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The Blaine County Journal ~ News Opinion has officially began its move down Main Street Chinook to our new location at 420 Indiana, or more commonly known as the old Chinook Hardware store. Owners Keith and Keri Hanson purchased the building earlier this year and have been working diligently renovating, upgrading and putting the finishing touches on a remodel that will wow customers the first time they step through the door. With the construction all done they have began stocking the new...
Kiley Huravitch, of Chinook, was recently named a "top Cookie Entrepreneur" for the Girl Scouts bi-state council that includes both Montana and Wyoming (GSMW). As part of this year's celebration of the 100th anniversary of the iconic cookie sales program, GSMW named its 100 top cookie sellers and recognized them with a special patch. Kiley, who will be a third grader at Meadowlark Elementary next year, sold 1006 boxes of cookies. She's no stranger to cookie sales sharing "this was my third year...
Reporter's note: Back in mid-spring my wife and I made a 3,500-mile road trip to Louisville, Kentucky and back. She went to attend a church-related conference and I was, well, going as a tourist. About 20 years ago I had gone to a conference in Louisville but saw virtually none of the city as I was tied to the conference while there. Interestingly, we stayed this time at the same hotel I'd stayed in years ago-the Gault House, a large hotel and convention complex located downtown right on the...
This is the time of year that I like best. I can watch my garden take off in a flurry of buds of all sorts and I am amazed at what can be done being a plain dirt gardener. Most impressive this year has been my sweet rocket. It was a flower that grew in alleys and on hillsides in early Havre, planted by women hitting the ground with the dried seed shells of the rocket and having it come up as if my magic. On Clear Creek there are hillsides that are simply filled with rocket which was mostly planted by Mary Ashline and Laened Black. Imagine my...
Don’t forget to bring your cats and dogs in to Turner at the Old Fire Hall on Friday, June 16, from 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Blaine County Veterinary Service will be on hand to bring your pets vaccinations up to date! Big Flat 4-H Club is sponsoring this event. Ezzie’s Wholesale will also be on Main Street that day to take care of your fire extinguisher needs. Vacation Bible School will be held this week. The public is invited to attend the concluding program on Friday at 11:15 at the Turner Lutheran Church. Thank you to everyone who chipped in...
Reporter's note: If you happen to be near the Chinook Assembly, at the corner of West Fourth and Pennsylvania in Chinook, and smell coffee, you are enjoying a whiff of 'coffee with a purpose.' The new ministry called Ground Breakers is described on the church website as "a donations-based coffee shop operated within Chinook Assembly for the purpose of giving to missions both locally and globally, so that Jesus Christ may be known everywhere!" How the Assembly started the ministry is a story itse...
Who is My Neighbor in Need? 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 phone at 406-357-8080. A Good Deed Doer will get back to you just as soon as he/she can. Current Need Neighbor in Need – A low income couple is in need of a used/working clothes dryer. They live on a limited income and and a...
Remember to keep July 22-23rd open on your calendar. The St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church of the Big Flat will be celebrating their 100th anniversary these two day. Lots of fun with picnics, etc. to take place. More information to come as it gets closer. There will be a Car Show-Fly In this coming Saturday in Turner. The Lions will be holding a breakfast at the Legion Hall from 8:00-12:00 noon. Come support this worthwhile group and enjoy a delicious breakfast. The Turner Volunteer Fire Depart...
There is still time to join the summer reading program “Build a Better World.” Children are encouraged to keep reading to avoid the “summer slump” and to earn prizes as they build their reading skyscraper in the Library City. The Read to Me program for infants-preschoolers with parents/caregivers meets on Tuesdays at 10 A.M. The Reading Club for students in grades K-6 is held on Thursdays at 1 P.M. Lego Club meets on Thursdays at 6 P.M. Adults can play the “Letter by Letter” game for a chance to win a $50 gift card at the end of the summer. Com...
Harlem Public Library has expanded its services with eBooks and digital audio books available to enjoy from the library’s website. Library card holders can borrow popular digital media anytime, anywhere by visiting harlempubliclibrary.org. for the MontanaLibrary2Go link. Users may browse the library’s website, borrow titles with a valid library card, and start reading or listening on all major computers and devices, including iPhone®, iPad®, Nook®, Android™ phones and tablets, and Kindle® . Many titles can be enjoyed immediately on any devic...
The Summer Reading Program is in full swing. A big shout out to our helpers last week. Patty Hall, Erica Smith, and Jill Paulsen, as well as all the parents and childcare givers who helped out. We couldn't have done it without you! Our first Summer Reading program was all about worms. The kids got to examine their worms and then we had worm races, which was really exciting! We have a worm composting system set up in the library and we will be making compost all summer. We should have compost by...
Happy Flag Day on Wednesday to everyone! Did you know… Woodrow Wilson established June 14th as Flag Day in 1916, but it wasn’t until August of 1949 that Congress officially established Flag Day. Only the president, state governors and the mayor of Washington DC have the authority to order American flags to be flown at half-staff. There are 6 American flags on the moon. Montana Senior Olympics will be held June 15-17 in Polson, Pablo & Ronan. Any individual age 50 or older may participate in archery, basketball, cycling, golf, racquetball, hor...
The Chinook Senior Center is proud to announce that Art Kleinjan was voted “Senior of the Year.” Congratulations, Art! Whist is scheduled for Wednesday, June 14 at 1 p.m. Thursday morning is the Strong People exercise class at 10:30 a.m. and then we have Bingo at 1 p.m. Our winner last week was Francis Ewing. Friday, June 16, will be our Father’s Day celebration with a roast beef lunch. Don’t forget, meal cards make great presents for Father’s Day. The Kitchen Band will be playing and Pinochle is scheduled for the afternoon. Last week’s Pi...
The Chinook Lions and Harlem swim teams competed in Scobey and Shelby this past weekend and were very successful in the process. Chinook sent seven swimmers to compete in Scobey and four to Shelby and everyone of them swam in the Championship Finals on Sunday while four earned High Point honors. The Harlem swim team sent four swimmers to Scobey and brought home a High Point trophy as well. The Scobey contingent comprised of Chinook swimmers Lori Mord, Amanda Mord, Jenny Mord, Halie Neibauer,...
Whether you’re tying on a salmonfly or threading a night crawler onto a hook, on Saturday and Sunday, everyone in Montana can fish for free. “Montana is home to some of the finest fishing anywhere in the world. It’ll be a great chance to get your family outside.” said Martha Williams, director of Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks in Helena. While the promotion allows anyone to fish without a license on June 17-18, all other fishing rules and regulations are in effect and must be followed. Williams encourages all would-be anglers to be aware o...
With the NBA Finals between Golden State and Cleveland all but over at this writing and I will be having more about that next week, but with that over I am really looking forward to football season. It is the middle of June and the start of college is not far away and that will lead to a whole bunch of wonderful college games and NFL games too. Matter of fact, I do see a tad of football news in various newspapers around the area even now. For example there was a Patriots story this last week. Patriot’s tight end Rob Gronkowski is just g...
It's the time of the year when student athletes are recognized and celebrated for their sports accomplishments during the previous sports seasons. Forty graduating high school football players from across the state of Montana have been nominated and selected to play in what many call the premier, "best of the best" post season game-the Annual Montana East-West Shrine Game. This year's game will be played Saturday, July 15 in Billings on the campus of Rocky Mountain College. Coach for the East...
Independence Bank is pleased to announce the recipients of the Independence Bank New Student Scholarship the 2016-2017 academic year. All of the students will be attending Montana State University-Northern and will receive a $1000 scholarship during their freshman year. April Balek is graduating from Chouteau High School and is planning to major in Criminal Justice. Her parents are Robbie and Pamela Balek of Chouteau. Brooke Elliot is graduating from Chinook High School and plans to pursue a...
3th Grade Erika Anderson Shiloh Brewer Rochelle Chaffin Sydney Chaffin Katelyn Copenhaver Brooke Elliot Kyler Johnson Kelsey Mathon Nicole McCracken Taylor Neibauer Paul Niederegger Rio Overcast Kassidy Popchoke Kylie Popchoke Trevor Reid Wade Schneider Alexis Warburton Casey Young Bailey Zumbrun 11th Grade Erika Arnold Chelsie Fox Carrie Hofer Tamer Jamieson Heaven LaForge Hailey McMaster Brandon Morneau Megan Pruttis Erin Pula Jamie Roth Sierra Swank 10th Grade Brendan Edwards Cristen Friede Larissa Getten Rachel Gunderson Trajan Hannum...
3th Grade Kade Friede Kyle McMaster Franklin NezPerce Christian Quincy Talia Sharples Michael Warburton 11th Grade Jaye Anderson Caleb Dumas Garrett Lowham Rylan Mitchell Steven Mulonet 10th Grade Christopher Barfett James Christensen Cord Schneider Cristina Shackelford 9th Grade Joshua Gillett Allyssa Gruszie Sally Halingstad Jasmine Klingaman Hunter Neibauer Ella Sharples 8th Grade Ethan Bell Benton Elliot Erik Pula 7th Grade Drake Berreth Braden Eoff Kyleigh Knight Stacie Liddle Leonard McKee Tylie Richman Gemma Sharples...
