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The children of Harlan Krass would like to invite everyone to attend a party for his 90th birthday at the Turner Lutheran Church this Sunday, April 14th, from 2:00-4:00 p.m. Come visit and have cake, cookies, and coffee with him. Everyone is welcome to attend! This past weekend, Cassie, August, and Evelyn Handran and Teresa Cornell traveled to Billings to visit with the Dalton Cornell family. Loretta Beck attended the Auxiliary meeting in Turner on Wednesday evening. Linda Hauge and Anita Reed took Harlan and Jane Krass to Havre on Tuesday for...
In the spirit of a carnival barker, bold red and white striped posters around town attempt to attract patrons to an entertainment event: Come one; come all! The Blaine County 4-H Teen Leaders will be hosting a Carnival and Spaghetti Dinner on Friday, April 12. This family-friendly event will take place from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Chinook High School, located at 528 Ohio Street. Carnival games for all ages will be set up in the Floyd Bowen Gymnasium, and a free-will donation spaghetti feed will be served in the high school lunchroom. According to...
The 89th Annual Montana FFA State Convention was held at Montana State University (MSU) in Bozeman on April 3-6, and several Chinook FFA Chapter members returned home with awards. Kendra McMaster, Cord Schneider, Ryle Elliot, and Rachel Gunderson earned their State Degrees, the highest FFA degree in Montana. Elliot was also selected as the State Winner in the Ag Mechanics and Repair Maintenance proficiency and won the State Star in Ag Placement. Those accomplishments qualify Elliot for National...
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, Region 6 For Immediate Release Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks and participating land owners will open some Block Management Areas (BMAs) for spring turkey hunting along the Milk River and in one area south of Zortman. Twelve areas will be open for the spring turkey season, beginning April 13, and running through May 19. Most of the properties are located along the Milk River between Hinsdale and Nashua. One additional property is located just south of Zortman in Goslin Flats, which is a portion of the Square...
Spring is traditionally a time for field trips. Warmer weather and predictably passable roads make such scheduling possible. In the spirit of spring travel, on April 11, Meadowlark Elementary School fifth graders will be traveling to Great Falls, where they will visit Giant Springs Fish Hatchery and the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Interpretive Center. Originally constructed in 1928 and updated in 1984, Giant Springs Fish Hatchery is a production facility adjacent to the Giant...
The first National Autism Awareness Month was declared by the Autism Society in April 1970, and in 2015, then President Barack Obama issued a White House proclamation recognizing World Autism Awareness Day as April 2. These designations are part of a nationwide effort to promote autism awareness, inclusion, and self-determination for all and to assure that each person with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is afforded the opportunity to achieve the highest possible quality of life. ASD affects about one in every 68 children in the United...
Dr. Jed Baker, Director of the Social Skills Training Project, an organization serving individuals with autism and social communication challenges, was at the Fifth Avenue Christian Church in Havre on April 3, the day after Autism Awareness Day, to present a workshop entitled “Managing Frustration, Anxiety and Teaching Social Skills.” Jon Martin, Meadowlark Elementary School Principal; Anne-Marye Ymzon, Special Education faculty; and Tammy Edwards, first grade teacher at Meadowlark Elementary, attended this free training designed for parents, g...
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, Region 6 For Immediate Release The cold, snowy, late winter we’ve had in Region 6 has many citizens concerned about game birds such as pheasants, grouse, and partridge. Although these species are well adapted to make it through even tough winters, there is something landowners can do to help birds next winter- plant a food plot! Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks has two options to help landowners establish food plots for game birds: standing grain plots and NEW diverse seed mixes. Standing grain plots: For s...
Guitar pickers, poets, and storytellers from across Canada and Montana will take up residence in Chinook for three days to pick cowboy tunes, recite cowboy poems, and tell cowboy jokes. This smörgasbord of talent, humor, history, and entertainment is called the Montana Country Poets and Pickers Western Heritage Roundup. Presented by the Chinook Chapter of the FFA, the event will take place from April 12-14 in Chinook High School's (CHS) Lloyd Sweet Auditorium at 7:00 p.m. In its 25th year, the...
When the Harlem VFW closed its doors nearly a year ago and the Bowling Alley had returned its last ball on May 31, 2018, many wondered what would happen to the building. For years the building served the community in more ways than just a VFW Club. It was used to host parties, wedding receptions, banquets and so many other functions. With its closing the community was left without a venue to hold special events. The VFW building was left in the hands of three Officers, including the Commander...
For some, the slightest mention of running makes their body cringe with a deeply rooted desire to do anything else. For others running is therapeutic and their willingness to pursue it is borderline addictive. Yet there are some who simply just enjoy it. They like the feeling running provides them, the escape and time away from the clutter of the world. Many people run daily, maybe a mile or two, some days a few more but there are some among us who take it to the next level by running...
The Blaine County Courthouse Annex was severely damaged by a major spring storm a year ago. Extensive damage to the roof forced the immediate relocation of the Blaine County Health Department, the MSU-Blaine County Extension Office the Blaine 1 Ambulance crew. After months of planning, research and construction, the facility is nearly ready for it's relocated tenants to return to their offices. The MSU-Extension was relocated the old Justice of the Peace offices in the basement of the Blaine...
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Hunter Education classroom course dates have been set for the Havre area for this year, and there are two more courses offered this spring. The courses will be held at MSU-Northern at Cowan Hall, room 300, and are free of charge. The course dates are as follow: Class 2: April 4, 6-7 p.m.- orientation April 8-12- class April 13- field day/live shoot Class 3: May 9, 6-7 p.m.- orientation May 13-17- class May 18- field day/live shoot For youth to be eligible to hunt and be fully certified during the 2019 season,...
Max and Kirsti Cederberg, and Lenny Erickson attended the Catholic Church dinner on Sunday. Chelsi Jones and fiance, Jordan, and Don and Marilyne Berger came out to Turner and accompanied Terry and Tammy Jones to the Catholic Church Spring dinner. Max and Kirsti Cederberg attended a church meeting in Harlem on Sunday. Then afterwards, they went on to Havre to visit Barb and Chuck Salerno. They will be celebrating their 46th Anniversary tomorrow. On their way home, they stopped in Chinook to visit Aunt Edith Bilger. Glenna Ammen attended the...
From the Heart of Montana to the Hearts of Tanzania fundraiser dinner, presentation, and silent auction will be on April 6 at the Boys and Girls Club of the Hi-Line located at 500 1st Avenue in Havre starting at 5 o'clock. The event will begin with Dr. Carley Robertson and Diane Brown, RN, giving a presentation on this medical mission. They both were on the mission in 2017. Following the presentation, the cowboy cocktail dinner will be served. A cowboy cocktail is smoked pulled pork, beans,...
Susan Billmayer attended the funeral service for Lorraine Schwenke in Malta on Monday. The Elementary Basketball Jamboree was held in Turner on Saturday with St. Judes and Box Elder playing the Turner teams. There is one more Jamboree in Chester this coming Saturday. The Turner girls and boys games are at 12:00 and 1:00 vs. Big Sandy, then vs. CJI at 2:00 and 3:00. Susan Billmayer went to Billings for a dental appointment on Wednesday. The High School Track Team will meet in Havre on April 3 and in Glasgow on April 5. Susan and Gene Billmayer...
The kids had a great time doing the project with their families. The following are comments made by the students: Aspen: I had fun making my trap. I had fun spending time with my mom making it. Kynlie: I had fun making it. My mom helped me a little bit. I put food in my trap. Piper: I liked hanging out with mom. I liked decorating it. My little brother ate my candy coins. Sasha: I liked that I drew the sign. I like that he/she will see the gold and he will jump down and get stuck in a sticky...
In 2018, USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) established a new acreage reporting deadline for perennial forage for 2019 and subsequent years. Previously set in the fall, the new deadline is July 15 for all states, except for Hawaii and Puerto Rico. Timely and accurate acreage reports for all crops and land uses, including prevented planting or failed acreage, are the foundation for many FSA program benefits, including disaster programs for livestock owners. Producers must report their acreage to maintain program eligibility. Producers who have...
A hardy group of Free People Reading Freely, Blaine County Library’s Book Club, met on March 4 at the library. Their next meeting is scheduled for Monday, April 8 at 7:00 p.m. at the Blaine County Library. The book club’s March conversation began with the January release of Montana Public Broadcasting Service’s “The Great Montana Read” and their list of Montana’s “best-loved novels.” One of the books that made the Top Five was Fools Crow by James Welch, a novel that has received challenges in high schools in both Helena and Bozeman because...
On Friday, April 5, Meadowlark Elementary students will be taking a field trip to the Montana Actors' Theater, the resident theatre company on the campus of Montana State University-Northern. The upper grade students who will be traveling for the evening performance will see the production of Fantastic Mr. Fox, not only for further exposure to a theater experience but because one of Chinook's fifth grade students, Mara Edwards plays a role. In the show, which opened on March 22 and runs through...
Ever since she was a young girl growing up on the family ranch south of Chinook near Cleveland, Shaina Hofeldt has known that she wanted to be in the restaurant business. "Because I have always loved to cook, I would often, unsuccessfully, beg Dad to let me stay home and cook instead of going to chase cows. When Kyla and I were little, we would imitate a steakhouse in our basement by setting up a table with cloth napkins and candlelight. We made menus for the dinner and served our mom, dad, and...
We've had another long, cold winter again, but a sure sign that spring is upon us is seeing that cattle are on the move. Zane Powell, on the quad-runner and Teddy Powell to the left make sure all of their cattle make it through the gate and onto their ranch south of Chinook. The warming temperatures and the rapid snow melt may cause some flooding in the area but we can only wait and see....
Travelers driving the Hi-Line will likely notice evidence from town to town that they are in Ag country. This evidence might manifest in the form of an alfalfa field, a pasture dotted with grazing cattle, or a grain field swaying in the breeze. Further indication occurs in nearly every small town, which features an agriculture supply store or an implement dealership so that the diverse and colorful group of farmers and ranchers that call the Hi-Line home have access to all the parts and...
Last week during National Agriculture Week, a week set aside to recognize and celebrate the abundance provided by agriculture, Blaine County Veterinary Service learned that they had won a 2018 Best of Chinook Award in the category of Veterinarian. The doctors and staff at the clinic were honored to receive the community's support and approval implied by this award. "We would like to thank everyone for this great award," Lynette Nussbaum said in a phone interview. "The award arrived in the mail...
Chinook High School student Cord Schneider recently received second place honors in the Montana Teenpreneur Roundup. Schneider's existing business, Mega Fab, manufactures custom full-frontal truck bumpers. Robin Allen, Chinook's VoAg educator and FFA advisor, sponsored the submission. Montana Teenpreneur Roundup is an annual competition for high school students hosted by the Bozeman-based nonprofit One Montana. The Roundup provides an opportunity for Montana's next generation of innovators and...
