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In a memo dated September 9, Cande Recke, Constitution Week Chair with the Black Eagle-Assinniboine Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Great Falls, shared information about Constitution Week with local school personnel. This information invites students, staff, and families to join in celebrating the 68th Anniversary of Constitution Week, September 17-23, 2024. The tradition of celebrating the U.S. Constitution began in 1955 when the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) petitioned Congress to annually set aside...
TURNER – International Cultural Exchange Services (ICES) welcomes Brenda Maloney as a new Local Coordinator. “I have lived in northern Montana most of my life. In high school, my parents hosted three exchange students in total. The experience and relationships we made compelled me also to host. We hosted a boy from Taiwan a few years ago and are currently hosting a boy from Spain. I have two children, ages 21 and 17. We own a farm and ranch and enjoy being outdoors. We love to attend basketball games, community events, camping, and travel whene...
BOZEMAN — Youth across Montana who would like to enroll in Montana 4-H are invited to do so during October. Montana 4-H is the youth development program of Montana State University Extension. It offers a range of choices and opportunities for youth to learn and grow, such as learning how to bake, knit and raise an animal, or learning about beekeeping, photography and robotics. In all, Montana 4-H offers more than 200 different projects and experiences that engage youth in learning. Montana 4-H is the largest out-of-school youth development p...
[Billings, MT]—Western Native Voice (WNV) is proud to announce the launch of its Snag Dat Vote Tour, which will kick off on September 16th on the Blackfeet Reservation. This tour aims to energize Native American communities across Montana and encourage voter registration and participation in the upcoming November 5th presidential election. The *Snag Dat Vote* Tour will feature a two-day event at each stop, combining community engagement, voter education and outreach, and entertainment to build Native power at the polls. Day 1: Community G...
BOZEMAN — The Montana 4-H Foundation recently announced that it has awarded nearly $40,000 in scholarships to 45 graduating 4-H members and alumni. The recipients, from 28 Montana counties and tribal areas, can use the scholarships for post-secondary education during the 2024-2025 academic year. Scholarship recipients were recognized July 11 at the 2024 Montana 4-H Congress held on the Montana State University campus in Bozeman. Jane Wolery, executive director of the Montana 4-H Foundation, said the foundation and its donors are looking f...
September is Bear Aware Month in Montana HAVRE– Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks encourages folks to be bear aware, even in eastern and central Montana. September is Bear Aware Month in Montana. Many folks are heading into the field for fall hunting, and bears are often very active this time of year as they are looking for high calorie food sources before hibernation. Although bear encounters are rare in most of eastern and central Montana, there are known black bears present in the Little Rockies and Bear Paw Mountains, and grizzly bears have b...
Harlem Library The Book Challenge for Sept. is to read a book with chapter titles. Fall programming resumes in Sept. Storytime for children ages 0-5 and their parents/caregivers meets on Tuesdays at 10 A.M. Elementary students are encouraged to attend After School Squad on Wednesdays at 4:15 P.M. Lego Club for all ages is held on Thursdays at 4:15 P.M. Preschool children must be accompanied by a parent/guardian. The Book Club’s new book is “My Dear Hamilton: A Novel of Eliza Schuyler Hamilton”. Blaine County Library Teen Scene Mondays 5:30-6:30...
The legislative boundaries were dramatically shaken up during the last redistricting cycle. What used to be two districts is now comprised of one long area ranging from Chester to Opheim. The districts that used to clearly be separated by farming in the Golden Triangle and then Milk River irrigation along with indigenous friends in tribal areas have all been lumped into one 4 hour stretch across Montana.. With Knudsen being termed out and the absorption of Senator Lang’s district, the Hi-Line east of Havre needs a strong voice now more than e...
Hello From the Chinook Senior Center As I write this article, for the paper, and I look at the calendar, it truly brings home all that has been done, by our very own, to protect and defend our nation, from those who have sought to bring us harm. I hope that we all are taking a moment to reflect on the day in 2001 that changed the lives of so very many people. Praising God for the people who stand up and protect us each and every day. PINOCHLE MARATHON IS BEGINNING, SO PLEASE CALL RUTH BROWN TO GET SCHEDULED, IF YOU ARE PLANNING ON JOINING....
The theme for Banned Books Week 2024(Sept 22-28) is “Freed Between the Lines.” Banned Books Week was launched in 1982 in response to a sudden surge in the number of challenges to books in libraries, bookstores, and schools. By focusing on efforts to remove or restrict access to books, Banned Books Week draws national attention to the harms of censorship. Typically (but not always) held during the last week of September, the annual event highlights the value of free and open access to information and brings together the entire book com...
Daryl Anita Brockie passed away peacefully at the sweet age of 72 on September 7, 2024 at Benefis Hospital in Great Falls. Daryl was the second child born to Cecil "Buck" Jones and Florine "Cochran" Jones on June 30, 1952 at Fort Belknap Agency. She attended school at Hays Mission School and then went on to Flandreau Indian Boarding School where she graduated. Daryl met Robert "Bob" Brockie in 1971 and they were married in 1974. To this union they had two sons Jacob Kenneth Brockie and Tyler... Full story
Chris Bennett LaRoque, Indian name "Oti jcağa Growing Thunder" passed away September 7, 2024. A wake was held at 6 PM, Thursday, September 12, 2024 and a funeral service was held at 12 PM, Friday, September 13, 2024. Services took place at Kills at Night Community Center in Hays. Chris was born January 31, 1979 in Fort Belknap, MT to Georgiann La Roque and Lawrence Cochran. His grandparents are George LaRoque and Serena King LaRoque, Ester Adams and David Cochran and Happy Doney. Chris was the... Full story
On September 3, 2024, Robert Shawn Timms went home to be with the Lord. He was born November 4, 1987 to Jeannie Mae Cochran and Wally Bear. He spent the majority of his life taking care of his younger siblings, as he was the oldest of 7. Robert had the most beautiful smile. We called it his "pretty boy smile". In high school, he met Bridgette Blackcrow, and through their bond, they were blessed with his pride and joy, Brianna Quentina Anne Timms. Not a single day went by that he didn't brag... Full story
It’s amazing to consider the vast diversity of life. From the tiniest of microbes to ultra-massive black holes, from single-celled organisms to complex body structures like plants and animals, or even earth’s biomes or interstellar gas planets. The variety is enough to blow the mind. Let’s consider the mere scale of creation for just a moment. They say over one million earths could fit into the sun. And yet, the sun is just a speck amid the vastness of the Milky Way. But at 100,000 light years across, our galaxy is merely average in size....
Charles (Chuck) Palm, a graduate of Chinook High School, class of 1962, is the Deputy Director Emeritus of the Hoover Institution located on the campus of Stanford University. His 2024 book, "Documenting Communism," is based on the agreement he negotiated in 1992 to microfilm the archives of the Soviet Communist Party and Soviet State. The project involved the microfilming of over 12 million documents. The narrative that follows, written by Palm, is an overview of the challenges of and results f...
USDA Newsletter This is likely no surprise to you, but drought persists across the western U.S. and is intensifying in some areas. No geographic area is immune to the potential of drought at any given time. The U.S. Drought Monitor provides a weekly drought assessment, and it plays an important role in USDA programs that help farmers and ranchers recover from drought. Fact #1 Numerous agencies use the Drought Monitor to inform drought-related decisions. The map identifies areas of drought and labels them by intensity on a weekly basis. It categ...
LEWISTOWN – The Missouri Breaks region of central Montana is a favorite area for deer hunters, but this year hunters will need to carefully check the regulations, since opportunities to hunt mule deer have dramatically changed due to low population levels, and mule deer hunting is extremely limited or non-existent over many Missouri Breaks hunting districts. After several years of severe droughts, mule deer populations in this area of Montana have suffered steep declines. In response to the low numbers, biologists have significantly changed t... Full story
