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There is a stretch on the calender where communities all over Montana are provided an opportunity to be more socially active than the rest of the year. That stretch begins for those of us on the Hi-Line in mid July with the start of the Blaine County Fair followed by the Great Northern Fair in Havre, The Phillips County Fair in Dodson, The Montana State Fair in Great Falls and concluding with the Choteau County Fair in Fort Benton August 17-20. Small communities along the Hi-Line go all out...
Saturday and Sunday night at the Blaine County Fair is always a good time especially when you consider the Blaine County Showdown Demolition Derby takes center stage Saturday night and the ever popular Pig Wrestling concludes the fair Sunday evening. This year fairgoers enjoyed a number of great events and were treated to a trio of free concerts by Cale Moon following the Bear Paw Roundup Rodeo Thursday and Friday and the Derby Saturday. The Blaine County Showdown Derby is one of the biggest eve...
Harlem Wildcat 2017 graduate Reece Hutton played his final high school football game this past Saturday in Billings as a member of the East All Star team during the 71st Annual Shrine Game Hutton wore No. 57 in the contest and played on the offensive line. His East team broke open a close game late to earn a 38-24 win in the annual contest. Hutton was an All-State football player for the Wildcats the past two seasons and holds the school Shot Put record earning All-State recognition in Track...
The Chinook and Harlem swim teams continue to work hard in the pool as they prepare for the upcoming Divisional and State swim meets. Due to early printing the Harlem results were not included in last weeks edition. The swimmers swam very well in Glasgow two weeks ago and Chester and Malta last week. In Glasgow Andrew Rasmussen shared High Point honors. Alaura Hawley was a High Point winner in Chester for the 9-10 girls while sister Alaynee won the award in Malta for the 13-14 girls division....
The Chinook Lions Swim team started the second half of their season on a high note winning the Malta Invitational team and relay championships. Chinook's Daniel Tilleman and Katie Tilleman each share High Point honors and several swimmers won individual championships. Katie won all three of her events finishing first in the 25 Meter Breaststroke (:22.77), the 25 Meter Backstroke (:22.40) and the 25 Meter Butterfly (:22.29). Daniel won the 50 Meter Freestyle (:36.05) and the 100 Meter Freestyle...
From the beginning to Blaine County Cruise has been an incredibly popular event For many to participate arm as they get into the heart of their summer schedule this past weekend Blaine County Cruisers event attracted a record number 70 registered cars as they made the trip east to Malta and back Saturday. Since the beginning the cruise has had good numbers through the years and steady growth is a direct result of a well-organized activity. The community was welcome to take part in the...
Editors note: Thom MacLean's last day as "Your local State Farm Agent" is tomorrow, June 29th after that he will be heading to Billings, Montana to 'See what happens'. Currently Thom has no immediate plans but thought it was time for a change and is excited to see what opportunities are out there. Thom has been very active in the community and with the school and his departure will surely leave a void. In recognition of his commitment to the community we felt it appropriate to acknowledge all...
Sweet Memorial Park in Chinook was a busy place last week as the local jump youth group helped put on a vacation bible school last Monday through Thursday. The Girl Scout house served as headquarters for the event which ran from 11:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. daily. The school was an extremely popular event this past week, at its height 44 children attended the midday sessions headed up by 18 Junior High and High School and adult camp counselors. The Bible school first began in 2008 when a visiting...
The Chinook Lions swim team split their roster and sent some swimmers to Glasgow and some to Chester to compete this weekend. Regardless of where they swam the Lion swimmers made their way to the finals. The Lions had three swimmers earn High Point trophies. Kohen Sullivan and Hallie Neibauer took top honors in Chester while Benton Elliot won the award for the second week in a row in Glasgow. It was Kohen's first High Point trophy and he sure earned it. He owned the Chester pool start to...
This past Saturday Turner, Montana was the place to be if you were a car enthusiast as the 241 Grill and Tavern hosted their Second Annual Car and Tractor Show and Fly In. Visitors came from all over north central Montana and Canada to join in the fun. More than forty cars plus several bikes and tractors lined main street during the show. The town of Turner swelled as several hundred people descended on the community to take part in the fun. The 241 Grill and Tavern served a Barbecue dinner...
The eighth annual Blaine County Cruise has a full slate of events planned for the weekend as activities get underway Friday afternoon at 5:00 p.m. with registration taking place at the Blaine County Fairgrounds. The Cruise welcomes everyone to participate in the weekend activities, “It’s a real family first event, we don’t turn anyone down,” said Cruise Secretary Allan Pula. “Drive what ever you want.” The cruise is open to anyone with a vehicle. The club prides itself on being family-friendly. Bring the kids, the emphasis is on fun and fel...
The Chinook Lions hosted their own Invitational and did so in fashion as they swam their way to an overall team championship amassing an astounding 1,100 points. The Lions also secured the Relay championship as well as four individual High Point winners. The Harlem swim team also showed up in force and swam very well and had a High Point winner as well. Harlem's Taggert Devaney had a fantastic weekend in the pull in securing his High Point trophy and his teammates performed at a high level as...
The Blaine County Journal ~ News Opinion has officially began its move down Main Street Chinook to our new location at 420 Indiana, or more commonly known as the old Chinook Hardware store. Owners Keith and Keri Hanson purchased the building earlier this year and have been working diligently renovating, upgrading and putting the finishing touches on a remodel that will wow customers the first time they step through the door. With the construction all done they have began stocking the new...
The Chinook Lions and Harlem swim teams competed in Scobey and Shelby this past weekend and were very successful in the process. Chinook sent seven swimmers to compete in Scobey and four to Shelby and everyone of them swam in the Championship Finals on Sunday while four earned High Point honors. The Harlem swim team sent four swimmers to Scobey and brought home a High Point trophy as well. The Scobey contingent comprised of Chinook swimmers Lori Mord, Amanda Mord, Jenny Mord, Halie Neibauer,...
Records, as they say are meant to be broken and all eventually will but there can only be one 'First' and Turner junior Eddie Harmon was the Tornadoes 'First' State Champion in track and Field. Eddie won the Class C Boys 800 Meter Run at State Track and Field Meet in Laurel on Friday, May 26 with a time of 1:59.33. Harmon's State C effort was impressive, it was an exciting race that was won in the final meters and was also the schools first sub two minute 800 Meter race, but his accomplishment...
The Chinook Golf and Country Club will be hosting a dinner this Friday at the Chinook Eagles Club in an effort to raise funds for the course to be used for general maintenance and upkeep. Club board members have expressed the possibility of hosting multiple dinners over the summer to help the club rebound from a spring that saw flood damage result in the loss of the main water pump. In addition the course needs fertilizer, sand, tools, and many other things to make the course presentable to the...
Voters headed to the polls on Thursday, May 25 to fill the congressional vacancy left by President Trumps appointment of former Congressmen Ryan Zinke as Secretary of the Interior. The Special Election included three names on the ballot: Republican, Greg Gianforte, Democrat Rob Quist and Libertarian Mark Wicks. Gianforte won the election with 50% of the vote (189,473), while Quist was second with 44% (166,483) and Wicks third with 6% (21,509). In Blaine County Quist claimed victory receiving 928 votes or 49% to Gianfortes 43% (819) and Wicks...
The Class B and Class C State Track and Field meets were held this past weekend in Butte and Laurel bringing an end to another fantastic school year. Harlem senior Reece Hutton and Turner junior Eddie Harmon both captured individual State Championships and a total of thirteen athletes earned All-State recognition following their weekend performance. Hutton has excelled for the Wildcats in Football, Wrestling along with Track and Field. Hutton was a All-State performer on both offense and defense...
Chinook High School Class of 2017 received their Diplomas at a ceremony held in the Floyd Bowen Gymnasium on Sunday May 21, 2017. A total of 33 students were congratulated by the Board of Trustees as they walked across the stage and flipped their tassels after receiving their Diploma. The Class of 2017 had three Valedictorians: Erika Anderson, Kyler Johnson and Rochelle Chaffin. Their Class Motto “Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.” -- Dr. Seuss. The guest speaker was Pat...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters, Harlem Wildcats, Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds and the Turner Tornadoes will all be represented at their respective Class State Track and Field Meet this weekend. The Class B state meet will take place in Butte this Friday and Saturday while the Class C will be in Laurel. Chinook sophomore Megan Molyneaux and Harlem freshman L'Tia Lawrence were both double winners over the weekend, Harlem senior Reece Hutton and Turner junior Eddie Harmon also won individual...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters again brought home hardware from the State Golf Tournament held this past weekend at the Double Arrow course in Seeley. Since 2012 the Sugarbeeters have collected a team trophy and had at least one All-State golfer. In the previous five seasons it was the boys team collecting all the accolades, in 2017 it was the girls turn to shine. Junior Carrie Hofer led a determined girls team on a day two surge to finish in third place at the State C and bring home the schools...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters completed the 2017 Tennis campaign at the State B/C Tournament in Missoula this past weekend. All four members of the team won matches and the Doubles tandem of junior Sierra Swank and junior Megan Pruttis found themselves in the Consolation finals where they earned a third place finish and All-State recognition. The Sugarbeeters finished sixth in the overall team standings scoring 18 points to tie with Conrad. Only eight points separated the top six teams. In the...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter Track and Field teams were in top form last Wednesday at the District 9C Track and Field meet in Havre last Wednesday. The boys team finished second with 104 points while the girls earned a runner up finish as well scoring 141 points on the day. The Sugarbeeters compiled a full list of event winners over the course of the day. Sophomore Megan Molyneaux captured both the 100 and 200 Meter sprints winning the 100 in :12.97 and the 200 in a personal best :26.47. Molyneaux's...
The Turner Tornadoes will be well represented at the Northern C Divisional in Great Falls after a strong performance at the District 9C Track and Field meet in Havre last Wednesday. The Tornadoes were once again led by the effort of junior Eddie Harmon. Harmon was impressive on the track and ran an exceptional 800 Meter race taking the lead midway through the second lap and coasting to an impressive win finishing in a season best 2:02.89. Harmons time in the 800 Meter Run is also the fastest in...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters are again champions of the Northern B/C Tennis world but this year the competition was much closer. The Sugarbeeters won with 42 points while the Harlem Wildcats turned in their best performance ever, finishing second with 26 points. The Sugarbeeters were victorious in both the singles and doubles competition and will send four girls to the State tournament in Missoula this weekend. Junior Jamie Roth defeated Kendal Knapton 6-0, 7-6 (7-5) in the finale to win the...
