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The Chinook Chamber has set the schedule for its pre-Christmas celebration. There are a couple of changes in the format and many of the traditional events still scheduled. All activities are set for Friday, November 27. •1 p.m. - 7 p.m. - Stroll Main Street and listen to Christmas music. Most vendors will be located in Wallner Hall, located behind the Wells Fargo Bank on Indiana Street. There will be live music at the hall at various times throughout the day. • 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. - Festival of Trees display at First Bank of Montana on Ind...
Last Thursday the Blaine County Commissioners hosted a public tour of the National Guard Armory in Chinook. In the spring of 2015, the Montana Department of Military Affairs announced plans to more efficiently use the available facilities around the state and reduce operating costs. Military Affairs planned to close at least one of its seven regional repair shops, noting the Chinook shop built in 1987, was the oldest of the new shops. A decision whether to close the Chinook shop, then operating...
The Airmen Memorial Committee held their annual Sunday before Veterans Day meeting to discuss past and future business and activities. A small group reviewed the past monetary contributions made by family members of the airmen as well as the cards of appreciation for our ongoing involvement in the memorial preservation and decoration. The past year’s upgrade to the memorial consisted of a combination wreath and flag holder installed at the memorial stones. This makes all the stone more attractive and easier to mount a wreath or flowers without...
The North Central Montana Stockgrowers Association and the MSU-N Collegiate Stockgrowers are holding a joint gathering on the MSU-Northern campus on the afternoon and evening of Saturday, November 14. It will be the first time the two ag-oriented interest groups team up for a joint effort-the annual meeting for the Central Montana group and an opportunity for the Collegiate group to meet and great with leaders in an economic sector the students aspire to be a part of. Teddy Crowley, from the...
While many locals were doing or thinking about big game hunting, heading to high school playoff games or just relaxing on a day off, a group of emergency services responders were training at the fire hall in Chinook. Region 2A emergency medical providers from Glacier, Toole, Liberty, Hill, Chouteau and Blaine counties were holding their fall training. The annual event moves each fall to one of the various towns and locations that make up the region in north central Montana. Laurie Huestis, a mem...
A group of volunteer firefighters recently spent a training session learning fire behavior and fighting real fires in the 'burn prop,' a mobile training unit designed to give firefighters experience with suppressing a real fire under controlled conditions. The tractor-trailer mounted training unit is one of two provided to local fire departments around the state of Montana through the Fire Training Services Training School (FSTS), a state level agency that is attached to the Extension Service...
The Chinook Area Chamber’s November Business After Hours will feature four local artists from the Chinook area. Business After Hours is a monthly meet and greet event that allows local business owners to showcase their products and services in a setting outside the normal business day. November’s event is being hosted by local artists Corey Couturier, Tomi Simenson, Ken Martin and Terri Meyer. Each artist will have a table with examples of their work for display and sale. Corey Couturier, best known for his large, mural like paintings, sai...
The Chinook Area Chamber of Commerce is encouraging the community and businesses to purchase Chamber Bucks for their Christmas gifts this year. “The Chamber Bucks are a great asset to everyone in the community. They ensure our hard earned dollars stay in town and give the satisfaction of helping improve commerce in Chinook,” says Heather DePriest, President of the Chinook Area Chamber of Commerce. Chamber bucks are easy to give... simply write your check payable to the Chinook Area Chamber of Commerce for the face amount you would like to giv...
Mitzi Cecrle of the Chinook Chamber of Commerce presented Lynne Friede of Dan's NAPA with a plaque recognizing her window display as the best business decorated window during the 2015 Sugarbeet Festival. Friede stated that her window included logos of all the area electrical business and a few other items to make it all come together....
Mail ballot elections are being used more and more across Montana for elections without federal offices. The mail ballot election allows the voter the convenience of voting at home and has increased voter turnout. Ballots are mailed directly to the eligible active voters. Inactive voters may update their information by completing a new voter registration card and then they can obtain a ballot. A voter may call the Clerk & Recorder’s office to check on their voter registration status or they may check their status at MY VOTER PAGE at https://app... Full story
Chairwoman Miller called the October 13, 2015 meeting to order. Board members present were Michael Copenhaver, James Hodgson, Ernest Johnson, Pauly Miller, Joel Pruttis and Viki Tilleman. Absent were Scott Gunderson (Excused); and Travis Buck. Guests were welcomed. Elizabeth Hodgson, Chinook High Student Council President, reported on a successful Homecoming Week, expressed thanks to parents and staff for their support of the homecoming activities and introduced plans for a small recycling project that is being started. Craig Lowham, First... Full story
www.myneighborinneed.org is a website that provides local citizens a way to ask for help from their community and a way for the community to give back. Are you in need? Do you know someone in your community in need? My Neighbor in Need may be able to help! Please go to the website or call our office at 406-357-8080. A Good Deed Doer will get back to you within 48-hours. Current Need - A disabled father with two children is moving into an apt. He has made the deposit and will be able to pay the rent, but he owns no household items to establish...
The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) would like to notify the public and seek comments on a proposal to resurface about 14.1 miles of U.S. Highway 2, east of Chinook. The project begins at the 15 Mile Creek Bridge at reference post 413.8 and extends east for 14.1 miles, ending at the boundary of the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation at reference post 427.9. Proposed work includes milling the existing surface, applying a new plant mix overlay, seal and cover (chip seal), upgraded pavement markings, rumble strips, guardrail updates and...
As part of its commitment to strengthening rural communities, Triangle Communications (Triangle) again encourages applicants for its Smart Rural Connected Community Challenge program. Two communities from within Triangle’s service area will be selected as Connected Communities in 2015. Triangle is excited to offer this unique opportunity and looks forward to working closely with the selected communities to leverage the value of Broadband while seeking to increase the vitality of these communities in a connected world. As awardees, each c...
