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Despite the colder temperatures and weekend snowfall, the First Annual Chinook Volunteer Fire Department (CVFD) Coyote Hunt held December 6-8 saw 21 teams registered and out hunting. By Sunday night when all the counts were finalized, weights confirmed, and fur settled, top winners were declared. Based on total coyote tallies, winning first place in the Calling Class was the team comprised of Merle Young, Clint Crowley, Tyler Christman, and Cory Brothers. The second place team was Colter...
The Harlem Junior/Senior High School along with the Harlem Elementary School were placed in lock-down the afternoon of Monday. December 9, following an undisclosed threat. Students at both locations were kept at the school until being released in the early evening. School activities were shut down as well as extra curricular activities. Students and staff at both the Junior/Senior High School and Elementary returned to normal activity Tuesday and extra curricular activities returned to a normal schedule. The Blaine County Sheriff Department...
Bear Paw Cooperative is a Special Education Cooperative that serves 31 schools from as far east as Whitewater and as far west as Chester. Three nonmember districts lie within the Cooperative's boundaries: Havre Elementary School District, Havre High School, and Malta K-12 Schools. Currently located in the Carnegie Library Building at 421 Ohio Street in Chinook, the Co-op today is the largest of its kind in Montana, serving 20,000 square miles. It offers special education services and advocacy...
Christmas is just a week away and those traveling along highway two just east of Chinook get a cheerful reminder as they pass by these hay bale creations. Several property owners in the Paradise Valley have created some holiday art that will surely put a smile on the Grinch in any family. In small towns all along the hi-line and throughout Blaine County, an evening drive after dark to see all the creative light displays and Christmas decorations is certainly worth the time. Merry Christmas to...
The Chinook Chapter of the FFA attended Winter Districts on Tuesday, December 10 in Winifred and brought home two awards. The Junior Parliamentary Procedure team captured second place, a status which qualifies them for State FFA competition, and Morgan Friede placed third in FFA testing. The Chapter also fielded teams in both Senior Parliamentary Procedure and Agricultural Sales, but those teams didn't earn qualifying scores. Torin Cercle, Ben LaVelle, Bree Swanson, Aislinn Handy, Morgan...
Chinook’s Division B Team had a great showing at the 35th Montana Science Olympiad (MTSO), according to their coach, Kendall Harwood. Held on Tuesday, November 26 in the Strand Union Building and other locations across Montana State University—Bozeman’s campus, the MTSO is billed as Montana’s premier STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) competition for youth. Several students formed teams to represent Chinook School District and came away with some top performances. Every year, at the Montana Science Olympiad (MTSO), middle...
Harlem Library The Book Challenge for December is to reread your favorite book. The 2019 Reading Challenge to read at least 52 books this year is quickly drawing to a close. When you complete either of these challenges contact the library. There will be no children’s programming the weeks of Dec. 23 or Dec. 30. Programs will resume the first full week of Jan. Book Club members may pick up their copy of the new book “Beneath a Scarlet Sky” by Mark Sullivan the week of Dec. 30. The first discussion will be Jan. 6, 4 P.M. in the meeting room....
Remember to attend the Turner School Christmas program this Thursday at the School at 7:00 p.m. We’re hoping that Santa can find his way all the way from The North Pole to visit the little ones this evening as well. School will be dismissed this Friday at 3:45 for the Christmas break. School will resume on January 6th. Enjoy your Christmas, everyone! Lyndsay and Linda Hutton, along with Tom Johnson and Linda Miller enjoyed a nice visit and meal with Dorothy Johnson on Saturday. Linda and Darel Hauge were to Havre on Friday and enjoyed lunch w...
Susan Billmayer was in Havre on Friday and brought Emily home for the weekend. Annie Klindworth held a 3rd birthday party for Elliot on Saturday. Carol and Duane were among the guests. Gene and Susan Billmayer were to Havre on business on Wednesday. They visited Emily before returning home. Aislin Mohar spent the weekend with her grandparents, Brenda and Terry Mohar and they celebrated an early Christmas with her and Dusty and Misty Mohar and family. She returned home Sunday. Carol Klindworth attended a Christmas Party at the Buffalo Ct. in...
Shirley May (Keech Williams) Komis, 87, passed peacefully away at Sweet Memorial Nursing Home on Monday, December 9th, 2019. Cremation has taken place and Wilderness Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Shirley's funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, December 14, 2019 at the American Lutheran Church in Chinook MT where memorials in her name may also be made. Shirley May Keech was born in a log and sod house in Glade Valley, South Dakota on December 25, 1931 to Cliff... Full story
Don’t miss the great selection of holiday books on display at the library. There are many old favorites as well as new books to choose from. Come and see the children’s holiday books on display as well. In the children’s section there is also a Christmas activity table. Bring your family to the library this holiday season. The Book Challenge this month is to reread your favorite book. Also time is running out for the 2019 Reading Challenge to read at least 52 books this year. Please contact the library when you have completed either chall...
The movie Christmas Jars will be showing in the library meeting room at 1:00 p.m. today. The library will be open from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Tuesday December 24, 2019. There will not be any programs on Tuesday. We will be closed Wednesday December 25, 2019 in observance of Christmas Day. We will be open regular hours the rest of the week. The display table has a variety of Christmas books for the month of December. Whether you are looking for a quick story, a craft idea or a cookbook, you can...
The first day of winter is less than a week away, but it sure feels like it’s already here, as usual. Thankfully it has been pretty mild, so far only the wind chill has taken us into the below zero’s. It hasn’t really gotten cold out, just chilly. So far it has been a pretty mild winter for us. We still have two glass pie plates left over from the Community Thanksgiving. If these plates are yours, pick them up at the Center. Our condolences to the family of Shirley Komis, and our deepest sympathy to our own, Brandy Rorrer and her family, for t...
4 Membership Dues for the Harlem Senior Center can be paid anytime. The dues this year will be $10.00. We encourage anyone who may be interested in joining! You just must be 55 years or older to belong. The Harlem High School first HOME Basketball game will be on December 20th. Harlem is playing Malta. Varsity Games only tonight, girls at 3:00, boys at 5:00. The North Harlem Colony will be at the Center on Wed. the 18th at 1:00 p.m. to perform their play for us! The Harlem School Winter Concert and Art Show will be on Wed. 18th at 7:00 pm...
Iota Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma, an international society for women educators, met November 25th at the Chinook Motor Inn with Val White as their guest speaker. Val spoke on the many responsibilities of her job as Blaine County Superintendent of Schools. We were pleased to have Val's mom, Cassie Morgan, in attendance. Cassie is a former Delta Kappa Gamma member and a former Blaine County Superintendent of Schools from 1957-1960. Also in attendance was current Iota member, Julie Terry, Val's...
On Monday, December 16, the Chinook Chapter of the FFA held its Greenhand Degree dinner in the Chinook High School shop. Members of the Chinook Chapter of the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) and the Family and Consumer Science classes did the cooking and the serving. According to the FFA Chapter’s Advisor, Robin Allen, all first year high school members generally earn the Greenhand Degree, which is an award given to first-year high school students who have demonstrated a thorough understanding of the history and purpose...
With Christmas right around the corner, it is no surprise how Respectful, Organized, Always safe, and Responsible all of our Harlem Elementary Lil' Elves have been, especially this week's ROARing students. Kindergartener, Richard Crantz, and sixth grader, Alex Skinner, were chosen to join the ROAR roster as they have displayed exceptional citizenship along with being super role models. Richard and Alex, we are proud of you!...
It was a great weekend on the hardwood for our two Blaine County Schools in action as the Harlem Wildcats improved to 3-0 with a 86-57 thumping of the Cut Bank Wolves and the Chinook Sugarbeeters started 2-0 with wins over the Malta Mustangs, 64-50 and the Shepherd Mustangs 70-45. The Chinook Sugarbeeters finally got their opportunity to begin the 2019-20 basketball season this past weekend at the Coyote Preseason Tournament in Shelby. Friday they kicked things off with a contest against the...
It was another impressive outing for the Lady Cat basketball team as they routed the Cut Bank Wolves on the road 64-24 to improve to 3-0 on the season. In Shelby the Chinook Sugarbeeters finally got their 2019-20 season underway with a pair of games at the Coyote preseason tournament. The Lady Cats are a very talented experienced group of players with a nice mix of athletes that can compete with anyone on the schedule. Thursday in a Northern B tilt on the road in Cut Bank they showed just how...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters only had eight wrestlers on the mat at the prestigious 24th Annual Scottie Invitational but still turned in an impressive seventh place finish in a strong 24 team field. The field included all Northern B/C teams as well as many of the top teams from the east. Seven of the eight 'Beeter wrestlers earned wins including junior Rebecca Stroh at 113 pounds, freshman Lane Snider at 120, junior Garrett Pruttis at 152, freshman Tyler Schoen at 160, senior JT Hauer at 170,...
This is a time of year when the expectations are so high and the demand for joyfulness is so great. We are filled with tunes like “Joy to the World” and “We Wish You a Merry Christmas”; we race around shopping for the perfect gifts, getting caught up in the hustle and bustle of the season; we fill our schedules with holiday parties and concerts; we turn out an abundance of Christmas cookies, chocolates, and special holiday meals. But this time of year can also highlight our sadness – our own darkness, fear, and grief. Maybe your loved one...
Another successful hunt was had this fall by a Blaine County youth hunter. Halle Mitchell, 15 years old, recently shot this monster Whitetail Buck. This worthy animal scored 170" and is very heavy and wide at 19 1/2". Here at the Blaine County Journal we welcome submissions from all hunters, young and old. Our readers have made it clear through the years that they enjoy seeing pictures of these success stories. Please send your photo with a brief description, who, what, when and where to...
