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MONTANA – Citing active wildfires and extreme fire danger across the state, Governor Steve Bullock has issued an executive order declaring a fire emergency in Montana. Prior to signing the executive order, the governor was briefed by the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation and Disaster and Emergency Services at the Department of Military Affairs. He also spoke with Rick Connell, the Incident Commander at the Lodgepole Complex area, which is currently the state’s largest fire. “Montana is facing extreme fire conditions. Our top p...
The OUTSTANDING NURSE CHAMPION award for 2016 was given to the Fort Belknap Indian Community, Dr. Carole Falcon Chandler ANC's President and the 'Grow Our Own' Nursing Faculty. The award was presented by the Montana Center to Advance Health Through Nursing (MT CAHN) at their Nursing Education and Practice Summit recently held in Helena. Casey Blumenthal, DNP, MHSA, RN, CAE, Vice President of the Montana Hospital Association handed the plaque to LaVerne Parker, MS, RN, Director of Nursing for...
Reporter's note: A couple of weeks ago, while reporting on sports camps sponsored by Montana Indian Ministries, I learned about the Ministry's Rodeo Bible Camp. The camp, also a day camp, is held at Wasay Wakpa Arena in Lodge Pole. I called Montana Indian Ministries' founder and president, Pastor Bruce Plummer, and asked if I could visit the rodeo camp and learn about its purpose and how it works. He invited me to come for a visit. I learned that Pastor Plummer, and his wife Sande, have been doi...
Lynn Phillips became the new director of the Chinook Food Pantry in mid-July. Phillips, a relative newcomer to the area, takes over from Jeanne Dalton who served as director from January, 2016 to June of this year. Dalton moved back to California to live near her daughter. Phillips becomes the third director of the Pantry. Amelia Funk served as the first and only director from 2000 until the end of 2015, when Dalton took over. In 1998 the Chinook Ministerial Association, a group made up of the...
The lovely yard of Doris Hofeldt is like a perfect carpet with colorful and graceful perennials and annuals taking turns at their prime bloom times. Doris has widened and redesigned her sidewalks east and west and has placed a white vinyl fence on the north edge of her new sidewalk. The wall has cute plumber's block planters with succulents in them. A large pineapple plant is currently blooming yellow-orange on the east side of her house. She recently had a massive bed of pink Asiatie lilies...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is authorizing the use of additional Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) lands for emergency grazing and haying in and around portions of Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota affected by severe drought. USDA is adding the ability for farmers and ranchers in these areas to hay and graze CRP wetland and buffer practices. For CRP practices previously announced, including those authorized today, Secretary Perdue is allowing this emergency action during and after the primary nesting season, where local drou...
This week I was going to advise going for a couple of days to Zortman and having a good steak dinner, staying maybe at the historic Buckhorn cabins and exploring Mission Canyon. The terrible forest fire there stopped that travel guide. It reminds me of hearing of the great fire of 1936 that burned most all the timber in those wonderful mountains causing the forest de jour these days to be lodge pole pine due to that tree being the first to reforest itself after a major forest fire. So, instead of the smoky Little Rockies, how about going on...
Lucy Rae Brooks passed away gracefully at Caleo Bay Alzheimer's Care Center in La Quinta, California, on July 17, 2017. Lucy was born in Chinook, Montana, to Bessie and Domenico Renda, on August 31, 1930. She grew up with her siblings, William Renda, Rowena Sargent, Virginia Isbell, and Joseph Renda. Lucy was the proud mother of two daughters and one son: Susan Porter, Colleen Freemon, and Brian Bailey. She was married to James Barrier for some 30 wonderful years before he was taken by cancer...
Linda Sue Chandler, Proper name "Nebea" (Singer) 69 years was born March 12, 1948 on the Ft. Belknap Indian Reservation. An Enrolled Gros-Ventre, passed away June 30, 2017, at the Havre Care Center due to complications after suffering a massive stroke on June 17, 2017. Linda was known to her loved ones as "Susie". Susie was born to George J. Chandler, Sr. and Marjorie M. (Keiser) Chandler, raised in Hays, MT, and Oakland, California. Attended schools at the St. Pauls Mission, Hays, MT, Oakland...
Winston Havens Mitchell, 94, a WWII Army Air Corps Veteran, Rancher and Farmer went to be with his heavenly father on May 29, 2017 at the Hi-Line Retirement Center, in Malta, Montana. Memorial services will be at 11:00 A.M., July 29, 2017 at the Landusky Community Center. Interment of his cremated remains will be in the Landusky Cemetery with military honors. Condolences for the family can be left at www.kirkwoodfuneralhome.com. Winston was born August 11, 1922 in Des Moines, Iowa, the son of Vivian C. and Essie I. (Havens) Mitchell. He was...
A potluck picnic was held this past Friday at the Turner Park sponsored by the Turner Volunteer Fire Department. The firemen barbecued hamburgers and hot dogs along with corn on the cob. The public filled in with potluck salads and desserts. The meal was delicious and a great time was had reminiscing, visiting, along with water games, and horse shoes. Pictured is a line of community members who worked their way through the food line. Everything was so tasty and a great job was done by the local...
The Big Flat Catholic Church held their 100th Anniversary of the Church on Saturday and Sunday. A large crowd attended the celebration. Sympathy is extended to the Harmon family. Eleanor Harmon, long time resident of the area, passed away recently in Havre. Her graveside service was held on Monday at the Wing Cemetery. Susan Billmayer stopped in to visit Harlan and Jane Krass on Tuesday and gave them some fruit from the fruit truck. It was delicious. On Wednesday, Tate, Ty, and Harley Jo Beck and Cassidy, Holly, and Lucy Grabofsky visited...
Linda and Darel Hauge attended a surprise birthday party for Tricia Kimmel on Tuesday, the cereal crop tour on Wednesday, and the fireman picnic on Friday. Anita and Steve Reed and family attended the Turner Volunteer Fire Department picnic on Friday. They enjoyed meeting baby Isaac Kropf, newborn son of Tyler and Kyli Kropf, who also attended the picnic. Sonny and Nellie Obrecht took in the Catholic Church anniversary happenings on Saturday. Shania and Diana Maloney were in Great Falls this...
The regular meeting of the library board is Friday, July 28 at 9 A.M. in the meeting room. Summer Reading ends this week. Children are asked to turn in their reading logs by August 4. Grand prize winners will be announced the second week of August. Thanks to all the children who participated, the parents who encouraged their children to read, and those who donated items for summer reading. The Letter by Letter game for adults continues until the end of August. You may win a $50 gift card! Notify the library if you have read four books in the...
The Blaine County Library Board of Trustees will hold their regular monthly meeting today at 11:00 a.m. in the library meeting room. The final LEGO Club for the summer will be today at 2:00 p.m. and the last Middle School Hangout will be Thursday at 2:00 p.m. 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 school starts. If you are looking for a romance to read,...
Art and I got back from Choteau where he was honored for being our 2017 "Senior of the Year." We had a very nice time! The new calendars are out and we have added some new activities in August, so stop by and see what we have going on. We will play Whist on Wednesday, July 26 at 1 p.m. Thursday afternoon, we will have Jackpot Bingo at 1 p.m. with a $10 prize. Last week, Irene Gauthier was the Blackout winner. On Friday, it's the Birthday Bake Raffle. "The Kitchen Band" will be playing at 11...
Much, much appreciation to these wonderful people! Loxie Mailand and her friend, Michael for the lettuce and argula. Here's the Scoop on What's Going On... Ladies Coffee Group meets every Monday at 10:00 am. Strong People Class meets on Tuesdays at 5:00 pm and Thursdays at 9:00 am. New members are very welcome! Canasta Card Games every Wednesday and Saturday at 1:00 pm. Men's Coffee Group meets every Saturday at 10:00 am. MTActors Children's Theater production of "The 25th Annual Putnam County...
Silver Spring, MD (June 28, 2016) – Aaniiih Nakoda College today announced it has joined Achieving the Dream (ATD), a network of more than 220 colleges in 39 states dedicated to improving student success. As a Network institution, Aaniiih Nakoda College will innovate to implement, align, and scale cutting edge reforms, work with ATD coaches to build institutional capacity and connect with peers to foster learning and share information. “We are very enthused to be a part of Achieving the Dream. It is the focus of ANC to capitalize on Achieving t...
This week in Harlem some girls made a difference. They set up a lemonade stand which isn't that unusual. The weather certainly demanded one as it was between 90 and 100 degrees. The first day they sold enough lemonade to make $14.05. The decision of what to do with that money came next. They wanted to do something charitable with the money. The final decision was to give it to the Harlem Food Bank. It was a wonderful and kind thing for them to do. The next day they did this all over again and...
Reporter's note: Readers would have been hard pressed to miss the coverage of the recent July Fire that burned 11,000+ in the Little Rockies near Zortman and Landusky. The fire was discovered on Monday, July 3 and by the evening of July 4 it was estimated to have burned 1700 acres. Various fire fighting agencies began a major attack to control and contain the fire. Finally, on Saturday, July 15, the Western Montana Type II Interagency Incident Management Team (IMT) declared the fire "90% contain...
The summer swim season has reach the home stretch and teams from Chinook and Harlem are working hard this week to prepare for the Eastern Divisional Swim meet in Sidney this weekend and advance as many swimmers as they can to the State swim meet in Lewistown August 5th and 6th. The Chinook Lions wrapped up their regular season with a strong showing in Roundup this past Saturday and Sunday and the Harlem Swim team split their roster between Roundup and Conrad. Several swimmers established...
Chinook Lions Swim Team Roundup Invitational 8 & Under Girls Katie Tilleman - 1.) 25 Meter Backstroke :20.73; 1.) 25 Meter Butterfly :19.94; 1.) 25 Meter Breaststroke :23.57. Mara Edwards - 6.) 25 Meter Butterfly :32.17; 4.) 50 Meter Freestyle :47.99; 4.) 25 Meter Breaststroke :31.94; Lori Mord - 6.) 25 Meter Backstroke :27.65; 2.) 50 Meter Freestyle :45.74; 4.) 25 Meter Freestyle :20.86; Rachel Stephens - 3.) 50 Meter Freestyle :47.16; 3.) 25 Meter Freestyle :20.59; Amyerah Kelley - 9.) 25 Meter Backstroke :29.29; 11.) 50 Meter Freestyle :55.1...
Reporter's note: Late June my wife and I drove to Washington state for our twin grandkids' high school graduation. We stayed with friends who live in Warm Beach, a residential community north of Seattle along Port Susan. Port Susan is a bay connecting, eventually, to Puget Sound and the Pacific Ocean. Warm Beach was a great area to walk, especially in the early summer, with lots of giant evergreens, blooming flowers of every sort, spectacular views of the bay and some challenging hills to get...
Chinook MT July 20, 2017 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director Tracy Harshman today announced that Blaine County is approved to accept applications for the Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) to address damages from the current drought conditions ECP signup will begin on will end on September 15, 2017. According to Harshman, approved ECP practices under this authorization include livestock water projects including wells, spring developments, pipelines, and stock tanks. ECP is administered by F...
Not a hunting season, but a season to admire Montana’s snakes for what they are: a vital cog in the natural world that serves an important purpose even if some of us suffer the heebie-jeebies at the mere thought of a snake. Last week while out for a morning jog, I passed a gopher snake (our subspecies is the bull snake) lying motionless and camouflaged on a bed of gravel next to the trail. No telling how many people walked or ran by the reptile without noticing it. It was soaking in the morning sun, warming up its body temperature. If it were n...
