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Loretta Beck visited with Dale and Laura Sherwood while she was in Great Falls on Wednesday. Susan Billmayer visited Jane Krass intermittently on Thursday, stopping to watch the divisional track meet on NFHS. Loretta Beck attended Turner’s graduation on Saturday. Grandchildren Ty Beck and Holly Grabofsky graduated from eighth grade. Congratulations to all the graduates. Afterwards, she attended the reception for the eighth graders at the Legion Hall, and then a graduation supper at the Shawn Beck home honoring Ty and Holly. Susan Billmayer a...
Two miles south of the city of Havre, Saddle Butte rises approximately 2,710 feet above sea level. This was the site of the Havre Trails Hike on Saturday, May 13. Hikers congregated at 10:00 a.m. at the trailhead to hike the 1.25 miles of moderately difficult terrain. Because there are no formal trails, certain areas on the hiking route offered a somewhat steep incline and the occasional tricky foothold. According to Hike Contact Lindsey Bennett, the hike took place over the course of two hours...
Spring is the favorite season of the year for many and the reasons why are generally pretty similar. Saying goodbye to winter, calves being born and green grass showing more and more each day brightens the spirits of many. Longer days, warmer temperatures and just getting outside pretty much sums up their feelings. May is National Mental Health Month and folks in North Central Montana have become increasingly aware of the importance of community awareness and being supportive of those seeking Me...
The Havre Area Chamber of Commerce Agribusiness Committee is sponsoring two Ag Awards. The Outstanding Agricultural Leader and Outstanding Agricultural Advocate awards, to be presented during the upcoming 2023 NARC (Northern Ag Research Center) Field Day on June 29th, 2023. The Havre Area Chamber of Commerce Agribusiness Committee began the Ag Leader and Ag Advocate Awards 23 years ago, in order to celebrate the contributions made by producers and community members in our communities who have contributed to the strength and vitality of...
Beginning May 15 and running through June 30, nonresident hunters can register their name to the Alternate’s List on MyFWP. Every year, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks gets several unused nonresident combination licenses (big game, general elk and general deer combination licenses) returned by customers. FWP resells these returned licenses through the Alternate’s List. The Alternate’s List is an option for nonresident hunters to express their interest in purchasing one of these returned licenses by registering their name to this listing. A hun...
A crowd of over 125 People attended the Friends of the Pool and Park Foundation fundraising event on Friday, May 5th, Cinco De Mayo. The event included a Taco Bar and Margaritas, keeping with the traditions of the day. A fun time was had by all and the group plans to do another Bingo event in the future. Bingo enthusiasts from Chinook and the surrounding areas attended....
The Montana Seed Show has awarded one scholarship in the amount of $300 for this year to Jessica King of Harlem, MT. The scholarship is awarded to an individual who has shown excellence in scholastic achievement (C average or above), community involvement, extra-curricular sports or clubs and participation in the Montana Seed Show. All applicants must be high school seniors attending college or trade school next year....
Blaine County Library The Blaine County Library Board of Trustees will hold their regular monthly meeting Monday May 22nd at 4:30 p.m. American Lutheran Church Chinook American Lutheran Church has changed Worship Time to Sundays at 10 AM. Rotating Joint Services are now held on the first Sunday of every month at 11 AM. No worship services will be held at Chinook American Lutheran Church on these days. Please contact the church at 406-357-2373 if you have any questions. If no one answers, please leave a message. Harlem Library The Book Challenge...
Darwin Zellmer visited Loretta Beck Monday afternoon. Matt and Annie Klindworth and kids and, Kelsey and Shawn Mariani and Liam were visitors at Duane and Carol Klindworth’s home for a Mother’s day barbecue. They also celebrated Isaac’s 10th birthday! Loretta Beck went over to Crystal Grabofsky’s on Thursday and they canned stewed tomatoes. On the way home, Loretta stopped at the Lutheran Church in Turner for the Red Cross Blood Drawing. Susan Billmayer attended part of the District Track Meet in Havre on Wednesday. She also visited with Ji...
The Northern Lights/Aurora Borealis are caused when a solar storm lets off gasses and some of the energy and particles travel through the magnetic fields at the north pole into the earth's atmosphere and interact with gasses in our atmosphere. The result is colorful displays of light in our sky. Different colors are created by different gasses. The same phenomena occurs at the south pole and is called the Southern Lights or Aurora Australis One factor in predicting the potential for seeing the N...
Every year on April 22, Earth Day marks the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement. In honor of Earth Day, the student body at Turner Public Schools went out as a group and picked up litter on May 4. School Librarian and Kindergarten Teacher, Mrs. Shelly Harmon organized the students into grade band groups and assigned each to an area in Turner-from the train depot to the park to Hogeland Road. Wearing gloves and carrying their trash bags, the crew collected debris, not...
With the high levels of snow and very warm temperatures this spring, boaters can expect high waters soon. The combination of high water and high expectations can be deadly when conditions are too extreme for safe boating. It can be hard to put safety ahead of adventure when you’ve spent hours planning a boat trip, but sometimes the only safe choice is to stay off the water. All water users should wear a well-fitted U.S. Coast Guard approved personal flotation device, or life jacket, when on and around the water. If you are in a boat or even n...
Hill County Electric Cooperative, Inc. (HCE) will be holding its 78th Annual Meeting of Members on Saturday, May 13, 2023, at the Student Union Building on the campus of Montana State University-Northern in Havre, MT. Members will be electing two trustees, one for District 2 and one for District 3. Voting may occur via mail or in person at the meeting. Registration begins at 9:00 am, the business meeting starts at 10:00 am followed by lunch and prize drawings. Four “Luck of the Draw” scholarships will be awarded during the meeting for mem...
April 30, 2023 Merrilyn Billmayer and Loretta Beck went to Turner to watch the Grand March at the school prom Saturday evening. Congratulations to Prince Trent Billmayer, Princess Hannah Richman, King Charlie Calvert, and Queen Dakota Krass! Susan Billmayer visited Jane Krass and girls Sunday morning after church. Loretta Beck went to Chinook on Monday and stopped to visit Darwin and Betty Zellmer in Harlem on the way home. Harley Jo Beck came and spent Friday afternoon with Grandma Loretta. Grandma Loretta took Cooper and Lucy to Havre on...
Our sports writer, Kody Farmer has been in the hospital the last three weeks fighting some health issues. He loves being able to write and cover the local athletes and all of their successes. He has tried to keep up with things as best he can, and with the help of his sister, Jodie Delay, they were able to cover sports the last two weeks. This last week however, major surgery was scheduled at the last minute and recovery has made it difficult to get anything completed for our readers in time. We will be sure to cover these last regular season...
The Turner Prom was recently held in Turner for all Turner High School students and their dates. The evening began by enjoying a ham banquet that was prepared by Junior Parents; Darci and BG Ammen, Hilary and Tim Richman, and Shawna and Adam Billmayer. It was there that the Senior Prophecies and wills were read by the Junior students, Ryan Doyle, Hannah Richman, and Trent Billmayer. The parents invited all the High School students and their dates this year. Following the banquet, the students...
With the exception of Eureka, watercraft inspection stations are open. All vehicles transporting any type of boat, including canoes, kayaks, paddleboards and rafts are required to stop at all inspection stations they encounter. Watercraft inspection stations are Montana's first line of defense to prevent the movement of AIS, which can have devastating impacts on Montana waterways. More than 2,400 watercraft have been inspected so far this year. Of those, 13 boats were found to be transporting invasive mussels. Recently, a pontoon boat was...
Chinook Golf course is open and ready for the Summer Season...
Aaniiih Nakoda College is celebrating the 2023 Commencement Ceremony on Friday, May 5, 2023, at 3:00 p.m. in the Harlem High School Gymnasium. Dr. Walter C. Fleming is a professor and Department Head of the Department of Native American Studies at Montana State University, Bozeman. He has taught at MSU for over 40 years and has been department Head for over 20 years. He is the longest-serving faculty member in any Native Studies program in the Montana University System. Dr. Fleming was born at...
The Chinook School Board held its regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, April 20, 2023. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Trustee Frank Billmayer at 7:00 pm. Board present in attendance were Frank Billmayer, Kevin Elias, Russell Alisch, Shane Strobe, Teddy Crowley, and Scott DePriest. A number of visitors filled the gallery. Many schools in Montana have made the change to a four-day school week. The Board once again addressed the issue at the April meeting. Consideration of the...
Earlier this year, we made several updates to disaster assistance programs to give more farmers, ranchers, and Tribes equitable access to recovery programs administered by the Farm Service Agency (FSA). Specifically, I’d like to point out changes made to the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) and how we’ve simplified the application process for underserved producers. This important policy change opens the door to risk management options for producers who may not have previously known about or been able to obtain coverage to pro...
The Chinook School Board held its regularly scheduled on Tuesday, April 20, 2023. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Trustee Frank Billmayer at 7:00 pm. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited, and visitors were welcomed. Visitors included, Matt Molyneaux, Leslee Weber, Jill Paulsen, Paula Molyneaux, Laura Kellam, Tammy Edwards, Celeste Elliot, Brockton Elliot, Robert Kelley, Shay Waldbillig, Julianne Snedigar, Sheena Barber, Danelle Gibson, Alicia Noel, Michael Reel, Daniel Dahl, Dan Arriola, Chrissy Downs, Mike Jones, Bree Swanson,...
If you missed opening night of August: Osage County, there is still time to see this award-winning production at the Montana Actors' Theatre (MAT) on the campus of Montana State University–Northern. With showings on May 4-6 and again May 11-13, Director Grant Olson invites everyone out to see this dark comedy. "This is the most emotionally complicated script I have ever directed. It's a bucket list check-off item, for sure! This play has won so many awards and has so much sub-text that it's just...
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is seeking public comment on several proposals slated to go to the Fish and Wildlife Commission in June. Comment is open through May 11. After public comment, commissioners can offer amendments to the proposals as they see fit. The proposals and supporting documents, commissioner amendments and collected public comment are available on the commission webpage. The commission will make a final decision on these proposals at its meeting on June 8. Mountain lion quotas and license descriptions for fall 2023–winter 2...
