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The Annual Sweet Memorial Easter Egg Hunt was held this past Saturday on the lawns surrounding the facility. Broken up into various age groups, residents were able to look out their windows and watch the kids find their eggs. It was a beautiful day and the kids were successful in finding all their eggs, which numbered in the thousands....
Director, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Montanans know how precious water is. It’s essential for fish and wildlife, boating and angling, irrigating, drinking and creating much of our electricity. When something threatens our water — such as aquatic invasive species — we are on high alert. Preventing the introduction and spread of AIS is work that Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks takes very seriously as we understand the devastation it can cause to habitat, recreation and our economy. After the discovery of invasive mussel larvae on Tiber Reser...
Pets Are Worth Saving (PAWS) is a small, private, non-profit 501(c)3 dog rescue shelter in Chinook that may cease to exist unless the organization has new and additional help. "The situation is dire and it's time for someone to take the reins," current President of the group, Bonnie Weber said at a meeting on April 16. "PAWS can't go on without help." In order to remain viable, PAWS requires more regular, committed volunteers. These can be people willing to walk, feed, and interact with the...
Last July at the 2018 USA Games in Seattle, Washington, ESPN and Special Olympics hosted the first-ever Unified Sports Challenge raising awareness for an inclusive world. Through the power of athletics, Special Olympics is spreading the ideas of unity, tolerance, and respect. As part of this inclusion revolution, Mr. Jon Martin, the principal at Meadowlark Elementary Schools, has agreed to coach a unified team at the Great Northern Area Special Olympic Games this year. Koleman Anderson and...
This year’s Community Chest Fund Drive in Chinook will take place Wednesday, May 1, at 5:30 p.m. The purpose of Community Chest is to alleviate each organization from going door-to-door soliciting donations. The drive provides local funding for Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, Food Pantry, AAU Wrestling, Youth Baseball/Softball, Youth Soccer, MCT, Swim Team, Chinook Rod and Gun Club, and PAWS. Without area residents’ support, many of these programs would not be available to the youth in the community. Those that participate in these org...
The Acting Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), John Sanders announced last week that he has decided to reinstate full hours of operation at Raymond Port of Entry. Located on Highway 16 North of Plentywood, the Port of Raymond crossing went back to 24-hour status on April 23. The reinstatement of around-the-clock status at the Raymond Port of Entry came after Congressman Greg Gianforte and Senator Steve Daines opposed CBP’s proposal to reduce hours of operation at Montana’s ports of entry and requested instead that CBP mak...
The race is on for the People's Choice Award with Youth Entrepreneurs (YE), and Chinook High School senior Cord Schneider is one of the candidates. Public voting ends April 26 at 11:59 p.m. CST and the winner will be announced on May 1. The People's Choice Award winner will receive an automatic ticket to compete at the YE Summit in Detroit, Michigan, on July 15-19 alongside the Big Idea Start-Up Challenge top ten finalists. YE judges select the top ten business plans, with an eleventh person...
The Silver Anniversary of the Montana Country Poets and Pickers Western Heritage Roundup culminated on Sunday, April 14, with a Cowboy Church Service. Held at the Chinook Motor Inn, the service was a festive one filled with prayers and poems, dancing and clapping, pictures and music. Ken Overcast opened the service with a prayer, asking the Creator to "be with every heart here today because we all come from a different place. Some are dealing with health issues, others have financial...
Gene Billmayer attended a cemetery board meeting on Tuesday at the Catholic Church. Linda and Darel Hauge took Harlan and Jane Krass to Harlem for Easter dinner at Tim and Hilary Richman’s home. Evan Hauge, Art and Mary-Ann Richman, Cindy Reed, and Steve, Anita, Lucas, Brooke, and Bridget Reed were guests as well. Emily and Susan Billmayer attended the Seder Supper in Turner on Thursday evening. Susan Billmayer visited Jane and Harlan Krass and Anita Reed at the Krass home on Saturday afternoon. Gene, Susan, Emily and Eric Billmayer were Easter...
Edean Berglund passed away on April 11, 2019, in Billings. She was born on June 4, 1951, in Havre. She grew up on the family farm west of Big Sandy with her parents Dorothy and Alf Berglund and sister Barbara. Edean lovingly teased Barb as being "the good sister" and then smiled. Regardless of where Edean lived and life led her, Barb was her truest source of friendship, support and love. Edean lived in Olympia, Washington, for 30 years, but in 2012, due to declining health, she moved to... Full story
Clarice Yvonne (Habedank) Kegel was born at Bowdoin, MT, on August 30, 1924 to Otto Fredrick and Bertha (Thompson) Habedank. She was the youngest of five children. Clarice attended elementary school at Bowdoin Grade School. Her family later moved to Malta, MT, and she graduated salutatorian of her 1941 Malta High School class. Upon graduation, she attended Northern Montana College in Havre, MT, earning an Associate of Arts degree. There she met Ken Kegel, and they were married on August 6,... Full story
Sandra Yvonne Christopher, 65, passed away peacefully in Harlem on April 9, 2019. Sandy was born October 20, 1953, in St. Ignatius, to Donald, a Norwegian cowboy and mill worker, and Cecile (nee Vanderburg) Christopher, a Salish racehorse jockey. She was known by many nicknames: Sandy-Girl, My Girl, Wild Child, and Tigger, to name a few. Sandy liked to keep her hands busy and her hobbies included coloring, stringing beads, and her own special manner of tying precise knots in string reminiscent... Full story
The library board of trustees meets today at 4:15 in the library meeting room. The online book club is reading “The Joy Luck Club” by Amy Tan. You may join at www.facebook.com/groups/harlempubliclibraryonlinebookclub. If you have completed the Book Challenge for April to read a book with a two-word title, contact the library so your name can be entered to win a gift certificate from a local business. The Book Challenge for May is to read a book about music. Just a reminder to notify the library if your phone number or mailing address has change...
Friday April 26th the library staff will be attending a meeting in Havre, so we will open at 1:00 p.m. instead of 12:00 p.m. Blaine County Library Board of Trustees will hold their regular monthly meeting Monday April 29th at 4:00 p.m. in the library meeting room. Free People Reading Freely Book Club will meet Monday May 6th at 7:00 p.m. and everyone is welcome to attend. We have a list of banned books to choose from. If there is a banned book a participant would like to read that the library...
Thank You Corner… Dale and Vonnie Klungland for the Easter napkins and the wooden cross. Special Thanks to the crew of the City of Harlem for keeping the streets so clean. Don’t Forget... Foot Clinic will be held on May 7th. If you need an appointment please call and set a time. Quote of the day, “In every difficult situation is potential value. Believe this, then begin looking for it - Norman Vincent Peale. Albertsons Monopoly Game Stats: As of today, the Harlem Senior Center has received over $200.00 in groceries, 4) $5.00 gift cards, 36 do...
How many of you are wondering where April went? This is the last full week and I am still waiting for the showers so we can have May flowers. In May, Jean is taking a vacation. If you are interested in being a guest chef and or just helping in the kitchen just let me know by calling 357-2648. So far, Wednesday the 8th has been spoken for. A Plus Healthcare will be doing the foot clinic on May 13. Unfortunately, they were not able to make it happen in April. They did hire a new nurse and she will be getting back to the schedule of the first...
Fourth graders at Meadowlark Elementary School (MES) will escape to Beaver Creek Park on Friday, April 26 for a field trip. Although the primary purpose of the field trip is to learn through engaging explorations that invite students to become keen observers of the natural environment beyond the classroom walls, it is also a reward and a break from testing. Research shows that outdoor classrooms present learners with captivating sights, smells and textures, stimulating all of the senses as well as the imagination. The more young people engage t...
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is seeking public comment on proposals to stock bluegill into three different reservoirs in Region 6. The proposals include stocking bluegill into: Bailey Reservoir in Hill Co., a private reservoir that is managed as a Fishing Access Site by FWP. PR 054 Reservoir in Phillips Co., a BLM reservoir; Doucette Reservoir in Phillips Co., a BLM reservoir The bluegill will provide another angling opportunity and serve as a forage fish for existing gamefish populations such as largemouth bass (PR 054 and Doucette) and...
South of the Border, Column No. 12 Columnist's note: Recently Betty Ann Wolery, secretary for the Liberty County Cemetery Board, stopped me in the library in Chester and asked if I knew about the "English Boy" grave in the Whitlash Cemetery. I'd heard one story that told the English Boy was a sheepherder from England who died in a blizzard. I had never seen the grave. Betty Ann showed me the county cemetery register and a plat map of the grave sites in the Whitlash Cemetery. The first entry for...
The STARLAB® from the Museum of the Rockies (MOR) located in Bozeman, Montana, has been at Zurich Elementary for the past week as students have been studying the Milky Way Starfield, Native American Constellations, Greek Mythology, and the Constellations. On Monday, April 15, Cleveland School students and their teacher Shirley Fisher joined Zurich students to experience STARLAB. Before Mrs. Colleen Overcast's seventh graders, J.J. Jendro, Elayna Adams, and Amanda Mord delivered their present...
The spring sports season is in full swing, and teams have had the time to find a rhythm and begin fine tuning events for the post season in just a few weeks. The Chinook girls had another solid effort on the track and in the field last Thursday at the Cut Bank Pre-Easter Invitational. The team scored 90 points and finished second in the 13 team meet. Chinook also had two individual event winners. The Harlem Wildcats were also in Cut Bank and found success as well with a pair of individual...
Getting on the course to play competitively has been the toughest part of the season so far for local golf teams. When they have been able to compete, the Sugarbeeters have performed very well. The team was in Wolf Point last Tuesday for the Poplar Invitational being played at the Wolf Point Golf Course. The tournament was a Class B tournament meaning that each team played five golfers and scored four versus a Class C tournament where four are played and three are scored. The 'Beeter girls have...
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, Region 6 For Immediate Release Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks hunter education course dates have been set for many areas across Region 6 and northeast Montana. All hunter education classes are free of charge. Many classes are being held prior to the May 1 application deadline for moose, sheep and goat, and June 1 for deer B, elk B, and antelope. In the next few months, classroom courses (for youth) are being held at the following sites, with the start date listed: Wolf Point: April 24 Circle: April 25 Havre:...
