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Article information from unapproved council minutes. At its regular monthly meeting the Harlem City Council learned that the bidding process should begin shortly for the upgrade to the wastewater treatment plant. Council approved salary increases for city employees, including a longevity increase for employees that qualify. There was also action on properties in violation of the decay ordinance. The council was called to order by Mayor Bill Taylor. A quorum was present with all members in attendance. Present were: Kenneth Hansen, Ralph Schneide...
The annual Blaine County Cruise is set for June 24 and 25. Alan Pula, one of the planners for this year's cruise, said, "We didn't really come up with a theme for the cruise this year. We couldn't figure a way to make the drive-in movies match one theme. I guess if we did have a theme, it would be "Cruisin' to Beaver Creek Park" since that's the major stop of the cruise." The annual cruise is one of the main activities of the local auto club. This is the sixth year the Chinook-based club has...
The committee that organizes Blaine County's annual American Cancer Society's Relay for Life is putting the final touches on plans for the July 8 event. A big change this year is a shortened time for the walk, with the walk ending at midnight on Friday evening. In years past the walk lasted all night. The walk and luminary ceremony is set for Hoon Field, in Chinook, with the county fairgrounds as an alternative if the weather is uncooperative. Nationwide the Relay for Life is the major public...
Perry and Willie Miller are aided by Jason Haider and Sami Powell as they remove parts of a sawed up limb that fell into the street at the south end of Pennsylvania Street in Chinook. A couple of blocks north on the street another tree split, leaving the street blocked until cleanup efforts got the street open to traffic....
Montana is justifiably known for the quality, abundance and diversity of its fisheries. Unfortunately, a small and arrogant group of people feel they are entitled to the fish they want, where they want and many of Montana’s best fisheries are now damaged or threatened by illegal fish introductions. Fish introductions are not inherently bad, many of Montana’s most famous fisheries are based on introduced species. Many of Montana’s native species are being re-introduced back into historic habitat once limiting factors are removed. However, even t...
Pasture Management Workshop On July 6th, Dr. Emily Glunk, Extension Forage Specialist and Assistant Professor at Montana State University, will be presenting at a Pasture Management Workshop organized by MSU Blaine County Extension. This workshop will be focused on hands-on learning activities, including a pasture walk to evaluate grazing management, plant management, and methods of improving pasture production. Topics covered will include: species selection for dryland and irrigated pastures, defoliation responses of plants, pasture...
A couple of weeks ago I was staying at a cabin in Apgar Village which is a part of Glacier National Park. From the cabin picture window I had a wonderful view looking up Lake McDonald to the northeast and the grand mountains that form part of Going-To-The-Sun Road. There is no more beautiful view in Glacier and maybe in North America than looking at those mountains that ring the upper McDonald valley. A few of them are Gunsight, Edwards, Brown, Cannon, Stanton, Vaught, McPartland, and the Garden Wall itself. While at that cabin I got to see...
Recently a mailing from a Christian mission agency arrived in the mail. In it was a short article about a large extended family who fled from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and whom the mission agency has helped to resettle on the East Coast. Their mission caseworker is always ready to help them navigate their way through their new life, from learning their way around town to paying the rent. Of course the family had a few culture shocks. One of the young men said, “Everything is attached to a time of day—appointments to see the doc...
Robert C Rohrer Chinook, MT April 27, 1940 - May 19, 2016 Bob was born at the Kelly Delbaums Ranch on Bean Creek, Bear Paw Mountains near Chinook Montana. His father had to ride a horse to fetch a Mid Wife to deliver him. As a child he served as a alter boy in the local Catholic Church. He also had a newspaper route for the Chinook Opinion. The Winter of 1954 due to strep throat tonsillitis he acquired Rheumatic fever and as a result developed a murmur of the heart. He was sick for one year and...
Laura Ann Adams Idaho Falls, ID Laura Anne Adams, 83, of Idaho Falls, passed away June 12, 2016, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Laura was born September 9, 1932, in Chinook, Montana, to David J. Funk and Elizabeth A. Peters Funk. She grew up and attended schools in Zurich, Montana and Chinook, Montana and graduated from Chinook High School in 1950. Laura also attended college at Northwestern Nazarene College in Nampa, Idaho. On March 7, 1952, she married Robert J. Adams in Seattle, Wa...
Lawrence Frances (Larry) LaVallie Fort Belknap, MT Lawrence Frances (Larry) LaVallie, 79, of Ft. Belknap, passed away at the Malta Retirement Center of complications from diabetes. A wake was held June 20, 2016 at 5:00PM at St. Paul’s Mission Parish. Funeral services were held at St. Paul’s Mission Church on Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at 11 AM with Father Cory presiding. Burial will follow in the St. Paul’s Mission Cemetery. Larry was born April, 17, 1937 in Ft. Belknap, MT to Estelle Big Beaver Mount and raised by his step father, Robert Bob M...
Q: I admit we never paid much attention to the television programs and films our children watched, but I’m beginning to wonder if we made a mistake. I guess we thought they’d learn how they ought to live by watching us, but now I’m not so sure. Have we missed something? A: aising our children is one of the most important responsibilities God gives us, and neglecting it or leaving it to others can be disastrous. The Bible says, “Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it” (Proverbs...
4-H members from clubs around Blaine County converged on the fairgrounds in Chinook last Friday for the annual 4-H Project Day. A parent at the event said Project Day is to introduce 4-H members to a variety of projects they might eventually pursue with 4-H. There were several classes, a showmanship clinic and, in the afternoon, lots of cleaning and tidying up before the fair that runs July 13-17 this year. While some 4-H members were in a class to learn about food handling safety, other...
There will be a bridal shower for Kayla Sather, future bride of Taylor Fouts, at the Turner Park on Saturday, June 25th, at 2:00 p.m. Everyone welcome! Congratulations to Brandon Beck and Daniella Schilling on the birth of their new son, Dallas Albert Wallace Beck. He was born on Tuesday, June 14, and weighed in at 6#, 2 oz. Kevin Beck is now a proud grandpa and Wallace and Loretta Beck are proud first-time Great-Grandparents. Congratulations to all! Susan and Emily Billmayer attended the wedding of Amanda Becker and Jeffrey Nix in Great Falls...
Lenny Erickson, and Donna Schuldt, Julian and Marilyn Hansen had Father’s Day dinner at Max and Kirsti Cederbeg’s home on Sunday. Johannas, Shannon, JR, and Jake Brown were in Billings from Sunday through Wednesday so the boys could attend basketball camp at Rocky Mountain College. Then on Friday, Shannon and the boys went back to Billings for a couple days to attend Jurassic Quest. Gerald and Shirley Keller took Addison Carr to Great Falls to meet up with her mother, Cheryl Carr, after spending two weeks at grandma and grandpa Kellers hom...
Organizers are hoping some major changes in the Blaine County Fair will continue to attract a great crowd this year. The Fair will run July 13-17 at the county fairgrounds on the west side of Chinook. Combining the Bear Paw Roundup rodeo with the fair and the signing of Dreamland Carnival for the midway will give fairgoers plenty of new entertainment options. Cal Moon, a rising western singer, will be doing entertainment between events during the fair. Return events, including the Demolition Derby, Pig Wrestling, 4-H activities and the Sunday...
Frank and Bettie Barber celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in early June. The Barbers are widely known for their love of hosting friends and family and putting on great parties. To help celebrate their own 50th anniversary, they invited four other couples, also celebrating 50 years of marriage, to join in a group celebration. Imagine the five couples being celebrated, about 200-250 guests, a fantastic array of food, five anniversary cakes, a bagpiper playing to the host couple, a country...
The Chinook Lions hosted their own Invitational this past weekend. Teams from all over north central Montana were on hand for the event including Harlem, Malta and Big Sandy. The Lions were strong in the pool again as the captured both the team title and relay championship. Harlem turned in another solid effort winning a number of individual events over the course of the two day event. The Lions are extremely strong in the younger age groups especially the eight and under girls and boys...
