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The Christmas season has officially began the 32nd Annual Parade of Lights in Chinook helped usher in the Holiday spirit with its Stroll and Festival of Trees this past Friday. The day after Thanksgiving is a wild one with all its 'Black Friday' sales but shoppers in downtown Chinook could shop unique gift items at Wallner Hall, enjoy vendors and music on main street and the Parade to begin the evening. The Festival of Trees capped of the Festivity with a live auction, Above: The Valley Clovers...
For more than a year Bonnie Hellman, of Chinook, has been using her sewing skills to help orphans in Haiti. The retired elementary teacher collects (she taught 27 years in Harlem), cuts and sews cotton t-shirts in to 'diapers' that eventually are used in four orphanages on the Caribbean island. She got interested in the ministry when she met another seamstress who was showing one of the homemade diapers to a group at a senior center in Culbertson, Montana. Since she started making the diapers,...
The East Fork Fire Appreciation Dinner was held last Saturday night at the Commercial Building at the Blaine County Fairgrounds. Soon after the 20,000+ acre fire was controlled in mid-September, Ted Crowley and his family wanted to show their appreciation to all the people who helped the landowners in the south Blaine/Hill County areas. Landowners got together and planned an event that drew 400+ guests. Ted and Barb Crowley's ranch was the site of the Central Fire Command during the fire, the...
Laura Shellman, Family Nurse Practitioner at Sweet Medical Center, addressed the monthly meeting of the local Cancer Support Group. Shellman, who joined the medical center in May, 2016, was trained and worked as a labor and delivery nurse for several years before completing a graduate degree as a Nurse Practitioner from Brigham Young University in 2012. She and her family relocated to the area from Glendive when she joined Sweet Medical Center. Shellman said she understood about cancer from an...
Hill County Electric Cooperative (HCE) is committed to the communities and members that we serve. Recently, the HCE Board approved a donation for four local food banks and 17 local volunteer fire departments. HCE appreciates the services these organizations provide to our members. The local food banks receiving donations are the Chinook Food Pantry, North Havre Community Services, Loaves & Fishes Inc. in Chester, and the Big Sandy Food Bank. The following volunteer fire departments each received a donation: Big Sandy, Box Elder, Chester,...
This time of year is always wonderful with all the good food and good cheer floating from town to town all across Montana. And, for me, the best of all of this time is the Christmas music which is like no other music I have ever heard. I remember one Christmas when I had a cabin up Alkali Springs in Beaver Creek Park, I was spending Christmas at that cabin. I had Christmas music playing and it was an English choir singing in very high pitched voices. That night it started to snow and my little evergreens in front of the house were covered with...
Corey John Couturier was born on Jan. 29th 1962, in Chester, MT to John and Sandra Couturier. Corey was very smart and was an exceptional student through out his high school years. He was a good athlete as well. He was on the swim team in his younger years and later on joined the track, football and basketball teams. He was also a very active member of the Better Livestock 4-H Club. After high school he went to college in Moscow, Idaho, but never finished. He joined the local National Guard... Full story
Virda Lorraine Harmon was born February 24, 1931 at the tile house about 5 miles south of Bainville, Montana. Virda was the 3rd child of William and Gladys Harmon. Virda had 6 sisters and 4 brothers for siblings. Virda started school early and walked or rode a horse to school about 2 miles away. In 1937, her parents moved the family to the larger home of the Crandel's. Virda and the other kids in the family went to school one day and came home to the Crandel house that evening. In 1940 they... Full story
Q: To me, the only thing that’s important is focusing on our lives right now. People who believe in life after death and Heaven are just trying to escape from their present responsibilities. We need to concentrate on today, not day-dreaming about some “pie-in-the-sky” future in an imaginary Heaven. A: I’m thankful for your frankness (even if I don’t agree with you)—but as I read your letter, I couldn’t help but wonder why you had written me. Could it be because deep in your soul you wonder if you might be wrong? I don’t think I’ve ever met a...
Willie Miller of Miller Brothers Tree Service hangs the new banners purchased by the Chinook Area Chamber of Commerce on the power poles that line main street. The unique banners welcome visitors to Chinook ans features the school mascot and colors. They were up in time for all to see during the 32nd Annual Parade of Lights and Festival of Trees....
No one is exactly sure what year the first Community Thanksgiving Dinner was held in Chinook, but most agree it was in the 1980's. First held in the Presbyterian Church, the event later moved to the Chinook Senior Center when the present facility was completed. Organizers of the most recent edition of the community dinner say the number of diners has stayed fairly consistent and financial support has remained generous and adequate. It's one of the first community get togethers that kicks off...
The Friends of the Harlem Public Library will sponsor their annual Wine and Cheese Christmas on Wednesday, December 6, from 6:00 p.m.to 8:00 p.m.. Enjoy an evening in support of the public library with samples of various wines, excellent hors d oeuvres, door prizes galore and a live auction. The auction will include delightful, one-of-a-kind donations by local artists, bakers and craftspeople. Auction offerings include a painting by local artist Roberta Shupe; a metal sign made by Harlem High School (Craig Todd); a poinsettia grown by the...
Happy Thanksgiving to Everyone!! Sandy Beck attended the open House at Shores Floral last Sunday. Elissa and Jordan Zellmer and family attended the Basketball games at Big Sandy last Friday and took in the day long basketball Jamboree in Turner on Saturday. Susan Billmayer took Emily to Great Falls on Tuesday for a Dr. appointment. Teresa Cornell spent last week in Great Falls attending meetings. While there she visited her Mother, Evelyn Hedstrom. Wally and Loretta Beck traveled to Big Sandy on Friday to attend the basketball games there. On S...
Anita and Steve Reed hosted Thanksgiving dinner at their home this past Thursday. Present were Jim Reed, Jane and Harlan Krass, Linda and Darel Hauge, Diana and Randy Maloney, Garrett, Gavin and Shania, Hilary and Tim Richman and Hannah and Natalie. Bob, Lynette, and Lyvee Fox from Buffalo, WY, Dan and Amy Hutton, Andrew and Melissa Heppe, Roy and Cody from Columbia Falls, Brian and April Fox and Avery and Piper all joined Ron and Susan Fox for Thanksgiving dinner. Gary and Esther stopped by for a visit with everyone later in the afternoon....
The regular meeting of the Harlem Library board of trustees is today, Nov. 29, at 4:15 P.M. Don’t miss the Creative Christmas program tomorrow, Thursday, November 30, 6 P.M. in the library meeting room. This fun evening will feature crafting ideas from our guest presenter, Shannon Van Voast. She will demonstrate Christmas crafts that are ideal to make with children and to use as gifts. She will also display holiday wall hangings she has made. Refreshments will be served. All ages are welcome. The Friends of the Library 5th annual Wine and C...
December will be here soon and we are in full swing for the holidays. Come visit us and see what a week we have planned for you! On Wednesday, Nov. 29 “National Velvet” will be shown at 1 p.m. in the library meeting room. Popcorn and drinks are provided. Then every Wednesday after that in December, is a Christmas show starting with “It’s a Wonderful Life” on Dec. 6. Our Strong People exercise program will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday morning with Lauren Lamonica. Jackpot Bingo will be played Thursday afternoon with a $10 prize. The Kitchen B...
In Appreciation: Thank you to Linda Murch for the walnuts. Words of Wisdom... “Man is not the creature of circumstances. Circumstances are the creatures of man.” ~ Benjamin Disraeli. Put It On Your Calendar… Creative Christmas Crafts by Shannon Van Voast at Harlem Public Library on Thursday, November 30th at 6:00 p.m. Havre Community Joint Orchestra and Choir Christmas Concert will be held at Havre High School at 7:00 p.mm on Thursday, Nov. 30th. Harlem Catholic Church Bazaar will be held at New Horizons on Sunday, December 3rd from 10:00...
The Blaine County Library Board of Trustees will hold their regular monthly meeting today at 11:00 a.m. in the library meeting room. National Velvet will be the movie today at 1:00 p.m. in the library meeting room. It is rated G and running time is 2 hours. Everyone is welcome to attend and refreshments will be served. It’s a Wonderful Life will be December 6th. We are showing the movies with closed captioning whenever possible. Hopefully this will encourage those who may have difficulties hearing the movies to attend. During the month of D...
Seaman Apprentice Tonii Marie Farmer completed United States Navy Boot Camp training at Great Lakes Recruit Training Command in Illinois on November 17. Farmer is now in San Antonio, Texas at Joint Base Ft. Sam Houston where she is completing her Class 'A' School to be a Corpsman. Farmer is a 2015 graduate of Chinook High School and the daughter of Nichole Brown and Kody Farmer and sister Makhayla Farmer, all of Chinook....
The Winter Sports seasons finally upon us and with that comes the start of the High School Basketball and Wrestling seasons. The Turner Tornado girls and boys basketball teams will be in action this Friday and Saturday in Glasgow at the Class C Showcase while the Chinook Sugarbeeter wrestling team will be at the Havre Invitational Friday and Saturday while the Harlem Wildcat wrestlers will be in Cascade Friday and Saturday. The Chinook, Harlem and Hays/Lodge Pole boys and girls basketball teams will begin their seasons next week at various...
Lately there have been several sports people in Great Falls who are calling for the Grizzlies to get Dave Dickenson back. At present Dickenson is trying to win another gray cup for Calgary but no one denies that he would make a very good head coach. Dickenson was a great player in Great Falls, for the Grizzlies and in Calgary where he is a strong part of the Calgary organization. Some have even said that former Grizzly Coach Bob Stitt was not even a part of the Grizzly Nation, whatever that means. As for me, I say bring back Bobby Hauck and...
Chronic wasting disease test results from samples collected last week all came back negative, announced, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks on Wednesday. This news comes after positive tests in two successive weeks. “During this surveillance period, we’re remaining vigilant and hunters are coming through for us in a big way,” said Barb Beck, FWP Region 5 supervisor and CWD incident command team lead. “Since our positive test, we’ve had a good uptick in the number of samples being submitted for testing. This is going a long way to helping u...
