Week of February 18, 2026
Week of February 18, 2026
The Chinook Rod and Gun Club held its 7th Annual Ice Fishing Derby on February 7 at Dry Fork Reservoir north of Chinook. Club Director, Joe Kennedy-Zarn not only shared the names of winners but described the event as "definitely one for the record books." Even the weather cooperated, since by Saturday afternoon, the mercury fluctuated between 50 and 55 degrees with no wind. Pre-registrations were accepted between January 31 and February 6, and in-person registration occurred at the Mint Bar in...
What a weekend for the Chinook boys wrestling team. And now the Sugarbeeters are headed for Billings and the Class B-C State Tournament. Last Saturday in Malta, the Chinook boys scored 143 points to place fourth overall at the Eastern B-C Divisional Tournament. On the heels of nine placers, Chinook posted an outstanding showing and will be sending a big contingent of grapplers to this weekend's state tournament, for head coach Ben Stroh. Leading the way for Chinook was a pair of Eastern B-C...
It's finally tournament time on the Hi-Line. And for the Turner Tornadoes and Hays-Lodge Pole Thunderbirds, that means it's time to head to Havre for the annual District 9C boys and girls basketball tournaments. The annual 9C Tournament will run today through Saturday at the Havre High gymnasium, and on the line are not only district championships, but trips to next week's Northern C in Great Falls. On the girls side, the Turner girls captured the 9C regular season championship, and will be...
2026 Chinook Wrestlers B/C Divisional Placers Kimber Klein 100 2nd Lynley Conrad 170 2nd Bailey Billmayer 120 4th Charlie Buck 103 2nd Hayden Berreth 132 2nd Owen Davies 175 3rd Julian Powell 215 3rd Griffen Crowley 165 4th Patrick McKenzie 175 4th Sam Sanders 126 6th Kegan Green 144 6th 2026 Harlem Wildcats B/C Divisional Placers Emma Klingaman 135 1st Kehtsin Stiffarm 170 5th Jasper LaMere 285 6th Ethan Klingaman 190...
The Harlem boys and girls are set to compete at the District 2B Tournament next weekend in Malta. After sweeping Hays-Lodge Pole and Fairview over the weekend, the Harlem boys will be the top seed in the 2B tournament next weekend. Last Tuesday, Harlem blew out HLP 82-42, then on Saturday, the Wildcats downed Fairview 53-48 to wrap up a share of the 2B title. At the 2B tournament, Harlem and Malta will be heavy favorites, while the top four teams will advance to next week’s Northern B in Shelby. Meanwhile, the Harlem girls will be underdogs...
It was a successful senior night for the Chinook boys basketball team, as the Sugarbeeters honored their seniors with a District 1B win over Conrad. Last Friday night in Chinook, the Beeters beat Conrad 49-43 in a great defensive effort by the Beeters. Chinook fell to Choteau in a close battle last Saturday to close out the regular season, as the Beeters couldn’t quite overcome a nine-point fourth-quarter deficit. The weekend split ended Chinook’s regular season with a 7-7 record in the 1B and a 7-11 overall record. Last Friday was also a...
Blaine County Library Board meeting Monday February 23rd at 4:30 p.m. Book Club Monday February 23rd at 6:00 p.m. Monday: Home School Hour 1:00-2:00, 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 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...
Hello From the Chinook Senior Center Firstly, let me say that we lost a lady who worked tirelessly at our Center for many, many years, with the passing of Myrla McCoy. Myrla continued until this past year taking care of all of the flowers outside around our Center for over 20 years. She also did the laundry for our Center for countless years. We will certainly miss her. We will host her Memorial here on Wed., February 18th @ 2:00. Burial will be at a later date. We hope to see you here, sharing some stories about this lady who has gone home...
Our exciting news this week is to celebrate the grants we've been recently rewarded by The John Henry Eldred, Jr. Foundation for their generous grant of front facing children's shelving, as well as the Pilcrow Foundation who have, with the help of our Friends of the Library, helped up purchase high quality, unique and stunning books for children to read. Please take the opportunity to come check out our even. From 12:00-6:00, refreshments will be served, and any questions will be answered. And...
The Blaine County Library Board of Trustees will hold their regular monthly meeting on Monday February 23rd at 4:30 p.m. in the library meeting room. There is still time to check out the book club selection for February, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Schaffer. It is a remarkable tale of the island of Guernsey during the German Occupation, and of a society as extraordinary as its name. This book got great reviews by our patrons and has also been made into a movie....
