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With the transition of winter to spring, Blaine County residents and travelers of U.S. Highway 2 are beginning to see road construction projects once again impact their travel. According to the Montana Department of Transportation (MDT), there are two active construction projects in the local area: one from US-2's mile marker 393 to 403 and another from mile marker 404 to 428. In the first stretch, approximately nine miles east of Havre to Chinook, topsoil and shoulder work began on Wednesday,...
The Blaine County Museum's board of directors wants to create a logo for the Chinook-based museum. Asked why the museum needs a logo Director/Curator Samantha French explained, "A well designed logo helps the public associate the museum with our mission, to preserve and share our local history. Used on publications, signage, promotional literature a logo helps brand an organization by giving a quick visual way for users to recognize what the organization does and connect with its purpose."...
4 was a trying year for everyone and the Harlem Golf Course was no different. Despite it all, the course made it through and 2021 is off to a great start. To keep the course up and running, a lot still needs to be done and often times that may include asking for volunteer work to be done by its members or with help from other communities nearby. The Harlem Golf Course held a Board of Directors meeting on March 2, 2021. The Board of Directors include President Don Richman, Vice President Tim...
The City of Chinook is about to begin a major improvements project on the water distribution system. The project consists of the following elements: Replacement of approximately 3,330 feet of aging water main including new valves, fittings, temporary water service during construction, reconnection of existing water services to the new water main, replacement of 12 deficient fire hydrants, installation of 6 service meter vaults on existing services, and construction of a new bulk water loading station located near the fire hall. The contractor...
Chinook Schools’ high school gym and weight room will reopen to Chinook resident’s and 7-12 Chinook student’s use on a limited basis starting Wednesday April 7. Facility • Weight Room allows six people per hour and the gym allows 10 people per hour. • School groups have priority and there is a limit of one hour per day per group or person. Time Schedule - On weekdays, the building will be open to the two listed groups from 4:00 am to 7:00 am and 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm in one hour increments. - Wednesday nights are not open for school groups or...
White Pine President, Emma Klingaman, called the meeting to order at 5:30 pm on March 18th , 2021 at the Triple E Room. There were 24 members, 2 advisors and 5 guests present. The American Pledge was led by Abby Danley and the 4-H Pledge was led by Grace Buck. Roll call was, “What is your favorite thing about spring.” Grace Buck read the minuets from the February meeting. Zoe Scofield motioned to approve the minutes and Abby Danley seconded it. Treasurer’s report: There are some outstanding checks from last years fair. Some of those peopl...
Blaine County Library Blaine County Library Board meeting will be Monday March 29th at 4:00 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 The library board meets today, Mar. 24, 4:15 in the library meeting room. Don’t miss the March “Buy a Bag O’ Books” used book sale. You can buy a grocery sack full of used books for only one dol...
Imagine being 136 years old. Not an easy task since humans rarely live that long. However, the Binney & Smith Company, which later became Crayola, LLC, was founded in New York City on March 31, 1885. That makes today, Crayola's 136th birthday. According to crayola.com, the company was launched by Edwin Binney and his cousin, C. Harold Smith. The pair started out in 1885 making red oxide pigments to paint barns and using carbon to blacken automobile tires. In 1900, they opened a mill in Easton,...
The Turner elementary basketball teams traveled to Chester to play the CJ-I Hawks on Saturday. The Tornadoes boys lost in a close contest, and our girls won. These were the last games of the season. The girls had an undefeated season! Great job to both the girls and boys teams! Sharon Goodrich visited Jane Krass on Tuesday afternoon. Susan Billmayer and Anita Reed visited Jane in the morning that day as well. Wally and Loretta Beck went to Great Falls for medical appointments, and while there they enjoyed lunch with Dale and Laura Sherwood. Dia...
Sara Lee King was born October 13, 1936, in Milwaukee, WI. She was the 7th of 9 children born to Willard and Henrietta King. Most of her childhood was spent in northern Wisconsin of which she would frequently tell stories. Her Senior year of high school, though, the family moved back down to Milwaukee so Sara did not get to graduate with all of her friends in Superior, WI in 1954. Following graduation she traveled to Montana where she attended Northern Montana College and obtained her two-year t... Full story
The Salt Lake City FBI invites all interested high school juniors and seniors, 16-18 years of age, in Utah, Idaho, and Montana to apply to the FBI’s Teen Symposium. Classes will be held virtually on Thursday, April 22, 2021 and Friday, April 23, 20201, from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. The FBI Teen Symposium provides an opportunity for high school students to catch a behind-the-scenes look at the FBI through presentations and demonstrations. Upon completion, students will foster a greater understanding of the FBI’s mission and how we serve our citize...
Two members of the Chinook Chapter of the FFA will be honored at the 91st Annual Montana FFA State Convention, April 7-10 in Billings. Rebecca Stroh and Austin Swanson will receive their State FFA Degrees in an awards ceremony on April 7 at the Billings Hotel and Convention Center. This year's State Convention will be a hybrid event with some competitive events and general sessions held in-person and numerous activities and networking sessions held online and remotely. Because of social...
For the second week of March, Harlem Elementary School officials have named five young Wildcats to the list of ROARing Students. This week's in- school ROARing winners are second grader Chacyn Johnson, fourth grader NiKayla Dillon, and sixth grader Talen Werk. Selected as winners from the remote student group are second grader Sunny Yellow-Stone and kindergartener Haven Hogan. About these students, Janice Gilham, a spokesperson for the school, said: "These sensational Lil' Wildcats are the...
The spring sports season is off and running, literally, as the Chinook and Harlem Track and Field teams were the first to compete. The Wildcats and Sugarbeeters were part of an 11 team field this past Saturday at the Cut Bank Invitational. Saturday was the first allowable day of competition as set fourth by the Montana High School Association. With that being said, only 10 practice days were available to student athletes looking to compete. As expected both teams were a little shorthanded with m...
Although most entrepreneurs start businesses out of opportunity, not necessity, the opposite was true for Mandy Harbolt. She was motivated to design and develop Garnet Mountain Boutique because she just couldn't consistently find clothing that suited her. Then, when COVID hit, stores that she loved were going out of business at alarming rates. Many of these brick-and-mortar stores (physical locations) are still suffering. "With changing trends, I personally was having a hard time finding...
Join us for National Library Week April 4 - 10, 2021! National Library Week is a time to celebrate our nation’s libraries, library workers’ contributions and promote library use and support. The theme for National Library Week 2021 is “Welcome to Your Library.” During the pandemic, library workers continue to exceed their communities’ demands and adapt resources and services to meet their users’ needs during these challenging times. Whether people visit in person or virtually, libraries offer endless opportunities to transform lives throu...
This week, Harlem Public Library, encourages all community members to visit their website at www.harlempubliclibrary.org to explore and access virtual services and programs. Harlem Public Library offers a wide array of online resources that are available from the comfort of home, including Niche Academy, ReadSQUARED, MTLibrary2Go, World Book Online, Montana Memory Project, Resume Builder, Montana PBS and more! April 4-10, 2021 is National Library Week, a time to highlight the essential role...
