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November 22nd, 2016: The National Title I Association is pleased to announce that Harlem High School from Harlem, Montana has been named a National Title I Distinguished School by Montana state department of education. Harlem High School is one of up to 100 schools throughout the country that is being nationally recognized for exceptional student achievement in 2016. A project of the National Title I Association, the National Title I Distinguished Schools Program publicly recognized qualifying Title I schools for the outstanding academic...
The 38th annual local production by Missoula Children's Theatre (MCT) did not disappoint this past Saturday afternoon. The stars were 50+ students who auditioned on Monday, after school, began practices that evening and presented two performances just five days later at CHS auditorium. MCT actor/directors have been providing the opportunity for kids to perform before hometown audiences for 40+ years. This year's actor/directors were both graduates of performance programs at Central Washington...
The Chinook Area Chamber of Commerce held its annual banquet this past weekend at the Eagles Club. Members enjoyed a prime rib dinner, by chef Doug Mitchell and Shirley Fisher, met the officers who will serve the chamber in 2017 and heard about some new projects planned for the coming year. The speaker for the banquet was Russell Nemetiz who grew up in the Chinook area and went on to a broadcasting career reporting on topics of interest to farmers, ranchers and residents of rural America. Most...
Philomayne (Shields) Tucker, named Travois Woman, appreciated the value of the Mid-Winter Fair in it’s many aspects. She participated in many areas beginning as a teacher creating an attractive booth to display the work of her elementary school class. These displays allowed the parents to see their children’s best award winning work and the community to enjoy the variety of learning activities the school provided. She was an energetic advocate especially of the art show. Her brother, George “Sonny” Shields Jr and sister, Georgina Shields...
Tribal probation officers representing numerous tribes throughout the United States came together, to complete the Tribal Probation Academy, a three-week training series that addresses urgent public safety needs in Indian Country. The training was held at the National Criminal Justice Training Center (NCJTC) in Appleton, Wisconsin. During the Academy, officers learned evidence-based practices in community corrections, victim-centered approaches, restorative justice and peacemaking, substance...
On January 11th, 2017 at 6:34 P.M. the Chinook Area Chamber of Commerce had their regular monthly meeting at the Chamber office on Main Street. In attendance were: Heather DePriest, Frank Pehrson, Jayne Morrow, Bonnie Weber, Robert Kelley, Hayley Yost, Sarah Pratt and Jennifer Hellman. We have been discussing on doing fundraising for the Chamber. License plates have been one of the ideas we have been talking about. We have a final committee meeting that will take place in the next few weeks to finalize this. There is one new business to...
When I was in college I had two good friends who were in college as well. One was my cousin Butch (James Lucke) and one was a high school mate by the name of Jim Dullenty. Jim went off to Journalism School at the University of Montana and Butch and I stayed home and attended Northern. We spent many weekends visiting Jim in Missoula. He had introduced us to the famous Montana author Dorothy Johnson (The Man who Shot Liberty Valance and The Hanging Tree). For some reason she loved having coffee with the Havre ruffians on Saturday morning....
William F. Stiffarm, Nah-Nee-Thoughts-ick "Stands Alone", 79, passed away on Thursday, January 19, 2017, at Fort Belknap Health Services. Traditional Family Wake was held from 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 21, 2017, until Monday morning, at the family residence in Fort Belknap. Funeral services were11:00 a.m., on Monday, January 23, 2017, at the St. Paul Mission in Hays. Burial will follow in the Stiffarm Family Cemetery outside of Hays. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with... Full story
(Stella) Maurine Overcast Nicholson Taylor, 87, of Chinook, MT passed away in January 15, 2017 at the Billings Clinic of natural causes. Maurine was born April 25, 1929 on the family farm 9 miles outside of Chinook, MT to Dow and Karleen Overcast. She resided all of her life in the Paradise Valley. While on vacation to Birch Tree Missouri in 1946, Maurine met her love, Chet Nicholson. After 2 years of writing letters, they became engaged on December 24, 1948. They were married on May 29, 1949.... Full story
Great Falls -Shawn Gilbert, 45, of Great Falls, surrounded by his family lost his battle with cancer on Thursday, January 12, 2017. A graveside service will be held in Harlem on May 13, 2017 at 2:00 pm. A luncheon at the Eagles in Chinook will immediately follow the graveside service. Schnider Funeral Home is handling the cremation. Shawn was a happy go lucky person and always had a smile on his face. He was always willing to help wherever he was needed. He was born to Pattie and John Gilbert No... Full story
Fannie Elizabeth (Deming) McKay died at Northern Montana Care Center in Havre on January 10th at the age of 100. Fannie was born to Raymond and Ada Deming on October 5, 1916 in Harlem, Mt. She attended school in Harlem and Turner. After graduating from Turner she went to college in Havre at Northern. Fannie then began her teaching career of 38 years. Fannie was married to Fred Calvert for 2 years, when he passed away from cancer. She married a second time to Bud McKay. They were married for 25... Full story
Deedie Mae (Bitz) Nimmick, 63, passed away peacefully in her sleep on December 8, 2016, at Sweet Memorial Home in Chinook due to complications of early onset Alzheimer’s. Cremation has taken place, and a Celebration of Deedie’s Life will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, January 27, 2017, at Van Orsdel United Methodist Church in Havre. Memorials may be made to Sweet Home in Chinook, Big Sandy Medical Center, or the charity of one’s own choosing. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with services and arrangements. Please visit Deedi... Full story
Havre, Montana – The Grace Chapel at the Northern Montana Care Center was recently bequeathed over $11,000 from the estate of Joanne Brekhus, a long-time Care Center employee. Christen Obresley, VP of Regulatory and Community Services at Northern Montana Health Care, has reported the substantial gift. “Joanne was a long-time employee of the Environmental Services Department here at the Northern Montana Care Center. This gift was a tribute to the time that she spent here caring for our residents.” Joanne originally worked for Northern Monta...
Ben Hauptman Blaine County Extension Agent, Office: (406) 357-3200 Press Release MSU Blaine County Extension will be holding a seminar to inform producers on how to control noxious weeds in the area, including recent research using bacteria as a biocontrol method to control cheatgrass and how to utilize integrated pest management in livestock operations to control insect pests such as horn flies. Speakers will include Dr. Jane Mangold, MSU Extension Rangeland Weed Specialist, Christian Lehnert...
Glenna Ammen has returned from Castle Rock, CO where she went to spend the Christmas holidays with her daughter and son in law. She attended basketball games in Turner since her return. Bill and Mary Hake were to Brenda Maloney’s belated birthday celebration on Saturday at the Turner Old Gym. They also enjoyed watching the Tornadoes play basketball games on Turner’s home court this weekend. Tom and Lucy Fairbank enjoyed basketball action this weekend at Turner. Don Harmon was to the basketball games in Turner this weekend. Bonnie was home wit...
Reminder to Members: The Hogeland Lutheran Church’s Annual meeting is going to be held on Sunday, Feb. 5 following the 11:30 church service and potluck dinner. Wally and Loretta Beck attended the basketball games in Turner on Saturday afternoon vs. Fort Benton. Linda Hauge, Diana Maloney, and Anita Reed were out to visit Harlan and Jane Krass throughout the week. Sandy Beck spent Thursday and Friday in Billings and was an overnight guest of Dennis and Dixie Roseleip. While in Billings, Sandy also got to see Tanner and Bobbie Buechler’s hom...
Most every reader has some curiosity about words-what a new word means or what the origin of a common word or saying might be. Despite the ascendency of technology in how we communicate, there are still a large number of people who enjoy words and playing around with how they can be used-doing word games. A logophile (lover of words) sent me, in one of those "internet joke postings" that flood our emails, an old list of the winning entries in a contest, hosted by the "Washington Post," to...
The students at Turner Public School had a blast last week during recess prior to the warmer temps and winds that melted a good share of the snow. But, prior to that, the kiddos had a blast digging and rolling snow across the playground. You can bet, where there's snow to be sculpted, there's kids. That's just a given. The many snowbanks that were pushed across the playground, was a sign of tunneling later on. Shown here is Preston Egbert, Olivia Keller, and Holly Grabofsky....
The Blaine County Library Board of Trustees will hold their regular monthly meeting today at 11:00 a.m. in the library meeting room. "For Better or For Worse" will be the movie at 1:00 p.m. today. Everyone is welcome to attend and refreshments will be served. "All of My Heart" will be the movie next week. If anyone has a request for a movie to be shown, please let us know or tell Kristy at the Senior Center. Story Time is Tuesday mornings at 10:30 a.m. Kids of all ages and abilities are welcome...
Did you know February is “Love Your Library” month? This year the Harlem Library will celebrate with a Mardi Gras theme “Let the Good Times Roll at Your Library!” Each time you check out material your name will be entered into a drawing to win one hour of free bowling at the Harlem VFW. Also on Feb. 28 the library is hosting a Mardi Gras Fun Night from 6:00-7:30 P.M. Wear purple, green, or gold and join us for fun, food, games and more! Bring your family or a friend. Today at the Harlem Elementary School Winter Showcase Carly will be registe...
Thank You, Thank You... To Diane Peterson for the potatoes; To Chuck Wasser for the roast pork; To Phyllis Culbertson for the Christmas decorations; To Kay Brekke for the dish towels. Harlem High School sports Connection: Friday 27th: Boys and Girls Basketball @ HOME against Rocky Boy. 3:30, 5:00, 6:30 and 8:00 p.m. Saturday 28th: Boys and Girls Basketball @ HOME against Cut Bank. 1:00, 2:30, 4:00 and 5:30 p.m. FYI, We will be modifying our MEAL SCHEDULE during the next couple weeks due to our...
Congratulations to Art Kleinjan. He was voted in as the new president of the North Central Area Agency on Aging Council at our meeting in Chester on Friday. What an honor for Chinook! We are so lucky to have him represent the 13 agencies that make up our area. Our February calendar is out, so stop by and pick one up when you come in for a cinnamon roll on Thursday morning. Don’t miss Whist on Wednesday, Jan. 25 at 1 p.m. We can always use more players. The movie “For Better or for Worse” is also being shown Wednesday afternoon at 1 p.m. in the...
The Week of wrestling exploded in Blaine County by bringing over one hundred wrestlers to the mats here in the county. On Thursday Hays Lodge Pole opened the week with a long overdue mixer on their home turf. This was the first time in over thirty years that Hays/Lodgepole has been able to host a wrestling mixer. Malta, Chinook, and Harlem all converged for the historic event in the Thunder Dome at Hays Lodge Pole to celebrate bringing wrestling back to the southern end of the county. Hays...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters regained their winning ways this past week with a pair of wins over the Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds Friday night 45-34 and the Big Sandy Pioneers Saturday 54-30 to even their season record at 6-6 and improved to 4-5 in conference play. The Turner Tornadoes also found the win column this past week as they completed their season sweep of the Dodson Coyotes Tuesday night with a 56-30 win. The Tornadoes then suffered a pair of tough losses to the North Star Knights 49-36...
There are only three weeks left in the High School boys basketball season and the Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds continue to roll through their regular season schedule. The Thunderbirds picked up two more impressive wins knocking off Chinook 60-43 Friday night and then topping the Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hawks 77-24 Saturday to improve to 11-1 on the season and maintain their top seed in The District 9C Standings The Chinook sugarbeeters bounced back Saturday night with a impressive 75-38 win...
