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Chinook High School continues to recognize the efforts of their honor students. To earn Honor Student status, a senior student must have a cumulative 3.0 grade point average or higher. Many of these students are not only high achievers in the classroom, but are high achievers in all areas of the school environment. Erika Arnold - Erika is the daughter of Rhonda Arnold of Chinook and Mike Arnold of Billings. Erika has been in BPA two years, Tennis three years, class secretary freshman and sophomore years and class vice president junior and...
For Farm Service Agency’s 2018 LIP Program, producers who suffer livestock deaths due to an eligible loss condition including eligible adverse weather events, eligible disease and eligible attacks from Jan. 1, 2018 through Dec. 31, 2018 must submit a notice of loss within 30 calendar days of when the loss of livestock is first apparent. Livestock producers suffering livestock losses may submit the notice of loss to FSA by phone, fax, and email or in person. An application for payment must be filed with the local FSA County Office by the M...

I think that we can all agree that we are happy to have the warmer, spring weather back. Upon welcoming the warmer weather, we are also welcoming the pesky seasonal allergens back. Allergens are substances that cause allergic reactions. This time of year some common allergens we encounter here include ragweed, pollen, cotton, sagebrush, cocklebur, trees and grass. Mold is another common allergen that becomes an issue this time of year due to the fact it can grow quickly in the heat. Your immune...

If there is one thing that seems to be a certainty, it's the way neighbors help neighbors in Blaine County and across the Hi-line. This past winter, the fire before that, the recent flood, the October snowstorm are all prime examples of communities coming together to help each other out. Beyond recovering from Natural Disasters or unexpected tragedies, local residents have come together to help individuals and families deal with sudden medical hardships. So many examples of this can be found,...
Producers are reminded to report prevented planting and failed acres in order to establish or retain FSA program eligibility for some programs. Producers should report crop acreage they intended to plant, but due to natural disaster, were prevented from planting. Prevented planting acreage must be reported on form CCC-576, Notice of Loss, no later than 15 calendar days after the final planting date as established by FSA and Risk Management Agency (RMA). FSA cannot accept a CCC-576 prior to the final planting date. Contact your local FSA office...

The Chinook Rod & Gun Club spent Friday, May 4th, on the banks of South Faber Reservoir with Fourth Grade Students from Chinook, Cleveland, Harlem and Zurich. The Club has been very active the past six years with the local youth. What began with a 'Fishing Day has now evolved into a collaboration between the Rod & Gun Club, the local elementary schools and the Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks in an effort to provide more youngsters with the opportunity to spend a day fishing....
Garrett Maloney, Turner, Montana, recently enrolled in the American Angus Association®’s MaternalPlus® program as a commitment to making genetic improvements in lifetime cow herd productivity. Breeders participating in MaternalPlus are keenly focused to better evaluate herd reproductive performance, the number one profit driver in the cow-calf industry. MaternalPlus is a voluntary, inventory-based reporting system that collects additional reproductive trait data to provide Angus breeders and their customers the information they need to mak...

The Blaine County 4-H Teen Leaders hosted a carnival and spaghetti supper in the Chinook High gymnasium recently. The carnival and feed was both a fun time for kids and a fundraiser for the 13-18 year old 4-H members who make up the leadership group. Any 4-H student in the age group can chose to do the "leadership" project to qualify for the leadership team. To become a 4-H Ambassador, 4-H Teen Leaders submit an application and are selected by interview. Kendra Seilstad, MSU/Blaine County...

Reporter's note: In the April 4 issue of the "Journal" I wrote about the conjoined Hilton Sisters and their one performance in Chinook in 1940 in the old Orpheum Theatre. In the story I commented that I never could verify if there really was a stage in the old theatre that sat in the northwest corner of what is now the parking lot for Finley's Food Farm. I received a letter from reader Calvin Blatter who wrote he now lived in Great Falls but grew up in Chinook. He hand wrote a four page letter...
For Immediate Release HELENA, MT- The Governor’s Office of Community Service, Montana Campus Compact, and Reach Higher Montana today announced that 100 high school seniors from 52 communities across Montana were awarded $1,000 Youth Serve Montana Scholarships. These scholarships recognize each student’s commitment to volunteering 100 hours or more. To be eligible for the scholarship, applicants volunteered at least 100 hours over the last year. Many students volunteered more than this and in total, the 100 scholarship recipients contributed nea...
Hill County Electric Cooperative, Inc. (HCE) will be holding its 73rd Annual Meeting of Members on Saturday, May 12, 2018 at the Student Union Building on the campus of Montana State University-Northern in Havre, MT. Registration will begin at 9:00 am, the business meeting will start at 10:00 am and lunch and prize drawings will follow the meeting. “Luck of the Draw” scholarships will be awarded during the meeting for member or member dependents who will be attending college in the fall and are present at the meeting. Transportation will be...

Nurse Practitioner Lindsay Rucinsky spoke to the April gathering of the Cancer Support Group in Chinook. Rucinsky's topic was about diabetes and how certain cancers may be connected to conditions related to diabetes. She added, "I'm passionate about diabetes because it's affected multiple members of my family." A native of Havre, Rucinsky still lives there with her family. She joined Sweet Medical Center (SMC) fulltime in 2017. First earning a degree in criminal justice "back east" she realized...
As the 2017-18 school year ends, we are already beginning the preparations for the 2018-19 school year. Parents who live more than 3 miles from a school that does not provide bus transportation or more than 3 miles from the nearest bus stop may be entitled to reimbursement for transporting their child. Pursuant to ARM 10.7.105, all school districts are required to have individual transportation contracts for the ensuing year signed and returned to their school district of residence by June 1. Any contract submitted to the County Superintendent...
Sympathy is extended to the family of Helen Johnson Knutson who died recently. Several from the community went to Great Falls to her memorial service last weekend. Terry and Brenda Mohar branded Saturday. Helping them were Leeann and Richard Hopkins, Dusty and Misty Mohar and boys, and Dusty’s friend Austin Stevens. Linda Hauge took parents, Jane and Harlan Krass, to Havre on Tuesday for dental appointments and to Chinook on the way home for eye appointments. Kathy Zellmer returned home from Missoula on Friday. She spent about three weeks w...
True Grit starring John Wayne will be the final movie today at 1:00 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend, and refreshments will be served. Movies are being shown with closed captioning whenever possible. Movies will resume in the fall. We would like to thank everyone who came out and participated in the Customer Appreciation Block Party Thursday. The library had 120 people come through the doors! A shout out to Ben and Patty Hall, Debbie Munari, Barb Jergeson and Renda Kelly for serving lunch and cleaning up. At 3:00 pm. a representative from eac...
The new arrivals this week include “Rosie Colored Glasses” by Brianna Wolfson. Willow is caught between two parents who are complete opposites. Rex is serious and tapes checklists of chores on Willow’s bedroom door. Rosie makes life fun and enchanting and meets Willow in the treehouse in the middle of the night to sneak candy. After Rex and Rosie divorce Willow finds navigating the world difficult under her mother’s spell. When Rosie’s behavior becomes turbulent and unpredictable Willow is faced with removing her Rosie colored glasses....
Thank You! To Barb McDonald for the milk, tuna and chicken. To all the people who filled in for me while I was gone last weekend. The Winner Is: Elsie Bertelsen was the winner of the April 50-50/Kitty. She took home $29.00. School will be out in 3 weeks for most towns. We have graduation cards for sale. Wise Words: A beautiful woman delights the eye; A wise woman, the understanding; A pure one, the soul. ~ Minna Antrim What’s Happening? Wednesday May 9 - Harlem High Greenhouse is open, 4:00 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 10 - Sunday, May 13th - ...
The Chinook Senior Citizens Director’s last day was April 30th. We will miss her and will struggle to get along with out her. May weather came in like a lamb, which is welcome after the winter and snow we have had. Our week started out with Shanghi Rummy with seven players and Amy Smith was the winner. Wednesday was a movie and one table of pinochle. Thursday is Bingo with Black out being won by Rosalie Perrine this week. Friday the band plays and pinochle is played in the afternoon. Winners were Doris Hofeldt with high and Amy Smith was l...

For Immediate Release PULLMAN, WASH. Move over gold, silver, copper, palladium, and coal. The state of Montana can also mine resources of the human kind, as the 11 Montana members of the inaugural class of veterinary medicine students were among 131 graduates who received their Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degrees on Saturday, May 5, at Washington State University in Pullman. Montana's new veterinary medicine program has proved to be a resounding success. Each of the 11 students selected...

Several members of the Future Farmers of America (FFA) chapter at Chinook High were awarded state degrees at the Montana FFA Convention held in Billings April 4-7. One CHS student also won a state proficiency award in beef production entrepreneurship. And a sophomore FFA member is already making plans to earn a state proficiency award for her work with swine production. FFA State Degrees earned The FFA State Degree is the highest FFA award at the state level. FFA chapter members who perform at...

The State of Montana has began work on the old Finley bridge, east of Chinook. When completed the new bridge will be called the "West Zurich Bridge" and is located on North Fork Road, south of highway 2. The construction season is just getting started and as a reminder, proceed with caution through all work zones....

The Aaniiih Nakoda College will be graduating their first Associate of Science Nursing degrees in May, 2018. The official pinning ceremony is Sunday, May 6, 2018, 2:00 p.m. at the Fort Belknap Community Center. The community center is located west of the Fort Belknap Agency Tourism and Kwik Stop C-store. There will meal following pinning ceremony. Dr. Theresa Brockie will be the guest speaker at the pinning ceremony. She will also conduct a presentation to the Aaniiih Nakoda College students and...

The Harlem Library and Harlem Senior Center recently hosted the third of their Montana Humanities Conversation series. A break in the weather brought a sizeable crowd to the Senior Center dining hall for a presentation by Hal Stearns of Missoula. Stearns was born in Havre and grew up in Harlowton. He describes himself as an "historian, storyteller and guide." During introductory remarks Stearns said, "We are loosing our small towns. Not just in Montana, but across the country." In his...

The Aaniiih Nakoda College Board of Directors and President Carole Falcon-Chandler welcomes all to the 30th Commencement Ceremony on Thursday, May 10, 2018. The commencement will be held at the Harlem High School Gymnasium at 5:30 p.m. ANC will have 41 potential graduates from Business to Carpentry. ANC will graduate two nurse education students with their Associate Degree of Nursing. The commencement address will be given by Miss Sharen Kickingwoman. A celebration feed will immediately follow...
Did you know that for every 1000 persons that can donate, only four do? What about you? Save a life, give blood! Open your heart on Tuesday, May 8, 2018 by donating blood at Wallner Hall in Chinook from 1pm-6pm. Although appointments are highly encouraged by the American Red Cross, walk-ins are always welcome. We start accepting walk-ins at 12:30pm until 1pm and there are walk-in spots available every hour throughout the day. If you would like to make an appointment but have not, you can go on-line at redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-733-2767 (1...