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Father Felix Nayak who worked with three Blaine County parishes is being reassigned to St. Mary's church in Malta. He will still be ministering in Blaine County since part of his duties will include responsibilities at St. Paul's in Hays, St. Thomas in Lodge Pole and Sacred Heart at the Agency. Nayak is a native of Orissa, India and first came to north central Montana in June, 2012. Since 2012 Father Nayak has served as pastor at St. Gabriel's in Chinook, St. Thomas the Apostle in Harlem and...
Loaves and Fishes, the summer feeding program for kids in Chinook, completed its last week of this summer's activities with the traditional 'thanksgiving luncheon' and a final evening meal that ended with a distribution of school backpacks. This was the sixth summer for the program that is supported by several churches that are a part of the Chinook Ministerial Association and community members who provide volunteer and monetary resources. Organizers say this year's attendance was above...
The Harlem Public Library is celebrating the freedom to read by observing Banned Book Week. This event highlights the value of free and open access to information. Banned Books Week brings together the entire book community -librarians, booksellers, publishers, journalists, teachers, and readers of all types-in shared support of the freedom to seek and to express ideas, even those some consider unorthodox or unpopular. Come and see the display of challenged or banned books that Carly has put together and pick one out to read. Please mark your...
By focusing on efforts across the country to remove or restrict access to books, Banned Books Week draws national attention to the harms of censorship. The books featured during Banned Books Week have all been targeted with removal or restrictions in libraries and schools. While books have been and continue to be banned, part of the Banned Books Week celebration is the fact that, in a majority of cases, the books have remained available. This happens only thanks to the efforts of librarians, teachers, students, and community members who stand...
In conjunction with September being Suicide Prevention Month, the second annual Suicide prevention walk was once again held. The day started with buses driven by Frank McGuire and Cody Ballard transporting people from the Turner Park to the Catholic Church where registration took place. While some people were either unable to walk or just chose not to, they had the option to drive a slow moving ATV. Prior to the walk, Father Felix gave a blessing for the day and engaged the crowd in a prayer. Th...
The tracks that run through Chinook have had many different locomotives carry cargo through town. In recognition of the 2016 Sugarbeet Festivals choice to recognize the Railroad Industry, we at the Blaine County Journal/News Opinion, felt a shot of one of the massive machines rolling through town would be a fitting front page picture. When the conductor of that locomotive turns out to be one of Chinooks own it seemed perfect. Carry Qualls is at the helm of this eastbound trai...
The “Mountaineer” and the “Blaine County Journal” are now being printed at the “Havre Daily News” printing facility in Havre. Keith and Keri Hanson are co-publishers of the two local newspapers. Keith Hanson said, “We’ve been printing the two newspapers on our own press here at our facility in Chinook. Starting a week ago we’ve moved the printing of our newspapers to the Havre operation.” Hanson said the two papers had been printed in Chinook since the installation of a web press in 2004. Hanson added, “The only reason we’ve moved the printing...
Students following the Career/Technical Education (CTE) graduation track at Chinook High now have the option to earn college credit for classes they are taking in high school. CTE classes are designed to prepare students to move into the workforce after graduation from high school. The dual enrollment option allows students wishing to pursue career and technical education at the college level to begin a college program with credit already earned while in high school. The Chinook program is a collaborative effort with Montana State...
September is Suicide Prevention month. In conjunction with that, a walk will once again be planned on the Big Flat, September 24th. 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...
Last session, I sponsored SB 128, a bill that created the School Funding Interim Commission, and requires the legislature to examine the school funding formula at least every ten years, if not more frequently. The Commission met for 18 months and just wrapped up its work. The results of the Commission are several strong, new proposals to adjust some components of school funding to meet some pressing needs of Montana’s public schools, and additionally, to lay out a roadmap for policymakers and those who wish to know where school funding still n...
Members of Nydia Nile Chapter #12 of the Daughters of the Nile hosted a visit by the Montana head of the charitable group. Queen Diane Boley met with the Chinook-based club over lunch, then drew winners for the local raffle items. The Daughters of the Nile is a national group supporting Shriners Hospitals by providing items for children treated at the 22 orthopedic and burn-treatment Shrine Hospitals. Local Daughters of the Nile President Amy Belle Smith said the local group was able to send...
Banned Books Week is coming soon!!!! Be sure to stop in next week and see our Banned Books display. Be a rebel and check out a Banned Book! Mark your calendars for Thursday December 1st. That is the date for the 25th Annual Hassle Free Christmas Program. 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...
Our children’s programming is in full swing for fall. Books and Babies for infants and toddlers and their parents/caregivers meets on Tuesdays at 10 A.M. for a time to begin developing those all-important early literacy skills. To encourage creative imagination and building children are invited to come to Lego Club on Thursdays at 6 P.M. Preschoolers must be accompanied by a parent. Lego Club makes a great family activity! On Fridays at 10 A.M. Story Time is held for children ages 3 through grade five. This is am hour sharing stories, activitie...
Thirteen Future Farmers of America (FFA) chapters sent representatives to the Judith Basin district leadership conference held last week in Chinook. Each fall the Montana student FFA officers and advisors take the half-day leadership training program to the eight FFA districts that make up the state organization. CHS's FFA advisor, Robin Allen, said all but one of the district chapters attended the conference. Students were divided into two groups, one for the upper classmen and another for new...
It's a tradition that each Sugarbeet Festival parade is led by a Parade Marshal who represents the industry being featured during the current celebration. With this year's salute to the railroad industry in the area, it seemed natural to have a retired railroad employee head up the parade. This year Bob Cross, who retired from BNSF with 33 years of service, along his wife Pam, will be at the front of the procession to greet spectators as the parade passes through downtown Chinook on Saturday...
Last year Kendra Seilstad, the MSU/Blaine County Family and Consumer Sciences Agent, oversaw the Dutch Oven Cooking Contest for the Sugarbeet Festival. It was her first year of involvement with the cooking contest and she said, "I was shocked that there was only one team participating. We had prizes for the top three winners. I decided to do something about that for the next year (2016). I figured the best way to create more contestants was to educate more cooks." Seilstad admitted she was no...
Start shopping for your Christmas items early and enjoy the different types of food and items that will be offered. There will be Craft Booths, Jewelry, Paintings, Yard Items and Food, and the Chamber of Commerce is currently seeking more vendors. Vendors have an opportunity to sell their products or goods on main street Chinook from 1 to 8 p.m. on Friday, September 23rd and 9 to 6 p.m. on Saturday, September 24th. Entry deadline is September 18th at 5:00 p.m. and the fee to enter is $30 per vendor (Non-Member Rate) and $10 for Members,...
Organizers of the Sugarbeet Festival have put together a competition to drive railroad spikes and build track. Frank La Tray, a retired railroad foreman, explained the plans to allow novices to give laying rail a try. La Tray emphasized that his main goals are to keep everyone safe and have some fun. He said while some railroad spikes are still driven by hand, most of the work was replaced with powered machinery toward the end of the 1980’s. The contest at the Festival La Tray, and some other retired railroaders with track laying experience, p...
Contact: ACF Office of Communications September 9, 2016 (202) 401-9215, media@acf.hhs.gov Over $1.8 million have been awarded to four tribes and one college to support site-based educational programs to demonstrate evidence based strategies that integrate Native language and educational services within a specific community. Awarded by the Administration for Native Americans, at HHS’ Administration for Children and Families, the language community coordination grants will support the tribes to integrate stand-alone language programs into a broad...
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...
