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After a easy go of things to began the winter season 'Old Man Winter' has returned, sending temperatures plummeting across the Hi-line. Zub-zero temps haven't stopped local schools from holding class and for the most part, buses have been able to make their daily runs. Make sure to bundle up and stay warm during this cold spell and remember spring is officially just 36 days away!...
CSWW Inc., dba North 40 Outfitters, headquartered in Great Falls, MT, confirms it is in negotiations to purchase the former Kmart building in Havre, Mt for purpose of relocation. Upon closing, North 40 Outfitters will begin a remodel process and relocation from their current location at 1753 US Hwy 2 NW in Havre, MT. No timeline is currently set for remodel or relocation. Their current retail space in Havre, MT is approximately 48,000 square feet and the new proposed location is 91,000 + square feet. In addition to this move, North 40...
For three weeks now, several students at Chinook High School have been trading the leisure of a lunch hour for ACT test preparation. After noticing a trend in declining test scores and unsuccessful retake attempts to raise a low score, Chinook's Improvement Plan for Schools (ChIPS) Team decided an intervention was in order. From their brainstorming with the administration, ACT-uesdays Lunch and Learn was born. "Although the core subject teachers (math, English, and science) are all performing...
Spectators who attend athletic contests at Chinook High School's Floyd Bowen Gymnasium have likely visited the concessions stand and been greeted by the smiling face of Pam Darrah. Darrah has managed the concessions stand for Sugarbeeter athletic events for the past nineteen years. Darrah began working in the position with Billie Haugen, who had to quit after two years so that she could join the fire department and ambulance crews. Since then, Darrah has been the face and the force behind the...
Chinook Adult Education has been sponsoring trips for adults to DC during the month of June for the last 5 years. However, this June there will not be a DC trip as a New York/Boston trip has been planned for the month of October. Doug Hayes has been leading the trips to DC but due to requests for a new venue, he has made the change. The trip will take place from Friday, October 11th to Monday, October 21st. The Diamond Tour Company will be guiding the trip with the exception of two days that Doug will lead. An informational meeting will be...
Created by English Language Arts students enrolled in courses taught by Mrs. Julie Terry, art decorates the walls in the junior high wing at Chinook High School. This art represents literary responses to students' reading. Mrs. Terry's students are required to read one outside novel a quarter and to complete a project/report. The one-pagers on display are book reports, some reflect a more traditional approach while others lean more towards the nontraditional. According to Terry, considerable res...
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Hunter Education course dates have been set for the first courses in the Glasgow area for this year. There will be a regular youth classroom course Feb. 28-March 3, and an adult online “field day” course on March 12. Additional youth classes will be held in late spring and summer, and several more adult field days will be offered as well. The youth classroom course will be held in the Quonset building at the FWP headquarters in Glasgow. For youth to be eligible to hunt and be fully certified during the 2019 seas...
If making a profit can define success, then the inaugural Blaine County Brew Fest held in the Commercial Building at the fairgrounds on January 26 was a success. According to Fair Board member Loren Skoyen, plans are already in the works to make this an annual affair. Although the Fair Foundation contacted 53 breweries, only seven Montana breweries were represented at the Brew Fest: Busted Knuckle from Glasgow, Jeremiah Johnson from Great Falls, Draught Works from Missoula, Bitterroot Brewing...
February is “Love Your Library” month. Stop by and we will set you up on a Blind Date with a Book! The library will be closed February 18 in observance of Presidents’ Day. The library will host “An Evening with Author Jack G. Young” February 18, 6:30 P.M. Jack will share readings from his two books “Down Range” and “The Wolf.” There will be a question and answer session as well as book signings. A soup supper will be provided. Tickets are on sale at the library and may be purchased at the door. Books may be ordered at the event. Call the l...
Story Time is Tuesday mornings at 10:30 a.m. Middle School Hangout is Tuesday afternoons from 3:30 to 4:30 and is open to kids in grades 6 to 8. Thursdays is LEGO Club for kids in grades K through 6. February is "Love Your Library" month. The entire month of February is dedicated to the people who love whole buildings devoted to the reading, housing, organizing, categorizing, finding, studying and otherwise loving books. Libraries provide so much more than a place to enjoy great novels or to...
Happy Valentine’s Day, Everyone! Forget the chocolate and the flowers and other special gifts... just give and share your love with a hug, a kiss or offer your hand to help someone out this year! These kinds of gifts never disappear or fade away. AGING WITH A SMILE! While on vacation, an elderly couple had driven quite some distance from the diner they had stopped in for lunch before the wife realized she’d left her prescription reading glasses at the table. Her husband moaned and groaned all the way back to the restaurant. The poor woman rea...
Thank you for the memorials in honor of Bill Bilger. The foot clinic will be February 18 – note the change for this month only. Call 265-4776 for an appointment. Helen Stephens is having a birthday party here at the center on February 17th. It is her 90th birthday. Join in the fun of helping her celebrate. The Cancer Support Meeting will be on Tuesday 19th at 11:30. Join us for an informative meeting and lunch. Genealogy will also be held on the 19th but at 1:30. This week while we having cold weather be aware of your neighbor and check on o...
The word beacon has its origin in Old English when its meaning referred to a signal or lighthouse. Beacons were used not only by ships and later by airfields as a warning or guidance system but as a means for carrying news. A fire or light set up in a high or prominent position could also provide a sign of celebration. Since the 1600s, the word beacon has figuratively referred to a person or thing that illuminates or inspires. Drawing from these historical meanings, once a month, the Journal wil...
Happy Valentines Day Everyone. Susan Billmayer visited Jane and Harlan Krass on Sunday and brought them a plate of Valentines goodies from the Hogeland Lutheran Ladies. So very nice. Melissa Hiniker was out visiting her grandparents, Ed and Katy Zellmer over the weekend. Loretta Beck took her car to Havre for some service on Tuesday and rode back with son Shawn Beck, and Chris Maloney. While there, she visited Helen Maloney and Virginia McCracken. Gene Billmayer attended a CHS wheat growers meeting in Havre on Wednesday. On Thursday, Ed and...
With the new year, the Blaine County Fair Foundation (BCFF) shifted into full fundraiser mode for the 2019 Blaine County Fair and fairgrounds. The Foundation’s first annual Brewfest held on January 26 netted approximately $1500. More than 250 people attended the event organized under the leadership of Loren Skoyen and James DesRosier. Ongoing fundraising continues for the Indoor Event Center with the opportunity to purchase a custom brick memorializing a loved one, family ranch, individual, o...
Mark Twain once said: “If it’s your job to eat a frog, it’s best to do it first thing in the morning. And If it’s your job to eat two frogs, it’s best to eat the biggest one first.” The reason being that no-one wants to eat a frog. Putting off eating it until later in the day may seem tempting, but it will give you opportunity to put it off again and again until you don’t do it altogether. This is essentially the heart of all procrastination. We look at a task that we don’t want to do and come up with reasons to avoid it or we just don’t thin...
The regular season has run its course and now its time for the Chinook Sugarbeeters, Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds, Turner Tornadoes and Harlem Wildcats to turn their attention to the District 2B and 9C tournaments this weekend. The Sugarbeeter boys basketball team put an exclamation point on the 2018-19 regular season by capping off an undefeated campaign with a resounding 57-33 win over the Fort Benton Longhorns Saturday night. With the win the 'Beeters celebrated their second straight...
The Harlem Lady Cats locked up the District 2B crown with a thumping of the Poplar Indians Saturday afternoon on the road 70-38. Harlem avenged a two point loss to the Shelby Coyotes Friday night with a 46-41 road win. Harlem finishes the regular season with a 7-1 mark in conference play and an overall record of 15-3. Harlem also fished the regular season as the No. 3 ranked team the Class B State Power Poll. The Lady Cats earned the top spot by virtue of a three point win a couple of weeks ago...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters and Harlem Wildcats were in Billings to take part in the All-Class State Wrestling Tournament at the Rimrock Auto Arena this past weekend. The Sugarbeeters were represented by sophomore Rebecca Stroh, competing at 113 pounds, sophomore Favion Couturier at 160 pounds and junior JT Hauer at 152 pounds. The Wildcats were represented by freshman John Hughes at 132 pounds, capping a fine first season of high school wrestling with an appearance on the big stage at the state to...
Dateline: Whitlash, Montana. In my first "South of the Border" column I wrote generally about the location of the Sweet Grass Hills (visible most days looking north from US Highway 2 from the Joplin/Chester area). More specifically the Hills are set in a line extending for about 50 miles east to west in a 10-15 mile wide band from north to south and adjacent to the national border. The various buttes/mountains/hills that make up the Sweet Grass Hills stand 3,000 feet above the surrounding...
