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Turner High School saw seven High School graduates and four Junior High Graduates in 2019. Graduation was held May 18, 2019 in the Turner gymnasium. Tracer Heilig opened the ceremony by giving a warm welcome. Melanie Watkins and Cody Welsh introduced the guest speaker, Mrs. Brenda Mohar. Mrs. Mohar was their PE and History teacher all through their High school years as well as their track coach. She told of many memories of the seven graduates as well as asking them for their favorite memory....
BOZEMAN – Montana State University has announced its undergraduate honor rolls for spring semester 2019. There are two MSU honor roll lists: the President’s List and the Dean’s List. To be eligible for the lists, students must be enrolled in 12 college-level credits. This list was current as of May 29 and includes all registration corrections or grade changes that have been processed to that date. The 1,163 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...
Following a lifelong passion for service and achieving a goal of obtaining a quality education, Columbia High School senior, Chandlor Bucklin will be headed to the United States Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. The Enterprise caught up with Bucklin to learn more about why he chose West Point, what he had to do to get in, and what he's hoping to gain from the experience. Why did you choose West Point over joining the military directly or participating in an ROTC program? Chandlor Bucklin:...
On June 7-8, Montana Actors’ Theatre (MAT) will be hosting a Renaissance-themed “faire,” Spring into the Past. The faire, a history-inspired festival of food, drink and entertainment, will be held at the MSU-Northern campus behind Pershing Hall where an “amphitheater” will be fashioned for the event. To add to what event organizers are describing as a “generally fun time for the entire family,” they invite all home brewers to enter their Home Brew Contest for a chance to win prizes and to be crowned Brewing Nobility. A Festival preview will...
The High School students of Turner High School were honored at a ceremony at the 2018-2019 year end. Students, teachers, and parents were invited to attend as coaches, teachers, and advisers gave their awards to students for their achievements in both sports and academics. Cody Welsh gave a warm welcome while everyone was being sat down at the ceremony. A dessert was served as well as coffee and lemonade. Mr. Russ McKenna, Superintendent, announced the Academic All State recipients as well as th...
Memorial Day services were held all across Blaine County on Monday. Above: Retired Army Lieutenant Colonel Tim Gaurdipee speaks at the Memorial Day at Kuper Memorial Cemetery. Gaurdipee spoke of the days meaning and how it began as Decoration Day following the loss of more than 620,000 American lives in the Civil War. His messaged asked people to have courage in their lives and thanked all who have served....
Memorial Day is celebrated on the last Monday in May. The day became an official holiday in 1971 but its roots go back more than a 150 years. The Civil War claimed the lives of more than 620,000 Americans and maimed several hundred thousand more. It destroyed countless acres of farmland, buildings, roads and homes. The origin of the first gathering is unclear and many locations claim to be the first, but in 1966 the federal government recognized Waterloo, New York as the official birthplace of Memorial Day. Communities of the time...
To keep her English 10 students at Chinook High School engaged during the final days of the school year and to close learning gaps as students grow towards career, college, and community readiness, Mrs. Julie Terry presented a unit called "Fifty Things I Didn't Learn in High School." The students chose topics from a list of fifty options, and Terry invited guest speakers in to present on those topics. On Monday, May 20, to close that unit, Erin and Michael Garrity of Triple Dog Brewing Company...
The Northern International Livestock Exposition (NILE) originated as an idea from the livestock committee of the Billings Chamber of Commerce in 1966. In 1967 the Public Auction Yards hosted an event to showcase the region’s vast livestock industry. By the fall of 1968, a full-fledged livestock show with 250 exhibitors and 600 entries was underway. The first NILE consisted of livestock shows, horse shows, and rodeo. Today, those traditions continue as the NILE Stock Show and ProRodeo has become one of the largest agricultural events of the N...
Spending time outdoors around water and in swimming pools is a great way to stay active and healthy during the summer season in Montana. The Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS), along with local health authorities, want to remind Montanans to stay safe while having fun in the water this summer, and to be aware of the health and safety risks that come into play around water. Over the past 10 years, there have been an average of 20 unintentional drowning deaths per year in Montana. Almost 50% of the drownings occurred in...
There has been an account sent up at Finley’s Food Farm for the family of Owen Powell to help pay for the funeral reception. That will cover the meat , buns and anything else that we may need. If you are wanting to help, this would be a great way to support this family. The Churches in town are helping with the food and the Alliance Church is organizing the meal. We are meeting on Friday May 31, 2019 at 10:00 to set up the tables at the commercial building....
On May 22, the fourth graders at Meadowlark Elementary put their learning on display in a State Projects Fair. Each fourth grade student researched a state, and Wednesday's fair provided an opportunity for them to share their learning with parents and other community members, who walked around to look at the displays, and visit with the students about their states from 2:00-3:00 p.m. at the school's gymnasium. According to fourth grade teacher, Ms. Shandel Fouts, the fourth grade social studies...
On last weeks news, Melanie Watkins was left off of the Graduating Seniors list. Our apologies to Melanie and her family. Loretta and Wally Beck attended Cooper Grabofsky’s Kindergarten graduation at the Turner School Monday afternoon. Susan Billmayer and Ed Zellmer went in to Harlem on Monday to a Parish Call Committee meeting at the church in the afternoon. Elissa and Caleb Zellmer returned Tuesday evening along with the 6-8 grades who attended the 3 day educational tour field trip of Southern Montana. Many sites were visited and seen by t...
Michelle Summers, a professional artist originally from Portland, Oregon, who currently serves as a resident artist with the Holter Museum of Art in Helena, Montana, presented an art program to Meadowlark Elementary on Monday, May 13, as part of the Art Mobile Montana Program. Similar to a bookmobile that expands the reach of traditional libraries by transporting books to potential readers and providing library services to people in otherwise - under served locations, Art Mobile Montana (AMM)...
MONTANA FSA MAY 2019 NEWSLETTER The U.S. Drought Monitor’s reporting feature offers producers an opportunity to submit drought impact and condition reports. The USDA, in partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, produced the U.S. Drought Monitor to include a reporting feature that allows producers to report local drought impacts and conditions. The report allows producers to: • Provide a written description of drought impacts on livelihood, activities, etc.; • Select categ...
At the Meadowlark Elementary School's end of year assembly held on Friday, May 24, fourteen fortunate students wearing helmets donated by First Bank rode off on bicycles donated by American Garage. The winners of the bike drawing were Avie Alisch, Janna Snedigar, Sasha Anderson, Hayden Paulsen, Nevaeh Christensen, Bella Brown, Amina Shellman, Alexus Gallus, Kiley Huravitch, Jerod Briere, Griffen Crowley, Falyn Cecrle, Dylan Dunbar, and Brianna Boettcher. According to co-owner of American Garage...
Each spring, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks receives several calls from people who have picked up deer fawns or other wildlife. FWP advises against this practice for several reasons. The agency does not accept, hold or rehabilitate deer and elk because the animals rarely survive the stress of captivity, and because of concerns with the spread of disease. So FWP’s likely response would be to tell people to leave the animals alone or return them to where they were found. While people mean well, they may not understand that their intervention c...
Opioid addiction is not new - many have suffered from this epidemic for years. Though highly addictive, opioids alone are not fully to blame for the overwhelming number of addicted individuals. There are other components which contribute to this deadly health concern. Prescribed to treat acute pain, if a person is taking opioids for extended periods of time their body can become immune to the dose. At this stage, pain increases while the effectiveness of the medication decreases. Additionally,...
For Immediate Release HELENA — A program to offer student debt assistance to young farmers and ranchers in Montana was signed into law on Friday, May 10, and will encourage young people to pursue a career in agriculture, Montana’s leading industry. Governor Steve Bullock signed HB 431, which will create a student loan debt assistance program to aid young farmers and ranchers in paying off up to 50 percent of their student loans when they commit to at least 5 years of farming or ranching. Students must have graduated from a Montana Uni...
For Immediate Release Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks recently discovered that the call-in numbers listed on many of the small gold mailed-out cards sent to those anglers with Upper Missouri harvest tags are incorrect. Cards are mailed out to anglers that successfully draw a harvest tag for the Upper Missouri River Paddlefish season (White Tag) and are also handed out when anglers purchase both Yellow and Blue tags. Both numbers listed on the gold card are disconnected. It seems that some anglers, however, were mailed a card where the numbers...
The MBI student leadership team (SLT) at Meadowlark Elementary School (MES) conducted a Community Service Day where all the sixth graders set out to visit five sites in Chinook to volunteer on May 14. According to SLT member, Brianna Boettcher, the group adopted the idea after attending Inclusive Youth Days 2018 on December 2-3 at the Billings Convention Center. Sponsored by the Montana Office of Public Instruction and Special Olympics Montana, Inclusive Youth Days featured Service Projects on...
Loretta Beck was to GreatFalls on Thursday for a medical appt. Afterwards she enjoyed lunch with her sister, Laura Sherwood. Susan Billmayer spent the week in Great Falls with Emily attending the Special Olympics. Graduation was held on Saturday for the Senior Class and for the Eighth grade graduates. Brenda Mohar was the featured speaker for the ceremony. Graduates are Kurt Calvert, Raegan Conlan, Rylee Conlan, Tracer Heilig, Clayton Krass, and Cody Welsh. Eighth grade grads were Charlie Calvert, Colton Honey, Dakota Krass and Chantry...
As the end of the school year nears, Harlem Elementary has become an extremely popular and busy site. One of the major activities this week included the traditional Wax Museum held by the 6th grade students. Since the 5th grade States Report presentation was held simultaneously with the Wax Museum, the coordinated planning made it very convenient for parents, family, and schoolmates to attend both events. As the 6th graders can attest to, many hours of researching is involved with each...
Under the direction of teacher adviser Mrs. Emily Scofield, the MBI student leadership team (SLT) at Meadowlark Elementary School hosted a talent showcase on Monday, May 20 at 2:00 in the school's gymnasium. This was a student led project featuring talent from students in grades 4-6. "The school I attended previously put on a talent show, and it was fun, so I shared the idea with our student leadership team," SLT member Brianna Boettcher said. Mrs. Jill Paulsen's fifth graders launched the...
