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Chinook will be hosting a blood drive on Tuesday, January 10th, 2023 from noon till 6pm at the Chinook Community Commercial Building down at the fairgrounds. This blood drive is a way of giving our community the opportunity to help save lives. Blood is a perishable product that can only come from volunteer blood donors. With someone in the U.S. needing blood every two seconds, blood products must be constantly replenished, according to the Red Cross. “We urge our community members to donate blood and help ensure that patients in local h...
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...
Ashley and Chris Burke visited Friday-Sunday at Terry and Brenda Mohar’s. Dusty, Misty, and the boys joined them on Christmas Day. Visitors also included Janie and Butch Mohar and Rhonda Mohar and Jack Thompson. Christmas visitors at Duane and Carol Klindworth’s home were Matt, Morgan, Kelsey, and Ashley and families, and Carol’s mom Betty and sister Nancy visited Christmas Day. Terry and Brenda Mohar were in Harlem on Christmas Eve with Dusty, Misty, and boys. Loretta Beck attended the Christmas Program at the Turner School on Tuesday after...
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...
We hope everyone had a very merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Now that the hectic days of November and December are over, we can get back into a regular schedule again. Of course, that will depend on what Mother Nature has in store for us! “Yellen: The Trailblazing Economist Who Navigated an Era of Upheaval” by Jon Hilsenrath is the only non-fiction book ready this week. An engrossing and deeply human chronicle of the past fifty years of American economic and social upheaval, viewed through the consequential life of the most powerful wom...
