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The Chinook Sugarbeeters and Harlem Wildcats joined the Chester/Joplin-Inverness Hi-line Hawks in Havre this past weekend at the Northern B/C Divisional Tennis meet. The 'Beeters qualified five athletes for the State B/C Tennis Tournament in Missoula this week while the Wildcats will send three. The Sugarbeeters won the Northern B/C Divisional with 36 points. The Chester/Joplin-Inverness Hi-line Hawks were second with 31 points while the Harlem Wildcats were third with 13 points. Chinook junior...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter Boys and Girls Golf teams are in Bozeman this week teeing it up at the Riverside Country Club. The team played a practice round on Monday at the course with tournament getting underway Tuesday morning and concluding today. Full results will be in next weeks edition of the Blaine County Journal~News Opinion. The ‘Beeters are well represented at the State C Tournament. The ‘Beeter boys team includes senior Ethan MacLeod and junior Braden Eoff, both have competed at the state tournament previously. Hitting the links at the...
Dave and Betty Sprinkle left their mark on the small town of Chinook long before they led the effort to build the Grande Villa. Dave ran the old-time gas station that people nowadays know as the Bear Paw Credit Union. The building itself is listed on the National Registry of Historical Buildings and still features the old-fashioned gas pumps outside the main entrance. Betty was a beloved teacher at the Eastside Middle School (grades 4-8) located between the courthouse and the high school, now...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters, Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds and Turner Tornadoes are in Havre today at the Middle School Track for the District 9C Track and Field Meet. The Harlem Wildcats will be in Wolf Point on Saturday for the District 2B Track and Field Meet. The final week of the regular season saw the Sugarbeeters and Tornadoes compete in Rudyard last Monday at the Jason Groseclose Memorial Track and Field Meet. Tuesday afternoon the top track and field athletes from north central Montana...
The Chinook Boys and Girls Golf teams concluded the regular season this past Thursday by hosting their own invitational. The 'Beeters will now turn their attention to the Class C State Tournament to be held at the Riverside Country Club in Bozeman, Montana, May 18-19. As of press time 61 boys and 62 girls have qualified for the tournament according to the MHSA website. Their may be a few additions following regular season tournaments that were played on Monday. Included in the field are seven...
Harlem High School senior Trent Main is the latest Blaine County Athlete to sign a National Letter of Intent and will continue his basketball career at Rocky Mountain College in Billings fall. An enrolled member of the Aaniiih and Nakoda Nations from the Fort Belknap Indian Community, as well as Chippewa Cree Nation from Rocky Boy. During his time at Harlem High School Main was more than just a standout on the basketball court for the Wildcats. He is a very accomplished student in the classroom...
After a year that saw plenty of heartache with the failure of Drop 2 in the St. Mary Watershed Project, we are still not yet out of the woods. For more than 20 years, repairs, improvements and emergency needs have been the theme. Jennifer Patrick, Project Manager, Milk River Irrigation Project, Joint Board of Control, has been constantly pursuing improvements but the process has been a difficult one, and stated as much in a recent press release, "As many of you know the St. Mary project is...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters, Harlem Wildcats, Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds and Turner Tornadoes have done all they can to prepare for the post season, and the District Track & Field Meet is next on the schedule. The District 9c will be held in Havre on Wednesday, May 12 while the District 2B will be in Wolf Point on Saturday, May 15. In their final tuneup the Sugarbeeters, Wildcats and Tornadoes were in Havre last Tuesday at the prestigious Cal Wearley Invitational. Saturday the Sugarbeeters were...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter Boys and Girls Golf team was in Fort Benton this past Friday competing at the Signal Point Golf Club. The ‘Beeters continued their strong showing on the links as they get set to host their own Invitational this Saturday. Both the boys and the girls have qualified three individuals for the State Tournament in Bozeman later this month and hope to qualify a few more before the regular season comes to a close. Senior Crystal Hofer finished second in the girls standings, posting a round of 107. Sophomore Morgan Friede s...
Martin's Grocery in Hays, Montana has played a huge roll in providing goods and services to the local communities of Hays and Lodge Pole, but its impact has been felt for miles away as well. Martin's Grocery first opened back in 1989 when Margaret and Harold Martin welcomed their first customers into the store. Harold was looking to retire from the construction business and could always be found lending a hand all around the region. Helping at the church, repairing roads anywhere help was needed...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter Tennis Team has battled through the less desirable weather we have all experienced so far to start the season. However, they have not let that hold them back and despite the obstacles, this young team has improved immensely early on. The Sugarbeeters are led by Head Coach Janelle Deanon this spring. This years squad includes seniors Jade Cecrle, and Lily Surber will take over as team Manager. Surber has been a strong contributor to the team in the past but do to an ACL...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter boys and girls golf teams were in Malta on Saturday and then in Fort Benton on Monday. In the process the team qualified three more individuals for the Montana Class State Golf Tournament next month in Bozeman at the Riverside Country Club, May 18-19. On Saturday in Malta senior Erik Pula signed his scorecard for an even 100, matching the qualifying score exactly. Monday in Fort Bent it was senior Ethan Macleod punching his ticket to the state tournament after shooting a...
Harlem freshman Kaitlyn Johnson has excelled on the track in her first season of high school competition. Johnson has been among the leaders in both hurdles races all season long but her shining moment came in Choteau on Saturday, April 17. Johnson broke the school record in the 100 Meter Dash, crossing the finish line in :14.14 eclipsing the previous mark set by Skylee Dirden in 2019 with a time of 14.24....
The Harlem FFA is in the midst of a five week trap shoot series to generate funds for travel expenses. All trips have been made for the current school year so the proceeds will be used for the 2021-22 school year. Some of the money generated will be used for awards to be given out during the final shoot of the season on May 14. The Harlem FFA Chapter is under the direction of Harlem High School Ag Teacher Lisa Hamilton. There are currently 12 active members. Andrew Rasmussen is the President, Za...
With snow falling earlier this week and temperatures not exactly ideal for spring sports it's hard to believe that the post season for High School Track and Field is just two weeks away. As such the four local teams will be working hard to prepare in just a short amount of time. The Chinook Sugarbeeters and Harlem Wildcats went west this past Saturday to compete at the Choteau Acantha Track and Field Meet while the Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds headed south to the Fergus Invitational in...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter boys and girls golf teams were in Great Falls this past Friday to compete in the Belt Invitational Golf Meet held at Anaconda Hills Golf Course. The 'Beeter contingent turned in a fine effort with the Boys team finishing second in the team standings, while also qualifying three individuals for the State C Golf Tournament in Bozeman on May 18-19. Seniors Crystal Hofer and Hailey Bell will again represent the 'Beeters at the State Meet. Hofer finished second on Saturday...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters, Harlem Wildcats, Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds and the Turner Tornadoes headed to the Havre Lions Track and Field Meet in Havre Saturday. The meet was held at the Havre middle school track and field complex and as seems to be the case every year the teams battle less than ideal weather conditions including extreme gusts of wind. The Havre Lions meet featured 22 teams representing the Class A, Class B and Class C divisions. The strong field provided the athletes with...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter boys and girls golf teams were in Shelby this past Thursday at the Sunburst/Valier Tournament held at the Marias Valley golf and Country Club Course. It was the first time competing this season for the ‘Beeters and after missing all of last season due to COVID-19, some rust was to be expected. The Chinook contingent consisted of six boys and two girls. Competing in the Varsity Tournament for the boys was senior Ethan MacLeod, senior Erik Pula, junior Oskar Pula and junior Braden Eoff. Senior Benton Elliot and s...
The Annual Easter Egg Hunts returned this past weekend after being forced to cancel a year ago due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Thankfully, many of the hunts around the region returned, and the weather couldn't have been better. Friday morning the Chinook Youth Group JUMP, along with the Chinook Alliance Church, sponsored a day of fun at the Sweet Memorial Park next to the City Pool. The morning fun included a special guest visitor, and an appearance by the Easter Bunny himself. The festivities...
action this week at the Glasgow Invitational on Thursday. The Sugarbeeters and Wildcats were in Cut Bank to start the season with a limited number of athletes due to practice requirements. This week the Sugarbeeter and Wildcats were closer to full strength and were joined in Glasgow by the Turner Tornadoes and the Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds as they made their season debuts. The Track and field season in Montana is always contentious. The season isn’t very long, the weather is always unpredictable and it can be hard to get meets in year to y...
The Harlem Swim Team has always been active in the community, taking part in parades, helping out with various functions throughout the year as well as many other things. The team relies 100% on its fundraising to be able to host a meet in the summer season, and pay entry fees for swimmers when they attend meets out of town. They also have to pay their coaches and always try to do their best to assist families with travel expenses, including lodging, gas and food for the kids. Throughout the...
4 was a trying year for everyone and the Harlem Golf Course was no different. Despite it all, the course made it through and 2021 is off to a great start. To keep the course up and running, a lot still needs to be done and often times that may include asking for volunteer work to be done by its members or with help from other communities nearby. The Harlem Golf Course held a Board of Directors meeting on March 2, 2021. The Board of Directors include President Don Richman, Vice President Tim...
The spring sports season is off and running, literally, as the Chinook and Harlem Track and Field teams were the first to compete. The Wildcats and Sugarbeeters were part of an 11 team field this past Saturday at the Cut Bank Invitational. Saturday was the first allowable day of competition as set fourth by the Montana High School Association. With that being said, only 10 practice days were available to student athletes looking to compete. As expected both teams were a little shorthanded with m...
When I first sat down to work on this story I had in mind an individual who truly exemplified the phrase 'Community Service'. This Individual doesn't just help and promote projects, groups, individuals or organizations in the town in which they live, or even the town where they work. Instead their generous hand reaches all across Blaine County from Chinook to Harlem to Turner and to the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation. I started gathering comments and stories from individuals who thought this...
High school is a fond time for the student athlete, the parents and the community. It is amazing in our little neck of the woods how much the communities rally around their local school sports teams. Fans from Chinook, Turner, Hays/Lodge Pole and Harlem travel like no other to support their kids. The local high school teams often enjoy the support that many kids from the much bigger schools will never enjoy. While they are in high school, competing against each other, rivalries are developed,...
