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The Sweet Medical Center will hold its Annual Health Fair this Friday at the Blaine County Commercial Building and will include something for everyone. This years event is focused on being family friendly and encourages everyone to join in on the fun. “We are very excited to be incorporating more kid-friendly activities at this year’s health fair and welcoming back most of our loyal participants, as well as some new ones including Chair Massages by Carrie and demonstrations by Bare Pa-dma Yoga,” stated Nora Connor, Outreach and Enrol...
The Chinook Jr./Sr. High school recently held an Active Shooter drill as part of their continued ALICE Training. ALICE stands for Alert Lockdown Inform Counter Evacuate, not in progressive order. The school was invited to be part of the program by the Blaine County Sheriff's Department as way to improve overall community safety. Through the program the school is required to hold eight drills throughout the school year and this was just a continuation of that process. "It's a proactive approach...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter volleyball team concluded the regular season last Tuesday by defeating the Box Elder Bears in the final conference match the regular season. The Sugarbeeters topped the Bears 25-18, 25-13, 23-25 and 25-22 in winning the season finale three sets to one. With the win the Sugarbeeters improved to 8-2 in District 6C East play and will take the District's number 2 seed into the tournament which begins Thursday in Chester. The Sugarbeeters were led in the contest against the...
After a 21 year hiatus the Annual Farmer/Rancher night made it's return this past Saturday. Hosted by the Chinook Are Chamber of Commerce the gathering served more than 400 Prime Rib Dinners to our local Farmers and Ranchers. In what was commonly referred to as a great way to recognize the efforts of the agriculture industry and the contributions it has made to the communities of Blaine County, the dinner was considered a success. The communities of Turner and Hogeland even contracted a Bus...
Hays/Lodge Pole senior Isiah Runsabove climbed all the way to the top of the Class C Boys Cross Country world this past Saturday in Helena at the State meet. Runsabove worked his way through the field taking the lead the last quarter mile to win the boys championship with a time of 17:24. RunsAbove has worked hard throughout his running career at Hays/Lodge Pole and to reach the peak is quit rewarding," It felt great and it means a lot to me and the community. Without their support I couldn't ha...
Several downtown business are getting together to treat the community to a celebration with the purpose of showing people what services these great businesses provide and hopefully encourage the community to shop local. Businesses taking part in the Block Party include: Finley's Food Farm, Crystal Stepper -State Farm, Chinook Tire and Lube, Blaine County Journal, as well as the Blaine County Museum and the Blaine County Wildlife Museum Each one of the businesses will be offering a gift basket...
The Big Game hunting season is upon us. Deer and Elk season opens this Saturday, October 21. Pheasant season opened last Saturday and Archery season concluded last Friday. Hunters routinely face obstacles in coming up with the perfect hunting getaway and this fall there are plenty a things that will likely get in the way. Gaining access to suitable hunting locations can be difficult any season but this year will prove to be an even greater challenge. This fire season has been off the charts as f...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters completed what can only be described as a successful season this past weekend with a hard-fought 14-12 come-from-behind victory over the Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hawks to finish the season with a 4-4 record. The strides this team made during the season are impressive and a testament to their hard work and coaching staff as a team. What began as a team with relatively no varsity experience grew up fast and learned how to compete in posting a .500 record. Friday's contest...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter volleyball team had a busy week on the volleyball court beginning with a non conference clash against the Malta M-ettes last Tuesday, Thursday the girls faced the Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hawks in big District 6C-East Clash. Monday the 'Beeters were in Hays to face the Thunderbirds and Tuesday the team honored its seniors in the home finale against the Box Elder Bears. The M-ettes and 'Beeters have played each other tough every time they met this season weather it be in...
If you lived along The High-Line long enough you certainly have experienced winter storms in nearly every month of the calendar with the exception of maybe July. We've all seen snow in June in August, but the storm that came through last weekend was one of those that goes in the category of "I'll never forget". The storm blanketed the region with a heavy wet snow that wreaked havoc on trees, power lines and anything that it would stick to. The leaves of fall are always so beautiful and truly a...
The Chinook Rod and Gun Club held its fifth annual gun show this past weekend at the Blaine County Fairgrounds commercial building with vendors from all over the state of Montana and one very special vendor from Spokane, Washington attending the show. The event was again a huge success the club uses funds from the event to help improve the gun range south of Chinook, Which in and just a few short years has become one of the nicest stops for gun enthusiast along the High-line to visit. The Range...
The recent East Fork Fire was a trying time for many and as such brought to light many areas where things need to improve to avoid the challenges and pitfalls that accompanied those trying to battle the blaze or were otherwise affected or involved. A meeting to address those issues was recently held at the Chinook Volunteer Fire Department conference room. Leonard Lundby, Fire Chief, Manchester Volunteer Fire Department was on hand to moderate the meeting. On hand were members of the Chinook,...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters have improved exponentially since the beginning of the season and carried a two game winning streak in their contest with the Centerville Miners on Friday. The Miners, leaders of the Northern 8 Man B Subdivision entered with a perfect 4-0 record in the division and stood at 5-1 overall. The Miners opened the scoring finding the endzone twice, just :17 apart midway through the first quarter to take a early 14-0 lead. The Sugarbeeters orchestrated a nine play scoring...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter volleyball team continued its roller coaster season this past week picking up a 3-0 sweep of the Big Sandy Pioneers on Thursday. Saturday it was the Fort Benton Longhorns doing the sweeping as they defeated the Sugarbeeters in straight sets leaving the Sugarbeeters with a 5-5 overall record. Chinook took the first set against the Pioneers by a score of 25-19. Junior Rachel Gunderson and junior Kourtney Hanson each recorded two kills in the win and junior Lincy Johnson...
October is National Farm to School Month and is promoted as a time to connect students to producers in developing their understanding of the food they consume. According to the MDA website, "Farm to school programs enhance the connection communities have with fresh, healthy food and local food producers by changing food purchasing and education practices at schools and early care and education settings. Students gain access to healthy, local food as well as education opportunities such as...
The weather in Montana is always unpredictable especially on the Highline and this past Monday we were made aware of just how crazy it can get. Locals can often be heard describing the weather as "just give it 10 minutes" and it will change. But, every now and again the storm catches even the most prepared residents off guard. The storm that came through was a wet heavy snow that weighed down the branches of the trees to a point of breaking causing a whole lot of damage all over Blaine County...
The Chinook Rod & Gun Club will hold its Fifth Annual Gun Show this Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Commercial Building located at the Blaine County Fairgrounds. The Gun Show is the primary fund raiser for the club and has another great show lined up for the weekend. The Chinook Rod and Gun Club has cemented itself within Chinook and Blaine County as a fantastic outlet for families to get involved in the outdoors. The Club has been very active in getting youth from all over Blaine County out to Dry Fork Reservoir each spring to connect with...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters football team took on the Simms Tigers this past Friday in a homecoming game that had postseason implications on the line. The Sugarbeeters and the Tigers each carried 2-3 into the contest and a win would allow postseason chances to remain intact. The first series for the SugarBeeters started off inauspiciously as they were sacked on second and third down and forced to punt while losing 17 yards on the possession. From that point on though the Sugarbeeters rebounded in...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter volleyball team had a mixed week on the court as they had their fair share of ups and downs. Thursday the girls welcomed the North Star Knights to town in homecoming match that featured the top two teams in the District 6C-East. Saturday the team was in Fort Benton for the Longhorns annual mid-season tournament where they went 2-1 in pool play before bowing out of the tournament with setback against those same pesky Knights. In the Homecoming match against North Star the...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters began the week with a tough five set loss to the Malta M-ettes on Tuesday. Thursday the girls rebounded and earned a hard fought 5 set win over the Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hawks in District 6C-East play. Tuesday evening the M-ettes got off to a fast start, taking the first set from the Sugarbeeters 25-14. Chinook responded in the second set as junior Megan Molyneaux pounded home four kills and the back row dug up 16 balls with senior Carrie Hofer saving five of them as...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters scored early and often in a 50-0 shellacking of the Rocky Boy stars Friday evening. The battle between Northern Eight-man 'B' Division foes was never in question as the Sugarbeeters took the opening kickoff and marched down the field at will. Junior Chase Moxley found the end zone on seven yard scamper just over a minute into the contest. Junior Trajan Hannum connected with junior Brenden Edwards on the conversion and the 'Beeters were quickly up 8-0. The 'Beeter...
The Blaine County Cruisers will host their annual fall car show this Saturday, September 23rd at the Blaine County Fairgrounds. The Car Show has been held in conjunction with the Sugarbeet Festival but with the festival not taking place this year the Cruisers decided to still go forward with their show. Registration is scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday morning and an Awards Banquet is set for 3 p.m. There are plenty of activities going on in conjunction with the show including a Horse Shoe...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter volleyball team steamrolled through the Big Sandy Pioneers and the Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds this past weekend winning both matches in straight sets. Friday the team headed to Big Sandy to face the Pioneers in a Northern C, District 6C East contest. Junior Kourtney Hanson slammed home a pair of kills and senior Sierra Swank served up a trio of Aces to help the Sugarbeeters win the opening set easily 25-12. It was more of the same dominance in set number two. This time...
The Chinook High School Football team was on the road this past week in Fort Benton to take on the Longhorns. The Longhorns scored through the running game and the passing game steadily building a lead in defeating the Sugarbeeters 36-2 in a Northern 8 Man football contest. With the loss the Sugarbeeters fall to 1-3 overall and 0-2 in the B Subdivision. Chinook will look to right the ship this Friday when they travel to Rocky Boy to face the Stars. Currently the Sugarbeeters and the Stars are winless in subdivision play but a win this weekend c...
Valerie White has been selected to replace Kelly Mills as the Blaine County Superintendent of Schools. White was sworn in Thursday, September 7 by District Court Judge Yvonne Laird. She has actually been on the job since September 1. White taught at the Harlem Elementary School for 25 years in a number of different capacities. She retired from the Harlem School District in 2012. White has since worked for the Office of Public Instruction in Helena for Denise Juneau and subsequently Elsie...
