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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....
December greeted Blaine County with a nice fresh blanket of snow and following Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday we should all be in the Holiday spirit. Several Churches have or will be holding their annual bazaars and Christmas dinners, local schools will be holding Christmas Concerts and the spirit of the season will be all around us. A big part of that Holiday Spirit will be the Harlem Country Christmas and Chili Cook-off. This year it will take place on Sunday, December 9th from 3 - 6:00 p.m. at New Horizons. There will be plenty...
Rod Wagner and his wife Lorie took over operations of the Harlem Lumber store back in 2012 when they purchased the operation from Lorie's parents Charlie and Kay Brekke. Rod worked at the store for ten years before relocating to Bozeman in 2002. After 10 years away Rod found himself in charge of a business with a solid footprint within Harlem and the surrounding communities as well. About 18 months ago plans began to improve the operation which included building an entirely new show room. Brent...
The Blaine County Fair Foundation recently added Jon Harmon to their Board of Directors. The departure of Mike Copenhaver from the Board created need for a new Board member. The Blaine County Fair Foundation is an entirely separate entity than the Blaine County Fairboard and can operate independently with out affecting anything in regards to the Fairboard operation or budget. Dale Williams is the Foundation Chairman, John Skoyen is Vice Chairman, Loren Skoyen and Don Richman are Board Members. J...
An ad-hoc group of citizens interested in developing a Community Wellness Center in Chinook/Blaine County began meeting back in September. The group, aware of each others common interests, developed an idea with the stated goal of: • Fostering healthy lifestyles and positive self image • Physical health broadening access to workout facilities and ability to provide classes • Interest in promoting community engagement to reduce isolation and support mental health across all age groups They soon...
Helena, Mont. – The Montana Pulse Crop Committee (MPCC) is seeking proposals for the Montana Pulse Research & Market Development Program. The MPCC invites proposals to fund research projects, market development projects and educational projects designed to address Montana’s pulse industry. Research proposals are to be submitted through the US Dry Pea and Lentil Council (USADPLC) and are due December 8th. The Research review process will be held February 12-14, 2019 in Fargo, ND. USADPLC will finalize its budget by June 30, 2019 and award not...
The Christmas Advent Tea was held Sunday at the Lutheran Church. Quite a few from the area attended the program and afternoon tea to follow. Brenda and Terry Mohar went to Billings over the weekend to do some Christmas shopping. The Jr.High Tournament was held at Gildford during the past week. Many parents and grandparents and fans followed the boys and girls teams. They played some good games. On Friday and Saturday, the Varsity Boys and girls teams traveled to Glasgow for their Annual Showcase Tourney. Elissa and Jordan Zellmer and family att...
For the third year, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Region 6 has a shoulder season that allows antlerless elk hunting with a specific B-license. The past two years, the shoulder season was two weeks long, but this year the season has been extended 15 days and will run from Dec. 15-Jan. 15, 2019. Elk licenses (general elk or B-licenses) valid during the archery and general seasons are not valid for the shoulder season in Region 6. Hunters must have previously applied for this opportunity during the June 1 license drawing, and received their...
The Turner Lutheran Church held their annual Christmas Tea with women and girls of all ages attending. Kirsti Cederberg did a short welcome followed by Michelle and Olivia Keller singing. Linda Obrecht did a couple readings followed by the guests singing some familiar Christmas tunes. There was a fun interactive game involving the guests followed by serving a Cherry dessert, mints and nuts, and coffee and tea. The church was decorated with beautiful Christmas trees and the tables decorated with...
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19, 2018 — U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Richard Fordyce announced today that William “Bill” Beam has been appointed by the Trump Administration to serve as Deputy Administrator of Farm Programs (DAFP). Beam was sworn in on Oct. 22, 2018. As Deputy Administrator, Beam will be responsible for overseeing and implementing policies and procedures that regulate the delivery of federal farm programs. He along with DAFP staff oversee major portions of the farm bill including programs tha...
Fort Belknap MSU-Extension is excited to announce that 3 local high students, Alicia Doney, Riley Werk, and Trace Sunchild, were chosen to attend the Intertribal Agriculture Council Youth Conference on Dec. 9-14, 2018, in Las Vegas, NV. They were among the 70 selected from 140 youth essays submissions. IAC is sponsoring travel and conference expenses, and the students will be conducting individual fundraising efforts. While the students have taken the lead in writing their own essays, Ag agent,...
Christmas is not the same without a good old Christmas dinner. However, the dinner might be different after all. A Danish dinner for example or an entire Danish Christmas. First of all. Danes don't do fake Christmas trees. How do I know you might ask? Well, I am Danish. My only connection to Montana is a brief visit in the summer of 1994. My wife was so lucky that a fantastic family in Montana said yes to have her as an exchange student in 1990/91, and we were back to visit. Since then we have...
The final results are in at Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Havre check station for the 2018 hunting season. The check station was open for eight weeks; from Oct. 6 (the open of general antelope) through Nov. 25 (the end of the deer/elk general season). Overall, both hunter numbers and most big-game harvest increased from last year, with mule deer numbers being the highest in over 10 years. Biologists gather a lot of valuable information and biological data on game animals brought through check stations, in addition to sampling for Chronic...
The 33rd Annual Parade of Lights and 8th Annual Festival of Trees were held this past Friday in downtown Chinook. The Parade this year included more than 20 floats that made their way down main street where a large crowd lined both sides of the street. The Festival of Trees conducted its Live Auction Friday evening at the Chinook Eagles Club, proceeds from the Live and Silent Auctions will go to upkeep of the Snowflake lights that line Main Street during the Holiday season....
Betty Billmayer, one of the primary organizers of this year's Community Thanksgiving dinner in Chinook, wrote of last week's holiday gathering, "It was great but we couldn't have done it without all the good help. We had a great time." That seemed to sum up the reaction of the 115 diners who came to the senior center of the Thanksgiving meal at noon plus the 70 others who enjoyed carry-out meals. Other major organizers were Betty's husband, Mark, Kathy O'Brien, Jay Eslick and Larry Wisch. Wisch...
