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The Blaine County Health Department and One Health Sweet (formerly Sweet Medical Center) hosted a clinic last Thursday and Friday to administer vaccinations for COVID-19 to people in Phase 1B of Montana's vaccination plan. This was the sponsoring groups second clinic to vaccinate for people 70 years of age and older plus individuals with elevated health risks. The clinic last week drew about 200 participants. Phase 1A vaccinations for medical workers, first responders and nursing home residents...
With Governor Gianforte lifting the state masking directive effective Friday the 12th of February. The Commissioners have discussed this topic at length and have decided to follow the Blaine County Health Officer’s recommendation to continue wearing masks. The places where masks will be required are the Courthouse, Courthouse Annex, Blaine County Museum, Blaine County and Harlem Libraries and the Commercial Building at the Fair Grounds.... Full story
On Tuesday, February 9, with some relaxing of restrictions related to the pandemic, the Chinook Chapter of the FFA finally got to travel. They attended the District Agronomy/ Mechanics Contest in Big Sandy, where they placed seventh and eighth. Chapter Advisor Karyn Billmayer expressed pride in her members who participated in various contests from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Representing Chinook, Shyla Benzing competed in the senior agronomy contests while Austin Swanson, Wyatt Dunbar, and Christopher...
Mid-January had Bonnie Weber, Owner of Shores Floral & Gift, thinking of daffodils. Granted, she had just been to the warmer climate of Atlanta, Georgia, for a gift show and marketplace extravaganza, but this service-minded gal was thinking ahead to March daffodil sales and fundraising for A Serving of Hope. Shores Floral & Gift has been conducting daffodil sales for the last several years during the month of March. "We first raised money for the American Cancer Society, then for Wacee...
Last year, American Garage's annual Bike Giveaway was disrupted by the coronavirus. Their inability to perform this altruistic gesture led to a decision to instead establish a scholarship fund. Applications for the American Garage Automotive Scholarship are due April 1. "We were unable to give away the bikes last year due to Covid and the closure of school, so we decided this year we are going to change up our donation to the school entirely and do it in the form of a scholarship fund for gradua...
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...
Sharon Goodrich visited Jane Krass on Wednesday. Susan and Gene Billmayer were in Great Falls for three days, returning Wednesday, after Gene had kidney stone surgery. Ash Wednesday services will be held at the Turner Lutheran Church on Wednesday, Feb. 17, at 5:00 p.m. Holly, Cooper, and Lucy Grabofsky were lunch guests at Grandma and Grandpa Beck’s home on Saturday. Then Grandma took them to spend the afternoon to visit Harley Jo Beck, who was celebrating her 9thbirthday. Grandma and Grandpa joined them for birthday pancakes at Shawn and B...
Ellen Haugen Opprecht, formerly of Chinook, died January 15 of interstitial lung disease. She was 85. A born romantic raised on the Montana plains, she became a champion for justice and independence for women. Known to suddenly break out in song or recite dramatic verse, she set an example for living life to the fullest. Ellen grew up in a family of six on a ranch on the Milk River west of Chinook known tongue-in-cheek as "The Neversweat." Because of wartime material needs, electricity didn't co... Full story
William "Bill" W. Young 54, passed away at his residence in Havre, of natural causes. No services are planned at this time. Please visit Bill's online memorial page at www.hollandbonine.com to leave a message of condolence for his family. William was born February 13, 1966 in Havre, to Jack and Helen Young of Lloyd, Montana. He grew up on the family ranch and graduated high school in Chinook, with the class of 1985. He worked for twenty years, along-side his father, attending to the needs of the... Full story
The library board of trustees will hold their monthly meeting Wednesday, February 24, 4:15 P.M. in the library meeting room. The Book Challenge for February is to read a book with a medical theme. When you have completed the challenge contact the library to be entered to win a gift certificate from a local business. The library is sponsoring the “1000 Books Before Kindergarten” program to encourage family literacy and to prepare children for school. Parents are encouraged to register their children for the program at the library or on our Fac...
Random Acts of Kindness Day was first created in Denver, Colorado, in 1995 by a small nonprofit organization, the Random Acts of Kindness Foundation (RAK). Nine years later it spread to New Zealand. Now, it often gets national recognition as World Kindness Day or National Random Acts of Kindness Day®. This year, we celebrate Random Acts of Kindness Day on Wednesday February 17. Random Acts of Kindness Week is February 14-20. February has long been a month during which the notion of love is...
On February 18, NASA's Perseverance rover will complete its journey of nearly 300 million miles to finally land on the Red Planet. After performing a complex maneuver called entry, descent, and landing (EDL), Perseverance will attempt to rest on the surface of Mars. One organization hosting the landing is NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), the location of the rover's construction in southern California. As part of their education partnership with the California Institute of Technology, the...
The District 9C regular season concluded this past weekend with a flurry of games being played. In an effort to get as many rescheduled contest played with respect to tournament seeding, games were played nearly every day. The District 9C Tournament got started Tuesday, February 16 at the higher seeded school. Full tournament results will be included in next weeks paper. The Turner Tornadoes (10-3), earned the No. 2 seed entering the tournament. Turner completed their regular season with a...
It's that time of year again where the excitement of tournament play begins to highlight the talk of the high school basketball world. The District 9C Tournament got underway, Tuesday, February 16 at the site of the higher seeded school. Full tournament results will be included in next weeks edition. The Chinook Sugarbeeters (12-2) split their final two regular season contests and will begin the District 9C Tournament as the No. 2 seed. The 'Beeter took care of business Friday night in their...
The Harlem Wildcats and Hays Lodge Pole Thunderbirds honored their seniors this past week. The Blaine County Journal wishes you all the best in your future endeavors. Also, a special thank you to Randy Perez for all his hard work in helping cover Blaine County Basketball. We couldn't do it without you, Randy!...
The Harlem Wildcats and Hays Lodge Pole Thunderbirds honored their seniors this past week. The Blaine County Journal wishes you all the best in your future endeavors. Also, a special thank you to Randy Perez for all his hard work in helping cover Blaine County Basketball. We couldn't do it without you, Randy!...
MONTANA – ServeMontana, Reach Higher Montana, and Montana Campus Compact are pleased to extend the application deadline for the Youth ServeMontana Scholarship to February 28, 2021. Up to 100 of Montana’s high school seniors will be selected to receive a $1,000 scholarship for their volunteer service in their respective communities. Qualifying students will have completed 50 hours or more of direct service within the last 12 months and will attend a Montana Campus Compact Institution this fall. Virtual, remote, and COVID-19 response service hour...
