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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...
The Harlem City Council held its regular monthly meeting on October 11, 2016, and discussed the waste water treatment plant plan and a number of resolutions to deal with the project. The proposed sale of land belonging to the Belden estate, the layout of the lots of land purchased by the Island Mountain Development Group, and first aid/CPR training for employees was also discussed. The Council was called to order by Mayor William Taylor, and members in attendance included Kenneth Hansen, Ralph Schneider, Eva English, and Marc Arensmeyer....
In his first visit to the state of Montana, Eric Litwin, the # 1 New York Times best-selling author of the original four Pete the Cat books, The Nuts, and Groovy Joe, delighted students and teachers alike with his unique blend of comedy, song, and dance. He performed songs and dances from his books that got the children (and teachers) moving and singing along with the music. At this performance, Eric first got everyone moving with a song and dance kids and teachers can do in their chairs....
The Blaine County Library Board of Trustees will hold their regular monthly meeting today at 11:00 a.m. in the library meeting room. Kelsey has put together a display of books for October. “Books That Go Bump in the Night” will give you plenty of thrills and chills to choose from. The movie today will be “The Journey Home”, which runs for 98 minutes and is rated PG. Everyone is welcome to attend and refreshments will be served. “50 to 1” will be the movie next Wednesday. If anyone has a request for a movie to be shown, please let us know or...
The Library Board of Trustees will meet today at 4:15 in the library meeting room. Local author Betty Billmayer will be at the library Thursday, Nov. 3 from 6:00-7:30 to sell and sign her latest children’s book “The Princess and the Pea...Nut Butter Sandwich.” Princess Pietra believes she will find peace if she can only have the perfect peanut butter sandwich. Although presented sandwiches from far and near, nothing satisfies her. Her parents help her realize perfect peace comes only from Jesus. Betty will do a book talk at 6:30 and refre...
f F1 in Schools World Finals 2016 will feature impressive grid of teams. Craig Todd,Harlem United F1 in Schools Lead Advisor Harlem United from Harlem High School, a team of F1 in Schools students is one of three teams from the United States vying for the honor and pride of their country to be crowned F1 in Schools World Champions 2016. The Harlem United team formed less than two short years ago. The team consists of members; Jazzamyn Benson (team manager), Damon Adams (design engineer),...
The Chinook Eagles Club hosted a fundraising dinner for the Blaine County Food Pantry this past Friday, October 14th. They served hamburger steak with mushrooms, onions and gravy, mashed potatoes, green beans and rolls. They were able to raise a large amount of money for the food pantry, which will help go towards purchasing food as well as coordinating other outreach initiatives. This is at least the 5th annual dinner held in Chinook for the Food Pantry. It began with a philanthropic contest between regional Town Pump locations to see who...
The 2017 American Cancer Society Relay for Life kicks off Friday, October 21st at 6pm at the Chinook Eagles Club. The Eagles are hosting a Spaghetti dinner to raise money for the Relay. Individuals and teams can also sign up at the dinner for the 2017 Relay for Life. This year, Blaine and Hill counties will be combining their efforts in the fight against cancer. Relay for Life provides support and celebrates cancer survivors and caregivers each year. Donations from each event go to the American Cancer Society where they can be used to promote...
The Chinook Volunteer Fire Department (CVFD) hosted a pancake feed this past Sunday, October 16, 2016. This annual community appreciation event has been going on for nearly 10 years. They cooked pancakes, eggs, and sausage for over 150 local residents. The lunch was provided for free but donations were gladly accepted. The granddaughter of CVFD's crew chief, Jim Doyle, declared that "The eggs were the bomb!" Donations this year will be used to maintain as well as update their fire equipment. Gre...
How do you think God hears our prayers? Only spoken out loud; only in silence; only from the church pulpit or pew; only from your prayer closet; only when you are at bible study; only from the mouths of others, a friend, a preacher or someone who says the prayer 'just right'? God's word says, 'Ask, and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you." (Matthew 7:7) The Harlem Yoked Parish (Presbyterian & United Methodist) has planted two local Prayer Boxes...
"Sunday, October 9, was a joyous time for Chinook Assembly, celebrating 80 years since it's establishment in 1936. The church invited previous pastors of the assembly, district officials from the Montana Ministry Network of the Assemblies of God, and anyone who has been impacted throughout the history of the church to attend. The service involved a welcome and introduction of the previous pastors, district officials, and the current pastor Joshua Seymour who arrived in June. The service was...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter football team is under the direction of a new head coach after the removal of former head coach Scott Friede. The reason for the change was not released. Chinook school Superintendent Darin Hannum stated, “Mr. Christian Lehnert is the head football coach for the Chinook Sugarbeeters for the remainder of the season. We would like to thank all of the players, coaches, students, fans and community members for their support of the program and school.” Mr. Tannar Cummings will remain as assistant coach....
The American Legion Post #109 held their fall Meeting this past Sunday at the American Legion Hall in Turner. They meet on a rotational basis between the units to tend to general business. All local units are invited to attend and take care of their business at their meeting....
The American Legion Auxiliary is asking for donations to help purchase flagpoles that will be erected at the Avenue of Flags at Fort Harrison Veterans Hospital. The flags will line the parade field in front of the hospital. The American Legion and Auxiliary are hoping to purchase 50 poles at the close of this pole drive and to date they have twenty eight. The Auxiliary is is asking for your help of monetary support to help purchase the poles and donations of any denomination will be appreciated. If you would like to donate, make your check out...
Kindergarten students through grade 12 at Turner Public School enjoyed an assembly with three firemen from the Hogeland and Turner Volunteer Fire Department. They started off by visiting with grades K-2 students and talked about fire prevention, changing batteries in smoke and fire detectors, fire drills, stop, drop, and roll drills, etc. The students enjoyed seeing the firemen come in actual fire gear and make the smoke detector "beep!" Older students made a practice exit from their classroom...
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 vehicle that was involved in a rollover accident j...
Blaine County is known for a lot of things, from its vast agricultural and ranching enterprises, to a small-town community sense of helping one another whenever needed. The region is also home to some outstanding hunting opportunities. National Outdoor shows have shot on location in Blaine County throughout the years. Ted Nugent harvested a Buffalo on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation for a documentary, and numerous Whitetail and Mule Deer hunts have been filmed through the years, but Blaine...
Chinook resident Kay Johnson has held the position to Blaine County Clerk of Court since 1984, after 32 years of service to the community she will retire come January 2017. Johnson first won election in 1984 after the incumbent Eleanor Felton decided not to run for a fourth term. Johnson, along with three other candidates ran for the position and the rest is history. For seven election cycles Johnson would run unopposed, holding the position for a total of 32 years. Her time in service to...
