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Gilbert Horn, Sr., former longtime chief of the Fort Belknap Assinniboine Tribe died peacefully of natural causes at the age of 92 on Easter Sunday, March 27, 2016. Horn joined the United States Army in 1941 at age 17 as a scout and long range penetration marksmen trained to destroy the Japanese supply lines and communication in World War II in the distinguished Merrill's Maurauder's, a unit officially designated as the "5307th Composite Unit (Provisional)" with the code name: "GALAHAD". For...
By Steve Edwards BCJ News Danny Pratt, District Conservationist with the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Chinook, gave a presentation to the monthly breakfast meeting of the Chinook Christian Men’s Group recently. The presentation was to acquaint the group with pulse crops and to learn some of the history and recent increase in acreage, locally, of the crops. Montana is the number one producer of pulse crops in the U.S. and acreages continue to expand. Pulse Crops—a short primer Pratt said pulse crops have a long history, havin...
By Steve Edwards BCJ News The 22nd annual gathering of the Montana Country Poets and Pickers will begin Friday night, this coming weekend, and run through Sunday noon. According to Dale Mailand, long-time organizer and secretary of the group, "We'll pretty much follow our regular schedule with invited musicians and poets for the Friday and Saturday evening performances and 'open mic' on Saturday." The Saturday sessions are open to performers wishing to try out their poetry and receive feedback f...
By Steve Edwards BCJ News The Chinook Area Chamber of Commerce will be sponsoring an April Business After Hours at Chinook Tire, Lube and Sporting Goods, on the evening of April 14. After recently updating the format for its Chamber Bucks program, the Bucks can now be purchased online. And local businesses and organizations are invited to post information, at no charge, on several free websites. Read more. Next Business After Hours set for April 14 Chris Carpenter, owner of Chinook Tire, Lube an...
It is recipe time once again. Here are three ways to make steamed cabbage. All three turn the cabbage into a very different food than the others. One or more just may be hits around your house. First, my mother’s recipe. It is very simple. She was a simple but good cook. This recipe makes for a very traditional and might I say pure steamed cabbage. Core out a medium cabbage and cut it into very fine shreds. Take a medium onion and dice it using a medium to large dice. Put a quarter of a cup of butter or margarine in a heavy frying pan. S...
The wooded lot needed sprucing (joke) up after several years’ neglect of the fallen trees and a record-breaking snowstorm the previous winter. Karl and Hubert are neighbors on a wooded mountainside. Over time, their respective tracts had become littered with fallen branches and dead, fallen trees. They decided to rent a machine that would chew, chomp, and grind up all that debris which was in the way and was a fire hazard but which held the promise of almost unlimited mulch for a new method of gardening which they wanted to initiate on their r...
Gilbert Horn Sr. "Returns with Prisoner Horse 'Shank Ta Oba Kni" Fort Belknap, MT Gilbert Horn Sr. "Returns With Prisoner Horse "Shunk Ta Oba Kni", 92, of Fort Belknap, MT passed away March 27, 2016 of natural causes, at the Northern Montana Care Center in Havre. Gilbert was born May 12, 1923 to Melvina (Tall Youth) and Jesse Iron Horn, Sr., in Fort Belknap. He was adopted at birth by his grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Standing Bear. Gilbert was married to Elizabeth Bradley and they had one... Full story
Chinook, MT Shirley Sargent Wisch, 81, entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, March 30, 2016 after a lengthy battle with cancer. Shirley was born on December 30, 1934 in Chinook, MT. After graduating from Chinook High School in 1952, she attended Kinman Business University in Spokane, WA. She then worked for a short time at a bank in Cut Bank, MT before marrying her lifelong soul mate on March 27, 1954. Shirley worked at various positions in Chinook including 20 years as the bookkeeper at Sweet... Full story
By Steve Edwards BCJ News Diners at JUMP's mystery meal, in late February, enjoyed a throwback to the old "Flintstones" TV series. The winter mystery meal has become a favorite with locals who enjoy a bit of mental challenge while enjoying a nice meal and visiting. Costumed servers, in Flintstone-themed outfits, seated guests and offered menus. Each guest had to select from a list of 17 items with Flintstone-related names, list them in one of three courses and hope that the pasta came before the...
The Turner Junior High School Choir traveled to Havre recently for music to join six other schools for the annual music festival at the Havre Middle School. The students split off and practice the same selections throughout the day with various directors. At the finale of the day, they come back together as one choir and sing for the public. Schools participating were Chinook, Chester, Sunburst, Havre, Shelby, Cut Bank, and Turner. The reports were that the group sounded spectacular and made...
Kirsti Cederberg, Amy Hutton, Peggy Van Voast, and Glenna Ammen were to Joplin for a Lutheran Church Cluster meeting on Saturday. Don and Bonnie Harmon were to Glasgow for a track meet on Saturday. They were lucky enough to see their grandson, Eddie, set a new record in the 800m run. Congratulations! Lyndsay Hutton is home for spring break. On Friday Linda and Lyndsay visited Adrienne Hutton in Great Falls. Terry and Tammy Jones returned from Las Vegas where they spent a week celebrating their 30th anniversary and Tammy’s 55th birthday. V...
April is Autism Awareness Month and the Big Flat Catholic Church will be hosting a free will offering breakfast in honor of Connor VanValkenburg. Please join us at the church on Sunday, April 10th, from 9:30 a.m. until 12:00 noon. Thank you and feel free to wear your “Connor” shirt if you have one. Contact Nancy Snider if you have any questions. Harley Jo Beck visited Grandma and Grandpa Beck while Mom was subbing on Tuesday last week. Jen, Josiah, and Sofia Cuaresma and Joely, Melissa, Troy, and Joshua Hiniker are visiting Ed and Kathy Zel...
“Save Those Seeds” is the next Learn at the Library program on Monday, April 11, 7 P.M. in the meeting room. Hillary Maxwell will share information on reading a seed catalogue for zone, fertility, and other factors. We will also learn how to determine the difference between hybrid, non-hybrid, and GMO seeds. Hillary will also tell how to save your most viable seeds and how to become involved in a community garden club. If you are a beginning or experienced gardener you won’t want to miss this event. This is a family friendly program appro...
Next week, Blaine County Library joins libraries in schools, campuses and communities nationwide in celebrating the dynamic changes that are happening in today’s libraries. April 10-16 is National Library Week, a time to highlight the changing role of libraries, librarians and library workers. Libraries today are more about what they do, for and with library users as opposed to what they have for patrons. Libraries aren’t only a place of quiet study, but also creative and engaging community centers where people can collaborate using new tec...
We have had wonderful weather this week, so take a walk and come see us. We have a lot of activities going on this month you won’t want to miss out on. “The Man From Snowy River” will be playing at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, April 6 in the library meeting room. This movie is one of my favorites. Snacks and drinks will be provided. Thursdays are a big day around here. First we have cinnamon rolls and coffee. Then at 10:30 a.m., Carmen Van Voast teaches the senior exercise class. Bingo is played at 1 p.m. with our new Bingo caller Ray Reid. Rosal...
By Steve Edwards BCJ News Reporter's note: Doug Hayes, the Chinook High teacher who guides trips to Washington, DC, was telling me about a visit he made to the National Museum of the Marine Corps. Not a regular stop on Hayes' trips to DC, he said, "There is a connection between the Marine Museum and Chinook. The Museum has a statue of Howie Miller when he was in Iraq." Hayes told, "The only time I was there Perry and Pauli Miller were on the trip, they wanted to go to the Museum to see the...
Track and Field athletes from Chinook, Hays/Lodge Pole, Harlem and Turner met in Glasgow for the season opening Scottie Invitational as the 2016 Track and Field season gets underway. Several local athletes turned in solid individual efforts on the day with several individual winners and multiple placers. As a team the Chinook girls finished fifth with 49.5 points, Turner 10th with 21 points and Harlem 17th with 2 points. On the boys side it was Harlem finishing 8th with 26 points, Hays/Lodge...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter golf team got their season off to a fast start this past weekend as the boys team won championships in Shelby and Fort Benton over the weekend and the girls recorded a team score that was good for second in Shelby. The boys posted a three person score of 256 to easily outdistance runner up Fort Benton (282) in Shelby. Saturday in Fort Benton the team posted a 267 to win by 12 strokes over Class B Choteau in the event held at the Signal Point golf course and hosted by the...
Last week, the Harlem FFA Chapter traveled to Bozeman and joined nearly 2,000 FFA members and guests for the 86th annual State Conference. The chapter attended the general sessions, delegate sessions, and competed in three Career Development Events (CDEs). Representing Harlem as business delegates were Kinsey Cornell, Raven Salois, and Sierra Jones. The mechanics team consisted of Reece Hutton, Raven Salois, Daniel Rasmussen, and Curtis Humphreys. The livestock judging team was Reece Hutton,...
Chinook High School held its Junior Prom Saturday with the theme being 'Alice In Wonderland'. The gymnasium was filled with color and presented guests to a true Wonderland experience. The prom began with th Grand March which gave family and friends a chance to see all the couples in their dresses and tuxedos. The Grand March concluded with the presentation of royalty and the crowning of the King and Queen....
HELENA, MT- The Governor’s Office of Community Service, Montana Campus Compact, and Student Assistance Foundation are seeking applicants for the 2016 Youth Serve Montana Scholarships. The deadline to apply is on April 15, 2016. The Youth Serve Montana Scholarships reward students who have volunteered over 100 hours in the last year and who want to further their education in state. This year, 100 high school seniors across the state will receive $1,000 toward continued education at one of Montana Campus Compact’s public, tribal, private, or com...
The March meeting of the Big Flat 4H Club was called to order by President Reece Hutton on March 20th, 2016 at 5:00pm at the Turner Legion Hall. Rennay Watkins led the American pledge and Reece Hutton led the 4H pledge. Roll call was held and there were 7 members and 3 leaders present. Secretary Ashlee Schroder read the minutes of the previous meeting and minutes were approved as read. Brooke Reed gave a Treasurer’s report and Rennay Watkins gave a report on the Seed Show display. Our entry placed 3rd. Old business discussion was held on the p...
