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The Chinook School Board recently held its June meeting. The following includes information found in the draft minutes from that meeting. Chairman Billmayer called the meeting to order and welcomed visitors. Stacey Hasler-Elliot, Tammy Edwards, Charlotte Brummer, Jenn Conrad, Gerald and Stella Llante, Mitzi Cecrle, Bill Bell, Danelle Gibson, Lesa MacLeod, Alicia Noel, and Jill Paulsen. Board members present included Frank Billmayer, Kevin Elias, Shane Strobe, Teddy Crowley, Justin Liddle, Robert Kelly, Tim Malsem and Scott DePriest. 7-12 Big...
The Chinook Lion and Harlem swim teams were in Roundup June 24-25, with both teams performing very well. The Lions again secured several High Point Trophies while the Harlem swimmers got quality time in the pool for their up and coming younger swimmers. The Lions were led on the day by Katie Tilleman who broke the Federation record in the 13-14 Girls 50 Meter Butterfly by completing the two lengths of the pool in :30.92. Tilleman also captured gold in the 50 meter Freetsyle with a time of...
The Fourth of July is one of the most popular holidays by far and for many the opportunity to get together and celebrate with good food, friends and an adult beverage or two is a no brainer. While Christmas, Thanksgiving and Easter bring families and friends together they lack the carefree all-in attitude of a barbecue in the summer heat. In addition, July is National Grilling Month. The population on the Hi-line and North Central Montana is small compared to the rest of the world but it would be fair to say we would hold our own when it comes...
School may be out for summer, but that doesn't mean that many student athletes aren't working as hard as they can to prepare for the upcoming season in volleyball, basketball, football, wrestling or even tennis. The month of June provides coaches and student athletes the opportunity to compete and practice together in an effort to improve their program prior to the start of the season during the school year. The Chinook Sugarbeeters and the Harlem Lady Cat basketball teams have been very busy...
The Chinook Lions Swim Team was in Scobey week two and performed very well. The summer swim season is very short so getting in the pool as often as you can is very important. The team continues to get better with each meet and while their numbers in Scobey were small, their performance was impressive. The Lions had three swimmers capture individual High Point Honors, Daniel Tilleman and Brockton Elliot tied for the Senior (15-19) Boys Individual High Point while Katie Tilleman took home top hono...
Zack Schellin is a 2015 graduate of Chinook High school and currently works as the producer of the Montana this Morning show at KTVQ in Billings. Schellin has come a long way since getting his start in television and recently received one of the highest honors one could get by winning a Daytime Emmy Award for one of his productions. Following graduation Zack tried his hand at college but it just wasn't for him, "Typically to be a producer you need a degree in Journalism but after leaving school...
The Chinook Lions Swim travelled to Plentywood the first weekend of June to get their 2023 summer swim season underway. Head coach Benton Elliot took a small contingent of swimmers to the season opening meet and all performed very well. The Lions had a couple of High Point award winners, and a number of personal best times were established as well. Leading the way was Daniel Tilleman who took home the top spot in all three of his individual events. First Daniel captured gold in the 50 Meter...
The PAWS Animal Shelter in Chinook is set to host its second ever adoption event on Saturday, June 17, 2023 at North 40 in Havre, MT. The theme for this event is 'Adopt Your Next Adventure' and looks to build upon the success of the first event. The idea of holding an adoption event came about in December, 2022 and quickly became a reality with North 40 jumping on board ready to help in any way possible. The first event, held on January 28, 2023 and featured six dogs directly from the Shelter...
The Chinook School Board has been actively seeking new methods to better serve the districts in relation to getting students safely to and from the school. At the May regular schedule board meeting time was allocated to Consideration of Bus Routes and Individual Transportation Contracts for the 2023-24 School Year. Superintendent Hofman’s recommendation is to “eliminate route 2, run routes 1 and 3, and have Individual Transportations Contracts (ITC) for the Zurich district. We will make arrangements to pick up the one family down south.” Chair...
May is National Nursing Home month and May 14-20 is designated as National Nursing Home week. In the past Sweet Home in Chinook has celebrated the occasion in a number of ways. Nationally there is a chosen theme with a variety of ideas for activities to be done each day. In recent years Sweet Home has taken its own, more personable approach as a means to celebrate the week. Sweet Home Administrator Rebecca Shackelford commented, "Nursing Home week really is about celebrating our healthcare...
The Meadowlark Elementary school in Chinook took full advantage of Spring fundraisers thanks to the quick actions of Librarian Sue Reid. The "Books are Fun, Book Blast Voyage" nearly sailed right on by, "I got the phone call in the library and it sounded like a great fundraiser," said Reid. "They said that I was the only one all that day that remembered the Books are Fun Company! I convinced the administration that it would be a good fundraiser to get books in the kids hands right before summer...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter Tennis team was back in Great Falls this past weekend looking to bring home hardware once again from the Montana Class B/C State Tournament. The 'Beeters sent two Singles and two Doubles teams to the State tournament. When the dust settled Chinook junior, Mya Berreth had captured gold, defeating her Fairfield opponent 6-2, 6-4 in the championship to claim the Singles title. Sophomore, Rilee Molyneaux went 3-2 to earn All-state honors with a fifth place finish. Both...
The final week of the 2022-23 Athletic Calendar concluded this past weekend. The Chinook Sugarbeeters and Turner Tornadoes were in Laurel for the Class C State Track and Field meet while the Harlem Wildcats were in Butte for the Class B State meet. The 'Beeter boys secured a third place finish in Laurel, the best ever finish for the boys program Senior Brenden Fetter turned in an effort never seen before in Chinook Boys Track and Field. Fetter took home gold in the 100 Meter, 200 Meter and Long...
The Chinook School Board held a reorganizational meeting prior to the regular scheduled meeting on Tuesday, May 9. Chairman Billmayer called the meeting to order at 7:45 PM. The first order of business was the appointment of Justin Liddle to the Board (1 year). A motion to appoint Justin Liddle to the Board for one year was made by Trustee DePriest and seconded by Trustee Stroebe, the motion carried unanimously. The next order of business was the installation of Board Members and Oath of Office: Justin Liddle, Tim Malsam, Robert Kelley, Frank...
All four Blaine County track and field teams were in action this week. Chinook, Turner and Hays/Lodgepole were in Great Falls Thursday and Friday while Harlem was in Great Falls on Saturday. The 'Beeter girls pulled out a one point win to claim the Northern C Divisional Title while the boys finished second. The 'Beeters were paced by senior Anna Terry with wins in the 1,600 Meters (5:34.18), 3,200 Meters (12:19.38) and a fourth in the 800 Meters. Junior Hallie Neibauer set a new school record...
e Northeast B/C Tennis Tournament in Great Falls on Wednesday, May 17. The 'Beeters dominated the tournament once again with 45 points, 17 points clear of runner up Fairfield. The Sugarbeeters will send two singles and two doubles teams to the state tournament in Great Falls this Thursday through Saturday. Junior Mya Berreth continued her winning ways capturing a second straight Northern B/C Divisional title. Berreth has not lost a match this season while dropping just a handful of sets along...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter Golf team concluded its season this past Wednesday in Great Falls at the Montana Class C Boys and Girls Tournament. Senior Morgan Friede, Senior Ryan Meneely and sophomore Brockton Elliot represented the Sugarbeeters on the links's at the Anaconda Hills Golf Course. Weather has played a big role this season but the conditions at the State meet were just fine, "It was a beautiful day on the course, the setup was nice, but challenging as well." Friede made her second start...
Spring is the favorite season of the year for many and the reasons why are generally pretty similar. Saying goodbye to winter, calves being born and green grass showing more and more each day brightens the spirits of many. Longer days, warmer temperatures and just getting outside pretty much sums up their feelings. May is National Mental Health Month and folks in North Central Montana have become increasingly aware of the importance of community awareness and being supportive of those seeking Me...
This past weekend the Harlem Wilcats headed west to Glasgow for the 2B District Track and Field meet. Two Harlem athletes have already prequalified for the State meet, and more are hoping to make it to the big show at divisionals this next weekend. Keonna Medicine Bear has had a great season on the field where she prequalified in the Girls High Jump while also tying the school record with a jump of 5'0". "Keonna has sacrificed so much to achieve her high jumping success. She had to miss out on...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter tennis team was in Havre on Saturday May 13, hosting a Seeding Tennis Meet. The outcome of this Seeding tournament was to establish seeding and fill out brackets for the Northern B/C Divisional Tennis Tournament in Great Falls this Tuesday and Wednesday, May 16-17. Chinook Head Coach Janelle Deanon commented on the day the team faced, "The girls stuck it out for nearly a 12-hour day! It was the first time of the season that we got good enough weather to play close to...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter Girls and Boys Golf Teams have certainly faced a number of obstacles that they had to overcome. It’s fair to say all teams have faced similar obstacles with a few managing to get on the course more than others. In Chinook’s case the entire team was never able to compete together at a meet, nor were they able to practice together on the course adding another challenge to how Head Coach Nick Turner and Assistant Coach Brent Schellin managed their practice schedule. For the first month of the season the team split pra...
The Northern Lights/Aurora Borealis are caused when a solar storm lets off gasses and some of the energy and particles travel through the magnetic fields at the north pole into the earth's atmosphere and interact with gasses in our atmosphere. The result is colorful displays of light in our sky. Different colors are created by different gasses. The same phenomena occurs at the south pole and is called the Southern Lights or Aurora Australis One factor in predicting the potential for seeing the N...
The Chinook School Board held its regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, April 20, 2023. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Trustee Frank Billmayer at 7:00 pm. Board present in attendance were Frank Billmayer, Kevin Elias, Russell Alisch, Shane Strobe, Teddy Crowley, and Scott DePriest. A number of visitors filled the gallery. Many schools in Montana have made the change to a four-day school week. The Board once again addressed the issue at the April meeting. Consideration of the...
The Chinook School Board held its regularly scheduled on Tuesday, April 20, 2023. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Trustee Frank Billmayer at 7:00 pm. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited, and visitors were welcomed. Visitors included, Matt Molyneaux, Leslee Weber, Jill Paulsen, Paula Molyneaux, Laura Kellam, Tammy Edwards, Celeste Elliot, Brockton Elliot, Robert Kelley, Shay Waldbillig, Julianne Snedigar, Sheena Barber, Danelle Gibson, Alicia Noel, Michael Reel, Daniel Dahl, Dan Arriola, Chrissy Downs, Mike Jones, Bree Swanson,...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter Tennis team had a busy, but highly successful week on the courts. First, they hosted the Fort Benton Longhorns on Tuesday, April 25 coming away with 12 wins against just 3 losses. The team headed to Townsend on Friday and Saturday to take part in the Dawg Bite Invitational Tournament. Junior Mya Berreth had another stellar performance Tuesday against the Longhorns. Berreth opened with a 6-3, 7-5 win. She then teamed up with sophomore Rilee Molyneaux in a doubles match...
