Articles from the March 31, 2021 edition
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Road Construction Resumes on Highway 2
With the transition of winter to spring, Blaine County residents and travelers of U.S. Highway 2 are beginning to see road construction projects once again impact their travel. According to the...
Blaine County Museum needs a logo and wants your help
The Blaine County Museum's board of directors wants to create a logo for the Chinook-based museum. Asked why the museum needs a logo Director/Curator Samantha French explained, "A well designed logo...
Harlem Golf Course will Survive COVID-19, Banquet set for April 10 at Former VFW Building
4 was a trying year for everyone and the Harlem Golf Course was no different. Despite it all, the course made it through and 2021 is off to a great start. To keep the course up and running, a lot...
Chinook to begin Major Improvements Project
The City of Chinook is about to begin a major improvements project on the water distribution system. The project consists of the following elements: Replacement of approximately 3,330 feet of aging water main including new valves, fittings,...
Chinook Schools' Gym and Weight Room Reopening for Chinook Students and Residents
Chinook Schools’ high school gym and weight room will reopen to Chinook resident’s and 7-12 Chinook student’s use on a limited basis starting Wednesday April 7. Facility • Weight Room allows six people per hour and the gym allows 10 people per hou...
Monthly 4-H Meeting Minutes
White Pine President, Emma Klingaman, called the meeting to order at 5:30 pm on March 18th , 2021 at the Triple E Room. There were 24 members, 2 advisors and 5 guests present. The American Pledge was led by Abby Danley and the 4-H Pledge was led by...
Journal Jots
Blaine County Library Blaine County Library Board meeting will be Monday March 29th at 4:00 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 School...
Happy National Crayola Crayon Day
Imagine being 136 years old. Not an easy task since humans rarely live that long. However, the Binney & Smith Company, which later became Crayola, LLC, was founded in New York City on March 31, 1885....
Hogeland Happenings
The Turner elementary basketball teams traveled to Chester to play the CJ-I Hawks on Saturday. The Tornadoes boys lost in a close contest, and our girls won. These were the last games of the season. The girls had an undefeated season! Great job to bo...
Sara Lee King
Sara Lee King was born October 13, 1936, in Milwaukee, WI. She was the 7th of 9 children born to Willard and Henrietta King. Most of her childhood was spent in northern Wisconsin of which she would fr...
Wanted by the FBI: Applicants for the Salt Lake City Virtual Teen Symposium
The Salt Lake City FBI invites all interested high school juniors and seniors, 16-18 years of age, in Utah, Idaho, and Montana to apply to the FBI’s Teen Symposium. Classes will be held virtually on Thursday, April 22, 2021 and Friday, April 23, 2020...
Stroh and Swanson Win State FFA Degrees
Two members of the Chinook Chapter of the FFA will be honored at the 91st Annual Montana FFA State Convention, April 7-10 in Billings. Rebecca Stroh and Austin Swanson will receive their State FFA...
Harlem Students of the Week Announced
For the second week of March, Harlem Elementary School officials have named five young Wildcats to the list of ROARing Students. This week's in- school ROARing winners are second grader Chacyn...
Spring Sports are Underway: Chinook, Harlem compete at Cut Bank Invitational Track & Field Meet
The spring sports season is off and running, literally, as the Chinook and Harlem Track and Field teams were the first to compete. The Wildcats and Sugarbeeters were part of an 11 team field this past...
Blaine County Beacon: Necessity Is the Mother of Entrepreneurship
Although most entrepreneurs start businesses out of opportunity, not necessity, the opposite was true for Mandy Harbolt. She was motivated to design and develop Garnet Mountain Boutique because she...
Blaine County Library
Join us for National Library Week April 4 - 10, 2021! National Library Week is a time to celebrate our nation’s libraries, library workers’ contributions and promote library use and support. The theme for National Library Week 2021 is “Welcome to Yo...
Harlem Library
This week, Harlem Public Library, encourages all community members to visit their website at www.harlempubliclibrary.org to explore and access virtual services and programs. Harlem Public Library...