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Blaine County Deputy Clerk & Recorder/Election Manager, Savannah Wendeln announced the winners of the "I Voted" Sticker contest on the morning of February 18. Voting was open until the close of the business day on February 17, and Wendeln revealed Madi Barr and Eloise Gonzalez as victorious on Wednesday morning. Of the 22 submissions received by the Elections Office, Wendeln explained that they were narrowed down to five in the K-5th category and five in the 9-12th grouping. The Elections...
Tuesday morning, February 17 was a busy one for candidate filing at the courthouse as reported by Blaine County Deputy Clerk & Recorder/Election Manager, Savannah Wendeln. As of 12:00 p.m., eight candidates had filed. Because Governor Greg Gianforte signed House Bill 207 into law last May, the candidate filing period ends on March 4. Any Blaine County resident still wishing to file will need to do so in this shortened period. “I believe it’s important to keep election information in front of voters and encourage engagement whenever pos...
The Chinook School Board’s finance committee met on Tuesday evening, February 24, at 6:00 in Chinook High School. The primary objective of the meeting was to discuss the permissive levy estimates and levy requests in advance of the March board meeting. During Tuesday night’s meeting, the group also addressed several dire points, touching on potential budget cuts to explore, although the board will not be making any of those decisions until May or June, after the election. While the Chinook School Board has yet to determine the sum of the req...
In a ceremony at the Meadowlark Country Club in Great Falls on February 14, Carson Kelly was awarded the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Good Citizen Black Eagle-Assiniboine Chapter Scholarship. By way of celebration, the DAR board held a banquet with refreshments and a short presentation. During that presentation, all scholarship applicants acquired an award for being their school's good citizen selectee. Given his status as Chinook's winner, Kelly received a silver dollar and a...
In late January, the Chinook FFA travelled to Cascade and Great Falls for Montana's largest ag show, the Montana Agricultural and Industrial Exhibit known as MAGIE. Held at the Pacific Steel & Recycling Arena & Exhibition Hall at Montana ExpoPark on January 21-23, MAGIE 2026 featured more than 160 vendors and over 200 booths. In addition to viewing innovations in the Farm, Ranch, and Industrial spaces, FFA members competed in the annual KMON sponsored contests in four categories: Poultry, Ag...
Mr. Dan Owens, Band/Music Instructor at Harlem High School played the sousaphone-tuba while marching with the Band Directors Marching Band at the 2026 Rose Parade in Pasadena, California. The parade began at 8:00 a.m. Pacific Time, and his group was 65th in line, approximately the middle of the parade. The annual presentation of flora celebrated its 137th year with spectators forced to wear rain gear, the first inclemently rainy parade day since 2006. According to the parade website, this...
The Chinook Rod and Gun Club held its 7th Annual Ice Fishing Derby on February 7 at Dry Fork Reservoir north of Chinook. Club Director, Joe Kennedy-Zarn not only shared the names of winners but described the event as "definitely one for the record books." Even the weather cooperated, since by Saturday afternoon, the mercury fluctuated between 50 and 55 degrees with no wind. Pre-registrations were accepted between January 31 and February 6, and in-person registration occurred at the Mint Bar in...
Moving toward its 75th year, the Montana Seed Show will open on March 19, and event planners are gearing up to celebrate both longevity and achievement. As Montana’s oldest and longest running Seed Show, Harlem’s three-day occasion will feature agriculture exhibits, educational displays, baking contests, a quilt show, an antique tractor and car show, an art show and auction, and much more. As the March 19-21 dates for the Annual Montana Seed Show (MSS) approach, the planning committee invites and encourages participation from area producers and...
On January 23, Zurich Elementary School hosted their second quarter Accelerated Reader celebration. Students who had met their individually established reading goals participated in a STEM activity. Seventeen of Zurich's nineteen students celebrated achievement with a maze activity. For their STEM challenge, they created a maze according to criteria and then used straws to try to get a ping-pong ball through the labyrinth. To serve as mentors, the older students were paired with the younger...
Triangle Communications recently released an announcement about a Teacher Appreciation Program. The application deadline is March 1. “Strong rural schools depend on strong educators, yet recruiting and retaining teachers in Montana’s rural communities can be challenging. To help support these efforts, our Teacher Appreciation Program provides funding [that] educators can use for items or expenses that are the biggest priority for the awardee,” states the notice. The Teacher Appreciation Program is part of Triangle Communications’ Communi...
In honor of the Winter Olympics, Turner Public School students will celebrate I Love to Read Month with an Olympic Reading Challenge. According to school personnel, students and staff alike will be reading like Olympians. School Librarian, Mrs. Shelly Harmon encourages all participants to log their reading time and pages/books at school and at home. For every 20 pages read, readers will add a link to their Olympic paper chain. The group with the longest chain will win a prize, although Harmon hasn’t yet revealed what the prizes might be. “I hav...
Several more Blaine County students have qualified for the Blaine County Spelling Bee which will convene tomorrow, February 5 at 10:00 a.m. in the Lloyd Sweet Auditorium at Chinook High School. Seven will represent Meadowlark Elementary School, including their champion: Wyatt Boyce, and another seven will represent Harlem Elementary, along with their top speller: McKearen Stiffarm. Meadowlark Elementary School held its Spelling Bee on January 27 at 9:00 in the morning. Two Chinook High School...
On January 22-25, the 15th Annual Havasu Balloon Festival and Fair took place at Windsor Beach 4, Arizona State Park. The event featured over 60 hot air balloons, including special shapes and corporate balloons. Public gates opened at noon, following the National Anthem and Marine Corps League Flag Presentation on Thursday. The first mass balloon ascension occurred at 4:15 in the afternoon of January 22 at the Balloon Field. A carnival, tethered balloon rides, and a "Glowin' on the River" Night...
In honor of I Love to Read Month, Zurich Elementary School will be celebrating during the entire month of February. To further promote reading, students will participate in various activities which revolve around the chosen theme: mystery. Collaborating with teachers at the school, Zurich School’s Librarian, Ms. Savanna Brown has organized a month of mystery. When asked how the group of educators conceived of that theme, Brown replied: “We try to choose themes to help students broaden their choice of books. Most students, when given the cho...
Just prior to the 2025 holiday break, Meadowlark Elementary School was due to hold an awards assembly to honor several students. However, because of a power outage in town precipitated by up to 77 mph wind gusts, school officials had to cancel school on Thursday, December 18, postponing the December awards, which were rescheduled for January. Among the awards bestowed on January 8 in an assembly at 12:30 p.m. were a Mountain Mover Award, a Recess Award, and the Principal's Award. Students of...
The word is exceptional. That's how Blaine County spellers have been performing with spelling bee season well under way. January has been abuzz with school bees taking place all month in order to identify top spellers who will compete in the Blaine County Spelling Bee scheduled for February 5 in Chinook. When Zurich held their local contest on Friday, January 16, Kyleejai Baird came away the winner. For their spelling bee, they invited former Zurich Elementary School Teacher Mrs. Colleen...
Blaine County Deputy Clerk & Recorder/Election Manager, Savannah Wendeln announced earlier this month that her office is currently holding an "I Voted" Sticker contest election. This is the office's first-ever sticker contest, and winners will be announced in February. For anyone interested in viewing the designs and voting, Wendeln has a poster display at the courthouse that features the art of the finalists. The public is invited to vote on their favorites when they are in the building or to...
Last May, Governor Greg Gianforte signed House Bill 207 into law. Because this new legislation has shortened the candidate filing period, Blaine County Deputy Clerk & Recorder/Election Manager, Savannah Wendeln wishes to remind residents that the filing period opens February 17 and runs through March 4. The previous filing period was 60 days. “Also, the write-in period overlaps with the candidate filing period, so there will no longer be an opportunity for people to decide to file as a write-in after they see who has or hasn’t filed,” Wende...
Avid history enthusiasts and social justice activists are likely aware that Sunday, February 1 is National Freedom Day, but many of us have probably never heard of the designation. Although not a public holiday, National Freedom Day is an observance in the United States that honors the signing of a resolution that proposed the 13th amendment to the nation’s constitution. On February 1, 1865, Abraham Lincoln, who was president at the time, signed the resolution to outlaw slavery and involuntary servitude. According to the National Today w...
The Turner/Hogeland Lions Club held their annual New Year's Eve celebration at the Old Gym in Turner on December 31. The community gathered to usher in 2026, and the Lions announced awards. The Lion of the Year Award was presented to Alan Van Voast. New Year's Eve began with a meal for which the Lions provided meat and buns, while community members contributed side dishes. For both dancing and listening pleasure, the Whiskey River Band, a Western and Outlaw Country band from Jordan, Montana,...
A local veteran in Chinook has initiated a newsletter campaign for the purpose of information sharing. The campaign proposes not only to recognize the work of local veterans groups, such as VFW Post 4620, American Legion Post 48, and their two Auxiliary units, but also to alert people to important military holidays, historical dates, and upcoming events that affect and involve veterans. In addition to information distribution, the newsletter, Vet News will contain activities such as word searche...
The University of Montana (UM) News Service recently released the Dean’s List and President’s 4.0 List for Fall Semester 2025. Among the more than 3,000 students who made the lists, four are from Blaine County. According to UM officials, to qualify, students must be undergraduates, earn a semester GPA of 3.5 or higher, and receive grades of A or B in at least nine credits. Students who receive any grade of C+ or below or no credit (NC/NCR) in a course are not eligible. From Chinook, Liam Edwards earned academic status, as did Serena Cha...
Both the Turner and North Harlem Hutterite Colonies will soon be in the egg production business. After realizing that diversification was necessary to remain viable in the agricultural markets, Colony officials studied their options and hatched a plan. Although egg production on a small scale is one of the oldest animal farming enterprises in recorded history—according to the Pennsylvania State University’s Extension Service—the two new facilities in Blaine County will not be small scale. The Turner Colony operation, which plans to be up and r...
Mrs. Kelsey Harry, Librarian for Chinook schools, announced recently that with the return to classes in 2026, the Meadowlark Elementary Library will begin its Mock Caldecott unit. According to Harry, the activity is something both she and the students look forward to every year. The Caldecott Medal is an award named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott who was known for his colorful and lively children's book illustrations. Awarded annually by the Association...
On December 16, the Montana Stockgrowers Association (MSGA) announced its 2026 Board of Directors. Composed of thirteen members, including two directors from each district and three elected officers, the board represents ranching families from across Montana. One of the two North Central District Directors is Kevin Elias from Chinook. MSGA directors volunteer their time and travel across the state to participate in meetings, where they provide leadership and ensure the interests of ranchers are...
