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Three weeks ago Blaine County Commissioners and county Emergency Manager Haley Velk were sharing ideas about the potential for spring flooding. Velk said, "...I don't have a crystal ball to tell if, when and where a flood might occur." A "winter briefing" from the National Weather Service (NWS) showed the worst case scenario for flooding was "rapidly warming temperatures and overnight lows above freezing." About a week ago the worst case scenario happened and so did flooding. Wednesday, April...
National Volunteer Week, always in April, is a time that many charitable groups and organizations recognize and thank their volunteers. Sweet Nursing Home and the Chinook Senior Center thanked their volunteers with special complimentary lunches and kind words of thanks. Without putting too fine a point on how these calculations were made, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and other national groups have compiled some impressive statistics about the number of volunteers in the country and their econ...
It is with a heavy heart to let you all know that Robert Lucke passed away on Saturday, April 21, 2018. He went peacefully and without pain. Robbie entertained many readers over the years with his tales of Glacier Park, Beaver Creek and his youth. He will be missed by the all the Staff at The Mountaineer and Blaine County Journal, and by many members of the community. A full obituary and service announcement will follow in next week's paper....
Darin Hannum, Chinook School Superintendent released this statement following an event at the high school last week: This afternoon (Wednesday, April 18) at Chinook High School we had a written threat. We take threats seriously as our number one priority is to provide a safe learning environment for students and staff. What did we do? Upon notification of the threat, the Chinook City Police Force and the Blaine County Sheriff were immediately contacted. Students and staff at both Meadowlark and Chinook High School sheltered in place. Law...
This year’s Community Chest Fund Drive in Chinook will take p lace Wednesday, May 2, a t 5:30 p.m. The purpose of Community Chest is to alleviate each organization from going door-to-door soliciting donations. The drive provides local funding for Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, Food Pantry, AAU Wrestling, Youth Baseball/Softball, Youth Soccer, MCT, Swim Team and PAWS. Without area residents’ support, many of these programs would not be available to the youth in the community. Those that participate in these organizations or would just like to hel...
Looking for a chance to throw off some of the effects of a hard winter and tough spring? There are several events coming up the weekend of April 27- 29 that might do the trick. It's also a way to support the programs the sponsoring groups provide in the community. The Montana Actors Theatre (MAT) is a Havre-based community theatrical group. Many Blaine Countians have acted in and attended MAT productions at MSU-Northern's stage facility. Now MAT is coming to Chinook with a two night run of...
Melanie Watkins, a Junior at Turner High School, was recently selected to represent Auxiliary Post #109 and Turner High School at this years American Legion Auxiliary Girls State. This year marks the 70th year of the Girls State program in Montana. The six day program takes place June 10-16th at the Carroll College in Helena. Watkins will be joining other girls from Montana where they will spend their experience doing full democratic process of seeking office, holding elections, and...
Max and Kirsti Cederberg were to Chinook on Saturday to visit Edith and Bill Bilger. Keep your calendar marked for May 19th. Family of Jim Reed will be holding a 90th birthday celebration in his honor. More details later as the date gets closer. A preschool screening was held this Monday at the Turner School. Spring has finally sprung on the Big Flat. Much of the snow has been slowly melting and green grass is peaking up! The Cal Wearley Memorial Track Meet will be held on Wednesday, April 25th beginning at 8:30. This is a good meet that you...
Emily Billmayer was home from Havre for the weekend. Track season has begun for the Turner High School and Jr. High track teams with meets this past week in Glasgow. Gene Billmayer attended the Cemetery board meeting on Monday night at the Catholic Church. The Big Flat 4-H Club met in Harlem on Sunday afternoon. Wally and Loretta Beck, Kevin, Brandon, and Dallas Beck, Daniella Schilling, Shawn, Bobbi, Tate, Ty, and Harley Beck, and Mike, Crystal, Cassidy, Holly, Cooper and Lucy Grabofsky all enjoyed a family dinner at the Med Room Thursday...
Thank You to Albertson’s for the bananas. Thank You to Rose Noel for helping to clean the fish tank. Thank You to Bev Devaney for the tangerines, grapes & kiwis. Thank You to Irene Stout and Rose Noel for the donut and French bread run to Malta! Just so you all know: The Fort Peck Summer Theater Shows will be starting June 1st. Here is the line-up of shows for the summer: • Guys on Ice • Cabaret • Leader of the Pack • The Little Mermaid • Almost, Maine The longest word in any of the major English language dictionaries is pneumonoult...
Thirty-five fifth graders from Meadowlark Elementary hosted their annual wax museum. Each student selects a character from American History which they learn about and represent for the project. This year's theme was "Heroes and Heroines." Fifth grade teachers Lesa MacLeod and Megan Hinebauch said the historical figures were "people who had an impact on the U.S. in politics, sports, entertainment or scientific endeavors." The program has been ongoing at Meadowlark since the fall of 1992. But,...
BOZEMAN, Mont., April 16, 2018–The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has set a June 1, 2018, application cutoff for agricultural operators to be considered for 2019 conservation program funding through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program. NRCS provides funding and technical assistance to help farmers and ranchers implement conservation practices that provide environmental benefits to help sustain agricultural operations. Conservation program participation is v...
In order to comply with FSA program eligibility requirements, all producers, including livestock producers, are encouraged to visit their local FSA office to file an accurate crop certification report by the applicable deadline. The 2018 Acreage Reporting/Crop Certification Deadline is Mon., July 16, 2018 for Spring Seeded Alfalfa Seed, Forage Seeding, Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), Fruit (except cherries), Vegetables, Christmas Trees, and all Spring-Seeded Crops and any other crops not...
The ice has gone off this section of the Milk River just south of Chinook on the Clear Creek Road as it rapidly rose over the weekend. Ice jams continue to cause problems throughout the Milk River basin as spring temperatures have finally arrived. Battle Creek, Lodge Creek as well as several other streams are flowing over their banks and along with heavy runoff from snow melt at the higher elevations has caused flood warnings to be posted all along the Hi-line....
For Immediate Release It has been a winter for the books in Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Region 6. After the summer of 2017 that was plagued by record drought conditions, the 2017-2018 winter will go down as the 2nd snowiest winter on record in Havre (92.5”) and the 3rd snowiest on record in Glasgow (63.2”) as of April 9. In addition, the month of February was the coldest on record since 1979, according to the National Weather Service. As we are finally moving into spring, many folks are wondering how a winter like this may affect small pon...
Two weeks ago a new business opened in downtown Chinook. Located in what was once the Golden Triangle Mental Health facility (236 Indiana), Chinook's Creative Collections is a 'gallery' where local artists can rent individual space to display and sell their creations. On opening day there were 11 artists with their wares on display. Brandon Nissen, who owns the building, believes there is potential for 20 artists to be involved in the new enterprise by June of this year. Purchase of building...
A couple of weeks ago Mary Pyette told me she would be wearing her special lineman's outfit on March 9 to celebrate Lineman Appreciation Day. I planned to take a photo of her but also wanted to know a little about the holiday-not that I don't appreciate linemen, but I was not aware they had a special day. When I did my checking I found the day was officially on April 18 this year. There was even an ad from Big Flat Coop in the "Journal" referring to April 18. I really thought Mary was playing a...
Despite piles of snow in the parking lot and against the building, Chinook’s Creamery opened last week. The Creamery is a seasonal ice cream shop that opens in the spring and closes when the weather turns cold in the fall. The day I stopped by to see how thing were going clerks Kylie Popchoke and Garrett Lowham shared a greeting with me: “It’s never too cold for ice cream.” Kylie even had a long-sleeved T with the phrase emblazoned across the front. Kylie Popchoke is in her fifth season with the shop. She said, “I think we opened later in...
World Meningitis Day is April 24th, so this is a good opportunity to share some information to help protect our community from this potentially deadly disease that can be fatal within 24 hours. The good news is that there are safe and effective vaccines that protect against the most common causes of bacterial and viral meningitis. What is it? Meningitis is the inflammation of the membranes that protect the brain and spinal cord. Meningitis has various causes, from viral, bacterial, fungal,...
About 30 women attended the American Lutheran Ladies Salad Supper at the Chinook church. Following a salad supper the guests heard Dr. Carley Robertson, MD, speak about an upcoming medical mission to Tanzania that will involve about 20 people from Montana. Dr. Robertson, who is a general practitioner in Havre, has been making the biennial trip since 2011. Robertson is also the Medical Control Officer for all of Blaine County's ambulance crews and is Medical Director at Sweet Nursing Home in...
Tom and Lucy Fairbank were to Chinook on Sunday to watch some of the three on three tournaments held there. Bill and Mary Hake were to Canada one day this week to attend funeral services of Brand Nelson. Terry and Tammy Jones were to Chester on Sunday to attend a pre-school program that their granddaughter, Kenley Tempel, participated in. Gerald and Shirley Keller had a family supper at their home on Sunday evening. Attending were Jerry and Laura Kinsella, Arlene Keller, Roy Keller, Fritz Keller, Johannas Brown, Raymond Keller and kids. Sonny...
The Big Flat Catholic Church would like to thank the Hogeland Lutheran church for the use of their church and beautiful kitchen for our spring dinner. We appreciated it so much. We would also like to thank everyone for coming, your support is appreciated, and to everyone who helped out. Linda Hauge took Harlan and Jane Krass to Havre on Tuesday for appointments. Susan Billmayer attended the District Garden Club meeting at Sleeping Buffalo on Thursday. Anita Reed visited Harlan and Jane Krass home on Thursday. Diana Maloney and Anita and Brooke...
Chinook has been host to two Young Adult Volunteers (commonly known as YAVs), Lauren LaMonica and Lacy Schimmel since the end of August last year. This program is an ecumenical, faith-based year of service for young people, ages 19-30, in 22 sites around the world and in the United States. YAVs accompany local agencies working to address root causes of poverty and reconciliation while exploring the meaning and motivation of their faith with peers and mentors. YAVs serve during the academic year, August to July. Program benefits during the YAV...
Congregants of the Alliance Church hosted a reception in honor of Pastor Dennis, Lori and Pat Findorff who are leaving Chinook. Pastor Dennis and Lori have taken a new call to Fortine, near Whitefish in western Montana. Pat Findorff, Dennis' mother, also lived several years in Chinook and will be moving to live near a daughter and family in Cove, Oregon. The event was an informal "drop-in" with an opportunity to greet and share goodbyes with the Pastor and his family. The Findorffs had made...
The Blaine County Library Board of Trustees will hold their regular monthly meeting Wednesday, April 25th at 11:00 a.m. in the library meeting room. Same Kind of Different as Me will be the movie today at 1:00 p.m. in the library meeting room. It is rated PG-13 and running time is 119 minutes. Everyone is welcome to attend and refreshments will be served. The Lost Child will be showing April 25th. We are showing the movies with closed captioning whenever possible. Hopefully this will encourage...
