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Loaves and Fishes, the summer program in Chinook for feeding local children, hosted the Chinook Chamber's monthly Business After Hours last Thursday evening at Wallner Hall. It was a time to celebrate a successful summer, enjoy some fellowship and food and learn a bit about how Loaves and Fishes ministers to local children. This was the seventh summer for the ecumenical program supported with volunteer help and donations of food and cash for the meal provided four days a week. Program...
Lane Schmitt, Chinook, Montana, recently re-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...
Each year, usually sometime during the summer months, the First Bank of Montana in Chinook hosts a community event to thank existing customers and invite new accounts. This year the First Bank division, which includes Glacier Bank's facilities in Chinook and Lewistown, held a 'brand celebration.' Per Craig Lowham, Chinook Branch Manager, "The brand celebration was a chance for the community to display and showcase their brands while we shared First Bank's brand of banking." Lowham said, "At our...
Tom and Lucy Fairbank were to Beaver Creek Park camping for a few days this past week. Gerald and Shirley Keller attended a 40th Birthday party for Danny Kimmel on Friday. Max and Kirsti Cederberg attended the surprise 40th birthday party for Danny Kimmel on Friday. Bridget Reed participated in the Harlem Public Library summer reading program and she visited the library on the final day of the program on Friday. Max and Kirsti Cederberg enjoyed having a visit from Russ Getten of Havre and Gary G...
Susan Billmayer judged flowers and vegetables at the Valley County Fair in Glasgow on Wednesday and the Phillips County Fair in Dodson on Friday of this week. She spent Thursday night in Malta with Jennifer Strzelczyk. Wally and Loretta Beck attended Dan Kimmel’s 40th birthday party at the Turner Park on Friday evening. Darel and Linda Hauge, Diana Maloney, and Anita Reed and girls visited Harlan and Jane Krass on Sunday afternoon. John Wing arrived last Tuesday at the Palmer Anderson farm to visit cousins Mary Ellen and Carol Ann and f...
So many books! So little time! Make a point this week to stop at the library to see the new arrivals. Leslie Shimotakahara is the author of “After the Bloom.” Lily Takmitsu goes missing from her home in Toronto. Her daughter, Rita, knows her mother has problems with disassociation and memory; but she has never been gone this long. Not happy with the lack of involvement from the police, Rita begins her own investigation. As she searches for her mother, Rita discovers secrets surrounding the family’s internment during WWII, their move to Toron...
We sure were lucky yesterday to have the Loaves & Fishes children stop by and perform songs for us. We enjoyed it very much and they did such a nice job! This week has tons of activities you won’t want to miss! We start with Whist on Wednesday, August 16 at 1 p.m. Then be sure to stop by from 3 to 5 p.m. for our Ice Cream Social fundraiser. The Board of Directors will be serving sundaes with all the toppings. Then it’s Bingo on Thursday at 1 p.m. Rosalie Perrine won the blackout prize last week. Make sure to come on down for the BBQ on Fri...
The Summer Reading programs are finished this year. Prizes were drawn for, hours were counted and we have winners! Our top reader this year was Gracie Skoyen with 38 hours turned in. Gracie won the after-hours pizza party. Coming in a close second was Hadley Gustitis with 36 hours and Hadley won a book. Winners of the drawings were Aubri Christensen-Marble Run, Ayden Alisch- Microscope, Kamry Gustitis-Terrarium, and Britton Elliot-Tasty Science Kit. We had a total of 49 kids turn in hours for...
Our Next (and final) Sunday Community Meal Is Coming Soon! Sunday, August 20th is the next Sunday Community Meal. We are serving Steaks on the Grill, please let us know by Friday, August 18, at 5:00 pm, if you will be attending. Don’t Forget… You can get a FREE Senior Citizen Pass for all the HOME sporting events at Harlem High School. Just pick one up at the High School Business Office. It is good for the rest of your life here in Harlem... no need to renew it. Football and Girls Volleyball start in just a few weeks. Did you know that August i...
Reporter's note: My wife and I moved to Chinook about four years ago and ever since on most weekdays I've shared early morning coffee with Art Kleinjan, and others, at the Chinook Senior Center. Art is an active member of St. Gabriel's Catholic Church, having served on the church council over the years. About a month ago Art told me, "You might be surprised to know I was first baptized a Presbyterian." He went on to tell about a Presbyterian minister, from Stanford, who came a couple of summers...
According to Ed Obie, Chinook's Airport Manager, the construction equipment seen working in front of the airport's hangars should be gone in a couple of weeks. He said, "Century Construction, out of Lewistown, is doing work to repair some soft spots on the apron area and improve drainage there as well." Morrison Maierle, from Helena, engineered the project. He said there has been only minor repair work on the area since 1992. "Because of the flat terrain where the airport sits," Obie explained,...
Montana's sole U.S. Representative, Greg Gianforte, made a stop in Chinook last week as part of his listening tour of the Treasure State. He was fulfilling the campaign promise he made during the special election in May to tour the state and listen to constituents' concerns. During his time in north central Montana he visited several locations along the Hi-line. Gianforte was accompanied by Evan Wilson, the congressman's Western Regional Director located in Great Falls, and Misty Kuhl, the...
More than 300 dancers converged on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation to take part in the Milk River Indian Days Powwow. Dancers come from all over the United States and Canada to compete in a variety of competitions to earn cash prizes and awards. This years event featured a singing competition for the first time and also included a number of special dances to honor loved ones sponsored by their families.The 53rd Annual Milk River Indian Days was another huge success. Hundreds of people...
Contact: Riley Meredith, (406) 443-8313 Marketing and Communications Director riley@mtcf.org Helena, Mont., July 24, 2017 – The Montana Community Foundation (MCF) announces the opening of a grant cycle to benefit communities and residents of Blaine County. Grants will be made from the Blaine County Community Foundation Fund, established at MCF by Warren Ross in 1997. Financial support for this grant program also comes from the Ross 87 Ranch Endowment Fund, established by Warren Ross as well. Applicants must be either a 501(c)(3) nonprofit or a...
Izzy Baker, 9 years old from Harlem, wanted to help the victims of the Lodgepole Complex Fire. She had a cookie and lemonade sale in front of Albertsons. Her effort was generously supported by the community and she raised $525 to donate....
Sympathy is extended to the family of Eleanor Harmon Bickel. Her graveside buriel service was Monday at the Wing Cemetery. On Tuesday, Susan Billmayer accompanied Pete and Margaret Duncan and family of Miles City, out to Wayne Creek on the McCann property where his folks, Peyton and Millicent Duncan, homesteaded. They were out reconnecting their roots of years ago. Many will remember the Duncan family. Loretta and Wally Beck attended the 100th Anniversary of the Big Flat Catholic Church last weekend and enjoyed visiting with those attending....
Don and Bonnie Harmon and their family want to thank everyone who expressed any sort of sympathy in the form of texts, visits, food, attending services, etc. for Eleanor this past week. They were just so touched by all the love that was felt during this difficult time. Thank you from the bottom of their hearts. Tammy and Terry Jones were to Whitefish to a Berger family reunion this past weekend. While there they also visited with Sarah and Stuart Howell. Kevin and Sasha Keller and family were...
Children are reminded to return their summer reading logs to the library by August 4. Grand prize winners will be announced next week. Lego Club will continue to meet in August on Thursdays from 6:00-7:00 P.M. Adults who are participating in the Letter by Letter Game have until the end of August when the drawing for the $50 gift card will be held. Books and Babies and Story Hour will resume following Labor Day. During the heat of summer curl up with a good book to read and relax! New titles to choose from include these two great summer reads:...
The Summer Reading programs are finished this year. 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. We will also determine the top reader at that time and schedule the after-hours pizza party. Accelerated Reader tests will be available until school starts. "Bounty of Greed: the Lincoln County War" by Paul Colt is a new western ready for checkout. If you like to read suspense and thrillers, you are in luck this...
Thank You: Albertsons for the orange and black tables cloths. This is Awesome! Did you know that Amazon will donate 0.5% of every purchase you make through AmazonSmile back to the Harlem Senior Center? You must shop through https://smile.amazon.com/ch/81-0342535 for the funds to come back to us. During the month of August, I will once again be distributing the mandatory MAST forms (every 3 years) & the Nutritional Risk Assessment Health questionnaires (every year). Keep your eyes open because...
August calendars are out and we have a busy schedule planned for you. We will have Bingo at 1 p.m. this Thursday. Frances Ewing won the Blackout prize last week. The Kitchen Band will be playing on Friday before lunch and they will continue while pinochle is played in the afternoon. Last week’s winners were Jack O’Brien and Virginia Olson. The Foot Clinic is August 7. Call me for an appointment. The Loaves & Fishes Children will be singing for us at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 8. Shanghai Rummy will be played Tuesday. Last week’s winne...
Chinook Chapter Number 8 of Ikebana International held a 60th anniversary celebration commemorating the chapters organizing in 1957. For readers not familiar with Ikebana, it's a form of flower arranging that first appeared in Japan in the 6th century when Buddhism came to the country. The Chinook chapter, which also includes members from other towns along the Hi-Line, is of the Sogetsu School of Ikebana, a less restrictive form of plant and flower arranging that advocates enjoying Ikebana arran...
MONTANA – Citing active wildfires and extreme fire danger across the state, Governor Steve Bullock has issued an executive order declaring a fire emergency in Montana. Prior to signing the executive order, the governor was briefed by the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation and Disaster and Emergency Services at the Department of Military Affairs. He also spoke with Rick Connell, the Incident Commander at the Lodgepole Complex area, which is currently the state’s largest fire. “Montana is facing extreme fire conditions. Our top p...
The OUTSTANDING NURSE CHAMPION award for 2016 was given to the Fort Belknap Indian Community, Dr. Carole Falcon Chandler ANC's President and the 'Grow Our Own' Nursing Faculty. The award was presented by the Montana Center to Advance Health Through Nursing (MT CAHN) at their Nursing Education and Practice Summit recently held in Helena. Casey Blumenthal, DNP, MHSA, RN, CAE, Vice President of the Montana Hospital Association handed the plaque to LaVerne Parker, MS, RN, Director of Nursing for...
Reporter's note: A couple of weeks ago, while reporting on sports camps sponsored by Montana Indian Ministries, I learned about the Ministry's Rodeo Bible Camp. The camp, also a day camp, is held at Wasay Wakpa Arena in Lodge Pole. I called Montana Indian Ministries' founder and president, Pastor Bruce Plummer, and asked if I could visit the rodeo camp and learn about its purpose and how it works. He invited me to come for a visit. I learned that Pastor Plummer, and his wife Sande, have been doi...
