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Jeff Finley and Ann Fox show off the brand new hot and cold cases in the Deli at Finley's Food Farm. The store provides a large variety of deli items available on a daily basis. Custom orders can also be made for special occasions and holidays....
A year-long series of directives, rules and, in some cases shutdowns and cessation of public activities, resulted from the need to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. Most all of us have been affected in some way from schools and/or churches closing, activities being cancelled and, in some cases, having to work from home. While changes in our rural areas are less dramatic than in bigger cities and towns rural residents have made some alterations in how we spend our free time. Nearly a full year...
This past week, many people in Blaine County began receiving stimulus payments via mail delivery. Because the return address was Omaha, Nebraska, and because the mailed item did not appear to be from The Department of the Treasury, in some cases recipients discarded it, believing it was a solicitation. Rather than inadvertently throwing away a stimulus check, local residents should be aware that the IRS is now using prepaid debit cards to send this round of stimulus payments. Although the...
The word beacon has its origin in Old English when its meaning referred to a signal or lighthouse. Beacons were used not only by ships and later by airfields as a warning or guidance system but as a means for carrying news. A fire or light set up in a high or prominent position could also provide a sign of celebration. Since the 1600s, the word beacon has figuratively referred to a person or thing that illuminates or inspires. Drawing from these historical meanings, once a month, the Journal...
Blaine County Library Mobile Hotspots and iPads available for checkout. After School Hangout for grades 7 & 8 Mondays at 3:30, Story Time Tuesdays at 10:30, After School Hangout for grades 5 & 6 Tuesdays at 3:30 and LEGO Club for grades K and up Thursdays at 3:30. Blaine County Museum is seeking a new voluntary board member. Interested persons should write a cover letter expressing why they would like to serve on the museum board. Letters can be dropped off at Blaine County Museum, 501 Indiana Street, Chinook or mailed to the museum: P.O. Box...
HARLEM CITY COUNCIL Monday, February 8, 2021 • 6 P.M., Harlem City Hall The regular monthly meeting for the City of Harlem will be held on Monday, February 8, 2021 at 6:00 p.m., in City Council chambers at Harlem City Hall. The public is encouraged and invited to attend. Please practice safe social distancing, and Please wear a mask if planning on attending! *Minor agenda changes may occur prior to the council meeting date, but no changes will be made after the required 48 hour public notice posting. AGENDA ROLL CALL• PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE A. CO...
FRIDAY February 5, 2021, 8:00 a.m. Sheriff Colby County Attorney Harwood County Health Department DES Velk Internal Business Employment Review Budget Transfers Tax Abatements Floodplain Issues Claims Approval 11:30 am - Sign EMPG Application for Fiscal Year 2021-2022 12:00 pm - Commissioners will participate in a MACo Town Hall Virtual Meeting MONDAY February 8, 2021, 8:00 a.m. Rd/Bridge Super Burkhartsmeyer Sheriff Colby County Attorney Harwood County Health Department DES Velk Internal Business Employment Review Budget Transfers Tax...
LUTHERANS GIVE THANKS The Lutheran Church in Turner enjoyed cake and coffee after services to thank Kirsti Cederberg for her services of leading services. Kirsti took this duty when the Hogeland, Turner, and Harlem congregations were without a minister. Jack Siemens took on the Harlem congregation. Getting a full time pastor took more time than expected and Kirsti and Jack took on the job indefinitely. This Sunday marked the end of their jobs at the pulpit as next Sunday, newly hired, Pastor Wil...
Darwin Zellmer was a visitor at the Wallace Beck home on Thursday. Jane Krass and Anita Reed went to Chinook on Thursday. Linda Hauge and Jane and Anita were to Havre on Tuesday for appointments. Shawn and Tate Beck stopped by for a visit on Saturday morning at the Wallace Beck home. Susan and Emily Billmayer were in Chinook on Friday for the Covid shot. Crystal, Holly, Cooper, and Lucy Grabofsky were over to visit Grandpa and Grandma Beck on Saturday afternoon and watched the Turner boys basketball game on NFHS. Susan and Emily Billmayer...
Beginning in February, MAT will be offering monthly workshops for middle and high school aged youth. Each month will focus on a different theatre aspect, and workshops will be led by various MAT staff and volunteers. From 4:00-6:00 p.m., every Monday and Wednesday evening at the Montana Actors' Theater (MAT) located on the Montana State University-Northern (MSUN) Campus, young people in grades 6-12 are invited to participate and learn. Workshops will follow a tentative program schedule with...
Long-time Boise resident Edward Van Felton died at home in Boise, ID on January 19, 2021. He was 98 years old. Ed was born in the Bears Paw Mountains in North Central Montana on July 28, 1922 to Pruden and Sallie Felton. His grandparents had moved from North Carolina to the area in 1889, the year Montana became a state. Edward was the youngest of seven brothers and had two younger sisters. The family moved from their ranch in the mountains to an irrigated farm near Chinook, MT in the early... Full story
Clarence M. "Fritz" Keller, 76, passed away from injuries he received from an accident on the farm Tuesday, January 19, 2021. A rosary and a funeral mass will be held for immediate family at the St. Jude Catholic Church. His burial will be held at the Cottonwood Cemetery North of Havre. Fritz always said that he would prefer contributions be made to his memorial rather than put towards flowers for his service. Therefore, memorial contributions in Fritz's honor may be made to St. Jude Church or t... Full story
Warm up with a new book from your library. “Cut to the Bone” is by Ellison Cooper. Agent Sayer Altair is called to investigate a girl’s body left inside a circle of animal figurines with a cryptic message. It is discovered the dead girl is one of twenty-four missing high school students. Altair is drawn into a web of fake identities and false leads and soon realizes she has a connection to the killer. Jennie Fields is the author of “Atomic Love.” It is 1950, five years after physicist Rosalind Porter’s work on the Manhattan Project and the end...
Some people will say that fog is a predictor of precipitation, but in Tyler Stepper's case, it is turning out to be a predictor of a potential photography business. On January 10, when the world was white with weather art, ten-year-old Tyler, the son of Crystal and Eric Stepper, decided to take a walk with his grandfather, Jess Murphy. Because Tyler thought he might try his hand at taking photographs, he borrowed his mother's phone, a Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus. The sun emerged while...
Late last month, Blaine County Superintendent of Schools, Valerie White received notice that the 2021 Treasure State Spelling Bee, as well as the intermediate (county) competition, would see revisions in its structure. That means that the familiar County Spelling Bee—where several school spelling bee winners congregate in one location for a spell-off to qualify for state competition—will not take place in its traditional format. This announcement came from the 2021 Treasure State Spelling Bee Director, Matthew Henry, who cited volatile pan...
When the first academic semester ended on January 15 for students in the Harlem School District, officials at Harlem Elementary School put all of their ROARing students names into a drawing to see which of the prestigious students might win additional honors. Janice Gilham, Computer Technology Assistant who typically provides the news of these winners, released the names of the First Semester ROARing Students of the 2020-2021 school year. In sharing her report, Gilham wrote: "Everyone knows what...
Harlem Elementary has selected ROARing Students for the second and third weeks of January. On Tuesday, January 12, Hybrid A students were chosen, and the lucky winners were first grader Shya Carrywater, fourth grader Ni'Kayla Dillon, and sixth grader Hunter Speak Thunder. The following Thursday, the ROARing students were chosen from the Hybrid B group. Kyler Fetter was the kindergarten through second grade winner, Isaiha Littlebird was selected from the third and fourth grades, and Baylee...
The Turner Tornado center court honored six seniors recently. These Seniors will be the 2020-2021 graduating class at Turner HIgh School. Although there wasn't quite the crowd that would usually come to honor the Seniors, due to Covid restrictions, those who were present and those watching on the NFHS website, enjoyed honoring them just the same. Congratulations to these six students and best wishes as they complete the remainder of their senior year and onto the next chapter of their life. You...
Congratulations Class of 2021 Student Athletes!...
Only two schools were able to compete on the hardwood this past week and even then in a limited capacity. The Turner girls earned a hard fought win over the Box Elder Bears 55-47 Friday but were unable to play their Saturday contest against the Chester/J-I Hawks. The Sugarbeeter girls were in Big Sandy Saturday where they both earned one sided victories. The Turner boys were the only team to get both scheduled games in, falling in Box Elder Friday and at home Saturday to the...
It doesn't seem long ago that Chinook Sugarbeeter senior Rebecca Stroh was making history at the State B/C Wrestling Tournament in Billings as a freshman. Stroh won the first ever all female wrestling match on the big stage and became just the third female to ever earn a spot on the podium. Flash forward to her senior season she leaving behind a legacy that will include participating at the first ever Montana All-Class Girls Wrestling Tournament to be held at Lockwood High School in Billings,...
On February 12, and again on February 19, Regions I and II of the Comprehensive System of Personnel Development (CSPD) will be offering a free virtual training for parents, general and special educators, paraprofessionals, agency personnel, and others who work with children and students. The training, entitled Social/Emotional Learning & Positive Behaviors in Early Learner Settings, will be presented by Dr. Maggie Schulze. Registrations will be accepted through February 10, provided that the workshop doesn’t reach its maximum. This two-part t...
As an exercise in Graphic Design II, students enrolled in the GDSN 350 course offered at Montana State University-Northern created logos for the college radio station, KNMC 90.1 FM. Three logos went out to the public on January 21 via Facebook, inviting people to vote for their favorite design. Voting ends on February 21, and the winning design will be used in promotional materials for KNMC. Mary Ward, the course instructor, was inspired to partner with the college radio station after learning...
