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This display at the First Bank of Montana Chinook is a sight to see. The 'Hamberger Elves' were procured sometime in the 1970's by then Western Bank President Bob Sizemore. No one is sure where Sizemore obtained the collection but research has shown it to be from the David Hamberber company in New York, New York. Hamberger began creating the custom made Elves in the 1940's before eventually turning the business over to his sons in the 1990's. The collection is quit a sight to see and has...
Christmas is nearly upon us and the thought of spending time with family and friends warms us all. Some families find themselves in a position that has them feeling like they won't be able to experience that joy themselves. Students from all over Blaine County are doing their part to ensure everyone has the opportunity to experience some holiday joy. The Christmas Club at the Meadowlark Elementary encouraged students to bring food to fill up a sleigh located just in the door as you walk into...
The amount of water available and the fertility of soil has dictated the success of farmers since they first started planting fields way back when. Through the years we have developed means to improve the yield one can expect a field to provide and the best crop to plant for expected conditions but in the end it all comes down to the amount moisture the region in question receives. A county by county map of Montana produced in part by the National Weather Service, the Department of Natural Resou...
The Martin Family of Hays along with our employees are all sponsoring this Christmas a “Cap & Glove” drive for All ages! Our winters can get pretty harsh out here and we see so many people going without, so we decided we would love to be able to sponsor such a generous event. With this we would like to open this up to anyone that would like to enjoy purchasing any caps and gloves for whatever age you choose. These will all be disbursed on Friday December 21st from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm taking place at Martin’s Grocery in Hays. We will have a spe...
For Immediate Release: Test results from CWD surveillance samples taken during the last week of Montana’s general hunting season showed nine more deer to be suspect of chronic wasting disease. South of Billings in Carbon County, two mule deer — a buck and a doe — and a white-tailed buck from CWD-positive areas showed suspect for the disease. Along the Hi-Line, three mule deer from CWD-positive areas in Blaine County and two mule deer bucks from the CWD-positive area in Valley County all returned as suspect for the disease. A mule deer buck...
For Immediate Release: Helena, Mont. - The Montana Department of Agriculture (MDA) is now accepting applications for an estimated $1.5 million in federal funding available through the Specialty Crop Block Grant (SCBG) program. This competitive grant program is designed to expand markets for Montana specialty crops. Montana’s SCBG program is available for projects enhancing the competitiveness of Montana specialty crops. Specialty crops include fruits and vegetables, peas, and lentils, as well as horticulture and nursery crops, including f...
Eleven Class B and C schools competed in the Chinook Invitational Speech and Drama Meet on Saturday, December 8. At the conclusion of the meet, after storing their props and exchanging their presentation clothing or costumes for the comfort of slippers and sweatshirts, the 70 competitors and their coaches congregated in the Floyd Bowen Gymnasium for an awards assembly, which began at approximately 4:00 p.m. Before announcing the winners, Chinook High School's (CHS) Speech and Drama Coach,...
Kelli Rose Bigby, 36 passed away on December 5th 2018 at Ft Belknap Hospital, in Ft. Belknap MT. Kelli was born on May 12th 1982 to Calvin and Marilyn Bigby in Ft. Belknap MT. Kelli was first and always a mother to her two wonderful children Jace and Kaylee Bigby. She also worked as a dispatcher for Ft. Belknap PD for 4 years but due to health reason had to return home. There was nothing more she loved than her Children. Jace & Kaylee were everything to her. She loved all her family, and Kelli... Full story
Last week the Blaine County Library in Chinook held its 27th Annual Hassle-Free Christmas program. The event offers simple to make holiday decorating tips, holiday music and a Christmas-time story. At the end of the event guests are invited to try a variety of treats prepared by the library staff and library trustees. Library Director Valerie Frank has been involved with the program for 25 of the 27-year run for the pre-holiday event. She said, "this year's turnout seemed to be one of the...
Thanks to everyone who helped to make the Holiday Wine and Cheese Fundraiser such a success! A special note of appreciation goes out to all who donated auction items, prepared the delicious refreshments and to our generous business supporters. The Book Challenge for December is to read a short and sweet book with less than 150 pages. You have just a few weeks to complete the 2018 Reading Challenge to read at least 52 books this year. You may win a fabulous gift basket which includes a $25 gift card! The library will have special holiday hours...
Thank you to everyone who attended our 27th Annual Hassle Free Christmas Program. We had a nice turnout. Thank you to Bonnie Hellman, Bree Swanson, Anna Terry, Toran Cecrle and Hannah Schoen for being presenters this year. We would also like to thank Julie Finley and the members of the Ecumenical Echoes Bell Choir for their performance again this year. Jen Hellman and Barb Ranstrom were the lucky winners of the door prizes. The movie today will be "A Very Merry Mix-Up" at 1:00 p.m. in the...
Thank You to: Jan Egeland for the apple pies. They look yummy! Much appreciated. To the Evangelical Church for the goody bags for all the tenants. Special Thank you to Roberta Shupe for donating the beautiful painting for Katie Noel. Senior Board nominee's - Rose Noel for a 3-year term; Dale Klungland for a 3-year term; Linda Murch for a 2-year term; Sally O'Leary will finish out Kim Hansen's term for 2 years New Membership for 2018 begins in January. There is a $5.00 fee per year to be a member...
I hope you are all having a very good week. With the cold weather trying to set in please come play cards or games with us. There is always a puzzle going. Coffee is on, tea and hot chocolate is available. Last week activity winners are as follows: Bingo: Maxine Harrison and Virginia Olson Shanghai Rummy: Don Durocher Our activities start at 1 p.m. and include Pinochle on Monday, Shanghai Rummy on Tuesday, Scrabble/board games, Whist or other cards, or movie on Wednesday afternoons, Bingo on Thursday, and cards on Friday. The Kitchen Band...
The Turner School Elementary students will be holding their annual Christmas program this coming Thursday, Dec. 13th at 7:00 p.m. Everyone is cordially invited to come and help share the holiday spirit with these youngsters that have been working so hard to make this happen. They are hopeful that Santa may be making his presence this very evening as well. If you'd like to make a monetary contribution to Santa's treats, please mail it to the Turner School @ National Honor Society. They deeply...
Born to Alton and Eva Matthews on Friday, a baby Girl named Ali Joy, born at the Northern Montana Hospital. Congratulations on your new baby. Shawn Beck, Tate, Ty, and Harley Jo had lunch Friday with Wally and Loretta Beck. Teresa Cornell was to Great Falls this weekend and visited her Mom, Evelyn Hedstrom. Sandy Beck played cards with her card group in Chinook this week at Trudy Bruner’s. Susan Billmayer was to Havre on Friday and brought Emily home for the weekend. Sandy Beck was to Billings for Doctor appointments on Monday. Ty Beck spent F...
Despite a rather cold evening, the recent Wine and Cheese Christmas! fundraiser hosted by Friends of the Harlem Library drew a large and enthusiastic crowd. First organized when James Hodgson offered to donate wine from his Sagebrush Flats Winery for an auction fundraiser, the Friends group provides financial support for library programs, like the very popular summer reading program for kids, and donates items that the library might not otherwise be able to purchase. The winter event offers...
Story submitted by, Two Norwegian Girls BCJ News Hey. I'm back, the crazy Dane who was in your paper last week as well. Today I'll write a little about Christmas Eve. Our family starts on the 23rd. We have rice porridge with cinnamon-sugar and a big scoop of butter in the middle. To that, we drink Christmas Beer called Nisseøl. It is so sweet and with 1.5 percent alcohol so the children have a little as well. When we have eaten all we can, the rest is put in a big clay bowl and we all take the...
The first full week of the high school basketball season had plenty of action with the Chinook Sugarbeeters competing in Chester at the Hawks pre-season tournament, while the Harlem Wildcats and Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds were in the field at the Native American Classic in Havre being played at the Montana State University-Northern Armory Gymnasium. The Sugarbeeters got their season off to a fast start with a lopsided 62-15 win over the Sunburst Refiners Friday and a 39-31 win over the Power...
The Chinook sugarbeeters were in action for two games this weekend at the Chester pre-season tournament and the Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds joined the Harlem Wildcats in Havre for a pair of games at the Native American Classic. The Sugarbeeters cruised to a 63-40 season opening win over the Sunburst Refiners on Friday and then torpedoed the Power Pirates 67-20 on Saturday to start the season 2-0. The Wildcats came back from a nine point halftime deficit to top the Heart Butte Warriors 70-54 on...
Boys Basketball Poplar 66 Hays/Lodge Pole 49 Poplar 15 9 21 21 — 66 Hays/Lodge Pole 15 4 14 16 — 49 Poplar: J. Feuheurm 0 0-0 0, K. Smoker 4 4-5 15, W. Main 6 2-4 14, L. Young 1 4-4 7, W. Lambert 1 0-1 2, C. Colgan 3 0-0 6, D. Joe 5 0-0 11, H. Atkinson 0 0-0 0, D. Gournmean 4 0-0 9, H. Burshia 0 0-0 0. Team Fouls 11. Team Totals 24 10-14 66. Hays/Lodge Pole: E. Granados 0 0-0 0, G. Snow 4 2-2 11, J. Pretty Paint 5 0-0 11, D. Shambo 2 0-2 4, S. Grand Champ 0 0-0 0, K. Blackcrow Jr. 0 2-2 2, K. Young Jr. 2 0-1 4, M. Cliff 0 0-0 0, Deson Sha...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters and Harlem Wildcats were in Chinook for the ‘Beeter Mixer on Friday and then competed in the Scottie Invitational in Glasgow on Saturday. The Sugarbeeters had four wrestlers in the field Saturday while the Wildcats entered nine. For the sugarbeeters junior JT Hauer continued to perform very well on the mat, finishing third in the tournament at 160 pounds. Hauer received a first round bye to advance to the quarterfinal match where he defeated Blake Jensen of Fairfield by pin (0:43). Hauer then lost in the semifinals to S...
5rd Annual Scottie Invitational, Saturday, December 8 Team Scores: 1.) 1 Sidney 278.0; 2.) Glasgow 143.5; 3.) Hardin 95.0; 4.) Poplar 81.5; 5.) Malta 80.5; 6.) Dawson County 55.5; 7.) Choteau 55.0; 8.) Circle 51.0; 9.) Simms 46.0; 10.) Fairfield 45.0; 11.) Valier 44.0; 12.) Billings Central 41.0; 13.) Chinook 22.0; 14.) Chester-Joplin-Inverness 16.0; 15.) Harlem 8.0; 16.) Fort Benton/Big Sandy 7.0; 17.) Wolf Point. Chinook Sugarbeeters 113 Pounds - Rebecca Stroh - Champ. Round 1 - Lost to Alex Ost, Glasgow by fall 1:38; Cons. Round 1 - Receive...
Donna L. Miller, who taught English, Drama, and Advanced Placement English at Chinook High School for 26 years and then went on to work in the post-secondary educational system for another ten years, will begin writing for the Blaine County Journal-News-Opinion. Although she still serves as an Educational Consultant and as a manager of the website www.thinkingzone.org, Miller will work on a part-time basis as a free-lance writer for the newspaper. Miller, who is passionate about writing, told...
Wacee Simenson, Chinook, Montana, is a new junior member of the American Angus Association®, reports Allen Moczygemba, CEO of the national organization with headquarters in Saint Joseph, Missouri. Junior members of the Association are eligible to register cattle in the American Angus Association, participate in programs conducted by the National Junior Angus Association and take part in Association-sponsored shows and other national and regional events. The American Angus Association is the...
