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The Chinook Senior Center "reopened" last Thursday, March 11. State health mandates forced the Center to close several months ago over concerns of spreading COVID-19 to seniors, a group considered most vulnerable during the pandemic. After the lifting of some state-wide directives the regional Area Agency on Aging, an advisory group to regional senior centers, issued guidelines that if followed would allow reopening of senior centers in north central Montana. The Center's board of Directors...
Over the past several months I've read several commentaries about how the COVID-19 pandemic (covid) affected businesses nationally. Recreational vehicle sales were up as folks sought ways to vacation and still maintain social distancing. People forced to stay home to avoid exposure to covid were doing more home fix-up, learning new languages and drinking more alcohol as bars and clubs were closed or scaled back capacity and hours. Toilet paper was in short supply for a time. In late March my...
Anyone visiting the Richman Insurance Agency building in Harlem will likely notice a quilt hanging on the west wall. Beside the quilt is a plaque and a story explaining that on July 17, 2017, Donald Wayne Richman, a member of the United States Army during the Vietnam Conflict, was honored by the Quilts of Valor Foundation. The quilt was created by Elissa Zellmer from Hogeland. The presentation was accompanied by a certificate from the Foundation that reads: "The Quilts of Valor Foundation wishes...
Paulette Cronk of Chinook has been selected as one of the MSU-Northern Foundation's Founders Excellence Award recipients for 2021. Paulette Cronk, a Northern graduate of the class of '63, has been active with Northern for over 30 years which included time served on the Alumni Board and the Foundation Board as well as various committees. She currently is active with the F.A.N (Friends and Alumni of Northern) Committee that puts on area events and fundraisers. The committee and the board...
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 “Buy a Bag O’ Books” during the month of March. You can buy a grocery sack full of used books for only $1. The Book Challenge this month is to read a nonfiction historical book or a...
Sympathy is extended to the family of Emily Billmayer who passed away on Thursday. She will be greatly missed by the whole community and all who knew her. Sharon Goodrich visited Jane Krass on Tuesday. Wally and Loretta Beck attended the Elementary basketball games in Gildford on Saturday. The Turner boys lost and the girls won. Great games, kids! They played St. Jude’s earlier that day and Turner boys and girls teams both won! Janie Mohar visited Jane Krass on Sunday afternoon. The Turner Elementary games will be played in Turner this S...
On March 9, 2021 Mary P Swenson passed away at her home. She was 78 years old. She was born on August 31, 1942 in Havre, Montana to the late Ethel and John McSloy. Grave side services were held Saturday, March 13, 2021 at 2 pm at the Kuper Memorial Cemetery. Mary was a longtime resident of Chinook, Montana where she was a member of the Eagles, VFW, Red Hats, Bowling leagues and the Fifth Ave. Christian Church. She enjoyed baking pies for the County Fair and cooking Chinese food for family and... Full story
Lola Lee Powell Gilbert went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on March 10th 2021, which was on her dad's birthday. She came into this world a fighter, being born two months premature when her mother was hit by lightning. Her crib was a shoe box and she got warmth from an old cook stove. She was born to Jake and Lucille Powell on the ranch south of Chinook in the Bears Paw Mountains on July 2, 1937 and was the 12th of 13 children. She had graduated 8th grade at Rattlesnake School... Full story
Emily Ann Billmayer was born April 14, 1990 in Havre, Montana to Gene and Susan Billmayer of Hogeland, Montana. She attended Turner Public Schools and graduated in 2009. She moved to Havre in the summer of 2009 and lived in the ALC home and attended the Havre Day Activity Center with her many friends. She had various jobs, cleaning at the Townhouse Inn, worked in the woodshop, and shredded paper. She has been living at home with her parents the past year due to the Covid virus. She passed away... Full story
Helen A. Hornung, 93, passed away March 8, 2021 at Sweet Memorial Nursing Home in Chinook, MT. A service will be held on Tuesday, March 16, 2021 at 11:00am at Turner American Lutheran Church in Turner, MT. Helen was born March 21, 1927 in Pettibone, North Dakota, to Clinton Chapman and Electa Davey. She grew up on a farm west of Pettibone and studied at Pettibone Public Schools for twelve years. On June 18, 1945, she married Elmer W. Hornung. Helen worked as the head cook for Turner Public... Full story
President of the Montana Federation of Public Employees (MFPE), Amanda Curtis announced last week that the National Education Association (NEA) has released its application materials and deadline for the NEA Foundation Award for Teaching Excellence. The application deadline is April 1, and the Montana Professional Teaching Foundation will honor MFPE's awardee at the annual Celebration of Teaching Dinner, which will be held on October 21, 2021 during the MFPE Educators’ Conference in Great Falls. The purpose of the NEA Foundation Awards for Teac...
For the 15th year in a row Alexander (Zander) Blewett, III, a trial lawyer from the personal injury law firm of Hoyt & Blewett PLLC in Great Falls, Montana, has offered three $1,000 scholarships to the top student/wrestlers around the state of Montana for Classes “AA”, “A”, and “B/C”. The scholarships are awarded to the top wrestler from each school classification who has displayed the best combined qualities of wrestling and academic achievement. The award will go to one senior high school wrestler in each class around Montana who best qualif...
Great turnout Chinook!!! At our recent blood drive on Tuesday March 2nd we had 54 presenting donors with 52 units collected. Because of your generosity 156 lives will be saved. These numbers are really something to celebrate and we are grateful for each and every one of you who made our drive a success. Our walk in slots were limited but I am happy to say we did not have to turn anybody away. Many of our donors chose to preschedule for the May 11th drive and for those of you who didn't and...
It’s scholarship season, and the Counselor at Chinook High School, Fay Friede announced that several scholarships are available to graduates of Blaine County high schools. Because each scholarship has its own requirements and application deadline, potential applicants are advised to read carefully so as not to miss any important funding opportunities. While encouraging graduating seniors to get those applications in, Friede reminds all Blaine County students that they may not win every scholarship they apply for, but they most certainly c...
With the onset of more frequent sunshine, Chinook FFA Chapter Advisor, Karyn Billmayer shared some brilliant news. Chinook High School Senior, Austin Swanson has reached the final round in his efforts to earn the title of State Star Farmer. Because Swanson is among the top three finalists, he is scheduled to be in Billings on April 7 for a candidate's interview at the State FFA Convention. He will learn of his results on Friday, April 9. The State Star Farmer is a prestigious award issued for...
Stop by the library and pick up a new read or two! “The Children’s Blizzard” is by Melanie Benjamin. This is a story of courage on the Dakota Territory prairie inspired by the devastating storm that struck in Great Plains in 1888. Lives of hundreds of immigrant homesteaders, especially schoolchildren, were threatened that January day. Andrew Mayne has written “The Girl Beneath the Sea.” Sloan McPherson has forged a path for herself and her daughter away from her family of Florida treasure hunters and drug smugglers. Now Sloan is the go-to div...
Harlem, MT – Warmer weather means construction crews are back out on Montana roads, upgrading your route! The Chinook to Harlem Culverts project will repair or replace over 20 deteriorating culverts along a 24 mile stretch of US 2 between Chinook and Harlem. Culvert work will build a strong foundation for the complete reconstruction of the corridor planned within the next five years. Future projects will be more time and cost-efficient, as they will not need to repair or replace culverts during construction. Crews began work on replacing c...
Aaniiih Nakoda College, Fort Belknap Agency-Congratulations to Xavier Hawley. He has been selected for Aaniiih Nakoda College Student of the Year 2021. Xavier is a junior at ANC and enrolled in the new Bachelor of Science, Aaniiih Nakoda Ecology Program. He graduated with his Associate Degree in Environmental Science in 2020 and he was on the ANC honors list with a cumulative grade point average of 4.00. In 2019 he received the President's Award for ANC. He is a school mentor at the ANC White...
The students at Meadowlark Elementary School are celebrating books during the entire month of March. The celebration began with dress-up days to commemorate Dr. Seuss' birthday, and it continues with various ways to win books and other prizes. According to Chinook School District's Librarian, Kelsey Harry, "The dress up week was fun." A standout during the week which commemorated Theodor Seuss Geisel, Hailee Niederegger dressed as Cindy Lou Who from Dr. Seuss' storybook How the Grinch Stole...
Harlem Elementary School officials have chosen four young Wildcats as the ROARing Students for the last week of February. They also named four additional winners in the first week of March. Second grader Kendell Lamebull, third grader Caleb Stiffarm, and sixth grader Mikaela Doney were selected in late February as the in-school ROARing students of the week, while fourth grader Christopher Plumage was chosen as the remote ROARing student. Each of these young Wildcats earned their place on the...
The 2021 High School Boys and Girls basketball seasons officially cam to a close this past weekend with the conclusion of the State Tournaments. With that also comes the release of the All-Conference and All-State teams for each respective Conference and Class. Blaine County was well represented on the hardwood this season with 16 individuals receiving post season awards. This year seven county athletes were named to their respective All-State teams. Turner senior Shyan Krass found herself on...
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced it is investing $42.3 million to help rural residents gain access to health care and educational opportunities (PDF, 255 KB). Rural areas are seeing higher infection and death rates related to COVID-19 due to several factors, including a much higher percentage of underlying conditions, difficulty accessing medical care, and lack of health insurance. The $42.3 million in awards includes $24 million provided through the CARES Act. In total, these investments will benefit 5...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is extending the deadline from March 5 to April 9 for agricultural producers to apply for the Quality Loss Adjustment (QLA) Program because of recent winter storms and some clarifications to program rules. This program assists producers who suffered crop quality losses due to qualifying 2018 and 2019 natural disasters. The QLA program assists producers whose eligible crops suffered quality losses due to qualifying drought, excessive moisture, flooding, hurricanes, snowstorms, tornadoes, typhoons, volcanic...
