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Auditions were held following school Monday afternoon in the Chinook high school auditorium for the Missoula Children's Theatre production of the popular Walt Disney play Aladdin. After a few hours the director's settled on a cast. Above photo includes Aladdin's cast; Aladdin - JJ Colby, Princess Dory - Raynee Hasler, Aladdin's Mother - Alison Powell, Mysterious One - Liam Edwards, Grand Vizier - Roger Fischer, Sultan - Paxtin McCann, Sheherazade - Alyssa Schoen, Dinazade - Olivia Ellison,...
Organic agricultural production and food sales in America has been the fastest growing segment of agriculture since the approval of the USDA organic seal 20 years ago. Sales of organic food have consistently increased between 10 and 20% each year. The growth trend of organic food sales is expected to continue to reach new levels as main-line supermarkets all over the country are beginning to carry organic food. This is good news for farmers who grow organic food, and for any who may be thinking about converting to organic production. Today the...
The White Pine 4-H Club met in the Triple E meeting room in Chinook on Thursday, January 14, 2016 at 5 p.m. with 14 members, five leaders, and four guests present. President, Rebecca Stroh, called the meeting to order. Amanda Mord led the American Pledge and Drake Berreth led the 4-H Pledge. Roll call was answered by telling our New Year Resolution. Minutes of the December 14th meeting were read by acting secretary, Amanda Mord, and approved. Treasurer, Britton Elliot, gave the Treasurer’s report. A motion was made by Kyler Johnson and s...
The January meeting of the Paradise Pals was held at the Library Meeting Room. The meeting was called to order by President Erika Anderson. Pledges were led by Michael Warburton and Kristen Graff. Roll call was name a winter safety tip. Reporter Michael Warburton read the minutes of the previous meeting in the absence of our secretary. Kristen Graff moved to approve the minutes and Justin Graff seconded the motion. Correspondence Secretary Victoria Kirby had nothing to report. Treasurer Megan Pruttis was absent. Song leader Jared Graff led us...
New option aims to address American Indian health disparities The Department of Public and Health and Human Services (DPHHS), with National Jewish Health and input from local American Indian tobacco prevention programs and various Tribal public health officials across six states, has developed a new approach to help reduce tobacco use among American Indians. The American Indian Commercial Tobacco Quit Line Program, the first of its kind in the country, is modeled after the highly successful DPHHS Montana Tobacco Quit Line. The American Indian...
Mayor Keith Hanson called the monthly council meeting to order on the evening of January 7. All council members were present: Mitch Haider, Robert Smith, Chris Thurman and Clint Greytak. Several city department heads were present as well as visitors Jeff Ashley with Morrison-Maierle, engineers for the water plant upgrade. Approval of the December meeting was motioned and approved. Payment of claims and acceptance of reports was also motioned and approved. There was no public comment. Department...
Blaine County Undersheriff Frank Billmayer will be doing a presentation in Chinook on internet safety for parents. Much of the material will come from Billmayer’s experiences while serving on the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force in Montana. ICAC is a nationwide initiative started in 1998 under the U.S. Department of Justice. ICAC is charged with identifying, arresting and prosecuting predators on the internet who put children in harm’s way. The Blaine County Sheriff’s Office is one of 12 local law enforcement agencies as we...
Efforts for a fatality free New Year’s Eve paid off this past holiday weekend on highways at Fort Belknap and the rest of Blaine County. A number of activities were launched by local law enforcement agencies and volunteer groups seeking to reduce the number of impaired drivers on local streets and roadways during the holiday. Combined efforts of local police, the Blaine County Sheriff’s office, Fort Belknap Tribal Police and the county’s recently reinstated DUI Task Force helped result in a safe holiday. Designated driver mugs and rides offer...
With a major portion of the outdoor work completed on Chinook’s water treatment plant upgrade workers have moved inside the plant to begin major replacement and reconfiguration of the 38 year old facility. The first set of two treatment tanks has been removed and work is expected to begin this week to install the new replacements. A new raw water storage facility has been completed and river water is being stored there before entering the plant for treatment. This initial stage, of a few h...
Humanities Montana awarded a $500.00 grant to Fort Belknap Indian Community Council in support of the Fort Belknap 48th Annual Midwinter Fair. The fair is a reservation-wide event for all ages where artists exhibit work, community members receive recognition for their leadership and everyone can socialize and celebrate community. The fair will be held at various venues February 1-6, 2016. Humanities Montana funds support an American Indian film series hosted by Joe Horse Capture. The Midwinter Fair includes a talent contest, fiddle contest,...
Several locals brought electronic gadgets to the last of a three night class taught by Triangle Communications. Triangle teaches introductory classes around its service area on using computers, email and social media. On the last night of the series of classes students are encouraged to bring their own gadget for one-on-one instruction on how to use it. Triangle instructor Richelle Peck, who was at each of the classes hosted at the Blaine County Library meeting room, said of the class, "It was...
In an informal awards ceremony held on January 7, five members of the Nee-tha-hatsa-nak and Wa’Uspe-Wicakiya Preparation Program (NWPP) at Aaniiih Nakoda College (ANC) received honors for their accomplishments during fall semester 2015. Top award winner for the second consecutive semester was Melinda Jones, who landed the Prestigious 3-D Award for her outstanding performance. To secure the award, at midterm Jones had attained the highest grade point average (GPA), an academic achievement that she sustained until the semester’s close, finishing...
It is again that time of the year for you to get busy and get those quilt projects finished. The dates for our annual Quilt Show at the Montana Seed show are March 11 and 12, 2016. The quilts and entry forms must be returned by 5 p.m. on March 4, 2016 to the Richman Insurance office in Harlem. No late entries are accepted. Forms may be picked up at various places in Harlem and Havre. A list will be printed in the next issue. If you have any questions, you can contact Carla Becker at 353-2256 or Sharon Goodrich at 379-2663. Cash prizes are...
The Chinook High School's Speech and Drama Club expects about 20 regional high schools to participate in an upcoming tournament scheduled in Chinook for Saturday, January 16. There will be more than 150 students participating in a wide range of competitive events throughout the day. Locals are being asked to serve as volunteer judges for the events throughout the day. Bonnie Ortner, who directs the CHS Speech and Drama Club, said judges are needed for all of the varied events, ranging from debat...
The 67th Montana Seed Show is just around the corner and we will be again featuring wool fleece show. This will be the 25th year that this popular event has been held in conjunction with the Montana Seed Show. There will be two divisions, being the adult and youth exhibitors (age 18 and under as of 1-1-16). There will be both purebred and commercial classes for all types of wool. Ribbons and $100.00 cash sweepstakes will be awarded this year. Eligibility of fleeces is as follows, 1. Fleeces...
Blaine County Undersheriff Frank Billmayer recently was a part of an expert panel advising the Justice Innovation Center on a project aimed at improving the criminal justice system in small, rural, tribal and border (SRTB) area agencies. The Justice Innovation Center is a collaborative partnership between the National Institute of Justice, the RAND Corporation and Arizona State University. The partnership has conducted a number of studies to improve the criminal justice system in the United...
To all enrolled members of the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation who are eligible to vote: On Wednesday February 3, 2016, a Secretarial Election will be held on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation to determine if an Amendment can be made to Fort Belknap Indian Community’s Constitution, Article III Subsection 5 Definitions. Fort Belknap’s Election Board has sent packets out, in the mail, to all eligible voters. If you wish to vote in this Secretarial Election on February 3, 2016, your registration form must be received in the Election office no...
On December 16 Governor Steve Bullock announced that Lake and Hill Counties were designated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) as primary natural disaster areas due to extreme weather and drought conditions. Because contiguous counties to a declared natural disaster county also are affected, Blaine County ranchers and farmers may be eligible for help for lost production. Earlier in the month there was another declaration of a physical disaster that affected Blaine County. This declaration applies only to physical damage to buildings...
The Alliance Church will be hosting the Chinook Area Chamber's first Business After Hours event of the new year. The Alliance Church, located at the corner of Highway 2 and Indiana Street, moved in to an additional facility last fall. Pastor Dennis Findorff said, "Our congregation has been wanting to have an open house to let locals see our new Sunday school and office facility. The Business After Hours seemed like a good way to introduce the community to The Annex." The Annex is located at the...
There will be basketball games this weekend. On Friday Hays will be playing the Tornadoes in Turner. Game times are 4:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Then the Tornadoes travel to Chinook where they will play on the Sugarbeeter floor on Saturday. Game times are at 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. On Wednesday, January 13 there will be a spelling bee at the school for grades 5-8. Ron and Susan Fox attended the New Year’s Eve party at the Old Gym on Thursday. Dwight and Alice Hauge visited Linda and Darel Hauge on Saturday. Don and Val Van Voast attended the New Y...
On Monday, Dec. 28, Loretta and Wally Beck went to Great Falls for medical appointments. They also took Laura Sherwood out for lunch in honor of her birthday. On the way home they visited Darwin, Betty and Keith Zellmer in Harlem. Meagan Wilkenson and Eric Billmayer were dinner guests on New Year’s Day at Gene and Susan Billmayers. Teresa and Dave Cornell had supper Wednesday nightt with Dalton, Alyssa and Danial in Billings. Dusty and Misty Mohar and son Colter were out Saturday to Brenda and Terry Mohars to visit. Landon Beck and a friend w...
Four individuals were charged in Hill County Justice Court for violations that resulted in the killing of eight buck deer in Hill County in Sept. and Oct. of this year. Elisha Rulison, 21, of Plains, and Tyler Adams, 20, of Havre, plead guilty to multiple counts of unlawful possession of a game animal, unlawful hunting from a public road, hunting during a closed season, unlawful use of artificial light while hunting and a single count of killing an over limit of a game animal. Janelle Baird,...
Chinook Public Schools and all of its schools are engaged in an ongoing continuous improvement process, of which all stakeholders are an integral part. Chinook Public Schools is using the AdvancED Parent Survey as a means to elicit your opinions to help target areas for the school system to improve and areas to continue to be effective. The five sections on the survey represent the five AdvancED Standards for Quality School Systems and provide a means for learning about parent expectations of a high-quality school system. Soon you will receive...
The Commencement Ceremony for Class 33, Montana Youth Challenge Academy was held on Saturday, Dec. 19 in the Straugh Gymnasium on the campus of the University of Montana Western in Dillon, MT. Seventy four cadets, including Lawrence Gardipee, of Harlem, graduated during the formal two-hour ceremony. The keynote speaker during the ceremony was Governor Steve Bullock. Other distinguished guests and speakers included former Navy Seal and 2005 MYCA graduate, Cadet Bo Reichenbach, Major General Matthew Quinn, The Adjutant General, Montana National...
Kayla Hanson was named to the fall semester Dean’s List at the University of Mary, in Bismarck. To qualify for the honor, traditional undergraduate students must earn a 3.50 or better grade point average while carrying at least 12 credit hours. Students enrolled in University of Mary’s Worldwide program must earn a 3.50 or better grade point average while at a full-time adult learner status....
