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The Grain Growers Club at Turner Public School traveled to Harlem on March 4 to see the small-scale version of what was to come in Portland. Harlem's Columbia Grain (CGI) personnel invited the student group to tour the elevator complex to watch the unloading and loading of a grain train. Two weeks later, the group flew to Portland. After the group arrived in the city, they gathered themselves at their Airbnb rental. The group then attended dinner at Si Señor, a Mexican Restaurant, where they...
The Chinook Junior High Academic Olympic Team made their community proud this week, capturing 1st place in the oral competition at the regional Academic Olympics. The event featured schools from across northeastern Montana, including Malta, Fairview, Glasgow, Glendive, Sidney, Plentywood, and Wolf Point. The Chinook team showed their academic strength and teamwork during the oral round, outperforming all eight competing schools in a fast-paced, knowledge-packed contest. In the individual written...
Are you an empty nester? Perhaps you’re feeling the urge to provide guidance to a high school age person or simply interested in expanding your cultural knowledge. If so, you might be a candidate for hosting a foreign exchange student. Gail Knight, District Representative for International Cultural Exchange Services (ICES), announced last week that her organization is paying for the referral of a family that hosts an exchange student. Knight further indicates that “Non-profit clubs and organizations can earn money for their programs by ref...
Over 2,000 FFA members, teachers, alumni, and supportive advocates converged from every corner of Montana to attend the 95th Annual State FFA Convention during the first week of April. This celebration of agricultural excellence and leadership development was held on the campus of Montana State University in Bozeman from April 1-5. The convention theme, Treasuring the Tradition added to the commemoration of 95 years of FFA in the Big Sky. After qualifying for the State Convention, three teams travelled from Turner’s Chapter of the FFA: Ag S...
In March, Holly Grabofsky, a sophomore at Turner Public School, entered Reach Higher Montana's Design a Sticker, Win a Scholarship competition. On April 9, when the school learned that Grabofsky's sticker design had made it to the Top 20, students, educators, and families scrambled to the Reach Higher website or Facebook page to vote by April 15. The contest, which opened on March 1 and closed on March 31, invited all Montana students in grades 9–12 and planning to attend an accredited i...
Jake Etchart spent his summers at Fort Peck Lake, where he was often found at the Fort Peck Theatre, a place close to his heart. His family actively volunteered with the theatre, and Jake especially enjoyed watching his sisters, Alexa and Christen, perform on stage. In Jake’s memory, his family and friends established a theatre scholarship fund, which is now part of the Fort Peck Theatre Preservation Endowment through the Montana Community Foundation. The interest generated from this endowment provides up to two scholarships annually for u...
Blaine County Library Teen Scene Mondays 5:30-6:30. Story Time Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. Kids’ Zone Tuesdays 3:45-4:45. Home School Hour Wednesday 1:00-2:00. LEGO Club Thursday 3:45-4:45. Theater Day Fridays 1:00-2:30. Harlem Library The Book Challenge for April is to read a book with an article of clothing in the title. The Book Club will meet April 21, 4 P.M. to discuss the first section of the new book “The Last Thing He Told Me” by Laura Dave. There will be NO After School Squad today, April 16 or April 23. The Friends of the Library Execu...
The latest Colleen Coble novel is “Ambush.” Paradise Alden has distrust in men, in God, and maybe in herself. Her parents were murdered when she was a child and she suffered abuse in the foster care system. Then she was betrayed by her first love and attacked by a jaguar. Fifteen years after leaving her hometown she has returned to try and find her life again as a veterinarian at The Sanctuary, a wildlife refuge. But soon a series of deadly events threaten her future. “Broken Country” is by Clare Leslie Hall. Beth and her husband, Frank,...
Hello From the Chinook Senior Center We have certainly had our share of sadness over the past couple of weeks. First we lost Virginia Olson and then, Mary Pyette. These two lovely ladies have been brightening up our Center for many, many years. We are fortunate enough to have photos galore, due to the tenacity of Mary Pyette. Mary left us literally thousands of photographs that we can treasure for years. It certainly won’t be the same without these ladies. Our Daffodil season is over, but we enjoyed those beautiful flowers of HOPE every s...
The March meeting for Big Flat 4=H Club was held on March 16, 2025 at 2:00 at the Turner Christian Church. Roll call was “Name your favorite and least favorite 4-H projects.” Members present include: Modesty Chamberlain, Piper Fox, Mason Friedrich, Natalie Richman, Jessa Schroder, Mary Simons, Hannah Van Voast and Isabella Van Voast. Leaders present were Hilary Richman and Shannon Van Voast. Visitors were Nathan Simons, John Schneider, Crystal Friedrich, Bobbi Schroder, Brian Fox and Rosie Day. The American pledge was led by Mason Fri...
St Thomas Aquinas - Big Flat April 19th - Services at 8:00 PM St. Thomas Aquinas - Harlem April 20th - Services at 9:00 AM St. Gabriels - Chinook April 20th - Services at 10:45 AM Milk River Churches - Chinook Methodist Good Friday April 18th at 2:00 PM Milk River Churches - American Lutheran Easter Sunday April 20th at 10:00 AM Milk River Churches - Chinook Methodist Easter Sunday April 20th at 11:00 AM Milk River Churches - Havre First Presbyterian Easter Sunday April 20th at 11:00 AM Alliance Church - Chinook Good Friday April 18th at 5:30...
Our dear Mary Pyette died peacefully April 2, 2025. Mary was born to Greek immigrants George and Ageliki Pappas on May 19,1933 in Havre, MT. As a child she attended the "Pride of the Prairie" country school south of Gildford, Montana. As a reserved child, her first-grade teacher informed her mother that she would be held back if she did not begin to speak. Consequently, she started speaking and never stopped. She graduated from Gildford High School in 1951, where she actively participated in... Full story
It is with great sadness that the family of Clark A. Jorns announces his passing on March 24, 2025. in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was 84 years old and lived a full and accomplished life. He was born on February 5, 1941, in Havre, Montana, and raised in Chinook. He attended Chinook High School. Clark was involved in 15 different businesses. He sold the Spokane Review at age 10 and at age 13 owned and operated Earl Clark Service Station. Clark enlisted in the US Air Force in 1959 and graduated from... Full story
It was a strong weekend for Blaine County track and field teams as the Chinook Sugarbeeters, Harlem Wildcats, and Turner Tornadoes showcased their talent at separate meets across Montana. Competing at the Choteau Acantha Invitational, Chinook and Harlem athletes racked up impressive results against a deep field of Class B and C competitors. In the 100m dash, Chinook's Carson Nissen placed 4th overall with a time of 11.78, while teammates Patrick McKenzie and Carter Alisch clocked 12.39 and...
The Chinook High School golf teams hit the links last week, competing in back-to-back tournaments with strong showings from both the boys and girls squads. Sunburst Invitational – April 10 | Shelby, MT The Beeters traveled to the Marias Valley Golf Course in Shelby on Thursday, April 10, to take part in the Sunburst Invitational. The boys team put together a solid performance, finishing 4th out of 10 teams with a team score of +71. The girls team earned runner-up honors, finishing 2nd out of 3 teams at +123. For the boys, Ryan Bell led the w...
On Friday, April 4th, the Northern Lights Athletic Scholarship Foundation (NLASF) hosted the 20th annual Spring Fling dinner and auction in the Armory Gymnasium. One of the highlights of the evening was Coach Chris Mouat being presented with his 20-year maroon jacket (congratulations Coach). NLASF hosts the event every year to raise money for MSU-Northern's athletics program. Student athletes worked the game stations, tended to tables, and others escorted attendees to their tables. All student...
Join us for the Opening Night Reception of the 2025 Student Art Show in the Vande Bogart Library at 6 PM. In addition to MSUN Student work, this show will feature work from several high school located on the Hi-Line. Including Havre High, Box Elder High and Chinook High. This event is open to all! Good and refreshments will be served. The MSUN Student Art show will be on display April 14-25....
Dear Editor: As we undertake our Holy Week and the Passover celebration that Christ undertook for our salvation, I find that this is maybe a good opportunity to mildly engage the responses that have been re-running in the Chinook Opinion from past articles in the 1980’s. One of the challenges that face our Roman Catholic Church which particularly surface at this time of the year is whether we baptized people who are joining the Roman Catholic Church or whether we accept their baptism from another Church that they had previously been attending....
Blaine County Museum Agenda Monday, April 21st, 2025 1:30 P.M. @ Blaine County Museum i. Call to Order ii. Additions to Agenda iii. Approval of Minutes iv. Approval of Financial Report v. Public Comment vi. Museum Director’s Report – Bylaws, Basement Status, School Tours vii. Collections Assistant’s Report – Dinosaur Trail Annual Conference, New Deed of Gift viii. Committee Reports ix. Discussion Items • Bank Building & Request for County Funding – Tuesday April 22nd Meeting w/ County Architect • Interview with Cody McCracken for BCJ Stories ...
