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On Monday night, June 29, and again on July 6, the Chinook Schools’ Reopening Committee met with local school board members to discuss the fall reopening strategies in response to COVID-19. Although no action was taken during either meeting, the group is developing a reopening plan for Chinook School District during the 2020-21 school year. This plan will be presented to the School Board in August. “We had a couple of good meetings and designed a tentative plan. It is a comprehensive one, so I don’t have the document complete yet,” Chinook Scho...
John Hebbelman is a lifelong resident of the Chinook area and Blaine County, spraying crops along the Hi-line for the past 55 years and flying planes for 60, being an aviator has defined who he is. On February 20, 2020, John learned that he had become the 84th recipient of the Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award. John also became the first Blaine County pilot to earn the prestigious honor. To be eligible to receive the award it takes years of dedication to win. There are three major...
Several people in Blaine County reported receiving invitations to take the Montana Opinion Survey, with a $5 gift card offered as remuneration. The solicitation asks participants to respond by July 13 to have their voices included. The notice, sent through the United States Postal Service, indicates that responses are important and “will help us understand the views of people like you in Montana on a number of issues important in our community.” The Montana Opinion Survey claims to be a project of Sequoia Research, a limited liability corporati...
After 40 years of service at the St. Paul's Mission Grade School, Sister Helen, Sister Chris and Sister Nora will head back to New York to be with friends and family in their hometown. The trio arrive at the school in 1980 and will head back to New York on July 6, 2020 after 40 years of service to the school and the community. The St. Paul Mission Church was first established in 1887 by the Bureau of Catholic Missions. The Church now serves as a kindergarten through eighth grade school. The Miss...
The Northern Alumni Foundation invites Hi-Line residents to join them this summer for a fun and free outdoor event on the MSU-Northern (MSUN) campus. Every Wednesday from July 15 through August 12, a local yoga teacher will lead a free yoga class. An idea inspired by MSUN Foundation CEO Shantel Cronk, the more social-distancing-friendly outdoor yoga classes will serve as an alternative to the movie nights of previous summers held in the Pershing Hall Courtyard. Trading a sedentary activity for one that includes exercise is also in line with...
Triangle Communications recently announced the names of twenty-seven area youth who won 2020 $1,000 Triangle Communication Scholarships. Among those recipients are two Blaine County residents: Raynee Hasler of Chinook and Tashon Scheaffer of Harlem. To win the scholarship committee's vote, the two young women had to provide evidence of academic achievement, community and school activity participation and leadership, and volunteer service and employment. A recommendation from an unrelated third...
Several weeks ago my wife and I were returning from a trip to the Fort Peck area. Drivers who've made that trip know there are not many places to take a break between Glasgow and Malta. We remembered a state rest area located about halfway between Hinsdale and Glasgow and decided to make a quick pit stop there on our way back home to Chinook. While waiting for my wife I began reading the informational sign at the rest stop that gave some information about the area. I was surprised to read that...
The Bear Paw Bowmen's Annual Barber Ranch Bow Shoot this year was a victim of the COVID-19 pandemic that has forced the cancellation of so many events. The Annual Bow Shoot takes place the third weekend of June, concluding on Father's Day each year. 2020 would have been its 22 year. The shoot has been a staple for many to start the summer each year and while its cancellation isn't what anyone wanted it was done in the best interest of everyone involved. Like so many other events that have been...
inic (CVC) since 1986, and for the past nine years, Melanie Skoyen has been his administrative assistant. While some things remain fairly constant; others change. On June 18, for the first time that Maureen Schmitt could remember, there were two vet students in the CVC building at 327 Missouri Street: Tylynn Rettig and Tianna Cronk. With experience that traces back to the late seventies when she was helping 4-H club members with their horse projects and currently as she facilitates embryo...
We have all seen them, cyclist trekking along U.S. Highway 2. Generally, those cyclist are heading east the first part of summer and west as fall approaches. We see them individually or in groups of 2-3-4. We see them camping in the city parks, at gas stations and occasionally in the local grocery store. But have you ever thought about the logistics of such an adventure? Where do they get their route from, where do they eat, sleep or shower or even, why do they do it. Harlem resident Genevieve...
Early last month, the Montana Flex2020 Task Force and the Montana Learn Task Force reported having completed their work and thanked Education Northwest for assisting in the compilation of their final reports. In a letter to Superintendent of Public Instruction Elsie Arntzen dated June 17, the Task Force members shared their recommendations and guidelines for reopening K-12 schools for the 2020-2021 school year. Superintendent Arntzen has consistently communicated her view that the “new normal” in Montana’s K-12 schools will look diffe...
Kourtney Hanson of Chinook will be competing for the title of Miss Montana 2020 July 23-25 in Glendive at the DCHS auditorium at 7PM nightly. This is rescheduled from June and approved with Covid-19 safe distancing and group gathering safety requirements. Each of the 13 candidates receives at least $950 in scholarships, in addition to leadership skills and lifelong friendships. Kourtney will be singing for the talent portion of the competition which accounts for 35% of the five judges scores....
Each year Iota Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma gives a scholarship to a Blaine County High School senior planning to major in education or to a Blaine County college student majoring in education. From this year's applicants, Kendra McMaster of Chinook was chosen to receive the scholarship. Kendra will be majoring in elementary education at MSU Billings. We wish Kendra the best in her pursuit of becoming an elementary educator....
Independence Bank would like to congratulate our employee, Lucas Reed, for recently completing the required training and testing to receive his Appraiser Trainee License! This is the first step towards becoming a Licensed Appraiser. He will spend the next two to three years training under Dave Anderson, of Anderson Appraising in Havre....
On June 24, from a room rented at Vine 19, Board Members of the Plant a Seed . . . READ organization announced the names of thirty-three lucky winners who purchased raffle tickets in their recent fundraising effort. The Grand Prize winner of $1500 was Hi-Line Rental. In second place, Lorraine Verploegen won $500, while Sandy Wilson secured the third place prize of $250. Shaylan Verploegen, who serves on the Board of Directors as the group’s treasurer, uploaded a live video to the organization’s Facebook Page during which the top three win...
BILLINGS, Mont., June 30, 2020 — USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds producers in Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming that for the 2021 crop year a Fall Seeded Practice has been added for: 1) Irrigated Alfalfa Forage Seeding in all Montana and Wyoming Counties; and 2) for Irrigated and Non-Irrigated Alfalfa Forage Seeding in all North Dakota and South Dakota Counties. The Forage Seeding crop insurance policy insures newly established forage stands during the initial crop year of establishment. The final date to pur...
Chinook resident Amber Miller, known to many as 'Amber Ace' was diagnosed with Stage 3 Cervical Cancer a few months ago. Last Monday, June 15, she completed her final treatment and is looking forward to receiving a clean bill of health. In addition to the many difficulties associated with Cervical Cancer, another is the huge amount of financial stress immediately placed on the individual. Amber Miller is a familiar face to many in the area, helping people out with all of their needs at Chinook...
Multiple competitions took place during the 90th Montana FFA Convention held late last month, and one of the winners was Alyssa Gruszie from the Chinook FFA. Gruszie emerged as a Star Farmer Finalist, making it in the top four among 175 competitors. In other competition, the Chinook FFA Chapter Conduct of Meeting team comprised of Bree Swanson, Morgan Friede, Ryley Hofeldt, Torin Cecrle, and Aislinn Handy placed fifth. Madilyn Gruszie also competed in Livestock. Because the 90th Annual Montana...
Lane Schmitt is a new doctor in town- a doctor of veterinary medicine (DVM). And he enjoys the rewards of being around his clients and forming friendships with livestock growers who raise the "best beef in the world," in his estimation. "I get to work in the best places-outdoors, under the big sky. On the job, I have seen some of the best places in the world!" Schmitt exclaimed. After graduating from Chinook High School in 2011, Schmitt enrolled in the Animal Science program at Montana State Uni...
HAVRE – Bear Paw Development Corporation was recently awarded $600,000 in federal funds by the U.S. Economic Development Administration to capitalize a new revolving loan fund that will be available for businesses and prospective entrepreneurs in the organization’s five-county region of northern Montana. The funds were matched by $150,000 in local funds to create a $750,000 revolving loan fund to assist existing business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs with their start-up or expansion needs. “This investment by the EDA, through a compe...
In April of 2019 the Blaine County Journal ran an article regarding the future of the P.A.W.S. Animal Shelter in Chinook being forced to close its doors due to a lack of volunteers. The founding members, having jobs of their own, were burning out and didn't have the time they used to have. After reading the story, Chinook resident, Alissa Hewitt was determined to fill the need and contacted Bonnie Weber and Laura Kleinjan immediately. In August of 2019 Bonnie invited Alissa to a P.A.W.S. Board...
The advent of COVID-19 brought about significant changes to the way courthouse proceedings move forward. One of the more significant changes came in the form of advancing its technology capabilities. Many, if not all of these changes will be utilize moving forward but not all improvements have been implemented as a result of COVID-19 mandates. Beginning in the fall of 2019 Blaine County District Attorney Kelsie Harwood began looking into purchasing technology that would improve drastically the w...
Blaine County Superintendent of Schools, Valerie White, reported that her office has recently been receiving an increase in the number of calls regarding homeschooling. White wants Blaine County residents to know that families considering homeschooling should not only understand Montana’s homeschool requirements but know the laws governing this academic option and the significant commitment required. The coronavirus pandemic, which thrust the country into a mass homeschooling experiment, may be the cause of that uptick in calls and may even h...
The Northwest Earth & Space Science Pipeline (NESSP) grant will be providing registration funding for fifty Montana teachers to attend distance learning through the National Science Teaching Association (NSTA) that supports students’ sense-making. The topic of this summer’s NSTA virtual program is distance learning strategies and assessment. NESSP partners, the Montana Office of Public Instruction and Montana Tech, understand that given the current teaching environment, teachers will be more likely to reach the goals of the NASA-funded gra...
BOZEMAN — Montana State University has announced its undergraduate honor rolls for spring semester 2020. There are two MSU honor roll lists, the President's List and the Dean's List. To be eligible for the lists, students must have earned at least 12 college-level credits. This honor roll list was current as of June 11 and includes all registration corrections or grade changes processed to that date. The 2,439 students with a perfect 4.0 grade point average for the semester were named to the President's List. An asterisk follows their names b...
