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The Chinook Lions Club held its monthly meeting recently at the Blaine County Museum. The club, formed 100 years ago this year, is the fourth oldest Lions Club in Montana. The special meeting in the museum gave members an opportunity to experience the exhibit prepared by Museum staff and thank them for their efforts to record the club's history. Museum Director Sam French explained the process used to gather the materials on display. She gave a lot of credit to longtime club secretary Jack...
ZURICH, Mont. — The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) is announcing and inviting the public to comment on a proposal that will reconstruct about 7 miles of US Highway 2 (US 2), on either side of Zurich. The project begins at Battle Creek Bridge, and extends east, ending west of 8 Mile Road. Proposed work includes widening the shoulders to 8 feet and installing a 4-lane passing section between mile markers 410.2 and 412. The roadway will be constructed with new gravel and asphalt, finished with a seal and cover (chip seal), and new pave...
Sweet Memorial Nursing Home was recently awarded a $3,000 Ag West Rural Community Grant to help fund an updated and expanded surveillance camera system. The current system is outdated and there are also areas of the facility that have little to no camara coverage at all. The system is used for resident safety but also for employee safety and for that reason Sweet Home also applied for partial funding for the project through Montana Health Network, as part of their employee safety program. Sweet...
Last year members of the scholarship committee at the Chinook Presbyterian last did a study of the ten-year history of their scholarship program. That program, during the last decade, awarded financial grants to 38 graduating seniors from Chinook High who planned to pursue post-secondary educational programs. Turns out that only thirty percent of those receiving aid are still living in the area. With new ways to access post-secondary programs (online classes, branch campuses, correspondence...
CHINOOK – During the fall of 2024, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks wardens requested help from the public in poaching cases involving headless deer and elk on private property in Blaine and Phillips Counties. After an extensive investigation, Marvin Cole, 29, of Lodgepole had charges filed in Blaine and Phillips Counties alleging his role in the in the unlawful killing, possession, waste, and sale of deer and elk antlers. The antlers were removed from two whitetail deer and one bull elk. The elk and one whitetail deer were killed on private land...
Carroll College Names Students to Spring 2025 Dean’s List Carroll College (Helena, Mont.) named the Central and Northcentral Montana area students listed below to its 2025 spring semester dean’s list. To be included on the dean’s list, a student must receive a 3.5 grade point average or higher on a 4.0 scale and take at least 12 graded credits in a semester. Chinook MT Anna Terry Students Named to MSU-Northern’s Spring 2025 Semester Dean’s List The Montana State University-Northern’s Spring semester Dean’s List contains 308 students. To...
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. Harlem Library The Book Challenge for June is to read a book with a color in the title. Contact the library when you have completed the challenge to have a chance to win a gift certificate to a local business. The challenge for July is to read a book with fireworks or stars on the cover. Summer Reading weekly programs include Storytime for ages 0-5 on Tuesdays at 10 A.M.,...
Helen (Holmes) Parnell, 98, of Chinook, passed away Friday, June 13, 2025. Helen was born January 9, 1927, to Harold and Mildred (Halvorson) Holmes. Helen attended Chinook High School where she was active in many activities, including student council. Helen graduated from Chinook High School in 1945. Following graduation, she worked at the Blaine County courthouse. On February 22, 1947, Helen married William V. Parnell of Harlem. Bill and Helen lived on their farm west of Harlem until Bill... Full story
Lucille Ritter - A graveside service will be held Monday, July 6th at 11 am at the Turner Cemetery. Everyone is welcome to attend. Johannas W. Brown - 45, Passed away on June 19, 2025 in Glacier National Park. A Funeral Service will be held on June 28, 2025 at 1:00 pm at Turner High School in Turner, MT. Funeral Arrangements are entrusted to Wilderness Funeral Homes of Chinook.... Full story
Hello From the Chinook Senior Center We had a nice surprise, last Thursday, when Nita Johnson stopped in for an unexpected visit and stayed to play Bingo. Nice to see her. Hope that she comes back soon. We had a fun day making Patriotic Heart wreaths, yesterday, under the tutelage of Bonnie Nesslar. She is very crafty. We all had a great time, and we have our fun pieces to take home. Today, Brad Taylor came in and played some very nice music, in a volume where we could all enjoy it and still carry on a conversation. It is always a pleasure to...
The Harlem Library board will hold their monthly meeting today, June 25, 4:30 P.M. in the library meeting room. If you have completed the June Book Challenge to read a book with a color in the title, please contact the library to have your name entered in the drawing to win a gift certificate from a local business. The book challenge for July is to read a book with fireworks or stars on the cover. Be sure to join the summer reading fun this at your library! The theme is “Color Our World” and there are programs each week. Children age 0-5 and...
We have lots of great programs every week for the kids and activities to do when we don’t have programs and we love to have the kids here. We want everyone to feel welcome and safe at the library. We do want to remind parents and caregivers that we have a policy concerning unattended or unsupervised children in the library. Our policy states that children under the age of 13 may not be left unattended at the library for more than one hour, unless they are attending a program. This means children under the age of 13 must be accompanied by an a...
Press Release Fort Peck Theatre It is time to sign up for the annual Talent Show, but Turtle the Cat is not certain that she wants to be in the spotlight. Her friends encourage her to explore all aspects of theatre in preparation for the big show, including costumes, lights and scenery. Though she has a few hiccups and follies, she learns all the secrets of the magic behind the scenes, and more importantly, the vitality of everyone’s creative roles! Turtle the Theatre Cat is directed by FPST alum Megan Wiltshire, and stars Reese Watson and Jenn...
