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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...
IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 29, 2016 Lyndsay Bruno, Communications Director Great Falls, MT- Montana Farmers Union is pleased to announce that two members have been chosen to participate in the 2016-2017 Beginning Farmers Institute, a program by National Farmers Union. In all, seventeen beginning farmers and ranchers from across the country are participating. The two chosen from Montana are Justin Loch of Great Falls and Amanda Schaub of Havre. “We are honored to have two outstanding beginning farmers chosen to participate in the BFI program,” sai...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Department of Public Health and Human Services www.dphhs.mt.gov Many Montanans will be enjoying summer fairs in the coming months. And, with that opportunity is the chance to visit exhibits such as petting zoos that allow people of all ages the thrilling experience of coming face-to-face with animals. But, those experiences do involve some health risks. “Sometimes, even healthy animals can carry organisms that make people sick,” said Assistant State Veterinarian Dr. Tahnee Szymanski of the Department of Livestock (DO...
The 2016 edition of Chinook's VFW 4th of July Races was staged on a near perfect summer morning on the grassy playground of Meadowlark Elementary. Emcee and 'head gamesman' Perry Miller welcomed the parents, participants, onlookers and curious who came to see this uniquely Chinook phenomenon. In his introduction Miller said the July 4 Races got started in 1946 by a group of veterans returning from World War II-making this the 70th anniversary of the races. The current commander of the Chinook VF...
Harlem's July 4th annual celebration completed its first decade this past Monday. The summer event was one of the first programs put together by the Harlem Civic Association, a group of volunteers who promote Harlem and the surrounding community. Karolee Cronk, one of the event organizers, said, "It's interesting that in ten years we've had some weather issues during the picnic that follows, but we never had to cancel or postpone the parade in a decade." Veteran parade-watchers quickly filled up...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 29, 2016 Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks biologists have completed their 2016 winter and spring aerial surveys of deer populations across Region 6 in northeastern Montana. The surveys indicate a continuing increase in numbers for mule deer, and mostly stable populations of whitetail deer across the region. Mule deer For mule deer, 11 trend areas in Region 6 are typically examined each year from the air. The winter "post-season survey" was completed in January, and the...
The 6th Annual Blaine County Cruise turned out to be a huge success despite some inclement weather throughout the Friday-Saturday event. A total of 52 entries took part in the cruise and challenge events Saturday. Registration took place Friday evening at the Blaine County Fairgrounds and again Saturday morning while breakfast was being served. Cruisers then got a chance to visit, catchup and enjoy concessions provided by the Chinook chapter of the Future Farmers of America. Both nights at the...
Steve Edwards BCJ News The Chinook City Council held a special meeting on the evening of Wednesday, June 22. Council began building the agenda for a special meeting during its regular June meeting earlier in the month. Much of the recent special meeting was devoted to discussions about the 2016-2017 city budget. That final budget will be approved later in the summer. Mayor Keith Hanson called the special meeting to order. All council members were present: Mitch Haider; Robert Smith and Clint Greytak. One council seat is still vacant after the...
Steve Edwards BCJ News Information from unapproved board minutes. The Chinook School Board meet on June 14. Two more resignations from Meadowlark staff were received. Several contracts were approved for summer cleaning staff, a Certified Teacher Contract for the summer and contracts for CHIPS members for both 2015-2106 and 2016-2017 school years. Classified staff contracts and additional Extracurricular contracts were also approved. Three school bus routes for 2016-2017 were tabled pending some corrections that needed to be made. Chairwoman Mil...
Steve Edwards BCJ News Readers may never have heard of Phragmites Australis and even more likely never seen it. But, it's in Blaine and Hill County, and that's not good. Also known as 'common reed' or 'giant reed,' the aquatic invasive species was added to Montana's noxious weed list in 2015. Blaine County Weed Coordinator Christian Lehnart said, "Phragmites (said frag-my'-teez) is very tough to eradicate because it's a grass and usually in a place that's wet and hard to access." Weed experts...
New space is being created for the judicial functions of Blaine County. The shape of new space can be seen from this photo inside the former storage room on the third floor of the courthouse. The step ladder is placed inside what will be the new Justice Courtroom. To the right, where workmen are visible, will be offices and space for the County Attorney and staff. Space to the left, behind the existing wall, will house the judge and staff of the Justice Court-that space formerly housed the...
Police Chief Elmer Zarn is warning locals to keep their vehicles locked overnight. He said a few incidents have been reported of someone entering unlocked vehicles, especially in the early morning hours. He added, “Whoever is doing this seems to be after cash or things they can turn into cash quickly. Credit cards and identifications aren’t being taken.” Zarn said last week a county road employee, on their way to work before 6 am, discovered three abandoned purses lying at separate locations on city streets. The Chief explained, “The locatio...
