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Harlem Elementary School officials have chosen four young Wildcats as the ROARing Students for the last week of February. They also named four additional winners in the first week of March. Second grader Kendell Lamebull, third grader Caleb Stiffarm, and sixth grader Mikaela Doney were selected in late February as the in-school ROARing students of the week, while fourth grader Christopher Plumage was chosen as the remote ROARing student. Each of these young Wildcats earned their place on the...
Anyone recently making a phone call to the Sweet Medical Center has probably been greeted with a "Hello, this is One Health; how may I assist you?" No, the caller hasn't dialed the wrong number. As of December 1, 2020, the health centers from seven communities have been operating under the new name of One Health. Those communities include Chinook and Harlem. Bighorn Valley Health Center (BVHC) in Hardin and Ashland, One Health in Miles City and Glendive, Central Montana Community Health Center...
In late December 2021, Kent Hansen, who has taught social studies and Advanced Placement courses at Central High School in Aberdeen, South Dakota, for the past sixteen years, was invited to be a guest on Brodie Mueller's podcast, The Rural Revolution. The tagline that Mueller uses to describe his podcast claims that he is "having conversations with awesome people [who are] making their small communities great." Hansen's invitation came after he was nominated by a sophomore student who had been...
On February 12, the Montana Office of Public Instruction (OPI) announced that nominations and applications for 2022 Montana Teacher of the Year are now open. The 2021 Montana Teacher of the Year was Kristi Borge of Polaris, and the State is looking for its next A+ teacher. This individual not only works to make the community a better place for their students but in turn teaches their students to have a positive impact on the community. Officials at OPI described the mission of the Montana Teacher of the Year (TOY) Program as one proposing to...
Kirsten (Wilhelm) Matkin has been drawing since she was in eighth grade. At that time, she did mostly pencil drawings but branched into working with other mediums such as ink and paint when she was in high school. After graduating from Chinook High School in 2009, Kirsten decided to attend Montana State University-Northern to earn a degree in Graphic Design. On that degree path, she took several courses in fine arts: oil painting, acrylics, illustration, and watercolor. While working on her...
On Monday, March 1, the Montana Actors’ Theater (MAT) Youth Program held auditions at the Creative Leisure Building for roles in three, one-act youth productions. One of the young people selected is Hailey Gandenberger, the oldest daughter of Cory and Kasie Gandenberger. Mrs. Gandenberger teaches K-12 Art for the Chinook School District. Twenty-one area youth in grades 6-12 tried out for roles in Submerged: A Tragedy in One Act by H. Stuart Cottman and Le Vergne Shaw and in The Girl Who Was Asked to Turn Blue by Ev Miller. Because those two sho...
Family visits are still on hold at the Sweet Memorial Nursing Home since Blaine County's positivity rate with the coronavirus still sits at 10.2%. To stay connected, the residents celebrated when they could-including basketball tournaments and the birthday of centenarian Doris Hofeldt. Officials at the Home will notify families when they can once again start setting up appointments for visits. During the past month, activities at Sweet Memorial Nursing Home (SMNH) reflected the residents'...
Just in time for National Poetry Month this April, Montana Poet Laureate Melissa Kwasny is offering a "letter poem exchange" with interested teachers and students around the state. With this interesting twist on the pen pal concept, Kwasny will email participating teachers an epistolary poem to be shared with students. The letter will include suggestions and assignments for student responses, including sample letter poems by other poets and quotations and ideas about writing itself. An...
On Tuesday, February 23, Don Richman, Commander for Post 4744 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), and Chuck Wasser, Quartermaster for Post 4744, presented Alaynee Hawley with a check for $2,000 as the First Place State Winner of the Voice of Democracy Essay Contest for writing and speaking on the theme "Is This the Country the Founders Envisioned?" In a small gathering that took place at the Richman Insurance building in Harlem, Hawley also received a plaque, medal, and certificate honoring...
The Blaine County Fair Board is pleased to announce that they will be hosting a monthly community Farmer and Flea Market at the fairgrounds from May through October of 2021. The planning committee is looking for potential vendors that will start making plans and send in their applications to reserve a table or booth. Beginning in May, this alcohol-free, family-friendly event will take place on the second Saturday of every month from 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Vendors are invited to market their...
Meadowlark Elementary School is celebrating National Reading Month, not only in honor of Dr. Seuss' birthday but to motivate students to read every day. The school district's Librarian Kelsey Harry has a series of activities to bring recognition to reading in March. According to scientists and brain researchers, reading books isn't just about filling one's head with knowledge-it's about nourishing the brain. Although there are countless methods to allegedly improve memory and cognitive functioni...
Regions I and II of the Comprehensive System of Personnel Development (CSPD) will be offering a free virtual training for parents, general and special educators, paraprofessionals, agency personnel, and others who work with children and students. The training, entitled S'cool Moves, will be presented on March 5 by Dr. Debra Em Wilson. Interested individuals should register by March 3. Dr. Wilson, the founder and creator of S'cool Moves, is a graduate from the University of Southern Queensland...
Triangle Communications partners with the Foundation for Rural Service on a $2,500 scholarship opportunity. The deadline is March 5. Because the Cooperative also provides up to 37 additional high school and three college scholarship opportunities, they encourage applicants to start an application today! According to the Triangle Communications’ Community Page, their partnership with the Foundation for Rural Service (FRS) gives students the opportunity to receive a scholarship of up to $2,500. Anyone interested in this financial aid will need t...
Every year, the week of George Washington's birthday brings celebrations by FFA members across the country. For the Chinook Chapter of the FFA, this year's FFA Week kicked off their countdown to the Montana FFA State Convention where they hope that two of their members will be receiving State Degrees. Chapter Advisor Karyn Billmayer reported that she sent off two applications for State degrees on February 12-one for Rebecca Stroh and the other for Austin Swanson. "Each of them applied for a...
On Friday, February 12, Governor Greg Gianforte lifted the statewide mask mandate that was put in place by his predecessor Steve Bullock and has been in effect since July. Given that Gianforte emphasizes personal responsibility over mandates, many residents in Blaine County are curious about the impact of that stance for our area and whether a new order will be issued by local health authorities. The Governor's decision came after he signed Senate Bill 65 into law on February 10. The new law...
On January 19, the Turner School District was notified that they had received a Montana Office of Public Instruction School Nutrition Equipment Assistance Grant. With their grant award of $1,746.17, the district plans to replace a 25-year old refrigerator. The funding was provided by the Federal Fiscal Year 2020 Agriculture Appropriations Act. The school district learned of the grant opportunity last October 30, when fiscal year (FY) 2020 National School Lunch Program School Equipment Grants were announced. Through the FY 2020 Consolidated...
Monday, January 18, could have been declared Courtney Day since both Ms. Kourtney Barber and Ms. Courtney Bell learned that their grant applications to the Montana Masonic Foundation Educational Grant Program had been funded. Turner School District also received funding through the Masonic Foundation. In a ceremony on February 4, the educators were presented with their awards by Grand Pursuivant Dave Sageser from the Grand Lodge and representatives of local Masonic Lodge #50. Barber, who serves...
The Montana State University (MSU) Blaine County and MSU Fort Belknap Extension Offices invite both novice and advanced gardeners to participate in a Master Gardener program beginning March 2. This is an eight week course that will take place on Tuesday evenings from 6:00-8:00 p.m. on March 2 through April 20. Upon enrollment, participants will receive a Zoom link that will enable them to participate in the virtual class. The instructor will be Master Gardener and Family Consumer Science Agent...
When the Montana High School Association (MHSA) committed to an all-virtual competition for the 2020-2021 Speech, Drama, and Debate season, the Coach of the Chinook High School program, Bonnie Ortner, and her team decided to opt out. In lieu of virtual competitions, they engaged in the reading of radio theater scripts this past season. Showcasing an "all-senior" script, they are celebrating their graduating seniors this week: Gavin Lemro, Grace Ymzon, Martin Nussbaum, and Allyssa Schoen....
After the judge's scores were all tallied from the 2020-2021 State Class B/C Speech and Drama Tournament that was hosted by Huntley Project School District and held on January 29 – 30, the Hays-Lodgepole/Dodson cooperative team learned that they had won sixth place. While there was no trophy for that place at State, the two freshmen who comprised the team, Haley Cichosz and Jayla Haakanson, had earlier captured Class C Northern Divisional Second Place honors in Dramatic Theater. Cichosz and H...
The physical education classes at Meadowlark Elementary School in Chinook celebrated the completion of a unit on heart health with a Pie in the Face Gathering on February 18. Students who collected the most donations for their grade level in the Kids Heart Challenge, a program of the American Heart Association, were recognized at this Gathering and granted the privilege of throwing a pie at a school official. The Gathering was livestreamed on the school's Facebook page. The school's goal was to...
On Tuesday, February 9, with some relaxing of restrictions related to the pandemic, the Chinook Chapter of the FFA finally got to travel. They attended the District Agronomy/ Mechanics Contest in Big Sandy, where they placed seventh and eighth. Chapter Advisor Karyn Billmayer expressed pride in her members who participated in various contests from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Representing Chinook, Shyla Benzing competed in the senior agronomy contests while Austin Swanson, Wyatt Dunbar, and Christopher...
Mid-January had Bonnie Weber, Owner of Shores Floral & Gift, thinking of daffodils. Granted, she had just been to the warmer climate of Atlanta, Georgia, for a gift show and marketplace extravaganza, but this service-minded gal was thinking ahead to March daffodil sales and fundraising for A Serving of Hope. Shores Floral & Gift has been conducting daffodil sales for the last several years during the month of March. "We first raised money for the American Cancer Society, then for Wacee...
Last year, American Garage's annual Bike Giveaway was disrupted by the coronavirus. Their inability to perform this altruistic gesture led to a decision to instead establish a scholarship fund. Applications for the American Garage Automotive Scholarship are due April 1. "We were unable to give away the bikes last year due to Covid and the closure of school, so we decided this year we are going to change up our donation to the school entirely and do it in the form of a scholarship fund for gradua...
Random Acts of Kindness Day was first created in Denver, Colorado, in 1995 by a small nonprofit organization, the Random Acts of Kindness Foundation (RAK). Nine years later it spread to New Zealand. Now, it often gets national recognition as World Kindness Day or National Random Acts of Kindness Day®. This year, we celebrate Random Acts of Kindness Day on Wednesday February 17. Random Acts of Kindness Week is February 14-20. February has long been a month during which the notion of love is...
