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The St. Mary Rehabilitation Working Group met on January 12, 2016 in Havre to discuss the their upcoming meeting with their water firm, Water Strategies, and hear updates on maintenance work being performed by the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR). The Work Group discussed the water situation with snow pack at 72% of normal and soil moisture at 98% of normal. There is time to see what El Nino has in store for the watershed. The St. Mary/Milk River is a part of the growing infrastructures needs in the US. The American Society of Civil Engineers...
Blaine County Undersheriff Frank Billmayer presented "internet safety for parents," a program to help parents be aware of dangers to kids using the internet, to about 40 people last week in Chinook. The audience included parents of school age children, grandparents, and young parents with babes in arms. Billmayer is a member of the Montana Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force. Much of the presentation was based on information from investigations and prosecutions carried out by the...
Johannas, Shannon, J.R. and Jake Brown went to Swift Current, Sask. over the weekend to attend a Kamut International annual dinner. It was there that they were honored for their Organic KAMUT grains. Some may wonder just what exactly Kamut is? Well, Kamut is an ancient grain that has a rich flavor and produces a wonderful flour and can be baked in a vast number of ways. Johannas Brown and his family are organic farmers on the Big Flat. They were fortunate to receive this award for the second...
Glenna Ammen has returned from a three week visit to Colorado to visit her daughter and son-in-law, Sheena and Robert Binder. Bill and Mary Hake enjoyed watching the basketball game on Friday. Don and Bonnie Harmon were to both sets of basketball this weekend; one in Turner and the next day to Fort Benton. They rode to Fort Benton with Julie and Isley Welsh. Denise Watkins was to Fort Benton this Saturday for the basketball games. Max Cederberg was to Billings for a couple days where he took care of medical concerns. Get Well, Max!! Linda and...
Hogeland Lutheran Church will meet at 9:50 am the next few months. Susan Billmayer attended knitting class on Monday. Hilary Richman, Anita Reed and Linda Hauge were out to see Dad and Mom Krass on Tuesday. Hilary made dinner for them. Matt and Annie Klindworth got away on a little vacation to Las Vegas for a few days this past week. Issac and Hannah stayed with Grandma Carol and Grandpa Duane while they were gone. Harlan and Jane were to Chinook on Wednesday for Harlan to renew his drivers ‘license. Diana Maloney was over to see them after s...
Turner Students recently had a poetry contest in their English classes. They competed to earn a spot in the "school" competition that was held this past Thursday in the Turner Art Room of the school. Six individuals and one class participated in the competition. After reciting their poems, the winners were declared and given a wonderful gift of a Turner Tornado blanket and a chance to move on to the next round of competition to be held later in Helena. Those participating in the school...
Six members of the Chinook High School Speech and Drama team placed at the Class C Divisional Tournament held last weekend in Cut Bank. Three will move on to the Class C State Tournament in Ennis this coming weekend. Tyler Ortner was the Divisional Lincoln-Douglas Debate Champion. Elizabeth Hodgson and Cortney Gunderson placed fifth in the Classical Duo competition. Their place allows them to compete at in the State Tournament. Three others ‘Beeters placed: Chase Lenz, eighth place Humorous Solo; Steven Mulonet, ninth place, Humorous Oral I...
It has been a very busy time at the Aaniiih Nakoda College. Spring semester has started with 131 students attending classes. This is a significant semester for many who will be graduating in May. “ANC continually improves its efforts to promote post-secondary education for all our community members along the hi-line. We are here for the students and will do everything we can to help them reach their academic goals,” President Carole Falcon-Chandler stated in a recent general assembly. STUDENTS STUDY ABROAD Last semester Dan Kinsey, ANC Env...
Chris Maloney farms and ranches east of Turner. The Maloney's have two children still at home. Last week Maloney spoke at the monthly meeting of the Cancer Group. He's a cancer survivor and told his story of despair and hope to fellow cancer survivors, caregivers and friends and relatives of those touched by cancer. The Cancer Group meets monthly at the Chinook Senior Center. Chris Maloney's story Maloney said he was diagnosed with testicular cancer four and a half years ago, just before his...
Greg Drummer, ANC Business Instructor, and ANC President Carole Falcon-Chandler were happy to award Roberta Quintana with a $6,000 scholarship from the Johnson Foundation. Roberta is as an ANC graduate who is currently attending the University of Montana in Missoula, majoring in Business Management. President Carol Falcon-Chandler congratulated Roberta, “Congratulations on receiving this scholarship. We are proud of you and will always be here for you and all our students.” Aaniiih Nakoda College is one of two colleges associated with the Joh...
BOZEMAN — Montana State University has announced its undergraduate honor rolls for fall semester 2015. There are two MSU honor roll lists: the President’s and the Dean’s Honor Roll. Students must complete a minimum of 12 credit hours to be on either list. Students with a perfect 4.0 grade point average for the semester were named to the President’s Honor Roll. An asterisk follows the names of the 899 students named to the MSU President’s Honor Roll in the listing below. The Dean’s Honor Roll includes the 3,061 students earning grade point...
The third meeting of the Valley Clovers 4-H Club was called to order at 3:00 PM on December 13, 2015, at Wallner Hall. There were 4 leaders, 33 members, and several guests present. Several members have been participating in activities such as Officer Training, Shooting Sports, Angel Tree Committee, Festival of Trees, Adopt a Resident Program and coming up with a park area at the Fairgrounds. The only order of Old Business was discussing the club’s winter activity. A motion was made to go ice skating in Havre at our January meeting. The first o...
The Chinook Area Chamber’s annual banquet will be held on Saturday, January 23rd at the Eagles Club. Gayle Fisher, Executive Director of the Central Montana Tourism Region, will be the speaker. Fisher is no stranger to the area having grown up in Chinook and graduated from CHS. The annual Chamber event is a time to review the past year, look at the coming year and install newly elected officers. Fisher will be the featured speaker. She’s been working various positions in tourism for about 25 years. She was selected as the “2001 Tourism Perso...
Prior to the regular January meeting Harlem's city department heads met with Fred Phillips and Carrie Gardner, engineers with Great West Engineering, to discuss final plans for the wastewater system upgrade. Mayor Bill Taylor then swore in returning council members Kim Hansen and Marc Arensmeyer, both were reelected unopposed to new terms. Mayor Taylor called the regular monthly meeting to order with the roll call. All council members were present: Kim Hanson, Ralph Schneider, Eva English and Ma...
The Blaine County Relay for Life coordinating committee recently met to set a date for the upcoming annual Relay for Life. This will be the sixth year for the event and organizers are hoping for at least 10 teams to participate. Some teams have already organized and started their fundraising for the 2016 event. It may seem a long time until July 8 but organizers know there's a lot to be done to prepare for the event. Relay for Life is one of the largest fundraisers in the United States, with...
According to Debbie Gomke, Blaine County SVOR Administrator, if and when new sexual and violent offenders move to Blaine County or move to a new residence that information will be released to the newspaper on a monthly basis. Changes in the law will also be released to the public. The notification is to ensure the safety of Blaine County residents. This information is released pursuant to MCA 46-23-508. That Code section authorizes law enforcement agencies to release any offender registration...
The Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks’ Becoming an Outdoors-Woman program is sponsoring an ice fishing class on February 4 and 6. With modern gear, ice fishing is fun, safe and comfortable. This class is for beginning or intermediate female anglers who want to learn the basics or improve their fishing skills. Participants must attend the evening class on February 4th at the FWP Region 1 office in Kalispell. Fishing on the ice will take place Saturday morning, February 6th, at a location near Kalispell. Participants do not need a fishing license as...
Cervical Health Awareness Month is a chance to raise awareness about how women can protect themselves from HPV (human papillomavirus) and cervical cancer. Cervical cancer is a type of cancer found on the cervix located at the entrance of the uterus among women. Moreover, HPV is a very common infection that spreads through sexual activity between males and females. It’s also a major cause of cervical cancer among women. About 79 million Americans currently have HPV. Many people with HPV don’t know they are infected. The HPV causes cervical dys...
The Hallmark movie today will be “Crossroads a Story of Forgiveness” at 1:00 p.m. in the library meeting room. Refreshments will be served and everyone is welcome to join us. The Blaine County Library Board of Trustees will hold their regular monthly meeting Wednesday January 27th at 2:00 p.m. in the library meeting room. Library staff will begin offering Tech help on the last Monday of the month. On January 25th from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. patrons are encouraged to bring in devices they need help with. If you have a laptop, tablet or even a sma...
It’s cold outside this week, but nice and warm at the center, so be sure to stop by and enjoy a cup of coffee or tea and enjoy one of the many activities we have planned for this week. You can also stop by and meet the new cook Kirsten Shelor. She is busy putting together the new menu for February. On Wednesday, Jan. 20, the Hallmark movie “Crossroads” is showing at 1 p.m. Refreshments will be served. Bingo will be on Thursday, Jan. 21 starting at 1 p.m. Last week, we had a large group of 15 people playing. Lois Hanson and Francis Ewing were...
Wally and Loretta Beck went to Havre on Wednesday and while there, had lunch with Crystal and Lucy Grabofsky. Susan Billmayer was up to Harlan and Jane Krass’ Wednesday morning and had coffee with them. Steve and Nora Zellmer of Havre visited Loretta and Wally Beck on Monday afternoon. Sandy Beck played pinochle with her group Wednesday at Trudy Bruners. Harley Jo Beck had pie with Grandma Loretta and Grandpa Wally Beck on Tuesday afternoon. Kathy and Ed Zellmer attended the basketball game in Chinook Friday against North Star. On Friday, G...
Max and Kirsti Cederberg were to Great Falls on Friday. They took Edith and Bill Bilger of Chinook along with them. They met up with Lynda Cederberg and they all enjoyed lunch out on the town with Nellie Cederberg. Happy Birthday from the Big Flat, Nellie! Anita and Brooke Reed took in 4-H on Sunday. Sonny and Nellie Obrecht were to Havre on Friday and Saturday to take in the MSU-N basketball games. Tammy Jones was to Joplin over the weekend to help Britney and Matt with their building-on project on their house. Don and Bonnie Harmon took in...
On Tuesday, January 7thth the Red Cross Blood Drive was held at the Chinook High School Auditorium with Elizabeth Hodgson as the coordinator for the drive. We, the Red Cross staff and I, are all much obliged for all the work Lizzi did. She would like to send a shout out to all who donated the prizes and time to the blood drive, allowing it to work so smoothly. We had 42 people present to the drive and 38 productive units collected on a goal of 45. Donna Murdy, Patti Treftz, and Judy Johnson...
These six students from grades 5-8 will represent Turner Public School at the County Spelling Bee in Chinook. They were the top six spellers from the Local Bee held this week at the Turner School. They battled right down to the final word before the last winning speller was announced. Winners are in order from first through sixth place. They are L-R: Laci Maloney, Brandy Calvert, Ethan Heilig, Brooke Reed, Jack Harmon, and Shyan Krass. The alternate that will attend in the event one of these...
