Articles from the August 17, 2016 edition
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Concealed Weapon Permitting Process Updated per Sheriff's Office
In 1991 the Montana legislature moved the power to issue concealed weapon permits from district court judges to each county sheriff. Blaine County Sheriff Glenn Huestis has recently updated the process in Blaine County to better address the statutory...
Harlem City Council receives added funds for wastewater project
Information for this article from unapproved minutes of the council. In addition to handling routine city business during its August regular meeting, the Harlem City Council learned that additional funding for the wastewater treatment project was...
Two school systems welcome new Superintendents
Both the Harlem Public Schools and Turner Public School have new superintendents for the upcoming school year. The new head for Harlem schools, Shawn Smith, served as the superintendent for school systems in Oregon and Montana. Russ McKenna, at...
Chinook School Board makes final approvals for 2016-17 year
Information for article from unapproved board minutes. The Chinook Schools Board held its regular monthly meeting on August 9. Chairwoman Miller called the meeting to order. Board members present...
City of Chinook water system repairs set for August 22
Health Advisory for August, 2016. The city of Chinook is currently replacing fire hydrants and water distribution valves. The city’s water customers have a right to know what is being done to upgrade the system and how it may affect you. The c...
11th Annual Sugarbeet Festival, just a month away
As August winds down the residents of Chinook start looking forward to the 11th Annual Sugarbeet Festival. The Chinook Sugarbeet Festival is an event that honors an industry or area of the community that has had significant impact on the small town....
Bear Paw Meanderings
Often when having a brandy just before bed, I go into my mother’s bedroom which has not changed much from when she lived in it. Mother died six years ago. It is a big room and is filled with a wonderful cannon ball bedroom set. her grandmother’s desk...
Elsie K (Gilbert) Neslson
Havre, MT Elsie K (Gilbert) Nelson, 103, passed away of natural causes at Sweet Memorial Nursing Home in Chinook on August 10, 2016. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Edwards Funeral...
Ellen Adeline LaSalle Svendsen
Missoula, MT Ellen Adeline LaSalle Svendsen, 89, of Missoula, passed away on Friday, August 5, 2016, of natural causes. She was born on November 8, 1926, in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, to Esther & Alvin LaSalle. After high school, Ellen attended th...
Terry Sheppard
Chinook, MT Terry Sheppard, beloved by family and friends, passed away on August 10, 2016. Terry was born on January 24, 1948 to Dale Sheppard and Olive Slonaker Sheppard. The family lived in Chinook when Terry was a young child and moved to Havre...
Hogeland Happenings
Susan, Gene, Emily and Eric Billmayer had dinner on Monday night at the Jim Billmayer home to celebrate their anniversary. Ilona McGuire’s brother from California, Onni Herranen, his daughter Margie, and his friend Monica Sisk, visited Dennis and I...
Harlem Library
Congratulations to our grand prize winners for the summer reading program! In the K-3 age bracket Orion Cuts The Rope was the top reader finishing 166 books! Alaura Hawley was the winner in the 4 - 6 grade bracket reading a total of 79 hours! Thanks...
Blaine County Library
The Summer Reading Program officially came to a close on Friday. Winners were drawn for the prizes. To enter for a prize, kids had to read for 2 hours. For every 2 hours of reading they could put their name in a box for one of four prizes. Balen...
Chinook Golf Course Fireball Tournament this Saturday
The Chinook Golf Course and Country Club is set to hold its annual Fireball Tournament this Saturday. The Fireball has become one of those tournaments golfers from all over the hi-line look forward to. What began as a fundraiser for the course to...
Big game forecast 2016: A look into what hunters can expect
As summer begins to wind down, hunting season in Montana is about to heat up. Taking to the woods with rifle or bow in hand is a hallowed tradition in our state. Secret spots are held sacred -- passed down from father or mother to daughter or son...
Custom harvesters also deal with weather issues
Reporter's note: About this time last year I wrote a story about Strunk Harvesting, a custom cutting group out of Kansas. It was their first year in the Chinook area although they had worked several...
MWF commends the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission for rejecting questionable elk hazing plan
August 11, 2016 The Montana Wildlife Federation (MWF) commends the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission for rejecting a proposal that would have allowed hazing of elk perceived to have been exposed to brucellosis from other elk. The proposal was a ch...
R-CALF USA: USDA's action to allow raw Brazilian beef imports is purely political and terribly reckless.
R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack’s announcement for the nearly simultaneous market reopening (the U.S. market to raw Brazilian beef and Brazil is reopening its market to U.S. beef) reads like talking points created b...
Wildlife Museum reveals new plans during August Business After Hours
Despite a serious cloudburst just about the time the Business After Hours began, hosts of the museum said about 50 guests attended the Thursday evening event. Several members of the museum's board of...
