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For Immediate Release HELENA, MT- The Governor’s Office of Community Service, Montana Campus Compact, and Reach Higher Montana today announced that 100 high school seniors from 52 communities across Montana were awarded $1,000 Youth Serve Montana Scholarships. These scholarships recognize each student’s commitment to volunteering 100 hours or more. To be eligible for the scholarship, applicants volunteered at least 100 hours over the last year. Many students volunteered more than this and in total, the 100 scholarship recipients contributed nea...
Hill County Electric Cooperative, Inc. (HCE) will be holding its 73rd Annual Meeting of Members on Saturday, May 12, 2018 at the Student Union Building on the campus of Montana State University-Northern in Havre, MT. Registration will begin at 9:00 am, the business meeting will start at 10:00 am and lunch and prize drawings will follow the meeting. “Luck of the Draw” scholarships will be awarded during the meeting for member or member dependents who will be attending college in the fall and are present at the meeting. Transportation will be...
Nurse Practitioner Lindsay Rucinsky spoke to the April gathering of the Cancer Support Group in Chinook. Rucinsky's topic was about diabetes and how certain cancers may be connected to conditions related to diabetes. She added, "I'm passionate about diabetes because it's affected multiple members of my family." A native of Havre, Rucinsky still lives there with her family. She joined Sweet Medical Center (SMC) fulltime in 2017. First earning a degree in criminal justice "back east" she realized...
As the 2017-18 school year ends, we are already beginning the preparations for the 2018-19 school year. Parents who live more than 3 miles from a school that does not provide bus transportation or more than 3 miles from the nearest bus stop may be entitled to reimbursement for transporting their child. Pursuant to ARM 10.7.105, all school districts are required to have individual transportation contracts for the ensuing year signed and returned to their school district of residence by June 1. Any contract submitted to the County Superintendent...
Sympathy is extended to the family of Helen Johnson Knutson who died recently. Several from the community went to Great Falls to her memorial service last weekend. Terry and Brenda Mohar branded Saturday. Helping them were Leeann and Richard Hopkins, Dusty and Misty Mohar and boys, and Dusty’s friend Austin Stevens. Linda Hauge took parents, Jane and Harlan Krass, to Havre on Tuesday for dental appointments and to Chinook on the way home for eye appointments. Kathy Zellmer returned home from Missoula on Friday. She spent about three weeks w...
True Grit starring John Wayne will be the final movie today at 1:00 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend, and refreshments will be served. Movies are being shown with closed captioning whenever possible. Movies will resume in the fall. We would like to thank everyone who came out and participated in the Customer Appreciation Block Party Thursday. The library had 120 people come through the doors! A shout out to Ben and Patty Hall, Debbie Munari, Barb Jergeson and Renda Kelly for serving lunch and cleaning up. At 3:00 pm. a representative from eac...
The new arrivals this week include “Rosie Colored Glasses” by Brianna Wolfson. Willow is caught between two parents who are complete opposites. Rex is serious and tapes checklists of chores on Willow’s bedroom door. Rosie makes life fun and enchanting and meets Willow in the treehouse in the middle of the night to sneak candy. After Rex and Rosie divorce Willow finds navigating the world difficult under her mother’s spell. When Rosie’s behavior becomes turbulent and unpredictable Willow is faced with removing her Rosie colored glasses....
Thank You! To Barb McDonald for the milk, tuna and chicken. To all the people who filled in for me while I was gone last weekend. The Winner Is: Elsie Bertelsen was the winner of the April 50-50/Kitty. She took home $29.00. School will be out in 3 weeks for most towns. We have graduation cards for sale. Wise Words: A beautiful woman delights the eye; A wise woman, the understanding; A pure one, the soul. ~ Minna Antrim What’s Happening? Wednesday May 9 - Harlem High Greenhouse is open, 4:00 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 10 - Sunday, May 13th - ...
The Chinook Senior Citizens Director’s last day was April 30th. We will miss her and will struggle to get along with out her. May weather came in like a lamb, which is welcome after the winter and snow we have had. Our week started out with Shanghi Rummy with seven players and Amy Smith was the winner. Wednesday was a movie and one table of pinochle. Thursday is Bingo with Black out being won by Rosalie Perrine this week. Friday the band plays and pinochle is played in the afternoon. Winners were Doris Hofeldt with high and Amy Smith was l...
For Immediate Release PULLMAN, WASH. Move over gold, silver, copper, palladium, and coal. The state of Montana can also mine resources of the human kind, as the 11 Montana members of the inaugural class of veterinary medicine students were among 131 graduates who received their Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degrees on Saturday, May 5, at Washington State University in Pullman. Montana's new veterinary medicine program has proved to be a resounding success. Each of the 11 students selected...
Several members of the Future Farmers of America (FFA) chapter at Chinook High were awarded state degrees at the Montana FFA Convention held in Billings April 4-7. One CHS student also won a state proficiency award in beef production entrepreneurship. And a sophomore FFA member is already making plans to earn a state proficiency award for her work with swine production. FFA State Degrees earned The FFA State Degree is the highest FFA award at the state level. FFA chapter members who perform at...
The State of Montana has began work on the old Finley bridge, east of Chinook. When completed the new bridge will be called the "West Zurich Bridge" and is located on North Fork Road, south of highway 2. The construction season is just getting started and as a reminder, proceed with caution through all work zones....
The Aaniiih Nakoda College will be graduating their first Associate of Science Nursing degrees in May, 2018. The official pinning ceremony is Sunday, May 6, 2018, 2:00 p.m. at the Fort Belknap Community Center. The community center is located west of the Fort Belknap Agency Tourism and Kwik Stop C-store. There will meal following pinning ceremony. Dr. Theresa Brockie will be the guest speaker at the pinning ceremony. She will also conduct a presentation to the Aaniiih Nakoda College students and...
The Harlem Library and Harlem Senior Center recently hosted the third of their Montana Humanities Conversation series. A break in the weather brought a sizeable crowd to the Senior Center dining hall for a presentation by Hal Stearns of Missoula. Stearns was born in Havre and grew up in Harlowton. He describes himself as an "historian, storyteller and guide." During introductory remarks Stearns said, "We are loosing our small towns. Not just in Montana, but across the country." In his...
The Aaniiih Nakoda College Board of Directors and President Carole Falcon-Chandler welcomes all to the 30th Commencement Ceremony on Thursday, May 10, 2018. The commencement will be held at the Harlem High School Gymnasium at 5:30 p.m. ANC will have 41 potential graduates from Business to Carpentry. ANC will graduate two nurse education students with their Associate Degree of Nursing. The commencement address will be given by Miss Sharen Kickingwoman. A celebration feed will immediately follow...
Did you know that for every 1000 persons that can donate, only four do? What about you? Save a life, give blood! Open your heart on Tuesday, May 8, 2018 by donating blood at Wallner Hall in Chinook from 1pm-6pm. Although appointments are highly encouraged by the American Red Cross, walk-ins are always welcome. We start accepting walk-ins at 12:30pm until 1pm and there are walk-in spots available every hour throughout the day. If you would like to make an appointment but have not, you can go on-line at redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-733-2767 (1...
The Montana Actors' Theatre (MAT) is a Havre-based community theatre group. Over the group's history many actors from Blaine County have taken parts in both plays and musicals. The upcoming production of "Charlotte's Web" is a stage play based on E.B. White's famous children's book of the same name. Director Oriah Williams described the play as "a very family friendly show." Williams wrote, "We have in all 17 kids in our show ranging from the ages of 7-15." Six of those seventeen parts for...
Mark your calendar – Blaine County Veterinary Service will be coming once again this year to hold a Rabies Clinic at the Turner Old Fire Hall on Wednesday, June 6th. It is a great opportunity to get your pets vaccinated without taking them to town. The Big Flat 4-H is sponsoring this event. We will keep you posted on a specific time as the date approaches. Ezzie’s Wholesale will be in Turner servicing fire extinguishers that day as well. Tate and Ty Beck were visitors at Grandma Loretta and Grandpa Wally Beck’s home on Friday. There will be a...
The area around the corner of Pennsylvania and 3rd Streets in Chinook should be hopping mid-day on Thursday. Five businesses and organizations located on and near the corner will be hosting a block party complete with lunch and door prizes. It will be a great time, hopefully, to enjoy some spring weather, have lunch and learn about the services and products of the groups hosting the mid-day event. The party will run from 11am to 2pm. The block party is hosted by the Blaine County Library, the Chinook Post Office, The Grande Villa, Bear Paw...
Lacy Schimmel and Lauren LaMonica, the Young Adult Volunteers (YAVs) who served in Chinook during the past year were given a farewell party recently. The two won't be moving on until late July, but with all the spring and summer activities coming up, the committee that supervises the YAV program decided this was the time to say a public good-bye. The event was held at the Chinook Senior Center. Both Lacy and Lauren shared some of their reactions to a year in Chinook and what the future holds...
We had a request for the movie Singin’ in the Rain with Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds, so we will be showing it today at 1:00 p.m. True Grit starring John Wayne will be the final movie on May 9th. Everyone is welcome to attend, and refreshments will be served. Movies are being shown with closed captioning whenever possible. Movies will resume in the fall. Blaine County Library, in cooperation with the Post Office, Grande Villa, Ace Hardware, and Bear Paw Credit Union would like to invite everyone to a Customer Appreciation Block Party T...
The children’s programming resumes this week at the library. Books and Babies meets on Tuesdays at 10:00 A.M. Lego Club is held from 4:30-5:30 P.M. on Thursdays. Story Hour meets on Fridays at 10:00 A.M. The Book Challenge for May is to read a book about an animal, either fiction or nonfiction. If you have completed the Book Challenge for April let the library know so your name may be entered into the drawing for a gift certificate from a local business. Summer Reading is just around the corner. For our projects we need empty coffee, Pringles,...
The calendars are out, so stop by and see all that we have going on in May. The movie “Singin’ in the Rain” will be shown on Wednesday at 1 p.m. Popcorn will be provided. Next week “True Grit” with John Wayne will be the last movie shown until fall. Bingo will be played at 1 p.m. Thursday afternoon. Last week’s winners were Doris Hofeldt and Irene Wendeln. Friday is our Cinco de Mayo party with super nachos on the menu. The Kitchen Band will provide entertainment and pinochle is played after lunch. Last week, Amy Belle Smith was the winner...
Thank You to James Murch for the corn. Thank You to all the gals for working on the Monopoly tickets. May is Older Americans Month! The theme this year is: Engage at Every Age! That means that no matter what your age… just get out there and do the things you love, do the things on your bucket lists, learn new things, make new adventures for yourself and keep moving, ENGAGE yourself in life! Harlem High Greenhouse Open Soon... Start thinking about what arrangements you are wanting for this season, so you are ready when they have their Open H...
The 2018 edition of the Medieval Feast was sixth grade teacher Janelle Downs third feast celebration-the second time as the teacher in charge, the first time was as a student. Downs said before the event, "The Medieval Feast was one of the highlights of my sixth grade experience. That's one of the reasons I wanted to teach sixth grade, to share my experience with my students." She admitted it was a bit different as the teacher in charge versus as a student a few years ago. But, she's still very...
