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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...
The Local Advisory Council on Mental Health in Blaine County invited county students to participate in a coloring contest during Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month (September). The council is made up of mental health professionals and others concerned with the mental well-being of local residents. For the last few years the coloring contest has helped raise awareness among students about suicide, a malaise that claims 40,000 lives in the U.S. each year. The contest gave students an...
Havre, Montana - At the end of this month while many Americans will be determining what to do with their Thanksgiving leftovers, Dr. Michelle Donaldson, Orthopedic Surgeon, will be traveling with the US Olympic Snowboard Team to Pitzal, Austria. She will be there to serve as a team physician for an upcoming training camp for the Boardercross team. This will be her 17th year traveling with the team. In 1968, Dr. Robert Oden, an Orthopedic Surgeon from Aspen, Colorado initiated the "U.S. Ski Team...
From “Jingle Bells” to “Angels We Have Heard on High” to “O Holy Night”, St. Thomas Catholic Church in Harlem will be celebrating Christmas time in a variety of ways. Beginning the season, the annual Christmas Bazaar will be held on Sunday, December 3, at New Horizons starting at 10 A.M. There will be a bake sale, Cookie Stroll, Candy Lane, lunch counter, raffle and bazaar tables. Maple sticks and cinnamon rolls will be available for early visitors. The Mitten Tree will provide collected mittens, gloves, scarves and hats for the school chil...
The Chinook FFA chapter has been busy this fall and was in Bozeman recently for the John Deere Ag Expo, those members attending were: Colton Liddle, Sierra Swank, Garrett Lowham, Cristen Friede, Cord Schneider, Ryle Elliot, Kurtis Hamilton, Jase Pursley, Tye Mitchell,Austin Swanson, Hailey McMaster, Kendra McMaster, Rachel Gunderson, Anna Getten, Brittney Cox, Larissa Getten and Rebecca Stroh. The Chapter participated an various team and individual competitions while at the Ag Expo. Placers...
The Paradise Pals 4-H Club held its October meeting on October 22 at the Zurich School. There were 10 members, 4 leaders, and 3 guests present. The September minutes were read and approved as read. Bills were paid to Sally Anderson, Clothing Company for 4-H t-shirts, and the 1% assessment. Kara Graff made a motion to pay the bills and Justin Graff 2nd the motion. It was voted on and passed to pay the bills as listed. Aubree Handy led us in singing “On Top of Spaghetti”. Victoria Kirby reported on the Officer Training, Graff’s and Ritterbach’s r...
Will Robb joined the Chinook Police Department in August as a new Patrolman. The Nebraska native and his wife, Jessica, moved to the Chinook area just over a year ago. Dr. Jessica Robb, DVM, joined the Blaine County Veterinary Service last year as a veterinarian. Will and Jessica have a fifteen month old son, Braxton. They first resided in the Cleveland area and now live in Chinook. Will grew up in Elwood, Nebraska (south, central Nebraska), a town of about 700 people. He said, "Even though I...
Only 36 days until Christmas! Is that even possible? This year, forget about the presents and glitter and baking and holiday rush. I say sit back, drink some hot cocoa, watch a good Christmas movie, listen to the old Christmas carols and share the peaceful times with those you love. Wise Words: The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up. ~ Paul Valery Get ready for a great and funny family play coming to Havre real soon. “Robin Hood: A Christmas Panto”. Montana State University Northern Theater. Starts December 8th for three wee...
Happy Thanksgiving! Gobble ‘til you wobble! Don’t forget the Community Thanksgiving Dinner at the Senior Center from noon to 2 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 23. It is free to everyone. You may also call 357-2648, if you need a meal delivered. The good news this week is we have the Foot Clinic back and scheduled for Monday, Dec. 4, so give me a call if you need an appointment. A Plus Healthcare from Havre will be working it. You can also call them at 265-4776 with your questions. Whist will be played at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 22. The library has...
It's not very often that students, teachers and the communities of Blaine County in general get to see and be a part of something that in a few short days will be featured at the Nations Capital. The Capitol Tree or as it's often referred to, 'The Peoples Tree' past through Blaine County last Thursday, stopping in Chinook and Fort Belknap on its way to Washington D.C. According to the Capital Christmas Tree website it's beginning is as such: How it Began The tradition of the Capitol Christmas...
