We've Got The County Covered
We've Got The County Covered
Sorted by date Results 1 - 25 of 882
Hello From the Chinook Senior Center Wow! April is gone! Here comes May, with lots of pretty flowers to look at around our community. We have several things coming up in May that you should put on your calendars! Tues., May 6th @ 11:00, First Bank of MT will once again be here to help our aged community learn how to protect themselves against fraud. Saturday, May 10th @ 11:00 will be our second annual Mother’s Day Brunch. This is a fundraiser for our Center. We hope that you call and get signed up for this special invitation. We take great e...
Hello From the Chinook Senior Center We trust that you all had a wonderful Easter celebration, with family and friends, celebrating Resurrection Sunday. The weather was cooperative this year, so I imagine that many eggs were hunted and that kept all of the kiddos happy and busy. I can remember many Easters when the snow was too deep for egg hunting. We lucked out, this year. May 2nd will be the end of the season Pinochle Marathon party, for the players who were in the league. This will be held at our Center @ 2:00 and is no longer a Potluck....
Q:What can I do to find relief from my worries? A: Mr. Graham has written: “Man has always been beset by worry, and the pressures of modern life have aggravated the problem … Many of you are filled with a thousand anxieties. Bring them to Jesus Christ by faith … I am learning in my own life, day by day, to keep my mind centered on Christ, and the worries and anxieties and concerns of the world pass away and nothing but ‘perfect peace’ is left in the human heart.” Stress, worry, and anxiety come when we do not trust the Lord fully to handle t...
On Sunday, April 13, the late State Senator Kenneth "Kim" Hansen from Harlem was memorialized, along with 23 others who served in the legislature during their lifetimes' and passed away during the last two years. The ceremony, which takes place in the House Chambers near the end of each legislative session, has remembrances for each being read by current and former members of the Legislature. Reading the remembrance for Senator Hansen was Kim's friend, Representative Paul Tuss from Havre....
Hello From the Chinook Senior Center Correction to the Pinochle Marathon end of season party: It will now be held at the Center on Friday, May 2nd @ 2:00, and is no longer a Potluck. All of the foods are taken care of. Please mark your calendars for this party. Our Center was absolutely filled to capacity and then some this past Saturday, for the reception of our beloved Mary Pyette. Carol Elliot was very helpful, and I was graced by the generosity of many of our Center volunteers, including Marcia Mohar, Betty Billmayer, Jen & Dale Wilderness...
Hello From the Chinook Senior Center We have certainly had our share of sadness over the past couple of weeks. First we lost Virginia Olson and then, Mary Pyette. These two lovely ladies have been brightening up our Center for many, many years. We are fortunate enough to have photos galore, due to the tenacity of Mary Pyette. Mary left us literally thousands of photographs that we can treasure for years. It certainly won’t be the same without these ladies. Our Daffodil season is over, but we enjoyed those beautiful flowers of HOPE every s...
St Thomas Aquinas - Big Flat April 19th - Services at 8:00 PM St. Thomas Aquinas - Harlem April 20th - Services at 9:00 AM St. Gabriels - Chinook April 20th - Services at 10:45 AM Milk River Churches - Chinook Methodist Good Friday April 18th at 2:00 PM Milk River Churches - American Lutheran Easter Sunday April 20th at 10:00 AM Milk River Churches - Chinook Methodist Easter Sunday April 20th at 11:00 AM Milk River Churches - Havre First Presbyterian Easter Sunday April 20th at 11:00 AM Alliance Church - Chinook Good Friday April 18th at 5:30...
St Thomas Aquinas - Big Flat April 19th - Services at 8:00 PM St. Thomas Aquinas - Harlem April 20th - Services at 9:00 AM St. Gabriels - Chinook April 20th - Services at 10:45 AM Milk River Churches - Chinook Methodist Good Friday April 18th at 2:00 PM Milk River Churches - American Lutheran Easter Sunday April 20th at 10:00 AM Milk River Churches - Chinook Methodist Easter Sunday April 20th at 11:00 AM Milk River Churches - Havre First Presbyterian Easter Sunday April 20th at 11:00 AM Alliance Church - Chinook Good Friday April 18th at 5:30...
Hello From the Chinook Senior Center April is here and hopefully, with it will come many rain showers. We can always use moisture in this country. Last Friday, we had a tremendous amount of fun, with a full house of special birthday guests, including Loma Miller. What a nice surprise to see her here! She, naturally, brought lots of family members to join her. We are told that Donna Murdy is home and is doing well. She welcomes visitors, with notice, so that she may continue with her other obligations and appointments. Pat Murdy sent a nice...
Hello From the Chinook Senior Center We are all excited to see the spring weather and many green things emerging from our recently frozen ground! We have been blessed by Kasie McIntosh and Debbie Ramberg, who have purchased many Daffodils (to support the Hope project) at Shore’s Floral and we have thoroughly enjoyed the beauty and aroma of these very special flowers in our Center. They are such a bright and happy flower. We will be sad when this month is over and we are no longer able to obtain these beauties. March is soon leaving us and we a...
A Class of 1974 Alumni of Chinook High School, Jerry Johnson, has donated over $2500 to the Chinook Pool and Park Project. His incredible donation is beyond humbling to the Board of Directors of the Friends of the Pool and Park Foundation. When asked about his donation, he states " It's on honor to contribute to the Pool project. Definitely, money well spent on a project that means a great deal to the Chinook community." Thank you so much Jerry, for your contribution to the project for the...
Hello From the Chinook Senior Center All kinds of good fun around here! Irish music is playing as I am typing this week’s article. We are richly blessed by many wonderful people who enjoy spending their time and talents with us. Many of them play wonderful music, so if you aren’t here, you are missing out! Today we had Sheri Miller on keyboard, Gene Allen on guitar and vocals, Sheri Neuens on her penny whistle and Lynn Heggen on guitar and vocals. St. Urho (a fictional saint, created by people of Finnish descent in Minesota in the 50’s), other...
Hello From the Chinook Senior Center We have had several people joining us for our Tuesday movie day. We originally had these scheduled on Wednesdays, however, we were “Hi-Jacked” by the Pinochle Marathon players, so for now, we are still Tuesdays. We normally begin our movie immediately after lunch. We will be painting our pots on the first day of Spring, which is Thurs. March 20th. These pots will be dried for the week and we will then plant them the following week. There is a $5.00 charge for this activity. We will be creating a Zion Acr...
Hello From the Chinook Senior Center March is here and with it all of the different weather patterns that we can expect for Montana! We have all enjoyed some very unseasonably warm climates for several days, but I don’t think winter is quite done with us. Before you know it we will be celebrating the Risen Lord. Several different denominations celebrate Lent during this season, so, please know that we will offer a Fish alternative on each Friday, during this Lenton season. Just let us know that you will be observing Lent by not eating meat and...
Hello From the Chinook Senior Center Well, here we go into March! I don’t think that winter is done with us, but who knows! We get what we get and we are thankful for all of the moisture. Probably not the subzero temperatures. The first day of Spring is March 20th. If you have lived in Montana very long, you know that Mother Nature can play lots of tricks on us. On March 20th, despite whatever Mother Nature brings….we will be having a “Spring Fling, Flower Thing”. This means that we will be painting flower pots to plant the following week. W...
You know, Lord, a friend said that ‘friend’ is used to define a person who knows all your faults but loves you anyway’; saying, she’d found a slip of paper in her Grandma’s Bible that listed a lot of words related to ‘friendship’. Grandma also mentioned that we were to remember that Jesus said: ‘Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid,’ - reminding us to check out JOHN 14:27.” ‘Elisa’ then asked’ “What WERE some of the words you were going to...
Hello From the Chinook Senior Center A HUGE Thank you to Amelia Funk for the lovely Valentine flower vases to keep our tables festive during our Valentine celebrations. This lady is a sweetheart, indeed. I would like to take a moment to thank Makhayla Farmer who has designed a beautiful logo that is in our Senior Center news. She is very talented and it looks lovely. Speaking of Valentines……we have had lots of fun, with games and a very special menu that was prepared on Feb. 14th. We had a very full house and we all enjoyed a wonderful mea...
No, I’m not misquoting Forrest Gump here. I’m reflecting on the celebration of love that is often expressed through cards and flowers and…yes…heaps of chocolates arrayed in valentine boxes that ultimately layer the landfill at the end of every February. But it’s not necessarily the one-time use, disposability of love that is marketed and exploited every year that I want to focus on – not today anyway. Let’s go back to that box of chocolates. Any good box of chocolates comes with a road map so that one’s fingers can make their way to the most de...
Hello From the Chinook Senior Center Well, let’s just say that winter has arrived! Brrrr. Unless you must go out, please stay warm and safe! We would LOVE to see you, but you can call us, as well. Our main priority is to keep our community safe by delivering to them, if you need this service and if you are 60 years of age or older and have filled out some very brief paperwork! It really is that simple. You would then get the best meal around for an absurdly low cost. 357-2648 We have had people who’s vehichles would not start, and sur...
Hello From the Chinook Senior Center February is a short month with as many activities as we can pack in to it! We have Cribbage, Cornhole, Cards, Billiards, Movies, fellowship, friendship and as much fun as we can have. Friday, February 14th we will be serving a very special meal for the people who will be joining us in our Center! We will follow that meal with many different games. We will have a Scavenger hunt with lots of fun prizes and Valentine Bingo! SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15TH @ 11:00, WE ARE PARTNERING WITH THE MILK RIVER CHURCHES TO HOST...
Hello From the Chinook Senior Center Well, there went January! Normally, that month takes about 90 days to go by, but…this year it went fast! We have some super fun things coming up! We have a wonderful Valentine’s party on Friday, February 14th, with a very special menu (for those of you who will be joining us, in house), followed by games galore! We will have fun prizes for those participating in this activity. Saturday, February 15th (in partnership with the Milk River Churches), we will be SERVING THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED US! We are looking fo...
You know, Lord, a friend shared about seeing goodness of folks while out shopping. If we’re paying attention, we might also see a ‘helping hand’. Last week, a short elderly lady, tried to reach a box of pasta off the top shelf in the grocery store; no way could she reach it. A lad near her, turned, asked if she needed help. She smiled, pointed to a certain ‘box’ – he grabbed it, handed it to her; she thanked him. He actually looked a bit surprised to hear her say, ‘THANK YOU!’ He smiled, nodded and walked off. To give a helping hand, to be a p...
Hello From the Chinook Senior Center We are smack in the middle of Pinochle Marathon and many teams are getting together to get all of their games in prior to the end of April, which is fast approaching. Several of the participants just call us and get their groups together, here at the Center. It is a central location which most are able to get to as a gathering place. This also makes it easier to get all of their scores turned in, so that the tallies can be totaled. If you are interested in playing in this group for the fall start up, please...
Hello From the Chinook Senior Center Holy cow! The middle of January! We are having card parties, movies and games galore! You should really be here! We know how to have fun! If you are missing out…..GET IN HERE! We have also re-established a Pool League. Turns out that our cook, Howard is pretty darned handy at this. So far, unbeaten. Bring your game! We will once again be having a fun Valentine’s party on Feb. 14th, complete with a Scavenger hunt, Special Bingo and prizes galore. We will also have a very special lunch on that day. We are als...
Milk River Churches is an organization between American Lutheran Church of Chinook, United Methodist Church of Chinook, Chinook Presbyterian Church and First Presbyterian Church of Havre. By faith and trusting God to lead us, we unite as one body of Christ to humbly serve and share the love of Jesus Christ with each other, our communities, and the world. We gather together for worship on the first Sunday of each month. Jan 5th - 11:00 AM Chinook Presbyterian, Potluck following Worship Jan 12th - 9:00 AM Chinook Methodist Jan 19th - 9:00 AM...
