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The library held the 26th annual Hassle Free Christmas program last week. We would like to thank our presenters, Kourtney Hanson, Allyssa Schoen, Erika Arnold and Raynee Hasler for a wonderful program and help cleaning up. Thank you to the Ecumenical Echoes Bell Choir for providing musical entertainment again this year. A special thanks to the library trustees; Steve Edwards, Carol Elliot, Amelia Funk, Patty Hall and Barb Jergeson and staff, Kelsey Harry and Michelle Lowham for the extra effort put forth to make our program successful....
By Katie Noel In Appreciation: Thank You to Dale Klungland for fixing the blue chair in the Activity Room; To Diane Peterson for the cases of water and bucket of candy for the Activity Room; To Carla Becker for the wreath. Catholic Church Christmas Bazaar, Sunday, December 3rd. It goes from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. at New Horizons. Bake sale, raffle, bazaar tables, cookie stroll. Elsie Bertelsen was the 50-50 Kitty winner for November. She took home $29.50 on this win. The Harlem Christmas Event is next Sunday, December 10th, at the VFW. The...
December is in full swing and what a week we have planned for you! Christmas movies will be shown every Wednesday in December starting with “It’s a Wonderful Life” on Dec. 6. Showtime is 1 p.m. in the library meeting room. Popcorn and drinks are provided. Strong People meets Thursday morning at 10:30 a.m. in the library meeting room. Lauren Lamonica is the instructor. Bingo is played Thursday afternoons at 1 p.m. Last week there were 15 people playing and Amy Belle Smith won the Jackpot money. The Kitchen Band starts playing at 11 a.m. on Fr...
Reporter's note: I believe the first time I saw Roy Case, and the line of "unique Montana-style birdhouses" he builds and sells, was at the Seed Show in Harlem last year. Since then I've seen him at other bazaars and community events. He's created a style of birdhouse that is beyond the more traditional with just four walls and a roof. His birdhouses are eye-catching and require some close examination to really see and appreciate their detail and distinctive style. On Roy's business card, after...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact Greg Lemon, 444-3051 For the second year, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Region 6 has a shoulder season that allows antlerless elk hunting from Dec. 15-Dec. 31, with a specific B-license. Elk licenses (general elk or B-licenses) valid during the archery and general seasons are not valid for the shoulder season in Region 6. Hunters must have previously applied for this opportunity during the June 1 license drawing, and received their elk B-license that is only valid during the R6 shoulder season, either a:...
The Big Flat 4-H Club had their November meeting at Reed’s Elevator on Sunday, Nov. 19, at noon. We replaced burned out/broken bulbs on the town Christmas decorations, then Chet and Shandel Fouts got them hung up around Turner. We had a potluck lunch and then our 4-H business meeting. Hannah gave a report on 4-H Achievement Night. We decided to play Bingo, games, and caroling with the Senior Citizens in Harlem for our Christmas Party. We voted to provide cookies for the Community Christmas Concert in Turner on Dec. 20. We are hosts for the P...
The Christmas season has officially began the 32nd Annual Parade of Lights in Chinook helped usher in the Holiday spirit with its Stroll and Festival of Trees this past Friday. The day after Thanksgiving is a wild one with all its 'Black Friday' sales but shoppers in downtown Chinook could shop unique gift items at Wallner Hall, enjoy vendors and music on main street and the Parade to begin the evening. The Festival of Trees capped of the Festivity with a live auction, Above: The Valley Clovers...
For more than a year Bonnie Hellman, of Chinook, has been using her sewing skills to help orphans in Haiti. The retired elementary teacher collects (she taught 27 years in Harlem), cuts and sews cotton t-shirts in to 'diapers' that eventually are used in four orphanages on the Caribbean island. She got interested in the ministry when she met another seamstress who was showing one of the homemade diapers to a group at a senior center in Culbertson, Montana. Since she started making the diapers,...
The East Fork Fire Appreciation Dinner was held last Saturday night at the Commercial Building at the Blaine County Fairgrounds. Soon after the 20,000+ acre fire was controlled in mid-September, Ted Crowley and his family wanted to show their appreciation to all the people who helped the landowners in the south Blaine/Hill County areas. Landowners got together and planned an event that drew 400+ guests. Ted and Barb Crowley's ranch was the site of the Central Fire Command during the fire, the...
Laura Shellman, Family Nurse Practitioner at Sweet Medical Center, addressed the monthly meeting of the local Cancer Support Group. Shellman, who joined the medical center in May, 2016, was trained and worked as a labor and delivery nurse for several years before completing a graduate degree as a Nurse Practitioner from Brigham Young University in 2012. She and her family relocated to the area from Glendive when she joined Sweet Medical Center. Shellman said she understood about cancer from an...
Hill County Electric Cooperative (HCE) is committed to the communities and members that we serve. Recently, the HCE Board approved a donation for four local food banks and 17 local volunteer fire departments. HCE appreciates the services these organizations provide to our members. The local food banks receiving donations are the Chinook Food Pantry, North Havre Community Services, Loaves & Fishes Inc. in Chester, and the Big Sandy Food Bank. The following volunteer fire departments each received a donation: Big Sandy, Box Elder, Chester,...
Willie Miller of Miller Brothers Tree Service hangs the new banners purchased by the Chinook Area Chamber of Commerce on the power poles that line main street. The unique banners welcome visitors to Chinook ans features the school mascot and colors. They were up in time for all to see during the 32nd Annual Parade of Lights and Festival of Trees....
No one is exactly sure what year the first Community Thanksgiving Dinner was held in Chinook, but most agree it was in the 1980's. First held in the Presbyterian Church, the event later moved to the Chinook Senior Center when the present facility was completed. Organizers of the most recent edition of the community dinner say the number of diners has stayed fairly consistent and financial support has remained generous and adequate. It's one of the first community get togethers that kicks off...
The Friends of the Harlem Public Library will sponsor their annual Wine and Cheese Christmas on Wednesday, December 6, from 6:00 p.m.to 8:00 p.m.. Enjoy an evening in support of the public library with samples of various wines, excellent hors d oeuvres, door prizes galore and a live auction. The auction will include delightful, one-of-a-kind donations by local artists, bakers and craftspeople. Auction offerings include a painting by local artist Roberta Shupe; a metal sign made by Harlem High School (Craig Todd); a poinsettia grown by the...
Happy Thanksgiving to Everyone!! Sandy Beck attended the open House at Shores Floral last Sunday. Elissa and Jordan Zellmer and family attended the Basketball games at Big Sandy last Friday and took in the day long basketball Jamboree in Turner on Saturday. Susan Billmayer took Emily to Great Falls on Tuesday for a Dr. appointment. Teresa Cornell spent last week in Great Falls attending meetings. While there she visited her Mother, Evelyn Hedstrom. Wally and Loretta Beck traveled to Big Sandy on Friday to attend the basketball games there. On S...
Anita and Steve Reed hosted Thanksgiving dinner at their home this past Thursday. Present were Jim Reed, Jane and Harlan Krass, Linda and Darel Hauge, Diana and Randy Maloney, Garrett, Gavin and Shania, Hilary and Tim Richman and Hannah and Natalie. Bob, Lynette, and Lyvee Fox from Buffalo, WY, Dan and Amy Hutton, Andrew and Melissa Heppe, Roy and Cody from Columbia Falls, Brian and April Fox and Avery and Piper all joined Ron and Susan Fox for Thanksgiving dinner. Gary and Esther stopped by for a visit with everyone later in the afternoon....
December will be here soon and we are in full swing for the holidays. Come visit us and see what a week we have planned for you! On Wednesday, Nov. 29 “National Velvet” will be shown at 1 p.m. in the library meeting room. Popcorn and drinks are provided. Then every Wednesday after that in December, is a Christmas show starting with “It’s a Wonderful Life” on Dec. 6. Our Strong People exercise program will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday morning with Lauren Lamonica. Jackpot Bingo will be played Thursday afternoon with a $10 prize. The Kitchen B...
In Appreciation: Thank you to Linda Murch for the walnuts. Words of Wisdom... “Man is not the creature of circumstances. Circumstances are the creatures of man.” ~ Benjamin Disraeli. Put It On Your Calendar… Creative Christmas Crafts by Shannon Van Voast at Harlem Public Library on Thursday, November 30th at 6:00 p.m. Havre Community Joint Orchestra and Choir Christmas Concert will be held at Havre High School at 7:00 p.mm on Thursday, Nov. 30th. Harlem Catholic Church Bazaar will be held at New Horizons on Sunday, December 3rd from 10:00...
Seaman Apprentice Tonii Marie Farmer completed United States Navy Boot Camp training at Great Lakes Recruit Training Command in Illinois on November 17. Farmer is now in San Antonio, Texas at Joint Base Ft. Sam Houston where she is completing her Class 'A' School to be a Corpsman. Farmer is a 2015 graduate of Chinook High School and the daughter of Nichole Brown and Kody Farmer and sister Makhayla Farmer, all of Chinook....
Chronic wasting disease test results from samples collected last week all came back negative, announced, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks on Wednesday. This news comes after positive tests in two successive weeks. “During this surveillance period, we’re remaining vigilant and hunters are coming through for us in a big way,” said Barb Beck, FWP Region 5 supervisor and CWD incident command team lead. “Since our positive test, we’ve had a good uptick in the number of samples being submitted for testing. This is going a long way to helping u...
Over 200 people greeted the National Christmas Tree caravan as it stopped on Highway 2 in Chinook, adjacent to Town Pump. Meadowlark Elementary Principal Jonathan Martin worked hard early in the week to secure the opportunity for students, K-12 as well as the entire community to see the tree. The National Tree will soon be on display in front of the White House in Washington D.C. The tree was taken from the Kootenai National Forest. The banner running the length of the trailer on both sides...
There are a number of events scheduled around the county to celebrate the holiday season. In an effort to give readers some 'heads up,' here's a list of upcoming happenings we know about and received information regarding details. The list includes general events open to the public. In most cases there is basic information with a contact for more details. Have a great holiday season...and mark your calendars so you don't miss something that interests you. Wednesday, November 22. Chinook. The Ang...
Amelia Funk was the volunteer director of Chinook's Food Pantry from 2000 until she retired from the position in 2015. Until her retirement she was the only director to serve the Food Pantry since its creation in 1998. In September, 2017, Funk received a letter from AARP Montana (American Association of Retired Persons Montana) notifying her she was a nominee for the 2017 Andrus Award for Community Service based on her years of service to the Food Pantry. The Andrus Award is the Association's...
I’m looking for information about a cattle drive carried out by the Les Sprinkle crew in May and June of 1919. According to a book by Janet Allison about William and Mary Rose Davies, Sprinkle bought 5000 cattle and herded them from Idaho to Chinook, then up the North Fork to a leased summer pasture in Canada. This was after a couple of very bad years of severe winters and drought that practically took Sprinkle out of the sheep business. In the fall of that year the cattle came back south in blizzards. The majority of the cattle went to a c...
There have been a lot of things happening at the Food Bank in Harlem. In September a Drive was begun to raise money for the year and to raise money to match the $1000.00 from Town Pump. The match was made, thanks to the generosity of many people. An application was made through the Blaine County Community Foundation Endowment of the Montana Community Foundation for a grant for a new deep freeze. The food Bank received this grant for $750.00 for a new freezer. The freezer has been purchased and is now in use. On the 12th of November, 2017 a...
