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  • District Tournaments - a Special Time of Year

    Feb 26, 2020

    One thing that you can count on every year is that basketball fans will be out in full force supporting their local teams. Many fans of basketball will show up just to enjoy the game. The girls and boys teams from Chinook, Harlem, Hays and Turner can always count on strong support from their own community. Schools that win and advance will pick up more support from the other schools within the county as they move forward in the tournament. The Harlem and Chinook boys as well as the Harlem,...

  • ZAP Reunion Committee Update

    Donna Miller|Feb 26, 2020

    The Zurich Association of Parents (ZAP), the group planning the Zurich Elementary School All-Class Reunion scheduled for June 13, met on February 5 to firm-up their reunion plans. They discussed issues related to getting the word out, developing a registration form, executing a pie-making plan, finding a new Master of Ceremonies, designing t-shirts, and designating other event-related tasks. Their next meeting is scheduled for February 24. As a result of their fundraising efforts and the generosity of the community, ZAP has $2,400 in the bank....

  • Fair Foundation Reschedules Gala

    Donna Miller|Feb 26, 2020

    When the Blaine County Fair Foundation learned that their semi-formal prime rib dinner and dance fundraiser was scheduled for the same night as the Seed Show Banquet, they changed the date of their event from Saturday, March 14, to Friday, March 13, at 6:00 p.m. in the Commercial Building at the Blaine County Fairgrounds. "We're grateful that the band booking was flexible," Fair Manager Debbie Ramberg reported. Although the Fair Foundation is putting on the event, which is in response to the...

  • Indigenous Gathering Is a Call to Action and Healing

    Donna Miller|Feb 26, 2020

    Beginning at 7:30 a.m. with coffee and donuts on March 18 and concluding at 5:00 p.m. on March 19, the Little River Institute at MSU-Northern will be hosting an Indigenous Gathering in the Student Union Ballroom (SUB) on the campus in Havre. The Gathering is a call to action for all educators and leaders—including youth—throughout Indian country to share the work of reconnecting American Indian youth to their ancestral roots so that they can flourish. The event is the collaborative effort of the Little River Institute (LRI), the Montana Dep...

  • Only Two Weeks until the Montana Seed Show Quilt Show

    Vonnie Klungland|Feb 26, 2020

    There are only 2 weeks until the 28th Annual Quilt Show at the 71st Montana Seed Show. The dates for the show are Friday, March 13 -10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Saturday, March 14,2020 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Band room at the Harlem High School. You can enter your quilts,quilted wall hangings, decorator items, clothing, etc. Entry date is Friday, March 6,2020 at Richman Ins. Office in Harlem by 5:00 p.m. NO LATE ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED!!. Entry forms are available at several places in Harlem, Chinook, Havre and Glasgow. For more...

  • Cast for Dinner Theater Will Include One Blaine County Resident

    Donna Miller|Feb 26, 2020

    Earlier this month, Director Grant Olson announced the cast for the touring dinner theatre that will travel throughout the region from mid-March to the beginning of May. Auditions were held Monday evening, February 3, at the Montana Actor’s Theater (MAT) on the campus of MSU-Northern for three female and two male roles in the original play Ticked Off written by Rachel Hutchison. Chinook resident Anjenette Hawk landed a role in the show as the Great Tiki. Ticked Off is a tale of star-crossed lovers. The plot revolves around whether a love b...

  • Hogeland Happenings

    Jane Krass|Feb 26, 2020

    This past weekend the District Tournament was held in Havre. The Turner Tornadoes Girls took 2nd place against the Fort Benton Longhorns. Congratulations Girls!! Both the Boys and Girls played some good basketball. Good Luck Girls as you play at Divisionals in Great Falls this week. Susan Billmayer attended a Seed Show meeting in Harlem on Tuesday night. Dave and Teresa Cornell were to Malta on business on Tuesday. Merrilyn Billmayer, Sharon Goodrich, and Loretta Beck attended Bible Study in Turner on Monday night. Susan Billmayer visited with...

  • Turner Talk

    Diana Maloney|Feb 26, 2020

    The Turner boys and girls basketball teams participated this weekend in the District 9C tournament. Congratulations to the girls team for their second place finish. They advance to the Divisional tournament this week in Great Falls. They play their first game on Thursday at 7:00 at the Four Seasons Arena. The Elementary students started basketball this Monday. We can look forward to some fun jamboree basketball games in the weeks to come. Nate, Mary, and Hudson Simons attended the district tournament in Havre while Billie Jo reffed the 2B...

  • Betty J. Bauer

    Feb 26, 2020

    Betty J. Bauer, 90, passed away due to natural causes at Northern Montana Care Center on February 18, 2020. Cremation has taken place, and memorial services will be held this summer. Betty's family has suggested memorial donations be made in her name to Friends of Beaver Creek Park. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with services and arrangements. Please visit Betty's online memorial page and leave a message of condolence for her family at www.hollandbonine.com. Betty was born on...

  • Elizabeth A. "Bisser" Stifarm

    Feb 26, 2020

    Elizabeth A. "Bisser" Stiffarm, 47, passed away at her residence. Wake services began at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, February 21, 2020, and her funeral service was held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 22, 2020, all at the Fort Belknap Agency Community Center. Burial followed in the Stiffarm Family Cemetery. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Please visit Bisser's online memorial page and leave a message of condolence for her family at www.hollandbonine. Bisser was...

  • Georgia Ann (Ehlang) Flattum

    Feb 26, 2020

    Georgia Ann (Ehlang) Flattum was born December 28th, 1933 in Chinook, MT. to Ole and Agnes Ehlang. She was born a twin to brother George (Sam) Ehlang and grew up in a large, happy family. Georgia Ann attended school in Chinook and graduated from Chinook High School in 1951. After graduation, she worked for the USDA-ASCS for many years before transferring to Bozeman in 1958. Shortly after her move, she met her late husband, J. Russell Flattum, and the two married in 1959. They would go on to have three children: Gary Sherry, and Dale....

  • Laura Bade

    Feb 26, 2020

    Laura, age 89, passed away peacefully in her home in Renton on January 12, 2020. Born May 10, 1930 in Hays, Montana (Fort Belknap Indian Community) to John P. McMeel and Rosalie Gardipee. Her family moved to Seattle, where she met and married Robert Bade in 1948 and worked for Frederick and Nelson department store. She was a long-time member of St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Seattle where she sang in the choir, worked with their social action group, and helped in the local soup kitchen. She co-founded a co-op for disadvantaged women and w...

  • Turner Elementary Celebrates 100 Days of School

    Feb 26, 2020

    The First and Second grades of Turner School celebrated 100 days of learning this past week. They had a few activities throughout the day including some good reading as they count forward to the ending date in May. The are shown here with celebration hats and glasses....

  • Harlem Lutheran Youth Receive Bibles

    Diana Maloney|Feb 26, 2020

    A group of Harlem Lutheran Church teens received their own special Bible this past Sunday at their regular church services. Jack Siemens presented them with their own book of Holy Scriptures. They were very happy to have such a special ceremony. These children will hold this gift from their church very special for many years to come....

  • Harlem Library

    Feb 26, 2020

    A new cookbook has arrived: “Mediterranean Instant Pot” from America’s Test Kitchen. This book is full of healthy recipes that explore the “authentic flavors of cuisines ranging from Greek to Turkish to North African.” Liz Moore is the author of “Long Bright River.” Two sisters, Kacey and Mickey, once were inseparable. Now they don’t talk. Kacey, an opioid addict, lives on the streets of Philadelphia. Mickey walks those same streets on her police beat. A mysterious string of murders begins and Kacey disappears. Risking her job, and maybe the w...

  • Blaine County Library

    Feb 26, 2020

    We are pleased to announce a new program at the library. “Move it at the Library” is a fitness program offered at many libraries across the nation. After reading about the program in the Great Falls Library, Ellen Savage contacted the staff and inquired about starting a program here. Ellen will be leading the aerobic exercise sessions Wednesday and Friday afternoons from 5:15 to 6:00 p.m. in the library meeting room. There are still a few days left in February, which is Library Lover’s Month. Stop in and let us know why you love your libra...

  • Chinook Senior Center

    Karyn Higgins|Feb 26, 2020

    We had some really nice weather for the weekend, just to wake up Monday morning to more snow. I really wish the weather would just pick something and stick with it. This up and down temperature is for the birds. Well no matter what it is doing outside, it is always nice and comfortably warm here at the center. So come on in and check us out, and if you have any suggestions for activities that you and others may like to do, please let me know about it. On Tuesday, I taught Lois Butcher how to play Push (card game), she won both games we played....

  • Harlem Senior Center

    Feb 26, 2020

    Harlem Seed Show... March 12, 13, 14... Harlem High School. Come check out the Senior Center Booth. Daylight Savings Time... Change your clocks AHEAD one hour on Saturday night, March 8th. BASKETBALL TOURNMENT TIME! I WANT TO WISH EACH OF THE TEAMS GOOD LUCK! Where Sportsmanship is an Expectation. So please Let the Players play, Let the Coaches coach, Let the Officials officiate, Let the Spectators be Positive. GOOD LUCK TO THE: HARLEM WILDCATS TURNER TORNADOS HAYS LODGEPOLE THUNDERBIRDS The Senior Center website is: harlemseniorcenter.wix.com...

  • Home demonstration clubs still meeting needs of their members and communities

    Steve Edwards|Feb 26, 2020

    My wife joined a local home demonstration club after we moved to the Sweet Grass Hills. I had not thought about those clubs since I was a kid. When I was growing up in southern Illinois my mom was active in what was called a 'home extension club.' The ladies met regularly and extension agents presented topics on food safety and cooking, sewing, child rearing and topics related to running a successful household. I was interested to learn about the homemakers clubs in Blaine County (the clubs...

  • Harlem Civic Association to Hold Fundraiser

    Donna Miller|Feb 26, 2020

    March Madness, the moniker given to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Men's and Women's Basketball Tournaments, captures the concentrated hype from the second week of March through the first week of April when 68 teams vie for college basketball's biggest prize in a single-elimination tournament: the national championship. On Selection Sunday, March 15, the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Committee will reveal which teams have made the field for this year's basketball championships and then release the seeding and the bracket...

  • Junior High Band Festival Will Feature Award-Winning Guest Conductor

    Donna Miller|Feb 26, 2020

    On March 2, Chinook Junior High School will host the Music District 7 East Junior High Band Festival. Attended by more than 200 students from Big Sandy, Box Elder, Chinook, Fort Benton, Havre, and North Star, the Festival will culminate with a concert at 6:30 p.m. on Monday night in the Floyd Bowen Gymnasium at Chinook High School. The student group will form two bands: an Intermediate Band, directed by the local band directors; and an Advanced Band, under the direction of guest conductor Susan Walker. A retired music teacher, Walker has been...

  • Harlem Elementary ROARing Students of the Week!!!

    Janice Gilham|Feb 26, 2020

    The newest students to join the Rockin' ROAR Roster at Harlem Elementary are first grader, Urijah Wolfchild, and fourth grader, Rey'ah Elmore. These super ROAR students are Respectful, Organized, Always safe, and Responsible, and display perfect citizenship at all times. Our hats are off to Urijah and Rey'ah!...

  • Lady Cats capture 2B Crown, Tornados 2nd, Thunderbirds 3rd at 9C

    Kody Farmer|Feb 26, 2020

    The first weekend of postseason action is in the books as the District 2B and District 9C Tournaments were played in Malta and Havre. Blaine County teams found plenty of success on the hardwood with three advancing to the Divisional Tournament. The Harlem Lady Cats edged Malta 48-46 to claim the District 2B Championship in Malta. The Turner Tornadoes took down the Chester/Joplin-Inverness Hawks in the opening round 45-39, and the North Star Knights 58-54 in the semifinal before falling in the...

  • Chinook headed back to the Northern C as No. 2 Seed, Wildcats No. 2 at Northern B

    Kody Farmer|Feb 26, 2020

    The District 2B and District 9C Tournaments are in the books and for the Chinook Sugarbeeters and the Harlem Wildcats their effort on the court will allow them to continue their seasons at this weeks Divisional Tournaments in Malta and Great Falls. For the Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds and the Turner Tornadoes, they saw their seasons end following a pair of losses in Havre. The Sugarbeeters will advance to the Northern C this week at the Four Seasons Arena in Great Falls after finishing second...

  • Fort Belknap Amateur Boxer Wins Silver Gloves National Championship

    Donna Miller|Feb 26, 2020

    The first female from the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation to win a national championship in boxing, eleven-year-old BreeAnn Cochran captured the 119 pound 2020 National Silver Gloves Title in Independence, Missouri, on February 1. On February 10, the Fort Belknap Indian Community (FBIC) Tribal Council honored Cochran for her distinctions along with Frank LaTray, the first male national boxing champion from Fort Belknap. Cochran, who is a member of the Hays Amateur Boxing Club, defeated Emily...

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