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Another glitch has halted the runup to the maiden flight of Dick Edgington's homebuilt RagWing4 single engine plane. Many locals recall the plane that Edgington, a longtime resident of Chinook, built from scratch in his house on Pennsylvania Street. According to Dick's son, Danny Lee, "Dad retired from the county road department in 2004 and started acquiring parts and building the plane. A few years later, after his eyesight failed, he had to abandon the project." Dick Edgington died in 2016....
Montana State University Extension is kicking off the new year with several workshops and seminars that may be of interest to Blaine County residents. All of these programs are free and available virtually so that even those engaged in winter travel can participate, provided they have WiFi access. These programs include MontGuide Mondays and Tuesday Tips. Blaine County Extension Agent, Juli Snedigar explains that MontGuide Mondays will run from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. each Monday in January and...
Wacee's Warrior Brigade is huge and stretches all over Montana and across the United States. In Blaine County and Chinook in particular, the 10 year old Meadowlark Elementary student is an Icon, looked up to by the youngest and the oldest in the community alike. At press time Wacee's Warriors had a following of 12,101. That number is nearly triple the entire population of Blaine County. If you have lived along the Hi-line or even spent sometime visiting the communities along the Hi-line, chances...
Blaine County's Ag/4-H Extension Agent, Juli Snedigar recently announced two programs that may interest area producers. The Soil Fertility Webinar Series with presenter Dr. Clain Jones and the Winter Producer Series hosted in a partnership with North Central Montana Stockgrowers both began on January 6. The MSU Extension Winter 2021 Soil Fertility Webinar Series will run every Wednesday through February 23. These weekly webinars will be broadcast live with Dr. Jones, who is a Soil Fertility Prof...
Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021 • 5:00 P.M. Agenda Review Minutes Financial Report Reports • Interim Chairperson • Stuart C. MacKenzie Memorial Fund • Bookstore Gift Certificates • NPS Cooperative Agreement • Social Services Non-Profit Grant • Montana History Foundation Grant • Building - Basement Move - Brownfields • Display of Walter Brown Artwork Action Items • Gifts • Oral History Project Estimate Adjournment...
Harlem Library The Book Challenge for Jan. is to read a book whose author uses some form of initials in their name. Readers are invited to participate in the online Winter Reading program. Track the books you read using the READsquared app or website. Virtual Story Time is held every Tues. at 10 A.M. on Facebook Live. Join The Book Club on Mon. at 4 P.M. via Skype as we discuss “The Big Finish.” The link is on the library website. The library is hosting the program “1000 Books Before Kindergarten” to encourage parents to read to their children....
In their bi-monthly ritual of presenting C.A.R.E. Awards, officials from Northern Montana Health Care (NMHC) announced their most recent recipient. Registered Nurse Leanne (Standiford) Brewer, a member of the Medical/Surgical Nursing Team at Northern Montana Hospital, received the honor during the third week of December. Brewer, who is a resident of Chinook, has worked at the hospital since February of 2017. She was nominated for this honor by her co-workers, who complimented her...
The library is sponsoring a new program to encourage parents/caregivers to read to their babies, toddlers, and preschoolers. “1000 Books Before Kindergarten” promotes the love of reading in children as they earn prizes along the way. The number of books read can be tracked using the READsquared app or any other way that works for you. Contact the library for more information. The Book Challenge for January is to read a book whose author uses some form of initials in their name. When you have completed the challenge contact the library and you...
Susan Billmayer visited Jane Krass on Thursday. Linda Hauge and Anita Reed joined them later as well. The Maloneys visited Jane Krass on Sunday afternoon. Hilary Richman and girls visited Jane Krass on Sunday. Thick fog on Saturday caused build up on the lines and power outages for most of the day on Sunday. We appreciate the Big Flat crew for getting us going again! The Tornadoes played some great games over the weekend. They played Box Elder in Turner on Friday and CJI in Chester on Saturday. The girls won both games and the boys lost both...
Stanley M. DeZort of Great Falls passed away at the age of 87 on Thursday, December 17, 2020. A celebration of life will be held the summer of 2021 in Neihart. Stanley was born on October 27, 1933, in Cut Bank to Chester J. and Dorothy L. (Wacker) DeZort. He attended Meadowbrook Grade School north of Cut Bank and graduated from Fairfield High School. He was in the US Army from 1953 to 1955 during the Korean War. He was very patriotic and very proud to have served his country. He was an oil refin...
Cranston Hawley, 93, died of natural causes at his home with his family by his side on Saturday morning, January 2, 2021. A wake began at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, January 8, 2021, in Cranston's garage located at 425 2nd St. SW in Harlem, and continued until 9:00 p.m. that evening. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Please visit Cranston's online memorial page and leave a message of condolence for his family at www.hollandbonine.com. Cranston was born on October 8,...
"Lambing" started extra early on a farm north of Saco on Valentine's Day in 1925 with the birth of George Henry Lamb. Liz and Elmer Lamb were the proud parents of Baby Lamb who joined siblings Manuel, Ivis, and Elmer and later Ruth, all of whom preceded George in death. George is one of the few people you can say spent about 90 years of his life working. In his early years, he worked for the railroad, did construction at Cole and worked at the Glasgow Air Force Base. Shortly after marrying his...
All four Blaine County Varsity Girls Basketball teams were in action. Harlem visited Chinook on Tuesday while the Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds were in Poplar. Friday night Hays/Lodge Pole hosted the Sugarbeeters in their first home clash of the season and Saturday they were back out on the road, visiting the Fort Benton Longhorns. The Sugarbeeters were back home Saturday to take on the Big Sandy Pioneers and Harlem hosted their first contest as the Wolf Point Wolves came to town. The Turner...
High School Boys basketball was in full swing this week as all four Blaine County teams were in action. The marquee match-up took place Tuesday night in Chinook. The Sugarbeeters look to contend again for the Northern C crown and they hosted Northern B power Harlem in a showdown between old rivals. Friday night the Sugarbeeters were in Hays to take on the Thunderbirds and were back home Saturday to face the Big Sandy Pioneers. The Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds were in Poplar Tuesday night to take...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter wrestling team finally got a chance to wrestle for the first time this past week. The 'Beeters were in Chester on Thursday and home on Friday, competing in front the hometown fans in the first of two home mixers. All seven wrestlers were in action with each getting the opportunity to wrestle twice each night. The coaching staff and wrestlers alike are grateful for the chance to compete against opponents outside their own wrestling room. The post season has been pushed...
With the end of the holidays, the Sweet Memorial Nursing Home is implementing a two-week period of no visitors but welcoming the vaccine for COVID-19. Visitations are scheduled to restart after January 18. According to Sweet Memorial Nursing Home (SMNH) Administrator Rebecca Shackelford, the "no visitors" policy is meant to mitigate a spike in COVID cases. "The holidays felt different here for sure," Shackelford said. "But we have been without a positive COVID case since December 2, which has be...
MSU Extension Agent for Blaine County, Juli Snedigar announced last week that the next session of the Solid Finances webinar series for the 2020-2021 year begins today, January 13, at 12:05 p.m. Each fifty-minute program in the series is designed to provide adults with an unbiased resource for enhancing their personal financial skills. The presenter of today’s installment is Carrie Johnson of North Dakota State University Extension. In her broadcast, “Medicare,” Johnson will explain the government health insurance program that covers peopl...
Raffle tickets for 1\2 pig (processed) are on sale for $5 for one ticket or $20 for five tickets. Tickets are available from Center Board Members, or at the Senior Center, 1st Bank of Montana, Shore’s Floral, Arlene’s Cut & Style, The Shop, Shear Inspiration, American Garage, Pehrson’s Service and Top Dog Performance. Our Meals This Week Wed. Jan. 13 Cheeseburgers Thu. Jan. 14 Tater Tot Casserole Fri. Jan. 15 Chicken Crdon Bleu Mon. Jan. 18 Mushroom Swiss Burger Tues. Jan. 19 - Taco Soup Please call by 10 a.m. for all pick up and deliv...
