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According to Eunie Gordon, Communications Manager for Content and Messaging, Welfare and Self-Reliance Services with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, one full semi-truck, or roughly 40,000 pounds of food, was donated to the General Federation of Women’s Clubs (GFWC), Fort Benton, Montana, chapter by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. The GFWC is an international women’s organization dedicated to community improvement by enhancing the lives of others through volunteer service. The GFWC’s goal was to put toget...
This past November, many schools, libraries, and other literacy supporters celebrated National Picture Book Month. At Meadowlark Elementary School, Librarian Kelsey Harry held various activities, including a drawing for most picture books read and reviewed. On November 23, two winners were announced and presented with awards. Picture Book Month is an international literacy initiative that celebrates the print picture book during the month of November. Full of meaningful morals, artful...
Meadowlark Elementary School, which has been without a certified Special Education Teacher since February of last school year, welcomed a teacher in that position on November 18. Patricia Loceo joined the faculty after arriving in Billings from the Philippines on November 17. In her words, she's "here to help children." Earning her degree in the Philippines, Loceo comes to Chinook with considerable experience. She has worked with special needs students for three years in Singapore, two and a...
November 23 was designated Tomi Turkey Day at Meadowlark Elementary School. Tomi and her emotional support hen, a Lavender Orpington named Tootsie, were in the school gymnasium on Tuesday helping Librarian Kelsey Harry read 'Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving by Dav Pilkey. The story time event not only intended to celebrate the approaching holiday but to honor National Picture Book Month. The book read on Tuesday in twenty-minute time slots to each elementary group is an imitation of the...
On Thursday, November 18, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints received a shipment of food from Latter-Day Saint Charities delivered by Deseret Transportation. Wilma Melville, who is a member of the Mormon Church in Chinook, put together a crew to receive and unload the truck with its half a load of food. Distribution will take place on Saturday, November 27 at the Commercial Building on the Blaine County Fairgrounds. According to Melville, Fort Benton applied for a delivery, and the...
Turner, Montana, and the surrounding communities, are about to see the Border Bar & Grill back in business. In March of this year, Crystal and Dan Friedrich decided that bar ownership sounded like a viable option for them. They made the purchase official in late July and are planning a tentative opening date of Thursday, December 30. Crystal's sister is Lindsey Obrecht who lives in Turner and works at Sweet Home Physical Therapy in Chinook. During the past two years, whenever the Friedrichs...
In conjunction with the Parade of Lights, the Blaine County Museum will be hosting a Christmas Scavenger Hunt this Friday, November 26 from noon until five o'clock. According to Museum Director Samantha French, the activity promises to be fun and educational for the whole family. To generate some interest in the museum's collections, French has designed a holiday-themed scavenger hunt through the facility. While the hunt is best suited for youth in the 5-10 age group, French encourages everyone...
After competing in both the livestock and the dairy products contests at the Montana FFA Ag Expo held November 11-13 in Bozeman, both Turner High School and Harlem High School students gained valuable experience with their performances. According to Turner’s FFA Advisor Nathan Urie, the Dairy Products team, which consisted of Carson Maloney, JR Brown, Caleb Zellmer, and Tate Beck, placed in the top 15, earning 13th. The Livestock team comprised of Carson Maloney, Meridian King-Snider, Katie Kimmel, and Cassidy Grabofsky came in 30th, out of o...
The 95th Annual Rocky Mountain Association of Fairs Convention was held at the Billings Hotel & Convention Center in Billings, Montana, on November 10-12. Several Blaine County Fair Board members attended, as did Tj Overcast, who was trying to secure some bookings for his musical talent. Another aspect of the gathering are competitions in which Blaine County won two awards. The purpose of the Rocky Mountain Association of Fairs (RMAF) is to promote fairs and similar events throughout their...
Two Chinook residents, Bonnie Ortner and Ben Hall will be performing in the Montana Actor’s Theater (MAT) production of “A Christmas Carol” when it opens on December 16. MAT will present this classic Charles Dickens’ tale using Bunraku puppets. Directed by Angela Pratt, the opening performance will take place in the MAT Theater on Cowan Drive at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. Bunraku is the traditional puppet theater of Japan. It began as popular entertainment for the commoners and evolved into artistic theater during the late 17th century. Bunraku...
Although Chick-fil-A's cow campaign plays off the idea that cows want people to eat more chicken so they will in turn not be eaten, here in cattle country, beef is what's for dinner! This colorful hay-bale and sign are visible on Highway 2 between Chinook and Zurich. Happy Thanksgiving!...
The faith based non-denominational youth group, JUMP is beginning their Annual Holiday Pie sales. They are also selling tickets for the Eagles’ Club meat raffle with winners drawn every day in December. The proceeds from these fundraising activities are used primarily to fund mission work. With delivery taking place before Thanksgiving, the organization will have homemade apple, pumpkin, and pecan pies available for order. Individuals interested in purchasing a pie should contact any JUMP member or let Chrissy Downs, one of the team’s lea...
The Veteran's Day ceremony at Chinook High School on November 11 was well attended and featured several speakers, including Master of Ceremonies Doug Hayes, Veteran Don Richman, and students Brooklyn Terry and Liam Edwards. Other individuals, classes, and community groups also participated in what was called an "honorable and patriotic event." Upon entering the Floyd Bowen Gymnasium last Thursday, guests received a program created by Paula Molyneaux's graphic design students. At the...
During the week of October 23-31, schools and organizations across the country joined in celebration of National Red Ribbon Week. This year's theme, Drug Free Looks Like Me, was created by Marin Wurst, a seventh grader at Solon Middle School in Solon, Ohio. The theme is a reminder that everyday Americans make significant daily contributions to their communities by being the best they can be because they live drug-free. In keeping with tradition, Harlem Elementary School celebrated Red Ribbon...
October was National Physical Therapy Month, and although the crew at Sweet Home Physical Therapy didn't have a celebration-so as to be mindful of the nursing home residents during flu season-they wish to remind Blaine County residents that their facility isn't just for the residents at Sweet Memorial Nursing Home. With a remodel completed in early spring of 2020, the in-house physical therapy clinic, Sweet Home Physical Therapy (SHPT) offers both inpatient and outpatient care. The clinic...
Crystal Stepper, an agent with State Farm Insurance in Chinook, wishes to welcome two new staff members. Shannon St. Dennis and Nora Conner have joined the State Farm team. In the office, the pair will accompany Kaitlynn Olson, who has been at Stepper Insurance & Financial Services for a few months now. Olson's employment with Stepper began in July. She also labors with health insurance related issues at Northern Montana Hospital on Saturdays. About her position at the insurance office, Olson...
Born in Missoula, Montana, in 1976 to Margaret (Flying) and Algie Piapot, and currently living in Harlem, MT,Duane Piapot only recently took up painting in December of 2018. Regardless of the time lapse, his profession as an artist was likely destined to happen since painting runs in his family's blood. Piapot's Chippewa/Cree father was a professional artist himself. His first piece to be offered at auction in 2012 at O'Gallerie was "Through the Snowstorm, Native Americans on Horseback Guided...
The Friends of the Pool and Park Foundation announced in early November not only that donations continue to flow in but that they hope to name the Chinook City Pool the "Jesse Dannels Memorial Pool" once it is completed. That name proposal will be taken to the City Council for approval. Explaining the planned designation, President of the Friends of the Pool and Park Foundation (FPPF) Heather DePriest said, "I haven't taken this idea to the City Council for approval yet, but we felt that the...
Forty-five years ago this month, The Band staged their final concert along with some of their friends, including Bob Dylan, Muddy Waters, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, Eric Clapton, and a dozen other stars drawn from the ranks of old friends, admirers, and idols. Filmed by Martin Scorsese, the concert became the film The Last Waltz. This Friday and Saturday, November 19-20, audiences can witness highlights from those concerts performed live as part of The Last Best Waltz on the Montana State University—Northern (MSUN) Campus. This m...
Under the leadership of Advisor Kylee Urie, the Harlem Chapter of the FFA has been busy raising funds for their upcoming year in FFA. The membership held a chili cook-off on the evening of November 3 in the Harlem High School (HHS) lunchroom. At the event, judges named three winners: Janeisha Aguirre, Kylee Urie, and Katherine Windyboy. In her first year as an FFA Advisor at HHS, Urie is eager to monitor the future of this chapter and to see her 83 current members excel. Officers for the Chapter are President Erik Snell, Vice President...
When the 2021-2022 school year began on Turner's first day of instruction back on August 23, students met three new teachers. With one quarter of school now in the record books, Mr. Xerxes Budomo, Mr. Travis Garrett, and Mr. Nathan Urie are adjusting to life as rural educators. From the Phillipines, Mr. Budomo said that he was inspired to teach in Turner because it has always been his driving force to pursue this dream-the desire to teach in the USA. "It has not been an easy road, but Turner,...
By the contest deadline of 6:00 p.m. on October 27, the Harlem Public Library had nine entries for their Great Pumpkin Contest. Once the judges had assessed the contestants' creativity, three winners were declared on Friday, October 29: Jalen Gray, Jayda Whiteclay, and Denise Stanley. Area resident readers were invited to decorate a pumpkin as a favorite book character, using any craft materials of the creator's choice. In the first category for ages 1-8, Jalen Gray took top honors with his...
November 1 was Chinook School District Superintendent, Fred Hofman's first day to certify numbers in the school reporting process so that base funding could be calculated for the district. During that certification process, Hofman noticed a discrepancy: Chinook School District students in grades 4-6 weren't meeting the minimum aggregate hours as outlined in Title 20, Chapter 1, Part 3 (20-1-301) of Montana Code Annotated. Contact time for students in grades 7-11 will also require some...
In the aftermath of a global pandemic and heightened race relations across the country, this year’s Montana School Law Conference will provide a balanced look at the landscape of school and education. Sponsored by the Montana Office of Public Instruction, the conference will be held virtually on November 16 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Dr. Yong Zhao and Dr. Wilfred Reilly will provide keynote addresses. With a theme of “Your Rights and Responsibilities,” the Law Conference is open to parents, school administrators, trustees, curriculum speci...
The 54th Northern International Livestock Expo (NILE) Stock Show is in the books. Two local young men, Wylee and Wacee Simenson participated in the Exposition and brought home several awards. Dedicated to the promotion of livestock, agriculture education, and preserving the western way of life, NILE is a week-long stock show and rodeo held in October every year. This year’s events took place October 15-23 when hundreds of exhibitors from across a region of 38 different states brought their l...
