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Ken Finley's family and friends gathered to remember Ken last Saturday at his pumpkin patch down by the water plant in Chinook. In some ways the gathering for Ken's memorial service was a sad time. But, as Ken's son Jeff noted, "We decided to have the memorial service for dad at the pumpkin patch. It's the thing most people remember him by and it was a place he loved." A reception was held following the memorial service at the Chinook Senior Center. Jeff Finely told me earlier that he and his...
Senior Center Greetings! Lots of fun things coming up this month at the Senior Center! We are in the preliminary stages of forming a CORNHOLE league. We would also like to form a BILLIARDS league. We are open to suggestions, so please do share your thoughts with us. Once we have the details worked out, we will contact any interested parties, so call and ask for Ginger. We are also talking about a Pie Social to be held, potentially on Monday, July 24th!! Stay tuned. We are having our Foot Clinic on July 10th, due to the holiday, so please call u...
Greetings From the Senior Center! We have big news to share. We would like to welcome our new Director Ginger Hansen and our new assistant cook Karla Zarn to the center. Stop by and say hi to them! We are having our Foot Clinic on July 10 due to the holiday, so please call us or stop by and sign up. There are a few openings left. You can also call A-Plus Healthcare in Havre at 265-4776 and have you add them to the list. Jackpot Bingo will be played at 1 p.m. this Thursday. Cards are a dime and only one card for each player wins per round. Come...
Susan Billmayer attended the State Garden Club Convention in Billings this past week. Loretta Beck was a guest at Shawn and Bobbi Beck’s home on Saturday evening along with other friends and family to help Ty celebrate his 14th birthday. Jane Krass’s girls visited and helped mom throughout the week. Hilary visited Sunday and made goodies for mom. Crops are really growing, and the canola is in full bloom now with a brilliant yellow color. The Turner Class of 1976 held a reunion in Turner over the weekend. The Lions Club hosted a poker run and...
On June 11, the Harlem Airmen Memorial Committee was awarded with a medal and certificate from the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) for Excellence in Historic Preservation. Four members of the NSDAR Black Eagle–Assinniboine Chapter were on hand on Sunday to present the award to Harlem's Acting Mayor Rod Donahue and to Co-Committee Chairs Rod Becker and Darwin Zellmer. At the Award Ceremony, attended by approximately 45 people, a letter honoring the group was a...
Cheryl Upshaw Barber succumbed to cancer in late 2021. Cheryl was a long time active member of the Chinook Presbyterian Church and known for her regular calls to folks wishing them to "Have a nice day." Cheryl's family asked if some of the memorials given to the church in her honor could be used to plant pink flowers at the church in her honor. It was common knowledge that pink was Cheryl's favorite color. About a year later in September, 2022 Betty Lou Barber Stender, Cheryl's mother-in-law, di...
Greetings from the Senior Center! There are a lot of new things going on here, so be sure to stop by and check them out. We still have Bingo every Thursday at 1 p.m. Anyone can play. Each card is a dime, only one card for each player wins per round. Jackpot Bingo is the last Thursday of the month. We also have live music with the Kitchen Band on Fridays starting at 10 a.m. Cribbage is played every Tuesday at 1 p.m. Players are wanted. We will teach anyone who would like to learn to play. Our Annual Meeting is June 30 at 1 p.m. You won’t want t...
Alert "Journal" readers will recall my wife Sherry and I have been involved in dog sitting a Standard Poodle in Woodinville, Washington for the last couple of Novembers. This year we got a call from the folks who own Fiona (the poodle) that they would like for us to come dog sit in mid-May so they could go to a son's college graduation in Boston. "And," they added, "since we will be halfway to Europe when we get to Boston we decided to go on to Portugal for another week." That meant two weeks...
Susan Billmayer visited with Jane Krass and Diana Maloney on Friday morning. Lucy Grabofsky visited with Grandma Loretta Beck on Monday afternoon, and then met Crystal in Turner and Loretta attended the store shareholder meeting at the Legion Hall. Susan Billmayer attended a 4-H Foundation meeting in Chinook Thursday afternoon. Loretta Beck went to Great Falls on Tuesday, and while there she enjoyed lunch with Dale and Laura Sherwood at Boston’s. Susan Billmayer had a dentist appointment Wednesday morning in Havre, and then went to lunch at D...
Aaniiih Nakoda College Student Support Service Project Aaniiih Nakoda College HiSET program assists students in preparation of their HiSET testing. Students can meet with the Success Center Coordinator on a daily basis to go over the five testing areas: Language Arts-Writing, Language Arts-Reading, Science, Social Studies and Mathematics. Jack Jones was working as a radio announcer and was referred to Aaniiih Nakoda College's Adult Education Program to get his HiSet Certificate formerly known as...
The PAWS Animal Shelter in Chinook is set to host its second ever adoption event on Saturday, June 17, 2023 at North 40 in Havre, MT. The theme for this event is 'Adopt Your Next Adventure' and looks to build upon the success of the first event. The idea of holding an adoption event came about in December, 2022 and quickly became a reality with North 40 jumping on board ready to help in any way possible. The first event, held on January 28, 2023 and featured six dogs directly from the Shelter...
“All Together Now” is the summer reading theme! Let’s all work together to keep reading over the summer. Children are invited to come to the library to register for summer reading. They may earn prizes for books or minutes read and chances to win grand prizes at the end of summer reading. Children are also invited to weekly summer reading programs. Little ones ages 0-5 along with their parents/caregivers are invited to Storytime on Tuesday mornings at 10 A.M. Elementary age students are welcome to Summer STEAM which focuses on science, techn...
Summer programs will start Monday June 5th and run through July 28th. Mondays will be Hangout for grades 7 & 8 at 3:30 p.m. Tuesdays we will have Summer Story Time for kids ages 5 and under, which will last approximately 30 to 45 minutes. Each week we’ll read stories, sing songs, and have activities or crafts. Summer Story Time is tailored to the needs and interests of a younger age group and is a great opportunity for younger children to get involved with our Summer Library activities. We will have a Summer Library Program every Tuesday a...
That’s where we are in Central Montana When you move to this land and have your dreams Jim Beam is a good idea it seems We have summers that are hot and dry We have long, cold winters that will make you cry Drought years when irrigation water is short Sometimes you and your neighbor end up in court The land of extremes is where we live Sometimes it seems like we just give and give But there are good times, too Although, at times, one thinks it’s something new Mosquitoes and gumbo are mentioned a lot The hot days in August will make you won...
Blaine County Library The Blaine County Library Blaine County Library will be closed Monday May 29th in observance of Memorial Day. American Lutheran Church Chinook American Lutheran Church has changed Worship Time to Sundays at 10 AM. Rotating Joint Services are now held on the first Sunday of every month at 11 AM. No worship services will be held at Chinook American Lutheran Church on these days. Please contact the church at 406-357-2373 if you have any questions. If no one answers, please leave a message. Harlem Library The Summer Reading...
Blaine County Library is preparing for the Summer Reading Program. The theme this year is “All Together Now” and is centered around kindness, friendship, and unity. We will kick off our summer program Tuesday May 30th. Kids can come between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. to sign up for the Summer Reading Challenge. We will have a variety of activities for kids and everyone who signs up will get a book bag, bookmark, and a goody bag. Students who register on Tuesday will also be entered into a drawing for prizes that will be awarded at the end of the...
Today is the Summer Reading Block Party at the Harlem Library! The theme this year is “All Together Now” and we invite everyone to stop by the library from 5:00 – 7:00 P.M. to join in the free fun. There will be Bliss Ice Cream, face painting, sidewalk decorating, firefighters and firetrucks, and sno-cones. Children are invited to register for summer reading at this time. The library encourages children to keep reading over the summer. Children ages 0-5 will be rewarded for every 15 books they read or have read to them. Elementary students will...
The Chinook Senior Center would like to thank everyone for pitching in and helping out through this trying time while our Director Karyn Higgins is recovering from a car accident. We wish her the best of health and are all working to keep the doors open here. We have two new cooks, so stop by and say hi to Candace and Judy! Our condolences to the families of Joann Mitchell. Thank you to Dave Buck, Erica Smith and Jean Kiel for their donations to the center. Are you a caretaker for your spouse? Or a neighbor? Or a friend? Do you drive someone...
The Harlem Public Library is ready for summer reading! The theme for 2023 is “All Together Now,” and with this, the library will encourage collaborative efforts throughout the summer, and we’ll take a journey through past summer reading program themes. We’re kicking things off with a family-friendly block party event, Wednesday, May 24th, from 5:00 pm-7:00pm. Join us for an evening of fun activities, including Bliss Ice Cream truck, decorating our sidewalk, face painting, visiting with local firefighters and checking out their firetru...
Farmers can use USDA farm ownership microloans to buy and improve property. These microloans are especially helpful to beginning or underserved farmers, U.S. veterans looking for a career in farming, and those who have small and mid-sized farming operations. Microloans have helped farmers and ranchers with operating costs, such as feed, fertilizer, tools, fencing, equipment, and living expenses since 2013. Microloans can also help with farmland and building purchases and soil and water conservation improvements. FSA designed the expanded...
May is “Get Caught Reading” month. Elle has put together a variety of books for the display table, to help you get caught reading. It is also Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage month. Elle has a display of books to celebrate that as well. We have two new movies ready for check out this week. Jesus Revolution is based on a true story. 80 For Brady is also based on a true story of friendship and adventure. We have one non-fiction book this week. “A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan’s Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman W...
Old business: communications day, and stuffed Valentine baskets, seed show box 3rd place New business:$1,502.32. Market quality livestock insurance LQA April 23rd 4pm triple E room tags are available, weighing must be done by May 15th, lamb, goat, and pig. Demonstrations were Piper and Avery Fox, and Hannah and Isaac Klindworth, Piper did no chill sugar cookies, Avery did chewy cookie bars, Hannah did Soda cake and ingredients to replace eggs, and Isaac did parts of an airplane....
Blaine County Library Monday Hangout for grades 7 & 8 at 3:30. Tuesday Story Time at 10:30 and Hangout for grades 5 & 6 at 3:30. Thursday LEGO Club at 3:30. Early Out Movie Friday at 2:15. . American Lutheran Church Chinook American Lutheran Church has changed Worship Time to Sundays at 10 AM. Rotating Joint Services are now held on the first Sunday of every month at 11 AM. No worship services will be held at Chinook American Lutheran Church on these days. Please contact the church at 406-357-2373 if you have any questions. If no one answers,...
Summer Reading is right around corner! This year’s theme is “All Together Now.” The kick off event will be a Summer Reading Block Party on Wednesday, May 24 from 5:00 – 7:00 P.M. at the library. During this event children may register for summer reading. There will be fun activities for everyone including Bliss Ice Cream, sidewalk decorating, face painting, meeting local firefighters and visiting the firetrucks, and sno-cones! Information about the weekly summer reading programs will be in next week’s paper. After School Squad will meet toda...
Thank you to everyone who stopped in and helped us celebrate National Library Week! Congratulations to Zyon Silva, Royce Strobe, and Kelsie Harwood. They were the winners of our drawings. We have three non-fiction books available for checkout. “I Swear: Politics is Messier Than My Minivan” by Katie Porter is a witty, down-to-earth exploration of what it’s really like to serve in Congress, particularly as a single mom. Katie offers Americans a clear picture of what their elected leaders are doing—and how they’re doing it—exposing the gaps be...
