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The Chinook Senior Center would like to thank everyone for pitching in and helping out through this trying time while our Director Karyn Higgins is recovering from a car accident. We wish her the best of health and are all working to keep the doors...

Our condolences to the families of Gerry Lenhardt, and Gordon Haugen. We have respite funds available, to find out if you qualify contact Karyn at 406-357-2648 or come to the Senior Center to pick up a form. Are you a caretaker for your spouse? or a...

There is a lot of water melting off and going over or washing out roads all over the county, so be careful. We have respite funds available, to find out if you qualify contact Karyn at 406-357-2648 or come to the Senior Center to pick up a form. Are...

Crocheting with Kathy will be starting a new project on Wednesday March 29th at 1:00 p.m. The new project will be a cardigan sweater, for a list of the needed supplies for the project get ahold of Kathy or Karyn at the center 406-357-2648. This will...

Wednesday, March 8th there will be a LIHEAP representative at the Senior Center from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. to help any seniors that need to sign up for energy assistance. Foot Clinic is on March 13th; call Karyn at 406-357-2648 or Chelby at...

Next Wednesday, March 8th there will be a LIHEAP representative at the Senior Center from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. to help any seniors that need to sign up for energy assistance. We have respite funds available, to find out if you qualify contact...

7 Cowboy Hall of Fame Inductee Richard ‘Dick’ Granell will be telling cowboy stories at the senior center on Tuesday February 21st at 1:00 p.m. Come listen to Dick tell his cowboy stories that will keep you entertained and most likely lau...

Are you a caretaker for your spouse? or a neighbor? or a friend? Do you drive someone to doctor appointments out of town? If so, call Karyn about Respite. 406-357-2648 Cribbage is played every Tuesday at 1:00 p.m. players wanted, will teach anyone wh...

I hope everyone enjoyed their Thanksgiving and the Parade of Lights and I hope you took time to visit all the venders and see what they had to offer. We have respite funds available, to find out if you qualify contact Karyn at 406-357-2648 or come...

We have respite funds available, to find out if you qualify contact Karyn at 406-357-2648 or come to the Senior Center to pick up a form. Are you a caretaker for your spouse? or a neighbor? or a friend? Do you drive them to Dr. appointments out of...

We have respite funds available, to find out if you qualify contact Karyn at 406-357-2648 or come to the Senior Center to pick up a form. Are you a caretaker for your spouse? or a neighbor? or a friend? Do you drive them to Dr. appointments out of to...

We have respite funds available, to find out if you qualify contact Karyn at 406-357-2648 or come to the Senior Center to pick up a form. Are you a caretaker for your spouse? or a neighbor? or a friend? Do you drive them to Dr. appointments out of to...

Virginia Olson is going to be 101 if you would like to send her a card her address is 2330 Stockyard Rd. Chinook The center could use some more grocery bags if you have extra, thank you. If you are interested in playing Cribbage, we will be playing...

Happy Father’s Day to all the dad’s out there on June 19th,Sunday. Foot Clinic will be on Monday June 20th, call for an appointment at 406-357-2648 or 406-265-4776. Jackpot Blackout Bingo winner for June 9th was Virginia Olson. Nice job. Bingo is...

Volunteers needed to deliver meals from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. any day of the week, the whole week, or every other week, contact Karyn at 406-357-2648. Jackpot Blackout Bingo winner for May 26th was Amy Belle Smith. Nice job. Bingo is played every...

Fridays celebration of our Seniors of the Year, Roger Fischer (2020) and Elaine Campbell (2021), was a rousing success. Roger and Elaine, joined by Brad Taylor played music for us starting around 10 a.m. and only taking a break to have lunch with us...

Mary Pyette won a free meal by finding the Golden egg at the Easter Egg hunt at the Center. Poetry! We are going to have a ‘Jam in a Poetry Jam’ here at the center on May 11th at 1:00 p.m. Limit ten (10) participants with a special guest from Big...

On April 1, 1700, English pranksters begin popularizing the annual tradition of April Fools’ Day by playing practical jokes on each other. Although the day, also called All Fools’ Day, has been celebrated for several centuries by different cul...

Spring is here! I’m so excited I wet my plants… Blackout Bingo winner for March 10th was Lois Butcher. Way to go. Bingo is played every Thursday at 1:00 p.m. and anyone is welcome to join us. Each card played is a dime, only one card for each pla...

Thank you to Carol Johnsrud for the beautiful Daffodils. They really brightened things up like Spring does. Blackout Bingo winner for March 10th was Irene Gauthier. Way to go. Bingo is played every Thursday at 1:00 p.m. and anyone is welcome to join...

This warm weather has been quite the treat in the middle of the sub-zero temps. Our condolences to the family of Carla Peck. She will be missed. Thank you to Flynn Realty for your donation in memory of Tom Tilleman. Thank you to Malcolm and Julie...

Happy New Year! Hope everyone had a great time. Bingo is played every Thursday at 1:00 p.m. till 3:00 p.m. anyone is welcome to join us to play. Winners for December 30th were Irene Gauthier and Kathy Gallagher. Good Job. Our condolences to Cheryl Ba...

The winners of the Gingerbread House contest were Mary Pyette, Bentlie Dennis, and Karyn Higgins. Thank you to Janet Gruszie, Vi Irons, Sherry Edwards, Wanda Inman, Katie Newfield, and Crystal Cox for participating. They all looked good. We thank...

We are going to have a Gingerbread House making contest on Friday December 17th at 10:00 a.m – 11:30 a.m. This will be made up of teams of three (3). A sign-up sheet will be available until Wednesday December 15th, which will be the last day a t...

I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving with lots of family and food. The weather was almost perfect for the holiday weekend, minus that wind. But it could have been worse, like some previous thanksgivings where there’s snow up to your knees and t...