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Harlem Elementary has chosen third grader, Brandi Cochran, and fifth grader, Kehtsin Stiffarm, as the last ROARing students from 2019. Brandi and Kehtsin are super role models for their peers as they are Respectful, Organized, Always safe, and Responsible, and follow the ROAR rules at all times. Brandi and Kehtsin, you are phenomenal!...
An Independent Wine Consultant, as well as the Managing Director and Montana's Executive Recruiter for WineShop At Home, Tara Hofeldt speaks with enthusiasm and conviction when she talks about her ventures as a businesswoman: "Long ago, The Sage Grape was originally going to be a store front in town that I was going to open when the old Circle K building was for sale. However, the liquor licensing in Chinook at the time was a bit of a battle and very expensive, and when WineShop offered their...
Meadowlark Elementary Principal Shane Bartschi has announced the Students of the Month for November. Another fine group of well deserving students was selected and they are: Left to right: Amina Shellman, Paul Shellman, Liam Morrow, Kirbey Hofeldt, Kamry Gustitis, Lori Mord, Amanda Mulonet, Beau Elias, Darilyn Grossman, Richard Conrad, Janna Snedigar, Laurin Davies and Claire Rasmussen. Right: The students at Chinook's Meadowlark Elementary have made it a Holiday tradition to do their part to...
Despite the colder temperatures and weekend snowfall, the First Annual Chinook Volunteer Fire Department (CVFD) Coyote Hunt held December 6-8 saw 21 teams registered and out hunting. By Sunday night when all the counts were finalized, weights confirmed, and fur settled, top winners were declared. Based on total coyote tallies, winning first place in the Calling Class was the team comprised of Merle Young, Clint Crowley, Tyler Christman, and Cory Brothers. The second place team was Colter...
The Harlem Junior/Senior High School along with the Harlem Elementary School were placed in lock-down the afternoon of Monday. December 9, following an undisclosed threat. Students at both locations were kept at the school until being released in the early evening. School activities were shut down as well as extra curricular activities. Students and staff at both the Junior/Senior High School and Elementary returned to normal activity Tuesday and extra curricular activities returned to a normal schedule. The Blaine County Sheriff Department...
Bear Paw Cooperative is a Special Education Cooperative that serves 31 schools from as far east as Whitewater and as far west as Chester. Three nonmember districts lie within the Cooperative's boundaries: Havre Elementary School District, Havre High School, and Malta K-12 Schools. Currently located in the Carnegie Library Building at 421 Ohio Street in Chinook, the Co-op today is the largest of its kind in Montana, serving 20,000 square miles. It offers special education services and advocacy...
The Chinook Chapter of the FFA attended Winter Districts on Tuesday, December 10 in Winifred and brought home two awards. The Junior Parliamentary Procedure team captured second place, a status which qualifies them for State FFA competition, and Morgan Friede placed third in FFA testing. The Chapter also fielded teams in both Senior Parliamentary Procedure and Agricultural Sales, but those teams didn't earn qualifying scores. Torin Cercle, Ben LaVelle, Bree Swanson, Aislinn Handy, Morgan...
Chinook’s Division B Team had a great showing at the 35th Montana Science Olympiad (MTSO), according to their coach, Kendall Harwood. Held on Tuesday, November 26 in the Strand Union Building and other locations across Montana State University—Bozeman’s campus, the MTSO is billed as Montana’s premier STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) competition for youth. Several students formed teams to represent Chinook School District and came away with some top performances. Every year, at the Montana Science Olympiad (MTSO), middle...
Harlem Library The Book Challenge for December is to reread your favorite book. The 2019 Reading Challenge to read at least 52 books this year is quickly drawing to a close. When you complete either of these challenges contact the library. There will be no children’s programming the weeks of Dec. 23 or Dec. 30. Programs will resume the first full week of Jan. Book Club members may pick up their copy of the new book “Beneath a Scarlet Sky” by Mark Sullivan the week of Dec. 30. The first discussion will be Jan. 6, 4 P.M. in the meeting room....
Iota Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma, an international society for women educators, met November 25th at the Chinook Motor Inn with Val White as their guest speaker. Val spoke on the many responsibilities of her job as Blaine County Superintendent of Schools. We were pleased to have Val's mom, Cassie Morgan, in attendance. Cassie is a former Delta Kappa Gamma member and a former Blaine County Superintendent of Schools from 1957-1960. Also in attendance was current Iota member, Julie Terry, Val's...
On Monday, December 16, the Chinook Chapter of the FFA held its Greenhand Degree dinner in the Chinook High School shop. Members of the Chinook Chapter of the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) and the Family and Consumer Science classes did the cooking and the serving. According to the FFA Chapter’s Advisor, Robin Allen, all first year high school members generally earn the Greenhand Degree, which is an award given to first-year high school students who have demonstrated a thorough understanding of the history and purpose...
With Christmas right around the corner, it is no surprise how Respectful, Organized, Always safe, and Responsible all of our Harlem Elementary Lil' Elves have been, especially this week's ROARing students. Kindergartener, Richard Crantz, and sixth grader, Alex Skinner, were chosen to join the ROAR roster as they have displayed exceptional citizenship along with being super role models. Richard and Alex, we are proud of you!...
The Friends of the Harlem Library held their annual Wine & Cheese Fundraiser last Wednesday with proceeds going to projects being conducted throughout the year at the Harlem Library. For years guests were treated to a variety of wines and cheeses to enjoy throughout the night but this years event added a number of micro brews for patrons to enjoy. The fundraiser featured a number of items that were included in either the live auction or the silent auction. Gift baskets of homemade breads, an...
Columnist's note: I'd heard of cattle mutilations but when we moved to the Sweet Grass Hills (about this time a year ago) I began to learn about the specifics of these mysterious happenings. Bob Thompson and his family operate the 3U Cattle Ranch south of Whitlash. As we got to know the family our conversations turned to a cattle mutilation on their ranch in the summer of 2018. They had photos to document the carcass of a yearling left in one of their pastures. The photos were, well, weird and...
The Blaine County Fair Foundation invites surrounding communities to its First Annual Holiday Shopping Extravaganza on December 14 from 11:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. in the Commercial Building at the Blaine County Fairgrounds. The primary purpose of this event is to generate the funds needed for completing and operating the Indoor Event Center. As of last week, twenty-five vendors had already reserved their tables for this bazaar style shopping event where local artisans, hobbyists, small businesses, and other individuals will showcase their...
Samples from 25 deer harvested around the state tested positive for chronic wasting disease last week. The majority of the new positive samples were from animals harvested within CWD Management Zones, where the disease is known to exist. Two of the positive samples were from areas where the disease had not been previously detected. These include a mule deer doe harvested in hunting district 650 south of the Fort Peck Reservation, and a white-tailed buck harvested in HD 702 in Rosebud County. These two areas are adjacent to CWD Management...
The final results are in from the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Havre check station for the 2019 hunting season. The check station was open for eight weekends; from Oct. 12 (the open of general antelope) through Dec. 1 (the end of the deer/elk general season). Overall, hunter numbers were about average this year, mule deer harvest was well above average, and other big game and bird harvests were below average. Biologists gather a lot of valuable information and biological data on game animals brought through check stations, in addition to...
Harlem Library Thanks to everyone who supported the Friends of the Library Wine & Cheese Fundraiser! The children’s programming will continue as usual this week and next. Storytime for preschoolers meets Tues. at 10 A.M.; After School Squad for elementary students is held Wed. at 3:30 and Lego Club for all ages meets on Thurs. at 4:30. There will be no programs the week of Dec. 23 or Dec. 30. Programming resumes the first week of Jan. The library will be closed Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. Stop by to see the great selection of Chr...
The faculty and staff at Turner are happy to educate all children from the Big Flat and surrounding area. They and the children are busy this month preparing for the holiday programs and of course basketball!! There's always lots to do, but education always comes first. Those present for the photo are back row L-R: Jacquie Richman, head cook, Mrs. Bobbi Beck, Title, Mrs. Maggie Kimmel, Clerk, Mrs. Callie Phillips, Business, Mr. Zach Holland, History and PE, Mr. Tony Warren, Superintendent, Mrs....
On Saturday, December 7, twenty-one schools—from Browning to Wolf Point—gathered in Fort Benton for the Fort Benton Invitational Forensics Tournament. Three Blaine County Schools had teams competing at the tournament: Chinook High School, Harlem High School, and Hays/Lodge Pole High School. Chinook’s drama team finished second in Class C Sweepstakes. Helping their team earn sweepstakes points, freshmen Lillyanna Munari and Olivia Standiford competed in Classical Theater with a piece written in 1889 by William Dean Howells and called “The...
The Welding, Pipefitters, and Plumbing students at Montana State University-Northern (MSUN) held a free barbecue lunch on December 9 for the MSUN campus community. Supervised by Chuck Terry, the students cooked hamburgers and hot dogs on their newly constructed grill. According to Lorren Schlotfeldt, who teaches in the Apprenticeship Education Center at MSUN, the propane-fired grill, which also functions as a smoker, was hand-built by the welding and pipefitting students of MSUN. The grill's...
Agricultural producers can enroll in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs, two popular safety net programs, for the 2019 crop year. Interested producers must sign up for either program by March 15, 2020. The 2018 Farm Bill reauthorized and made updates to these two USDA Farm Service Agency programs. ARC provides income support payments on historical base acres when actual crop revenue declines below a specified guarantee level. PLC program provides income support payments on historical base acres when the...
The Community Thanksgiving Dinner in Chinook has been a long standing traditional gathering for more than three decades. Through the years a number of superb community minded individuals, groups and families have hosted the event. This years group was headed up by Mark and Betty Billmayer, Jay Eslick and Kathy O'Brien. In addition several familiar faces joined them in making the day run smoothly, including Larry Wisch, who has been on hand in some capacity for nearly every dinner service in...
The Indian National Finals Rodeo, Inc. (INFR) held its 44th championship event the end of October in Las Vegas. At the latest Finals Eddie Hawley and his team roping partner, Myles John, won their second consecutive world title. No stranger to this international competition, it was Eddie's thirteenth time to qualify to compete at the INFR and his fourth time to win a team roping championship. Eddie grew up in Hays and graduated from Dodson High School in 2002. He and his family now live in...
The Blaine County Fair will no longer compete with nor complement the Fourth of July celebrations of Blaine County citizens in 2020. To make the dates more 4-H friendly and to accommodate the PRCA rodeo schedule, the dates of the fair will be August 12-16. According to Fair Board Secretary, Debbie Ramberg, the fair will open on Wednesday night with the Kid’s Rodeo, Thursday and Friday will feature the PRCA rodeo, Saturday will play host to the Demolition Derby, and the grand stand event on Sunday will be the ever-popular pig wrestling. “We act...
