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Anyone recently making a phone call to the Sweet Medical Center has probably been greeted with a "Hello, this is One Health; how may I assist you?" No, the caller hasn't dialed the wrong number. As of December 1, 2020, the health centers from seven communities have been operating under the new name of One Health. Those communities include Chinook and Harlem. Bighorn Valley Health Center (BVHC) in Hardin and Ashland, One Health in Miles City and Glendive, Central Montana Community Health Center...
A new, unintentional hazard for local golfers has been added to the Chinook Golf Course northwest of town. A wind event north of Chinook in early February equated to a Category I Hurricane with 75 mile per hour winds. Those winds left drifts of dirt, some more than three feet high on the west edge of the course along the number #3 fairway, and left problem deposits on other greens as well. I first noticed the drifts during some early spring walks I made out along Stephens Road. Jim Gallus, who...
In late December 2021, Kent Hansen, who has taught social studies and Advanced Placement courses at Central High School in Aberdeen, South Dakota, for the past sixteen years, was invited to be a guest on Brodie Mueller's podcast, The Rural Revolution. The tagline that Mueller uses to describe his podcast claims that he is "having conversations with awesome people [who are] making their small communities great." Hansen's invitation came after he was nominated by a sophomore student who had been...
To parents of preschool children in the Harlem Public and North Harlem Colony School Districts and Fort Belknap Early Head Start who would like to have them participate in a free Early Childhood Screening, it has been set for: Date: Wednesday, March 24, 2021 Time: 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM Place: Harlem Elementary By Appointment Only For appointments call Taylor at Harlem Elementary School at 353-2258 Face Masks Required To parents of preschool children in the Turner School District who would like to have them participate in a free Early Childhood...
Blaine County Library Open House and Book Singing with Donna Miller Thursday March 4th from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. 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. Harlem Library During the month of March you can “Buy a Bag O’ Books” from our used book sale for only $1.00! The Book Challenge for March is to read a nonfiction historical book or a histo...
On February 12, the Montana Office of Public Instruction (OPI) announced that nominations and applications for 2022 Montana Teacher of the Year are now open. The 2021 Montana Teacher of the Year was Kristi Borge of Polaris, and the State is looking for its next A+ teacher. This individual not only works to make the community a better place for their students but in turn teaches their students to have a positive impact on the community. Officials at OPI described the mission of the Montana Teacher of the Year (TOY) Program as one proposing to...
Blaine County Library is still following CDC guidelines for preventing the spread of COVID. We are currently under a mask mandate implemented by the Blaine County Commissioners after the Governor lifted the statewide mandate. The library's Pandemic/Epidemic Policy gives the library board the authority to continue requiring masks, handwashing and social distancing until the CDC no longer recommends those measures to prevent the spread of COVID, and the library will be following that policy. Luck...
pent this past week with Emily at the hospital in Havre where she has been a patient. Get well soon, Emily! Mike, Crystal, Cassidy, Holly, Cooper, and Lucy Grabofsky were dinner guests at the Wallace Beck home on Friday. Rev Will Rima and Kirsti Cederberg visited on Thursday afternoon with Jane Krass. Wally and Loretta Beck went to Turner to watch the Elementary basketball games with Chinook on Saturday. The kids did well. The girls won and the boys lost, but put up a good fight! The family helped mom Jane Krass and visited her throughout the...
Anna Haluszka, longtime resident of Harlem, Montana, passed away from COVID-19 while living in a care center for Alzheimer's patients in Houston, Texas, on Sunday, December 13, 2020. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, March 17, 2021, 2 PM at St. Thomas Church in Harlem. Wilderness Funeral Home of Chinook is in charge of the arrangements. Born on June 28, 1927 in the Ukraine, Anna was a woman of resilience, determination, and unwavering faith. This prayerful woman was beautiful both inside... Full story
Merle Anthony "Tony" Weeres passed away at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow on February 4, 2021, following a bout with pneumonia. Tony was born in Havre, Montana, on December 9, 1953, to Merle and Patricia Weeres. His early years were spent in Harlem, and the last several years have been in Glasgow. Tony's life was spent struggling with developmental issues due to PKU (Phenylketonuria), a very rare chronic disorder. Today all babies born in the United States are tested for this at... Full story
Leslie Norman Haugen passed away on Sunday, February 13, 2021, in Tucson, Arizona. Les resided in Great Falls Montana for many years, before retiring in Polson Montana and Green Valley Arizona with his wife, Arlene. Les was born in Glasgow, Montana on November 8, 1940. His family moved to a farm outside of Chinook, Montana in 1941, and he attended Chinook schools. After working a variety of construction jobs, he graduated from Moler Barber School of Spokane, in 1964, and started his career as a... Full story
Bill passed away from natural causes on February 17, 2021. He was born October 7th, 1943 in Havre, Montana to William R. and Lydia Thompson and was the second of three children. He grew up in Chinook where he lived with his father, older sister Chuckie, and younger brother Mick. Bill graduated from Chinook High School in the Spring of 1961. Immediately upon graduating, Bill married the love of his life, Elaine Bleha, on June the 2nd 1961. Soon thereafter he and Elaine had twin daughters Cheryl... Full story
Yahoo! We will be opening our doors to the public again on Thursday, March 11th. The coffee hour will be at 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. In house lunch will be from noon to 12:30 p.m. Activities will start at 1 p.m. but we are only offering a movie on Tuesday’s and Bingo on Thursdays. Cards are still not on the activity list. If you have any suggestions, please let Karyn know and we will see what we can do. There will be some changes with serving meals, but we will adjust as needed. We still have raffle tickets available, with the drawing for the 1\2 p...
Havre Elk Lodge #1201 Contact: Brandy Kurtz Havre Elks Lodge #1201 recently donated to dictionaries to 3rd grade school children in Hill and Blaine Counties. Lodge Exalted Ruler Matt Kretchmer said: Havre Elks Lodge #1201 was pleased to present a total of 368 dictionaries to the following to Hill and Blaine County Schools. 34 dictionaries to Box Elder Schools, 48 dictionaries to Rocky Schools, 6 dictionaries to Turner Schools, 115 dictionaries to Havre Public Schools, 15 dictionaries to Northstar Schools, 11 dictionaries to St. Jude’s S...
Kirsten (Wilhelm) Matkin has been drawing since she was in eighth grade. At that time, she did mostly pencil drawings but branched into working with other mediums such as ink and paint when she was in high school. After graduating from Chinook High School in 2009, Kirsten decided to attend Montana State University-Northern to earn a degree in Graphic Design. On that degree path, she took several courses in fine arts: oil painting, acrylics, illustration, and watercolor. While working on her...
March is the month to “Buy a Bag O’ Books!” For only one dollar you may purchase a grocery sack full of used books. The Book Challenge for March is to read a nonfiction historical book or a historical fiction book. Each month we offer the challenge to read a book from a certain category. When you complete the challenge your name is entered to win a gift certificate from a local business. This week’s new books include “The Midnight Library” by Matt Haig. In this novel Nora Seed feels she had let everyone down in her life and is filled with...
The Harlem girls and boys basketball seasons concluded this past weekend at the Northern B Divisional basketball tournaments in Cut Bank and Wolf Point. The Wildcats went 3-1 to finish the season with a 12-5 overall record while earning a third place finish at the Northern B in Cut Bank. The Lady Cats dropped both of their contests in Wolf Point as they finished the year with a 5-11 overall record. The Wildcats were certainly looking to make some noise at the Northern B Divisional in Cut Bank th...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters and Harlem Wildcats each qualified three wrestlers for the Montana State B/C Wrestling Tournament in Shelby this past weekend. Representing the Sugarbeeters and finishing fourth in the 170 pound weight class was sophomore Tyler Schoen. Junior Wyatt Dunbar also earned a spot on the podium for the Sugarbeeters, finishing fourth at 285 pounds. Junior Drake Berreth also competed for the 'Beeters in Shelby. The Wildcats were represented on the big stage at the state...
On Monday, March 1, the Montana Actors’ Theater (MAT) Youth Program held auditions at the Creative Leisure Building for roles in three, one-act youth productions. One of the young people selected is Hailey Gandenberger, the oldest daughter of Cory and Kasie Gandenberger. Mrs. Gandenberger teaches K-12 Art for the Chinook School District. Twenty-one area youth in grades 6-12 tried out for roles in Submerged: A Tragedy in One Act by H. Stuart Cottman and Le Vergne Shaw and in The Girl Who Was Asked to Turn Blue by Ev Miller. Because those two sho...
Student of the Month: Gibson - Dax Langford Hasler-Elliot - Chase Van Voast Edwards - Kane Crowley & Hailee Niederegger Jones - Ashtyn DePreist Barber - Laurin Davies Davies - Kolt Rutledge Scofield - Carter Chandler Fouts - Dane Frey-Haluska & Cassidy Darlington MacLeod - Blake Miller Paulsen - Sidney Liddle Deanon - Molly Yost...
Student of the Month: Gibson - Dax Langford Hasler-Elliot - Chase Van Voast Edwards - Kane Crowley & Hailee Niederegger Jones - Ashtyn DePreist Barber - Laurin Davies Davies - Kolt Rutledge Scofield - Carter Chandler Fouts - Dane Frey-Haluska & Cassidy Darlington MacLeod - Blake Miller Paulsen - Sidney Liddle Deanon - Molly Yost...
Family visits are still on hold at the Sweet Memorial Nursing Home since Blaine County's positivity rate with the coronavirus still sits at 10.2%. To stay connected, the residents celebrated when they could-including basketball tournaments and the birthday of centenarian Doris Hofeldt. Officials at the Home will notify families when they can once again start setting up appointments for visits. During the past month, activities at Sweet Memorial Nursing Home (SMNH) reflected the residents'...
Just in time for National Poetry Month this April, Montana Poet Laureate Melissa Kwasny is offering a "letter poem exchange" with interested teachers and students around the state. With this interesting twist on the pen pal concept, Kwasny will email participating teachers an epistolary poem to be shared with students. The letter will include suggestions and assignments for student responses, including sample letter poems by other poets and quotations and ideas about writing itself. An...
