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Every year, the senior class at Chinook High School paints a section of the school's sidewalk as a way to capture the class' personality and to leave their mark behind. The Class of 2021 completed their artwork on May 19, barricading it with chairs and caution tape as protection while drying. Twenty-seven graduation caps-each bearing a graduate's first name and imprinted with the words CHS Class of 2021-completed the display on Wednesday afternoon. Anyone who has seen the sidewalk art that...
The twenty-seven students from Chinook High School who graduated on May 23 selected a white rose as their class flower; orange, black, and gray as their colors; a Dr. Seuss quote as their motto; and Mrs. Julie Terry as their commencement speaker. Terry, who is wrapping up her sixth year as an English teacher at Chinook Junior/Senior High School, earned her Bachelor of Arts Degree in English from Evangel University in 2006 and a Master of Education Degree in Curriculum and Instruction in 2018...
Craig Todd, the Technology Education and Video Productions/ Communications Instructor at Harlem High School, delivered the Commencement Address to a class of 31 graduates and their guests on Sunday, May 23. After working for seven years as a machinist, Todd returned to college and graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Technology Education from Montana State University-Bozeman. He joked that as a teacher he was just bending and shaping new material. When asked about the core of his messa...
With summer right around the corner, Bliss Ice Cream decided to raffle off a family floatation device as a business promotion. In order to generate the revenue for their first ice cream order and to put the business in the public eye, raffle tickets for a Bestway Hydro Force Tropical Breeze Floating Island Raft went on sale May 3. Owner of the business, Jessica Cochran drew the lucky winner via Facebook Live on May 25. About the promotion, Cochran, who had the help of friends and family selling tickets, stated: “Thank you for supporting a s...
In 2015 when she began teaching science classes at Chinook High School, Jeri Wood noticed a disturbing trend-students were opting out of advanced science classes. To inspire them, she decided that any students who had taken non-mandatory science courses both junior and senior year would get to place a handprint on the east wall of the science room. "When I started in Chinook, my upper level classes were small. It seemed like after students took their two mandatory science classes, they were choo...
The Harlem Junior/Senior High art students, together with their teacher, Ms. Mary-Kate French, put together a Spring Art Exhibition. With the judging complete, ribbons accompanied the artwork, which remained on display in the lobby of the high school by the big gym until May 25. One of the show's highlights was a blacklight painting exhibit, loosely inspired by Vincent Van Gogh, who is considered to be one of the greatest of the Post-Impressionists. The public was admitted to a limited,...
dicated itself to providing services and resources that will assist veterans. In order to further ensure their quality of life, the center recently added an expanded transportation program and opened satellite offices at Fort Belknap and in Browning. In 2020, the Rocky Boy Veterans Center (RBVC) became a subgrantee of the American Legion Post 67's Highly Rural Transportation Grant from the Department of Veterans Affairs. With this grant, the RBVC expanded its transportation services to include the two additional offices. With these satellite...
Friends of the Pool and Park Foundation (FPPF) are recipients of several recent donations: one from Chinook Ace Hardware, another from Triangle Communications, and a third from Zurich Elementary School students. On May 17, members of the FPPF accepted a donation of $2,000 from Rob Reid, owner of Ace Hardware in Chinook, saying: "Thank you for your generous donation. We look forward to completing this project." They also accepted an additional $1,500 from Triangle Communications in Havre. That su...
On Monday, May 10, the Chinook Chapter of the FFA held its 2021 FFA Banquet in the Lloyd D. Sweet Auditorium at Chinook High School. As part of the celebration, multiple awards were presented, accomplishments recognized, new members graduated into the Chapter, and another slate of officers installed to ensure that the traditions of the FFA are carried on. To make the atmosphere festive, the auditorium was decorated with streamers, table cloths, placemats, and silk flowers-all boasting the...
Despite the rainy weekend, the organizers of the inaugural Chinook Farmer and Flea Market on May 8-9 reported having a good turnout with fourteen vendors and a crowd from babies to senior citizens in attendance. Because the spay and neuter clinic had to reschedule their event when a veterinarian was forced to cancel due to an emergency, the Market was able to move indoors, using the Commercial Building on the Blaine County Fairgrounds. According to one event organizer, Mary McKenzie, the Market...
Visitors in the area of 761 Hays Road may have observed a new structure being erected behind St. Paul Mission Grade School. Anyone guessing it’s a greenhouse would only be slightly wrong since it’s a high tunnel, also known as a hoop house. While often confused for a traditional greenhouse, high tunnels are actually a relatively new development in the world of protected farming and gardening. Unlike their larger, more permanent cousins, high tunnels are designed to be lighter, more mobile, more flexible, and more versatile. Because it does not...
On May 6, the tree planting demonstration held at the Aaniiih Nakoda College (ANC) Greenhouse had approximately sixty people in attendance as USDA Extension Program Director Manny Morales and Hillary Maxwell, the Family Consumer Science MSU Extension Agent for the Fort Belknap Reservation, delivered their presentations. Because the give-away was so well-attended, the fruit trees and fruit shrubs ran out quickly. In fact, not all those who braved the road construction were rewarded with plants. H...
As the weather warms, people fire up their barbecues, grab their tongs, and reach for mouth-watering steaks and other beef cuts for the grill as they begin another season of creating memories with family and friends. By keeping such rituals alive, local consumers are supporting the cattle growers of North Central Montana. Perhaps those reasons explain why May was named National Beef Month. To celebrate, beef is this month's featured Harvest of the Month (HOM) for K-12 schools, afterschool progra...
The first graders at Meadowlark Elementary School in Chinook have been studying life cycles. To ensure their learning experiences are memorable and impressionable, their teacher Mrs. Tammy Edwards creates conditions that transform her students into scientists by supplying an incubator and poultry eggs. On May 3, four chicks hatched, with the first one arriving just before dismissal on Monday. By Tuesday, May 4, Edwards' goal had been achieved: "Sixteen chicks for sixteen students, which means...
Given residual concerns about the pandemic in Montana, the music festivals that are typically held in twelve districts each spring, followed by State Solo and Ensemble Festivals, which also populate school calendars this time of year, were conducted differently in April and May. However, the Chinook High School music programs did hold their Spring Concert on May 6 in the Lloyd Sweet Auditorium. Due to a directive issued by the Montana High School Association, all district music festivals were held virtually this spring, and those performances...
After Shanna Holmes graduated in 1998 from Chinook High School, she pursued religious studies by attending Rocky Mountain Ministry Center in Choteau, Montana, and participated in a ministry-based internship program for two years from 2001-2003. Aside from a few volunteer positions with youth groups, however, she didn't pursue any ministry positions beyond that. Instead, Holmes traveled to Oregon, where she worked as a vault teller at a bank. Here, in 2003 she met Tim Wiegman, who was the...
Tomorrow night, Thursday, May 13, the Friends of the Pool and Park Foundation will be the benefactors of proceeds from a Pint Night event hosted by Triple Dog Brewing Company, located at 675 1st Street West in Havre. As part of their Pints for a Purpose program, from 4:00 p.m. until closing, Triple Dog will donate to the Chinook non-profit $1.00 for every pint of beer sold. These funds will support the Friends Foundation, which is dedicated to fundraising for improvements to the Chinook City...
MSU-Northern Radio KNMC and the Havreites of Spring invite area residents to the 4th annual (except for last year) Tribute Concert taking place at the Hill County Fairgrounds on Saturday, May 15, from 3:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. One of the featured musicians will be Chinook resident TJ Overcast. The Tribute is KNMC's springtime end-of-school celebration and will feature six homegrown tribute bands, who will dress up and perform the music of their favorite bands. This music event is free and will feature food catered by Streatery as well as a...
When Blaine County's MSU-Extension Agent, Trent Noel attended Harlem Junior/Senior High School, he participated in the Montana GEAR UP program. Noel largely credits that program, a Pathways Scholarship, and the mentorship he received from project advisor Craig Todd for his post-secondary degree. GEAR UP, which stands for Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs, serves students beginning no later than the seventh grade and follows them through high school. It gives...
On Wednesday, April 28, which the Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) had designated as Go Orange Day, traffic moved at a crawl on a stretch of Highway 2 just east of Zurich where MDT crews worked. A road patrol, bulldozer, and excavator, as well as a number of smaller construction machines and trucks, labored at the culvert excavation site near mile post 413.4. The work zone was controlled with signal lights and by pilot car, with a posted speed limit of 35 mph. To allow the contractor...
Tomorrow, May 6, the Aaniiih Nakoda College (ANC) USDA Extension Program will be hosting a tree planting demonstration in collaboration with Hillary Maxwell, the Family Consumer Science MSU Extension Agent for the Fort Belknap Reservation. The event, which is also a fruit tree and fruit shrub giveaway, will take place at the ANC Greenhouse on the west edge of the campus beginning at 2:00 p.m. It will last until the trees and shrubs are gone. Handouts with information pertaining to planting and...
Juniors and seniors in high school and recent high school graduates who are fascinated by filmmaking are invited to apply for a Summer Bridge Program on the Helena College campus. In addition to filmmaking, the program entitled Humanities Through Film has threads of art, history, journalism, writing, sociology, and culture. Because space is limited, students are encouraged to complete an application by June 18, 2021. Humanities Through Film will run for two full weeks (August 9-13 & 16-20), from 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Each day will typically beg...
If readers of the Blaine County Journal-News-Opinion haven't yet heard about the collaboration of three Chinook area businesses, there is still time to get "uptown" and visit Shores Floral & Gift, All Dahl'd Up, and Ace Hardware to enter their Mother's Day Giveaway. The proprietors of the three stores determined that such a promotion might encourage patrons to shop locally. After visiting each of the three stores, consumers will be entered into a drawing. Although no purchase is necessary,...
In a candlelight ceremony on Tuesday night, April 27, nine sophomore students at Harlem High School were inducted into the Harlem Chapter of the National Honor Society (NHS). In addition, the senior members of the group were honored for their years of service. According to their advisor Crystal Doney, the new NHS inductees displayed evidence of leadership, service, character, and scholarship by maintaining a 3.25 or above grade point average. Along with inducting the sophomores, the Harlem...
The Montana Actor's Theater (MAT) invites local actors and actresses to Save the Date, May 8, as audition day. The former Creative Leisure Building at 417 First Street in Havre will be the audition venue for youth and adults interested in a role in A Midsummer Night's Dream, one of William Shakespeare's most popular plays. The auditions will begin at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. In A Midsummer Night's Dream, residents of Athens interact with fairies from a local forest, and soon four young Athenians...
