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On Monday, March 17, the students at Turner Public School boarded busses bound for Dodson. The purpose of their travel was to join students in that neighboring town for Backtrack Vocals, the final installment of the Northeastern Arts Network (NEAN) performances. A vocal band from New York City, Backtrack Vocals is a five-person professional a cappella singing group that transforms familiar songs with all-new vocal and beatbox arrangements. Their versatile repertoire spans Motown, classical,...
At the conclusion of the Montana high school basketball season, coaches submit their ballots to recognize all-conference and all-state athletes. Each district and division compile their own all-conference and all-state teams. When the 2024-2025 District All-Conference selections were released on Monday, March 17, some may have credited the luck of the Irish backing those chosen. However, several Blaine County youth discovered their names on the award rosters for their genuine athleticism. On...
This past weekend, when basketball players from across Montana congregated in Billings, Carson Maloney, a senior at Turner High School, was among the athletes. Wearing number 21, Maloney was selected to play in the 2025 Billings Hotel Senior Classic. The games took place from Thursday, March 20 through Saturday, March 22 at Billings Senior High School. Based on their statistics, seniors from across the state were nominated and then invited to attend the event. Because Maloney was also slated to...
Four students at Turner Public School (TPS) were honored in a ceremony during the lunch hour on Wednesday, March 5 for their essay writing. Brenda Maloney, Vice President of the American Legion Auxiliary (ALA) Unit 109 of Turner, presented Fourth Grader Lucy Grabofsky, Sixth Grader Isley Welsh, Eighth Grader Savannah Heilig, and Sophomore Abby Grabofsky with First Place certificates and cash prizes in the 2025 Americanism Essay Contest. Each winner also received a cupcake decorated in white...
In celebration of National Book Month, Turner Public Schools will be engaging with books throughout the month of March. One of those events will be Mystery Reader Mondays. Another was the celebration of the birthday of children's book author Theodor Seuss Geisel (Dr. Seuss) on March 2 and Read Across America Week. Many schools and libraries remember the contributions of Dr. Seuss with Read Across America Week, celebrated from March 2–6 each year. The biggest reading celebration in the United S...
Although stargazers might find celestial happenings intriguing, many of us forget to look to the heavens. Consequently, we miss out on some rare events, such as the alignment of seven of our solar system's planets, an event that took place on February 28 just as the sun was setting below the horizon. Throughout January and February, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune were all visible in the night sky. However, on February 28, those six were joined, for just one night, by Mercury. Four of the planets-Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, and...
On Monday, March 3, eleven area schools brought over 200 students to the Hill County Electric/Triangle Communications grounds for their annual Opportunity in Trades Day event. The event lasted approximately five hours. According to Bethany Chinadle, COO for Triangle Communications, the goal of the event is to expose area high school students to opportunities available in the trades. “We had eight different zones available for the students to explore in the morning, and then after lunch they were able to pick the zone that interested them the mo...
Tiffany Kimberling, Business Manager and District Clerk for Chinook Public School recently reported the achievements of her 2025 Speech and Drama team members. Two participants, Kylie Huravitch and Ivey Lenz made it to state this year in Huntley, where Lenz earned a fourth place ranking over-all in Pantomime. Huravitch competed in Spontaneous Oral Interpretation. “I agreed to coach to help fill the need for our Speech and Drama team this year, as my predecessor passed away last summer, leaving our District quite devastated. I had no previous S...
The Blaine County DUI Task Force is sponsoring an essay contest for junior high and high school students across Blaine County. The topic is “Ideas for Ways to Reduce Drunk Driving.” According to Debbie Gomke, a member of the Task Force, the essays are due on March 7 and winners will be announced on March 17. Gomke also asks that students write their name, school, and grade level on their essays. Two winners from grades 7-12 will be selected, with the best essay writers being awarded gift cards. The top high school essayist will receive a $50...
On February 4, the Chinook FFA Chapter traveled to Havre, Montana, for the spring Milk River District Competition. The event was held at the Fifth Avenue Christian Church where the membership competed in Agricultural Sales, FFA Creed Speaking, Star Greenhand, and Extemporaneous Speaking. Several members brought home hardware and satin, testifying to their ability. The Chapter fielded two teams in the Agricultural Sales Career Development Event (CDE), one senior division and one junior division....
Twenty-eight students in grades 5-8 from across Blaine County gathered in Chinook High School's Lloyd D. Sweet Auditorium on Wednesday, February 5 for the Blaine County Spelling Bee. After a rousing spell down, Eighth Grader Cynnloch Gibson from Chinook emerged as Grand Champion and Hannah Van Voast, an eighth grader from Turner Public School, earned status as Reserve Champion. Gibson will advance to the State Bee in Bozeman on March 22. Following welcoming remarks from Blaine County...
The Big Flat Chapter of the FFA travelled to Havre for spring competition in the Milk River District on a snowy, below zero Tuesday, February 4. After competing in events like Extemporaneous Speaking, Agricultural Sales, Creed Speaking, Parliamentary Procedure, and Prepared Speaking, the team from Turner captured third place in Ag. Sales. Helping the team to reach that finish, Avery Fox, a sophomore, won accolades as the first-place individual. Joseph Trautmann, a junior, came in third, and...
Anyone looking for a way to celebrate Valentine's Day on February 14 or 15 might find entertainment in Hill Country Revue Too. Presented by Lewis Heating and AC, this Montana Actor's Theatre (MAT) variety show will feature Aaron Jennings. On both nights, the show will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the MSUN/MAT Theatre on Cowan Drive in Havre. Aaron Jennings is a singer, songwriter, and yodeler who lives in Missoula, Montana. He describes himself as "a third-generation Montanan who had the good luck or...
On January 15 and 16, the Chinook Chapter of the FFA participated in their final two competitions, a poultry contest held in Cascade and a Meats Evaluation competition at Montana Expo Park. The Poultry Team placed fourth and the Meats Team captured sixth. These were the Chapter's final Career Development Event (CDE) competitions before State FFA. In Cascade, the poultry team saw its members: Zoe Scofield, Kohen Sullivan, Eyan Hofeldt, and Tucker Crawford accumulate a team score of 1187 points....
Since 1925, children across America have participated in classroom, school, and regional spelling bees hoping to advance to the Scripps National Spelling Bee. While only nine spellers participated in that first competition 100 years ago, their legacy lives on in the millions of students who compete at all levels of the spelling bee program today. In that spirit of competition, Turner Public School students in grades five through eight gathered in the Turner Gymnasium on Tuesday morning, January...
On January 8-9, Turner Public School Senior JR Brown joined other Big Sky Leadership, Engagement, and Development (LEAD) team members for their second meeting. The group congregated in Helena, not only to watch government in action at the state capitol but to meet with elected leaders and to hear featured speakers Marc Racicot and Marc Johnson celebrate the career of Mike Mansfield. After arriving in Helena on Wednesday and receiving an orientation about this session’s program, the group gathered on Thursday morning in the Montana State C...
8 was marked by historic elections, global unrest, and various other highlights. From wars to hurricanes to a presidential election described by some as chaotic and worrisome, the year featured multiple memorable moments. News in sports and science offered some relief from the trauma-laden headlines. Later this month, on January 20, 2025, Donald Trump will be sworn in to office as president and JD Vance as vice president. Despite (or because of) his unfiltered, reactive, and assertive...
rd Annual Eastern Montana Women's Conference from January 31 through February 2 in Malta. According to MFU representatives, "this conference is about food, farming, and beyond, from connections in rural communities to the science of our farms." Conference organizers invite women to join them for this gathering, where the work will focus not only on building new connections and community but on celebrating "the Ladies Who Ag!" The conference will begin on Friday with check-in and registration at...
In preparation for the upcoming season, Montana Actors' Theatre (MAT) will be holding its 2025 Company Auditions this Saturday, January 11 for adults and on January 13-14 for youth. Adult auditions will occur at the MSUN/MAT Theatre on Cowan Drive while those for youth will take place at Havre High School. MAT is planning three dramatic productions for the coming spring: The Foal Monty, Oliver!, and The Prisoner of Second Avenue. Adult auditions for these shows will begin at 4:00 p.m. on...
Featuring music, a short play, a visit from Santa Claus, and a variety of cookies and confections, Turner Public School held its Christmas program on Thursday, December 19. In addition, high school and junior high students organized a white elephant-style gift exchange that also took place. A musical written by John Jacobson and Walter Jack provided the central element for the program. The dramatic presentation Gnome for the Holidays highlights a cast of funny gnomes who come to Santa's rescue...
Smart technology is a term for devices and systems that can communicate and work with other technologies to perform tasks automatically or adapt to changing conditions. From smart thermostats and lighting that can optimize energy usage in homes to smart watches and medical devices with the ability to monitor and enhance personal health, artificial intelligence is revolutionizing how we live. Because such electronic devices perform some level of computing, they connect with other devices via the internet. While these devices create all sorts of...
Milk River Winter Districts took place for FFA members in the area on December 10. Hosted by the Fort Benton Chapter, the event included contests in Agronomy, Mechanics, and Vet Science. Representing Chapters from Havre, CJI, Fort Benton, Dodson, Malta, Big Sandy, Turner, and Chinook, approximately 115 members competed. From the two Blaine County schools, various competitors walked away as winners, and Chinook's team captured fourth place in all three contests. Some of the top performances for Chinook occurred in Mechanics, where two individual...
Although Montana Actors' Theatre (MAT), with sponsorship from Gary and Leo's IGA, opened with a production of The Sound of Music this past weekend, there are additional opportunities to see the show on December 13-14 and December 19-21. at 7:30 p.m. The curtain will also rise for matinee performances on December 14 and 21 at 2:00 p.m. at the theatre on the campus of Montana State University-Northern. Based on the book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse, The Sound of Music traditionally features...
A sea of blue jackets inundated the campus of Montana State University-Bozeman (MSU) from November 14-16. With 1,900 registered attendees, the university hosted high school and middle school students from across the state for the annual Montana FFA Ag Expo. Members from both Chinook High School (CHS) and Turner Public School (TPS) competed in FFA activities, such as quiz bowls and livestock judging. Events were hosted not only on Bozeman's campus but also at the Gallatin County Fairgrounds....
.R. Brown, a senior at Turner Public School (TPS), has been selected to participate in the prestigious Big Sky LEAD Program. Brown is among the fifteen students from across Montana who were chosen. He will travel to Missoula December 4-5 to meet with Montana politicians, University of Montana professors, and nonprofit leaders to build skills for civic engagement. An acronym for Leadership, Engagement, and Development, LEAD is a program focused on empowering Montana's Future Leaders. Upon...
