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The citizens of Blaine County are now able to obtain a burn permit online without standing in line or even leaving home. The Blaine County Burn Permit service – found at https://app.egovmt.com/burnpermit/ –available as of Feb 2024, and will provide citizens with instant access to county burn permits. Permit holders are able to add multiple burn locations to a single permit and can even print their permit at home or send it to themselves electronically by entering an email address. Burn permits are available online at https:/...
A scholarship is again offered by the North Central Montana Cattle Women and the North Central Montana Stock Growers. This annual scholarship is available to high school seniors and college students completing their sophomore year. Interest from a memorial fund honoring the memory of deceased members is contributed to by the Cattle Women. Stock Growers supplies their portion of the scholarship through fundraising efforts and interest from money left from the Livestock Protective Association, a forerunner to the present Stock Grower...
American Garage in Chinook is well known for their professional automotive repairs as well as their community support over the years. Their commitment to area youth is absolutely no different. Owners, Scott and Heather DePriest, believe in the value of serving their communities and they are proud to once again offer two $500 Scholarships to Blaine County students who are going into an Automotive Trade. American Garage opened in 2006 and right away, they knew they wanted to give back to their communities. Several years later, they started a...
PRESS RELEASE The 2024 Montana Seed Show is approaching. The Montana Seed Show will be held March 7 – 9, 2024 at Harlem High School. The Montana Seed Show would like invite everyone to participate in this year’s show. The purpose of the Montana Seed Show Seed and Forage Contest is to promote the production and use of good quality seed and feed. All growers are encouraged to exhibit the feed and seed they have for sale or are using on their farms. It is the desire of the Montana Seed Show Committee to provide a system for entry that is sim...
Both the Blaine and Hill County Extension offices will be hosting Dr. Marsha Goetting on the Hi-Line for a series of Estate Planning Workshops this week. The first workshop in the series will be held on February 15 at 1:00 p.m. at the Harlem Senior Center, which is located at 116 Main Street South in Harlem. At this site, Dr. Goetting's topic will be Transferring Your Farm or Ranch to the Next Generation. Later that evening at 6:30, the workshop location will be the Hill County Chuckwagon at...
The nursing home industry is in trouble, especially rural nursing homes that have managed to not succumb to the struggles of the last 3 ½ years. In 2022, 12 nursing homes in Montana closed; one of those was just down the road from us, in Malta. Rural nursing homes made up 31% percent of all nursing home closures since 2020, according to American Health Care Association data. That rate peaked in 2022, with 37% of that year’s closures involving rural providers, even though 13.5% of the nation’s roughly 15,000 nursing homes are considered rural, a...
Harlem, MT – In a significant stride towards enhancing healthcare education and emergency response capabilities, Simulation in Motion Montana (SIM-MT) proudly announces its recent collaboration with Aniiih Nakoda College. This partnership, part of the Area Health Education Center (AHEC) series, focused on specialized training in pediatrics and cardiac care, crucial areas in medical services. The training session, held on January 24th, brought together healthcare professionals and students in a...
L The Day Eagle Hope Project, inspired by Tescha Hawley, a member of the Gros Ventre tribe on Fort Belknap Indian Reservation, was recognized as a Top 10 CNN Hero during CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute Sunday, Dec. 10. Day Eagle Hope Project was celebrated by CNN Heroes for its work toward helping victims of cancer and healthy food sustainability. Presenting the award was actress Edie Falco, who made a special appearance to present the honor to Tescha Hawley, founder of the nonprofit, in...
Chinook will be hosting a blood drive on Tuesday, January 9th, 2023 from noon till 6pm at the Chinook Community Commercial Building down at the fairgrounds. The American Red Cross deemed January as National Blood Donor Month and describesit as, “a time to recognize the importance of giving blood and platelets while celebrating the lifesaving impact of those who roll up a sleeve to help patients in need. It is also a time to encourage new and lapsed donors to resolve to give blood during one of the most difficult times to maintain a s...
Havre, Montana – Total joint replacement is one of the most commonly performed, elective surgical procedures in the United States. It is also becoming an increasingly popular outpatient procedure at surgery centers across the country, including Northern Montana Hospital in Havre, Montana. Dr. M. Benjamin Farr and the medical staff at Northern Montana Hospital (NMH) are excited to offer Zimmer Biomet's mymobility® app, which acts as a surgical companion for patients before and after orthopedi...
A recent inspection found advanced spalling, cracking, and deterioration at the concrete beam ends in Span 1. Due to the severe conditions of the beam ends, the bridge can no longer carry traffic safely and reliably on the exterior beams. For public safety, traffic is restricted down to a single 12-foot lane centered on the bridge. Once the 12-foot centered lane is in place, any currently permitted overweight vehicles will be allowed to cross if the vehicle fits within the 12-foot restriction....
Chinook Blood Drive On November 14, 2023 the Chinook community hosted the Red Cross Blood Drive. We had 51 donors registered with 45 productive units. We had 6 first time donors: Addison Olsen, Alexus Seymour, Hope Huckabee, Robert Reid, Leonard McKee, and Cheyenne Weigand. Thank you for becoming donors and giving such a valuable gift. Door prizes were awarded to Tess Langford, Addison Olsen, Sandi Boardman, Jennifer Allen, Julia Briere, Crystal Huckabee, Leonard McKee and Stephanie Grimes. The...
The Friends of the Pool and Park Foundation would like to invite people from across the Hi-Line to the upcoming New Year’s Eve Gala event on December 31st. The event will be held at the Blaine County Fairgrounds Commercial Building in Chinook and will feature a professionally catered dinner. Chef Shaina from Bow and Marrow will be serving her delicious Prime Rib, Chicken Thighs in a Cream Sauce, Mashed Potatoes, a Dinner Salad, Seasonal Vegetable, and a Dinner Roll that evening. This fun-filled event will feature live music from the Dan H...
The Friends of the Pool and Park Foundation has recently received notification that the Chinook Pool Rehabilitation project was not selected for grant funding from the Montana Land Water Conservation Fund program. The Friends of the Pool and Park Foundation have been in contact with the MLWCF’s Grant Manager who informed the Board that there was “nothing that they could have done any better” when submitting their application. Unfortunately, there were more than $3 million in requests and the MLWCF was not awarded enough funding this year for a...
If you are a former graduate of Chinook High School, you likely look forward to the All Class Reunion event that happens every five years in Chinook. Planning is underway and the next reunion is scheduled for July 4th-7th, 2024 and boasts a TON of fun events this year! New this year, you can sign up for just one event or all events if you choose! Those interested, can register online at www.chsallclassreunion.com. If you are having an individual class gathering at the 2024 CHS All Class Reunion, please let us know so we can post it on our...
Blaine County Library Blaine County Library Board meeting Monday October 30th 4:30 p.m. Trunk or Treat Tuesday October 31st 6:00-7:00 p.m. Wednesday Homeschool Hour 1:00-2:00, Board Games/Drawing 4:00-5:00, and Teen Scene 6:00-7:00 (11/1,11/15, 11/29). Thursday LEGO Club 4:00-5:00. Friday Movie Day 2:00-3:30. Monday 4-8 grade Activity 4:00-5:00, Tuesday Story Time 10:30-11:00, 5-8 grade Hangout 4:00-5:00. Harlem Library Today, Oct. 25, the Harlem Board of Trustees will hold its monthly meeting at 4:30 in the library meeting room. The Book Chall...
Flu Season Flu season is here, which means if you haven’t gotten your flu shot yet it would be a good idea to go and get it. There are four different strands of the flu virus: A,B,C, and D. According to the Centers for disease control and prevention (CDC) “Influenza A and B cause seasonal epidemics of disease in people (known as flu season) almost every winter in the United States”. Virus C infections don’t cause epidemics like A and B do but do generally cause mild illness, as for influen...
Friend of the Pool & Park The Friends of the Pool and Park Foundation would like to invite people from across the Hi-Line to their upcoming fundraiser to help fund necessary improvements to the Pool and Park Complex in Chinook. The 2nd Annual Jean's Bakery Cheeseburger Soup Fundraiser will be held at Wallner Hall in Chinook on Friday, November 24th, 2023. This annual event was started in 2022 as a donation from Jean Kokkeler and the Nemetz Family as a way to help fundraise for the Pool and Park...
The family of Tristan Billmayer is pleased to announce the winner of the 2023 Mental Health Field Scholarship in the amount of $500. Aspyn Colby, a 2023 graduate of Chinook High School is the daughter of John and Dawn Colby. Aspyn is a Freshman at UND this Fall and plans on majoring in Criminal Justice with a minor in psychology. She was awarded this scholarship with the intent to spread awareness of mental health within the criminal justice system. As the youngest of a generational law...
(Billings, Mont.) Nutra-Lix Dealers from a five-state region met in Billings for Nutra-Lix "Better by Far" annual sales meeting. During this meeting, Nutra-Lix dealers listened to experts ranging from beef nutrition to sales techniques. George and Karen Yost, owners of Nutra-Lix, also use the meeting as an opportunity to recognize dealerships that topped the rest with their sales tonnage from the previous year. The winning dealerships received a custom Gist Silversmith buckle and were...
The Friends of the Pool and Park Foundation would like to invite people from across the Hi-Line to help fund necessary improvements to the Pool and Park Complex in Chinook. The 4th Annual Brewfest will be held at Sweet Park in Chinook on September 30th, 2023. This fun-filled annual event is one of the major fundraisers for the Friends of the Pool and Park Foundation and the event happens annually. The Brewfest will start at 4 p.m. at Sweet Memorial Park at 800 New York Street, and it will featur...
Plant A Seed... Read Saturday, October 14, 2023, Plant a Seed…READ will sponsor the first 2023 Denim & Diamonds Gala from 5:30-8:30 pm at the Havre Eagles Club. This event is to start the building of displays for a Play to Learn Center, where children and parents interact while playing. Tickets may be purchased online by clicking on the QR code or visiting www.plantaseedreadmt.org. You may purchase tickets in person, by visiting the office at the Havre Holiday Village or calling 406-400-2529. Tickets for the event are $50 per person which w...
Lucas Reed recently completed three years of apprenticeship and schooling; officially receiving his license as a State Certified General Appraiser in August 2023. He completed 3000 hours of apprenticeship with Dave Anderson Appraising prior to Dave's retirement this year and 300 hours of classroom time before passing his test and applying to the State of Montana for his Certificate. "Lucas put a tremendous amount of time and energy into completing his training. Having Lucas as our staff...
The Friends of the Pool and Park Foundation are excited to announce the second annual Drool in the Pool event to be held at the Chinook Swimming Pool on Friday, September 1st, 2023. This fun-filled event allows your dogs to swim in the Pool from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. All dogs will need to have a current proof of vaccination card, including Rabies, Parvo and Distemper. Please retrieve this information from your Veterinarian prior to the event, no entrance will be allowed unless proof is provided. The...
State and local health officials are reporting the first West Nile Virus (WNV) detection of the year in mosquitoes sampled from Blaine County. No humans or horses have tested positive for WNV yet this season. Infected mosquitoes can transmit WNV when they bite, and increased risk of WNV transmission to humans and horses is expected to continue through October – or as long as mosquitoes are active in the state. While no human cases of WNV were reported in 2022, in previous seasons Montana has reported over 50 human cases in a single summer. I...
