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This photo taken recently just a handful of miles south of Chinook shows the first snowfall of the year. While most of the valley also received measurable amounts of snow, it didn't last long. Thankfully the start to winter this year was a bit better than the introduction we received in 2017 when the snow stayed until April. This photo will be entered into our front page photo contest. Please send entries to bcjads@mtintouch.net with a short description of your photo....
Helena, Mont. – The Montana Department of Livestock (MDOL) has adopted changes to rules affecting vaccination requirements and the boundary of the Designated Surveillance Area (DSA). The newly adopted brucellosis vaccination rule (ARM 32.3.433) mandates that eligible animals in 10 Montana counties must be vaccinated against brucellosis. The change requires that all sexually intact female cattle and domestic bison 12 months of age or older in Beaverhead, Big Horn, Broadwater, Carbon, Gallatin, Jefferson, Madison, Park, Stillwater, and Sweet G...
The Harlem VFW as been a staple in the community for many years and after the decision was made by Harlem VFW Post 4744 to shut down operation of the bar on May 31, 2018 it became a real question to where the community would hold events in the future. Don Richman, Commander of VFW Post 4744 recently presented the City of Harlem with a proposal to purchase the property and keep the venue operational for the community. "I feel it's vitally important for the city of Harlem and for the community to...
The Blaine County Fair Foundation has been concerned about various rumors circulating about how the new Indoor Arena at the Blaine County Fairgrounds is being funded and wanted to make sure the community had the necessary information. The Blaine County Fairboard consists of Chairman Don Richman, Vice-Chairman John Skoyen and Board Members Loren Skoyen and Dale Williams. Blaine County has owned a 100' x 200' steel building for many years that was being stored at the gravel pit. Richman...
Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for more than 67 million Americans will increase 2.8 percent in 2019, the Social Security Administration announced today. The 2.8 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will begin with benefits payable to more than 62 million Social Security beneficiaries in January 2019. Increased payments to more than 8 million SSI beneficiaries will begin on December 31, 2018. (Note: some people receive both Social Security and SSI benefits). The Social Security Act ties the annual COLA to...
In order to comply with FSA program eligibility requirements, all producers, including livestock producers, are encouraged to visit their local FSA office to file an accurate crop certification report by the applicable deadline. The 2019 Acreage Reporting/Crop Certification Deadline is Nov. 15, 2018 for Apiculture, Perennial Forage, Pasture, Rangeland, Forage (PRF) including Native Grass, Fall Wheat (Hard Red Winter) and all other Fall-Seeded Small Grains. These crops must be reported to FSA by Nov. 15, 2018 to be considered timely filed in...
Democratic candidate Kathleen Williams and U.S. Senator Jon Tester are looking forward to visiting about next steps to secure necessary funding for rehabilitating the St. Mary/Milk River project at the Blaine County Democratic Spaghetti Dinner this Sunday, October 21, at Wallner Hall in Chinook. The event is scheduled to begin at 5 P.M. Both Tester and Williams participated in a call-in discussion with the members of the St. Mary/Milk River Working Group on October 10th, as did their competitors in this year’s election. Kathleen Williams d...
The Hogeland Firemen Spaghetti Supper was held on Sunday at the Hogeland Lutheran Church. The HHH Club organized and prepared the supper and the firemen served it. There was a nice crowd that attended. Wally and Loretta Beck attended the basketball games at St. Jude’s in Havre on Friday and Saturday. On Wednesday, Dave and Teresa Cornell went to Simms to attend the funeral of Dan Cornell. On the way home, Dave and Teresa, Dalton and his family and Cassie and her family all stopped in Great Falls to see Evelyn Hedstrom. Shawn, Tate, and Ty B...
Max and Kirsti Cederberg visited Edith and Bill Bilger in Chinook on Sunday. Glenna Ammen was to Great Falls this week for medical appointments. While there she visited (her sister) Betty and Stan DeZort. Bill and Mary Hake were to Laci Maloney’s birthday supper on Thursday evening. Bill and Eunice Benjamin from Billings visited Sonny and Nellie Obrecht this weekend. Linda and Darel Hauge attended the fireman’s supper on Sunday and Darel helped Brian and Lynette Sallee with some projects at the farm over the weekend. Susan Fox attended a Dio...
Theodore Frank Clikeman was born May 10, 1935 to Frank and Katherine (Redekop) Clikeman in Havre, MT. He graduated from high school in Chinook, MT and enlisted in the United States Navy from 1954-1957. He got his Bachelor of Science in Engineering from Montana State College in Bozeman, MT. On April 25, 1959 he married Darlene Nicholson in Grafton, IA. The couple made their home in Rochester, MN in 1964, at which time he began working for IBM, retiring in 1996. After retiring, he taught basic... Full story
Mary Alice Robinson O'Bryan Ensenada Baja California, Mexico My mother, Mary Alice Robinson O'Bryan, walked on from this world on October 2, 2018, in Ensenada Baja California, Mexico, where she was staying with me for the last two months enjoying the warm sunshine and sounds of the waves crashing on the shore. She was born to Emma Overcast Robinson and Clarence A. Robinson on March 1, 1923, in Saskatchewan, Canada. Her parents, who were from Missouri, were in Canada working on the harvest at... Full story
From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham Is it Wrong to Be Scared of Hurricanes? Q: I live in Florida and am terrified of even the threat of a hurricane. It seems the newscasters thrive on this kind of terror. Is it wrong to be fearful? A: People have faced ominous storms since the beginning of time. Many face them with defiance, refusing to pay attention to the warnings or prepare for catastrophe, only to be caught in the storm’s fury. There was a day when forecasters could not tell us with precision when storms would hit, but that d...
Thanks to everyone who attended the Friends of the Library annual membership meeting. We had a great crowd and the support is greatly appreciated. If you missed the meeting you may become a Friend of the Library by paying your annual dues of $10 at the library or to PO Box 172, Turner, 59542. Mark your calendars now for the Friends of the Library Holiday Wine and Cheese fundraiser which will be December 5. The new selection for The Book Club is “Pachinko” by Min Jin Lee which may be picked up the week of October 22-26. The first discussion wil...
If you missed the first meeting of our book club, you can still come in and check out a book to read for before the next meeting! The movie today will be “Wish You Well” at 1:00 p.m. in the library meeting room. The movie is not rated and it runs for one hour and 40 minutes. Everyone is welcome to attend and refreshments will be served. “Ladies in Lavender” will be the movie next Wednesday. New movies available this week are Skyscraper and Hotel Transylvania 3. A husband’s secret life, a wife’s new beginning: escape to the Caribbean with “Winte...
I missed getting our article in the paper last week so I will play some catch up this week. It seems like there is a lot I need to tell you all, but I cannot remember what it was. I hope you all have a good week. See you at the Center. On October 16 the Cancer Support will be meeting. The speaker is Dr. Kanaan. Genealogy will be meeting on Tuesday as well, but after lunch. The Senior Center is in serious need of volunteers. We need volunteers in the kitchen for sure, but also we need closets organized and our books need a thorough going through...
With Great Appreciation! Kay Schmitt – cases of water; Kerry Johnson – 4th Graders – scarecrow and lantern Halloween decorations; Alan Brekke - tomatoes; Karolee Cronk – boxes of tea. The Oak Ridge Boys will be performing live at the Alberta Bair Theater in Billings on Saturday, December 1st, at 7:30 pm. For your information... • Pumpkin Carve/Paint Contest is Sun., Oct. 28... Harlem City Hall, 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. • QTR Advisory Meeting will be held on Fri., Oct. 19 at the Cut Bank Senior Center. Let Katie or Connie know if you will be attendin...
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks will have check stations in place across Region 6 to sample for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in deer, elk and moose during the upcoming general hunting season. This is part of a planned surveillance effort, and FWP encourages hunters to help by submitting their harvested animals for testing. Last year, FWP discovered CWD in deer south of Billings and north of Chester. This contagious neurological disease can infect deer, elk and moose. It is always fatal and there is no known cure. Because of the new...
Reporter's note: During the second week of September 43 travelers from along the H-line enjoyed a week's bus tour to the Black Hills in South Dakota. The travelers represented 27 different communities in Montana and one couple from Georgia. It was the second year for a motor coach trip organized by my wife, Sherry, and me and promoted through the senior centers along the Hi-line. This year we had three intergenerational pairs on the trip, that's a senior parent traveling with an adult child....
The Chinook Sugarbeeters were in Choteau this past Friday to face the Bulldogs in a Northern C Eight-man football seeded playoff game. For the first time this season the 'Beeters were out gunned from the get go as Choteau ran all over them in a 58-6 setback. The loss isn't the end of the road for the 'Beeters as they will now face the Chester/Joplin-Inverness Hawks tonight (Wednesday) with the winner earning the Norths fifth playoff spot in the upcoming State C Eight-man Football Playoffs. The...
The Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds have played hard this season but unfortunately they hadn’t been able to find the win column. That all changed this past weekend when the Thunderbirds headed to cascade to take on the Badgers. The Thunderbirds jumped out to an early lead and then maintained their composure down the stretch to hold on for a 46-26 win over the Cascade Badgers. The Thunderbirds are a young, inexperienced team but head coach Josh Werk has the program headed in the right direction. “The kids played well, really well and showed a lot...
The Harlem Wildcat Cross Country team hosted their own Invitational this past Friday as the area teams completed their regular season schedule. Next up for the Wildcats and the Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds is a trip to Missoula where they will compete in the Montana Class C and Class B Girls and Boys State Cross County Meet. The State championships are being held at the University of Montana Golf Course this Saturday, October 20. The 55th State meet will have the Class C Girls running at 11:00...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters locked up another District 6C-East Conference Championship this past weekend following sweeps of the number two and three seeds. On Thursday the Sugarbeeters made the trip west to Gildford to take on the North Star Knights in a battle of the Districts two top teams. The Sugarbeeters left Gildford with a hard fought three set sweep of the Knights 25-21, 26-24 and 26-24. Saturday the team honored its seniors prior to taking on the No. 3 seed Box Elder Bears and then procee...
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, in a written agreement approved by the Fish and Wildlife Commission, worked with the Blue Ridge Ranch owner, Will Carlson, to allow limited public elk hunting on approximately 9,665 private land acres in hunting district (HD) 622 in southern Phillips Co. for the 2018 general elk season. This agreement was made possible under the 2016 House Bill 454 Hunting Access Agreement. Under the provisions of HB 454, FWP received the authority to issue either-sex or antlerless elk permits to approved landowners in...
