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Loaves and Fishes concluded last week in Chinook. A staffer with the Chinook Schools System suggested, as a bonus for the kids, "The summer feeding program in Chinook could meet the kids in the summer feeding program at Hartland Colony." Both schools are in the Chinook school district and the principal at Meadowlark Elementary is also the principal at the colony's school. About 20 kids and chaperones boarded a bus for the 30-plus mile trip north to visit the colony. The Hartland Colony The Hutte...
Several years ago Jude Sheppard, Blaine County Museum's Director/Curator, wanted a way to exhibit some of the numerous items of period clothing donated by local families. In 2006, with help from a grant to the museum, she was able to reconfigure a space to be used for clothing exhibits. Sheppard said, "I like to have clothing that reflects the current season. I'll change the current exhibit to winter-themed clothing as winter approaches." The current exhibit showcases five formal dresses among...
MONTANA – Governor Steve Bullock today issued an Executive Order declaring the following 31 counties and six Indian Reservations are in drought disaster: Blaine, Big Horn, Carter, Chouteau, Custer, Daniels, Dawson, Fallon, Fergus, Garfield, Golden Valley, Hill, Judith Basin, Lake, Lincoln, McCone, Musselshell, Petroleum, Phillips, Powder River, Prairie, Richland, Roosevelt, Rosebud, Sanders, Sheridan, Treasure, Valley, Yellowstone, Wheatland, Wibaux Counties, and the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, Fort Belknap Indian Reservation, Rocky B...
This weeks Jumping Juniper Yard of the Week is awarded to Colette Olson for her beautiful green lawn and lovely row of bright pink flowers. Colettes yard would not be what it is without the help of her sister, Susie Berger....
I have to go to the doctor in Great Falls today. I am not looking forward to that but I am looking forward to stopping at Borries in Black Eagle on the way home and picking up some spaghetti sauce and meat balls that are to die for. Borries sauce is a very old fashioned spaghetti sauce and is as good as any I have ever eaten. Best of all I do not have to go to Borries to get great spaghetti sauce for Nalivka’s in Havre has it as well. They use a very old recipe and their meat balls are simply wonderful too. I think that spaghetti and meat balls...
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Last Sunday the Bike and Build cyclists riding the cross-country bike route that follows along the Canadian border, arrived in Chinook. The group left Malta around 7:30 am and with a helpful tailwind were in Chinook shortly after noon. One tall, lanky rider said, "I clocked myself at 40mph, with the level terrain and tailwind that was a record speed for me." The 36 twenty-somethings are 61 days and 3000 miles into their 81-day trip that raises money and awareness for affordable housing. They...
Dr. Lynette Kay Chandler, 41, of Harlem, MT began her journey to the Sand Hills on August 13, 2017, surrounded by family and friends. Lynette, an enrolled member of the Aaniinen (Gros Ventre Nation), answered to the ceremonial name, Bitathaa (Dancing Woman) because of her love and abilities in jingle dress dancing category of powwow. Lynette was born on November 7, 1975 to Wayne and Colleen Long Fox Stein in Helena, MT. She attended schools at Fort Yates, ND, Pullman, WA, and Bozeman, MT. She...
The library is selling its collection of VHS tapes. Stop by if you are interested. They are on sale for $.50 each or 3 for $1.00. Those of you participating in the Letter by Letter game as part of the summer reading program have until Aug. 31 to let the library know what books you have read so your name can be entered in the drawing for a $50 gift card. Also contact the library when you have read your four books this month for the 2017 Reading Challenge. Mark your calendars for Sept. 27 when Triangle Communications will present a free training...
We had such an enjoyable visit to the North Harlem Colony last Thursday. 18 of us went on the tour and I wanted to thank Pastor Eli for having us out. Everyone loved it! Now I will get on to this week's schedule... Whist will be played Wednesday, August 23 at 1 p.m. Bingo will be at 1 p.m. on Thursday. Virginia Olson won last week's Blackout prize. Thanks to Ray Reid for calling. It is nice to have him back! The Birthday Party 50/50 Raffle will be this Friday. The Kitchen Band will play and we w...
The Blaine County Library Board of Trustees will hold their regular monthly meeting Wednesday August 30, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. in the library meeting room. This week we have a number of books from our patron's favorite authors. Sue Grafton is nearing the end of the alphabet! The darkest and most disturbing case report from the files of Kinsey Millhone, "Y is for Yesterday" begins in 1979, when four teenage boys from an elite private school sexually assault a fourteen-year-old classmate-and film the...
This is only going to happen this one last time in most of our lives, as the next one, for even some parts of the U.S., isn’t until 2078. The Senior Center has a dozen eclipse viewing glasses (so your eyes don’t go loopy), so let’s gather together around 10:00 am to take in this once-in-a-lifetime event. Best viewing of the eclipse for our area is from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm. My Thank You list is full once again…we definitely have so many wonderful helpers and people willing to share their time and gifts Ken Heilig for the fruit drink Linda M...
It's been more than a quarter of a century since the Blaine County Museum created a single post card picturing downtown Chinook. Blaine County Museum Director Jude Sheppard said, "The post card was so dated that I was embarrassed that one old card was all I had to offer visitors who were looking for post cards of the town." She got Steve Helmbrecht, of Helmbrecht Studios in Havre, to take five new shots of recognizable points around Chinook. The photo on the prior post card was taken downtown,...
Susan and Emily Billmayer were in Great Falls on Tuesday for doctor appointment. Last weekend, August 11-13, Teresa Cornell went to Scobey to visit Cassie, Richard and August Handran and to help them get ready for the baby. Helen and Jim Billmayer enjoyed family dinners this week at Jessi and Alex’s home on Wednesday and at Mark and Betty Billmayer’s in Chinook on Friday evening. Cassidy and Holly Grabofsky and Harley Beck spent Saturday night at the Wallace Beck home. The girls went to church with Grandma Loretta on Sunday morning and Pas...
Solar Eclipses happen when the moon moves between Earth and the sun. You might think that this should happen every month since the moon's orbit, depending on how it is defined is between about 27 and 29 days long. But our moon's orbit is tilted with respect to Earth's orbit around the sun by about five degrees. Not much, you say? Yes, but the moon, itself, is only about ½ degree in width in the sky, about ½ the width of your pinky finger held at arm's length. So, sometimes the...
High School football, volleyball and cross-country teams throughout the class B and Class C began practice earlier this month and the first competition is scheduled for this weekend. One of the great joys of my job has been covering the local teams in our area for the past several years. I have thoroughly enjoyed covering state championship football games for the Chinook Sugarbeeters and a Big Sandy Pioneers, following them throughout the season and relaying to our readers all the excitement that went along with their journey is something that...
The 2017 fall football schedule has a completely different look to it and will have more than a few people asking questions. Others may see it as the way it used to look. Choteau and Rocky Boy are now part of the newly formed MHSA 8 Player Football Alignment having done away with the Class C designation. Choteau and Rocky Boy previously competed in the District 1B. Box Elder moves up to the 8 Player Football Alignment after playing six man football the past four seasons. When the dust was all settled in determining where every school was going...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters have been hard at work, practicing twice a day since the first day of practice August 11. First year head coach Christian Lehnert along with his first year assistant Willie Miller will guide the 2017 Sugarbeeter this fall. Lehnert isn't new to the program having served as an assistant the last three years before taking over the head coaching duties this season. Miller was a standout football player and wrestler for the Sugarbeeters before graduating in 2010. Practices...
The Harlem Wildcat football team began practice on August 11th in preparation for the upcoming season. Head coach Kelly Mills has been hard at work bringing this young group up to speed and getting them ready to compete in the revamped Northern B. The Wildcats graduated much of their production from a season ago and will have to rely on a young and inexperienced group. Mills and his staff have been getting the players up to speed quickly and hope to be competitive this season. This years team...
The Big Sandy Pioneer Football team challenged the rest of the Northern C Six-Man football division last fall finishing with a 4-4 record. This season they expect even bigger and better things. Head coach Ronnie Simpson has a seventeen athletes out this fall and his team will surely be ready for the season opener when they host Noxon this Friday. The Pioneers have missed the postseason the past few seasons but this year they expect to be in the thick of it when the first round starts October...
Montana High School Association 2017 NFHS POINTS OF EMPHASIS Responsibility on Players to Avoid Illegal Contact With a continued emphasis on minimizing risk in high school football, it is imperative for coaches to continue educating their student-athletes regarding the importance and responsibility of avoiding illegal contact. With the recent implementation of NFHS football rules prohibiting targeting, illegal contact on defenseless players, illegal blindside blocks, illegal pop-up kicks and other illegal personal contact fouls, the NFHS is...
The Chinook sugarbeeters volleyball team is the defending District 6 C East regular-season and tournament champions in fact they're the five-time defending champions. Head coach Mollie Rose and the girls have been hard at work preparing for the upcoming season and expect another banner year. The Sugarbeeters will open play this weekend with a non-conference match Friday when they host the Fort Benton Longhorns. Saturday the team will travel to east to take part in the annual Malta Preseason...
Harlem Wildcat Head Coach coach Kim Faulkinberry has done a fantastic job increasing the number of girls out for the past four years. This season Faulkinberry has continued to build on a program that has been trending upward. More than 30 girls were out for practice when the team took the court for the first day of practice and may reach forty after school starts this week.. The Wildcats have been working hard and will open play this Saturday at the Malta Invitational Preseason Tournament. With...
Big Sandy Pioneers are once again under the direction of Head Coach Shersteen Cline and will look to challenge the rest of the District 6C-East this fall. Big Sandy will begin the season this Friday when they take on the Centerville Miners in a non-conference road match. Saturday the team will head to Belt to play in the Husky Preseason Invitational. The Invitational is a great way for the team to gage where they are on the court and will provide the team with a great opportunity to face a...
To say that Willie Miller is someone many people may remember competing on the football field or on the wrestling mat for the Chinook Sugarbeeters is a safe bet to those who have followed sports along the Hi-Line for even a few years. If you didn't see him play football or see him wrestle you probably heard something about him, some good, some bad, but he made an impression. Miller a 2010 graduate of Chinook High School returns to the sideline this fall as an Assistant Coach for the Chinook...
