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An unusually mild winter weekend brought sizeable numbers of shoppers to the first weekend of local holiday bazaars around Blaine County. Some bazaar organizers, in the past, believed good weather tended to cause shoppers to head out of town for their shopping but that wasn't the case this year. All three first-round bazaars enjoyed a good turnout as shoppers got into the holiday spirit. Historically, charitable bazaars in the United States date back to the early 1800's, as women's groups used...
Reporter’s note: My wife pulled out some old “holiday trivia” quizzes she’s used in social gatherings over the years. We had a great time trying to recall the answers. I decided to share some of these with readers, just so you can test your knowledge of this special holiday season. The questions range from the Christmas story in the Bible to popular culture. You can find the answers on B7 in this edition of the paper. 1. In the song “I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas,” you are dreaming of a white Christmas with what? a. your significant o...
Triangle Communications hosted the first of three adult education classes last week in Chinook. According to the three instructors, all Triangle employees, similar computer classes were already offered around the area. Triangle offers computer classes, especially for youth, at its facility in Havre, teaching skills for completing job and college applications and explaining some of the intricacies of internet safety. The first course in the three part series for adults is designed to teach basic...
Jamieson Motors will host the Chinook Area Chamber's December Business After Hours this Thursday. The monthly events provide opportunities for local business and organizational members to welcome guests to see and understand their products and services. The dealership's founder, James R. Jamieson, operated a welding/machine shop in Hogeland. When a fire destroyed the shop he moved his family to Chinook, rented space in a livery stable-turned Chevy dealership and reopened his machine shop there....
Five bowling teams in Harlem's Women's League meet each Wednesday at the Harlem VFW. Bernadette Weasel, pictured at the start line, gets ready to make a spare. Weasel, part of the Dusty's Feeders team, said of the recent major rehabilitation the bowling equipment at the VFW's alley, "The machines are better than last season and there's a guy here who can fix them if there is a problem." The league was in its sixth week of a 21 week season through the winter months....
Reporter’s note: It seems any time I write a story about local history readers respond. The “Murder in the North Country” series that ran during October, 2015, generated several comments from readers about the series and some readers shared new information. I’ve summarized some of this information, just to give the stories a bit of new background on two of the murders. Murder of Harry Tubbs, 1912 Frank McDaniels was quickly convicted of the murder of Harry Tubbs. The murder occurred in early July, 1912, and McDaniels was convicted the followi...
Since a spring, 2015 announcement the National Guard facility in Chinook would be closed and declared surplus by fall, the fate of the two buildings on the east edge of town has been unclear. The National Guard offered Blaine County the first option to buy the complex, county commissioners began to explore possible uses and how the purchase could be financed. The commissioners voted on November 24 to purchase the surplus facility. Run up to the purchase County commissioners, several months ago,...
Last Friday dawned cold, but clear in downtown Chinook. A little snow on the ground and the low temperatures set the tone for the Annual Parade of Lights, Tree of Lights Live Auction and Christmas Stroll. By early afternoon strollers were checking out the various venues and Christmas carols were playing over a sound system on the main street downtown. Merchants had decorated their storefronts and the city had hung lighted snowflakes and tinsel from utility poles, it looked festive. Vendors,...
Permits are available for $5 to anyone who wishes to harvest a Christmas tree on public lands under stewardship of the Bureau of Land Management. Under the “Every Kid in a Park Initiative” fourth-graders who present a valid Fourth Grade Pass will receive a free permit. Permits are available during normal business hours at the BLM Field Offices in Glasgow, Havre, Lewistown and Malta. The Havre office, located at 3990 Highway 2 West, is open 7:45am to 4:30pm, Monday through Friday. Call 406-262-2820 for information about the cutting permits. Chr...
Jeanne Dalton has been shepherding the plans and presentation of Chinook’s annual Community Thanksgiving dinner for the past five years. In prior years, Jeanne and Ron Dalton relied on family for help in the kitchen. This year was different, Ron passed away in the spring and only one local son-in-law was able to help. Jeanne Dalton soldiered on. In an interview about the event she got emotional as she said, “The volunteers stepped forward and the event went very well.” Dalton said this year’s turnout was about average. Average is still pretty...
The Tymbuk 2 Café and Steakhouse opened last week to what manager Cindy Henderson described as a 'soft opening' with a grand opening to follow sometime later. The opening marked an extended process of remodeling and reconfiguring the former Past Time Bar, a long time business on Indiana Street in downtown Chinook. When first interviewed about the purchase of the Past Time, Priscilla Heflin, the owner, said one of her main goals was to open a café and steakhouse. The process took several m...
Caren Pfieffer will join the Sweet Medical Center in mid-December. She has a Masters of Science in Nursing and is American Academy of Nurse Practitioner certified. Pfeiffer will be moving to Montana from Waddell, Arizona, an unincorporated area northwest of Phoenix. Her husband has been in the Air Force since 1999 and is being transferred to Malmstrom Air Force Base in Great Falls. Pfieffer began her medical career in 2005 as a certified nursing assistant, then worked as a licensed practical...
When the 2015 'Beeters football team nicknamed themselves the "Hoon Squad," they tapped into a long story that surrounds Hoon Field. Hoon Field, the home field for Chinook High School's football games, was named after a local doctor, Dr. A.S. Hoon, a much beloved physician who lived and worked in Chinook from 1912 to 1955. Hoon retired in 1995, he and his wife moved to Missoula. The football team used a play on words, harking back to the days when goon squads were groups of tough characters,...
With the holiday decorating season beginning in earnest, some readers will likely be getting a new piece of furniture or household accessory for their living space. Consider helping a neighbor in need who may be able to use items you plan to discard or trade in. Chinook My Neighbor in Need can often find new homes for gently used furniture and other household items, even bicycles and baby equipment that meets standard safety guidelines My Neighbor hosts a website where a request for household...
Chinook High teacher Doug Hayes is planning a second early summer adult ed trip to Washington, DC. For a number of years Hayes has been taking CHS students on an annual visit to the national capitol. This past summer, after several requests over the years, he organized and hosted a trip in which 26 local adults participated. This year's trip is tentatively set to leave June 6, or thereabouts, with eight days and seven nights in Washington. The first organizing meeting for the 2016 trip was held...
A few months ago the cities of Harlem, Chinook and Malta entered into an agreement to participate in a study of housing needs in the respective towns. According to Eryn Nissen, with Bear Paw Development, the study was awarded to the towns through a state grant with matching funds provided by Opportunity Link, a Havre-based agency that helps communities in an eleven county region deal with poverty issues. KLJ, an engineering and consulting firm out of Billings, is conducting the survey. A KLJ representative held a series of meetings to solicit...
With funding from a recent grant awarded by the state Office of Tourism's Montana Main Street Project, the Blaine County Wildlife Museum will soon complete its Foothills Exhibit. The Foothills Exhibit, which will depict wildlife in a setting much like the lower area of the Bear Paws, is the final major exhibit that has not been completed at the popular local museum. Tammy Edwards, Wildlife Museum Manager, said, "Our board has been working toward the completion of the Foothills Exhibit. The...
With the freezing weather the Chinook bulk water location at the northeast corner of 3rd Street North and Indiana is closed. The location was installed while outside construction was limiting access to the regular source at the water plant. John Blankenship, Superintendent of the Water Treatment Plant, said, “Regular access at the plant is now returned.” He noted haulers would be able to make the loop around the plant rather than having to back up and turn around to exit the plant. Haulers are asked to proceed around the loop with caution as...
Drivers planning to access the border from central or northeast Montana will soon have fewer 24 hour crossing choices. Beginning December 27 the Port of Raymond will reduce its hours from round the clock to a new opening time of 8am each day. The Port of Raymond is north of Plentywood in the northeast corner of Montana. From Port of Entry Raymond the nearest 24 hour commercial crossing will be 92 miles to the east, at Portal, North Dakota, or 335 miles west at Sweetgrass, Montana. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) did a two year...
The upgrade to the Water Treatment Plant in Chinook involves a lot of different skills and procedures to complete the project. A recent installation required calling in divers who specialize in underwater work. An air scour, a set of perforated tubes that uses air pressure to clean out river silt at the intake to the plant from the river, had to be replaced along with tubing that takes pressurized air to the cleaning device. The work had to be accomplished underwater adjacent to the weir across...
Four local artists hosted the Chinook Area Chamber's recent November Business After Hours at the Blaine County Library meeting room. The four artists exhibited some of their work and greeted visitors. Each artist had a table with examples of their varied artistic styles. Cory Couturier was asked to host the Business After Hours event for November. He said, "I knew of several other artists and decided to invite them to participate as well." Couturier had examples of his paintings, prints and...
Libraries do more than loan reading material. The Blaine County Library, in Chinook, and the Harlem Library both offered learning programs to help attendees prepare for a successful Christmas holiday season. While the programs were not technically "information services" in the typical library sense, there was a lot of information sharing to help deal with some of the challenges of the holiday season. Blaine County Library The Blaine County Library hosted its 24th Annual Hassle-Free Christmas pro...
Clint Greytak became the sole proprietor of Bear Paw Realty in July, 2015 after buying out the other co-owners. He recently changed the name of the real estate company to Greytak Realty. The offices will still be located at 221 Indiana in Chinook, accessed through the “Blaine County Journal” office. Greytak first started with the local real estate business a few years ago. Prior to working with and purchasing the real estate business he was with USDA’s Farm Service for 18 years. Regarding the name change, Greytak said, “Hopefully it will ma...
Reporter's note: Betty Billmayer, of Chinook, emailed and asked if I'd like to attend the 95th birthday party for Frank Pherson, Sr. The birthday party was to be held on a Monday night, the regular meeting night of Pherson's poker club, and would be held prior to the weekly game. I was out of town but promised I would follow up on the story when I got home. I did follow up and discovered an interesting history of two poker clubs that both began in the early 1940's. Here's a synopsis of 70+...
Thanksgiving Day will soon be over, then the Christmas holiday preparations can begin in earnest. That's true in our area as several organizations kick off the holiday season with a variety of bazaars and pre-Christmas events. Here's a summary of the events coming up, in chronological order: • Friday, November 27, Chinook. The annual Festival of Trees, Parade of Lights and Christmas Stroll culminates downtown. Vendors will be in Wallner Hall this year. There are several afternoon events, a coupl...
