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Many small non-profit organizations, especially in rural America, have significant difficulty with funding for even the most basic of financial needs. These organizations in Montana and more significantly the Hi-line are not immune to these struggles. In our communities those groups are often related to clubs and organizations to support our local youth i.e. swim teams, 4-H Clubs, FFA, Youth Baseball/Tee-ball leagues or Chinook/Blaine County AAU Wrestling amongst many. Several community based...
4 has been anything but usual in the terms of how we go about our daily lives. Beginning in the middle of March, we have had our lives turned upside down by circumstances that none of us were prepared for. Each and every one of us has had to deal with these obstacles in our own unique way, independent of how others deal with their own situations. This pandemic that we are all going through has no doubt caused a ton of hardship and changed all of our lives. After the Spring of 2020, the...
It could be that once in a lifetime chance to get away that you spent a lifetime planning or at the very least thought about. Now it is on the presuppose of the trip actually taking place and the excitement of this once in a lifetime opportunity is part of the actual memory that will stay with you for the rest of your life. Maybe it's an all-inclusive vacation getaway to a Caribbean or Mexican resort that you take each year or maybe it's a summer excursion for Mom, Dad and the kids to get away...
Congratulations to Seniors L'Tia Lawrence, Brad Chichosz, and Sarah Billmayer, Juniors Reese Elliot, Ethan Bell, and Shyan Krass, and Sophomore Taya Trottier on your All State honors. Thank you for a great season....
Through the years the Oldest Continuously running Seed Show in the country has faced many obstacles. The 71st edition of the Montana Seed Show had the challenge of a severe winter storm to deal with in attracting visitors. The Seed Show began Thursday morning and ran through Saturday as event organizers did a fantastic job in making the best of the situation. Agriculture Exhibit entries were turned in Thursday morning including Grains, Legumes, Grasses and Potatoes. Wood working entries were...
The Blaine County Fair Foundation has been hard at work for quite some time raising funds for a new indoor arena at the Blaine County Fairgrounds. There certainly have been some very positive results in the past but as with any fundraising efforts, things don't always go your way. This past Friday the Fair Foundation presented area supporters with the sounds of the Marshall Catch Band for "A Night of Hi-Octane Rock and Country" at the Commercial Event Building located on the Fairgrounds....
The Harlem Lady Cats didn't get the finish they had hoped for at the Class B State Girls Basketball Tournament in Butte this past weekend, but they did make history along the way. The tournament was canceled following completion of the semifinal contest Friday night cutting the season short and not allowing the Lady Cats the opportunity to play in the consolation final and potentially bring home some hardware from the tournament. The COVID-19 pandemic and Montana getting conformation of the...
Too many of us "Smokejumpers" are a summertime fire fighting crew that cash in during the fire season, but in reality they are a highly trained and elite firefighting unit that is actively engaged in rigorousness training, fitness and skilled in advanced fire fighting techniques. When not deployed to a fire they are in constant training at one of the facilities in the Western United States. Montana is home to two Smokejumper Bases, one located in Missoula and the other in West Yellowstone....
The Harlem Lady Cats have been on a roll the past few years, steadily rising from the bottom of the District 2B standings to perennial contenders for the championship. This past weekend in Shelby their performance at the Northern B Divisional assured them of a second straight trip to the Montana Class B Girls State Tournament. The State B Girls Basketball Tournament will be played at the Butte Civic Center at Butte High School this Thursday through Saturday. The Lady Cats punched their ticket...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters and the Harlem Wildcats were both looking for a different outcome at the Northern C and Northern B Divisional Tournaments this past weekend but in the world of sport things often don't turn out the way you had hoped. The Sugarbeeters were in Great Falls at the Northern C Divisional this past weekend and after opening up with a 50-45 first round win over the Roy/Winifred Outlaws Thursday afternoon they were feeling pretty good about their tournament position. Friday in th...
The 2019-20 basketball season is over for the Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds and the Turner Tornadoes following play at the Northern C Divisional. The two teams were in Great Falls turning in their best effort and looking to put the finishing touches on an outstanding season. The Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbird girls basketball team has turned in a season to remember thus far and a return trip back to the Northern C Divisional for the first time since 1988 is simply icing on the cake. The...
The first weekend of postseason action is in the books as the District 2B and District 9C Tournaments were played in Malta and Havre. Blaine County teams found plenty of success on the hardwood with three advancing to the Divisional Tournament. The Harlem Lady Cats edged Malta 48-46 to claim the District 2B Championship in Malta. The Turner Tornadoes took down the Chester/Joplin-Inverness Hawks in the opening round 45-39, and the North Star Knights 58-54 in the semifinal before falling in the...
The District 2B and District 9C Tournaments are in the books and for the Chinook Sugarbeeters and the Harlem Wildcats their effort on the court will allow them to continue their seasons at this weeks Divisional Tournaments in Malta and Great Falls. For the Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds and the Turner Tornadoes, they saw their seasons end following a pair of losses in Havre. The Sugarbeeters will advance to the Northern C this week at the Four Seasons Arena in Great Falls after finishing second...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters and Harlem Wildcats were in Billings this past weekend as they concluded the 2020 High School wrestling season. When the dust settled Chinook sophomore Wyatt Dunbar had earned himself a 5th place spot on the podium and had also led the Sugarbeeters to a third place finish amongst the Class C teams in attendance. The 'Beeters were represented well in Billings with six wrestlers competing. In addition to Dunbar who wrestled at 285 pounds. Chinook had junior Rebecca Stroh...
The final weekend of the high school basketball regular season was record breaking. Harlem senior Brad Cichosz torched the nets for 31 points in Harlem's 88-76 win over the Box Elder Bears Friday night. Saturday in Harlem, in front of the hometown fans, on senior night, Cichosz turned in a performance for the ages. Cichosz scored an all-class state record 68 points in the Wildcats 101-53 win over the Poplar Indians. The sensational senior scored in every way, in transition, inside, mid-range...
The regular season high school Class B and Class C basketball seasons concluded this past weekend and now Blaine County teams have their sights set on District Tournaments. The District 2B Tournament will get underway this Thursday in Malta and will feature the No. 1 Seed Harlem Lady Cats. The District 9C Tournament will begin play Thursday in Havre at the Havre High School Gymnasium. The Turner Tornadoes enter as the No. 3 Seed, the Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds are the No. 4 Seed and the...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters and Harlem Wildcat wrestling teams were in Conrad this past Saturday at the Northern B/C Divisional. With realignment coming next year to include two divisional tournaments instead of four, this was the final time for the Northern B/C to be held. The top four wrestlers in each weight class would advance to the State B/C Wrestling Tournament this Friday and Saturday at the Rim-rock Auto Arena at Metra Park in Billings. The Sugarbeeters took seven wrestlers to the...
he Chinook Sugarbeeter basketball team got back to playing their style of basketball this past weekend. The 'Beeters looked sharp in blowing past the District 9C third and fourth place teams. Friday Chinook started fast and had their inside out game working to perfection in a lopsided 75-43 win over the Big Sandy Pioneers. Saturday the 'Beeters were to challenge the Box Elder Bears and turned in another dominate effort, taking down the visitors 63-36 to improve to 10-2 on the season. The Harlem...
The Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds picked up a huge conference win Friday night in Gildford. In a back and forth battle with the North Star Knights it was the Thunderbirds that earned a hard fought 55-53 win. Saturday in Big Sandy, Hays/Lodge Pole ran away from the Pioneers 63-28 to improve to 8-4 on the season. The Turner Tornadoes began the week with a home contest against the undefeated Fort Benton Longhorns and nearly pulled out a win, but fell 57-54. Saturday the girls bounced back with a sho...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter and Harlem Wildcat wrestling teams are in the home stretch as they prepare for the Northern B Divisional in Conrad on February 8. On Friday the teams were in Chinook as the Sugarbeeters hosted their final mixer of the season and honored their two seniors in the process. Saturday night they were in Harlem for the Annual Wildcat Invitational. With just one week left in the regular season and limited mat time, the wrestlers are looking to get better with each chance to...
Regardless of what side of the aisle you find yourself on, or if you stand in the middle, the three recent trade deals signed into law by President Trump have impacted local farmers and ranchers in a huge way. How we got here and whether it was the right way to achieve these trade agreements is a topic for a much larger circulation. What is important to us is our local producers. This is where we are at now, and how these deals will affect all of us, directly, is largely dependent on how those...
The Harlem Wildcats stayed hot from beyond the arc this past weekend improving to 9-1 in the season in the process. After scorching the nets for 15 three point bombs in a lopsided win over Glasgow, the Wildcats dropped 17 from distance in a 110-63 win over the Poplar Indians Saturday afternoon. Friday the Wildcats drained 10 triples in a 92-59 win over the Box Elder Bears. The Chinook Sugarbeeters cross the midway point of the season with a 8-2 overall record. Chinook rolled to a 86-57 win over...
The Harlem Lady Cats continued their winning ways this past weekend as they improved to 10-0 as we cross the midway point of the regular season. In the latest Class B Girls Power Poll the Lady Cats moved to No.2 in the rankings, improving one spot from the previous week. Harlem was in Box Elder Friday night where they earned a 57-38 non-conference win over the Bears. Saturday afternoon the girls were in Poplar where they coasted to a 74-24 District 2B win over the Indians to remain perfect on...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter and Harlem Wildcat wrestling teams were in Choteau to take part in the annual Bulldog Invitational. The Sugarbeeters entered seven wrestlers in the tournament, five on the Varsity side and two wrestling the Junior Varsity tournament. The Harlem Wildcat wrestling team had five taking part in the Bulldog Invitational with one in the Varsity tournament and four competing in the JV tournament. The Sugarbeeters and Wildcats are in the final stretch of the regular season as...
Melissa and Derrick Shambo have a good thing going just off Highway 66. Heading south through Blaine County, just before reaching the turnoff to Hays/Lodge Pole High School is 'Shambo Camp', a three bedroom home owned by the couple and a safe haven for area youth to hang out and relax in a comfortable setting. Many throughout Blaine County, the Hi-line, and the hoards of avid Montana High School basketball fans know Derrick Shambo as Head Coach of the Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbird boys basketball...
