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Upon graduation from high school in 2001, Jason Metcalf went on to attend various community colleges in Washington. As he was trying to determine a career path, he floated between Edmonds, Cascadia, and Bellevue Community Colleges. Through a dual credit program with Cascadia Community College, Metcalf even attended the University of Washington for a time. Although he never did finish a degree program, he did complete his automotive training through the Chrysler Academy (CA). After several name...
In 1998, WomensNet founded the Amber Grant. One of the very first online organizations to give women-owned business grants, WomensNet awards “Business Specific” Grants based on each month’s category. January’s Business Specific Grant is Skilled Trades; February’s is Health & Fitness. The application cutoff for the next $10,000 Amber Grant is January 31, 2022. Skilled trades can include one of several subcategories such as Auto Mechanics, Carpentry, Remodeling, Welding & Fabrication, Heating & Cooling, Trucking & Transportation, Plumbing,...
The Hi-Line Curling Club invites other curling clubs and sports enthusiasts to join them for Montana's longest running bonspiel scheduled for March 18-20. The 12th Annual Hammers and Hacks Bonspiel will be held at the Havre Ice Dome. Registration deadline is March 1. The Hammers and Hacks tournament guarantees that each team will play a minimum of three games. The more a team wins-or loses-the more that team will play. Day one of competition begins when the first stone drops at 6:00 on Friday...
Harlem Library Today, Jan. 26, the library board will hold its monthly meeting at 4:15. The library is hosting the Humanities Montana program “Connecting to the Land through a Tribal Lens” with guest presenter Lailani Upham, Mon., Jan 31 at 6 P.M. You may join this free virtual presentation at the library in the meeting room or on you own device using the link https://umontana.zoom.us/j/91669672428. The Book Challenge for Jan. is to read a collection of short stories. Bear Paw Cooperative The Bear Paw Cooperative, through your local school dis...
January in Montana is often cold, gray, and sometimes downright miserable. To bring a measure of relief from winter’s monotony, Lewistown plays host to Montana Winter Fair. This year’s event will be held from Thursday through Sunday, January 27-30. With everything from a Western Expo Trade Show to a Fiber Arts Workshop and even a Stick Horse Rodeo, the event promises entertainment for all ages. Event organizers are calling it a great cure for cabin fever. Montana Winter Fair draws participation from residents as well as those beyond the sta...
The Friends of the Pool and Park Foundation will be holding a variety of meetings during the month of February. The purpose of these events is to answer any questions people may have or to clarify any concerns about the Foundation's projects and improvement plans. The first meeting will occur on Thursday, February 3 at 7:00 p.m. on Facebook Live. At this event, the group will showcase their plans for the Chinook Pool and Park and provide detailed insight into what it is they are working towards....
During the first week of the New Year, Harlem Elementary chose seven "sensational students" to kick off the ROAR Roster for 2022. Among this prestigious group are Kyren Gone (kindergartener), Destiny Blashe-Hackleman (first grader), Todd Allen (second grader), Shiloh Grant (third grader), Kaydence Stiffarm (fourth grader), Jaime Goldsmith (fifth grader), and Angel Yellowtail-Buck (sixth grader). These students were selected after demonstrating good citizenship and following the ROAR protocol...
Harlem Elementary has announced the next seven ROARing students for the second week of January. In order to achieve success in the academic setting, Wildcats must remain Respectful, Organized, Always safe, and Responsible. According to school officials, that explains the rationale for selecting the seven who will join others in their achievement of these school ideals. Kindergartener Marcus (Maliki) Red Thunder, first grader Zayla Lamere, second grader Marleigh Martinez, third grader Curtis...
The library board of trustees will meet today, January 26, for their monthly meeting at 4:15 P.M. in the library meeting room. The library is hosting the Humanities Montana program “Connecting to the Land through a Tribal Lens” with presenter Lailani Upham on Monday, January 31 from 6:00 – 7 :00 P.M. You may attend this free virtual program at the library or you may join on your own device using the link https://umontana.zoom.us/j/91669672428 . Please see our Facebook page or website for more information. The Book Challenge for January is to...
Gene and Susan Billmayer attended the Annual meeting at the church in Hogeland on Sunday. Loretta Beck went to Great Falls on Wednesday for medical appointments and was an overnight guest at the Dale and Laura Sherwood home. Laura and Loretta visited with Mary Ann Olszewski and Mary Louise on Wednesday afternoon. Susan and Gene Billmayer visited with Marna and Jennifer Strzelczyk on Friday afternoon in Harlem. Hilary and Hannah Richman and Diana Maloney visited Jane Krass on Sunday afternoon. They took Christmas decorations down, and Hannah...
The pandemic continues to influence so many facets of our lives, and the impacts are having a pronounced effect on the entertainment industry, as well. Montana Actors’ Theater (MAT) announced last week that changes in scheduled events are in order as a result of the corona virus. According to a MAT spokesperson, the cast of Spamalot was rehearing regularly and preparing for production when the pandemic stepped in. Multiple positive cases within the cast effectively shut down the theater. Currently, everyone is once again healthy, rehearsals h...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters have been on a roll with the start of the new year. Thursday night they welcomed the District 9C leading Big Sandy Pioneers to town for a huge conference clash. When the dust settled it was the Sugarbeeters that had avenged a tough December loss with a 59-38 thumping of the Pioneers. Big Sandy entered the contest as the District 9C top seed with a 9-1 overall record and a 6-1 conference mark. The Pioneers had earned a hard fought narrow win over the Sugarbeeters back in...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters continued their torrid start to the season adding another lopsided win over a conference for Thursday night. The Sugarbeeters completed the season sweep of the Big Sandy Pioneers with a sound 74-42 win to improve to 7-1 in District 9C play and 9-2 overall. The Sugarbeeters have played very well this season on both ends of the court and kept up their intensity Thursday against the Pioneers. Chinook opened the contest on fire getting scoring from all over the court....
The Chinook Sugarbeeters were at home this past Friday, wrestling in front of the hometown fans for the final time this season. The Chinook Mixer was a bit smaller than normal with Covid-19 limiting the number of teams on hand. The Harlem Wildcat and Lady Cat teams were unable to attend and canceled their home invitational on Saturday as a result. The mixer still provided a good opportunity for the wrestlers on hand to get on the mat and compete. In some cases weights were combined and girls...
The Turner Tornado girls and boys basketball teams hosted the Fort Benton Longhorns this past Friday in District 9C action. The Longhorns got the better of the Turner girls 57-37 in the first game. Fort Benton needed a buzzer beating three-point bomb to edge the Turner boys 49-48 in a heart breaker. Saturday the teams were in Chester where the girls fell to the Hawks 60-39 and the boys were defeated 64-23. Turner junior Dakota Krass did all she could early on to help the Turner girls stay in...
Why limit yourself to tacos on Tuesdays? On Thursday, January 27 from 5:00-7:00 p.m., the Plant a Seed. . . READ! organization is teaming up with Taco John’s for a Crunch for a Cause fundraiser. In order to participate in the fundraiser, a person simply needs to show the group’s flyer—either a printed copy or a copy on a mobile device—or mention the promotion. Then, Plant a Seed. . . READ! will receive 50% of the proceeds from any orders made during the two-hour time slot. Plant a Seed. . . READ! is an educational community impact project whose...
The Chinook Chapter of the FFA plans to take a junior high team of members to compete in Agriculture Mechanics at Lewistown at the end of January. Advisor of the group, Karyn Billmayer is hoping the youth will find success in Lewistown so as to encourage them to continue to compete at Spring Districts and then in Conrad later this year. “It would be really awesome to start a young team to continue throughout high school,” Billmayer stated. The young team, currently comprised of Kolton DePriest, Britt Powell, Tucker Crawford, Eyan Hofeldt and...
Attention Quilters: we just want to give you a “heads up” that we are again going to have a Quilt Show. This will be at the 72nd Annual Montana Seed Show which will be held on March 10,11,12, 2022. It is the 29th year for the Nimble Thimble Quilt Guild Show. The dates and times for our show are Friday, March 11th from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Saturday, March 12th from 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The show will be held in the Band room at the Harlem High School. Quilts and entry forms must be returned to the Richmans Ins. office in Harlem by 5:0...
