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When Blaine County's MSU-Extension Agent, Trent Noel attended Harlem Junior/Senior High School, he participated in the Montana GEAR UP program. Noel largely credits that program, a Pathways Scholarship, and the mentorship he received from project advisor Craig Todd for his post-secondary degree. GEAR UP, which stands for Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs, serves students beginning no later than the seventh grade and follows them through high school. It gives...
On Wednesday, April 28, which the Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) had designated as Go Orange Day, traffic moved at a crawl on a stretch of Highway 2 just east of Zurich where MDT crews worked. A road patrol, bulldozer, and excavator, as well as a number of smaller construction machines and trucks, labored at the culvert excavation site near mile post 413.4. The work zone was controlled with signal lights and by pilot car, with a posted speed limit of 35 mph. To allow the contractor...
This year’s Community Chest Fund Drive in Chinook will take place Wednesday, May 19, 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 organizations o...
Tomorrow, May 6, the Aaniiih Nakoda College (ANC) USDA Extension Program will be hosting a tree planting demonstration in collaboration with Hillary Maxwell, the Family Consumer Science MSU Extension Agent for the Fort Belknap Reservation. The event, which is also a fruit tree and fruit shrub giveaway, will take place at the ANC Greenhouse on the west edge of the campus beginning at 2:00 p.m. It will last until the trees and shrubs are gone. Handouts with information pertaining to planting and...
The Chinook community will be hosting a blood drive with the American Red Cross on Tuesday, May 11th, 2021 from Noon to 6PM at Wallner Hall, 330 Ohio in Chinook (Wallner Hall sits to the west of the Methodist Church. It's entrance is on 4th). Appointments are highly encouraged by the American Red Cross. You can go on-line at redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-733-2767 (1-800-REDCROSS) to schedule an appointment. Walk-ins are welcome, however available appointment slots for walk-ins are limited so making an appointment will ensure you will be able...
HARLEM CITY COUNCIL Monday, May 10, 2021 • 6 P.M., Harlem City Hall There will be a budget work session at 5:00 p.m. before the meeting. PUBLIC HEARING AT 5:45 P.M.: FISCAL YEAR 2020-2021 BUDGET AMENDMENT The regular monthly meeting for the City of Harlem will be held on Monday, May 10, 2021 at 6:00 p.m., in City Council chambers at Harlem City Hall. The public is encouraged and invited to attend. Please practice safe social distancing, and Please wear a mask if planning on attending! *Minor agenda changes may occur prior to the council meeting...
CHINOOK PUBLIC SCHOOL Meeting Agenda Tuesday, May 11, 2021, at 7:30 P.M. - MEETING AGENDA At this meeting the board takes official action on agenda items. Items of information and discussion may be placed on the agenda, so the board has an opportunity to solicit input from the audience on issues not requiring action. Persons planning to attend the meeting may request, in advance, to be scheduled to speak on an agenda item. The board is bound by ethical practice, district policy, negotiated agreements and Montana statute to protect the rights of...
Harlem Library The Book Challenge for May is to read a book set in Montana. Summer Reading will soon be here! The theme this year is “Tails and Tales” with weekly programs for children ages 0-grade 6. Registration will be from June 1-4 at the library. There will be reading contests for teens and adults, too. Harlem Food Bank The Harlem Food Bank has been open for some time now and we are looking for clients to come and be served. We have plenty of food and are ready to give it to those in need. Thank you. Jack L. Siemens, Manager. Zurich All...
After a year that saw plenty of heartache with the failure of Drop 2 in the St. Mary Watershed Project, we are still not yet out of the woods. For more than 20 years, repairs, improvements and emergency needs have been the theme. Jennifer Patrick, Project Manager, Milk River Irrigation Project, Joint Board of Control, has been constantly pursuing improvements but the process has been a difficult one, and stated as much in a recent press release, "As many of you know the St. Mary project is...
Sympathy is extended from the Big Flat community to the family of Kristi Billmayer who passed away on Saturday. Wally and Loretta Beck attended the Art Show and Wax Museum at the Turner School on Wednesday evening. Loretta Beck visited with Kathy Zellmer at her house on Monday. Susan Billmayer visited with Jane Krass on Thursday. Tate and Ty Beck came over to visit Grandpa and Grandma Beck on Friday afternoon. The Turner Junior High track team went to Fort Benton on Thursday and Malta on Saturday. The High School team had a meet in Havre on...
Charles "Gus" Tilleman, passed, peacefully and painlessly at home at 9:04 PM April 15th, 2021 after a brief struggle following his hip surgery. He is survived by his wife Mary Ann, his five children: Don, Mark, Michele, Tony and Jeanne-Marie and his four remaining brothers: Dick, Doug, Dwain, and Tom. Chuck is also survived by his 8 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren. Chuck always had a smile on his face, and lit up the room when he entered it with his attitude and stories galore. The... Full story
Leon Jennings Cochran was born on December 18, 1991 in Havre, Montana to Arlene Ann Healy and Leon "Bart" Cochran. He passed away April 23, 2021 in Billings, Montana. Leon was also known as "Taz", a nickname given to him by his Grandma Tiny when he was a baby because he was always running all over the house like a little tornado getting into mischief. Taz loved spending time with his family. If he wasn't at home, he was at his Auntie Angie's house hanging out with his cousins. Even as a little... Full story
Irene C Allen passed away peacefully on February 27, 2021 at the age of 91. Funeral services will be held at Wilderness Funeral Home in Chinook, MT on May 8, 2021 at 2pm. Burial will follow at Kuper Memorial. Irene is preceded in death by her Mother, Magdalene Steffen, brother Eugene Steffen, Husband Donald Allen, son David Allen and grandson Joe Reynolds. Irene was born to Magdalena Aipperspach on November 24, 1929 at her home in North Dakota. Since Irene was premature and born at home, they... Full story
Check out the gardening books we have on display at the library. Time to start thinking about getting busy in the dirt! The Book Challenge for May is to read a book set in Montana. We have a great selection in our Montana fiction section. Be sure to let the library know if you have completed the April challenge so you can be entered to win a gift certificate from a local business. Two new WWII novels are ready for check out. “The Kitchen Front” is by Jennifer Ryan, the author of “The Chilbury Ladies’ Choir.” With the war on, the BBC radio is... Full story
Mary Lou Tilleman - 83, Passed away in Bozeman MT on May 1, 2021. A Funeral Service will be held on May 7, 2021, at 2:00pm at the American Lutheran Church in Chinook MT. Funeral Arrangements are entrusted to Wilderness Funeral Homes of Chinook.... Full story
Juniors and seniors in high school and recent high school graduates who are fascinated by filmmaking are invited to apply for a Summer Bridge Program on the Helena College campus. In addition to filmmaking, the program entitled Humanities Through Film has threads of art, history, journalism, writing, sociology, and culture. Because space is limited, students are encouraged to complete an application by June 18, 2021. Humanities Through Film will run for two full weeks (August 9-13 & 16-20), from 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Each day will typically beg...
If readers of the Blaine County Journal-News-Opinion haven't yet heard about the collaboration of three Chinook area businesses, there is still time to get "uptown" and visit Shores Floral & Gift, All Dahl'd Up, and Ace Hardware to enter their Mother's Day Giveaway. The proprietors of the three stores determined that such a promotion might encourage patrons to shop locally. After visiting each of the three stores, consumers will be entered into a drawing. Although no purchase is necessary,...
In a candlelight ceremony on Tuesday night, April 27, nine sophomore students at Harlem High School were inducted into the Harlem Chapter of the National Honor Society (NHS). In addition, the senior members of the group were honored for their years of service. According to their advisor Crystal Doney, the new NHS inductees displayed evidence of leadership, service, character, and scholarship by maintaining a 3.25 or above grade point average. Along with inducting the sophomores, the Harlem...
The Montana Actor's Theater (MAT) invites local actors and actresses to Save the Date, May 8, as audition day. The former Creative Leisure Building at 417 First Street in Havre will be the audition venue for youth and adults interested in a role in A Midsummer Night's Dream, one of William Shakespeare's most popular plays. The auditions will begin at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. In A Midsummer Night's Dream, residents of Athens interact with fairies from a local forest, and soon four young Athenians...
Triangle Communications has announced its 2021 Photo Contest. Entries, which must be submitted on the Triangle website by July 9, are limited to two per person. This contest is open to members and member dependents of all ages who subscribe to Triangle landline services. One grand prize of $200 and five runner-up prizes of $50 will be awarded. Award winning photos will be featured on the 2022 covers of the Keeping You Connected magazine. In order to qualify, a photograph must meet the following criteria: • Depict the scenic or abstract b...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters, Harlem Wildcats, Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds and Turner Tornadoes have done all they can to prepare for the post season, and the District Track & Field Meet is next on the schedule. The District 9c will be held in Havre on Wednesday, May 12 while the District 2B will be in Wolf Point on Saturday, May 15. In their final tuneup the Sugarbeeters, Wildcats and Tornadoes were in Havre last Tuesday at the prestigious Cal Wearley Invitational. Saturday the Sugarbeeters were...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter Boys and Girls Golf team was in Fort Benton this past Friday competing at the Signal Point Golf Club. The ‘Beeters continued their strong showing on the links as they get set to host their own Invitational this Saturday. Both the boys and the girls have qualified three individuals for the State Tournament in Bozeman later this month and hope to qualify a few more before the regular season comes to a close. Senior Crystal Hofer finished second in the girls standings, posting a round of 107. Sophomore Morgan Friede s...
As the 2020-21 school year ends, we are already beginning the preparations for the 2021-22 school year. Parents who live more than 3 miles from a school that does not provide bus transportation or more than 3 miles from the nearest bus stop may be entitled to reimbursement for transporting their child. Pursuant to ARM 10.7.105, all school districts are required to have individual transportation contracts for the ensuing year signed and returned to their school district of residence by June 1. Any contract submitted to the County Superintendent...
April Fox was recently notified by Artsonia that she was one of 15 Art Education Leadership award winners. Artsonia is the world's largest collection of student art, published by teachers from around the world. Parents and family can view the art online, leave comments and order keepsakes featuring the artwork. Mrs. Fox, K-12 teacher at Turner Public School was one of the 15 recognized Artsonia teachers that motivate others through their online school art gallery. The teachers must be nominated by their peers and demonstrate leadership and...
April was a fantastic month at the Sweet Memorial Nursing Home. The return of the Annual Easter Egg Hunt for the area youth was a great way to start the month off! Families were able to join residents for the Easter Holiday and took in the Easter Egg hunt with the residents. It was a fantastic day for all, the weather was nice the turnout was great and their were smiles all around! The Kitchen Band was back once again to celebrate the April Birthdays with the Residents. A good crowd was on hand...
