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A fresh layer of snow turned Chinook into a true winter wonderland this past Friday as the community gathered for the annual Parade of Lights and Christmas Stroll. Because of the frigid temperatures and steady snowfall, Main Street stayed fairly quiet throughout the day, though a good crowd still came out for the parade and to support local businesses, including the Eagles, Shores Floral, and Prairie Pieces. Vendors set up inside the Chinook Senior Center beginning at 10 a.m., offering handmade...
The Annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner once again filled the Blaine County Fairgrounds Commercial Building with warmth, gratitude, and the hum of neighbors gathering together. This year, volunteers served a total of 220 meals including 100 dine in plates and 120 takeout or pickup meals, a welcome rise in in person diners after several quieter post Covid years. No one is quite certain when Chinook's Community Thanksgiving Dinner officially began, though most agree it started sometime in the...
Thirteen Student Council members from Chinook High School (CHS) attended the 70th Annual Montana Association of Student Councils (MASC) Conference at the Heritage Inn and Convention Center in Great Falls this past November 16-18. Explore Leadership was the theme for the annual conference hosted by Charles M. Russell (CMR) High School. Bailey Billmayer, who currently serves on the MASC Executive Board and is Vice President for the CHS Student Council, presented a workshop on anti-bullying and...
In a week-long residency from December 8 through December 13, the Missoula Children’s Theatre (MCT) Red Truck Tour will be in Chinook to stage a performance of The Jungle Book. Auditions will be held on Monday, December 8 beginning at 4:00 p.m. in Chinook High School’s Lloyd Sweet Auditorium. Those auditioning should plan to stay for approximately two hours. Some of the cast members may also be asked to remain for a rehearsal immediately following auditions. With approximately 50-60 roles available for local students, youth in grades K-12 are...
Harlem Food Bank Harlem is looking for someone to manage the Food Bank. Call Jack Siemens at 406-945-1127. Senior Center Chinook Senior Center is in need of community volunteers who are willing to become a part of our wonderful team of people who help in our kitchen and dining room, perhaps one day a week, for a few hours. Please call us @ 357-2648 or stop in and see Ginger for more information. Blaine County Library Home School Hour 1:00-2:00, Middle School Meet-up 3:45-4:45(Grades 6-8). Tuesday: Story Time 10:30-11:00, Kidz Zone...
Big Flat 4-H members met November 16th for a work meeting at Turner Lutheran Church at 3pm. Members present included: Avery, Natalie, Mary, Piper, Rosie, Mason, Hannah K, Isaac, Elliot, Evelyn, and August. Leaders present included Hilary. Parents were also on hand to help with the extra work the club was tackling. Prior to the meeting the group divided; half helped prepare caramel for the rolls and panned them out for delivering, and the other half went to Fox’s yard to replace broken/burnt out bulbs in the town’s Christmas lights. When wor...
Hello From the Chinook Senior Center We trust that you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving spent with friends and family. Many people often exclaim that Thanksgiving is their favorite holiday. I think that is because it is so much more relaxed than Christmas. There isn’t as much hustle and bustle. People come together to give thanks and to provide an abundance of food. Families share traditional foods that are a part of their histories. It is always interesting to hear the many and varied traditions that people share. We all seem to overindulge d...
Happy December, all! Tonight is the night of the Wine & Cheese Event, hosted by the Friends of the Library. No more tickets will be sold, but you may purchase them at the door tonight at 6:00 for $15. Next week, we have the Jubilee coming up on Thursday, December 11th, from 4:30-7:00. Stop in the library to warm up and possibly visit a special guest. The Book Challenge for December is to read a book that involves some kind of game. When you’ve read a book in that category, let us know, and we’ll put you in the drawing for a $10 gift cer...
Members from both the Big Flat FFA and the Chinook Chapter of the FFA attended the Montana FFA Ag Expo and posted some wins. Sponsored in part by John Deere Dealers and held at Montana State University–Bozeman on November 13-15, the annual event serves to enhance agricultural education, develop student leadership, and provide career and personal growth opportunities. Over the three-day conference, FFA members participated in various workshops hosted both on campus and at the Gallatin County Fairgrounds, toured MSU research and academic f...
