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When members of the Chinook Chapter of the FFA were travelling back to Chinook from Indianapolis after the National FFA Convention in early November, their advisor Robin Allen was flying to Montgomery, Alabama. Allen was called to Squadron Officers School (SOS) at Maxwell Air Force Base, a mandatory military training. According to Allen, who is in year five as an Air Force Captain currently serving as a Public Affairs Officer in the Montana Air National Guard, SOS is required Professional...
Elizabeth Werk, Agriculture Agent at Fort Belknap Extension, was recently named the recipient of the inaugural Montana Association of Community Development Extension Professionals (MACDEP) Community Impact Award. The award was announced at the annual MACDEP association meeting held during the 2019 Extension annual conference. In an award letter, MACDEP President Ashley Kent wrote: "Your past work with Extension has been exemplary. Implementing a 4-H Fair in an area where none previously existed...
By Donna L. Miller BCJ News On Monday, December 23, fourteen beef project 4-H and FFA members attended a Blaine County 4-H Beef Project Workshop held from ten o'clock until noon at the Triple E Meeting Room. The purpose of the workshop was to provide all market beef and beef breeding members the tools needed to prepare for the upcoming 2020 Blaine County Fair, which this year will be held August 12-16. Dr. Lane Schmitt, DVM, and Juli Snedigar, MSU Blaine County Extension Agent, presented in the...
With the retirement of its former Director, Louise Nissen, the Bear Paw Cooperative welcomed new leadership this past July when Sara Tempel took over as the entity's Director. Tempel joined the Co-op in 1994 as a School Psychologist and will continue to serve in that role as well. When asked in what direction she hopes to lead the BPC as its Director, Tempel said she plans to implement a few changes. "There are a few ways of doing business that I have encountered in the various schools in which...
An Independent Wine Consultant, as well as the Managing Director and Montana's Executive Recruiter for WineShop At Home, Tara Hofeldt speaks with enthusiasm and conviction when she talks about her ventures as a businesswoman: "Long ago, The Sage Grape was originally going to be a store front in town that I was going to open when the old Circle K building was for sale. However, the liquor licensing in Chinook at the time was a bit of a battle and very expensive, and when WineShop offered their...
Despite the colder temperatures and weekend snowfall, the First Annual Chinook Volunteer Fire Department (CVFD) Coyote Hunt held December 6-8 saw 21 teams registered and out hunting. By Sunday night when all the counts were finalized, weights confirmed, and fur settled, top winners were declared. Based on total coyote tallies, winning first place in the Calling Class was the team comprised of Merle Young, Clint Crowley, Tyler Christman, and Cory Brothers. The second place team was Colter...
Bear Paw Cooperative is a Special Education Cooperative that serves 31 schools from as far east as Whitewater and as far west as Chester. Three nonmember districts lie within the Cooperative's boundaries: Havre Elementary School District, Havre High School, and Malta K-12 Schools. Currently located in the Carnegie Library Building at 421 Ohio Street in Chinook, the Co-op today is the largest of its kind in Montana, serving 20,000 square miles. It offers special education services and advocacy...
The Chinook Chapter of the FFA attended Winter Districts on Tuesday, December 10 in Winifred and brought home two awards. The Junior Parliamentary Procedure team captured second place, a status which qualifies them for State FFA competition, and Morgan Friede placed third in FFA testing. The Chapter also fielded teams in both Senior Parliamentary Procedure and Agricultural Sales, but those teams didn't earn qualifying scores. Torin Cercle, Ben LaVelle, Bree Swanson, Aislinn Handy, Morgan...
Chinook’s Division B Team had a great showing at the 35th Montana Science Olympiad (MTSO), according to their coach, Kendall Harwood. Held on Tuesday, November 26 in the Strand Union Building and other locations across Montana State University—Bozeman’s campus, the MTSO is billed as Montana’s premier STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) competition for youth. Several students formed teams to represent Chinook School District and came away with some top performances. Every year, at the Montana Science Olympiad (MTSO), middle...
On Monday, December 16, the Chinook Chapter of the FFA held its Greenhand Degree dinner in the Chinook High School shop. Members of the Chinook Chapter of the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) and the Family and Consumer Science classes did the cooking and the serving. According to the FFA Chapter’s Advisor, Robin Allen, all first year high school members generally earn the Greenhand Degree, which is an award given to first-year high school students who have demonstrated a thorough understanding of the history and purpose...
The Blaine County Fair Foundation invites surrounding communities to its First Annual Holiday Shopping Extravaganza on December 14 from 11:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. in the Commercial Building at the Blaine County Fairgrounds. The primary purpose of this event is to generate the funds needed for completing and operating the Indoor Event Center. As of last week, twenty-five vendors had already reserved their tables for this bazaar style shopping event where local artisans, hobbyists, small businesses, and other individuals will showcase their...
On Saturday, December 7, twenty-one schools—from Browning to Wolf Point—gathered in Fort Benton for the Fort Benton Invitational Forensics Tournament. Three Blaine County Schools had teams competing at the tournament: Chinook High School, Harlem High School, and Hays/Lodge Pole High School. Chinook’s drama team finished second in Class C Sweepstakes. Helping their team earn sweepstakes points, freshmen Lillyanna Munari and Olivia Standiford competed in Classical Theater with a piece written in 1889 by William Dean Howells and called “The...
The Welding, Pipefitters, and Plumbing students at Montana State University-Northern (MSUN) held a free barbecue lunch on December 9 for the MSUN campus community. Supervised by Chuck Terry, the students cooked hamburgers and hot dogs on their newly constructed grill. According to Lorren Schlotfeldt, who teaches in the Apprenticeship Education Center at MSUN, the propane-fired grill, which also functions as a smoker, was hand-built by the welding and pipefitting students of MSUN. The grill's...
The Blaine County Fair will no longer compete with nor complement the Fourth of July celebrations of Blaine County citizens in 2020. To make the dates more 4-H friendly and to accommodate the PRCA rodeo schedule, the dates of the fair will be August 12-16. According to Fair Board Secretary, Debbie Ramberg, the fair will open on Wednesday night with the Kid’s Rodeo, Thursday and Friday will feature the PRCA rodeo, Saturday will play host to the Demolition Derby, and the grand stand event on Sunday will be the ever-popular pig wrestling. “We act...
The Sweet Park Board announced last week that they have nearly reached their funding goal and should be able to purchase and install new playground equipment at the Sweet Park this summer if a few more dollars trickle in to the Playground Equipment Fund. With a sizable donation from the Davies Family Endowment Fund of the Montana Community Foundation, the Park Board is seeing the finish line. These funds will be added to the $9,875.00 check from the proceeds of the Brew Fest held during the 2019 CHS All-Class Reunion. Sweet Park Board...
The 35th Montana Science Olympiad was held on Tuesday, November 26 in the Strand Union Building and other locations across Montana State University-Bozeman's campus. Several students formed teams to represent Chinook School District at what is billed as Montana's premier STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) competition for youth. Chinook's varsity Science Olympiad team placed 25th out of 48 teams. Members on that team were JT Hauer, Ginger Hauer, Jayden Miller, Grace Ymzon,...
On November 27, Zurich Elementary School students engaged in a farm to table study and made their own lunch at school. Several curricular-related activities took place on a rotation between 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. Using materials gathered at the Montana State Literacy Association 2019 Conference: Literacy Colors the Imagination held at Billings West High School in October, Zurich teachers developed a farm to table project for grades K-8. The activities included making butter, making cheese,...
Last year, economic researchers were calling art the new Christmas shopping trend. Buying art, according to the data collected, broadens the mind, develops worldview, and opens a person to seeing the world from a different perspective. Just as owning a rich selection of books or acquiring a diverse music library deepens one's capacity for critical thinking, artwork can function similarly. More than that, it has been documented that art relieves stress, induces relaxation, stimulates creativity...
In a meeting last month, the Zurich Association of Parents (ZAP) met as the planning committee continues to revise and to set new plans for their Zurich Elementary School All-Class Reunion scheduled for June 12-13 in 2020. They are currently seeking financial donations, names and addresses of alumni, and pictures and memorabilia for display and for creating a slide show. The planning committee had considered holding a silent auction at the Parade of Lights to raise funds for mailings and for pie making ingredients so that they can offer pie...
The Harlem Friends of the Library invites the community to its 7th Annual Wine and Cheese event on December 4 at 6:00 p.m. at the Harlem Public Library. According to Librarian Colleen Brommer, the event will feature a variety of wines and beers for tasting. These have been purchased or donated by Friends of the Library group members. In addition to the beverages, there will be food. “The Friends always serve delicious food items, so this event is not to be missed,” Brommer said. “You can come to eat, visit, or simply enjoy one anoth...
While the Harlem High School Forensics Team may be small, they are big on talent. At the Glasgow meet held on November 16, both members finished second. Mary-Kate French, who teaches art at Harlem High School (HHS), is the Speech Coach for the team. She expressed pride in her two competitors. Stanley Spangelo, who is a sophomore at HHS, placed second in Humorous Oral Interpretation with his piece entitled "Beauty Sleep" by Meghan Hakes. Dante Jackson, a junior, also earned second place in...
After attending the 8th Annual John Deere Ag Expo in Bozeman, the Chinook Chapter of the FFA came home with a third place win in the Horse Evaluation competition. The event was held November 14-16 at the Strand Union Building on the campus of Montana State University-Bozeman. Twenty-three different contests were conducted at the John Deere Ag Expo, including parliamentary procedure, livestock evaluation, mechanics, sales, and food science. Event organizers reported using over 400 volunteers to...
Employing one of the more recent recruiting tools for targeting youth, the MSU-Northern Skylights hosted its first-ever Field Trip Game on Friday, November 15. Head Coach of the MSU-N women's basketball team, Chris Mouat invited all of the elementary students from Havre and surrounding areas to attend this 1:00 p.m. game. Participating in the event, fourth and fifth graders from Meadowlark Elementary School cheered on the Skylights as they beat the Corban University Warriors, a Number 14 ranked...
Continuing their Christmas tradition established over the past several years, Montana Actors' Theater (MAT) will be presenting, Jack and the Beanstalk, the classic tale of magic beans, a giant, and treasure this holiday season. The show, which will open on December 6 at 7:00 p.m., will be performed as a panto at the MAT on MSU-Northern's campus on Cowan Drive. And it will feature Chinook resident Ben Hall, who will be playing the elderly Doctor Humberdunk. The play will run through December 21....
The Harlem Civic Association invites everyone to their Harlem Country Christmas and Soup Supper event scheduled for Sunday, December 15 from 1:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. at Harlem Community Center, formerly the Harlem VFW “Vet’s Club” and Bowling Alley located at 530 Central Avenue West. Vendor Tables will open at 2:00 p.m., and those attending the Country Christmas event will have shopping opportunities until 7:00 on Sunday evening. Some of the vendors already registered include Emily Olson, who creates jewelry, crafts, and various fur-a...
