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Triangle Communications (TC) is sponsoring its annual photo contest to collect photographs for their publications. The 2019 Photo Contest is open to members and member dependents of all ages who subscribe to Triangle landline or Internet only service. One grand prize of $200.00 and five runner-up prizes of $50.00 will be awarded. Each TC customer is limited to two entries. These entries must be submitted via the electronic form on www.itsTriangle.com by July 8, the contest deadline. To be considered valid and eligible, contest photographs must...
On May 1, spring field trips will continue as the third graders at Meadowlark Elementary School will be travelling to he Depot Museum in Rudyard. After their museum visit, they plan to stop at the Havre City Pool on Sixth Avenue to go swimming. According to third grader teacher Mrs. Bridget Metcalfe, the experience will provide education: "We will be learning about animal and plant fossils and more about how the world around us used to be." Located at number 25 Fourth Avenue Northwest in...
In the aftermath of the 35-day Federal Government Shutdown, the A’aninin and Nakoda Tribes on Fort Belknap Reservation and the Chippewa and Cree Tribes of Rocky Boy Reservation in Montana were facing food shortages. Many people collaborated and cooperated to restock empty food pantries and to provide immediate hunger relief to these tribal neighbors. After the A’aninin and Nakoda Tribes on Fort Belknap Reservation and the Chippewa and Cree Tribes of Rocky Boy’s Reservation heard about the eight thousand pounds of food that had been deliv...
On Thursday, May 2, Havre Public Schools (HPS) and Montana State University—Northern (MSUN) will be honoring women in the math and science fields in a special evening celebration beginning at 6:30 p.m. at Havre High School (HHS) auditorium. The evening will be hosted by Dr. Jane Morrow and will feature a keynote address by 2019 Founders’ Excellence Award recipient Dr. Leslie Ruyle, as well as a panel discussion highlighting women from across the Hi-Line working in the fields of math and science. In addition to profiling female mat...
On Saturday, May 4, the Blaine County Fairgrounds Commercial Building will play host to the "Rope Your Dreams," Rebecca Stroh Gala. Everyone is invited to this Miss Teen Rodeo Montana Coronation Gala and Fundraising Event which will begin at 5:00 p.m. The event promises food, fun, and laughter for the entire family. Until 7:00 p.m., a dinner will be served, with a menu featuring pulled pork, cheesy fries, cole slaw, baked beans, and cake. Beverages will include lemonade, ice tea, and coffee. In...
On Thursday, April 18, the fifth graders at Meadowlark Elementary held their Wax Museum in the school's gymnasium. A sizable crowd gathered to see the presentation of Heroes and Heroines who had made an impact on United States history. Each student in turn approached the microphone and delivered a brief narrative in which he/she gave the historical figure's name and birth date. Then, these heroes or heroines shared something interesting about themselves or their lives, a detail about how they...
In preparation for the Lincoln-Reagan Dinner, a crew spent numerous hours cleaning and decorating the Commercial Building at the Blaine County Fairgrounds. The event, which was held on April 28 from 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m., featured 2020 gubernatorial candidate Al Olszewski. The National Anthem was sung by Tricia Kimmel. Despite the Hi-Line's brief return to winter this past weekend, a dedicated crowd of about 50 gathered Sunday evening for a meal catered and served by Shaina Hofeldt and a cre...
When Chinook High School held Parent Teacher Conferences (PTC) on Tuesday, April 16, the Senior Ag students held a Market Day. They invited the community to stop by Room 101 in the high school where booths were set-up to display their work and to advertise their services to the community. To maintain the market theme, the CHS Student Council also staged a table and sold baked goods and treats to raise funds. Members of the Senior Ag Class, James Christensen, Karson Powell, Ryle Elliot, and Cord...
Pets Are Worth Saving (PAWS) is a small, private, non-profit 501(c)3 dog rescue shelter in Chinook that may cease to exist unless the organization has new and additional help. "The situation is dire and it's time for someone to take the reins," current President of the group, Bonnie Weber said at a meeting on April 16. "PAWS can't go on without help." In order to remain viable, PAWS requires more regular, committed volunteers. These can be people willing to walk, feed, and interact with the...
Last July at the 2018 USA Games in Seattle, Washington, ESPN and Special Olympics hosted the first-ever Unified Sports Challenge raising awareness for an inclusive world. Through the power of athletics, Special Olympics is spreading the ideas of unity, tolerance, and respect. As part of this inclusion revolution, Mr. Jon Martin, the principal at Meadowlark Elementary Schools, has agreed to coach a unified team at the Great Northern Area Special Olympic Games this year. Koleman Anderson and...
The Acting Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), John Sanders announced last week that he has decided to reinstate full hours of operation at Raymond Port of Entry. Located on Highway 16 North of Plentywood, the Port of Raymond crossing went back to 24-hour status on April 23. The reinstatement of around-the-clock status at the Raymond Port of Entry came after Congressman Greg Gianforte and Senator Steve Daines opposed CBP’s proposal to reduce hours of operation at Montana’s ports of entry and requested instead that CBP mak...
The race is on for the People's Choice Award with Youth Entrepreneurs (YE), and Chinook High School senior Cord Schneider is one of the candidates. Public voting ends April 26 at 11:59 p.m. CST and the winner will be announced on May 1. The People's Choice Award winner will receive an automatic ticket to compete at the YE Summit in Detroit, Michigan, on July 15-19 alongside the Big Idea Start-Up Challenge top ten finalists. YE judges select the top ten business plans, with an eleventh person...
The Silver Anniversary of the Montana Country Poets and Pickers Western Heritage Roundup culminated on Sunday, April 14, with a Cowboy Church Service. Held at the Chinook Motor Inn, the service was a festive one filled with prayers and poems, dancing and clapping, pictures and music. Ken Overcast opened the service with a prayer, asking the Creator to "be with every heart here today because we all come from a different place. Some are dealing with health issues, others have financial...
Fourth graders at Meadowlark Elementary School (MES) will escape to Beaver Creek Park on Friday, April 26 for a field trip. Although the primary purpose of the field trip is to learn through engaging explorations that invite students to become keen observers of the natural environment beyond the classroom walls, it is also a reward and a break from testing. Research shows that outdoor classrooms present learners with captivating sights, smells and textures, stimulating all of the senses as well as the imagination. The more young people engage t...
The STARLAB® from the Museum of the Rockies (MOR) located in Bozeman, Montana, has been at Zurich Elementary for the past week as students have been studying the Milky Way Starfield, Native American Constellations, Greek Mythology, and the Constellations. On Monday, April 15, Cleveland School students and their teacher Shirley Fisher joined Zurich students to experience STARLAB. Before Mrs. Colleen Overcast's seventh graders, J.J. Jendro, Elayna Adams, and Amanda Mord delivered their present...
Since the summer of 1987, the Make-A-Wish Chapter in Montana has granted more than 575 wishes to children with life-threatening medical conditions living in the state's 56 counties. As the Foundation's motto suggests, "Together, we create life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses." The Chinook High School (CHS) Student Council took that motto to heart and planned a fundraiser for the Make-A-Wish Foundation and the Chinook Food Pantry. Keeping with the theme of togetherness and...
For the past five summers, the Montana Actors’ Theatre (MAT), located in Havre, has hired college students or recent college graduates as paid interns. These young adults manage and direct the KidsMAT touring children’s camps and the Youth Production. Applications for this opportunity are due April 30, 2019. The interns hired will oversee two established MAT youth programs: the touring KidsMAT Summer Children’s Theatre camp and the annual MAT Youth Production, which this summer will be She Kills Monsters. Interns gain professional devel...
The United Methodist/Presbyterian Church, a Yoked Parish in Harlem, will be hosting an Easter Breakfast this Sunday, April 21, at the Presbyterian Church, located at 104 First Avenue South East in Harlem. They invite all surrounding community members to join them at 7:30 on Easter morning. All proceeds from this free-will offering meal will be donated to Intermountain Children’s Home in Helena, Montana. Intermountain Children’s Home (ICH) was founded in 1909 upon the premise that caring solutions and strong families lead to healthy com...
On Tuesday, April 9, Chinook High School's Chapter of the National Honor Society (NHS) met for the induction of eight new members. By the ceremony's conclusion, Damon Hannum, Crystal Hofer, Delaney Kellam, Jayden Miller, Garrett Pruttis, Allyssa Schoen, Lily Surber, and Grace Ymzon had pledged to uphold the principles of the honorary organization. To qualify for membership, students must distinguish themselves in four areas, which are considered the pillars of the NHS: Scholarship, Service,...
All of the musically talented Chinook students taking vocal solos or duets to District Music Festival, which was held on April 5-6 in Shelby, received either Excellent or Superior ratings. Out of seven pieces, five have advanced to perform at state. Those going to State are Lincy Johnson, Cristina Shackelford, Gracie Warburton, Syrus Pomeroy and Molly Halingstad. At District Music Festival, those students in high school band and high school choir performed on Friday. Lincy Johnson, Cristina Shackelford, Gracie Warburton, Syrus Pomeroy, Molly Ha...
On Wednesday, April 10, the Chinook Junior High travelled to Glasgow to compete in the Academic Challenge competition hosted by Glasgow School District and sponsored by the Eastern Montana Principals' Association. According to local organizer Susan Erskine, who works for Chinook Schools as a Title I Paraprofessional, the Chinook Junior High has attended this event for at least 30 years and has taken two teams. Each team involves two seventh graders, two eighth graders and a member at large. The...
In the fall of 2016, Ryan Jensen noticed a need in the community, so he decided to start an agriculture supply business in order to make quality products available locally. With Milk River Ag, he can obtain and distribute supplies like seed and feed and hay wrap, making them readily accessible to local farmers and ranchers. Milk River Ag is a family owned business where Jensen and his wife Linae grow hay and cattle and raise their three children: Levi (14), Ashlyn (12), and January (8) near Chinook. “Our business was formed out of the need f...
On Friday morning, April 5, the rural mail carriers and the staff of the United States Postal Service (USPS) in Chinook gathered for breakfast to celebrate two birthdays and the retirement of rural mail carrier Brian Baker. Everyone present filled their plates with scrambled eggs, fruit compote, biscuits and sausage gravy, and hash brown potatoes with onions and green peppers. Coffee and orange juice were also available. Gathering for breakfast on birthdays is a tradition at the Chinook Post...
In the spirit of a carnival barker, bold red and white striped posters around town attempt to attract patrons to an entertainment event: Come one; come all! The Blaine County 4-H Teen Leaders will be hosting a Carnival and Spaghetti Dinner on Friday, April 12. This family-friendly event will take place from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Chinook High School, located at 528 Ohio Street. Carnival games for all ages will be set up in the Floyd Bowen Gymnasium, and a free-will donation spaghetti feed will be served in the high school lunchroom. According to...
The 89th Annual Montana FFA State Convention was held at Montana State University (MSU) in Bozeman on April 3-6, and several Chinook FFA Chapter members returned home with awards. Kendra McMaster, Cord Schneider, Ryle Elliot, and Rachel Gunderson earned their State Degrees, the highest FFA degree in Montana. Elliot was also selected as the State Winner in the Ag Mechanics and Repair Maintenance proficiency and won the State Star in Ag Placement. Those accomplishments qualify Elliot for National...
