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Sportsmanship is something that is essential in providing a good athletic environment for student athletes to participate in. To promote this practice the Montana High School Association (MHSA) adopted policies to encourage it. In 2017, a partnership was formed between the MHSA and Stockman Bank to create a couple of programs to 'Promote and reward good sporting behaviour by players, coaches and spectators at interscholastic activities. The MHSA/Stockman Bank Sportsmanship Program offers two...
The Girl Scouts in Chinook could be found selling their famous cookies easily through the years, but membership dwindled in recent years to the point where there wasn't a troop at all during the 2021-22 school year. A recent visit to the Meadowlark Elementary by the Girl Scout Council out of Great Falls has helped to change that. Brittany Dawson stated, "The kids were sent home with a letter stating that the Council was seeing what kind of interest there was and if it was feasible to get the...
The fourth annual Brewfest was held this past Saturday at the Blaine County Fairgrounds Commercial Building. The Brewfest is a major fundraiser for the Blaine County Fair Foundation and goes to help fund the Blaine County Fair each year. This year's Brewfest went off without a hitch, the Vendors all showed up, the beer was cold, and a good time was had by all. Blaine County Fair Manager, Debbie Ramberg said the Foundation was thrilled by the support the Brewfest drew, "We had a great crowd and...
The City of Harlem experienced a major water break last Monday that left residents without water for nearly two and a half days. The leak was first discovered on Monday, January 30 at approximately 8:30 in the morning. A six man crew worked tirelessly throughout the day and night to first find the source of the leak and then to finally repair it. When all was said and done water was able to be turned back on at around 8:00 pm Wednesday night. Mayor, Kim Hansen couldn't speak highly enough the...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters continued their run through their 2022-23 regular season this past week with a pair of dominate wins. On Friday the 'Beeters took on a much improved Harlem Lady Cat team and steadily built a lead culminating in 54-32 win. Saturday the 'Beeters were in Turner taking on the Tornadoes and wasted little time in taking control of the contest. The 'Beeters started strong and cruised to a 63-26 win. Friday night against the Lady Cats Chinook sophomore Alexus Seymour got the sco...
The Harlem Lady Cats were back in action this week beginning with a road trip to Rocky Boy on Tuesday to face the Morning Stars. The Lady Cats lost the first meeting between the two teams back in January and were looking for a different outcome in round two, and they got it. The Lady Cats jumped out to a 13-5 lead after eight minutes of action. Junior Emma Billmayer and sophomore Gracie Sanchez extended the defense with a couple of long three point buckets. Harlem played well to close out the...
The Turner Tornadoes and the Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds renewed their District 9C rivalry in Hays on Friday night. Hays/Lodge Pole won the first meeting and were looking to complete the season sweep. Turner has been playing well and was looking for a split. The crowd in attendance was treated to an action packed overtime test of wills. The contest was close start to finish with both teams having opportunities to really build some rhythm only to be stymied by the other. Turner led 14-13 after...
The Harlem Wildcats had a busy week on the hardwood. First they were in Rocky Boy on Tuesday for a non-conference tilt with the Stars. The Wildcats turned in a much better performance from their first meeting in Harlem but still fell 91-60. Friday the team was in Chinook looking to upend the Sugarbeeters after falling at home back in early January. The Wildcat offense got rolling as the game went along leading to a 75-64 win. Saturday they were back in front of the home fans in a contest...
The Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds celebrated their seniors before the games started and ended it by celebrating a dominating win over the visiting Turner Tornadoes. In the first meeting between the two teams in Turner on January 13 it was Turner that cruised to a 78-33 blow out of the Thunderbirds. This time around it was Hays/Lodge Pole that cruised to victory. The Thunderbirds were without a couple key players in the first contest and their presence was felt early on. Senior William Has Eagle d...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters visited the Turner Tornadoes Saturday night. The 'Beeters won the first meeting between the two teams in Chinook on January 7, 53-45. The Tornadoes looked to turn the tables in front of their home town fans and boy they sure did. Junior Ryan Doyle scored nine first quarter points to give the Tornadoes a boost early on. The defense stymied the 'Beeter attack from the get go and forced them into some tough spots. At the end of the first quarter the Tornadoes had secured a...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters and Harlem Wildcat/Lady Cat wrestling teams were in Columbus this past weekend competing at the Eastern B/C Wrestling Divisional. On the line, a trip to the State B/C Tournament in Billings next week. The 'Beeters performed exceptionally well, qualifying five boys for the state tournament while all three 'Beeter girls punched their ticket. The Lady Cats will send four wrestlers to Billings and the Wildcats two. The Lady Cats finished second in the team standings and the...
The Chinook Rod & Gun Club held its 4th Annual Fishing Derby this past Saturday. Originally the Derby was set to allow just 50 Anglers, but late notice from the MFWP came that they would be allowed to expand to 75 anglers beginning this year. The 75-angler limit will continue in the years to come. The turnout was fantastic with 53 entries being made. By the time the Derby concluded there were plenty of happy fishermen. Final numbers of fish caught included 39 Northern Pike, 20 Yellow Perch and...
The PAWS Animal Shelter in Chinook held its first ever Adoption Event this past Saturday at North 40 in Havre. Six puppies that were being housed at the shelter along with five additional puppies sheltered in the community were on hand looking to find their forever home. It didn't take long, and the turnout was fantastic, resulting in all 11 puppies being adopted. The dogs that remained at the shelter during the event were represented by placards on display Saturday afternoon. While these 14...
Coyotes have long been a problem that Livestock producers have had to contend with for years. The process of containing the animal has been met with obstacles for decades and in recent years has increased tenfold. Populations are soaring and the damage to livestock and even family pets have increased exponentially. Often the conversation turns to, "What is Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks (MFWP) going to do about it?" A local family recently lost their dog to a Coyote attack prompting myself to...
Montana is unique in many ways as we all know, wide open spaces under the 'Big Sky'. Beautiful National Parks, State Parks and recreation opportunities are everywhere we look. Montana also has a unique way of doing certain things and one has to be the state license plate number system. To many it's believed that it was originally based on county populations at the time of its creation. Chinook High School Class of 2015 graduate, Cody McCracken took it upon himself to dig a little deeper into...
The North Central Montana Stockgrowers recently held their annual meeting at the Blaine County Fairgrounds Commercial Building. 'Serving the Livestock Industry Since 1920' is the Association's motto and it's probably safe to say that the annual meeting has become a great time and place to recognize the individuals that make the industry so great. This year's function got underway at 2:00 pm with the Annual Meeting. Speakers took the stage from 3:00-5:00 pm followed by a social hour and Prime...
onvincing fashion. Friday night the team was in Chester to face the Hawks and coasted to a 64-35 win. Saturday the 'Beeters were home to welcome the Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds to town and walked away with a 64-32 win to improve to 11-0 in District 9C play and 14-0 overall. Friday the 'Beeters wasted little time getting started. Sophomore Alexus Seymour delivered a cross court pass to senior Bree Swanson for a long two point bucket on the 'Beeters first possession of the contest. Swanson...
The Turner Tornadoes took care of business Friday night at home, defeating Dodson 50-4, avenging a 41-36 loss to the Coyotes in December. Saturday Turner was in Box Elder to face the Bears in a tough test. Turner played well but couldn't get by the Bears in a 68-49 loss. The Tornadoes found their mark from distance early on Friday night. Sophomore Cassidy Grabofsky found freshman Bridget Reed for a three point bucket to get the scoring started. Senior Dakota Krass added a corner three with 4:30...
The Harlem Lady Cats started slow, then played well, then struggled in a difficult 71-31 loss at home to the Cut Bank Wolves Saturday afternoon. The Lady Cats were able to dress their eighth graders that were allowed to suit up for the first time Saturday. The young ballers filled out the roster due to the lack of a junior varsity squad. The Wolves took a 19-5 lead early but the Lady Cats battled back and trailed just 29-20 at the half. Following a pair of free throws from junior Emma Billmayer...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters and Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds met for the second time in a span of eleven days. Chinook won the first meeting in a closely contested contest in Hays 55-48. This time around in Chinook was an epic thriller between the two teams in the Floyd Bowen Gymnasium. 32 minutes wasn't enough time to decide the outcome in a game that kept fans on the edge of their seats. In the end the 'Beeters edged out the Thunderbirds 79-77 in double overtime. Hays/Lodge Pole junior Jacoby...
The Turner Tornadoes completed their season sweep of the Dodson Coyotes at home on Friday night with a 70-49 thumping. Turner defeated the Coyotes earlier in the season by a score of 65-58. Saturday the Tornadoes were in Box Elder and put up one heck of a fight before falling to the first place Bears 71-57. Friday night the Tornadoes took control from the opening tip and never looked back. Just :12 into the contest junior Trent Billmayer connected on a short jumper while being fouled and added...
The Harlem Wildcats hosted the Cut Bank Wolves on Saturday in their only contest this week. The Wildcats were looking for a better showing than their previous meeting in Cut Bank, a 83-22 set back on January 16. The Wildcats were much better and matched the Wolves on the scoreboard after one quarter 19-19. Cut Bank separated themselves a bit before the half taking a 37-31 lead into halftime. The Wildcats continued to play hard but Cut Bank slowly extended their advantage and lead 54-42 heading...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters and the Harlem Wildcat/Lady Cat wrestling teams wrapped up their regular season schedule this past weekend in Malta. The 'Beeters had five boys and one girl place while the Wildcats had one wrestler find the podium and the Lady Cats four. The teams will now turn their full attention to the Eastern B/C Divisional in Columbus this Friday and Saturday. The Class B/C State Wrestling Tournament will be held February 10-11 at Metra Park in Billings. Chinook senior Tyler...
The local PAWS shelter is hosting its first ever adoption event on Saturday, January 28 from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm at North 40 in Havre. "We had planned on holding adoption events previously, but Covid shut that down like everything else, so this will be our first ever adoption event," said PAWS Manager Alyssa Hewitt. "We are super happy to be partnering with North 40 to put on the event. We will be having reduced adoption fees of $150 during that time only." The shelter will have a total of 11...
The Chinook Rod and Gun Club's 4th Annual Ice Fishing Derby is set for Saturday, February 4 at Dry Fork Reservoir just north of Chinook. This year's tournament will once again offer cash prizes for the largest fish in each category, Northern Pike, Walleye, Bass and Perch. Preregistration will take place on Friday, February 3 from 6-8 in the evening at two separate locations. One will be in Havre at the Shanty Bar and the other will be in Chinook at the Pastime. If there are any spots still...
