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The Local Spelling Bee was held this past week at the Turner Public School. From this Bee, two contestants will move forward to the County Bee to be held at a later date. Grades 4-8 students were competing, however, new rules for the county bee state that the student must be in grade 5-8. But, to make the bee more fun and give the kids a taste of what's to come, the school allowed the fourth grade students to compete, just for the experience. The winner of the school bee was Bridget Reed, 8th...
After an All-Class Reunion for the Zurich Elementary School was cancelled twice due to circumstances surrounding the pandemic, the Zurich Association of Parents (ZAP) decided it was time to do something with the funds in the ZAP account. About the funds, one of the ZAP members, Betty Billmayer said: “Unless someone else wants to step up and take charge of a reunion, I’d say it’s time to let it go. It sounded like a great idea at the time, but we didn’t get a lot of response from people actually wanting to help. Maybe there would be more en...
Earlier this month, media director for the Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame and Western Heritage Center (MCHF & WHC), Rebecca Mott released information announcing their 14th class of inductions into the Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame. Among those to be recognized are Living Inductee: John W. "Jack" Young of Lloyd and Legacy Inductees: Jerome "Jerry" and Flora Kearful, formerly of Chinook. The MCHF & WHC plan to honor these inductees during the MCHF Annual Induction Ceremony and Western Heritage...
The American Red Cross held it's community blood drive in Chinook on Tuesday January 4th at Waller Hall. Thanks to all of our donors, we collected 38 units on a goal of 40. We had two first time donors, Aspyn Colby and Lane Hassler. We hope this was the first of many donations for you. The canteen was hosted by St Gabriel Catholic Church. Pastor Jack Mattingly and the United Methodist Church once again so graciously provided the site for the drive at Wallner Hall. Set up for the drive was...
On January 17, Jason and Jennifer Metcalf opened their new business, Chinook Automotive, LLC. Located at 428 Indiana Street, the Metcalfs will offer automotive repairs, diagnostics, and vehicle maintenance. After closing on a deal to purchase the Chinook Tire and Lube & Sporting Goods building formerly owned by Chris Carpenter, Metcalf went right to work, moving into the building and arranging equipment on January 7. Cassie Johnson, an agent with Lodestar Land and Home, served as a statutory broker for Carpenter and Metcalf who negotiated a...
On Monday, January 31, the Harlem Public Library, in collaboration with Humanities Montana, will present "Connecting to Land Through a Tribal Lens." Although Humanities Montana speaker Lailani Upham will share her program at the library from 6:00-7:00 p,m., interested persons can also join the talk virtually. Those participating, whether online or in-person, will gain insight from Upham, who is an Amskapi Pikuni tribal member from the Blackfeet Nation and a descendent from the Aaniiih, Nakoda,...
Tilleman Equipment in Havre MT is the newest dealer to be awarded the Fendt tractor line. (the "d" is silent; rhymes with tent) Fendts have long been a staple on grain and livestock farms in Europe. Only 200 AGCO dealers have demonstrated the ability and taken on the investment in parts, training and tooling to represent this high quality tractor line. Fendt, owned by AGCO, will be making its North Central Montana debut at the MAGGIE this January 20-22 in Great Falls. AGCO purchased the German m...
Harlem Library The library is hosting the Humanities Montana program “Connecting to Land through a Tribal Lens” with speaker Lailani Upham Jan. 31, 6 P.M. This program will be presented virtually at the library or you may watch using the link https://umontana.zoom.us/j/91669672428 on your own device. The Book Challenge for Jan. is to read a collection of short stories. Story Time is held each Tuesday at 10 A.M. After School Squad meets on Wednesdays at 3:30 P.M. and Lego Club is held on Thursdays at 3:30 P.M. The Library Board meets on Wed...
University of Montana Dean’s List and President’s List, Fall Semester 2021 The students listed below made UM’s fall semester 2021 Dean’s List or the President’s 4.0 List. Double asterisks after a name indicate the student earned a 4.0 GPA. A single asterisk indicates a GPA greater than 3.5 but less than 4.0. Chinook MT Delaney Kellam* Jasmine Klingaman* Shannon Nissen** Natalia Pomeroy* Lily Surber** Harlem MT Eric Plumage* Students Named to MSU-Northern’s Fall 2021 Semester Dean’s List The Montana State University-Northern’s Fall semester D...
Betty Zellmer went to Great Falls with Loretta Beck on Monday for Loretta’s eye appointment. They enjoyed lunch with Laura Sherwood before the appointment. Susan Billmayer visited with Marna Strzelczyk on Wednesday afternoon in Harlem. Pastor Will Rima visited Jane Krass on Friday and gave her communion. Diana Maloney and Anita Reed visited that morning and throughout the week as well. Gene Billmayer visited with Jim and Helen Billmayer in Havre on Thursday afternoon. Duane Klindworth was a Wednesday morning visitor at the Wallace Beck home. S...
Carla Faye Peck of Chinook, MT died at home, January 5th 2022 at the age of 49 with her husband at her side. Carla fought a very valiant battle with cancer. She was born January 11, 1972 in Montrose, CO, to Dale H. and Emma (Hasty) Wilson. Carla graduated from Olathe High in Olathe, CO in 1990. In the fall of 2000, Carla met the love of her life, Travis Peck in Kansas. It was love at first sight. They were married in March of the following year in Ouray, CO. They lived in Montrose, CO for a brie...
Joyce Ann Ellen Borlaug affectionately known as "Granny", 77, passed away Sunday, January 2, 2022, surrounded by her family at the Peace Hospice House in Great Falls, Montana. Services were held Wednesday January 12, 2022, at 1:00 p.m., at the 5th Ave Christian Church in Havre with Pastor Meagan Hoewisch officiating. A private burial was held Wednesday morning prior to the service at the South Gildford Cemetery. Joyce was born June 26, 1944, in Thief River Falls, Minnesota to Selmer and Olga And...
This warm weather has been quite the treat in the middle of the sub-zero temps. Our condolences to the family of Carla Peck. She will be missed. Thank you to Flynn Realty for your donation in memory of Tom Tilleman. Thank you to Malcolm and Julie Graham for your donation in memory of Genevieve Paulson. Every first Tuesday of the month around 10 a.m. we have Pat Fournier with My Hearing Center out of Great Falls come to the center to check hearing and hearing aids. So if you need your hearing aids looked at or your hearing checked, make an...
You know, Lord, here comes a New Year, a clean month, a bright new day. Thank You, Lord. William A. Quayle, in his book “God’s Calendar,” has some fascinating musing about months. Some for January are: “The Calendar is God’s invention. The matter-of-fact Romans way took hold of the almanac and called the months by the names which thereafter God’s months were to wear. God should have named the months – He is so much the Poet; or at least the Greeks, because Poetry and they were friends. Nonetheless, January is named from JANUA, a door. “Januar...
The Harlem Wildcats are finally starting to get healthy and it is showing in the win column. After starting the year with a new roster nearly every time they took the court, Head Coach Geno LeValdo and his Wildcats are starting to find their rhythm. The Wildcats were in Glasgow Friday night for an important District 2B test with the Scotties. The teams tested each other early but in the end it was the Wildcats pulling out a 71-64 win. Saturday Harlem returned home to take on the Box Elder Bears...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters were home Friday night as they welcomed the North star Knights to town. The 'Beeters have been close this year, but had struggled getting over the hump. That all changed Friday as the 'Beeters rolled to a 51-31 win over the Knights. Saturday the boys were on the road, taking on the Longhorns in Fort Benton. After a somewhat slow start with the defense leading the way the 'Beeters dominated the second half and coasted to a lopsided 60-25 win. The 'Beeter have had some...
The Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds dropped a hard fought overtime thriller to the Dodson Coyotes to begin the season back in early December. This past Tuesday the Thunderbirds evened the series with an impressive 67-55 win over the visiting Coyotes. Saturday the boys headed west for a showdown with the Box Elder Bears. Box Elder started fast and never looked back handing the Thunderbirds a 110-66 set back. When the season started the Thunderbirds and Coyotes were the others first opponent. In a...
The Turner Tornadoes have had some tough luck to start the District 9C schedule, but each time they take the court their opponent needs to be ready. Friday the Tornadoes were in Big Sandy to take on the Pioneers. Saturday the boys headed to Gildford to challenge the Knights in another District 9C showdown. Turner has a couple of non conference wins to their credit but began the week still looking to find their first conference win of the season. The Pioneers would be a tough test as they entered as the District 9C’s top team. Sophomore Ryan D...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters were home Friday night as they welcomed the North Star Knights to town. The Knights and 'Beeters brought identical 4-1 conference marks into the tilt as they battle for a top seed come tournament time. The 'Beeters rode the ups and downs to a late surge that led to a 52-42 conference win over the Knights. Saturday the 'Beeters faced another stiff test, this time they were on the road taking on the Longhorns in Fort Benton. Chinook and Fort Benton delivered their bests...
The season may just be reaching its mid-point, and as a result the Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds are looking to capitalize every time they take the court. The Thunderbirds began the week with a non-conference 57-31 win at home over the Dodson Coyotes. Friday the team was in Box Elder to challenge the Bears in a huge District 9C clash. Against the Coyotes the Thunderbirds defense took center stage, limiting the Coyotes to just a pair of first quarter free throws. The offense was a bit sluggish,...
The Harlem Lady Cats were in Glasgow Friday night looking to even their conference mark against the Scotties. Harlem met the challenge for 32 minutes of regulation, but fell in overtime, 62-57. Saturday the Lady Cats were hoping to be back in front of the hometown fans and welcome the District 9C Box Elder Bears to town. In a schedule change due to last minute circumstances the game with the Bears had been canceled. Harlem started strong and looked to be in control early on, leading 15-8 at the...
The Turner Tornadoes were in Big Sandy this past Friday in a battle between two teams looking to pick up their first District 9C win. Saturday the Tornadoes were back out on the road, this time in Gildford to take on the North Star Knights. The Tornadoes played a couple of solid quarters in Big Sandy Friday night, but they had a couple of really tough ones as well. The Pioneers opened up a 26-7 lead early on, but the Tornadoes put together a 19-10 second quarter to cut the Pioneer lead 36-26 by the break. Big Sandy however started the second...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter and Harlem Wildcat wrestling teams were in Choteau this past weekend for the Bulldog Classic. The Harlem Lady Cat wrestling team made the trip south to take part in the Billings West High School Girls Mixer. Overall it was a stellar weekend on the mat for Blaine County athletes. Chinook junior Tyler Schoen won the 170 pound weight class in Choteau. Senior Wyatt Dunbar added to the Chinook haul with a third place finish at 285 pounds. Senior Drake Berreth had a great weeke...
With the holidays behind us, we are now full speed ahead with programs. We are trying to reach out to parents with preschool aged children, who may not be aware of our weekly Story Time Program. If you have preschool aged children, plan to bring them for Story Time at 10:30 Tuesday mornings. It’s a great way to meet other parents and make new friends! During the month of January, we are continuing our “Bag of Books” Sale! We will give you a big bag and you can put as many books as you can fit in it for $3.00. We have had several donat...