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On April 16th members of Jim and Helen Billmayer’s family gathered at Sweet Nursing Home, where they now live, to share some family memories with other residents and staff. There are four generations in the picture—Jim and Helen, their daughter Linda Petrie, granddaughters Shannon Van Voast and Stephanie Silva and great granddaughter Gaya Silva. Helen is wearing a dress that was her Gramma Wallin’s. Helen’s father, Christ Christiansen, was born in Norway on February 15, 1888. He immigra...
Amy Belle Smith, Ben Hall and Betty Billmayer, all part of the Relay for Life committee, met with County Nurse Jana Hauer to discuss plans for the Relay For Life event that was scheduled for July 18th at the Blaine County Fairgrounds. The event has been postponed but, hopefully, will be held at a later date. Jana shared Covid 19 guidelines that are in place now during Stage Two which allow for gatherings of 50 people with social distance and cleanliness procedures encouraged. The hope is that, by waiting, we would move into at least Stage...
“Royal Family Kids” is an international Christian organization that offers various programs, free of charge, for foster kids. Their website, RoyalFamilyKids.org, states in part: “Royal Family Kids. Changing lives. Transforming Communities. We intervene in the lives of children in the foster care system through camps and mentoring programs in order to improve life outcomes and to transform communities. One of our most effective interventions is a 5-day summer camp. Camp is where many kids get to be kids—often for the first time in their young li...
Plans are under way in Chinook for the annual Thanksgiving dinner to be held on Thanksgiving Day from noon to 2om at the Senior Center. It'll be an old-fashioned Thanksgiving turkey dinner with all the trimmings, just like Gramma used to make. (If you're counting calories or carbs you better bring a calculator!) Everyone is welcome. The Turkey Day committee in charge of the meal includes Big Bird-Larry Wisch, Bird Watcher- Jay Eslick, Lady Bird-Kathy O'Brien, and New Birds on the Block-Mark and...
