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After being postponed from June 23 and rescheduled due to impossibly busy schedules, Blaine County 4-H held its annual Project Day on July 21. Twenty-nine 4-H members from six of the clubs in Blaine County attended. Sign-in for members of Bear Paw Buddies, Big Flat, Harlem Variety, North Chinook Boosters, Valley Clovers, and White Pine clubs began on Wednesday morning at 8:30 at the 4-H Building on the Blaine County Fairgrounds. Those in attendance selected from a series of morning workshops. Am...
on the Students' Choice Award at Harlem High School's Spring Art Exhibition, will be honored yet again. She will be a featured artist at the Artitudes Gallery in the Havre Atrium on Wednesday, August 11 from 6:00-8:00 in the evening. Under the guidance of her English teacher, Mr. Matthew Hodgson, King has curated a small art show. Selecting from among her best pieces, she chose those that would match her theme. Thematically speaking, she will be focusing on flowers and gardening as a metaphor...
Both pleasure and pain accompany halibut fishing. When the fish are biting, little can match the excitement of hooking one since an angler never knows what's on the other end of the line-dinner or something less desirable like a skate or an Irish Lord, a member of the sculpin family. However, jigging in 200 feet of water with a two-pound lead weight while fighting the tides requires stamina and strength. On July 9, we met at Captain Daniel Donich's boat, Optimist, in the Homer, Alaska, harbor...
Last week, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) completed their treatment of around 40,000 acres of rangeland southeast of Big Sandy. Their objective was to control grasshopper populations which are projected to reach critical levels in the coming weeks. The weather over the past few years has presented the perfect storm of conditions to produce massive rangeland grasshopper populations. This is particularly the case for the Big Sandy area, which has a high density grasshopper population. “Some of the grasshoppers are b...
Greetings Sugarbeeter Nation! So, a few noteworthy items to pass along from this past week at Chinook Public Schools. While we have made significant strides in filling many of our vacancies at Chinook Public Schools over the past two weeks, we still have a number of teaching openings in the elementary and a couple of vital special education paraprofessional openings in both buildings. This will place added stress on both our students and our staff to start the year. This staff shortfall, together with a large number of new staff, including...
Harlem Library Today the library board meets at 4:15 in the library meeting room. Summer Reading participants have until Aug. 6 to log books read and to report totals to the library. Drawings for grand prizes will take place the week of Aug. 9. If you have completed the July Book Challenge please contact the library. The Book Challenge for Aug. is to read a book featuring sports or athletes. Blaine County Library Blaine County Library Board of Trustees will meet at 4:00 p.m. Monday July 26th. Mobile Hotspots and iPads available for checkout....
The Milk River Indian Days (MRID) Pow Wow has featured some of the most beautiful pageantry, dancing and drumming around the country for more than 50 years. The MRID Pow Wow has attracted folks from all over the United States and Canada and has been a highlight of the Pow Wow Calender for years. Unfortunately the Pow Wow was forced to cancel a year ago due to the worldwide Covid-19 Pandemic. This year the MRID Pow Wow makes its return, albeit in a limited form. Festivities will be limited to...
Darwin Zellmer, Crystal, Cassidy, Cooper, and Lucy Grabofsky, Brandon Beck, and Danielle Guarde were Wednesday dinner guests at the Wallace Beck home. Carol Klindworth went to Great Falls with her sister Nancy and their mom Betty on Thursday. Visitors of Jane Krass throughout the week were Diana Maloney, Linda Hauge, and Anita, Brooke, and Bridget Reed. Hilary, Hannah, and Natalie Richman visited on Sunday. Hannah treated Grandma with her homemade strawberry cream cheese twists. Wally and Loretta Beck went to Great Falls on Thursday for a...
Phaywus Ithe (Bear Woman) peacefully went to the spirit world to join her loving relatives on July 17, 2021. Helen Marie Striker was born on February 9th, 1936, to Bernard Striker and Katie Capture Striker of the Aaniiih Nation. Helen grew up in Hays, Montana. After Bernard's passing, Katie remarried. John and Katie Stiffarm had four more children, Louis, Lenore, Mathew, and Carl. These brothers and sister added to Helens' other Siblings Alfred Striker, Edward Foxy Filesteel, Ramona Filesteel... Full story
Julian Liberado Ribera went to be with the Lord on June 8, 2021. Julian passed away unexpectedly after a 10 day long battle with listeria, meningitis and ventriculitis in Missoula, Montana surrounded by family. Julian was born in Havre, Montana on October 24, 1959 to Julian Liberado Ribera Sr. and Ruth Gladys Smith. Julian was raised and went to school in Chinook, Montana. Out of high school he began a career in heavy construction. When winter came, he traveled south for pipe laying opportunitie... Full story
On July 16, Daryl "Twinboy" Shortman began his journey to his eternal resting place at Hays, Montana. Daryl was born, as a twin, on March 12, 1955 to Joe and Birdie Mae Shortman at Fort Belknap Agency. He grew up and spent most of his lifetime in Hays. He lived in New Mexico and Arizona and graduated from high school in Crownpoint, New Mexico. Twinboy became a "wanderer" at an early age in Hays and continued this lifestyle for a majority of his life, as a free spirit. He lived his life by his...
Stuart C. “Scott” MacKenzie, 77, passed away on October 14, 2020 in Havre, MT at Northern Montana Hospital. A service will be held at 3:00pm on Friday, July 30, 2021, at the Chinook High School Gymnasium in Chinook, MT. Arrangements have been entrusted to Wilderness Funeral Homes.... Full story
Today the Harlem Public Library board of trustees will have their monthly meeting at 4:15 in the library meeting room. Summer Reading programs are completed but you have until August 6 to keep reading and log the number of books read to earn prizes and chances to win the grand prizes. Let the library know the number of books you have read. The grand prize drawings will take place the second week of August. Thanks to everyone for participating and the sponsors of Summer Reading. The library offers free Wi-Fi 24/7. Come in to obtain the new passw...
This Chinook Volunteer Fire Department (CVFD) Fire Truck is parked with an extinguished burnt field behind it after firefighters successfully contained and extinguished the largest fire of the year to date in Blaine County. This fire encompassed more than 250 acres approximately 15 miles south of Chinook late last week. Quick response from the CVFD, Local Rural volunteer fire departments and local landowners allowed for fire crews to be able to get in front of and contain this fire before it...
Warmshowers is a global network of individuals building a community to connect touring cyclist. Tammy Bergman of Chinook has joined the ranks and recently began hosting cyclists as they criss cross the country. What is Warmshowers? Their mission statement reads: "Our Mission is to facilitate and promote safe, free reciprocal hospitality for the world-wide touring bicycling community." Their vision, "We envision a future where everyone, everywhere views Warmshowers as THE community for...
When visiting Homer, Alaska, tourists often drive out to the Spit-an approximately 4.5 mile piece of land jutting out into Kachemak Bay-to stop at the Salty Dawg Saloon. Once they arrive, some visitors order the saloon's signature cocktail made with grapefruit juice and gin or vodka served in a glass whose rim has been garnished with salt. Others add a dollar to the thousands tacked onto the walls and ceilings. In July 2021, the interior was furry with bills; almost every available space on the...
The Chinook Lions and Harlem Water Dragon Swim Teams were in Lewistown this past weekend at the Montana Federation of Swimmers Eastern Divisional. Chinook finished with 421 points in qualifying 18 swimmers (10 girls/8 Boys) for the State Meet this weekend in Columbia Falls. Harlem scored 256 points and will send 16 swimmers (9 Girls/7 Boys) to the state meet. The Lions had two individuals claim High Point Trophies with Katie Tilleman (11-12 Girls) and Britton Elliot (15-9 Girls) winning their...
How many young Montanans get to celebrate their thirteenth birthdays at the Grand Ole Opry where the crowd sings 'happy birthday'? Such was the case for Kenneth Gruszie who travelled to Kentucky and Tennessee from July 13-18 to attend the 2021 Junior Red Angus Association Round-Up with his sister, Madilyn, and his mother, Trisha Gordon-Gruszie. While there, Kenneth competed on the Champion Team. The theme for this year's tour was Red Cows, White Lights, and Bluegrass. Because the Junior Red Angu...
We have 3 new board members after the Annual Meeting. As we say Goodbye to Ken Schubert, Kathy O’Brien and Terry Grabofsky and thank them for their service to the Senior Center, we say Welcome to Inez Halseth, Thelma McMaster and Ben Hall. Pinochle is being played Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and on Fridays at 1:00 p.m. when enough players show up. Bingo is played every Thursday at 1:00 p.m. till 3:00 p.m. anyone is welcome to join us during that time to play. Bingo winners for July 22 were Irene Wendeln, Sherry Edwards and Curtis Chapman. G...
President Katie Tillman, called the meeting to order at 5:30 pm on July 15th, 2021 at the Park. There were 20 members, 2 advisors and 6 Guests present. The American pledge was led by Owen Davies and the 4-H pledge was led by Grace Buck. Roll call was “Your favorite thing you did this summer so far.” Grace Buck read the minutes from the June meeting. Zoe Scofield motioned to approve the minutes Lane Wicks seconded: Motion passed. New business: There will be a project day July 21 at 9:00 -4:00 at the fairgrounds. Swine, beef and lamb wor...
Pets Are Worth Saving, Incorporated, also known as PAWS of Chinook, has again collaborated with Spay Montana to offer a Spay/Neuter Clinic for low income households from August 21-22 at Harlem City Hall. Because clinics like this can fill up fast, anyone interested in getting a pet spayed or neutered is encouraged to call the clinic line at 407-357-7172 to make an appointment or to sign-up. Spay/neuter slots will start at 8:00 a.m. each day and continue until both days are spent. According to Alissa Hewitt, PAWS of Chinook President, signups ar...
Attention, Hi-Line musicians! The signup sheet for KNMC Rock Lotto is live! Deadline to sign up for the event is noon on Friday, August 6, followed by the band drawing and song draft at 6:00 p.m. at the Tip-It Bar. On Saturday, September 18, KNMC-the radio station broadcasting from MSU-Northern in Havre and dialed in at 90.1 FM on the airwaves-will be celebrating 20 years back on the air by hosting an event during Havre Festival Days that brings together musicians from all around the Hi-Line....
As Summer is drawing to a close, School is rounding the corner. With thoughts of school shopping, which classes to take, and sports about to start, last year's elementary students and teachers take a quick glimpse at the last day of school for the 2020-2021 school year. They had a short award ceremony and some fun activities. Here are the children at school on the last day that celebrated closing the 2020-2021 year. They are now gearing up to begin a new year in less than a m...
