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During the past two weeks, with unusually prolonged, hot temperatures, there have been a couple of infrastructure failures that caused water woes in Blaine County. The St. Mary Diversion is part of a system that moves water that ultimately ends up in the Milk River. About two weeks ago a small leak was discovered in one of two siphons in that system. Bureau of Reclamation officials are monitoring the leak and are hopeful repairs can be postponed until later in the year. Last week, a break in an...
Sunday afternoon of the Blaine County Fair is highlighted by the 4H/FFA Youth Livestock sale and for as long as one can remember the staff from the First Bank of Montana (previously Western Bank) have donated their time to the event. Pictured above are (L-R) Larissa Aiton, Jessica Aberg, Meredy Phares and Kim Ramberg, It's a big day for all those with an animal going through the ring and it takes the effort of many volunteers to make it happen, a big thanks to all those indiv...
As conditions deteriorate and drought expands across much of the Northern Plains, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is offering assistance to farmers and ranchers through numerous federal farm program provisions and continues to monitor the situation to ensure all viable program flexibilities are offered to producers. USDA’s Farm Service Agency announced that Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue has authorized emergency haying on Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) lands beginning July 16 through Aug. 30, 2017 for counties in Montana, N...
There is a stretch on the calender where communities all over Montana are provided an opportunity to be more socially active than the rest of the year. That stretch begins for those of us on the Hi-Line in mid July with the start of the Blaine County Fair followed by the Great Northern Fair in Havre, The Phillips County Fair in Dodson, The Montana State Fair in Great Falls and concluding with the Choteau County Fair in Fort Benton August 17-20. Small communities along the Hi-Line go all out...
Reporter's note: Readers would have to be totally oblivious to their surroundings on Highway 2 this time of year not to notice a number of people on bicycles loaded with camping and travel gear. Most are heading east along a route that takes riders through this part of the upper Midwest-often called the "northern tier route." It's not unusual, in these summer months, to see a couple of cyclists eating ice cream outside a local shop, buying groceries or other items at the store or quick stop and...
Hasn’t this weather been tough on so many of us? Just hot and hotter and hotter and little or no rain and the National Weather Service says it is going to stay that way all through the rest of July. I was afraid to ask them about August. I can well remember going through drought periods like this before. Now, this is not really true but I once said that in the 1980’s there was a period of one summer what there was never a cloud in the sky. Never! Only the incessant sun day after day after day. Then in the 1990’s in another very dry perio...
David Norman Mosser, 64, passed away peacefully at his home in Billings, on July 10, 2017. Dave was a loving husband, father, grandfather, son, brother and friend to many. Dave was born in Havre on Oct. 10, 1952. He was the son of Norman and Marietta (Chapman) Mosser of Chinook, and brother to Douglas Mosser. He was active in boy scouts, football, wrestling, choir and band. Dave graduated from Chinook High School as a proud Sugarbeeter in 1971. He attended Montana State University – Bozeman, whe...
Austin Jennings Bucklin, 18, passed away on July 11, 2017. He was born December 31, 1998 in Laramie Wyoming and was the oldest son of Charley and Natalie (Barber) Bucklin. He attended schools in Chinook, MT, Cut Bank, MT, Rigby, ID, and White Salmon, WA. He graduated from Columbia High School in June 2017 with honors and was a gifted athlete and team leader. Austin had a radiance and glow about him from the day he was born. Naturally charismatic and friendly, he had a magnetic personality that...
Howard Owen Dahl, 81 passed away on July 13th 2017 at Northern Montana Care Center, due to natural causes. Howard was born August 27th 1935 to Andrew and Anna Dahl in Chinook, Montana. He was raised on the family farm south of Chinook until he graduated from high school in 1954. In 1955 he joined the Army and was stationed in Germany until his discharge in 1957. He then worked at the Farmer Union in Chinook. In July of 1959 he joined in marriage to Rosalie also from Chinook. They lived south of Chinook on the family farm and in later years...
Q: Sometimes I feel like God is very close to me, but then something happens and I begin wondering if He's even there. I wish my faith wasn't so up and down, but it is. Am I always going to be this way? A: No, you don’t always need to be this way—because God doesn’t want you to be this way! In fact, He has given you everything you need to strengthen your faith and help you know He is with you every moment of the day. Let me explain it this way. I note from your email that you are married—but how do you know? You know you are married because...
USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) in Montana reminds producers affected by the recent drought that disaster assistance programs are available. As of July 13, 2017, the following 17 Montana counties have met the extreme drought (D3) criteria on the U.S. Drought Monitor and are eligible for disaster assistance programs: Blaine, Custer, Daniels, Dawson, Fallon, Fergus, Garfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips, Prairie, Richland, Roosevelt, Rosebud, Sheridan, Valley and Wibaux. These 17 Montana counties met qualifying drought ratings that ‘trigger’ eli...
In February, Governor Steve Bullock appointed me to the Montana Transportation Commission, representing Commission District #3. The three corners of the District are Blaine County in the northeast, Glacier County in the northwest, and Lewis & Clark County in the south. Since my appointment, I have been poring over data related to highway transportation throughout my district, the revenue availability to various kinds of highway projects, and the mounting needs for reconstruction, repair, and maintenance that exceed the current revenue stream....
BOZEMAN— Montana State University awarded 1,512 undergraduate degrees during MSU’s 2017 spring commencement ceremonies held May 6 in Brick Breeden Fieldhouse. Students with two asterisks after their name (**) graduated with highest honors. To graduate with highest honors, undergraduate students must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.70. Undergraduate students graduating with honors have a single asterisk (*) after their name. To qualify for graduation with honors, students must possess a cumulative grade point average of 3.2...
Helen and Jim Billmayer went to Nelson Reservoir on Wednesday and stopped back in Malta and had lunch with Linda and Bum Petrie. Susan and Emily Billmayer were to Malta on Saturday. Susan judged flowers at the flower show and Emily visited Kris Boothe. Annie and Matt Klindworth and family returned home Wednesday after a vacation to Washington to visit family and touring the area. Susan and Emily Billmayer went to the Blaine County Fair on Sunday and then Susan took Emily back to Havre. Sandy Beck was to Billings Tuesday for a Dr. appt and retur...
Remember that this coming Friday, July 21st, is the Annual Firemen picnic at the Turner Park. Potluck salads and desserts are asked and the main course will be served by our local Turner Firemen. The drawing for the half of beef will also take place. If you would like a ticket, please contact any Turner Volunteer Firemen. There is still time to purchase yours at $15.00 a ticket. Besides the firemen, tickets can also be purchased at Big Flat Grocery. Come help fill the boot and come have a great time at the park!! There will be a cereal plot...
Summer reading programs will meet for the final time the last week of July. Read-to-Me meets on Tues., July25 at 10 A.M. The Reading Club meets on Thurs., July 27 at 1 P.M. Children have until August 4 to bring in their reading logs. Grand prize winners will be announced the second week of August. Lego Club will continue to meet on Thursdays at 6 P.M. in August. The Letter by Letter game continues until the end of August. The regular meeting of the library board of trustees will be Friday, July 28, 9 A.M. in the library meeting room. Two new...
Thank You! Thank You! To Raye Thompson for the color books, markers and toothbrushes; To Helen Hornung for jigsaw puzzle; To the Helen Brekke families for the flower arrangement; To Jan Egeland for the radishes; To Mrs. Hofer for the buns; To Vonnie Klungland for the wafer cookies, small crockpot and veggie chopper; To Barb McDonald for the cases of water. No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar. ~ Abraham Lincoln When and Where: Havre Fair is this weekend. QTR Advisory Meeting...
We had a very large turnout at the annual meeting Friday. Rochelle Wohlschlager and Kathy O’Brien were elected to serve on the board again. The center has a new mission statement, “To provide identified needs of older patrons.” We will be striving to meet this goal in the incoming year. Thursday afternoon, we will have Bingo at 1 p.m. Last week, Gerry Lenhardt was the blackout winner. On Friday, “The Kitchen Band” will be playing at 11 a.m. Come down for lunch and play cards afterwards. Last week’s winners were Mike Randall and Leatrice Faber....
The LEGO Batman Movie will be the movie at 2:00 p.m. Monday July 24th. It is rated PG and is 104 minutes long. It will be the final movie for the summer. LEGO Club will be Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. and Middle School Hangout will be Thursday at 2:00 p.m. Next week will be the last week of our Summer Reading Programs. Kids can still read and put their name in for prizes until Friday August 4th. We will draw for prizes at 5:00 on Friday August 4th. Accelerated Reader tests will be available until...
In late June the Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) issued a notice describing its plans to “repair/replace up to 37 culverts spanning about 24 miles of U.S Highway 2 east of Chinook in Blaine County.” The area of roadway involved begins at mile marker 404.0, just east of Chinook, and extends for 23.9 miles to marker 427.9, near the Milk River Bridge north of Fort Belknap. Greg Jergeson, a commissioner on the Montana Transportation Commission representing District 3 (an area from Phillips to Glacier County and south, including Gre...
The Japanese art of flower arranging, Ikebana, continues to bloom in Chinook and northeast Montana where Ikebana has been practiced for 60 years. Allie Marie Uyehara who is originally from Chinook, brought the art back from Japan in the 1950s, sharing with the local garden club the lessons she’d learned at the famed Sogetsu School of Ikebana. Ikebana International Chapter No.8 began in Chinook in 1957, and remains the only club of its kind in Montana today. Its principles are that of Sogetsu: anyone can arrange flowers, flower arrangements can...
The 2017 Blaine County Fair is history. In many ways weather was the 'fair story' with hotter than normal temps, a couple of days of serious wind, a "crash bang" storm with very little rain as a result, then one more relatively cooler day with a mild breeze, but still with temperatures in the mid-90's. Don Richman, Fair Board Chairman, described this year's edition of the fair as "the best ever!" It was a year of several new features, a return of many old favorites and some expressions of new...
Bareback Riding 1.) Troy Vaira, 76 points on Brookman Rodeo’s Montego Bay, $526; 2.) Hunter Carlson, 73, $395; 3.) Cavan Wrzesinski, 72, $263; 4.) Chase Redfield, 70, $132. Steer Wrestling 1.) Jordan Holland, 4.5 seconds, $978; 2.) Mike Gollaher, 4.9, $733; 3.) Hank Hollenbeck, 5.2, $489; 4.) Jabe Anderson, 5.3, $244. Team Roping 1.) Max Kuttler/Kory Mytty, 5.3 seconds, $1,005 each; 2.) Jason Carlson/Zachary Schweigert, 6.0, $832; 3.) Grady Branden/Quentin Branden, 6.9, $659; 4.) Chase MItchell/John Bell, 7.0, $485; 5.)Haven Meged/Hank H...
Mini (Ages 4-8) Goat Ribbon Tying 1.) Kruz Ereaux - Hays 2.) Ryan Bell - Chinook 3.) Gus Buck - Chinook Barrel Racing 1.) Hadley Not Afraid - Hays 2.) Hayden Strauser - Havre 3.) Kruz Ereaux - Hays Flag Racing 1.) Hadley Not Afraid - Hays 2.) Kruz Ereaux - Hays 3.) Ryan Bell - Chinook Sheep Riding 1.) Aspen Burchan - Chinook T2.) Wyatt Tallent - Chinook T2.) Ky’us Bradley - Harlem 3.) Killiam Liddle - Chinook Juniors (Ages 9-13) Barrel Racing 1.) Josie Robbins - Custer 2.) Savannah Jone - Harlem 3.) Kenzie Kallenberger - Havre Steer Riding 1...
Saturday and Sunday night at the Blaine County Fair is always a good time especially when you consider the Blaine County Showdown Demolition Derby takes center stage Saturday night and the ever popular Pig Wrestling concludes the fair Sunday evening. This year fairgoers enjoyed a number of great events and were treated to a trio of free concerts by Cale Moon following the Bear Paw Roundup Rodeo Thursday and Friday and the Derby Saturday. The Blaine County Showdown Derby is one of the biggest eve...
