Articles from the July 4, 2018 edition
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Fairbanks sworn in as Blaine County Commissioner
Tom Fairbanks greets well wishers after being sworn in as District 3 Blaine County Commissioner this past Friday. Fairbanks was sworn in by the District Court Judge Yvonne Laird in a 10 a.m. ceremony...
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2018 Blaine County Fair opens today!
With the "Journal's" regular schedule slightly altered because of the July 4 holiday, this early edition of the newspaper coincides with opening day of this year's Blaine County Fair. Today, Tuesday,...
Trio 'hand cycling' across the U.S. makes stop in Chinook
Reporters note: It's certainly not unusual to see one or more cyclists this time of year, usually pedaling east, along US Highway 2, in our part of Montana. After all, we are on the northern tier...
Chinook High Schools Doug Hayes ends 33-year teaching and coaching career
Doug Hayes said his good-byes to Chinook School system colleagues at a retirement gathering at the end of school in May, then left immediately to lead a group to Washington, DC. Hayes started his...
DPHHS: Takes steps to prevent West Nile Virus infection this summer
DPHHS: Takes steps to prevent West Nile Virus infection this summer State and local public health officials are reminding Montanans to take steps to avoid mosquito bites and prevent infection with West Nile Virus (WNV). In Montana, WNV season usually...
Sweet Medical Center and Chinook Dental to host July Patient Appreciation/Business After Hours
Sweet Medical Center and Chinook Dental are hosting a Patient Appreciation event in conjunction with the Chinook Area Chamber's quarterly Business After Hours. This is the third year the two medical...
Chinook JUMP receives unanticipated gift toward 2018 mission trip
Chrissy Downs and Jacob Huckabee, representing the local JUMP group, recently received a check for $1000 from Ray Reid on behalf of local VFW Post 4620. Reid is commander of the local VFW Post. Downs...
Noah Michael Hofeldt
Noah Michael Hofeldt, 35, Chinook Montana, went to heaven, June 17, 2018 from an unfortunate accidental drowning. A Celebration of Life was held, Saturday, June 23, 2018, at 4:00 p.m. at the Chinook... Full story
Lois Vivian Hanson
Lois Vivian Hanson, Chinook , MT- Lois Vivian Hanson, 99 passed away on June 29th 2018 at Sweet Home Care Center. The funeral service will be held on July 2nd 2018 at 12:00 pm at Edwards Funeral in Chinook MT.... Full story
Waylon Lewis Doney
Waylon Lewis Doney, 39, passed away at Washington University Medical Center in Seattle WA, on June 29th 2018. His wake will be held on July 4th at 7:00pm at the Mission Rec. Center in Hays MT. His funeral service will start at 11:00am on July 5th... Full story
Frank and Bettie Barber recognized by Senator Daines, Representative Greg Gianforte
Editors note: Frank and Bettie Barber of Lloyd, Montana are easily recognizable throughout Blaine County and their generosity and kindness is known across the region. Recently Montana State Senator...
Chinook Blood Drive set for Tuesday, July 10th Will Be Held in Memory of Amanda Oehmcke
Story Submitted by, By Carla Jenewein Please stop by and join the Red Cross in giving your life saving blood In Memory of Amanda Oehmcke. Each pint of blood given can save up to three lives. Appointments are highly encouraged by the American Red...
Hogeland Happenings
Elissa and Jordan Zellmer and family returned this week from a camping trip to Ft. Peck and Nelson Reservoir.. Loretta Beck attended the Basketball Tourney in Malta and watched the Turner team play. On Wednesday, Susan Billmayer went to Billings to...
Turner talk
The Turner Tornadoes basketball teams played in the Malta tournament this weekend after a great two days of camp with Belt’s head coach, Jeff Graham. Shania Maloney spent last week in San Diego with Hilary Richman and Rainee Baker at a Pharmacy conve...
Chinook Lions take small group to Cut Bank, bring home three trophies
The Chinook Lions Swim team was limited in numbers this week when only a handful of swimmers made the trip to Cut Bank as the season enters the home stretch of the regular season. Harlem's Alaynee...
A lot going on in Turner: Field Trip, Clean up, Booster
At the close of every school year, the elementary students at Turner take a little field trip to celebrate the close of the year. This year the students and their teachers traveled to Havre to the...
Public Invited to hear Mitigation Plan updates on July 9th
A knowledgeable tour guide let the children experience a buffalo hunt. They were given, under direct supervision, an ancient weapon called an atlatl, to throw at a buffalo model. Here, Savannah Heilig takes her attempt at getting down the right...
