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Farmers finally able to put up some hay
How incredibly green it is! Can you believe it is July 17 and things look like this. This is certainly an uncommon sight for those of us who have lived here for many years. June was wonderful for...
USDA Offers Producers Options to Re-Enroll or Extend Expiring CRP Contracts: August 23 Deadline
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Farm Service Agency July Newsletter Farmers and ranchers with expiring Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) contracts may now re-enroll in certain CRP continuous signup practices or, if eligible, select a one-year contract...
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Fair Livestock Sale Averages Show an Increase over Last Year's Prices
With the Blaine County Fair in the books and other fairs close to follow, local 4-H and FFA youth are encouraging Montanans to support them and their livestock sales. Not only will such a purchase be...
"Because charity always begins with a single step" Glenn and Charlcie Koster's trek across America
When Glen Koster made his way into Chinook he experienced the highs and lows of walking across America. First he came across a huge Rattlesnake along the road, the first one he had ever saw, which lef...
Fort Peck Reservoir Chinook salmon egg collection and stocking looks promising
Good news for Chinook salmon anglers: Fort Peck Reservoir and hatchery crews recently stocked record numbers of Chinook salmon fingerlings into Fort Peck Reservoir, with over 534 thousand being stocked this spring. Initially, the outlook from the...
Chinook Blood Drive collects 46 Pints
The Chinook Community Blood Drive was a great success. We collected a total of 46 pints on a goal of 40. Great job Chinook!! Each donation can save up to 3 lives. Because of your generosity, 126 lives will be saved. Kurtis Slaughter was a first time...
Hogeland Happenings
Visitors on Monday at the Harlan Krass home were Mary Ellen DeLoach, Linda Hauge, and Diana Maloney. They visited and had coffee with Harlan and Jane. Visiting this week at the Gene Billmayer home are Susan’s two cousins, one from Nashville, TN...
Oh what a weekend! Blaine County Fair/CHS All-Class Reunion
We all may need to take a break this week after such an eventful Fourth of July, Chinook High School All Class Reunion and Blaine County Fair. The All-Class Reunion is held for graduates of Chinook...
Fort Belknap Agency Has a New Community Garden
Fort Belknap Agency has a new community garden, and Aaniiih Nakoda College (ANC) interns, Denise Stanley and Corbin Brockie are responsible for tending and promoting the site, which is adjacent to...
Chinook Volunteer Fire Department Faces Recruiting Dilemma
Imagine being in a horrific situation such as a house fire or a vehicle accident where immediate help is required. In the event of such horror, someone typically calls 911 so that emergency personnel...
FSA Maps - 2019 Acreage Reporting Crop Certification: July 15 Deadline
In order to comply with FSA program eligibility requirements, all producers, including livestock producers, are encouraged to visit their local FSA office to file an accurate crop certification report by the applicable deadline. Producers are...
Hogeland Happenings
The Blaine County Fair was held this week in Chinook. The weather was kind of unsettled, but the Fair went on as scheduled. Quite a few of the community attended. Congratulations to all the 4H members who worked so hard on their entries and did a...
KidsMAT Will Perform Snow White
Montana Actors Theater (MAT) invites Chinook youth, ages 5-15, to participate in KidsMAT, a unique theatre camp experience for younger children offered in Chinook from July 15-18 at Chinook High School’s Lloyd Sweet Auditorium located at 528 Ohio...
The 2019 Blaine County Fair Offers New Open Class Entry Opportunities
By the time the fair opens on Thursday, July 4, exhibitors will have spent countless hours preparing their entries, hoping to win premium ribbons, bragging rights, or simply the personal satisfaction...
Musical Events to Take Place This Week
On Friday, July 5 and again on July 6, as part of the Chinook High School All-Class Reunion, Mighty Big Jim and the Tall Boys will be the featured music at a street dance on Indiana Street beginning...
Sweet Medical Center addresses Sun Safety
It looks like summer may finally be joining us! There are many fun events heading our way soon starting with the fair, swimming lessons and an all class reunion. Let’s take a moment to discuss one of the very important issues during the summer,...
Timely Filing a NAP Notice of Loss
Timely filing a Notice of Loss is required for all crops including grasses. For losses on crops covered by the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP), producers must timely report damage or loss to their administrative County Office. For...
Join the Missing Types Movement: Donate Blood
The letters you see missing here AMERICAN RED CROSS may not seem like a big deal. But the letters A, B and O make up our main blood groups. And for a patient in the hospital needing blood, it’s everything. Only 3 out of 100 people in the U.S....
Hogeland Happenings
Emily Billmayer was home this week to attend the funeral of Jack VanVoast on Tuesday. Ed Zellmer visited at the Wallace Beck home on Tuesday. Wayne and Mary Ellen DeLoach arrived at the Palmer Anderson homestead a week ago and are glad to be here....
2020 Census: City of Harlem Count Committee
The 2020 Census provides vital information for you and our community. It determines how many representatives each state get in Congress and is used to draw district boundaries. Communities rely on...
Public Meeting Notice: Montana Hemp Advisory Committee Meeting July 10, 2019
The Montana Hemp Advisory Committee will meet Wednesday, July 10th at 1:00 pm following the Central Agricultural Research Center Field Day in Moccasin (52583 US Highway 87, Moccasin, MT 59462). Visit the CARC website for more information on the...
Theater Opportunities Available to Area Youth
Montana Actors Theater (MAT) is immersed in rehearsals for the MAT Youth Production, which this summer will be She Kills Monsters. If area youth missed the auditions on June 14 and June 15, they still have an opportunity to pursue MAT’s touring...
Books and Babies Program Adds to the Building of Neural Pathways
The Blaine County Library invites parents and caregivers to participate in their Books and Babies program. In its first year, the program is designed to build language and social skills. The program, which began on June 7, meets on Friday mornings...
A wet June ends with a storm that left its mark in Blaine County
The old saying goes "April showers bring May flowers", the question now is what do June showers bring? This past month saw all of Blaine County receiving above normal precipitation throughout the...
Rainfall tops 3" in much of Blaine County
Blaine County was drenched by a welcome June shower that saw rain fall steadily for more than two day this past week. The weather station at the Harlem airport, one of the few official stations in...
