We've Got The County Covered
We've Got The County Covered
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A siphon on the more-than-100-year-old system that provides much - almost all, in drought years - to the Milk River broke last Monday, shutting down the system. The Montana Area Office of the Bureau of Reclamation area manager said the bureau was waiting for the water to finish flowing out of the breached siphons on the St. Mary Diversion and Conveyance Works and is working to get a feel for impacts caused by the breach and looking at possible models for replacement or partial repair. "We're...
For the third time, and hoping to make it an annual stop, nationally recognized Ro Wiggins will be at the Turner Public School Gymnasium from July 23-24 to put on his gROw Camp for students in grades 3-12. Interested individuals are encouraged to Save the Date for this basketball camp. The two-day camp for youth in grades 3-8 will begin at 9:00 a.m. and conclude at 11:30. Camp fees for this age category are $80 for both days. Following that group, campers in grades 9-12 will have sessions that extend from noon until 3:00 p.m. on both Tuesday...
Part of my early morning routine is to look back in my digital diary to see what happened on this same date over the past eight or so years I've been keeping the diary. Part of each entry is the daily temperature early in the morning, the forecast for the upcoming day and a comment or two about the current weather conditions. Last Sunday morning (June 16) the temperature at 5am was 47 degrees, (and "feels like 41") with near 30 mph winds starting mid-morning and blowing most of the rest of...
The Friends of the Pool and Park Foundation would like to invite people from across the Hi-Line to help fund necessary improvements to the Pool and Park Complex in Chinook. This year only, the 5th Annual Brewfest will be held at Sweet Park in Chinook on Thursday, July 4th, 2024. This fun-filled event is one of the major fundraisers for the Friends of the Pool and Park Foundation and the event happens annually. The Brewfest will start at 4 p.m. at Sweet Memorial Park at 800 New York Street, and it will feature many different craft beers,...
I wrote about the rock houses outside Roundup, Montana in Part 1 of this two-part series. But the first building that really caught my eye in town was the "blue dome-shaped building" that sits on the south side of US 87 just before the highway curves south toward Billings. That building is the topic of Part 2 of the series. When I first started inquiring about the history of the structure I referred to it as "a geodesic dome." Back in the late sixties Buckminster Fuller was on the faculty where...
Harlem Library The Harlem Library board meets today, June 26, 4:30 P.M. Children are reminded to participate in the weekly summer reading programs: Summer STEAM for elementary students meets Mondays at 1 P.M.; Storytime for age 0-5 and their parents/caregivers is held on Tuesdays at 10 A.M. and Lego Club meets Thursdays at 4 P.M. for all ages. The Book Challenge for June is to read an adventure book. July’s Book Challenge will be to read book set in an intriguing city. The library will be closed July 4 in observance of Independence Day. B...
The Harlem Library Board will hold its regular monthly meeting today, June 26, 4:30 P.M. in the library meeting room. There is still time to take part in the summer reading program “Adventure Begins at Your Library!” Weekly programs include Summer STEAM for elementary students on Mondays at 1 P.M.; Storytime for children ages 0-5 and their parents/caregivers on Tuesdays at 10 A.M.; and Lego Club for all ages on Thursdays at 4 P.M. Children are encouraged to bring in their reading logs with minutes read each week to the library to redeem the...
We had to switch gears at the last minute for our Summer Reading Program last week, as our presenters didn’t make it! A big shout out to Deanne, Aubrey, and Madelynn Kalk, Sabrina Peck and all the other parents who stepped in to help. We appreciate you! The Blaine County Museum will be here today at 3:00 to do a presentation and activity. They always do a great job, so don’t miss out. Next week we will be changing the schedule a bit due to the holiday. Tuesday July 2nd we will only have Story Time. Wednesday July 3rd we will have a movie fro...
Hello From the Chinook Senior Center We are continuing on with many delightful activities and feel very blessed to have all of the varied activities and classes that we can. Today, we have Gene Allen, Sherry Neuens, Lynn Heggen for fabulous music. So nice to hear the Accordion, as well as the Penny Whistle! Fun! Fun is so good! We are scheduling our Picnic for our wonderful volunteers, who help us all out, here and who comprise a team of absolutely wonderful people. This will be held on Sat., June 29th @ 1:00 at the Scout/Sweet Park. If you...
Lane Wicks, a seventh-grade student at Chinook Jr. High School has earned a position on the Montana state/provincial National Junior High rodeo team and will be traveling with fellow teammates to Des Moines, IA June 23rd thru June 29th to compete at the 19th annual National Junior High Finals Rodeo (NJHFR) in Bareback steer & Team Roping (Header), competitions. Featuring roughly 1,200 contestants from 43 U.S. States, 5 Canadian Provinces, Australia, and Mexico, the NJHFR is the world's largest...
