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Carter Alisch takes his turn in the batters box for the Ace Hardware team last week versus Havre in the season finale of the (Age 9-10) Minor League season. The team played every Tuesday at the Chinook Youth Baseball baseball field and began play the first week of May....
Producers are reminded to report prevented planting and failed acres in order to establish or retain FSA program eligibility for some programs. Producers should report crop acreage they intended to plant, but due to natural disaster, were prevented from planting. Prevented planting acreage must be reported on form CCC-576, Notice of Loss, no later than 15 calendar days after the final planting date as established by FSA and Risk Management Agency (RMA). For example, winter wheat planted/failed and the acreage is re-seeded to barley in the...
Reporter's note: In early May my wife and I rode Amtrak to Columbus, Wisconsin (just outside Madison) where we met two cousins from Iowa and then drove together 150 miles northeast to Door County, Wisconsin. Door County is a peninsula that sticks up in to Lake Michigan from near Green Bay. Our cousins had been there before for family vacations and knew their way around the peninsula quite well. We had reserved a cottage and spent a week exploring Door County. It is a major summer destination...
Searchers found the body of 35 year-old Noah Hofeldt in the Milk River outside Chinook. The Chinook native and resident was first reported by his family as missing on Thursday (June 14). Blaine County Sheriff Glenn Huestis said, “The body was found about 5:30 pm on Sunday just up river from the Chinook Waste Water Treatment facility.” That facility is on the river just south of Bear Paw Livestock. Huestis said Hofeldt was last seen “around noon on Monday.” On Sunday according to a news report on KRTV in Great Falls, Hofeldt’s mother, Carol, sa...
Lewis and Clark County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Brett Friede will retire Thursday after more than three decades as a law enforcement officer. Friede has served in Lewis and Clark County for the past 28 years as part of a 32-year law enforcement career that includes time in Toole County. Friede has spent time as a patrol deputy, crime scene photographer and hostage negotiator, and was well-known as the courthouse deputy. He said leaving the sheriff’s office is “bittersweet,” but he is looking forward to taking some time off to get healthy. “This w...
Susan Billmayer and Jennifer Strzelczyk attended the Garden Club Convention in Helena this week. Melissa Hiniker spent the Father’s Day weekend with her grandparents, Ed and Kathy Zellmer. Cindy Reed and friend Alan surprised Harlan and Jane Krass on Saturday for a visit. She brought them some plants, and on Father’s Day, Hilary Richman, Diana Maloney, and Anita, Lucas, Brooke, and Bridget Reed helped plant them. David Jones and Jennifer Baird were married on Saturday at the Jones Farm, and their reception followed at the Turner Park. Qui...
Dayle LaRayne Mundy of Moscow, Idaho died on Monday, June 4th at her home. She was 82. Dayle was born March 30, 1936 at home in Chinook, Montana to Alfred and Ida(Severson) Hobbs. She grew up and attended school and graduated from Chinook High School. She then attended Concordia College for a time. A young Great Northern machinist Robert A. Al Mundy was doing his apprenticeship in Chinook when he and Dayle met. They were married in Chinook on May 20, 1956. The couple owned and operated a service station in Chinook before moving to Whitefish,... Full story
Q: My friend is the kindest and most thoughtful person I know, and yet she has no interest in God or religion. Frankly, she’s better than most of the Christians I know. How do you account for this? A: I’m sorry your friend has no interest in God—but I’m still thankful for her thoughtfulness and kindness. The world certainly would be a better place if there were more people like her! The Bible says, “A kindhearted woman gains honor” (Proverbs 11:16). Although she doesn’t realize it, her personality didn’t happen by accident or chance; instead...
The “Libraries Rock!” Summer Reading program continues at the library. Children may still sign up and join in the fun! Summer Reading programs for preschoolers and their parents/caregivers meets on Tuesdays at 10 A.M. The Readers Club for school age children is held on Thursdays at 1 P.M. Adults may play the “Letter by Letter” game all through the summer. Lego Club meets on Thursdays from 4:00 to 5:00 P.M. for all ages. The free Musical Movie for this week is “The Sound of Music” which is rated G and lasts for 2 hours and 25 minutes. Everyone i...
Thank you to: Helen Hornung for the spaghetti sauce; To Chuck Wasser for the Vidalia onions; To Anonymous for the jigsaw puzzle; To Barb McDonald for the case of water, milk, chicken and tuna. Did you know that in Japan anything associated with senior citizens is called Koreisha, meaning “upper”, “age” and “person”? Japan is very pro-active in accommodating seniors along with their much-deserved special needs. Coming up - This weekend Fort Peck Theater is showing “Cabaret” Next weekend is the Milk River Gospel Jamboree at Malta High School. Ea...
We had a great turnout for our Father’s Day meal on Friday! I hope everyone enjoyed a wonderful Father’s Day. Thank you to Marilyne Berger for the bouquet of peonies and the daisies for the tables. Thursday marks the start of summer. The annual board meeting will not be held on July 20, 2018. The new date will be announced soon. Last week activity winners: Bingo: Irene Gauthier scored a blackout to win the meal ticket. Public Card Party: Judy Chapman-high, Mike Randall-low, Myrla McCoy and Judy Chapman-double pinochle. Friday Pinochle: Luc...
SPOKANE, Wash. (June 15, 2018) - The following Gonzaga University student from Hays, Montana participated in graduation exercises during our Commencement Ceremony that was held on Sunday, May 13th in Spokane’s Veterans’ Memorial Arena. This student has either completed their undergraduate degree or are expected to complete their degree requirements this year. Colette Werk - Hays, MT Gonzaga University is a private Catholic, Jesuit, and humanistic university providing education to more than 7,800 students. Situated along the Spokane River nea...
The Blaine County Library Board of Trustees will hold their regular monthly meeting Friday June 22, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. in the library meeting room. New movies available this week include two Hallmark movies, Darrow & Darrow and A Country Wedding. Other movies ready to go are Tomb Raider, I Can Only Imagine and The LEGO Ninjago Movie. We have two non-fiction books ready for checkout this week. "Montana Women from the Ground Up" by Kristine Ellis, is a compilation of oral histories from...
As part of a 33-year effort to protect sensitive lands and improve water quality and wildlife habitat on private lands, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will resume accepting applications for the voluntary Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). Eligible farmers, ranchers, and private landowners can sign up at their local Farm Service Agency (FSA) office between June 4 and Aug. 17, 2018. FSA stopped accepting applications last fall for the CRP continuous sign-up (excluding applications for the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP...
Each year, the Blaine County Fair Board pauses in their activities to acknowledge special efforts by special people by dedicating the fair premium book to a person, or persons, who have made significant contributions to assure a successful and continuing Blaine County Fair. This year's honor belongs to Dan and Sandy McNeill. The two McNeill children always had horses and enjoyed riding. From the time Courtney was a little girl, she would take her horse to the local kids' rodeo, which was the...
The Montana Federation of Swimmers summer swim schedule had the Chinook Lion's and Harlem swim teams in Roundup this weekend for their third meet of the season. Both teams have started really well and have saw many personal best set with their swimmers from the experienced to the beginners. The Lion's, again had a strong showing in the pool as they finished second in the team race. The newcomers have come a long ways thus far and was evident in the performances of Abby and Laura Danley who both...
The Blaine County Democratic Central Committee met Monday night (June 18) and selected three names that will go to the County Commissioners. From those three names the two incumbent commissioners will pick a person to fill the unexpired term of Charlie Kulbeck. Kulbeck, representing District 3, resigned effective July 1. The person selected by the commissioners will serve Kulbeck's unexpired term-a six month stretch running from July 1 to January 1, 2019. At the end of that period a...
Producers with CRP contracts expiring on September 30, 2018 may wish to contact FSA concerning the Transition Incentives Program (TIP). The TIP offers incentive payments to retiring producers that sell or lease their expiring CRP acreage to beginning farmers or ranchers. All requirements of the TIP contracting process must be finalized by September 15, 2018. The CRP “Land Tenure” provisions authorize the early termination of CRP contracts (without penalty) when eligible lands are sold to a beginning farmer or rancher, or socially disadvantaged...
