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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...
On March 21, Meadowlark Elementary School staff and students brought awareness to people with Down syndrome with a "Rock Your Socks" Day. Down Syndrome International (DSI) selected the date for very clever reasons; the 21st day of the third month is a hat-tip to the uniqueness of the triplication of the 21st chromosome which leads to Down syndrome. DSI coordinates the Twitter campaign, #lotsofsocks and encourages people all over the world to wear socks, t-shirts or brightly colored clothing to...
BOZEMAN, Mont., March 20, 2019 – The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service in Montana is accepting applications for the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) Wetlands Reserve Easements. While NRCS accepts easement applications on a continuous basis, NRCS has set a deadline of April 19, 2019, to apply for 2019 funding. “Easements are sometimes a perfect fit for a landowner who is looking to protect his or her land from future development or to protect and improve wetlands or provide critical habitat for wildlife,” said Erik...
Glenna Ammen was to the Little Tornadoes Jamboree games on Saturday at the Turner School. Bill and Mary Hake thoroughly enjoyed watching the little ones play at the Jamboree on Saturday.in Havre. Don and Bonnie Harmon attended the Hoop Fest in Havre on Saturday. Ron and Susan Fox attended the basketball games in Turner Saturday. Remember that the Catholics will be holding their Spring Dinner this coming Sunday at the Big Flat Catholic Church. This weekend the games will be at Turner with Tornado girls playing to start the day off at 10:00 and...
Don’t forget to attend the Annual Spring Dinner at the Big Flat Catholic Church this coming Sunday, March 31st from 12-2 pm. They will also have a Bazaar and it opens at 11:30 am. They are serving Turkey with all the trimmings. Come out and enjoy a great meal. Brenda and Terry Mohar and Aislin enjoyed a barbacue at Dusty and Misty Mohars on Saturday. Kathy and Ed Zellmer were to Havre on Friday and enjoyed pizza for Brady’s 10th birthday with Jordan and Elissa and family. Gene and Susan Billmayer were to Great Falls on Monday and Tuesday for...
FORT HARRISON/ HELENA, MT,--March 15, 2019 For Immediate Release Montana, a Proud Partner with The U.S.A. Vietnam War Commemoration, is Commemorating Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day on March 29, 2019 throughout the State. This is a Vietnam War 50th Anniversary Commemorative Event sponsored by the Montana Governor’s Office, the Montana Department of Military Affairs, the Montana Military Museum, American Legion Post #2 (Lewis & Clark Post), the Oro Fino Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution and the Veterans Administration (See www.viet...
The Western Governors' Association (WGA) announces its 4th Annual "Celebrate the West" regional art competition that challenges high school students to create works of art inspired by their state. The 2019 competition entry deadline is April 28, and students are welcome to submit artwork used for other contests or assignments. Last year's overall winner was Karina Yang of Hamilton High School in Arizona who took home First Place and $1,000 cash prize for her acrylic painting, The Old and the...
The Montana Trapping Advisory Committee will hold its fifth and final meeting Tuesday and Wednesday, April 2 and 3, in Helena at the U. S. Forest Service building, 2880 Skyway Drive. The meeting runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Apr. 2, and from 8 a.m. to mid-afternoon on Apr. 3. FWP assembled this citizens’ committee to provide recommendations that ensure population viability of trapped species, the humane treatment of animals and the minimization of social conflict. The committee represents the spectrum of opinions on trapping. During the meeting...
It was the main event on July 20, 1969. Astronauts Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, and Michael Collins, NASA's Apollo 11 crew, had made the historic, 240,000 mile trip from Earth to the moon. At 10:56 p.m. EDT, with millions of people gathered around their televisions to watch or their radios to listen, Armstrong and Aldrin stepped off the lunar landing module, the Eagle, and became the first humans to walk on the surface of the moon. After the two stepped onto the lunar surface, Armstrong...
A Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Bowhunter Education course date has been set for the Havre area. There will be a regular youth classroom course starting on April 22, and an adult online “field day” course on April 27. Archery hunters must have purchased a Montana bow and arrow license prior to hunting during the archery-only season. To purchase a bow and arrow license an individual must meet one of the following requirements: • show completion of a bowhunter education course • show proof of purchase of a previous year’s bow and arrow lic...
On March 25-26 during parent-teacher conferences, Meadowlark Elementary held a Scholastic Book Fair. Those attending encountered "Pardon the Inconvenience" signs to indicate that the school is under construction. The method previously used for releasing the locked doors to allow visitors to enter is no longer functioning as the elementary school undergoes the process of upgrading to a security system similar to the one at the high school. In other news from Meadowlark, at an assembly last week,...
Certified boater training for Tiber and Canyon Ferry reservoir is available online at cleandraindrymt.com. Watercraft owners who primarily recreate on either Tiber or Canyon Ferry reservoir can receive the Certified Boater designation. The online training course provides participants with information about the invasive mussel threat; how to appropriately clean, drain and dry watercraft; and why it’s important for everyone to take responsibility in protecting Montana’s waterbodies. Certified Boaters are expected to do a self-inspection eve...
Principal Jon Martin reported that Family Learning Night, which was held at Meadowlark Elementary School earlier this month, saw around 100 children attend, the largest turn-out yet for this event in four years. The theme for Family Learning Night was "Across the Universe." Parents accompanied their children on a journey through various stations and activities, collecting passport stamps as they made progress through ten different stations, including the STARLAB® from the Museum of the...
