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May 20, 2016 Chris Moore (32) of Allen, Texas, and Hays residents Chase (27) and Warren (51) Morin were separately charged with violations involving the illegal harvest of a mule deer buck on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) property near Bird Tail Road in south Blaine County. In 2014, Moore obtained a non-tribal member deer hunting license from Fort Belknap Fish and Wildlife for the 2014 rifle season. To use the non-member license, Fort Belknap Fish and Wildlife requires non-tribal members to utilize the services of tribal-approved guides. The...
Harlem, MT, May 25, 2016 – Harlem students will soon receive new musical instruments, thanks to The Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation. With many school music programs across the country losing vital funding, the foundation helps under-served schools with minimal budgets by donating new instruments, often replacing some that are more than 30 years old. An application for support was submitted by Dan Owens of Harlem High School and the foundation found the program to be a worthwhile investment, allowing more students to be able to play and experience...
Laura Shellman, Nurse Practitioner, will join the Sweet Medical Center the end of May. Shellman completed her graduate work in 2012 and has worked at a clinic in Glendive for the past three years. She and her husband, Jacob, will be relocating to the area from Glendive. The couple has two children and are foster parents to another. Shellman is a native of the Los Angeles area but after college found rural living more to her liking. Shellman said, "I always loved science and also helping people,...
The Chinook Rod and Gun Club will host its fourth Annual Youth Fishing Day on Saturday, June 4, north of Chinook at the Dry Fork Reservoir. Organizers said, "It's not competitive fishing, it's about getting kids and parents out for a day of fishing and fun." There is no charge for the event which will run from 9am-3pm. A BBQ lunch will be for sale and every kid will receive a Chinook Rod and Gun Club T-shirt. Elmer Zarn, club member and head of the Fishing Day program, said all kids 15 years...
The Blaine County Democratic Party recently held a meeting to reorganize. At that meeting Reuben Kuntz was selected to serve as the temporary chairman of the county party. After the state Democratic convention, to be held in mid-June, the Blaine County party will elect new officers for county party positions and state party posts from the county. According to Greg Jergeson, long time party activist and former state office holder, Blaine County Democrats will hold their county convention the evening of June 9 at the home of Reuben Kuntz in Harle...
Recently, downtown Chinook benefited from the efforts of a handful of volunteers doing their part to make Chinook a comfortable and inviting place for locals and visitors alike. Linda Haugen, Nita Jergeson, Carol DePriest, Ashton DePriest, Vicki Neideregger and Linda Sharples, representing the Jumping Juniper Garden Club, planted the flower barrels uptown this past week. Several barrels also were replaced. Thanks also to the Chamber who pays for barrels and the flowers. Club members also...
We don’t run out of these terms of which we might think there are only a few, but they crop up all the time. A few months ago, on my way to farthingale, I came upon fascet. It’s pronounced the same as facet yet is nothing like it. With the c, it means a tool for carrying glass bottles to the annealing furnace, a process in glass making. Without the c, it is a facet, a plane (flat) surface cut in a diamond to make it sparkle. Gambol and gamble look so much alike that it is a surprise to see the dictionary distinguish them from one other. The...
There is a very important meeting at the Senior Citizen's Center June 8 at 3 p.m. The Big Sandy Conservation District officials will be there to discuss their proposed new ordinance to keep grazing bison from destroying conservation lands. Dana Darlington is the head of the Big Sandy Conservation District. He stated, "This meeting is about the Big Sandy Conservation Ordinance. It is to inform the public about protecting the soil and water if wild or domesticated bison are grazing in the Big...
Harlem, MT Gregory Stevens Russell passed away May 22 in Miles City. Born Jan 13, 1957 to Wallace (Bud) & Bonnie Russell of Harlem, Greg worked hard as a long haul truck driver, in road construction, & as a loyal employee of Prince Inc. in Forsyth for 18 years. Greg never knew a stranger, doted on children, & spent hours with “old timers” in any community. He was generous to a fault. He had many interests: fishing, cooking for others, & playing pool. He was a member of the Bullhook Bottoms Black Powder Club. He created masterful miniature fro...
Ah Jonah, Jonah, Jonah...God had given him the mission to go to Nineveh to deliver a prophetic warning, “In forty days Nineveh [will be] annihilated!” But Jonah, in an effort to outrun God’s will, left immediately for Joppa in order to set sail from there to Tarshish, which was 2,000+ miles away from Nineveh. Jonah, having failed to outrun the will of God, earned a three-day ‘time out’ in the belly of an enormous fish/whale, during which Jonah repented of his disobedience. He was then vomited onto dry land and, as requested, finally delivered...
www.myneighborinneed.org is a website that provides local citizens a way to ask for help from their community and a way for the community to give back. Are you in need? Do you know someone in your community in need? My Neighbor in Need may be able to help! Please go to the website or call our office at 406-357-8080. A Good Deed Doer will get back to you within 48-hours. Current Need - Neighbor in Need – Disabled woman just moved back to MT. She had been in an automobile accident and required medical assistance from family. After spending r...
Steve Edwards BCJ News Reporter's note: Last June I received a "notice of selection for jury panel" and a "questionnaire as to qualification for jury service" from the 17th Montana District Court. The letter told me I would be on a jury panel from July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016-meaning I could be summoned to serve on a jury in state court during that year. I was called this past April for jury duty to the Blaine County District Court. I was one of about 125 summoned, but wasn't selected for...
Let’s talk about digestion. The old adage ‘you are what you eat’ should, in my opinion, be expanded on to include the idea that we are also how we digest. Digestion, after taking into consideration the foundation that is our dietary choices, is the first pillar of overall health and wellness; dysfunction at the beginning of the digestive process only leads to further dysfunction and disease down the line. If foods are not chewed well and there isn’t sufficient hydrochloric acid (HCl) present in the stomach, proteins that are ingested may be...
The entire student body of Turner School took an afternoon to clean up any trash that collected here or there over the winter months. All teachers and students take pride in their town and are happy to hear compliments from visitors coming for sports, etc. that their town and school are nice and clean. They will do whatever it takes to help with that reputation. Dianna Maloney photos Left top to bottom: One of the groups of students helping out with Town Clean Up recently was the third and...
Memorial Day Weekend. Remember those that have served our country. It wouldn’t be the free country it is today without their service. Services were held at all the Cemeteries on the Big Flat on Monday. It was windy and a bit cool to be standing out, as usual. That is Montana. Cassie and August Handran of Scobey spent the weekend at the Cornell home. Dennis and Ilona McGuire were to Red Lodge this weekend to take care of graves there. Lois and Merlin Alcorn, their daughter Patty and her husband Mark Kubeja all of Washington, visited at Helen a...
The summer reading program kicks off tonight, June 1, with Family Fun Night from 6:30-8:00. Children must be accompanied by a parent/guardian. Join us for an evening filled with stories, games, crafts, prizes and snacks. Children may sign up for the summer reading program during the event. Two weekly programs will be held during the months of June and July as part of the “On Your Mark, Get Set...READ!” summer reading program. Read to Me meets Tuesdays, 10 A.M. for children ages 0-preschool who must be accompanied by a parent/guardian. The Ext...
Beginning today, June 1st the hours we are open are changing. We will be open Monday and Wednesday from 12:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Fridays from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. We will no longer close during the lunch and dinner hour. This will give you 2 hours more per week to get to the library! The theme for Summer Reading this year is On Your Mark, Get Set…Read! Kids can start signing up after school on May 27th. For every 2 hours read, kids will be able to enter their name into our Summer R...
Perfect attendance during the 2015-2016 school year paid off in a big way for 10 students at Meadowlark Elementary in Chinook. For a year of perfect attendance, not even one tardy day, each received a brand new bicycle. The bicycles were courtesy of American Garage, a local automotive repair facility in Chinook. It was the first year for the 'school attendance promotion' but, according to American Garage co-owner Heather DePriest, "It won't be the last year for the program. We plan to continue...
Chinook high school juniors (L-R) Tate Niederegger and Kade Friede have been selected to attend Boys State in Helena. American Legion Boys State is among the most respected and selective educational programs of government instruction for high school students. It is a participatory program where each participant becomes part of the operation of his local city, county, and state government. The American Legion organized Boys State in 1935 to counter the fascist inspired Young Pioneer Camps....
Chinook high school juniors Branden Paulsen, Abby Ellison, Sierra Swank and Heaven LaForge have been selected to attend HOBY. Ellison and Swank were selected as Delegates and LaForge and Paulsen as Alternates. HOBY has conducted annual, all-expense-paid seminars since 1958. During these seminars, 10th graders have had the opportunity to meet, interact with, and question regionally, nationally and internationally renowned leaders. HOBY Leadership Seminars are three-to-four day events held each...
In what Chinook Schools Superintendent Darrin Hannam described as an "informal sendoff" three longtime teachers, two from the high school and one from Meadowlark Elementary, were recognized for their combined 80 years of teaching in the district. Hannam, completing his first year as school superintendent, said, "I'm new to this part of the traditions for honoring retirees in Chinook but wanted to make sure these three knew how much their service was appreciated by our district and students." In...
Reporter's note: Last summer I wrote a story about the World War II-era camps in Harlem and Chinook that temporarily housed German POWs while the prisoners worked the sugar beets. Several readers told me, "You should write about the Japanese detention camp that was in Chinook during the war. That's how the Matsuoka family ended up in Chinook after World War II." While researching local stories I'd never come across any historical references to a Japanese relocation camp in or near Chinook....
The final weekend of the high school track and field season saw several local athletes compete on the big stage at the Class B and Class C State meets. The Chinook Sugarbeeters, Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds and Turner Tornadoes were represented in Missoula at the Class C while the Harlem Wildcats were in Bozeman for the Class B. Chinook sophomore Abby Ellison turned in a great effort in the triple jump covering a distance of 34’3.25” with the hop skip and jump to establish a new personal best mark and earn a second place finish. Ellison als...
The Sweet Medical Center will be hosting the Chinook Chamber’s June Business After Hours gathering. Each month a business member of the Chamber hosts an opportunity for guests to visit in a relaxed atmosphere and learn about what the sponsoring business offers. The events are always open to anyone wishing to attend. Dana Pyette, the Chief Executive Officer at the medical center, said, “At the After Hours we will be having a barbeque, tours of the facility, providing information about the clinic’s services and giving guests a chance to meet...
