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The Blaine County Museum in Chinook has done a wonderful job bringing traveling exhibits to feature locally. These exhibits add a lot to the museum experience and often feature local themes. The most recent display is an exhibit titled "High Flight: Remembering the C-141 Collision of 1992" focusing on the tragic event that occurred 30 years ago just north of Harlem. The Airmen Memorial in Harlem recently held its 30 year commemoration that included the dedication of a new bridge. Many of our rea...
This week we take a further look back at 2022 and all of the fun and exciting stories that were published. There are so many to choose from, an impossible task to pick out the best or the most interesting. So I highlighted a few and encourage everyone to visit blaincountyjournal.com to look for even more. Success was had for the first time in Hays/Lodge Pole at the State B/C Speech and Drama Tournament held on January 28-29 at Huntley Project School in Worden, Montana. The Hays/Lodge Pole...
The Friends of the Pool and Park Foundation held a Chinook Community Ice Skating get together on Saturday, December 17. Despite the temperature being just 13 degrees when it got underway at 3:00 pm in the afternoon, the weather had little effect on those in attendance. Just an hour later the temperature had fallen to eleven degrees and a light snow was falling from overcast skies. Nearly 80 people were on the ice, some skating, some visiting, some were off to the side getting ready, but all...
Four local non-profits in Blaine County were recently awarded $6,000 in Grants from the Montana Community Foundation. Recipients include Chinook Lions Club to build a skatepark in Chinook, $2,000; Chinook Pool and Park Rehabilitation Project to repair the City Pool in Chinook, $1,500; Chinook Rod and Gun Club to install a restroom facility at the Club Rifle Range, $1,500; Pets Are Worth Saving, Inc. (PAWS) to conduct spay/neuter and vaccination clinics for pets in partnership with Spay Montana, $1,000. The Montana Community Foundation works...
A man at the church we've been attending while dog/house sitting in Woodinville, Washington, was offering to take folks on his 50-foot boat to cruise in Seattle's annual Christmas Ship Festival. The festival involves lighted boats cruising on Lake Washington and the Puget Sound. The parade visits various lakeside communities and presents short musical programs for folks gathered on the shoreline. The month long festival has been operating for nearly 80 years. Despite having lived a couple of...
If there is any kind of charitable function, fundraiser or community gathering happening in Harlem at the Fort Belknap Agency, Hays or Lodge Pole meant to provide a service to the people of the community it is almost certain that Tescha Hawley is involved in some way. Through the years Tescha herself, and then along with her Day Eagle Hope Project, has stepped up to go above and beyond to serve the many needs of those in our communities. Tescha worked with Heath Richman (Richman Insurance) and...
Just a few days remain in 2022, the holidays are bringing smiles to people's faces and the hopes of 2023 being a bit better give some folks a reason to have hope. 2022 certainly had its ups and downs, like any year, but in Blaine County a lot of good things happened, and the Blaine County Journal was honored to share those happenings with our readers. Donna Miller does a fantastic job highlighting the schools, arts and hardworking people of Blaine County and is a spectacular writer. Steve...
A Convention & Expo took place on October 26-29, approximately 80,000 FFA members from around the United States gathered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Among them were ten members from Chinook. The Chapter's Advisor, Mitzi Cecrle recently shared news of their time spent among their blue-jacketed comrades. One among them, Rebecca Stroh was awarded the American FFA Degree. According to a spokesperson for the National FFA Foundation, the American FFA Degree is bestowed upon a select group of students...
A retirement party is being planned for Thursday, December 22 at the Blaine County Courthouse at 2:00 pm on the second floor. The guests of honor will be Tammy Williams, Cindy Dennis and Frank DePriest. Combined the three have more than 80 years of service to the people of Blaine County. Tammy Williams has been at the Courthouse the longest of the three. Tammy began working as an employee of the Blaine County Courthouse on October 22, 1984 and continued in that roll for the next 33 years. In...
Loretta Beck spent a couple of days last week helping decorate Christmas cookies at the Grabofsky and Beck homes. Darwin and Betty and Keith Zellmer were visitors at Loretta Beck’s on Dec. 12. They enjoyed playing a few hands of cards together. On Wednesday, Carol Klindworth went to a Christmas party at her mom, Betty Hay’s apartment complex in Havre. Gene and Susan Billmayer were in Havre on Tuesday visiting with Jim and Helen. Loretta Beck went to Havre Thursday to shop and stopped at Darwin Zellmer’s to wish him a happy birthday on the w...
Twenty-six members of the Chinook Chapter of the FFA joined the group of over 1,700 blue jackets that flooded Montana State University campus at the 11th Annual Montana FFA Ag Expo in Bozeman on November 10-12, 2022. Chinook FFA members had several top individual finishers. In addition, the Soils Team took seventh place overall, and both the Junior Mechanics and Junior Horse Judging teams earned ninth place overall. Sponsored by John Deere Dealers across Montana, the Ag Expo offered...
Derek Bell, a 2016 graduate of Chinook of Chinook High School and an enrolled student of Aaniiih Nakoda College (ANC), was recently selected as the winner of the Montana Campus Compact - Montana Athletes in Service Award 2022 for ANC. In a press release it describes the award as, "For 30 years, Montana Campus Compact and its campus affiliates have supported students, faculty, and communities across Montana with programs that encourage and recognize community service. Montana Campus Compact's...
Several people attended the funeral service for Dick Hamilton on Saturday at the Hogeland Lutheran Church. Gene Billmayer was in Havre on Sunday visiting his folks, Jim and Helen. Jane Krass’ girls visited throughout the week and helped with chores. Gene and Susan Billmayer attended the Dick Hamilton funeral service on Saturday. Turner Varsity Basketball season play begins this week, with a home game on Friday vs Fort Benton, and they travel to Chester to play CJ-I on Saturday. The Booster Club will be serving concessions in Turner. Grades 3...
Blaine County Sheriff, John Colby will be sworn in for a second term later in this month and in doing so looks forward to advancing the projects and ideas that his Department had started in his first term as Sheriff, "I look forward to building those programs and making them serve the community as best as possible," said Colby. Sheriff Colby has a number of projects he wants to get going in his second term, "We are looking at grants that could help obtain a school resource officer to assist...
What an incredible year it has been for the local PAWS Animal Shelter in Chinook. 2022 set all kinds of records and milestones while overcoming some of the most difficult challenges the organization has ever encountered. The local shelter has seen its presence in the community grow tenfold over the past few years and that growth reached new heights in 2022. For the third year in a row the shelters animal intake, adoptions, rescues and donations all reached record highs. The pace of growth the...
Every season has its highlights for groups of people to really go all in and have some fun. January, February and March see High School sports fanatics across the Hi-line pack gyms to watch some great basketball and take in some tough battles on the wrestling mat. Spring brings calving season, gardening, Easter and folks really getting outside. The summer months are filled with camping trips, fishing outings, family vacations and of course Fairs. October, November and December begin with the fin...
The Chinook School Board held their monthly regular meeting on Tuesday, November 8, 2022. The following report includes information obtained from the DRAFT minutes of the meeting. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Billmayer at 7:04 pm in Room 101 of Chinook High School. He then asked everyone to rise and pledge allegiance to the flag. Chairman Billmayer welcomed visitors, Matt Molyneaux, Chrissy Downs, Brynn and Bridgette Brennan, Janelle Deanon, Laura Kellam, Dentin DePriest, Morgan...
This past Wednesday, November 30 nearly 80 people braved the elements to attend the 30th Anniversary Commemoration of the C-141 Collision Crash that claimed the lives of 13 United States Airmen north of Harlem. Immediately following the devastating crash, a group of local individuals formed an Airmen Memorial Committee and quickly erected a Memorial in their Honor. The past 30 years the Committee has maintained a memorial in Harlem as well as a site marking the spot of the crash North of...
3TH Grade Flint Annis Torin Cecrle Aspyn Colby Belle Elliot Morgan Friede Sasha Gallus Sarah Gillett Lane Hasler Levi Jensen Christopher Jungers Daniel MacLeod Ryan Meneely Alexis Pitkanen Tyler Schoen Lane Snider Bree Swanson Anna Terry 11TH Grade Sterling Bemis Mya Berreth Quentin Edwards Isaiah Gillett Hadley Gustitis Aislinn Handy Aubree Handy Ryley Hofeldt Jonathon Jendro Hallie Kralich Genevieve Liddle Hallie Neibauer Teagan Richman Natasha Skoyen Cheyenne Weigand Cecilia Ymzon 10TH Grade Landen Beck Brianna Boettcher Grace Buck Denton...
The Chinook Community Red Cross Blood Drive was held on Tuesday November 15th at the Chinook Community Commercial building down at the Blaine County fairgrounds. It was another great success. We had 56 presenting donors with 53 units collected on a goal of 45. We registered 1 first time donor, Julia Briere, and Perry Alcorn reached 12 gallons. Those accepting door prizes were: Diana Reishus, Bobbi beck, Lane Hassler, Ann Davies and Walter Waldner. The canteen was hosted by the ladies of the...
The 37th Annual Parade of Lights was a hit by all accounts. Activities got underway at 10 in the morning on Friday with vendors set up in the Chinook Senior Center and Blaine County Library. The Festival of Wreaths were on display at the First Bank of Montana for all of those wishing to participate in the Silent Auction. Santa and Mrs. Clause then made their appearance at the Blaine County Library to the thrill of parents and children alike. The Bell Choir performed in the afternoon at the...
Five Native American or First Nations artists have been selected for the prestigious 2023 Eiteljorg Contemporary Art Fellowship. Trailblazing mixed media, sculpture, beadwork and photography by the artists will be on exhibit at the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art beginning in November 2023. Each Fellowship artist will receive a $50,000 unrestricted grant, and the museum expects to purchase more than $100,000 of their artworks to add to its collection of contemporary Native...
After a two year hiatus (yes, 'due to COVID') the Wine and Cheese Fundraiser to support Harlem Public Library is back. Inaugurated in 2013 the holiday fundraiser helps support some of the local library's programs and special needs purchases that would not otherwise be possible. Since the Friends first holiday event a number of major items has been procured for the local library from a 'wish list' generated by library staff and patrons. This year's event is set for Wednesday, December 7, 6-8pm,...
