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The MSU-Northern football program under the direction of first year Head Coach Jerome Sourers held a football skills camp open to kids aged K-12. In all 110 local youth participated in the camp including several form Blaine County with kids from Chinook, Harlem and Turner in attendance. Left: Former Wildcat and Current Light players Andrew Rasmussen and Lane Allen are joined by a number of local football players following the camp....
The Montana High School Track and Field season concluded this past week, and now teams across the state will turn their attention to their respective District Tournaments. The Chinook Sugarbeeters, Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds and Turner Tornadoes were in Rudyard on Monday, taking part in the Jason Groseclose Memorial Invitational. Tuesday, The Harlem Wildcats joined athletes from Chinook and Turner at the prestigious Norm Girard North/East Top 10. Friday Harlem was in Wolf Point for the Gene...
The Chinook High School Tennis team concluded their regular season schedule this past Friday in Great Falls. Their final home match scheduled for Saturday with Chester/Joplin-Inverness was canceled do to inclement weather. Chinook's No. 1 Singles player, sophomore Mya Berreth, won both of her matches in Great Falls to improve to 15-3 on the season. Berreth picked up a 6-1, 6-3 win over her girls opponent from Simms and then defeated her boys opponent from Simms 7-6. No. 2 Singles, senior...
The Chinook High School Girls and Boys Golf teams were in Fort Benton on Wednesday, May 6 playing at the Signal Point Golf Club in the Fort Benton Invitational. Friday, May 8, they were back on the Signal Point course, this time as part of the Highwood Invitational. Wednesday the 'Beeter boys contingent consisted of Senior Braden Eoff, freshman Brockton Elliot, junior Daniel MacLeod, junior Ryan Meneely, senior Oskar Pula and freshman Jacob Metcalf, Kohen Sullivan and Lance Pitkanen. Eoff paced...
Chinook senior standout Drake Berreth and Harlem senior standout Mikkel Rider were recently announced to be part of a Montana State University Northern Football signing class that included 20 athletes in all as well as 14 Montana kids. Berreth earned Norther C All-Conference recognition for his play on the defensive side of the ball the past two seasons. Berreth was a stellar cornerback/linebacker for the Sugarbeeters that advanced to the Northern C playoffs last fall. Berreth was also a...
National Nursing Home Week was created by the American Health Care Association (AHCA) back in 1967. The thought behind the week was to recognize 'the essential role of skilled nursing care centers in caring for America's elderly and disabled' according to the AHCA/National Center for Assisted Living website, ahcancal.org. It was also determined that the week-long celebration would begin on Mother's Day and continue through the following Saturday. Recently the name has been changed to N...
our community. The impact that the farm and ranch industry has on our local economy is mind boggling. As such, when the farmers and ranchers face tough times, everyone faces tough times. In a typical year, Ag Producers face drought concerns, production issues as well as increased operating costs. The past two years, since the start of the Covid-19 Pandemic all of those 'Typical Issues' have been magnified ten fold while compensation hasn't come close to keeping up. Farmers and ranchers are...
It was a huge week on the track and in the field for all four of our local schools. On Tuesday the Sugarbeeters, Wildcats, Thunderbirds and Tornadoes were all in Havre at the Middle School Track & Field Complex for the rescheduled Cal Wearley Invitational. Saturday the teams from Chinook, Hays/Lodge Pole and Harlem were in Great Falls at the newly remodeled Memorial Stadium for a huge State Tournament Preview Meet hosted by the Belt Huskies and Fairfield Eagles. With the season quickly winding...
The Chinook High School Tennis team has compiled a remarkable overall record as a team, winning 84% of their matches overall. Every athlete on the team has a winning record and has improved week to week. The team hosted the Fort Benton Longhorns this past Monday, but result have yet been made available. The girls were supposed to compete in Poplar this past weekend but the Invitational ended up being canceled and will not be made up. Moving forward the 'Beeter netters will head to Great Falls...
The Chinook golf Course and the Mosquito Valley Golf Course in Harlem have been getting things ready for a busy summer season on the links. The Chinook Golf and Country Club has become a hidden gem on the Hi-line, a quiet little nine hole course that offers a well groomed course, with nice greens for golfers to enjoy. The course is member owned and like most small town courses faces its fair share of obstacles. Maintaining equipment, fairway mower, greens mowers, rough mowers, broken...
For many years Robbie Luckie entertained our readers with a weekly column that took excerpts from old papers dating 100, 75, 50 and 25 years ago that provide a nostalgic memory of the 'Good ol' Days'. I've been asked a number of times why the Blaine County Journal didn't still do something similar as they really enjoyed the look back. I have always been interested in History, and local history is something I'd like to learn a bit more about. In wanting to fulfill this request I took the...
Chinook resident Mischelle Fisher was honored recently by the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (MFWP) for her exemplary dedication to Hunters Safety in Montana. The MFWP recognized the distinguished service of their Region 6 Hunter and Bow-hunter Education volunteer instructors at their annual workshop. After after a two year hiatus due to the Covid-19 Pandemic the workshop was held in Havre on April 2, 2022. The MFWP workshops are an annual event held in each of the MFWP Regions and welcomes...
The Chinook Lions Swim team was finally able to get back in the gym and hold their primary fundraiser after a two year hiatus do to the Covid-19 Pandemic. Their Spring Into Basketball made a remarkable return to the Floyd Bowen Gymnasium at Chinook High School with a sold out field of 42 teams. The Spring into Basketball Three on Three Tournament has been the Primary fundraiser for the Chinook Lions Swim Team for many years. Not being able to hold the event the past two years certainly made fund...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter Tennis team was back at it this weekend as they braved their way through a cold blustery weekend on the courts in Great Falls at the Simms Invitational. They began the week in Havre on Tuesday, sweeping the Blue Pony JV. Chinook Head Tennis Coach, Janelle Deanon, is very pleased with her teams overall performance thus far, "The girls have been absolutely amazing this season. All of them have been playing extremely well, and have the records to prove it." The 'Beeters as...
All four Blaine County teams were able to compete on the Track and in the Field this past week. Turner and Hays/Lodge Pole were in Whitewater on Thursday. Saturday the Chinook Sugarbeeters joined the Harlem Wildcats in Choteau for the Acantha Invitational. The Whitewater meet had a few more teams than normal with the Havre Blue Ponies joining the mix as teams looked to add meets to make up for cancellations. The Tornadoes were paced on the day by a solid effort from sophomore Ryan Doyle who...
The 75th playing of the Montana East-West Shrine Game will take place this June in Great Falls and will be played at Memorial Stadium. The game itself is one of the oldest of its kind in the country and to be selected in any capacity is a tremendous honor. This past Wednesday Chinook Head Football Coach, Mike Jones, and senior standout, Toby Niederegger were recognized at a banquet held at the Duck Inn in Havre for their selection to the East/West Shrine game. Jones was picked to be a part of...
One thing about spring in Montana is you can always count on it to be completely unpredictable. That being said, while unpredictable, locals still expect to have an event or multiple events delayed or postponed due to weather. You just don't know when. The recent spring storm carried with it a severe 'winter' advisory and left some places with significant amounts of snow. Single digit temperatures and wind chills affected much of the region as well. Naturally that meant the postponement or...
The Montana High School Association recently held their spring meeting and made their decision regarding school reclassification, realignment and a number of other topics. The Chinook Sugarbeeters were amongst those schools designated for reclassification following the conclusion of the meetings. The Sugarbeeters along with Darby, Ennis, Fairview, Lone Peek and Superior will move from Class C to Class B for basketball, volleyball, track and field and golf. Chinook would remain in the Eastern B/C division for Wrestling as well as the Northern B/...
Easter is an incredibly significant moment in all of Christianity and regardless of whether you and your family are practicing members of Faith, we are all aware of the significance and meaning of the Holiday. This weekend many will celebrate the Holiday as it was intended and celebrate the resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ Our Savior. In addition, the weekend marks the start of spring break or a post winter getaway for those who may not be religious. Either way the weekend will be focused...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters and Harlem Wildcats were back on the track and in the field once again while the Turner Tornadoes and Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds were competing for the first time. The weekly schedule was disrupted by weather earlier in the week with the Cal Wearley being postponed until later in the month. The postponement of a huge meet like the Cal Wearley and with inclement weather on the horizon for a scheduled Saturday meet in Lewistown left teams scrambling to compete. The...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter Tennis Team is busy getting their roster all the experience they can to start the season. Weather of course always plays a big part in high school spring sports across our great state. This past weekend the Sugarbeeters were in Choteau competing with a number of teams. Chinook began the season with some early season competition in Chinook and Fort Benton. Chinook Head Tennis Coach, Janelle Deanon is excited about how her team has began the season and provided some depth...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter Boys and Girls golf teams were in Shelby this past Thursday competing in the Sunburst/Valier Invitational. The tournament was played at the Marias Valley Golf Club just south of Shelby. Spring weather in Montana is anything but predictable so it's imperative to get as many rounds in as possible when the conditions allow. In Class C Golf a Varsity team scores three players while playing four. In each round the three best scores of the four make up the total team score. Dur...
The final hurrah for our local high school basketball fans happened this past Wednesday in Rudyard, Montana. The Annual District 9C Senior Classic once again took place. This event is something special and gives our graduating seniors, their friends and families. Years from now everyone in attendance will remember a fun and enjoyable sendoff that will serve as a great memory of their 'Glory' days. This year the Senior Classic extended an invitation to underclassmen that were selected to the...
The High School Golf season is in full swing, and boys and girls teams from Chinook and Harlem, as well as the Hays Lodge Pole Lady Thunderbirds, have already played a round or two on the links. The Lady Thunderbirds made history this past Wednesday when they teed it up at the Box Elder Invitational. The tournament was held at the Beaver Creek Golf Course in Havre and provided the kids with a nice comfortable introduction to the game of golf. The Lady Thunderbirds took first for the girls as...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters were in Fort Benton on Thursday afternoon to kick start the 2022 Track and Field season off at the Snowbuster Invitational. Friday the Sugarbeeters, along with the Harlem Wildcats were in Glasgow competing at the Scottie Invitational. Track and Field teams in Turner and Hays/Lodge Pole will compete for the first time, today (April 6) and join Harlem and Chinook at the Cal Wearley Memorial Invitational at the Middle School Track and Field Complex in Havre. Generally the...
