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Democratic candidate Kathleen Williams and U.S. Senator Jon Tester are looking forward to visiting about next steps to secure necessary funding for rehabilitating the St. Mary/Milk River project at the Blaine County Democratic Spaghetti Dinner this Sunday, October 21, at Wallner Hall in Chinook. The event is scheduled to begin at 5 P.M. Both Tester and Williams participated in a call-in discussion with the members of the St. Mary/Milk River Working Group on October 10th, as did their competitors in this year’s election. Kathleen Williams d...
The Hogeland Firemen Spaghetti Supper was held on Sunday at the Hogeland Lutheran Church. The HHH Club organized and prepared the supper and the firemen served it. There was a nice crowd that attended. Wally and Loretta Beck attended the basketball games at St. Jude’s in Havre on Friday and Saturday. On Wednesday, Dave and Teresa Cornell went to Simms to attend the funeral of Dan Cornell. On the way home, Dave and Teresa, Dalton and his family and Cassie and her family all stopped in Great Falls to see Evelyn Hedstrom. Shawn, Tate, and Ty B...
Max and Kirsti Cederberg visited Edith and Bill Bilger in Chinook on Sunday. Glenna Ammen was to Great Falls this week for medical appointments. While there she visited (her sister) Betty and Stan DeZort. Bill and Mary Hake were to Laci Maloney’s birthday supper on Thursday evening. Bill and Eunice Benjamin from Billings visited Sonny and Nellie Obrecht this weekend. Linda and Darel Hauge attended the fireman’s supper on Sunday and Darel helped Brian and Lynette Sallee with some projects at the farm over the weekend. Susan Fox attended a Dio...
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks will have check stations in place across Region 6 to sample for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in deer, elk and moose during the upcoming general hunting season. This is part of a planned surveillance effort, and FWP encourages hunters to help by submitting their harvested animals for testing. Last year, FWP discovered CWD in deer south of Billings and north of Chester. This contagious neurological disease can infect deer, elk and moose. It is always fatal and there is no known cure. Because of the new...
Reporter's note: During the second week of September 43 travelers from along the H-line enjoyed a week's bus tour to the Black Hills in South Dakota. The travelers represented 27 different communities in Montana and one couple from Georgia. It was the second year for a motor coach trip organized by my wife, Sherry, and me and promoted through the senior centers along the Hi-line. This year we had three intergenerational pairs on the trip, that's a senior parent traveling with an adult child....
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, in a written agreement approved by the Fish and Wildlife Commission, worked with the Blue Ridge Ranch owner, Will Carlson, to allow limited public elk hunting on approximately 9,665 private land acres in hunting district (HD) 622 in southern Phillips Co. for the 2018 general elk season. This agreement was made possible under the 2016 House Bill 454 Hunting Access Agreement. Under the provisions of HB 454, FWP received the authority to issue either-sex or antlerless elk permits to approved landowners in...
Jake White Plume of the Nez Perce Tribe welcomes visitors, friends and families to a gathering at the Bear Paw Battlefield Saturday morning. Soon they were joined by Sioux speakers of Nakota, Dakota and Lakota descent in a gathering to make amends for there actions as scouts for General Nelson Miles during the battle that preceded the famous speech Made by Chief Joseph on October 5, 1877....
Saturday morning, fifteen miles south of Chinook, descendants of the Nez Perce tribe and Sioux speakers from Fort Peck, Montana and Eagle Butte and Pine Ridge South Dakota and of Nakota, Lakota and Dakota decent joined each other at the sight of the historic speech made by Chief Joseph prior to his surrender to General Nelson Miles on October 5, 1877. The gathering was meant as a peaceful way to make amends between the tribes, while also asking for forgiveness from all parties involved. "Here...
The Blaine County Journal recently compiled a short list of four questions each for the two contested races being held on November 6th. Voters will cast their ballots in the Blaine County Commissioner race for District 3. Democrat Kim Hansen and Republican Miles Hutton are on the ballot, seeking to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Charles Kulbeck this past spring. Thomas Fairbanks was appointed to fill the position until the November Election. The Blaine County Sheriffs race to fill...
The Blaine County Democrats are hosting a spaghetti dinner on Sunday, October 21 at 5 PM at the Wallner Hall in Chinook. Admission is by free will offering and everyone is welcome. According to Blaine County Democratic Vice-chair Carol Elliot, “We are pleased to announce that both United States Senator Jon Tester and U.S. House candidate Kathleen Williams have accepted our invitation to be the featured speakers at our dinner.” Senator Tester, from the nearby town of Big Sandy, is the only active farmer serving in the United States Senate. Whi...
The Hogeland Volunteer Fire Dept. Spaghetti Supper will be held this Sunday, October 14, from 5-7:00 p.m. at the Hogeland Lutheran Church basement. The HHH Club is sponsoring this event. Freewill donations will go to the Fire Dept. *(Please note the change of location of this year’s dinner). Loretta Beck attended Helen Billmayer’s 90th birthday party on Saturday in Chinook and on the way home visited with Darwin, Betty, and Keith Zellmer in Harlem. Anita Reed took Jane Krass to Havre for an appointment on Tuesday. Susan and Emily Billmayer atte...
Lenny Erickson and Craig Erickson traveled to Alabama for Lenny’s Air Force reunion this past week. Linda and Darel Hauge had lunch in Havre on Friday with Evan Hauge. Susan Fox attended her Aunt Catherine Morgan’s 90th birthday party last Saturday. Bill Gist from Poland, Dalton Gist from Spokane, WA, Jackie Gist and friend Aaron from Couer d’Alene, ID spent a couple days up at Ron and Susan’s. Reese Hutton was home for the weekend. He and Linda attended the Lutheran fall dinner and Miles attended the Chinook gun show this weekend. Don and Mari...
Barbara Rinke of Ronan, Worthy Grand Matron of the Grand Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star in Montana made her official visitation to Northern Star Chapter No 23 in Chinook on Saturday, September 29 at 1:00 PM. The Worthy Grand Patron Jerry Williams of Shepherd accompanied her. The meeting was preceded by a luncheon held at the Masonic Temple. Other officers of the Grand Chapter present included: AGM – Elaine Robinson, AGP – Earl Bricker, Grand Treasurer – Joanne Kibbee, Associate Grand C...
On Sunday, Oct. 21, the Harlem Lutheran church will host their annual Harvest Dinner and Bazaar from 12:00 to 2:00. The menu will be a ham dinner with all the trimmings and dessert. Take-outs and deliveries are available; please call 353-2234 before 11:30 if possible. Prices for the dinner are: Adults, $10.00; Ages 6 to 12, $5.00; and ages 5 and under, free. In addition to the meal, a bazaar and bake sale will offer homemade baked goods and crafts. The church is also sponsoring a raffle with all proceeds to go to Lutheran World Relief, an...
On September 12, Valerie Frank, Blaine County Library Director, received notice from Kim Anderson, Director of Programs and Grants at Humanities Montana, that the Blaine County Library’s (BCL) application for a Big Sky Reads Grant had been approved. The $500.00 award will be used to fund the BCL’s book club project, Celebrating the Right to Read. Big Sky Reads grants are awarded by the Montana Center for the Book, a program of Humanities Montana and the state affiliate of the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress. Its mission is to...
Co-star of the acclaimed basketball documentary Never Too Late, Ryan Wetzel set to speak at Chinook High School Monday, October 15th at 10:15 a.m. Story submitted by, Fay Friede Ryan Wetzel, former pro basketball player, mental health professional and motivational speaker brings you into his world of trials and tribulations, connecting to his audience with heartfelt reality of the unexpected obstacles life can deliver at times. From being defeated to bouncing back, Ryan takes you through his jou...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 2, 2018 Contact: Jon Ebelt, Public Information Officer, DPHHS, (406) 444-0936 Chuck Council, Communications Specialist, DPHHS, (406) 444-4391 The Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) and local public health officials are encouraging all Montanans six months of age and older to take action and get vaccinated now against influenza (flu) in order to decrease their risk of becoming ill. In Montana, the flu season usually peaks in February and lasts through May; however, influenza outbreaks can be...
Harlem Elementary was abuzz with an impressive assortment of activities celebrating Native American Week during the last few days of September. Although the rainy weather and muddy roads forced a change of venue for both the Snake Butte activities and the Mission Canyon Pow Wow, savvy organizers already had "plan B" in place just in case, allowing both scheduled events to go off without a hitch. On Monday, instead of venturing to Snake Butte, Dodson, Lodge Pole, and Ft. Belknap's White Clay...
The community elementary students of Harlem, Dodson, Chinook, Mission, White Clay Immersion, and Hays/Lodge Pole united together to continue celebrating Native American week, this time gathering at the Hays High School gymnasium. The wet, rainy weather prevented the planned walk through the Mission Canyon to the Hays Powwow Grounds, compelling the participants to move inside to proceed with the celebration. As the Hays High School gym quickly filled to capacity, Emcees Don Racine and Tuffy...
Nonrecourse Marketing Assistance Loans (MALs) and Loan Deficiency Payments (LDPs) are available to eligible producers for the 2017/2018 crop year for wheat, corn, grain sorghum, barley, oats, upland cotton, extra-long staple cotton, long grain rice, medium grain rice, soybeans, other oilseeds (including sunflower seed, rapeseed, canola, safflower, flaxseed, mustard seed, crambe and sesame seed), dry peas, lentils, small chickpeas, large chickpeas, graded and non-graded wool, mohair, unshorn pelts, honey and peanuts. To be eligible for a MAL or...
A year ago on September 30th Blaine County and the surrounding areas were hit with a major snowstorm that destroyed buildings, knocked down trees and left hundreds with out power for nearly a week and a half. This fall the temperatures are starting to cool down but we are getting to enjoy all the beauty of the season. A drive in any direction in Blaine County right now will lead to spectacular scenery and the opportunity for a great picture. Enjoy!...
Participants of FSA programs who request program benefits are required to submit a completed CCC-902 (Farming Operation Plan) and CCC-941 Average Gross Income (AGI) Certification and Consent to Disclosure of Tax Information to be considered for payment eligibility and payment limitation applicable for the program benefits. Participants are not required to annually submit new CCC-902s for payment eligibility and payment limitation purposes unless a change in the farming operation occurs that may affect the determination of record. A valid...
Reporter's note: A story about the recent first harvest of industrial hemp in Blaine County appeared in the September 26, 2018 issue of the "Journal." That story described the 200 acres of industrial hemp harvested in early September by Dick Nicholson, one of only 49 licensed producers in Montana this year. 2018 was the second year for the Montana program and as far as I knew Nicholson was the first to grow industrial hemp under the new provisions in Blaine County. While gathering information...
The Chinook Rod & Gun Club will hold its sixth Annual Gun Show this Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Commercial Building located at the Blaine County Fairgrounds. The Gun Show is the primary fund raiser for the club and has another great show lined up for the weekend. The Chinook Rod and Gun Club has cemented itself within Chinook and Blaine County as a fantastic outlet for families to get involved in the outdoors. The Club this year will be paying tribute to Don Foster who passed away in late...
Triangle Telephone Cooperative Association, Inc., doing business as Triangle Communications (Triangle), celebrates 65 years of service at Triangle’s Annual Meeting of Members on Saturday, October 13, 2018. The meeting will take place in the Student Union Building on the campus of Montana State University-Northern in Havre, MT. Registration begins at 8:30 am, the business meeting begins at 10:00 am with lunch served following the meeting. Trustees for two districts will be elected by members attending. Richard Pokorny is running for r...
