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It’s hard to believe we are already into the middle of September and Fall is in the air! Don’t forget we will be playing Whist on Wednesday, Sept. 13 at 1 p.m. here at the center. The movie “A Dog’s Purpose” will also be shown in the Library Meeting Room on Wednesday at 1 p.m. Drinks and popcorn will be provided. Next week’s movie is “The Choice.” Bingo will be at 1 p.m. on Thursday with Ray Reid calling. Irene Gauthier was last week’s winner. The Kitchen Band will entertain us before lunch this Friday and Pinochle will be played in the afterno...
Thank You! Thank You! To Barb McDonald for the watermelon; To Audrey Parnell for the candy for the activity events; To Chuck Wasser and Paycee Leo for the cherry tomatoes from Memorial Park; To Esther Hofer, Diane Peterson and Phyllis Heilig for the jigsaw puzzles; To Vala Johnson for the tomatoes, squash and cucumbers; To Linda Murch for the freezer and sandwich bags Did you know: September is National Falls Prevention Month & National Senior Center Month. Senior Sensations Event We already have 7 speakers lined up to speak about and/or...
The East Fork Fire began late Sunday afternoon, August 27, on Rocky Boy reservation. By the week's end the fire had spread north and east to parts of Hill and Blaine Counties as well as Beaver Creek Park. At press time for the "Journal" on the first of September, the fire encompassed 15,000 acres, involved 160 firefighters and threatened 160 structures and much farm and ranch land. A Type I Incident Management Team was being assembled to take over management of the situation. Special Type I...
The Chinook Area Chamber is bringing back Farmer-Rancher Night on October 21. The idea is to show appreciation to the farmers and ranchers for the economic contribution they make to local and area businesses. The concept follows a model used from 1970 to around 1996 by the chamber and local merchants. For many years what started Ag Appreciation Night attracted several hundred guests for a dinner and dance that sometimes lasted until 2am. Former and present ag nights were set in the fall after...
Criminals and opportunists thrive during natural disasters such as Hurricane Harvey. Social media accounts and internet donation funds are ideal avenues for scammers to collect funds and information from people trying to donate to natural disaster victims. Scammers also use phishing emails, which, when opened, could steal login information, or infect devices with malware and viruses. Please research any organization that you wish to donate to. Do not open or reply to an email if you do not know the sender. Do not share or contribute to any...
Reporter's note: Since I first heard about ranch rodeos, three or four years ago, I've wanted to attend one. Recently my wife and I went to the Phillips County Fair, in Dodson, to see our first ranch rodeo. Locals say a ranch rodeo has been held each of the last several years in Malta but this was the first one held at Dodson as part of the county fair. I've learned fan interest in ranch rodeos is burgeoning nationally. The attendance at the combined ranch rodeo and Indian relay races at Dodson...
Earlier in the summer "Bibbs" Pyette, from Houston, was visiting her mom, Mary Pyette, out at the family home on Coal Mine Road west of Chinook. Sitting on the front porch, Bibbs heard a commotion. When she checked it out a rabbit was head-butting a gutter drain pipe down the driveway. Later, Mary was able to photograph the rabbit using its teeth to pull the drain pipe away from the down spout. Mary's theory is that maybe the rabbit was looking for water. She said, "Whatever its reasons, the...
Did you notice how nice and clean the chairs in the dining room are? They all got a shampoo job last week and they all look great! Ann Azure was the August 50-50/Kitty winner. She enjoyed the $23.00 she took home. Much, much appreciation: To Mary Messerly for the bread, to Phillip Hofer for the cucumbers. Happy Trails to the Bus Tour Group - The Senior Bus Tour trip to Colorado Springs departed Sunday morning, after loading at the Presbyterian Church at 8:30 am. Have fun to all the seniors going from Harlem and Chinook Senior Centers!...
September is Library Card month. If you don’t have a library card stop by and we will register you for your very own card. All you need is a current photo I.D. and contact information. Book Club members may pick up their copy of “H Is for Hawk” by Helen Macdonald this week. The first discussion will be held Monday, September 11, 4 P.M. in the library meeting room. There will be NO Lego Club this week. Beginning September 14 Lego Club will meet on Thursdays at a new time: 4:30-5:30 P.M. The VHS tapes will be on sale through the month of Septe...
I’m hoping everyone had a safe Labor Day, especially with all the smoke outside and fires around the county. The Senior Trip is headed to Colorado and we wish them the best of luck! The movie showing this week in the Library Meeting Room is “Stand Your Ground” on Wednesday, Sept. 6 at 1 p.m. Drinks and popcorn will be provided. Next week’s movie is “A Dog’s Purpose.” Bingo is at 1 p.m. on Thursday. Virginia Olson was last week’s winner. The Kitchen Band will be playing on Friday starting at 11 a.m. Pinochle will be played at 1 p.m. Last week...
Susan Billmayer attended Ikebana meeting in Malta on Thursday. Loretta Beck attended the 3rd Annual Suicide Awareness Walk on Saturday. Cassidy and Holly Grabofsky went home with her afterwards and spent the night with Grandma and Grandpa Beck. Loretta and the girls enjoyed attending church together on Sunday morning. They spent the afternoon sewing together and helping Grandma do chores. They were awesome helpers! Wally and Loretta took the girls home that evening and enjoyed supper at the Mike Grabofsky home. Anita Reed took Jane and Harlan...
Max and Kirsti Cederberg enjoyed a visit from Tom Gill on Tuesday. He is from Evergreen, Colorado. Don and Bonnie Harmon went to Bozeman for the weekend to spend some time with Paula Harmon and Emily Cole. They stayed at Adam Cole’s home in Bozeman. Gerald and Shirley Keller were to Barb and Ted Crowley’s in the Bears Paw Mountains a couple times over the weekend to take food and help out during the time of fire. Shania Maloney was home for a couple days over the Labor Day weekend. Sam, Bryan, and Kase Bignell, Kass and Daryn Cederberg, Jam...
Reporter's note: Ed Obie, Chinook Airport Manager, called to tell me a group of planes would be landing the next day at the local airport. He said, "You might be interested in seeing these planes. There'll also be some students coming over from Meadowlark." Later, Blaine County Undersheriff Frank Billmayer told me one of the pilots was his dad, Jay. I'd talked to Jay when I was gathering information about the old Harlem stock car track. A trip to the airport would be fun to see the planes and...
Chinook Public Schools is off to a great start. Our enrollment numbers are 207 students in the elementary, 62 in the middle school and 107 in the High School. Over the last three years we have witnessed a drop of thirty students in the High School. We have had a small growth in the elementary which at this time is filled close to the maximum per class students that we can accommodate in some grade levels. Our staff turnover was very low from last year as we welcome one new teacher, Marcel Top Sky, in the art program and Krista Drugge in the Kit...
Montana Farm Service Agency (FSA) reminds farmers and ranchers of federal farm program benefits that may be available to help eligible producers recover from drought and fire. FSA offers disaster assistance and low-interest loan programs to assist agricultural producers in their recovery efforts during drought, fire or similar qualifying natural disasters. Available programs and loans include: Non-Insured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) - provides financial assistance to producers of non-insurable crops when low yields, loss of...
Proceeds from a "Ride-Fly-Drive Poker Run" generated 'just shy of $1,600' for the North Central Montana Relay for Life. Forty participants on motorcycles and in vehicles made the run that started and ended in Chinook with stops at Fort Belknap, Zortman and Malta. The ACS Relay for Life is the signature fund raising event by volunteers in 5200 communities and 20 countries around the world. John and Angie Hebbelman organized the local poker run and deemed it a "great success with a good turnout...
Eighteen members from the Chinook Senior Center made a visit last week to the North Harlem Colony. Eli Hofer, minister for the North Harlem Colony and clerk for the North Harlem Colony School, led the group on a tour of some of the facilities that make up the complex five miles north of Harlem on the highway to Turner. Eli's daughter-in-law, Gail, also helped guide and answer the guests' questions. The 45 people who live at the community are Hutterites, a branch of the Anabaptist movement that b...
Walk-in donors will be accepted from 12:30 P.M. - 1 P.M. Story submitted by, Carla Jenewein THE RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE is Tuesday, September 12th in Chinook at Wallner Hall. The Red Cross will be accepting walk-ins only from 12:30PM-1:00PM Appointments and walk-ins will be accepted between 1:00PM and 6:00PM. Appointments are highly encouraged by the American Red Cross. So, if you have not made an appointment you can go on-line at redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-733-2767 (1-800-REDCROSS). Any healthy person age 18 (or age 16 or 17 with a signed p...
These kids didn't waste anytime picking up were they left off in May as they prepare for their first day of school in a new grade. Students K-12 reported for school last week and we remind those to be on the lookout for children as they pass by schools and remember to stop when the School Bus does while on their routes....
Volunteering your time and effort to help others is a fantastic thing to do no matter how old you are but is always refreshing when it is a young person recognizing and wanting to do something to help his or her community. Chinook sixth grader Clara Laird is one such person. The energetic 11 year old first began thinking about wanting to volunteer somewhere way back in fifth grade as the school year began to wind down. "I just thought that their had to be something that somebody my age could do...
Kathy Creighton Smith, Chinook, Montana; and Klinton Swanson, Chinook, Montana have been elected as a delegates to the 134rd Annual American Angus Association® Convention of Delegates, Nov. 6 at the Fort Worth Convention Center in Fort Worth, Texas, reports Allen Moczygemba, CEO of the American Angus Association. Gavin Maloney, Turner, Montana; Marvin Cross, Chinook, Montana; Jeff Nissen, Chinook, Montana; Kelly McCracken, Turner, Montana all have been elected as alternate delegates to the Annual Convention. All are members of the American...
The August 20th meeting was held at the Chinook Library meeting room and called to order by Raynee Hasler. The Valley Clover Club was active and involved this summer. Many reports were given. Hannah Schoen and Kourtney Hanson reported that the yearly 4-H camp held at Camp Kiwanis in Beaver Creek Park south of Chinook was well attended. Hill County joined in on all the fun this year too. One hundred nineteen children participated and enjoyed all the super fun activities. They did fun crafts like...
Acting President, Britton Elliot, called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. on August 17, 2017 at the Meadowlark School Cafeteria. Jenni Mord led the American Pledge and Ethan Klingaman led the 4-H Pledge. Roll Call was taken by Secretary Amanda Mord. Minutes of the June 15th meeting were read and approved. No Treasurer's Report was available. 4-H Record books were turned in and White Pine 4-H Stall signs were turned in. A motion was made by Charley Buck to adjourn our meeting and seconded by Lori Mord. Motion carried. Emma Klingaman presented...
Rose Noel, complete with party hat, is pictured holding up a "Grizz" steering wheel cover she received as a gift during her recent retirement party at the Harlem Senior Center. Rose began cooking at the center two days a week in 2012, then cooked six days a week for a 10 month stretch and has filled in for periods when a permanent cook was sought. For three years she cooked the Harlem Center's Sunday Community Meal, a once-a-month event open to the community. She vowed to retire when she turned...
The Chinook Area Chamber of Commerce held their monthly meeting at the Chamber office on main street August 10th, 2017 at 6:15 p.m. Our last Training workshop was held August 15th at the Chamber office on Main Street. Heather DePriest with Montana Grafix discussed Social Media, and taught the basics of Facebook pages and how it can benefit your business. Did you know that when you shop LOCAL, you have helped the environment? Buying from a local Business conserves energy and resources in the form of less fuel for transportation, less packaging,...
