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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is authorizing the use of additional Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) lands for emergency grazing and haying in and around portions of Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota affected by severe drought. USDA is adding the ability for farmers and ranchers in these areas to hay and graze CRP wetland and buffer practices. For CRP practices previously announced, including those authorized today, Secretary Perdue is allowing this emergency action during and after the primary nesting season, where local drou...
A potluck picnic was held this past Friday at the Turner Park sponsored by the Turner Volunteer Fire Department. The firemen barbecued hamburgers and hot dogs along with corn on the cob. The public filled in with potluck salads and desserts. The meal was delicious and a great time was had reminiscing, visiting, along with water games, and horse shoes. Pictured is a line of community members who worked their way through the food line. Everything was so tasty and a great job was done by the local...
The Big Flat Catholic Church held their 100th Anniversary of the Church on Saturday and Sunday. A large crowd attended the celebration. Sympathy is extended to the Harmon family. Eleanor Harmon, long time resident of the area, passed away recently in Havre. Her graveside service was held on Monday at the Wing Cemetery. Susan Billmayer stopped in to visit Harlan and Jane Krass on Tuesday and gave them some fruit from the fruit truck. It was delicious. On Wednesday, Tate, Ty, and Harley Jo Beck and Cassidy, Holly, and Lucy Grabofsky visited...
Linda and Darel Hauge attended a surprise birthday party for Tricia Kimmel on Tuesday, the cereal crop tour on Wednesday, and the fireman picnic on Friday. Anita and Steve Reed and family attended the Turner Volunteer Fire Department picnic on Friday. They enjoyed meeting baby Isaac Kropf, newborn son of Tyler and Kyli Kropf, who also attended the picnic. Sonny and Nellie Obrecht took in the Catholic Church anniversary happenings on Saturday. Shania and Diana Maloney were in Great Falls this...
The regular meeting of the library board is Friday, July 28 at 9 A.M. in the meeting room. Summer Reading ends this week. Children are asked to turn in their reading logs by August 4. Grand prize winners will be announced the second week of August. Thanks to all the children who participated, the parents who encouraged their children to read, and those who donated items for summer reading. The Letter by Letter game for adults continues until the end of August. You may win a $50 gift card! Notify the library if you have read four books in the...
The Blaine County Library Board of Trustees will hold their regular monthly meeting today at 11:00 a.m. in the library meeting room. The final LEGO Club for the summer will be today at 2:00 p.m. and the last Middle School Hangout will be Thursday at 2:00 p.m. Kids can still read and put their name in for prizes until Friday August 4th. We will draw for prizes at 5:00 on Friday August 4th. Accelerated Reader tests will be available until school starts. If you are looking for a romance to read,...
Art and I got back from Choteau where he was honored for being our 2017 "Senior of the Year." We had a very nice time! The new calendars are out and we have added some new activities in August, so stop by and see what we have going on. We will play Whist on Wednesday, July 26 at 1 p.m. Thursday afternoon, we will have Jackpot Bingo at 1 p.m. with a $10 prize. Last week, Irene Gauthier was the Blackout winner. On Friday, it's the Birthday Bake Raffle. "The Kitchen Band" will be playing at 11...
Much, much appreciation to these wonderful people! Loxie Mailand and her friend, Michael for the lettuce and argula. Here's the Scoop on What's Going On... Ladies Coffee Group meets every Monday at 10:00 am. Strong People Class meets on Tuesdays at 5:00 pm and Thursdays at 9:00 am. New members are very welcome! Canasta Card Games every Wednesday and Saturday at 1:00 pm. Men's Coffee Group meets every Saturday at 10:00 am. MTActors Children's Theater production of "The 25th Annual Putnam County...
Silver Spring, MD (June 28, 2016) – Aaniiih Nakoda College today announced it has joined Achieving the Dream (ATD), a network of more than 220 colleges in 39 states dedicated to improving student success. As a Network institution, Aaniiih Nakoda College will innovate to implement, align, and scale cutting edge reforms, work with ATD coaches to build institutional capacity and connect with peers to foster learning and share information. “We are very enthused to be a part of Achieving the Dream. It is the focus of ANC to capitalize on Achieving t...
This week in Harlem some girls made a difference. They set up a lemonade stand which isn't that unusual. The weather certainly demanded one as it was between 90 and 100 degrees. The first day they sold enough lemonade to make $14.05. The decision of what to do with that money came next. They wanted to do something charitable with the money. The final decision was to give it to the Harlem Food Bank. It was a wonderful and kind thing for them to do. The next day they did this all over again and...
Reporter's note: Readers would have been hard pressed to miss the coverage of the recent July Fire that burned 11,000+ in the Little Rockies near Zortman and Landusky. The fire was discovered on Monday, July 3 and by the evening of July 4 it was estimated to have burned 1700 acres. Various fire fighting agencies began a major attack to control and contain the fire. Finally, on Saturday, July 15, the Western Montana Type II Interagency Incident Management Team (IMT) declared the fire "90% contain...
Chinook MT July 20, 2017 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director Tracy Harshman today announced that Blaine County is approved to accept applications for the Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) to address damages from the current drought conditions ECP signup will begin on will end on September 15, 2017. According to Harshman, approved ECP practices under this authorization include livestock water projects including wells, spring developments, pipelines, and stock tanks. ECP is administered by F...
Not a hunting season, but a season to admire Montana’s snakes for what they are: a vital cog in the natural world that serves an important purpose even if some of us suffer the heebie-jeebies at the mere thought of a snake. Last week while out for a morning jog, I passed a gopher snake (our subspecies is the bull snake) lying motionless and camouflaged on a bed of gravel next to the trail. No telling how many people walked or ran by the reptile without noticing it. It was soaking in the morning sun, warming up its body temperature. If it were n...
During the past two weeks, with unusually prolonged, hot temperatures, there have been a couple of infrastructure failures that caused water woes in Blaine County. The St. Mary Diversion is part of a system that moves water that ultimately ends up in the Milk River. About two weeks ago a small leak was discovered in one of two siphons in that system. Bureau of Reclamation officials are monitoring the leak and are hopeful repairs can be postponed until later in the year. Last week, a break in an...
Sunday afternoon of the Blaine County Fair is highlighted by the 4H/FFA Youth Livestock sale and for as long as one can remember the staff from the First Bank of Montana (previously Western Bank) have donated their time to the event. Pictured above are (L-R) Larissa Aiton, Jessica Aberg, Meredy Phares and Kim Ramberg, It's a big day for all those with an animal going through the ring and it takes the effort of many volunteers to make it happen, a big thanks to all those indiv...
As conditions deteriorate and drought expands across much of the Northern Plains, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is offering assistance to farmers and ranchers through numerous federal farm program provisions and continues to monitor the situation to ensure all viable program flexibilities are offered to producers. USDA’s Farm Service Agency announced that Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue has authorized emergency haying on Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) lands beginning July 16 through Aug. 30, 2017 for counties in Montana, N...
There is a stretch on the calender where communities all over Montana are provided an opportunity to be more socially active than the rest of the year. That stretch begins for those of us on the Hi-Line in mid July with the start of the Blaine County Fair followed by the Great Northern Fair in Havre, The Phillips County Fair in Dodson, The Montana State Fair in Great Falls and concluding with the Choteau County Fair in Fort Benton August 17-20. Small communities along the Hi-Line go all out...
USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) in Montana reminds producers affected by the recent drought that disaster assistance programs are available. As of July 13, 2017, the following 17 Montana counties have met the extreme drought (D3) criteria on the U.S. Drought Monitor and are eligible for disaster assistance programs: Blaine, Custer, Daniels, Dawson, Fallon, Fergus, Garfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips, Prairie, Richland, Roosevelt, Rosebud, Sheridan, Valley and Wibaux. These 17 Montana counties met qualifying drought ratings that ‘trigger’ eli...
In February, Governor Steve Bullock appointed me to the Montana Transportation Commission, representing Commission District #3. The three corners of the District are Blaine County in the northeast, Glacier County in the northwest, and Lewis & Clark County in the south. Since my appointment, I have been poring over data related to highway transportation throughout my district, the revenue availability to various kinds of highway projects, and the mounting needs for reconstruction, repair, and maintenance that exceed the current revenue stream....
BOZEMAN— Montana State University awarded 1,512 undergraduate degrees during MSU’s 2017 spring commencement ceremonies held May 6 in Brick Breeden Fieldhouse. Students with two asterisks after their name (**) graduated with highest honors. To graduate with highest honors, undergraduate students must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.70. Undergraduate students graduating with honors have a single asterisk (*) after their name. To qualify for graduation with honors, students must possess a cumulative grade point average of 3.2...
Helen and Jim Billmayer went to Nelson Reservoir on Wednesday and stopped back in Malta and had lunch with Linda and Bum Petrie. Susan and Emily Billmayer were to Malta on Saturday. Susan judged flowers at the flower show and Emily visited Kris Boothe. Annie and Matt Klindworth and family returned home Wednesday after a vacation to Washington to visit family and touring the area. Susan and Emily Billmayer went to the Blaine County Fair on Sunday and then Susan took Emily back to Havre. Sandy Beck was to Billings Tuesday for a Dr. appt and retur...
Remember that this coming Friday, July 21st, is the Annual Firemen picnic at the Turner Park. Potluck salads and desserts are asked and the main course will be served by our local Turner Firemen. The drawing for the half of beef will also take place. If you would like a ticket, please contact any Turner Volunteer Firemen. There is still time to purchase yours at $15.00 a ticket. Besides the firemen, tickets can also be purchased at Big Flat Grocery. Come help fill the boot and come have a great time at the park!! There will be a cereal plot...
Summer reading programs will meet for the final time the last week of July. Read-to-Me meets on Tues., July25 at 10 A.M. The Reading Club meets on Thurs., July 27 at 1 P.M. Children have until August 4 to bring in their reading logs. Grand prize winners will be announced the second week of August. Lego Club will continue to meet on Thursdays at 6 P.M. in August. The Letter by Letter game continues until the end of August. The regular meeting of the library board of trustees will be Friday, July 28, 9 A.M. in the library meeting room. Two new...
Thank You! Thank You! To Raye Thompson for the color books, markers and toothbrushes; To Helen Hornung for jigsaw puzzle; To the Helen Brekke families for the flower arrangement; To Jan Egeland for the radishes; To Mrs. Hofer for the buns; To Vonnie Klungland for the wafer cookies, small crockpot and veggie chopper; To Barb McDonald for the cases of water. No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar. ~ Abraham Lincoln When and Where: Havre Fair is this weekend. QTR Advisory Meeting...
We had a very large turnout at the annual meeting Friday. Rochelle Wohlschlager and Kathy O’Brien were elected to serve on the board again. The center has a new mission statement, “To provide identified needs of older patrons.” We will be striving to meet this goal in the incoming year. Thursday afternoon, we will have Bingo at 1 p.m. Last week, Gerry Lenhardt was the blackout winner. On Friday, “The Kitchen Band” will be playing at 11 a.m. Come down for lunch and play cards afterwards. Last week’s winners were Mike Randall and Leatrice Faber....
