Articles from the September 14, 2016 edition
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Aaniiih Nakoda College awarded language grant
Contact: ACF Office of Communications September 9, 2016 (202) 401-9215, media@acf.hhs.gov Over $1.8 million have been awarded to four tribes and one college to support site-based educational programs to demonstrate evidence based strategies that inte...
Suicide Awareness walk planned on the Big Flat
September is Suicide Prevention month. In conjunction with that, a walk will once again be planned on the Big Flat. The walk will begin at the Saint Thomas Big Flat Catholic Church with registration at 8:30 a.m. before the walk begins. For those...
4th Annual Gun and Antique show to be held October 7th-9th
It seems just like yesterday a small group of people got together and decided to revive the old shoot Chinook Rod and Gun Club. The club began back in the 1940s and reached its High Point in the mid-e...
Casey Overturf named new Ranger for Bear Paw Battlefield
Casey Overturf is the new ranger for the Bear Paw Battlefield south of Chinook. Growing up in both New York and Virginia, he graduated from Giles County High School in southwest Virginia. He wrote,...
Enjoy breakfast a 'Fun Run/Walk' and music at the 2016 Sugarbeet Festival
By Kody Farmer BCJ News The 12th Annual Sugarbeet Festival has been a popular event throughout the community since its inception. Over the years the Chinook Chamber of Commerce has recognized industries that are vital to or have been vital in the...
Montana Farmers Union to Hold 101st Annual Convention
September 9, 2016 Lyndsay Bruno, Communications Director Office: 452-6406; Cell: 788-8777 lbruno@montanafarmersunion.com Great Falls, MT- Drone technology, pulse crops and water rights are among the highlights of the 2016 Montana Farmers Union...
Grants Available to Benefit Blaine County
Contact: Riley Meredith (406) 443-8313 Helena, Mont., August 16, 2016 – The Montana Community Foundation (MCF) announced the opening of a grant cycle on Friday, August 19 to benefit communities and/or residents of Blaine County. Grants will be m...
Ranae Marie Thomas Standing Rock, EE-SIS BI-NEE-SI-THA (Appearing Sun)
HAVRE/HAYS, MT Ranae Marie Thomas Standing Rock, EE-SIS BI-NEE-SI-THA (Appearing Sun) 35, died September 2, in Billings after a lengthy battle with cancer. Wake Rosary were 7:00 P.M. Tuesday, Sept....
Ruth Dolezal Burleigh,
Chinook, MT Daughter of the Sweet Grass Hills and resident of Chinook, Ruth Dolezal Burleigh, passed away at age 63 on September 7, 2016 after a courageous two year long battle with pancreatic...
Dennis W. McGuire,
Hogeland, MT Dennis was born in Kirkland, Washington to Donald and Helen McGuire on September 19, 1943. He was raised in Hogeland, MT, where he attended school. After graduation he spent time in the...
Hans Verploegen
Havre, MT Hans Verploegen, 90, passed away due to natural causes on September 7, 2016, at the Care & Comfort Home. Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 14, 2016, at St....
Dean Hasler
Chinook, MT - Dean Hasler, 59, passed away due to natural causes at Benefis Medical Center on Sunday, September 11, 2016. Cremation has taken place, and memorial services will be held at a later date. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted...
Princess searches for perfect peanut butter sandwich in new children's book
l Author Betty Billmayer explores finding peace through Jesus in ‘The Princess and the Pea . . . nut Butter Sandwich’ CHINOOK, Mont. - Pretty little Princess Pietra is convinced that she will be able to find the perfect peace she has been pur...
R-CALF USA seeks a quick end to Beef Checkoff lawsuit.
R-CALF USA’s lawsuit alleges the government, represented by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and the USDA, is operating the Beef Checkoff in a manner that violates the U.S. Constitution. According to the lawsuit, the Beef Checkoff, which compels p...
Hogeland Happenings
The community was saddened to learn that Dennis McGuire passed away in Great Falls on Friday. Sympathy is extended to Ilona and the family. Brenda and Terry Mohar went to Ft. Peck over the Labor Day weekend and camped out with the Carda family. Helen...
Turner Talk
Susan Fox was in Indianapolis for a NCCW Conference this past week. Darel and Linda Hauge were in Great Falls to help babysit their grandson, Caleb, while Adam and Lauren attended a former co-worker’s retirement party. Glenna Ammen spent the w...
Harlem Center to hold 'Senior Sensations Event'
The Harlem Senior Center will be hosting our first Senior Sensations Event on Wednesday, September 21, 2016. We invite the whole community to join us for speakers, information, brochures, pamphlets and much more. September is a month full of special...
"Walks to End Alzheimer's" to be held in select locations
Throughout the fall season the Montana Alzheimer’s Association is sponsoring “Walks to End Alzheimer’s” in selected locations. Purpose of these walks is to raise awareness and funds for advancements in research, support and hopefully a cure for thi...
Blaine County Library
Plan Ahead! The 25th Annual Hassle Free Christmas Program is scheduled for Thursday December 1st. If you are interested in doing something for our Hassle Free Program or you know someone who may be interested in doing a presentation, let us know. It...
More than just great taste, 'Fair food' is a significant fundraiser for local groups
Reporter’s note: This was my first year working at a food booth during the Blaine County Fair. Working at a booth I was surprised to learn how many volunteers it took to get a booth ready, set everything up and then run the booth. Most booths only ra...
Harlem Library
The Beginning Genealogy class is full. If you have registered but are no longer able to attend please call the library as soon as possible as there are people on a waiting list. Remember the first session meets Tuesday, Sept. 20, 6:30-8:30 P.M....
99 + 1 = A celebration of 100 birthdays for two locals
A longtime family connection and a chance sharing of the same birth date brought together a 99-year old lady and a one-year old boy for a celebration recently at the Sweet Nursing Home in Chinook....
Wildcats storm back to whip Rocky Boy 38-22, host Cut Bank Friday at 7 p.m.
The Harlem Wildcats football season didn't get off to the start it was hoping to following an opening week loss to the District 1B Shelby Coyotes. With a number of players inactive due to various...
Hays/Lodge Pole blasts Fort Benton 36-14
Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds have been very competitive their first two weeks of the season since joining the Northern C division of 8-man football. That competitive than this has kept them in games to the very end but the team had yet to secure a...
Sugarbeeter continue to dominate, sweep Malta, North Star to remain undefeated at 3-0
The Chinook Sugarbeeter volleyball team continued its hot start to the season sweeping both matches played last week. On Tuesday the girls easily dispatch the Malta M-ettes at home in a...
