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Chalk up another local event that succumbed to the hard winter. The annual Easter egg hunt sponsored by the Sweet Memorial Nursing Home (SMNH) had to be held indoors. Jenni Pula, Administrator at the local facility, said, "This is the first time since we've been doing the Easter egg hunt that we moved it inside. Thursday, when I saw the weather forecast for single digit temperatures overnight and possible snow for Saturday, we decided not to expose the kids to those harsh conditions." While...
Will flooding follow this winter with record snowfall? Blaine County officials are trying to prepare for possible flooding. I was invited to the courthouse to visit with Commissioners Plumage and DePriest as well as Emergency Manager Haley Velk and Laurie Huestis in administrative support. The meeting was in conjunction with the National Weather Service's (NWS) Weekly Winter Briefing, Much of the NWS briefing centered on flood potential, monitoring to anticipate flooding and the types of...
Reporter's note: "I know this will sound like an odd question, but..." opened a letter from Stephen Stratton of Astoria, New York. The letter was emailed in early March to the Blaine County librarians in Chinook. After studying the letter a bit, the librarians handed it off to me suggesting, "This might be something that would interest you." It had to do with an event that might have occurred in the summer of 1940 in Chinook. Not necessarily by my own choosing it seems my interest in local histo...
The Chinook Lions Club will host its annual Old-Timers' Dinner on Sunday, April 15 at the Chinook Senior Center. The event, which started sometime in the early 1980's, is open to any self- selected old-timer who would like to attend as a guest. Long time Lion Jack Mattingly said a few years ago, "We've never tried to specifically define what constitutes an old-timer. If you think you might be an old-timer, you qualify." There is no charge. Lions say the old-timers' dinner first began when a...
The Blaine County Public Health Department will host Tough Topics: Talking to Your Teen. The one night program is the second in the Family Education Series the local health department has been hosting. Jana McPherson-Hauer, RN, Health Supervisor for the county public health department, said the evening program will provide tips to parents for talking about several topics of interest and importance to teens. There are four topics that will be covered during the program. Nurse McPherson-Hauer will be talking about reproductive health and sexual...
The library will be closed April 11-13 as the staff will be attending state library conference. There will be no Lego Club or Story Hour that week. The Book Challenge for April is to read a book with more than five words in the title. We have a selection set aside for you to choose from. Keep working to meet the 2018 Reading Challenge of reading at least 52 books this year! Here are some new books for you to check out. “Sunburn” is a new novel by Laura Lippman. This psychological thriller is about a pair of lovers, Polly and Adam, who each hol...
Montana Sky will be the movie today at 1:00 p.m. in the library meeting room. It is rated not rated and running time is 95 minutes. Everyone is welcome to attend and refreshments will be served. The Quiet Man will be showing April 11th. We are showing the movies with closed captioning whenever possible. Hopefully this will encourage those who may have difficulties hearing the movies to attend. Going in Style, Coco and Just Getting Started are new movies available this week. Wyoming game warden...
GOMABSEUBNIDA - (“Thank You” in Korean) to Kay Brekke for the nuts and trail mix for the Activity Room. To Barb McDonald for the chicken chunks. To Rose Noel for picking up the commodities. To Bank of Harlem for sponsoring our Easter Meal! Lou Ann Paulsen and Irene Stout were our first random winners of $5.00 cash that we won in the Albertsons Monopoly game. Look for more “sharing of the wealth” in the near future. Upcoming Opportunities: Albertsons Senior 10% Off Day - Thursday, April 5. Harlem Golf Banquet - Saturday, April 7,at VFW. Dinner...
We are hoping it quits snowing this week, so you can come and see us. We have lots of activities planned for you that you won’t want to miss out on. The movie, “Montana Sky” will be playing at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, April 4 in the library meeting room. Snacks will be provided. Next week’s movie is a special request of “The Quiet Man” with John Wayne and Maureen O’Hara. Bingo will be played at 1 p.m. on Thursday afternoon. Gerry Lenhardt was the Jackpot winner last week. The Kitchen Band will play on Friday, April 6 and we will have guest speaker...
Veronica Louise McGillivray Tabor passed away on the 24th of March 2018, following a long struggle with Dementia/Alzheimer's. Veronica was born in Havre Montana on the 24th day of August 1943. She was the eldest of 4 daughters born to Ellen Eleanora August McGillivray and William Leslie McGillivray. In her youngest years she lived on the Montana High Line in the tiny town of Hogeland, Montana. She was accustomed to the hard work and the difficult life that came with living on a farm. No heat,... Full story
Judith Dianne "Judy" Smith, age 82, of Three Rivers passed away on Monday, March 26, 2018 surrounded by her family. She was born in Zurich, Mont. on Aug. 21, 1935 to John D. (Hazel) (Claridge) Pike and was later raised by Mr. Arthur Burns. Judy was a high school graduate in Chinook, Mont. in 1953. Judy was employed as a secretary for the Hill County Courthouse and later worked as a clerk for many years at K-Mart where she retired. She was united in marriage to Guy Henry Smith and together they... Full story
Diane M. Peterson, - Diane M. Peterson, 68, passed away at her residence on Wednesday, March 28, 2018, due to natural causes. Cremation has taken place, and her family is planning a celebration of her life later this year. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Please visit Diane’s online memorial page and leave a message of condolence for her family at www.hollandbonine.com.... Full story
Emma D P. Raty, - Emma D P. Raty, 82 passed away on March 31st 2018 at Northern Montana Hospital. Funeral Services for EmmaD, will be held on April 6th 2018 at the LDS Chapel at 204 4th St Chinook MT. The viewing will be held at 1:00 pm and the service to follow at 2:00 pm. Funeral Arrangements were entrusted to Edward Funeral Home.... Full story
Rev. Dennis and Lori Findorff will be leaving Chinook in early April. Pastor Dennis will become the pastor at the Fortine Community Church in Fortine, Montana, beginning in May. The Findorffs began their ministry with Chinook Alliance Church in October, 2008. Fortine is a small mountain community about one hour northwest of Kalispell just off U.S. 93. Prior to the couple's coming to Chinook, Dennis was the assistant pastor at an Alliance church in Klamath Falls, Oregon while he completed...
After six months of drawn out cold, snow and dismal weather it is finally time to start thinking about all those spring projects you have been dreaming about since last October. Construction has made its return to the town of Chinook recently as Keith Kessel and his crew complete a concrete project. Though Easter weekend brought yet another round of snow storms the forecast points to signs of spring and warmer weather. We look forward to hearing about your spring projects....
The Iota Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma hosted a program on human trafficking presented by Blaine County Undersheriff Frank Billmayer. Delta Kappa Gamma Society International is a professional group made up of women educators. Part of the group's recent meeting was dedicated to preparing books to be given to each kindergartner in Blaine County. Presiding officer Colleen Brommer said, "Our project to provide a book to each kindergartner in the county is part of several national events that...
Darla Quinlan spent Easter and the weekend with her Mother, Rose Van Voast. Shania Maloney was home for Easter. She and Diana took Easter dinner to the ranch to join Randy, Garrett, and Gavin. It was cold but the baby calves were still making their appearances. Bobbie Doiz of Climax, Duane and Dawn Schurman, Brian and April, Avery and Piper were Easter guests at Susan and Ron Fox’s. Anita and Steve Reed and family, Linda and Darel Hauge, and Harlan and Jane Krass drove down to Harlem to have Easter dinner with Tim and Hilary Richman and g...
The Big Flat Catholic Church will hold their Spring Dinner and Bazaar on April 15 from 12-2:00 p.m. A turkey dinner with all the trimmings will be served. Come out and enjoy a delicious meal! Harlan and Jane Krass were among guests at Tim and Hilary Richman’s home on Easter Day for dinner. Happy 50th Anniversary to Wallace and Loretta Beck, whose anniversary was Friday, March 30. Best wishes to a great couple! The Elementary boys and girls Basketball teams will have their last games of the season this Saturday, April 7, in Big Sandy beginning a...
The 24th annual gathering of the Montana Country Poets and Pickers will begin Friday night, April 13, and run through Sunday noon. Organizers say the event will follow its traditional schedule. The Saturday day session is open to performers wishing to try out their poetry and receive feedback from audiences. Sunday morning will be cowboy church. Daytime events will be at the Chinook Motor Inn and evening performances at the Chinook High School auditorium. The poets nearing their Silver...
As Chinook Public Schools winds down the 2017-18 school year and we start preparing our 2018-19 school year, there are several topics I would like to share with everyone. These topics are school bus purchase, school safety, school election levies, and staffing for the upcoming year. Buses: The first area to discuss is our transportation committee and their hard work to update our activity bus fleet. Some of the first questions that come to the minds of our constituents are why do we need newer buses, and where does that money come from. These...
