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Samantha (Sam) French, Director of the Blaine County Museum, recently described a plan to begin collecting oral histories in Blaine County. French, who came to the director's position about five years ago, said, "It's been my goal to do an oral history collection since I arrived at the museum. My hope is the folks who volunteer to do interviews will have contacts throughout the county." If all goes well she hopes to have a major part of the interviews completed by the start of summer. She noted...
Three years ago a nationwide study found that about 23 percent of Americans do some kind of volunteer work. That equates to 60+ million of your fellow Americans. Those numbers may have shocked alert readers but the sad truth is the number of Americans willing to volunteer is on a steady decline. While the reasons for the decline are many and varied, the bottom line is this...many organizations still need volunteers in order to fulfill their mission and many need those volunteers now. You don't...
The Chinook Lions Club held its monthly meeting last Tuesday in the community room of the Grande Villa. President Jay Eslick presided. Despite the frigid weather and a brewing snow storm, 15 of the 27 regular members of the club were present. The Club heard updates on a number of projects and approved funding for several existing programs. Members learned that for the first time in many years the number of members with less than 10 years of membership are now a majority of the 27 current...
Blaine County Library Board of Trustees will hold their regular monthly meeting Monday January 29th at 4:30 p.m. in the library meeting room. We have had a lot of interest in checking out hotspots lately, which is great. We do want to make sure patrons understand you must have a library card and be in good standing to be able to check out a hotspot. So, you cannot come in and get a library card and immediately check out a hotspot. When a patron registers for a library card, we ask for a current mailing address, and we mail your card to you....
Today the library staff and the Friends of the Library are hosting the first “Socializing Seniors” gathering from 1:00 – 3:00 P.M. in the library meeting room. Each Wednesday senior citizens are invited to join their friends for a time of coffee, visiting, cards, games, snacks and more! The library will provide the coffee and you provide the fun. The library board of trustees will hold their monthly meeting today, January 24, 4:30 P.M. in the library meeting room. There will be no After School Squad today. Lego Club will meet , Thursday, Janua...
Hello From the Chinook Social Senior Center! We have had a wonderful week, despite the cold weather, because we have moisture! As much as we don’t like the cold, we must have moisture. We have hosted several groups of people who are enjoying Pinochle, Cornhole, Cribbage & Marathon Pinochle, as well. We are hosting a much larger card party this week, and plan on doing the same in the near future. Please call & join us! We will be hosting our Birthday group on Friday, January 26th. If you have a Birthday in January and for some reason, we d...
Polson - Herbert "Herb" E Webb, 64, of Polson, MT, passed away on Saturday, January 6, 2024 at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula. He was born October 22, 1959 in Yreka, CA to James and Mary Coralee (Dumond) Webb. He graduated from high school in Wagner, OK, attended Southeastern Oklahoma State University and completed his Masters degree in Range Management from North Dakota State University. On May 27, 1989, Herb married Vickey Skelton in Chinook MT. Herb was active in the Facebook group, the Car...
Gail M. (Joy) Faber, 66, passed away January 17, 2024, at home of natural causes. A Vigil Mass will be held at 6 p.m. Friday January 26, at St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church in Havre, MT. Her Funeral Mass will take place at 11 a.m. Saturday January 27, also at St. Jude's, with a luncheon/reception to follow in the Parrish Center. Burial will take place this summer in a family ceremony, in her childhood home. Gail was born July 5th, 1957, in Whitefish Montana to Arden E. Joy and Shirley L. Joy. S...
Gale Allen Jellum, loving father, Grandpa, and brother, passed away Sunday, January 21, 2024, at the age of 80, in his sleep at the Gallatin Rest Home in Bozeman, MT. Gale was born on March 8, 1943 to Gordon and Ruth (Swanson) Jellum in Fosston, Minnesota. Gale was the fourth child born to the family of eleven children. Gale loved to tell the story of when he was 10 years old, he and his two brothers rode from Minnesota to Montana in the bed of a grain truck, under a tarp, to start a new beginni...
Fort Belknap, Montana - January 17, 2024 - On January 24th, 2024, a team of simulation specialists, with the High Fidelity Mobile Simulation Lab, will be visiting ANIIIKODA COLLEGE in Fort Belknap, Montana, to provide invaluable educational training to medical students. This initiative aims to enhance future healthcare providers' skills and knowledge while minimizing the risk of patient injury. The team of highly trained educators will be conducting a series of multiple trauma scenarios,...
Holiday – it’s a word that originated from an old English word meaning “Holy Day.” It’s a fitting word for our end of December celebrations – no matter its old English or modern English contexts. But here in the thick of January, the glitter of Christmas has faded. The echoes of new year celebrations have diminished down a canyon of life moving on per usual. As lights disappear from the eaves of houses and the parched evergreens lean against back door steps, the extended hours of darkness feel especially long in our holiday hangovers. We stumbl...
BOZEMAN – Montana State University has announced its undergraduate honor rolls for fall semester 2023. There are two MSU honor roll lists: the President’s List and the Dean’s List. To be eligible for the lists, students must be enrolled in at least 12 college-level credits. This honor roll list was current as of Jan. 11 and includes all registration corrections or grade changes processed to that date. Students with a 4.0 GPA for the semester were named to the President’s List. An asterisk follows their names below. The Dean’s List includes...
MANCHESTER, NH (01/04/2024)-- Jade Pleninger of Chinook (59523) has been named to Southern New Hampshire University's (SNHU) Fall 2023 President's List. The fall terms run from September to December. Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.700 and above for the reporting term are named to the President's List. Full-time status is achieved by earning 12 credits over each 16-week term or paired 8-week terms grouped in fall, winter/spring, and summer. Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) is a private...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter hosted an old foe from District 9C on Friday night in the Fort Benton Longhorns. Chinook fought their way to a 48-33 win. On Saturday, the girls traveled west to Shelby to take on the Coyotes in a district 1B match. The Coyotes gave the 'Beeters all they could handle but in the end it was Chinook earning a 55-44 win. Chinook started off with Senior Jenna Liddle scoring five points, including one from downtown. Junior Addison Olson added a triple of her own and freshman...
This past week, the Hays Lodgepole Thunderbirds played a pair of District 9C contests beginning with North Star on Friday night, where the Thunderbirds fell 40-35. The following night, the Thunderbirds hosted the Chester Joplin Inverness Hawks and, while doing their best to stay close, it was the Hawks that took a 49-36 win. Friday night in Gilford, the Thunderbirds got off to a fast start with a three-point bomb from junior Hadley Not Afraid. Senior Nina Fox added six more points, helping the Thunderbirds score 11 points in the opening frame...
The Harlem Lady Cats began the week with a 2B contest against the Glasgow Scotties where they fell 54-33. Saturday back home, they faced a stiff test in district 2B foe, Malta, where they fell 70-39. Friday in Glasgow, the Lady Cats got three balls from freshman Maddy Mount and junior Raelynne Briere, while also getting buckets from junior Aaraya Mount and Senior Tova Anderson, who accounted for the teams 10 first quarter points while the defense gave up 13 heading into the second quarter....
The Turner girls traveled west on Friday, January 19, where they fell to the Chester Joplin Inverness Hawks 51-30. On Saturday, January 20th, the Turner Tornadoes welcomed the Big Sandy Pioneers to town. Big Sandy got off to a quick early start and never looked back in a 58-43 win. On Friday night, the girls made the trip west to take on the Chester Joplin Inverness Hawks. The Hawks started fast, getting 14 points right out of the gate, while the Tornadoes managed just six from Ali Doyle and Bri...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters had a non-conference tilt Friday night versus the Fort Benton Longhorns. A game that went the way of the Sugarbeeter, 77-62. Saturday night, they traveled to Shelby to take on the Coyotes in a District 2B conference match. When the final bell rang, it was Shelby 72, Chinook 44. The Longhorns scored early and often in the first quarter, putting 20 points on the scoreboard. Meanwhile, the Sugarbeeters got nine points from junior Carson Nissen and four points from senior...
The Turner Tornadoes were in Chester on Friday to challenge the Hawks in a District 9C battle. In a game that saw both teams have their chances in a back and forth game, it was the Hawks that secured a 46-39 victory over the Tornadoes. Saturday the Tornadoes returned home to take on the Big Sandy Pioneers. In a contest that went to the wire, it was Big Sandy that secured a 51-48 overtime win over the Tornadoes. Turner got off to a hot start with Senior Trent Billmayer knocking down a couple of...
The Harlem Wildcats have been knocking on the door for some big victories and, while there has been no shortage of effort, the wins just haven't come. This past weekend, the Wildcats fell on the road 64-54 to the Glasgow Scotties. On Saturday, they hosted the Malta Mustangs, where they suffered a 98-71 setback. Against the Scotties, the Wildcats garnered 10 first quarter points, seven of which came off the hands of Sophomore Cody McCabe. Meanwhile, the Scotties managed to put up 19 in the...
Mari Anne Skoyen, "A HUGE shoutout to our band, who is small in number but mighty in sound!"...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters and Harlem Wildcats participated in the Chinook Mixer on Friday night, giving a chance for fans of both the 'Beeters and the Wildcats to see their team's wrestlers and how they competed. On Saturday, the Chinook Girls as well as the Harlem Lady Cats wrestled in the 2024 Fergus Girls Invite. The Lady Cats finished second in the tournament with a large contingent scoring points. The Lady Cats were led on the podium by Senior Kaitlyn Johnson who went 4-1 on the weekend and...
The Fairfield Basketball Club is pleased to announce that it will be conducting it's second annual JR. REF CLINIC on March 16, 2024, at the Fairfield High School. Last year's clinic, the first ever Jr. Ref Clinic in Montana, was a huge success and other entities are starting to hold their own clinics, in other parts of the state (Rob-bie Tesch, Billings). The JR REF clinic relies on the following groups to make it a success: 1. JR REF attendees: Boys/Girls in grades 6th-12th from anywhere in...
Tasha Skoyen and Family Mya Berreth and Family...
Grades K-6th at the Turner School performed a Christmas concert for the 2023 year prior to dismissal before the holiday break. The Kindergarten and First Grade started off the program with playing Silent Night, Jolly Old St Nicholas, and We Wish You a Merry Christmas on the bells. This was directed by Mrs. Shelly Harmon. Mrs. Diana Maloney's second and third grade class sang Santa Claus is Coming to Town, and wearing grinch eye masks and Santa hats, sang You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch. Closing...
