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This Friday we celebrate Veterans Day, a day set aside in the early 1900's as a way to pay tribute to our Veterans past and present. Craig Lowham, Bank President at the First Bank of Montana in Chinook and Theresa Zarn, Customer Service Representative at the bank came up with a way to honor our Veterans all year long. The bank had a room adjacent to the main building entrance that has been little used over the years and was available for some type of display. Over the years the room has been use...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 27, 2016 Lyndsay Bruno, Communications Director Office: 452-6406; Cell: 788-8777 lbruno@montanafarmersunion.com GREAT FALLS, MT – Recently Montana Farmers Union held its 101 annual convention in Great Falls at the Best Western Heritage Inn. The weekend was packed with workshops on drones, pulse crops, water rights, pesticide management, and keynote speeches by Dr. Joe Outlaw and Eric McElvenny and visits from several elected officials including Governor Steve B...
Gov. Steve Bullock led a powerhouse of seven state Democratic candidates at a "Get Out To Vote Tour" and rally at Fort Belknap on November 3. Others in attendance were Sen. Jon Tester and the following candidates for office: Denise Juneau, U.S. Congress; Monica Lindeen, Sec. of State; Jesse Laslovich, Auditor; Frank Smith, Senate District 16; and Melissa Romano, Montana "Teacher of the Year" and candidate for Office of Public Instruction. All speakers encouraged those in attendance to get out...
I have eaten some strange meals with people who were drinking. I learned early on that a whole car full of whisky is not going to stop a good cook from getting a good meal on the table. It was just a matter of when. No names here to protect the innocent and guilty but one family I knew had the best cook I have ever known. Let’s just say they liked their bourbon but it did not get in the way of a great meal. I think that at their house they would have about a two hour happy hour and then feast on this great meal, mainly seafood, and then go f...
Tommy Eileen Weigand a.k.a. 'White Crazy Woman' a.k.a. 'Sioux Keri La 'tay', translated means to 'Women who sees into the future' or Ghost Eyes). Tommy died October 21, 2016 at 6:00 am. of cancer. No funeral services took place. Cremation of ashes will be privately scattered. Tommy was born in Great Falls, Montana on October 11, 1951. She was raised in Chinook after coming from Twin Bridges Orphans Home. Tommy was raised by her father Orville Shore and her stepmother Lena Shore. Tommy's... Full story
Reporter's note: On my very first visit to Chinook, about 15 years ago, the Grande Villa drew my interest. Locals told me at the time that the building provided 'housing for senior citizens.' I was impressed that the town had such a nice looking housing facility for seniors and located in such a convenient location. In June of this year my wife and I moved into the Grande Villa, coinciding with her decision to retire as a minister and our joint decision to remain in Chinook. As tenants we began...
Susan Billmayer was to Havre on Friday to get Emily for the weekend at home, coming for the Fall Dinner and Bazaar at the church in Hogeland. Sandy Beck was in Billings on Thursday, Oct. 27 for a medical appointment. She visited with Dixie and Dennis Roselip while in town. The Hogeland Lutheran Church held their fall dinner and bazaar on Sunday. A nice crowd attended the event. The Turner Junior High Basketball teams had games at Box Elder on Thursday and at home vs Big Sandy on Friday. This week they will be traveling to Big Sandy on Friday...
The movie today will be “Amelia”, which runs for an hour and 51 minutes and is rated PG. Everyone is welcome to attend and refreshments will be served. “Flicka” will be the movie next Wednesday. If anyone has a request for a movie to be shown, please let us know or tell Kristy at the Senior Center. We are now taking requests for movies in December. The Library will be closed Friday November 11th in observance of Veteran’s Day. We have two new non-fiction books ready to go this week. “Forty Autumns: A Family’s Story of Courage and Survival on B...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters concluded another fantastic season on the volleyball court as they wrapped up their 2016 campaign with a third place finish at the Northern C Divisional in Conrad this past weekend. The 'Beeters entered the Northern C as the District 6C-East champions and began tournament play against the No. 3 seeded Centerville Miners out the District 7C. The two teams met in the opening match of the tournament bright and early Thursday morning with a 9:00 a.m. start. Chinook got off...
These are certainly strange times. This national election, which will be over by the time you are reading these words, is for both sides the worst I can ever remember in my life. To make matters even worse, it is November 7 as I write these words and I can hear outside of my office window, someone actually mowing their lawn! So, is it any reason that the Vikings have gone crazy in their first season in their new stadium? Remember not long ago they were running four wins and no losses. Well, this last week the Chicago bears with their 2 wins...
After a long and arduous campaign process, the 2016 Election is finally over. Soon all the votes will be tabulated and winners declared. Complete Federal, State and County Elections results can be found at www.sos.mt.gov. There you will find a complete county by county breakdown of all the races and outcomes. Our actual Election ‘Day’ was, Tuesday, November 8 but the process really began several weeks ago in the form of Absentee Voting, a process that allowed voters to cast their ballots early and was permitted until November 7 at 12:00 p.m...
The veterans of the United States Military are honored annually on the eleventh day of the eleventh month at 11:11 in the morning in celebrations around the country as we celebrate Veterans Day and honor all those who have served or are currently serving and remember those who gave all. Veterans Day began as Armistice Day in 1926 through a congressional resolution. Armistice Day was celebrated on the eleventh day of the eleventh month at 11:11 a.m., the exact day and time that World War I ended in 1918. In 1954, a Bill proposed by a Kansas Sena...
New books for your reading pleasure include “ Madeleine’s War” by Peter Watson. Colonel Matthew Hammond sustains a serious injury on the front lines in Europe that cost him a lung. Now he is back in England training new resistance fighters. One of the recruits is Madeleine Dirac, a French-Canadian nurse, and although against protocol, they fall in love. Now Matthew is torn about putting Madeleine’s life in danger even as he knows his unit will be needed to parachute behind Nazi lines. James Lee Burke’s latest novel is “The Jealous Kind.” Life...
