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The Harlem High School gymnasium was full of color this past weekend. The 70th Annual Montana Seed Show was held on the campus and like always, attracted a crowd Thursday through Saturday. The Seed Show has a bit of everything, Art Shows, Quilt Shows, Live Entertainment, a Pancake Feed and much, much more!...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 13, 2019) – The Institute of Museum and Library Services today announced that Montana’s Aaniiih Nakoda College Library is among the 30 finalists for the 2019 National Medal for Museum and Library Service. The National Medal is the nation’s highest honor given to museums and libraries for service to their communities. For 25 years, the award has celebrated institutions that demonstrate extraordinary and innovative approaches to public service and are making a difference for individuals, families, and communities. “The...
The 70th Annual Montana Seed Show is in the books, and paging back, one might recall an event rich in breads and pies and quilts and art. Others will remember the meals, auctions, and entertainment provided by Party Rock Project. The three-day event also featured vendors with wares or services to sell, as well as craftsmen, artisans, and Ag exhibits. For the 27th year, the Nimble Thimble Quilt Show took place on both March 15 and 16 in the Harlem High School Band Room. At the entrance to the...
Scammers do not discriminate when it comes to their targets; they’ll try to steal money or information from anyone. These crooks use clever schemes to defraud millions of people every year. They often pretend to be someone a person might trust, like a government official, a family member, a charity, or a familiar company or business representative. Both the Blaine County Sheriff’s Office and the Chinook Post Office want local residents to be alert in order to avoid becoming the victim of a scam. According to Sheriff John Colby, scammers can...
Havre, MT March 5, 2019: Havre Elks Lodge #1201 recently donated to dictionaries to 3rd grade school children in Hill and Blaine Counties. Lodge Exalted Ruler Kyle Leeds said: Havre Elks Lodge #1201 was pleased to present the following Hill County Schools. 144 dictionaries to Havre Public Schools, 10 dictionaries to St. Jude's School, 4 dictionaries to Cottonwood School, 10 dictionaries to NorthStar School, 38 Dictionaries to Rocky Boy Schools, and 31 Dictionaries to Box Elder Schools. In...
Shores Floral in downtown Chinook is offering Daffodils through the month of March with 70% of the proceeds going directly to ‘A Serving of Hope’. The following information is obtained from their brochure: A Serving of Hope From Men Who Cook provides financial assistance to families in need who are experiencing a serious medical condition. • Financial assistance is available for travel and lodging expenses for qualifying families who reside within the designated assistance area. • In order to avoid duplication of funding sources, each case is...
Hey Chinook, we did it again. Each donation can save up to 3 lives. Because of your generosity, 114 lives will be saved. There were 40 individuals that showed up to donate on Tuesday, March 5th. There were two deferrals making our total number of pints donated 38, exceeding our goal of 35 by 3. These numbers are really something to celebrate and we are grateful for each and every one of you who made our success possible. Ann Davies reached 13 gallons at this drive, Kayla Hudon and Josh Nordboe...
The Big Flat Catholic Church will be having their Annual Spring Dinner on March 31st from 12-2 p.m. Turkey and all the trimmings will be served. There will also be a Bazaar and it will open at 11 am. Come out and enjoy a great meal with friends. August and Evelyn Handran spent Thursday and Friday with Grandma Teresa and Grandpa Dave Cornell. Loretta attended the soup supper and lenten services at the Hogeland Lutheran Church on Wednesday. night. Melissa Hiniker was out from Havre this past weekend at Ed and Kathy Zellmers. Teresa Cornell...
Linda and Darel Hauge were to the Montana Seed Show on Friday and then attended the banquet on Saturday evening. Linda received first place on her Bread entry and 2nd on the Specialty Bread. Congratulations!! Max and Kirsti Cederberg and Leneus Erickson attended the Montana See Show in Harlem this weekend. Shirley and Gerald Keller were to Billings last weekend to attend the State A Tournament. Their granddaughter, Kendall, is on the Blue Pony team. Ron Fox attended the little Turner Tornado basketball games in LodgePole on Friday and Susan...
Dianna Fay Johnson, daughter of Orville Powell and Doris Fisher passed away March 7, 2019 at the Sweet memorial nursing home of natural causes at the age of 73. Dianna was born February 17, 1946 in Havre, Mt. She grew up in Cow Creek south of Chinook, MT. and was primarily raised by her grandmother, Lucille Powell. Dianna met James A. Halseth at the age of 16 and were married shortly after. They had three children together, Jimmy Jay, Sandra, and Vicki. Also, a Step Daughter Sharron from a... Full story
Cheryl L. (Stuhlmiller) Rigby, 67, passed away Wednesday, February 27, 2019 at Pondera Medical Center Extended Care from cancer. Cheryl was born to Elmer and Betty (Joubert) Stuhlmiller on May 8, 1951 in Circle, MT. Later her family moved to Harlem where Cheryl graduated from high school in 1969. Cheryl furthered her education in nursing and veterinary sciences. She was a compassionate care-taker of all animals, especially her beloved cat. Cheryl met Bert Rigby in the spring of 1973. In January... Full story
It is with great sadness the family of Robert ("Bob") Garland Tilleman announces his peaceful passing in Bozeman, MT on Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at the age of 81 years. Bob had a good life that began on October 14, 1937 when he was born to Charlie and Beulah Tilleman in Chinook, MT. Bob was a "jack of all trades" who could build or fix almost anything. He grew up on the family farm south of Chinook along with his six brothers where he developed a strong work ethic that he passed on to his five... Full story
Don't miss the next Learn at the Library program "How Gambling Affects Families" on Tuesday, March 26, 7 P.M. in the library meeting room. The guest speaker is Melanie Sorensen, Licensed Addiction Counselor Candidate for the State of Montana. Please join us for this important and informative program. Refreshments will be served. The regular meeting of the library board of trustees will be Wednesday, March 27, 4:15 in the library meeting room. During the month of March the library is once again...
The Blaine County Board of Trustees will hold their regular monthly meeting Monday March 25th at 4:00 p.m. Free People Reading Freely Book Club will meet Monday April 8th at 7:00 p.m. Anyone is welcome to attend. We have a list of banned books to choose from. If there is a banned book a participant would like to read that the library doesn't have, we would be happy to get a copy. Due to the renovation of our restrooms, we will not be showing a Wednesday movie for the month of March. Story Time,...
This week we received a donation of puzzles and books. We always appreciate the new additions. The volunteers that put in the time and make the commitment to helping out at the Senior Center each week are real gems. Thank you all. Bingo winners totaled 3 black out winners this week, Don Durocher, Irene Wendeln and Irene Gauthier. The payout this week was a free meal ticket. Pinochle was played 2 tables of 4 and the high was Virginia Olson with the low being Mike Randall. Shang Hai winner with the lowest score was Mike Randall. Our cinnamon...
Did you know that on March 17, 1762 in history… The First St. Patrick’s Day Parade was held in New York City, honoring the Catholic feast day of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. By Irish soldiers serving in the British army. Guess What… The Senior Center has won the following so far in the Monopoly Game at Albertsons: Potato Chips, Ranch, Dressing Paper Towels, Facial Tissues $5.00 cash, Sour Cream Cheese, Donuts, Aspirin, Water Baby Carrots, Snack jello Buns, Canned Fruit & Vegetables, Flour Animal Crackers, Yogurt Gift Cards. Thank...
Harlem Elementary students and staff celebrated 'I Love to Read' month by joining in all of the super exciting activities throughout February, which proved to be perfect timing in order to combat the frigid temperatures and those dreadful winter doldrums. With so many happenings on the agenda, Harlem students were able to participate in activities ranging from the competitive Accelerated Reader (AR) Challenge to completing the Bookworm segments throughout every hallway in the elementary, which...
Whitlash, Montana. Columnist’s note: In the narthex (entrance) of the Whitlash Presbyterian Church there is a ‘centennial quilt’ on display. The quilt commemorates the church’s hundredth anniversary celebrated in 2013 and is made of quilt blocks highlighting major milestones of the church—when the church was organized, when the present building was completed and other significant highpoints. One of the blocks (see accompanying photo) is a drawing of the church building with the year 1945 along the bottom and the “E Hanging M” brand at a to...
The 2018-19 basketball season was certainly one to remember for the Harlem Lady Cats and the Turner Tornadoes. Harlem advanced to the schools first ever Class B Girls State Tournament and the Tornadoes were playing at the Northern C Divisional for the second year in a row. When the All-Conference and All-State teams were announced for the District 2B, District 9C, Northern B and Northern C it wasn't at all surprising to see Harlem and Turner well represented. The Lady Cats had three players...
Every year, after the state tournaments have all been completed, comes a stretch of three weeks when we get one, or two chances to watch some great players compete in a series of All-Star Tournaments. This past weekend in Billings featured a pair of tournaments highlighting the talents of eight Blaine County girls and boys. Competing at the Treasure State Classic was Turner junior Sarah Billmayer, Harlem senior Skylee Dirden and Harlem junior L'Tia Lawrence. The Treasure State Classic is...
What a great season of basketball for Blaine County fans. The Chinook Sugarbeeters blistered their way through the District 9C, the Northern C and advanced to the state tournament for the first time in 33 years. The Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds turned more than a few heads and advance to the state tournament for the second time in three years. The Harlem Wildcats and Turner Tornadoes didn't win as much as they would have liked but still experienced some outstanding efforts throughout the...
