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The North Central Montana Relay for Life committee held its first meeting this past week. They started making plans for the various fundraisers they will hold before the Relay (tentatively scheduled in June). They have set a goal for this year at $30,000 for the combined Hill and Blaine County effort. Last year, Blaine County raised about $12,000 and Hill County raised about $14,400 in monetary donations (not including in kind donations). They are raising their goal this year to make it an even bigger and more successful event since it will be...
The Northwest Farm Credit Services staff came to the Chinook Food Bank on November 3 to help unload our food bank network truck delivery. Not only did they assist with unloading the stores they then presented us with a check for $750! Pictured above are: (L-R Allie Paulsen, Rene' Nagy, Jeanne Dalton (Chinook Food Pantry volunteers) with Courtney Ellefsen, Jennifer Dees & Adam Billmayer from the Havre office of Northwest Farm Credit Services. Not pictured: Shawna Billmayer....
The four Princess beds auctioned by the local My Neighbor in Need group is completed. On the night of last week's general election, the four winning bidders were named. My Neighbor, a county wide group that helps neighbors in need, got the beds through the generosity of Jim Warburton. Warburton bought a used semi-trailer and discovered it had several pieces of upscale furniture still in it, including four complete Princess beds. The beds typically retail for about $1,000. Warburton approached... Full story
The first meeting of the Valley Clovers was held on Sunday, October 2 at Wallner Hall. The meeting was called to order by President Brook Elliot, pledge, roll call, minutes, correspondence, and treasurer's report were given. There were reports on the 4-H Council, The Sugarbeet Festival Booth promoting 4-H, and Montana Leaders Forum. The Valley Clovers will be providing concessions at the Gun Show October 7, 8, and 9 as a community service/fundraiser. They will also be responsible for desserts...
Celebrations were held all over Blaine County on Veterans Day, Friday, November 11. Above these Veterans gathered in Turner at the school for a ceremony with the students. They are (L-R): Ralph Snider, Jim Reed, Jack Van Voast, and Steve Humphreys. Front Row is Brian Anderson, Norman Spoonheim, Wallace Beck, Gerald Keller, Dallas Egbert and Amy Egbert. Thank you for service to this great country! See pages B3 and B4 for more photos of Veterans Day events....
Dr. Jessica Robb, DVM, has joined Drs. Baxter and Aiton at the Blaine County Veterinary Clinic. Robb started with the local practice in early June then took maternity leave for birth of her first child, Braxton. She resumed duties at the clinic in mid-October. She and her husband, Will, live in the Cleveland area. Robb grew up in McCook, Nebraska, a town of about 8,000 residents, in the southcentral part of the state. She noted an interest in becoming a veterinarian since she was a young girl....
Get ready to kick off the holiday season this year with the 31st Annual Parade of Lights and 6th Annual Festival of Trees! This year, there will be a few changes to the event to help streamline events and increase safety. The Parade of Lights will begin in front of Meadowlark Elementary as usual – line up starts at 5:30 pm. Everyone is welcome to bring a float for the parade and we encourage businesses and families to join in the fun, so get your creative ideas flowing and be sure to get e...
Blaine Counties lone contested race was for Clerk of District Court where Democrat Tami Mitchell received 1,690 votes to win over Republican Pauley Miller who received 1,019 votes. Mitchell will take over as Clerk of Court after being Sworn-in in January. She will replace Kay Johnson who had held the position for the past 32 years. The race might have been contested but the campaigns ran by both candidates were extremely cordial, “I’ve worked with Pauley’s husband Perry for several years, the tw...
The Chinook Assembly of God congregation hosted the November Business After Hours event. The After Hours program, started two and a half years ago, provides an opportunity for Chinook Area Chamber members to showcase their products and services in a relaxed, after business hours setting. About fifty guests enjoyed a light dinner and dessert. Pastor Josh Seymour, and his wife Kristi, are new to the church, having served prior at the Assembly church in Havre. Pastor Josh welcomed guests and said...
The movie today will be “Flicka”, which runs for 95 minutes and is rated PG. Everyone is welcome to attend and refreshments will be served. “The Lost Valentine” will be the movie next Wednesday. If anyone has a request for a movie to be shown, please let us know or tell Kristy at the Senior Center. We are now taking requests for movies in December. Kelsey has put together a book display for November called “Gobble up a Good Book.” All the books on display have something to do with food. You will find everything from cookbooks to food murder...
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4620 hosted a Veterans Day celebration in the Chinook High School auditorium. The event was at 11 o'clock on the 11th day of the 11th month. Chinook's American Legion Post 48 and the VFW Ladies Auxiliary were honored guests as well as other veterans who attended. The Chinook Junior High and High School students also attended along with many community members. A lunch followed at the Eagles Club in Chinook. After introductions, the presentation of colors, the...
This Friday we celebrate Veterans Day, a day set aside in the early 1900's as a way to pay tribute to our Veterans past and present. Craig Lowham, Bank President at the First Bank of Montana in Chinook and Theresa Zarn, Customer Service Representative at the bank came up with a way to honor our Veterans all year long. The bank had a room adjacent to the main building entrance that has been little used over the years and was available for some type of display. Over the years the room has been use...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 27, 2016 Lyndsay Bruno, Communications Director Office: 452-6406; Cell: 788-8777 lbruno@montanafarmersunion.com GREAT FALLS, MT – Recently Montana Farmers Union held its 101 annual convention in Great Falls at the Best Western Heritage Inn. The weekend was packed with workshops on drones, pulse crops, water rights, pesticide management, and keynote speeches by Dr. Joe Outlaw and Eric McElvenny and visits from several elected officials including Governor Steve B...
Gov. Steve Bullock led a powerhouse of seven state Democratic candidates at a "Get Out To Vote Tour" and rally at Fort Belknap on November 3. Others in attendance were Sen. Jon Tester and the following candidates for office: Denise Juneau, U.S. Congress; Monica Lindeen, Sec. of State; Jesse Laslovich, Auditor; Frank Smith, Senate District 16; and Melissa Romano, Montana "Teacher of the Year" and candidate for Office of Public Instruction. All speakers encouraged those in attendance to get out...
The movie today will be “Amelia”, which runs for an hour and 51 minutes and is rated PG. Everyone is welcome to attend and refreshments will be served. “Flicka” will be the movie next Wednesday. If anyone has a request for a movie to be shown, please let us know or tell Kristy at the Senior Center. We are now taking requests for movies in December. The Library will be closed Friday November 11th in observance of Veteran’s Day. We have two new non-fiction books ready to go this week. “Forty Autumns: A Family’s Story of Courage and Survival on B...
After a long and arduous campaign process, the 2016 Election is finally over. Soon all the votes will be tabulated and winners declared. Complete Federal, State and County Elections results can be found at www.sos.mt.gov. There you will find a complete county by county breakdown of all the races and outcomes. Our actual Election ‘Day’ was, Tuesday, November 8 but the process really began several weeks ago in the form of Absentee Voting, a process that allowed voters to cast their ballots early and was permitted until November 7 at 12:00 p.m...
The veterans of the United States Military are honored annually on the eleventh day of the eleventh month at 11:11 in the morning in celebrations around the country as we celebrate Veterans Day and honor all those who have served or are currently serving and remember those who gave all. Veterans Day began as Armistice Day in 1926 through a congressional resolution. Armistice Day was celebrated on the eleventh day of the eleventh month at 11:11 a.m., the exact day and time that World War I ended in 1918. In 1954, a Bill proposed by a Kansas Sena...
Holland and Bonine Funeral Home is expanding their business by opening an office in Chinook. The funeral home has been open and located in Havre, MT since 1906 and has seen various owners throughout its lifetime. It is currently owned by Jennifer Kinsella, who saw an opportunity to expand her business, and wasted no time in acting upon this opportunity. “We receive a lot of people calling from Chinook and we have done a few funeral services there…it seemed like there was a need for the service, and we could fulfill it,” recalled Jennifer Kinse...
Chinook Senior Center welcomed Dr. Mohammed Kanaan on Tuesday, October 18th to receive an informative presentation on cancer and its treatment. Dr. Kanaan is a board certified Hematology and Oncology specialist working at the Northern Montana Sletten Cancer Center in Great Falls. At the presentation, he reviewed a brief history of cancer treatment from chemotherapy's first development to modern treatments being tested and used today. He first described the general concept of cancer to...
In April, a Statewide Meeting of the Montana Cooperative Development Council was held at Fairmont Hot Springs. The Big Flat Co-op was asked to attend to share their success as they were the "poster child" for cooperative success. Shannon Van Voast, secretary of the Big Flat Co-op, was the representative of the co-op from Turner. She met Sam Rikkers who was the keynote speaker at this conference and apparently what Van Voast had to say made a lasting impression on him. After the conference, both...
3:30-1:00 has again been set aside for Walk-Ins and the Red Cross has assured me that they will be there and ready to take you at 12:30. Just a reminder, to help cut off about 15 minutes from the entire blood donation process at the donation site, you can use Rapid Pass. However, you must answer the questions the day of your donation. For more information regarding Rapid Pass you may go to www.redcrossblood.org/rapidpass. So why give blood in Montana? In the United States, every two seconds someone needs blood. In the Montana service area,...
For Immediate Release Marc Kloker Information & Education Program Manager MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks Region 6 Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks' Havre hunter check station was fairly active over the weekend of general deer and elk opener, with most big game species seeing an increase in harvest from the past few years. This is the third weekend that the check station has been open. Weather conditions over the opening weekend were fairly rainy on Saturday morning, and warmer and dry on Sunday....
This house on Missouri Street in Chinook is full of Halloween spirit displaying everything from ghosts to spiders to caution tape. Halloween is Monday, October 31 and there will be plenty of youngsters roaming the city streets of Blaine County in search of treats to fill their bags. Most trick or treaters will be under the watchful eye of a parent or guardian but their ability to move quickly from one spot to another means all who share the road with them need to be on the lookout. Be safe this...
Helena - In recognition of National Teen Driver Safety Week (October 16-22, 2016), the State Capitol will shine blue this week to share a special message with Montana's teen drivers and their families. The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) has partnered with the Goldhahn family and the @BuckleUpBlue4Lauryn campaign with the goal of increasing teen safety on the road. Fifteen year old Lauryn Kate Goldhahn, a member of the Fairfield Lady Eagle volleyball team, was the passenger in a...
The Blaine County FSA announces fall signup and acreage reporting deadlines. There are several deadlines coming up in the coming months, please take note of the following: Nov. 1: 2016 Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees & Farm-Raised Fish Program (ELAP) Application for Payment Deadline. Nov. 12: All Hay Bales Must be Removed from CRP Nov. 15: 2017 Acreage Reporting Deadline for Apiculture, Perennial Forage, Pasture, Rangeland & Forage (PRF) including Native Grass, Fall Wheat (Hard Red Winter – HRW), and all other Fall-Seeded Small G...
