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Applications are currently being accepted for the Triangle Communications Youth Club/Organization Technology Grant program. The deadline for submitting a request for funds is February 15. The Youth Technology Grant offers monetary support to youth clubs/organizations in the Triangle Communications’ service area. Clubs and organizations such as the 4-H, FFA, BPA, FCCLA, DECA, and Boys & Girls Club are all eligible to apply. Grant funds of up to $500.00 can be used for science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) related projects. Those i...
February is National Library Lovers Month, and the Harlem Public Library is planning a Love Chocolate. . . Love Your Library event to celebrate. The event is scheduled for Monday, February 13 from 4:00-7:00 p.m., and they are seeking the community’s help so that the event can be a “delicious success.” Library Director Colleen Brommer described the event as “not a program but part of National Library Lovers Month,” which is celebrated annually in February. “We are looking for community members to bake and decorate chocolate cakes with either...
In December, Eric Tilleman, a former Chinook resident and a long time agriculture education instructor and FFA Advisor, was elected by the Agriculture Teacher delegates from each state to represent them as President Elect of the National Association of Agricultural Educators (NAAE). A member of the NAAE for nineteen years, Tilleman will serve in his leadership role for a three-year term, starting with President Elect, President, and then Past President. The position will involve representing...
In the final week of 2022, the Havre Daily News carried a letter to the editor submitted by Valley County Commissioner Mary Armstrong on behalf of the County Commissions of 19 counties in Montana, including Hill and Phillips Counties. This letter was brought to the attention of the Sweet Memorial Nursing Home (SMNH) Board by Board President, Art Kleinjan, who wants to see Blaine County involved in the important mission outlined by Armstrong. Administrator for the SMNH, Rebecca Shackelford, along with her governing board, wishes to get the word...
A Convention & Expo took place on October 26-29, approximately 80,000 FFA members from around the United States gathered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Among them were ten members from Chinook. The Chapter's Advisor, Mitzi Cecrle recently shared news of their time spent among their blue-jacketed comrades. One among them, Rebecca Stroh was awarded the American FFA Degree. According to a spokesperson for the National FFA Foundation, the American FFA Degree is bestowed upon a select group of students...
Twenty-six members of the Chinook Chapter of the FFA joined the group of over 1,700 blue jackets that flooded Montana State University campus at the 11th Annual Montana FFA Ag Expo in Bozeman on November 10-12, 2022. Chinook FFA members had several top individual finishers. In addition, the Soils Team took seventh place overall, and both the Junior Mechanics and Junior Horse Judging teams earned ninth place overall. Sponsored by John Deere Dealers across Montana, the Ag Expo offered...
Anyone driving to Hogeland or Turner on Montana Highway 241 East will spot some metal sculptures between mile markers 15 and 17. This art not only has potential to entertain motorists but also provides a testament to the talent of Hogeland resident Steve Leitner. The first pieces of artwork to appear on the fence line on the north side of the road depict two fish, one chasing another in a predator-prey pursuit. According to Leitner, that first fish looked like he was trying to escape from...
In cooperation with Scharfe, Kato, & Company, the Montana Actors' Theatre will be presenting The Play That Goes Wrong in several performances this month. Although the play opened with a Red Carpet Gala on December 9, other performances are slated for December 15-17, and 21-23 at 8:00 p.m. A matinee showing will also take place on December 18 at 2:00 in the afternoon at the theatre in Cowan Hall on the campus of Montana State University-Northern. The play by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, and...
Brickcent$ has been busier than Bob the Builder. On November 10, business owner Brandon Nissen posted a video to YouTube and on Facebook announcing that interested individuals could adopt a LEGO dog in order to help PAWS of Chinook manage the expenses of operation as they took on the more than twenty dogs from the "Hell House" gang of hounds. At the time, neither he nor Executive Director of PAWS, Alissa Hewitt envisioned the response. So far, the idea has generated nearly $500.00 for PAWS. The...
On Wednesday, November 23 at 10:00 a.m., a small crowd of students, friends, and family gathered in Turner Public Schools' Gymnasium to witness the induction of six new members welcomed to the National Honor Society (NHS). Current President of the Turner Chapter of the NHS, senior Dakota Krass welcomed the guests and those juniors and sophomores petitioning for membership: Tate Beck, Caleb Zellmer, Carson Maloney, JR Brown, Cassidy Grabofsky, and Trent Billmayer. Krass was later joined by Vice...
Because Turner Public Schools operates on a four-day week, the Big Flat community celebrated Veterans Day on November 10 with a school assembly at 10:00 a.m. The event included a video presentation as well as songs, recitations, and speeches by students. It ended with the veterans in attendance forming a receiving line so that community members could express their gratitude for the veterans' service. To open the ceremony, a group of veterans presented the colors, and nine first and second...
Despite seven degree mercury readings at dinnertime and the fact that it had snowed most of the day on November 9, a crowd of approximately fifty people gathered in the Turner Public School's multipurpose room in support of the Big Flat FFA Chapter. From 5:30-7:30 p.m., the organization held its Second Annual Chili Cook-off and Silent Auction to raise funds that will defray costs while members travel for FFA competitions. Once all of the chilis had been taste-tested, Anne Hance was declared the...
Montana Actors’ Theatre (MAT) is offering workshops for youth ages 12-19 in both November and December. Although the workshops will take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:30—5:00 p.m. at the Havre High Theatre, youth need not be a Havre Public School student to participate. The topic scheduled for November is Movement, Voice, and Stage Presence. Workshop dates are November 1, 3, 8, 10, 15, 17, 21 and 22. Participants will learn that in the art of performance, the instrument is the actor’s or actress’ body. Interested individuals are inv...
This past Halloween, Project Pumpkin was unveiled in Chinook at Brickcent$ on Indiana Street. Owner of Brickcent$, Brandon Nissen had hoped to also build something with a "Strange" theme, but he only had five Trick-or-Treaters, so the project didn't take off as he intended. Completed on October 27, Nissen constructed a Sugarbeeter mascot that measures approximately 15 inches wide by 24 inches tall. Made entirely with LEGO bricks, the figure is designed to be a wall hanging. Chinook High School...
On October 17, when the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation (NATAS) announced the nominees for the 2022 National Student Production Awards, five student films from the Montana educational nonprofit MAPS Media Institute had made the list. Among them is Waking the Generations, a film created by a group of Fort Belknap youth. Award recipients will be announced on Thursday, November 17. NATAS is the same organization behind the EMMY® Awards. Founded in 1947, NATAS...
Local FFA Chapters are getting ready for the Montana FFA Foundation’s Ag Expo 2022 which is being held from November 10-12 in Bozeman, Montana. One of Montana’s largest conferences, this event is a three-day conference where high school and middle school FFA members from across Montana gather to participate in competitive events, leadership workshops, and career training on the Montana State University campus. Sponsored by John Deere dealers: C&B Operations, Frontline Ag Solutions, and RDO Equipment Company, the Montana FFA Ag Expo hosts ove...
Anyone who missed the Halloween weekend performance of Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express, adapted for the stage by Ken Ludwig, another opportunity exists on November 3-5 and again on November 10-12. Curtain rises at 8:00 p.m. at the MSUN/MAT Theatre in Cowan Hall on the campus of MSU-Northern. As the story goes, just after midnight, a snowdrift stops the Orient Express in its tracks. Although the luxurious train is surprisingly full for the time of the year, by the morning it is one...
A piece of artwork by Avery Fox, an eighth grader at Turner Public Schools, has been chosen as a finalist for Artsonia's Artist of the Week. If he wins, the school will receive a $100 gift certificate for art supplies, and Fox will receive a $50 gift certificate provided by Blick Art Materials. Fox's artwork is a clay gargoyle, a mythological creature which he named Jerry. "He looks like something from the past, a little bit scary yet funny," Fox said. "In history, gargoyles stood at the front...
Four members from Turner, Montana's American Legion Post 109 conducted a Ceremony for Disposal of Unserviceable Flags on September 29 at approximately 3:00 in the afternoon. The time was set so that students from Turner Public Schools could attend. At the ceremony, 39 flags received a dignified disposal. Jeff Nelson welcomed those gathered and explained that the flags would perish in a proper service of tribute, memory, and love after having reached their present tattered, faded, and frayed...
Members representing FFA Chapters from Chinook, Harlem, and Big Flat (Turner) traveled to Malta for Career Development Events (CDE) in the Judith Basin District FFA Competition held on October 4. While all three Chapters posted strong scores, Blaine County’s top finisher was Katherine Windy Boy who placed first overall in Senior Livestock. Another stellar performer was Ashlyn Hofeldt who achieved fourth overall as an individual in Junior Horse. Many other Blaine County youth ranked in the Top Ten. Hosted by the Malta Chapter of the FFA, the J...
Governor Greg Gianforte announced on Friday, September 23, that he would be hosting a 2022 Youth Hunting Story Contest for Montana youth and apprentice hunters ages 10-17. The launch of this contest marks an inaugural event that will celebrate the hunting heritage in Montana. With a deadline of Monday, November 28, the contest is now open and accepting story entries about animals harvested by Montana youth hunters during the 2022 hunting seasons. Young and apprentice hunters wishing to enter their hunts into the contest should write and submit...
Dr. Janet Trethewey, the Cardiac Ready Communities Manager with the Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS), visited Turner on September 28 to share strategies with emergency response personnel representing Blaine County 2 Ambulance (Big Flat) for the use of Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs). She also shared statistics on Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) in young athletes. "Seventy-five percent of all fatalities during sports are cardiovascular related," Trethewey told those...
During the Sugarbeet Festival this past weekend, Brickcent$ held an open house. The doors of Brandon Nissen's LEGO® office at 236 Indiana Street were open from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. for strollers to stop by and see Nissen's collection and the projects he has been working on recently. Those walking the streets on Saturday, October 1 would have noticed a LEGO brick painted on the sidewalk next to a Sugarbeeter. Nissen speculates that several people stopped in to view his 500k - 1 million...
Montana Actors’ Theatre (MAT) is busy this month. Not only will MAT be hosting a Volunteer Fair on Thursday, October 6 at 7:00 p.m. in the MSUN/MAT Theatre on the campus of MSU-Northern, but they are once again offering workshops for youth ages 12-19 at Havre High School. According to Marketing and Development Director, Andi Daniels, the MAT Volunteer Fair will answer the questions: Have you ever wondered what it takes to make a theatre production happen? Are you interested in getting involved with theatre but don’t know where to start? Sev...
Tonight, September 28 from 6:00-7:00, Janet Trethewey will be speaking in the Turner School Gymnasium about Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs). Sponsored by emergency response personnel with Blaine County 2 Ambulance (Big Flat), Trethewey is the Cardiac Ready Manager at the Montana Department of Health and Human Services. Everyone, high school age and older, is welcome to attend Trethewey's presentation entitled, "Saving Lives in High School Sports." While children are also welcome, they m...
