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The Emperor, his friends and subjects, and a bunch of busy Silkworms entertained audiences on Saturday, January 25 in two afternoon performances at the Lloyd Sweet Auditorium at Chinook High School when the Missoula Children's Theatre (MCT) and 36 local students presented an original musical adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen classic, The Emperor's New Clothes. Chinook Junior High School eighth grader, Listat Pope played the leading role of the Emperor. Other featured performers included...
The Hill County Early Childhood Investment Team invites area community members to a free workshop, Poverty 101, presented by Dr. Donna M. Beegle. The workshop will take place at Best Western Plus Havre Inn & Suites at 1425 Highway 2 Northwest on Friday, February 7, from 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Dr. Beegle is a poverty expert, inspirational speaker, and recognized author from Portland, Oregon, who will share realistic strategies for individuals, organizations, and communities that want to make a m...
A number of Havre High School graduates have become professional athletes over the years, but none has possessed greater longevity nor more national and international prominence than the running Raunigs, the first brother and sister duo to qualify for the US Olympic marathon trials in the same year. Debbie Raunig, HHS Class of 1973, and Tom, Class of '77, both long-standing world class marathoners, will be featured speakers at the carbo-load dinner the evening before the Bear Paw Marathon...
The 17th annual Montana Seed Show is March 12,13, 14,2020. It is the 28th year for the Nimble Thimble Quilt show. The dates for the Quilt Show are March 13 and 14,2020. Friday March 13 from 10:00 a.m to 6:00 p.m. and on Saturday, March 14th from 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Band room at Harlem High School. Quilts and entry forms must be returned to the Richman Ins office in Harlem by Friday, March 6th at 5:00 p.m. NO LATE ENTRY FORMS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Get busy and get those quilt projects finished and enter them in our show. You can enter...
Harlem Library The library is hosting a parenting class series beginning Feb. 6, 6:00-7:30 and lasting for five weeks. There is no charge and child care will be provided. The Book Challenge for Jan. is to read a book with an ugly cover. Contact the library with the title you have read. The challenge for Feb. is to read a book that reminds you of someone you love. This is the last week to participate in the library word cloud activity at the library. Stop by a give us a word that describes our library. A Census 2020 Representative will be at the...
Eighteen Northern Division Class B and C schools packed the house in Coyote Country this past Saturday, January 25, when Shelby High School hosted the Northern B/C Divisional Speech, Drama, and Debate Tournament. Speech events were held at the elementary school while drama and debate events were conducted at the high school. After each round of competition, anxious competitors milled in the hallways waiting for results about who would advance. Those anxiety levels reached a peak during finals....
In an effort to raise awareness and to remove some of the stigma associated with mental illness, especially depression, Tony Warren, Superintendent of Schools in Turner, Montana, applied for and received a School Safety Grant from the Montana Office of Public Instruction (OPI). In fulfilling the terms of the grant, Dr. Curtis Smeby and Dr. Darlene Sellers from MSU-Northern will teach the first session of a Youth Mental Health First Aid class on Thursday, January 30, and will return again on Thursday, February 6 from 4:00-8:00 p.m. at Turner...
Margret "Weed" Opal Strauser, 60, of Zurich, Montana, passed away due to natural causes in her home Sunday, January 19, 2020. Services will be held at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Chinook, Montana Friday, January 31, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. Weed was born August 21, 1959 in Great Falls, Montana, to Doris (Patefield) and Everette Strauser. She attended Harlem High School and was active in 4-H and rodeo. Weed qualified and attended National High School Rodeo Finals. She graduated in... Full story
Elda May Schwarzbach 97, of Dewey, Arizona passed away in her sleep in an assisted living facility in Dewey, Arizona on January 16, 2020. Elda May was born on May 4, 1922 in Warrick, Montana to Nels and Belle Hokanson who ranched south of Warrick.. She attended grade school in Warrick and graduated from High School in Big Sandy, Montana. After High School she married Adam (Babe) Malone in December of 1941, who ranched on clear creek south of Chinook. Elda May and Babe lived on the ranch until August of 1970 when Babe passed away at the age of... Full story
Paul Wallner, 79. Paul was a Chinook native and died of natural causes on Wednesday, January 23, 2020. Paul lived in Rohoboth, Deleware and will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery.... Full story
The library board of trustees meets today for their monthly meeting at 4:15 in the library meeting room. This is the last week to participate in the library word cloud activity. Stop by the library and give us a word that describes our library. At the end of the month we will put all the words together to make a word cloud about our library. If you have completed the January Book Challenge to read a book with an ugly cover contact the library so your name can be entered into the drawing to win a gift certificate from a local business. The Book...
Wednesday February 5th from 12:00 to 4:00 Kirk Mills will be at the library to do Census training. In Blaine County the Census jobs will pay $17.00 per hour and 58 cents per mile. If you are looking for a part-time job, plan to attend! You will be seeing a new face at the library. We welcome Charley Anderson to our team as our Library Clerk. Stop in and say hello. Maleficent Mistress of Evil and The Addams Family are new movies available this week. This week we have a number of historical fiction novels ready for checkout. “Light Changes E...
The Harlem Public Library is offering a Parenting Class series based on the Circle of Security® program. The five-week series will be held on Thursdays beginning February 6 from 6:00-7:30 P.M. in the library meeting room. Instructing the class will be Jacob Strissel from the Havre Bullhook Community Health Center. There is no charge for the class and free child care will be provided. The Circle of Security® is an innovative relationship based parenting program designed to improve the developmental pathway of children and their parents. This e...
DIRECTOR’S CORNER: This will be a little shorter column then in the past few newsletters. The Harlem Senior Center board members are Dale Klungland, President; Sally O’Leary, Vice President; Kay Schmitt, Secretary; and members Linda Murch and Rose Noel as the other directors. Starting the new year of 2020, we have 5 members instead of 7. The Board meets the second Tuesday of each month. Anyone is welcome to come to the meetings. If you have any suggestions or questions, please feel to attend. We have three employees. Connie Zanto as the Directo...
Although the Chinook FFA Chapter mechanics team was slated to travel to Fergus High School in Lewistown for the Fergus Mechanics Contest and FFA Winter Meeting on January 25, the group decided to privilege work over that event on their Career and Leadership Development pathway. The Fergus of Lewistown FFA Alumni Mechanics Competition featured contest categories that are comparable to the state mechanics contest and included tests in welding, construction, electricity, equipment, small engines,...
Carroll College (Helena, Mont.) named the Central and Northcentral area students listed below to its 2019 fall semester dean’s list. To be included on the dean’s list, a student must receive a 3.5 grade point average or higher on a 4.0 scale and take at least 12 graded credits in a semester. A complete, sortable list of fall 2019 dean’s list recipients can be found at: www.carroll.edu/deanslist. Chinook: Elizabeth Hodgson Kailey Kleinjan...
Harlem Elementary has chosen first grader, Cassius Davis, and fifth grader, Taylor Healy, as the ROARing students on the 100th day of the school year. Cassius and Taylor follow the ROAR Rules as they are Respectful, Organized, Always safe, and Responsible at all times. Cassius and Taylor, Thank You For Being AMAZING!...
Smith River State Park offers gorgeous scenery in a remote setting. Renowned trout fishing is just one of the recreational opportunities that make a float trip on the 59-mile Smith River an unforgettable experience. The Smith River is so popular that a permit is required to float it. The permit process allows visitors a quality, multi-day float in relative solitude. Reservation Line If you aren’t awarded a permit, you still have a chance to float the Smith River by calling the Smith River Reservation Line at (406) 454-5861 beginning March 1...
Columnist's note: Alert readers may recall my request for information about snow planes in our area in a June, 2017 article in the "Journal." I got a few rumors from that appeal but if snow planes were ever used in Blaine County, they were scarce at best. Snow planes, also called 'snow cars' or 'air-sleds,' don't fly. They are lightweight enclosed conveyances for one to four passengers powered by a rear mounted engine that drives a propeller. Most snow plane bodies sit atop a front ski and two...
he Chinook Sugarbeeter basketball team got back to playing their style of basketball this past weekend. The 'Beeters looked sharp in blowing past the District 9C third and fourth place teams. Friday Chinook started fast and had their inside out game working to perfection in a lopsided 75-43 win over the Big Sandy Pioneers. Saturday the 'Beeters were to challenge the Box Elder Bears and turned in another dominate effort, taking down the visitors 63-36 to improve to 10-2 on the season. The Harlem...
The Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds picked up a huge conference win Friday night in Gildford. In a back and forth battle with the North Star Knights it was the Thunderbirds that earned a hard fought 55-53 win. Saturday in Big Sandy, Hays/Lodge Pole ran away from the Pioneers 63-28 to improve to 8-4 on the season. The Turner Tornadoes began the week with a home contest against the undefeated Fort Benton Longhorns and nearly pulled out a win, but fell 57-54. Saturday the girls bounced back with a sho...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter and Harlem Wildcat wrestling teams are in the home stretch as they prepare for the Northern B Divisional in Conrad on February 8. On Friday the teams were in Chinook as the Sugarbeeters hosted their final mixer of the season and honored their two seniors in the process. Saturday night they were in Harlem for the Annual Wildcat Invitational. With just one week left in the regular season and limited mat time, the wrestlers are looking to get better with each chance to...
After only their 2nd season in training, the Hays Amateur Boxing Club has four of their own heading to the National Silver Gloves Tournament in Missouri! Good job Hays/Lodge Pole Amateur Boxing Club members for an outstanding second season: Breeann Cochran, Alec Grant, and Diana OldElk. These students have been training since September of this year. They won the Silver Gloves tournament at the end of December, then traveled to Boise for Regionals January. They are going to the National Silver...
Nakoda-Aaniiith Credit Agency (NACA) is currently offering affordable and flexible capital to help build assets, financial security and small business creation for Fort Belknap Indian Community tribal members. Financial products include consumer credit builder loans, small microenterprise loans and agri-business loans to develop greater financial resilience. NACA will also offer technical assistance through financial literacy training, credit coaching, small business and agri-business training. Nakoda-Aaniiih Credit Agency is located at 163...
Hansen’s funeral in Harlem on Friday, and visited with Betty Zellmer afterwards. Later that day, Loretta attended the basketball games in Turner. The Tornadoes travel to Dodson on Friday, Jan. 31 with games at 6:00 and 7:30 p.m. On Saturday, games are in Turner at 2:00 and 3:30 p.m. against the Box Elder Bears. The Hogeland American Lutheran Church held a brunch after church services and then their annual meeting on Sunday. There were 13 in attendance for the meeting. Susan Billmayer made a delicious German chocolate cake and brought over to J...
