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The Chinook Sugarbeeter Volleyball team had a solid week on the court going 2-0 in a pair of District 7C matches. Friday night in Gildford the 'Beeters bounced the North Star Knights in straight sets 25-11, 25-20, 25-21. Saturday the team headed to Centerville to take on the Miners. Chinook again earned a sweep with a 25-12, 26-24, 25-22 match win. Chinook swept the season series with both teams without dropping a set to either. Against the Knights Friday night, junior Teagan Richman scored the...
The Harlem Wildcats added back a game to their schedule this past Saturday, traveling to Circle to face the Broadus Hawks in a neutral site contest. The Wildcats were short a game following the cancellation of the Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbird football season. The long trip to Circle didn’t quite turnout as they had hoped as they were dealt a 38-14 loss. Broadus got on the board first scoring on a one yard run at the 7:07 mark of the first quarter to take a 6-0 lead. The Hawks would add a six yard touchdown run on the very first play of the s...
The Harlem Lady Cats took the court just once this past week hosting the North Country Mavericks on Thursday. Harlem had plenty of chances to make something happen, but in the end, it was the visitors that earned a 25-22, 25-15, 25-22 straight set win over the Lady Cats. Junior Emma Billmayer found a spot in the Maverick defense to give the Lady Cats an early 8-6 lead in the opening set. Harlem had control for much of the set leading 16-13 following an Ace from sophomore Aaraya Mount and then a...
The 2022 Sugarbeet Festival will take place this Saturday with activities and shows taking place all over Chinook. In a late addition to the festival schedule an Antique Tractors and Farm Equipment Show has been added. Organizers are encouraging folks interested in including their farm equipment and or tractors are encouraged to call the Chinook Area Chamber of Commerce Office at (406) 357-2529. These iconic tractors and pieces of equipment are perfect reminders of the history of farming in Blai...
The 2022 Sugarbeet Festival is right around the corner and there is still time to get a float ready, get your costume put together or free up your schedule to enjoy the festival to the fullest. The Chinook Area Chamber of Commerce is thrilled about what's in store for this year's festival, "We have about 10-15 vendors lined up and will have five food vendors and other artist and products vendors," said Chamber President Daniel Dahl. "We'll see how the parade goes, people know about it and have...
The 2022 Sugarbeet Festival will take place on Saturday, October 1. Many of the festival activities will take place uptown but there are three huge events taking place nearby. The Chinook Rod and Gun Club will be hosting their 10th Annual Gun and Antique Show beginning on Friday, September 30 and ending on Sunday, October 2 at the Blaine County Fairgrounds Commercial Building. In addition the Blaine County Cruisers will hold their Annual Car Show just to the west outside of the Commercial...
Each Election Cycle is unique to itself. Candidates are taking a new approach to make things better if they are the incumbent or trying to convey their idea on how things should get done. On rare occasions, and typically in smaller communities or in races that don’t entice much rhetoric, the campaigns are peaceful, even friendly. More common nowadays is the vicious back and forth between candidates, or at the very least, tense interactions between supporters of each. To show their support for o...
This year as we celebrate American Indian Heritage Days, or Native American Week, a rare opportunity will occur. September 2022 has five Friday's resulting in two days being designated as American Indian Heritage Day. In 1997 the Montana Legislature designated the fourth Friday of September as American Indian Heritage Day. This Law states that schools are 'to conduct appropriate exercises during the school day'. Then in 2009 a bill was signed into law designating the last Friday in September as...
North Central Montana is known across the land for a few things in general, Farming, Ranching, unparalleled Pheasant hunting and Big Game Hunting. Each fall the Blaine County Journal takes pride in recognizing our young hunters as they successfully tag their first deer or elk during rifle season. Hunting in Montana is to some a rite of passage, to many a way of life and to the patient, adventurous hunter Archery is the way to get the fall started properly. Unlike rifle season where hunters can...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters have run over their opponents in each of their wins this season and Friday night in Harlem they used the ground game to their advantage once again. Chinook jumped out to a 50-8 lead before the Wildcats added a few late points to make the final tally 50-28. The rain came down hard prior to the start of the contest making the field conditions a little less than desirable. Both teams struggled with wet balls and muffed snaps. The 'Beeters started with a fumbled snap over...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters, Harlem Wildcats and Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbird Cross Country runners were all at the Glasgow Invitational this past Saturday. The Course was set up roughly 20 miles south of Glasgow along the shores of Fort Peck Reservoir at the Downstream Campground Nature Trail/Kiwanis Park location. The Sugarbeeters had five girls and one boy in the field, Harlem's contingent consisted of two boys and a girl while the Thunderbirds had one boy on the course Saturday. Chinook senior...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters were looking to bounce back this week after a couple of disappointing losses the week before. Bounce back they did, the 'Beeters headed to Box Elder Thursday night and dominated the Bears in a 25-1, 25-1, 25-4 sweep. On Saturday they were back at home to take on Chester/Joplin-Inverness. Chinook continued to roll, defeating the Hawks in straight sets 25-13, 25-15,25-13. Chinook saw Box Elder take a 1-0 lead to start the opening set but a hitting error on the next...
The Harlem LadyCat Volleyball team was in Malta on Thursday for a District 2B match up with the M-ettes. Harlem never was able to get going falling in straight sets 25-6, 25-16 and 25-17. Saturday afternoon they were home to take on the Conrad Cowgirls, sweeping the visitors 25-23, 26-24 and 25-22. From the opening serve until the final ball hit the floor the Lady Cats just didn't have it against the M-ettes Thursday in Malta. Harlem struggled mightily in the opening set, falling 25-6. The team...
The Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds were in Big Sandy on Friday to take on the Pioneers in a doubleheader. The Thunderbirds Head Coach Cindy LaMere has been working hard and it shows on the court. Big Sandy won both matches in straight sets, but that doesn’t reflect the steps the Thunderbirds have taken in a few short weeks. Big Sandy won the first match 25-9, 25-6 and 25-19. Match number to went Big Sandy’s way once again, but the Thunderbirds played some good volleyball at stretches throughout with extended volleys and execution of set pla...
Kristi Billmayer had her artwork displayed proudly in Galleries around the country through the years, but she had her favorites. Her husband Larry recalls three that she was particularly fond of, "Kristi loved the gallery in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. They sold a lot of pieces for her. There was one in Florida that she was particularly fond of as well and she really liked the Gallery in Bigfork. Jackson Hole and Bigfork though sold dozens of pieces for her, some for quite a lot." Kristi would take...
Chinook Junior and Senior High School students have been very successful through the years with their Future Farmers of America (FFA) endeavors and the Ag/Shop classes have done great work with the community. So, when the schools search for a new Ag teacher came up short with no applications being turned in a very interesting development took place, "Our inability to find an Ag teacher took an odd turn when the sitting Vice Chairperson of our school board opted to resign and take the Ag...
9 Chinook High School graduate Ian McIntosh was one heck of an Athlete for the Sugarbeeters. An All-State Quarterback for the 2015 Class C Eight-man State Champion Football team as well as an All-Conference/guard for the Basketball team. Ian was also a pretty good golfer for the Sugarbeeters. Ian earned All-State Golf honors his senior year finishing ninth individually and helping the 'Beeters secure a third place team trophy. McIntosh was back in the sporting news recently, even making the...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter football team capped their Homecoming week with a dominate thrashing of the visiting Shelby Coyotes Friday night. Once the 'Beeter offense got rolling they were nearly unstoppable racking up 380 yards on the ground and another 86 through the air for 466 yards of total offense in a dominate 40-18 win to improve to 3-0 on the season. The Sugarbeeters were paced all night long by senior Running back Tyler Schoen who scored all six 'Beeter touchdowns. The offense started to...
The Harlem Wildcats got to play in front of their home town fans for the first time after two weeks on the road to start the season. The Wildcats added the finishing touches to a fun Homecoming week by thumping the visiting Rocky Boy Stars 54-8 to improve to 2-1 on the season. Harlem led just 16-8 at halftime but a huge 30 point third quarter blew the game open. Harlem tacked on a fourth quarter touchdown for good measure and went home happy following a 54-8 Homecoming win. The Stars began...
Week three of the Cross Country season had the Chinook Sugarbeeters, Harlem Wildcats and Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds at the Havre Invitational Cross Country meet. The runners made two laps around the beautiful Prairie Farms Golf Course just north of town. The Sugarbeeters were competing for the second time in school history and for the first time qualified a Girls Team score that placed them third at the Invitational behind Havre and Glasgow with 72 points. All seven 'Chinook runners along...
This past week Chinook and Harlem High School each celebrated Homecoming week complete with themes for each day, a pep assembly the naming of the royal court and of course the big football game on Friday night, but how did the tradition first get started? Since the early 1900's it was a ccustom for colleges and universities to celebrate homecoming with their alumni football game. The Missouri Tigers and Kansas Jayhawks played in 1891 in what was called the 'Border War' the oldest rivalry west...
The P.A.W.S. Animal Shelter in Chinook successfully managed to get through August after having several emergencies dumped on their doorstep. The Shelter still has a ton of needs and a lot of work to do, but they have survived the initial storm and with the help of the community, hope to complete their most trying mission to date. "August of 2022 was a showstopper for sure. Intakes in August of 2021 totaled 6, August of 2022 totaled 43" stated Alissa Hewitt, President of the shelter. "The...
Deputy Sheriff Kevin Spudic has thrown his hat into the 2022 Blaine County Sheriff Election, running as a Write-In Candidate. The 2022 Election will take place on Tuesday, November 8, 2022. The Blaine County Journal has made it a point in all contested races locally to reach out to each of the candidates and get their views on the position and what they plan to bring to the job if elected or re-elected. In the best effort to maintain fairness, candidates are each given the same general...
The massive vandalism that struck a family owned property in southern Blaine County has generated significant interest throughout the region and in a recent press release by the Blaine County Sheriff Department a brief update was provided. The Press Release stated, "On August 18, 2022, the Blaine County Sheriff's Office responded to a vandalism call in south Blaine County. During the investigation, it became apparent that the Blaine County vandalism case was attached to another vandalism case...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters made the long trip south to take on the Park City Panthers in a non conference contest between Northern C and Southern C Stalwarts. The Sugarbeeters were coming off a season opening win over a very strong Culbertson team and were looking to build on that momentum with a road win Friday afternoon. They accomplished their goal in stellar fashion, dominating the hometown Panthers start to finish en-route to a lopsided 46-6 win. Chinook started strong stifling the Panthers...
