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Fran Hodgson is the Compliance and Health Assistance Program Manager at Sweet Medical Center. Her main task is to help people understand and use the Health Assistance Program to reduce their health care costs. In an interview describing how the Sweet Medical Center can help patients she said, "I want people know there should be no financial barriers to receiving health care locally. Once eligible patients begin a conversation with us they will find we can help with their medical costs." Because...
In a special meeting the Chinook City Council put the finishing touches on the city’s 2016-2017 budget. Council members pored through the proposed budget based on initial requests from each city department. The council will vote to finalize the budget at a public hearing on the evening of Wednesday, September 7, 6pm, at City Hall. A special meeting, held on August 15, was called to order by Mayor Keith Hanson. All council members were present: Mitch Haider; Robert Smith; Meredy Phares and Clint Greytak. Several city department heads also a...
Colorful posters announcing the schedule of events for the upcoming Sugarbeet Festival are popping up around the area. The 12th edition of the annual community event is set for Friday, September 23 and Saturday, September 24th. This year's theme highlights the railroad industry and its historical and continued impact on Chinook and the surrounding area. There will be a number of new events around the railroad theme and returning activities and contests that have become favorites over the years....
The Harlem Public Library will offer a four-part beginning genealogy class the last two weeks of September and the first two weeks of October. Instructing the class will be Sylvia D. Murray, Accredited Genealogist for Midwestern and Great Plains States by the International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists. Murray has been a researcher for over 41 years and has taught college level genealogy classes for 36 years. She has also taught Adult Education genealogy classes for several years. Week one of the class will...
Recycle Hi-Line has partnered with Pacific Steel and Recycling, and Collective Recyclers of Billings to host an E-Recycle event on Saturday September 10. This event will allow residents a safe and convenient way to recycle unwanted electronics. Typically, Pacific has a per-pound charge to take items such as TV’s and monitors. This charge is due to the costs for shipping, through end of life fees for that item. EPA regulations require meticulous handling and documentation for cathode ray tubes (CRTs) and hazardous substances in electronics. E...
Often when I think of Labor Day, I think of the various labor I have struggled with during my 75 years on this orb called earth. I started working early. I learned that there was nothing in high school for me but if I could keep my grades up, I could get out at 3 p.m. and go to work at the downtown Havre store that bore my grandfather’s name. That was good enough for me to keep my grades up because I loved working in that great store which sold high grade merchandise for men and high grade shoes for everyone and had a dry cleaning department a...
Conrad, MT Jeanette Arlene (Kelley) Billmayer King, 86, a resident of Conrad went to be with the Lord Friday, August 26th, 2016 while at the Pondera Nursing Facility following a lengthy illness. Jeanette was born August 30th, 1929 in Muscatine, Iowa to Ralph and Vircia Kelley, the second of three children. The family eventually moved to Montana where Jeanette's father was a city police office in Chinook. Jeanette met Frank Billmayer of Hogeland and the two were married September 29, 1945. To... Full story
The six congregations that make up the Chinook Ministerial Association hosted a "welcome back to school" luncheon for the Chinook teachers and staff at Meadowlark and the Junior/High School. About 60 people enjoyed the lunch of barbequed dogs and burgers, chips, salads and homemade desserts. Representatives from the six churches used the 'pot luck model,' popular at church dinners, for the food. Each participating church was responsible for a part of the meal. Volunteers grilled the burgers and...
Reverend Sherry Edwards has retired as pastor of the Chinook Presbyterian Church. Pastor Sherry first came as an interim to the church in October, 2013 and was installed as pastor in November, 2014. She retired after the last Sunday of August, 2016 and a retirement luncheon was held in her honor.... Full story
The Big Flat Grocery Store will be closed on Labor Day. Susan Billmayer was in Belgrade attending a Flower Show School over last weekend. She spent Sunday night with Emily in Havre. Craig and Amelia Reed were lunch guests at the Steve Reed home on Saturday. Jane Krass celebrated her birthday on Thursday. Family members stopped by on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday to celebrate with her. Wally and Loretta Beck attended the memorial service for Ellen Svendsen at the American Lutheran Church in Chinook on Thursday. Carrie and Eric LaSalle of...
The Blaine County Library Board of Trustees will hold their regular monthly meeting Wednesday August 31, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. in the library meeting room. Now that school is back in session we are gearing up for our fall programming. Story Time will begin September 13th at 10:30 p.m. LEGO Club will begin Thursday September 15th at 3:30 p.m. It is open to kids in grades K-6. Middle School Hangout for September is scheduled for Tuesday September 27th at 3:30 p.m. Kids in grades 6 through 8 are welcome to attend the Middle School Hangout. Movies...
Ten members from the Chinook Senior Center took part in the maiden voyage of what Director Kristi Norby hopes will be a series of "short trips to destinations along the Hi-Line." The group visited Havre Beneath the Streets. Several seniors noted they had visited the tourist attraction in the past but for most it had been "many years ago." The former visitors were impressed with the improvements in access to the exhibits and the amount of memorabilia added over the past years to the underground...
The library is offering a “Beginning Genealogy Class” starting September 20. This four part class will meet Tuesdays, 6:30-8:30, in the library meeting room. Sylvia D. Murray, an accredited genealogist from Havre, will be instructing the class. The class is free and you must attend all four sessions. Class size is limited to 12 and you must register by Sept. 16. Call the library to register or for more information. Books and Babies will not meet the first week of September in Harlem or Turner. Lego Club meets Thursday, Sept. 1, 6 P.M. at the...
Reporter's note: There are only three operating ferries in Montana, all on the Missouri river. I thought it would be interesting to learn about the ferry at the south end of Blaine County and the people who operate the ferry. I connected with Tom Philp, one of two operators on the McClelland-Stafford Ferry. This is Philp's sixth season operating the ferry. I set out to write about the operator's job, but the story can't be told without some historical context. For some history I visited with...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter football team took to the field for the first time this past Saturday for Northern C clash against the Centerville Miners. After spotting the Miners and early 14-0 lead the Sugarbeeters responded with scores in the third and fourth quarters to tie things up at 14-14 midway through the final stanza. A late score by Centerville gave the visitors a heartbreaking 20-14 win over the home standing Sugarbeeters. The game started auspiciously for the 'Beeters when Centerville...
The Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds made their debut in the Northern C Football division this past Saturday as they took on the Great Falls Central Mustangs to begin their season. Head coach Sean Mount has been steadily building a program for the past few years and this growth has led to a team that's ready to compete. In what turned out to be a good old-fashioned barn burner the Hays/Lodgepole Thunderbirds took a late lead in the fourth quarter before falling in the final seconds 48-44. Getting...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters volleyball team got the season started in the best of possible ways this past weekend. Friday night the girls faced the Fort Benton Longhorns in a non-conference match that would give the team some solid footing heading into the Malta Invitational preseason tournament Saturday. The Longhorns got the best of the 'Beeters in the first set 25-21 but Chinook bounced back in set number two to win 25-20 and then dominated the third set 25-10 before closing the deal out with a...
The Harlem Wildcat volleyball team took to the court for the first time this past Saturday at the Malta Invitational preseason tournament. Head coach Kim Faulkinberry and her squad joined the Chinook Sugarbeeters, Tri-City Titans, Poplar Indians and North Country Mavericks in pool play. In pool play action the Wildcats fell to Tri-Cities 25-20, to the Poplar Indians 25-20, North Country 25-20 and Chinook 25-7 in Pool B play prior to a single elimination tournament. In the first round of the tour...
The volleyball and cross country teams at Hays/Lodge Pole high school have been busy practicing and are ready to compete this fall. Heading up the cross country team is head coach Corey Morgan. The volleyball team is being led by head coach Tennae Singer. Colette Hawley will assist her. Out this fall for the cross country team is RayLeigh Kirkaldie, Isaiah Denny, Isaiah RunsAbove, Diana Snow, Maxine Plainfeather, Maddison Plainfeather, Darrellyn BlackWolf and Trinity Plainfeather. Morgan has a...
The Chinook High School Class of 1966 held its 50th reunion the last weekend of August. Organizers said there were 52 graduates in the class and 15 are deceased. About 23 attended the golden anniversary of their high school graduation. The class has held several reunions over the years, often on the 4th of July. In recent years they've held celebrations during the all class reunions for CHS. Rita Jamieson Langford and Cynthia Rusch Illingsworth, first cousins and 1966 classmates, said, "No...
