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A group of Chinook's Meadowlark and Junior High students recently joined the Chinook Lions to celebrate a second replay of a nearly century old event in the town. Last week classes from kindergarten to junior high picked up litter on selected city streets in Chinook. Students got to experience firsthand what happens when trash is not properly discarded. Chinook's town clean-up efforts date back nearly a century A few weeks before October 21, 1925, the official date of the startup and dedication...
The owners at the Journal asked if I would write about Dr. Brock Aiton's moving his veterinary service to a new clinic at the old Spa Bar on US Hwy 2 at Zurich. I'd heard Aiton Veterinary Service was moving to the building and was interested to see how the conversion of the historic building to a vet clinic was progressing. After a tour of the facility, still in the final throes of finishing the remodel, Dr. Aiton told there would be a grand opening celebration for the new clinic on Friday, May...
Laurie Huestis retired in March, 2024 after 40 years as a member of the Blaine I Ambulance and Rescue Crew. Fellow crew member Lynne wrote, “Laurie has a three-digit EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) number from when she started, now those numbers are five digits!” Laurie began serving with the Blaine I emergency services crew in 1984. Her fellow crew members are hosting an opportunity for the community to express its thanks to Laurie at a community celebration in early June. Laurie was noted for being one the first responders to an eme...
Chinook Schools will be participating in the summer food program this summer 2024. We will start serving meals on Monday June 3rd and serve Monday through Friday, through August 2nd. We will be providing a grab and go sack with a lunch and a breakfast in it. Meals can be picked up by the child or their parents or guardian. Any child the age of 18 or under can come a get a meal. They will be given out on the front steps of the Meadowlark School from 11:30 to 12:30 each day. You do not need to go to Chinook Schools to get a meal. If you’re in t...
Harlem Library Today, May 29, the library board will hold their monthly meeting at 4:30 P.M. Parents are encouraged to register their children for the summer reading program “Adventure Begins at Your Library!” Weekly programs include Summer Steam for elementary students each Monday 1 P.M.; Storytime for children ages 0-5 and their parents/caregivers on Tuesdays at 10 A.M.; and Lego Club for all ages (children under five must be accompanied by an adult) on Thursdays at 4 P.M. Children may earn prizes by recording books/minutes read. Teens and...
The library board of trustees will hold their regular monthly meeting today, May 29, 4:30 P.M. in the library meeting room. Calling everyone to join in the summer reading program “Adventure Begins at Your Library!” Children may still register and set their reading goals to earn prizes. In each week the first thirty minutes read you may earn a gift certificate for Paradise Shave Ice ( the truck will be at the library Monday afternoons); for the second thirty minutes you will receive a gift certificate for a small ice cream from the Corner Hub...
We will kick off our summer program today, Wednesday, May 29th. We have a fun activity planned for the kids from 3:00-4:00 to get them excited about signing up! Kids can also drop in between 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. to sign up for the Summer Reading Challenge if they cannot make it to the program today. We will have activities and goody bags for each student who registers today. Students who register between Tuesday, May 28th and Friday, May 31st, will be entered into a drawing for prizes that will be awarded at the end of the day on Friday....
Hello From the Chinook Social Senior Center We had the most delightful presentation from Bob Quinn, sharing his trip to Antarctica, including lots of wonderful photos and a tremendous amount of information. We are so fortunate to have people who come from far & wide to share different cultures and experiences with us. He also enjoyed a visit with Virginia Olson (they go back a very long way). We will be having Toni Collins here from the Blaine County Health Department, Friday, May 31st conducting a “Community Health” survey at 11:15. I am cer...
Harlem Public Schools On May 6, 2024, at 6:00pm the Harlem Jr. /Sr. High School held an Academic Banquet and celebration, of our students and staff. Invitations were sent out to all parents, guardians, both communities of Harlem and Fort Belknap Agency, as well as to the elders, retired teachers, tribal council and school board. Master of Ceremonies was Corey Morgan Jr., the school’s Athletic Director. Crystal Doney the National Honor Society advisor gave the opening prayer. The quest speaker was William “Billy” Bell, a former alumni of Harle...
The Aaniiih Nakoda College TRIO program, Native American Career Technology Education Program (NACTEP) and American Indian College Fund (AICF) programs collaborated to take our students on a couple of college visits over the course of this semester, both of which ending with resounding success. Our first trip started with a short 6 hour drive to Missoula, Montana to attend University of Montana's Native Student Griz preview day. On the day of the event, we were greeted by a large host of...
‘Mother’s Day is past, but it’s been fun listening to several old and young friends share about the mothers of some of their friends. Take G.L.’s mom for instance. She loved having her daughter’s friends pop in for an overnight or a weekend. Seems like she also had a ‘few’ jobs for them to do while maybe G.L. just watched or went and played the piano while friend 1) ironed, or friend 2) cleaned out a cupboard and washed a DAY’S worth of dishes, or maybe friend 3) ended up having to help ‘mama’ weed the garden; years later, now – we can chuckl...
Since Fathers’ Day is in June let’s focus on special memories of dads and grandfathers in June. I’ll start out with a story about a time when my dad, Russell Benson, covered my back. Mark and I started dating way back in high school. I rode to Chinook with him one day when he had a dentist appointment. He asked me to go to GTA and pick up a 50-pound bag of powdered calf milk and charge it to his dad, Jim Billmayer. I was a town kid and had never heard of GTA. Instead, I went to IGA and charged every box of powdered Carnation milk they had t...
My dad died in an accident when I was 3 ½ years old, leaving my mom to raise 10 kids on a small farm in Minnesota. I don’t know how she managed although she did receive some help from the county. I do know that she faithfully took us to the small country church near our home. In looking back, I am reminded of the story in Mark 12 about the widow who put two small coins in the offering. Jesus said, “This poor widow put in more than all the others.” I’m so grateful for the faith that she modeled to me, that has carried me through the good tim...
The Turner High School commencement services were held this past Saturday in the school gymnasium. Mrs. Kathy Zellmer played Pomp and Circumstance. Senior, Ryan Doyle gave a nice welcome and then introduced the guest speaker, Mrs. Kirsti Cederberg. Kirsti's message was that "It Takes a Village to Raise a Child." She conveyed that a host of people help teach a child through their growing up years, from holding a spoon, to potty training, to tying shoes, to dress, and the list goes on all through...
The Turner High School Awards Ceremony was held this past week in Turner at the school gymnasium. The event was held for all high school extra curricular, sports, and academic participants. Cupcakes and coffee and lemonade were served prior to the awards being presented. Student Council President, Cassidy Grabofsky, gave the welcome. The EXTRA CURRICULAR AWARDS were presented. Mrs. April Fox presented the ACADEMIC ALL STATE AWARDS Seniors: Trent Billmayer, Ryan Doyle, and Hannah Richman....
Alex "Max" Conner, 91, passed away May 17, 2024 at Northern Montana Hospital. A memorial service will be held June 7, 2024 at 1 PM at Wilderness Funeral Homes in Chinook, with burial at Kuper Memorial Cemetery to follow. Max was born in Chinook, MT on June 18, 1932 to Merill "Jack" and Lillian Conner. He graduated high school from Chinook High School in 1950. He then ran the grain elevator in Zurich and worked on the family farm for 5 years. He then started working for Farmers Union Insurance...
Competing in some of the most important meets of the season, the Chinook Tennis Team was preparing for the divisionals and state competition. From the Townsend Dawgbite Tournament in Helena to the Seeding Tournament in Havre, the girls were figuring out where they would stand. On May 3 the Townsend Dawgbite Tournament began around 10 a.m. The Chinook girls roamed around Helena, playing their matches between three different courts. The Dawgbite consisted of many various teams from across the...
