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HAVRE – Kaare Engebretson has recently been promoted to Vice President/Branch Manager for Stockman Bank Havre. His responsibilities include overseeing bank operations and focusing on expanding all lending activities within the market. Engebretson brings several years of accounting and farming experience to the position and has been with Stockman Bank since 2016. His vast knowledge of agriculture continues to be an asset to Stockman Bank and the community. A Gildford native, Engebretson grew u...
On Wednesday, October 28, and again on Thursday, October 29, Chinook School Superintendent, in cooperation with Blaine County Health Official Jana McPherson-Hauer, shared information that Chinook Schools were notified of school related cases of COVID-19 in students from the high school. School officials are working closely and consistently with Blaine County Health Department to assess the risk to the rest of the school population. At this time, all the contacts of the cases have been notified and are quarantined and the school remains open....
As far as the first snow of the fall season Blaine County has been hit hard in recent years. We all remember 'Snowmageddon" the last weekend of September 2017. Record snowfall on trees full of leaves. Power outages that left some residents in the dark for 10 days or more. 2018 was a bit of a reprieve with the first snow of the fall falling on October 17 with just a skiff covering the Bear Paws. In 2019 heavy snow again fell the first week of October with 8-10" of the white stuff being reported...
Superintendent of Chinook Public Schools, Darin Hannum wishes to inform families and the community about the new early dismissal that will happen on Fridays. Starting November 13, as approved by School District #10 School Board at the October 13 meeting, the district will implement an early-out every Friday afternoon at 12:30 p.m. for all students. According to Hannum, the elementary and junior/senior high schools will coordinate morning classes and bus schedules, and lunch will be provided at both buildings before dismissal. Staff will remain...
Aubree Roth, the Montana Farm to School Coordinator and Montana Team Nutrition Program Member from Bozeman, invited all schools involved with Farm to School and Team Nutrition Programs to participate in Montana Crunch as part of National Farm to School Month. Principal at Meadowlark School, Shane Bartschi registered the school, and students participated on October 22. Head Cook for Chinook School District, Heidi Brown washed and bagged the apples in the morning, counting out an apple for every s...
This year’s Community Chest Fund Drive in Chinook has had to undergo some major reconfiguration due to the COVID-19 pandemic that we are all to familiar with. The Community Chest Fund Drive typically takes place in May and is a great source of revenue for multiple local non-profits. 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 the support of our generous community, these opprtunities won’t be ava...
With support from First Interstate Bank, Montana Community Foundation (MCF) is proud to announce the grant program, ReImagine What Is Possible. As one of the twenty-five communities who participated in the Reimagining Rural Virtual Gathering, Chinook is eligible to apply for the MCF grant. The application process opened on October 16. The purpose of the grant program is to support projects, programs, or initiatives that result from ideas learned during the Reimagining Rural Virtual Gathering (RR2). Grants, which must be made to a 501c3...
At 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 27, the National FFA organization dropped the gavel on its 93rd National FFA Convention & Exposition. During the American Degree Ceremony on Wednesday, October 28 at 6:30 p.m. on RFDTV and the Cowboy Channel, Chinook FFA members Cord Schneider and Rachel Gunderson will be receiving their American Degrees. The American FFA Degree is considered the gold standard since it is the highest degree achievable in the National FFA Organization. Earning an American FFA...
With demand for food bank services surging in Montana during the pandemic, the Town Pump Charitable Foundation is matching $750,000 in contributions during its 19th annual fundraising campaign for food banks across Montana, including the Chinook Food Pantry. A record-setting 93 food banks are participating in the statewide “Be A Friend in Deed, Helping Those in Need” campaign this year. The campaign has raised over $36 million for Montana food banks in 18 years, including about $7 million in matching grants from the Town Pump Charitable Fou...
Earlier this month, Secretary of State Corey Stapleton and Superintendent of Public Instruction Elsie Arntzen announced that the 2020 Montana Youth Election will take place on October 29. All students, kindergarten through grade 12, homeschool associations, private, and public schools are invited to participate. From 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, students can vote by visiting the website: https://youthvote.sosmt.gov/. The Youth Vote website also has resources helpful to parents, teachers,...
When the Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame (MCHF) and Western Heritage Center (WHC) announced the thirteenth class of inductions into the Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame earlier this month, long-time Chinook resident Lzetta Martha (Combes) Halingstad was among the winners. As the recipient of the Living Award, Halingstad will be honored in an induction ceremony in conjunction with the annual MCHF event gathering in Great Falls the second weekend in February 2021. Christy Stensland, MCHF and WHC Executive...
The Blaine County Health Department and the Blaine County Incident Command is providing this as an educational reminder regarding the wearing of face masks. With the rising numbers in Blaine County, we are reaching out to our partners across the County to help us spread the word that the only way we are going to slow the spread of Covid-19, will be for community members to do their part. Under the Governor’s current directive, persons in counties with four or more active Covid-19 cases are required to wear a mask in public settings when s... Full story
Chinook's 2nd Annual Trunk or Treat will be held on the 400 and 500 block of Indiana Street (Main Street) on Saturday, October 31. Lineup will be from 5:30-6:00 p.m., and the event will take place from 6:00-7:30 p.m. Trunk or Treat (ToT) is an event where individuals decorate the trunks or tailgates of their vehicles and hand out candy from a common location. According to event organizer Julie Terry, the goal of ToT isn't to replace traditional trick or treating in Chinook. Instead, she...
We serve voters by ensuring their qualifications are valid, their information is accurate, and that they have equitable, unobstructed access to voting. We protect the integrity of the election by ensuring that every valid ballot that is timely received and legally cast is counted, and that the results are accounted for and validated through the canvass process. We are on guard against fraud, undue influence, and corruption from external forces that seek to politicize the electoral process in order to control the outcome. We follow the laws,...
On Saturday, Oct. 24, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Substance Abuse and Misuse (SAAM) Coalition, in partnership with the Hill and Blaine County DUI Task Forces and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, will provide the public the opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs. Bring your pills for disposal to the Havre Police Department, located at 520 4th St. in Havre, or the Blaine County Sheriff’s office, located at 420 Ohio St. in Chinook. (...
HELENA, MT- The Governor’s Office of Community Service, Reach Higher Montana, and Montana Campus Compact are pleased to announce applications are now being accepted for the 2021 Youth Serve Montana Scholarship. The Youth Serve Montana Scholarship was created to promote volunteerism among high school students. Funds are available through support from Montana Campus Compact, a network of Montana campuses committed to community service; Reach Higher Montana, a nonprofit dedicated to helping students pursue and fund post-secondary education; and t...
Wednesday, October 21, from 9:00 am - 10:30 am, Montana Procurement Technical Assistance Center will be offering a free webinar on how to contract goods and services with the State of Montana. Each year the State of Montana has numerous contracts available to businesses for everything from catering to construction. This webinar is available statewide to all Montana businesses. Register at: https://www.montanaptac.org/event/free-webinar-contracting-your-goods-and-services-with-the-state-of-montana-6/ The free webinar will include the following...
The family of Tristan Billmayer is pleased to announce two winners of the 2020 Mental Health Field Scholarship in the amount of $500 each. Kiera Miller, a 2016 graduate of North Star High School is the daughter of David and Julie Miller. Kiera is a Senior at Montana State University majoring in community health with a minor in psychology. Keira plans on pursuing a masters in counseling. She will graduate from MSU this fall and plans on applying to graduate programs. Jevyn Schuhmacher, a 2020...
The USS Montana (SSN 794) is the US Navy's newest nuclear-powered fast-attack submarine. This Virginia Class vessel will be commissioned for service in approximately one to two years. The commissioning process is a big deal, a lesson I learned when the littoral combat ship, USS Billings, ?was commissioned in 2019 and I served on the commissioning committee. Funds must be raised, events must be planned, and a lasting relationship must be established between the ship's crew and the ship's namesake, in this case the State of Montana. To those...
Breast Cancer Awareness Month falls in October in countries across the world. Such a designation helps to increase attention and support for the early detection and treatment of this disease. Although disease knows no holiday and efforts to combat disease are always important, October is when people across the globe really show their support for people affected by breast cancer. In the United Kingdom (UK), Wear It Pink Day is one of the biggest breast cancer awareness fundraising events. Taking place on October 23, thousands of people wear...
With Halloween creeping up on us, Jeff Puryear, the Manager of Montana Young Writers, announced the most recent task in a line-up of writing contests for students in Montana: Tales from Halloween. Writers are invited to compose a piece of micro-fiction with Halloween or Halloween night as the backdrop. Submissions are being accepted from October 5 through October 30. Puryear, who is an Assistant Professor of Gifted Education in the University of Montana's (UM) Department of Teaching and...
Student applications for the Western Aerospace Scholars (WAS) program are available now, and the junior level program application is due by October 30, 2020. Presented in two phases, WAS is an online distance learning course and a summer experience specifically designed for high school students interested in pursuing science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) pathways through the exploration of space and space travel. Phase One involves a four-month online course designed by NASA and the University of Washington (UW). Scheduled for the...
nd Western Heritage Center (WHC) announced the thirteenth class of inductions into the Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame. Those announcements included Turner resident Lzetta Martha (Combes) Halingstad and Duane Daniel Werk of Chinook. Both will be honored in an induction ceremony in conjunction with the annual MCHF event gathering in Great Falls the second weekend in February 2021. "Due to COVID restrictions, we are still in the tentative planning phase for our celebration," stated Christy Stensland,...
As part of the Montana Beef to School Project, two schools in Blaine County will be the recipients of local beef, which their cooks will use in meal preparation and serve in their school cafeterias. This practice provides economic support for local ranchers, meat processors, and agricultural communities while also potentially increasing students’ awareness of Montana’s ranching heritage and about the origin of their food. Since its inception in 2015, the Montana Beef to School (B2S) Project personnel have made it their goal to assist sch...
Humanities Montana is now accepting nominations for the 2021 Governor’s Humanities Awards. These awards recognize individuals and organizations that demonstrate excellence in the public humanities. Leaders in the public humanities engage their communities in reflecting on diverse cultures, traditions, histories, and their relevance to current conditions of life. Past awards have recognized historians, novelists, tribal elders, philosophers, librarians, teachers, and other cultural leaders whose contributions have transformed lives and s...
