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The Turner School held its Commencement Exercises this past Saturday at the High School gymnasium. It was such a wonderful celebration, especially after not being allowed to hold an official exercise last year due to the pandemic. Both eighth grade and Senior High graduated. Shyan Krass gave the welcome followed by the introduction of the guest speaker, Mrs. Darci Ammen, given by Austin Welsh. Mrs. Ammen gave a superb Commencement Address. They Seniors did a rose ceremony, which entailed...
The Harlem Junior/Senior High art students, together with their teacher, Ms. Mary-Kate French, put together a Spring Art Exhibition. With the judging complete, ribbons accompanied the artwork, which remained on display in the lobby of the high school by the big gym until May 25. One of the show's highlights was a blacklight painting exhibit, loosely inspired by Vincent Van Gogh, who is considered to be one of the greatest of the Post-Impressionists. The public was admitted to a limited,...
dicated itself to providing services and resources that will assist veterans. In order to further ensure their quality of life, the center recently added an expanded transportation program and opened satellite offices at Fort Belknap and in Browning. In 2020, the Rocky Boy Veterans Center (RBVC) became a subgrantee of the American Legion Post 67's Highly Rural Transportation Grant from the Department of Veterans Affairs. With this grant, the RBVC expanded its transportation services to include the two additional offices. With these satellite...
Friends of the Pool and Park Foundation (FPPF) are recipients of several recent donations: one from Chinook Ace Hardware, another from Triangle Communications, and a third from Zurich Elementary School students. On May 17, members of the FPPF accepted a donation of $2,000 from Rob Reid, owner of Ace Hardware in Chinook, saying: "Thank you for your generous donation. We look forward to completing this project." They also accepted an additional $1,500 from Triangle Communications in Havre. That su...
Hays Lodge Pole High School honored their seniors this last Saturday, May 15, 2021. Although COVID placed some restrictions on their celebration, all necessary protocols were followed and everyone got to enjoy the special moment together. The weather couldn't have been better. Be sure to check out the Graduation Section in this weeks paper honoring all our Blaine County Seniors....
On Monday, May 10, the Chinook Chapter of the FFA held its 2021 FFA Banquet in the Lloyd D. Sweet Auditorium at Chinook High School. As part of the celebration, multiple awards were presented, accomplishments recognized, new members graduated into the Chapter, and another slate of officers installed to ensure that the traditions of the FFA are carried on. To make the atmosphere festive, the auditorium was decorated with streamers, table cloths, placemats, and silk flowers-all boasting the...
Despite the rainy weekend, the organizers of the inaugural Chinook Farmer and Flea Market on May 8-9 reported having a good turnout with fourteen vendors and a crowd from babies to senior citizens in attendance. Because the spay and neuter clinic had to reschedule their event when a veterinarian was forced to cancel due to an emergency, the Market was able to move indoors, using the Commercial Building on the Blaine County Fairgrounds. According to one event organizer, Mary McKenzie, the Market...
Visitors in the area of 761 Hays Road may have observed a new structure being erected behind St. Paul Mission Grade School. Anyone guessing it’s a greenhouse would only be slightly wrong since it’s a high tunnel, also known as a hoop house. While often confused for a traditional greenhouse, high tunnels are actually a relatively new development in the world of protected farming and gardening. Unlike their larger, more permanent cousins, high tunnels are designed to be lighter, more mobile, more flexible, and more versatile. Because it does not...
Havre Elks Lodge #1201 recently awarded six scholarships to local graduating high school seniors. Lodge Scholarship Chairman Bob Nieuwenhuyse announced that recipients of this year's local Elks Most Valuable Student Awards were: Kenidee Wolery and Shayla Borlaug – North Star High School; Rebecca Stroh – Chinook High School; Cameron Swarzbach – Big Sandy High School; Grant Whitacre and Joshua Warp – Havre High School. The six local MVS winners were advanced to the Montana State Elks Associa...
Education has been one of the most disrupted sectors by COVID-19. The ripple effects of school closures and remote learning have further put pressure on families and our economy. The Legislature responded by giving more flexibility to students, families, and educators to engage in individualized learning. We began the session by providing local school boards with stability as they were beginning their annual budgeting process. House Bill 15 which provides an inflationary increase in school funding was signed into law in February and is...
Dave and Betty Sprinkle left their mark on the small town of Chinook long before they led the effort to build the Grande Villa. Dave ran the old-time gas station that people nowadays know as the Bear Paw Credit Union. The building itself is listed on the National Registry of Historical Buildings and still features the old-fashioned gas pumps outside the main entrance. Betty was a beloved teacher at the Eastside Middle School (grades 4-8) located between the courthouse and the high school, now...
On May 6, the tree planting demonstration held at the Aaniiih Nakoda College (ANC) Greenhouse had approximately sixty people in attendance as USDA Extension Program Director Manny Morales and Hillary Maxwell, the Family Consumer Science MSU Extension Agent for the Fort Belknap Reservation, delivered their presentations. Because the give-away was so well-attended, the fruit trees and fruit shrubs ran out quickly. In fact, not all those who braved the road construction were rewarded with plants. H...
Aaniiih Nakoda College announces the 38th commencement ceremony with twenty-two graduates. Former President, Dr. Carole Falcon-Chandler will be the honored 2021 commencement speaker. Dr. Falcon-Chandler retired this past September 2020 and had been the gentle driving catalyst for the past 28 years building Aaniiih Nakoda College (ANC) with academic excellence program by program and expanding the campus building by building. Through her efforts ANC gained national recognition for the outstanding...
As the weather warms, people fire up their barbecues, grab their tongs, and reach for mouth-watering steaks and other beef cuts for the grill as they begin another season of creating memories with family and friends. By keeping such rituals alive, local consumers are supporting the cattle growers of North Central Montana. Perhaps those reasons explain why May was named National Beef Month. To celebrate, beef is this month's featured Harvest of the Month (HOM) for K-12 schools, afterschool progra...
The entire Turner School pulled together and held its annual Earth Day Clean Up. This event was sponsored by the School's National Honor Society. The NHS assigned certain areas for each grade level to clean up and the entire student body, faculty, and staff took to cleaning. Several small pickup loads were taken from around town and the dumpster areas. Many wonderful compliments were given from people around town for such a fine job! Getting pictures was difficult as people were scattered, but...
The first graders at Meadowlark Elementary School in Chinook have been studying life cycles. To ensure their learning experiences are memorable and impressionable, their teacher Mrs. Tammy Edwards creates conditions that transform her students into scientists by supplying an incubator and poultry eggs. On May 3, four chicks hatched, with the first one arriving just before dismissal on Monday. By Tuesday, May 4, Edwards' goal had been achieved: "Sixteen chicks for sixteen students, which means...
Tomorrow night, Thursday, May 13, the Friends of the Pool and Park Foundation will be the benefactors of proceeds from a Pint Night event hosted by Triple Dog Brewing Company, located at 675 1st Street West in Havre. As part of their Pints for a Purpose program, from 4:00 p.m. until closing, Triple Dog will donate to the Chinook non-profit $1.00 for every pint of beer sold. These funds will support the Friends Foundation, which is dedicated to fundraising for improvements to the Chinook City...
The following students from Meadowlark Elementary School were selected by their teachers as Students of the Month for April....
Congrats Harlem Students and Teachers of the Month!...
MSU-Northern Radio KNMC and the Havreites of Spring invite area residents to the 4th annual (except for last year) Tribute Concert taking place at the Hill County Fairgrounds on Saturday, May 15, from 3:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. One of the featured musicians will be Chinook resident TJ Overcast. The Tribute is KNMC's springtime end-of-school celebration and will feature six homegrown tribute bands, who will dress up and perform the music of their favorite bands. This music event is free and will feature food catered by Streatery as well as a...
Two graduating Seniors of Turner School were honored at their home church this past Sunday during regular church services. Brooke Reed and Austin Welsh, Class of 2021, received homemade quilts from the Turner WELCA. They were honored as Kirsti Cederberg gave recognition to the gals who made the quilts and spoke a few words about a bright future that awaits them. Brooke Reed, daughter of Anita and Steve Reed, Lutheran Pastor, Will Rima, and Austin Welsh. Austin is the son of Julie and Kurt...
When Blaine County's MSU-Extension Agent, Trent Noel attended Harlem Junior/Senior High School, he participated in the Montana GEAR UP program. Noel largely credits that program, a Pathways Scholarship, and the mentorship he received from project advisor Craig Todd for his post-secondary degree. GEAR UP, which stands for Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs, serves students beginning no later than the seventh grade and follows them through high school. It gives...
On Wednesday, April 28, which the Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) had designated as Go Orange Day, traffic moved at a crawl on a stretch of Highway 2 just east of Zurich where MDT crews worked. A road patrol, bulldozer, and excavator, as well as a number of smaller construction machines and trucks, labored at the culvert excavation site near mile post 413.4. The work zone was controlled with signal lights and by pilot car, with a posted speed limit of 35 mph. To allow the contractor...
This year’s Community Chest Fund Drive in Chinook will take place Wednesday, May 19, at 5:30 p.m. The purpose of Community Chest is to alleviate each organization from going door-to-door soliciting donations. The drive provides local funding for Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, Food Pantry, AAU Wrestling, Youth Baseball/Softball, Youth Soccer, MCT, Swim Team, Chinook Rod and Gun Club, and PAWS. Without area residents’ support, many of these programs would not be available to the youth in the community. Those that participate in these organizations o...
Tomorrow, May 6, the Aaniiih Nakoda College (ANC) USDA Extension Program will be hosting a tree planting demonstration in collaboration with Hillary Maxwell, the Family Consumer Science MSU Extension Agent for the Fort Belknap Reservation. The event, which is also a fruit tree and fruit shrub giveaway, will take place at the ANC Greenhouse on the west edge of the campus beginning at 2:00 p.m. It will last until the trees and shrubs are gone. Handouts with information pertaining to planting and...
