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The 2018 Blaine County Fair is history. As usual the weather was a big part of the fair, determining in large part the attendance at the fair and the success of the various outdoor events. Despite a record hot day on Friday, the weather was within norms and even a bit cooler than usual the first two days of the fair. And the weather was dry, always helpful during Fair Week. Fair Board members and event staff said they had many good comments about the fair this year. Reacting to some negative res...
Reporter's note: Last February I wrote a story about John Herndon who served as Blaine County Sanitarian from 1953 to 1983. Known locally as "Sanitary John," Herndon was famous for his stinky cigars and passions for gardening and fishing. I found many locals anxious to share "Sanitary John stories" for the article when I was writing it. John's daughter, Lucia, lives in Virginia. John left Chinook a few years ago and lives in a senior facility near Lucia. Lucia and I did a lot of communicating...
Reporters note: An invitation to a birthday party in Hamilton and my wife's attempts to learn more about our adopted state resulted in our visiting the Bitterroot Valley-the valley that runs south from Missoula along the base of the Bitterroot Mountains. Though we'd driven through parts of the valley on occasion, we'd never really taken the time to poke around and learn about the area. After three days in the Bitterroot, here's some of what we found interesting about the valley and its environ....
Malta game warden Ben Morin responded to a complaint of signs being shot on Wildlife Management Area (WMA) Area 8 near Nelson Reservoir on July 6, 2018. Upon arriving, Warden Morin found multiple WMA and parking signs had been shot, and there was a significant amount of litter, spent shell casings, and glass left in area of the damaged signs. Anyone with information about the vandalism is encouraged to call R6 Warden Morin at 406-654-7630, or call FWP’s 24-hour wildlife tip line at 1-800-TIP-MONT (1-800-847-6668). The 1-800-TIP-MONT program i...
Havre, Montana – Bear Paw Hospice is currently seeking new volunteers for their program. Bear Paw Hospice was founded in October 1996 and is a part of the Northern Montana Health Care Organization. Over the last year Bear Paw Hospice has served an average of 9 patients per day. For Bear Paw Hospice, volunteers are a very important part of their program. Hospice care focuses on caring, not curing. Considered to be the model for quality, compassionate care for people facing a life-limiting illness or injury; hospice care involves a t...
Matthew Gurnsey, professionally known as the Kilted Man, will perform two times at the Blaine County Library on Tuesday, July 17. The two performances in Chinook will be part of a tour along the Hi-line with engagements from Cut Bank to Malta. Gurnsey is best known for his Celtic music and has recorded individually and with bands to create a number of CDs. He grew up in a family that loved music and the fine arts. Matthew's father was a hard rock miner and the family often lived in tranquil and...
Cancer Support meets July 17, 2018, at 11:30 with lunch at 12:00. Please join us and welcome Dustin Ratliff. Last week activity winners are as follows: Bingo: Marilyn Williamson and Irene Gauthier; Shanghai Rummy: Elizabeth O’Brien; Pinochle: High partners Rochelle Wohlschlager and Virginia Olson, low Marlane Wenzel. Our activities start at 1 p.m. Our activities include Pinochle on Monday, Shanghai Rummy on Tuesday, Scrabble, Whist or other cards on Wednesday afternoons, Bingo on Thursday, and cards on Friday. Volunteers, we will need some h...
Thank You: Albertsons for the strawberries, Robin Rhodes for the jigsaw puzzle and decks of Pinochle cards Rose, Irene, Kay, Robin, Gen, Elsie, Charlie, Keith, Ed and Chuck for riding the July 4th Parade float. The new show at Fort Peck Theater is “Leader of the Pack”. It will play each Friday, Saturday and Sunday now through July 22nd. This is a musical about an up and coming music star and her love life and the ups and downs with both. Plus lots of hit songs from the 60’s will get your toes a tappin’. Just so you know… The Harlem Senior Ce...
Cody, Austin, and Isley Welsh participated in the kids rodeo at the Blaine County Fair this week. Visitors at the Randy Maloney home on the 4th were Harlan and Jane Krass, Linda and Darel Hauge, Anita and Steve Reed and family, Hilary and Natalie Richman, Bryan Ricci, Becky Schroeder, and Chelsea Sunford. Nellie and Sonny Obrecht took in the Blaine County Fair over the weekend. Tammy and Terry Jones attended the Snider/Bessette Wedding in Havre over the weekend. They stayed in Chinook on their way home and took in the Blaine County Fair on...
This has been a busy week, the 4th of July and the Blaine County Fair all in the same week. The weather was hot, but good for fair time. The 4H youth did well. Congratulations to all that participated. Joely, Troy, and Josh Hiniker came on Thursday from Missoula and Melissa Hiniker from Havre to spend the 4th of July with Ed and Kathy Zellmer. On the 4th they held a BBQ at the farm and the Hinikers, Jordan and Elissa Zellmer and family, John and Donna Schneider and family also attended. The family all went to Zachary and Breanna Sniders...
Special to the Journal By Alan Sorensen These summer games began, not with fireworks and a torch lighting, but with putting and driving competitions among people from 50 years of age to 110 at 10 a.m. Thursday, June 14. Polson Bay Golf Course hosted the event, which concluded with an 18-hole tournament. The Senior Olympics specific pickleball play began across town at the same time on the Linderman School tennis courts with the men's and women's competitions. It concluded Friday morning with a...
The Blaine County Showdown Demolition Derby again packed the stands Sunday afternoon providing the finishing touches to the 2018 Blaine County Fair. The Derby is always a huge draw and fans were again treated to quite a show with Skylar Powell of Havre winning the main event. The Showdown also included a Chain-n-Bang heat and a Power Wheels competition for the youngsters in addition to the normal heat races and main event....
Becoming an Outdoors-Woman workshop set for Aug. 3-5 Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks’ popular Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) program will host a weekend workshop Aug. 3-5 at Birch Creek Civilian Conservation Corps Camp near Dillon. Women are encouraged to sign up with a friend and learn a new activity or improve existing skills. Participants get to choose four of these activities: hiking, backpacking, survival skills, how to use a map and compass, bird identification, plant identification, sausage making and more! Anyone 18 years of age or o...
CONTACT: Dr. Eric Liska, Montana Department of Livestock, (406) 444-3374; Dr. Tahnee Szymanski, Montana Department of Livestock, (406) 444-2043 Helena, Mont. – The Montana Department of Livestock (MDOL) will be holding public meetings seeking comment on a number of proposed rule changes. Public Meetings have been scheduled in the following communities: July 17th, 9 a.m. at Absarokee Elementary School; July 17th, 2 p.m. at Bridger Elementary; July 18th, 9 a.m. at The Eagles in Big Timber; July 23rd, 10 a.m. at Jefferson High in Boulder; July 2...
Tom Fairbanks greets well wishers after being sworn in as District 3 Blaine County Commissioner this past Friday. Fairbanks was sworn in by the District Court Judge Yvonne Laird in a 10 a.m. ceremony to fill the position vacated by the resignation of Charlie Kulbeck in June. Fairbanks will serve out the remainder of Kulbeck's term from now until the end of December....
With the "Journal's" regular schedule slightly altered because of the July 4 holiday, this early edition of the newspaper coincides with opening day of this year's Blaine County Fair. Today, Tuesday, focused on the 4-H/FFA Horse Show. That event was held at the George Ortner Arena. Wednesday afternoon, July 4, the Kids' Rodeo, 50th anniversary edition, takes center stage in the arena. Many food booths, but not all, will be opening on Wednesday. Dan and Sandy McNeill have organized the Kids' Rode...
Reporters note: It's certainly not unusual to see one or more cyclists this time of year, usually pedaling east, along US Highway 2, in our part of Montana. After all, we are on the northern tier route, a very popular route that takes cyclists from Anacortes, Washington to Bar Harbor, Maine. Griffin Park, by the Chinook Water Plant and City Hall in Harlem are both popular with cross-country cyclists as good spots to camp overnight. But what I had never seen in my five summers on this part of...
Doug Hayes said his good-byes to Chinook School system colleagues at a retirement gathering at the end of school in May, then left immediately to lead a group to Washington, DC. Hayes started his teaching career in Froid, Montana, then joined the Chinook system in the fall of 1993. At retirement his career spanned a third of a century. Doug and Carmaine, his wife and high school sweetheart, were both teachers. They have four adult sons and seven grandchildren and, according to Doug, "Two more...
DPHHS: Takes steps to prevent West Nile Virus infection this summer State and local public health officials are reminding Montanans to take steps to avoid mosquito bites and prevent infection with West Nile Virus (WNV). In Montana, WNV season usually begins in July and ends in October, as this is when the mosquitoes responsible for it emerge. The best way to prevent mosquito-borne diseases such as WNV, or any other mosquito-borne illness, is to protect yourself from mosquito bites. While mosquitoes found in Montana are unable to transmit other...
Sweet Medical Center and Chinook Dental are hosting a Patient Appreciation event in conjunction with the Chinook Area Chamber's quarterly Business After Hours. This is the third year the two medical providers have teamed up to welcome the community to meet the staff of the two businesses and learn about the services available. Nora Conner, Outreach Coordinator with the Sweet Medical Center (SMC), said she is looking forward to a large crowd. The Patient Appreciation/Business After Hours event...
Chrissy Downs and Jacob Huckabee, representing the local JUMP group, recently received a check for $1000 from Ray Reid on behalf of local VFW Post 4620. Reid is commander of the local VFW Post. Downs is an adult leader with JUMP, "a Christ centered youth group," and Huckabee is one of the older members of the JUMP group. Accepting the check for JUMP Chrissy Downs said, "The gift was not expected but it is much appreciated." Jacob Huckabee, a 2018 graduate of Chinook High, explained how JUMP...
Editors note: Frank and Bettie Barber of Lloyd, Montana are easily recognizable throughout Blaine County and their generosity and kindness is known across the region. Recently Montana State Senator Steve Daines and Representative Greg Gianforte both recognized the Barber's, just days apart, for their Military service and community involvement with the Bear Paw Bowman Archery Shoot held annually at their ranch. The following are the officially letters from our State Representatives. June 16,...
Story Submitted by, By Carla Jenewein Please stop by and join the Red Cross in giving your life saving blood In Memory of Amanda Oehmcke. Each pint of blood given can save up to three lives. Appointments are highly encouraged by the American Red Cross. So, if you have not made an appointment you can go on-line at redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-733-2767 (1-800-REDCROSS). The Red Cross will begin accepting walk in donors at 12:30PM and walk in slots will also be available throughout the day. Appointments begin at 1PM. Any healthy person age 18...
Elissa and Jordan Zellmer and family returned this week from a camping trip to Ft. Peck and Nelson Reservoir.. Loretta Beck attended the Basketball Tourney in Malta and watched the Turner team play. On Wednesday, Susan Billmayer went to Billings to the dentist. When she returned home, she took in the Crop Tour in the Turner area. Eric Billmayer and Karyn Reiger also attended. Annie and Matt Klindworth and family returned this week from a vacation to the Seattle Area where they visited family. Loretta Beck and Merrrilyn Billmayer attended the...
The Turner Tornadoes basketball teams played in the Malta tournament this weekend after a great two days of camp with Belt’s head coach, Jeff Graham. Shania Maloney spent last week in San Diego with Hilary Richman and Rainee Baker at a Pharmacy convention. While there they took in many sites in the area. Richard and Marjorie Hickel’s grandsons, Danny and Jesse and their parents, Becky and Scott visited them last week. They also visited the Brown’s and ‘Steve Hickel families. Max and and Kirsti Cederberg were to Billings for the weekend for the...
