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School is out, the temperature is warming up and there are plenty of activities, events and gatherings happening all over Blaine County. This past Wednesday, Thursday and Friday a Gathering of Native Americans (GONA) Family event took place at the Chief Nosey Gym in Lodge Pole. The Family GONA was organized by Fort Belknap Native Connections/Zero Suicide/Tribal Programs and was planned through a series of Zoom Calls. Fort Belknap Tribal Health was also involved, and a Swimming Pool was to be...
With their summer programming gearing up, Montana Actors' Theatre (MAT) is looking for youth ages 11-21 to audition for the 2022 Youth Production, Happily Ever Before. Auditions will take place on June 13 and 14 at 7:00 p.m. at the MAT Theatre on the Montana State University-Northern campus. No experience is necessary. With planned performance dates for July 28-30 and August 4-6, the Youth Production provides an opportunity for young people to participate in a fully-staged presentation....
Our Summer Reading Program is now underway. The theme this year is Oceans of Possibilities. All kids who register this week will be entered for water themed prizes to be given away on Friday June 3rd. For every 2 hours read, kids can enter their name for a prize. There will be a prize for Preschool/K students, and 4 prizes for grades 1 through 8. High School students and adults will be able to enter a drawing for gift certificates to Rads, Bikini Coffee, and The Creamery. We have lots of fun activities planned this summer. Beat the Heat Movies...
The Friends of the Harlem Library Basket Raffle fundraiser is underway! The baskets are on display at the library where you may make your silent bids. The baskets will be at the library through June 7. The finale will be held at the Harlem City Park June 8, 6:00 – 7:30 P.M. when final bids will be taken. Refreshments will be served that evening. The Friends of the Harlem Library will be taking memberships and donations that evening as well. Please support your library. Get involved in the summer reading program “Oceans of Possibilities.” Parent...
The Harlem Public Library is ready for summer reading! The theme for 2022 is “Oceans of Possibilities,” which gives way to tons of ocean-themed activities. Children ages 0-Kindergarten are invited to Storytime at 10:00 on Tuesdays, May 31st-July 19th. We will read stories, sing songs, do fingerplays, and play during our hour together. Children must have a parent/guardian present with them during Storytime. Children ages 0-Kindergarten will keep track of the number of books read/read to them. After 15 books, they’ll receive a gift certi...
Upon entering I went over to him and asked if he were Mr. Putnam. He replied that he was, so I introduced myself and stated my business. He was quite a large man and I quickly learned that he had a bad speech impediment, which I ignored. He sat down heavily in an office chair and placing his elbows on the arms of the chair, with fingers interlaced, he looked at me for several minutes without saying anything. I became frightened and wished I could run out of the place; I wished someone else had been the committee of one. Finally, he began to...
The Montana Library Network along with the Harlem Public Library are hosting the virtual program “A Cooking Demo with Mariah Gladstone, Indigikitchen” May 20, 6:30-8:00 on Zoom. This program is free and open to all. Registration is required at tinyurl.com/Indigikitchen and a link to join will be sent by email. Or you may attend in person at the library watch party! The next “Bring It to the Table” gathering for everyone involved in business or entrepreneurship will be May 23, 11:30 – 12:30 P.M. at the library. This session will cover “Marketing...
This week I thought I would share the history of the Blaine County Library. Because this is a long story, I will present it in two parts. Much of this history was written by Hazel Allison Pasma in 1955. It reads in part, as follows: It was soon after my arrival at Chinook, that I was asked to join the Women’s Study Club. This group consisted of women who were interested in the affairs of the community, as well as in their efforts to advance their own personalities and education. I was a stranger in a strange town; I knew very few people and d...
The regular monthly meeting of the Harlem Library Board will be held today, April 27, 4:15 P.M. in the library meeting room. Please contact the library if you have completed the April Book Challenge to read a book from the 900s section. Your name will be entered to win a gift certificate from a local business. The May Book Challenge is to read a book made into a TV series. Summer Reading begins the end of May for all ages, from preschool through adults! The theme this year is “Oceans of Possibilities.” If you would like to help out, stop by...
The MCT recently came to Turner to make students in all grades shine like an actor or actress. The production was entitled, "Red Riding Hood." It was adapted by Michael McGill. Music was also by Michael McGill. Grades K-12 auditioned on Monday and began practices immediately after school. The remainder of the week was students of certain groups practicing and lines as well as actions later. If you missed the production Saturday afternoon, you surely missed out. It is amazing how in just a few...
The Blaine County Library Board of Trustees will hold their regular monthly meeting Monday April 25th at 4:30 p.m. in the library meeting room. April is National Poetry Month. We have a display of poetry books available to check out. The main book display for April is gardening books to help inspire us as we prepare for Spring and Summer. Letty Davenport, the brilliant and tenacious adopted daughter of Lucas Davenport, takes the investigative reins in "The Investigator" by John Sandford. In the...
Please join the Montana Conversations program “Montana’s Poet Laureate” with Mark Gibbons today, April 20, from 6:30 – 8:00 P.M. This virtual presentation is co-hosted by Humanities Montana and the Harlem Public Library and is free and open to all. Pre-registration is required at HTTPS://TINYURL.COM/MTPOETMARK. The library is hosting a watch party so you may join us at the library or watch on your own device. The Book Challenge for April is to read a book from the 900s section (history and geography.) You may win a gift certificate from a...
Harlem Elementary School had a surprise visitor just in time for Easter vacation. Mr. Bunny even took the time to pose with Mrs. Cathy Bear's fifth graders and to wish everyone a Happy Easter!...
Easter is an incredibly significant moment in all of Christianity and regardless of whether you and your family are practicing members of Faith, we are all aware of the significance and meaning of the Holiday. This weekend many will celebrate the Holiday as it was intended and celebrate the resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ Our Savior. In addition, the weekend marks the start of spring break or a post winter getaway for those who may not be religious. Either way the weekend will be focused...
Thank you to everyone who stopped in to “Connect with Your Library” during National Library Week. Winners of the drawings were Donna Miller, Balen Adair and Landon Minnis. Congratulations to the lucky winners. We would like to send a shout out to the Chinook teachers and The Hoffman family for their generous donations to the library in celebration of National Library Week! It’s great to know that what we do is appreciated by the community. We had a nice turnout for the Triangle class on streaming. We hope everyone who attended got all the answe...
Dinner Theatre is returning to Chinook! Montana Actors’ Theatre (MAT) will be presenting Charlie’s Aunt at the Eagles Club on both April 22 and 23 from 6:00-10:00 p.m. Updated for a modern audience, Charlie’s Aunt, written by Martin Holt but based on the original play by Brandon Thomas, is a comedic farce. In this version, which will be directed by Casey Pratt, Charlie and Jack love Amy and Kitty. When Amy is scheduled to go away, Charlie thinks he may miss his opportunity to ask for her hand. While he wrestles with this dilemma, he disco...
We invite you to "Connect with Your Library" as we celebrate National Library Week. Register to win a prize, check out a book and get a bag, or fill a bag with as many used books as you can for $3.00. We have a large selection of hard back and paperback books, fiction and non-fiction, adult, YA, and juvenile, as well as DVDs and audiobooks for sale. April started with a shower, albeit not much of one, and it was snow, but hopefully we'll have more! The book display for April is gardening books t...
We are celebrating National Library Week at the library. Come in and celebrate with us! For each check out, either at the library or on MontanaLibrary2Go, you will be entered to win a prize! The Book Challenge for April is to read a book from the 900s section (history and geography). If you have completed the March Book Challenge please contact the library to be entered to win a gift certificate from a local business. Book Club members may pick up the new selection “Midnight at the Blackbird Cafe” by Heather Webber this week. The first dis...
Shores Floral, a business on Indiana Street in Chinook, hosted a Sip and Paint event on Sunday, March 27 that was well-attended and produced some Easter-themed art. Kristi Plant, an artist from Miles City, led the activity. After Tomi Simenson, owner of Shores Floral, announced the event on March 13, she reported that the available spots filled within two hours. Given space limitations in her back room, Simenson planned to cap event attendance at 15, but she made concessions so that nineteen...
We have books from some of our patron’s favorite authors available this week. In “High Stakes” by Danielle Steel, five successful women play for high stakes in their careers at a boutique literary and talent agency. “The Lightning Rod” by Brad Meltzer is book 2 in the Escape Artist series. Defense attorney Robin Lockwood faces an unimaginable personal disaster and her greatest professional challenge in the new legal thriller, “The Darkest Place” by Phillip Margolin. “Targeted” by Stephen Hunter is a taut, white-knuckled thriller featurin...
New titles ready for check out this week include “Box 88” by Charles Cumming. In this spy thriller a secret agent comes of age as he reckons with the legacy of his first mission. “Daughters of the Moon Goddess” is by Sue Lynn Tan. This debut fantasy is inspired by the legend of the Chinese moon goddess. A young woman’s quest to free her mother’s spirit sets her on a dangerous path where she is pitted against the most powerful immortal in the realm. Elizabeth George is the author of “Something to Hide.” Inspector Thomas Lynley is assigned to inv...
Thank you to everyone who stopped in and filled out a heart for “Love Your Library Month!” Sylvi Harwood and Julie Finley were the lucky winners of our Love Your Library drawing. March is Women’s History Month. We have a display of books celebrating Women’s History and one celebrating Montana Women. We also have a green book display for the month of March. We have 3 new movies ready to go this week: King Richard, American Underdog and Encanto. Fans of the Crescent City series will be happy to know the newest book, “House of Sky and Breath” by S...
During the month of March the library is having the “Buy a Bag O’Books” sale! You may fill a grocery sack full of used books for only one dollar. The Book Club new selection is “Moloka’i” by Alan Brennert and may be picked up this week. The first discussion will be March 21, 4 P.M. Congratulations to the winners of the February “Love Your Library” month drawings! In the adult category Morgann Longfox won a $20 gas card from EZ Mart as well as a book. Oz Baker, in the children’s category, won a Magic School Bus Space Game and a new book! Thank...
When the curtain rises on The Harvest this weekend, the show will not only feature local talent in the cast, crew, and director but with the script's author. Opening night is Friday, March 4 at 8:00 p.m. in the Montana Actors' Theater (MAT) on the campus of Montana State University-Northern. Written by MAT's Executive Director, Jay Pyette, the script explores the struggles of a farming family in North Central Montana. Because the patriarch of the family is in poor health, the children return...
This week the library is celebrating the birthday of the beloved children’s author Dr. Seuss. Children of all ages, from 0-100, are invited to make their guess at the number of fish crackers in the “One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish” jar. If your estimate comes closest to the actual number in the jar you will be the lucky winner of the fish crackers! The Book Challenge for March is to read a book with a two-word title. If you have completed the February challenge please let the library know so your name can be entered to win a gift certi...
