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The Hays Lodge Pole Thunderbirds won their fifth straight contest Friday night as the defeated the Roy/Winifred Outlaws 68-25 in a non-conference tilt. No scoring was provided to the Journal as of press time. Saturday the Thunderbirds were looking to extend the streak to six games when they welcomed the defending District 9C champions to town. The Thunderbirds were unable to match the fast start by the Bears and dropped the District 9C contest 88-58 ending their five game win streak in the process. With the weekend split the Thunderbirds fall...
Chinook high school senior Jake Norby has signed a NAIA Letter of Intent to further his football career by playing Wide Receiver for the Presentation College Saints. Norby helped lead the Chinook Sugarbeeters to the Class C Eight-man football championship this past November and was a content threat to score with each reception. The Saints are part of the North Star Athletic Association which includes Dickinson State, "I'm thrilled to be able to continue playing football for the Saints," said...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter reached 8-2 on the season following an impressive win over the North Star Knight Friday at home 42-38. Saturday the boys shrugged off a slow start to whip the Fort Benton Longhorns 56-23 to improve to 5-2 in District 9C play and 8-2 overall. Freshman Isaac Bell took a pass from junior Kyle McMaster and knocked down a three point bomb to tie the contest with the North Star Knight 8-8. Moments later, down four, Freshman Cord Schneider took a pass from Bell and finished at...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters earned a tough 43-39 win over the North Star Knights Friday night and then pummeled District 9C contender Fort Benton 50-22 Saturday. Against the Knights it was battle from the get go as Chinook trailed 10-9 after eight minutes of action and held a slim 26-25 advantage at the halftime break. Junior Kelsey Mathon provided Chinook with a bit of separation midway through the third quarter when she drilled a long three to give the 'Beeters a 29-25 lead. Moments later Mathon...
The District 9C leading Box Elder Bears were guests in the Turner gymnasium Thursday evening as the 4-4 Turner girls and the undefeated Bears met once again. Turner has played all four teams at the top of the conference very well early in each contest. Thursday was more of the same as the Bears held a narrow 10-9 lead over the Turner girls, Junior Ella Billmayer scored six first quarter points for the Tornadoes. The second quarter was a much different story. Box Elder held the Tornado offense...
The Harlem girls varsity basketball team battled their way back to a 5-5 record following two victories this weekend, including their first in the District 2B. Friday the girls hosted the Shelby Coyotes of the District 1B and earned a hard fought 40-37 win. Saturday the team traveled to Poplar where they again were victorious 48-40. Against Shelby, senior post Anita Bentley and freshman guard Skylee Dirden combined for all ten of Harlem's points as they led 10-7 heading into the second quarter....
So, this weekend in the NFL it is the Chiefs at the Patriots. It is Green Bay at Arizona. It is Pittsburgh at the Broncos and it is Seattle at the Panthers. Last week every non home team won. Could it be that this week every home team will win? As usual I have not seen the games yet. More about that at the end of this column. There are local basketball standings to go over first of all this week. In standings on the boys side in A Havre is third right now. That is all the statewide standings regarding boys basketball teams. On the girls side of...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter wrestling team is back at full strength and took a full team to compete in the Choteau Classic wrestling tournament Friday and Saturday. The ‘Beeters performed extremely well as a team. In a field that included nearly all of the top teams and wrestlers in all of Class B/C The Sugarbeeters finished third with 154 points just a half point behind host Choteau and 7.5 points back of Shepherd for the title. Individually Chinook received first place finishes from junior Tate Niederegger at 138 pounds and senior Kenny Pruttis a...
Top, Wildcat senior junior Reece Hutton squares off against Chinook's Kevin Young in the 205 consolation final in Choteau this weekend. Hutton was the Wildcats high finisher, landing on the podium with a fourth place finish. Bottom, sophomore Curtis Humphreys pins his Cut Bank opponent to begin the Classic....
Monday afternoon the Chinook Sugarbeeter wrestling team visited the Meadowlark Elementary for 'Beeter Buddy Day'. This is the first year that the wrestlers and grade schoolers have shared and it was a huge success. A total of 92 Meadowlark students joined the wrestlers and team managers for a good time. The students will be guests of the team when they host their final mixer of the season and honor their seniors this Friday night....
Information for this article is from unapproved board minutes. Chairwoman Pauly Miller called the meeting to order on January 12. After the pledge of allegiance to the flag, roll call was conducted. Board members present were Scott Gunderson, James Hodgson, Ernest Johnson, Pauly Miller and Joel Pruttis. Absent were Michael Copenhaver, Keith Raty and Viki Tilleman (all excused) and Travis Buck. Student Council President Elizabeth Hodgson reported on the recent blood drive held at the high...
BOZEMAN — Montana State University has announced its undergraduate honor rolls for fall semester 2015. There are two MSU honor roll lists: the President’s and the Dean’s Honor Roll. Students must complete a minimum of 12 credit hours to be on either list. Students with a perfect 4.0 grade point average for the semester were named to the President’s Honor Roll. An asterisk follows the names of the 899 students named to the MSU President’s Honor Roll in the listing below. The Dean’s Honor Roll includes the 3,061 students earning grade point avera...
The newest students to join Harlem Elementary's ROARing student roster are third grader, Lacia Walls, and sixth grader, Kyrsten Henry. Lacia and Kyrsten have demonstrated the four ROAR Rules by being Respectful, Organized, Always safe, and Responsible. We are very proud of these bright young ladies!...
Speech and drama teams from 19 schools descended on Chinook High School last Saturday for an invitational tournament hosted by the local speech and drama club. Bonnie Ortner, CHS's speech and drama coach, said of the event, "By all accounts, the event was a tremendous success. It took a lot of volunteer hours to make the event happen, I'm very proud of our community. Everyone seemed to have a good day, and I'm already looking forward to next year's event." There were 136 student who...
Auditions were held following school Monday afternoon in the Chinook high school auditorium for the Missoula Children's Theatre production of the popular Walt Disney play Aladdin. After a few hours the director's settled on a cast. Above photo includes Aladdin's cast; Aladdin - JJ Colby, Princess Dory - Raynee Hasler, Aladdin's Mother - Alison Powell, Mysterious One - Liam Edwards, Grand Vizier - Roger Fischer, Sultan - Paxtin McCann, Sheherazade - Alyssa Schoen, Dinazade - Olivia Ellison,...
Organic agricultural production and food sales in America has been the fastest growing segment of agriculture since the approval of the USDA organic seal 20 years ago. Sales of organic food have consistently increased between 10 and 20% each year. The growth trend of organic food sales is expected to continue to reach new levels as main-line supermarkets all over the country are beginning to carry organic food. This is good news for farmers who grow organic food, and for any who may be thinking about converting to organic production. Today the...
The White Pine 4-H Club met in the Triple E meeting room in Chinook on Thursday, January 14, 2016 at 5 p.m. with 14 members, five leaders, and four guests present. President, Rebecca Stroh, called the meeting to order. Amanda Mord led the American Pledge and Drake Berreth led the 4-H Pledge. Roll call was answered by telling our New Year Resolution. Minutes of the December 14th meeting were read by acting secretary, Amanda Mord, and approved. Treasurer, Britton Elliot, gave the Treasurer’s report. A motion was made by Kyler Johnson and s...
The January meeting of the Paradise Pals was held at the Library Meeting Room. The meeting was called to order by President Erika Anderson. Pledges were led by Michael Warburton and Kristen Graff. Roll call was name a winter safety tip. Reporter Michael Warburton read the minutes of the previous meeting in the absence of our secretary. Kristen Graff moved to approve the minutes and Justin Graff seconded the motion. Correspondence Secretary Victoria Kirby had nothing to report. Treasurer Megan Pruttis was absent. Song leader Jared Graff led us...
New option aims to address American Indian health disparities The Department of Public and Health and Human Services (DPHHS), with National Jewish Health and input from local American Indian tobacco prevention programs and various Tribal public health officials across six states, has developed a new approach to help reduce tobacco use among American Indians. The American Indian Commercial Tobacco Quit Line Program, the first of its kind in the country, is modeled after the highly successful DPHHS Montana Tobacco Quit Line. The American Indian...
Our husband, father and grandfather, Don Martin, was called Home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Saturday, January 9, 2016. A memorial service was held on January 14 in Cut Bank. Don was born March 23, 1937 in Harlem. He attended Harlem schools, and graduated with honors from Harlem High School. He attended Kansas State University, and graduated from MSU Bozeman with a B.A. in Industrial Arts, and later from the University of Hawaii with an M.P.H in Health Services Administratio... Full story
Fred (better known by many as "Montana") Bevolden went home to the arms of his Savior on 28 November 2015, following a hard-fought battle with cancer. He spent his final days with his wife, son, and daughter by his side. He was born in Havre, Montana to Chester and Mildred (Straight) Bevolden. His favorite childhood memories were those that involved riding his beloved horse Buttercup around the Montana countryside with his best friend Dale. The outdoors continued to draw him for the rest of this... Full story
Harry W. Olson passed away peacefully with family at his side on January 14, 2016 after a short battle with congestive heart failure. He was 89 years old. Harry was born in Havre, MT on February 11, 1926 to Fred and Martha (Solomon) Olson. His family ranched in the Bear Paw Mountains where he and his other siblings (2 brothers and 5 sisters) learned to appreciate the land and its livestock. He attended Faber School thru 6th grade then his family moved to the upper Clear Creak place where he attended the Diamond Bar School thru the 8th grade. In... Full story
Louise Webb Kenny died at home in Havre early Friday morning, January 15, 2016 with her husband of nearly 60 years at her side. She was two week short of her 96th birthday. A viewing will take place Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at 7:00 pm at the Hi-Line Funeral Services in Ha-vre. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, January 21, 2016 at 11:00 am at the St. Jude's Thaddeus Catholic Church in Havre, followed by interment in Highland Cemetery. Arrange-ments have been made with Edwards Funeral... Full story
Mabyle Joan "Bitsy" Avery began her journey to the Spirit World Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015, where she will once again be with all her ancestors and family who have already made the journey. We, her loved ones, are now left to tearfully walk to the future without her omnipresent outstretched hand to catch us before we fall or to pick us up when we do. Thankfully our tears are not just sorrowful but also joyful as we recall how this tough little Assiniboine Indian woman from the Fort Belknap... Full story
