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Since 1922, the NFPA has sponsored the public observance of Fire Prevention Week. In 1925, President Calvin Coolidge proclaimed Fire Prevention Week a national observance, making it the longest-running public health observance in our country. During Fire Prevention Week, children, adults, and teachers learn how to stay safe in case of a fire. Firefighters provide lifesaving public education in an effort to drastically decrease casualties caused by fires. Fire Prevention Week is observed each year during the week of October 9th in commemoration...
On Thursday, October 10, students from across the Hi-Line will converge on Montana State University–Northern (MSUN). At various locations around the campus, TekNoXpo & ShowCASE events will be taking place. Check-in for the event begins at 8:00 a.m. and sessions start at 9:00 a.m. Supporting the university’s motto, “An Education That Works,” TekNoXpo & ShowCASE are intended to introduce high school students to all that Northern has to offer in their various academic departments. Ranging from graphic design to diesel equipment operation and fro...
Plenty of activity near the football field last week, and not just for homecoming. Ground was broken for the Chinook Skate Park and much dirt is being moved. "Sure was happy to see the trucks roll in Wednesday night," said Lions Club President, Jay Eslick. An idea that originated with a group of Lions three years ago, is finally coming to fruition. Eslick has spearheaded fundraising for the project. Evergreen Skate Parks out of Portland, Oregon is the contractor for the development working with...
Rob Buhmann of Buhmann Apiaries presented Wade Anderson, Bear’s Paw Apiaries, Inc., Chinook, MT with the Sioux Honey Member of the year 2024 award for being in business for 60 years. Buhmann Apiaries also received an award for being in business for 50 years. Born into beekeeping, Wade has embraced the ever-changing world of apiaries. At two years old, his family purchased the apiary business he now owns. Wade has taken the business to a new level while working alongside his dad, Doyle, and b...
The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) and its contractor, Wickens Construction, are beginning a project to reconstruct a portion of US Highway 2 (US 2) between Zurich and Harlem. This project will widen a 7-mile stretch of US 2 between the intersections with Eight Mile Road, 4 miles east of Zurich, and Thirty Mile Road, just west of Harlem, to include 12-foot travel lanes and 8-foot shoulders. The project will also add 2 miles of passing lanes in both directions. During the fall of 2024, crews will grade the roadway shoulders and...
On Sunday, September 8, the Chinook FFA Chapter hosted its annual FFA Recruitment Barbecue at the shooting range south of Chinook. The occasion featured a meal, presentations by officers, and a clay pigeon shoot. With ten new members joining the FFA chapter, the event was considered a success. According to Chapter Reporter, Bryce Elliot, "The many new FFA members recruited are crucial for our chapter's growth." Having been established in 1930, the Chinook Chapter is approaching its 100th...
Two members of the Montana Repertory Theatre at the University of Montana-Missoula, took their show, Monster + Farmer on the road as part of the Big Sky Series with the Northeastern Arts Network (NEAN). The training actors presented a twist on Mary Shelley's Frankenstein for students from Dodson and Turner Public School on Monday, September 23. Seth Campbell, a junior at UM, and Jaclyn Kleinsasser, a UM sophomore, travelled to the Hi-Line with their Managing Producer, Marie Fahlgren, performing...
The story of Native American students who were brought back to the Fort Belknap Reservation from the Carlisle Indian Industrial School is a tragic chapter in the broader history of Native American education and forced assimilation in the United States. The Carlisle Indian School, founded in 1879 by Richard Henry Pratt, was part of a government program designed to "civilize" Native American children by removing them from their homes, cultures, and languages, and immersing them in white American...
Blaine County Citizens will have a chance to learn some good information about Blaine County and the area. Samantha French, Blaine County Museum Director recently announced five speakers for the coming months. On Sept. 25, area legislator Greg Jergeson will do a presentation on longtime Legislator Francis Bardanouve. He served Blaine County and the area for 36 years and made a large impact on the area. Bardanouve's daughter, Libby Kuntz will also be in attendance. The Presentation will be at...
anguage Instructor at Aaniiih Nakoda College and a member of the A'aninin, or Gros Ventre Tribe, at Fort Belknap Indian Reservation, was the guest speaker at Turner Public School on Wednesday, September 18. Brockie shared information about Native American cultural traditions with students, specifically those elements related to the powwow. Turner students have been invited to the Hays/Lodgepole Powwow on September 26, as part of their commemoration of American Indian Heritage Day. The Fort Belkn...
The family of Tristan Billmayer is pleased to announce the winner of the 2024 Mental Health Field Scholarship in the amount of $500. Brynlee Bakken, a 2024 graduate of Fairfield High School is the daughter of Kelli Bakken. Brynlee is a Freshman at Montana State University pursuing a degree in Psychology. As a result of having had a strong support system growing up, Brynlee became inspired to give back to other adolescents by becoming a Child Psychologist. She would like to thank her family for...
In a memo dated September 9, Cande Recke, Constitution Week Chair with the Black Eagle-Assinniboine Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Great Falls, shared information about Constitution Week with local school personnel. This information invites students, staff, and families to join in celebrating the 68th Anniversary of Constitution Week, September 17-23, 2024. The tradition of celebrating the U.S. Constitution began in 1955 when the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) petitioned Congress to annually set aside...
TURNER – International Cultural Exchange Services (ICES) welcomes Brenda Maloney as a new Local Coordinator. “I have lived in northern Montana most of my life. In high school, my parents hosted three exchange students in total. The experience and relationships we made compelled me also to host. We hosted a boy from Taiwan a few years ago and are currently hosting a boy from Spain. I have two children, ages 21 and 17. We own a farm and ranch and enjoy being outdoors. We love to attend basketball games, community events, camping, and travel whene...
BOZEMAN — Youth across Montana who would like to enroll in Montana 4-H are invited to do so during October. Montana 4-H is the youth development program of Montana State University Extension. It offers a range of choices and opportunities for youth to learn and grow, such as learning how to bake, knit and raise an animal, or learning about beekeeping, photography and robotics. In all, Montana 4-H offers more than 200 different projects and experiences that engage youth in learning. Montana 4-H is the largest out-of-school youth development p...
[Billings, MT]—Western Native Voice (WNV) is proud to announce the launch of its Snag Dat Vote Tour, which will kick off on September 16th on the Blackfeet Reservation. This tour aims to energize Native American communities across Montana and encourage voter registration and participation in the upcoming November 5th presidential election. The *Snag Dat Vote* Tour will feature a two-day event at each stop, combining community engagement, voter education and outreach, and entertainment to build Native power at the polls. Day 1: Community G...
BOZEMAN — The Montana 4-H Foundation recently announced that it has awarded nearly $40,000 in scholarships to 45 graduating 4-H members and alumni. The recipients, from 28 Montana counties and tribal areas, can use the scholarships for post-secondary education during the 2024-2025 academic year. Scholarship recipients were recognized July 11 at the 2024 Montana 4-H Congress held on the Montana State University campus in Bozeman. Jane Wolery, executive director of the Montana 4-H Foundation, said the foundation and its donors are looking f...
September is Bear Aware Month in Montana HAVRE– Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks encourages folks to be bear aware, even in eastern and central Montana. September is Bear Aware Month in Montana. Many folks are heading into the field for fall hunting, and bears are often very active this time of year as they are looking for high calorie food sources before hibernation. Although bear encounters are rare in most of eastern and central Montana, there are known black bears present in the Little Rockies and Bear Paw Mountains, and grizzly bears have b...
USDA Newsletter This is likely no surprise to you, but drought persists across the western U.S. and is intensifying in some areas. No geographic area is immune to the potential of drought at any given time. The U.S. Drought Monitor provides a weekly drought assessment, and it plays an important role in USDA programs that help farmers and ranchers recover from drought. Fact #1 Numerous agencies use the Drought Monitor to inform drought-related decisions. The map identifies areas of drought and labels them by intensity on a weekly basis. It categ...
LEWISTOWN – The Missouri Breaks region of central Montana is a favorite area for deer hunters, but this year hunters will need to carefully check the regulations, since opportunities to hunt mule deer have dramatically changed due to low population levels, and mule deer hunting is extremely limited or non-existent over many Missouri Breaks hunting districts. After several years of severe droughts, mule deer populations in this area of Montana have suffered steep declines. In response to the low numbers, biologists have significantly changed t...
Promising “loads of fun. . . and work,” Montana Actors’ Theatre (MAT) invites any interested people to help them finish organizing their props and costume closet this Saturday, September 14. For any donated time and effort, MAT will reward volunteers with food and drinks. Although MAT personnel report that their first organizing weekend was a great success, the work is incomplete. “We need help finishing our organizing at Havre Home and Hardware before our season gets underway. This is a big job, so the more hands we have, the better! We will...
Chinook Blood Drive According to the American Red Cross nearly 20,000 people receive assistance from the Red Cross every day. “We don’t know who will need our help today, or where we will need to go tomorrow. Your gift to “Where It’s Needed Most” gives us the flexibility to respond whenever and wherever we’re needed.” Blood donation is critical for traumas or emergancies, but it is also needed to support patients undergoing gene therapy. Septmember is Sickle Cell Awareness month and the Red Cross is asking for your help. As many as 50 units o...
Some weeks ago I found an abandoned copy of An Ornery Bunch on the "giveaway bench" where we live at the Grande Villa in Chinook. An Ornery Bunch is a book of anecdotes and tales collected by the Montana Writers' Project between 1935 and 1942. The Writers' Project was part of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) program that kept writers and other artists employed during the Great Depression (1929-1941). With the outbreak of World War II, publishing the collected stories was set aside for...
Helena, Mont., September 6, 2024 – The Montana Community Foundation (MCF) is pleased to announce the Blaine County Community Foundation Fund is currently accepting grant applications. The fund is designed to benefit the communities and residents of Blaine County. This opportunity is made possible through the vision of Warren Ross, who established the Blaine County Community Foundation Fund at MCF in 1997 to support the local community for generations to come. Additional funding for this grant cycle comes from the Ross 87 Ranch Endowment F...
