Week of February 11, 2026
Week of February 11, 2026
Havre, MT – The Northern Montana Health Care team recently celebrated a significant milestone in surgical care with a robot-themed celebration, recognizing recent accomplishments in robotic-assisted surgery. On Tuesday, January 20, NMHC staff gathered to celebrate 300 successful surgeries using the ROSA® Robot and 100 surgeries performed with the da Vinci® Surgical System. The celebration was held in honor of NMHC's surgeons and operating room teams, whose expertise and collaboration...
Beautiful weather and solid ice conditions of 10 to 12 inches across the reservoir set the stage for a great day on the ice with 93 anglers participating. More than 1,000 perch were caught, with most released, along with a few walleye and pike and no trout reported. Top fish honors went to Willow Brown with the largest perch at 12.75 inches, followed by McKenzie Fisher with a 12.5-inch perch, and Chad Olson with the smallest perch at 3.25 inches. The largest pike measured just over 30 inches...
February is here, and that means it's almost tournament time. So area teams are looking to play their best as the regular season draws to a close. That was certainly the case for the Harlem boys basketball team as the Wildcats dominated Glasgow 88-78 last Thursday night. In the District 2B win, the Wildcats finished the game on a 25-10 run to pull away from the Scotties. Cody McCabe led four Wildcats in double figures with 26 points, while Lathan Black Wolf added 18, Tayden Colliflower scored...
It was a difficult weekend District 1B play for the Chinook boys and girls basketball teams. The Chinook boys started the weekend off with a rough loss to Cut Bank last Friday night, 72-55. The Wolves started strong and really never looked back as the Beeters suffered a difficult conference loss. Ryan Bell did score 22 points, including making three 3-pointers, while Jameson Norboe chipped in with 16 points and 11 rebounds in the loss. The Sugarbeeters were looking to rebound at home Saturday,...
It all comes down to this. For the Chinook wrestling team, the postseason has arrived. This weekend, the Sugarbeeters, of head coach Ben Stroh, will take part in the Eastern B-C Divisional Tournament, where team titles and berths in next weekend's state tournament will be on the line in Malta. The Chinook boys come in as one of the top teams in the Eastern B-C, but, the tournament is filled with some elite powers as well. Favorites this weekend in Malta included Huntley Project and Glasgow,...
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...
Greetings Quilters! The Quilt Show is back for its 31st year and will be held in conjunction with Montana Seed Show in Harlem, March 8 & 9. Enclosed are several entry forms and an informational poster. I would appreciate it if you would publicly display the poster and/or share it with your quilting friends, and make the entry forms available to anyone who is interested in entering the Quilt Show. Please feel free to photocopy the entry forms if you need more. Please note that entries (with entry forms attached) need to be at Richman Insurance...
Hello From the Chinook Senior Center PLEASE REMEMBER THAT OUR “WE LOVE OUR VETERANS” BRUNCH WILL BE SERVED AT 11:00! ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14TH! This is different than what we have seen printed in our paper. Saturday, February 21st will be our Slapjack Saturday from 9:00-11:00. This is a fundraiser for our Center and will be a FREE WILL OFFERING, with all proceeds to benefit our wonderful Senior Center! Tax aide services are available by calling: 701-203-1345, which is a Grand Forks phone number. You are able to leave a message with your...
The library will be closed Monday February 16th in observance of President’s Day. We have a variety of new books available this week. Two diametrically different sisters—one calculating and egotistical, the other honorable, kind, and compassionate, clash in “The Devil’s Daughter” by Danielle Steel. “Some Bright Nowhere” by Anne Packer is an intimate and profoundly moving look at a long marriage and the ways in which a startling request can change a couple’s understanding of who...
We hope you had the best time at our Love Chocolate...Love Your Library event! Thank you to everyone who donated time and effort. Coming up next week, from 12:00-6:00 pm, on Wednesday, February 18th, we have another celebration! We'll be hosting an Open House; we are fortunate to have received two separate grants that compliment each other so well. The first is the Pilcrow Foundation's Children's Book Project Grant, whose "mission is to provide new, quality, hardcover children's books to rural...
