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The Chinook Chapter of the FFA hosted Judith Basin District's Fall Contest on Wednesday, October 6 with several livestock judging events taking place at the Bear Paw Livestock facility in Chinook and with range contests occurring at the Chinook Rod and Gun Club range site. Chinook High School Agriculture Education Instructor and FFA Advisor, Karyn Billmayer reported that there was a good turnout and beautiful weather for the event. Approximately 230 students competed in livestock judging and ano...
Bovine tuberculosis (TB) has been confirmed in a Montana beef herd for the first time in decades. The Montana Department of Livestock (MDOL) confirmed TB in a Blaine County herd following detection of the disease in a cow at slaughter. The infected cow was identified by meat inspectors during routine inspection at a Minnesota plant. Identification collected from the infected cow at the time of slaughter linked the animal to a Blaine County beef herd and subsequent herd testing revealed additional TB infected animals. The herd has been placed...
I wrote recently about southern cooking based on a recent road trip to Georgia. The road trip was 4,000+ miles through 15 states and eight days of driving. My wife and I had never visited some of the places we passed through and others we had visited but not for nearly a quarter century. Here are a few observations about places we revisited and things we saw that caught our interest. Trends we saw heading east The further east and south we got the more traffic and congestion we encountered. I'd...
Durward Sobek, an architect representing Space Planning for People located in Billings, recently completed an architectural assessment of the Blaine County Museum building. The assessment includes costs of renovating the existing facility versus costs to relocate or build a new facility. Museum Director Samantha French seeks feedback from the community to gauge their interest regarding these options. French reported that the assessment recommends building a new facility, which will take likely...
Whereas, Friends of the Harlem Public Library raise money that enables our library to move from good to great -- providing the resources for additional programming, much needed equipment, support for children’s summer reading, and special events throughout the year; Whereas, the work of the Friends highlights on an on-going basis the fact that our library is the cornerstone of the community providing opportunities for all to engage in the joy of life-long learning and connect with the thoughts and ideas of others from ages past to the p...
Harlem Library Halloween is just around the corner! The library is sponsoring “The Great Pumpkin Contest!” The challenge is to decorate a pumpkin as a favorite book character. You may use any type of craft materials including markers, paint, glitter, fabric, yarn, etc. or the pumpkin may be carved. The pumpkins must be submitted at the Harlem Library by Oct. 27, 6 P.M. Prizes will be awarded in three categories: ages 1-8, ages 9-14, and ages 15 and older. Pumpkins will be on display at the library from Oct. 28 – Nov. 3. The Book Chall...
On October 4, Darlyne "Winty" Shortman began her journey, to her eternal resting place, at Havre, Montana. Darlyne graced our world on November 25, 1946, born to Joe and Birdie Mae Shortman at their homesite in Hays, Montana. She grew up and spent most of her lifetime in Hays. She also lived in Arlee, Missoula, Havre, Montana; Spokane, Washington; and Hawthorne, California. Darlyne graduated high school from Flandreau Indian School and also attended college at Salish Kootenai College. Darlyne... Full story
Martha "Marty" Goshulak Cochran passed away October 3, 2021 at her home in Lodgepole, MT. A wake will be held at her home in Lodgepole, MT on Thursday, October 7, 2021 at 6:00pm with a rosary at 7:00pm. A service will also be held at her home on Friday, October 8, 2021 at 11:00am. Martha was born November 3, 1958 in Calgary, Alberta, to Rose (Marie) Bailey and Myron Goshulak. On June 23, 1982, she married Lyle Cochran in Reno, NV. She attended college in Fort Belknap and in 1990, received her... Full story
Leroy (Lee) Andrew Lux, 87 of Volcano, Hawaii. Passed away peacefully at home on September 23, 2021. Born in Chinook, Montana, he retired as an auto parts businessman, Realtor, and book buyer. He enjoyed reading, and watching westerns. Private Service held. He is survived by sons, Jeff (Cathi) Lux, Greg Lux; daughter Tammy (Tom) McIntosh; sister Judy (Lee) Howe; 4 grandchildren; 7 great grandchildren and numerous cousins. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary Hilo, Hawaii.... Full story
The Harlem Library is sponsoring “The Great Pumpkin Contest” to celebrate Halloween! The challenge is to decorate a pumpkin as a favorite book character. You may use any type of craft materials including markers, paint, glitter, fabric, yarn, etc. or the pumpkin may be carved. The pumpkins must be submitted to the Harlem Library by October 27, 6 P.M. Prizes will be awarded in three categories: ages 1-8; ages 9-14; and ages 15 and older. The pumpkin entries will be on display at the library October 28-November 3. The Book Challenge for Oct...
During the month of October, we are having a “Spooktacular” Book Sale! We will give you a big bag and you can put as many books as you can fit in it for $3.00. We also have boxes and boxes of Harlequin romances we will make a deal on, and Kelsey says she will load them in your car! There will not be LEGO Club or an early out movie next week, due to the MEA Conference. Last week Donna Miller wrote a newspaper article about the Code Girls United program we are planning to start at the library November 3, 2021, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. We are loo...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters were looking to bounce back after suffering their first loss of the season the previous week. In doing so the boys headed west to Choteau Friday night to face the Bulldogs of the Northern C 'A' Subdivision. When all was said and done the 'Beeters had picked up a 55-18 win to improve to 6-1. The Sugarbeeters forced a punt from the Bulldogs on their opening drive after being able to get nowhere with the run. Senior Toby Niederegger fielded the Bulldog punt at about the...
The Harlem Wildcats scheduled contest with the Great Falls Central Catholic Mustangs was set to be played this past Friday. The Mustangs ended their season after week number two leaving the Wildcats in need of a game. The Rocky Boy Stars agreed to play the Wildcats in Harlem, but with the Stars already scheduled to play a game on Saturday, the contest would have to take place on a Monday. In a rare Monday Varsity contest the Wildcats were able to host the Stars, hold their Senior Night prior to the start of the game and recognize the 1951...
Finally, The Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds were able to celebrate Homecoming. After being forced to cancel in 2020 and facing a ton of uncertainty to start this season they were able to have a fun and exciting week. A huge Pep Rally was held Friday at the High School Saturday, prior to the start of their contest with the Cascade Badgers the Thunderbirds honored their seniors with their Senior Day walk. Homecoming Royalty were also announced at halftime and a beautiful day for football was...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter volleyball team had a bit of a hiccup in mid September, but have been on a roll since then. The 'Beeters have strung together five straight conference wins to build some momentum. With just a couple weeks remaining in the regular season, the girls would have an opportunity to address that hiccup. This past Friday the Sugarbeeters were in Fort Benton to take on the Longhorns. In the first match back in September the 'Beeters won the opening set before dropping the next thr...
The Harlem Lady Cat Volleyball team had been on a bit of a roll recently, having won three straight matches. This past week the Lady Cats played some spirited volleyball against two quality opponents, but failed to add to their win column. Tuesday the Lady Cats were in Malta where they dropped three tough sets to the M-ettes, 25-19, 28-26 and 25-20. Saturday Harlem was back home to take on the powerful Glasgow Scotties. The visitors took the first two sets 25-14, 25-14. The Lady Cats won set...
The Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds picked up their first conference win against Box Elder on September 28, sweeping the Bears 25-13, 25-16 and 25-10. They began this last week with a match against the undefeated Geraldine/Highwood Rivals. The Thunderbirds competed hard and made the Rivals earn each point but fell in the first match 25-15, 25-16, 25-7 and match number two 25-9, 25-16, 25-14. Saturday the girls hosted the Fort Benton Longhorns, the District 7C No. 2, in a Homecoming doubleheader....
Brenda and Terry, Dusty, Colter, Corbin, and Steven Mohar and Aislin Jones went to Big Sandy to the Pumpkin Patch on Saturday. Darwin Zellmer and Rich and Elden Gerke stopped by the Wallace Beck home for a brief long-distance visit on Wednesday. Susan Billmayer went to the 4-H Foundation meeting in Chinook on Thursday. Rich and Elden Gerke of Wisconsin have been in the area visiting, after their visit in the Yaak with Wynn and Shirley Zellmer. While they were here, they were houseguests of Darwin and Betty Zellmer in Harlem. They spent the day...
The Montana Office of Public Instruction (OPI) and the Office of the Secretary of State (SOS) would like to remind everyone that the U.S. Constitution Contest ends on October 15, 2021. Presenting an opportunity for students to participate and become knowledgeable about our government, the topic for the contest is “What Does the U.S. Constitution Mean to Me?” Last month, the contest was announced in a partnership between OPI and SOS as part of Constitution Week, which took place September 17-23. Thanks to the U.S. Constitution and the mil...
This past week, October 3 through October 9 was National 4-H Week. Blaine County 4-H celebrated with a membership campaign that was largely profiled on their Facebook page. Each day, Blaine County MSU-Extension Officials posted a new message featuring a poster child, the encouragement to “discover more at 4-H.org,” and this year’s theme, Find Your Spark! Finley’s Food Farm in Chinook also showcased the thoughts of select White Pine 4-H Club members. The Find Your Spark! theme was created by the National 4-H Council to rally support for 4-H pro...
