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The students at Turner Public School had a blast last week during recess prior to the warmer temps and winds that melted a good share of the snow. But, prior to that, the kiddos had a blast digging and rolling snow across the playground. You can bet, where there's snow to be sculpted, there's kids. That's just a given. The many snowbanks that were pushed across the playground, was a sign of tunneling later on. Shown here is Preston Egbert, Olivia Keller, and Holly Grabofsky....
The 2016-2017 Homecoming was held this past weekend at the Tornado gymnasium. Festivities were held all week long with activities ranging from Pajama Day, Retro Day, Hawaiian Day and Green and White Day. Floats were constructed during the week to partake in the Homecoming Parade prior to Homecoming between games on Friday. Preschool and Kindergarten students were asked to pull the floats at the game and first, second, and third prizes were awarded to the winning classes after being...
Tom and Lucy Fairbank enjoyed a weekend of basketball. They attended all of Turner’s games and then on Saturday they traveled to Havre and took in Northern’s games. Kirsti and Max Cederberg were to Havre for their annual Christmas Car Club Christmas party on Saturday. They enjoyed the company of Peggy and Francis Van Voast. Don and Bonnie Harmon enjoyed a weekend of spectacular Tornado basketball Gerald and Shirley Keller enjoyed basketball games in Turner and then on to Rocky Boy to watch their granddaughter, Kendall, play. After that gam...
Amy Egbert and Anita Reed went over to Elissa Zellmer’s house on Thursday to sort community calendars. They enjoyed lunch with Elissa and Jordan while there. Tom and Lucy were to the basketball games this weekend. Don and Bonnie Harmon thoroughly enjoyed the Tornado basketball games this weekend. EMR (Emergency Medical Responder) classes have been taking place at the Turner Lutheran Church. There are nine people attending and they meet twice a week. If everything stays on track they will be done by the second week of March. Bonnie Harmon r...
Congratulations to Dusty and Misty Mohar on the birth of their son, Corbin Paul, born January 1st. The little lad weighed 6 pounds, 14 ounces and was 21 inches long. Local proud grandparents are Terry and Brenda Mohar. Corbin joins big brother, Colten at home. Congratulations!! Adam Cole and friends of Bozeman came out to the Big Flat to visit Grandparents, Don and Bonnie Harmon for the New Years. They left Sunday to return to Bozeman. Don and Marilyne Berger and Chad Jones and Katie Jacobs were out to Turner for the weekend. While here, they...
Martha and Scott Warren, Jackie Jo Warren, and Eleanor Warren enjoyed Christmas Eve dinner with the Kurt and Julie Welsh family. They were to Denise and A.J. Watkins home on Christmas Day. Sonny and Nellie enjoyed Christmas Eve dinner on Friday with Todd and Sherry Obrecht and their family. On Christmas, they had dinner with Sam and Linda Obrecht and Ty and Sydney. Rose Van Voast spent Christmas with Jay and Bette Jo Snider and family. All the Keller family were home this Christmas. They also were blessed to have little Aliyah Carr baptized on...
Anita, Brooke, and Bridget Reed went to Have after Brooke’s physical therapy to get a load of poinsettias for the church fundraiser. They visited Lucas and a couple of his friends for a few minutes while in Havre and they helped load poinsettias. The Community Christmas Concert will be held on Tuesday, December 20th at the Turner High School gym at 6:00 p.m. Please join us for an evening of vocal and instrumental Christmas performances by local students and community members. The Big Flat Grocery Store will be open from 8:00-12:00 on C...
Mark your calendars for this Thursday, December 8th beginning at 6:00 p.m. or the 3rd Annual Stocking Stuffer Run. This is a community Open House and Poker Run. There is a $2.00 buy in starting at Reed’s Ag Enterprises. Chance to purchase bonus card and prizes awarded beginning at 8:00 p.m. at 241 Grill and Tavern. Non-cash Grand prize to be awarded. Stop by these businesses and get your cards: Reed’s Ag Enterprises, Maloney Custom Metalworks, Grabofsky Aviation, Apple D Studio, Image-N-That, Big Flat Grocery, 241 Grill and Tavern. At the Leg...
The Big Flat 4-H met on ‘Wednesday and prepared the town Christmas lights for the season. Soon you can expect to see Christmas in the air.... Kent, Rachael, Tracer and Savannah enjoyed Thanksgiving at Curtis and Sheena Pursley’s home. Ethan spent the day with Kenny and Phyllis. They drove to Malta for lunch. Ron and Susan Fox had Thanksgiving with Brian, April and family. Max and Kirsti Cederberg were to Great Falls on Thursday. They took Edith and Bill Bilger of Chinook with them. They met up with Nellie Cederberg for Thanksgiving dinner. Bil...
Celebrations were held all over Blaine County on Veterans Day, Friday, November 11. Above these Veterans gathered in Turner at the school for a ceremony with the students. They are (L-R): Ralph Snider, Jim Reed, Jack Van Voast, and Steve Humphreys. Front Row is Brian Anderson, Norman Spoonheim, Wallace Beck, Gerald Keller, Dallas Egbert and Amy Egbert. Thank you for service to this great country! See pages B3 and B4 for more photos of Veterans Day events....
Brinlee Pursley spent the weekend with Aunt Rachael Heilig and family and they attended basketball games in Big Sandy on Friday and in Turner on Saturday. Last weekend, Johannas, Shannon, JR and Jake Brown toured Helena and the capitol building. Then they traveled onto Missoula to attend the Griz football game over the weekend. Susan Fox spent some time last week in Buffalo, Wyoming visiting Bob and Lynette Fox and Lyvee. Don and Bonnie Harmon were to games in Big Sandy and Turner over the weekend. They also took in the craft show. Bonnie...
In April, a Statewide Meeting of the Montana Cooperative Development Council was held at Fairmont Hot Springs. The Big Flat Co-op was asked to attend to share their success as they were the "poster child" for cooperative success. Shannon Van Voast, secretary of the Big Flat Co-op, was the representative of the co-op from Turner. She met Sam Rikkers who was the keynote speaker at this conference and apparently what Van Voast had to say made a lasting impression on him. After the conference, both...
The Big Flat Grocery will change hours as of November 1st. They are: Monday-Friday 8:00-5:00, and Friday 9:00-3:00. As always they look forward to your business and thanks for shopping at your local grocery store! There will be a bridal shower for Sarah Young, bride to be of Keith Cowan, on November 12th at the Turner Legion Hall at 12:00 noon. Everyone welcome! Johannas, Shannon, J.R. and Jake Brown spent MEA weekend in Billings. While there they visited Joe’s relatives and Debbie Roudebush. Butch and Janie Mohar attended the Harlem L...
Glenna Ammen accompanied her sister, Rosella Higgins, to the Junior High basketball Jamboree in Rudyard this past Saturday. Tom and Lucy Fairbank attended the ballgames at Turner vs. North Star on Friday. Becky and Steve Overland of University Place, Washington visited Dan and Amy Hutton for the week. Steve, Colleen and Landon Hickel attended the Junior High Jamboree in Rudyard on Saturday. Anita, Lucas, and Bridget Reed attended the Junior High basketball Jamboree in Rudyard on Saturday. School will be dismissed for M.E.A. conferences on...
The American Legion Post #109 held their fall Meeting this past Sunday at the American Legion Hall in Turner. They meet on a rotational basis between the units to tend to general business. All local units are invited to attend and take care of their business at their meeting....
The American Legion Auxiliary is asking for donations to help purchase flagpoles that will be erected at the Avenue of Flags at Fort Harrison Veterans Hospital. The flags will line the parade field in front of the hospital. The American Legion and Auxiliary are hoping to purchase 50 poles at the close of this pole drive and to date they have twenty eight. The Auxiliary is is asking for your help of monetary support to help purchase the poles and donations of any denomination will be appreciated. If you would like to donate, make your check out...
Kindergarten students through grade 12 at Turner Public School enjoyed an assembly with three firemen from the Hogeland and Turner Volunteer Fire Department. They started off by visiting with grades K-2 students and talked about fire prevention, changing batteries in smoke and fire detectors, fire drills, stop, drop, and roll drills, etc. The students enjoyed seeing the firemen come in actual fire gear and make the smoke detector "beep!" Older students made a practice exit from their classroom...
Remember to attend the Annual Fireman Spaghetti Supper this coming Sunday at the Big Flat Catholic Church from 5:00-7:00. This event is sponsored by the H.H.H. Club. Come help out by making a donation to the Hogeland Volunteer Fire Department. The Steve Reed family attended the Fouts/Sather wedding and reception on Saturday. Ron and Susan Fox are in Pilot Hill, CA for their nephew’s wedding. Julie, Cody, and Austin attended Taylor and Kayla Fouts’ wedding. Isley stayed the night with Grammar Sis at Bette Jo Snider’s. Kurt and Dylan went to a fa...
Shannon, Dusty, and Derrick Downing visited Lenny Erickson, and Max and Kirsti Cederberg this past weekend. Congratulations to Britney and Matt Tempel of Chester. They welcomed a son on Wednesday, September 28th. He was 7 pounds, 13 ounces, and 19 1/2” long. The little lad has been named Carter Matthew. He was welcomed home by his big sister, Kenley. Congratulations to Grandma and Grandpa, Terry and Tammy Jones. Bruce McCracken of Great Falls, Brianna McCracken of Spokane, and great granddaughter, Samantha, were out to see Virginia McCracken o...
Glenna Ammen met up with her sister, Dolores Steimmetz from Butte, and Betty DeZort of Great Falls at the Chinook Festival Days. They enjoyed the day visiting. Tom and Lucy Fairbank took in the suicide awareness speaker at the Turner school on Saturday. Todd and Sherry Obrecht and Meghan visited Sonny and Nellie Obrecht on Sunday. Bonnie and Donnie Harmon took part in the Suicide Awareness walk on Saturday. Gerald and Shirley Keller took part in the awareness walk on Saturday. Doug and Tracy McCracken we’re out to see Virginia McCracken on S...
In conjunction with September being Suicide Prevention Month, the second annual Suicide prevention walk was once again held. The day started with buses driven by Frank McGuire and Cody Ballard transporting people from the Turner Park to the Catholic Church where registration took place. While some people were either unable to walk or just chose not to, they had the option to drive a slow moving ATV. Prior to the walk, Father Felix gave a blessing for the day and engaged the crowd in a prayer. Th...
Put on your walking shoes and join the group that will walk from the Hogeland Catholic Church to the Turner Park in recognition of Suicide Awareness. If you would like to leave your vehicle in Turner, a bus will be available to take you out to the church to begin the walk. Registration is at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, September 24th at the Catholic Church. At 2:00 p.m. guest speaker, Clint Malarchuk, retired Canadian hockey player will speak. If you are unable to walk or would rather not walk, slow moving four wheelers , side by sides, or golf...
Susan Fox was in Indianapolis for a NCCW Conference this past week. Darel and Linda Hauge were in Great Falls to help babysit their grandson, Caleb, while Adam and Lauren attended a former co-worker’s retirement party. Glenna Ammen spent the weekend with her sister, Rosella Higgins, in Havre while holding a garage sale at her home. On Friday the 16th of September, Eleanor Harmon-Bickel will be celebrating her 101st birthday. We wish her a very happy day and best wishes for the year to come. Happy 101st, Eleanor!! The Turner School held an o...
Sheena Binder from Castle Rock, Colorado is visiting her mother, Glenna Ammen for a few days. Tom and Lucy Fairbank spent a few days camping up at Beaver Creek Park this week. Gerald and Shirley Keller welcomed in their 18th grandchild on September 3. The little Miss weighed in at 6 lbs. 12 oz. and has been named Aliyah Rae Carr. Mom and Dad, Deldre and Cheryl Carr, and Addysen and Nyah are proud to welcome her home! Sonny and Nelly Obrecht were to Glacier and enjoyed the red buses. While there they visited with Jim and Diane...
Steve and Anita Reed and family enjoyed the Sawyer Brown concert Saturday night at the Phillips County fair in Dodson. Denise and AJ Watkins and girls recently enjoyed a family vacation to visit Aunt Kate Norman at Raton, New Mexico. Sonny and Nellie Obrecht enjoyed a birthday supper for Les Simons at the Charles and Pauletta Yates home in Turner on Sunday evening. Julianne and JB Solomon and family from Helena visited the Gerald and Shirley Keller home over the weekend. Also joining them were Karen Keller, Kendall and Kash, and Samantha and...
