Week of February 4, 2026
Week of February 4, 2026
Several more Blaine County students have qualified for the Blaine County Spelling Bee which will convene tomorrow, February 5 at 10:00 a.m. in the Lloyd Sweet Auditorium at Chinook High School. Seven will represent Meadowlark Elementary School, including their champion: Wyatt Boyce, and another seven will represent Harlem Elementary, along with their top speller: McKearen Stiffarm. Meadowlark Elementary School held its Spelling Bee on January 27 at 9:00 in the morning. Two Chinook High School...
In what is always one of the biggest wrestling tournaments to end the season, the Chinook boys wrestling team performed very well last Saturday in Malta. The Sugarbeeters, under head coach Ben Stroh, finished third at the Malta Invitational last Saturday, scoring 94.5 points. Only first-place Glasgow and second-place Circle outscored the Beeters in the key tournament. In one of their best showings of the season, Chinook sent nine wrestlers to the podium on Saturday, led by champions Hayde...
The final weekend of January turned out to be an exciting one in high school basketball. Last Thursday was a matchup of local rivals, as the Harlem boys basketball team took down Hays-Lodge Pole 79-49. The Wildcats led 39-19 at halftime, and while the Thunderbirds played much better in the second half, it was too little, too late. Ethan Walker scored 17 points, while Matt Billmayer added 12, and Lathan Black Wolf scored 12 for Harlem. Roan Ereaux scored 20 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for...
Once upon a time, Chinook was big-time rivals with both the Fort Benton Longhorns and the Box Elder Bears. But that was the old District 9C days, and times are now different. And these days, the battle between Chinook and Fort Benton is a Class B matchup, and last weekend, it didn’t go Chinook’s way for the second time this season. Last Friday, the Chinook boys fell to Fort Benton, 61-47. Fort Benton’s win meant a season sweep over the Sugarbeeters, as the Longhorns were able to pull away late. Jameson Norboe scored 14 points, and Ryan...
Senior Center WE LOVE OUR VETERANS BRUNCH Sponsored by Milk River Churches. Hosted by the Chinook Area Senior Center - Saturday, February 14th @ 11:00. We welcome all veterans and their families to this special brunch to be honored. Blaine County Library Monday: Home School Hour 1:00-2:00, Middle School Meet-up 3:45-4:45(Grades 6-8). Tuesday: Story Time 10:30-11:00, Kid Zone 3:45-4:45(Grades 3-5). Wednesday: Teen Scene 5:30-6:30. Thursday: LEGO Club 3:45-4:45. Friday: Movie 1:00-2:30 p.m. SONshine School SONshine Church School meets on...
You know, dear Lord, it was enjoyable when a long-ago school friend, Maddie, now from out of state, stopped in to visit. She shared that she’d just been ‘blindfolded’ which reminded her of when she was in high school. She said, “DO you remember meeting Sally Ann in the early 1950’s? You and I were in different ‘grades’ but we did seem to know most all the guys and gals, way back then. So, I’ll just share that ‘time’ with you now, as I’m sure you weren’t involved with the blindfolding of Sally Ann. We knocked on the...
Hello From the Chinook Senior Center Here we are in the shortest month of the year. February is famous for Groundhog Day (based upon a German superstition) and Valentine’s Day, but it also holds unique astronomical quirks, including its role in correcting the calendar with leap years every four years to align with Earth’s 365.24-day orbit. It is a prime month for viewing the “Winter Hexagon” and “galaxy season”, (Leo and Virgo) as constellations. February’s birthstone is amethyst and it hosts celebrations like Black History...
We have a chocolate party coming up! On Monday, February 9th, from 4:00-6:00 come enjoy a family fun program with chocolate tastings, a baked goods decorating contest, a photo booth, vendors, and fondue! February's reading challenge is to read a mass market paperback. If you need help locating one, please swing by and we can help. Ireland has made some great displays for February. Come check out her Black History Month display, as well as Blind Date With a Book. For Blind Date With a Book, she...
