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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....
My Student in Need, a division of My Neighbor in Need, has created a new logo and has revised and launched a new website. “Updating the My Student in Need website and logo to partner with the My Neighbor in Need website, positions the organization to meet continuing requests for growth,” said Kim Wombolt, Executive Director. As of the 2015, Christmas Break, My Student in Need was operating in 72 schools and had completed 1,325 need fulfillments since it launched on September 17, 2013. My Student in Need is the creation of Great Falls res...
Major projects by local governments to a late July rain helped define the county's news stories for 2015. Activities to preserve native languages produced stories of local efforts to influence state policies and new efforts to preserve native cultures. And stories that reflected the close-knit nature of our communities on the prairie shaped the news for this year. Here are some of the news stories that shaped our lives during the past year. Government actions at all levels Late November Blaine...
It certainly was a "White Christmas" all throughout Blaine County as those venturing outside Christmas morning were greeted by an astonishing, fantasy-like wonderland of frost that made everything from tree branches to electrical wires, fence posts and buildings sparkle in a way not normally seen. This barn is just past the spring on Cleveland Road....
Reporter's note: The Chinook Area Chamber holds an informal competition each year to select the best Christmas yard light display. In an email to the "Journal," Chamber President Heather DePriest listed the three top displays and noted, "The competition has no prizes, just bragging rights." And she thanked all the local residents who put up some fantastic decorations this year, that help make the season just a little more festive. First place went to Ken and Teri Pelesky, whose house is on the...
A crane from Baltrusch Construction, in Havre, had to be called to move a semi-tractor and trailer crash last week at the drainage near the Red Rock Creek Bridge west of Chinook on Highway 2. The crash occurred about 2:45 p.m. on Wednesday, December 16. The truck caught the guardrail and skidded off the highway. The tractor and trailer remained connected with the trailer still on the highway and the tractor dangling off the road. Ace Towing, also from Havre, assisted with the separation of the...
Sarah Gone joined the Bear Paw Battlefield Park staff in September, 2015. No stranger to the park, the Fort Belknap woman worked with the National Park Service each summer while a college student, from 2008-2012. Now she’s back and trying to determine a new direction, having completed law school at the University of Montana last spring. She is preparing to sit for the bar exam this coming February. Gone graduated from Harlem High School in 2007. She went on to complete two bachelor’s degrees, at U of M, one in sociology, with an emphasis in cri...
