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Fall Meat Shoot Set to Raise Funds for Overhead Lights
The Chinook Rod and Gun Club will be holding a Fall Meat Shoot Fundraiser on September 23. The purpose of the Shoot is to raise funds for the installation of overhead lights at the Trap Range and new Archery Range. With gates opening at noon and...
Powell Wins Hardest Hit Award
Following the football game on August 25, which the Chinook Beeters lost, 8-18, Julian Powell wore a chain with a railroad spike pendant to school. The interesting accessory wasn't a fashion...
Local Club Wins Grant to Improve Safety at Gun and Archery Ranges
The Chinook Rod and Gun Club received official notification on August 31 that they had received a grant award from the Fish Wildlife and Parks (FWP) in a program to improve safety at gun and archery ranges. The local Club was among twelve awardee...
Turner Student Wins National Level Prize in Poppy Poster Contest
Holly Grabofsky, who will be a freshmen at Turner High School this fall, learned last month that she had won the American Legion Auxiliary (ALA) Poppy Poster Contest at the national level for both...
Harlem Public Library Invites the Community to Celebrate Their Grant
The Harlem Public Library invites area community members to join library personnel on Wednesday, August 16 for an Open House, expressing community appreciation and celebrating the children's books received through a grant from The Pilcrow...
Wacee Simenson Wins Prestigious Inspirational Award
On Saturday, August 5 at the Big Sky Pro Rodeo in Great Falls, Wacee Simenson and his family received the 2023 Perseverance Character Hope buckle. Sponsored by the Heckman family in collaboration...
Havre Trails Will Host 2023 Summer Brewfest
The Havre Trails organization will be hosting its 5th Annual Summer Brewfest in Pepin Park on August 26 from 2:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Personnel with Havre Trails invite people from across the...
MAT Will Hold Company Auditions for Upcoming Theater Season
In the spirit of trying something new for the coming theater season, Montana Actors’ Theatre (MAT) will hold a Company Audition on Saturday, August 26 from noon until 5:00 p.m. in the MAT Theatre on the campus of Montana State Uni...
Blaine County Beacon: Taking Risks and Building Trust
Purchasing property from Ernie Johnson in the Paradise Valley with the intention of farming is what initially brought Johanna Eggleston, OTR/L to Blaine County with her husband, Wayde, and their five...
Auditions and Audition Intensives Coming Next Month
In preparation for the upcoming auditions for their production of Newsies, a musical based on the Disney film of the same name, Montana Actor’s Theatre (MAT) will be holding Audition Intensives on August 29 and 30 at the Havre High School Theatre a...
Harlem Civic Association Will Host a Community Yard Sale5
The Harlem Civic Association invites Hi-Line residents to their Community Yard Sale and Community Appreciation BBQ on Saturday, August 5. The event will take place in Harlem City Park from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. In addition to the opportunity to...
Harlem Class of '73 Holds Reunion
A small number of the 53 graduates from Harlem High School's Class of 1973 gathered at Zurich Park on July 8-9 for their fifty year class reunion. Those in attendance threw horse shoes, tossed bean...
School Supply Give-Away Scheduled
On Wednesday, July 26, from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. First Bank of Montana and Crystal Stepper State Farm Insurance are hosting a School Supply Giveaway at 337 Indiana Street in Chinook, Montana. Although July might feel premature for a community to...
Diorama on Display at Chinook City Pool
Just in time for the Chinook Lions' Divisional Swim Meet on July 22-23, Brandon Nissen of Brickcent$ will be unveiling what he is calling his "Mona Lisa." The masterpiece is an original design,...
Havre Trails Invites Hiking Enthusiasts to Participate
This past Saturday, July 8, Havre Trails sponsored a hike event from Ranger Creek to Wolf Creek on the Rocky Boy's Reservation. The group met at the Bear Paw Ski Bowl parking lot at 9:00 a.m. to...
Harlem Public Library's StoryWalk Is Back in Session
Harlem Public Library launched its first StoryWalk® for the season at the Harlem City Park on June 23. The theme for the library's Summer Reading Program is "All Together Now," a theme that...
Local Residents Participate in Paint the State Contest
Local artists and activists have been busy preparing their entries in a statewide public art contest engaging Montana teens and adults in grassroots, on-the-ground drug prevention. Two entrants in...
Burn Outs, Brodies, and Challenges Add to Cruise Memories
On June 23 and 24, the Blaine County Cruisers, a club of car enthusiasts, saw 51 cars register for their 12th Annual Blaine County Cruise. Winner of the High Point Prize was Bailey Skoyen formerly of...
Theater Camps Available for Area Youth
This past week, June 26-29, Montana Actors’ Theatre (MAT) has been hosting a local KidsMAT youth summer camp in Chinook at Sweet Memorial Park. Additional camp opportunities for area adolescents will be available in Harlem or Havre from July 1...
Saving a Building and Providing a Service
For years, long-time Harlem residents Rhonda and Dean Baker drove by the old McGuire's Motel and watched it deteriorate. Rhonda recalls working for McGuires in her early teaching days, "In 1985 after...
Church Gets a New Sidewalk
In late May, Martin Construction, based in Hays, Montana, completed a sidewalk project for the American Lutheran Church located at 200 4th Street SE in Harlem. The sidewalk was dedicated on June 4 in...
Harlem Memorial Committee Receives Recognition for Preserving a Piece of History
On June 11, the Harlem Airmen Memorial Committee was awarded with a medal and certificate from the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) for Excellence in Historic Prese...
Blaine County Cruise Slated for This Weekend
The 12th Annual Blaine County Cruise is slated for this weekend. Registration begins at 5:00 p.m. at the Blaine County Fairgrounds’ Commercial Building on Friday, June 23, and Cruisers will depart Chinook at 9:00 on Saturday morning, June 24. In a...
Wildflowers, Scenic Views and Wildlife All Around
Havre Trails' personnel invite outdoor and hiking enthusiasts to join them for a Mt. Centennial hike on Thursday, June 15, 2023 at 5:30 p.m. This outdoor event promises wildflowers, scenic views, and...
Blaine County Beacon: Taking Opportunities and Having the Confidence to Invest in Yourself
Last Wednesday at ten o'clock in the morning, Prairie Pieces Boutique opened at 330 Indiana Street in the former location of All Dahl'ed Up to celebrate its soft opening. Under the proprietorship of...