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The 73rd annual Montana Seed Show is scheduled for March 9,10,11, 2023. It is time for all of you to get those woodworking projects finished and enter them in our show. Entry day is Thursday, March 9, 2023 by 2:00 p.m. Judging starts that day at 2:00 SHARP! Woodworking articles will be given ribbons and the top in Adult A & B and student A divisions will each receive a rosette and $100; student B division receives $50. All woodworking items must be no more than 100lbs. and must be able to be moved easily. Items can be marked for sale AFTER the...
Sportsmanship is something that is essential in providing a good athletic environment for student athletes to participate in. To promote this practice the Montana High School Association (MHSA) adopted policies to encourage it. In 2017, a partnership was formed between the MHSA and Stockman Bank to create a couple of programs to 'Promote and reward good sporting behaviour by players, coaches and spectators at interscholastic activities. The MHSA/Stockman Bank Sportsmanship Program offers two...
The Girl Scouts in Chinook could be found selling their famous cookies easily through the years, but membership dwindled in recent years to the point where there wasn't a troop at all during the 2021-22 school year. A recent visit to the Meadowlark Elementary by the Girl Scout Council out of Great Falls has helped to change that. Brittany Dawson stated, "The kids were sent home with a letter stating that the Council was seeing what kind of interest there was and if it was feasible to get the...
It’s time again for the 73rd Annual Montana Seed Show, and with it, the 30th Annual Quilt Show. The show will be held Thursday, March 10 from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM and Friday, March 11 from 10:00 AM to 3:30 PM at the Band Room of Harlem High School. Bring your entries and entry forms to Richman Insurance on Main Street in Harlem by 5:00 PM on Friday, March 3. No late entries can be accepted. Great cash prizes will be awarded. Get busy and get those projects finished and enter them in our show! You can enter quilts, quilted wall hangings, decorato...
The fourth annual Brewfest was held this past Saturday at the Blaine County Fairgrounds Commercial Building. The Brewfest is a major fundraiser for the Blaine County Fair Foundation and goes to help fund the Blaine County Fair each year. This year's Brewfest went off without a hitch, the Vendors all showed up, the beer was cold, and a good time was had by all. Blaine County Fair Manager, Debbie Ramberg said the Foundation was thrilled by the support the Brewfest drew, "We had a great crowd and...
Looking back at records ofstories I've written for the "Journal" I found my only story about Groundhog Day was written in 2019 when Sherry and I were living in Whitlash while she served the Presbyterian Church there. I learned about the hairy marmot that lives in the Sweet Grass Hills but folks up there pooh-poohed the idea of a marmot predicting how much longer winter might last. Closest I could get to finding furry weather forecaster back on the prairie was Marmaduke Marmot, a mythical creatio...
The City of Harlem experienced a major water break last Monday that left residents without water for nearly two and a half days. The leak was first discovered on Monday, January 30 at approximately 8:30 in the morning. A six man crew worked tirelessly throughout the day and night to first find the source of the leak and then to finally repair it. When all was said and done water was able to be turned back on at around 8:00 pm Wednesday night. Mayor, Kim Hansen couldn't speak highly enough the...
Representing the Havre Elks' Lodge #1201, Linda Hoover visited Turner Public Schools on February 2. Unlike Punxsutawney Phil, the groundhog with his bad news about six more weeks of winter, Hoover bore gifts, delivering dictionaries to the third graders. Hoover serves as the Lodge's Inner Guard and Co-Scholarship Committee Chair. As part of their Third Grade Dictionary Project, the Elks purchase and deliver dictionaries to all of the third graders along the Hi-Line. According to Brandy Kurtz,...
When Montana Governor Greg Gianforte addressed legislators during his State of the State speech in the state House chamber on Wednesday, January 25, two local educators were in the balcony audience. Kylie Urie, who teaches at Harlem High School, and her husband, Nathan Urie, who teaches at Turner Public Schools, were both commended by the Governor during his address. Although in his commendation of the educators, Gianforte pointed to Montana's 2021 Teach Act, which provided financial incentives...
Jenn Patrick, Project Manager for the Milk River Irrigation Project Joint Board of Control announced a new nearly 6 minute YouTube video 'St. Mary Diversion Dam' for everyone to view and get a better understanding of where the project is currently, and provide some visual insight to all of the components. Patrick reminds everyone, "We are rapidly approaching that May 2023 solicitation for the Diversion Dam, so this is exciting news! Also, this construction project will be funded under the...
The Chinook Rod & Gun Club held its 4th Annual Fishing Derby this past Saturday. Originally the Derby was set to allow just 50 Anglers, but late notice from the MFWP came that they would be allowed to expand to 75 anglers beginning this year. The 75-angler limit will continue in the years to come. The turnout was fantastic with 53 entries being made. By the time the Derby concluded there were plenty of happy fishermen. Final numbers of fish caught included 39 Northern Pike, 20 Yellow Perch and...
Gene and Susan Billmayer visited Helen and Jim Billmayer in Havre on Tuesday. Darwin and Betty Zellmer visited Loretta Beck Monday afternoon. Sharon Goodrich visited Jane Krass and Anita Reed on Tuesday. Sharon brought some delicious cookies to share. Loretta Beck attended the Auxiliary meeting in Turner on Wednesday. Jane’s girls visited and helped throughout the week. On Friday, Cooper and Crystal Grabofsky visited at Loretta Beck’s. Susan Billmayer visited Jane Krass and Linda Hauge on Saturday morning. Loretta Beck took Holly, Cooper, and...
A power outage was experienced for several hours on Wednesday, January 18 on the Big Flat, but staff and students at Turner Public Schools took the situation in stride with little to no interruption in the school day. Although Turner lost power around 3:30 a.m., Big Flat Electric crews had power restored around 10:30 that morning. The school's generators filled in the gap. According to Big Flat Electric personnel, the North Whitewater, North Loring, and Assiniboine Creek areas lost power at...
1. In Europe the hedgehog was used as the ‘predictor’ of weather. What American immigrants first substituted the ground hog for the hedgehog? ________________ 2. There are Ground Hog Day celebrations in many states of the U.S. Why has Ground Hog Day never really caught on in the western United States, including Montana?_________________ 3. Punxsutawney Phil (in Pennsylvania) is one of the most famous weather prognosticators. How often over the past decade has Phil been correct in his forecast? _____________________ 4. In many parts of Eur...
The PAWS Animal Shelter in Chinook held its first ever Adoption Event this past Saturday at North 40 in Havre. Six puppies that were being housed at the shelter along with five additional puppies sheltered in the community were on hand looking to find their forever home. It didn't take long, and the turnout was fantastic, resulting in all 11 puppies being adopted. The dogs that remained at the shelter during the event were represented by placards on display Saturday afternoon. While these 14...
Coyotes have long been a problem that Livestock producers have had to contend with for years. The process of containing the animal has been met with obstacles for decades and in recent years has increased tenfold. Populations are soaring and the damage to livestock and even family pets have increased exponentially. Often the conversation turns to, "What is Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks (MFWP) going to do about it?" A local family recently lost their dog to a Coyote attack prompting myself to...
Merrilyn Billmayer and Loretta Beck went to Havre, and while there enjoyed lunch with Cindy Erickson at Murphy’s. Thank you so much to the nice couple who bought our lunch. Susan and Gene Billmayer were in Havre on Tuesday visiting with Jim and Helen Billmayer. Merrilyn Billmayer and Loretta Beck went to the games in Turner Friday night. Loretta rode to Box Elder with Shawn, Bobbi and Harley Beck on Saturday to watch the games and Merrilyn rode home with them. Susan Billmayer attended a birthday party for Connie Liese on Saturday afternoon i...
Although the Seed Show Committee has been planning for the Montana Seed Show since last year, the group has begun to send out announcements and invitations to participate in this year's event. The 73rd Annual Montana Seed Show will be held at Harlem High School on March 9-11. Among the features will be the Art Show with some new transpirations for 2023. Superintendent of the Montana Seed Show Art Show, Mary-Kate French, who teaches art at Harlem High School and calls herself an Art Enthusiast,...
Montana is unique in many ways as we all know, wide open spaces under the 'Big Sky'. Beautiful National Parks, State Parks and recreation opportunities are everywhere we look. Montana also has a unique way of doing certain things and one has to be the state license plate number system. To many it's believed that it was originally based on county populations at the time of its creation. Chinook High School Class of 2015 graduate, Cody McCracken took it upon himself to dig a little deeper into...
The Chinook Community Red Cross Blood Drive was held on Tuesday January 10th at the Chinook Community Commercial Building down at the Blaine County fairgrounds. It was another great success with 57 presenting donors ,55 productive units collected on a goal of 52. We registered 1 first time donor, Simon Wurz, Melanie Qualls reached 7 gallons, Judy Johnson 5 gallons and Don Ranstrom 17 gallons. Those accepting door prizes were: Royce Houtzel, Don Ranstrom, Le Ann Brewer, Mark Weber, Shirley MacKenzie, Nancy Schellin, and Louann Paulsen. The...
The North Central Montana Stockgrowers recently held their annual meeting at the Blaine County Fairgrounds Commercial Building. 'Serving the Livestock Industry Since 1920' is the Association's motto and it's probably safe to say that the annual meeting has become a great time and place to recognize the individuals that make the industry so great. This year's function got underway at 2:00 pm with the Annual Meeting. Speakers took the stage from 3:00-5:00 pm followed by a social hour and Prime...
A group of students representing the Big Flat Chapter of the FFA attended the KMON Career Development Events (CDE) in Great Falls on January 18. They fielded teams in the categories of agronomy, livestock, and meats. The Agronomy Team, comprised of Tate Beck, Caleb Zellmer, JR Brown, and Dakota Krass, captured sixth place overall in a field of twenty-two teams. The Meats Evaluation Team, consisting of Trent Billmayer, Cassidy Grabofsky, Bridget Reed, and Carson Maloney, captured eighth place....
The local PAWS shelter is hosting its first ever adoption event on Saturday, January 28 from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm at North 40 in Havre. "We had planned on holding adoption events previously, but Covid shut that down like everything else, so this will be our first ever adoption event," said PAWS Manager Alyssa Hewitt. "We are super happy to be partnering with North 40 to put on the event. We will be having reduced adoption fees of $150 during that time only." The shelter will have a total of 11...
The Chinook Rod and Gun Club's 4th Annual Ice Fishing Derby is set for Saturday, February 4 at Dry Fork Reservoir just north of Chinook. This year's tournament will once again offer cash prizes for the largest fish in each category, Northern Pike, Walleye, Bass and Perch. Preregistration will take place on Friday, February 3 from 6-8 in the evening at two separate locations. One will be in Havre at the Shanty Bar and the other will be in Chinook at the Pastime. If there are any spots still...
The Blaine County Fair Foundations' 4th Annual Brewfest is Saturday February 4 at the Blaine County Fairgrounds. This is a fundraising event that is meant to help make the Blaine County Fair the very best it can be. The Brewfest will get underway at 4:00 pm and run until 9:00 pm. Entertainment will be provided by "America's Premier Cowboy Comedian", Kip Attaway. Several brewers will be on hand including Beavercreek Brewery, Triple Dog Brewery, Meadowlark Brewery and Big Spring Brewery. In additi...
