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The Chinook Area Chamber of Commerce held its 3rd Annual Farmer/Rancher & Community Appreciation night at the Blaine County Fairgrounds Commercial Building this past Saturday. A good crowd was on hand to take part in the celebration. Guest began arriving around 6:00 p.m. for a cocktail social hour with service being provided by the Bear Paw Saloon. Chinook Area Chamber of Commerce President Daniel Dahl then welcomed everyone to the event and stated the goal of what the Chamber wanted to focus...
Farming has never been said to be easy. It takes long hours and hard work to get the harvest completed in a perfect scenario. Add in unpredictable weather, including high winds, a winter storm with plenty of wet snow and freezing temperatures and the level of difficulty is near impossible. Soggy fields and wheat and barley layed on its side due to the heavy snow and the likelihood that getting a combine into remaining fields may not happen has left producers with a predicament that may carry over into the spring. In addition the weather and...
In the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Monday, October 7, in Washington D.C., Montana Senator Steve Daines and President of the Montana Stockgrowers Association, Fred Wacker from Miles City, were present for the signing of the U.S.-Japan trade agreement. According to the Montana Stockgrowers Association, the agreement should deliver several million dollars in beef prices for Montana. Calling Monday a historic day for Montana agriculture, as this trade agreement will help level the playing field for Montana ranchers and farmers in...
SU) are hosting Farm Bill meetings on October 23rd, at 1:00 p.m. at the Havre High School Auditorium located at 900 18th Street in Havre Montana and on October 24th, at 8:00 a.m. at the Phillips County Library located at 10 South 4th Street East in Malta Montana. The meetings are free and open to the public. Meeting attendees will learn about FSA’s Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs authorized by the 2014 and 2018 Farm Bills. Learning more about ARC and PLC is important for producers who must make a d...
Director of University Relations, Jim Potter reported last week that enrollment at Montana State University-Northern (MSUN) is up this semester. “This is the first time that we have been up in several years when most of the campuses in the state are currently experiencing a decline,” Potter said. MSUN reported that 1086 students were attending classes, which is up slightly over last year’s fall enrollment of 1082. MSUN is seeing significant growth in its education, nursing, and trade programs. Due in part to consortium agreements with Fort...
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 2020 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...
The October meeting of the Big Flat 4-H Club was held on Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019, at the Turner Christian Church. Before our business meeting, we held a fun day to encourage potential new members to join. Blaine County Extension Agent, Juliann Snedigar, spoke about 4-H, the wide variety of projects that are available, expectations and the life-long benefits that it has to offer. Current members and leaders spoke about their projects and brought examples of what they have done in the past. Hilary Richman brought games that we all enjoyed, and we h...
With the Oct. 12 opening of pheasant season, bird hunters around Montana will be beating the brush hoping to flush a rooster or two. These hunters, particularly in the western half of the state, should be prepared for an encounter with a grizzly bear. In recent years, grizzly bear populations have expanded into areas where they haven’t been for decades, including on the prairies away from the Rocky Mountain Front, in the valleys of western Montana and in valleys and mountains of southwest, southcentral and central Montana. Even in areas w...
Turner Fire Department: The students at Turner School received visitors from the Turner Volunteer Fire Department this past Thursday. The firemen came into the classrooms and told of some important fire safety rules, what to do in the case of a fire, changing batteries on your smoke detector, meeting places, etc. They also showed the children their uniforms and how to tell what kind of fire it is by the uniforms that they wear. The students enjoyed their visit and were able to ask questions. Tha...
Mark your calendars for 12:30 P.M. Sunday October 27th. JUMP's Mission team will be hosting a Star Wars mystery dinner for the community to kick off mission fundraising this year. This may sound familiar, as it will be the third time JUMP has put on a mystery dinner for the public and as always they are more fun than a light saber fight! When you think of mystery dinners you may think dinner theater and murder mysteries. At JUMP's dinner party the mystery will be more of "what did I just...
On Sunday, October 20, the Harlem Lutheran church will host their annual Harvest Dinner and Bazaar from 12 -2pm. The menu features a ham dinner with all the trimmings and dessert. Take-outs and deliveries are available; please call 353-2234 before 11:30 if possible. Prices for the dinner are: Adults, $12; Ages 6-12, $6; and ages 5 and under, free. In addition to the meal, a bazaar and bake sale will offer homemade bakes goods and crafts. The church is also sponsoring a raffle for a quilt made and donated by Ethel Siemen with all proceeds going...
This is the seventh year that four local congregations in Chinook have hosted young adult volunteers. The Young Adult Volunteer program (YAV's) places volunteers at nine sites in the U.S. and six in foreign countries. Emily Osborn, from La Porte, Indiana, and Sophie Schreiber, from Sandy, Utah, arrived the end of August to begin their year of service in Chinook. They will work with various community and youth groups as well as church-related organizations. The local Presbyterian, Methodist,...
Havre, Montana – Dr. Michelle Donaldson is an Orthopedic Surgeon at the Northern Montana Specialty Medical Center in Havre. She has spent the last 19 years as a team physician for the US Olympic Snowboarding Team. She will now be adding a new title onto her resume; Team Physician for the US Olympic Equestrian Eventing Team. She is set to travel with the team this month to Holland to cover the Nations Cup. It is the last big International event for the team before the Tokyo Olympics in 2020. F...
Each October, the Nez Perce (nimi-pu) Tribe makes its way back to the Bear Paw Battlefield 15 miles south of Chinook to commemorate the final battle of the 1877 flight of their ancestors as they attempted to reach Canada. This humbling event often includes a drum circle a pipe circle, pictured above and testimony from descendants and tribal elders with first hand knowledge past down through the years of what transpired. This past Saturday many were on hand to solemnly pay their respects at this...
What can anyone say about the weather in North Central Montana, especially when it comes to October-March. Most residents of Blaine County have lived here for the majority of their life and as adults with 20-30-40 years of living on the Hi-line we can say we've pretty much seen it all. Even newcomers to the region, with just five to ten years of living in the region, can say they have pretty much seen it all. It's easy to look back to 2015 when we experienced a more than mild winter and plenty o...
The family of Tristan Billmayer is pleased to announce the winner of the 2019 Mental Health Field Scholarship in the amount of $500. 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. Congratulation Kiera and best of luck as you pursue your degree. The Tristan Billmayer Memorial Mental Health Field...
The Fort Belknap Indian Reservation held a Primary Election where the top two vote getters in each of eight districts will advance to the General Election on Tuesday, November 5, 2019. The Primary Election took place on Tuesday, October 1 with 32 individuals seeking 16 spots in the General election. On Wednesday the Fort Belknap Election Committee certified the primary results. The official results were certified and signed by Election Committee Chairman Maurice Gail Adams, Election Committee Member, Nickolee Kirkaldie, Election Committee Membe...
Every year on Veterans Day, our nation honors the people who risk their lives to protect our country. Social Security’s disability program is an important part of our obligation to wounded warriors and their families. For military members who return home with injuries, Social Security is a resource they can turn to. If you know any wounded veterans, please let them know about Social Security’s Wounded Warriors website. You can find it at www.socialsecurity.gov/woundedwarriors. The Wounded Warriors website answers many commonly asked questions,...
The local Iota Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma Society International for women educators held their first meeting of the 2019-2020 year on Monday, September 23 at the Chinook Grill. Following the business meeting, Samantha French, Director of the Blaine County Museum in Chinook, spoke on her educational background and future plans for the museum. Our next meeting will be Monday, October 28 at 5:30 p.m. at the Chinook Grill....
Meadowlark Elementary Principal Shane Bartschi has announced the Students of the Month for September. Another fine group of well deserving students was selected and they are: Emma Klingaman, Rylee Chaffin, Gus Buck and Laura Danley, Akaysha Kelly, Jaxton Crowley, Claire Buck, Hadley Wicks, Hadley Smotherman, Natalie Hofeldt and Ashton Kokkeler. Harlem Elementary has chosen kindergartener, McKearen Stiffarm, and fourth grader, Persais Messerly, as the newest ROARing students for the first week...
In an effort to connect better with the younger people of our community, the Chinook Police Department has made themselves more readily available to the students at Meadowlark Elementary....
Firefighters in each Department as provided to the Blaine County Journal: Chinook Volunteer Fire Department Jim Conrad - Captain, Debbie Cross – Treasurer, Ian Davies – Captain Scott Gallus – Assistant Chief, Preston Gilmore, Jason Haider - Captain Kraig Hansen – Chief, Dennis Kleinjan, Kylee (Kaul) Minnis, Aaron Morrow, Greg Mosness - Secretary, Chris Mundlin, William Robb, Durwin Williams – Captain, Elmer D Zarn, Karla Kennedy-Zarn Donald Cross, Adrian Reichenberg, Billy Haugen – Reserve, Da...
When Blaine County residents left work Friday afternoon in preparation for the weekend in front of them many were focused on battening down the hatches and preparing for what was predicted to be a severe early-season winter storm. Fresh on the minds of many residents was the heavy snowfall that fell upon the region during record setting and extreme damage causing storm that occurred in the first week of October 2017. That storm paralyzed the county, leaving thousands without power for days on...
Diabetes affect millions of Americans and the state of Montana is one of the most affected in the country. In Montana, Blaine County is ranked number three in residents affected with the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation seeing numbers affected double of the state average. There are three types of Diabetes: Type 1 - Commonly believed to be an autoimmune condition where for unknown reasons the persons body attacks the beta cells in the pancreas that produce insulin. The damage is irreversible and p...
Agricultural producers can now 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 (FSA) 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...
