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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...
After six months of drawn out cold, snow and dismal weather it is finally time to start thinking about all those spring projects you have been dreaming about since last October. Construction has made its return to the town of Chinook recently as Keith Kessel and his crew complete a concrete project. Though Easter weekend brought yet another round of snow storms the forecast points to signs of spring and warmer weather. We look forward to hearing about your spring projects....
The Iota Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma hosted a program on human trafficking presented by Blaine County Undersheriff Frank Billmayer. Delta Kappa Gamma Society International is a professional group made up of women educators. Part of the group's recent meeting was dedicated to preparing books to be given to each kindergartner in Blaine County. Presiding officer Colleen Brommer said, "Our project to provide a book to each kindergartner in the county is part of several national events that...
Darla Quinlan spent Easter and the weekend with her Mother, Rose Van Voast. Shania Maloney was home for Easter. She and Diana took Easter dinner to the ranch to join Randy, Garrett, and Gavin. It was cold but the baby calves were still making their appearances. Bobbie Doiz of Climax, Duane and Dawn Schurman, Brian and April, Avery and Piper were Easter guests at Susan and Ron Fox’s. Anita and Steve Reed and family, Linda and Darel Hauge, and Harlan and Jane Krass drove down to Harlem to have Easter dinner with Tim and Hilary Richman and g...
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! Harlan and Jane Krass were among guests at Tim and Hilary Richman’s home on Easter Day for dinner. Happy 50th Anniversary to Wallace and Loretta Beck, whose anniversary was Friday, March 30. Best wishes to a great couple! The Elementary boys and girls Basketball teams will have their last games of the season this Saturday, April 7, in Big Sandy beginning a...
The 24th annual gathering of the Montana Country Poets and Pickers will begin Friday night, April 13, and run through Sunday noon. Organizers say the event will follow its traditional schedule. The Saturday day session is open to performers wishing to try out their poetry and receive feedback from audiences. Sunday morning will be cowboy church. Daytime events will be at the Chinook Motor Inn and evening performances at the Chinook High School auditorium. The poets nearing their Silver...
As Chinook Public Schools winds down the 2017-18 school year and we start preparing our 2018-19 school year, there are several topics I would like to share with everyone. These topics are school bus purchase, school safety, school election levies, and staffing for the upcoming year. Buses: The first area to discuss is our transportation committee and their hard work to update our activity bus fleet. Some of the first questions that come to the minds of our constituents are why do we need newer buses, and where does that money come from. These...
