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The Agricultural Information page on the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) website shared an announcement on December 13 that will positively impact the agriculture industry: “Transporters of livestock and insects are not required to have an ELD. The statutory exemption will remain in place until further notice. Drivers do not need to carry any documentation regarding this exemption.” This is good news for truck drivers in Blaine County who haul livestock and honeybees because they ca...
Dave and Teresa Cornell,and Cassie and Richard Handran, August and Evelyn spent the weekend visiting Dalton and Alyssa Cornell and family in Billings, and to celebrate Addison’s 1st birthday. Susan and Emily Billmayer attended the basketball game in Turner on Friday. Carol Klindworth, Nancy Mahns, and their Mother, Betty Hay attended the Christmas Party at Buffalo Court on Wednesday. Mike and Crystal Grabofsky and Children had supper with Wally and Loretta Beck on Thursday night and then all went to Turner to the Christmas program. Susan B...
Tom and Lucy Fairbank were to Great Falls on Friday where they took in the 100th birthday party for Margaret Shockley. On Saturday, they took in the Turner vs. Fort Benton basketball games on their way home. Anita and Steve Reed took in the Sunday School program at the Lutheran Church on Sunday. Bridget was a part of the program. Max and Kirsti Cederberg were to Great Falls on Friday and attended the Christmas party at Brownstone with Nellie Cederberg. Linda Hauge helped serve refreshments at the School Christmas program on Thursday. Tory and...
Elissa Zellmer presented Leneus Erickson with a Quilt of Valor this past Sunday at the close of church services on Sunday at the Lutheran Church in Turner. Many family members, church family, and guests were there to see this very special presentation and congratulate him. Mrs. Zellmer wrapped the beautiful quilt around Lenny and told him and the crowd the significant meaning of a Quilt of Valor. The quilt is made of three layers. Each layer has a significant meaning. The top with its many...
By Donna L. Miller BCJ News Mark Matthews is a writer, historian, officer with the Missoula Folklore Society, and writing instructor at the University of Montana College of Technology in Missoula. He is also a dance caller/instructor who offers his expertise to Montana students as part of the Humanities Montana's Speakers in the Schools program. This multi-talented dance historian spent this past December 10 and 11 in Chinook performing with students at Meadowlark Elementary School in a...
It’s that time of year when ice anglers will be heading out to Montana’s waters for the ice fishing season. Ice fishing is a great winter activity that the entire family can enjoy. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks reminds anglers that safety should be the number one concern during a day out on the ice. While the first ice of the year often offers some of the best fishing, it also can be quite variable from location to location and from day to day. Anglers should be familiar with the water body they plan to fish. The safest ice anglers are tho...
If you are an American Indian enrolled as member of a federally recognized tribe and you've always dreamed of being a teacher, your wish may come true if you apply to the teacher-training program at Aaniiih Nakoda College (ANC). ANC is recruiting highly qualified, highly motivated applicants interested in earning a Bachelor of Science Degree in Education (BSEd) by May 2021. ANC President Carole Falcon-Chandler, Interim Academic Dean Dr. Sean Chandler, Comptroller Debra Eve, and the Indian Educat...
‘Tis the season for holiday programs, and the Chinook Schools are showcasing the musical talents developed by Mr. Levi Williams, the Music Programs Director. On December 18 beginning at 6:30 p.m., Meadowlark Elementary students enrolled in kindergarten and first and second grades performed a program called Once on a Housetop. The story centers around a group of chimney-sweeps who help get the ‘big red fella’ out of a chimney, cheer up a child celebrating Kwanzaa, learn how to make latkes, see a little baby born, and break a piñata. Accord...
FWP seeks comment on three wildlife proposals Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is seeking public review and comment on the following proposals: 2019 elk shoulder seasons, 2019-2020 Biennial Wildlife Management Area Public Use Rules and 2019 mule deer season changes in some districts in Region 5. 2019 elk shoulder seasons: FWP proposes to maintain the current season structure in all districts with performance-based shoulder seasons, including early and late seasons for the 2019 license year. This means the shoulder seasons would run until...
Since the 1970's a group of quilters has gathered together at the American Lutheran Church in Chinook to spend the better part of each year to make quilts to donate at years end. This year, Terry Grabofsky, the defacto leader of the group, June Reynolds, Pastor Valorie Putt, Bonnie Hellman and Mildred Dawson work hard creating numerous quilts that they then donated within the community. They made quilts of all sizes, from infant to youth to adult and this year added lap quilts to the task at...
This display at the First Bank of Montana Chinook is a sight to see. The 'Hamberger Elves' were procured sometime in the 1970's by then Western Bank President Bob Sizemore. No one is sure where Sizemore obtained the collection but research has shown it to be from the David Hamberber company in New York, New York. Hamberger began creating the custom made Elves in the 1940's before eventually turning the business over to his sons in the 1990's. The collection is quit a sight to see and has...
Christmas is nearly upon us and the thought of spending time with family and friends warms us all. Some families find themselves in a position that has them feeling like they won't be able to experience that joy themselves. Students from all over Blaine County are doing their part to ensure everyone has the opportunity to experience some holiday joy. The Christmas Club at the Meadowlark Elementary encouraged students to bring food to fill up a sleigh located just in the door as you walk into...
The amount of water available and the fertility of soil has dictated the success of farmers since they first started planting fields way back when. Through the years we have developed means to improve the yield one can expect a field to provide and the best crop to plant for expected conditions but in the end it all comes down to the amount moisture the region in question receives. A county by county map of Montana produced in part by the National Weather Service, the Department of Natural Resou...
The Martin Family of Hays along with our employees are all sponsoring this Christmas a “Cap & Glove” drive for All ages! Our winters can get pretty harsh out here and we see so many people going without, so we decided we would love to be able to sponsor such a generous event. With this we would like to open this up to anyone that would like to enjoy purchasing any caps and gloves for whatever age you choose. These will all be disbursed on Friday December 21st from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm taking place at Martin’s Grocery in Hays. We will have a spe...
For Immediate Release: Test results from CWD surveillance samples taken during the last week of Montana’s general hunting season showed nine more deer to be suspect of chronic wasting disease. South of Billings in Carbon County, two mule deer — a buck and a doe — and a white-tailed buck from CWD-positive areas showed suspect for the disease. Along the Hi-Line, three mule deer from CWD-positive areas in Blaine County and two mule deer bucks from the CWD-positive area in Valley County all returned as suspect for the disease. A mule deer buck...
For Immediate Release: Helena, Mont. - The Montana Department of Agriculture (MDA) is now accepting applications for an estimated $1.5 million in federal funding available through the Specialty Crop Block Grant (SCBG) program. This competitive grant program is designed to expand markets for Montana specialty crops. Montana’s SCBG program is available for projects enhancing the competitiveness of Montana specialty crops. Specialty crops include fruits and vegetables, peas, and lentils, as well as horticulture and nursery crops, including f...
Eleven Class B and C schools competed in the Chinook Invitational Speech and Drama Meet on Saturday, December 8. At the conclusion of the meet, after storing their props and exchanging their presentation clothing or costumes for the comfort of slippers and sweatshirts, the 70 competitors and their coaches congregated in the Floyd Bowen Gymnasium for an awards assembly, which began at approximately 4:00 p.m. Before announcing the winners, Chinook High School's (CHS) Speech and Drama Coach,...
Last week the Blaine County Library in Chinook held its 27th Annual Hassle-Free Christmas program. The event offers simple to make holiday decorating tips, holiday music and a Christmas-time story. At the end of the event guests are invited to try a variety of treats prepared by the library staff and library trustees. Library Director Valerie Frank has been involved with the program for 25 of the 27-year run for the pre-holiday event. She said, "this year's turnout seemed to be one of the...
The Turner School Elementary students will be holding their annual Christmas program this coming Thursday, Dec. 13th at 7:00 p.m. Everyone is cordially invited to come and help share the holiday spirit with these youngsters that have been working so hard to make this happen. They are hopeful that Santa may be making his presence this very evening as well. If you'd like to make a monetary contribution to Santa's treats, please mail it to the Turner School @ National Honor Society. They deeply...
Born to Alton and Eva Matthews on Friday, a baby Girl named Ali Joy, born at the Northern Montana Hospital. Congratulations on your new baby. Shawn Beck, Tate, Ty, and Harley Jo had lunch Friday with Wally and Loretta Beck. Teresa Cornell was to Great Falls this weekend and visited her Mom, Evelyn Hedstrom. Sandy Beck played cards with her card group in Chinook this week at Trudy Bruner’s. Susan Billmayer was to Havre on Friday and brought Emily home for the weekend. Sandy Beck was to Billings for Doctor appointments on Monday. Ty Beck spent F...
Despite a rather cold evening, the recent Wine and Cheese Christmas! fundraiser hosted by Friends of the Harlem Library drew a large and enthusiastic crowd. First organized when James Hodgson offered to donate wine from his Sagebrush Flats Winery for an auction fundraiser, the Friends group provides financial support for library programs, like the very popular summer reading program for kids, and donates items that the library might not otherwise be able to purchase. The winter event offers...
Story submitted by, Two Norwegian Girls BCJ News Hey. I'm back, the crazy Dane who was in your paper last week as well. Today I'll write a little about Christmas Eve. Our family starts on the 23rd. We have rice porridge with cinnamon-sugar and a big scoop of butter in the middle. To that, we drink Christmas Beer called Nisseøl. It is so sweet and with 1.5 percent alcohol so the children have a little as well. When we have eaten all we can, the rest is put in a big clay bowl and we all take the...
Donna L. Miller, who taught English, Drama, and Advanced Placement English at Chinook High School for 26 years and then went on to work in the post-secondary educational system for another ten years, will begin writing for the Blaine County Journal-News-Opinion. Although she still serves as an Educational Consultant and as a manager of the website www.thinkingzone.org, Miller will work on a part-time basis as a free-lance writer for the newspaper. Miller, who is passionate about writing, told...
Wacee Simenson, Chinook, Montana, is a new junior member of the American Angus Association®, reports Allen Moczygemba, CEO of the national organization with headquarters in Saint Joseph, Missouri. Junior members of the Association are eligible to register cattle in the American Angus Association, participate in programs conducted by the National Junior Angus Association and take part in Association-sponsored shows and other national and regional events. The American Angus Association is the...
These two third graders at Harlem Elementary enjoyed the recent snowfall when they took to the playground Monday morning. They are McKennon Montez and Ryla Brown. The most recent snowfall covered Blaine County with a few inches of white stuff. Compared to a year ago it seams minimal but any moisture is appreciated and for those hoping for a White Christmas might get to enjoy one....
