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Sponsored by the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences (IMLS) and by the Aaniiih Nakoda College (ANC) Library, the ANC Library will host a free “make and take” workshop on Tuesday, July 2, from 1:00-4:00 p.m. According to ANC Librarian Eva English, supplies will be provided and everyone is welcome to join the crew to make a wreath out of pages from old books. The workshop will take place at the ANC Library located at 330 Assiniboine Avenue on the ANC campus. Courtney Werk, Bryce Stiffarm, and English will be the presenters at the book wre...
In its ninth season of providing service to the community, Loaves and Fishes will again be offering a summer lunch program at Wallner Hall, located at 337 Ohio Street in Chinook. The program began on June 3 and will extend until August 8. Because Loaves and Fishes is supported solely by personal and church donations, organizers of the program are seeking individuals interested in sponsoring a day. The program has a long and storied history. Approximately ten years ago, while she was serving as...
By the time the fair opens on Thursday, July 4, exhibitors will have spent countless hours preparing their entries, hoping to win premium ribbons, bragging rights, or simply the personal satisfaction that comes with accomplishment. This year, the Blaine County Fair will offer four new open class entry opportunities to potential exhibitors. Three of the new categories: Cake Decorating, Knife Skills, and Culinary Education will be available in the Culinary Department where Hope Hamilton serves as...
Fifty one years ago, those attending the 1968 National FFA Convention engaged in heated debate. Donald Shinn from New Jersey had declared on the business floor, "Any student who is regularly enrolled in vocational agriculture is entitled to become an active member of any chartered FFA chapter." At that time, approximately 3,300 females were enrolled in vocational agricultural classes. The motion was quickly seconded by Richard Posthumus from Michigan, but it was defeated. The FFA would not...
Humanities Montana is now accepting nominations for the annual Montana Center for the Book (MCB) Prize. Up to five award-winning programs will receive $1,000 cash in recognition of their creative and wide-reaching literary programming such as family reading groups that promote youth literacy, reading series that encourage active engagement with the literary arts, or high school workshops that support student participation. The deadline to submit nominating letters is July 15. With a mission to promote an awareness of books, writing, reading,...
Sounds on the Square, a free summer concert series, continues on June 19 with the ROC band, whose members are from both Chinook and Havre. These concerts will recur each Wednesday through August 14 at the Town Square, 332 First Street in Havre, Montana, and feature various local musicians. Hosted by the Havre Chamber of Commerce and sponsored by NorthWestern Energy, along with Triangle Communications and Triangle Mobile, Sounds on the Square music will start at 6:00 p.m. and continue until 8:00 p.m., weather permitting. Sounds on the Square on...
Although organizers of the Annual Blaine County Kid's Rodeo have released a Save the Date announcement for their rodeo event, they would also like area youth to be aware of the rapidly approaching registration deadline of June 24. Entry forms are available on the Blaine County Kid's Rodeo Facebook page, or they can be picked up at various area businesses: EZ Mart in Harlem, The Blaine County Journal News Opinion office or Bear Paw Livestock in Chinook, The Kwik Stop in Fort Belknap, Norman's...
Twenty-three youth and adults from the Jesus Uses Motivated People (JUMP) group will be travelling to Puyallup, Washington, this summer for their third mission trip to that city. From June 16-24, they will work at three different sites. At Helping Hand House (HHH), an emergency shelter that serves families with children who are experiencing the crisis of homelessness, the group will perform maintenance and landscaping labor. Operating under the core values of urgent relief, trust, and dignity, HHH helps families through one or more of their pro...
Chinook School District advertised a vacancy on May 28 for an elementary school principal. After four years in that leadership role at Meadowlark Elementary School (MES), Jonathan Martin will be moving on in an effort to be closer to his parents and family, who live in the Bitterroot Valley, as well as to continue to grow professionally. He has interviewed in the Missoula County School district and has also applied for a position in Polson. "When I announced at the end of year assembly on May...
Historically, June has been the most popular month for weddings, and many ideas offer explanations for its matrimonial popularity. For example, the month of June derives its name from Juno, the Roman goddess known as the protector of women in all aspects of life, but especially in marriage and childbearing. Given those connections, it was thought that couples who married in June would be blessed with prosperity and happiness. An anonymous poem further claims "Marry when June roses grow, over...
One of the planned events during the All-Class Reunion scheduled for July 4-7 is a Brewfest. According to event organizer Kelsey Harry, the Brewfest will be held on Thursday, July 4 beginning at 4:00 p.m. at Sweet Park, located at 700 New York Street in Chinook. Besides providing a venue for groups to gather and reminisce, the purpose of the Brew Fest is to raise funds for upgrading the playground equipment at the park, which Harry describes as "almost everyone's favorite park while growing up...
The Jesse James Memorial Foundation (JJMF) encourages community members to participate in the Jesse James Memorial Color Fun Run during the Chinook All-Class Reunion. Although the Color Run will take place on Saturday, July 6, from 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m., the early registration deadline is June 16 so that event organizers can get an accurate count of sunglasses and t-shirts needed for all racers. To sign up or to access registration information, interested persons should visit the Foundation’s Facebook page and then click on the Find Tic...
JUMP invites the community to join them on Indiana Street—from Finley’s Food Farm to the Presbyterian Church—this Saturday, June 8, for a Community Street Dance. From 7:00-11:00 p.m., their 80’s themed street dance is free for the whole family and will feature a live DJ, a costume contest, snacks, and games. According to one of the group’s leaders, Chrissy Downs, the street dance is something the group is hoping to make an annual community event, as a way of expressing gratitude for all of the support they receive. “We hope families an...
Jim Billmayer and Helen Christiansen, who were married May 18, 1949 at the Lutheran Church in Hogeland, Montana, celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary with family and friends on May 26. For photos taken that day, Helen wore the seventy-year-old wedding dress made by her sister Irene. When asked for advice on how to stay married for so long, Helen replied: "I said 'yes' lots of times when I wanted to say 'no.'" Jim had no comment. Once Helen had put on her wedding dress, she just as easily...
Carrie Gilmore Mundlin, owner and manager of Massage Euphoria, a massage service in Chinook, promotes a healthy state of well-being by offering a variety of massage styles tailored to a client's specific needs. Those clients are about to expand into the equine realm, now that Mundlin has earned an endorsement as a Certified Equine Massage Practitioner (CEMP) from the Western Montana School of Horse Massage. After receiving requests from a variety of people on the Hi-Line seeking someone...
On June 7-8, Montana Actors’ Theatre (MAT) will be hosting a Renaissance-themed “faire,” Spring into the Past. The faire, a history-inspired festival of food, drink and entertainment, will be held at the MSU-Northern campus behind Pershing Hall where an “amphitheater” will be fashioned for the event. To add to what event organizers are describing as a “generally fun time for the entire family,” they invite all home brewers to enter their Home Brew Contest for a chance to win prizes and to be crowned Brewing Nobility. A Festival preview will...
To keep her English 10 students at Chinook High School engaged during the final days of the school year and to close learning gaps as students grow towards career, college, and community readiness, Mrs. Julie Terry presented a unit called "Fifty Things I Didn't Learn in High School." The students chose topics from a list of fifty options, and Terry invited guest speakers in to present on those topics. On Monday, May 20, to close that unit, Erin and Michael Garrity of Triple Dog Brewing Company...
The Northern International Livestock Exposition (NILE) originated as an idea from the livestock committee of the Billings Chamber of Commerce in 1966. In 1967 the Public Auction Yards hosted an event to showcase the region’s vast livestock industry. By the fall of 1968, a full-fledged livestock show with 250 exhibitors and 600 entries was underway. The first NILE consisted of livestock shows, horse shows, and rodeo. Today, those traditions continue as the NILE Stock Show and ProRodeo has become one of the largest agricultural events of the N...
On May 22, the fourth graders at Meadowlark Elementary put their learning on display in a State Projects Fair. Each fourth grade student researched a state, and Wednesday's fair provided an opportunity for them to share their learning with parents and other community members, who walked around to look at the displays, and visit with the students about their states from 2:00-3:00 p.m. at the school's gymnasium. According to fourth grade teacher, Ms. Shandel Fouts, the fourth grade social studies...
Michelle Summers, a professional artist originally from Portland, Oregon, who currently serves as a resident artist with the Holter Museum of Art in Helena, Montana, presented an art program to Meadowlark Elementary on Monday, May 13, as part of the Art Mobile Montana Program. Similar to a bookmobile that expands the reach of traditional libraries by transporting books to potential readers and providing library services to people in otherwise - under served locations, Art Mobile Montana (AMM)...
At the Meadowlark Elementary School's end of year assembly held on Friday, May 24, fourteen fortunate students wearing helmets donated by First Bank rode off on bicycles donated by American Garage. The winners of the bike drawing were Avie Alisch, Janna Snedigar, Sasha Anderson, Hayden Paulsen, Nevaeh Christensen, Bella Brown, Amina Shellman, Alexus Gallus, Kiley Huravitch, Jerod Briere, Griffen Crowley, Falyn Cecrle, Dylan Dunbar, and Brianna Boettcher. According to co-owner of American Garage...
The MBI student leadership team (SLT) at Meadowlark Elementary School (MES) conducted a Community Service Day where all the sixth graders set out to visit five sites in Chinook to volunteer on May 14. According to SLT member, Brianna Boettcher, the group adopted the idea after attending Inclusive Youth Days 2018 on December 2-3 at the Billings Convention Center. Sponsored by the Montana Office of Public Instruction and Special Olympics Montana, Inclusive Youth Days featured Service Projects on...
Under the direction of teacher adviser Mrs. Emily Scofield, the MBI student leadership team (SLT) at Meadowlark Elementary School hosted a talent showcase on Monday, May 20 at 2:00 in the school's gymnasium. This was a student led project featuring talent from students in grades 4-6. "The school I attended previously put on a talent show, and it was fun, so I shared the idea with our student leadership team," SLT member Brianna Boettcher said. Mrs. Jill Paulsen's fifth graders launched the...
After considerable deliberation and discussion, the Blaine County Commissioners decided to consolidate the Blaine County Weed Department and the Mosquito Control Department into one: Blaine County Weed and Mosquito Department (BCWMD). The Commissioners named economics, efficiency, and accountability as key factors in the decision to merge the two departments. The merger officially took place on March 1, 2019. Tim Conlan will be the supervisor of the newly formed Department and Shane Fox will...
Free People Reading Freely, the Blaine County Library’s Book Club, met on Monday evening, May 6, and discussed three banned and challenged books: Gossip Girl by Cecily von Ziegesar, A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo by Marlon Bundo with Jill Twiss, and Love and Other Curses by Michael Thomas Ford. Readers shared their responses to these books using the six-word story protocol. With Gossip Girl, readers recalled the American teen drama television series created by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage that originally ran on the CW network for s...
