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On January 5th, 2026, the Blaine County Commissioners held a hearing at 1 PM in the commissioners’ office in the Blaine County courthouse. The hearing was to establish the Business hours during which the commissioners would conduct transactions pursuant to Section 7-4-102, MCA, and Section 7-4-2211, MCA. The current hours of operation mandated by state legislation for county offices open to the public are 8 AM to 5 PM Monday through Friday, and closed legal holidays. Be aware some Blaine County offices close the customer service window at 4...
Next time you visit Kuper Memorial Cemetery, you may notice a new feature. On December 22, 2025, the Cemetery installed a niche wall, sometimes referred to as a Columbarium. The wall contains twenty compartments which will hold cremated remains. The Cemetery Board had discussed erecting a niche wall for many years and were finally able to obtain the necessary funds and purchased the wall this past summer. According to Cemetery Board Secretary Kari Sullivan, "the board's main motivation in...
The Turner/Hogeland Lions Club held their annual New Year's Eve celebration at the Old Gym in Turner on December 31. The community gathered to usher in 2026, and the Lions announced awards. The Lion of the Year Award was presented to Alan Van Voast. New Year's Eve began with a meal for which the Lions provided meat and buns, while community members contributed side dishes. For both dancing and listening pleasure, the Whiskey River Band, a Western and Outlaw Country band from Jordan, Montana,...
A local veteran in Chinook has initiated a newsletter campaign for the purpose of information sharing. The campaign proposes not only to recognize the work of local veterans groups, such as VFW Post 4620, American Legion Post 48, and their two Auxiliary units, but also to alert people to important military holidays, historical dates, and upcoming events that affect and involve veterans. In addition to information distribution, the newsletter, Vet News will contain activities such as word searche...
The University of Montana (UM) News Service recently released the Dean’s List and President’s 4.0 List for Fall Semester 2025. Among the more than 3,000 students who made the lists, four are from Blaine County. According to UM officials, to qualify, students must be undergraduates, earn a semester GPA of 3.5 or higher, and receive grades of A or B in at least nine credits. Students who receive any grade of C+ or below or no credit (NC/NCR) in a course are not eligible. From Chinook, Liam Edwards earned academic status, as did Serena Cha...
The Montana State University-Northern’s Spring semester Dean’s List contains 377 students. To be included in the Dean’s List, students must carry a minimum of 12 credits and earn a grade point average of 3.25 or better. Students that received a pass, incomplete or “F” during this semester are not included on the honor roll listing. The following list of students is organized alphabetically by hometown (please note that many students give a Havre address instead of a hometown address, and thus are listed in the Havre listing). CHINOOK:...
Harlem Lutheran Church There will be an open house at the Harlem Lutheran Church from 2:00 to 4:00 PM on Sunday, JANUARY 18 to wish Jack Siemens a happy retirement. Everyone welcome. Senior Center Chinook Senior Center is in need of community volunteers who are willing to become a part of our wonderful team of people who help in our kitchen and dining room, perhaps one day a week, for a few hours. Please call us @ 357-2648 or stop in and see Ginger for more information. Blaine County Library Monday: Home School Hour 1:00-2:00, Middle School...
How do you value your library, or what do you most value about your library? We'd love to know! If you have a library story, please email us at: harlemlib@live.com. The library will be closed in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on Monday, January 19th. Please mark your calendars for an exciting virtual program. In partnership with the Montana Library Network, the library will host "Big Sky With NASA Ties" on Monday, January 26th, at 6:30 pm. Two engineers with Montana connections,...
Hello From the Chinook Senior Center Firstly, we wish to assure you that our wonderful Chinook Senior Center is absolutely sound and we will be here for you for many, many years! We have a great Board of Directors and we have a wonderful team of community members whom we employ, not to mention the fabulous people who give very generously of their time and talents who volunteer with us! January has long been known as the month for reflection over the past year and new beginnings for the new year. January symbolizes fresh starts. January is also...
The Friends of the Pool and Park Foundation are excited to announce that they recently received notification of a large anonymous grant for the Chinook Pool and Park Project. December 29th, the Foundation received an email from the Park Community Foundation that an anonymous donor gave $90,000 to the support the project. The grant was made at the recommendation of their Anonymous Fund and we are beyond thankful for their contributions to the project. If you are the donor reading this, we are incredibly appreciative of your contributions to the...
In their first full tournament of 2026, the Chinook boys and girls wrestling teams were very sharp. Competing at the always tough Cut Bank Invitational last Friday and Saturday, the Chinook boys scored 162 points to finish third overall, while the Chinook girls scored 60 points to finish in the Top 10 as well. The Cut Bank Invite featured teams from Great Falls High and CMR in Class AA, as well as Class A power Havre, and a host of Class B and C schools, so the finish for the Beeters,...
Week two of the new year is in the books, and the Chinook boys basketball team got last week off to a great start. Last Thursday night, the Sugarbeeters got their first win of 2026, as they beat District 1B rival Cut Bank, 56-45. Behind Ryan Bell's 34 points, which included four 3-pointers, the Beeters were able to pull away from the Wolves in the final eight minutes. Bell got help, too. Jameson Nordboe poured in 24 points for the Beeters, who bounced back from two tough losses last week. After...
Another week of high school basketball in the Hi-Line area is now history. And it was a busy one for many area squads. Harlem was in action last Thursday as the Wildcats played girls and boys games against Box Elder. Harlem got right back to its winning ways on Friday night as the Wildcats took down District 2B rival Wolf Point, 70-53. The game was close until the Wildcats outscored the Wolves 15-3 in the final eight minutes to grab the conference win. Harlem is now 5-1 overall this season. The...
Both the Turner and North Harlem Hutterite Colonies will soon be in the egg production business. After realizing that diversification was necessary to remain viable in the agricultural markets, Colony officials studied their options and hatched a plan. Although egg production on a small scale is one of the oldest animal farming enterprises in recorded history—according to the Pennsylvania State University’s Extension Service—the two new facilities in Blaine County will not be small scale. The Turner Colony operation, which plans to be up and r...
Mrs. Kelsey Harry, Librarian for Chinook schools, announced recently that with the return to classes in 2026, the Meadowlark Elementary Library will begin its Mock Caldecott unit. According to Harry, the activity is something both she and the students look forward to every year. The Caldecott Medal is an award named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott who was known for his colorful and lively children's book illustrations. Awarded annually by the Association...
