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Thank you! To Barb McDonald for the milk; To the Domestic Engineers for the cookie plates; To Diane Peterson for the jigsaw puzzle; To Bev Devaney for the candy for the Activity Room; To the Harlem FFA for the maple syrup; To the Lutheran Ladies and Sandy Egeland for the pie; To Jerry and Kay Schmitt for the snow shoveling; To Kay Brekke for the chips and popcorn for the Activity Room; To Everyone for the successful Seed Show: Booth workers, set-up and tear-down crew, craft donators, the haulers, there is no way I could list the names...
Readers who have had a third grader at Meadowlark Elementary in the last several years are likely familiar with the term biome. In fact, they've probably helped at least one of their students create a miniature, table top exhibit of a "community of flora and fauna occupying a major habitat." About 30 carefully researched biomes, many made totally with materials at hand, are proudly displayed in the lobby of the bank in Chinook. Third grade teacher Mrs. Bobbi Weinheimer and her colleague, Mrs. Br...
Additional Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Hunter Education course dates have been set for many areas across Region 6. All hunter education classes are free of charge. Many classes are being held prior to the May 1 application deadline for moose, sheep and goat, and June 1 for deer B, elk B and antelope. In the next few months, classroom courses (for youth) are being held in: Havre: starting April 5 Whitewater: starting April 9 Glasgow: starting April 13 Wolf Point: starting April 25 Havre: starting May 3 Bainville: starting May 5 All students...
Roughly 400 head of Cattle made there way around the outskirts of Chinook this past Thursday as they headed towards their spring calving grounds located about two miles south of Chinook at Teddy Powell's place. Teddy led the way with a hay bale to entice the lead cow. Zane Powell, below, made sure everything was going as planned as trail rounded onto Clear Creek Road. Cody Powell was behind on horseback to make sure their weren't any stragglers that broke away. Volunteers helped out along the...
The sixth meeting of the White Pine 4-H club was called to order by Acting President Colton called to order at 5:30 p.m. on March 15th, 2018 at the Chinook Meadowlark School Cafeteria with 13 members, 2 leaders, and 5 guests present. Grace led the American pledge and the 4-H pledge was led by Britton. Roll call was to name a place you would like to visit. Acting Secretary Britton read the minutes from the last meeting. The minutes were approved as read. Treasurer Britton gave the treasurer's...
Students from Chinook High School and Turner High School stand in front of The Lincoln Memorial on a recent trip they took to Washington D.C. The two schools combined this year to share the experience together. Several adults accompanied the students as the took in a NHL hockey game, a NBA basketball, visited the White House, the Senate, numerous museums and historical sights while on their trip. This was the first year the schools traveled together and hopes are to continue to do so in the...
Mark Weber, Program Assistant with the Blaine County Public Health Department, spoke at this month's Cancer Support Group presentation held at the senior center in Chinook. Weber explained a new course being offered by the health department that is designed to help people dealing with a chronic medical condition to live a more enjoyable and healthy life. The course and materials is provided at no cost to participants and is supported by a multi-county contract that the Blaine County Public Healt...
For Immediate Release A Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Bowhunter Education course date has been set for the Havre area. There will be a regular youth classroom course starting on April 16, and an adult online “field day” course on April 21. Archery hunters must have purchased a Montana bow and arrow license prior to hunting during the archery-only season. To purchase a bow and arrow license an individual must meet one of the following requirements: · Show completion of a bowhunter education course · Show proof of purchase of a previous year...
Hays, MT, March 19, 2018– On Saturday, March 17th heavy snow caused the collapse of an IMDG building in Harlem. IMDG is awaiting final approval on our emergency permit for hazardous waste removal and clearance from our insurance provider regarding safety and liability issues prior to demolition and cleanup of our downtown Harlem buildings. Our primary concerns are with public safety and limiting inconvenience regarding the disruption the project will create in the downtown area. IMDG is w...
Reporter's note: Alert readers will recall I've written about the annual calcutta held at Kennedy's Bar in Harlem for the last two or three years. This year I was able to attend the Calcutta in Harlem as well as the Calcutta at the Mint Bar in Chinook. I decided to compare the two events and share some information about how March Madness also touches the Hi-Line and Montana. For folks who just landed on this planet and may not know, March Madness refers to the annual NCAA Division 1 basketball...
Reporter's note: I'm not exactly sure the first time I saw Tony Collins carrying a branding iron, but I think it was at the old "Journal" office. I was quite intrigued with his ability to fashion steel in to the irons that were both useful and artistic. We talked briefly, he gave me a card and I made a mental note to follow up with an interview for a story. Then life intervened and I didn't think about Tony and his Western Arts of Montana business. Then I saw him at the fair, made another...
Jeff Finley, of Chinook, shot this photo on his walk from the store to home. He said it reminded him of some of the photos he's seen of famous images on the rock face of a mountain or cliff....
The Annual Banquet and Auction to benefit the Blaine County Wildlife Museum in Chinook is set for Saturday, April 7. Festivities start at the museum on Indiana Street with a tour available to banquet ticket holders, then moves to St. Gabriel's Catholic Church. The tour of the museum begins at 6pm and guests can browse the many raffle and auction items from 6:00 -7:00 p.m. at the church's parish hall. Dinner begins at 7:00 p.m. at the church with the auction to follow. This year several items...
Wally and Loretta Beck visited Monday and had coffee with Ed and Kathy Zellmer. Teresa Cornell went to Scobey this past weekend to visit Cassie and Richard Handran and family. Sandy Beck was to Chinook on Wednesday and played cards with her group at Barb Ranstroms. Kathy and Ed Zellmer and Troy Hiniker went to Hays on Saturday for the Elementary basketball Jamboree. Susan Billmayer took Emily to Havre Monday for a Dr. appointment and to stay in Havre this week. Trent Billmayer visited Grandma Merrilyn on Sunday. Sandy Beck went to Chinook for...
Ralph and Nancy Snider just want to say that they have been enjoying all the Tornado basketball! It was exciting watching the high school girls and boys, especially following the girls to divisional. Now that the Jamboree’s are in full force, they see improvement each week in the little Tornadoes. Thank you kids for all your hard work and dedication. Thanks for making it fun for everyone! The State Science Fair is taking place this Monday and Tuesday in Missoula. Those who were planning to attend were Jack Harmon, Lacey Hickel, Shyan Krass, and...
Several members of the Havre Knights of Columbus were at St. Gabriel's Catholic Church last Friday to hold a fish fry. The Havre group said this was the third fish fry they had done in the last few weeks. Knights of Columbus members at St. Gabriel's hope the fish fry can become an annual event in Chinook. Despite a snowy night and some issues with travel, organizers said 100+ diners came for the fish supper with all the trimmings. They called that a good turnout for the first...
First Aid for Parents was held recently at the Blaine County Library. The course is part of the Family Education Series sponsored by the Blaine County Public Health Department. There is no charge for the courses that make up the Family Education Series. Louann Paulsen, RN, taught the program for parents. The objective of the course was to discuss "how to respond to childhood injuries ranging from every day accidents to emergency situations." Jana McPherson-Hauer, RN, is the Blaine County Health...
Millions will be the movie today at 1:00 p.m. in the library meeting room. It is rated PG and running time is 98 minutes. Everyone is welcome to attend and refreshments will be served. Max will be showing March 28th. We are showing the movies with closed captioning whenever possible. Hopefully this will encourage those who may have difficulties hearing the movies to attend. Jumanji, Welcome to the Jungle and Pitch Perfect 3 are two movies ready for checkout this week. “The Liar’s Girl” by Catherine Ryan Howard is a haunting thriller about...
The regular meeting of the library board of trustees is March 28, 4:15 P.M. in the meeting room. Two new nonfiction books at the library this week include “Food: What the Heck Should I Eat?” by Mark Hyman, MD. In this no-nonsense guide to achieving optimal weight and lifelong health, Hyman sorts through the conflicting research on food to reveal which foods are good for our health and which ones are not. “The Triumph of Christianity” by Bart D. Ehrman tells how a forbidden religion swept the world. “The Undertaker’s Daughter” is by Sara Blaedel...
It was another busy week at the center. I’m working on the April calendars and we have several exciting activities lined up for you with special guest speakers and the Poets & Pickers! Congratulations to Paulette Cronk for winning the beautiful Wedding Ring Quilt donated to us by the late Norma Wisch. The movie, “Millions” is being shown in the library meeting room at 1 p.m. This is open to everyone. Popcorn will be served. On Thursday afternoon, Bingo will be played at 1 p.m. Last week, the Blackout winner was Irene Wendeln. Bingo cards are a...
The Junior and High School students at Turner School enjoyed observing PI Day at their school this past Wednesday, 3/14/18. The students shared their knowledge of PI DAY with other students in the school. They had a bracelet craft they did with the younger students of using various colors of beads to represent a particular number and stringing the various colors along to make a bracelet of the significance numbers beginning with 3.14. The students really enjoyed the older students coming to...
The temperature may be cool outside, but boating safety advocates urge boaters to enroll in a boating education course. Spring Aboard – Take A Boating Education Course campaign encourages boaters to get educated prior to the kick-off of the boating season. Many education providers offer discounts or other incentives for students during the week of March 18-24, 2018 to enroll in a boating education course. “We know that an educated boater is safer on the water,” said Phil Kilbreath, Boating Law Administrator for Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks...
Though it seams as though spring will never come the calendar says it has arrived. After such a long, cold winter that little tidbit doesn't seem to make people laugh, 'Cabin Fever' is running rampit all across the Hi-line. In the spirit of positive thinking the folks at the USDA location in Chinook has decided that 'Spring has sprung' at FSA, just not in the rest of Blaine County. The FSA crew decided to turn a beautiful non-windy Friday afternoon break into a little fun. It did cheer everyone...
Blaine County has a rich agricultural tradition that has transcended generations with many farm and ranch operations surpassing the century mark in recent years. This week, March 18-24, has been designated by the Agriculture Council of America (ACA) as National Ag Week. This Tuesday, March 20 was deemed to be National Ag Day. Each year the ACA picks a theme for the week long celebration with many events taking place on National Ag Day. This years theme is “Agriculture: Food for Life”. About 100 college students will celebrate the week in Was...
BOZEMAN, Mont., March 14, 2018 - USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Mike Foster today announced nine public meetings for livestock producers scheduled in March and April 2018. The meetings are open to the public. FSA will present information on the Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) authorized by the Agricultural Act of 2014 (2014 Farm Bill). Meeting dates, times and locations: Thursday, March 15, 2 p.m, Lame Deer (Charging Horse Hall) Friday, March 16, 1 p.m, Harlowton (Harlowton Public Library) Thursday, March 22, 2 p.m, Browning...
