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The news traveled like wild fire after a very tragic accident that happened the afternoon of February 7, 2016. Jesse James Dannels, 18, of Chinook, had been killed in a car accident. "Is this really true?" was the question that so many were asking. Monday morning at Chinook High School was anything but normal for the faculty and students. Even then it was such a surreal situation: knowing what had happened to their friend and classmate but wanting it all to be just a bad dream. That morning,...
LeAnn Books, a water engineer with Morrison Maierle in Helena, presented a preliminary engineering report (PER) regarding Chinook’s water treatment and distribution system at a recent public hearing held at city hall. Books said, “A preliminary engineering report is part of a larger planning document that allows the city to look at its future needs regarding water, assess the current situation and consider deficiencies that need to be addressed to plan for future water needs.” The last PER was conducted in 2013. From that study a prior...
Forrest Sanderson, with KLJ Engineering, presented the preliminary draft of a grant funded study of housing needs in Harlem, Chinook and Malta. The study sought to analyze projected population growth in the three cities, identify the state and availability of housing and suggest strategies city governments can use to make affordable housing more available. The engineering firm made presentations recently in the three towns via public hearings required by the funding agency. Sanderson presented a number of slides showing projected growth in the...
A heater in one of the Harlem Water Treatment plants failed and ended up heating to the point of melting lead seals. When one of the city workers went into the room, he was hit in the face with a blast of chlorine causing injury and lung damage, according to city officials. Community members asked officials if the incident could have been foreseen, but officials said that they were in contact with Department of Environmental Quality who advised them how to deal with the catastrophe. Other concerns from the community members were lack of communi...
I am still trying to comfort myself from the winter blues. Now, I know that as far as real Montana winters go, we have not really had a winter yet at all. And yet, not getting outside to garden and walk along a Bear Paw Creek has been putting me sort of in a funk to say the least. I decided one way I could cure the blues was to cook some old, old recipes that I had maybe never cooked before. For Super Bowl I cooked Francis and Laened Black’s Party Beans and they were wonderful. I got off funk while cooking and eating them both. That day I a...
It pays to have two dictionaries at hand. The old one will tell you what the words you run across used to mean. You need the new one to tell you what people are saying that words mean now. Strangely enough, meanings change so much and so often that the best we can do is say what “usage” says they mean. My old dictionary says that a pilot flag is one hoisted at the fore by a vessel coming into harbor and desiring a pilot. It was a “plate” of colored pilot flags that got me interested in flags at all. Curious as to how a newer dictionary would d...
Kay (Conrad) Schellin, age 72, died of complications from pneumonia on February 13, 2016 in Havre, MT surrounded by her family. Memorial services will be held on Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at 11:00 am at the St. Gabriel's Catholic Church in Chinook. Arrangements have been made with Edwards Funeral Home of Chinook. Condolences may be left for the family at www.edwardsfuneralhomemt.com. Kay was born on March 8, 1943 in Havre, MT to Richard and Monica Conrad. She and her brother Dick grew up on...
The leader of the adult Lenten study course asked the class, “Who wants to read Luke 9: 57 to 62?” “I will,” one woman said, and read aloud, ”Someone said to Jesus, ‘I will follow you wherever you go.’ “And Jesus said to him, ‘Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but [I] have nowhere to lay [my] head.’ “To another he said, ‘Follow me.’ But he said, ‘Lord, first let me go and bury my father.’ “But Jesus said to him, ‘Let the dead bury their own dead; but as for you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.’ “Another said, ‘I will foll...
White bread, whole wheat bread, machine bread or traditional—bread is an important part of our diets. The Montana Seed Show Bread Contest invites bakers to enter their favorites in the various categories. The Bread Show contest will be held Friday, March 11; entry time is 8:00 A.M.-9:30 A.M. at the Harlem High School big gym. Categories for both adult and youth (high school seniors and younger) are: regular white bread, 100% whole wheat bread, machine white bread and machine 50% combination whole wheat bread. Monetary prizes will be given in al...
3 Chinook High School graduate Savannah Smith recently completed a stellar career at Kansas State competing for the Wildcats in Equestrian competitions. Savannah, Born on December 29, 1992, is the daughter of Kathy and Jay Smith. She participated in tennis for four years, volleyball for three years and basketball for one year for the Sugarbeeters. Smith Garnered Northeast Divisional and State Class B-C Champion honors in tennis singles in the 2009-10 season, received multiple awards...
Congratulations to the Turner Tornadoes girls and boys varsity teams on your wins against the Big Sandy Pioneers on Friday night. Best Wishes to the Seniors Class, Tyler Humphreys, Bret VanValkenburg, and Tyler Anderson who were honored at Senior Night on Friday. Best of Luck at the District 9-C Tournament in Havre this week! Shawn, Bobbi, and Harley Beck visited at the Wallace Beck home on Monday. Sandy Beck attended the basketball games in Turner on Friday night. Anita Reed visited Harlan and Jane Krass on Tuesday morning. Gene and Susan Bill...
The Turner Tornadoes will be entering the 9C Tournament contest beginning on Wednesday. The boys will play Wednesday evening at 7:30 p.m. The girls play their first game Thursday at 4:00. We hope you can join the teams during tournament and show your support. It means a lot to the kids! Virginia McCracken attended Senior night during the basketball games in Turner on Friday night. Nicole McCracken spent the night with Grandma Virginia afterwards and brought Kelly a new puppy, named Will. Kelly took her back to Chinook on Saturday. Terry and...
Kristi Norby started work as the new director of the Chinook Senior Center. She replaces Marilyne Berger who is retiring after more than 10 years at the helm of the center. Norby began her new duties on January, 14. Berger plans to work with and train the new director until the end of February. Marilyne, and her husband Don, are longtime residents of Chinook. Before joining the center as director she owned and operated her own beauty shop for about 20 years. She worked for a time with her husban...
Is everyone enjoying this nice weather? We sure are at the center. We are staying busy with lots of activities for you to enjoy, so come on down and join us! Don’t forget our cinnamon rolls on Thursday mornings. We sold out last week, so please call a week ahead if you want more than six. The Hallmark movie “For the Love of Grace” will be on Wednesday, Feb. 17 at 1 p.m. Snacks will be provided. Senior Exercise will be on Thursday, Feb. 18 at 10:30 a.m. with Carmen Van Voast from Spring Back Therapy. We will be playing Bingo on Thursday after...
Thank You to Diane Peterson for the Christmas Pine Swag. Thank You to Phyllis Culbertson for the jigsaw puzzles. Thank You to Bev Devaney for the bottles of pop. The AARP Driver Safety Course will be Wednesday, FEBRUARY 24th , from 1:30 to 5:30 pm. Spaces still available if you haven’t signed up The one and only Garrison Keillor, of Prairie Home Companion fame, will be performing his comedy/story-telling act on March 2, 7:30 pm, at the Alberta Bair Theater in Billings. Our Meals This Week: Wed. Feb. 17 - Roasted Chicken Thur. Feb. 18 - Meat L...
Jade Cecrle, a 12 year old seventh grader at Chinook Junior High, is an active member of 4-H and a horse enthusiast. In the three years she's been taking projects in 4-H the projects have involved horses. Her first horse, Pepper, now has ringbone (a form of equine arthritis). Jade started using her dad's ranch horse, Rooster, but according to the young rider, "Rooster is a good all-around ranch horse but not much of a show horse." Jade's next horse-related project in her 4-H career is to take...
Be sure to come to the next Learn at the Library program Tuesday, Feb. 23, 7 P.M. Undersheriff Frank Billmayer will present vital information to protect against identity theft and scams. This timely and important presentation is one you don’t want to miss. Refreshments will be served. It has been fun to find out patrons’ “Literary Valentines” as we celebrate Library Lovers Month. Do come in and complete a heart with the name of your favorite book character. Your name will be entered to win a door prize awarded at the end of the month. The Boo...
We finally received Federal tax forms. We have booklets for 1040A and 1040EZ and forms for 1040, 1040A and 1040EZ. The 1040 booklets should arrive soon. Montana tax booklets are available here as well. If you need a form not available here you can get it anytime at www.irs.gov. Copies are 20 cents a page. 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. For the Love of Grace will be the Hallmark...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters and Harlem Wildcats headed to Billings this past weekend to for the All-Class State Wrestling Tournament. The Sugarbeeters easily won their second straight Class C State Championship scoring 100 points and finishing nearly 70 points in front of the runner up. The team had all five wrestlers earn All-State recognition and crowned two individual champions. The wrestling community came together to support a Chinook team dealing with the sudden and tragic loss of a teammate...
The Turner Tornadoes conclude their regular season campaign with a 58-36 drubbing of the Big Sandy Pioneers Friday night. Thursday the girls fell to top seeded Box Elder 58-36. Turner played tough against the top seeded Bears early on trailing 14-8 entering the second. The Bears opened the offense up a bit and tightened the defense as they outscored the Tornadoes 20-5 in the second to take a 34-13 lead at the break. In the End the Bears kept their distance in securing the 58-36 win. Junior Ella...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters capped an outstanding regular season with a pair of wins over the weekend. Friday the 'Beeters edged the North Star Knights 38-34 in a conference showdown in Gildford between the two rivals. Saturday the girls played their final home contest of the season and raced by the Fort Benton Longhorns 50-29 to complete the season sweep. Senior Brooke Nicholson scored the opening points of the game, connecting from beyond the arc for an early 3-0 lead. The Knights answered with...
The Harlem Lady Cats defeated the Poplar Indians 53-48 in the regular season finale. Harlem finishes the regular season with a 2-6 conference mark and a 7-11 overall record and have earned the district number four seed at the District 2B Tournament in Glasgow. The Wildcats will begin tournament play against the Poplar Indians Thursday at 6:30 p.m. The winner will get a game against the top seeded Malta M-ettes Friday night. The top four finishers in the tournament will advance to the Northern B Divisional in Choteau March 3-...
Tomorrow is Sunday and there is no football. I volunteered at church to usher for awhile hoping that shock would chase away the shock of no football. But things are still going on. Let’s look at some standings. That is a good place to start. In the Frontier League it is on the women’s side of things Lewis and Clark in first followed by Carroll. Northern is fourth followed by Rocky in fifth place. On the men’s side, it is Lewis and Clark in first followed by Carroll. Rocky is in fourth and Northern is in fifth. Looking at the woman’s side in the...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter finished the regular season with a comfortable 54-32 win over the Fort Benton Longhorns Saturday night. They began their weekend with a tough road loss in Gildford to the North Star Knights 39-30. Friday in Gildford Chinook got off to a good start taking a early 3-0 lead on a three-point shot from senior Ian McIntosh. Freshman Isaac Bell scored inside and Chinook was up early 5-0. Freshman Cord Schneider responded to three North Star free throws with a nice score inside...
The Turner Tornadoes completed the season sweep of the Big Sandy Pioneers with a 57-36 shellacking of the Big Sandy Pioneers Friday night, finishing the season 2-12 in District 9C play and 4-14 overall. The Tornadoes trailed 11-10 heading into the second quarter but a offensive explosion, highlighted by a trio of long bombs from senior Tyler Humphreys gave Turner a 31-17 lead at the halftime break. The second half mirrored the first as Big Sandy outscored Turner 10-8 early but the Tornadoes finished strong doubling up the Pioneers in the...
