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The Turner Tornadoes hosted the Box Elder Bears this past Tuesday in their first contest of the new year. Turner has been steadily improving since day one and gave the Bears all they could handle in a hard fought 57-52 set back. Turner started a little slow against the Bears, trailing 13-5 after eight minutes of action. Freshman Bridget Reed provided a boost in quarter number two, draining a long three and scoring seven points in the quarter. Sophomore Cassidy Grabofsky added a triple and five points to help the Tornadoes stay close heading...
The Harlem Lady Cats were in Wolf Point on Saturday taking on the Wolves in a District 2B clash. The Lady Cats have had a tough go this season, but continue to work hard to get better. Depth and experience is something Head Coach Brandon Trottier and his team are trying to develop. The injury bug has reared its ugly head as well making things that much more difficult. The Wolves took control early and never looked back in handing the Lady Cats a 54-23 setback. Junior Emma Billmayer scored seven...
The Friends of the Pool and Park Foundation (FOPP) have been working tirelessly for the past 30 months to raise funds and awareness to save the Chinook City Pool and Park. The facilities have seen significant deterioration through the years and are in dire need of being repaired. The local pool and park are such a pivotal part of the community and provide so much that repairing these facilities is paramount. Since being built in 1976, the pool and park has not had any money set aside for major...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters and Harlem Wildcat and Lady Cat wrestling teams were in Chester this past Thursday for a mixer and Cut Bank on Friday and Saturday for the Cut Bank Invitational. The Lady Cats collected three second place finishers while placing six out of seven wrestlers on the podium to finish 2nd in the team race. The Sugarbeeters placed two in the boys tournament with senior Tyler Schoen collecting another championship. The Wildcats had one wrestler make the podium. The 'Beeter...
The holidays are behind us and hopefully everyone had a good time with family and friends. The new year is upon us and for many that brings about a sense of starting fresh, a new beginning. Just because the holidays are over doesn't mean there is nothing to do with friends and family. In just over a month, on Saturday, February 4, the Chinook Rod & Gun Club will be holding their 4th Annual Ice Fishing Derby at Dry Fork reservoir just north of Chinook. Later in the afternoon on February 4, the...
The Blaine County Museum in Chinook has done a wonderful job bringing traveling exhibits to feature locally. These exhibits add a lot to the museum experience and often feature local themes. The most recent display is an exhibit titled "High Flight: Remembering the C-141 Collision of 1992" focusing on the tragic event that occurred 30 years ago just north of Harlem. The Airmen Memorial in Harlem recently held its 30 year commemoration that included the dedication of a new bridge. Many of our rea...
This week we take a further look back at 2022 and all of the fun and exciting stories that were published. There are so many to choose from, an impossible task to pick out the best or the most interesting. So I highlighted a few and encourage everyone to visit blaincountyjournal.com to look for even more. Success was had for the first time in Hays/Lodge Pole at the State B/C Speech and Drama Tournament held on January 28-29 at Huntley Project School in Worden, Montana. The Hays/Lodge Pole...
Covering the accomplishments of the Blaine County High School Girls this past year has been a blast. There were plenty of highs, plenty of tough times to overcome, Some huge accomplishments, some shockers and even a first. The following is a look back at some of those moments. Lady Cats Make Impressive State Tournament Basketball Run The Harlem Lady Cats advanced to State B semifinal round with impressive 61-39 Thumping of Thompson Falls. Harlem falls to Colstrip in semifinal 62-34, exits...
A look back at the 2022 High School Boys Sports accomplishments by Blaine County Athletes includes some pretty significant accomplishments. The following is a look back at four of those moments. There were many great stories that I had the pleasure to write about in 2022 and all were fun to put together. The following are four that stood out to me. Harlem 2nd at Class B State Tournament, Bring Home Hardware for the First Time in 20 Years Wildcats win Overtime Thriller Over Eureka 63-61, LeValdo...
The Friends of the Pool and Park Foundation held a Chinook Community Ice Skating get together on Saturday, December 17. Despite the temperature being just 13 degrees when it got underway at 3:00 pm in the afternoon, the weather had little effect on those in attendance. Just an hour later the temperature had fallen to eleven degrees and a light snow was falling from overcast skies. Nearly 80 people were on the ice, some skating, some visiting, some were off to the side getting ready, but all...
Four local non-profits in Blaine County were recently awarded $6,000 in Grants from the Montana Community Foundation. Recipients include Chinook Lions Club to build a skatepark in Chinook, $2,000; Chinook Pool and Park Rehabilitation Project to repair the City Pool in Chinook, $1,500; Chinook Rod and Gun Club to install a restroom facility at the Club Rifle Range, $1,500; Pets Are Worth Saving, Inc. (PAWS) to conduct spay/neuter and vaccination clinics for pets in partnership with Spay Montana, $1,000. The Montana Community Foundation works...
The Turner Tornado Boys basketball team is off to their best start in years. This past Monday, December 19 the Tornadoes made the short trip to Dodson to take on the Coyotes and came away with their third non-conference win of the season, 65-58, to improve to 4-1 on the season overall. Sophomore Carson Maloney scored on an offensive rebound to get the Turner offense going. Two trips later Maloney scored again, this time on a short jumper. Dodson responded with a triple to cut the Turner...
The Harlem Wildcats hosted the Rocky Boy Northern Stars on Monday, December 19 in what would be their final contest of the year before the Holiday Break. The Wildcats have played hard each and every time they have taken the court this season, getting as many valuable minutes as possible of experience to build their team around moving forward. Harlem gave the experienced Northern Stars all they could handle, but it was the visitors that garnered a 69-51 win over the Wildcats Harlem finishes 2022...
The Holiday break seems to come at just the perfect time in a season for fans to catch their breath and contemplate over family or social gathering what went right and what went wrong with their favorite high school team. For Coaches and players alike they may have a totally different take on the situation, depending on how the season has gone thus far. Some coaches would prefer to keep going, "We're hot right now, we got thing moving right along." While others may have a different approach,...
The Harlem Lady Cats have had their struggles early on this season, but not for lack of effort. The Lady Cats have been competing and working on coming together. Head Coach Brandon Trottier is keeping them going in practice and working to achieve their goals on the court. This past Monday, December 19 the Lady Cats welcomed the Rocky Boy Northern Starts to the Jungle and finally started to see some of their hard work payoff. Harlem jumped out to a double digit lead early and held on for a 54-47...
The Turner Tornado Girls Basketball team was in Dodson this past Monday, December 19 to take on the Coyotes on a non-conference clash. The tornadoes were looking to pick up their first win of the season before heading into the Holiday break. Turner played hard for 32 minutes but it was the Dodson Coyotes that walked away with a 41-36 win. Both teams struggled early to get anything going offensively with neither team being able to convert until senior Dakota Krass knocked down a free throw at...
If there is any kind of charitable function, fundraiser or community gathering happening in Harlem at the Fort Belknap Agency, Hays or Lodge Pole meant to provide a service to the people of the community it is almost certain that Tescha Hawley is involved in some way. Through the years Tescha herself, and then along with her Day Eagle Hope Project, has stepped up to go above and beyond to serve the many needs of those in our communities. Tescha worked with Heath Richman (Richman Insurance) and...
Just a few days remain in 2022, the holidays are bringing smiles to people's faces and the hopes of 2023 being a bit better give some folks a reason to have hope. 2022 certainly had its ups and downs, like any year, but in Blaine County a lot of good things happened, and the Blaine County Journal was honored to share those happenings with our readers. Donna Miller does a fantastic job highlighting the schools, arts and hardworking people of Blaine County and is a spectacular writer. Steve...
The Holidays are a joyous time, Christmas lights shine all over town, stores are filled with holiday decorations and people generally seem to smile more. Social gatherings centering around the spirit of the holidays are held, Christmas Concerts are held and letters to Santa are written. The overall feeling is joy and happiness and togetherness, at least that is the image being presented. The reality is that for many the holiday season is a desperate struggle. This time of year, often forces people from all ages to put on a happy face while...
A retirement party is being planned for Thursday, December 22 at the Blaine County Courthouse at 2:00 pm on the second floor. The guests of honor will be Tammy Williams, Cindy Dennis and Frank DePriest. Combined the three have more than 80 years of service to the people of Blaine County. Tammy Williams has been at the Courthouse the longest of the three. Tammy began working as an employee of the Blaine County Courthouse on October 22, 1984 and continued in that roll for the next 33 years. In...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter girls basketball team continued to roll through the competition this past weekend as they added two more lopsided wins to improve to 4-0. Friday the 'Beeters were in Big Sandy to take on the Pioneers in their District 9C opener. Chinook used a dominate second quarter to blow the game open and went on to secure a 60-28 win. Saturday the 'Beeters were back in the friendly confines of the Floyd Bowen Gymnasium to take on the Box Elder Bears in their home opener. Chinook...
The Harlem Lady Cats were back on the court this past Friday as they made the short trip east to Malta to take on the M-ettes in their District 2B Conference opener. The Lady Cats gave their best effort but fell 71-27. Saturday the girls were back in the Jungle for their home opener against the Poplar Indians. Harlem started off strong but in the end it was the visitors that took home a 60-39 win. Friday night in Malta junior Emma Billmayer found her mark on a pair of triples early but it...
