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When all was said and done Pike Construction of Chinook hauled more than 1,300 cubic yards of contaminated soil from the lot on the corner of Indiana Street and U.S. Highway 2. Donnie McCurry, Environmental Science Specialist with the Department of Environmental Quality - Montana is the directing authority of the clean up at the petroleum release sight. McCurry said they will install a well for periodic testing and when petroleum levels fall below established limits the sight will be released....
NBC Producer Samantha Wender spent part of a week in early March visiting with Blaine County residents across the county. Last week a crew revisited Blaine County to do filming for a story about how citizens in a county equally split in the last presidential election "can coexist." In addition to Wender and a film crew, Correspondent Harry Smith interviewed citizens who had visited with Wender earlier in the month. The NBC team filmed in Blaine County for two days. Harry Smith, who first...
Montana Historical Society President Bob Brown was in Chinook last Thursday and stopped by the Blaine County Museum to discuss the efforts underway to improve the facility in Helena with Executive Director of the Blaine County Museum, Jude Sheppard and former State Senator Greg Jergeson. The Museum at its present location was built in 1950 and was called the Veterans and Pioneers Memorial Building in which we now refer to it as the home of the Montana Historical Society (MHS). The MHS is the old...
Harlem City Council Regular Meeting Minutes Monday, March 13, 2017 Prior to the regular council meeting, a public meeting was held to discuss the possibility of implementing a late fee on past due utility bills. The public hearing began at 6:00 p.m. Dean Baker asked the Council why penalize the people that are paying their bill who once in a great while forget to. Rhonda Baker added that the snowbird and/or vacation rate payers don't always get their bills because they are not always able to...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Harlan Mount March 30, 2017, 406-353-4260 The Fort Belknap Community Economic Development (FBCEDC) recently received a $35,000 Native Agriculture and Food Systems Initiative (NAFSI) grant from the First Nations Development Institute of Longmont, Colorado. This award will support the Red Paint Creek Kitchen Project. The grant purpose is to create a commercial kitchen equipped with NSF certified equipment, to increase the food capacity for the Red Paint Creek Trading Post and satisfy the healthy food needs of the...
A friend told me that her sister made a very simple but wonderful casserole. She started by browning hamburger, adding a sliced up cabbage and tomato sauce. She baked that until bubbling and it was wonderful. Last weekend I tried my version of that dish. Basically what I did was to add shredded cabbage to my hamburger/macaroni hot dish. It was very good and the shredded cabbage really added to it. What you will need is: - 1 pound of hamburger - One onion diced - 1 ½ cups dried macaroni prepared like the macaroni box says - 2 14oz cans of...
Ronald A. Bitz, 78, of Box Elder passed away on March 27, 2017 at the Big Sandy Medical Center due to natural causes. He was surrounded by family during his last days and hours. A memorial service to celebrate his life was held on Saturday, April 1st at 11:00 A.M. at the Big Sandy Community Church of God with Pastor Erik Sietsema officiating. Cremation has taken place and Ron's ashes will be scattered on the family farm. Ron was born on November 30, 1938 in Havre, Montana to Albert and Esther... Full story
Stella Marie (Pankratz) Breitmeier went home to be with her Lord on March 26, 2017 at the Sweet Memorial Nursing Home in Chinook, MT. A celebration of her life was held at the Harlem United Methodist Church in Harlem, MT at 11 AM March 31, 2017 with Pastor Jack Mattingly officiating. Burial was at the Harlem Cemetery. Stella Marie was born on the farm near Vida, MT, the tenth and last child of Elizabeth Schock and Robert Pankratz. The dry years of the 1930s brought hard times. Only the four... Full story
Ella Louise (Wagner) Annis, 62, of Chinook, passed away of natural causes on November 27, 2016 at the Great Falls hospital. A memorial graveside service will be held at the Harlem Cemetery, April 29th, 2017 at 11 A.M.. A potluck will follow in Chinook at the Girl Scout house in the city park. Ella was born August 12, 1954 in Ravenna, Nebraska to Harold and Ruth Wagner. She graduated Chinook High School in 1972. Ella married Donald Lee Annis on June 10, 1972. They had 3 children, Heidi, Wendy...
Grace E. Wiese, 94, passed away on Friday, March 24, 2017 at Sweet Home in Chinook. Graveside services will be April 14, 2017 at 10 A.M. at Malta Cemetery. A complete obituary will follow. Condolences for family may be left at www.kerkwoodfuneralhome.com... Full story
Happy April Everyone! Spring has sprung. Sympathy is extended to the Mohar family from the community. Their mother, Marge Mohar passed away this past week and services were held Saturday afternoon at St. Thomas Catholic Church in Harlem. Jordan and Elissa Zellmer and family attended the basketball Jamboree held Saturday in Turner. They came especially to watch son Caleb play. Ilona McGuire made a birthday cake for Grandson Cody Ballard for his 20th birthday. Family enjoyed the birthday get-together. Happy Birthday Cody!! Susan, Gene and Emily...
Condolences to the family of Marjorie Mohar. Services were Saturday at the Catholic Church. Thoughts and prayers to all the family. Kirsti Cederberg, Peggy Van Voast, and Amy Hutton travel to Kremlin to attend a WELCA convention on Saturday. Francis Van Voast and Max Cederberg were to Medicine Hat on Saturday to a Swap Meet. Congratulations to Sarah Billmayer for breaking the school record in the 300m Hurdles on Friday. She turned around and broke her own record on Saturday in Glasgow. Congratulations! It sounds as though all the tracks teams... Full story
National Library Week is a time to celebrate our nation’s libraries and library workers for transforming lives through free access to technology, information literacy, diverse collections and opportunities for community engagement. In a world of rapid technological and cultural change, libraries and library workers are establishing themselves as trusted resources for both individuals and the community at large. Conducting an online search can be a daunting task, even for an experienced researcher, with millions of hits for any question or t...
The Harlem Public Library joins libraries in schools, campuses and communities nationwide in celebrating the many ways libraries are transforming their communities every day through the services and invaluable expertise they offer. April 9-15 is National Library Week, a time to highlight the changing role of libraries, librarians and library workers. Libraries aren’t only a place of quiet study, but also creative and engaging community centers. First sponsored in 1958, National Library Week is a national observance sponsored by the American L...
Reporter's note: Doing research about methods for clearing icy roadways, I came across several news stories about deicers that had ag-based ingredients. In fact, sugar beet juice based products were the most numerous and used by many state highway departments to deice roadways and to prevent icing. My wife and I lived several years in the Red River Valley, a large farming area that straddles the boundary of North Dakota and Minnesota. The valley is home to American Crystal Sugar, one of the...
The high school track and field season got underway this past weekend in Fort Benton and Glasgow. The Turner boys performed very well in Fort Benton Friday fishing second in the team standings with 68 points. Junior Eddie Harmon paced the Tornado effort with a fantastic performance on the track. Harmon was victorious in the 100 Meter dash winning the event with a time of :12.0. Harmon then secured wins in the 400 Meter Dash completing the lap in :55.1. In the 800 Meter Run, Harmon covered the...
The Class C and Class B high school golf season got underway for the Chinook Sugarbeeters and Harlem Wildcats this past weekends as they competed for the first time this season in Shelby. Chinook senior Kade Friede and junior Carrie Hofer each posted solid numbers their first time on the links this season. Hofer qualified for the Class C State Tournament with a round of 110, Friede fired off a round of 98 to qualify him for the state C as well. The State C will be held in Seeley May 15-17. A...
Following the conclusion of the high school basketball season the District 9C sends its seniors off with a fun night of basketball. The eight schools seniors along with a few underclassman get together to compete one last time on the court. The game is all about having fun and playing with players that many have competed against the past four seasons. Chinook was represented by seniors Wade Schneider, Franklin NezPerce, Kyler Johnson, Kyle McMaster, Brooke Elliot, Rochelle Chaffin and junior Sierra Swank. Hays/Lodge Pole was represented by...
Harlem Elementary celebrated ‘I Love to Read’ month, featuring exciting challenges and activities throughout February and on through the first week of March. The main venture dared the students to meet the criteria for both individual and schoolwide Accelerated Reader (AR) points, with prizes awarded for top readers, plus the possibility of earning a ‘Pie in the Face’ challenge. The students eagerly took on the task, and as the month progressed, so did the Accelerated Reader Meter. At last, the total AR points met and exceeded the schoolw...
Wednesday, March 22nd, the Chinook FFA Members departed for the 2017 Montana State FFA Convention in Great Falls, Montana. Upon arriving, they went and toured the Montana Air National Guard Base, seeing very interesting things such as the C-130, the armory, and spoke with RED HORSE members. Thursday, the state events started for our chapter. Cristen Friede, Kendra McMaster, Hailey McMaster, and Garrett Lowham participated in Farm Business Management. Rebecca Stroh and Jase Pursley participated...
In October, officers were elected. President- Reece Hutton, Vice President-Rennay Watkins, Secretary- Ashlea Schroder, Treasurer- Brooke Reed, Reporter- Hannah Richman, Historians- Jessa Schroder and Izzy Baker. Awards were handed out from Achievement day. Brooke Reed received the Super Sweepstakes award. Reece Hutton received a Steer of Merit and Swine of Excellence awards. Ashlea & Jessa Schroder received Certified lamb, with Ashlea placing first place in carcass evaluation and Jessa placing third. Parents were asked to represent family with...
Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks is seeking public comment on a draft management plan for the Fresno Reservoir Wildlife Management Area (WMA). The comment period will run from March 29, 2017 through April 27, 2017. The Fresno Reservoir WMA is located in Hill County just upstream of Fresno Reservoir. The WMA is on Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) property, but is managed by FWP under a joint management agreement between FWP and BOR. The management plan identifies the objectives for wildlife habitat, weed management, infrastructure, and public...
