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In late August a story appeared in Montana's daily newspapers about a study that ranked 821 community colleges around the nation. Using a series of metrics, mathematical calculations that demonstrated each college's performance against certain standards, the study concluded community colleges in Montana ranked fifth best in the nation. Aaniiih Nakoda College (ANC), the tribal college at Fort Belknap, was ranked number one in Montana and number 27 compared to all colleges in the nation. It was...
Blaine County's Republican Party has announced several activities related to the upcoming general election and general goals of the party. Party officials have already hosted visits to the area by gubernatorial candidate Greg Gianforte and his running mate from Malta, Leslie Robinson. Party Treasurer Karla Buck and Committee Chairman Don Richman shared several events planned by the party. A raffle for a pair "His and Hers" pistols has been going for some time. The raffle features a .40 Smith...
Customers visiting Chinook City Hall will see a familiar face at the service counter. Peter Pula started as Assistant City Clerk on September 6. He will work with City Clerk Carol Floren at city hall. He grew up in Chinook. Pula graduated from CHS in 1988 then attended Concordia College, in Moorhead, Minnesota, where he earned a bachelor's degree in English Literature and Business. After several years working in banking and insurance he served as Blaine County's Weed Coordinator from 2006-2013....
I have been told that when I was a little boy I was always very inquisitive. I was constantly asking questions of my mother and father and really wanted to know everything there was to know. Those questions really magnified themselves when driving up and down the Clear Creek road with my father, visiting one cabin owner or another or fishing in a particularly good fishing hole. I wanted to know what was up this coulee and that coulee and what the name of that mountain was and what was the road joining the Clear Creek road and why was Hungry...
Chinook, MT Dean Thomas Hasler, of Chinook, passed away with his family by his side September 11, 2016 at the age of 59. Dean was born on July 11, 1957 in Casper, WY to Thomas Webster Hasler and Marjorie Annamae Hoover. He was raised in Malta and graduated from Malta High School in 1975. At age 18, Dean enlisted in the Montana National Guard and served for six years. Dean relocated to Chinook, MT shortly after high school where he then worked for Ezzie's Wholesale for 26 years. In 2000, Dean...
Chinook, MT Elizabeth Bauer passed away suddenly on Monday, September 12, 2016. Elizabeth is survived by her loving husband, Brian Bauer; her daughters and their husbands, Jennifer and Dale Wills; Jane and Aaron Warner; her stepson Dory Bauer; her grandchildren, Ryan Perfater, Sarah Warner and Sadie Wills; her brother Marc and Mike Scofield and their families. Elizabeth Jane Bauer was born January 3, 1954 in Portland, Oregon to Frank and Jane Scofield. As her father was in the Air Force, she liv...
Chinook, MT Venus Bardanouve passed away September 17, 2016 at the Sweet Memorial Nursing Home in Chinook. A celebration of her life will be held at the Harlem Lutheran Church at 11:00 on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016, with Pastor Ellen Ayres officiating. Internment of ashes will be at the Harlem Cemetery. Venus was born in Doniphan, Nebraska, on June 16, 1917, the only child of Edgar Bankson and Emma Valentine Jacobs Potts. Venus' family were pioneers in Nebraska and she loved hearing her...
Lodge Pole, MT Joseph "Big Joe" Thomas Has The Eagle, 29, a member of the Assiniboine Tribe, passed away unexpectedly in Seattle, Washington on September 14, 2016. Wake will be 7:00 P.M. Friday, September 23, 2016 at Chief Nosey Center. Funeral Mass will be 10:00 A.M. Saturday, September 24, 2016 also at Chief Nosey Center. Condolences for the family may be left at www.kirkwoodfuneralhome.com Joseph was born on June 3, 1987 to James "Jim" and Lind (Allen) Has The Eagle at the Northern Montana...
The Chinook Assembly of God congregation will be hosting a celebration marking the church’s 80 years of ministry in Chinook. Organized in 1936, the Gospel Chapel ultimately incorporated with the Assemblies of God (AG) and became the Chinook Assembly of God. The celebration is set for Sunday, October 9 and will include a regular worship service followed by a meal and time for remembering. Pastor Josh Seymour, who was installed as the local pastor in late June of this year, said everyone is welcome to all activities. From Chinook Gospel Chapel t...
Father Felix Nayak who worked with three Blaine County parishes is being reassigned to St. Mary's church in Malta. He will still be ministering in Blaine County since part of his duties will include responsibilities at St. Paul's in Hays, St. Thomas in Lodge Pole and Sacred Heart at the Agency. Nayak is a native of Orissa, India and first came to north central Montana in June, 2012. Since 2012 Father Nayak has served as pastor at St. Gabriel's in Chinook, St. Thomas the Apostle in Harlem and...
Loaves and Fishes, the summer feeding program for kids in Chinook, completed its last week of this summer's activities with the traditional 'thanksgiving luncheon' and a final evening meal that ended with a distribution of school backpacks. This was the sixth summer for the program that is supported by several churches that are a part of the Chinook Ministerial Association and community members who provide volunteer and monetary resources. Organizers say this year's attendance was above...
The Suicide Prevention Walk was held Saturday morning. The rain had stopped and a large crowd of supporters joined in the walk to Turner from the Big Flat Catholic Church. There were kids on bicycles, some people on four wheelers and side by sides along with many walking. A meal was served and then Clint Malarachuk spoke to the group. He was a retired hockey player who had a message on depression and suicide and how he survived suicide. Word was received Friday that John McKellenan (Slim) passed away in Valentine, Nebraska. Slim worked for...
Glenna Ammen met up with her sister, Dolores Steimmetz from Butte, and Betty DeZort of Great Falls at the Chinook Festival Days. They enjoyed the day visiting. Tom and Lucy Fairbank took in the suicide awareness speaker at the Turner school on Saturday. Todd and Sherry Obrecht and Meghan visited Sonny and Nellie Obrecht on Sunday. Bonnie and Donnie Harmon took part in the Suicide Awareness walk on Saturday. Gerald and Shirley Keller took part in the awareness walk on Saturday. Doug and Tracy McCracken we’re out to see Virginia McCracken on S...
The Harlem Public Library is celebrating the freedom to read by observing Banned Book Week. This event highlights the value of free and open access to information. Banned Books Week brings together the entire book community -librarians, booksellers, publishers, journalists, teachers, and readers of all types-in shared support of the freedom to seek and to express ideas, even those some consider unorthodox or unpopular. Come and see the display of challenged or banned books that Carly has put together and pick one out to read. Please mark your...
By focusing on efforts across the country to remove or restrict access to books, Banned Books Week draws national attention to the harms of censorship. The books featured during Banned Books Week have all been targeted with removal or restrictions in libraries and schools. While books have been and continue to be banned, part of the Banned Books Week celebration is the fact that, in a majority of cases, the books have remained available. This happens only thanks to the efforts of librarians, teachers, students, and community members who stand...
In conjunction with September being Suicide Prevention Month, the second annual Suicide prevention walk was once again held. The day started with buses driven by Frank McGuire and Cody Ballard transporting people from the Turner Park to the Catholic Church where registration took place. While some people were either unable to walk or just chose not to, they had the option to drive a slow moving ATV. Prior to the walk, Father Felix gave a blessing for the day and engaged the crowd in a prayer. Th...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters have developed a habit of spotting teams big first quarter leads. They have battled back in previous contest to either tie the game at some point or win it at the end. Friday during the 'Beeters Homecoming contest with the Power-Dutton-Brady Titans two quick turnovers allowed the visitors to take a 18-0 lead midway through the opening stanza and cruise to a 34-0 shutout of Chinook. The Titans took a 26-0 lead at the halfway point of the second quarter. Chinook's defense...
The Harlem Wildcats opened District 2B play Friday in Wolf Point as they took on the Wolves. The Wolves topped the Wildcats 40-6 but the final score may seem a little more one sided than the contest actually was. After opening the season with three straight games with the District 1B, the (1-2) Wildcats have shown improvement. Fridays contest saw a Wildcat team compete hard throughout, trailing just 8-0 after the opening stanza and 16-6 at the intermission. Senior tailback Damon Adams scored...
The Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds have been in some close football games this fall, competing very well. Saturday the team traveled to Cascade for a Northern C clash with the once beaten Badgers. In what was somewhat of a shootout it was Cascade that prevailed with a 62-28 win over Hays/Lodge Pole. The loss will drop the Thunderbirds to 1-4 on the season. The Thunderbirds and the Northern C are heading for the home stretch of the 2016 campaign with four games remaining on the schedule. This Friday the Thunderbirds will travel to Belt to take on...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter volleyball team continued it’s stroll through the competition this past week. Tuesday they completed the season sweep of the Malta M-ettes in straight sets, 25-16, 25-11, 25-18. The ‘Beeters have dominated their foes from the District 2B now having swept the season series for the fifth year in a row. This season they also swept both matches played. Chinook hosted the Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hawks in a Homecoming contest Thursday evening. C-J-I raced out to a 13-6 advantage early in the first set leading to a ‘Be...
