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Anyone who has shopped local businesses recently has likely noticed that it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas! However, Chinook Area Chamber of Commerce President, Daniel Dahl announced on Friday, November 20 that Chinook's 35th Annual Parade of Lights, Festival of Trees, and Downtown Stroll will look different this year on November 27. Because of the Governor's recent directives and the increase in the number of COVID cases, the Chamber had to forego the Festival of Trees and the...
It has been a little more than three weeks since Blaine County Voters cast their final ballots. By now we are all aware of the winners in each race, but how did Blaine Counties vote totals compare to the declared winners in the state vote. Blaine County had the unique designation of being completely opposite of the state tally in every race ran statewide. Blaine County was in sync nationally in the Presidential race however. The following is a breakdown of the contested races and their results statewide compared to votes cast in Blaine County....
The Holiday Season is a special time of year, filled with joy and hope and accentuated by the thrill of giving and helping others. Traditionally the start of the Holiday Season starts Thanksgiving Day and runs through the New Year. In recent years that trend has began to inch its way back to Halloween with Christmas lights going up and Christmas sales starting earlier and earlier. The act of giving 'faithfully' is unrequited, often done anonymously or with as little fan fare as possible. The...
Harlem Library The library will be closed Thanksgiving Day but we will be open our regular hours Fri., Nov. 27. The Book Challenge for Nov. is to read a book about politics or government, fiction or nonfiction. Virtual Story Times is held Tues. at 10 A.M. via Facebook Live. Borrow mobile hotspots or iPads at the library. Join the Winter Reading program beginning Nov. 30. Contact the library for information. Blaine County Library Mobile Hotspots and iPads available for checkout. After School Hangout for grades 7 & 8 Mondays at 3:30, Story Time T...
The Friends of the Pool and Park Foundation are the recipients of another generous donation, this one from Richard, Rose, Elizabeth, and D.J. Stuker. Last week, Richard and Rose Stuker stopped by American Garage-where at least two of the board members of the non-profit organization work-to present the Foundation with a $1,000 check. About that gift, President of the Friends of the Pool and Park Foundation (FPPF), Heather DePriest said, "We live in one of the most giving communities! We want to...
On Saturday, November 21, from noon until 3:00 p.m., the local Knights of Columbus organization in collaboration with the Great Falls Council and several local businesses distributed 2000 pounds of food and gave-away more than three dozen coats in an act of charity. Using St. Gabriel's Catholic Church in Chinook as a distribution center, the District Deputy for the Knights of Columbus (K of C), Frank LaTray and his team of trusty Knights and other volunteers took requests from the front door of...
Chinook Boosters During the month of October, North Chinook Boosters did a couple things. The first was a window display for National 4-H Week. The theme was “Opportunity 4 All,” and our display was at Lodestar Land and Home. The Club put together a display with pictures of the members with their 4-H projects. During the month of October, we also had our first 4-H meeting of the year. During the meeting, we had officer elections. Gracie Skoyen is the President, Lynley Conrad is the Vice President, Kaylie Skoyen is the Secretary, Lillie Sko...
Gene Billmayer and Brian Anderson went to Great Falls on Friday. Susan Billmayer visited with Jane Krass and Anita Reed on Wednesday morning. Sharon visited Jane on Tuesday afternoon. Terry and Brenda Mohar went to Great Falls on Friday and Saturday to celebrate Brenda’s birthday. The Turner Junior High Boys and Girls Basketball teams traveled to Chinook on Friday. The Tornadoes girls team won by two points and the boys lost by six. On Saturday, Turner traveled to Gildford to play the North Star Knights, two games each boys and girls. The T...
Conrad Lyle (Connie) Cox, 87, of South Havre passed away peacefully at his home November 8, 2020. Connie was born on March 21, 1933 in Havre, Montana. The first child of Art and Bertha (Sargent) Cox, he was raised on the family ranch forty-two miles north of Havre near Wildhorse Lake next to the Canadian Border. Connie spent his whole life as a cattle rancher. In 1968 he purchased the ZN Ranch in Whitewater, MT. In addition to cattle, Connie raised bucking horses and was a champion rodeo... Full story
Dorothy Mae (Sanderson) Johnson passed away of natural causes November 15, 2020 at Sweet Memorial Home in Chinook, MT at the age of 83. Dorothy was born to Clifford and Beatrice Martinson Sanderson on May 27, 1937 in Grafton, ND. She was later joined by brothers Duane in 1940 and George in 1946. She attended Nowesta School District #47 and Morrison School District #13 through the eighth grade and went on to attend high school at Bowesmont High in Bowesmont, ND, graduating as valedictorian in... Full story
Have you noticed that you can’t hear people quite as well as you used to before everyone wore masks? Chances are that you have been compensating for any hearing loss by being able to read lips while someone was speaking to you and now that we have to wear masks, we can no longer read lips and find ourselves saying “what?” a lot more. If you find that you have hearing loss, get it checked out with a hearing specialist. Our condolences to the families of Janet Olson and Betty Haldeman. Our Meals This Week Wed. Nov. 25 Lasagna Thu. Nov. 26 CLOSE...
We are in the final week of the Montana Big Game season and hunters are still in on the go looking to fill their tags before the season ends this weekend. It has been a great honor to highlight the many successes of our local youth hunters and we are proud to present this weeks tandem of Brady Zellmer, Brody Henry and Sarah Gillett. Brady Zellmer, 11, is a sixth grader at Turner Elementary. Brady was hunting alongside Jordan and Caleb Zellmer when he successfully filled his Tag. Brady used a...
On Saturday, November 28, from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m., Shores Floral & Gift will be hosting photographer Adrianna Standiford Reid from Images by Adrianna, who will be set up to photograph children and families, just in time for the holidays. After a successful Mother's Day photography shoot in May featuring Reid, Bonnie Weber, owner of Shores Floral & Gift who has a history of supporting artists, decided to again collaborate with Reid and create an event for the community. Each portrait...
High School football throughout the state was impacted greatly by Covid-19. Cancellations, postponements and even lost seasons were prevalent. Teams in Blaine County all had to deal with a multitude of requirements just for the possibility to play. The Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds were hit the hardest, having to cancel their season after just one contest. The Thunderbirds were shut down after a dramatic increase in the number of cases on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation. The Harlem Wildcats...
Montana Republican Governor Elect Greg Gianforte is wasting little time getting prepared to be sworn in as our next Governor. Gianforte was elected November 3, receiving 56% of the vote and claiming the largest victory (12%) by any first term Governor since 1920. Recently the Office of the Governor Elect released a statement announcing its Joint Transition Advisory team for the Department of Commerce and the Department of Labor and Industry. The press release is included below and includes a...
Blaine County Library will be closed Thursday November 26th in observance of Thanksgiving Day. We wish everyone a safe and happy Thanksgiving! As we enter another week of the pandemic and continue to reach frightening new milestones, it occurs to me how important it is that we all work together. Everyone must do their part to help stop the spread of this virus. Many of you probably know that my husband and I had COVID last month. We had relatively mild cases compared to many, although I did lose my sense of taste and smell for 5 days and my...
The library will be closed Thanksgiving Day; but we will be open Friday, November 27, our regular hours from 9:00-2:00. The Book Challenge for November is to read a book about politics or government, either fiction or nonfiction. We have a selection of titles on display for you to choose from. The Book Challenge for December is to read a book on a library display. The library staff would like to remind you that we are doing everything we can to keep the library safe for our patrons at this time. Please be considerate: Masks are required, use...
