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A group of students representing the Big Flat Chapter of the FFA attended the KMON Career Development Events (CDE) in Great Falls on January 18. They fielded teams in the categories of agronomy, livestock, and meats. The Agronomy Team, comprised of Tate Beck, Caleb Zellmer, JR Brown, and Dakota Krass, captured sixth place overall in a field of twenty-two teams. The Meats Evaluation Team, consisting of Trent Billmayer, Cassidy Grabofsky, Bridget Reed, and Carson Maloney, captured eighth place....
The local PAWS shelter is hosting its first ever adoption event on Saturday, January 28 from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm at North 40 in Havre. "We had planned on holding adoption events previously, but Covid shut that down like everything else, so this will be our first ever adoption event," said PAWS Manager Alyssa Hewitt. "We are super happy to be partnering with North 40 to put on the event. We will be having reduced adoption fees of $150 during that time only." The shelter will have a total of 11...
The Chinook Rod and Gun Club's 4th Annual Ice Fishing Derby is set for Saturday, February 4 at Dry Fork Reservoir just north of Chinook. This year's tournament will once again offer cash prizes for the largest fish in each category, Northern Pike, Walleye, Bass and Perch. Preregistration will take place on Friday, February 3 from 6-8 in the evening at two separate locations. One will be in Havre at the Shanty Bar and the other will be in Chinook at the Pastime. If there are any spots still...
The Blaine County Fair Foundations' 4th Annual Brewfest is Saturday February 4 at the Blaine County Fairgrounds. This is a fundraising event that is meant to help make the Blaine County Fair the very best it can be. The Brewfest will get underway at 4:00 pm and run until 9:00 pm. Entertainment will be provided by "America's Premier Cowboy Comedian", Kip Attaway. Several brewers will be on hand including Beavercreek Brewery, Triple Dog Brewery, Meadowlark Brewery and Big Spring Brewery. In additi...
Writing this for the protection of our children. Since the start of school in August, I have been passed by 22 motor vehicles as I was stopped along Highway 2 picking up or dropping off children with my red lights flashing. Last Thursday, the 19th of January, while unloading children with my flashing red lights on and my extended stop-arm out, I was passed by a white semi tractor trailer, a red Dodge STATE pickup and a white van with FICO on the driver’s door. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! For you drivers who think the flashing red lights and extended s...
Merrilyn Billmayer visited with Loretta Beck Tuesday afternoon. Gene and Susan Billmayer were in Malta on Thursday afternoon for an Ag meeting. Ty and Harley Beck visited Grandma Loretta Wednesday afternoon. Gene and Susan Billmayer visited with Jim and Helen Billmayer in Havre on Monday. Loretta Beck went to Great Falls on Thursday and enjoyed supper at Black Bear with Dale and Laura Sherwood, Joely Hiniker, Melissa and Tate Lee, and Daniella Schilling and Blade and Dallas Beck. Blade celebrated his 4thbirthday. Loretta was an overnight guest...
The Harlem Library board of trustees will hold their monthly meeting today, January 25, 4:30 P.M. in the library meeting room. The Montana Library Network and the Harlem Public Library are hosting the virtual program “Montana Fibershed – Connecting Montana Folks with Montana Fiber” January 26, 6:30 – 8:00 P.M. via Zoom. The guest speakers are Barb French and Helen Harris, both board members of Montana Fibershed which seeks to connect fiber producers, the farmers and ranchers, to local designers, makers, businesses, and other end-users of Mont...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters continued their path through the schedule in dominate fashion. They began the week on Tuesday playing Hays in a makeup game postponed by weather in December. The 'Beeters topped the Thunderbirds 57-28. Thursday the 'Beeters defeated the Big Sandy Pioneers at home 71-40. Chinook closed out the week in Box Elder with a 59-43 win over the Bears. Tuesday in Hays the 'Beeters and the Thunderbirds found themselves in a defensive tussle early on. Chinook got a three point...
The Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds found the win column once again this past Thursday as they travelled to Rocky Boy to take on the Morning Stars. The Thunderbirds scored eight in the opening frame and trailed 11-8 heading into the second. Hays/Lodge Pole began to heat up the longer the game went on. Hays Lodge Pole scored 18 in the second quarter to lead 26-18 at the break. Sophomore Angela Blackcrow led the comeback with 10 first half points while junior Aliyah Pretty Paint added six and...
The Harlem Lady Cats were in Cut Bank this past Monday playing the Wolves in a make up game originally scheduled in December. The Wolves jumped out to a 13-3 lead early on. The Lady Cats were working hard on defense and did a nice job of slowing Cut Bank down. On offense they just couldn't buy a bucket. The Lady Cats were able to draw fouls against the Wolves but were able to connect on just 3-10 from the charity stripe. The offense turned a corner in the second, erupting for 16 points in the...
The Turner Tornado boys and girls basketball teams both had a stellar performance at home this past Saturday. The girls picked up their first conference win of the season in racing past the Chester/Joplin-Inverness Hawks 49-37. The boys opened up a big lead early and held on for a 54-48 win over the Hawks to even their overall record at 6-6. Friday, the Tornadoes were in Fort Benton taking on the Longhorns. The girls were defeated 50-28 while the boys lost to the Longhorns by a score of 51-35....
The Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds and Harlem Wildcats continue to fight through a season that has had plenty of challenges present themselves along the way. Both teams are young with very little experience. Both are having to count on freshmen and sophomores to play varsity roles normally given to seniors. Both have proven to be resilient on the quarter, playing hard for 32 minutes every night while having to learn how to play at a higher level on the fly. This past week saw the Thunderbirds...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters were in Hays last Tuesday taking on the Thunderbirds in a rescheduled game from December. The 'Beeters battled their way to a 55-48 win to notch their second conference win of the season. Thursday the 'Beeters fell to the Big Sandy Pioneers at home and were defeated 72-52. Saturday in Box Elder the Bears secured an 82-58 win over the 'Beeters. Tuesday in Hays both teams had their offense rolling early on. The Thunderbirds connected six times from distance, including...
The Chinook and Harlem wrestling teams got a chance to show Blaine County what they could do on the mat this past Friday and Saturday. The Sugarbeeters hosted their mixer on Friday night and Harlem hosted the Wildcat Invitational on Saturday. Unlike football, volleyball or cross country the wrestling teams generally are on the road every week of the season. The Sugarbeeters have been able to hold their mixer late in the season and some years even included one at the start of their schedule....
The Turner Tornadoes held a Cheer Camp this past week. The young cheerleaders were able to perform at halftime of the boys and girls basketball games against Chester/J-I Saturday night. Cheer coaches for the camp are Emily Witt, Kylee Urie, Alyssa Garrett. Pictured left to right, front row Lucy Grabofsky and Harley Beck. Back row: Alayna Egbert, Isley Welsh, Gracie Zellmer. The crowd sure enjoyed the performance these little Tornadoes put on....
The Blaine County Library Board of Trustees will hold their regular monthly meeting Monday January 30th at 4:30 p.m. Valentine’s Day isn’t the only reason why love is in the February air— it’s also National Library Lover’s Month! The entire month of February is dedicated to celebrating libraries, librarians, book lovers and lovers of libraries. We encourage you to stop in this month and tell us why you Love Your Library! We recently received the latest DVD of Backroads of Montana. In Episode 50 The Great Outdoors you will be taken on an underw...
