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Turner and Hogeland celebrated their All-School Reunion this past weekend. Though small in size, these rural towns are rich in community spirit and heart. Be sure to check out more photos from the reunion on page 4....
Five exceptional graduates of the Young Medicine Movement have been selected to join the Northern Arizona University (NAU) CARE (Cultural and Academic Research Experience) Program this summer! Dr. Naomi Lee, Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Northern Arizona University, is the Director of the NAU CARE Program. The NAU CARE Program is dedicated to increasing the representation of Native American students in the fields of science, technology, engineering,...
MALTA, MT – The Ranchers Stewardship Alliance (RSA) is proud to announce Shaun McCabe, farm bill biologist for Pheasants Forever in Chinook, MT, as the recipient of the 2025 Gold Star Award. This annual recognition honors individuals who demonstrate exceptional commitment to collaborative conservation and make a lasting impact on working lands and wildlife across our region. Since joining Pheasants Forever, Shaun has played a key role in expanding and strengthening on-the-ground conservation efforts across the western portion of RSA’s foc...
Thank you Shandel Fouts, Justin Hofer, and Bree Swanson for the Photos!...
What a day!!!! Just as the sun was setting over Babb, MT around 10 PM on June 25, the first surge of water began its climb through the newly replaced St. Mary siphon outlet-marking a major milestone on its journey to the Milk River. From here, it will wind its way down the St. Mary Canal and eventually reach the North Fork of the Milk River where it will make its journey through Canada before it drops back in to the United States where it will be stored in Fresno Reservoir. We've been getting...
Speaking on behalf of the Friends of the Pool and Park Foundation, Heather DePriest, Foundation President, reported that work on the Chinook City Pool will begin on August 1. Not only will the pool close for the season on that day, but the public should be aware that equipment will be staged in the area throughout the fall for as long as weather permits and Phase A of the project continues. In order for the work to commence, the City approved a bid submitted by Corland Construction, a company...
Wallace McRae of Rosebud County died this past week. One of Montana’s great cowboy poets, McRae has received the Montana Book of the Year award, the Montana Governor’s Award for the Arts, was nominated by President Clinton to serve on the National Council of the Arts, was listed by the Missoulian in 1999 as number 42 in the Most Influential Montanans of the Century, and was Inducted into the Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame. Below is one of his many fine poems: Things of Intrinsic Worth Remember that sandrock on Emmells Crick Where Dad carved his na...
History of Independence Day When the initial battles in the Revolutionary War broke out in April 1775, few colonists desired complete independence from Great Britain, and those who did were considered radical. By the middle of the following year, however, many more colonists had come to favor independence, thanks to growing hostility against Britain and the spread of revolutionary sentiments such as those expressed in the bestselling pamphlet “Common Sense,” published by Thomas Paine in early 1776. On June 7, when the Continental Congress met...
For the first 15 or 20 years after the Declaration was written, people didn’t celebrate it much on any date. It was too new and too much else was happening in the young nation. By the 1790s, a time of bitter partisan conflicts, the Declaration had become controversial. One party, the Democratic-Republicans, admired Jefferson and the Declaration. But the other party, the Federalists, thought the Declaration was too French and too anti-British, which went against their current policies. By 1817, John Adams complained in a letter that America s...
The Chinook Lions Club held its monthly meeting recently at the Blaine County Museum. The club, formed 100 years ago this year, is the fourth oldest Lions Club in Montana. The special meeting in the museum gave members an opportunity to experience the exhibit prepared by Museum staff and thank them for their efforts to record the club's history. Museum Director Sam French explained the process used to gather the materials on display. She gave a lot of credit to longtime club secretary Jack...
ZURICH, Mont. — The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) is announcing and inviting the public to comment on a proposal that will reconstruct about 7 miles of US Highway 2 (US 2), on either side of Zurich. The project begins at Battle Creek Bridge, and extends east, ending west of 8 Mile Road. Proposed work includes widening the shoulders to 8 feet and installing a 4-lane passing section between mile markers 410.2 and 412. The roadway will be constructed with new gravel and asphalt, finished with a seal and cover (chip seal), and new pave...
Sweet Memorial Nursing Home was recently awarded a $3,000 Ag West Rural Community Grant to help fund an updated and expanded surveillance camera system. The current system is outdated and there are also areas of the facility that have little to no camara coverage at all. The system is used for resident safety but also for employee safety and for that reason Sweet Home also applied for partial funding for the project through Montana Health Network, as part of their employee safety program. Sweet...
Last year members of the scholarship committee at the Chinook Presbyterian last did a study of the ten-year history of their scholarship program. That program, during the last decade, awarded financial grants to 38 graduating seniors from Chinook High who planned to pursue post-secondary educational programs. Turns out that only thirty percent of those receiving aid are still living in the area. With new ways to access post-secondary programs (online classes, branch campuses, correspondence...
CHINOOK – During the fall of 2024, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks wardens requested help from the public in poaching cases involving headless deer and elk on private property in Blaine and Phillips Counties. After an extensive investigation, Marvin Cole, 29, of Lodgepole had charges filed in Blaine and Phillips Counties alleging his role in the in the unlawful killing, possession, waste, and sale of deer and elk antlers. The antlers were removed from two whitetail deer and one bull elk. The elk and one whitetail deer were killed on private land...
Carroll College Names Students to Spring 2025 Dean’s List Carroll College (Helena, Mont.) named the Central and Northcentral Montana area students listed below to its 2025 spring semester dean’s list. To be included on the dean’s list, a student must receive a 3.5 grade point average or higher on a 4.0 scale and take at least 12 graded credits in a semester. Chinook MT Anna Terry Students Named to MSU-Northern’s Spring 2025 Semester Dean’s List The Montana State University-Northern’s Spring semester Dean’s List contains 308 students. To...
On Saturday, June 7th, the local American Legion Riders (ALR) sponsored a "Montana Wounded Warrior" Ride, with all proceeds going to support wounded and disabled veterans from Montana. The funds raised-estimated at nearly $14,000-will remain within the state to directly benefit local veterans through the Montana Wounded Warriors program, which offers hunting and fishing trips to Montana veterans who have a 30% or greater disability rating through the VA. The ALR supports the missions and...
The old expression of "making hay while the sun shines," has turned to "making hay while the water flows." While sunshine is needed to make crops grow so would some good rainfall for the crops. Water for irrigation began flowing from Fresno Reservoir in late May, but has now been reduced to 100 cubic feet per second, ending the irrigation season early on the Hi-Line, but still enough to provide drinking water for the towns along the Milk River. Roughly 18,000 people rely on the Milk River...
Each year at Miles Community College (MCC), graduating student awards are given to three MCC students based on each individual's time as a student, including their academic and co-curricular involvement. These awards are presented at graduation ceremonies and are given in three divisions: General/Arts and Sciences, Career and Technical, and Nursing. Nominations are submitted in the spring by MCC faculty and staff. This year, the Class of 2025 Outstanding Graduate in the Career and Technical...
Several Students were awarded at the end-of-year assembly at Harlem Elementary School....
On Sunday, May 25, Chinook High School (CHS) held its Commencement Ceremony in the Floyd Bowen Gymnasium. Senior Class President Oliver Standiford welcomed those gathered to share in the graduation of 25 seniors. Following Standiford's welcome, Principal Brian Rayburn presented a variety of academic and activity awards. Among those was a new award, the Golden Beeter Award, which honors individuals who represent their school and teams with a positive light. The inaugural recipients of this award...
Harlem High School held its Commencement Exercises on May 18, graduating thirty-four seniors. Among that number, five will be playing college sports, and three have decided to join the military. For their celebration on Sunday afternoon, the class was decked out in maroon, white, and black gowns and presented red roses to those individuals instrumental in guiding them to their graduation day. Valedictorian was Izabelle Baker, while Lacia Walls served as Salutatorian. Commencement speakers were L...
On Saturday, May 17 in front of a crowd of over 300 people, Turner Public School presented nine seniors and five eighth graders for graduation. The group processed into the gymnasium accompanied by Kathy Zellmer on the piano, playing "Pomp and Circumstance." As the notes died out, the ceremony commenced with a welcome by Class of 2025 Secretary JR Brown and a baccalaureate message led by Kirsti Cederberg, who told the group gathered not to "wait for the world to change but instead to use their...
HAVRE, Mont. – The Bureau of Reclamation will close access to all traffic across Fresno Dam on Fresno Reservoir Road, Wednesday, June 25, through Wednesday, July 2. The temporary road closure is necessary to facilitate work being done by Reclamation’s contractor, NW Construction Inc., related to the Fresno Safety of Dams Modification Project. Travelers are advised to use alternate routes north and south of the dam during the closure. Fresno Dam was completed in 1939 and is located on the Milk River about 15 miles west of Havre, Montana. The...
Bree Swanson, a sophomore at Miles Community College (MCC), has been named a 2025 New Century Workforce Scholar. She will receive a $1,500 scholarship through a national program sponsored by The Coca-Cola Foundation and Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Honor Society. Swanson, originally from Chinook, Montana, and currently earning her Graphic and Web Design degree through MCC, is one of only 51 students nationwide selected for this recognition (one from each state). Nearly 2,100 students from over 1,300...
Hillary Maxwell, the MSU Extension agent at Fort Belknap, has been selected to work as a rural ambassador for the Montana Nonprofit Association (MNA). As a rural ambassador, Hillary will be working closely with MNA to support nonprofit capacity and resource-creation for community organizations on and off of Fort Belknap Reservation. Ambassador projects include network building to connect leaders and promote community collaboration, designing custom resources and trainings to meet the needs of local nonprofits, and sharing resources from MNA to...
