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Official Average Number Belonging (ANB) counts were released to school districts in mid-November in order for officials to then begin planning for the 2026-27 school year. Chinook School District’s Superintendent Fred Hofman reports the impact of those numbers. “Our ANB count is in. Our combined enrollment, including Hartland, was 324 in October and is now 327, leaving our district wide ANB number at 325. We will get our formal general fund levels March first, but we anticipate we will receive a combined increase between the two districts of ar...
Just prior to the basketball games against Big Sandy on Saturday night February 14, Turner Public School held Senior Night festivities. Four seniors were honored for their contributions to the school community, and two foreign exchange students also received recognition. Mary Jane (MJ) Beaman was the first to process to center court as Pep Club Advisor Sadie Grabofsky read from a script that celebrated each candidate. During high school, Beaman competed in volleyball (4 years), basketball (3 yea...
On Friday night, February 13, Chinook High School held Senior Night festivities. Prior to the varsity basketball games against Conrad, six seniors were recognized for their contributions to the athletic programs in Chinook, whether with band or sports. The first individual, Mara Edwards thanked her mother, Michelene Edwards, and her grandparents for supporting her through her high school years. Edwards was revered for contributing six years to the pep band, four years to the pep club, three...
On Tuesday, February 10, three members of the Chinook FFA Chapter travelled to Havre to compete in the 2026 Milk River Spring Districts. Hosted by the Havre FFA Chapter, the competition venue was the Fifth Avenue Christian Church where members from across the Milk River District competed in various Leadership Development Events. Although all three Chinook members came away winners, Zoe Scofield, a freshman at Chinook High School, earned top honors and will represent the Milk River District as...
After all the spelling had taken place at the Blaine County Spelling Bee on February 5 in the Lloyd Sweet Auditorium at Chinook High School, two eighth graders from Harlem Junior High emerged as winners. For the "spell down" on that Thursday, Gabriella Doney went head to head for eight rounds with 27 other contestants representing five different school districts in Blaine County before being declared the champion. Her championship word was "S-y-r-i-n-g-e Syringe." Doney is the daughter of Crysta...
Blaine County Deputy Clerk & Recorder/Election Manager, Savannah Wendeln announced the winners of the "I Voted" Sticker contest on the morning of February 18. Voting was open until the close of the business day on February 17, and Wendeln revealed Madi Barr and Eloise Gonzalez as victorious on Wednesday morning. Of the 22 submissions received by the Elections Office, Wendeln explained that they were narrowed down to five in the K-5th category and five in the 9-12th grouping. The Elections...
Tuesday morning, February 17 was a busy one for candidate filing at the courthouse as reported by Blaine County Deputy Clerk & Recorder/Election Manager, Savannah Wendeln. As of 12:00 p.m., eight candidates had filed. Because Governor Greg Gianforte signed House Bill 207 into law last May, the candidate filing period ends on March 4. Any Blaine County resident still wishing to file will need to do so in this shortened period. “I believe it’s important to keep election information in front of voters and encourage engagement whenever pos...
The Chinook School Board’s finance committee met on Tuesday evening, February 24, at 6:00 in Chinook High School. The primary objective of the meeting was to discuss the permissive levy estimates and levy requests in advance of the March board meeting. During Tuesday night’s meeting, the group also addressed several dire points, touching on potential budget cuts to explore, although the board will not be making any of those decisions until May or June, after the election. While the Chinook School Board has yet to determine the sum of the req...
March is Red Cross Month. According to the American Red Cross, “Red Cross Month began during World War II, when President Franklin D. Roosevelt called on individuals to address growing humanitarian needs. What started as a national call to action has become a community tradition - reaffirming the power of compassion and the impact we can make together.” If you visit the American Red Cross official page, this message appears as soon as it opens: “The American Red Cross is facing a severe blood shortage as requests from hospitals exceed the a...
American Prairie is pleased to host "A Sense of Place: Exploring the Place Names of 'Ɔ́'ɔ́ɔ́ɔ́niinénn ɔh in Central-Montana" on Thursday, February 26, at 7 pm. This informative presentation by esteemed Aaniiih tribal member and educator Terry Brockie will be held at the National Discovery Center, located at 302 W Main Street in Lewistown, Montana. Admission is free. Since time immemorial, Indigenous People have called Central Montana home, a place where their culture and history are tied to t...
In a ceremony at the Meadowlark Country Club in Great Falls on February 14, Carson Kelly was awarded the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Good Citizen Black Eagle-Assiniboine Chapter Scholarship. By way of celebration, the DAR board held a banquet with refreshments and a short presentation. During that presentation, all scholarship applicants acquired an award for being their school's good citizen selectee. Given his status as Chinook's winner, Kelly received a silver dollar and a...
In late January, the Chinook FFA travelled to Cascade and Great Falls for Montana's largest ag show, the Montana Agricultural and Industrial Exhibit known as MAGIE. Held at the Pacific Steel & Recycling Arena & Exhibition Hall at Montana ExpoPark on January 21-23, MAGIE 2026 featured more than 160 vendors and over 200 booths. In addition to viewing innovations in the Farm, Ranch, and Industrial spaces, FFA members competed in the annual KMON sponsored contests in four categories: Poultry, Ag...
Mr. Dan Owens, Band/Music Instructor at Harlem High School played the sousaphone-tuba while marching with the Band Directors Marching Band at the 2026 Rose Parade in Pasadena, California. The parade began at 8:00 a.m. Pacific Time, and his group was 65th in line, approximately the middle of the parade. The annual presentation of flora celebrated its 137th year with spectators forced to wear rain gear, the first inclemently rainy parade day since 2006. According to the parade website, this...
The Chinook Rod and Gun Club held its 7th Annual Ice Fishing Derby on February 7 at Dry Fork Reservoir north of Chinook. Club Director, Joe Kennedy-Zarn not only shared the names of winners but described the event as "definitely one for the record books." Even the weather cooperated, since by Saturday afternoon, the mercury fluctuated between 50 and 55 degrees with no wind. Pre-registrations were accepted between January 31 and February 6, and in-person registration occurred at the Mint Bar in...
Beautiful weather and solid ice conditions of 10 to 12 inches across the reservoir set the stage for a great day on the ice with 93 anglers participating. More than 1,000 perch were caught, with most released, along with a few walleye and pike and no trout reported. Top fish honors went to Willow Brown with the largest perch at 12.75 inches, followed by McKenzie Fisher with a 12.5-inch perch, and Chad Olson with the smallest perch at 3.25 inches. The largest pike measured just over 30 inches...
Moving toward its 75th year, the Montana Seed Show will open on March 19, and event planners are gearing up to celebrate both longevity and achievement. As Montana’s oldest and longest running Seed Show, Harlem’s three-day occasion will feature agriculture exhibits, educational displays, baking contests, a quilt show, an antique tractor and car show, an art show and auction, and much more. As the March 19-21 dates for the Annual Montana Seed Show (MSS) approach, the planning committee invites and encourages participation from area producers and...
On January 23, Zurich Elementary School hosted their second quarter Accelerated Reader celebration. Students who had met their individually established reading goals participated in a STEM activity. Seventeen of Zurich's nineteen students celebrated achievement with a maze activity. For their STEM challenge, they created a maze according to criteria and then used straws to try to get a ping-pong ball through the labyrinth. To serve as mentors, the older students were paired with the younger...
Triangle Communications recently released an announcement about a Teacher Appreciation Program. The application deadline is March 1. “Strong rural schools depend on strong educators, yet recruiting and retaining teachers in Montana’s rural communities can be challenging. To help support these efforts, our Teacher Appreciation Program provides funding [that] educators can use for items or expenses that are the biggest priority for the awardee,” states the notice. The Teacher Appreciation Program is part of Triangle Communications’ Communi...
Havre, MT – The Northern Montana Health Care team recently celebrated a significant milestone in surgical care with a robot-themed celebration, recognizing recent accomplishments in robotic-assisted surgery. On Tuesday, January 20, NMHC staff gathered to celebrate 300 successful surgeries using the ROSA® Robot and 100 surgeries performed with the da Vinci® Surgical System. The celebration was held in honor of NMHC's surgeons and operating room teams, whose expertise and collaboration h...
Havre, MT - Northern Montana Hospital has implemented updated access procedures for its Labor, Delivery, Recovery and Postpartum (LDRP) unit to help maintain a safe and supportive environment for patients, newborns, families, and staff. The LDRP unit is now secured with controlled entry access. This is a common best practice in maternity care and is designed to support privacy, comfort, and safety during labor, delivery, and postpartum recovery. Visitors may easily request entry by using the call panel located on the wall to the right of the...
In honor of the Winter Olympics, Turner Public School students will celebrate I Love to Read Month with an Olympic Reading Challenge. According to school personnel, students and staff alike will be reading like Olympians. School Librarian, Mrs. Shelly Harmon encourages all participants to log their reading time and pages/books at school and at home. For every 20 pages read, readers will add a link to their Olympic paper chain. The group with the longest chain will win a prize, although Harmon hasn’t yet revealed what the prizes might be. “I hav...
All youth clubs and organizations as well as individual youth are encouraged to enter projects and displays in the Educational Booth Division of the 75th Montana Seed Show to be held March 19-21 at the Harlem High School. This is an opportunity for students in communities, schools, and towns in the surrounding area to showcase innovative, informative, and educational projects. The displays may be entered in either Division I Category for Youth Groups or Organizations; or in Division II Category which is open to individual youth, ages 10-18....
Washington, D.C., February 2, 2026 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced loan interest rates for February 2026, which are effective Feb. 1, 2026. USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) loans provide important access to capital to help agricultural producers start or expand their farming operation, purchase equipment and storage structures or meet cash flow needs. Operating, Ownership and Emergency Loans FSA offers farm operating, ownership and emergency loans with favorable interest rates and terms to help eligible agricultural p...
LEWISTOWN, Mont. – Fire managers from The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC), Bureau of Indian Affairs, and Bureau of Land Management are urging residents and visitors to take extra precautions to prevent human-caused wildfires as unseasonably warm temperatures and limited precipitation continue across the region. Although it’s mid-winter, extended dry periods coupled with high winds, low overnight humidity levels, and above average temperatures have increased fire potential across central Montana. These con...
Several more Blaine County students have qualified for the Blaine County Spelling Bee which will convene tomorrow, February 5 at 10:00 a.m. in the Lloyd Sweet Auditorium at Chinook High School. Seven will represent Meadowlark Elementary School, including their champion: Wyatt Boyce, and another seven will represent Harlem Elementary, along with their top speller: McKearen Stiffarm. Meadowlark Elementary School held its Spelling Bee on January 27 at 9:00 in the morning. Two Chinook High School...
