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After what seemed like an interminable winter, last Sunday afternoon was lovely with plenty of sunshine and some of the mildest temperatures to date this spring. The Chinook Lions Club and Chef Doug Mitchell were set for 100 guests at the senior center. Club President Richard Cronk said, "After a record turnout last year and a break in this year's weather, we were expecting yet a larger crowd." Someone offered, "People may be home finishing up their tax returns." About 75 guests attended....
USDA will issue $34 million to help agricultural producers recover from 2017 natural disasters through the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees and Farm-raised Fish Program (ELAP), which covers losses not covered by certain other USDA disaster assistance programs. County offices have begun issuing these payments, and they are part of a broader USDA effort to help producers recover from hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, wildfires and drought. A large portion of this assistance will be made available in federally designated disaster are...
The Annual Wildlife Museum Banquet was more than a month later than normally scheduled, but it was still a target of this long lasting winter. Emcee Roger Jorgenson welcomed the guests noting, "It feels like the 95th day of January." Guests arrived at St. Gabriel's parish hall during a cool but dry spring evening. Two hours later when diners left and the prime rib was eaten, the winning raffle tickets were drawn and the auctions were over, it was snowing hard. Organizers have been tweaking the...
Reporter's note: Wacee is a first grader, from Chinook, who has been battling cancer since early February. With Wacee's family still in the throes of dealing with his illness, I was unsure how to get the information to do a story and not intrude further on their lives. I ran into Justin, Wacee's dad, and he said he thought Tomi, wife and mom of the Simenson family, would be glad to help share Wacee's story. Tomi was very gracious and provided a narrative with a lot of information about how the...
A women's retreat was held in early March at the Grand Union Hotel in Fort Benton. While organized by some women from the Chinook Alliance Church, it was open to any who wished to attend. The theme of the retreat was "Broken Beautiful" from a book and video series by Ann Voskamp entitled "The Broken Way." Thirty-seven women from Chinook and surrounding areas attended the two day event. Participants at the retreat heard repeatedly that "the good brokenness of God heals our bad brokenness. Only...
The excitement was palpable as Meadowlark students and staff filed in to the gymnasium for a school assembly. Seven lucky students' names would soon be drawn for their own Kindles (small, hand-held electronic devices for reading downloaded books). The Kindles were provided by members of Chinook Lodge No. 50 AF&AM. The local Masonic Lodge has about 40 members and the reading giveaway was one of several projects for youth supported by the group. To have their names in the drawings, students had...
The Big Flat Catholic Church will hold their Spring Dinner and Bazaar on April 15 from 12-2:00 p.m. A turkey dinner with all the trimmings will be served. Come out and enjoy a delicious meal! Darel and Linda Hauge, Diana Maloney, and Anita, Brooke, and Bridget Reed were guests at Harlan and Jane Krass’ home on Sunday for a party to help Linda celebrate her birthday. The Turner boys and girls had their last Elementary Basketball Jamboree this past weekend in Big Sandy. They played well all season. Great job, kids! Diana Maloney visited Harlan a...
Glenna Ammen was to Big Sandy on Saturday to attend the last Elementary Jamboree of the season. She enjoyed watching the kids. Tom and Lucy Fairbank took in the Turner Prom Grand March on Saturday. They enjoyed seeing all the kids dressed up so nice in their suits and dresses. Gerald and Shirley Keller took in the Spring Fling on Friday at MSU-N. On Saturday, they were to Malta to watch Kash and Olivia Keller play in some 5 on 5 tournaments. Welcome home, Dan and Amy Hutton! They have returned home from Lake Havasu where they have been for a...
Embrace leadership at your library: celebrate National Library Week April 8-14 This week, Blaine County Library joins libraries nationwide in celebrating the many ways libraries lead their communities through the transformative services, programs and expertise they offer. April 8-14 is National Library Week, an annual celebration of the life-changing work of libraries, librarians and library workers. Libraries aren't just places to borrow books or study-they're also creative and engaging...
We are hoping for warmer weather this week, so you can finally take a walk and come see us. We have a lot of activities planned for you that you won't want to miss. The movie, "The Quiet Man" starring John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara will be playing at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, April 11 in the library meeting room. Snacks and drinks will be provided. Whist is on the docket for Wednesday at 1 p.m. Bingo will be played at 1 p.m. on Thursday afternoon. Virginia Olson was the winner last week. We are very...
Thank You! Thank You! Thank You! To Lilah Orlando for the mushroom soup; To Carla Chambers for the sausage; To Vonnie Klungland and Rose Noel for the potholders. We have a Winner!... Ann Azure Was the Winner of the 50-50 drawing for March. Ann left With $31.15. Also, remember the Quarterly Advisory Meeting will be held at Harlem Senior Center on Friday, April 20th. Let Katie know if you will be attending. Let’s have Harlem have a great turnout and show of support! WISE WORDS: If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away f...
Eight juniors and seniors at Chinook High (CHS) are taking Education 101, Teaching and Learning, as a dual enrollment course through MSU-Bozeman and Gallatin College. The course, designed for first year college students, is an introduction to the profession of public school teaching. Students who successfully complete the course earn college and high school credit-three semester hours of college credit and half credit for high school. Tammy Edwards, the Librarian for Chinook Schools, is...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 6, 2018 Fish, Wildlife and Parks and participating land owners will open some Block Management Areas (BMAs) for spring turkey hunting along the Milk River and one area south of Zortman. Twelve areas will be open for the spring turkey season, beginning April 14, and running through May 20. Most of the properties are located along the Milk River between Hinsdale and Nashua. One additional property is located just south of Zortman in Goslin Flats, which is a portion of the Square Butte BMA. “The BMA spring turkey h...
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks honored the service of its Region 6 Hunter and Bow Hunter Education volunteer instructors at the annual workshop, which was held on Saturday, March 24, in Wolf Point and on Sunday, March 25, in Havre. The workshop is an annual event that invites all the volunteer instructors across the region for a day filled with visiting, updates to the program, demonstrations of new equipment and ideas, and most importantly, honoring years of service. This was the first time...
The Harlem FFA Chapter traveled to Billings April 4-7 for 88th State Leadership Convention. Representing Harlem were Skylee Dirden, Daniel Rasmussen, Curtis Humphreys, Haylee Johnson, Alaynee Hawley, Andrew Rasmussen, and Zach Kinyon. The Chapter attended the nightly sessions, the hypnotist show, the career and trade show, and took in the sights around the city. In addition, the FFA Chapter competed in Agronomy, Livestock, and Mechanics Career Development Events. The Mechanics team of Daniel,...
For Immediate Release The Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) and local public health agencies remind Montanans and visitors to the state to be aware of the risk of hantavirus and to take precautions to avoid exposures to rodents, their droppings and nests. “Although hantavirus infection can occur during any month, the risk of exposure is increased in the spring and summer as people clean cabins and sheds and spend more time outside in the vicinity of rodents,” said DPHHS epidemiologist Rachel Hinnenkamp. With 43 cases of...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 28, 2018 Contact: Andy Fjeseth, MT Dept. of Agriculture (406) 444-3684 Helena, Mont. - The Montana Department of Agriculture and Noxious Weed Management Advisory Council has awarded over $1.74 million for the development and implementation of noxious weed management programs in March 2018. The grants assist counties, conservation districts, local communities, tribes, researchers and educators in efforts to combat noxious weeds in Montana. 57 local cooperative projects were recommended for funding at a total of...
Chalk up another local event that succumbed to the hard winter. The annual Easter egg hunt sponsored by the Sweet Memorial Nursing Home (SMNH) had to be held indoors. Jenni Pula, Administrator at the local facility, said, "This is the first time since we've been doing the Easter egg hunt that we moved it inside. Thursday, when I saw the weather forecast for single digit temperatures overnight and possible snow for Saturday, we decided not to expose the kids to those harsh conditions." While...
Will flooding follow this winter with record snowfall? Blaine County officials are trying to prepare for possible flooding. I was invited to the courthouse to visit with Commissioners Plumage and DePriest as well as Emergency Manager Haley Velk and Laurie Huestis in administrative support. The meeting was in conjunction with the National Weather Service's (NWS) Weekly Winter Briefing, Much of the NWS briefing centered on flood potential, monitoring to anticipate flooding and the types of...
Reporter's note: "I know this will sound like an odd question, but..." opened a letter from Stephen Stratton of Astoria, New York. The letter was emailed in early March to the Blaine County librarians in Chinook. After studying the letter a bit, the librarians handed it off to me suggesting, "This might be something that would interest you." It had to do with an event that might have occurred in the summer of 1940 in Chinook. Not necessarily by my own choosing it seems my interest in local histo...
The Chinook Lions Club will host its annual Old-Timers' Dinner on Sunday, April 15 at the Chinook Senior Center. The event, which started sometime in the early 1980's, is open to any self- selected old-timer who would like to attend as a guest. Long time Lion Jack Mattingly said a few years ago, "We've never tried to specifically define what constitutes an old-timer. If you think you might be an old-timer, you qualify." There is no charge. Lions say the old-timers' dinner first began when a...
The Blaine County Public Health Department will host Tough Topics: Talking to Your Teen. The one night program is the second in the Family Education Series the local health department has been hosting. Jana McPherson-Hauer, RN, Health Supervisor for the county public health department, said the evening program will provide tips to parents for talking about several topics of interest and importance to teens. There are four topics that will be covered during the program. Nurse McPherson-Hauer will be talking about reproductive health and sexual...
GOMABSEUBNIDA - (“Thank You” in Korean) to Kay Brekke for the nuts and trail mix for the Activity Room. To Barb McDonald for the chicken chunks. To Rose Noel for picking up the commodities. To Bank of Harlem for sponsoring our Easter Meal! Lou Ann Paulsen and Irene Stout were our first random winners of $5.00 cash that we won in the Albertsons Monopoly game. Look for more “sharing of the wealth” in the near future. Upcoming Opportunities: Albertsons Senior 10% Off Day - Thursday, April 5. Harlem Golf Banquet - Saturday, April 7,at VFW. Dinner...
We are hoping it quits snowing this week, so you can come and see us. We have lots of activities planned for you that you won’t want to miss out on. The movie, “Montana Sky” will be playing at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, April 4 in the library meeting room. Snacks will be provided. Next week’s movie is a special request of “The Quiet Man” with John Wayne and Maureen O’Hara. Bingo will be played at 1 p.m. on Thursday afternoon. Gerry Lenhardt was the Jackpot winner last week. The Kitchen Band will play on Friday, April 6 and we will have guest speaker...
Rev. Dennis and Lori Findorff will be leaving Chinook in early April. Pastor Dennis will become the pastor at the Fortine Community Church in Fortine, Montana, beginning in May. The Findorffs began their ministry with Chinook Alliance Church in October, 2008. Fortine is a small mountain community about one hour northwest of Kalispell just off U.S. 93. Prior to the couple's coming to Chinook, Dennis was the assistant pastor at an Alliance church in Klamath Falls, Oregon while he completed...
