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For 2017 livestock deaths, a notice of loss must have been filed with the local FSA office within 30 calendar days from when the loss was apparent. To be eligible for LIP, producers who suffered livestock deaths due to an adverse weather from January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017 must have submitted a notice of loss within 30 calendar days of when the loss of livestock was first apparent. An application for payment must be filed with their local FSA County Office by the March 31, 2018 deadline. Eligible adverse weather events include, but...
The sudden winter storm that struck North Central Montana the first week of October dropped an unusual amount of snow and carried high winds along with it. Many of the trees in communities up and down the Hi-line still were full of leaves making the weight they had to bare even more. Thousands of trees as well as hundreds of power poles were knocked down do to the storm and left many residents without power for several days. The communities of Blaine County rallied to the aid of their neighbors...
Standing on the cusp of a new year it's probably a bit too soon to try and describe how we will recall 2017. Still, it's tradition with news outlets to try and summarize the major news that defined the year. This year we decided to summarize the stories we thought were of note by topic rather than in a chronological order. So, here's what we think were some of the significant stories for 2017. Politics: While there were no regular national or state elections in 2017, there were elections at...
The fair will kick off on the 4TH OF JULY at the fairgrounds in Chinook, Montana, with the Kids Rodeo scheduled for the evening of Wednesday, July 4th, which is also slated to be the Opening Day for the carnival. The popular Dreamland Carnival will return with even more rides and activities planned than in 2017. The carnival will be open Wednesday evening through Sunday afternoon. The increasingly popular Pig Wrestling event will again be a Grandstand event for the second year, and it moves earlier in the Fair calendar, scheduled for Thursday...
Every New Year’s Eve, thousands of people across Montana resolve to improve their lives, vowing to give up their bad habits in exchange for healthy lifestyles. The Montana Tobacco Quit Line wants to assist people who attempt to quit tobacco and has free programs designed for all Montanans. The Quit Line has expanded Services and now offers a dedicated American Indian Quit Line, dedicated female coaches and additional incentives for pregnant and pre-natal women, with electronic enrollment for all services. For 2018, the Quit Line aims to help t...
The next American Red Cross Blood Drive will be Tuesday, January 9th in Chinook at Wallner Hall. The Red Cross will be accepting walk-ins only from 12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Appointments and walk-ins will be accepted between 1:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.. 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 parental consent) or older and weighing at least 110 pounds is...
William "Bill" Taylor did not seek re-election last fall for a third term as mayor of Harlem. Taylor served as mayor for eight years and was on the city council for two years before his stint as mayor. He said, "One part of me said, 'run again' and another part said 'you'll be 81 years old at the end of a third term.'" City council member Kim Hansen filed for the mayor's slot. No one else filed and an election wasn't necessary to fill the mayor's post. Taylor shared a bit of history about how he...
The Commencement Ceremony for Class 37, Montana Youth Challenge Academy, was held on Saturday, December 16, 2017 on the campus of the University of Montana-Western in Dillon, Montana. Seventy four Cadets graduated during the formal ceremony. Speakers included Lieutenant Governor Mike Cooney and University of Montana President, Dr. Sheila Stearns. Other distinguished guests included State Senator Jeff Welborn, SD 36, Major General Matthew Quinn, The Adjutant General, Montana National Guard, Briga...
Happy New Year everyone! The library will be closed New Year’s Day. Thanks for all you support of the library this past year. We appreciate you! If you have met the goal of reading 52 (or more!) books for the 2017 Reading Challenge be sure to let the library know. You have the chance to win a fabulous gift basket including a $25 gift card. Also if you have read 4 books in the month of December, contact the library so you may be entered to win a gift card from a local business. Lego Club will meet Thurs., Dec. 28 at 4:30 in the library m...
Thank You Jan Egeland for the jigsaw puzzle, fruit basket; Dave Williams for the mandarin oranges; Helen Hornung, Kay Schmitt, Barb McDonald, Diane Peterson for the for the rush job on making the Christmas Meal table decorations; Jerry Schmitt for the help shoveling the sidewalks Our New Year’s Eve Party is Sunday, December 31st, starting at 7:00 pm, Power Point photo re-cap of the year will be at 8:00 pm, then great variety of games, cards, snacks, fun, socializing and ringing in the New Year at midnight! Please come to this family f...
Happy New Year! We are celebrating with a party on New Year’s Eve starting at 7 p.m. Bring an appetizer and your favorite game to play. There will be cards, board games, and dancing while the Kitchen Band entertains us. The “Toast” is set for 10 p.m. We are still looking for a few more Whist players. If you are interested, we will be playing this Wednesday, Dec. 27 at 1 p.m. The movie “Grumpy Old Men,” will be shown this Wednesday in the library meeting room at 1 p.m. Refreshments will be provided. This is a great movie if you haven’t s...
Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) officials announced today the Chinook Field Office of Public Assistance will close no later than January 31. However, the office may close sooner depending on staff availability. The Chinook Field Office is located at 500 Illinois. The office is one of 19 offices that are closing across the state due to recently announced funding reductions that were finalized following the recent Legislative Special Session. The OPA office closures are part of the $49 million in funding reductions to the...
The Fort Belknap Community Economic Development Corporation (FBCEDC) received a $30,000 grant from the First Nations Development Institute of Longmont, Colorado through the generous support of the Northwest Area Foundation. This award will support the efforts of building food sovereignty assets on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation. The FBCEDC will utilize the data gathered from the Lodge Pole Food Sovereignty Assessment to build on our current food sovereignty assets addressed in this project. We will look at different ways to increase food...
The National Tree past through Blaine County in November on its way to the Capitol lawn in Washington D..C. The tree was harvested in the Kootenai National Forest in western Montana. During its trek to the nations capital the caravan transporting the tree made two stops in Blaine County. First, hundreds of residents in Chinook including many from the elementary and Jr./Sr. High Schools got a chance to take pictures with the tree and sign a banner. From there the tree was greeted with a...
Promoters of the erection of an indoor arena at the Blaine County Fairgrounds are optimistic site work could begin sometime in the spring of 2018. Members of the Blaine County Fair Foundation say they have sufficient designated contributions to begin site work, the first phase of the project. Several years ago Blaine County acquired a new, surplus 100' by 200' foot metal building from Malmstrom Air Force Base. Serious fundraising to erect the building began this year. The Fair Foundation,...
The first Future Farmers of America (FFA) students from Chinook High to receive grants through the Montana FFA Bulls for Blue program attended the Shipwheel Cattle Company's recent bull sale. Bulls for Blue is a program that allows beef producers to earmark 10% of the selling price of Lot 10 from their bull sale to the FFA Foundation. FFA students who are interested in beginning or expanding their own beef program can apply for a one time grant from Bulls for Bule to use for a Supervised...
The Blaine County Sheriff’s Office will diligently investigate all alleged violations and assist in the prosecution of any assaultive or disruptive behavior at any sporting event. As a casual reminder the Montana Legislator has created a law specifically protecting sports officials. Montana Code Annotated (MCA) 45-5-2ll “Assault upon a sports official” clearly details that any purposeful physical contact to or any threats that create reasonable apprehension of bodily harm in a sports official is a violation and punishable by a fine of $1,00...
our students took top honors for their coloring and designing when the Blaine County Health Department came out to the Turner School this past Tuesday. The coloring page was geared to STOP BULLYING and be a good friend. Mark Weber and Amber Heustis came and presented these four students a prize for their outstanding coloring and drawing. They encouraged to be friends and stop the madness of bullying that sometimes happens in school or around us. The first grade winner was Savannah Heilig,...
Merry Christmas! It's the most wonderful time of the year! We are having a "Holiday Special" on cinnamon rolls for $1 every Thursday throughout the holidays. Please call ahead with your orders, so the cook knows how many to make. The movie "A Heavenly Christmas" will be shown this Wednesday in the library meeting room at 1 p.m. Popcorn and drinks will be provided. There will be no Strong People exercise class until after the new year. Bingo is played this Thursday afternoon at 1 p.m. Last week,...
Teresa and Dave Cornell are grandparents again. Dalton and Alyssa Cornell had a baby girl on Thursday. She is named Addison Rose. Addison was welcomed home by big brother Danial. This makes 4 grandchildren for Teresa and Dave, 2 boys and now 2 girls Congratulations to all. On Tuesday, Shawn Beck, Adam and Shawna Billmayer, Levi Hawley, and Cooper and Lucy Grabofsky had lunch at Wally and Loretta Becks. Merrilyn Billmayer attended the Catholic Church Christmas program Sunday afternoon. Lucy and Cooper Grabofsky spent Tuesday night with Grandma...
Anita and Bridget Reed attended the Tornado basketball games in Gildford on Friday. Glenna Ammen was to the ballgames on Saturday in Turner. Kirsti and Max Cederberg were to the School Christmas program on Thursday evening and the ballgames on Saturday. Don and Bonnie Harmon were to Billings for doctor appointments for a couple days this week. The school Christmas program was well attended. Thanks to everyone who came. It was a fun evening. Remember that Raymond Keller is hosting basketball for grades K-3 at half time of the varsity games....
Happy Holidays everyone! The library will be closed Christmas Day and New Years Day. There will be no Story Hour December 22 and December 29. There will be no Books and Babies December 26 and January 2. There are many great selections to choose from on the Christmas Book Tree. Stop by to check out several for your holiday reading. There is no regular meeting of the library board of trustees this month. Two new nonfiction books ready for check out are “Montana 1889” by Ken Egan, Jr. In similar fashion to “Montana 1864” Egan tells the stories...
The library will be closed Monday December 25, 2017 for the Christmas Holiday. We will resume regular hours Tuesday, December 26th. There will not be Story Time that day. The library will be closed the following Monday January 1, 2018 in celebration of New Year's Day. We will be open regular hours the remainder of that week and there will be Story Time Tuesday January 2nd. A Heavenly Christmas will be the movie today at 1:00 p.m. in the library meeting room. It is a Hallmark movie and running...
Thank You to Diane Peterson for the apple and peach pie filling cans. Thank You to Jim Murch for the coffee filters. Thank You to Renee Hansen for the beautiful "Deck the Halls" wreath as a parting gift as she leaves our Senior Center Board of Directors. Thank You to Renee Trottier for the adult coloring books. Don't forget!! After the Christmas Meal on Wed. 20th we will be playing BINGO. Please bring 1 or 2 small wrapped items that will be used as BINGO prizes. Also bring whatever bars or...
Reporter's note: A few weeks ago Dobie Weasel contacted me about a story that he believed ran in the "Journal" several years ago entitled "Calling Dr. Weasel." The story was before my time in Chinook and had to do with the beginnings of the medical career of Dr. Jacob Weasel, Dobie's son. Dobie was born at Fort Belknap and his mother, Ruth LaMere, was a longtime nurse with Indian Health Services and a community volunteer at Fort Belknap. Currently Dr. Jacob Weasel is completing his fifth year...
