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Although the Turner Tornadoes didn't advance beyond District Basketball Tournaments, they would have ridden in style to Divisional and State competitions in their green Blue Bird Bus. Their new activity bus got a facelift with several vinyl decals at the end of February when two employees with Kelly's Signs, a sign manufacture and design company located in Great Falls, travelled to the Hogeland, Montana, on February 19. According to Adam Billmayer, when the athletic bus arrived at his shop...
Three members of the Chinook Chapter of the FFA will be receiving their State FFA Degrees during an awards ceremony at the 93rd State FFA Convention in Great Falls next week. Torin Cecrle, Bree Swanson, and Morgan Friede have earned the honor of walking across the stage and accepting this coveted award. The trio will also attend a special recognition dinner with their families and the State FFA Officer Team while at the Convention. About this achievement, Chapter Advisor, Mitzi Cecrle said, "It...
Twelve students representing the Big Flat Chapter of the FFA will be competing at the 93rd Montana FFA State Convention scheduled for March 21-25 in Great Falls, Montana, at the Four Seasons Arena. In the words of event organizers, this convention is “a premier opportunity to interact with our state’s best and brightest future leaders.” Livestock, Meats, Mechanics, and Ag Sales Teams from Turner Public Schools (TPS) will showcase their talent, seniors Dakota Krass and Charlie Calvert will receive State FFA Degrees, and all in attendance will...
On Tuesday, February 7, ten members with the Big Flat Chapter of the FFA departed at 5:00 a.m. and travelled to Hobson with their Advisor, Mr. Nathan Urie for the Judith Basin District FFA Spring Competition. The top competitor from Turner at Spring Districts was sophomore Cassidy Grabofsky, who won fourth place in the Prepared Speech Competition. Grabofsky wrote and delivered a prepared speech entitled “Animal Rights Versus Animal Welfare.” In it she defines Animal Welfare as pro-animal ownership and recognizes the human-animal bond, as well a...
The Blaine County Chapter of Big Sky 55+ met for the second time on February 15 at the Tripe E Meeting Room of the Blaine County Courthouse Annex in Chinook. Some of their topics included Medicare Advantage fraud and an update on the Montana Legislature. Their next meeting will be held on March 15 at 2:30 p.m. in the same location. Although yesterday’s meeting was sparsely attended, those present were “interested and receptive,” in the words of Program Director, Jacob Bachmeier. He attributed the small turn-out to the flu season and repor...
Given that many of us are hoping to escape winter's grip, a trip to the theater might just be the ticket. A performance of Misery will open this Thursday, February 16 at the Montana Actors' Theatre (MAT) located on the campus of MSU-Northern. The plot of this Stephen King horror story adapted for the stage by William Goldman aligns with similar hopes for escape. Originally set to open on February 2, the play had to be postponed due to an outbreak of COVID in the cast and crew. Produced by...
Representing the Havre Elks' Lodge #1201, Linda Hoover visited Turner Public Schools on February 2. Unlike Punxsutawney Phil, the groundhog with his bad news about six more weeks of winter, Hoover bore gifts, delivering dictionaries to the third graders. Hoover serves as the Lodge's Inner Guard and Co-Scholarship Committee Chair. As part of their Third Grade Dictionary Project, the Elks purchase and deliver dictionaries to all of the third graders along the Hi-Line. According to Brandy Kurtz,...
When Montana Governor Greg Gianforte addressed legislators during his State of the State speech in the state House chamber on Wednesday, January 25, two local educators were in the balcony audience. Kylie Urie, who teaches at Harlem High School, and her husband, Nathan Urie, who teaches at Turner Public Schools, were both commended by the Governor during his address. Although in his commendation of the educators, Gianforte pointed to Montana's 2021 Teach Act, which provided financial incentives...
A power outage was experienced for several hours on Wednesday, January 18 on the Big Flat, but staff and students at Turner Public Schools took the situation in stride with little to no interruption in the school day. Although Turner lost power around 3:30 a.m., Big Flat Electric crews had power restored around 10:30 that morning. The school's generators filled in the gap. According to Big Flat Electric personnel, the North Whitewater, North Loring, and Assiniboine Creek areas lost power at...
Although the Seed Show Committee has been planning for the Montana Seed Show since last year, the group has begun to send out announcements and invitations to participate in this year's event. The 73rd Annual Montana Seed Show will be held at Harlem High School on March 9-11. Among the features will be the Art Show with some new transpirations for 2023. Superintendent of the Montana Seed Show Art Show, Mary-Kate French, who teaches art at Harlem High School and calls herself an Art Enthusiast,...
A group of students representing the Big Flat Chapter of the FFA attended the KMON Career Development Events (CDE) in Great Falls on January 18. They fielded teams in the categories of agronomy, livestock, and meats. The Agronomy Team, comprised of Tate Beck, Caleb Zellmer, JR Brown, and Dakota Krass, captured sixth place overall in a field of twenty-two teams. The Meats Evaluation Team, consisting of Trent Billmayer, Cassidy Grabofsky, Bridget Reed, and Carson Maloney, captured eighth place....
Applications are currently being accepted for the Triangle Communications Youth Club/Organization Technology Grant program. The deadline for submitting a request for funds is February 15. The Youth Technology Grant offers monetary support to youth clubs/organizations in the Triangle Communications’ service area. Clubs and organizations such as the 4-H, FFA, BPA, FCCLA, DECA, and Boys & Girls Club are all eligible to apply. Grant funds of up to $500.00 can be used for science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) related projects. Those i...
February is National Library Lovers Month, and the Harlem Public Library is planning a Love Chocolate. . . Love Your Library event to celebrate. The event is scheduled for Monday, February 13 from 4:00-7:00 p.m., and they are seeking the community’s help so that the event can be a “delicious success.” Library Director Colleen Brommer described the event as “not a program but part of National Library Lovers Month,” which is celebrated annually in February. “We are looking for community members to bake and decorate chocolate cakes with either...
In December, Eric Tilleman, a former Chinook resident and a long time agriculture education instructor and FFA Advisor, was elected by the Agriculture Teacher delegates from each state to represent them as President Elect of the National Association of Agricultural Educators (NAAE). A member of the NAAE for nineteen years, Tilleman will serve in his leadership role for a three-year term, starting with President Elect, President, and then Past President. The position will involve representing...
In the final week of 2022, the Havre Daily News carried a letter to the editor submitted by Valley County Commissioner Mary Armstrong on behalf of the County Commissions of 19 counties in Montana, including Hill and Phillips Counties. This letter was brought to the attention of the Sweet Memorial Nursing Home (SMNH) Board by Board President, Art Kleinjan, who wants to see Blaine County involved in the important mission outlined by Armstrong. Administrator for the SMNH, Rebecca Shackelford, along with her governing board, wishes to get the word...
A Convention & Expo took place on October 26-29, approximately 80,000 FFA members from around the United States gathered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Among them were ten members from Chinook. The Chapter's Advisor, Mitzi Cecrle recently shared news of their time spent among their blue-jacketed comrades. One among them, Rebecca Stroh was awarded the American FFA Degree. According to a spokesperson for the National FFA Foundation, the American FFA Degree is bestowed upon a select group of students...
Twenty-six members of the Chinook Chapter of the FFA joined the group of over 1,700 blue jackets that flooded Montana State University campus at the 11th Annual Montana FFA Ag Expo in Bozeman on November 10-12, 2022. Chinook FFA members had several top individual finishers. In addition, the Soils Team took seventh place overall, and both the Junior Mechanics and Junior Horse Judging teams earned ninth place overall. Sponsored by John Deere Dealers across Montana, the Ag Expo offered...
Anyone driving to Hogeland or Turner on Montana Highway 241 East will spot some metal sculptures between mile markers 15 and 17. This art not only has potential to entertain motorists but also provides a testament to the talent of Hogeland resident Steve Leitner. The first pieces of artwork to appear on the fence line on the north side of the road depict two fish, one chasing another in a predator-prey pursuit. According to Leitner, that first fish looked like he was trying to escape from...
In cooperation with Scharfe, Kato, & Company, the Montana Actors' Theatre will be presenting The Play That Goes Wrong in several performances this month. Although the play opened with a Red Carpet Gala on December 9, other performances are slated for December 15-17, and 21-23 at 8:00 p.m. A matinee showing will also take place on December 18 at 2:00 in the afternoon at the theatre in Cowan Hall on the campus of Montana State University-Northern. The play by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, and...
Brickcent$ has been busier than Bob the Builder. On November 10, business owner Brandon Nissen posted a video to YouTube and on Facebook announcing that interested individuals could adopt a LEGO dog in order to help PAWS of Chinook manage the expenses of operation as they took on the more than twenty dogs from the "Hell House" gang of hounds. At the time, neither he nor Executive Director of PAWS, Alissa Hewitt envisioned the response. So far, the idea has generated nearly $500.00 for PAWS. The...
On Wednesday, November 23 at 10:00 a.m., a small crowd of students, friends, and family gathered in Turner Public Schools' Gymnasium to witness the induction of six new members welcomed to the National Honor Society (NHS). Current President of the Turner Chapter of the NHS, senior Dakota Krass welcomed the guests and those juniors and sophomores petitioning for membership: Tate Beck, Caleb Zellmer, Carson Maloney, JR Brown, Cassidy Grabofsky, and Trent Billmayer. Krass was later joined by Vice...
Because Turner Public Schools operates on a four-day week, the Big Flat community celebrated Veterans Day on November 10 with a school assembly at 10:00 a.m. The event included a video presentation as well as songs, recitations, and speeches by students. It ended with the veterans in attendance forming a receiving line so that community members could express their gratitude for the veterans' service. To open the ceremony, a group of veterans presented the colors, and nine first and second...
Despite seven degree mercury readings at dinnertime and the fact that it had snowed most of the day on November 9, a crowd of approximately fifty people gathered in the Turner Public School's multipurpose room in support of the Big Flat FFA Chapter. From 5:30-7:30 p.m., the organization held its Second Annual Chili Cook-off and Silent Auction to raise funds that will defray costs while members travel for FFA competitions. Once all of the chilis had been taste-tested, Anne Hance was declared the...
Montana Actors’ Theatre (MAT) is offering workshops for youth ages 12-19 in both November and December. Although the workshops will take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:30—5:00 p.m. at the Havre High Theatre, youth need not be a Havre Public School student to participate. The topic scheduled for November is Movement, Voice, and Stage Presence. Workshop dates are November 1, 3, 8, 10, 15, 17, 21 and 22. Participants will learn that in the art of performance, the instrument is the actor’s or actress’ body. Interested individuals are inv...
This past Halloween, Project Pumpkin was unveiled in Chinook at Brickcent$ on Indiana Street. Owner of Brickcent$, Brandon Nissen had hoped to also build something with a "Strange" theme, but he only had five Trick-or-Treaters, so the project didn't take off as he intended. Completed on October 27, Nissen constructed a Sugarbeeter mascot that measures approximately 15 inches wide by 24 inches tall. Made entirely with LEGO bricks, the figure is designed to be a wall hanging. Chinook High School...
