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The Friends of the Harlem Library held their annual Wine & Cheese Fundraiser last Wednesday with proceeds going to projects being conducted throughout the year at the Harlem Library. For years guests were treated to a variety of wines and cheeses to enjoy throughout the night but this years event added a number of micro brews for patrons to enjoy. The fundraiser featured a number of items that were included in either the live auction or the silent auction. Gift baskets of homemade breads, an...
Columnist's note: I'd heard of cattle mutilations but when we moved to the Sweet Grass Hills (about this time a year ago) I began to learn about the specifics of these mysterious happenings. Bob Thompson and his family operate the 3U Cattle Ranch south of Whitlash. As we got to know the family our conversations turned to a cattle mutilation on their ranch in the summer of 2018. They had photos to document the carcass of a yearling left in one of their pastures. The photos were, well, weird and...
The Blaine County Fair Foundation invites surrounding communities to its First Annual Holiday Shopping Extravaganza on December 14 from 11:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. in the Commercial Building at the Blaine County Fairgrounds. The primary purpose of this event is to generate the funds needed for completing and operating the Indoor Event Center. As of last week, twenty-five vendors had already reserved their tables for this bazaar style shopping event where local artisans, hobbyists, small businesses, and other individuals will showcase their...
Samples from 25 deer harvested around the state tested positive for chronic wasting disease last week. The majority of the new positive samples were from animals harvested within CWD Management Zones, where the disease is known to exist. Two of the positive samples were from areas where the disease had not been previously detected. These include a mule deer doe harvested in hunting district 650 south of the Fort Peck Reservation, and a white-tailed buck harvested in HD 702 in Rosebud County. These two areas are adjacent to CWD Management...
The final results are in from the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Havre check station for the 2019 hunting season. The check station was open for eight weekends; from Oct. 12 (the open of general antelope) through Dec. 1 (the end of the deer/elk general season). Overall, hunter numbers were about average this year, mule deer harvest was well above average, and other big game and bird harvests were below average. Biologists gather a lot of valuable information and biological data on game animals brought through check stations, in addition to...
Harlem Library Thanks to everyone who supported the Friends of the Library Wine & Cheese Fundraiser! The children’s programming will continue as usual this week and next. Storytime for preschoolers meets Tues. at 10 A.M.; After School Squad for elementary students is held Wed. at 3:30 and Lego Club for all ages meets on Thurs. at 4:30. There will be no programs the week of Dec. 23 or Dec. 30. Programming resumes the first week of Jan. The library will be closed Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. Stop by to see the great selection of Chr...
The businesses of Turner invite you to come out for a fun evening December 13th from 3:30-6:00 p.m. There will be OPEN HOUSES at every business in town as well as several setting up shop at the Legion Hall. Food, fun, laughter, ugly sweater contest and a little poker playing are in store for all. Cards can be picked up at Imagine N That, Foxy Nails, Big Flat Grocery, Maloney Metalworks, and Reeds Ag Enterprises. Enjoy a warm bowl of chili at Big Flat Grocery, compliments of Maloney Metalworks, Reeds Ag Enterprises, Big Flat Grocery, Foxy...
Carol Klindworth went to Havre on Wednesday and visited her Mom, Betty Hay, and sister Nancy Mahns. Susan Billmayer went to the Library Wine and cheese open house on Wednesday. Susan Billmayer, Anita Reed, and Diana Maloney visited Harlan and Jane Krass Saturday morning. Diana recently had foot surgery and hadn’t been out to see the folks til this weekend. Linda Hauge visited Dad and Mom Krass Friday afternoon after work. Congratulations to the Turner Basketball teams that played this weekend. The Jr High had their Tourney at Gildford and t...
The faculty and staff at Turner are happy to educate all children from the Big Flat and surrounding area. They and the children are busy this month preparing for the holiday programs and of course basketball!! There's always lots to do, but education always comes first. Those present for the photo are back row L-R: Jacquie Richman, head cook, Mrs. Bobbi Beck, Title, Mrs. Maggie Kimmel, Clerk, Mrs. Callie Phillips, Business, Mr. Zach Holland, History and PE, Mr. Tony Warren, Superintendent, Mrs....
Lawrence Edward Azure (Larry Azure Sr.), 73, passed away at St. Vincent Hospital in Billings, Montana on November 27th. 2019 due to complications from surgery. Lawrence was born October 31, 1946 in Chinook to Edward and Edna (Gardipee) Azure. He attended school in Chinook before starting a career in masonry at an early age with his uncles and later owning and operating his own masonry company with his sons in Havre. His work can be seen all along the Montana Hi-Line. Larry Sr. was an avid...
Before coming to Big Sandy, I worked with kids in a mental health facility. Most of the kids were pretty ordinary but had abusive or difficult upbringings. The result of their terrible life experiences was often a great deal of anger and dysfunction. It was a difficult job because we worked with kids that lived at the facility. Their parents weren’t there to care for them, so we had to fill in the best we could. The hardest part of the job was that we had to deal with clients at their worst. It became very easy to shift our mindset from one whe...
You know, Lord, sometimes we just seem to get stressed out, and that doesn’t please You, right? ‘Marcella’ shared how she stays on top of things and is relaxed amid the holiday rush. She called them the “Four Big C’s” and recommended them for a happier holiday season. Here’s how she Capitalizes on the Big c’s. CHRISTMAS CARDS: Write short notes in your cards in late November – or at least during the first week in December. Convey caring as you write, communicating that good feeling to your friends and loved one. That uplift will make you fee...
A sincere thank you goes out to everyone who supported the Wine & Cheese fundraiser event! Thanks to the Friends of the Library and their continuous work to help the library. Thanks to all who attended, supplied refreshments, auction items, and door prizes. We appreciate all who purchased auction items and gave donations. The library programming for children continues this week and next. Storytime for the little ones and their parents/caregivers meets on Tuesdays at 10 A.M. Elementary students...
The movie A Dog Named Christmas will be showing in the library meeting room at 1:00 p.m. today. Next Wednesday we will be showing the movie Christmas Jars. The library will be closing at 6:00 p.m. tonight, due to a scheduling conflict. We apologize for any inconvenience. Free People Reading Freely chose the book "Where the Crawdads Sing" by Della Owens for our next meeting, which will be Monday January 20, 2020. We have copies of the book and the audio book available. New members are welcome to...
The snow is white, bright and ankle deep. I look outside and I can feel the cold wind that is blowing the snow around, but I also see a beautiful winter scene. Especially on really nice days, when the sun shines down on the snow, giving it a sparkly look. Those days I look outside and see a fairy tale land that is dreamlike and beautiful. Cancer Support will be meeting on Tuesday December 17th, also on the 17th; children from the Chinook School will be here to sing Christmas Carols at 11:15 a.m. Come and listen, stay for lunch if you like....
Thank You! Rose Noel asked if she could make soup for the month of November as a Fundraiser for the Center! Of course, I said and so she did! Rose raised $716.00 with $121.00 in supplies leaving a total of $595.00 raised to help defray the cost for the Center. Rose had a couple elves helping too: Ann Azure, Vonnie Klungland and Kay Schmitt. THANK YOU ALSO TO: Heilig family for the beautiful homemade cross wreath. America’s official national Christmas tree is located in King’s Canyon National Park in California. The tree, a giant sequoia cal...
On Saturday, December 7, twenty-one schools—from Browning to Wolf Point—gathered in Fort Benton for the Fort Benton Invitational Forensics Tournament. Three Blaine County Schools had teams competing at the tournament: Chinook High School, Harlem High School, and Hays/Lodge Pole High School. Chinook’s drama team finished second in Class C Sweepstakes. Helping their team earn sweepstakes points, freshmen Lillyanna Munari and Olivia Standiford competed in Classical Theater with a piece written in 1889 by William Dean Howells and called “The...
The Welding, Pipefitters, and Plumbing students at Montana State University-Northern (MSUN) held a free barbecue lunch on December 9 for the MSUN campus community. Supervised by Chuck Terry, the students cooked hamburgers and hot dogs on their newly constructed grill. According to Lorren Schlotfeldt, who teaches in the Apprenticeship Education Center at MSUN, the propane-fired grill, which also functions as a smoker, was hand-built by the welding and pipefitting students of MSUN. The grill's...
Agricultural producers can enroll in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs, two popular safety net programs, for the 2019 crop year. Interested producers must sign up for either program by March 15, 2020. The 2018 Farm Bill reauthorized and made updates to these two USDA Farm Service Agency programs. ARC provides income support payments on historical base acres when actual crop revenue declines below a specified guarantee level. PLC program provides income support payments on historical base acres when the...
Three of the four Blaine County boys basketball teams were in action this past weekend as the Harlem Wildcats, Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds and Turner Tornadoes kicked off their 2019-20 seasons over the weekend. The Chinook Sugarbeeters will have to wait until this weekend to begin their season at the Shelby preseason tournament. The Wildcats and Thunderbirds were in Great Falls taking part in the Native American Classic being played on the campus of CMR High School. The Tornadoes were in Glasgo...
It was a successful start to the 2019-20 basketball season for the three Blaine County teams in action this past weekend. The Harlem Lady Cats, Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds and Turner Tornadoes all got their seasons underway while the Chinook Sugarbeeters will have to wait until this weekend to begin theirs. The Harlem Lady Cats looked sharp in picking up a pair of wins at the Native American Classic in Great Falls. Friday, Harlem ran past St. Ignatius 69-31 and Saturday they added a 47-27 win...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter and Harlem Wildcat wrestling teams saw their first action of the 2019-20 season this past weekend. The Sugarbeeters were in Havre at the Blue Pony Invitational Friday and Saturday while the Wildcats headed west to take part in the Cascade Badger Invitational. The Sugarbeeters had five wrestlers see the mat this weekend. Freshman Lane Snider saw his first action at 120 pounds, sophomore Drake Berreth competed at 132 pounds, junior Garrett Pruttis weighed in at 152 pounds,...
