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Anyone who may have been in the vicinity of the 400 block of Indiana Street during the first week in February likely saw the construction activity taking place on the roof of the Blaine County Wildlife Museum. A Billings based company, Perfect 10 Roofing completed the roof covering phase of the job on February 7, and Clausen Construction is due to begin erecting the 45' x 100' addition in coming weeks. According to Commissioner Frank DePriest, the roof repairs were being completed as an...
With cooperative weather and 44 anglers participating, the Chinook Rod and Gun Club considered their Third Annual Ice Fishing Derby, held on February 5, a success. Top winners were Nick Rosman, Jimmy Snow, and Shane Fox. About the event, Joe Kennedy, a Board Member for the local club, reported that the event boasted the "most anglers ever, best weather ever, and most fish caught ever!" With early morning sunshine, temperatures rose to around 43 degrees by Saturday afternoon, making a day on the...
In the sixth round of the 2022 Blaine County Spelling Bee, fifth grader Cynnloch Gibson correctly spelled fructose to win a trip to Bozeman. As a result of his Grand Champion Speller status, he will advance to the Treasure State Spelling Bee on Saturday, March 12. Reserve Champion and first alternate is Bridget Reed, an eighth grader from Turner Public School. Eighteen spellers, representing four of the schools in Blaine County, competed in the 2022 Blaine County Spelling Bee on Wednesday,...
Since last November when the decision to hold the Montana Seed Show was made official, Seed Show Superintendent Paul Rasmussen has been busy gearing up for the occasion. The 72nd Annual Montana Seed Show is slated to take place at Harlem High School on March 10-12, 2022. The Seed Show information and advertising book went to the printer, Moore’s Printing in Malta, last week and is due back by the month’s end. Deadline to enter hay, forage, or silage is also February 28 for any producer who desires an analysis report. According to Extension Age...
Do you want your farm or ranch business to remain intact for the next generation? Most do. Do you want the family to get along and come home for gatherings? Most do. What most farms don’t do, according to farm family coach Elaine Froese, is break down assumptions, have robust respectful family meetings, and discover the expectations of ALL family members for the succession or transition of the farm. Froese is an expert in quickly mapping out the family dynamic and identifying the key challenges that need to be unpacked. Froese is a certified pr...
Harlem Library The library will be closed Feb. 21 in observance of Presidents’ Day. The Book Challenge for Feb. is to read a book with a red spine. The library is hosting the Humanities Montana program “Finding Montana” with speaker Ednor Therriault Feb. 28, 6 P.M. You may attend at the library or watch on your device using the link https://umontana.zoom.us/j/96141409452. Entrepreneurs and small business owners are invited to “Bring It to the Table” at the library Feb. 28, 11:30-12:30 P.M. This will be a time to discuss concerns, ideas and ques...
Two area Chapters of the FFA participated in competitions held at Fort Benton High School on February 8. The Chinook Chapter of the FFA took three teams and the Harlem Chapter took one. For Chinook, the Senior Agronomy team placed 5th, Senior Ag Mechanics placed 15th, and the Junior Mechanics team placed 6th. Because of a malfunction with the Scantron machine, scores and placings for Harlem were not readily available. Representing Chinook, six FFA members travelled to Fort Benton with their...
Wally and Loretta Beck attended Harley Jo’s 10th birthday party at the Shawn Beck home Sunday along with several other friends and family. Hannah and Hilary Richman were out Sunday afternoon to help mom, Jane Krass, and visit. Hannah made strawberry shortcakes to enjoy while there. Anita Reed and Diana Maloney visited and helped mom, Jane Krass, during the week. Anita and Bridget Reed and Crystal and Holly Grabofsky attended the County Spelling Bee in Chinook on Wednesday. Congratulations to Bridget who placed 2nd. Senior Night was c...
All of the violent winds we've experienced on the Hi-Line have a way of conjuring images of Dorothy's house in Kansas and the tornado scene in the 1939 movie based on the Frank Baum classic, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. While none of us has the ability to control the weather, we can respond with roofing that won't expose our homes to the elements. That kind of roofing is available from Peter Northcott of Hi-Line Construction. Northcott came to the Hi-Line area from Canada in 1988 and humbly...
Pat Bear blessed Joe and Birdie Mae Shortman on September 17, 1941, the oldest of 14 children. She lived most of her life in Hays, but also lived in Havre, Glasgow, and California, to name a few. Pat was always a very independent lady all of her life and helped build her current home. She worked most of her life in different places to help support her family and, later, a family of her own. She worked for many years at IHS and, later, at Hays Lodge Pole High School as a librarian. She enjoyed...
Virgil Ronald Langford, 76 passed away Jan 23rd in Taylor Texas after a long illness. Virg was born June 12th, 1945 in Richland Washington to Virgil and Freda (Powers) Langford, the second of 3 children. The family moved to Chinook Montana in 1952. In 1962, at the age of 17, he left high school in Chinook to enlist in the Marine Corps. He was stationed for several years in Japan prior to serving 2 tours in Vietnam, having earned the rank of Sergeant at the age of 21. Following his military...
Eufemia (Faye) DeLucia, 75, passed away on February 7, 2022 at the Northern Montana Care Center in Havre, Montana. A visitation will be held from 6:00pm to 8:00pm, Friday, February 18, 2022 at Wilderness Funeral Homes in Chinook. A service will be held at Kuper Cemetery in Chinook, Montana Saturday, February 19, 2022 at 11:00am. Eufemia was born on September 16, 1946 in San Bartolomeo in Galdo - a province of Benevento, Italy. She and her family immigrated to the United States when she was 6...
Charlotte was born to Jacob & Mary Ereaux Kuntz on December 22, 1946 at Fort Belknap and passed away December 18, 2021 in Great Falls with family by her side after a short illness. She was raised in Harlem, Montana, the 10th of 13 children. Charlotte received her education in Harlem schools then went on to graduate from the Job Corp in Iowa and The Life Skills Program in Olympia, Washington. She was a nursing aide in Havre then left for Olympia, Washington, where she worked at St. Martin's...
What do ‘we’ see when we look up? In January, SNOW? Moisture is needed, that’s for sure, ‘Twould help Spring grass to grow. As Winter ends, there’s sleet and haze, sometimes that too shows up. But it’s still cold most everywhere – we need warm cover-ups! Days lengthen and we view the stars; like awesome Milky Way! And ‘sailing’ in the night time clouds, there’s Venus, miles away. Soon geese will pass, some fly up high; somewhere up North they go. It’s cool to watch them change ‘pilots’; their flying isn’t slow. We never saw the UFO; t’was unide...
Last week, Mary-Kate French, put out a call to all artists. That announcement followed the Montana Seed Show Committee’s decision to hold another annual Art Show in conjunction with the Montana Seed Show. Both events will take place at Harlem High School on March 10-12, 2022. French, who teaches art at Harlem High School, will be serving as the Art Show Superintendent for the Seed Show. In her announcement, she stated: “We cordially invite professional, amateur, and student artists to come and present their work at our event. The Art Show wil...
The Hi-Line Tavern Association’s Annual Charity Dinner “A Splendid Get Together” is scheduled for Monday, February 21, at the Duck Inn in Havre. Dinner tickets are on sale now and can be obtained from any Association member. The organization is also looking for donations for their live and silent auction tables. According to one Association member, Will DeVries, who owns the Oxford Bar in Havre, the dinner is the Hi-Line Tavern Association’s (HLTA) biggest fundraiser of the year. “We’re not a bunch of grumpy bar owners who cater to knucklehead...
Only those Harlem Elementary School students that remain Respectful, Organized, Always safe, and Responsible (ROAR) can earn a coveted place on the Rockin' ROAR Roster. During the first week of February, seven students joined the list with top honors for their behavior. Kyren Gone (Kindergarten), Titan Martinez (1st grade), Aundre Doney (2nd grade), Emily Hockhalter (3rd grade), Alex Drago (4th grade), Dominic Delora (5th grade), and Jeremiah Brockie (6th grade) won honored places on the ROAR...
For the week ending January 21, officials at Harlem Elementary School have chosen seven new names to add to the Rockin' ROAR Roster. This week's selections are Aviah Gray (kindergarten), Sarah Pursley (grade 1), C'Lya Adams (grade 2), Kinley Pruett (grade 3), Korbyn The Boy Lindemulder (grade 4), Aubrie Saddler (grade 5), and Mila Wing (grade 6). About this group, a spokesperson for the school, Janice Gilham stated: "Because these young people have continued to be Respectful, Organized, Always...
Only those Harlem Elementary School students that remain Respectful, Organized, Always safe, and Responsible (ROAR) can earn a coveted place on the Rockin' ROAR Roster. During the first week of February, seven students joined the list with top honors for their behavior. Kyren Gone (Kindergarten), Titan Martinez (1st grade), Aundre Doney (2nd grade), Emily Hockhalter (3rd grade), Alex Drago (4th grade), Dominic Delora (5th grade), and Jeremiah Brockie (6th grade) won honored places on the ROAR...
It’s “Love Your Library” month! Each time you check materials out or sign in to use the internet your name will be entered to win prizes. Adults may win a $20 gas card from EZ Mart and a free book. Children may win The Magic School Bus Space Game and a free book. The Book Challenge for February is to read a book with a red spine. You will be surprised to see how many red spines there are at the library! Join the Book Challenge and you may be the lucky winner of a gift certificate from a local business. The library will be closed February 21 in...
February is "Love Your Library Month!" We invite you to fill out a heart and tell us why you love your library and enter your name into a drawing and win a prize! We have a display of red books and a display of "Literary Heartthrobs" to choose from during the month of February. February is also Black History Month, and we have a display of books to commemorate that as well. We have 2 non-fiction books ready this week. "Keep the Memories, Lose the Stuff" by Matt Paxton is a guide to help you...
Blaine County 4-H has been busy with activities all month. Anyone willing to ask for input from the two MSU-Blaine County Extension Agents would hear that 4-H is always busy. With Livestock Judging and Teen Leader Academies behind them, a Tack Workshop is scheduled for February 20 and a Record Book Workshop is set for February 25. Other events on the horizon include constructing display boxes for the Seed Show and performing some fundraising to refurbish the Livestock Show Ring at the Blaine...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters are once again home to a Montana Class B/C State Wrestling Champion. Junior Tyler Schoen claimed the B/C 170 pound championship Saturday night in Billings. Schoen went 4-0 in Billings winning his first match by pinfall Friday morning and concluding his tournament with a thrilling 7-2 Decision in the title match. The Sugarbeeters also received a stellar performance from sophomore Ryley Hofeldt who finished the All-Class Montana State Girls Wrestling Tournament with a 3-2...
Chinook Girls Results 103 Lbs. Grace Buck: Champ. Round 1 - Received a bye; Champ. Round 2 - Lost to Angelina Escarcega (Poplar) by fall 0:20; Cons. Round 2 - Lost to Lauren Steele (Bozeman) by fall 4:36. 120 Lbs. Shay Hauer: Champ. Round 1 - Lost to Karissa Afrank (Baker) by fall 1:28; Cons. Round 1 - Lost to Mayse Fox (Custer County) by fall 2:47. 132 Lbs. Ryley Hofeldt: Champ. Round 1 - Lost to Jessalyn Hewitt (Glacier) by fall 1:37; Cons. Round 1 - Received a bye; Cons. Round 2 - Won by fall over Raimey Hull (Flathead) 0:55; Cons. Round 3...
The Harlem Wildcats are on a roll heading into the post season. After an up and down season that saw a bit of everything from the Wildcats the boys strung together three quality wins down the stretch. Monday the Wildcats were in Malta for a game rescheduled do to Covid. The Mustangs entered the game with a perfect 7-0 conference mark but left with a resounding 97-74 defeat at the hands of the Wildcats. Thursday Harlem took on the Box Elder Bears in another high flying, high scoring classic and...
