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On Sunday, May 25, Chinook High School (CHS) held its Commencement Ceremony in the Floyd Bowen Gymnasium. Senior Class President Oliver Standiford welcomed those gathered to share in the graduation of 25 seniors. Following Standiford's welcome, Principal Brian Rayburn presented a variety of academic and activity awards. Among those was a new award, the Golden Beeter Award, which honors individuals who represent their school and teams with a positive light. The inaugural recipients of this award...
Harlem High School held its Commencement Exercises on May 18, graduating thirty-four seniors. Among that number, five will be playing college sports, and three have decided to join the military. For their celebration on Sunday afternoon, the class was decked out in maroon, white, and black gowns and presented red roses to those individuals instrumental in guiding them to their graduation day. Valedictorian was Izabelle Baker, while Lacia Walls served as Salutatorian. Commencement speakers were L...
On Saturday, May 17 in front of a crowd of over 300 people, Turner Public School presented nine seniors and five eighth graders for graduation. The group processed into the gymnasium accompanied by Kathy Zellmer on the piano, playing "Pomp and Circumstance." As the notes died out, the ceremony commenced with a welcome by Class of 2025 Secretary JR Brown and a baccalaureate message led by Kirsti Cederberg, who told the group gathered not to "wait for the world to change but instead to use their...
HAVRE, Mont. – The Bureau of Reclamation will close access to all traffic across Fresno Dam on Fresno Reservoir Road, Wednesday, June 25, through Wednesday, July 2. The temporary road closure is necessary to facilitate work being done by Reclamation’s contractor, NW Construction Inc., related to the Fresno Safety of Dams Modification Project. Travelers are advised to use alternate routes north and south of the dam during the closure. Fresno Dam was completed in 1939 and is located on the Milk River about 15 miles west of Havre, Montana. The...
Blaine County Library Monday Beat the Heat Movies at 1:30 p.m., Teen Scene (grade 7-12) at 5:30-6:30. Tuesday Story Time at 10:30. Wednesday Summer Reading Program at 1:30, Thursday Move and Do at 10:30, and LEGO Club at 1:30. Harlem Library The Book Challenge for June is to read book with a color in the title. The Stepping On series continues on Mondays from 1:30 - 2:30. Presented by the Blaine Co. Health Dept., these classses assist participants in avoiding costly and dangerous falls. Summer Reading weekly programs included Storytime for...
Join the summer reading “Color Our World” fun at your library! Weekly programs include Storytime for children ages 0-5 and their parents/caregivers which meets on Tuesdays at 10 A.M. Elementary students are invited to join Summer STEAM on Wednesdays at 1 P.M. which focuses on science, technology, engineering, art and music activities. All ages are welcome to come to Lego Club on Thursdays at 4 P.M. to create and build. Children age five and under must be accompanied by an adult. Children may still register for summer reading. Participants are...
Hello From the Chinook Senior Center Hello From the Chinook Senior Center We have had lots of fun in May, celebrating many fine people in our small community. We hosted a 90th birthday party for Ira Hall that was very well attended despite the many things going on in our community. That is a testament to the many lives that he has touched. We also celebrated many nice folks for our May birthday party, which was also well attended. This gives us an opportunity to visit with people that we don’t get to see as often as we would like. Many of us h...
The 2025 Summer Reading Program is in full swing. We started off with a bang with our blacklight party. If your kids missed the kickoff party, don’t worry, sign-ups continue all summer. Last week was the first full week of activities. Monday afternoons we show a movie at 1:30 for all ages. Children 5 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Teen Scene for grades 7-12 is held on Mondays from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. We have karaoke, games and snacks. Tuesdays is Story Time at 10:30. Wednesday is our Summer Reading Program for all ages from 1:30 to 2...
Bree Swanson, a sophomore at Miles Community College (MCC), has been named a 2025 New Century Workforce Scholar. She will receive a $1,500 scholarship through a national program sponsored by The Coca-Cola Foundation and Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Honor Society. Swanson, originally from Chinook, Montana, and currently earning her Graphic and Web Design degree through MCC, is one of only 51 students nationwide selected for this recognition (one from each state). Nearly 2,100 students from over 1,300...
Born on March 19, 1944, in the little Hi-Line town of Harlem, Montana, to Thomas and Cecile Warwick, Patricia Warwick Ford was one of eleven children. Sitting in the middle, she looked up to her elder brothers and sisters and lovingly helped care for the youngsters. She cherished her siblings, except when they borrowed her clothes or ate the candy she had stashed away. After graduating from Harlem High School, she moved to the "big city" of Great Falls, Montana, where she met lifelong friends... Full story
Darla Christine Plouffe, 86, passed away peacefully at her residence in Great Falls with loved ones by her side. Darla was born July 1st, 1938, in Havre, to John and Myrtle Norberg of Chinook. Darla graduated Chinook High School in 1957. She worked as a telephone operator in Havre, up to her marriage in 1962 to Ray Belcher. They had four children, Kelly, Cory, Forrest and Kary. They lived south of Cleveland until they divorced. Darla moved to Chinook with her children and worked three jobs to... Full story
Hillary Maxwell, the MSU Extension agent at Fort Belknap, has been selected to work as a rural ambassador for the Montana Nonprofit Association (MNA). As a rural ambassador, Hillary will be working closely with MNA to support nonprofit capacity and resource-creation for community organizations on and off of Fort Belknap Reservation. Ambassador projects include network building to connect leaders and promote community collaboration, designing custom resources and trainings to meet the needs of local nonprofits, and sharing resources from MNA to...
On the evening of May 12, the Turner Public School (TPS) community gathered for the 2024-2025 academic/athletic awards ceremony at the Turner gymnasium. After Student Council President Cassidy Grabofsky welcomed guests, presentations ensued. TPS Superintendent Mrs. Jenni McAllister opened the ceremony by bestowing Academic All-State Awards for the 2024-2025 High School Basketball season upon the majority of Turner's student-athletes. In that group, sophomore Holly Grabofsky and senior Roger Carr...
The Montana Dinosaur Trail, celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, has introduced millions of visitors to the ancient wildlife that once roamed Montana by offering world-class dinosaur displays, hands-on field digs and dino-themed events. Since the trail’s inception in 2005, more than 6 million visitors have made a stop on the trail, including 372,275 visitors in 2024. Signature events include the annual Dino Shindig in Ekalaka, and the daily summer Field Dig Expeditions offered by The Montana Dinosaur Center in Bynum. “We are for...
One hundred years ago, a group of eager Chinook citizens got together and formed a civic group to help the town and its members. The name of that group was the Lions. The organization was a branch of the recently formed national Lions founded by Melvin Jones in Chicago Illinois in 1917. They became International Lions when Canada started clubs. On May 5, Chinook became the 4th Lions Club in the state of Montana behind Billings, Great Falls, and Forsythe, and has been going strong ever since orga...
The 41st Annual Bob Cleverly 8-Man All-Star Game brought some of the best Class C football talent in Montana to Bob Green Field in Butte on Saturday, May 31, for an unforgettable evening of gridiron action. Hosted annually on the campus of Montana Tech University, "The Clev," as it's affectionately known, is the state's premier showcase of eight-man football, and this year, Chinook was well represented. Representing Chinook on the Red team were seniors Carson Nissen, Landen Beck, and Oliver Stan...
On April 26th two Blaine County fighters entered the octagon in Browing Montana. Derek Bell of Chinook and Landen Gray of Harlem both made their Mixed Martial Arts ("MMA") debuts at part of the 2025 Fight For Our Future XI MMA Fights. While both had found success in High School wrestling and other athletic pursuits, this would be their first time stepping into the cage as organized fighters. Both were attracted to the sport by wanting to compete and found the experience highly rewarding. They...
As you travel this summer, you might consider taking along some coins. No, not to pay for toll roads but to leave on graves and memorials. According to the Wounded Warrior Project website, the tradition traces back to the Roman Empire when coins were placed into the mouths of fallen soldiers to pay for passage and protection across the River Styx, which was believed to separate the world of the living from the world of the dead. Similarly, in Navy mythology, coins were placed under the mast of...
With Memorial Day so recently past and Flag Day quickly approaching, the idea of patriotism lingers. Anyone wondering how to practice their patriotism on a local level might consider adopting a stone at the Harlem Airmen Memorial. Darwin Zellmer, Harlem Airmen Memorial Committee (HAMC) Member, suggested that many of those who currently care for the thirteen stones are aging, so having other people step in would be a benefit. The stones commemorate the thirteen Airlift Squadron members from McChord Air Force Base in Pierce County, Washington,...
Blaine County Museum Agenda Wednesday, June 18th, 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 – County Budget, NPS Grant, Bylaws & Board Resolution, Lions Club Exhibit, BCJ Stories vii. Collections Assistant’s Report – Move to J.F. Williams Building viii. Committee Reports ix. Discussion Items Architectural Studies Non-Profit x. Action Items Museum Annual Report Gifts xi. Adjournment Any public comment...
