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The Chinook volunteer fire department started in 1904 and is still going strong! They cover roughly 2,056 areas from the Canadian border, to Zurich, the Hill County line, and all the way to the Missouri river. They currently have 15 active members and 2 reserve members on the crew. The number for a full company is 28. The gap in those numbers may not seem that big but when majority of your crew work out of town during the week or when they have kids and can't find a sitter right away that makes...
Virginia Olson was back in Chinook from Great Falls after attending the annual Montana Governor's Conference on Aging. The event brings health care providers and caregivers together from across the state to discuss issues facing aging populations especially in a sparsely populated state like Montana. Organizers of the conference identified 35 Montanans who were at least one hundred years old and would be honored during the conference. Five of those invited, including Virginia Olson from Blaine...
Mark Vitaris, Canadian author and location photographer, spoke to about twenty-five people last week at the kickoff program of the Blaine County Museum's "Off-season Speaker Series." Museum Director Sam French said she was pleased with the turnout noting it "exceeded my expectations." She added, "Mark's presentation definitely resonated with folks who attended." The event was held at the Chinook Senior Center. Vitaris spent five years visiting, photographing and researching the borderlands along...
Anyone who missed opening night of the Montana Actors’ Theatre (MAT) production Lend me a Tenor has several chances yet to see the show. On October 12-14 and October 19-21, Valley Furniture will again present Ken Ludwigs’s version of this drama. Evening performances begin at 8:00 p.m., and matinees begin at 2:00 p.m. Director Dr. Grant Olson promises “a night of non-stop laughter and theatrical brilliance!” In this comedy set in 1934, the world of opera collides with chaotic farce as a renowned...
T’Jay Brock Allen, 25, passed away on Sunday, October 1, 2023, in Fort Belknap. Wake services began at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 3, 2023, and continued until his funeral service, which was at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 4, 2023, all at the Red Whip Center, with Terry Brockie and Kenneth “Tuffy” Helgeson officiating. Burial followed in the Fort Belknap Agency Cemetery. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Please visit T’Jay’s online memorial page to send a card or leave a message of condolence for his f...
Blaine County Library Wednesday Homeschool Hour 1:00-2:00, Board Games/Drawing 4:00-5:00, and Teen Scene 6:00-7:00 (10/4 and 10/18). Thursday LEGO Club 4:00-5:00. Friday Movie Day 2:00-3:30. Harlem Library Tonight is the annual Friends of the Library membership meeting at 6 P.M. in the library meeting room. A soup supper will be served followed by the business meeting. Anyone interested in joining the Friends as well as current members are encouraged to attend. Annual dues of $10 may be paid at this meeting. The library is hosting the virtual...
Tonight is the Friends of the Harlem Library annual membership meeting. A soup supper will be served at 6 P.M. with the business meeting following. Those interested in becoming a member and current members are encouraged to attend. Annual dues of $10 may be paid at this meeting. The library is hosting the Montana Library Network virtual program “Hauntings of Montana” with speaker Ellen Baumler October 12, 6:30 – 8:00 P.M. via Zoom. Historian, storyteller, and award-winning author Baumler weaves a ghostly web in a thought-provoking journ...
Hello From the Chinook Social Senior Center! We have had lots of fun this past week, with the September birthday party. We had 10 birthday guests to celebrate! Everyone enjoyed a wonderful Ham dinner & Birthday cake as well as a few surprises. Saturday, Sept 30th we also had an Ice Cream Social. We had lots of people in to build their favorite Ice Cream treats, from Banana Splits to Sundaes, to Cones. A good time was had by all. Vanda Montgomery cut her beautiful Dahlias & Sunflowers for us all to enjoy on the tables. Thank you to Charlotte Bru...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters were in Fairfield for an afternoon contest with the Eagles on Friday. Saturday the girls were back home in the friendly confines of the Floyd Bowen Gymnasium as they welcomed the Cut Bank Wolves to town in a District 1B contest. The 'Beeters have been the only team this season to take down the Eagles, a five set thriller at home early in the season. Friday in Fairfield it was all Eagles as they earned the sweep. The 'Beeters honored their seniors before Saturday...
The Lady Cats had just one match on the schedule this week, a home contest with District 2B rival Glasgow. The Lady cats continued to volley well, but in the end, it was the Scotties that came away with a 3-0 win over the Lady Cats. In set number one the Scotties started fast jumping out to leads of 9-3 and 18-9 before a resilient Lady Cat squad started to battle back. Senior Emma Billmayer slammed home a kill to make it 18-10 and moments later an ace from senior Kaitlyn Johnson cut the Scottie...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters hosted the Rocky Boy Stars this past Saturday in their final home contest of the season. Looking to even their record at 3-3, the 'Beeters did just that with an easy 62-0 win. Chinook had seven players find the end zone and forced seven Rocky Boy turnovers in the lopsided win. The 'Beeters honored their three seniors before the contest and tried to get them involved in some interesting ways. The 'Beeters are very young and have a talented group of underclassman that got...
With just two weeks left in the Cross Country regular season, teams are really looking to make the most of it. The Chinook Sugarbeeters and Harlem Wildcats were in Malta this past Saturday at the Marian Hills Golf and Country Club. Both teams were well represented and performed very well top to bottom. The 'Beeters had ten runners in the field while the Wildcats had nine. At the front of the pack were a trio of Wildcats. Freshman Branlin Foote ran on outstanding race, completing the course in...
