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Tom Fairbanks greets well wishers after being sworn in as District 3 Blaine County Commissioner this past Friday. Fairbanks was sworn in by the District Court Judge Yvonne Laird in a 10 a.m. ceremony to fill the position vacated by the resignation of Charlie Kulbeck in June. Fairbanks will serve out the remainder of Kulbeck's term from now until the end of December....
With the "Journal's" regular schedule slightly altered because of the July 4 holiday, this early edition of the newspaper coincides with opening day of this year's Blaine County Fair. Today, Tuesday, focused on the 4-H/FFA Horse Show. That event was held at the George Ortner Arena. Wednesday afternoon, July 4, the Kids' Rodeo, 50th anniversary edition, takes center stage in the arena. Many food booths, but not all, will be opening on Wednesday. Dan and Sandy McNeill have organized the Kids' Rode...
Reporters note: It's certainly not unusual to see one or more cyclists this time of year, usually pedaling east, along US Highway 2, in our part of Montana. After all, we are on the northern tier route, a very popular route that takes cyclists from Anacortes, Washington to Bar Harbor, Maine. Griffin Park, by the Chinook Water Plant and City Hall in Harlem are both popular with cross-country cyclists as good spots to camp overnight. But what I had never seen in my five summers on this part of...
Doug Hayes said his good-byes to Chinook School system colleagues at a retirement gathering at the end of school in May, then left immediately to lead a group to Washington, DC. Hayes started his teaching career in Froid, Montana, then joined the Chinook system in the fall of 1993. At retirement his career spanned a third of a century. Doug and Carmaine, his wife and high school sweetheart, were both teachers. They have four adult sons and seven grandchildren and, according to Doug, "Two more...
DPHHS: Takes steps to prevent West Nile Virus infection this summer State and local public health officials are reminding Montanans to take steps to avoid mosquito bites and prevent infection with West Nile Virus (WNV). In Montana, WNV season usually begins in July and ends in October, as this is when the mosquitoes responsible for it emerge. The best way to prevent mosquito-borne diseases such as WNV, or any other mosquito-borne illness, is to protect yourself from mosquito bites. While mosquitoes found in Montana are unable to transmit other...
Sweet Medical Center and Chinook Dental are hosting a Patient Appreciation event in conjunction with the Chinook Area Chamber's quarterly Business After Hours. This is the third year the two medical providers have teamed up to welcome the community to meet the staff of the two businesses and learn about the services available. Nora Conner, Outreach Coordinator with the Sweet Medical Center (SMC), said she is looking forward to a large crowd. The Patient Appreciation/Business After Hours event...
Chrissy Downs and Jacob Huckabee, representing the local JUMP group, recently received a check for $1000 from Ray Reid on behalf of local VFW Post 4620. Reid is commander of the local VFW Post. Downs is an adult leader with JUMP, "a Christ centered youth group," and Huckabee is one of the older members of the JUMP group. Accepting the check for JUMP Chrissy Downs said, "The gift was not expected but it is much appreciated." Jacob Huckabee, a 2018 graduate of Chinook High, explained how JUMP...
Noah Michael Hofeldt, 35, Chinook Montana, went to heaven, June 17, 2018 from an unfortunate accidental drowning. A Celebration of Life was held, Saturday, June 23, 2018, at 4:00 p.m. at the Chinook High School Auditorium in Chinook Montana. Reception followed at the Eagles Club in Chinook Montana. At dark a Candle Light gathering took place as well at Griffin Park located by Water Treatment Plant in Chinook. Noah was born in Fort Belknap, Montana on May 19,1983 to Dwight and Carol (Doney)... Full story
Lois Vivian Hanson, Chinook , MT- Lois Vivian Hanson, 99 passed away on June 29th 2018 at Sweet Home Care Center. The funeral service will be held on July 2nd 2018 at 12:00 pm at Edwards Funeral in Chinook MT.... Full story
Waylon Lewis Doney, 39, passed away at Washington University Medical Center in Seattle WA, on June 29th 2018. His wake will be held on July 4th at 7:00pm at the Mission Rec. Center in Hays MT. His funeral service will start at 11:00am on July 5th 2018 at Mission Rec. Center in Hays MT. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Edwards Funeral Home.... Full story
Editors note: Frank and Bettie Barber of Lloyd, Montana are easily recognizable throughout Blaine County and their generosity and kindness is known across the region. Recently Montana State Senator Steve Daines and Representative Greg Gianforte both recognized the Barber's, just days apart, for their Military service and community involvement with the Bear Paw Bowman Archery Shoot held annually at their ranch. The following are the officially letters from our State Representatives. June 16,...
Story Submitted by, By Carla Jenewein Please stop by and join the Red Cross in giving your life saving blood In Memory of Amanda Oehmcke. Each pint of blood given can save up to three lives. Appointments are highly encouraged by the American Red Cross. So, if you have not made an appointment you can go on-line at redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-733-2767 (1-800-REDCROSS). The Red Cross will begin accepting walk in donors at 12:30PM and walk in slots will also be available throughout the day. Appointments begin at 1PM. Any healthy person age 18...
Elissa and Jordan Zellmer and family returned this week from a camping trip to Ft. Peck and Nelson Reservoir.. Loretta Beck attended the Basketball Tourney in Malta and watched the Turner team play. On Wednesday, Susan Billmayer went to Billings to the dentist. When she returned home, she took in the Crop Tour in the Turner area. Eric Billmayer and Karyn Reiger also attended. Annie and Matt Klindworth and family returned this week from a vacation to the Seattle Area where they visited family. Loretta Beck and Merrrilyn Billmayer attended the...
The Turner Tornadoes basketball teams played in the Malta tournament this weekend after a great two days of camp with Belt’s head coach, Jeff Graham. Shania Maloney spent last week in San Diego with Hilary Richman and Rainee Baker at a Pharmacy convention. While there they took in many sites in the area. Richard and Marjorie Hickel’s grandsons, Danny and Jesse and their parents, Becky and Scott visited them last week. They also visited the Brown’s and ‘Steve Hickel families. Max and and Kirsti Cederberg were to Billings for the weekend for the...
The Chinook Lions Swim team was limited in numbers this week when only a handful of swimmers made the trip to Cut Bank as the season enters the home stretch of the regular season. Harlem's Alaynee Hawley shattered the Cut Bank Pool Record in the girls 13-14 200 Meter Freestyle with a time of 2:36.47 eclipsing the old mark by nearly six seconds. The Lions had three High Point winners in Cut Bank with Benton Elliot taking top honors in the 13-14 boys division, Britton Elliot winning the 11-12...
At the close of every school year, the elementary students at Turner take a little field trip to celebrate the close of the year. This year the students and their teachers traveled to Havre to the Wahkpa Chu'gn Buffalo Jump. It was a beautiful day with all the bushes at the site in aromatic full blossom. It was in this area that immense herds of bison roamed the grassy plains along the Milk River. Archaeology at Wahkpa Cju'gn reveals that native people used this site extensively for at least...
A knowledgeable tour guide let the children experience a buffalo hunt. They were given, under direct supervision, an ancient weapon called an atlatl, to throw at a buffalo model. Here, Savannah Heilig takes her attempt at getting down the right stance to throw it. It truly was a fun afternoon. Savannah is the daughter of Rachael and Kent Heilig of Turner....
