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Veteran's who came to share their time with students and guests to the school this past Monday, Veteran's Day, are as follows: Russ McKenna (Superintendent at Turner), Jack VanVoast, Dan Liese, Steve Humphreys, Sr., Don Richman, Art Richman, Wallace Beck, Gerald Keller, James Reed, Leneus Erickson, Amy and Dallas Egbert. Not present for photo, but present was Brian Anderson....
The 33rd Annual Parade of Lights and Festival of Trees takes place this Friday. As usual there is plenty going on during the day and throughout the night. The 8th Annual Festival of Trees will again be part of the festivities with proceeds from a Live Auction Friday night going to the upkeep of the main street snowflakes. The Festival of Trees is open to individuals, businesses, groups, organizations as well as families and churches. Simply decorate a tree, wreath or gift basket. Wreaths and...
Several community members have been getting together recently to discuss the possibility of bringing a Wellness/Community Center to the City of Chinook. The group includes Jayne and Aaron Morrow, Stephanie and Andre Silva, Taylor and Alexa Nicholson, Nellie Jo Nicholson, Robert Smith, Shannan VanVoast, Dana Pyette, Celeste Elliot, Jami Britt, Jana Hauer, Barb Skoyen, Linda Paugh, Tammy Niederegger, Betty Billmayer and Tawna Richman. The idea generated plenty of interest within the group and...
The winter snowfall that caused so much damage last spring is still disrupting activities as another winter approaches. The storm blanketed the region with record amounts of snow and caused significant property damages around Blaine County. One of those buildings damaged was the Annex behind the Blaine County Courthouse that suffered considerable damage to it's roof and forced the immediate relocation of the Blaine 1 Ambulance to a new location on the west end of Chinook. Repair of the...
Individuals and nonprofit organizations interested in learning about grant seeking and proposal writing are invited to attend. The workshop takes place on December 5th from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. in the Triangle Communications Hospitality Room located at 2121 US Highway 2 NW in Havre. . The free workshop, presented by Triangle’s Economic Development Specialist, Anne Boothe, is designed for beginners and will include ideas, resources and processes for developing grant proposals. The workshop is limited to the first 20 participants registered on or b...
Helena, Mont., November 16, 2018 – The Montana Community Foundation, Inc. (MCF) announces the grantees of the Blaine County Community Foundation Fund benefiting the communities and residents of Blaine County. The Blaine County Community Foundation Fund was established at MCF by Warren Ross in 1997. Financial support for this grant program also comes from the Ross 87 Ranch Endowment Fund, established by Warren Ross as well. The grant money must be used for programs or projects benefiting Blaine County. The applications were reviewed by a c...
Sympathy is extended to the family of Norman Spoonheim who passed away this past week in Billings. His service will be Wednesday at the Christian Church at 1:00 p.m. with visitation at 12:00 Noon. Loretta and Wally Beck attended the Veterans Program at the Turner School on Monday morning. Dalton Cornell and daughter Addison were out from Billings for a few days at the Dave Cornell home. Cassie and Richard Handran, & August and Evie joined them this weekend. Dale Cornell and Don Cornell came on Sunday to help them work cattle. The “Thanks for t...
Tom and Lucy Fairbank enjoyed Bingo this Sunday at the Old Gym. Bill and Mary Hake took in the little Tornadoes basketball games in Turner on Friday. Don and Bonnie Harmon attended Donnie Hutton’s funeral services a week ago. Mary and Bill Hake attended Turkey Bingo on Sunday in Turner. Gerald and Shirley Keller were to a 4-H dinner in Havre with their niece on Sunday. School will be dismissed at 12:45 this Wednesday so that everyone can enjoy Thanksgiving on Thursday. Sympathy is extended to the families of Norman Spoonheim. He passed away t...
The October meeting of the Paradise Pals 4-H Club was held on October 21, 2018 at the Zurich School. Victoria and Mercedes reported on the Teen Leader meeting, Victoria, Mercedes, Chad, Anna, and Aubree reported on our Window Display, Kristi and Samaria reported on the Livestock Committee meeting and the Council meeting, and Victoria reported on the Slippery Ann Elk Viewing. We all signed thank yous for Northern Montana Hospital and Dan’s Auto Parts. We sang “Happy Birthday” to Mercedes & Rikki Ritterbach for our song. We discussed who was g...
Test results from three deer harvested in Blaine County have tested positive for chronic wasting disease. The deer were harvested within the 2018 priority surveillance area, which includes the northern half of Blaine County. As a result, the northern part of Blaine County — north of U.S. Highway 2 — has been designated a CWD-positive area. A previously existing CWD-positive area includes all of Liberty County. FWP has notified the hunters who submitted the samples. To prevent the spread of CWD to other portions of Montana, the brain and spi...
Triangle Telephone Cooperative Association, Inc., doing business as Triangle Communications (Triangle), held its 65th Annual Meeting of Members on Saturday, October 13, 2018. Voting members plus numerous guests totaled close to 300 in attendance at the meeting held in the Student Union Building on the campus of Montana State University-Northern in Havre. Attending members voted to approve the proposed By-Law changes. A complete listing of these changes appeared in the meeting notice mailed to...
Once again, it is time for turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, cranberries, and pumpkin pie to be shared with friends and family. The history of Thanksgiving is a little more complicated than other American Holidays. Americans typically think of the first Thanksgiving in 1621 with the Pilgrims and the Powhatan Indians. This was a three day celebration to thank the Powhatan Indians for helping the Pilgrims to survive. However, it wasn’t until 1789 when George Washington proclaimed November 26, as a national day of Thanksgiving. Even then it f...
Q. What is Chronic Wasting Disease and how do deer, elk and moose catch it? A. Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is one type of a class of diseases called Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies, or TSEs, that infect members of the deer family, including deer, elk, moose, and caribou. TSEs are caused by infectious, mis-folded prion proteins, which cause normal prion proteins throughout a healthy animal’s body to mis-fold, resulting in organ damage and eventual death. These prions are found throughout bodily tissues and secretions and are shed i...
Reporter's note: In mid-December my wife, Sherry, and I will be leaving Chinook to live in Whitlash, Montana for a year. She'll be the "pastor in residence" at the Whitlash Community Presbyterian Church and I'll, well, I'll be going with her. That means I'm ending my stint as a reporter for the "Blaine County Journal." It's been a great run for me the past five years at the newspaper and I thank readers for their support, story ideas and helpful comments about the stories I've written. Sherry...
Harlem Elementary sixth graders present the flag before performing a demonstration on properly folding the Flag and the meaning behind each fold. Celebrations, honoring or Veterans past and present began Friday at Harlem Elementary and concluded Monday with more ceremonies at our local schools. Please look for complete coverage of these events in our November 21 edition....
No one is exactly sure what year the first Community Thanksgiving Dinner was held in Chinook, but most agree it was in the 1980’s. First held in the Presbyterian Church, the event later moved to the Chinook Senior Center when the present facility was completed. Organizers of the most recent edition of the community dinner say the number of diners has stayed fairly consistent and financial support has remained generous and adequate. It’s one of the first community get togethers that kicks off the upcoming holiday season. This year’s menu follo...
The 2018 Mid-term elections are finally over after months of political wrangling back and forth, especially at the Federal and State levels. In Blaine County there were three closely contested races: Blaine County Sheriff, County Commissioner, District 3 and District Court Judge #17. State races were being contested for Public Service Commission, Clerk of Supreme Court, Representative House District 32 as well as a pair of Referendums and Initiatives. Our actual Election 'Day' was, Tuesday,...
The race for Blaine County Sheriff was probably the most campaigned locally contest race as both candidates held multiple public events, ran radio and print ads and campaigned door to door all across Blaine County in hopes of replacing Glenn Huestis, who is retiring after a long run as Sheriff. After all the votes were counted it was Democrat John Colby narrowly defeating Republican Frank Billmayer 1,541 to 1,368. The results produced an interesting outcome as Colby won the Fort Belknap Indian...
Great turnout for the Red Cross Blood Drive on Tuesday November 6th. We had 47 donors present on a goal of 40 with only 2 deferrals. Great Job Chinook. We had two first time donors, Kendra McMaster and Sally Halingstad. The canteen was hosted by the St Gabriel’s PCCW those helping out in the kitchen were Patty Hall, Ben Hall, Evelyn Schubert and Ken Schubert. Pastor Jack Mattingly and the United Methodist Church once again provided the site for the drive at Wallner Hall. Donna Murdy and Judy Johnson attended to the check in and welcome t...
There will be a “Thanks for the Harvest” service at the Hogeland Lutheran Church on Nov.15 beginning at 6 p.m. followed by a service at 7 p.m.. Everyone is welcome to attend. Teresa Cornell spent last week in Billings visiting Dalton, Alyssa and children. Carol and Duane Klindworth were in Havre Monday visiting Carol’s Mom and Dad, Bill and Betty Hay. Sandy Beck attended one of grandson Landon’s basketball games. Ed and Kathy Zellmer were in San Diego this past week to attend the graduation of their grandson Troy Hiniker from Marine Boot Ca...
Don and Bonnie Harmon attended the funeral services of Michael “Donnie” Hutton on Saturday. Max and Kirsti Cederberg, and Lenny Erickson attended the Veteran’s Day dinner with the rest of the Legion and Auxiliary Sunday evening. November is Diabetes Awareness month. Turner School also supports this cause and in honor of raising awareness, they encourage everyone who wishes to, to wear their Diabetes Shirt on Wednesday, November 14th. Turkey Bingo will be held at the Old gym on November 18th beginning at 2:00 p.m. Hope you can come! Thanks for t...
The Scandinavian Christmas tradition is filled with an extensive assortment of cakes and cookies. With just butter, sugar, eggs, flour and some spices, an elegant variety of treats is created. The recipes are sometimes simple, sometimes elaborate, but the outcomes are always delicious. There are seven types of Norwegian Christmas cookies. Norwegian Christmas cookies fall into three types: baked (like Berlinerkranse, sandbakkeles and pepperkaker), cooked on irons (like krumkaker and goro) and...
The Blaine County Extension Office and CHS Big Sky will be hosting a crop seminar at the Chinook Eagles Club from 5:30 pm – 9:00 p.m. Monday, November 19. Three Montana State University faculty will be on hand to provide crop information. The program will be worth 3 recertification credits for private pesticide holders. The workshop will begin at 5:30 pm with a pulled pork dinner sponsored by CHS Big Sky. At 6:00 pm, Dr. Alan Dyer, Montana State University Pathologist will present “Management Root Health In a Complex World”. Healthy roots...
In order to comply with FSA program eligibility requirements, all producers, including livestock producers, are encouraged to visit their local FSA office to file an accurate crop certification report by the applicable deadline. Producers are required to complete and submit their FSA maps as part of the crop certification process. The maps can be obtained at the local FSA office. The 2019 Acreage Reporting/Crop Certification Deadline is Nov. 15, 2018 for Apiculture, Fall Wheat (Hard Red Winter) and all other Fall-Seeded Small Grains. These...
A short history of the Diesel Diner/Trail Café/Betty's Diner/Sugar Shack Alert "Journal" readers may recall a February, 2015 story about Chinook's original Diesel Diner. The 'rail car diner' was a style of small eateries that blossomed in the northeast in the 1920's and finally made its way to the upper Midwest by mid-century. Rail car diners allowed an aspiring business owner to start a business with minimal capital. The Diesel Diner started in Chinook in 1950, located on a lot adjacent to High...
