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The February Chinook City Council meeting dealt with a number of items including swearing in of three reelected council members and a new City Clerk, purchase of a new police vehicle, hearing an update on the water treatment plant upgrade and heard first reading of a new ordinance to deal with water shortages if they occur. Council members Mitch Haider, Robert Smith, Chris Thurman, Clint Greytak and Mayor Keith Hanson attended the monthly meeting. Mayor Hanson called the meeting to order. After...
This week, as part of Ft Belknap's 48th annual winter fair, the Aaniiih Nakoda College hosted the Rancher Roundup. The purpose of the 2-day symposium was to help inform Natives, on the Fort Belknap reservation, of all of the Government programs available to help sustain a prosperous future in agriculture. The event was sponsored by the Ft. Belknap MSU Extension, Native American Community Development Corporation (NACDC), and the Fort Belknap Livestock Marketing Co-op. The event consisted of 2 day...
Officer Zach Freeman, with the Montana Highway Patrol, reported a crash occurred on US 2 at Mile Marker 411 Sunday afternoon, February 7. The two vehicle crash resulted in one fatality. The Blaine County Sheriff’s office reported the victim was identified as 18 year old Jesse Dannels of Chinook. According to Freeman’s investigation of the crash a westbound passenger car crossed the centerline, entered the oncoming lane and struck an eastbound semi-truck. The passenger car was forced into the north borrow ditch where it came to rest. The dri...
After years and two different sitting councils, the secretarial election was finally held after many trials and temporary roadblocks. Both tribes and the Assiniboine and Gros-Ventre voted and the vote passed by a count of 154 for and 99 opposed. Also, a secretarial election calls for 30% of the registered voters to participate. The actual percentage voting was at approximately 38%, satisfying the 30% needed. The election pertained to Fort Belknap encompassing the federally recognized Assiniboine blood of the Fort Peck tribes. This process is...
Blaine County Nurse This week the State of Montana Health Alert Network shared information regarding recent reports of severe influenza illness. Most people affected this severely have NOT been immunized with the annual flu vaccination. The circulating influenza viruses that have been noted by the CDC are “a match” to the strains covered by this year’s seasonal vaccine. Due to these findings, the Blaine County Health Department is again urging area residents to ensure they have received their seasonal flu “shot”. It is not too late to be protec...
Not yet. We’re still wandering around this beautiful campus looking for the art museum. These streets are not streets; they are simply beautifully designed and maintained brick walkways which students can march down ten abreast and not feel crowded. It is not clear where the walkway goes but it is not to the parking lot of the art museum. We’ll turn around here and hope not to back over any students or into the concrete posts that make it clear that we can’t drive any farther. The map of the campus seems to say that the art museum is just...
This is a month of columns to send away the winter blues. One thing I do to feel better about winter is to eat Oriental take out once a week. That all started many years ago. When I was working part time at the Lou Lucke Company I would go to lunch once a week with Willie Garrahan at Tommy Woo’s Boston Café. There the Chop Souy was unbelievably good! I would ask Tommy what made it so good. He always said it was the gravy. I believed him. Many years later Laened Black made Chow Mein that tasted like the Chop Souy at the Boston. I asked her fo...
www.myneighborinneed.org is a website that provides local citizens a way to ask for help from their community and a way for the community to give back. re you in need? Do you know someone in your community in need? My Neighbor in Need may be able to help! Please go to the website or call our office at 406-357-8080. A Good Deed Doer will get back to you within 48-hours. Current Need - Neighbor in Need – A hard working single female moved to town from another state. She is working full time and has been living in a fully furnished apartment, k...
(StatePoint) Have your healthy New Year’s habits already begun to fade? Recharge your resolutions in March during National Nutrition Month and remember the importance of developing and following sound eating habits. The 2016 National Nutrition Month theme, “Savor the Flavor of Eating Right,” encourages you to take time to enjoy food traditions and appreciate the pleasures, great flavors and social experiences that food can add to life. “Food nourishes the body and provides necessary fuel to help you thrive and fight disease,” says registere...
Have you had the experience that you hear a song once or twice and it runs through your head for days, or weeks? It is not a rare occurrence, yet I have never heard or read an explanation for it. The hymn, “Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken,” has been my constant companion for over a year. It doesn’t leave me alone. Actually, I am not sure I want it to. The melody is beautiful and the words are loaded with poetry and Christian meaning. They were written by John Newton who also wrote “Amazing Grace.” Perhaps it is the mental images the words...
The Big Flat 4-H Clover Buds spent Sunday spreading good cheer to seniors of the Little Rockies Retirement Center. They happily constructed Valentine crafts and wrapped up their monthly meeting by putting all sorts of beautiful Valentine cookies on plates to distribute to the residents of the Senior community. They not only had fun doing this activity, but they saw the happiness that their good deed shed upon the residents. Shown here is back row, Hilary Richman, Clover Bud Leader and Senior...
Happy Harlem Elementary students who earned 60 or more ROARing tickets since the beginning of the school year enjoy their hot chocolate reward. Principal Shiloh Seymour serves up delicious hot chocolate to her very deserving students....
When the weather allows, the Harlem Civic Association will place a gazebo in the southwest corner of Centennial Park. The park is on the west edge of town. Civic Association President Rod Becker said there was a need for an area where visitors to the Airmen Memorial, located in the park, could have a place to rest when visiting the memorial. Becker added there would also be some benches that will be a part of the new rest area. The gazebo was moved to the small parking lot at the edge of the par...
Congratulations to Dave and Teresa Cornell who have recently become grandparents again! Teresa spent the weekend in Sidney with Cassie and Richard Handran welcoming baby boy August David Handran, born Friday, Feb. 5 at 2:23 p.m. He weighed 7# 11 oz. and was 20” long. Mike and Crystal Grabofsky, Shawn Beck, and Adam and Shawna Billmayer were dinner guests at the Wallace Beck home on Monday. Cooper and Lucy Grabofsky kept Aunt Bobbi and Harley Jo Beck company that day. Susan Billmayer visited Emily Billmayer in Havre on Wednesday. Ed and Kathy Z...
Although the month of January is usually much colder, this year's almost balmy weather played right into the scenario surrounding Harlem Elementary's Winter Luau showcase. Tropical backdrops and Hawaiian scenery greeted students, family, and friends as they perused each grade level's showcase. Kindergarten through sixth grade chose topics which they investigated, researched, collected data for, and finally turned into visual props for their projects. The halls were filled with décor ranging...
The next Learn at the Library program will be presented by Blaine County Undersheriff Frank Billmayer Tuesday, Feb. 23, 7 P.M. He will give timely and vital information on protecting yourself against identity theft and scams. You will not want to miss this important presentation. Refreshments will be served. The library will be closed Monday, Feb. 15 in observance of President’s Day. The regular meeting of the library board will be Monday, Feb. 23, 9 A.M. in the library meeting room. “A good book is the best of friends, the same today and for...
Story Time is Tuesday mornings at 10:30 a.m. All kids are welcome to join whatever fun things Kelsey has planned. LEGO Club is Tuesday afternoons from 3:30 to 4:30 and is open to grades K though 6. Middle School Hangout for February is scheduled for Thursday February 11 at 3:30 p.m. There will be ping pong, Wii, board games, crafts and food! The Middle School Hangout is for kids in grades 6 through 8. For the Love of Grace will be the next Hallmark movie on Wednesday February 17th at 1:00 p.m. Everyone is welcome to join us. We have four...
The Chinook Area Chamber of Commerce held its annual banquet at the Eagles Club on Saturday, January 23. Slippery roads and icy sidewalks didn't deter attendees as Chamber President Heather DePriest noted more than 80 people attended the event. The annual get together included a dinner prepared by Val Frank, a presentation by Gayle Fisher, Executive Director of the Central Montana Tourism Region, introductions of the 2016 Chamber leadership and opportunities for lots of visiting and networking...
Come mid-March locals with a start-up business in the incubation stage, or even just an idea for a business, will have a chance to pitch their business dream to a group of Montana business experts. At stake is a first prize of $5,000 for the winning business proposal. The live pitch business competition is all part of the annual “Invest in Business” conference sponsored by Montana’s 10 Small Business Development Centers (SBDC). It will be the first time the annual conference, in its seventh year, has been held in a rural area. The two day e...
Jesse James Dannels, 18, passed away on February 7, 2016. Memorial services will be held on Wednesday, February 10, 2016 at 11:00 am at the Chinook High School Gymnasium. Arrangements have been made with Edwards Funeral Home of Chinook. Condolences may be left for the family at www.edwardsfuneralhomemt.com. Jesse came into this world on November 29, 1997 to Robert and Ruth Dannels of Chinook, MT. Jesse's motivation and happy spirit impacted everyone he met. His love for sports was evident in...
Requests come to My Neighbor in Need in a couple of ways—sometimes a need is posted on the organizations website, other times requests come by phone. However a need comes, My Neighbor in Need tries to find a donor who can fill a need that has been verified. During the recent holidays an unusual need was received. A grandmother who has taken on the full time care of a grandchild with some physical challenges, made a request of a “used refrigerator.” For several months, including the summer, she had no working refrigerator. When her grade schoo...
The Chinook Eagles Club hosted a Valentine's Day dinner to raise funds for the CHS chapter of Business Professionals of America. Eagles spokesman Mike Inman said the event was an opportunity to help the local chapter with travel expenses to various competitions hosted by the state and national BPA. Posing with the 'big' check from the event's proceeds, as a chorus the BPA members shouted, "Thank you Eagles Club!" About 120 diners attended the event and the Eagles presented a check for $1195 to...
The Harlem Wildcats evened their season series with the Chinook Sugarbeeters Thursday following a thrilling 57-49 win in a non-conference clash. The two schools used to play some classic games back during their time in the District 5B but the renewal of the longtime rivalry has produced two down to the wire games that kept fans entertained from start to finish. Wildcat junior Corbin Brockie's defensive effort led to a layup and a free throw and a quick 3-0 lead. Chinook freshman Cord Schneider...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters got back on the right side of the scoreboard following a 70-27 win over the Turner Tornadoes on the road Saturday. With the win the 'Beeters improved to 7-5 in District 9C conference play and 10-6 overall. Junior Kyler Johnson scored the opening two points for Chinook but senior Tyler Humphreys answered for the Tornadoes with a three point bomb to give Turner a 3-2 lead early. The advantage was short lived as Chinook responded quickly. Freshman Isaac Bell's theft of a...
