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With the weather cooperating, all four Blaine County Track and Field teams had a chance to compete. Tuesday April 25 the Harlem Wildcats, Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds and Turner Tornadoes were in Glasgow for a makeup meet. The highlight of the day was Harlem senior Keonna Medicine Bear prequalifying in the girls High for the Class B state track and field meet. Medicine Bear cleared 4'10" to win the event. Saturday the Chinook Sugarbeeters joined the Harlem Wildcats and 29 other teams for the Mus...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter Tennis Team battled a bitterly cold week by getting some gym practice in around two successful away matches. Practices were focused on improving groundstrokes, which helped lead to outstanding team play. First up, on Tuesday, the team traveled to Havre where they swept their matches, going 15-0. Junior Mya Berreth led the way with a strong showing winning her singles matches 6-0 and 6-1. Sophomore Rilee Molyneaux won her matches 6-1 and 6-4. Jenna Liddle had a similarly...
Monday, the Sugarbeeter Golf Team found green at the Meadowlark Golf and Country in Great Falls. Per head coach Nick Turner, the team had a good tournament overall and got some much-needed time on the links. Senior Morgan Friede was the lone girl participating, and she took home the highest place for the Sugarbeeters, shooting 113 to finish in 8th place. Senior Ryan Meneely led the way for the boys with a score of 110 to finish in 18th place. Due to the long snowy spring, Senior Daniel MacLeod...
The Blaine County Commissioners have been working diligently with the Blaine County Road Department to assess the flooding that is occurring in all parts of the county. County Commissioners Miles G. Hutton, Chairman, Dolores Plummage and Shane Fox all signed a County Declaration of Disaster on Wednesday, April 12, 2023. The declaration stated that heavy winter precipitation followed by rising temperatures produced rapid snow melt that resulted in flooding of the Milk River, numerous small...
To some the rising flood water may seem like something they need to dive into whether as youthful children or daring individuals looking for a thrill. Maybe an individual is desperate to clear a path to drain water. Whatever the case may be the Blaine County Health Department wants to remind people the dangers of flood water. Blaine County Nurse, Valerie Beck and Blaine County Health Department, Deb Anderson stated that, "It had been reported that kids were seen playing in the flood water and...
The Cal Wearley Memorial Invitational is typically held annually at the beginning of the track and field season and often will be one of the largest meets our local teams will attend. With more than 600 athletes participating it's also a great way to gage where each athlete is at individually as well. Class A Havre along with Class B schools Harlem, Conrad, Cut Bank, Fairfield, Malta, Rocky Boy and Shelby joined 22 Class C teams including the Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds, the Chinook...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter Tennis team nearly had their weekend interrupted by Mother Nature, but a quick scheduling change allowed them to compete for the second time this spring. After weeks inside Chinook was able to compete in Great Falls a week ago but had their following meet in Wolf Point cancelled. Just when it looked like they were going to lose out on an opportunity to compete in Lewistown this past Saturday were gone following a snow storm a quick change of venues provided the 'Beeters...
After nearly five weeks inside a contingent of Chinook High School golfers were able to get on the course and compete for the first time. A group of four boys and two girls made their way to the Anaconda Hills Golf Course in Great Falls last Monday to swing a club outside for the first time this season. Head Coach, Nick Turner had Senior Ryan Meneely, sophomores Jacob Metcalf and Kohen Sullivan and Dentin DePriest on the boys side and senior Morgan Friede and Sophomore Brianna Boetcher for the g...
The Chinook Lions Swim Team put on yet another spectacular 'Spring into Basketball' 3 on 3 Tournament this past Sunday at the Chinook High School Gymnasium. More that 200 athletes filled out the rosters for 43 boys and girls teams that competed in multiple divisions. At the end of the day champions were crowned for the 3rd/4th grade boys and girls, 5th grade girls, 5th and 6th boys. The stands were filled on both sides as parents, friends and family watched the action. A large contingent of...
Chinook High School Senior, Ryan Meneely was sworn in to serve in the United States Army in Butte on Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at the Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS). For many Veterans seeing a young person take the Oath of Enlistment carries a lot of meaning, especially with recruitment numbers in recent years being so down. Recent analyses, "The Defense Department is facing a recruiting crisis. The number of young Americans wanting to enlist is near a record low, a deficit not seen i...
A few Changes are coming to the printing of the Blaine County Journal and these changes will result in having to move up our deadline for inclusion in the following weeks edition from 5:00 pm on Friday to 5:00 pm on Thursday. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause but top priority is to be able to efficiently deliver our paper to our loyal readers in a reliable and timely matter. Since June of 2017 the Blaine County Journal has been utilizing the services of the Havre Daily News to get our paper printed. A solid working relationship...
Health care is a big issue nationwide and a very real concern for the majority of people. The further one gets away from the big city the harder it becomes to obtain quality reliable and affordable healthcare. When it comes to an aging population in the very rural settings of the Hi-line in Montana those opportunities dwindle down to practically nothing. On Thursday, April 13 at the Blaine County Library, Kristy Naler and Marcy Kleinjan with Glacier Nurse+Direct will provide a Town Hall Q & A...
Getting packages delivered in a timely fashion, especially during the holidays has become a bit of a confrontational point recently between the consumer and the Post Office. During the Christmas season employees at the local post office can spend hours trying to find where packages are supposed to be delivered to as a result of improper labeling. The root of the problem essentially begins with the larger chain stores such as Amazon and Kohls and the way they require members to fill out their shi...
The weather outside may finally start to be cooperating and looking a bit more like spring but regardless of what it may be each day gets us all a bit closer to enjoying some great fun outdoors. The Chinook Golf and Country Club is already in the planning stages for what looks to be another fantastic season on the links. The Chinook Golf and Country Club has set the date for its Annual Meeting and invites all Club members to attend. The meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, April 18 at the...
The Hays/Lodge Pole Archery program just wrapped up its second season under the direction of Rod Benson. The program has come a long way since it first started, and that growth has been highly rewarding. After beginning in a makeshift confined space in year one with just enough room to cover the bases, the program has evolved into an award winning team with its own secure space to practice. Archery has grown in many high schools across the state over the course of the past two years and the...
It's been another weather delayed start to the high school spring sports season, but after practicing indoors for nearly a full month with no competition; Track and Field teams from Chinook, Harlem and Turner finally got a chance to compete. The three teams made the trek west to Cut Bank on Thursday for the Pre-Easter Invitational and performed very well. Ten years ago the Montana High School association adopted State Qualifying Standards for Class AA, A, B and a year later Class C. The...
The Blaine County Local Advisory Council for Mental Health held a Family Carnival night this past Friday at the Blaine County Fairgrounds Commercial Building in Chinook. The event was extremely well attended and organizers were thrilled with how everything turned out. The evening began with a fantastic spaghetti dinner that was masterfully prepared by a large group of volunteers. The Chinook High School National Honor Society as well as students from the JUMP Youth Group and other students were...
The Chinook School Board revisited the School Bus Contract at its most recent meeting on Monday, March 20, 2023. According to unofficial minutes the following discussions took place. The discussion regarding the bus contract began with Chairman Billmayer stating, “We are reconsidering this after John Elliot was not made aware that we had a board meeting in February. We are willing to listen to any offers that Mr. Elliot might have now.” Elliot was present and stated that the offer he has is at $4.26 a mile. “His Fixed cost keeps incre...
The Chinook Eagles and the Pastime Lounge came together this past Saturday to host the Montana State 8-Ball Pool Tournament. The tournament featured a double elimination format. In all, 108 shooters converged on the small town of Chinook to form 12 men's and four women's teams. Each team consisted of six members and represented communities from Billings, Kalispell, Missoula, Lewistown, Chinook and Havre. Players came from all over the state to make up those teams with shooters from Harlem, Malta...
Harlem Lady Cat senior Amelia Blackcrow is used to breaking down barriers and continues to do so as she becomes the first athlete from Blaine County to sign a National Letter of Intent to wrestle collegiately for the Inaugural Season of Women's Wrestling at Dickinson State University in North Dakota. Amelia has been wrestling since she was in the fourth grade and remembers going to meets and counting how many other girls there were competing. From fourth grade to her freshman year in high...
8 Chinook High School graduate, Olivia Finley has been doing a fantastic job as an intern at the Blaine County Museum, and Museum Director, Samantha French couldn't be happier to have had her services available, "Olivia started as a cataloging intern last July. The museum was a recipient of a $10,000 grant courtesy of the Foundation for Montana History. The grant was written for the purpose of hiring a cataloging intern at Blaine County Museum to assist with an inventory of the museum's docum...
It has been a rough start to the spring for nearly all of our local teams but the Chinook Sugarbeeter Tennis team was able to get on the courts this weekend in Great Falls and compete. Nearly every team in Montana has had to deal with inclement weather and less than ideal conditions to practice in making preparation unique in its own right. Chinook Head Coach Janelle Deanon commented, "Before this meet, we had about an hour of true practice time on the court. So divide that one court by 10...
The District 9C Senior Classic is a fun filled night that pits seniors and juniors together on White/Dark girls and boys team from all eight schools. The night is more than just players getting together, its about playing with others they have competed against as well as teammates they have played with. A three point contest is held for both the boys and girls and a dunk contest takes place as well. In addition there is a shooting stars competition that combines the boys and girls competitors....
Jack G. Young appeared in front of District Court Judge, Yvonne Laird at the Blaine County Courthouse in Chinook, Montana Monday afternoon for a sentencing hearing on a felony charge of Sexual Intercourse Without Consent. Young was charge in connection with an investigation last April that resulted in his arrest on April 22, 2022. Young was a teacher at Harlem High School at the time of his arrest and the victim a student of his at the school. Young appeared in court wearing his striped jail...
Prom, a big day on the calendar for High School students all over the country and one that is carefully planned out for many months in advance. Harlem High School held their prom on Saturday, March 18 with the theme being the 'Butterfly Effect'. Chinook High School held their annual Prom this past Saturday under the guise of a Masquerade. The Royal Court for the Harlem Prom included King Terrance Messerly and Queen Aniya Longknife along with Prince Jerry Kirkaldie and Princess Tova Anderson....
