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The Community Thanksgiving dinner held annually in Chinook has went through a number of different ideas through the years and has been remarkable in its ability to adapt and serve the community. The dinner has been a staple in the Chinook community since the 1980's although no one is truly certain the first time it was held. Originally the dinner was served at the Presbyterian Church before later moving to the Chinook Senior Center. The dinner is primarily funded by a free will donation at the...
me of year that so many kids, parents, and people in general like to be a part of. Some like to attend their favorite watering hole and dress up in hopes of winning the costume contest. Others have young children that are excited to get outside and go door to door in a traditional 'Trick or Treat' setting. Others have more simplified ideas of how they want to celebrate the Holiday. The idea for Halloween dates back more than 2,000 years to ancient, pre-Christian Celtic festival of Samhain,...
The Blaine County Commissioners held a Public Hearing at the Blaine County Courthouse on Tuesday, October 11th to listen to a variety of professionals for the Friends of the Pool and Park Foundation to create a special district to assist in their efforts to save the local pool. After the near hour long meeting concluded, the Blaine County Commissioners announced that they would not be making a decision at that time and would take about 10 days to render their decision. On Friday, October 21st...
The Chinook School Board held its monthly meeting on Tuesday, October 11, 2022. The following is an Unofficial Summary of that meeting. The meeting was called to order by Board Chair, Frank Billmayer at 7:05 pm with Trustees Chad Beck, Kevin Elias, Teddy Crowley (left 8:06 PM), Shane Strobe, and Scott DePriest also in attendance. Trustee Russell Alisch was absent. Motion to approve Regular Meeting September 13th, 2022 minutes was made by Trustee DePriest and seconded by Trustee Elias and...
The Friends of the Pool and Park Foundation continue to work hard with their fundraising in an effort to reach their goal of refurbishing both the City of Chinook Community Pool and the Ensign Sweet Memorial Park to up to date usable standards for everyone to safely enjoy. The Foundation just completed a very successful 3rd Annual Brewfest last month adding to the total of funds raised over the past three years. On Friday, they received word that the Blaine County Commissioners had approved the...
Schools in Blaine County are celebrating National Red Ribbon Week October 24-28, each in their own way but together in theme. This year’s theme is “Celebrate Life. Live Drug Free”. This year’s theme was created by Emily King, Chelsea Abbott, and Celise Wicker, 7th graders at Wayland-Cohocton Middle School in Wayland, New York, The Theme is a reminder that everyday Americans across the country make significant daily contributions to their communities by being the best they can be because they live Drug-Free. Red Ribbon Week was after the kid...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters concluded their regular season this past Tuesday in Hays against the Thunderbirds. Chinook got off to a quick start in each of the three sets in completing a season sweep of the Thunderbirds. Chinook took the opening set 25-10, the second set 25-12 and finished with a 25-15 third set win. The 'Beeters recorded 34 Kills in the match with 15 coming from junior Hallie Neibauer. Junior Mya Berreth set the hitters up with 21 Assists while also recording five Aces in the win....
The Harlem Lady Cats rebounded in their final match of the season after going through a difficult stretch. The girls were in Poplar this past Saturday to take on the Indians while also looking to complete the season sweep. Harlem got the job done with a three set sweep on the road to end the regular season on a high note. The Lady Cats had just endured a difficult stretch that saw them compete well and hold leads late only to lose them in the end. Saturday the girls came together and finish...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters, Harlem Wildcats and Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds were in Missoula this past Saturday competing at the Montana State High School Cross Country Meet. The meet was held at the University of Montana Golf Course and presented a difficult final challenge to the season to all runners competing. The Class AA girls and boys ran first followed by the Class A and the Class B. The Class C girls and boys ran last with their races starting midafternoon. The weather was cold, rainy...
The 7-1 Chinook Sugarbeeters will take on the 7-1 Ennis Mustangs in a first Round MHSA 8-Player Championship Game this Saturday afternoon in Ennis. The 'Beeter lone loss on the season comes to the No. 2 ranked Belt Huskies while the Mustangs lone loss was to No. 1 Ranked Flint Creek. The 'Beeters have three wins over teams in the field. Chinook defeated Culbertson the No. 1 Seed out of the East at home. Fort Benton the North No. 3 on the road as well as South No. 3 Park City on the road. This...
Chinook Third Grade Teacher, Amanda Davies approached National Fire Prevention week by taking a look back and reviving a popular exercise from the past. "Before Covid we used to do a similar style of education for the students as the one we just did. Last year we had the firefighters stop in each class and give a presentation. Many people had expressed interest in bringing back the more hands on drill." Amanda visited with her Husband Ian, a Lieutenant with the Chinook Volunteer Fire Department...
The Blaine County Fairgrounds Commercial Building provides a huge service to the community and has done so for nearly three decades. The building has hosted a number of receptions, banquets, weddings, social events and any other gathering one can think of. "We have several upcoming events on the books for the near future," stated Blaine County Fairboard Fair Manager, Debbie Ramberg. "The Chinook Volunteer Fire Department will use the building as Headquarters for their Annual Coyote Hunt on...
The Sweet Home staff, along with all of its residents have sure enjoyed the final weeks of summer as well as the start of fall. The mornings are a bit cooler now, but the afternoons are still plenty warm and more than comfortable enough for the residents to get out and enjoy events in the community. The month of September began with the Chinook High School Homecoming Parade, and the Sweet Home was thrilled to be in attendance. A small group of residents were more than happy to board the bus and...
Blaine County students did their part to celebrate Breast Cancer Awareness Month this past week. The Chinook Sugarbeeter Volleyball team held their 'Pack the Place Pink Night' this past Thursday during their final home match of the season. The Harlem Lady Cats held a Pink & Royal Blue Day on Saturday in their home finale with Wolf Point in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month as well as Colon Cancer. The Lady Cats had a 'Free Will' donation jar at the entrance with monies going to the...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters, Harlem Wildcats and Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds concluded the Cross County regular season this past Friday at the Wildcat Invitational in Harlem. The Wildcats recognized the efforts of their four seniors prior to getting races started Saturday morning. The Wildcat invitational was set up at the Harlem Golf Course just south of town and provided a fantastic setup for runners to challenge themselves as they head to the State Cross Country Meet in Missoula this Saturday....
The 7-1 Chinook Sugarbeeters saw their seven game win streak come to an end this past Friday with a 46-12 setback to the 8-0 Belt Huskies. The contest pitted the two top teams in the Northern C battling it out for the North No. 1 seed in the Montana Class C Eight-man Football playoffs set to get underway on Saturday, October 29. The Sugarbeeters were already guaranteed a spot in the playoffs but were looking to cap off an undefeated season on their home field. Prior to the start of the contest...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters are on a roll as the team heads into the final week of regular season action. Chinook cruised past Box Elder in their home finale on Thursday, defeating the Bears in straight sets. Saturday the 'Beeters were on the road to take on the Highwood Mountaineers, a team they struggled against in their first meeting. Chinook turned the tables on the Mountaineers Saturday with a 3-1 win to close the gap on the District 7C front runners and stretch their match win streak to 10....
The Harlem Wildcats continue to play well at times but still struggle to close out sets late. Harlem struggled on the road against the Malta M-ettes last Tuesday and then again on Thursday in Whitewater against the North Country Mavericks losing both matches in straight sets. Saturday, they won their first set in five matches against the visiting Wolf Point Wolves but fell 3-1 in the match. Tuesday in Malta things started off promising for the Lady Cats. Senior Mylah Rider found an empty spot...
The Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbird Volleyball team closed out its regular season this week. Saturday the team made the trip to Centerville to take on the Miners. Tuesday the Thunderbirds hosted the Chinook Sugarbeeters in their regular season finale. Saturday in Centerville the Thunderbirds continued to challenge opponents to play hard but again failed to win a set. Junior, Alliya Pretty Paint served up an Ace in set one to keep the Thunderbirds close, 8-13 before falling 25-13 to the Miners. In set number two a big swing from Pretty Paint...
The Blaine County Sheriff's Department has issued a press release that states two individuals have been arrested and charged in a string of vandalism incidents in Blaine County. The press release stated, "The Blaine County Sheriff's Office would like to thank everyone involved in the vandalism investigation that was reported in south Blaine County on August 18, 2022. There was an extensive amount of damage, hundreds of thousands of dollars inflicted on the farm equipment, wildlife, and land....
The Friends of the Pool and Park Foundation have another fundraiser on the horizon in their continuing effort to bring much needed restorations to a couple of community hangouts. The Foundations mission statements states, "We are an organization of dedicated individuals working towards the betterment of two very special entities in Chinook, the Ensign Sweet Memorial Park and the Chinook City Pool. Both of these facilities hold a special place in many people's hearts, whether you lived in...
The Blaine County Cruisers held their annual Car Show October 1st at the Blaine County Fairgrounds. The Car Show took place to the west of the Commercial Building where the Chinook Rod & Gun Clubs Annual Gun Show was taking place at the same time. Loren Skoyen with the Blaine County Cruisers was pleased with this year's turnout, "I thought everything went really well. We had 41 total entries, and everything went really well. Those entries varied wildly, from a 1927 Model T to a 2018 Tesla...
The Chinook Rod & Gun Club held its Annual Gun and Antique show September 30th and October 1-2 at the Blaine County Fairgrounds Commercial Building. The three day event had a record turnout this year with more than 550 people passing through the doors. "Last year was the first time we broke 500. It was like 520 or something. This year we far exceeded that," said Frank Pehrson. This year's show featured 78 tables and for the first time all were from Montana. Each day there was plenty going on for...
This week, Sunday, October 9 through Saturday, October 15 is National Fire Prevention Week with the theme being, "Fire won't wait. Plan your escape". The idea is to strengthen everyone's awareness in how everyone needs to be fire aware and prepared. At home to encourage folks to have a prepared escape plan and ensure everyone in the house is aware of said plan. Make sure renters and homeowners alike test their smoke and carbon monoxide alarms every month and replace them every 10 years. To...
The undefeated Sugarbeeters, rankedNo. 3 in the state, traveled the short distance west on Thursday for a Northern C tilt against the winless Rocky Boy Stars. The 'Beeters took full advantage of the opportunity to get some banged up players some rest while getting so many younger athletes quality Varsity experience. When the final horn sounded the 'Beeters had earned a comfortable 46-14 win to improve to 7-0 on the season. The 'Beeters pinned the Stars back deep in their own territory to start...
