Week of March 11, 2026

39 Step Forward at Chinook Blood Drive as Donations Remain Vital

Donna Miller

A blood drive was held in Chinook on March 3, 2026, with 39 donors stepping forward to help meet the ongoing need for lifesaving blood. Volunteers Judy Johnson, Roxanne Townsend, and Linda Thompson staffed the reception table and helped ensure the event ran smoothly. Door prize winners included Trish Merrill, Chuck Wasser, Lyndsay Hutton, Valerie Blackcrow, Wilma Melville and Mara Edwards. We welcomed one first-time donor, Ryder Hofeldt. Hofeldt has helped with blood drive setup for several...

  • Harlem boys capture Northern B crown in dominant fashion

    George Ferguson

    As the high school basketball postseason rolls on, things are supposed to get tougher. That doesn't seem to be the case for the Harlem boys basketball team, however. After battling to a District 2B title two weeks ago, the Wildcats had their eyes on the top prize at the Northern B Divisional Tournament last weekend in Shelby. Only the Wildcats didn't likely expect to win the tournament in the fashion they did. The Northern B is always one of the premier tournaments in the postseason, but Harlem...

  • State Bound Harlem Boys Basketball

    Harlem Wildcats Vs. St. Labre Braves | Thursday, March 12th | 6:30...

  • Journal Jots

    Blaine County Library Early last month, Killian Liddle, Bryce Elliot, and Zoe Scofield competed at Milk River Districts in Havre in order to qualify for the Montana State FFA Convention. Scofield will also represent the Milk River District as Star Greenhand. SONshine School SONshine Church School meets on Fridays from 10:00 - 11:00 am at Wallner Hall and is open to all children ages Pre-K through 5th grade. Registration forms are available when you arrive or can be downloaded from the SONshine Church School Facebook page. First Bank of...

  • 75th Annual Montana Seed Show

    ATTENTION QUILTERS: It’s time again for the 75th Annual Montana Seed Show, and with it the 32nd Annual Quilt Show. The show will be held Friday, March 20 from 10:00 am - to 5:00 pm and Saturday, March 21 from 10:00 am to 2:30 pm at the Band Room of Harlem High School. Bring your entries and entry forms to Louise Nissen in Harlem, by 5:00 pm on Friday, March 13. 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,...

  • Montana Seed Show

    “The purpose of the Montana Seed Show is to promote the production and use of quality seed and feed. Seed show entries/exhibits may be made by any crop producer from any county. Growers are encouraged to exhibit the feed and seed they have for sale or are using on their farms. We see representation from all over the state.” Blaine County MSU Extension agent Juli Snedigar The Seed Show, which is free and open to the public, will include livestock and crop speaker seminars, a health fair, baking contests and...

  • Chinook Senior Center

    Hello From the Chinook Senior Center We continue to hear of many people being frauded by emails and phone calls that look so real that they respond. Oh, PLEASE PROTECT YOURSELVES! We have had some local people losing many thousands of dollars, because it looked so very real to them. YOU MUST NOT REPOND TO THESE EMAILS OR PHONE CALLS. These criminals work very hard to steal your belongings. Please don’t give it to them! First Bank of MT will be here on Thurs., March 12TH @ 11:00, with a FRAUD PROTECTION CLINIC to help answer your questions....

Travelling Theatre Returns

Donna Miller

A dinner theatre experience presented by Montana Actors’ Theatre (MAT) and by Karen and Alec McIntosh will take place in two venues this month. With opportunities in both Havre and Chinook, theater goers can attend a performance of Baskerville: A Sherlock Homes Mystery by Ken Ludwig, a suspenseful twist on the classic tale from Arthur Conan Doyle. MAT personnel are billing this iteration of its annual traveling theatre event by saying, “Dinner is served… with a dash of danger in this...

Harlem Library

Calry Vauthier

Nothing new going on at the library these next few weeks. Let me remind you of a few resources that are always available. MontanaLibrary2Go is an online platform where you can read and listen to ebooks and audiobooks for free using your library card. Download the Libby app, and if you need more help from there, like knowing your library card number, give us a call at 353-2712. Kanopy is a similar app where you can watch movies for free on any device using your library card. Install that Kanopy...

  • Wilbert Frank

    Wilbert Frank, 94, of Chinook, Montana passed away Thursday, February 26, 2026, at the Northern Montana Care Center in Havre, Montana. Wilbert was born June 27, 1931, to Henry and Effie (Herdt) Frank in Hawk Springs, Wyoming. He was the oldest of seven children. He graduated from Sunflower High School in Scotts Bluff County Nebraska in 1949, the only boy in a class of seven. He served on active duty in the United States Army for two years from 1952 to 1954, including a tour of duty in Germany....

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