Articles from the March 17, 2021 edition
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Chinook Senior Center reopened on March 11
The Chinook Senior Center "reopened" last Thursday, March 11. State health mandates forced the Center to close several months ago over concerns of spreading COVID-19 to seniors, a group considered...
How COVID-19 affected main street businesses in Blaine County
Over the past several months I've read several commentaries about how the COVID-19 pandemic (covid) affected businesses nationally. Recreational vehicle sales were up as folks sought ways to vacation...
Quilts of Valor Bring Healing to Service Members
Anyone visiting the Richman Insurance Agency building in Harlem will likely notice a quilt hanging on the west wall. Beside the quilt is a plaque and a story explaining that on July 17, 2017, Donald W...
Cronk Named Northern Founders Excellence Award Winner
Paulette Cronk of Chinook has been selected as one of the MSU-Northern Foundation's Founders Excellence Award recipients for 2021. Paulette Cronk, a Northern graduate of the class of '63, has been...
Journal Jots
Blaine County Library Open House and Book Singing with Donna Miller Thursday March 4th from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Mobile Hotspots and iPads available for checkout. After School Hangout for grades 7 & 8 Mondays at 3:30, Story Time Tuesdays at 10:30, After...
Hogeland Happenings
Sympathy is extended to the family of Emily Billmayer who passed away on Thursday. She will be greatly missed by the whole community and all who knew her. Sharon Goodrich visited Jane Krass on Tuesday. Wally and Loretta Beck attended the Elementary...
Mary Swenson
On March 9, 2021 Mary P Swenson passed away at her home. She was 78 years old. She was born on August 31, 1942 in Havre, Montana to the late Ethel and John McSloy. Grave side services were held... Full story
Lola Lee Powell Gilber
Lola Lee Powell Gilbert went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on March 10th 2021, which was on her dad's birthday. She came into this world a fighter, being born two months premature w... Full story
Emily Ann Billmayer
Emily Ann Billmayer was born April 14, 1990 in Havre, Montana to Gene and Susan Billmayer of Hogeland, Montana. She attended Turner Public Schools and graduated in 2009. She moved to Havre in the... Full story
Helen A. Hornung
Helen A. Hornung, 93, passed away March 8, 2021 at Sweet Memorial Nursing Home in Chinook, MT. A service will be held on Tuesday, March 16, 2021 at 11:00am at Turner American Lutheran Church in... Full story
NEA Awards for Teaching Excellence Now Available
President of the Montana Federation of Public Employees (MFPE), Amanda Curtis announced last week that the National Education Association (NEA) has released its application materials and deadline for the NEA Foundation Award for Teaching Excellence....
Statewide Blewett Wrestling Scholarships Offered
For the 15th year in a row Alexander (Zander) Blewett, III, a trial lawyer from the personal injury law firm of Hoyt & Blewett PLLC in Great Falls, Montana, has offered three $1,000 scholarships to the top student/wrestlers around the state of...
Chinook Holds Another Successful Blood Drive
Great turnout Chinook!!! At our recent blood drive on Tuesday March 2nd we had 54 presenting donors with 52 units collected. Because of your generosity 156 lives will be saved. These numbers are...
Multiple Scholarships Available for Area Graduates
It’s scholarship season, and the Counselor at Chinook High School, Fay Friede announced that several scholarships are available to graduates of Blaine County high schools. Because each scholarship has its own requirements and application deadline, p...
Swanson to Interview for Star Farmer Award
With the onset of more frequent sunshine, Chinook FFA Chapter Advisor, Karyn Billmayer shared some brilliant news. Chinook High School Senior, Austin Swanson has reached the final round in his...
Harlem Library
Stop by the library and pick up a new read or two! “The Children’s Blizzard” is by Melanie Benjamin. This is a story of courage on the Dakota Territory prairie inspired by the devastating storm that struck in Great Plains in 1888. Lives of hundr...
Construction Begins on Culvert Replacement Between Chinook and Harlem
Harlem, MT – Warmer weather means construction crews are back out on Montana roads, upgrading your route! The Chinook to Harlem Culverts project will repair or replace over 20 deteriorating culverts along a 24 mile stretch of US 2 between Chinook a...
Aaniiih Nakoda College ~ Student of the Year
Aaniiih Nakoda College, Fort Belknap Agency-Congratulations to Xavier Hawley. He has been selected for Aaniiih Nakoda College Student of the Year 2021. Xavier is a junior at ANC and enrolled in the...
31 Days of Books Celebration Continues
The students at Meadowlark Elementary School are celebrating books during the entire month of March. The celebration began with dress-up days to commemorate Dr. Seuss' birthday, and it continues with...
ROARing Students Announced
Harlem Elementary School officials have chosen four young Wildcats as the ROARing Students for the last week of February. They also named four additional winners in the first week of March. Second...
16 Blaine County Athletes Selected to All-Conference Teams, 7 Earn All-State Honors
The 2021 High School Boys and Girls basketball seasons officially cam to a close this past weekend with the conclusion of the State Tournaments. With that also comes the release of the All-Conference...
USDA Invests $42 Million in Distance Learning and Telemedicine Infrastructure to Improve Education and Health Outcomes
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced it is investing $42.3 million to help rural residents gain access to health care and educational opportunities (PDF, 255 KB). Rural areas are seeing higher infection and death rates...
USDA Extends Application Deadline for the Quality Loss Adjustment Program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is extending the deadline from March 5 to April 9 for agricultural producers to apply for the Quality Loss Adjustment (QLA) Program because of recent winter storms and some clarifications to program rules. This...
