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The Eighth Annual Blaine County Cruise is finally here. Get the family together and head to the Blaine County Fairgrounds this Friday to get signed up for this years Cruise. This year the group will travel to Turner on Saturday while competing in family friendly games and activities along the way. Friday night the movie Herbie will be shown and Saturday 'Fast 8' will be showing....
Last week about 30 people joined a Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) bus tour to view completed and future road projects along US 2 from Havre to Fort Belknap. The tour was held the day before the MDT's meeting conducted in Havre. District Three Transportation Commissioner Greg Jergeson, from Chinook, said each year MDT conducts a bus tour in one of its five MDT districts. "Until this tour," Jergeson added, "only MDT officials and transportation commissioners participated in the annual...
On Friday, June 22, Blaine County Commissioners Dolores Plumage and Frank DePriest selected Tom Fairbank to complete the unexpired term of the commission seat vacated by Charlie Kulbeck. The Blaine County Democratic Central Committee met on the Monday night before and selected three names that were submitted to the County Commissioners. Kulbeck had earlier notified commissioners that he was resigning effective July 1, citing his own health challenges and family concerns. Fairbank will complete...
Many folks would say not much ever changes in a small town but sometimes change can be subtle and that was the case last week when the Chinook Eagles Club began offering a full lunch service. Monday, June 18th marked the first day of the Eagles new venture and certainly appeared to be a hit with the local lunch crowd. Small towns can always use a boost and providing a new choice is exciting and brightens the community outlook. The first day was a huge success with nearly every seat taken....
HAVRE – Bear Paw Development Corporation announced that Krystal Steinmetz of Havre was recently hired as the organization's Director of Community Planning. Steinmetz worked for the economic development organization previously, but most recently served as the Development Director for the Boys and Girls Club of the Hi-Line. She also has worked as a freelance writer and journalist for newspapers, television and radio. "Krystal brings to this position exactly the right experience and knowledge to h...
HAVRE – Bear Paw Development Corporation Hill County Electric (HCE) held its 73rd Annual Meeting of Members on Saturday, May 12, 2018. Nearly 200 individuals attended the meeting including members, their families and other guests. Subject matter discussed during the Business meeting included the cost of transmission and running power lines across a large service area with less than one member per mile. Through on-going maintenance and improved technology, HCE is able to reduce the number of o...
Crystal, Cassidy, Holly, Cooper, and Lucy Grabofsky were over to Wally and Loretta Beck’s home on Thursday, June 14, and helped them with yard work. On Friday evening, June 15, Jake and Lizzie Nelson were supper guests at the Wallace Beck home. They are new members of the Hogeland community and are here from Minnesota. They are employed at Shawn and Bobbi Becks. On Saturday, June 16, Merrilyn Billmayer, Sharon Goodrich, Kathy Zellmer and Loretta Beck took a basket of goodies over to welcome them to our community. Visitors at Harlan and Jane K...
The Turner High School boys basketball team traveled to Cutbank to compete in the Cutbank Classic a week or so ago. Last Saturday the Welsh family attended the Jones/Baird wedding. Ron, Avery, and Piper Fox went to Buffalo, WY to help Lyvee Fox celebrate her 4th birthday. Grandma had to stay home as she came down with the flu. Get Well, Susan! Don and Valerie Van Voast attended Tyrel and Lyndsey Obrecht’s wedding in Lewistown over the weekend. Last weekend, Darel and Linda Hauge attended the Baird/Jones wedding, and Alice and Dwight, and E...
Curtis E. Van Voast passed away March 22, 2018 in Kalispell, MT. He was born August 20, 1929 to Jess and Cora Van Voast in Turner, MT. Curt attended school in Turner and graduated from Turner High in 1947. He later attended Northern Montana College. He married Joyce Jensen from Antelope, MT, but they later divorced. Curt served in the Korean conflict. He bought a farm south of Polson, MT and farmed and ranched most of his life. He later bought property on Flathead Lake near Rollins, MT where he... Full story
Edwin Whitaker (Ed), Mayfield, passed away June 21 at his home surrounded by his loving family. We celebrate that he is free from the 26 plus years of Parkinson's Disease. He was the best example of working hard and never giving up. Ed was born on December 19, 1940, to Edwin and Maude Whitaker, in Havre, Montana. He was the eighth child of fourteen. He married Lorraine Pauly on December 5, 1959. Lisa, Joanne, and Julie were born to them. They later divorced. Ed married the love of his life,... Full story
The new pastor recently called to serve the Chinook and Havre Presbyterian Churches is no stranger to north central Montana. In August 2012 Maggie (Margaret) Lewis came as the first Young Adult Volunteer (YAV) to serve in Chinook. After leaving Chinook she attended the University of Iowa for a time, then began the Master of Divinity program at the University of Dubuque, also in Iowa. She completed the three year program of study in preparation for the ministry in May, 2018. Both the Chinook and...
Children are encouraged to keep reading for the “Libraries Rock!” Summer Reading program which continues until the end of July. Bring in your reading record sheets to earn prizes and chances to win the grand prize in each age group. Weekly programs for preschoolers and their parents are held on Tuesdays at 10 A.M. and for grade school children on Thursdays at 1 P.M. Adults may participate in the “Letter by Letter” game through the end of August when we will draw for the $50 gift card. Lego Club meets on Thursdays at 4 P.M. The last free Mu...
Thank You to Blaine County Democrats for the cookies. Thank You to Barb McDonald for the peony on the piano. Thank you to Dale and Vonnie Klungland for putting the new board on the courtyard Get Ready for the Fourth of July midweek events!!! The Harlem Senior Center will be having a float in the parade, 4:00 pm. Riders are needed! Get out your red, white and blue clothes to wear on the float. Don’t forget the picnic in the park (bring salads, desserts) - hamburgers, hot dogs, drinks, plates provided - at 5:00 pm. Friday June 29 – Saturday Jun...
By Marlane Wenzel, Friday, June 29, is the birthday lunch and we will be having a 50/50 Raffle this month. This week in Bingo there were four winners on one game. It got pretty exciting. Thank you for the lovely centerpieces and bouquets of flowers Marilyne Berger, Tara Baird, and Debbie Ramberg. They are beautiful and we appreciate them. Last week activity winners are as follows: Bingo: Marlane Wenzel; Shanghai Rummy: Don Durocher; Pinochle: High Doris Hofeldt, low Elisabeth O’Brien Remember, your memberships are due this month. They are $10....
New movies available this week are Pacific Rim and Pacific Rim Uprising. We have two non-fiction books ready for checkout this week. "The Last Cowboys: A Pioneer Family in the West" by John Branch, is a gripping portrait of one family's gamble that rodeo and ranching are the future of the West and not just its past. "How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence" by Michael Pollan is an investigation...
USDA Farm Service Agency encourages all farmers, ranchers, and FSA program participants to take part in the county committee election nomination process. Committees are comprised of locally elected agricultural producers responsible for the fair and equitable administration of FSA farm programs in their counties. Committee members are accountable to the Secretary of Agriculture. If elected, members become part of a local decision making and farm program delivery process. A county committee is comprised of three to 11 elected members from local...
The Chinook Lions and Harlem swim teams are at the midway point of the summer swim season having completed four meets and with Divisionals just four weeks away. Both teams were in Chester this past weekend while also having a few swimmers traveling east to Plentywood. Chester is a western division meet which provided the teams a chance to compete against swimmers they don't normally see week to week. Chinook placed third this past weekend despite having less than half their team compete. Harlem'...
The eighth annual Blaine County Cruise has a full slate of events planned for the weekend as activities get underway Friday afternoon at 5:00 p.m. with registration taking place at the Blaine County Fairgrounds. The Cruise welcomes everyone to participate in the weekend activities and this year will also include a 'Scavenger Hunt' Friday evening. Saturday Cruisers will head to Turner. The cruise is open to anyone with a vehicle. The club prides itself on being family-friendly. Bring the kids,...
My wife and I were driving to Conrad for a meeting. Readers who have traveled west along US 2 from Blaine County know that once you leave Havre, rest stops are virtually nonexistent until you reach Chester. In the winter the situation is worse since the Chester rest area closes. A couple of hours into the trip we stopped at the Visitors' Center on the east edge of Shelby for a bathroom break (this is another rest stop that is frequently closed in the winter months). We were browsing the...
Jana McPherson-Hauer, RN, is Lead Local Health Official and Public Health Nurse in Blaine County. The average adult takes 15 to 20 breaths a minute — more than 20,000 per day, according to the American Lung Association. Healthy lungs are important to deliver clean air to our bodies’ organs and tissues, which convert oxygen into fuel to support vital body functions. When a smoker lights up, it affects not only the health of the lungs, but also the body structures that depend on the lungs for oxygen. Smoking is the leading cause of pre...
