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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...
One hundred years ago, a group of eager Chinook citizens got together and formed a civic group to help the town and its members. The name of that group was the Lions. The organization was a branch of the recently formed national Lions founded by Melvin Jones in Chicago Illinois in 1917. They became International Lions when Canada started clubs. On May 5, Chinook became the 4th Lions Club in the state of Montana behind Billings, Great Falls, and Forsythe, and has been going strong ever since orga...
As you travel this summer, you might consider taking along some coins. No, not to pay for toll roads but to leave on graves and memorials. According to the Wounded Warrior Project website, the tradition traces back to the Roman Empire when coins were placed into the mouths of fallen soldiers to pay for passage and protection across the River Styx, which was believed to separate the world of the living from the world of the dead. Similarly, in Navy mythology, coins were placed under the mast of...
With Memorial Day so recently past and Flag Day quickly approaching, the idea of patriotism lingers. Anyone wondering how to practice their patriotism on a local level might consider adopting a stone at the Harlem Airmen Memorial. Darwin Zellmer, Harlem Airmen Memorial Committee (HAMC) Member, suggested that many of those who currently care for the thirteen stones are aging, so having other people step in would be a benefit. The stones commemorate the thirteen Airlift Squadron members from McChord Air Force Base in Pierce County, Washington,...
Thirty-three Blaine County residents were honored in a Presentation Ceremony on May 25. Staged at the Airmen Memorial in Harlem, the assembly watched as Brigadier General Trace N. Thomas conferred upon these volunteers, the United States Air Force (USAF) Commander's Public Service Award. The process for this presentation began last August when Retired Lieutenant Colonel Frank Maguire of the USAF Reserve appealed to General Thomas for help. In his appeal, Maguire, who lives in Ohio, requested...
In 1966, the purchase of a dragline was the official start of Pike Construction. Now, 59 years, later, John and Karen Pike are parking most of their equipment and planning to retire. An auction to liquidate many of their business equipment assets will take place on June 7. Although draglines are still used, those currently working are mostly utilized in mining operations. Because of high maintenance costs and changes in technology, Karen suggested, "They're mostly obsolete, like us." A dragline...
Everyone is invited to take part in a hands-on learning opportunity focused on managing soil health during and after drought. The Blaine County Conservation District and MSU Extension are teaming up to offer a free, in-person workshop this June featuring NRCS and MSU specialists in soils, forages, and integrated pest management. The workshop will be June 11th beginning at 10:00 AM at the Blaine County Fairgrounds Commercial Building. Attendees in Chinook will see the Soil Health Rainfall Simulation presented by Susan Massar, NRCS Rangeland...
Former Chinook resident Connie Malone recently donated a restored mud wagon to the local Wildlife Museum. Museum board member Mike Evans and his brother, Bo, made the 2600-mile trip to Quartzite, Arizona where they picked up the 1866 wagon and trailered it back to the local Museum's new Munson Wing. Ken Schubert, another board member helping with the unloading, said exact plans how the newly gifted wagon will be incorporated in to the museum's theme have not been decided. Mud wagons, a...
After two years of time-intensive work, the staff at the Blaine County Health Department (BCHD) are announcing that the Community Health Needs Assessment, or survey, is finished and ready for respondents. Flyers, emails, announcements, and posts on the Blaine County Montana Health Department Facebook Page all encourage stakeholders to take part. The results will help the BCHD with finding resources, designing education programs, and providing classes to the citizens of Blaine County. “We want to know the biggest health concerns currently i...
When Chinook High School held its Awards Night Ceremony on Monday, May 19, another honor event took place: Dentin DePriest, the son of Heather and Scott DePriest, signed his acceptance letter to attend Stanford University. Located in California's San Francisco Bay Area, Stanford University was founded in 1885 and first welcomed students in 1891. Its areas of educational opportunity span seven schools along with research institutes. Upon being asked what prompted him to apply to Stanford,...
When Turner Public Schools (TPS) personnel held their Awards Ceremony on Monday, May 12 at 7:00 p.m., they hosted a special guest to present a scholarship. Representing Triangle Communications, Jack Maloughney awarded senior Carson Maloney with a $2,000 Trade School Scholarship. To be eligible, an applicant must be a subscriber or a dependent of a subscriber who receives landline telephone or broadband service from Triangle Communications and who plans to pursue a first degree or certificate in...
In a science unit on ecology, Ms. Emily Scofield’s third graders at Meadowlark Elementary School studied biomes. To assess their understanding of the information taught, Ms. Scofield invited each of her students to create a diorama of a biome—an ecosystem where plants, animals, insects, and people live in a certain type of climate. Students completed their biome projects and presented them this past April. The Earth supports multiple biomes, with the five major biome classifications being aqu...
Time is quickly approaching for the Community Yard Sale on June 7. Eight families have signed up so far to set up in their yards, hoping many more will sign up in the next week. Sellers have two options. Set up in your yard, or set up at the fairgrounds for a fee of $25 per space. Everyone has items in their home they can get rid of, so set up a table to be put on the map. The more people, the more traffic you will get. Sellers can contact Bob Feist at 406 366 3804 to be put on the map for city yard sales, or contact Debbie Ramberg at 406 945...
Just prior to National Poppy Day, which will be celebrated this year on Friday, May 23, five Turner Public School (TPS) students were announced as Poppy Poster winners in an impromptu ceremony on May 14. American Legion Auxiliary (ALA), Unit 109 of Turner selected Jordan Cook, Zane Grabofsky, Savannah Heilig, and Natalie Richman as Unit honorees. Unit President Brenda Mohar was on hand to make the presentations. Every year, the ALA sponsors a Poppy Poster Contest for students in grades 2-12,...
