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By Steve Edwards BCJ News At its March meeting the Chinook-based Cancer Support Group heard an update on the upcoming Relay for Life event. Colleen Mulonet, one of three co-chairs for the new 2017 North Central Montana Relay, explained how Blaine and Hill Counties will combine their efforts for the June 23 event. The collaboration marks a new stage in how the American Cancer Society (ACS) will stage its main, annual fundraiser in this part of Montana. Each year the relay event will rotate its location. Mulonet said, “After a coin toss, the s...
If plans by the Chinook High Future Farmers chapter (FFA) work out, a community garden should be ready for this year's gardening season. CHS Vo-ag teacher Robin Allen said the garden spot, across Illinois street to the east of the high school, will have 26 raised beds, each 12 feet by 12 feet. There'll be a common shed for storing hand tools and water will be available. The FFA members plan to have plots available by May 1. A garden plot can be rented for $15 per season and garden season will ru...
The Blaine County Fair Foundation was incorporated the end of November, 2016. The Fair Board created the organization to accept gifts that could go directly to help with improvements to the fairground facilities. Dale Williams, a fair board member and architect of the foundation, said, "We incorporated the foundation the end of last year and recently received certification from the IRS as a 501(c)(3) organization." That allows donors to take an income tax deduction for a gift to the new...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – March 23, 2017 Montana’s Fish and Wildlife Commission, in a special teleconference meeting this week, approved new rules for boaters at Canyon Ferry and Tiber reservoirs. The rules are part of Montana’s response to the discovery of invasive mussel larvae last fall in Tiber Reservoir and a suspected sample from Canyon Ferry Reservoir. Approved on March 22, the rules require boaters to launch and exit Tiber and Canyon Ferry reservoirs at designated boat ramps, unless they are officially certified as local boaters by Monta...
The Chinook Post Office Staff would like to offer two very important suggestions to help guarantee the timely delivery of your tax returns. 1. Be sure you have adequate postage. Sate and Federal offices Do Not pay postage due! If you do not have the correct amount of postage your letter will be returned to you, providing you have a return address on your envelope. 2. Always place your return address in the upper left-hand corner of all material being mailed, including tax forms. Bring your forms to the post office window and we will weigh them...
Beverly "Betty" Ann McGuire Phelps, 81, of Miles City, Montana - On March 18th, 2017 the Lord took Betty home after a courageous battle with cancer. Betty passed away at St. Vincent's Hospital in Billings, Montana with her sister Ione and nieces Kay, Cheryl, Susie, and nephew Wade Bell by her side. Betty was born at the family home on May 25, 1935 to William "Bill" McGuire and MaryAnn Turcotte near Hays, Montana. Sister Ione remembers peering through the cracks in the walls and watching her... Full story
Beverly "Betty" Ann Helen Elaine Brekke Thompson was born in Havre, MT on March 18, 1930 to Olaf and Pearl Brekke. She passed away on March 12th, 2017 in Kalispell, MT. She is survived by her husband, George S. Thompson, five children, ten grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at Harlem United Methodist Church on Sunday, July 9, 2017 at 2:00 PM. She will be buried in Harlem Cemetery. . A00013B2017MR12... Full story
Q: I’ve finally had to face the fact that my main goal in life is to get other people to like me. I guess most people are like this, but sometimes I’ll go overboard trying to win someone’s favor, even if it means doing something that’s wrong. How can I quit this? A: You’re right; most of us like to be liked. And sadly, we may even do things we know are wrong (like lying about ourselves or doing things we know aren’t right) in order to get someone to like us. But such “friendships” are seldom lasting. The Bible rightly says, “What a person desir...
(StatePoint) While each year millions in the U.S. are sickened during flu season, many can’t distinguish between symptoms of the seasonal strain of the flu, a cold and the “stomach flu.” Knowing the difference, and how to properly treat each virus, can speed recovery. Similar Yet Different While cold symptoms come on slowly and are limited to the head and upper respiratory system, flu symptoms affect the whole body and come on quickly. Telltale signs of the flu are fever and body aches. However, these are also symptoms of stomach flu, which...
The Elementary Basketball Jamboree will be in Turner this week! Come out and support our little Turner Tornadoes! The games are on Saturday, April 1 starting at 9:00 and 10:00 a.m. vs. St. Judes, then Turner plays again vs. Box Elder later in the afternoon. The Blaine Co. II Ambulance will be having a ham dinner at the Turner Jamboree that day from 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. as a fundraiser. All proceeds from concessions will also go to the ambulance fund. Loretta Beck visited with Ilona McGuire at her home on Tuesday. Sandy Beck attended the Big...
The Blaine Co. II Ambulance will be having a ham dinner at the Turner Jamboree Saturday, April 1st. from 11:30-3:00 as a fundraiser. All proceeds from Concessions will also go to the ambulance fund. Don and Bonnie Harmon were to Havre to watch the H.S, boys and girls play in a five on five basketball tournament. Nellie and Sonny Obrecht attended Helen Hornung’s 90th birthday party in Harlem on Saturday. Peggy and Rose Van Voast were to Harlem on Saturday to attend Helen Hornung’s birthday party. Lenny Erickson and Kirsti Cederberg were to the...
The Blaine County Library Board of Trustees will hold their regular monthly meeting today at 11:00 a.m. in the library meeting room. “The Magic of Belle Island” will be the movie at 1:00 p.m. today. Morgan Freeman plays Monte Wildhorn, a famous Western novelist whose passion for writing hits an impasse. He takes a lakeside cabin for the summer in picturesque Belle Isle, befriending the family next door, an attractive single mom and her young daughters who help him find inspiration again. “Wish You Well” will be the movie next week. If anyone...
Have you read your four books for March as part of the 2017 Reading Challenge? Let the library know so we may enter your name into a drawing to win a gift certificate from a local business. Keep reading! Join us for the next Learn at the Library program on Monday, April 3, 7 P.M. when Deputy Sheriff Jim Beemer will give an informative and helpful presentation on self-defense. Everyone is welcome and refreshments will be served. Summer Reading is just a couple of months away. We have put together of list of supplies needed for our children’s p...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 27, 2017 Contact: Greg Lemon, 406-444-3051, glemon@mt.gov It’s time for landowners to enroll in the state-sponsored “Open Fields for Game Bird Hunters.” The voluntary program, offered through Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks’ Upland Game Bird Enhancement Program, is available to private landowners who have a minimum of two years left on their federal Conservation Reserve Program contract or are enrolling new lands into CRP. Nearly 60,000 acres have been enrolled in Open Fields since 2012. Participating landown...
Submitted by Jennifer Hellman The Chinook Area Chamber of Commerce held their monthly meeting at the Chamber office on main street March 9th, 2017 at 6:00pm. In attendance was Bonnie Weber, Mitzi Cecrle, Hayley Yost, Heather DePriest, Robert Kelley, Jennifer Hellman, and guest Clint Greytak. The minutes were read and approved by the board. New certificates for memberships have been finalized and will be sent out for our new members as they become available. The License plate fundraiser is on hold for the time being as there is a much higher...
FWP would like to remind folks to watch for deer (and other animals) on the road, especially during the early morning and early evening hours when both visibility is difficult and animals are sometimes more active. With the recent hour time change, many folks who are commuting are now an hour “forward” and may see more activity. As our deer numbers are continuing to make a comeback across the region, more and more animal-vehicle accidents are bound to occur. In addition, the spring “fawning” season is just around the corner, and deer are oft...
Well, gentle readers, I am still in the middle of March Madness and can make a prediction about a final winner although I have never gotten those predictions right yet. I kicked myself because I dropped Oregon out of the Sweet Sixteen and then I began to think that this could be their year. But my final four is Kentucky, Kansas, Gonzaga and Villanova with Gonzaga winning it all. Will that happen? You know how I love the Zags and so hope springs eternal! I have been reading that the NFL is going to be different next year. It seems that their...
Students in grades 3-12 were recently invited to write Americanism essays for the American Legion Auxiliary, Post #109. Mrs. Brenda Mohar represented the Auxiliary recently to acknowledge their writing and show encouragement to continue writing. She also presented the top winners of the contest a certificate and monetary prize. Second place winners received a certificate. She spoke about how difficult it was judging these papers as each one is so unique in its own content and the Auxiliary just...
Interested in meeting Common Core ELA and Math standards and engaging your students in active learning while helping them understand the world around them? This workshop is for you. The workshop will take place at the Blaine County Museum, 501 Indiana St., Chinook, Montana on Tuesday April, 11 from 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. The morning will be spent on Visual Thinking Strategies, a technique that uses teacher-facilitated discussions of art images to train students in “key behaviors sought by Common Core Standards” (vtshome.org) and learning abo...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON, March 22, 2017 – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced additional steps to keep the food supply safe for American families in light of the recent investigations of Brazil’s meat industry. While none of the slaughter or processing facilities implicated in the Brazilian scandal have shipped meat products to the United States, FSIS immediately instituted additional pathogen testing of all shipments of raw beef and ready-to-eat products from Brazi...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 22, 2017 Contact: Bill Meyer (800) 392-3202USDA United States honey production in 2016 from producers with five or more colonies totaled 162 million pounds, up 3 percent from 2015. There were 2.78 million colonies from which honey was harvested in 2016, up 4 percent from 2015. Yield of honey harvested per colony averaged 58.3 pounds, down 1 percent from the 58.9 pounds in 2015. Colonies which produced honey in more than one State were counted in each State where the honey was produced. Therefore, at the United...
