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A group of community minded people saw a need and have started to take action. The Chinook Pool is in dire need of repairs and with the decline in revenue this year those repairs most likely will continue to get put on the back burner. The group started a non-profit call Friends of the Pool and Park Foundation. They will be doing the leg work to raise funds to get the repairs done and update the playground equipment in the park. They encourage you to vote on the items that you feel are the most...
June 6th marked the 76th Anniversary of the Allied Invasion in France that took place on the five beaches of Normandy in 1944. The largest sea and air military assault in the history of the world was a defining moment the battle on the European Front during the final years of World War II. The long and arduous mission led to the eventual fall of Berlin and Nazi Germany in 1945. The amphibious assault featured 150,000 troops on land as well as paratroopers from above. The battle lasted months...
Registered voters in Blaine County had the opportunity to cast their ballot in one of three Primary Elections on Tuesday, June 2. Voters could choose to cast their vote in either the Republican, Democratic or Green Party Primaries. Voters were allowed to vote only one party ballot and turnout was moderate, but on pace with t Primaries held in the state. This years election was adjusted to a Mail-In Ballot Election only, due in large part to the restrictions placed on the state due to the COVID - 19 Pandemic. The following are the results of...
While many government offices, local businesses and schools were forced to dramatically reduce staff and exposure to the public, or in many case close completely due to COVID-19 Restrictions put in place by Governor Steve Bullock, the Judicial systems at the local, county, state and federal levels continued to meet the constitutional right of all those charged. Judge Perry Miller, the office of Blaine County Attorney Kelsie Harwood as well as District Court Judge Yvonne Laird all exemplified...
Harlem Library “Imagine Your Story” is Summer Reading theme. Children of all ages are invited to join Storytime in the Park every Tuesday at 10 A.M. Children must be accompanied by a parent/guardian. Each family is asked to bring a blanket to sit on. Children can earn prizes for reading this summer by keeping track of the number of books or minutes read. Teens and adults can also participate. See our websitewww.harlempubliclibrary.org, our Facebook page, or contact the library for more information. The Book Challenge for June is read an ori...
Charles "Charlie" Frank Brekke passed away peacefully on June 3, 2020 at the age of 86. Charlie was born on June 29, 1933 in Chinook, MT to Knute and Doris (Allen) Brekke and was the oldest of 10 children. After growing up in Harlem, he graduated from Harlem High School in 1951 and enlisted in the US Airforce in December of the same year. After boot camp he was assigned to the 17th bomber wing of the 34th bomber squadron as an Airman 2nd Class. He went on to serve as a gunner on the B-29... Full story
James Peter Reed, age 91, of Turner MT passed away March 28, 2020 in Great Falls, MT. The Funeral Service will be held on Saturday June 13, 2020 at 11:00am at the Turner Christian Church. Jim was born in Zurich, MT on May 19, 1928 to Robert and Laura (Jones) Reed. After graduating from Harlem High School in 1946 he moved to Turner to help his father on the Riggin Farm. In 1949, Jim ran the grocery store until he was drafted into the U.S. Army and served two tours of duty in the Korean war from... Full story
Mary Louise (Whiteford) Kelly passed away at the Phillips County Hospital in Malta on May 29, 2020. A rosary was held at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Malta on Thursday, June 4 at 10 AM, with funeral mass immediately following at 11 AM. Mary was born April 23, 1937 at Fort Belknap. Mary grew up in south Phillips County. She graduated from Malta High School in 1955. Mary attended Presentation School of Nursing in Aberdeen, South Dakota. She continued with nurses training in Miles City. On June... Full story
The combination of the stay at home directives related to COVID-19 plus some long winter days raised my awareness of certain types of advertising on television. Particularly late at night and some early mornings the number of ads promoting unfamiliar products and infomercials hyping products is crushing. The commercials for things like the Lint Lizard (to remove flammable lint from your laundry dryer) to the Full Crystal Cleaner hose apparatus for washing the outside of your house and windows...
The past couple of weeks, the Blaine County Journal-News-Opinion has been celebrating area teachers who have faced the school closure challenge with a level of professionalism and dedication to their students. This installment, which captures the perspectives of primary school teachers-those teaching kindergarten through grade three-represents the final installment in this three-part series. To celebrate their efforts and to share their perspectives, we asked teachers to reveal not only the...
Triangle Telephone Cooperative Association, Inc., doing business as Triangle Communications (Triangle), is planning to hold its 67th Annual Meeting of Members in a new way, with one northern meeting and one southern meeting. The meetings will be streamed live on our website. The northern meeting will be held Saturday, October 3rd, 2020 in Havre, MT on the campus of Montana State University-Northern. The southern meeting will be held October 17th, 2020 at the American Legion Hall in Big Timber. A quorum must be met at both locations, which...
The Harlem Public Library and Blaine County Library, Chinook, have mobile hotspots available for check out to registered patrons thanks to a new pilot project from the Montana State Library. Mobile hotspots are small devices that can be used to access the Internet by using a cellular connection. The devices are supplied to libraries around the state by funds allocated by the Montana State Library Commission in response to a greater need for Internet accessibility, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. With a greater than ever need for WiFi...
For Immediate Release Nearly 5 million U.S. teens use tobacco and few widely available and accessible resources designed for teens exist to help them stop. As a tobacco quit-line provider helping thousands of people quit tobacco every year, the Montana Tobacco Use Prevention Program, in partnership with National Jewish Health, has launched an enhanced tobacco and vaping cessation program for teens age 18 and younger who want to stop using tobacco products, especially electronic cigarettes like JUUL. The My Life, My Quit program combines best...
Summer Reading is well underway! "Imagine Your Story" by joining Storytime in the Park every Tuesday at 10 A.M. Children of all ages are welcome and must be accompanied by a parent/guardian. Each family is ask to bring a blanket to sit on through out the Storytime. Each week children will receive a craft project to take and make at home. Keep track of the books or minutes you read this summer. Children ages 0-kindergarten may earn gift certificates for books read: 25 books – small ice cream, 5...
Gene, Susan, and Emily Billmayer were in Havre on Thursday. Diana Maloney, Anita, Brooke, and Bridget Reed, and Hilary, Hannah, and Natalie Richman visited at Jane and Harlan Krass’ home on Sunday afternoon. Darwin Zellmer was a dinner guest at Wally and Loretta Beck’s home on Wednesday and he also did some rototilling for Loretta . It was much appreciated. Tate and Ty Beck were dinner guests at Grandma and Grandpa Beck’s on Tuesday after helping Grandpa clean the shop. They have also been doing some mowing....
As we enter Phase Two Plans a few things will change at the library, but most of the Phase One restrictions will remain. We continue to ask patrons not to enter the library if you are sick. We strongly encourage everyone to wear a mask, but we will not be requiring them to enter. We will continue to require hand washing upon entering the building, prior to any computer use or book browsing. We know that transmission of COVID-19 is possible before symptoms appear and using a face covering and washing hands are ways to stop the spread. Patrons...
The Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbird Boys Basketball team has had a remarkable run the past four seasons and that is due in large part to the amazing contribution from Head Coach Derrick Shambo. Shambo took over from one of the most successful mentors in school history, Charlie Ereaux, and continued the powerful tradition put in place. Shambo guided the Thunderbird's to a pair of Class C State Tournament appearances in 2017 and 2019. His teams were highly entertaining to watch and one could never...
Many small non-profit organizations, especially in rural America, have significant difficulty with funding for even the most basic of financial needs. These organizations in Montana and more significantly the Hi-line are not immune to these struggles. In our communities those groups are often related to clubs and organizations to support our local youth i.e. swim teams, 4-H Clubs, FFA, Youth Baseball/Tee-ball leagues or Chinook/Blaine County AAU Wrestling amongst many. Several community based...
WINTER AWARDS 2019-2020 BOYS BASKETBALL CERTIFICATES Flint Annis Brenden Fetter Braxton Inman Levi Jensen Chantry Jorgenson Daniel MacLeod Ryan Meneely Caden Sullivan Robyn Chaffin – mgr Martin Nussbaum - mgr ………………… LETTERMAN Seniors Hunter Neibauer – 4th bar Juniors Ethan Bell – 3rd bar Reece Elliot – 3rd bar Benton Elliot- 1st pin Damon Hannum – 1st pin Ethan MacLeod- 1st pin Sophomores Isayah Abayomi – mgr Braden Eoff- 1st pin Toby Niederegger- 2nd bar Oskar Pula – 1st pin ………………… SPECIAL AWARDS Chairman of the Boards Reese Elliot Tom K...
The local sports scene has all but disappeared due to COVID-19. In turn we have decided to take a look back at some of Blaine County's greatest sports accomplishments. As space allows and time permits we will look through our old newspaper archives in search of the brightest moments in Blaine County sports history. We begin with a look back at the 1968 Chinook Surgarbeeter Boys Basketball Championship. Havre Sports Editor Praises Sugarbeeter Win The Chinook Opinion Thursday, March 21, 1968 The...
