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By Steve Edwards BCJ News Reporter's note: I first met Charles Devaney last year at the Harlem Seed Show where he had an exhibit about UAV's-unmanned aerial vehicles (more commonly now called UAS, for "unmanned autonomous systems"). Devaney was visiting his mother, Bev Devaney, in Harlem and decided to share some of his passion and knowledge about the new technology that was in the newspapers. Readers will recall, at the time, the amount of negative press some UAS users were getting as they...
Employees at the First Bank of Montana, in Chinook, created a display about domestic and sexual abuse. The exhibit has information about symptoms and signs that a person might be in an abusive situation. There are phone numbers for help and ways a victim might get to a 'safe haven.' The display's center piece is a large, purple ribbon-a symbol worn and shown to make people aware of domestic and sexual violence. Theresa Zarn, a customer service rep at the bank, said, "I got interested in raising...
By Robert Lucke BCJ News It is called a Young Producer Conference but it should be a great conference for agriculture producers of all ages. Put on by the Montana Farmers Union, the conference will be held at the Best Western Plus, April 1st and 2nd in Havre. Big Sandy farmer Alan Merrill, president of the Montana Farmers Union said there will be something for everyone interested in agriculture at the conference. “The speakers we have will all speak very well to the general public,” continued Merrill. On Friday Kate Vogel will be talking abo...
The Sweet Memorial Nursing Home hosted its annual Easter egg hunt Saturday morning. The hunt was divided into four groups based on age with different challenges facing each group. This youngster was pleased with his haul and investigates his basket of eggs. The event was again very well attended and fun was had by all....
March 30 was designated as Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day in 2011 by the U.S. Senate and, the same year, by the Montana State Legislature. The date, based on the 1973 Peace Accords signing, recognizes the day the remaining American troops in Vietnam arrived back home. This is the 40th anniversary of the Peace Accords and a number of celebrations are planned nationwide and at the Montana state capital building. Some 36,000 Montanans served during the Vietnam War, from 1959-1975. 268 Montanans...
Alex Sprague is one of three Young Adult Volunteers (YAV’s) spending a year in Chinook, part of a program supported by five local churches. Sprague grew up in Wilmington, Delaware and got the idea to build and share a labyrinth with the Chinook community during Holy Week. In his home church back east he said the labyrinth is not a maze, though it has that appearance, but is rather a symbolic form of making a pilgrimage, walking a path ascending towards salvation or enlightenment. The history of labyrinths There are an estimated 2000+ l...
Pearl Hamilton Chinook, MT Pearl was blessed with a long and wonderful life filled with love, humor, and family. She grew up during the homestead days as the fourth child of six siblings north of Gildford, Montana. She graduated from Gildford High School in 1929 enjoying reading and basketball. She played on the Hi-Line Championship team. She married Lloyd Hamilton in 1939 and they had six children. They lived and farmed north of Chinook and eventually sold and moved into town in 1954 so the... Full story
Sweet Medical Center is a Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH), having met the guidelines of the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), the largest national certifying group with more than 7000 recognized primary care facilities. In 1967 the American Academy of Pediatrics introduced the ‘medical home’ concept—put simply, a way of organizing and providing primary health care “in a way patients want to receive care.” Since the inception of the model, national medical organizations developed strict guidelines for primary care facilitie...
Alexis Gallus participated in the National Federation of Music Clubs Piano Federation in Chester, Montana on Tuesday, March 22. Six year old Alexis was one of the youngest performers of the competition. She was adjudicated by Philip Aaberg and received a Superior rating for her piano solos performed that evening. This is her first year of piano and her first competition. This year they joined with the Chester Federation Group to compete. Alexis was taught Piano by her mother Jessica. Next year...
Glenna Ammen was an Easter dinner guest of BG and Darci Ammen on Sunday. Bill and Mary Hake helped with the Easter festivities at the Turner School cafeteria that the Christian Church hosted on Sunday. Don and Bonnie Harmon were to Havre on Sunday where they were Easter dinner guests of Bob and Linda Brandon. After their dinner, they all enjoyed taking dinner to Eleanor Bickel at the Comfort Care home. Joining them were Todd and Tami Brandon and kids. It was a nice afternoon! Dan and Amy Hutton were dinner guests of Susan and Ron Fox on...
The new Book Club selection “Whistling Season” by Ivan Doig may be picked up April 6, 4 P.M. in the library meeting room. Call the library to let us know the book you read for the March Book Challenge. For April you are challenged to read a book your friend loves. Two new books to help reach your goal to become a more healthy you are “Eat Fat, Get Thin” by Mark Hyman, MD and “Fast Metabolism Food Rx” by Haylie Pomroy. “Flight of Dreams” by Ariel Lawthon is a work of historical fiction that brings the fateful voyage of the Hindenburg to l...
Hope everyone had a Blessed Happy Easter with family and friends. The weather was perfect, sunny and the kids were able to be outside to play and hunt their eggs. Joely Hiniker and kids came from Missoula for the Easter Holiday to spend the time with her folks, Ed and Kathy Zellmer, and the rest of the family in the area. They were able to spend time outside with the weather being nice and even got in on some branding. Easter Day was spent at Carol and Duane Klindworths for their family. Present were Bill and Betty Hay, Nancy Mahns, Morgan...
There was a a flurry of activity taking place inside the Red Whip from Monday, March 14 through Friday, March 18 as a group of 47 volunteers provided free glasses to 1600 children and community members in Fort Belknap. From exams by doctors from across the United States, Italy, Portegal, Brazil, Canada, China and the United Kingdom all work for one parent eyewear company, Luxottica. Luxottica owns Lens Crafters, Sears, Pearl vision, the Sunglass Hut and other similiar companies and hosts free...
March 30th through April 2nd nearly 2000 Montana FFA Members, advisors, and guests will visit Bozeman to participate in the 86th Annual Montana FFA State Convention. Students will travel from over 94 communities across Montana to compete in career-oriented contests and be recognized for their accomplishments. The convention is a multi-faceted event that allows students ample opportunity to gain leadership and personal development skills, and constructively compete against their peers. Students also have a chance to interact in the Bozeman...
The Spring sports season is upon us and fans of Blaine County athletes should have plenty to cheer about when the post season comes around in May. The Spring sports season is short and teams pack as many dates into the schedule as they can. Most teams across the state are competing for the first time this weekend. District and Divisional track and tennis meets are just over six weeks away and state B and C golf is only eight weeks out. The Sugarbeeter tennis team is out to defend their Class...
Reporter's note: Since I wrote a story about the Hi-Line Fur Auction, in February, 2015, I've wanted to learn the rest of the story...how trappers work. I met John Holmes, a local trapper, while doing a story at a reunion involving several long-time families in the valley. Holmes said he would take me with him to run his traps in the spring. We finally connected when he was headed out to check and set beaver traps in mid-March. This is what I learned about one part of the trapping work John...
Harlem High School celebrated Prom on March 19th with 'Je T'aime Paris' as their theme. Prom is always such an exciting time for students and their families and this event was no exception. Senior King and Queen candidates, pictured below left were (Left to right), Sheldon Shields, Hailley LameBull, Colten Stiffarm, Anita Bentley, TJ Allen, Brook LeValdo, Kevin Hawley, and Raven Salois. T'Jay Allen and Hailley Lame Bull were crowned King and Queen capping another fun Prom. Junior candidates for...
The Montana Actors' Theatre will launch its production of "To Kill a Mockingbird" during the weekend of April 8-9. Three actors from Chinook will be in the play and there are other strong connections between the production company and the town. The play will be presented eight times during a three weekend period in April. "To Kill a Mockingbird" "To Kill a Mockingbird" was published, as a novel, in 1960. Harper Lee, the author, wrote the novel based loosely on her observations of her family and...
Reporters note: Brain Awareness Week (BAW), celebrated every March, is a global campaign to increase public awareness of the progress and benefits of brain research. Jon Martin, the Principal at Meadowlark Elementary in Chinook, invited me to one of several presentations hosted by Chinook schools that gave students a glimpse of the fascinating brain research currently in progress. The presentation I attended was for the third grade classes and the focus of the program was Pleo, a computerized...
