Articles from the July 12, 2017 edition
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Hot weather doesn't deter July 4th celebrations around the county
A typical warm and somewhat breezy July 4th made for good conditions for several local celebrations around Blaine County. There were family gatherings as well as more organized community-based...
Electronic signs bring new "Wow!" to Fair promotion and events
A week before the Blaine County Fair kicked off, two 12 by 24 feet electronic sign boards were delivered and set up at each end of Chinook on Highway 2 (believe me, they are hard to miss). The signs a...
2017 Blaine County Fair opens today!
The 2017 edition of the Blaine County Fair opens today and runs this Wednesday through Sunday (July 16). The Kids' Rodeo kicks thing off, literally, at 5 pm at the grandstand arena at the...
3 Days In God's Country – CHS Class Of 1952 celebrates 65th reunion July 13th, 14th and 15th
When you ask the members of the Chinook High School Class of 1952 where the best place on earth is to grow up – the answer is a unanimous, Chinook, Montana. It is hard to believe that it has been 6...
Bear Paw Meanderings
My bedroom is a wonderful gallery of some of the best art that I own. It started out as a tribute to Grandma Moses. I love her art and through the years have collected seven large prints covering such subjects as winter scenes, Halloween, harvest...
Ross Herman Friede
Seeley Lake, MT Ross H. Friede, 82, of Seeley Lake passed away of natural causes Wednesday, July 5, 2017, at St. Patrick's Hospital in Missoula, Montana surrounded by family. Ross was born on the fami...
Arlene L. Williamson
Chinook, MT Arlene L. Williamson (Butler) 84, died on June 26, 2017. She was born on June 7, 1933. She graduated from Chinook High School in 1951 and married Martin Williamson in 1953. Mom always...
Father Felix Nayak leaving Montana to minister in India
The first weekend in July Fr. Felix Nayak celebrated mass with three congregations he served after first arriving in Montana from Orissa, India in June, 2012. He conducted mass at St. Gabriel's in...
Sports Camp wraps up at Harlem, Hays and Fort Belknap Agency
Reporter's note. During the Fourth of July parade in Harlem I saw several folks handing out candy that I had never seen before. One of them, offering my wife a piece of candy, said something about a...
Hogeland Happenings
Loretta Zellmer visited with Darwin and Betty Zellmer in Harlem Monday. Richard Hopkins of Great Falls is spending some time at the Terry Mohar home helping with haying. Mary Ellen and Wane Deloach are back home on the farm working on house projects...
Turner Talk
Loretta Beck visited Shirley Keller on Tuesday. Independence Day visitors at the Max and Kirsti home were Jack and Carla Van Voast, Lenny Erickson, Glenna Ammen, Peggy and Francis Van Voast, Mark Van...
Harlem Library
New titles at the library include “Anything Is Possible” by Pulitzer Prize winning author Elizabeth Strout. This novel tells the story of a small-town and unforgettable characters who cope with love and loss. Tosca Lee has written “First Born,...
Blaine County Library
The Wild Life will be the movie at 2:00 p.m. Monday July 17th. It is rated PG is 91 minutes long. LEGO Club will be Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. and Middle School Hangout will be Thursday at 2:00 p.m....
Harlem Senior Center
Harlem Senior Center Board Meeting is Tuesday, July 11th Red Cross Blood Drive is Wednesday, July 12th, 12-5 pm at Fort Belknap Hospital The Chinook Fair & Bear Paw Rodeo is July 13-16. The Quarterly Advisory Meeting will be held in Choteau on Friday...
Chinook Senior Center
I hope everyone makes sure to visit the Blaine County Fair this week. It should be a good time for all! We have made some schedule changes because of it, so here’s the schedule. We will have Whist on Wednesday, July 12 at 1 p.m. We have cancelled o...
Swimmers continue to perform well as regular season winds down
The Chinook and Harlem swim teams continue to work hard in the pool as they prepare for the upcoming Divisional and State swim meets. Due to early printing the Harlem results were not included in...
'Beeters compete at State Games
The Sugarbeeters took five freshman to play at the Big Sky State games and used 2014 CHS graduate Talya Johnson to fill out the roster giving the girls an opportunity to compete. They are back row...
Chinook football takes part in team camp
The Chinook High School Football team participated in a team camp in Fort Benton last week. First year Head Coach Christian Lehnert took 20 players in all, they are: Standing (L-R) Chace Moxley,...
What 'Cher Point?
I am just glad that it is not football season right now much as I miss the game. With this horrible July heat wave, it would be difficult to play football or any outdoor game that requires exertion. One would hope that when August rolls around, it...
Coach LaVon Meyers brings his basketball camp to Turner
LaVon Meyers from Box Elder came to Turner this past weekend to put on a two day basketball camp for children ages Pre-K to High School. Age group levels were set up on both Friday and Saturday. In...
'Beeters Varsity Volleyball at Big Sky State Games
The Chinook Sugarbeeter varsity volleyball team was in Billings this past Friday and Saturday to compete in the 2017 Big Sky State Games. The Sugarbeeters had seven players make the trip to compete....
