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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...
The Chinook community will be hosting a blood drive with the American Red Cross on Tuesday, May 11th, 2021 from Noon to 6PM at Wallner Hall, 330 Ohio in Chinook (Wallner Hall sits to the west of the Methodist Church. It's entrance is on 4th). Appointments are highly encouraged by the American Red Cross. You can go on-line at redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-733-2767 (1-800-REDCROSS) to schedule an appointment. Walk-ins are welcome, however available appointment slots for walk-ins are limited so making an appointment will ensure you will be able...
After a year that saw plenty of heartache with the failure of Drop 2 in the St. Mary Watershed Project, we are still not yet out of the woods. For more than 20 years, repairs, improvements and emergency needs have been the theme. Jennifer Patrick, Project Manager, Milk River Irrigation Project, Joint Board of Control, has been constantly pursuing improvements but the process has been a difficult one, and stated as much in a recent press release, "As many of you know the St. Mary project is...
Juniors and seniors in high school and recent high school graduates who are fascinated by filmmaking are invited to apply for a Summer Bridge Program on the Helena College campus. In addition to filmmaking, the program entitled Humanities Through Film has threads of art, history, journalism, writing, sociology, and culture. Because space is limited, students are encouraged to complete an application by June 18, 2021. Humanities Through Film will run for two full weeks (August 9-13 & 16-20), from 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Each day will typically beg...
If readers of the Blaine County Journal-News-Opinion haven't yet heard about the collaboration of three Chinook area businesses, there is still time to get "uptown" and visit Shores Floral & Gift, All Dahl'd Up, and Ace Hardware to enter their Mother's Day Giveaway. The proprietors of the three stores determined that such a promotion might encourage patrons to shop locally. After visiting each of the three stores, consumers will be entered into a drawing. Although no purchase is necessary,...
In a candlelight ceremony on Tuesday night, April 27, nine sophomore students at Harlem High School were inducted into the Harlem Chapter of the National Honor Society (NHS). In addition, the senior members of the group were honored for their years of service. According to their advisor Crystal Doney, the new NHS inductees displayed evidence of leadership, service, character, and scholarship by maintaining a 3.25 or above grade point average. Along with inducting the sophomores, the Harlem...
Triangle Communications has announced its 2021 Photo Contest. Entries, which must be submitted on the Triangle website by July 9, are limited to two per person. This contest is open to members and member dependents of all ages who subscribe to Triangle landline services. One grand prize of $200 and five runner-up prizes of $50 will be awarded. Award winning photos will be featured on the 2022 covers of the Keeping You Connected magazine. In order to qualify, a photograph must meet the following criteria: • Depict the scenic or abstract b...
As the 2020-21 school year ends, we are already beginning the preparations for the 2021-22 school year. Parents who live more than 3 miles from a school that does not provide bus transportation or more than 3 miles from the nearest bus stop may be entitled to reimbursement for transporting their child. Pursuant to ARM 10.7.105, all school districts are required to have individual transportation contracts for the ensuing year signed and returned to their school district of residence by June 1. Any contract submitted to the County Superintendent...
