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As part of the Montana Beef to School Project, two schools in Blaine County will be the recipients of local beef, which their cooks will use in meal preparation and serve in their school cafeterias. This practice provides economic support for local ranchers, meat processors, and agricultural communities while also potentially increasing students’ awareness of Montana’s ranching heritage and about the origin of their food. Since its inception in 2015, the Montana Beef to School (B2S) Project personnel have made it their goal to assist sch...
Humanities Montana is now accepting nominations for the 2021 Governor’s Humanities Awards. These awards recognize individuals and organizations that demonstrate excellence in the public humanities. Leaders in the public humanities engage their communities in reflecting on diverse cultures, traditions, histories, and their relevance to current conditions of life. Past awards have recognized historians, novelists, tribal elders, philosophers, librarians, teachers, and other cultural leaders whose contributions have transformed lives and s...
In conjunction with several sponsors, the Blaine County Extension Service hosted the second session of the Re-imagining Rural Virtual Gathering. The meeting was held on September 29 at the Triple E Meeting Room in Chinook. The session proctor and MSU-Extension Agent Juli Snedigar reported that the crowd at Tuesday night’s presentation was “small but mighty.” In order to prepare for the session, Snedigar had asked attendees to do a little “homework.” In a conversation with a newcomer to the area, Snedigar suggested asking three questions...
Shelby Johnsen, a Public Affairs Specialist who works in Rural Development for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), shared information on October 9 that six rural communities in Montana will receive allocations totaling 19.3 million dollars in funding through the Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant Program. USDA’s investments in rural Montana leveraged an additional $24.48 million in state, local and other funds to build critical infrastructure. Harlem is one of those communities that received grant funding under the p...
The Montana Arts Council (MAC) recently announced the availability of COVID-19 emergency funding to offset losses and to encourage continued creative efforts of artists in Montana. Grants awarded through the Montana CARES Individuals program will present up to $2,500 to professional artists impacted by COVID-19. The CARES Individuals grant application deadline is November 10. With funds coming through the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) as part of the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, MAC has awarded...
Last month, residents at the Sweet Memorial Nursing Home (SMNH) celebrated the Kentucky Derby, remembered the fallen on Patriot Day, and spent ample time in the activity room as the temperatures began to drop with the onset of autumn. In preparation for the Kentucky Derby, which took place on September 5 in Louisville, residents of the SMNH recreated the annual battle for the Derby's most eye-catching hat. Many of the ladies gathered to decorate hats in true derby style- to make a statement or...
The third and final session in the Re-imagining Rural series was held on October 13 at 6:00 p.m. in the Triple E Room. The evening’s special guest, Sarah Calhoun, founder of Red Ants Pants, shared a Montana perspective. Following Calhoun’s presentation, Ben Winchester, Becky McCray, and Deb Brown—speakers who presented in previous sessions—returned to answer questions. According to Blaine County MSU-Extension Agent Juli Snedigar, “This last night of Reimagining Rural was probably our best. We had quite a line-up on Tuesday.” In addition to the...
On September 28, Harlem School District received notification that a staff member had tested positive for COVID-19. Upon receiving the news, school officials acted quickly, and “out of an abundance of caution,” Superintendent Doreen Warren decided to close the school immediately. Buses began picking up students at Harlem Elementary at 11:30 a.m. on Monday when school was dismissed. Harlem School District will be teaching remotely until at least October 9. A special board meeting was also held last night, October 6. “We were advised of a posit...
In partnership with Havre Public Schools, Region II of the Comprehensive System of Personnel Development (CSPD) will offer free on-line training on the topic of trauma informed teaching for general and special educators, paraprofessionals, agency personnel, and parents who work with children and/or students. Dr. Linda Karges-Bone will be the featured speaker for this two-day virtual training, which will occur on October 2 and October 9. According to Aileen Couch, CSPD Regional Coordinator, “Trauma Informed Teaching: Moving Students from S...
A few members of the Friends of the Pool and Park Foundation Board gathered recently to accept a $3,000 grant from First Bank of Montana in Chinook. The grant monies will be used towards improvements to the Chinook City Pool and Sweet Park. The group, which is still in the infancy phase of this project, plans to invest those grant dollars in renovations once they raise additional funds to begin reconstruction. This Friends Foundation, dedicated towards fundraising and improving the Chinook City...
Dr. Bella Bikowski will be the featured speaker in a free virtual training scheduled for October 15 and offered through Region II of the Comprehensive System of Personnel Development program. Her presentation, "Returning to School after COVID-19: Incorporating Mental Health Awareness into your Multi-tiered Systems of Support," will focus on building awareness around common mental health challenges found in the school setting. These include anxiety, depression, and executive functioning...
Harlem Elementary School celebrated Native American Week from September 21-25 with various cultural activities. During the week, students also practiced their bus evacuation plan. In years past, Harlem Elementary has collaborated with schools from Hays, Lodge Pole, Dodson, and Fort Belknap students attending White Clay Immersion School in order to provide a memorable celebration during Native American Week. However, COVID-19 altered those plans, leaving Mr. Thomas Molina, Harlem School...
The students in Mr. Andrew Linquist's General Applied Math class at Chinook High School were busily engaged in a real-world math lesson on Friday, September 25. In a Boone and Crocket Club scoring simulation, students measured antlers that they had brought in from various hunts or as shed finds. Stacie Liddle, who had been absent the previous day, was working on the measurements of a mule deer rack from a buck bagged by Chad Surber and brought in by his daughter, Lily, who is also enrolled in...
A lot of people joke that if a motorist blinks on Highway 2 approximately ten miles east of Chinook, the individual will miss the town of Zurich. However, between the sub-surface investigation operations being performed by the Montana Department of Transportation (MDOT) and the fiber optic cable installation being conducted by work crews for Charter Communications, the flow of traffic on US-2 between mile markers 410 to 417 in Blaine County near Zurich had slowed to a virtual crawl on Tuesday, S...
Ruth Hawley's acceptance of the postmistress position in Hays, Montana, left the Chinook Post Office missing a postal clerk. That situation changed after Ashley Bronec's official first day on September 12. Although Bronec attended junior high and high school in Shelby and currently lives in Havre with her husband, Flint, she has ties to Chinook. For example, she recalls spending many Memorial Day and Veterans Day holidays with her grandparents Shirley (Croft) Gardipee and the late Edward...
Madison Malsam graduated from Chinook High School eight years ago, and since that time she has been one busy gal. She tried college for a year in 2013-2014, sampling both MSU-Bozeman and UM-Missoula for a semester a piece. Although she was pursuing a degree in areas of interest: either Pre-Veterinary Science or Ag Business, the academic life wasn't a good fit, so she returned to the family ranch to continue learning while at the same time trying to make a living. Independent business ownership...
In February 2020, the APR did open the Antelope Creek Campground. Just off Highway 191 north of the Missouri River's Fred Robinson Bridge, the new campground offers tent sites, electric RV sites, and rental cabins. Another unique outdoor experience offered by APR is a hut-to-hut system completed in 2018. Located in the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument, the two huts, which can accommodate up to nine people in four bunk rooms, are priced at $125 a night. Although the infrastructure and disturbance caused by that hut system and...
Banned Books Week 2020 is taking place from September 27 – October 3, and we're right in the middle of it! Various classrooms and libraries around Blaine County are participating in this annual event which celebrates the freedom to read and brings awareness to the dangers in censorship. The theme of this year's event is "Censorship Is a Dead End. Find Your Freedom to Read!" Launched in 1982 in response to a sudden surge in the number of challenges to books in schools, bookstores, and libraries,...
On Monday, September 14, Chinook Police Officer Kevin Spudic visited Meadowlark Elementary School to train fourth, fifth, and sixth graders as crossing guards. As he conducted training sessions, the main message that Officer Spudic wished to impart to the students was that in playing the crossing guard role, they are in fact executing the same protocols and performing the same job as that of a police officer: Controlling the flow of traffic. "I stressed the need for them to raise that stop sign...
Early next month, KNMC, the radio station broadcasting from MSU-Northern in Havre and dialed in at 90.1 FM on the airwaves, will be staging Rocktober: A KNMC Webstream Rocktacular! The event will take place in the Montana Actors' Theater on the campus of MSU-Northern on Saturday, October 3, beginning at 3:00 p.m. For the past five years, KNMC has been working to create opportunities for musicians of all skill levels to connect and perform around the Hi-Line. Two of KNMC's annual live music...
During the second week of September, the United States Postal Service (USPS) mailed out to Postal Customers in Blaine County, a postcard warning: "If you plan to vote by mail, plan ahead." That notice, coupled with news about Governor Steve Bullock's lawsuit filed that same week against the Postmaster General, Louis Dejoy, has served to alarm some local residents. Bullock's suit, filed in U.S. District Court in Great Falls on September 8 on behalf of Montanans, alleges that the USPS and DeJoy ha...
In 2009, Montana Law designated the last Friday in September of each year as American Indian Heritage Day (MCA 1-1-228) for the state. Given that designation, on September 25, Montanans are encouraged to “reflect on American Indian culture and heritage and to celebrate American Indians and their culture and heritage in lawful ways.” According to Montana lawmakers, this day of observance serves to commemorate Montana’s American Indians and their heritage and culture, which have contributed and continue to contribute to the state’s history...
Anyone travelling in North Central Montana has likely seen one of the signs declaring: "Save the Cowboy; Stop the American Prairie Reserve." They are taped to windows, staked in lawns or fields, and tied to fences-like the one on the southeast end of Chinook. This banner announces the conflict between the American Prairie Reserve and the United Property Owners of Montana. So, what is the American Prairie Reserve (APR)? According to their website, they are a Bozeman-based non-profit business...
After receiving a green light from the Blaine County Health Department on September 8, the Blaine County Cruisers confirmed that they will be holding a Covid Car Show on September 26, beginning at 11:00 a.m. at the Blaine County Fairgrounds. Club President, Loren Skoyen reported that there will be no registration fee and that interested car enthusiasts can "just show up and show off their cars." The event is also free and open to the public. According to Skoyen, the show was the Club's idea and...
Turner School District received news on September 10 that they are recipients of a grant that will enable them to provide additional education on the culture and history of Montana American Indians. The Indian Education for All Division of the Montana Office of Public Instruction (OPI) awarded Turner School $3,400. According to Superintendent of Turner Public School, Tony Warren, the money will be used to buy K-12 book sets and to bring in tribal speakers. The grant will also help expand education beyond the walls of the classroom for the...
