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The Friends of the Pool and Park Foundation continue to work hard with their fundraising in an effort to reach their goal of refurbishing both the City of Chinook Community Pool and the Ensign Sweet Memorial Park to up to date usable standards for everyone to safely enjoy. The Foundation just completed a very successful 3rd Annual Brewfest last month adding to the total of funds raised over the past three years. On Friday, they received word that the Blaine County Commissioners had approved the...
Chinook Third Grade Teacher, Amanda Davies approached National Fire Prevention week by taking a look back and reviving a popular exercise from the past. "Before Covid we used to do a similar style of education for the students as the one we just did. Last year we had the firefighters stop in each class and give a presentation. Many people had expressed interest in bringing back the more hands on drill." Amanda visited with her Husband Ian, a Lieutenant with the Chinook Volunteer Fire Department...
The Blaine County Fairgrounds Commercial Building provides a huge service to the community and has done so for nearly three decades. The building has hosted a number of receptions, banquets, weddings, social events and any other gathering one can think of. "We have several upcoming events on the books for the near future," stated Blaine County Fairboard Fair Manager, Debbie Ramberg. "The Chinook Volunteer Fire Department will use the building as Headquarters for their Annual Coyote Hunt on...
The Sweet Home staff, along with all of its residents have sure enjoyed the final weeks of summer as well as the start of fall. The mornings are a bit cooler now, but the afternoons are still plenty warm and more than comfortable enough for the residents to get out and enjoy events in the community. The month of September began with the Chinook High School Homecoming Parade, and the Sweet Home was thrilled to be in attendance. A small group of residents were more than happy to board the bus and...
Blaine County students did their part to celebrate Breast Cancer Awareness Month this past week. The Chinook Sugarbeeter Volleyball team held their 'Pack the Place Pink Night' this past Thursday during their final home match of the season. The Harlem Lady Cats held a Pink & Royal Blue Day on Saturday in their home finale with Wolf Point in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month as well as Colon Cancer. The Lady Cats had a 'Free Will' donation jar at the entrance with monies going to the...
The Blaine County Sheriff's Department has issued a press release that states two individuals have been arrested and charged in a string of vandalism incidents in Blaine County. The press release stated, "The Blaine County Sheriff's Office would like to thank everyone involved in the vandalism investigation that was reported in south Blaine County on August 18, 2022. There was an extensive amount of damage, hundreds of thousands of dollars inflicted on the farm equipment, wildlife, and land....
Four members from Turner, Montana's American Legion Post 109 conducted a Ceremony for Disposal of Unserviceable Flags on September 29 at approximately 3:00 in the afternoon. The time was set so that students from Turner Public Schools could attend. At the ceremony, 39 flags received a dignified disposal. Jeff Nelson welcomed those gathered and explained that the flags would perish in a proper service of tribute, memory, and love after having reached their present tattered, faded, and frayed...
The Friends of the Pool and Park Foundation have another fundraiser on the horizon in their continuing effort to bring much needed restorations to a couple of community hangouts. The Foundations mission statements states, "We are an organization of dedicated individuals working towards the betterment of two very special entities in Chinook, the Ensign Sweet Memorial Park and the Chinook City Pool. Both of these facilities hold a special place in many people's hearts, whether you lived in...
The Blaine County Cruisers held their annual Car Show October 1st at the Blaine County Fairgrounds. The Car Show took place to the west of the Commercial Building where the Chinook Rod & Gun Clubs Annual Gun Show was taking place at the same time. Loren Skoyen with the Blaine County Cruisers was pleased with this year's turnout, "I thought everything went really well. We had 41 total entries, and everything went really well. Those entries varied wildly, from a 1927 Model T to a 2018 Tesla...
The Chinook Rod & Gun Club held its Annual Gun and Antique show September 30th and October 1-2 at the Blaine County Fairgrounds Commercial Building. The three day event had a record turnout this year with more than 550 people passing through the doors. "Last year was the first time we broke 500. It was like 520 or something. This year we far exceeded that," said Frank Pehrson. This year's show featured 78 tables and for the first time all were from Montana. Each day there was plenty going on for...
Members representing FFA Chapters from Chinook, Harlem, and Big Flat (Turner) traveled to Malta for Career Development Events (CDE) in the Judith Basin District FFA Competition held on October 4. While all three Chapters posted strong scores, Blaine County’s top finisher was Katherine Windy Boy who placed first overall in Senior Livestock. Another stellar performer was Ashlyn Hofeldt who achieved fourth overall as an individual in Junior Horse. Many other Blaine County youth ranked in the Top Ten. Hosted by the Malta Chapter of the FFA, the J...
Governor Greg Gianforte announced on Friday, September 23, that he would be hosting a 2022 Youth Hunting Story Contest for Montana youth and apprentice hunters ages 10-17. The launch of this contest marks an inaugural event that will celebrate the hunting heritage in Montana. With a deadline of Monday, November 28, the contest is now open and accepting story entries about animals harvested by Montana youth hunters during the 2022 hunting seasons. Young and apprentice hunters wishing to enter their hunts into the contest should write and submit...
Harlem Elementary has chosen the following Respectful, Organized, Always safe and Responsible individuals, plus an entire class, as the newest additions to the Rockin' ROAR Roster. Back row: Caysen Hawley (gr.6), Manda Hart (gr. 4), Shya Carrywater (gr. 3), Kruze Wilke (gr. 2), Calisa Collins (gr. 1), and McKinzlee Main (kindergarten). Purrr-fect! Mrs. Pruttis' super ROARing 5th graders were rewarded with an extra recess! Kudos to our fantastic Roarin' Lil Wildcats!...
Dr. Janet Trethewey, the Cardiac Ready Communities Manager with the Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS), visited Turner on September 28 to share strategies with emergency response personnel representing Blaine County 2 Ambulance (Big Flat) for the use of Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs). She also shared statistics on Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) in young athletes. "Seventy-five percent of all fatalities during sports are cardiovascular related," Trethewey told those...
This week, Sunday, October 9 through Saturday, October 15 is National Fire Prevention Week with the theme being, "Fire won't wait. Plan your escape". The idea is to strengthen everyone's awareness in how everyone needs to be fire aware and prepared. At home to encourage folks to have a prepared escape plan and ensure everyone in the house is aware of said plan. Make sure renters and homeowners alike test their smoke and carbon monoxide alarms every month and replace them every 10 years. To...
The 2022 Sugarbeet Festival was a huge success with something going on all day long. Vendors lined main street in downtown Chinook throughout day and they had plenty to offer. Some great food and drinks were available to go along with trinkets, candies and various other goods. Several businesses had special deals going on or hosted a specific event. The Fun Run/Walk kicked off the day with a good number of entries. The Fun/Run had been on a bit of a hiatus recently, but First Bank of Montana...
The Airmen Memorial Committee continues to move forward with their plans of a Commemoration honoring the 13 Airmen who lost their lives tragically on November 30, 1992. Two C-141B Starlifter Cargo Planes collided just 9 miles north of Harlem. The airmen were stationed at McChord Air Force Base in Washington and were on a low-level refueling exercise. The tragic event was covered nationally, and the country mourned the lives of those Airmen killed while serving their country. The response from...
During the Sugarbeet Festival this past weekend, Brickcent$ held an open house. The doors of Brandon Nissen's LEGO® office at 236 Indiana Street were open from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. for strollers to stop by and see Nissen's collection and the projects he has been working on recently. Those walking the streets on Saturday, October 1 would have noticed a LEGO brick painted on the sidewalk next to a Sugarbeeter. Nissen speculates that several people stopped in to view his 500k - 1 million...
The Chinook Community Red Cross blood drive was held on Tuesday September 20th at the Chinook Community Commercial building down at the fairgrounds and was a great success. We had 66 presenting donors and 63 units collected on a goal of 46. We registered 7 first time donors: Sarah Gillett, John Colby, Audrey Turner, Aislinn Handy, Aubree Handy, Paycee Leo and Sandee Leo. Crystal Huckabee reached 4 gallons, Don Ranstrom 17 gallons and Diana Reishus 9 gallons. Those accepting door prizes were Crystal Huckabee, Rita Surber, Sherry Edwards,...
The weather may not have cooperated the way organizers may have liked, but there is no doubt that this year's version of the Friends of the Pool and Park Foundation Annual Brewfest was another huge success. The Brewfest has been well attended each year and despite the weather, this year was no exception, "Everything turned out as good as could be expected, especially with the rain and all. I think everyone on the Board was happy with how it all turned out. We had over 320 people attend that...
Montana Actors’ Theatre (MAT) is busy this month. Not only will MAT be hosting a Volunteer Fair on Thursday, October 6 at 7:00 p.m. in the MSUN/MAT Theatre on the campus of MSU-Northern, but they are once again offering workshops for youth ages 12-19 at Havre High School. According to Marketing and Development Director, Andi Daniels, the MAT Volunteer Fair will answer the questions: Have you ever wondered what it takes to make a theatre production happen? Are you interested in getting involved with theatre but don’t know where to start? Sev...
The Newah's Garden located in the middle of the Hays Community Garden took another step in meeting its caretaker's long term goal. The garden recently had five new cement benches placed around the garden inside the arbor to take another step in making it a sensual gathering spot. "The garden originally was established by Barb Cliff and summer youth helpers through the Nakoda Aaniiih Economic Development Corporation two summers ago," said MSU-Extension, Fort Belknap agent Liz Werk. Newah's...
On September 1, 1997 Dan's Auto Parts officially opened its doors, 25 years later Dan and Lynn Friede are still happily serving the community. When the store first opened the headline read, "The door is open, the paint is dry, the shelves are stocked, the computer is up and running. Dan is behind the counter, and the phone is on the hook". A lot has changed over the years, phones are no longer on the hook and technology has moved us in a whole new direction, but the mission Dan had 25 years ago...
Cattle and Grain, that's the undeniable backbone of Blaine County and the success of our local Farmers and Ranchers weighs heavily on all residents of Blaine County whether directly involved or not. To measure the economic impact of agriculture in Blaine County the Census of Agriculture report clearly reflects it. Blaine County includes 2,705,358 acres of land with 75.4% of that classified as farmland. 491 farms were listed in the 2017 Census and included a median farm size of 1,000 acres with...
Living in an agricultural community, weather is often the topic of conversation wherever you may be, the store, the post office or at a ball game, you will often hear the familiar "We sure could use some rain!" Weather, as a result, is a topic we all relate to; a conversation starter, connectivity with others and a way to unite. Smiles and joyful people are more common after a good rain, and when it's dry coming together to complain about the drought brings a connection. Weather affects...
