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Melissa and Derrick Shambo have a good thing going just off Highway 66. Heading south through Blaine County, just before reaching the turnoff to Hays/Lodge Pole High School is 'Shambo Camp', a three bedroom home owned by the couple and a safe haven for area youth to hang out and relax in a comfortable setting. Many throughout Blaine County, the Hi-line, and the hoards of avid Montana High School basketball fans know Derrick Shambo as Head Coach of the Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbird boys basketball...
Save the date! On Saturday, February 1 from 4:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m., the Blaine County Fair Foundation will play host to the Second Annual Blaine County Brew Fest, which will be held in the Commercial Building at the fairgrounds located at 300 Cleveland Road West in Chinook. Sax Cadillac will provide musical entertainment at the event. According to event organizer, Blaine County Fair Board member Loren Skoyen, seven breweries have committed to attending and will have representatives pouring...
The United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and the Blaine County Conservation District invite area cattle producers and any other interested individuals to a Know Your Manure NUTBAL Workshop on January 21 from 1:30-3:30 p.m. at Wallner Hall in Chinook. Great Falls Area Range Specialist for the NRCS, Rick Caquelin will present the workshop. A leader in the field of rangeland management, Caquelin is a longtime Society for Range Management member. As...
As it has for the past several summers, Montana Actors’ Theatre (MAT) in Havre, Montana, is again offering paid internships for college students and recent college graduates. These young adults manage and direct the KidsMAT touring children’s camps and the Youth Production, which this summer will be The Wizard of Oz. Applications for this opportunity are now open and will be due by April 10, 2019. The interns hired will oversee two established MAT youth programs: the touring KidsMAT Summer Children’s Theatre camp and the annual MAT Youth Produ...
Harlem Library The Book Challenge for Jan. is to read a book with an ugly cover! Congratulations to Steve Leitner for winning the 2019 Reading Challenge drawing. The Book Club meets Mondays at 4 P.M. Storytime for ages 0-5 and their parents/ caregivers is held Tuesdays at 10 A.M. After School Squad for elementary students meets on Wednesdays at 3:30. Lego Club for all ages is held on Thursdays at 4:30. The library will be closed Jan.20 in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. The library board will hold its regular meeting Jan. 29, 4:15...
After an exhaustive public process that spanned nearly eight years, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks today issued a decision that sets the parameters for the restoration of publicly managed bison. The department is not advancing a site-specific bison restoration proposal at this time. Rather, this decision finalizes the programmatic environmental impact statement and determines that any bison restoration proposals must follow state law, and address guidelines established by a group of stakeholders involved in the EIS process. “Wild bison have bee...
Auditions for the Missoula Children’s Theatre (MCT) production of The Emperor’s New Clothes will be held at Monday, January 20, at 3:30 p.m. in the Meadowlark Gym. There are roles for students in Kindergarten through grade 12, plus a need for additional Assistant Directors who will aid in rehearsals throughout the week and take on essential backstage responsibilities. Because these will be group auditions, no advance preparation is necessary. However, local school officials offer this advice to potential youth actors and actresses: listen to th...
Basketball games this weekend include traveling to Big Sandy on Friday with games beginning at 5:00 and 6:30 p.m. Then on Saturday, the home game will be against North Star and will be at 3:00 and 4:30. Concessions will be open! Come enjoy a meal and watch some great ball games! Sonny and Nellie Obrecht attended the Turner ballgames this weekend. There will be a Turner School Board meeting this Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. The third quarter begins this Monday at the Turner School. Hilary Richman and girls stopped by Maloney’s for a quick visit S...
Sympathy is extended from the Big Flat Community to the family of Art Matter. He will be missed greatly. Susan Billmayer visited with Jane and Harlan Krass on Saturday morning. Word was received that former Hogeland resident, Lois Johnson (Mrs. Ellie Johnson), passed away recently. Condolences to the family. Gene Billmayer attended Wayne Creek Grazing meeting in Harlem on Friday afternoon. Cassie, Richard, August and Evie Handran spent the day at Dave and Teresa Cornell’s house Saturday. The kids had a great time playing in the snow! Come o...
Grades four through 8 from Turner School participated in the school competition of the National Geographic GeoBee this week. Bridget Reed a 6th grader won first place, and Second place was awarded to Avery Fox. The school competition is the first round in the annual National Geographic GeoBee, a geography competition designed to inspire and reward students' curiosity about the world. Questions cover not only geography, but also ancient and world civilizations, cultures, and physical features....
Agricultural producers can enroll in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs, two popular safety net programs, for the 2019 crop year. Interested producers must sign up for either program by March 15, 2020. The 2018 Farm Bill reauthorized and made updates to these two USDA Farm Service Agency programs. ARC provides income support payments on historical base acres when actual crop revenue declines below a specified guarantee level. PLC program provides income support payments on historical base acres when the...
Sheldon Thomas Hofer, 27, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, January 8, 2020 after an accident. Those who knew Sheldon lost a shining light in their lives. Sheldon was born in Havre, Montana on May 6, 1992, the second child of Dan and Linda Love Hofer; joining Bryce Daniel Hofer. He grew up in Harlem and attended school both there and in Zurich. His first and true passion was the outdoors. He enjoyed time on the ranch with his friends and family, which included hunting and fishing as well as...
Until recently, Montana was one of several states with no dyslexia laws on the books. All that changed when Senate Bill 140 (SB 140), the Montana Dyslexia Screening and Intervention Act, was signed by Governor Steve Bullock on May 1, 2019 and passed into law during the 66th Regular Session of the Montana Legislature. The Act, which requires screening and assistance for students with dyslexia. applies to school years beginning on or after July 1, 2019, the Act’s effective date. Furthermore, no later than September 15, 2020, the Office of P...
You know, Lord, sometimes it’s pleasant to think back when we were just little kids and remember, now and then, how we’d pretend to be asleep, and watch for or wait for Mama to tiptoe in to check on us or just watch us as we slept. Every so often, one of us might have been ill and if that happened that we were sick, Mama would come in to check on us, or just sit and pray for us, telling us that she was joining the Lord as He watched over us as we slept. As we grew older, sometimes night time prayers were just to bathe ourselves in the gra...
Robert Kelley of Chinook has learned he has a Brain Tumor that needs to be removed. In order to do so he will have to travel to Seattle for surgery. The recovery process will take at least two months and in turn will not allow him the opportunity to work. Rob currently works three jobs and is the sole income provider for his family. A family friend has organized a fundraiser at the Pizza Hut in Havre on January 23. Anyone wishing to help out Rob and his family simply needs to show this ad when they place their order and the Kelley family will...
Start off the year with a new book from the Harlem Library. “Ice Cold Heart” is a Monkeewrench novel by P.J. Tracy. In the bitter winter of Minnesota Detecives Magozzi and Rolseth are called to the gruesome homicide of Kelly Ramage. When evidence leads to a year-old murder that is the mirror image of Kelly’s the tech-geniuses in Monkeewrench Software are called in to assist. What is revealed is an insidious conspiracy. Bestselling author Max Lucado’s latest is “How Happiness Happens.” Lucado shares how to find “lasting joy in a world of comp...
Start off the year with a new book from the Harlem Library. “Ice Cold Heart” is a Monkeewrench novel by P.J. Tracy. In the bitter winter of Minnesota Detecives Magozzi and Rolseth are called to the gruesome homicide of Kelly Ramage. When evidence leads to a year-old murder that is the mirror image of Kelly’s the tech-geniuses in Monkeewrench Software are called in to assist. What is revealed is an insidious conspiracy. Bestselling author Max Lucado’s latest is “How Happiness Happens.” Lucado shares how to find “lasting joy in a world of comp...
econd hat I wear is the Manager of the Little Rockies Retirement Center. The building is owned by Northern Montana Hospital in Havre, MT. There are 16 apartments, the Sweet Medical Center, the Harlem Senior Center as well as the Congregate and Home Delivered meals. There are 10 (1) bedrooms and 6 (2) bedroom apartments. All tenants must be 55 years of age (married couples must have at least one of the two age 55). The tenant must be totally self-sufficient for cooking, cleaning, mobility, etc. purposes. Little Rockies Retirement Center is not...
We had a good turnout - 8 people in all - show up for the Public Card Party last Sunday. Ruth Brown and Keith Smith had a double pinochle. Tasia Smith was high score and Virginia Olson was low score. The center board meeting has been postponed until Monday January 20th. We will have Bingo on Thursday afternoon at 1 p.m. Last week, Irene Wendeln was the winner. This Friday, the Kitchen Band will be playing at 10 a.m. and Pinochle is played at 1:00 in the afternoon. Our Meals This Week Wed. Jan. 15 Chef Salad Thu. Jan. 16 Enchiladas Fri. Jan. 17...
With competitors coming from as great a distance as that travelled by performers from Malta High School and those from Lincoln County High School in Eureka, Montana, nineteen schools were represented at the Great Falls Central Catholic New Year Invitational Debate, Speech, and Drama Meet. The meet, which was held at the University of Providence on Saturday, January 11, was attended by both Chinook High School and Harlem High School. The third county team, the Dodson and Hays-Lodge Pole Co-op thespians, performed in Culbertson. Two of the three...
On Saturday, January 11, the Blaine County Extension Office held a 4-H Swine Workshop for all Market Swine project participants at the Triple E Room in Chinook. The workshop featured award-winning presenter Dr. David Madsen. Dr. Madsen is a Nebraska native who grew up on a diverse livestock and grain farm in Indiana. He graduated from Purdue University in 1969 and entered general veterinary practice with a food animal emphasis, retaining this focus until 1994. Retired in 2014, Madsen currently...
South of the Border, Column No. 39 Columnist's note. The postmaster in Whitlash pointed me to a poster in the post office. The poster shows a photo of a young woman posing with a copy of a small book. The book is the first novel she wrote, "The Wild West," and published in the winter of 2017. Mariah Eide lives on a ranch outside Whitlash. The postmaster said, "I think you'll find an interesting story if you visit with Mariah and her family." I contacted Eileen Eide, Mariah's mother, and spent...
The 'Game of the week' in Blaine took place in Chinook last Thursday with the 6-0 Sugarbeeters hosting the 5-1 Wildcats in a non-conference class between former Class B rivals. Of course the Sugarbeeters are in the Class C now and currently hold the top spot in the District 9C. The Wildcats are undefeated in District 2B play with their only setback coming to the Rocky Boy Stars of the District 1B. Many were expecting a shootout between the two fast paced teams but what took place was a...
The Harlem Lady Cats continued their winning ways this past weekend as the No. 3 team in the Montana Class B girls power poll improved to a perfect 8-0 on the season. The Lady Cats began the week on Thursday with a 69-15 win over the Sugarbeeters in Chinook and the concluded it with a 60-43 conference win over the Glasgow Scotties at home Saturday afternoon. Meanwhile the Turner Tornadoes have been playing very well as well and improved to 6-2 on the season after earning a pair of impressive...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter and Harlem Wildcat wrestling teams were in Cut Bank this past weekend. The Sugarbeeters entered six wrestlers into the tournament with three earning podium finishes. The Wildcats had six entries as well. Leading the way for the 'Beeter grapplers was senior JT Hauer with a third place finish in the 172 pound division. Hauer had the toughest of draws to begin the tournament, opening up with a match against eventual champion Isaiah Alik of Mission/Charlo High School. Alik...
