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By Kody Farmer BCJ News This past Saturday eager egg hunters converged on the Sweet Memorial Nursing Home for their Annual Easter Egg Hunt. The event has been a longstanding tradition at the Sweet Home and has been going on for as long as anyone seems to remember. Its a great way for the residents to interact with the youngsters and enjoy the Holiday. Sweet Home Activities Director Jeanne Buffington is always happy to see the young ones around, "They have so much fun watching the kids, when its...
April 14, 2017 - Helena, Mont. Road crews contracted by the Montana Department of Transportation will begin installing rumble strips the week of April 17 along the centerline of several rural two-lane highways in MDT's Great Falls district, encompassing much of central and north-central Montana. Depending on weather and conditions, installation is expected to go through the end of June. Similar to shoulder rumble strips that have been utilized on the state's highways for decades, centerline...
Kougar Lanier, a member of Boy Scout Troop 1438 in Havre, is completing his Eagle Scout project, and part of his project includes Blaine County. Kougar was in Chinook last weekend placing one of four receptacles that will be available to deposit American flags that need replacing. The Blaine County location is in the county courthouse, on the lower level, adjacent to the Sheriff's Office. He said, "It will be the only flag drop box that is accessible 24 hours a day. Kougar said a couple of...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON – America’s farmers and ranchers will soon have the opportunity to strongly represent agriculture in their communities and industry by taking part in the 2017 Census of Agriculture. Conducted every five years by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), the census, to be mailed at the end of this year, is a complete count of all U.S. farms, ranches, and those who operate them. “The Census of Agriculture remains the only source of uniform, comprehensive, and impa...
I love to stay in rustic cabins. Matter of fact I lived in several rustic cabins during my life and they were simply great! What got me thinking about those cabins is that I got the dates that I am going to be staying at cabin 6 at the Village Lodge in Apgar. It is a cabin right on both Lake McDonald Creek and Lake McDonald and its picture windows frame the mountains that surround Lake McDonald. I will be staying there a few days this spring and a few more days in the fall. When I stay at Lake McDonald Lodge I usually stay in cabin 14 which is...
Elissa Zellmer is home recouperating after having foot surgery in Great Falls this past week. Harley Jo Beck spent Monday morning with Grandma Loretta and Grandpa Wally Beck while Mom taught school. Joely, Melissa, Josh, and Troy Hiniker of Missoula spent the Easter holiday at her parents, Ed and Kathy Zellmers and other family in the area. Last Sunday, Sandy Beck went to Chinook to watch Landon play in the 3 on 3 basketball games. Ashley and Josh Bare were home from Billings for the Easter holiday to visit Mom and Dad, Carol and Duane...
Guests for Easter Dinner at Max and Kirsti Cederbergs were Dennis Cornell, Lenny Erickson, and Danny Kegel. Nellie Obrecht attended a bridal shower for Annie Van Voast on Saturday evening at Susan Billmayer’s home. Glenna Ammen was a dinner guest on Easter of Darci and BG Ammen’s. Miles and Linda Hutton traveled to Cut Bank on Thursday to take in a track meet that Reece competed in. After the meet, they went on to Missoula where they attended a U of M Mortar Board Senior Honor Society on Friday. They visited Adrienne Hutton in Great Falls and...
Ruth Foreman Baker was born July 22, 1931 to Glyenn and Nellie Messerly. She was raised on the family homestead near Lodge Pole, Montana where she grew up with her eight brothers and sisters. Ruth passed away peacefully on April 9, 2017 at The Brendan House in Kalispell, Montana. Ruth was 85 years old when she left this earth to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Ruth was a long time resident of Cut Bank, Montana. She worked at Cut Bank Memorial Hospital in her younger years as a CNA and she was a waitress at the Big Sky Cafe for many...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: We currently are in need of instructors in your area! Hunter and Bowhunter Education Instructors are needed across Montana to teach safety, outdoor skills, ethics, and responsibility to students of all ages. Instructors donate many hours each spring and fall to ensure that hunters coming into the hunting tradition are safe and ethical. Youth 14-17 years of age may also apply to become Junior Instructors. Junior Instructors can benefit from the experience of teaching Hunter and Bowhunter Education in several ways,...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACTS: Andy Fjeseth, MT Dept. of Agriculture, (406) 444-3684 Wednesday, April 12, 2017 Helena, Mont. – Montana Department of Agriculture (MDA) Director Ben Thomas and Montana Wheat and Barley Committee (MWBC) Executive Vice President Collin Watters are set to visit Japan April 14-20. The trip will involve visits with several millers and government officials and will demonstrate the value Montana places on the trade relationship while also highlighting the state’s willingness to build on the outstanding, long-term bus...
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Bowhunter Education course dates have been set for the first courses in the Havre area for this year. There will be a regular youth classroom course starting April 24, and an adult online “field day” course on April 29. Starting in 2017, the purchase of a Montana bow and arrow license will be required prior to applying for any archery-only permit. To purchase a bow and arrow license, an individual must meet one of the following requirements: • show completion of a bowhunter education course • show proof of purch...
Plan to attend, "Home, Home on the Ranch: Farm and Ranch Life in Story and Song" by Bill Rossiter Wednesday April 26th at 7:00 p.m. After the settlers, pioneers, homesteaders and boomers finally put down roots, the long haul began. Carving a home out of the "wilderness" or out of the "Great American Desert" was tough enough, but sticking it out, year after year, added flint to the soul. Drought, fluctuating markets, grasshoppers, dust storms, taxes-and of course, the mortgage-all show up in the...
Don’t miss the presentation “Home, Home on the Ranch” by Humanities Montana speaker Bill Rossiter April 27, 7 P.M. in the library meeting room. This entertaining program includes stories in word and song about the less glamorous, but more enduring side of farm and ranch life. There is no charge for this program and refreshments will be served. Bring a friend and enjoy a fun evening at your library! There will be no Lego Club Thursday, April 27. Also there will be no Story Hour Friday, April 28. If you or your organization are donating a baske...
BCJ Sports The Harlem Wildcat boys finished second at the Cut Bank Invitational last Thursday crowning individual champions in the Field and on the Track. The Chinook Sugarbeeter girls also continued their strong start to the season finishing third. The Sugarbeeter girls shined on the track and in the field at the Cut Bank Invitational. Sophomore Megan Molyneaux continued her domination in the sprints with victories in the 100 Meter Dash (:12.28) and the 200 Meter Dash (:27.10). Molyneaux,...
