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If making a profit can define success, then the inaugural Blaine County Brew Fest held in the Commercial Building at the fairgrounds on January 26 was a success. According to Fair Board member Loren Skoyen, plans are already in the works to make this an annual affair. Although the Fair Foundation contacted 53 breweries, only seven Montana breweries were represented at the Brew Fest: Busted Knuckle from Glasgow, Jeremiah Johnson from Great Falls, Draught Works from Missoula, Bitterroot Brewing...
The word beacon has its origin in Old English when its meaning referred to a signal or lighthouse. Beacons were used not only by ships and later by airfields as a warning or guidance system but as a means for carrying news. A fire or light set up in a high or prominent position could also provide a sign of celebration. Since the 1600s, the word beacon has figuratively referred to a person or thing that illuminates or inspires. Drawing from these historical meanings, once a month, the Journal wil...
Happy Valentines Day Everyone. Susan Billmayer visited Jane and Harlan Krass on Sunday and brought them a plate of Valentines goodies from the Hogeland Lutheran Ladies. So very nice. Melissa Hiniker was out visiting her grandparents, Ed and Katy Zellmer over the weekend. Loretta Beck took her car to Havre for some service on Tuesday and rode back with son Shawn Beck, and Chris Maloney. While there, she visited Helen Maloney and Virginia McCracken. Gene Billmayer attended a CHS wheat growers meeting in Havre on Wednesday. On Thursday, Ed and...
With the new year, the Blaine County Fair Foundation (BCFF) shifted into full fundraiser mode for the 2019 Blaine County Fair and fairgrounds. The Foundation’s first annual Brewfest held on January 26 netted approximately $1500. More than 250 people attended the event organized under the leadership of Loren Skoyen and James DesRosier. Ongoing fundraising continues for the Indoor Event Center with the opportunity to purchase a custom brick memorializing a loved one, family ranch, individual, or business. According to BCFF Secretary, Laura K...
A week of intensive practice sessions with the Missoula Children's Theater (MCT) Tour Actor/Directors culminated for area youth on Saturday, February 2, at 1:00 p.m. and again at 3:30 p.m. at the Lloyd Sweet Auditorium at Chinook High School with a full stage musical production of The Frog Prince. Conceived and written by Michael McGill with music and lyrics also by McGill, the story is set in the royal swamp and features a lonely frog and a selfish princess in starring roles. Hoping to perform...
The Fort Belknap Indian Community invites everyone to join them for the 51st Annual Fort Belknap Mid-Winter Fair which is being celebrated this week, February 5–9. The events of this year's fair not only align with its theme, Celebrating Our Talents, but promise to showcase talent. Concessions opened at the Bingo Hall/Community Center, the site of most events, at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, followed by booth set-up from 10:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m. Set-up continued again all day on Tuesday, and a...
In addition to conducting rehearsals for "The Frog Prince," the Missoula Children's Theater (MCT) production team hosted educational workshops for area students. January 28-February 1 became a week steeped in theater as each grade at Meadowlark Elementary School was treated to a theater workshop. Zurich Elementary students also received a school visit on January 29. During the week, Meadowlark third and fifth graders engaged with MCT residents Ali Thompson and Kayla McSorley, in an acting...
For Immediate Release HELENA—The Office of Public Instruction announced today that nomination and application forms are available for the 2020 Montana Teacher of the Year Program. Members of the public can fill out a simple form to nominate a teacher. Teachers can self-nominate by filling out an application. All current and actively teaching Montanans who are making a positive difference in the lives of students are encouraged to apply. If nominated, the OPI will reach out to the nominated teacher and ask them to fill out an application. N...
For Immediate Release BOZEMAN – The Montana State University Pesticide Education Program will be coordinating five regional pesticide training events across Montana in April. These seven-hour trainings are designed for individuals who want to learn more about pesticides and/or qualify for a Montana private applicator license. A private applicator license enables pesticide applicators to purchase and use restricted use pesticide products to manage pests on land they own, rent or lease. The registration fee is $30 and will cover training material...
Gene and Susan Billmayer and Emily returned Thursday night from Sun City, AZ, where they have been visiting Jim and Helen Billmayer. Ed Zellmer visited at the Wally Beck home on Monday. Duane and Carol Klindworth visited Carol’s folks Friday in Havre. They also visited Helen Maloney and Virginia McCracken at the Care Center. Terry and Brenda Mohar were in Billings Thursday and Friday to be with grandson Colter who had surgery there. Anita Reed accompanied Jane and Harlan Krass to the dentist in Havre on Tuesday. Loretta Beck drove to Great F...
The top finishers in the local spelling Bee were: Tate Beck, Gracie Honey, Dakota Krass, and Chantry Jorgenson. The top four students will represent Turner School at the County Spelling Bee in Chinook on Tuesday, February 12th. The County Spelling Bee registration starts at 9:30 with the contest beginning at 10:00 in the Chinook High School Auditorium. Linda Hauge is spending the week in Washington with her grandbabies. She will be returning by train on Friday. The seniors being honored at the Box Elder games on Thursday, February 7th are Kurt...
On January 30, Region II of the Comprehensive System of Personnel Development, in partnership with Havre Public Schools, offered free training for schools who utilize the Quaglia Student Voice or any of the other Quaglia surveys. Janelle Deanon and Jordan Heilig, two educators from Meadowlark Elementary, attended this training to fully utilize the results of the data collected from students. The workshop, entitled Vision and Voice, was presented by Steve and Kim York at the Havre Inn & Suites. Steve York, who is a Montana native raised in the...
Sheep producers are encouraged to select fleeces to enter in the wool fleece show that is held in conjunction with the Montana Seed Show held in Harlem, Montana on March 14th in the Harlem High School Auditorium. The fleece competition will be held Thursday, March 14th. Judging of the fleeces will begin at 1 p.m. and entries will be taken between the hours of 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. of that same day. There is both youth and adult divisions with 21 categories in both divisions. Ribbons are awarded in all categories and a $100.00 cash prize will be...
Asher Brinkman was the grand champion speller at the Meadowlark Elementary School's Spelling Bee held on January 31. He will advance to the Blaine County Spelling Bee on February 12 with other qualifiers from schools across the county....
Homecoming 2019 was presented this Saturday at the Turner Tornado gymnasium with visiting teams, The Chinook Sugarbeeters meeting up. Grades 7-12 showcased their miniature floats decorated up with youngsters pulling them around the gym. The audience showed recognition of what they felt was the winning float by applause. The youngsters were happy to dress up and strut their float around the gym and hoping that theirs would win the winning vote! The Seventh grade class entitled theirs, "Even...
The Iota Chapter of the Montana State Organization of The Delta Kappa Gamma (DKG) Society International held its first meeting of 2019 on Monday, January 28, with a 5:30 p.m. dinner meeting at the Chinook Grille. Their special guest for the evening was Tracey Warburton, co-owner of Magic Carpet Travel located in Havre, Montana. As part of her presidential platform, Celebrating Stars of Our Community, Iota Chapter President for the 2018-2020 biennium, Paulette Cronk invited Warburton, who has...
Free People Reading Freely, the Blaine County Library Book Club, invites readers to experience the satisfaction of a book discussion by joining them at their next meeting, scheduled for Monday, February 11 at 7:00 p.m. in the Blaine County Library. To participate in the discussion, a reader needs simply to select and read a book from the list of Top 100 Banned/Challenged Books. Free People Reading Freely discussed the final two books on 2017’s Top Ten Most Challenged Books at their fifth meeting on January 14. And the readers present d...
For Immediate Release The Fisheries Division of Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is extending the public comment period for the Statewide Fisheries Management Program and Guide to Feb. 15. The draft Program and Guide was approved to release for public comment at the December Fish and Wildlife Commission meeting. Federal partner agencies have requested extension of the comment period because furloughed employees did not have the opportunity to review the document. The Program and Guide describes how programs within the Fisheries Division function...
It's been a crazy winter so far, with a little bit of everything from 50 degree days in January to -15 below and snow. Calving season is rapidly approaching, or in some cases already underway and one thing is certain, it will create some unique situations. This is Montana, and it can be any number of things, but local ranchers will surely find a way to handle it....
During the Middle Ages, people in England and France held a belief that birds started to look for their mates beginning February 14. For this reason, February 14 was called the "Birds' Wedding Day" in parts of Sussex. This historical note helped to link Valentine's Day with love and romance and likely explains why today, one of the most popular customs of Valentine's Day observed worldwide is to go on a date with a sweetheart. The community of Harlem will be honoring these ancient traditions...
When visitors reflect on their time spent at the Blaine County Museum, they often recall the museum's insightful and moving multimedia presentation, "Forty Miles from Freedom," on the history of the Battle of the Bear Paw and the Nez Perce (Nee-Me-Poo) of 1877, which took place 16 miles south of Chinook. Combining video, sound, and lighting effects and centered around artist Lorenzo Ghiglieri's spectacular paintings, the twenty-minute presentation recounts the events leading up to the battle and...
Rikki Swant, Montana Farm Bureau Federation Central Montana Regional Manager Young Ag Leadership Conference Coordinator I wanted to reach out with a positive note of citizenship displayed by some of your young students attending KMON/ the MAGIE in Great Falls over the weekend. I noticed a group of four young students in FFA jackets wandering the MAGIE tradeshow just as it opened on Saturday morning. They looked to be maybe 8th grade to sophomore age, three young ladies and one young gentleman....
The Road and Bridge Department is responsible for maintaining over 1200 miles of County roads and 62 bridges within Blaine County. That kind of responsibility is something that Jess Murphy took seriously for the past fourteen years. "I wanted to do the job right for the taxpayers," Murphy said. "They were paying my wages, and I wanted to be a good steward of the taxpayers' money." At the end of 2018, Murphy decided to retire. He was a blade operator for the last four years of his career with...
For Immediate Release Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Hunter Education classroom course dates have been set for the Havre area for this year. There will be three regular youth classroom 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 1: Feb. 7, 6-7 p.m.- orientation Feb. 11-15- class Feb. 16- field day/live shoot 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.-...
JUMP would like to invite the community to SOUPER BOWL OF CARING. On February 3rd, youth will be serving a Taco Soup lunch starting at 11:30, at Wallner Hall. A free will donation will be taken at the door with 100% of the proceeds going to the Chinook Food Pantry. Started in 1990 by a simple prayer from a youth group leader: “ Lord, even as we enjoy the Super Bowl football game, help us be mindful of those who are without a bowl of soup to eat”. Souper Bowl Sunday has grown into a nationwide event turning the “largest weekend of footb...
