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On January 8-9, Turner Public School Senior JR Brown joined other Big Sky Leadership, Engagement, and Development (LEAD) team members for their second meeting. The group congregated in Helena, not only to watch government in action at the state capitol but to meet with elected leaders and to hear featured speakers Marc Racicot and Marc Johnson celebrate the career of Mike Mansfield. After arriving in Helena on Wednesday and receiving an orientation about this session’s program, the group gathered on Thursday morning in the Montana State C...
The Department of Homeland Security has set May 7, 2025, as the deadline for people to add a REAL ID to a driver’s license or identification card. Without the REAL ID or an acceptable alternative such as a passport or passport card, a person will not get through TSA to board flights. “We want to make sure that we have strong adoption. We don’t want to turn this on and have folks that don’t have REAL IDs,” the head of operations support at TSA, Stacey Fitzmaurice, said on Wednesday. “We want to make sure that travelers are as prepared as...
MSUN Rodeo standouts Georgia Orahood, Malta, MT and Brittney Cox, Chinook, MT, competed in their first Montana Pro Rodeo Curcuit Finals in the Metra Great Falls, MT, January 9-11, 2025. Georgia Orahood set an arena record in Breakaway Roping with a1.9 in the 2nd performance. It was short lived though when NFR competitor Joey Williams, of Volberg, MT re-set the record with a 1.8 run. Georgia won Breakaway Roping Rookie of the Year for her efforts. Brittney Cox went into the Finals Barrel Racing...
The Montana State University-Northern’s Fall semester Dean’s List contains 325 students. To be included in the Dean’s List, students must carry a minimum of 12 credits and earn a grade point average of 3.25 or better. Students that received an incomplete or “F” during this semester are not included on the honor roll listing. The following list of students is organized alphabetically by hometown. Chinook MT Allison M Powell Christopher Jungers Dylan T Surber Flint Annis Isaiah P Gillett Jackson D Nordboe Joseph D Abate Sarah G Gillett Teagan L...
BOZEMAN – Montana State University has announced its undergraduate honor rolls for fall semester 2024. There are two MSU honor roll lists: the President’s and Dean’s lists. To be eligible for the lists, students must be enrolled in at least 12 college-level credits. This honor roll list was current as of Jan. 14, 2025, and includes all registration corrections or grade changes processed to that date. Students with a 4.0 GPA for the semester were named to the President’s List. An asterisk follows their names below. The Dean’s List includes...
MISSOULA – At the University of Montana, more than 3,000 undergraduate students made the fall semester 2024 Dean’s List or President’s 4.0 List. To qualify, students must be undergraduates, earn a semester GPA of 3.5 or higher and receive grades of A or B in at least nine credits. Students who receive a grade of C+ or less or no credit (NC/NCR) in a course are not eligible. The students listed below made UM’s fall semester 2024 Dean’s List or the President’s 4.0 List. Double asterisks after a name indicate the student earned a 4.0 GPA. A sing...
A couple of weeks ago about a dozen photographs by frontier photographer Charles E. Morris were hung on the wall across the hall from the County Superintendents Office on the main floor of the Blaine County courthouse. Jude Sheppard, the former Director of the Blaine County Museum, explained, "We had a gift from Chuck and Miriam Palm plus another private grant to purchase some of Morris' post cards that became available. With part of the gift we had some images Morris took enlarged for hanging...
Hello Harlem! I hope you, your family and friends all enjoyed a very happy new year. For many of us, the celebration of the new year includes making resolutions for the upcoming year. This tradition stretches back over 4,000 years when the ancient Babylonians made promises for the upcoming year to their gods for health, a good harvest and peaceful times. Through the centuries, these resolutions often had a religious significance. New year’s resolutions today are a mostly secular practice. Instead of making promises to the gods, most people make...
Thousands of million-dollar homes are benefiting from tax provisions aimed to boost farms and ranches. Montana’s property tax system is a complicated thing, involving mind-boggling math and a bewildering array of rules aimed at fairly dividing the bill for public services like schools and police departments between hundreds of thousands of properties. It’s a tricky task, of course, to agree on what exactly fair means when it comes to taxes — and a trickier one for lawmakers to write a tax code that implements a fair framework without looph...
Legislative leaders say the decision whether to renew Montana’s Medicaid expansion program this year will loom over behavioral health spending and hospital regulation, among other topics. A last-minute change to a 2019 bill put an end date on Montana’s Medicaid expansion program, setting the stage for what is anticipated to be the most significant health care debate of the 2025 Legislature. In recent interviews, legislative leaders predicted a vigorous debate over keeping the Medicaid expansion program, which pays the medical bills of more than...
MONTANA - Grizzly bears in the lower 48 states will continue to be protected under the Endangered Species Act. The US Fish and Wildlife Service has officially denied petitions to remove these protections, citing the need for the population to recover further. The Center for Biological Diversity noted that grizzly bear numbers around Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks have improved since their protection began in 1975. However, the bears still face threats from isolation and human-caused deaths. Andrea Zaccardi, legal director of the...
St. Mary Rehabilitation Working Group A big thank you to Representative Zinke, Senators Tester, and Senator Daines for making sure St. Mary/Milk River funding was in the Continuing Resolution at the end of 2024 congressional session. The $46.5 million will be awarded through the Bureau of Reclamation budget under Aging Infrastructure for St. Mary & Halls Coulee Siphon repairs. At the December 18 St. Mary Rehabilitation Working Group meeting in Havre, a good crowd of 30 people from irrigators,...
8 was marked by historic elections, global unrest, and various other highlights. From wars to hurricanes to a presidential election described by some as chaotic and worrisome, the year featured multiple memorable moments. News in sports and science offered some relief from the trauma-laden headlines. Later this month, on January 20, 2025, Donald Trump will be sworn in to office as president and JD Vance as vice president. Despite (or because of) his unfiltered, reactive, and assertive...
High school seniors and college students across Montana, it's your time to shine! Starting January 1, Reach Higher Montana invites you to apply for its annual "It's Scholarship Time" program. With a single application, students can unlock access to multiple scholarships totaling tens of thousands of dollars in funding for post-secondary education. Applications close promptly on March 1, so don't miss your chance! This year's scholarship offerings include: • $2,000 Reach Higher Montana S...
rd Annual Eastern Montana Women's Conference from January 31 through February 2 in Malta. According to MFU representatives, "this conference is about food, farming, and beyond, from connections in rural communities to the science of our farms." Conference organizers invite women to join them for this gathering, where the work will focus not only on building new connections and community but on celebrating "the Ladies Who Ag!" The conference will begin on Friday with check-in and registration at...
In preparation for the upcoming season, Montana Actors' Theatre (MAT) will be holding its 2025 Company Auditions this Saturday, January 11 for adults and on January 13-14 for youth. Adult auditions will occur at the MSUN/MAT Theatre on Cowan Drive while those for youth will take place at Havre High School. MAT is planning three dramatic productions for the coming spring: The Foal Monty, Oliver!, and The Prisoner of Second Avenue. Adult auditions for these shows will begin at 4:00 p.m. on...
Winter driving is here Blaine County. I’ll beat the dead horse: That means giving yourself a little more time to account for driving conditions. The roads in town are slick and likely to stay that way for a bit. We go through these conditions every year. This should not be a surprise for anyone. The newcomers to Blaine County may qualify for a waiver but that’s only temporary. If you’re new to Chinook, did you know there are better choices you can make besides driving north on Indiana Street (that’s towards the choo-choo noise if you struggle w...
The Fort Belknap Community Economic Development Corporation (FBCEDC) is spearheading a groundbreaking geothermal greenhouse initiative at the Wasay Wakpa Community Gardens, located in Lodgepole on the south side of the Fort Belknap Reservation. The project, one of only four in Montana, is a first-of-its-kind, DIY endeavor designed to provide a comprehensive blueprint for others interested in replicating this model. With a 162-foot “Greenhouse in the Snow” already purchased, the greenhouse will promote year-round food production, sus...
The Friends of the Pool and Park Foundation are extremely excited to announce that another donor has come forth with a Challenge Grant to the Community! The Browning Kimball Foundation has so graciously pledged $50,000 towards the Chinook Pool Project if we can raise $50,000 in match funds from individuals, businesses, community and civic groups, local governments or through fundraising projects or events. The Browning Kimball Foundation has set a timeline to have the funds raised of September 1...
Featuring music, a short play, a visit from Santa Claus, and a variety of cookies and confections, Turner Public School held its Christmas program on Thursday, December 19. In addition, high school and junior high students organized a white elephant-style gift exchange that also took place. A musical written by John Jacobson and Walter Jack provided the central element for the program. The dramatic presentation Gnome for the Holidays highlights a cast of funny gnomes who come to Santa's rescue...
Recently at the North Harlem Hutterite Colony three second graders shared the story of Christ's birth. It's a tradition that's gone on since the time the colony was founded. Two old stars, played by Pierce Hofer (with the beard) and Taya Hofer told the Christmas story as they answered questions by new star, Neal Hofer. Per Colony minister Eli Hofer, the annual tradition of a Christmas program put on by the colony's children has been presented annually since 1965, just a few years after the...
Keen observers of happenings around Chinook likely noticed that for some time the bell was missing from the belfry of the United Methodist Church. The church sits just northeast of downtown Chinook and its steeple is a part of the downtown horizon looking east and north. I'm not exactly sure when the bell came loose from its base, but it was a few months ago. More recently those same keen viewers described above, and perhaps others, may have noticed a shiny, silvery bell is now in the place...
Smart technology is a term for devices and systems that can communicate and work with other technologies to perform tasks automatically or adapt to changing conditions. From smart thermostats and lighting that can optimize energy usage in homes to smart watches and medical devices with the ability to monitor and enhance personal health, artificial intelligence is revolutionizing how we live. Because such electronic devices perform some level of computing, they connect with other devices via the internet. While these devices create all sorts of...
It was three Christmas seasons ago when the Milk River Churches celebrated their first joint worship. The churches' first combined worship was on Christmas Eve. The Milk River Churches fellowship was created partially to deal with the fact that the four churches were all losing ministers at about the same time. Theresa Danley, a Certified Lay Pastor, has been leading the group solo a year or so. The four churches that make up the Milk River group are United Methodist, First Presbyterian, and...
The ancient Babylonians are said to have been the first people to make New Year’s resolutions, some 4,000 years ago. They were also the first to hold recorded celebrations in honor of the new year—though for them the year began not in January but in mid-March, when the crops were planted. During a massive 12-day religious festival known as Akitu, the Babylonians crowned a new king or reaffirmed their loyalty to the reigning king. They also made promises to the gods to pay their debts and return any objects they had borrowed. These promises cou...
