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This aerial photo taken recently shows the current water levels at the north end of Fresno Reservoir. Currently, Fresno is listed at 59% capacity. Work is still being done at various locations along the Saint Mary Diversion Dam project and hopefully that work will allow the reservoir to maintain sustainable water levels. Of course a little help from Mother Nature in the form of precipitation would help a lot as well....
With every season, different insects appear, and occasionally we see those that might inspire a comment like "What in tarnation is this devil bug?!" When that happens, there's an app for that. However, the curious individual in Blaine County can always take insects to the Extension Office to have them identified. That was the word last week from Julianne Snedigar, MSU Blaine County Ag, Natural Resources, and 4-H Extension Agent. After a Chinook resident encountered a pseudoscorpion-a tiny...
FORT PECK – Anglers and boaters recreating on Fort Peck Reservoir this year have noticed that water levels are lower than they have been the last several years. More shoreline is exposed, boat ramps are longer (all ramps are currently usable), and islands and shallow points are “popping up” where they haven’t been seen for years. Besides making boating on the reservoir a little more challenging, how do these lower water levels affect the fishery of Fort Peck? Changing water levels are nothing new to Fort Peck. Since Fort Peck Dam was constru...
September 14th Primary Election The City offices that are up for elections are as follows: CITY OF CHINOOK Mayor- 4 year term Council person Ward 1 - 4 year term Council person Ward 2 - 4 year term CITY OF HARLEM Mayor—4 year term Council person Ward 1 - 4 year term Council person Ward 2 - 4 year term Filing for Chinook Mayor • Keith Hanson • Glenn Huistis • Michael D. Radovich - Withdrawal from Nomination Chinook Council Filings Ward 1: • Robert L. Smith • Mike (Rad) Radovich Chinook Council Filings Ward 2: • Shannon R. Sattleen • Mitch Haide...
Red Cross Blood Drive is Tuesday July 20, from 12 noon - 6PM. Appointments are highly encouraged by the Red Cross. However, the Red Cross does realize that an appointment is not always possible. Due to the difficulty at the past two drives to accommodate walk-ins, there has been communication between myself and the Senior Donor Recruitment Rep at American Red Cross in Great Falls. He has informed me that they have added additional staff to our blood drive here in Chinook on July 20th so that those walking in CAN donate. We will be giving the...
MSU Blaine County Extension and the Northern Ag Research Center (NARC) held a Summer Field Day on Tuesday, June 22 at the Max and Kirsti Cederberg Farm north of Turner. After receiving updates on the NARC Plot Variety Testing, the thirty-some producers on the tour were treated to a BBQ supper, which was sponsored by CHS Big Sky. The tour featured three speakers. The first, Dr. Jason Cook, a Spring Wheat Breeder and Geneticist from Montana State University-Bozeman (MSU), shared a report on...
Harlem Library Today the library board of trustees will hold their monthly meeting at 4:15 in the library meeting room. Contact the library if you have completed the June Book Challenge. The challenge for July is to read a book featuring an animal. “Tails and Tales” Summer Reading encourages everyone to keep reading this summer. Children may still sign up to participate with a parent/guardian. Story Time in the Park meets each Tuesday at 10 A.M. Sidewalk STEAM for elementary students meets today at 1 P.M. outside the library. It will be hel...
Over thirty youth from Blaine County participated in the 2021 Multi-County 4-H Camp held at Camp Kiwanis south of Havre from June 14-June 15. The theme this year was "Decades of Fun." Cloverbud Camp will take place this afternoon, June 30, at the Blaine County Fairgrounds. With the conclusion of camps, the countdown to fair intensifies. In alignment with the theme, groups and cabins each represented a different decade. Counselors decorated their cabins and areas to match the decade they chose. M...
Don’t forget the Rabies Clinic is today (Wednesday, June 30) from 11:00 am-2:00 pm in Turner at the Old Fire Hall! Gene and Susan Billmayer attended the Northern Ag Research Crop Tour on Max Cederberg’s Tuesday evening. Brandon Beck and friend Danielle visited and had pie Tuesday at the Wally Beck’s. Helen Billmayer’s nephew Dan McClue and family of Corvallis MT visited at the Jim Billmayer home Thursday and Friday evening. Tate and Ty Beck were to Grandma and Grandpa Beck’s to mow and enjoyed a piece of pie on Monday. Jim and Helen Billmayer...
PHYLLIS GAIL GILBERT went peacefully to her heavenly home on May 17, 2021, at age 71. Phyllis was born on April 7, 1950, at Fort Belknap, Montana, to Lewis Clarence and Irene Bridget (Fitzsimmons) Gilbert. She was baptized and celebrated her First Communion at St. Thomas Catholic Church in Harlem, Mt. Phyllis lived the majority of her life in Harlem with her parents who farmed and ranched East of Harlem at Fort Belknap. After the passing of Lewis, Phyllis and Irene moved to Great Falls, Mt. to b... Full story
Ted R. Olszewski, 90, passed away of natural causes June 19, 2021 in Great Falls, MT. Services were held at the Turner Gym, Turner MT on June 26, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. Burial will be at the Wing Cemetery, Hogeland MT. A Vigil was held at 7:00 PM Friday, June 25, 2021 at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Hogeland. Ted was born July 12, 1930 in Havre, MT to his parents John V. and Florence Olszewski, of Hogeland. Ted graduated in Hogeland from high school in 1948. While he was going to school he... Full story
Myrtle G. Schubert, 89, passed away at her residence on Friday, June 18, 2021, due to natural causes. Cremation has taken place, and memorial services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 8, 2021, at Messiah Lutheran Church with Pastor Sean Janssen officiating. Burial will follow in Highland Cemetery. Myrtle's family has suggested memorial donations be made in her memory to Messiah Lutheran Church, Friends of Beaver Creek Park, or the charity of the donor's choice. Holland & Bonine... Full story
Kermit Ben Teske, 93, of Casper, Wyoming passed away of natural causes on Friday, June 18, 2021 at his home in Casper. He was born on November 27, 1927 to Ben and Ruth Teske in Salem, South Dakota. Kermit married Leona Shelstad on May 24, 1944 and at the time of Leona's death they would have been married just shy of 75 years. To this union six children were born, Roger, Serena, Dennis, Michael, Vickey and Alan. Leona and Kermit's journey through life would take them to many of the 50 states... Full story
Mildred Kinsey, 64, passed away due to natural causes on June 16, 2021 at Benefis Hospital in Great Falls, MT. Wake services were held at 6:00 pm on Friday, June 18, 2021 with the rosary at 7:00 PM at the Fort Belknap Community Center. Funeral services were held June 19, 2021 at 11:00 AM at St. Paul Mission Church, with burial services following. Arrangements have been made with Wilderness Funeral Home of Chinook, MT. Mildred was born, October 26, 1956 in Phoenix, AZ. She grew up on the San... Full story
Established in 2017, the LifeGuard Group is a company of experts committed to seeking justice for perpetrators of human trafficking and restoration for its victims. With the knowledge that every hour, 34 more individuals enter a life of sexual exploitation, this advocacy group takes an aggressive and comprehensive approach to find, rescue, shelter, and restore exploited persons. Their four pillar message: "respond, rescue, restore, revive" has reached several groups and individuals in Blaine...
Friday afternoon, June 25, 2021, Dwight Hofeldt retired from his job with the Chinook Public Schools. Dwight is well know around the community of Chinook and throughout all of Blaine County as always being a hard worker. This past Friday Dwight retired from his position as Yard Custodian for Chinook Public Schools. Dwight never just did one job in a day, working two or three jobs for the past several decades. Hired on to mow the lawns for the High School, Meadowlark and Football Fields back in...
The Chinook Lions and Harlem Swim Teams headed south to Roundup as they look to fine tune things heading into the Fourth of July Weekend. The Divisional Swim Meet is just a few weeks away in Lewistown, July 24-25. Swimmers and coaches alike are getting the wrinkles all worked out giving all the kids the best opportunity to move on to the state meet in Columbia Falls the following week. Both the Lions and Harlem swim teams turned in solid efforts in the pool over the weekend. The Harlem swim...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter Girls Basketball team has been putting in the work this summer and have found plenty of success along the way. Head Coach Mike Jones has taken his teams to Dawson Community College in Glendive and Malta in recent weeks to compete. "We played in Dawson June 18-20. The girls had great success in Glendive. We ended up 5-2 and were the girls champions of the lower division," said Jones. "This weekend we played in Malta's summer round robin. We played four games and ended up...
HELENA, Mont. – Montana’s unemployment rate declined again, falling to 3.6% in May, down from 4.0% in January and down from 9.1% one year ago. The unemployment rate for the U.S. was 5.8% for the month of May. “Montanans who were sidelined during the pandemic are returning to the workforce and getting back to work,” Gov. Greg Gianforte said. “Our continued recovery depends on continuing these positive trends, so our businesses can meet their growing customer demand.” Montana’s total employment, which includes payroll, agricultural, and self-empl...
I read with interest the June 23rd article “Voters May Not Get A Voice”. I along with several other community members were in attendance and a spirited discussion of the “Nonpartisan Ordinance” occurred. Following that meeting, I did additional research on the Blaine County 2020 election. Here’s what my research found. On 10-5-20 the Blaine County Clerk & Recorder/Election Administrator, signed a contract with the Center for Tech and Civic Life, (CTCL) a non-profit, in the amount of $256, 433.00 USD, for the “…special circumstances...
Blaine County Library will be closed Monday July 5th in observation of Independence Day. Regular programs will resume Tuesday July 6th. Rebecca Stroh will be our Summer Reading guest and will be talking to the kids about being a Rodeo Queen. Thank you to Mitchel Smith for sharing his experience being a Navy Sailor last week. The kids were really interested in Mitchell's stories and videos. A shout out to Kylee Minnis who talked to the kids about being a firefighter yesterday. We are so thankful...
The Harlem Library Board of Trustees will meet today at 4:15 in the library meeting room. The majority of this meeting will be spent in online training about the state library. The library will be closed Monday, July 5 in observance of Independence Day. If you have completed the June Book Challenge be sure to contact the library to have your name entered to win a gift certificate from a local business. The July Book Challenge is to read a book featuring an animal. We have a selection of books...
Actors' Theatre held auditions for actors and actresses interested in a role in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the 2021 Youth Show with anticipated show dates in July and August. The cast list was announced on Tuesday, June 15. Although no one from Blaine County will star in the show, Jonah Nixdorf, the step-son of former Zurich resident Kimberly (Chilton) Squires will play the lead character, Charlie. Several people in the age range of 11-20 years gathered at the former Creative Leisure Building between 1:00 and 3:00 p.m. for a chance to...
