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When Jessica Cochran applied for and received the position of Assistant Principal at Harlem Elementary School, her promotion created a vacancy in the sixth grade classroom. With Kristin Landre leaving the district, that left two openings for sixth grade teachers. One of those was filled by Ken Bigby and the other by Amber Whiteclay. Enrolled as a Gros Ventre but raised as an Assiniboine, Bigby was born to Poncho and Mary Bigby and grew up on Fort Belknap. He graduated from Harlem High School in 1989 and married Arlene in 1993. He and his wife h...
On September 9, a spokesperson for the Friends of the Pool and Park Foundation announced that they had received a generous financial gift from the Davies Family Endowment. The endowment was established by Jack, Mark, Rick, and Dan—the sons of Reg and Vonnie Davies—who entrusted the Montana Community Foundation to establish a donor-advised fund to support charitable purposes for non-profits in Blaine County. The Davies Family Endowment not only provides a way to honor their parents’ legacy and the life they spent in Blaine County but to give...
HARLEM – Seven months after being nominated for a Student Production Award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) Northwest Chapter, one of the highest honors in the United States for high school filmmakers, student-led filmmaking organization from Harlem, Montana, Milk River Productions, returns for the Annual Native American Week celebration with their third student-produced film. Their third feature film, Waking the Generations, will premier during Native American Week’s family night at Harlem High School (HH...
The sound of emergency sirens sounded in Chinook last Saturday on September 11. Local first responders participated in the commemorative parade to honor first responders and civilians who died or were injured 20 years ago in the terrorist attacks around the nation. Chinook Fire Chief Kraig Hansen explained how the local event became a reality. Chief Hansen said, "I saw on social media that several groups of first responders around the country were organizing low-key memorials for the 9/11...
The 7th Annual Tristan Billmayer Suicide Walk was recently held on the Big Flat. It was a beautiful day for the walk on the Big Flat under Montana's Big Sky Country. There was a great turn out for the event and walkers consisted of various groups and individuals. Some rode bicycles or side by sides, while others either ran or walked. Once again, the MSU-N Cross Country walkers came to participate in the event. Shawna Billmayer gave a short talk prior to heading out on the approximate 8 mile trek...
I visited recently with Ken Finley out at his garden and pumpkin patch adjacent to the Chinook Water Treatment Plant just off Cleveland Road on the south edge of town. I'd walked through the pumpkin patch during the growing season and was impressed with some of the 'lunkers' I could see down in the vines. But an orange wooden contraption had been erected at the south end of the patch and I was curious to learn what it was. Ken was happy to talk about this most recent addition to his patch. He ex...
On October 9, Vernice Doughten will celebrate her 100th birthday. To preserve her memory and the history of her life, Vernice’s grandson Rob Doughten composed her life story. In it, he tells the story of a resilient and religious woman who doesn’t count sheep to get to sleep; she talks to the Shepherd. Born in 1921 to Helen (Gardner) and Frank Bergren, Vernice spent her early years living on the eastern plains of Montana in a small town called Twete, which was later renamed Hogeland. From the Big Flat, which is how many people refer to the are...
In early September, the Montana Office of Public Instruction (OPI) released information regarding the August 31 announcement made by Governor Greg Gianforte regarding the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) emergency rule to reinforce parental rights regarding masking in schools. Recognizing parents as the ultimate decision makers on matters pertaining to the health of their children, including on the issue of wearing masks in schools and on school buses, Gov....
The Roman Catholic Church has been dealing with a shortage in priesthood vocations for some time now. Even with the number of priests that Bishop Michael Warfel-the eighth Bishop of the Diocese of Great Falls-Billings-has recruited from beyond the borders of the United States, the vacancies continue to increase. Given that situation, Reverend Father Michael Schneider will take on expanded responsibilities. With seven churches now under his direction, Mass times will change for many communities i...
Late afternoon and into the early evening on September 10, the Montana Department of Transportation had striping crews out working. Caution cones lined US Highway 2 from Chinook to East of Zurich to make motorists aware of the wet paint and to stay off the road's shoulder. Periodic signage also asked motorists to not cross wet lines. As striping took place throughout the 24 mile project from Chinook to the Milk River Bridge at Fort Belknap, travelers experienced short delays as they came up...
As the country was preparing for the twentieth anniversary of 9/11, individual memories of that day surfaced for many area residents. With the date's approach, various people no doubt reminisced about the question from Alan Jackson's country song: "Where were you when the world stopped turning on that September day?" Now that the date has passed, we still reflect-our memories tumbling in a fashion similar to the water cascading into the two enormous reflecting pools at Memorial Plaza in New York...
Harlem Junior/Senior High School (HHS) is offering a new course: Journalism. HHS English Instructor, Matthew Hodgson rallied to get journalism approved as a class so that students would have protected time to construct the school newspaper rather than having to use extracurricular time. The school has been without a newspaper since approximately 2000 when interest in sustaining the publication waned. Aware of the multiple lessons that being a student journalist provides, Hodgson determined that...
With school starting Chief Zarn wants to remind everyone to be more mindful of the children out and about on bicycles and in crosswalks. The following is the law on PEDESTRIANS’ RIGHT-OF-WAY IN CROSSWALK--SCHOOL CHILDREN AND CROSSING GUARDS. 61-8-502. Pedestrians’ right-of-way in crosswalk--school children. (1) (a) Except as provided in subsection (1)(b), when traffic control signals are not in place or not in operation, the operator of a vehicle shall yield the right0of-way, slowing down or stopping if necessary, to a pedestrian crossing the...
The faculty and staff at Harlem Elementary School has chosen the second trio of ROAR winners for the week ending September 10. Because first grader Brody Plumage, fourth grader Aizha TalksDifferent, and fifth grader Lucas Blackcrow have been following the ROAR Rules, they have been chosen as this week's ROARing Lil' Wildcats. Each day during the morning announcements, School Counsellors, Melody Sand and Ruth Stephenson read aloud the components of the ROAR Rules and explain how they apply to...
The Friends of the Pool and Park Foundation is once again feeling gratitude. This time towards Triple Dog Brewing Company, located at 675 First Street West in Havre. Foundation President Heather DePriest also reported that the group has applied with the Blaine County Commissioners for a portion of the American Rescue Plan Act funds which were allocated in July 2021. On May 13, Triple Dog Brewing (TDB) hosted a Pint Night for the Friends of the Pool and Park Foundation (FPPF). For the...
Triangle Communications has been busily preparing the network and its members for the change from 7-digit local dialing to 10-digit dialing for local calls. The change to mandatory 10-digit dialing will go into effect on October 24. In addition to making that change, we will need to update our cell phone call directories to ensure the numbers for automatic dialing all have ten digits. Because habits are hard to break, callers were asked to begin dialing ten digits (area code + telephone number)...
The Chinook community will host a community blood drive with the American Red Cross on Tuesday, September 14th from 12 noon to 6PM at Wallner Hall 330 Ohio (behind the Methodist Church, the door is facing 4th street). To make an appointment to donate you may sign up online at redcrossblood.org. With a simple blood donation, we have the ability to help save the life of someone who could be a coworker, loved one or neighbor." Blood is routinely transfused to patients with cancer and other...
Anyone requiring veterinarian services now has three choices at Blaine County Veterinary Service. Patrons can select a vet in Dr. Roger Baxter, Dr. Seth Phillips, or Dr. Bobbi Knudsen. A native of Malta, Montana, Knudsen joined the practice in mid-June. Upon graduation from Malta High School, she attended Montana State University-Billings where she earned her Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology in 2014. Then, Knudsen enrolled at Colorado State University (CSU) to earn her Doctor of Veterinary...
The USDA Extension Program at Aaniiih Nakoda College (ANC) will be hosting two Demonstration Garden Tours on Thursday, September 9. Both morning and afternoon tours will begin at the greenhouse on the college campus southeast of Harlem. The first tour is scheduled for 9:00 in the morning and will extend to approximately 12:30 p.m. The afternoon tour will start at 1:00 and continue until 4:00. USDA Extension Program Director, Manny Morales invites everyone to come join the crew outside for a day...
August 24, 2021 – The Montana Community Foundation (MCF) announces a grant cycle to benefit communities and residents of Blaine County. Grants will be made from the Blaine County Community Foundation Fund, established at the Montana Community Foundation (MCF) by Warren Ross in 1997. Financial support for this grant program also comes from the Ross 87 Ranch Endowment Fund, established by Warren Ross as well. Grant applications will be accepted from September 1- October 1, 2021. Applicants must be either a 501(c)(3) nonprofit or an exempt g...
October 2 will be a day of celebration in Chinook, Montana! The annual Sugarbeet Festival is BACK, featuring a fully-packed day of events. With an event theme of Home on the Range and an array of diverse activities, there is bound to be something for every interest-from guns and cars to a historic talk and a parade with a multitude of shopping opportunities and even a brewfest and barbecue. According to Chinook Area Chamber of Commerce President, Daniel Dahl, Indiana Street in Chinook will be...
Chief Elmer Zarn said his department will be strictly enforcing the parking regulation for parking “backwards” on a city street. If you park the wrong way and we see it you will be given a citation. Chief Zarn quoted Montana Law MCA 61-8-355 which reads: Except as otherwise provided in this section, a vehicle that is stopped or parked on a two-way roadway must be stopped or parked with the right-hand wheels of the vehicle parallel to and within 18 inches of the right-hand curb or as close as practicable to the right edge of the right-hand sho...
The new owner of Shores Floral & Gift, Tomi Simenson invites the community to stop by 304 Indiana Street in Chinook on Saturday, September 11, from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m., for the store's Grand Opening event. "We want to celebrate the new ownership of Shores Floral and hope you will bring a friend and browse through the new fall and home décor that's been coming in," Simenson stated. In addition to a full array of fall décor, there will be fall sangrias and desserts served, as well as d...
Although "once in a blue moon" is an idiom that refers to something extremely rare in occurrence, that poetic phrase doesn't really make scientific sense. After all, blue moons are not so rare. The full moon that rose on August 22, brought sky watchers a seasonal illumination that occurs about once every two to three years. However, the devil may be in the details since the term "blue moon" actually has two definitions, according to NASA. In the first, the second full moon that occurs within a...
After eighteen years of service to Chinook Pharmacy, Darla Fisher is moving to Helena. To celebrate her service, Kelcey and Nancy Diemert invited the public to stop by 300 Indiana Street on August 26 or 27 "to have some cake and to wish Darla well." Many people commented on Fisher's leaving by expressing sentiments similar to this individual's: "Thank you for all your kindness and help. We will miss your smiling, happy face. Enjoy your retirement! You will be missed!" Despite the sentiment on...
