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September is Suicide Prevention month. In conjunction with that, a walk will once again be planned on the Big Flat. The walk will begin at the Saint Thomas Big Flat Catholic Church with registration at 8:30 a.m. before the walk begins. For those wishing to leave their vehicles in Turner, buses will be leaving the Turner Park at 8:10 a.m. If you wish to catch a ride to the St. Thomas Catholic Church to begin the walk and register.. For those who do not wish to walk, or are unable to, you are welcome to use slow moving four wheelers,...
It seems just like yesterday a small group of people got together and decided to revive the old shoot Chinook Rod and Gun Club. The club began back in the 1940s and reached its High Point in the mid-eighties before going dormant. In their short time of re-emergence the club has become very active in the community. They are posted for Youth Fishing days in which several hundred kids have had the opportunity to fish Dry Fork Reservoir just north of town and a fun-filled day that so each of them go...
Casey Overturf is the new ranger for the Bear Paw Battlefield south of Chinook. Growing up in both New York and Virginia, he graduated from Giles County High School in southwest Virginia. He wrote, "Even though I spent more time in New York, I think of Virginia as home." Overturf currently serves as a ranger at Mount Rainier in Washington state. He will officially start at the Bear Paw Battlefield toward the end of September. After high school Overturf spent five years in the Marines. He was an...
By Kody Farmer BCJ News The 12th Annual Sugarbeet Festival has been a popular event throughout the community since its inception. Over the years the Chinook Chamber of Commerce has recognized industries that are vital to or have been vital in the continuing success and growth of the community. With each year the industry being featured has added a variety of new events for festival go’ers to partake in. From the get go, there have been a few events that have been a part of the celebration each year and will again on Saturday, September 24th. D...
September 9, 2016 Lyndsay Bruno, Communications Director Office: 452-6406; Cell: 788-8777 lbruno@montanafarmersunion.com Great Falls, MT- Drone technology, pulse crops and water rights are among the highlights of the 2016 Montana Farmers Union Annual Meeting and Convention to be held Oct. 21-22 in Great Falls at the Best Western Heritage Inn. This year’s convention theme is “Cultivating Healthy Communities.” Attendees will have a variety of workshops and presentations to choose from during the two day event. Dr. Joe Outlaw, a lead Ag econo...
Contact: Riley Meredith (406) 443-8313 Helena, Mont., August 16, 2016 – The Montana Community Foundation (MCF) announced the opening of a grant cycle on Friday, August 19 to benefit communities and/or residents of Blaine County. Grants will be made from the Blaine County Community Foundation Fund, established at the Montana Community Foundation by Warren Ross in 1997. Financial support for this grant program also comes from the Ross 87 Ranch Endowment Fund, also established by Warren Ross. Applicants must be either a 501(c)(3) nonprofit or a...
l Author Betty Billmayer explores finding peace through Jesus in ‘The Princess and the Pea . . . nut Butter Sandwich’ CHINOOK, Mont. - Pretty little Princess Pietra is convinced that she will be able to find the perfect peace she has been pursuing by partaking of a perfect peanut butter sandwich. People come from near and far, hoping to please her with their productions, but Pietra ends up pouting. As her parents seek God’s help in how to best proceed, they all come to realize that perfect peace comes only from Jesus, a lesson beneficial to pr...
R-CALF USA’s lawsuit alleges the government, represented by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and the USDA, is operating the Beef Checkoff in a manner that violates the U.S. Constitution. According to the lawsuit, the Beef Checkoff, which compels producers to pay $1 per head every time cattle are sold, is a federal tax that funds the private speech of the Montana Beef Council. The group states that the council’s private speech is objectionable because it promotes the message that there is no difference between domestic beef produced under U.S...
Susan Fox was in Indianapolis for a NCCW Conference this past week. Darel and Linda Hauge were in Great Falls to help babysit their grandson, Caleb, while Adam and Lauren attended a former co-worker’s retirement party. Glenna Ammen spent the weekend with her sister, Rosella Higgins, in Havre while holding a garage sale at her home. On Friday the 16th of September, Eleanor Harmon-Bickel will be celebrating her 101st birthday. We wish her a very happy day and best wishes for the year to come. Happy 101st, Eleanor!! The Turner School held an o...
The Harlem Senior Center will be hosting our first Senior Sensations Event on Wednesday, September 21, 2016. We invite the whole community to join us for speakers, information, brochures, pamphlets and much more. September is a month full of special recognition items that pertain to the elderly. We will be honoring and celebrating several of them, in addition to providing the general public with as much information on certain topics as we are able to at this event. Please come and check out what we have available and join us at the noon meal...
Throughout the fall season the Montana Alzheimer’s Association is sponsoring “Walks to End Alzheimer’s” in selected locations. Purpose of these walks is to raise awareness and funds for advancements in research, support and hopefully a cure for this to common dreadful brain disease. Alzheimer’s disease is the most costly of all human diseases as it necessitates constant care-giving by family members, professionals and finally facilities providing extended care. In Montana alone, over 20,000 individuals are suffering from the disease and some...
Plan Ahead! The 25th Annual Hassle Free Christmas Program is scheduled for Thursday December 1st. If you are interested in doing something for our Hassle Free Program or you know someone who may be interested in doing a presentation, let us know. It is hard to believe that this will be the 25th year for this program! Wednesday Movies have begun. We will show a movie every Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. The movie today will be “Dolly Parton’s Coat of Many Colors”, which runs for 85 minutes. Everyone is welcome to attend and refreshments will be serve...
Reporter’s note: This was my first year working at a food booth during the Blaine County Fair. Working at a booth I was surprised to learn how many volunteers it took to get a booth ready, set everything up and then run the booth. Most booths only ran four days, but the logistics and labor required were impressive. Asking around, I learned that many local non-profits rely exclusively on sales from their food booth to support activities during a typical year. A fair booth is a lot of work but the payoff is also great. I was curious to learn how...
The Beginning Genealogy class is full. If you have registered but are no longer able to attend please call the library as soon as possible as there are people on a waiting list. Remember the first session meets Tuesday, Sept. 20, 6:30-8:30 P.M. Bring your own devices or you may use the library’s computers. The library has some new services to offer. We now have a laminating machine that will laminate letter-sized pages for $1.00 per page. We also have phone chargers that can be checked out to use in the library. Remember we also send and r...
A longtime family connection and a chance sharing of the same birth date brought together a 99-year old lady and a one-year old boy for a celebration recently at the Sweet Nursing Home in Chinook. Marybelle Miller, who grew up in the Bear Paws and later operated a photography studio in Havre with her husband, Fred, was connected to the family of Frank and Bettie Barber for many years. The Barber's great grandson, Reece Talksdifferent, shares a birth date with Marybelle. Reece's great...
During its September meeting the Chinook City Council set the evening of September 7 for the final public hearing and vote on the city’s 2016-2017 budget. A report was made about final warranty work scheduled in late September on the water treatment plant. Michael Van Voast was appointed to the airport commission, replacing Martin Williamson who retired after 32 years on the board. Peter Pula will begin new duties as the Assistant City Clerk beginning September 6. Mayor Keith Hanson called the September meeting to order. Council members p...
Lita Buck began her new duties as the Postmaster in Chinook on August 22. Buck relocated to the area from Geraldine where she worked from 2011 until mid-2016 for the Postal Service. She was the Postmaster in Geraldine when the Post Plan reduced hours at the Geraldine facility. She opted to transfer to Chinook for a full-time position as Postmaster. After graduation from Broadwater High School, in Townsend, Buck attended Western Montana College for two years. She and her husband, Rodger, were mar...
Reporter’s note: In late August wheat prices in Blaine County had decreased to a point where loan deficiency payments under the 2014 Farm Bill would be available to producers selling their wheat. That was a sign that farm commodity prices were in trouble for this harvest season. Beef prices were also in a decline after several years of healthy markets. Living in town, I wondered if this decline in prices for wheat and beef had any effect on those of us with no direct connection to agriculture. What I found, talking to several locals connected t...
The American Red Cross will be in town September 13 to host a Blood Drive. 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). The Red Cross will begin accepting walk in donors at 12:30. Walk in slots will also be available each hour throughout the day. 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 donate blood....
Local Veteran of Foreign Wars Commander Ray Reid has a passion for recognizing and honoring veterans. He's been one of the driving forces behind the Blaine County Veterans' Memorial Park (a permanent display listing veterans from and connected to Blaine County), located in Inman Park in downtown Chinook. After 10+ years since the park was opened, Reid felt the area needed 'sprucing up' and began looking for a local group to do the tree-trimming. After some study of the size of the trees in the...
The Harlem Public Library will offer a four-part beginning genealogy class the last two weeks of September and the first two weeks of October. Instructing the class will be Sylvia D. Murray, Accredited Genealogist for Midwestern and Great Plains States by the International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists. Murray has been a researcher for over 41 years and has taught college level genealogy classes for 36 years. She has also taught Adult Education genealogy classes for several years. Week one of the class will...
“The Bible is central to our faith,” said Pastor Dennis Findorff of Chinook Alliance Church, “but many people are intimidated by its scope and size. The Story gives us a way to journey from Genesis to Revelation together in 31 weeks so everyone understands God’s story and how their story intersects with it.” Chinook, August 25, 2016 – The Bible is the best-selling book in history, but how many people in Chinook are actually reading it? A Gallup survey reports the average American household has four Bibles. However, research by Pew Forum on Re...
After a month-long hiatus from programs, we are back with a full schedule of events planned for September. We’ll be starting our afternoon movies again on Wednesday, September 7th at 1:00 pm. We will show a different movie every Wednesday afternoon at 1:00. September 7th will be “Eddie the Eagle,” the 14th will be “Coat of Many Colors,” the 21st will be “The Lady in the Van,” and the 28th will be “Little Red Wagon.” Storytime will start Tuesday, September 13th at 10:30 am and will run every Tuesday thereafter. Storytime is open to kids of a...
Those interested in joining The Book Club may pick up their copy of “The Secret River” by Kate Grenville today at 4 P.M. in the library meeting room. The Book Club will continue to meet on Mondays, 4 P.M., starting Sept. 12. The library is offering a four-part series on Beginning Genealogy starting Tues., Sept 20, 6:30-8:30 P.M. The class will continue Sept. 27, Oct. 4, and Oct. 11. The class size is limited to 12 and you must attend all four sessions. Please call the library by Sept. 16 to register. The Book Challenge for Sept. is to read a bo...
The North Central Montana Shrine Club is selling tickets for their annual beef raffle. The beef raffle and Vidalia Onion sales are the only two fundraisers conducted by the regional Shriners’ group. According to Blaine County Shrine members, the proceeds from the beef raffle and onion sales all go to support ‘sponsored patients’ from this area. Raffle winners will be drawn on September 17. During the last year nine children have been sponsored patients by the local Montana Shriners Club. The children receive treatment at the Spokane Shrin...
