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Last weekend, Max and Kirsti Cederberg went to Great Falls and took Nellie Cederberg to lunch. Susan Fox attended a DCCW Board Meeting in Billings this weekend. Denise and A.J. Watkins took Rennay to Missoula where she begins college soon. The kids at Turner School have a full week of school in. Best of luck to them as they begin their routines and sports. Brooke Reed, and the Wildcat Volleyball team, participated in an all day volleyball tournament in Malta this past Saturday. If you get a...
If you have participated in the Letter by Letter game this summer you have until tomorrow, Aug. 31, to let the library know what books you have read so you may be entered in the drawing to win a $50 gift card. Please notify the library if you have read four books this month as part of the 2017 Reading Challenge. After the busy summer it's time to get back into the swing of things and start reading again. You may win a gift certificate from a local business! The library will be closed for Labor...
It is hard to believe it is already September and the days are starting to get cooler. The new calendars are out, so you can pick one up. We have added movies back into the fall schedule. They will be shown in the library meeting room every Wednesday starting on Sept. 6 with “Stand Your Ground.” Last Friday, Mary Pyette, Joyce McSloy, Marilyn Williamson, Judy Chapman, Elisabeth O’Brien and I went to the Sweet Home to host the August birthday party. We enjoyed the residents, the cake and especially the music from our own Kitchen Band. Thank...
The Blaine County Library Board of Trustees will hold their regular monthly meeting Wednesday August 30, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. in the library meeting room. We have a little bit of everything available this week. Filled with heartbreak and betrayal, triumph and fulfillment, “The Right Time” by Danielle Steel is an intimate, richly rewarding novel about pursuing one’s passion and succeeding beyond one’s wildest dreams. “Need to Know” by Fern Michaels is a new Sisterhood novel. Through all their missions and adventures, the tightknit group of fr...
Thank you to the family of Teonna Green for the bouquets of flowers and the memorial funds to the Harlem Senior Center; To Rhonda Baker for the fresh corn on the cob; To Phillip Hofer for the cucumbers; To Phyllis Heilig for the cucumbers; To Raye Thompson for the card shuffler machine. The winner of the May-June-July-August Foot Clinic Drawing to receive a free treatment on their next visit was Mary Hake. Reminders for Activities and Events! Foot Nurse will be here on Friday, Sept. 1 (due to Labor Day). Bus Trip to Colorado Springs, Sun.,...
If all goes as planned, the northwest corner of the property around the Chinook Post Office should have "a bit more aesthetic appeal" according to AgEd teacher Robin Allen. She's directing the work of 30+ students in the Exploratory Agriculture course she teaches for seventh and eighth graders. Using a grant from the Montana Future Farmers of America (FFA) Foundation the students are building a low maintenance rock garden in the area around the flag pole at the post office. The FFA chapter at Ch...
CHINOOK, MT. August 24, 2017 – Sweet Medical Center (SMC) is a partner in the Benefis Realizing Education And Community Health (REACH) Telehealth Network. This network consists of 14 hospitals and clinics across Central and Northcentral Montana. From the hub site at Benefis Health System in Great Falls, REACH connects with facilities throughout the state and across the United States through a secured network, eliminating the challenge of distance, while facilitating productive medical consultations and educational seminars. A variety of p...
Marko Manoukian is the County Agent for Phillips County's Extension Service. He was one of the original members of the St Mary's Working Group, first convened in 2002. He became Co-Chair of the group when Blaine County's Randy Reed passed. Summarizing the work of the working group, he said, "We've been chipping away at the rehabilitation of the St. Mary's Conveyance and the Milk River System Irrigation Project. No big pieces have fallen off yet." On August 14 and 15 the St. Mary Rehabilitation...
Loaves and Fishes concluded last week in Chinook. A staffer with the Chinook Schools System suggested, as a bonus for the kids, "The summer feeding program in Chinook could meet the kids in the summer feeding program at Hartland Colony." Both schools are in the Chinook school district and the principal at Meadowlark Elementary is also the principal at the colony's school. About 20 kids and chaperones boarded a bus for the 30-plus mile trip north to visit the colony. The Hartland Colony The Hutte...
Several years ago Jude Sheppard, Blaine County Museum's Director/Curator, wanted a way to exhibit some of the numerous items of period clothing donated by local families. In 2006, with help from a grant to the museum, she was able to reconfigure a space to be used for clothing exhibits. Sheppard said, "I like to have clothing that reflects the current season. I'll change the current exhibit to winter-themed clothing as winter approaches." The current exhibit showcases five formal dresses among...
MONTANA – Governor Steve Bullock today issued an Executive Order declaring the following 31 counties and six Indian Reservations are in drought disaster: Blaine, Big Horn, Carter, Chouteau, Custer, Daniels, Dawson, Fallon, Fergus, Garfield, Golden Valley, Hill, Judith Basin, Lake, Lincoln, McCone, Musselshell, Petroleum, Phillips, Powder River, Prairie, Richland, Roosevelt, Rosebud, Sanders, Sheridan, Treasure, Valley, Yellowstone, Wheatland, Wibaux Counties, and the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, Fort Belknap Indian Reservation, Rocky B...
This weeks Jumping Juniper Yard of the Week is awarded to Colette Olson for her beautiful green lawn and lovely row of bright pink flowers. Colettes yard would not be what it is without the help of her sister, Susie Berger....
Last Sunday the Bike and Build cyclists riding the cross-country bike route that follows along the Canadian border, arrived in Chinook. The group left Malta around 7:30 am and with a helpful tailwind were in Chinook shortly after noon. One tall, lanky rider said, "I clocked myself at 40mph, with the level terrain and tailwind that was a record speed for me." The 36 twenty-somethings are 61 days and 3000 miles into their 81-day trip that raises money and awareness for affordable housing. They...
The library is selling its collection of VHS tapes. Stop by if you are interested. They are on sale for $.50 each or 3 for $1.00. Those of you participating in the Letter by Letter game as part of the summer reading program have until Aug. 31 to let the library know what books you have read so your name can be entered in the drawing for a $50 gift card. Also contact the library when you have read your four books this month for the 2017 Reading Challenge. Mark your calendars for Sept. 27 when Triangle Communications will present a free training...
We had such an enjoyable visit to the North Harlem Colony last Thursday. 18 of us went on the tour and I wanted to thank Pastor Eli for having us out. Everyone loved it! Now I will get on to this week's schedule... Whist will be played Wednesday, August 23 at 1 p.m. Bingo will be at 1 p.m. on Thursday. Virginia Olson won last week's Blackout prize. Thanks to Ray Reid for calling. It is nice to have him back! The Birthday Party 50/50 Raffle will be this Friday. The Kitchen Band will play and we w...
The Blaine County Library Board of Trustees will hold their regular monthly meeting Wednesday August 30, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. in the library meeting room. This week we have a number of books from our patron's favorite authors. Sue Grafton is nearing the end of the alphabet! The darkest and most disturbing case report from the files of Kinsey Millhone, "Y is for Yesterday" begins in 1979, when four teenage boys from an elite private school sexually assault a fourteen-year-old classmate-and film the...
This is only going to happen this one last time in most of our lives, as the next one, for even some parts of the U.S., isn’t until 2078. The Senior Center has a dozen eclipse viewing glasses (so your eyes don’t go loopy), so let’s gather together around 10:00 am to take in this once-in-a-lifetime event. Best viewing of the eclipse for our area is from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm. My Thank You list is full once again…we definitely have so many wonderful helpers and people willing to share their time and gifts Ken Heilig for the fruit drink Linda M...
It's been more than a quarter of a century since the Blaine County Museum created a single post card picturing downtown Chinook. Blaine County Museum Director Jude Sheppard said, "The post card was so dated that I was embarrassed that one old card was all I had to offer visitors who were looking for post cards of the town." She got Steve Helmbrecht, of Helmbrecht Studios in Havre, to take five new shots of recognizable points around Chinook. The photo on the prior post card was taken downtown,...
Susan and Emily Billmayer were in Great Falls on Tuesday for doctor appointment. Last weekend, August 11-13, Teresa Cornell went to Scobey to visit Cassie, Richard and August Handran and to help them get ready for the baby. Helen and Jim Billmayer enjoyed family dinners this week at Jessi and Alex’s home on Wednesday and at Mark and Betty Billmayer’s in Chinook on Friday evening. Cassidy and Holly Grabofsky and Harley Beck spent Saturday night at the Wallace Beck home. The girls went to church with Grandma Loretta on Sunday morning and Pas...
Solar Eclipses happen when the moon moves between Earth and the sun. You might think that this should happen every month since the moon's orbit, depending on how it is defined is between about 27 and 29 days long. But our moon's orbit is tilted with respect to Earth's orbit around the sun by about five degrees. Not much, you say? Yes, but the moon, itself, is only about ½ degree in width in the sky, about ½ the width of your pinky finger held at arm's length. So, sometimes the...
Reporter's note: I've heard people around Chinook talk about "the turkey vultures on the new water tower." I've even noticed the black specks perched on the railing along the catwalk around the tank. A couple of weeks ago Kelsey Harry, the Assistant Librarian at the Blaine County Library said, "Have you ever thought about writing a story about the turkey vultures? I've recently gotten interested in them and they are fascinating birds." That reminded me that I did want to learn more about the...
Great Falls, MT - In June drought emergency was declared in 19 northcentral and eastern counties in the state by Governor Steve Bullock. In response to drought conditions in Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota the USDA authorized emergency CRP grazing in those states. Montana Farmers Union joined forces with other drought affected Farmers Union states to support that action and are now going a step further. MFU is partnering with North Dakota Farmers Union in requesting that congress authorize direct disaster payments in response to the...
The story of Harlem native Bob Ragsdale's career as a professional rodeo cowboy was covered in the June 28th issue of the "Blaine County Journal." Ragsdale had just been nominated for induction in to the Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame in Colorado Springs. Last week the official induction ceremony was completed. One of his daughters, Cathy Watkins, shared some photos from the ceremony. She wrote in a note with the photos, "It was an amazing induction ceremony. There was a lot of family that drove and...
Webster's dictionary defines adopt as: to legally take another's child and bring it up as one's own. Adoption is not at all unusual in blended families, and customarily takes place when children are young and still living at home with their parents. The recent adoption of Cheyanne Dawn Hamilton-Stuart was anything but customary. Sam and Ann Stuart of Forsyth celebrated their twelfth anniversary on July 9th of this year. On August 7, at 10:00 a.m., at the Rosebud County Courthouse, Sam Stuart...
This Jumping Juniper Garden Club loves member Myrla McCoy's yard at 402 5th Street West. The yard is a sea of color with many lovely pots all around the home and yard! The most beautiful part of this yard is her dinner plate "Dahlia Tree" The huge Dahlia's are yellow and a thing of beauty....
