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The 110th Blaine County Fair is underway! The Kidss Rodeo is set for tonight. The Bear Paw Roundup PRCA Rodeo headlines the action Thursday and Friday. Saturday will feature the 4-H/FFA Livestock Sale and the Blaine County Showdown Demolition Derby. As always great food, musical entertainment add to the excitement as do the 4-H/FFA exhibits and animal shows. Come out and enjoy a great time with family and friends...
Chinook is once again home to an arcade. Located upstairs at Finley's Food Farm and owned and operated by Lynette and Jeff Finley, Aisle 8 opened late last month and invites community members to reserve the facility for their next gathering. According to Jeff Finley, the idea actually sprouted from a joke while the family was cleaning this past spring. "We had this upstairs area of wasted real estate at the store that had collected some junk over the years. It just needed to be gone through. We...
"Thank you for your service" was a short declaration but backed by lots of hard work and emotion. The short statement was spoken as two representatives of the women's quilting group at the American Lutheran Church in Chinook handed military veterans present in their congregation a custom made patriotic-themed handmade quilt. The project, started in the fall of 2021, culminated in the presentation of the flags in a surprise ceremony at worship on the last Sunday in June. Three more flags were lat...
This contest is available to 4-H members and will be entered into categories by age as of October 1, 2021: Junior/Intermediate: Age 8-13; Senior: Age 14-19. The winner will be featured at the 2022 State Horse Show September 9-11, 2022 in Joliet, MT. Photo must be taken by participants between the dates of October 1, 2021 and the time of entry. Photos may be submitted only one time and in only one category. Must be .jpeg, .jpg, or .png Please upload the best quality of your photo. Registration on zsuites closes August 15, 2022. Size ratio must...
Blaine County Library Beat the Heat Movies will continue Mondays at 1:30 through August 22nd. Blaine County Museum We have extended our summer season! We will be open seven days a week from 9-5 through the first weekend in October. Harlem High School Class Reunion Plans are being made for a 50th year class reunion for the Harlem High School class of 1972 to be held at Zurich Park September 3rd and 4th. If you’d like to attend, get ahold of Ede Breitmeier at (406) 344-0078 or Betty Billmayer at 406-390-4935. Please spread the word to any c...
Havre, Montana – Northern Montana Hospital's Labor & Delivery Unit received a CuddleCot™ system donation from Ashlie's Embrace, an Ohio-based not-for-profit corporation, on Tuesday, July 12. The donation was presented to Northern Montana Hospital (NMH) during a dedication ceremony. The CuddleCot was donated in memory of Miller Michael Tidwell, whose parents made the trip from their home in Ohio to be present at the ceremony. The CuddleCot™ system is an internationally recognized product which...
Rosella Marie (Jones) Skones, 86, passed away August 2, 2022 at the Sweet Memorial Nursing Home. Her husband, Russel, of over 65 years was by her side. Rosella was born on December 1, 1935 to Laura and Arthur Jones. She was born and raised in Turner, Montana, where she attended school and graduated from Turner High School. She was baptized and confirmed in the Turner Lutheran Church. Rosella attended Northern Montana College in Havre where she got a 2-year degree as a legal secretary. On... Full story
Grave side service for Kenneth and Barbara Yeoman will held at the Harlem Cemetery on September 17, 2022 at 11:00 a m. Reception to follow at ST. Thomas Catholic Church, Harlem, MT. Kenneth Yeoman 1 / 2 / 1936 - 5 / 15 / 2022 86 years Barbara Yeoman 1 / 6 / 1940 - 9 / 18 / 2019 79 years... Full story
There are 2 days left to turn in time logs for the Summer Reading Program. Time logs are due by 4:30 p.m. Friday August 12th. Names will be drawn at closing on that day. The reader with the most hours read this summer will win an after-hours pizza party. The winner will be able to invite up to 5 friends to join in the fun. We will continue to do Beat the Heat Movies at 1:30 p.m. on Mondays through August 22nd. All other Summer Reading Programs are finished for the year. Fall programs will start September 1st. Eight ordinary people with one...
You know, Lord, sometimes our thinking gets mixed up, we think the quality of our life is based on what happens to us, but that isn’t so - we’re forgetting that the quality of our life is how we respond. We probably know someone-including ourselves who’ve become bitter instead of becoming better, when tragedy befalls us. No matter what, we need to remember that You, Lord, have secured our victory. We’re to take hold of that truth, internalizing Your gospel gift and live it out amid our broken world. In other words, we are to make our faith our...
Editors note: Due to unforeseen circumstances with the printing process, the Blaine County Journal ~ News Opinion had a much earlier deadline than normal to go to press. As a result every attempt was made to gather as many results and photos from the State Swim Meet in Lewistown for this weeks paper. Additional information, results or photos will be included in next weeks edition as necessary. We apologize for any inconvenience to our readers. The Chinook Lions and Harlem Swim Teams were in...
Parents, Athletes Reminded of Requirements to Play Fall Sports...
Tuesday, August 19th 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. - 4H/FFA Concessions/Pepsi Wagon Open - Grandstands 10:00 a.m. - Horse Show Wednesday, August 10th 1 - 5 p.m. - 4-H Interview Judging, Commercial Building 4 - 8 p.m. - 4-H/FFA Concessions/Pepsi Wagon Open - Grandstand 4 p.m. - Some Food Booths Open 5 p.m. - Little Kids Rodeo - George Ortner Arena. Updates at Blaine County Fair Kids Rodeo Facebook page. Thursday, August 11th 8 a.m. - Commercial Building Setup 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. - 4-H Indoor Exhibits Open in 4-H Building 9 a.m. - 4-H Dog Show –Little Arena 10 a...
The 110th Edition of the Blaine County Fair is underway and will run through this Sunday, August 14, 2022. This years Blaine County Fair has plenty to offer folks of all ages and will surely bring plenty of smiles to our local residents. A County Fair is something to behold, often times steeped in tradition and at the core of any small town community in America. That sentiment is especially true in Montana and even more so along the Hi-line. The Phillips County Fair in Dodson just concluded thei...
A huge part of the Blaine County Fair each year are the exhibits and projects on display by the Blaine County 4-H and local Junior/Senior High School FFA Clubs. Prior to the start of the fair each year members gather at the fairgrounds for a 'clean-up day' and to get some last minute instruction from Blaine County Ag/4-H Extension Agent Juli Snedigar. Also on hand to lend assistance was Trent Noel - FCS/4-H Extension Agent. Blaine County 4-H consists of five clubs, they include: Bear Paw Buddies...
