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Nez Perce, Sioux speakers gather at Battlefield
Jake White Plume of the Nez Perce Tribe welcomes visitors, friends and families to a gathering at the Bear Paw Battlefield Saturday morning. Soon they were joined by Sioux speakers of Nakota, Dakota...
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Ceremony to make amends was the first at the Battlefield
Saturday morning, fifteen miles south of Chinook, descendants of the Nez Perce tribe and Sioux speakers from Fort Peck, Montana and Eagle Butte and Pine Ridge South Dakota and of Nakota, Lakota and...
Candidates for Blaine County contested races respond to questioner
The Blaine County Journal recently compiled a short list of four questions each for the two contested races being held on November 6th. Voters will cast their ballots in the Blaine County...
Tester and Williams to Headline Blaine County Democrats Spaghetti Dinner
The Blaine County Democrats are hosting a spaghetti dinner on Sunday, October 21 at 5 PM at the Wallner Hall in Chinook. Admission is by free will offering and everyone is welcome. According to Blaine County Democratic Vice-chair Carol Elliot, “We...
Hogeland Happenings
The Hogeland Volunteer Fire Dept. Spaghetti Supper will be held this Sunday, October 14, from 5-7:00 p.m. at the Hogeland Lutheran Church basement. The HHH Club is sponsoring this event. Freewill donations will go to the Fire Dept. *(Please note the...
Turner talk
Lenny Erickson and Craig Erickson traveled to Alabama for Lenny’s Air Force reunion this past week. Linda and Darel Hauge had lunch in Havre on Friday with Evan Hauge. Susan Fox attended her Aunt Catherine Morgan’s 90th birthday party last Saturd...
Order of the Eastern Star (OES) Grand Matron of Montana visits Chinook Chapter
Barbara Rinke of Ronan, Worthy Grand Matron of the Grand Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star in Montana made her official visitation to Northern Star Chapter No 23 in Chinook on Saturday, Septemb...
Harlem Lutheran Church Hosts 2018 Annual Harvest Dinner and Bazaar
On Sunday, Oct. 21, the Harlem Lutheran church will host their annual Harvest Dinner and Bazaar from 12:00 to 2:00. The menu will be a ham dinner with all the trimmings and dessert. Take-outs and deliveries are available; please call 353-2234 before...
Blaine County Library awarded Grant from Humanities Montanan to fund Book Club project
On September 12, Valerie Frank, Blaine County Library Director, received notice from Kim Anderson, Director of Programs and Grants at Humanities Montana, that the Blaine County Library’s (BCL) application for a Big Sky Reads Grant had been...
Local school schedules star coach to speak at assembly!
Co-star of the acclaimed basketball documentary Never Too Late, Ryan Wetzel set to speak at Chinook High School Monday, October 15th at 10:15 a.m. Story submitted by, Fay Friede Ryan Wetzel, former pr...
DPHHS: Take action to prevent the flu Flu cases identified in four counties
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 2, 2018 Contact: Jon Ebelt, Public Information Officer, DPHHS, (406) 444-0936 Chuck Council, Communications Specialist, DPHHS, (406) 444-4391 The Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) and local public...
Local Schools Celebrate Native American Week
Harlem Elementary was abuzz with an impressive assortment of activities celebrating Native American Week during the last few days of September. Although the rainy weather and muddy roads forced a...
Hays/Lodge Pole Invites Area Schools to unite together at Powwow
The community elementary students of Harlem, Dodson, Chinook, Mission, White Clay Immersion, and Hays/Lodge Pole united together to continue celebrating Native American week, this time gathering at...
Nonrecourse Marketing Assistance Loans and Loan Deficiency Payments
Nonrecourse Marketing Assistance Loans (MALs) and Loan Deficiency Payments (LDPs) are available to eligible producers for the 2017/2018 crop year for wheat, corn, grain sorghum, barley, oats, upland cotton, extra-long staple cotton, long grain rice,...
This year we get to enjoy the fall colors!
A year ago on September 30th Blaine County and the surrounding areas were hit with a major snowstorm that destroyed buildings, knocked down trees and left hundreds with out power for nearly a week...
Annual Review of Payment Eligibility for New Crop Year
Participants of FSA programs who request program benefits are required to submit a completed CCC-902 (Farming Operation Plan) and CCC-941 Average Gross Income (AGI) Certification and Consent to Disclosure of Tax Information to be considered for...
2018 Industrial hemp production in Blaine County: Part 2
Reporter's note: A story about the recent first harvest of industrial hemp in Blaine County appeared in the September 26, 2018 issue of the "Journal." That story described the 200 acres of industrial...
Chinook Rod & Gun Club set to host 6th Annual Gun & Antique Show
The Chinook Rod & Gun Club will hold its sixth Annual Gun Show this Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Commercial Building located at the Blaine County Fairgrounds. The Gun Show is the primary...
Triangle Communications Annual Meeting on October 13th
Triangle Telephone Cooperative Association, Inc., doing business as Triangle Communications (Triangle), celebrates 65 years of service at Triangle’s Annual Meeting of Members on Saturday, October 13, 2018. The meeting will take place in the...
Chinook's 2018 Community Dinner set for Thanksgiving Day on the 22nd
Betty and Mark Billmayer headed up their first Community Thanksgiving last year. The Billmayers are back to head the annual holiday dinner for a second year aided this year by Kathy O’Brien and Jay...
Hogeland Happenings
Don’t forget the Turkey Dinner with all the trimmings at the Turner Lutheran Church on Sunday, Oct. 7, from 12-2 p.m. Come out and enjoy a great meal put on by the Turner WELCA. Susan Billmayer went to Havre on Friday and brought daughter Emily...
Turner Talk
Linda Hutton traveled to Missoula to see Lyndsay and bring her back to Turner. Lyndsay participated in the Van Valkenburg/Johnson wedding this weekend. They visited with Dorothy Johnson in Chinook on Friday. They all attended the Van...
Hunter Education Class Offered in Chinook
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Hunter Education course dates have been set for a youth classroom course in Chinook, beginning on Mon., Oct. 8. The course will be held at the Blaine Co. Library Meeting Room. For youth to be eligible to hunt and be...
Seasonal work in an Alaskan fishery: "the key to making money is overtime!"
Reporter's note: For a couple of years my wife and I lived in the Seattle area. Reading the local papers I was always curious about the ads for temporary help on fishing boats, on canning ships and...
Little Rockies Purple Mountain Majesty
A day spent hunting in Blaine County doesn't always mean you will fill your tag, but one thing that is a certainty is that the scenery will be spectacular. While hunting in the Little Rockies, Jason... Full story
