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The deadline to sign up for enrollment in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) is Friday, Aug. 17, 2018. In return for enrolling land in CRP, FSA provides participants with annual rental payments and cost-share assistance to remove sensitive lands from production and plant certain grasses, shrubs and trees that improve water quality, prevent soil erosion and increase wildlife habitat. Landowners enter into contracts that last between 10 and 15 years. For this year’s signup, limited priority practices are available for continuous e...
Reporter's note: This fall will mark five years my wife and I have lived in Chinook. She's since retired as a pastor and I've scaled back from a part time reporter to "even more" part time reporting. As part of this life change, we are trying to do some traveling and have been focusing on learning about our adopted state: "Montana, the Last Best Place." So, I'll be sharing some things we learn about Montana. Some of what we learn might be common knowledge to long-time residents and natives....
Agricultural producers affected by hurricanes and wildfires in 2017 now may apply for assistance to help recover and rebuild their farming operations. Signup began July 16, 2018, and continues through Nov. 16, 2018. Hurricanes and wildfires caused billions of dollars in losses to America’s farmers last year. Our objective is to get relief funds into the hands of eligible producers as quickly as possible. We are making immediate, initial payments of up to 50 percent of the calculated assistance so producers can pay their bills. Additional p...
USDA began accepting disaster assistance program applications on June 4 from agricultural producers who suffered livestock, honeybees, farm-raised fish and other losses due to natural disasters. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) reopened the application period for two disaster assistance programs in response to statutory changes made by Congress earlier this year. Beginning June 4, FSA will accept new applications for losses for calendar year 2017 or 2018 filed under the Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) or Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Ho...
The First Bank of Montana, spearheaded by the efforts of former president Craig Lowham secured 100% of the funding necessary for a brand new Daktronix scoreboard to be installed at the football field. Moxley Construction of Chinook, recently completed the installation and the wireless scoreboard is now ready for use. The scoreboards wireless ability will allow for use of the new announcer tower behind the hometown fans on the north side of the field once it is completed....
Terry and Shirley Suneson of Minnesota came to visit with Bill and Mary Hake for a week. They enjoyed each other’s company and a lot of reminiscing. Susan Fox attended a Quilt Guild meeting in Turner on Saturday. Reece Hutton is home for a week before he heads back to Dickinson for college. Lenny Erickson, Jonathon Erickson, and Max and Kirsti Cederberg were in Bozeman for the weekend attending the wedding of Derrick and Kjersti Downing. Diana Maloney drove Harlan and Jane Krass to Great Falls on Tuesday for a doctor appointment. School s...
Susan and Emily Billmayer are attending family reunions in Coon Valley, Wisconsin and also in Omaha, Nebraska. Diana Maloney took Harlan and Jane Krass to Great Falls on Wednesday for Jane’s medical appointment for her shoulder. Joely and Josh Hiniker came to Ed and Kathy Zellmer’s on Monday to spend a couple weeks helping out with harvest. Brandon and Dallas Beck, Daniella Schilling, and their friend Bryan ate supper with Grandpa Wally Beck Thursday night. The Hogeland Hawks Class of ’68 had a 50-year reunion in Havre over the weekend. Hilary...
This weeks photo comes from Tonii Collins and was taken early in the morning across from the water plant on the south side of Chinook. A sight familiar to everyone in the community this time of year is a farmer in the field bailin' hay or getting ready to harvest. With the heat and the humidity the time frame to do that usually begins well before the sun comes up and the temperature rises, this photo surely captures the moment....
Summer is at its peak, the weather is nice and the harvest season is upon us. With all that also comes the new school year for local K-12 students, two a day practices for volleyball and football athletes and school shopping for that perfect first day of school outfit. There are some things that need to checked off to ensure you, or your student is prepared for the new year. First of all if you are enrolling in a new school make sure to contact the school secretary to ensure they have received all your records from your previous school. Make...
Reporter's note: Several weeks ago Don Swenson, Maintenance Engineer for Chinook Schools, asked me to come visit with and write about the summer cleaning crew at the schools. Since there are likely crews doing similar work all over the county, state and nation, I thought it sounded like an interesting story topic. Explaining why he thought it was important for people to know what happens in the summer, Swenson said, "Some people have the idea that when the schools close for summer nothing...
A crew was in Chinook last week to drill additional monitoring wells on West Fifth Street just west of the Blaine County Museum and another on Pennsylvania, south of the intersection of Fifth Street and Pennsylvania. The two new wells are in addition to the 14 monitoring sites drilled in 2014. The monitoring is for a site at the northeast corner of Indiana and Fifth Street where a buried gasoline tank leaked. The tank was removed some time ago. Ross Remsen, Environmental Engineer with CTA...
Guests at First Bank of Montana's 2018 Community Appreciation event were treated to a nice picnic lunch on the beautiful first day of August. Chinook Branch President Jessica Aberg said, "The branches of the First Bank of Montana chose this week to hold their annual community appreciation event. Each branch decides on the type of event they will host and picks the day during the week to hold it." The First Bank of Montana is one of 14 divisions that make up Glacier Bank based in Kalispell. In...
(U.S. Senate)—As part of his #ConnectMT initiative, U.S. Senator Jon Tester secured $18 million to upgrade infrastructure at 17 Montana airports. Tester secured the grants through the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to improve airport safety, rehab runways, construct terminals, and purchase snow removal equipment. “These funds will help our airports invest in critical needs that will keep travelers safe and connected,” Tester said. “Investments like this will help local business thrive and provide a boost to the community.” Tester se...
This photo appeared in the June 25, 2008 edition of the Blaine County Journal ~ News Opinion and is of a band formed in the early 1950's that played at various functions throughout the county. The photo listed the members of the band in the back row as, L-R: George Clarkson, Jack Hiebert, Jim Warrington, Bill Boisert and Ed Runkle but did not mention the names of the members in the front row. A curious reader asked about the photo recently and the hunt was on to identify these individuals. If...
J.J. Colby was awarded the rank of Eagle Scout at a June court of honor in Chinook. Only about four percent of all Boy Scouts achieve this highest rank in Scouting. To complete the Eagle Scout rank a Boy Scout must complete a number of lower ranks, beginning at about 12 years of age, and finish the top echelon's requirements before reaching the age of 18. Since the Eagle Scout program was created in 1917 just over two million young men have earned the rank with many going on to notable careers...
About seventy congregants, church officials, friends and family gathered recently to celebrate the ordination of Maggie Lewis as a new Presbyterian Minister of Word and Sacrament and install her as the pastor for the Chinook and Havre Presbyterian Churches. Ordination officially recognizes that a person has completed the educational and spiritual requirements to be a minister and installation approves an individual for a specific role at a particular church. Maggie's ordination and installation...
Susan and Piper Fox were to Billings on Thursday to pick up Lyvee Fox. They did some school shopping, and came home on Friday. Lyvee is spending a few days with Grandma and Grandpa Fox. Denise and A.J. Watkins and family attended the Phillips County Fair on Friday. Diana and Randy Maloney went to Havre on Friday and took sundaes to Dan and Helen Maloney’s to help Helen celebrate her 85th birthday a day early. Happy Birthday, Helen! September 9th marks the 4th Annual Tristan Billmayer Suicide/Awareness Memorial Walk. It will begin at 10:00 a...
Susan Billmayer judged flowers and vegetables at the Northeast Fair in Glasgow on Tuesday and the Phillips County Fair on Friday. Wally and Loretta Beck attended Allan Gryde’s funeral services and lunch at the ALC in Hogeland on Tuesday. Ed and Kathy Zellmer attended the Independence Bank appreciation Barbeque and Open House on Friday. Anita Reed took Jane and Harlan Krass to Havre for medical appointments on Tuesday. Tate and Ty Beck rode their motorcycles down to visit Grandpa Wally and Grandma Loretta Beck’s place on Wednesday. Hilary Ric...
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is proposing an administrative rule to codify the population objectives detailed in the conservation strategy for grizzly bears in the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem. The Fish and Wildlife Commission will vote on the proposed rule during their Aug. 9 meeting. If the proposed rule is approved by the commission, it will move into a public comment period by late August and ultimately go back to the commission for final approval in December. “By proposing this administrative rule, we are committing to k...
CHINOOK, MT. August 3, 2018 – Area residents are asked to join Sweet Medical Center (SMC) in celebrating National Health Center Week. The national campaign runs August 12-18, with the goal of raising awareness about the mission and accomplishments of America’s Health Centers over the course of more than five decades. One of the bright spots in America’s health care system, Community Health Centers serve more than 25 million Americans, a number that continues to grow along with the demand for affordable primary care. They have compiled a signi...
The Blaine County Library hosted two StoryWalk® events for youngsters last week in Chinook. StoryWalk® is a 20-year old idea originally developed to get kids and parents to "enjoy reading and the outdoors at the same time." The concept of reading a children's book one page at a time while walking along a path or trail has spread to all 50 states and 12 foreign countries since first being introduced at the Kellogg-Hubbard Library in Montpelier, Vermont. For Chinook's StoryWalk®...
Marc Kloker, Information and Education Program Manager Communication-Education Division, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, Region 6 Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is proposing an administrative rule to codify the population objectives deta A Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Bowhunter Education course date has been set for an adult online “field day” course on Wed., Aug. 15, from 5:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Archery hunters must have purchased a Montana bow and arrow license prior to hunting during the archery-only season. To purchase a bow and arrow lic...
Greg Skoyen had a booth at the Blaine County Fair where he was displaying and promoting a recently designed gas-powered irrigation booster pump. The device basically increases the volume of water moving from an irrigation ditch through a gated system to a field. Skoyen put me in touch with the Billings-based designer and builder of the pump, Travis Kelsey, who sells specialized ag equipment. Kelsey and his pump co-deigner Brad Kembel, a farmer, came up with the idea for the new pump after...
The Milk River Pow Wow is always full of beautiful color and Pageantry and this year was no exception. With several events taking place over the course of five days, beginning on Wednesday and concluding Sunday. The Milk River Indian Days celebration attracts people from all over the United States and Canada. Pictured above is the Team Dance competition held Saturday afternoon. Dancing are (Left to right) Angela Blackcrow, Nina Fox, and Jenna King of Hays....
The superintendent for the contractor replacing the North Fork bridge and the project manager overseeing the work for the Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) said they believe the new bridge will be completed and open for traffic by the end of August. Planning for the $2.8 million dollar replacement project began about six years ago. Actual work began in March of this year under a contract awarded to COP Construction, a multi-state business doing work throughout Montana and surrounding...
