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Wylie Gustafson is an American Original. The gifted singer, songwriter, rancher, horseman, and the world-famous Yahoo!® yodeler leads the musical outfit known as Wylie & the Wild West. As one music writer sums it up: “Forget everything you hate about modern country, this guy is all old school cool without being a tired period piece.” Wylie is a real life cowboy born into a 4th generation ranching family on the empty sprawl of Northern Montana. He celebrates his unique rural perspective as a prolific singer/songwriter with over twenty albums to...
Kick off for the Harlem Seed Show begins Thursday, March 10, 2016 at the Harlem High School. Thursday is entry day for Woodworking as well as both Commercial and Educational booths. Wool judging will also be taking place and will be open to public. The famous Chili Cook-Off will begin at 6 p.m. as well, however the chili must be set up and entered by 5 p.m. on March 10. Judges will start at 5:30 and the public may start at 6 p.m. to vote for the People’s Choice. This year there will be 2 divisions, People’s Choice and Judges Choice. The onl...
Paula Reynolds, a friend, co-worker and a great ‘Ad Lady’ lost her life suddenly due to a heart attack Wednesday, February 26. She will be greatly missed by all who knew her. If you were a business on the Hi-Line from Malta to Fort Benton and your phone rang with Paula’s unique voice on the other end, you knew immediately what she wanted. Paula didn’t mess around, she might ask you how your day was going but in the end she did her job and did it very well. Hearing a customer say ‘No’ didn’t bother her, she thanked them for taking her call and m...
Information from unapproved special meeting notes. In a special called meeting, held the evening of February 23, the Chinook School Board reviewed policies on public comment and closed sessions regarding the hiring of employees. After a closed session the board reconvened and approved the recommended hiring of Scott Friede as Head Football Coach for Fall, 2016. An audit report was also ratified, a school district election was called and school election judges were approved. The special meeting was called to order by Chairwoman Pauly Miller....
The Annual Banquet and Auction to benefit the Blaine County Wildlife Museum in Chinook is set for Saturday, March 5. Festivities start at the museum on Indiana Street with a tour available to banquet ticket holders, then moves to St. Gabriel's Catholic Church. The tour of the museum begins at 6pm and guests can browse the many raffle and auction items from 6-7pm at the church's parish hall. Dinner begins at 7pm at the church with the auction to follow. This year several items will be available...
The 2016 Montana Seed Show will run Thursday through Saturday evening, March 10-12, in and around the Harlem High School. Billed as the 'longest running seed show in Montana,' organizers have brought back many regular events and added some new activities. Paul Rasmussen, long time chairman of the seed show planning group, said he's expecting another great show. Thursday activities Thursday, first day of the three-day show, entries for various agricultural-related products, woodworking projects...
Article from information provided by the Blaine County Sheriff's Office. According to the state registry the information that is provided is basic safety information intended to assist you and your family in avoiding situations that allow easy access to victims. Sexual and violent offenders reside in Montana and in every other state. Families need to follow basic safety measures regardless of whether an offender moves into or out of your neighborhood. Sexual and violent offenders, like anyone...
The Red Cross highly encourages appointments in order to decrease the wait time. However, walk ins are still, always welcome. A few changes have been made in the scheduling process in order to accommodate walk ins, Primarily, several appointment slots have been blocked each hour. All appointment slots from 12:30-1PM are walk in slots. You will be requested to choose one of the appointment times available, OR, you may choose to just wait. You can call me, Carla Jenewein, at 357-2491 to set up an appointment. Or, you can go online at American...
Blaine I Inc. is a non-profit corporation that works to improve emergency services through emergency equipment purchases and support of educational programs for emergency services volunteers. The group focuses its efforts on supporting emergency services in the western part of Blaine County. Blaine I was first chartered in 1983. Recently the board of directors hosted a dinner to honor two long time board members who are retiring from the board and welcome three new directors. The original board...
Happy March to you! The new calendars are out so stop by and pick one up. On Friday, March 4 at noon we will be honoring Marilyne Berger with a farewell party. It will be camping themed with a special meal in her honor. Please call ahead for reservations or you can just stop by to say “goodbye” to her. We have fresh baked cinnamon rolls, caramel rolls and maple sticks every Thursday morning. Please call a week ahead if you want to order more than six. There will be a free VITA Tax Clinic with a tax preparer here to help you on March 14. Winner...
Chinook's American Garage shop looked more like a dining hall than a repair facility as the business welcomed a large number of guests for the Chamber's Business After Hours February event. American Garage staff had cleared out the repair bays, shelved and stored the normal tools of their trade and set up tables to serve a taco soup supper and share information about their products and services. Heather and Scott DePriest own and operate American Garage. Started in 2006 and at their current loca...
Nicole Legere, Nurse Practitioner, joined the Sweet Medical Center (SMC) on February 15. Dana Pyette, CEO at the Center, wrote, "Nicole will be working as a casual status provider." Legere said her employment status means, "I will be available to work one week per month. Some months I may work all five days of my availability, some months I won't, depending on the need" She lives in Havre with her three children, ages 18, 14 and 13. Legere also works full-time at Big Sandy Medical Center on a...
Reporter's note: In the process of covering a number of city council meetings in Blaine County over the last couple of years, I often ran into staff members with Bear Paw Development Corporation. It took several meetings before I began to have some inkling of what Bear Paw Development was about and how they helped local communities. I asked to meet with Paul Tuss, Executive Director of Bear Paw Development, to learn more about the history of and role the group plays in the economic wellbeing of...
Chamber Bucks, a gift certificate-type program usable at any business in Chinook, has been around awhile. Recently the 'bucks' got a new look. Instead of the former check-like appearance, the new Chamber Bucks come in $5 and $10 denominations. The gift program was started "to improve sales of products or services in the Chinook area." Businesses can take and redeem Chamber Bucks whether they are a member of the Chinook Chamber or not. With the new look to the Chamber Bucks there is a campaign...
This past Thursday was a fun day for the students of Turner School. They were treated to special guests from the Border Sector of Havre. A deputy met with the elementary students and read a couple books to them and then donated them to the school library. Then after enjoying lunch with the elementary students, they met with the High School students for a short assembly. It was a great opportunity to visit with the Officers and be able to have a short question/answer session while building trust...
Montana Tech Press Release The following Montana Tech students have been placed on the Honor Roll (HR), Dean’s List (DL), and Chancellor’s Honor Roll (CL) for the fall semester 2015 at Montana Tech in Butte, Montana. Students are listed by hometown. A student who earns a 4.0 GPA is placed on the Chancellor’s Honor Roll. Those earning a 3.5 GPA will receive recognition for being listed on the Dean’s List. A full time undergraduate student (enrolling in and completing a minimum of 12 credits) who earns a 3.25 GPA during the semester is listed...
Representatives of the Chinook Area Chamber of Commerce welcomed Just Us Construction to the community. Each new business is welcomed by the Chamber and given a first year membership as part of the welcoming. Just Us Construction is owned by Leta Gould and Don Solonen and is housed in what was most recently Mac's Wood Shop. The building, purchased from Mac McHenry last year, has a long history in Chinook's business community. Bill Johnson bought the house east of the work shop and added the...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE State public health officials have identified the first case of Zika virus infection in Montana in an adult female from Missoula County who returned from a Zika-affected area. The infected individual is not pregnant. Zika is a disease caused by a virus that is spread to people primarily through the bite of an infected Aedes species of mosquito not found in Montana. Travelers returning from Zika-affected areas who have symptoms or are pregnant should consult with their health care provider. “This case serves as a r...
Information for this article is from unapproved board minutes. Chairwoman Pauly Miller called the February board meeting to order. Board members present were Travis Buck, James Hodgson, Pauly Miller, Joel Pruttis and Viki Tilleman. Absent were Michael Copenhaver, Scott Gunderson, Ernie Johnson (all excused) and Keith Raty. There was no Student Council report. Chairperson Miller read resignation letters from Judy Whitney, Rick Linquist and Shanna Flores. There were no comments during the public comment period. A consent agenda was motioned by...
This upcoming election cycle there are two Blaine County elective offices to be filled—the District 2 County Commissioner’s post and the Clerk of the District Court’s position. Tami Mitchell, in administrative support for the Blaine County Attorney recently announced her candidacy for the Clerk of District Court office. Earlier Frank DePriest had filed for reelection for another six year term on the county commission and Rebecca Blankenship filed as a candidate for the District Clerk’s position—that’s a four year term. According to Election Adm...
Eleven students completed a Responsible Alcohol Sales and Service (RASS) training class recently hosted by the Eagles Club in Chinook. The state mandated class teaches participants the laws relating to serving alcohol in Montana’s establishments. Some students were taking their first class, others were doing their class required every three years to maintain their certification. Short history of RASS training According to Lisa Scates, Alcohol Education Coordinator for Montana’s Alcohol Education Unit, the training program for servers was fir...
Milk River Disposal took over the solid waste pickup service for Chinook households and commercial businesses on February 1 of this year. Trevor Smith, who owns and operates Milk River Disposal, said he felt the transition has gone well. Smith added, “There are always a few bumps when a new provider takes over, but so far things seem to be operating smoothly.” Per Smith, household customers will have their garbage picked up on either a Tuesday/ Friday schedule or on a Monday/Thursday cycle. The household pickup schedule will start each mor...
The Harlem Golf Association has set its annual fundraiser to help support operation of the golf course for Saturday, April 2, 6-10pm at the Harlem VFW Club. The event will include a roasted pork dinner with all the trimmings. During the evening several prizes will be raffled, including a handmade chest by local woodworker Charlie Brekke. According to Ralph Schneider, with the Golf Association, a Howa Model 1500 .22-250 complete rifle package, with mounted scope was donated and will also be...
About 50 fifth through eighth graders from seven elementary schools in the county gathered last week to determine the overall county spelling champion at the annual Blaine County Spelling Bee. Lisa Hwang, an 8th grader from Chinook, won top honors after nine rounds of some challenging spelling competition. Students at the final county-level competition were top spellers from their respective school's spelling contests held earlier. Schools represented were: Chinook; Harlem, Hays/Lodge Pole;...
Harlem Elementary is proud to announce that Award Winning Author Ben Mikaelsen will be performing at the school on Tuesday, March 1 at 5:30 p.m. Author Ben Mikaelsen, has won the International Reading Association Award and the Western Writer's Golden Spur Award. In addition, his novels have won many state Reader's Choice awards. These novels include Rescue Josh McGuire, Sparrow Hawk Red, Stranded, Countdown, Petey, Touching Spirit Bear, Red Midnight, Tree Girl and Ghost of Spirit Bear. His...
