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Veteran's who came to share their time with students and guests to the school this past Monday, Veteran's Day, are as follows: Russ McKenna (Superintendent at Turner), Jack VanVoast, Dan Liese, Steve Humphreys, Sr., Don Richman, Art Richman, Wallace Beck, Gerald Keller, James Reed, Leneus Erickson, Amy and Dallas Egbert. Not present for photo, but present was Brian Anderson....
The 33rd Annual Parade of Lights and Festival of Trees takes place this Friday. As usual there is plenty going on during the day and throughout the night. The 8th Annual Festival of Trees will again be part of the festivities with proceeds from a Live Auction Friday night going to the upkeep of the main street snowflakes. The Festival of Trees is open to individuals, businesses, groups, organizations as well as families and churches. Simply decorate a tree, wreath or gift basket. Wreaths and...
Several community members have been getting together recently to discuss the possibility of bringing a Wellness/Community Center to the City of Chinook. The group includes Jayne and Aaron Morrow, Stephanie and Andre Silva, Taylor and Alexa Nicholson, Nellie Jo Nicholson, Robert Smith, Shannan VanVoast, Dana Pyette, Celeste Elliot, Jami Britt, Jana Hauer, Barb Skoyen, Linda Paugh, Tammy Niederegger, Betty Billmayer and Tawna Richman. The idea generated plenty of interest within the group and...
The winter snowfall that caused so much damage last spring is still disrupting activities as another winter approaches. The storm blanketed the region with record amounts of snow and caused significant property damages around Blaine County. One of those buildings damaged was the Annex behind the Blaine County Courthouse that suffered considerable damage to it's roof and forced the immediate relocation of the Blaine 1 Ambulance to a new location on the west end of Chinook. Repair of the...
Individuals and nonprofit organizations interested in learning about grant seeking and proposal writing are invited to attend. The workshop takes place on December 5th from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. in the Triangle Communications Hospitality Room located at 2121 US Highway 2 NW in Havre. . The free workshop, presented by Triangle’s Economic Development Specialist, Anne Boothe, is designed for beginners and will include ideas, resources and processes for developing grant proposals. The workshop is limited to the first 20 participants registered on or b...
Helena, Mont., November 16, 2018 – The Montana Community Foundation, Inc. (MCF) announces the grantees of the Blaine County Community Foundation Fund benefiting the communities and residents of Blaine County. The Blaine County Community Foundation Fund was established at MCF by Warren Ross in 1997. Financial support for this grant program also comes from the Ross 87 Ranch Endowment Fund, established by Warren Ross as well. The grant money must be used for programs or projects benefiting Blaine County. The applications were reviewed by a c...
Sympathy is extended to the family of Norman Spoonheim who passed away this past week in Billings. His service will be Wednesday at the Christian Church at 1:00 p.m. with visitation at 12:00 Noon. Loretta and Wally Beck attended the Veterans Program at the Turner School on Monday morning. Dalton Cornell and daughter Addison were out from Billings for a few days at the Dave Cornell home. Cassie and Richard Handran, & August and Evie joined them this weekend. Dale Cornell and Don Cornell came on Sunday to help them work cattle. The “Thanks for t...
Tom and Lucy Fairbank enjoyed Bingo this Sunday at the Old Gym. Bill and Mary Hake took in the little Tornadoes basketball games in Turner on Friday. Don and Bonnie Harmon attended Donnie Hutton’s funeral services a week ago. Mary and Bill Hake attended Turkey Bingo on Sunday in Turner. Gerald and Shirley Keller were to a 4-H dinner in Havre with their niece on Sunday. School will be dismissed at 12:45 this Wednesday so that everyone can enjoy Thanksgiving on Thursday. Sympathy is extended to the families of Norman Spoonheim. He passed away t...
The October meeting of the Paradise Pals 4-H Club was held on October 21, 2018 at the Zurich School. Victoria and Mercedes reported on the Teen Leader meeting, Victoria, Mercedes, Chad, Anna, and Aubree reported on our Window Display, Kristi and Samaria reported on the Livestock Committee meeting and the Council meeting, and Victoria reported on the Slippery Ann Elk Viewing. We all signed thank yous for Northern Montana Hospital and Dan’s Auto Parts. We sang “Happy Birthday” to Mercedes & Rikki Ritterbach for our song. We discussed who was g...
Test results from three deer harvested in Blaine County have tested positive for chronic wasting disease. The deer were harvested within the 2018 priority surveillance area, which includes the northern half of Blaine County. As a result, the northern part of Blaine County — north of U.S. Highway 2 — has been designated a CWD-positive area. A previously existing CWD-positive area includes all of Liberty County. FWP has notified the hunters who submitted the samples. To prevent the spread of CWD to other portions of Montana, the brain and spi...
Triangle Telephone Cooperative Association, Inc., doing business as Triangle Communications (Triangle), held its 65th Annual Meeting of Members on Saturday, October 13, 2018. Voting members plus numerous guests totaled close to 300 in attendance at the meeting held in the Student Union Building on the campus of Montana State University-Northern in Havre. Attending members voted to approve the proposed By-Law changes. A complete listing of these changes appeared in the meeting notice mailed to...
Jesus is larger than life itself Q: I am not necessarily against Jesus but I think people throughout history have embellished his story and made him bigger than life. Show me where I might be wrong. — D.Q. A: Jesus Christ is bigger than life! He breathed life into the first man, Adam, and He gives life to every human being. He is so much bigger than life that He speaks it into existence. “He gives to all life, breath, and all things” (Acts 17:25). “You alone are the Lord; You have made heaven … the seas and all that is in them, and You prese...
Once again, it is time for turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, cranberries, and pumpkin pie to be shared with friends and family. The history of Thanksgiving is a little more complicated than other American Holidays. Americans typically think of the first Thanksgiving in 1621 with the Pilgrims and the Powhatan Indians. This was a three day celebration to thank the Powhatan Indians for helping the Pilgrims to survive. However, it wasn’t until 1789 when George Washington proclaimed November 26, as a national day of Thanksgiving. Even then it f...
The library will be closed Thanksgiving Day, but we will be open Friday, Nov. 23. Happy Thanksgiving everyone! The library board will meet Tuesday, Nov. 27, 4:15 in the library meeting room. Don’t miss the Creative Christmas program December 3, 7 P.M. with guest crafter Heather Jorgenson. She will share festive ideas for the holidays. Refreshments will be served. Bring a friend and all ages are welcome to join us for this fun evening. The Friends of the Library annual Holiday Wine and Cheese Fundraiser is set for December 5, 6 P.M. There w...
If you missed the first two meetings of our book club, Free People Reading Freely, there is still time to stop in and choose a book to read for before the next meeting! We have multiple copies of the Top 10 Most Challenged or Banned Book in 2017. The next meeting will be Monday December 3rd at 7:00 p.m. in the library. Everyone is welcome to attend. The movie today will be "The Adventures of Huck Finn" at 1:00 p.m. in the library meeting room. The movie is rated PG and it runs for one hour and...
Our sincerest appreciation goes out to The Bank of Harlem for sponsoring last Wednesday’s Thanksgiving Meal. Thank You! Thank You! Thank You! Jerry Schmitt and Connie Zanto for keeping the snow off the sidewalks. Heads up!! The Harlem Senior Center will be serving Christmas Meal on the 20th of December. Followed by bingo, music, cards and maybe even a movie. Board election will be held during the noon meal also. Don’t forget about the Chinook Parade of Lights, Christmas Stroll & Festival of Trees next Friday, November 23rd. This is always a n...
Happy Thanksgiving. This week the Community Thanksgiving Dinner Team will be serving up a wonderful meal from 12:00 – 1:30 on Thursday. Deliveries will be made but please call and get your name on the list. Please call (357-2648). We will be sending out sign-up sheets with our normal deliveries to be returned if you desire a meal delivered. Friday we were going to have a potluck, but since we have no one available to run it we are going to be closed with no deliveries. Enjoy the weekend. Last week activity winners are as follows: Bingo: R...
Q. What is Chronic Wasting Disease and how do deer, elk and moose catch it? A. Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is one type of a class of diseases called Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies, or TSEs, that infect members of the deer family, including deer, elk, moose, and caribou. TSEs are caused by infectious, mis-folded prion proteins, which cause normal prion proteins throughout a healthy animal’s body to mis-fold, resulting in organ damage and eventual death. These prions are found throughout bodily tissues and secretions and are shed i...
Reporter's note: In mid-December my wife, Sherry, and I will be leaving Chinook to live in Whitlash, Montana for a year. She'll be the "pastor in residence" at the Whitlash Community Presbyterian Church and I'll, well, I'll be going with her. That means I'm ending my stint as a reporter for the "Blaine County Journal." It's been a great run for me the past five years at the newspaper and I thank readers for their support, story ideas and helpful comments about the stories I've written. Sherry...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter volleyball team had a fantastic season this fall. The Sugarbeeters blazed their way through the District 6C-East undefeated, finishing a perfect 10-0, winning the District 6C-East Tournament and finishing third at the Northern C Divisional. Leading the charge were seniors Kourtney Hanson, Megan Molyneaux and Lincy Johnson. Hanson was selected to the District 6C All-conference team for the third year, earning first team recognition the past two. Hanson also earned...
