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It's been some time since we last seen a good snowfall and while many are enjoying a rather mild winter this weekend snow storm comes as a relief to many. December, January and February are typically dry, but we have had very little precipitation, rain or snow, so whatever this storm brings, it certainly will help....
In a collaborative effort, MSU Blaine County Extension, Chinook Veterinary Clinic, and Merck Animal Health are pleased to be bringing Dr. Rick Funston, a Beef Reproductive Physiologist Specialist, to North Central Montana. Area cattle producers are invited to the Chinook Eagles Club from 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. on January 31 for an evening that will include supper and a series of informational presentations. Doors will open at 6:00 p.m. with dinner at 6:30 p.m. Registration is necessary by January...
Reporter's note: The Harlem Seed Show committee, the group that plans and stages the annual seed show, is hard at work putting the finishing touches on the upcoming three-day event. This year's show is set for Friday through Saturday, March 14-16, and will salute the seed show's 70th anniversary. It seemed proper to recognize this ag-related happening at such a significant milestone. Ron Larson was a long-time seed judge at the Harlem show and served many years as the Manager of the Montana Seed...
The annual Montana Farmers Union (MFU) Producer Conference is once again coming to Havre. This year the Conference will be held January 25-26 at the Northern Ag Research Center (NARC). The MFU and the MSU-Northern (MSUN) Collegiate Stockgrowers invite area producers to join them for what promises to be relevant information on topics like cattle markets and cattle handling, Ag risk coverage, Ag advocacy, as well as a Beef N Brews celebration. The Conference will open at 12:30 on Friday, January...
How has access to high speed internet improved the local community? Any high school student having the answer to that question and interested in using video production skills to provide that answer might win a grand prize of $1500. Those are the basic details for Triangle Communications’ Best of the West Video Contest. They invite Youtubers, budding cinematographers, those with an interest in creating commercials, or simply youth who find fascination while learning about the video production process to enter their video contest by the March 1...
This is the 70th year for the Montana Seed Show and it is the 27th year for the Nimble Thimble Quilt Show. The dates for the Quilt Show are March 15 & 16, 2019. Quilts and entry forms must be returned to the Richman Ins. office in Harlem by Friday, March 9,2019 at 5:00 p.m. NO LATE ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED. If you have any questions you can contact Carla Becker at 353-2256 or 353-2213 or Sharon Goodrich at 379-2663. Entry forms may be picked up in Harlem at Richman Ins. office or the Harlem Public Library and at the Ben Franklin Store or...
Harlan Krass in celebrating his 90th birthday at the Turner Lutheran Church on Sunday, Jan. 27, from 3-5:00 p.m. Wally and Loretta Beck went to Great Falls for doctor appointments on Thursday and came home Friday. While they were there, they visited with Laura Sherwood, and enjoyed supper at Chili’s with Kevin, Brandon, Dallas, Blade Wilder Lee Beck and Daniella Schilling. Blade is the newborn son of Brandon Beck and Daniella Schilling and the 2ndgrandson of Kevin Beck. He joins brother Dallas at home. Congratulations! Come out and watch the To...
Harlan Krass in celebrating his 90th birthday at the Turner Lutheran Church on Sunday, Jan. 27, from 3-5:00 p.m. Happy Birthday, Harlan!! Anita, Brooke, and Bridget Reed were to Harlem on Sunday for their regular month’s 4-H meeting. Glenna Ammen has returned from Colorado where she spent a month with Sheena and Robert Binder. Tom and Lucy Fairbank took in the basketball game on Friday in Gildford. They stopped to visit Helen Maloney and Virginia McCracken who are both in the Havre Care Center. Mary and Bill Hake were to the game on Saturday i...
During the 2019 Miss Rodeo Montana Pageant held this past Saturday, January 12, at the Heritage Inn in Great Falls, Montana, a field of six contestants vied for a coveted crown, and two came away victors. The new Miss Rodeo Montana 2019 is Kayla Seaman of Columbia Falls and Miss Teen Rodeo Montana 2019 is Rebecca Stroh of Harlem. Miss Rodeo Montana (MRM) hosts an annual pageant to select two young ladies, one for the title of Miss Teen Rodeo Montana (age 14-18) and one for the title of Miss...
Each donation can save up to 3 lives. Because of your generosity, 126 lives will be saved. There were 48 individuals that showed up to donate on Tuesday, January 8th. There were two deferrals making our total number of pints donated 46, exceeding our goal of 42 by 4. These numbers are really something to celebrate and we are grateful for each and every one of you who made our success possible. Jim Inman reached 16 gallons at this drive, Louise Nissen 6 gallons and Roger Fischer 3 gallons. Evelyn...
The Turner School held its local Geography Bee this past week in the school gymnasium. Grades 4-8 competed for nearly two hours to come to the top three winners. Nearly 10,000 schools across the United States will compete in the 2019 National Geographic GeoBee for a chance to win college scholarships and the glory of being the National Geographic GeoBee Champion. At the close of local Bee, Chantry Jorgenson was declared the top winner, with Caleb Zellmer placing second, and Paycee Leo as third....
The evening with local author Jack G. Young event has been moved from February 19 to February 20, 6:30 P.M. due to a conflict. Tickets are on sale at the library through January 25. Ticket prices include the purchase of one or both books as well as a soup supper meal. Tickets for just the meal are also available. Jack will showcase his two books “Down Range” and “The Wolf” by presenting readings from each book. He will also hold a question and answer session and book signings. Please call the library at 353-2712 for more information. Stop by...
The movie today will be Green Grass of Wyoming at 1:00 p.m. It is rated G and runs for 1 hour and 29 minutes. Everyone is welcome to attend and refreshments will be served. The Bucket List will be the movie next week. The Blaine County Library Board of Trustees will hold their regular monthly meeting Monday January 24th at 4:00 p.m. in the library meeting room. The next Free People Reading Freely book club will be Monday February 11th at 7:00 p.m. We are continuing to read banned books, but we are branching out beyond the top ten of 2017....
THANK YOU! Rose Noel filling in as the Cook a couple times these past weeks. Also, for opening and closing the building so I could have a few days off. I really appreciate you Rose. Thank you also to Ann Azure for organizing the Valentine Decoration activity. Thank you to each board member who served the Harlem Senior Center. Kim Hansen, Chuck Wasser, Bev Devaney and Irene Stout. New Board Members elected were: Dale Klungland, President, Sally O’Leary, Vice President, Kay Schmitt, Secretary, other board members are Helen Hornung, Lilah O...
Ooo boy! It snowed. I was sure it was not deep enough to wear my snow boots to walk to work, I was very wrong. I should have worn my snowshoes. With this much snow there must be enough to do some snowshoeing. Somewhere, I think on Facebook, I saw snow described as winter glitter, self spreading, and biodegradable. Have a good week. Last week activity winners are as follows: Bingo: Virginia Olson. Shanghai Rummy: Lila Steffensmier. Pinochle: Two tables of four Lois Butcher high, Marilyn Williamson low. Our activities start at 1 p.m. and include...
Bozeman — Montana State University has announced its undergraduate honor rolls for fall semester 2018. There are two MSU honor roll lists: the President’s and the Dean’s Honor Roll. Students must complete a minimum of 12 credit hours to be on either list. Students with a perfect 4.0 grade point average for the semester were named to the President’s Honor Roll. An asterisk follows the names of the 1,137 students named to the MSU President’s Honor Roll in the listing below. The Dean’s Honor Roll includes the 3,541 students earning grade point...
Auditions for students in grades K-12 for the Missoula Children’s Theatre (MCT) production “The Frog Prince” will be Monday, January 28, in the Meadowlark Elementary School Gym. Those auditioning should arrive at 3:30 p.m. and plan to stay for the full two-hour try-out period. Some of the cast members will be asked to stay for a rehearsal immediately following the auditions. No advance preparation is necessary for those wishing to audition. Among the roles to be cast are three sisters–who also happen to be Princesses—and two students to play t...
For Immediate Release The Independence Bank Scholarship application deadline is quickly approaching. Applications for the scholarship must be received in the MSU-Northern Financial Aid Office by February 8th, 2019. The Independence Bank Scholarship is open to incoming freshman students planning to attend MSU-Northern. To be eligible students must graduate from a high school in Hill, Blaine, Phillips, Valley, Roosevelt, Daniels, Sheridan, Liberty, Chouteau, Pondera, or Toole counties. Six $1000...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters, now ranked No.7 in the latest Class C Boys Basketball Power Poll, had another solid week on the court defeating a talented Hays/Lodge Pole team 62-49 Friday. Saturday the Sugarbeeters were at home looking for the season sweep against the Big Sandy Pioneers and did just that, winning 70-39 to improve to 9-0 in District 9C play and 12-0 overall. The 'Beeters win over the Pioneers was also the teams 20th straight win at home. Saturday night in Chester the Thunderbirds...
Chinook evens record at 6-6 with wins over Hays/L.P. and Big Sandy The Harlem Wildcats had a huge weekend on the court taking down two teams ranked in the State B Top 10. Friday they opened up a big lead early over the No. 9 Malta M-ettes, but unlike their previous meeting, Harlem maintained its advantage to secure a 62-40 win. Saturday the girls were in Wolf Point, looking to atone for a 52-50 loss to the No. 2 Wolves back in December. They did just that, scraping together a 53-50 win to move...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters hosted their final home mixer of the season on Friday night and the Harlem Wildcats held their annual Invitational Tournament on Saturday as the teams head into the final weekend of wrestling before the Northern B/C Divisional in Cut Bank on February 2. Both the Wildcats and the Sugarbeeters honored their seniors at each of their home events and we will have pictures in our next edition. The Sugarbeeters wrestled well and placed four on the podium while scoring 65...
