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The Milk River Project is moving forward and running smoothly according to project manager, Jennifer Patrick. Plans are for the project to be finished late summer of 2025. Steven Darlington with the Bureau of Reclamation reported that NW Construction is conducting the rehabilitation of the failed siphon site through a modification to the existing Diversion Dam contract, allowing for a quick start. Nearly all of the old siphons have been removed on the west side thanks to NW Construction and the...
With Fair week over, time to get back to normal and Fair Manager Debbie Ramberg is glad. Relaxing in her office, Ramberg said things ran very well. "It was a huge success." Attendance was good thanks in part to the cooler weather and the entertainment available. Ramberg said she had 27 vendors displaying their goods in the commercial building and on the midway. "A few dropped out, but that is to be expected," said Ramberg. Besides the free rides on the midway, patrons enjoyed the petting zoo, th...
On Thursday, August 15, from 8:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m., the certified staff and administration from Turner Public Schools joined 312 other educators to attend the Golden Triangle Curriculum Cooperative's (GTCC) Fall In-Service at the Heritage Inn in Great Falls, Montana. Designed as an educational and inspirational in-service, the program featured Keynote Speaker, Adam Welcome from Lafayette, California. As a former classroom Teacher, Assistant Principal, Principal, and Director of Innovation...
Judge's Choice awards were given to: Savanna Brown - Culinary (Dried apples) Vicki Niederegger - Adult Floral arrangement Sharon Reed - Quilting (Original Design) Karen Pike - Quilting (Autumn Wall Hanging) Helen Bucklin - Quilting (Queen sized bed cover) Louise Nissen - Quilting (Christmas theme) Barb Sather - Quilting (Butterfly Wall Hanging) Billie Jo Simons - Adult Photography (Grain bins during sunset) Natalie Hofeldt - Youth Photography (Oil Drill at sunset) Cali VanVoast - Youth Floral arrangement Jasmine Powell - Sewing (Dress with...
Harlem Library The Book Challenge for August is to read a book with a person’s name in the title. The library board will hold their monthly meeting Aug. 28, 4:30 P.M. The library will be closed Sept. 2 in observance of Labor Day. Fall programming will resume the first week of Sept. Storytime for ages 0-5 and their parents/caregivers will be held Tuesdays at 10 A.M. After School Squad, STEAM activities for elementary students, will meet Wednesdays at 4:15 (note the change of time). Lego Club for all ages will be held on Thursdays at 4:15 (...
Congratulations to our Summer Reading Grand Prize Winners! In the age 0-Kindergarten category, the winner is Emma VanValkenburg. Feather Cutstherope is the winner in grades 1-8 and the winner in the teens and adults category is Rosie Main. The Book Challenge for August is to read a book with a person's name in the title. Please let the library know when you complete the challenge so your name can be entered to win a gift certificate from a local business. The library board of trustees will hold...
Hello From the Chinook Senior Center We, once again, celebrated many things with many different people this past week. We learned how to paint wonderful, beautiful pictures on canvas, with combs, forks, q-tips, cotton balls, and sponges. We are all (every one) thrilled with our diverse and unique pieces. We are working on projects that we are calling “Chapter in Your Life” and that is a lot of fun, learning about others that we spend time with each day. As always, we have many and varied activities every day here at our wonderful Senior Cen...
You know, Lord, listening to friends chatting about their Travel Plans is fun. They didn’t seem concerned about the cost, travel agent, or where they’d stay! “I like VACTION TIME,” Julie said, “The best trip we had was on a ship along the West Coast, not sure of the cities we visited, back then but we liked the entertainment and the food.” Lia added, “Dave and I loved the flight to and from Honolulu, Hawaii. We loved the place where we stayed, near the ocean; plus, the scenery, oh – and the food. That was some years back, so I don’t recall wh...
Dirk Shulund, age 46, passed peacefully on Aug. 9, 2024, and took a seat with our Lord in heaven after a hard-fought and courageous battle with glioblastoma. Dirk was born on Aug. 11, 1977, in Havre, the second son to Richard and Sheila Shulund. Dirk rounded out the family of four with his older brother Eric. He attended school at Sunnyside Elementary through the fifth grade. He enjoyed being outside riding bikes and spending summer evenings playing games with the neighborhood kids. There were a... Full story
Karolee Ann Pitsch Cronk, lifelong Harlem area resident, passed away on August 3, 2024, at the age of 85 from complications of surgery. Karolee was a wife, mother, daughter, grandmother, great grandmother, cousin, friend and child of God. She was born on June 22, 1939 and spent her early years in Hogeland, MT before later moving to Harlem. Karolee graduated from Harlem High School in 1957 and continued her education at Northern Montana College in Havre earning a teaching degree. She went on to... Full story
Jerres Jane Powell Mills Morrison, known as Jane, passed away on August 4, 2024 at the age of 92. She was born May 14, 1932 to Wilbur "Pete" Powell and Edith (Leighton) Powell in Jacksonville, Illinois, the eldest of four girls. When she was 12, her adventurous parents drove the whole family on the new Pan-American Highway all the way to Uruguay, South America. That started Jane's lifelong love for people of all nations. She also loved reading and the study of words. In her late teens, she worke... Full story
Last week, Democratic candidate Ryan Busse made a stop in Chinook for the purpose hearing concerns on the repairs to the St. Mary's Siphon and the Milk River Project. The discussion was spearheaded by former state senator and PSC member Greg Jergeson at the Library meeting room. Among those in attendance were Harlem Havre Mayor Doug Kaercher and Chinook Mayor Glenn Huestis along with Blaine County Commissioners Delores Plumage and Miles Hutton along with other concerned citizens. Busse said he...
