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hinook Lions to celebrate a nearly century old event in the town. Last Friday morning kindergartners through junior high students joined to do a litter clean-up around Chinook. The result was a half pickup load of trash the students gathered. One side benefit was the students got to experience firsthand what happens when folks don't properly dispose of trash. A short history of Chinook's town clean-up efforts A few weeks before the October 21, 1925 official opening/dedication of the new sugar...
The 2022 Sugarbeet Festival is right around the corner and there is still time to get a float ready, get your costume put together or free up your schedule to enjoy the festival to the fullest. The Chinook Area Chamber of Commerce is thrilled about what's in store for this year's festival, "We have about 10-15 vendors lined up and will have five food vendors and other artist and products vendors," said Chamber President Daniel Dahl. "We'll see how the parade goes, people know about it and have...
The Montana Farmers Union (MFU) will gather on October 14 and 15 in the state's capitol for its 107th Annual Convention. Held at the Delta Hotels Helena Colonial-Marriott, the two-day celebration will highlight the theme "Cultivating Community for More Than 100 Years." Each fall, members from throughout the state attend this meeting to vote on by-laws and policy, as well as to enjoy educational workshops, see old friends, and meet new ones. Event organizers report that the Annual Convention will feature a great lineup of speakers and...
Dr. Michele Corriel, an Assistant Teaching Professor at MSU-Bozeman, will present a virtual lecture at 2pm on Saturday, September 24 at the Blaine County Museum in Chinook. Corriel will describe the work of artist Jessie Wilbur who produced the 20 prints of Blackfeet tipis currently on display at the museum and describe Wilbur's role in introducing modernism to artists in Montana during the 1940's. The presenter will also discuss her new book "The Montana Modernists: Shifting Perspectives on...
Harlem Library Today, Sept. 21, 4:15 the library board will hold its monthly meeting. The Book Challenge for Sept. is to read a book that includes a map. This month “Buy a Bag O’Books”. Purchase a grocery sack full of used books for only one dollar. September is Library Card Sign-up Month. The library is celebrating Banned Books Week. If you read a banned book we will put your name in a drawing for a prize to be awarded at the end of the month. Friends of the Pool & Park Hello citizens of Chinook! The Friends of the Pool and Park Found...
The 2022 Sugarbeet Festival will take place on Saturday, October 1. Many of the festival activities will take place uptown but there are three huge events taking place nearby. The Chinook Rod and Gun Club will be hosting their 10th Annual Gun and Antique Show beginning on Friday, September 30 and ending on Sunday, October 2 at the Blaine County Fairgrounds Commercial Building. In addition the Blaine County Cruisers will hold their Annual Car Show just to the west outside of the Commercial...
I was recently invited by Ken and Jeff Finley to attend a birthday party for Jeff and Lynette Finley's oldest grandchild who turned ten. The father-son team described the event as "our first trial run with real customers." They were referring to the upgrades Ken has added to his pumpkin patch down by the Milk River and Jeff's new Aisle 8 arcade gallery at the grocery store, featuring "16 vintage full-sized arcade games." The birthday party started at the pumpkin patch, finished up at the arcade...
The Blaine County Library Board of Trustees will hold their regular monthly meeting Monday September 26th at 4:30 p.m. in the library meeting room. The library will once again be at Kenny Finley’s Pumpkin Patch. This year Kenny has decided to have the Pumpkin Patch open for 2 weekends, beginning this weekend. Bring your kids out Saturday, September 24th from 10:00 to 4:00 and Sunday, September 25th from 11:00 to 3:00. If you miss this weekend, never fear, we will be there again the next weekend. Saturday, October 1st we will be at the Pumpkin P...
Montana Actors' Theatre (MAT) will hold its annual fundraiser, Death by Chocolate, on September 24 at 5:30 p.m. in St. Jude's Gym. In its 13th year, this Sponsorship Drive and Gala of Friends will feature a Battle of the Bands. Event organizers encourage people to get out their neon colors, polo shirts, leg warmers, and hair spray for a Battle of the Bands 80s Style! The bands that will currently be involved in the Gala are Pat Benatar, Guns 'N Roses, Poison, Metallica, Motley Crue, and Bon...
Each Election Cycle is unique to itself. Candidates are taking a new approach to make things better if they are the incumbent or trying to convey their idea on how things should get done. On rare occasions, and typically in smaller communities or in races that don’t entice much rhetoric, the campaigns are peaceful, even friendly. More common nowadays is the vicious back and forth between candidates, or at the very least, tense interactions between supporters of each. To show their support for o...
The library board of trustees will hold their regular monthly meeting today, September 21, 4:15 P.M. in the library meeting room. The library is celebrating the right to read with the observation of “Banned Book Week.” The American Library Association’s theme for 2022 is “Books Unite Us…Censorship Divides Us.” Come and take a look at the banned book week display Carly has put together. When you read a banned book your name will be entered into a drawing to win a prize at the end of the month. “Hatchet Island” is a new thriller from Paul Doiro...
This year as we celebrate American Indian Heritage Days, or Native American Week, a rare opportunity will occur. September 2022 has five Friday's resulting in two days being designated as American Indian Heritage Day. In 1997 the Montana Legislature designated the fourth Friday of September as American Indian Heritage Day. This Law states that schools are 'to conduct appropriate exercises during the school day'. Then in 2009 a bill was signed into law designating the last Friday in September as...
North Central Montana is known across the land for a few things in general, Farming, Ranching, unparalleled Pheasant hunting and Big Game Hunting. Each fall the Blaine County Journal takes pride in recognizing our young hunters as they successfully tag their first deer or elk during rifle season. Hunting in Montana is to some a rite of passage, to many a way of life and to the patient, adventurous hunter Archery is the way to get the fall started properly. Unlike rifle season where hunters can...
Darwin Zellmer and Loretta Beck went to Havre on Monday and enjoyed lunch at Chars. Loretta visited at the Darwin Zellmer home on Thursday morning. Sympathy is extended to Levi Hawley’s family, as Levi’s dad Glen Hawley passed away on Friday morning. Susan Billmayer was in Great Falls this week for Garden Club Symposium. Brandon, Dallas, and Blade Beck and Daniella Schilling were visitors Saturday morning at Grandma and Grandpa Becks, and Shawn and Tate Beck stopped for a visit that afternoon. Susan Billmayer had coffee with Jane Krass on Sun...
Harlem Elementary has chosen the first ROARing students to kick off a brand new, fantastic 2022-2023 school year. These awesome students have proven they are Respectful, Organized, Always safe, and Responsible, and are perfect role models for their peers. Back Row, l to r: Titan King (gr. 6), Kaydee Brown (gr. 5), and Rooney Briere (gr. 4). Front row, l to r: Chaska Earthboy (gr. 3), Melvina Dupris (gr. 2), Landyn Strike (gr. 1), and Cy'lei Cole (kindergarten). We are so proud of our Rockin'...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters have run over their opponents in each of their wins this season and Friday night in Harlem they used the ground game to their advantage once again. Chinook jumped out to a 50-8 lead before the Wildcats added a few late points to make the final tally 50-28. The rain came down hard prior to the start of the contest making the field conditions a little less than desirable. Both teams struggled with wet balls and muffed snaps. The 'Beeters started with a fumbled snap over...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters, Harlem Wildcats and Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbird Cross Country runners were all at the Glasgow Invitational this past Saturday. The Course was set up roughly 20 miles south of Glasgow along the shores of Fort Peck Reservoir at the Downstream Campground Nature Trail/Kiwanis Park location. The Sugarbeeters had five girls and one boy in the field, Harlem's contingent consisted of two boys and a girl while the Thunderbirds had one boy on the course Saturday. Chinook senior...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters were looking to bounce back this week after a couple of disappointing losses the week before. Bounce back they did, the 'Beeters headed to Box Elder Thursday night and dominated the Bears in a 25-1, 25-1, 25-4 sweep. On Saturday they were back at home to take on Chester/Joplin-Inverness. Chinook continued to roll, defeating the Hawks in straight sets 25-13, 25-15,25-13. Chinook saw Box Elder take a 1-0 lead to start the opening set but a hitting error on the next...
The Harlem LadyCat Volleyball team was in Malta on Thursday for a District 2B match up with the M-ettes. Harlem never was able to get going falling in straight sets 25-6, 25-16 and 25-17. Saturday afternoon they were home to take on the Conrad Cowgirls, sweeping the visitors 25-23, 26-24 and 25-22. From the opening serve until the final ball hit the floor the Lady Cats just didn't have it against the M-ettes Thursday in Malta. Harlem struggled mightily in the opening set, falling 25-6. The team...
The Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds were in Big Sandy on Friday to take on the Pioneers in a doubleheader. The Thunderbirds Head Coach Cindy LaMere has been working hard and it shows on the court. Big Sandy won both matches in straight sets, but that doesn’t reflect the steps the Thunderbirds have taken in a few short weeks. Big Sandy won the first match 25-9, 25-6 and 25-19. Match number to went Big Sandy’s way once again, but the Thunderbirds played some good volleyball at stretches throughout with extended volleys and execution of set pla...
The 8th Annual Tristan Billmayer Memorial Suicide Awareness Walk was held and a huge success this past Saturday in Turner. The day was made to order with bright, clear skies and a temperature that was very conducive to outside activity. The day began with registration at Turner Park with around 100 people signing the registration book. While people mingled prior to the walk they had the opportunity to catch up since the last walk, make donations and enter raffle drawings. The raffle items were H...
Today, the Fort Belknap Indian Community (FBIC) and three conservation organizations filed a motion to intervene in support of the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) in an appeal filed by Luke Ployhar to the Board of Environmental Review (BER) challenging the agency’s decision to require a comprehensive review of proposed mining exploration in the Zortman-Landusky Reclamation Area in the Little Rocky Mountains. “There is substantial history establishing the detrimental effects created by previous mining activity in the Lit...
