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The Hays/Lodge Pole Archery Club recently completed its second season with the completion of their second annual Archery Tournament. Hays/Lodge Pole is one of just a handful of schools offering the opportunity to their students but slowly that number is increasing. The Hays/Lodge Pole archery program has been actively shooting since November and this year included Junior High Students in addition to the High School. The Archery Tournament included 80 students competing for top honors in each...
The PAWS Animal Shelter is holding a Low-Cost Vaccination/Microchip Clinic on Saturday, March 4 from 10 am - 3:00 pm at the Girl Scout House in Chinook. PAWS is committed to providing opportunities for local Dog owners to keep their pets healthy. The Clinic will provide Distemper/Parvo Combo Vaccine for free and will offer a One Year Rabies Shot for $10. The Microchip will be available as well for just $10. PAWS Manager Alyssa Hewitt stated, “Supplies are limited so people should show up early. Dogs must be weaned or at least 6-8 weeks of age f...
The Chinook School Board went over a variety of topics at their most recent meeting, the following is a summary of what transpired. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Billmayer visitors were welcomed, Matt Molyneaux, Leslee Weber, Nick Turner, Jill Paulsen, Jacob Waldner, Paula Molyneaux, Daniel MacLeod, and Walter Waldner. Board members present included Frank Billmayer, Chad Beck, Kevin Elias, Teddy Crowley, Shane Strobe, and Scott DePriest. Russell Alisch was absent. The Board next addressed an amendment to the school handbook,...
An estimated 60 guests enjoyed "Love Chocolate...Love Your Library" last week at the Harlem Public Library. The event, first suggested several years ago by former Lutheran pastor Ellen Ayers, was a celebration of chocolate in the library. Ayers told the library staff about "chocolate in the stacks" that she saw staged in another town where she once lived. She described the event as an interesting way to celebrate reading and chocolate. That suggestion was made almost six years ago. Library...
Harlem Library The Library Board will meet today, Feb. 22, 4:30 P.M. in the library meeting room for their monthly meeting. The Book Challenge for Feb. is to read one of the librarians’ favorite books. The Book Club will meet Feb. 27, 4 P.M. to finish the book “Liberty Lanes.” Thanks to everyone who made the “Love Chocolate….Love Your Library!” event such a success! CHS All Class Reunion Planning Meeting-Wed. Feb. 22nd at 6 p.m. Triple E Meeting Room in Chinook Come and Discuss 2024 All Class Reunion. Blaine County Library Teen Scene Wedne...
The 2023 Montana Seed Show is approaching. The Montana Seed Show will be held March 9th – 11th at Harlem High School. The Montana Seed Show would like invite everyone to participate in this year’s show. The purpose of the Montana Seed Show is to promote the production and use of good quality seed and feed. All growers are encouraged to exhibit the feed and seed they have for sale or are using on their farms. It is the desire of the Seed Show Committee to provide a system for entry that is simple, fair and enables and encourages entry of exh...
Darlene Ann Greenwood, 81, of Glentana, MT, passed away on February 11th, 2023. She was born to parents Henry and Sarah Kuecks, on March 5th, 1941, in Glasgow, MT. She graduated from Nashua High School in 1959. Her first marriage to Dan Taylor brought forth Darla and Darrell during their 11 years of marriage. In November of 1971, thanks to "a hat", attempting to be a gentleman, and a short jockey, Darlene met Ken Greenwood. They later married in July of 1972 at the Ersland's home in Nashua MT.... Full story
Irene Alice (Kalkman) Stout was born Feb. 21, 1927 in her folks home 10 miles South of Climax, Sask. She & her sister Ethel went to school about 4 miles from home until her folks moved to Turner, MT in 1939. They then graduated from Turner School in 1945. Teachers were scarce so both Irene & Ethel attended summer school at Northern Montana College and then taught school. Irene taught at the Cherry Patch School 1945-1947 and then at the Savoy school until she married Del Roy Stout May l, 1948.... Full story
Joseph (Joey) Louis Malsam, 84, joined his Heavenly Father February 14, 2023. Joey was born February 25, 1938 to Joe and Mary Malsam in Havre MT. Joey grew up on a ranch north of Havre near the Canadian Border. He attended grade school at St. Judes, Miller, and Cottonwood then finished high school at Havre Central in 1956. While in high school Joey started to rodeo and went to the high school nationals in Reno in 1956. He continued to rodeo until he went into ranching full time. He met and... Full story
Susan Billmayer visited Jane Krass one day this past week. Ralph and Nancy Snider and Loretta Beck enjoyed supper at Shawn and Bobbi Beck’s home for Harley’s 11th birthday on Monday evening. Gene and Susan Billmayer were in Great Falls this week for doctor appointments. Crystal Grabofsky was a lunch guest at mom, Loretta’s on Tuesday. Gene Billmayer spent a few days with Helen and Jim Billmayer at Timber Creek in Havre this week. Loretta Beck attended the pep rally at the Turner School on Wednesday, then rode to the tournament games in Havre...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters are once again District 9C Champions, in their final season before moving to the District 1B next fall. The 'Beeters claimed the title after defeating the Turner Tornadoes, Box Elder Bears and North Star Knights in succession to improve to 21-0 on the season. Chinook will now head to the Northern C Divisional in Great Falls this week being played at the Four Seasons Arena. The 'Beeters will begin their tournament run Thursday morning against the District 10C No. 2 Seed...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter and the Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbird boys basketball teams saw their seasons come to an end this past Friday at the District 9C Tournament. The Sugarbeeters entered the tournament as the District 9C No. 7 seed while the Thunderbirds were the District 9C No. 8 seed. Chinook and Hays/Lodge Pole both struggled to pick up wins with the 'Beeters collecting three and the Thunderbirds just one. Despite their record both teams have shown the ability to compete with any team in...
The Harlem Lady Cats didn't have any post season magic happen this year as their season came to a close this past Friday in Malta at the District 2B Tournament. The Lady Cats have competed valiantly all season long, but youth and inexperience have caused the girls to go through some growing pains. The Lady Cats entered the District to B 0-8 in conference and 3-16 overall. The Lady Cats faced the Glasgow Scotties in their tournament opener Thursday night and turned in a solid effort that...
The Turner Tornadoes may not have won many games this season, but they did play hard for 32 minutes every game and got a ton of valuable minutes for a very young team that will just continue to grow. After falling to the top seeded Sugarbeeters in a first round contest Turner found themselves in a Loser Out contest Thursday morning with the Big Sandy Pioneers. The No. 8 Tornadoes competed hard early on against the No. 4 Pioneers but in the end depth and experience took over leading to a 56-33...
The Chinook Junior Varsity Girls Basketball Team recently completed an undefeated season, going 12-0 on the season. This marks the second season in a row that the girls have turned the trick. Back row L-R: Head Coach Mike Jones, Sami Malsam, Gracie Skoyen, Addison Olsen, Kirby Hofeldt, Ashyln Hofeldt, Jenna Liddle, Assistant Coach Mike Seymour. Front row L-R: Falyn Cecrle, Neva Lowe, Brooke Fetter. Not Pictured: Assistant Coach Tami Schoen. Congratulations on completing back-to-back perfect...
The Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds entered the District 9C Tournament as the No. 7 Seed with a 2-12 conference mark and an overall record of 6-12. A casual observer may have expected the Thunderbirds to do what seven seeds are expected to do. Show up, play a couple of games and go home. Those who have watched this group play this season, in person or on NFHS, have seen a team more than capable of holding their own against anyone on the court. Despite having just a couple conference wins they have...
The Turner Tornadoes entered the District 9C Tournament as the No. 5 Seed with a 5-9 conference mark and an overall record of 8-10. Turner opened with the No. 4 Seed Fort Benton Longhorns. Turner won the season opener at home with the Longhorns while Fort Benton won handily in their second meeting in Fort Benton. The rubber match proved to be another great contest between the two but in the end it was Fort Benton that walked away with a narrow 58-54 win. Junior Ryan Doyle paced the offense with...
The Harlem Wildcats faced a tough challenge this season right out of the gate. After finishing second at the State B Tournament a season ago, the Wildcats returned just four players with very limited Varsity experience. Head Coach, Ben Carrywater and his staff did a remarkable job in building his very young team up on the shoulders of his very deserving upperclassmen. The Wildcats may not have won any championships this year but they did do a great job of competing and getting better. It may be...
District 9C Tournament Havre High School Gymnasium Girls Box Scores Chinook 52 Turner 15 (1st Rd) Turner 2 0 6 7 - 15 Chinook 13 21 15 3 - 52 Turner - Dakota Krass 0-8 1-2 1; Abby Grabofsky 0-1 0-0 0; Ali Doyle 1-4 0-0 2; Meridian Snider 1-5 0-1 2; Bridget Reed 2-7 2-2 6; Holly Grabofsky 0-0 0-0 0; Cassidy Grabofsky 0-5 0-0 0; Hannah Richman 1-2 1-2 3; Natalie Richman 0-0 0-0 0. Team Totals 5-32 5-9 15. Chinook - Torin Cecrle 0-0 2-2 2; Sami Malsam 0-1 0-0 0; Bree Swanson 5-11 0-2 10; Alexus Seymour 4-10 2-4 10; Addison Olsen 0-0 0-0 0; Mya...
Chinook senior Tyler Schoen recently committed to playing football at Western Montana University in Dillon, MT. Schoen was thrilled he got to share it with everyone, "I would like to thank everyone who came and watched, everyone who was there helped me in some way through my high school career. I plan on getting a degree in business administration and minoring in farm and ranch operations. I chose Western because of the schooling system they have. They have a block schedule so it's one class at...
Chinook senior Flint Annis signs his National Letter of Intent to play football for the MSU Northern Lights this fall. “I decided to sign at Northern because of my love for the sport, along with its closeness to home and great college program. I am grateful for the opportunity to continue playing on to the next level, football has always been one of my greatest passions, and moving on to the next stage has always been a dream of mine. While I attend MSU Northern I will be studying Ag Operations/Ag Business. I will use this to help me with f...
