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During its September meeting the Chinook City Council set the evening of September 7 for the final public hearing and vote on the city’s 2016-2017 budget. A report was made about final warranty work scheduled in late September on the water treatment plant. Michael Van Voast was appointed to the airport commission, replacing Martin Williamson who retired after 32 years on the board. Peter Pula will begin new duties as the Assistant City Clerk beginning September 6. Mayor Keith Hanson called the September meeting to order. Council members p...
Lita Buck began her new duties as the Postmaster in Chinook on August 22. Buck relocated to the area from Geraldine where she worked from 2011 until mid-2016 for the Postal Service. She was the Postmaster in Geraldine when the Post Plan reduced hours at the Geraldine facility. She opted to transfer to Chinook for a full-time position as Postmaster. After graduation from Broadwater High School, in Townsend, Buck attended Western Montana College for two years. She and her husband, Rodger, were mar...
Reporter’s note: In late August wheat prices in Blaine County had decreased to a point where loan deficiency payments under the 2014 Farm Bill would be available to producers selling their wheat. That was a sign that farm commodity prices were in trouble for this harvest season. Beef prices were also in a decline after several years of healthy markets. Living in town, I wondered if this decline in prices for wheat and beef had any effect on those of us with no direct connection to agriculture. What I found, talking to several locals connected t...
The American Red Cross will be in town September 13 to host a Blood Drive. Appointments are highly encouraged by the American Red Cross. So, if you have not made an appointment you can go on-line at redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-733-2767 (1-800-REDCROSS). The Red Cross will begin accepting walk in donors at 12:30. Walk in slots will also be available each hour throughout the day. Any healthy person age 18 (or age 16 or 17 with a signed parental consent) or older and weighing at least 110 pounds is eligible and encouraged to donate blood....
Local Veteran of Foreign Wars Commander Ray Reid has a passion for recognizing and honoring veterans. He's been one of the driving forces behind the Blaine County Veterans' Memorial Park (a permanent display listing veterans from and connected to Blaine County), located in Inman Park in downtown Chinook. After 10+ years since the park was opened, Reid felt the area needed 'sprucing up' and began looking for a local group to do the tree-trimming. After some study of the size of the trees in the...
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...
Here is a perfect dish for a fall casserole that can be cooked best in a Dutch oven on the top of your stove. It is called Chicken in the Bog and I think I first heard the recipe from the Food Network. I think this is one of the best chicken recipes ever but you must use only Zatarain’s Dirty Rice for the rice in the dish. And, remember the rice is the bog so it needs to be wet. Dry rice ruins this dish. You will need • 1 cup of cubed ham or Polish sausage cut into half rounds • 3 chicken thighs • 1 red pepper, medium dice • 1 onion, medium di...
HAYS, MT Monte R. "Batman" Flying, 48, great-great grandson of Philip Shortman, Vernon White Clay, Rex Flying, Peter "Old Man" Stiffarm and Alice LaForge, passed away due to natural causes on Friday, September 2, 2016, at his mother's residence in Hays. Wake services were held at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 4, 2016, with a Rosary to be held at 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, all at the St. Paul Mission Rec Center, moving the wake to the Chief Nosey Center at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, September 5, with his... Full story
Oilmont, MT With great sorrow the lord has called upon our angel Leona Michelle Walls 35, from Oilmont, Mt. Leona passed away on August 28, 2016 in Great Falls, Mt. Wake/Rosary were held on Wednesday, August 31, 2016 at 7:00 P.M. at Enemy Killer Recreation Center. Funeral Services were held on Thursday, September 1, 2016 at 11:00 A.M. at Enemy Killer Recreation Center with interment Lodge Pole Cemetery. Condolences for the family may be left at www.kirkwoodfuneralhome.com Leona was born May 5,... Full story
Harlem, MT Betty Mae (Springer) Anderson, 79, a resident of Harlem went to her room in heaven Monday, August 29, 2016. Vigil was held on Monday, September 5, 2016 at 7:00 pm and a Funeral Mass was held on Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at 11:00 am all at St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church. Memorials may be sent to Blaine Co. 4-H council or the Blaine Co. 4-H Foundation, P.O. box 519, Chinook, MT 59523. Holland and Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with services and arrangements. Please visit Betty’s online memorial page and leave a message of c... Full story
Malta, MT Riley J. Baublitz, 17, a student at Malta High School, went home on the wings of angels, Tuesday, August 30, from injuries received in an automobile accident. The family received friends at 7:00 P.M., Tuesday, September 6, at the Kirkwood Memorial Chapel in Malta. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, September 7, at the Kirkwood Memorial Chapel. Interment will be in the Malta Cemetery. There will be a reception to follow at the VFW of Malta. Condolences for the family may be left at www.kirkwoodfuneralhome.com. Riley was... Full story
“The Bible is central to our faith,” said Pastor Dennis Findorff of Chinook Alliance Church, “but many people are intimidated by its scope and size. The Story gives us a way to journey from Genesis to Revelation together in 31 weeks so everyone understands God’s story and how their story intersects with it.” Chinook, August 25, 2016 – The Bible is the best-selling book in history, but how many people in Chinook are actually reading it? A Gallup survey reports the average American household has four Bibles. However, research by Pew Forum on Re...
Sheena Binder from Castle Rock, Colorado is visiting her mother, Glenna Ammen for a few days. Tom and Lucy Fairbank spent a few days camping up at Beaver Creek Park this week. Gerald and Shirley Keller welcomed in their 18th grandchild on September 3. The little Miss weighed in at 6 lbs. 12 oz. and has been named Aliyah Rae Carr. Mom and Dad, Deldre and Cheryl Carr, and Addysen and Nyah are proud to welcome her home! Sonny and Nelly Obrecht were to Glacier and enjoyed the red buses. While there they visited with Jim and Diane...
Word was received Sunday that Elvin Johnson, former resident of the Big Flat Area, passed away on Saturday. Memorial services will be held later in Hogeland. Loretta Beck went up to Bobbi Becks on the 29th to help Bobbi celebrate her birthday. Later in the evening, Bobbi and Wally Beck celebrated their birthdays with a supper at the Shawn Beck home. Susan and Emily Billmayer attended a family reunion in Wisconsin the previous week, & returned home on Monday evening. Carol Klindworth hosted H.H.H. Club last Thursday at her home. Roll call was...
After a month-long hiatus from programs, we are back with a full schedule of events planned for September. We’ll be starting our afternoon movies again on Wednesday, September 7th at 1:00 pm. We will show a different movie every Wednesday afternoon at 1:00. September 7th will be “Eddie the Eagle,” the 14th will be “Coat of Many Colors,” the 21st will be “The Lady in the Van,” and the 28th will be “Little Red Wagon.” Storytime will start Tuesday, September 13th at 10:30 am and will run every Tuesday thereafter. Storytime is open to kids of a...
Those interested in joining The Book Club may pick up their copy of “The Secret River” by Kate Grenville today at 4 P.M. in the library meeting room. The Book Club will continue to meet on Mondays, 4 P.M., starting Sept. 12. The library is offering a four-part series on Beginning Genealogy starting Tues., Sept 20, 6:30-8:30 P.M. The class will continue Sept. 27, Oct. 4, and Oct. 11. The class size is limited to 12 and you must attend all four sessions. Please call the library by Sept. 16 to register. The Book Challenge for Sept. is to read a bo...
The North Central Montana Shrine Club is selling tickets for their annual beef raffle. The beef raffle and Vidalia Onion sales are the only two fundraisers conducted by the regional Shriners’ group. According to Blaine County Shrine members, the proceeds from the beef raffle and onion sales all go to support ‘sponsored patients’ from this area. Raffle winners will be drawn on September 17. During the last year nine children have been sponsored patients by the local Montana Shriners Club. The children receive treatment at the Spokane Shrin...
For three weeks the Blaine County Commissioners have been asking county departments “What is essential?” Declining non-tax revenues, sources of funding over which the county has no control, resulted in a $1.4 million shortfall that made putting together the 2016-2017 county budget a challenge for the commissioners and county departments. After budget meetings with every county department and providing an opportunity for citizens to view and comment on the proposed budget, the commissioners officially approved the final budget on Wednesday of...
By Kody Farmer BCJ Sports The Chinook Sugarbeeters football team looked to bounce back after suffering a difficult loss to start to season. They traveled west to face the Simms Tigers in another big Northern C clash. The team wasted little time and getting the upper hand on the Tigers, scoring four times in the first quarter on their way to a commanding 36 - 8 win. The victory would even their season record at 1-1. The Sugarbeeters took the opening kickoff and were intent on getting points...
The Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds fell in their home opener to the Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hawks Saturday afternoon 30-22. The Thunderbirds have been very competitive early on this season competing in the Northern C for the first time. Hays/Lodge Pole kept the game close start to finish after losing junior running back Chance Main to an undisclosed injury in the first quarter. Senior Frank RunsAbove took over the backfield duties for the Thunderbirds. Hays/Lodge Pole trailed the Hawks 16-8 at the intermission and were not able to close the gap...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter volleyball team turned in another outstanding performance as they won the 34th Annual Chinook Invitational volleyball tournament on their home court. The team defeated the Glasgow Scottie's in straight sets 25-21, 25-24 to take the title. The week began with Chinook traveling to Box Elder to take on the Bears in the District 6C-East Conference opener for both teams. The 'Beeters came away with a 3-1 win to go 1-0 in conference play. The Sugarbeeters have dominated...
Several things happened this week in the wonderful world of football that were mildly disturbing. Colin Kaepernick would not stand for the National Anthem during two pre season football games. While most thought he was protesting the flag, it seems that was not the case. He was protesting police brutality to other than the white race. One day to further show his displeasure with the police, he wore sox that had pigs on them wearing police caps. At this writing another team mate has joined Kaepernick’s protest from the San Francisco 49er team a...
A special session of the Chinook School Board was held Tuesday, August 30. Chairwoman Miller called the meeting to order at 7:30 pm at the Chinook High School Title I room. She asked everyone to rise and pledge allegiance to flag. Present were Board members Ernest Johnsonn, Scott DePriest, Pauly Miller, Mark Harshman, Joel Pruttis, Scott Gunderson and Mike Copenhaver. Viki Tilleman was excused. New Business First the Board considered Certified/Classified Contracts; Janelle Downs sixth grade; Mr. Hannum recommends to approve hiring. No...
