sports. The first individual, Mara Edwards thanked her mother, Michelene Edwards, and her grandparents for supporting her through her high school years. Edwards was revered for contributing six years to the pep band, four years to the pep club, three...
On Tuesday, February 10, three members of the Chinook FFA Chapter travelled to Havre to compete in the 2026 Milk River Spring Districts. Hosted by the Havre FFA Chapter, the competition venue was the Fifth Avenue Christian Church where members from across the Milk River District competed in various Leadership Development Events. Although all three Chinook members came away winners, Zoe Scofield, a freshman at Chinook High School, earned top honors and will represent the Milk River District as...
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 Crysta... Full story
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...
Tuesday morning, February 17 was a busy one for candidate filing at the courthouse as reported by Blaine County Deputy Clerk & Recorder/Election Manager, Savannah Wendeln. As of 12:00 p.m., eight candidates had filed. Because Governor Greg Gianforte signed House Bill 207 into law last May, the candidate filing period ends on March 4. Any Blaine County resident still wishing to file will need to do so in this shortened period. “I believe it’s important to keep election information in front of voters and encourage engagement whenever pos...
The Chinook School Board’s finance committee met on Tuesday evening, February 24, at 6:00 in Chinook High School. The primary objective of the meeting was to discuss the permissive levy estimates and levy requests in advance of the March board meeting. During Tuesday night’s meeting, the group also addressed several dire points, touching on potential budget cuts to explore, although the board will not be making any of those decisions until May or June, after the election. While the Chinook School Board has yet to determine the sum of the req...
In a ceremony at the Meadowlark Country Club in Great Falls on February 14, Carson Kelly was awarded the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Good Citizen Black Eagle-Assiniboine Chapter Scholarship. By way of celebration, the DAR board held a banquet with refreshments and a short presentation. During that presentation, all scholarship applicants acquired an award for being their school's good citizen selectee. Given his status as Chinook's winner, Kelly received a silver dollar and a... Full story
In late January, the Chinook FFA travelled to Cascade and Great Falls for Montana's largest ag show, the Montana Agricultural and Industrial Exhibit known as MAGIE. Held at the Pacific Steel & Recycling Arena & Exhibition Hall at Montana ExpoPark on January 21-23, MAGIE 2026 featured more than 160 vendors and over 200 booths. In addition to viewing innovations in the Farm, Ranch, and Industrial spaces, FFA members competed in the annual KMON sponsored contests in four categories: Poultry, Ag...
Mr. Dan Owens, Band/Music Instructor at Harlem High School played the sousaphone-tuba while marching with the Band Directors Marching Band at the 2026 Rose Parade in Pasadena, California. The parade began at 8:00 a.m. Pacific Time, and his group was 65th in line, approximately the middle of the parade. The annual presentation of flora celebrated its 137th year with spectators forced to wear rain gear, the first inclemently rainy parade day since 2006. According to the parade website, this...
The Chinook Rod and Gun Club held its 7th Annual Ice Fishing Derby on February 7 at Dry Fork Reservoir north of Chinook. Club Director, Joe Kennedy-Zarn not only shared the names of winners but described the event as "definitely one for the record books." Even the weather cooperated, since by Saturday afternoon, the mercury fluctuated between 50 and 55 degrees with no wind. Pre-registrations were accepted between January 31 and February 6, and in-person registration occurred at the Mint Bar in...
