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On Tuesday, May 16, Turner Public School students in grades 7-12 travelled to Harlem High School (HHS), where they joined Harlem Middle School and HHS students, as well as students in grades 6-8 from Chinook for an assembly on Responsible Online and Cell Phone Use. The student group heard speaker, Richard Guerry share his thoughts on topics that included cyber bullying, digital citizenship, social media, and cell phone safety. The group was welcomed by Mr. Paul Condon, Junior/Senior High School...
The Chinook School Board held a reorganizational meeting prior to the regular scheduled meeting on Tuesday, May 9. Chairman Billmayer called the meeting to order at 7:45 PM. The first order of business was the appointment of Justin Liddle to the Board (1 year). A motion to appoint Justin Liddle to the Board for one year was made by Trustee DePriest and seconded by Trustee Stroebe, the motion carried unanimously. The next order of business was the installation of Board Members and Oath of Office: Justin Liddle, Tim Malsam, Robert Kelley, Frank...
The Chinook community hosted the Red Cross blood drive on Tuesday, May 9th. We had 48 donors presenting with 42 productive units on a goal of 46. Great job everyone. We had 3 first time donors: Oliver Standiford, Eleesha Bell and Tess Langford. We also had one donor registering for the first time in a long while, Michelle Sather. We hope this was the first of many donations for all of you. The canteen was hosted by the United Methodist Church. Rita Surber and Cherie Edwards spent the day keeping the plates full. The hard work and time that goes...
Blaine County residents entering the Montana Meth Project's Paint the State 2023 art contest now have the opportunity to compete for major cash prizes thanks to the generous support of the Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation. Prizes totaling more than $100,000, including three $10,000 grand prizes, will be awarded to the top submissions. One winner could win up to $20,000. The Meth Project launched Paint the State 2023 earlier this year as a much-needed on-the-ground drug prevention...
Loretta Beck visited with Dale and Laura Sherwood while she was in Great Falls on Wednesday. Susan Billmayer visited Jane Krass intermittently on Thursday, stopping to watch the divisional track meet on NFHS. Loretta Beck attended Turner’s graduation on Saturday. Grandchildren Ty Beck and Holly Grabofsky graduated from eighth grade. Congratulations to all the graduates. Afterwards, she attended the reception for the eighth graders at the Legion Hall, and then a graduation supper at the Shawn Beck home honoring Ty and Holly. Susan Billmayer a...
Blaine County Library The Blaine County Library Blaine County Library will be closed Monday May 29th in observance of Memorial Day. American Lutheran Church Chinook American Lutheran Church has changed Worship Time to Sundays at 10 AM. Rotating Joint Services are now held on the first Sunday of every month at 11 AM. No worship services will be held at Chinook American Lutheran Church on these days. Please contact the church at 406-357-2373 if you have any questions. If no one answers, please leave a message. Harlem Library The Summer Reading...
passed away due to natural causes at Sweet Memorial Nursing Home on Friday, May 12, 2023. Cremation has taken place, and a memorial service was held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 20, 2023, at Messiah Lutheran Church with Pastor Megan Hoewisch officiating. Burial followed in Highland Cemetery. Ron's family has requested that memorial donations be made in his memory to Messiah Lutheran Church, Friends of Beaver Creek Park, or the charity of the donor's choice. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home was...
JoAnn Arlene Mork was born April 15, 1943 to Arthur and Nora (Spicher) Mork in Havre Montana. She passed away on May 14, 2023. JoAnn grew up on the family farm seven miles north of Havre where she learned the value of hard work. JoAnn was always an outdoor person. She and her sister, Judy, worked hard on the farm raising cattle and farming the land with their dad. She and her siblings were involved in 4-H and always had a club calf. Her greatest time was riding the milk cow calves out of the...
Donald Lawrence Bousquet Jr. was loved in life and will be forever missed. Don passed away at Benefis in Great Falls, MT on May 13, 2023 of heart complications. He was born in Butte, MT on April 18, 1964 to Donald and Rose Bousquet. He spent most of his life on the carnival circuit. Traveled most of the United States. He loved meeting new people and experiencing different things. He is preceded in death by his parents Donald and Rose (Walker) Bousquet; brothers Curtis Nez Perce and Eugene...
Lorene "Bean" Doney passed away at her residence in Hays, MT on May 9, 2023. A Wake was held Saturday, May 13,2023, beginning at 5:00 p.m. at Hays Lodgepole High School. Funeral services were held Sunday, May 14, 2023, with Rosary being recited at 11:00 a.m. Burial followed at the Hawley Family Cemetery, Three Buttes, MT. Bean was born on October 8, 1956, to Serena King and Max White, Sr. She attended school at St. Paul's Mission Elementary School, Fort Sill Indian School where she was the...
Leslie Robert Mummey, 76, passed away from complications of an acute stroke on November 10, 2022, in Boise, Idaho. Les was born on August 22, 1946, in Harlem, Montana, to Melvin "Shafter" Mummey and Mildred "Millie" (Jensen) Mummey. Les spent his childhood in Harlem, where he attended school with his 3 brothers and 3 sisters. He was very mechanically inclined and especially loved cars, so it was no surprise Les learned to work on vehicles at an early age. He spent much of his time modifying...
Blaine County Library is preparing for the Summer Reading Program. The theme this year is “All Together Now” and is centered around kindness, friendship, and unity. We will kick off our summer program Tuesday May 30th. Kids can come between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. to sign up for the Summer Reading Challenge. We will have a variety of activities for kids and everyone who signs up will get a book bag, bookmark, and a goody bag. Students who register on Tuesday will also be entered into a drawing for prizes that will be awarded at the end of the...
Today is the Summer Reading Block Party at the Harlem Library! The theme this year is “All Together Now” and we invite everyone to stop by the library from 5:00 – 7:00 P.M. to join in the free fun. There will be Bliss Ice Cream, face painting, sidewalk decorating, firefighters and firetrucks, and sno-cones. Children are invited to register for summer reading at this time. The library encourages children to keep reading over the summer. Children ages 0-5 will be rewarded for every 15 books they read or have read to them. Elementary students will...
The Chinook Senior Center would like to thank everyone for pitching in and helping out through this trying time while our Director Karyn Higgins is recovering from a car accident. We wish her the best of health and are all working to keep the doors open here. We have two new cooks, so stop by and say hi to Candace and Judy! Our condolences to the families of Joann Mitchell. Thank you to Dave Buck, Erica Smith and Jean Kiel for their donations to the center. Are you a caretaker for your spouse? Or a neighbor? Or a friend? Do you drive someone...
All four Blaine County track and field teams were in action this week. Chinook, Turner and Hays/Lodgepole were in Great Falls Thursday and Friday while Harlem was in Great Falls on Saturday. The 'Beeter girls pulled out a one point win to claim the Northern C Divisional Title while the boys finished second. The 'Beeters were paced by senior Anna Terry with wins in the 1,600 Meters (5:34.18), 3,200 Meters (12:19.38) and a fourth in the 800 Meters. Junior Hallie Neibauer set a new school record...
e Northeast B/C Tennis Tournament in Great Falls on Wednesday, May 17. The 'Beeters dominated the tournament once again with 45 points, 17 points clear of runner up Fairfield. The Sugarbeeters will send two singles and two doubles teams to the state tournament in Great Falls this Thursday through Saturday. Junior Mya Berreth continued her winning ways capturing a second straight Northern B/C Divisional title. Berreth has not lost a match this season while dropping just a handful of sets along...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter Golf team concluded its season this past Wednesday in Great Falls at the Montana Class C Boys and Girls Tournament. Senior Morgan Friede, Senior Ryan Meneely and sophomore Brockton Elliot represented the Sugarbeeters on the links's at the Anaconda Hills Golf Course. Weather has played a big role this season but the conditions at the State meet were just fine, "It was a beautiful day on the course, the setup was nice, but challenging as well." Friede made her second start...
