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This Sunday, November 17, from 11:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m., Shores Floral and Gift will hold its annual Holiday Open House. Owner of the floral and gift shop, Bonnie Weber invites everyone to join her and her employees for what she describes as "a day of wonderful food, friendship, and fabulous Christmas displays." Using products previously purchased by Weber, Tara Hofeldt, an independent wine consultant for WineShop at Home, will be preparing and serving a punch called St. Nick Sipper. Hofeldt...
Nine teachers from the Chinook School District travelled to Boise, Idaho, earlier this month to attend professional development with Gerry Brooks on November 2. The program was a stop on Brooks' Celebrate Educators Tour. In October, Shandel Fouts, fourth grade teacher at Meadowlark Elementary School, saw an invitation on Facebook: "Hey, Boise, we are coming to you! November 2 at Borah High School." Since Fouts had heard about Brooks, a humorous and inspirational speaker, and even watched...
Montana Actors’ Theater (MAT) is looking for individuals interested in taking part in their 24-Hour Play Festival which will be held November 15-16. This is the third year that MAT will host the event. On Friday, November 15, all participants who are drawn to this opportunity should plan to gather at 7:00 p.m. for a social event at Vizsla Brewing, located in the Holiday Village Mall in Havre. At this gathering, the writers, directors, and actors are randomly placed on teams. These teams will consist of one writer, one director, and an equal num...
Although the First Annual Chinook Volunteer Fire Department Coyote Hunt won’t take place until December 6-8, early registration is now open, and all proceeds will stay with the local fire department. Registration will close on November 20. The event will feature a gun raffle, door prizes, a Hard Luck Prize, a Smallest Coyote Prize, and a Largest Coyote Prize. All interested persons who pay the $40 per person entry fee are invited to participate, whether as single hunters or as teams. Teams can consist of up to four people. According to event or...
The Food Court at MSU-Northern went back to the 80s this year for Halloween by featuring food and prices from that era. The menu included a Cheeseburger Combo for $4.00, six-piece Chicken Nugget Combo for $3.00, and a Themed Buffet for $7.95, featuring Sloppy Joes, Shake & Bake Chicken, Mini Corn Dogs, Jell-O Salad, Ants on a Log, E.L. Fudge Cookies, Mud Pie, and much more. Kool-Aid and Nestlé’s Nesquik chocolate and strawberry milk powders were also available as beverage choices. For those not from that era, Ants on a Log is a snack that th...
By Donna L. Miller BCJ News Not only the Chinook Chapter of the FFA but FFA members nationwide converged on Indianapolis from October 30-November 2 to attend the 92nd National FFA Convention and Expo. At events like this one, members celebrate their accomplishments and find inspiration for their next steps. They hear motivational keynote speakers, attend energetic concerts, fulfill their learning with workshops, and visit the expo floor bustling with agricultural education and industry...
The National Society of Leadership and Success (NSLS) chapter advisers, Dr. Kris Bruckerhoff and Dr. Cristy Osburn of MSU-Northern (MSUN) invite anyone interested to tonight's speaker broadcast with Atiim Kiambu "Tiki" Barber. Hosted by the NSLS, the broadcast will occur on November 6 at 5:00 p.m. in Hensler Auditorium on the MSUN campus. In this broadcast, Barber, a former football running back who played for the New York Giants of the National Football League for ten seasons, will provide...
Several area youth participated in the Northern International Livestock Exposition (NILE), which took place at the MetraPark in Billings on October 12-19. Wylee Simenson, Cody Arnold, Alyssa Gruszie, Madilyn Gruszie, Kenneth Gruszie, and Morgan Friede all came away with awards. Others attended and brought home memorable experiences. Although the Chinook Chapter of the FFA competed, they had no note-worthy placings, according to their advisor, Robin Allen. Besides being billed as a stock show...
Juli Snedigar, MSU Blaine County Agriculture and 4-H Extension Agent, announced that this Sunday, November 3, beginning at 4:00 p.m. at the Blaine County Fairground’s Commercial Building, the local 4-H Club members, their leaders, their families, and various other supporters will gather to celebrate 4-H Achievement Night. Achievement Night is the annual awards and recognition event for 4-H members and adult volunteers for the past year. According to Snedigar, the 4-H program exists to build character and to develop life-changing skills in t...
After accepting bids, the Sweet Memorial Nursing Home has awarded the building contract for their remodel project to Clausen and Sons, a Havre-based, full-service general contractor that works on a variety of agricultural, commercial, and industrial buildings and prides itself in most facets of carpentry. According to Sweet Home Administrator, Jenni Pula, Clausen and Sons have started the process of construction, which will include a new activity room on the south end of the building. This remod...
This past weekend, Bear Paw Mountain Outfitters produced the closing of The Vorbit Incident at the Montana Actors' Little Theater on the campus of MSU-Northern in Havre. Former Blaine County resident and 2008 Chinook High School graduate, MaryBeth Blankenship was a member of the cast. She recently shared her challenges and satisfactions in personifying the lone female role of Andromeda, a mythical princess featured in the drama. The play, with its adult humor and language, as well as some mild v...
The Harlem Civic Association has two events planned for October 29, and they invite the community to join them at the Harlem Little Rockies Senior Center to celebrate. According to event organizers, both the Luminaria Ceremony and the Pumpkin Carving Contest will feature food and camaraderie. From 7:00-9:00 P.M. on Tuesday, people are invited to gather at the Senior Center, located on South Main Street, to decorate luminaria bags, enjoy refreshments, and join in a celebration of remembrance and...
In the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Monday, October 7, in Washington D.C., Montana Senator Steve Daines and President of the Montana Stockgrowers Association, Fred Wacker from Miles City, were present for the signing of the U.S.-Japan trade agreement. According to the Montana Stockgrowers Association, the agreement should deliver several million dollars in beef prices for Montana. Calling Monday a historic day for Montana agriculture, as this trade agreement will help level the playing field for Montana ranchers and farmers in...
Director of University Relations, Jim Potter reported last week that enrollment at Montana State University-Northern (MSUN) is up this semester. “This is the first time that we have been up in several years when most of the campuses in the state are currently experiencing a decline,” Potter said. MSUN reported that 1086 students were attending classes, which is up slightly over last year’s fall enrollment of 1082. MSUN is seeing significant growth in its education, nursing, and trade programs. Due in part to consortium agreements with Fort...
Some may cheer while others may groan at the news that the Montana Transportation Commission (MTC) received during a conference call meeting on September 17: The ten mile road project from Chinook to the west will finally get finished. According to District 3 MTC member, Greg Jergeson, the project will be configured so that motorists will see two, five lane passing zones. “These passing zones will enable traffic to clear reasonably well,” Jergeson said. “In the interest of safety, there will also be eight foot shoulders and gentle slope...
Yvonne Field, the Assessment and Accountability Specialist in the Student Services Division at the Office of Public Instruction (OPI), will be at the Best Western Plus Inn & Suites in Havre on October 9 to present a workshop entitled “Meaningful Participation in Statewide Assessments.” This free training for general and special educators, special education directors, system test coordinators, principals, and superintendents is suitable for districts and schools looking to improve participation rates and performance of students with dis...
HAVRE – On Saturday, September 14 during the Sugarbeet Festival, Chinook residents, Barb and Greg Jergeson, played host to Democrat Kimberly Dudik, a candidate for Attorney General. An attorney living and practicing in Missoula, Dudik was the first candidate to announce a bid to replace current Republican Attorney General Tim Fox who cannot run again because of term limits. If elected, Dudik would be the first woman to hold the attorney general's office in Montana. Born and raised in the s...
On October 4-5, Region II of the Comprehensive System of Personnel Development (CSPD), in partnership with Havre Public Schools, will offer free MANDT System training with presenter Clarissa Shaffer. To be held at Best Western Plus Havre Inn & Suites, located at 1425 Highway 2 Northwest, this training is for parents, general and special educators, paraprofessionals, agency personnel, and others who work with children. Registrations for this workshop will be taken through October 1 or until the course, which is limited to 20 participants, is...
Many residents across the Hi-Line can claim an affiliation to MSU-Northern, either as a former student, as an employee, or as a benefactor of the economic benefits that come from a college town. Given those common connections, all can celebrate the institution's 90th Anniversary on September 24. Northern actually had its beginnings in 1913 when the Thirteenth Legislative Assembly of Montana established Northern Montana Agricultural and Manual Training School to be located at Fort Assiniboine....
Although Columbus Day was made official by President Franklin Roosevelt in 1937 and the Federal Government will close on October 14 for the 82nd commemoration of that holiday, some cities in the United States will mark the day in a different way. One of those cities is Harlem, Montana. At its regularly scheduled meeting held on the evening of Monday, September 9, the Harlem City Council voted on a resolution to change the second Monday of October from Columbus Day to Indigenous People’s Day. Although the minutes of that meeting will not be m...
Free People Reading Freely, the Blaine County Library’s Book Club, will meet on Monday evening, September 23 at 7:00. The Club will kick off this year by celebrating Banned Books Week, September 22-28, with a book give-away and by reading two books by Jamie Ford, who recently visited the Hi-Line. According to Library Director, Valerie Frank, Ford was well-received on Tuesday night, September 10. About his presentation, she said: “He is so entertaining and down-to-earth.” Ford spoke to a crowd of 29 people. Of those, ten per cent were under...
The Missoula Children's Theater came to Turner this past week to provide acting experience to the students of Turner School, with the production, GULLIVER'S TRAVELS. With his ship wrecked and his trusty computer JCN on the fritz, brave explorer Gulliver finds himself lost in space with nothing but an invisible Force to guide him! While transporting from world to world, under the control of the Maniacal Scientist of Lapunta, Gulliver discovers fighting aliens, arrogant Horse Leaders of the...
The Zurich Elementary School reunion planning team that repurposed the name Zurich Association of Parents (ZAP) held its second meeting on August 26. Despite the small turnout, the group was large on enthusiasm for a reunion event planned for Saturday June 13, 2020. They encourage all Zurich School alumni to “Save the Date.” According to committee member Betty Billmayer, after discussing how to proceed, the group decided to change their original plan of scheduling two days of reunion events in favor of just one day. The committee felt that thi...
The word beacon has its origin in Old English when its meaning referred to a signal or lighthouse. Beacons were used not only by ships and later by airfields as a warning or guidance system but as a means for carrying news. A fire or light set up in a high or prominent position could also provide a sign of celebration. Since the 1600s, the word beacon has figuratively referred to a person or thing that illuminates or inspires. Drawing from these historical meanings, once a month, the Journal...
Next Saturday, September 14, Chinook will be honoring a piece of its history with the annual Sugarbeet Festival. This year's Sugarbeet Festival theme is Celebrating the Rural Family, and the event promises food and fun for everyone. "We wanted to keep the celebration simple," event organizer and Chinook Chamber of Commerce President, Daniel Dahl said. "We know how busy everyone is and how valuable time is, but small businesses are the staple of our community, so come on out, get involved, and th...
