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Mini (Ages 4-8) Goat Ribbon Tying 1.) Kruz Ereaux - Hays 2.) Ryan Bell - Chinook 3.) Gus Buck - Chinook Barrel Racing 1.) Hadley Not Afraid - Hays 2.) Hayden Strauser - Havre 3.) Kruz Ereaux - Hays Flag Racing 1.) Hadley Not Afraid - Hays 2.) Kruz Ereaux - Hays 3.) Ryan Bell - Chinook Sheep Riding 1.) Aspen Burchan - Chinook T2.) Wyatt Tallent - Chinook T2.) Ky’us Bradley - Harlem 3.) Killiam Liddle - Chinook Juniors (Ages 9-13) Barrel Racing 1.) Josie Robbins - Custer 2.) Savannah Jone - Harlem 3.) Kenzie Kallenberger - Havre Steer Riding 1...
Saturday and Sunday night at the Blaine County Fair is always a good time especially when you consider the Blaine County Showdown Demolition Derby takes center stage Saturday night and the ever popular Pig Wrestling concludes the fair Sunday evening. This year fairgoers enjoyed a number of great events and were treated to a trio of free concerts by Cale Moon following the Bear Paw Roundup Rodeo Thursday and Friday and the Derby Saturday. The Blaine County Showdown Derby is one of the biggest eve...
A typical warm and somewhat breezy July 4th made for good conditions for several local celebrations around Blaine County. There were family gatherings as well as more organized community-based events. In Chinook at mid-morning of the 4th, the 71st edition of the July 4th Races, put on by the VFW, did not disappoint. There was a good turnout as youngsters, and oldsters, battled for prize money and bragging rights. Local VFW Commander Ray Reid said he was pleased with the turnout and the weather....
A week before the Blaine County Fair kicked off, two 12 by 24 feet electronic sign boards were delivered and set up at each end of Chinook on Highway 2 (believe me, they are hard to miss). The signs are provided through support from the two Diamond level businesses that support the fair-Triple T Sales and Shipwheel Cattle Company. John Skoyen, Fair Board member who first floated the idea of using the signs, said, "This year we'll be using the signs to recognize the businesses and individuals who... Full story
The 2017 edition of the Blaine County Fair opens today and runs this Wednesday through Sunday (July 16). The Kids' Rodeo kicks thing off, literally, at 5 pm at the grandstand arena at the fairgrounds. Other events fill virtually every day and evening until the final hurrah at 5 pm, on Sunday, with the Pig Wrestling event in front of the grandstand. Don Richman, Chairman of the Fair Board, said he believes, "This will be the biggest and best fair in several years." Citing the return of Cale...
When you ask the members of the Chinook High School Class of 1952 where the best place on earth is to grow up – the answer is a unanimous, Chinook, Montana. It is hard to believe that it has been 65 years since we crossed the stage in the high school auditorium proudly dressed in our caps and gowns and received our diplomas from Superintendent Walter Conway. His message to us was, "You have a long journey before you in this life. May it be a happy one." And for most of us our journey has been a...
The first weekend in July Fr. Felix Nayak celebrated mass with three congregations he served after first arriving in Montana from Orissa, India in June, 2012. He conducted mass at St. Gabriel's in Chinook, St. Thomas the Apostle in Harlem and St. Thomas Aquinas in Hogeland. They were his second good-bye masses as he had said his good-byes last September when he moved to Malta to take on new responsibilities at St. Paul's in Hays, St. Thomas in Lodge Pole and Sacred Heart at the Agency. In...
Loretta Zellmer visited with Darwin and Betty Zellmer in Harlem Monday. Richard Hopkins of Great Falls is spending some time at the Terry Mohar home helping with haying. Mary Ellen and Wane Deloach are back home on the farm working on house projects and visiting friends in the area. They spent the 4th of July at Nancy and Ralph Sniders. Welcome back Mary Ellen and Wayne. Guests 4th of July at Merrilyn Billmayers were Aimee and PJ Timmons and family, Miles and Linda Hutton and Lindsey, and Bobbie and Andrew Brekke. Cody Ballard spent a couple of...
Loretta Beck visited Shirley Keller on Tuesday. Independence Day visitors at the Max and Kirsti home were Jack and Carla Van Voast, Lenny Erickson, Glenna Ammen, Peggy and Francis Van Voast, Mark Van Voast, and Les Simons. Hilary Richman visited and had lunch with Maloney’s on Saturday while her girls were at the basketball camp. Bill and Mary Hake enjoyed having friends from Minnesota for a few days this past week. Condolences are extended to the Eleanor Harmon-Bickel family. Mrs. Harmon p...
New titles at the library include “Anything Is Possible” by Pulitzer Prize winning author Elizabeth Strout. This novel tells the story of a small-town and unforgettable characters who cope with love and loss. Tosca Lee has written “First Born,” the sequel to “The Progeny.” Luka is in the custody of the Historian with his time running out. Audra must save him by finding and killing the Historian and putting an end to the war between the Progeny and Scions. But she is on the run as an international fugitive and struggles to control her growing...
The Wild Life will be the movie at 2:00 p.m. Monday July 17th. It is rated PG is 91 minutes long. LEGO Club will be Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. and Middle School Hangout will be Thursday at 2:00 p.m. Anyone who has been in the library in the last month has probably noticed the green box by the front door and wondered what it is. It is a Worm Farm Composting Bin. Purchase of the Composting Bin was made possible by the generosity of Triangle Communications with a Community Vitality Grant. We will be...
Harlem Senior Center Board Meeting is Tuesday, July 11th Red Cross Blood Drive is Wednesday, July 12th, 12-5 pm at Fort Belknap Hospital The Chinook Fair & Bear Paw Rodeo is July 13-16. The Quarterly Advisory Meeting will be held in Choteau on Friday, July 21st. Deanna Bergstrom will be honored as Harlem’s Senior of the Year. Let’s sign up and share rides and have a big showing in Choteau. Our MealsThis Week: Wednesday, July 12 - Pork Chops Thursday, July 13 - Pancake/Breakfast Meal Friday, July 14 - Hot Beef Sandwiches Saturday, July 15 - Spag...
I hope everyone makes sure to visit the Blaine County Fair this week. It should be a good time for all! We have made some schedule changes because of it, so here’s the schedule. We will have Whist on Wednesday, July 12 at 1 p.m. We have cancelled our Strong People class for Thursday, but we will still have Bingo at 1 p.m. Last week, Marilyn Williamson was the blackout winner. The annual meeting will be held on Friday, July 14 at 11:30 a.m. Rochelle Wohlschlager and Kathy O’Brien are the incumbents whose terms are up, but they have each ann...
In late June the oldest operating business in Chinook moved to a 'new, old location.' The "Journal," which published its first edition in May of 1890, moved south on Indiana Street to the set of buildings recently referred to as "the old Chinook Hardware." The newspaper is now operating from a building that was built around 1912, then modified over the years with additions and, more recently, the remodel of one of the original buildings and the removal of the wooden structure on the southside...
An especially dry spring and warming temperatures are resulting in several official actions that will affect commerce and life in Blaine County. Montana Governor Steve Bullock issued an executive order and an official request to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue. Both actions have to do with providing help to nineteen eastern Montana counties as well as Fort Belknap and Fort Peck Indian Reservations. An inter-agency order for Stage I Fire Restrictions affected several areas in north...
Fresh from a success in the recent special election to fill Montana’s sole Congressional seat, Montana’s Republican Party held its annual state convention in Billings on June 9 and 10. Delegates selected a new state chairman, heard from Republicans who hold statewide elected offices and were updated by Montana’s Republican U.S. Senator Steve Daines and new House member Greg Gianforte. There were 37 of Montana’s 56 counties represented by 162 voting delegates. Convention attendees also heard from four probable challengers who plan to seek th...
Stage 1 Fire Restrictions Ordered for Blaine, Roosevelt, Sheridan and Valley Counties (Lewistown, Mont.) – The long, hot days of summer are drying out the vegetation in north central Montana. The resulting increased fire danger has prompted authorities to begin implementing fire restrictions. Blaine, Roosevelt, Sheridan and Valley counties started Stage 1 fire restrictions on Friday, June 30, 2017 starting at 12:01 a.m. These restrictions apply to all state, private, Bureau of Land Management, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers managed lands w...
For some time I've been wanting to do a story about snow planes...those exotic looking forerunners of the modern snowmobile. Snow planes were popular on the upper plains of the Midwest, first as a means to travel over the snow, later as a form of recreation. Many were built on the chassis of old airplanes-using the plane's cabin as a passenger compartment, moving the engine and propeller to the rear for push and adding skis. In Montana ranchers built and used the machines to check on cattle and...
RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE is Tuesday, July 11 in Chinook at Wallner Hall. The Red Cross will be accepting walk-ins only from 12:30 P.M. - 1:00 P.M. Appointments and walk-ins will be accepted between 1:00 P.M. and 6:00 P.M. Appointments are highly encouraged by the American Red Cross. So, if you have not made an appointment you can go on-line at redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-733-2767 (1-800-REDCROSS). Any healthy person age 18 (or age 16 or 17 with a signed parental consent) or older and weighing at least 110 pounds is eligible and encouraged to...
The Junior High Graduates of Turner School were brightly dressed in a coral attire. They are L-R: Austin Welsh, Shane Kimmel, Alaynee Hawley, Brooke Reed, Shyan Krass, Ethan Heilig, Connor Van Valkenburg, and Brandy Calvert. Their colors were Coral, Silver, and White. Their class flower was the carnation. They chose the class motto from the wise John Wayne, "Tomorrow hopes we have learned something from yesterday."...
Susan Billmayer hosted a Baby Shower for Katie and Maya Billmayer on Friday evening. A nice crowd of ladies attended and many lovely and useful gifts were received. Elissa and Jordan Zellmer and family returned home from Belle Fouche, SD where they attended a Jones family reunion. Susan Billmayer stopped in for a visit Tuesday afternoon with Jane and Harlan Krass, and the girls who happened to be there too. It was good to get together. Joely Hiniker and family spent the weekend at Elissa and Jordan Zellmers, coming for Elvin Johnson’s memorial...
These two students were the only two who had perfect attendance during the 2016-2017 school year. They were recognized for their dedicated achievement the last day of school. Superintendent, Mr. Russ McKenna presented the two students with a certificate at noon with all the elementary's presence. They are Bridget Reed and Brady Zellmer. Bridget was a third grader and is the daughter of Anita and Steve Reed of Turner. Brady was a second grader and son of Elissa and Jordan Zellmer of Hogeland....
Beat the heat and cool off at the library! Relax in the reading room while reading a newspaper or magazine. Bring in the family to play in the children’s area. Check out a new book. The Harlem Library is now part of MontanaLibrary2Go. This service allows you to download ebooks and audio books using your library card number. Call or stop by for instructions for your device. Three new crime suspense novels are “Full Wolf Moon” by Lincoln Child, “Proving Ground” by Peter Blauner, and “Robert B. Parker’s Little White Lies” by Ace Atkins. “A Simple...
We'd like to say a big thank you to the Stonebroke String Band for coming to our Summer Library Program last week. They gave demonstrations of their instruments and then played a silly kid's song that they learned especially for our group. The Blaine County Road Crew will be joining us next week at our Summer Library Program to show us some of their big machinery. On Monday, July 10th we'll be showing the movie "Surf's Up 2" at 2:00 pm in our nice, cool, air conditioned meeting room. Summer...
Thank You to Dale Klungland for fixing the lawnmower wheel. Thank You to Linda Tangen for the radishes. Thank You to Barb McDonald for the cheese brick, beans, milk, spaghetti and tuna. Thank You to Jan Egeland for the jigsaw puzzle. Thank You to Helen Hornung for the box of tissues. Thank You to the Catholic Ladies/Mohar family for the pies and mayonnaise. Thank You to Klunglands for the tomatoes. Worth a LOOK-SEE! Most of our photo books (2011 to 2017) re-capturing 6 months at a time with...
