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In 1991 the Montana legislature moved the power to issue concealed weapon permits from district court judges to each county sheriff. Blaine County Sheriff Glenn Huestis has recently updated the process in Blaine County to better address the statutory requirements of the Montana Code Annotated (45-8-321) that governs the issuing of concealed carry permits. The updated process went in to effect on July 1 of this year. There are “close to 400” concealed carry permit holders in Blaine County according to a sheriff’s spokesperson. Montana is a “shal... Full story
Information for this article from unapproved minutes of the council. In addition to handling routine city business during its August regular meeting, the Harlem City Council learned that additional funding for the wastewater treatment project was secured from USDA’s Rural Development. There were public discussions regarding where to house a fire engine and some logistical issues with enforcing the current decay ordinance. Those latter items were added to the regular September meeting’s agenda. The August regular monthly meeting of the Har...
Both the Harlem Public Schools and Turner Public School have new superintendents for the upcoming school year. The new head for Harlem schools, Shawn Smith, served as the superintendent for school systems in Oregon and Montana. Russ McKenna, at Turner, is a returning superintendent to the system there. Shawn Smith, Harlem Schools Shawn Smith has a varied background in law, business and education. She is a native Alaskan, born there where her father was a bush pilot. Early on the family moved to the west coast of Africa, to Monrovia, Liberia....
Information for article from unapproved board minutes. The Chinook Schools Board held its regular monthly meeting on August 9. Chairwoman Miller called the meeting to order. Board members present were Ernest Johnson, Scott DePriest, Pauly Miller, Mark Harshman, Joel Pruttis and Viki Tilleman. Scott Gunderson was absent and excused. Chinook School District Superintendent Darin Hannum presented a letter of resignation from Dean Buffington, Business Manager/District Clerk. There were no...
Health Advisory for August, 2016. The city of Chinook is currently replacing fire hydrants and water distribution valves. The city’s water customers have a right to know what is being done to upgrade the system and how it may affect you. The city’s water will be shut off on August 22 from 8 a.m. until 12 noon for the replacement of an aging fire hydrant and the installation of a new valve. Water service should return to normal with minimal interruptions to your service. Please be aware that you may experience air and discolored water in you...
As August winds down the residents of Chinook start looking forward to the 11th Annual Sugarbeet Festival. The Chinook Sugarbeet Festival is an event that honors an industry or area of the community that has had significant impact on the small town. This year it will celebrate the railroad industry, from the time that James J. Hill first laid tracks through north central Montana to the present day. Beginning Friday, September 23rd the festival will kick off with a Health Fair being put together by the Sweet Medical Center as well as a showing...
Often when having a brandy just before bed, I go into my mother’s bedroom which has not changed much from when she lived in it. Mother died six years ago. It is a big room and is filled with a wonderful cannon ball bedroom set. her grandmother’s desk, a cannonball rocking chair and ottoman and many interesting pictures along with a huge gilt edged mirror. The floor is hardwood and is covered with Oriental carpets along with one huge mountain goat rug made from seven mountain goats. Mother loved that rug as she suffered from cold feet for a long...
Havre, MT Elsie K (Gilbert) Nelson, 103, passed away of natural causes at Sweet Memorial Nursing Home in Chinook on August 10, 2016. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Edwards Funeral Home of Chinook. A Memorial Graveside Service will be held August 19, 2016, 2:00 PM at Highland Cemetery in Havre, Montana. Elsie was born February 3, 1913 in Benkleman, Nebraska to Millard and Emma Gilbert. Elsie was number five of fourteen children in the family. Elsie and her family lived in... Full story
Missoula, MT Ellen Adeline LaSalle Svendsen, 89, of Missoula, passed away on Friday, August 5, 2016, of natural causes. She was born on November 8, 1926, in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, to Esther & Alvin LaSalle. After high school, Ellen attended the University of Minnesota, graduating in 1948. On December 30, 1949, she married Harry Norman Svendsen of Hogeland, Montana. The couple lived and farmed in Hogeland until 1966. Ellen had a successful career as school librarian for the public schools in Hogeland, Chinook, and Dutton until retiring in... Full story
Chinook, MT Terry Sheppard, beloved by family and friends, passed away on August 10, 2016. Terry was born on January 24, 1948 to Dale Sheppard and Olive Slonaker Sheppard. The family lived in Chinook when Terry was a young child and moved to Havre when he was five. He graduated from Havre High School in 1966 and attended University of Montana. Terry met his soulmate Jude Schnurr and they married in March of 1971. Terry’s service in the military took them to Texas and Washington State, and after the birth of their oldest daughter, Ali, and T... Full story
Susan, Gene, Emily and Eric Billmayer had dinner on Monday night at the Jim Billmayer home to celebrate their anniversary. Ilona McGuire’s brother from California, Onni Herranen, his daughter Margie, and his friend Monica Sisk, visited Dennis and Ilona Monday and Tuesday of last week. They all enjoyed their visit! Harlan and Jane Krass enjoyed visiting Adam and Lauren Hauge and Caleb, Evan Hauge, and Darel and Linda Hauge on Saturday afternoon. Emily and Susan Billmayer had lunch at Shannon Van Voast’s on Thursday. Crystal Grabofsky, Mag...
Congratulations to our grand prize winners for the summer reading program! In the K-3 age bracket Orion Cuts The Rope was the top reader finishing 166 books! Alaura Hawley was the winner in the 4 - 6 grade bracket reading a total of 79 hours! Thanks to everyone who participated in the summer reading program. Story Hour and Books and Babies will not meet again until after Labor Day. Lego Club will not meet August 18, but will start again August 25, 6 P.M. in the library meeting room. There will be no library board meeting this month. The Book Ch...
The Summer Reading Program officially came to a close on Friday. Winners were drawn for the prizes. To enter for a prize, kids had to read for 2 hours. For every 2 hours of reading they could put their name in a box for one of four prizes. Balen Adair won the drawing for the K-Nex Building Set, Flint Annis was the lucky winner of the LEGO Kit, Mica Conner won the Playmags Magna Tiles and Ananiah Thompson was the winner of the Art Kit. We had a tie for the top reader overall. Asher Brinkman and Balen Adair read the same number of hours and will...
The Chinook Golf Course and Country Club is set to hold its annual Fireball Tournament this Saturday. The Fireball has become one of those tournaments golfers from all over the hi-line look forward to. What began as a fundraiser for the course to raise money to pay off the clubhouse has become a feature event of the course filling the field each year. Last years tournament saw the field expand from 18 teams to 20 to try and accommodate interested players. This year another large field is in the works. The tournament setup is a four-person...
As summer begins to wind down, hunting season in Montana is about to heat up. Taking to the woods with rifle or bow in hand is a hallowed tradition in our state. Secret spots are held sacred -- passed down from father or mother to daughter or son only in whispers or, better yet, the experience of a long day afield. And while we can’t give you any insight into a new secret spot, we can give you a good idea of what animal populations are like across the state, recognizing of course the value of a day spent hunting Montana’s most majestic wil...
Reporter's note: About this time last year I wrote a story about Strunk Harvesting, a custom cutting group out of Kansas. It was their first year in the Chinook area although they had worked several years around Chester. I got some basic information, last year, but the crew was so busy they didn't really have time to talk about what it is they do and how they do it. With the wet weather temporarily shutting down harvesting, I thought it this might be a good time to visit with the current Strunk...
August 11, 2016 The Montana Wildlife Federation (MWF) commends the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission for rejecting a proposal that would have allowed hazing of elk perceived to have been exposed to brucellosis from other elk. The proposal was a change to the Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks’ annual elk brucellosis management plan, which lays out management actions in areas where brucellosis is prevalent in order to keep elk and cattle separated. Brucellosis, a domestic livestock disease introduced into elk herds, causes elk and livesto...
R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack’s announcement for the nearly simultaneous market reopening (the U.S. market to raw Brazilian beef and Brazil is reopening its market to U.S. beef) reads like talking points created by high-paid, multinational meatpacker lobbyists. Vilsack stated in his announcement: ‘The Brazilian market offers excellent long-term potential for U.S. beef exporters. The United States looks forward to providing Brazil’s 200-million-plus consumers, and growing middle class, with high-quality Ameri...
Despite a serious cloudburst just about the time the Business After Hours began, hosts of the museum said about 50 guests attended the Thursday evening event. Several members of the museum's board of directors and museum staff welcomed guests and shared basic information about the museum and plans about future exhibits and programs. There were some "special" bargains in the museum's gift shop and a nice array of edible goodies for guests to enjoy. Three Montana themed baskets of items were award...
