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Area youth are creating holiday cheer by participating in traditional activities such as caroling, cookie decorating, and constructing gingerbread houses or wreaths. Traditions such as these not only nurture the spirit but are an important part of bonding as friends, family, or a community. For example, December 7 turned into Gingerbread Night 2020 at the home of Suzanne Farmer when a group of Chinook basketball players arrived after basketball practice. Farmer, who teaches third grade at...
Finley's Food Farm in downtown Chinook suffered an electrical fire to their compressor that runs the bulk of the freezer and cooler display space in the grocery store. According to owner Jeff Finley the fire began at 11:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 9. Finley noticed there was a problem when he arrived at the store Thursday morning, " I showed up at about 4:30 a.m. to clean and realized it was eerily quiet, normally that indicates that the compressors aren't running." As he looked to find the...
The Chinook Chapter of the FFA met last week to work on setting up their Christmas tree pickup plan following the holidays. During that meeting, Advisor Karyn Billmayer learned that the Chinook Green Waste area has been closed down due to improper use. This situation resulted in the group's needing to revise their original service project by determining the trees' final resting place. In devising a Plan B, the Chapter heard from an FFA Alumni member at the meeting, Lori Swanson, who mentioned th...
The Montana Law Enforcement Academy held a graduation ceremony for LEOB Class No. 173 this past Friday. Included amongst those officers receiving certificates were two fine individuals recognizable to many in Blaine County. Brandon Murnion and Mark Kletke completed the training. The Law Enforcement Basic Course is 12 weeks long and for Murnion and Kletke that process began on September 15, 2020. Included in those 12 weeks of class instruction as well as 24 hours of online course study. One of...
Monday, DEC 21, 2020 5:00 P.M. Agenda Review Minutes Financial Report Reports • New Board Member Introduction • Interim Chairperson • Stuart C. MacKenzie Memorial Fund • Bookstore Gift Certificates • NPS Update • Social Services Non-Profit Grant • Montana History Foundation Grant • Building Basement Move Brownfields Action Items • Gifts • Oral History Project Estimate Adjournment...
Harlem Library Don’t miss Christmas with Carly and Colleen on Facebook Live each Thurs. in Dec. at 1 P.M. Join us for a time of holiday stories and craft ideas. The Book Challenge for Dec. is to read a book from a display in the library. You are invited to participate in the online Winter Reading Program using the READsquared app. Contact the library for more information.The library will have special hours on Christmas Eve when we will be open from 9 A.M. to 2 P.M. We will be closed Christmas Day. Blaine County Library Mobile Hotspots and i...
Christmas music is as much a part of the holiday as baking cookies, giving presents and participating in family gatherings. Though this season will be different because of the pandemic and issues with get-togethers, Christmas music will still be important. Whether listening to tunes on the radio or a device, singing carols at church or attending holiday concerts, music will be a part of our Christmastime activities. I decided to educate myself a bit about Christmas music and share a few things...
Leroy James Firemoon Jr. - Mato Shena (Bear Robe) was born on February 22nd 1945 to Leroy Firemoon Sr. and Ruby Talks Different. He attended School at St Paul's Mission in Hays Montana and Flandreau Indian School in Flandreau South Dakota. Known as "Jim Moon" he was raised in old Hays by his maternal grandparents Ira Talks Different and Mary (Big Beaver) Talks Different. He was an enrolled member of the Fort Belknap Assiniboine tribe. He made his journey on December 6th 2020 in Lewistown...
Thanksgiving morning, November 26, 2020, Betty Gilbert, rejoined the love of her life, Kenny Gilbert, just in time for their 73rd wedding anniversary. Our sadness at her passing is tempered by our happiness that Betty and Kenny are together again, holding hands, and loving each other as they did on this earth. Betty Elizabeth Gloyne Fitzsimmons Gilbert was born on April 3, 1929, in Harlem, to Elizabeth "Lib" Gloyne (Fitzsimmons) and Marshall D. Snider. She joined brother Burton Melvin...
William "Bill" Hake, 88, passed away December 8th, at his home, surrounded by loved ones, after a short battle with cancer. Bill was born December 10, 1931 to William Hake Sr. & Ruth (Rigg) Hake in Osborne, Kansas. Bill's grade school years were spent in Colorado, where his dad worked many different construction jobs until he was inducted into the Navy. After his dad was discharged from the Navy, the family moved to Lenora, Kansas. While attending school in Lenora, he met his lifelong friend...
Sherrill Ann Murray passed away in the early hours of December 8, 2020, in Great Falls, MT. Sherrill was born to John and Nannie Woodahl in Lincolnton, NC on April 3, 1945. Sherrill spent the majority of her early years in Great Falls, but graduated from high school in North Carolina in 1963. During her high school years in Montana, she met Tom Murray and would go on to marry Tom in 1965 prior to him leaving for the Vietnam War in 1966. Due to her husband's military experience, Sherrill and Tom...
Cecil James "Bud" Fox passed away December 11, 2020 at his home in Hays, Montana. Cecil was born on June 28, 1958 to Leona Jones Fox and Stephen Fox Sr. at Fort Belknap Hospital. Cecil attended elementary school at St. Paul's Mission and Hays and graduated from Harlem High School in 1976. Cecil spent his summers working on his family ranch along with his brothers, bailing hay, herding cows and riding horses. While attending school in Harlem, Cecil excelled in athletics. He was all conference in...
Don’t miss your chance to buy a raffle ticket for 1\2 pig. Tickets are 1 for $5.00 or 5 for $20.00. Drawing date will be announced when all the tickets are sold. There are only 1000 tickets available. So please support the Senior Center and buy a ticket. Thank you to Finley’s Food Farm for the Pie donation, and Town Pump and Lucky Lil’s for their donation of food containers. YULETIDE GREETINGS TRIVIA 1. What holiday carol includes the lyric “troll the ancient yuletide carol”? 2. What was the following lyric referring to: “See the blazing yul...
It’s amazing, Lord, when one finds an interesting article to share! The following is by Ruth C. Ikerman, entitled: Do what You Don’t Have To DO. “A friend who thoroughly enjoys each new Christmas season once told me in a moment of fellowship that rich secret of her perennial enjoyment; Christmas IS Good News. ‘Do first, what you have to do for Christmas; get it out of the way. Then you can do what you don’t have to do. The good news: That’s the real meaning of Christmas and it blessings you for the whole year.’ Rossetti’s philosophy explained h...
In last week’s paper there was an error in the article “Gradually Joy will Replace Grief at Sweet Home.” Janet Olson did not die from Covid, although she did pass during the same time as Covid was in the building. I should have used the word during instead of the words due to. I sincerely apologize for the error. Donna...
Superintendent of Chinook School District, Darin Hannum released a report on Monday, December 7 to update the community on the status of the school district and to share current details about student populations and various programs. Enrollments are about average. Meadowlark Elementary School recorded 161 students. That figure is down from 204, a total which was reported three years ago. At the junior high school, 60 students are enrolled, and the high school turned in a count of 105 students. According to Hannum, these numbers include online...
At Meadowlark Elementary School in Chinook, each month the teachers choose students from their classes based on positive behavior, kindness, getting work done on time, staying on task, and otherwise exhibiting behavior worthy of recognition. These students become the month's dynamic dozen, winning Student of the Month designation. To honor their efforts, each member of this group of twelve students receives an award certificate, a profile and picture for the school's bulletin board, and his/her...
Helena - Do you know a student who could use $1,000 to help pay for their education? The Reach Higher Montana Scholarship program opens on December 1, 2020, at www.ReachHigherMontana.org. This year, the Montana-based nonprofit organization will award eighty-one scholarships – thirty awards for Class of 2021 graduating high school seniors, and fifty awards for students currently attending a Montana college or university for use in the 2021-2022 academic year. In addition, one $1,000 scholarship is earmarked for a current college student who h...
In this final month of 2020, Jupiter and Saturn, the two largest and brightest planets in our solar system, have been putting on a celestial show. Through the entirety of December, skywatchers can look up each evening to watch these two gas giants approach one another. Their apparent merging will occur on December 21, in what astronomers are calling the Great Conjunction of 2020. During this close encounter, Jupiter and Saturn will form a rare "Christmas Star" on winter solstice when the...
After a three week delay to the start of the Montana High School winter sports season, practices have begun and the first competition is right around the corner. Boys and girls basketball teams in Chinook, Harlem, Hays/Lodge Pole and Turner as well as wrestling teams in Chinook and Harlem held their first practice on Monday, December 7. Teams will have to wait until after the new year to compete for the first time. The Blaine County Journal News ~ Opinion looks forward to publishing our annual...
The Montana Big Game regular season concluded the last weekend of November, but with so many successful youth hunters we have had enough stories to carry us into the middle of December. This week we recognize the successful hunt of Britt Powell. Britt, 13, is a Chinook Junior High seventh grader. While hunting with his Dad, Cody south of Chinook on November 22, Britt expertly fired one shot from his 6.5 Creedmoor to fill his Cow Elk tag. "It was fun! I enjoyed it a lot and I will definitely put...
Need a little Christmas cheer? Join “Christmas with Carly and Colleen” on Facebook Live each Thursday in December at 1:00 P.M. as we share holiday stories and craft ideas. Please like the Harlem Public Library Facebook page so you can watch. The library is hosting an exclusively online Winter Reading Program until the end of February 2021. You may track the books you read using the READsquared app or website. As you read you will earn online badges and unlock minigames. For each book read the library is adding a snowflake to the Winter Rea...
The Hogeland Community extends sympathy to Mary Hake and her family, Her husband Bill passed away this past week. His service was held Saturday at the Christian Church in Turner. Carol Klindworth and daughter, Kelsey Mariani and son, Liam visited Betty Hay in Harlem on Wednesday. Sharon Goodrich visited Jane Krass on Wednesday and the ladies enjoyed tea together. There was a budget meeting at Hogeland Lutheran Church on Sunday. On Thursday, Susan Billmayer visited Jane Krass. Brenda and Terry Mohar spent Friday and Saturday in Great Falls with...
Fellow Montanans, I’d like to extend my warmest Christmas and holiday wishes to you and your loved ones. The holiday season is an annual reminder of the importance of two key institutions that bind our state together and define our Montana way of life: the freedom to worship as we choose and the importance of family. These values are at the core of the Montana Republican Party and have always been the guiding forces in allowing us to overcome even the most daunting challenges. While 2020 brought one of the most unprecedented hardships and d...
This beautiful Christmas Tree was decorated and donated by Ginger Hansen as a raffle to help the fundraising effort to benefit our local Golf and Country Club in Chinook. A very happy Carla Anderson purchased the lucky ticket and her name was drawn the day before Thanksgiving. The support of all who purchased tickets is greatly appreciated....
