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Summer Reading is quickly drawing to a close. Children are reminded to bring in their reading logs to earn prizes and to move ahead on the reading race track. The summer reading finale for all children who have participated will be July 28, 1 P.M. when we will celebrate with root beer floats and the movie “Zootopia.” The party will last until approximately 3 P.M. The Friends of the Library fundraiser “Tea with Alice” will be July 27, 6 :30 P.M. at the library. This tea party will have an Alice in Wonderland theme and is a family friendl...
The Blaine County Library Board of Trustees will hold their regular monthly meeting Wednesday July 27th at 11:00 a.m. Last week we had a karate themed program. Kelsey read books about karate and then we had a special presentation by Shannon Howland. We send a big thank you to Shannon for a great program. Tuesday July 26th will be the final Summer Reading Program. We will be doing a Makerspace program again. This was a huge hit for our first program, so we decided to end with it as well. LEGO Clu...
Submitted by Tracy Harshman Tracy Harshman, County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director, reminds farmers and landowners that FSA soliciting nominating petitions from Blaine County Ag producers interested in serving on the FSA County Committee. The county committee nomination period began on June 15, 2016. Nomination forms must be postmarked or received in the Blaine County FSA Office by close of business on Aug. 1, 2016. For election purposes, counties are divided into local administrative areas (LAA). Each LAA nominates and...
The ninth meeting of the Valley Clovers 4-H Club was called to order by President Brooke Elliot at 5:42 PM on June 9th 2016 at Walner Hall. There were three leaders, 20 members, and several guests present. 4-H Members reported on lamb and pig shows, dog practices, radio ads, and delivering the barn signs. Three leaders then reported on the latest council meeting and to see if anyone knew of a horse judge that would be available for fair. The Fairgrounds committee then reported on their progress on their project in front of the 4-H building at...
The 2016 Blaine County Fair wrapped up on Sunday after a very successful run. Always at center stage during fair week is Mother Nature, and this year she cooperated with mild temperatures and mostly dry conditions. The opening events, including the Kids’ Rodeo on Wednesday night, were challenged by rain but despite several threats and a few sprinkles, the rest of the week was nearly perfect for fairgoers to enjoy a fair with several new wrinkles. New “Hi-Line carnival” a big hit With serious encouragement from the Blaine County Fair Board...
Anna Getten will be an eighth grader next school year at Chinook Junior High. She recently returned from Lebanon, Tennessee, where she participated in three events at the National Junior High Rodeo Finals. Anna and her mother, Tanya, described central Tennessee as "The hottest place we've ever been. We learned all about the 'heat index' and weather-wise it was very unpleasant out there." They also agreed the discomfort was a small price to pay for the excitement of competing in the national...
Reporter's note: Regular readers of the "Journal" know I make periodic road trips to the Seattle area to visit our daughter and eight grandkids. Many of those trips are via Amtrak, especially in the winter, and the rest are by car when bad roads are less likely to cause a travel problem. The last week of June I made a trip to the Seattle area, without my wife, to babysit our four youngest grandsons-age three to nine. Our daughter needed a little help as she was doing orientation for a part time...
First Bank of Montana, in Chinook, celebrated "Big Day" last week. Branch Manager Craig Lowham said the day was part of a week-long celebration to attract new accounts to the bank. It was also the first day to use the local bank's new drive-up system. There was homemade root beer floats during the big day and coffee and treats all during the week. Lowham explained that First Bank of Montana is comprised of the two banks owned by Glacier Bank located in Chinook and Lewistown. Each year the...
The Blaine County Fair kicks off today! Well, readers may be aware that some 4-H events, like the Interview Judging started on Tuesday of Fair Week. Last week some parts of horse judging were completed to speed up competition during the actual fair event. Things have been happening at the fairgrounds and Fair Week is on us. New VIP seating available this year for arena events Back in the late winter the Fair Board heard a proposal from Justin Simenson, on behalf of the Bear Paw Roundup organizin...
The Blaine County Sheriff’s Department was recently awarded a Selective Enforcement Traffic Enforcement (STEP) grant through the Montana Department of Transportation. Per Debbie Gomke, with the Sheriff’s Department, this will be the eleventh year the local department has received the grant. The grant combines intensive enforcement of specific traffic safety laws with extensive communication, education and outreach informing the public about the enforcement activity. This year the grant related enforcement will occur on Saturday, July 16. Gom...
About 70 volunteers and celebrants gathered at Hoon Field on Friday night for the 2016 cancer walk. The walk, and related activities, is the culmination of a year of fundraising by local teams to support cancer research and provide services to cancer victims. Local organizers believe 2011 was when the Blaine County walk began. Prior to that volunteers joined Havre's annual walk. Before the walk began at Hoon Field on Friday night, a group of cancer survivors gathered for a dinner hosted by the...
Roy Stone began his new duties on June 1 as a Park Ranger at the Bear Paw Battlefield. A native of central Kentucky and a Navy veteran, Stone said he finds the people in north central Montana "very friendly and helpful." He added, "They remind me a lot of how nice people are back home, except folks here talk different." The new ranger has a recognizable drawl that indicates he's spent time somewhere in the south. Stone said, "Since I was a little kid, I've wanted to be in law enforcement with...
During the evening of April 1st, 2016 at approximately 9:30 pm a male individual entered the Chinook Golf Clubhouse and attempted to steal items of value and damaging the building inside. The individual used a mask and gloves to obscure his identity but does have an identifying walk. The crime was captured on a closed circuit video camera system and one of the still frame captures has been included in this information request. The public are also invited to visit the Blaine County Sheriff's...
The Chinook Assembly of God installed their new pastor, Joshua Seymour, last Sunday. Seymour was raised in Helena and has spent the past six years as the Associate Pastor in charge of youth and children's ministries at the Havre Assembly of God Church. Seymour's first Sunday at the church was June 26. He's pictured here with his wife, Kristi, and their son, Enom. The Seymour family will be moving from Havre to Chinook to begin their new ministry. A community reception was held after the...
State and local public health officials are reminding Montanans to take steps to avoid mosquito bites and prevent infection with West Nile Virus (WNV). Summer is a prime time for exposure to mosquitos capable of transmitting WNV. However, Montanans can reduce their chances of being bitten by following the advice of public health experts. Public health officials are also reminding the public that while WNV is a concern in Montana, Zika virus is not. In fact, the mosquitos that carry Zika virus have not been found in Montana or neighboring states...
The Blaine County Museum will host the Montana Conversation program "Kid Gloves and Brass Knuckles: The Life of Nancy Cooper Russell" with Mary Jane Bradbury on July 19th. The program will be at Blaine County Museum at 7:00 p.m. The presentation is free and open to the public. Funding for the Montana Conversations program is provided by Humanities Montana through grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Montana's Cultural Trust, and private donations. Against the backdrop of the...
astern Blaine County gathered last week to visit with Republican gubernatorial candidate Greg Gianforte. The meeting with the candidate was put together by Don Richman, Chairman of the Blaine County Republican Party, and was held in Richman's offices in Harlem. The group, all invited by Richman, was made up of ranchers and farmers, some county party officials and small business owners. Richman described the group to Gianforte as "friends of mine who I believe are also supporters of your...
Reporter's note: I appreciate when readers catch and share a mistake in an article I've written. Sometimes I make a serious misinterpretation of the facts and sometimes it's a less critical inaccuracy-like an incorrect date or the slightly misspelled name of a person or a place. Still, I like to put things right if I can. In the June 1, 2016 story about the Japanese families that came to Blaine County during World War II, much of the war-time experiences of the Tom Matsuoka family were...
Living on the major northern route for bicyclists pedaling across the U.S., Blaine County residents see lots of cyclists each summer. One of the first lone riders to come along Highway 2 this season wasn't someone from the east or west coast, but a Hi-Line resident who was riding across Montana. For Sarah Schindler, of Glasgow, the ride was, in her words, "riding for a reason, something that's been on my bucket list for a long time." The reason for the ride Schindler was riding to raise funds...
As part of its sports-themed reading program, the Harlem Library sponsored a bicycle safety workshop at the second meeting of the summer program for kids. Young riders showed up with their bicycles and helmets at Harlem City Hall for a bicycle safety workshop put on by the Blaine County Sheriff's Office. The Harlem Library and the city of Harlem sponsored the safety program. Earlier, Sheriff Glenn Huestis explained the safety handouts used in the program were from the National Child Safety...
Nearly 100 church members and guests gathered to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Harlem United Methodist Church. Celebrants began the day with a continental breakfast in the church fellowship hall and then moved to the sanctuary for a regular Sunday morning service. After a catered lunch on the grounds, a special program in the afternoon included more singing, a play depicting the work of "Brother Van" and a summary of the 100 years the Harlem church has served God and its community....
Steve Edwards BCJ News Information for this article from unapproved board minutes. Since the school board typically does not meet in July, a late-June meeting was held to complete some carry-over business from last meeting and prepare for July. The three 2016-17 school bus routes were approved after one change in Route #1 (Details for bus routes were printed in the June 29 issue of the “Journal”). Two new classified teacher contracts were approved and it was reported there are still three full-time teacher vacancies to be filled. Cha...
Triangle Communications is supporting eight area non-profit organizations through the Triangle 4-H Beef Grant Program. Each year Triangle purchases 4-H livestock at local fairs in its service area. Processing and packaging is done by area processors. Non-profit organizations in the area can apply for the grant to be used in their daily operations or for fundraising purposes. Winners are chosen by random drawing from all eligible applications received. This year’s winners include: American Legion Post 25, White Sulphur Springs; Friends of B...
The Chinook Assembly of God has welcomed Joshua & Kristi Seymour (& 3 yr old son-Enom) as its new Lead Pastors beginning June 26th. There will be an Official Installation during the 10:45 a.m. service on July 10th, with an Open to the Community Dessert time at 1:30 p.m. Josh & family currently reside in Havre but are in the process of obtaining a home in Chinook. Pastor Josh has been in ministry for ten years and has been on the Hi-Line for 6 1/2 years. They are excited to be in Chinook and we are really excited to have them here. Come and...
The Red Cross highly encourages appointments in order to decrease the wait time. However, walk ins are still, always welcome. To make an appointment, you can call me, Carla Jenewein, at 357-2491 OR, you can go online at American Red Cross - Give blood and schedule an appointment. Just a reminder, the Red Cross has developed a program designed to help decrease wait time. This program is called Rapid Pass. You can access Rapid Pass by logging into your account at www.redcrossblood.org. If you do not have an account you may set one up. Rapid Pass...
