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Reporters Note: Memorial Day, now the last Monday in May, will soon be on us. There will be memorial services from Arlington National Cemetery to local cemeteries. Blaine County will have a number of events at various cemeteries. Graves will be decorated, especially those of deceased veterans, and many of us will take a moment to remember our deceased family members and friends. When asked to write a short history of Memorial Day for the newspaper, I was interested to learn about a holiday I've...
Steve and Lesley Zellmer have opened Treasure State Title Company in Chinook. The couple bought the assets of Bear Paw Title on December 30, 2016 from Pauly and Perry Miller, then created the new business. Treasure State Title will soon be moving to the old "Blaine County Journal" office at 217 Indiana in Chinook. Pauly Miller will continue to operate Fidelity Escrow Company, a business she started in 2012. Steve Zellmer grew up in Blaine County, attending school in Harlem, Zurich and Chinook....
Hunter VanDonsel joined the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Chinook. The Helena native is working as a Farm Bill Wildlife Biologist, a position funded primarily by Pheasants Forever, Inc. with support from the NRCS and Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP). VanDonsel will work with NRCS, Montana’s FWP and local landowners to promote creation and preservation of upland game bird and animal habitat. He said the position is funded through 2019. VanDonsel graduated from Capital High School, in Helena, in 2012. He completed...
This dedication rock was placed at the actual crash site that took the lives of 13 Airmen near Hogeland, Montana in 1992.Memorial Day is Monday and will be celebrated throughout the county. Gatherings will take place at various times, for a schedule of events see page B8....
At right of photo a postal customer at the Chinook Post Office drops mail in the recently relocated drive-through collection box. According to Postmaster Leta Buck the new location solves some concerns with safety and access encountered at the old site of the collection box behind the post office. The new box is off Third Street on the short access driveway to the post office parking lot....
A friend was in the office the other day saying how he liked my stories about fishing on Clear Creek. He went on to say that he had fished, as a boy on Beaver Creek and Sandy Creek and how it was about the same. Traditionally this time in May was the opening of fishing season on streams. Not true today. Bear Paw streams are, for the most part, open all year long making for not much fun these days like it was in the old days when there was an opening day. I cannot say what the kind of fishing I did was called as it would be a racist remark these...
It’s been a busy week here in our community. The Divisonal Track meet was held last Thursday in Great Falls. The weather was nice and the kids did well. Eddie Harmon, Cody Welsh, and Sarah Billmayer all qualified for State. It will be held this Friday and Saturday May 26 and 27th at Laurel. Good luck to the Turner Tornadoes as they compete there. Graduation was held at Turner on Saturday with a large crowd attending. Speaker was their former Kindergarten teacher, Shelly Harmon, Graduating from High School were Ella Billmayer, Rennay Watkins, a...
Tom and Lucy Fairbank were to Colorado earlier this week to attend granddaughter, Megan Humphrey’s graduation. They beat it back to Turner so they could help celebrate a second graduation of granddaughter, Rennay Watkins. Mary and Bill Hake were to Great Falls and Billings Monday through Wednesday for medical appointments. They returned home on Thursday. They attended Laci’s confirmation on Sunday at the Lutheran Church. Virginia McCracken was to Turner’s graduation on Saturday. Then on Sunday she attended her granddaughter, Nicole McCra...
Glen G. Olson Turner, MT Glen G. Olson 83, passed away May 5, 2017 at a Nursing Home in Naples, FL. Cremation has taken place. A memorial service and burial with Military honors will take place June 6, 2017 at 11:00 AM at the Turner Lutheran Church. A luncheon will follow at the VFW Hall. Glen was one of five boys born to Maurice and Fanny (Post) Olson. He was born in Turner on July 11, 1933. He attended schools in Turner until 1952 when he joined the Air Force. After his discharge in 1972 he...
Joseph Nemes Harlem, MT Long time Harlem resident, Joseph Nemes, 87, passed away peacefully May 16, 2017. Mr. Nemes was born March 22, 1931 in Budapest, Hungary, to Franciska and Anton. He completed his early education in Budapest and after spending six years in a German refugee camp, came to the United States and proudly joined the Air Force during the conflict in Korea. He served in Africa and Great Falls, where he married Lois Hansen on September 28, 1957. He spent many years of his life helping children learn beginning in Harlem, then...
The Zion Lutheran Church of the Missouri Synod is undertaking a major remodel and upgrade to its 103-year old building at the corner of 8th Street and Illinois in Chinook. In the fall of 1963 the entire building was jacked up and the basement was redone. There was another major remodel, on both the building and the basement, from 1989-1993. The current project involves a new roof, removal of the brick chimney, reconditioning of the bell tower, replacing the heating system and addition of...
What is Loaves & Fishes? It is a faith based free lunch program for the children in our community with an activity after lunch. They meet each week Monday through Thursday from June 5 until August 10 at Wallner Hall from 12 noon until 1:30. Any children from the ages of 5 years old to 18 are welcome to attend. Anyone under the age of 5 must be accompanied by a parent, babysitter, or guardian that is at least 16 years old. Loaves and Fishes is sponsored by five local churches: American Lutheran, Chinook Alliance, Chinook Assembly, Presbyterian,...
Aaniiih Nakoda College Nursing Program ends its first year of instruction. The Aaniiih Nakoda College Nursing Program will be seeking a new cohort of students for fall 2017. The Associate Degree in the Nursing Program is approved by the Montana State Board of Nursing and is accredited by the Northwest Commission for Colleges and Universities. The “Grow Our Own” program was developed to meet the demand for registered nurses in American Indian communities and for rural and or frontier communities along the hi-line. American Indian lifeways of...
"Mustang Country" will be the movie at 1:00 p.m. today. Starring Joel McCrea as an ex-rodeo star turned sheep farmer, "Mustang Country" is an exciting family adventure set in the wilderness. With the help of an orphaned Native American teen, a mare called Rosie and a scene-stealing dog named Luke, Dan tracks down a magnificent wild black stallion along the Canadian border circa 1925. Filmed on location in the Banff National Park near Alberta, Canada, this appealing film was the final movie...
“Build a Better World” is the theme for the Summer Reading Program for children ages preschool through grade 6. Parents/caregivers are encouraged to have their children sign up at the library beginning May 30. Registration may also be done via email at harlemlib@live.com or on the library Facebook page. The goals of the Summer Reading Program include developing literacy , keeping reading skills sharp over the summer vacation, and providing fun and information for the children. Children keep track of the books they read and earn prizes as they m...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters, Harlem Wildcats, Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds and the Turner Tornadoes will all be represented at their respective Class State Track and Field Meet this weekend. The Class B state meet will take place in Butte this Friday and Saturday while the Class C will be in Laurel. Chinook sophomore Megan Molyneaux and Harlem freshman L'Tia Lawrence were both double winners over the weekend, Harlem senior Reece Hutton and Turner junior Eddie Harmon also won individual...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters again brought home hardware from the State Golf Tournament held this past weekend at the Double Arrow course in Seeley. Since 2012 the Sugarbeeters have collected a team trophy and had at least one All-State golfer. In the previous five seasons it was the boys team collecting all the accolades, in 2017 it was the girls turn to shine. Junior Carrie Hofer led a determined girls team on a day two surge to finish in third place at the State C and bring home the schools...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters completed the 2017 Tennis campaign at the State B/C Tournament in Missoula this past weekend. All four members of the team won matches and the Doubles tandem of junior Sierra Swank and junior Megan Pruttis found themselves in the Consolation finals where they earned a third place finish and All-State recognition. The Sugarbeeters finished sixth in the overall team standings scoring 18 points to tie with Conrad. Only eight points separated the top six teams. In the...
Anthony Main of Hays, Montana and a member of the Assiniboine Tribe, has graduated with honors from Aaniiih Nakota College with an Associates' Degree in the Carpentry Program. He sustained an average GPA greater than 3.5 and therefore, graduated with honors during the 31st Commencement Ceremony held on May 11th at the Red Whip Gymnasium on Ft. Belknap. Anthony is also a 2013 graduate of the Montana Youth Challenge Academy located in Dillon, Montana and credits Youth Challenge with giving him...
May 9th was the Chinook FFA banquet recognizing FFA members and their annual accomplishments. 120 family and friends attended. CJ Stevenson, the 2016-17 State 1st Vice President of the Montana State FFA Association, spoke about the opportunities FFA brought to him. FFA senior members recognized included Bradley Pelesky, Michael Warburton, and Wade Schneider. The FFA fundraises year-round to be able to travel to many contests, leadership events, and to recognize our members accomplishments. The member that sold the most Fruit, Chocolate, and...
A number of locals, including the son of famed Hays-based artist Clarence Cuts The Rope, have asked Wells Fargo executives to donate a large painting, done by Cuts The Rope, to be hung in the new Hays community center when it is completed. The painting was one of two commissioned by the bank in 1982 (it was Bank of Montana at that time). Clarence Cuts The Rope died in 2000. Ada Brekke, of Chinook, was a bank employee at the time. She said, "Clarence did two paintings, one of a buffalo hunt, and...
