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Tribal probation officers representing numerous tribes throughout the United States came together, to complete the Tribal Probation Academy, a three-week training series that addresses urgent public safety needs in Indian Country. The training was held at the National Criminal Justice Training Center (NCJTC) in Appleton, Wisconsin. During the Academy, officers learned evidence-based practices in community corrections, victim-centered approaches, restorative justice and peacemaking, substance...
Havre, Montana – The Grace Chapel at the Northern Montana Care Center was recently bequeathed over $11,000 from the estate of Joanne Brekhus, a long-time Care Center employee. Christen Obresley, VP of Regulatory and Community Services at Northern Montana Health Care, has reported the substantial gift. “Joanne was a long-time employee of the Environmental Services Department here at the Northern Montana Care Center. This gift was a tribute to the time that she spent here caring for our residents.” Joanne originally worked for Northern Monta...
Thank You, Thank You... To Diane Peterson for the potatoes; To Chuck Wasser for the roast pork; To Phyllis Culbertson for the Christmas decorations; To Kay Brekke for the dish towels. Harlem High School sports Connection: Friday 27th: Boys and Girls Basketball @ HOME against Rocky Boy. 3:30, 5:00, 6:30 and 8:00 p.m. Saturday 28th: Boys and Girls Basketball @ HOME against Cut Bank. 1:00, 2:30, 4:00 and 5:30 p.m. FYI, We will be modifying our MEAL SCHEDULE during the next couple weeks due to our...
Congratulations to Art Kleinjan. He was voted in as the new president of the North Central Area Agency on Aging Council at our meeting in Chester on Friday. What an honor for Chinook! We are so lucky to have him represent the 13 agencies that make up our area. Our February calendar is out, so stop by and pick one up when you come in for a cinnamon roll on Thursday morning. Don’t miss Whist on Wednesday, Jan. 25 at 1 p.m. We can always use more players. The movie “For Better or for Worse” is also being shown Wednesday afternoon at 1 p.m. in the...
We had a great turnout - 16 people in all - show up for the Public Card Party last Sunday. Dave Novak and Connie Stanley had a Double Pinochle. Mike Randall had high score and Marilyn Williamson had low score. Our activities this week, include a beginner Whist class being taught by Lois Butcher at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 18. If you are interested in learning how to play or just need a refresher class, this is for you. It is open to all interested players. The movie "Blue Valley Songbird"...
Tom and Lucy Fairbank enjoyed a weekend of basketball. They attended all of Turner’s games and then on Saturday they traveled to Havre and took in Northern’s games. Kirsti and Max Cederberg were to Havre for their annual Christmas Car Club Christmas party on Saturday. They enjoyed the company of Peggy and Francis Van Voast. Don and Bonnie Harmon enjoyed a weekend of spectacular Tornado basketball Gerald and Shirley Keller enjoyed basketball games in Turner and then on to Rocky Boy to watch their granddaughter, Kendall, play. After that gam...
Susan Billmayer attended a Quick Books workshop in Havre on Thursday. Sandy Beck was in Chinook on Tuesday and played pinochle with a group of ladies at Trudy Brunner’s home. Emily Billmayer was home for the weekend, came home for the Homecoming activities at the school on Friday. Ty and Harley Beck spent Saturday night with Grandma and Grandpa Beck while their folks and Tate attended the MSU-Northern games in Havre. Ed and Kathy Zellmer traveled to North Star with Donna and John Schneider on Friday to watch the Chinook basketball games. The Qu...
BOZEMAN -- Montana State University has announced its undergraduate honor rolls for fall semester 2016. There are two MSU honor roll lists: the President’s and the Dean’s Honor Roll. Students must complete a minimum of 12 credit hours to be on either list. Students with a perfect 4.0 grade point average for the semester were named to the President’s Honor Roll. An asterisk follows the names of the 1,023 students named to the MSU President’s Honor Roll in the listing below. The Dean’s Honor Roll includes the 3,288 students earning grade poi...
One of the goals of the Harlem Public Library this year is to increase circulation. We challenge you to read more books from the library in 2017. The 2017 Reading Challenge encourages you to read at least 52 books this year. To help you keep on track, each month you read 4 books contact the library and your name will be entered into a drawing for a $10 gift certificate from a local business. If you complete the challenge for the year, you will be entered into a drawing for a fabulous gift basket which will include a $25 Visa gift card!...
Thank you, Barb McDonald, for the mesh fabric; Jan Egeland, for the cocoa and teas; Audrey Parnell, for the jigsaw puzzles. Wise Words! Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself. - George Bernard Shaw FREE TAX HELP & PREPARATION & FILING (Any Age of People... Basic Tax Forms) The VITA Tax people will be here at the Harlem Senior Center on Tuesday, January 24th; Tuesday, February 7th; Tuesday, February 21st; Tuesday, March 7th, 10:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. each day. Sign up with Katie to reserve a time slot. Upcoming E...
Press Release University of Montana - Western, Dillon, Montana The University of Montana Western named 488 students to the 2016 spring semester dean’s list. Of those students, six are from Chinook, Havre and Hays. To achieve this honor, students must be enrolled full-time or for 12 semester credits and carry a minimum 3.33 grade point average. Chinook: Elizabeth Finley, Jenna Fox, Meghan Ortner and Adrianna Stanford received dean’s list honors. Havre: Neya Bischoff, Alicia Borst, Brooklyn Huntington and Nate Rismon received dean’s list honor...
On January 8, 2017 the Valley Clover meeting was held at Sleeping Buffalo. Sleeping Buffalo is a Hot Springs east of Malta, about 17 miles out of town. The 4th meeting was called to order by President Brooke Elliot. Tyler Schoen led the American pledge and Ross Reed led the 4-H pledge. Roll call was taken, "What is your New Year's Resolution?" The minutes were read and approved. There was no Correspondence and no Treasures Report. There were reports given by Ross Reed about baking cookies at the...
Homecoming candidates Rylee Conlan and Cody Welsh. Rylee is the daughter of Conita and Tim Conlan. Cody is a Sophomore and the son of Julie and Kurt Welsh. Also, Sarah Billmayer and Tracer Heilig. Sarah is the daughter of Shawna and Adam Billmayer of Hogeland. Tracer Heilig is a Sophomore and is the son of Rachael and Kent Heilig. Please look in next weeks edition of the Blaine County Journal~News Opinion for more Homecoming pictures, including candidates and floats....
Talya Johnson, a 2014 graduate of Chinook High, will leave in February for Australia to attend the University of Southern Queensland for six months. Johnson, who is a junior majoring in community health at Montana State University-Bozeman (MSU), hopes to eventually work in a global setting promoting health and disease prevention. Part of her international study program is supported by a Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship. The Gilman scholarship was created in 2000 and is administered...
HELENA, MT - The Governor’s Office of Community Service, Montana Campus Compact, and Reach Higher Montana welcome applicants for the 2017 Youth Serve Montana Scholarships. The deadline to apply is on January 31, 2017. Youth Serve Montana Scholarships reward students who have volunteered at least 100 hours in the last year, and intend to further their education in state. This year, 100 high school seniors will each receive $1,000 toward education at one of Montana Campus Compact’s public, tribal, private, or community colleges and uni...
This photo taken in southern Blaine County shows how beautiful the snow covered landscape can be at sunrise. 2017 has began with a bitter cold storm working its way through with temperatures expected to reach -25 by midweek and remain below zero until the weekend. The cold is something to be respected, make sure you have plenty of fuel and blankets when traveling and avoid the cold as much as possible. Stay warm Blaine County spring is right around the corner!...
Reporter's note: Kody Farmer, with the "Blaine County Journal," was showing me some photos he'd taken recently at the Sweet Nursing Home. The photos were of the Christmas decorations that staff had put up throughout the facility. One group of photos showed wall decorations, like holiday wreaths, with photos of residents in their younger years. The photos ranged from wedding pictures to scenes with farm equipment and opening presents on Christmas with the children. The photos were like a...
Ellie Solem, CPA, has retired effective the end of December. She's been a practicing accountant since graduating from the University of Montana in 1968. She passed the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam in 1974. Ellie recalled, "When I received notification that I'd passed the CPA exam the accompanying letter noted I was one of about 4,000 female CPAs in the U.S." She added, "When I was studying at U of M the gender ratio was typically two women to 50 men in accounting classes." The...
Right now, the American Red Cross continues to have a critical need for blood donations. Every donation matters, as blood is being distributed to hospitals faster than donations are coming in. The Red Cross is encouraging donors to donate as well as encourage those around them to join in donating at this upcoming blood drive. 12:30-1:00 has been set aside for walk-ins and there have been slots set aside for walk-ins throughout the day as well. For appointments, if you don’t have an appointment but would like to make one on the day of the d...
The 'snowy season' seems to have set in and that means winter is official by the calendar and real outside. I grew up in the Midwest and experienced winter, but it wasn't until my own family lived in the western part of the country that I began to really understand winter-bitter cold, lots of snow, and howling winds. We first lived in Wyoming, bounced back east and south for a few years, then to North Dakota, western Washington and parts of both western and eastern Montana. I'd say we've had a...
There was a lot going on in Blaine County over the past twelve months and as we get ready to turn the calendar to January, 2017 we at the Blaine County Journal~News Opinion would like to take the time to look back on some of those events. We did not attempt to compile a 'Top 10' list as those seem to be arbitrary at best, but did want to include as many highlights from the past year as we could in our review. In looking through a years worth of front pages we came up with this selection of...
Blaine County Health Department Press Release: 12/13/2014 The Blaine County Health Department in conjunction with local health related stakeholders is conducting a Blaine County Health Assessment. The purpose of the assessment is to collect current, relevant data to guide future health programs and interventions that are geared toward the needs and desires of Blaine County Residents. The most recent Health Assessment was conducted by an out-of-county entity in 2012. Of over 300 assessments mailed to selected households, only 40 assessments...
