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The Chinook Chapter of the FFA, in partnership with Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, will again collect Christmas trees after the holidays so that they can be re-purposed as fish habitat. According to FFA Advisor Karyn Billmayer, the Chapter will accept trees in two ways: drop-off and pickup. The Community Gardens across the street from the Chinook High School shop will serve as a central drop-off location for any community members wishing to see their trees recycled. Additionally, FFA members...
Harlem Library Happy Holidays! The library will be closed Dec. 24 and Dec. 31 in observance of Christmas and New Year’s Day. There will be no programs the week of Dec. 27. The first week of Jan. programs will resume: Story Time meets on Tuesdays at 10 A.M., After School Squad is held on Wednesdays at 3:30, and Lego Club will meet at the new time of 3:30 P.M. on Thursdays. Book Club members may pick up the new selection “If the Creek Don’t Rise” by Leah Weiss Jan. 3-7. The first discussion will be Jan. 10, 4 P.M. The Book Challenge for Dec. is...
As of December 14, the convenience store and fuel stop formerly known as Fort Belknap Kwik Stop and located at the intersection of US Highway 2 and Montana Highway 66 is open for business under a new name. In addition to providing fuel and a diverse variety of other convenience store items, Little River Trading Post (LRTP) will have store hours from 7:00 a.m. until 11:00 p.m. Sunday through Saturday. At the time of this article's writing, store personnel were waiting to hear about the status of...
As part of their ongoing fundraising efforts, the Friends of the Pool and Park Foundation still has some ornaments available for purchase. These are available at the following locations in Chinook: Shores Floral, All Dahl'd Up, American Garage, Blaine County Extension Office, First Bank of Montana, and Rad's Deli and Pizza. Ornaments can also be obtained from any Board Member (Heather DePriest, Jill Paulsen, Julianne Snedigar, Jessica Aberg, Kathy Radovich, Shelby Nemetz, and Kelsey Harry) or...
Carol and Duane Klindworth went to Billings on Friday to attend Ashley’s nurse pinning ceremony at MSU-Billings. They celebrated at Red Lobster with family afterwards. Congratulations, Ashley! Susan and Gene Billmayer attended the Christmas church program at the Turner Lutheran Church Sunday. Sharon Goodrich visited and had tea with Jane Krass on Monday. A large crowd attended the Christmas program at the Turner School on Thursday night. It was an enjoyable evening! Loretta Beck and Merrilyn Billmayer attended the Booster Club meeting at the T...
Laura M Trotchie Cole passed away on Sunday December 12 at the Peace Hospice Center in Great Falls, MT. On August 22, 1936 Laura was born in Havre, MT to Sarah Allery Trotchie and John Baptise Trotchie. Laura attended Catholic School in Havre before moving to Great Falls attending school through 10th grade. Laura met the love of her life and soul mate Neil W Cole while ringing in the New Year at the Cowboy Bar in Dodson, Mt. They would marry on August 3, 1963 the beginning of her life as a... Full story
Lyle Cochran passed away on December 8, 2021 in Fort Belknap, MT. A wake was held Monday, December 13, 2021, with a Rosary at 7:00 PM. A funeral service was held Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at 11:00 AM. Services took place at Enemy Killer Community Center in Lodge Pole, MT. Lyle Cochran was born May 20, 1945 in Fort Belknap, MT. He married Martha 'Marty' Goshulak Cochran on June 23, 1982 in Reno, Nevada. She was the one he could not live without. Lyle took great pride in his beautiful homes and a... Full story
Wilfred Arthur "Artie" Warrior, 84, passed away Sunday, December 5, 2021, in Helena. Born in Hays, Montana on September 16, 1937, to Rufus and Jeanette (Perry) Warrior, Artie was, the last surviving and youngest of the children blessed to this loving union. He was raised in Hays but had the opportunity to complete high school in Turner before joining the United States Navy in 1957. Local news and that of the rest of the world could always be heard playing on Artie's radio. He stayed on top of th... Full story
The winners of the Gingerbread House contest were Mary Pyette, Bentlie Dennis, and Karyn Higgins. Thank you to Janet Gruszie, Vi Irons, Sherry Edwards, Wanda Inman, Katie Newfield, and Crystal Cox for participating. They all looked good. We thank the Funshine preschoolers for their two-day concert. You all did a great job. Bingo is played every Thursday at 1:00 p.m. till 3:00 p.m. anyone is welcome to join us to play. Winner for December 16th was Marilyn Williamson. Good Job. We invite anyone who would like a good meal to stop by; we eat at...
You know, Lord, mending day happens; there are sox, shirts, jeans, you name it and it probably needs mending. Besides clothing, there is upholstery, fences, relationships, and even broken hearts to mend. Mending clothing isn’t all that complicated but on mending day, aren’t we ever so thankful that You did not give us a ‘dozen’ children. We’re thankful and grateful for the three girls (or are there five girls now?) who sort of call us substitute parents even though they were nearly all grown up by the time they became a ‘part of our family...
Whether stringing lights, decorating a Christmas tree, setting up a nativity scene, baking holiday cookies and confections, competing in an ugly sweater contest, or engaging in some other ritual, most families have traditions that mark various seasons as culturally significant. For many, the holidays are a time when traditions help us connect to ourselves and others and bring us back to the memories that are part of our upbringing. Around the county, holiday decorations began showing up on stree...
The library will be closed Friday December 24, 2021, in observance of Christmas. We will be closed Friday December 31, 2021, in observance of New Year’s. We wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! During the month of December, we are continuing our “Bag of Books” Sale! We will give you a big bag and you can put as many books as you can fit in it for $3.00. We have had several donations recently, so there are some nice, new books on the sale shelf. We have several thrillers ready to go this week. “The Midnight Lock” by Jeffery D...
Merry Christmas from the Harlem Library! We will be closed Friday, December 24 for Christmas and Friday, December 31 in observance of New Year’s Day. There will be no programs the week of December 27. Programs will resume the first week of January. Story Time is held on Tuesdays at 10 A.M. for the little ones ages 0-5 and their parents or caregivers. Elementary students are invited to After School Squad for STEAM activities on Wednesdays at 3:30. Lego Club for all ages will meet on Thursdays at the new time of 3:30 beginning January 6. The B...
On December 7, Geraldine School District hosted Winter Districts Competition for the Judith Basin Chapters of the Montana FFA. At the contest, two Blaine County competitors placed in the top ten, qualifying them for state: Madilyn Gruszie from the Chinook Chapter and Katherine WindyBoy from the Harlem Chapter. The theme of the event was Growing Leaders for Career Success, and FFA members in the Judith Basin District could participate in several events: Sales and Service, Extemporaneous Speaking, Creed, Star Greenhand, Conduct of Meeting, and...
Last year as fourth graders, the class of 2029 won the ice cream and bragging rights with 140 items packed into Santa's sleigh. Now, as fifth graders in Mrs. Lesa MacLeod's class, the group retained their crown and even surpassed their previously collected amount. Students at Meadowlark Elementary School collected a combined total of 665 canned and boxed food items that will be used by the Chinook Community Christmas Club to assemble Christmas dinner food baskets. With 177 items, Mrs. MacLeod's...
The Harlem Lady Cats have shown their experience at times and their youth at other time in their first three games this season. This past week the Lady Cats were back home playing in front of their loyal fans for the first time. Friday night the Lady Cats did battle with their nemesis from the east when they welcomed the Malta M-ettes to town in the District 2B opener for both teams. The M-ettes controlled the game start to finish defeating the Lady Cats 61-36. Saturday the Lady Cats regrouped...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters were looking to get the District 9C season off to a quick start this weekend as they were in Big Sandy Friday night for their conference opener. Saturday the girls were back on the road to take on the Bears in Box Elder. Chinook began the season with some good non conference action in Shelby at the Coyote Preseason Tip off tournament. The' Beeters looked to build on that early season experience when they opened the conference schedule. Senior Allison Powell got the offen...
The Hays Lodge/Pole Thunderbirds were in Gildford Friday night to take on the North Star Knights in a huge District 9C Conference clash for both teams. The Knights would come back late to defeat the Thunderbirds in a heart breaker 53-49. Saturday the girls traveled west to Big Sandy looking to even their conference mark at 1-1 against the Pioneers. Hays/Lodge Pole did just that, soaring to a 51-36 to improve their overall record to 4-1 on the season. The Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds brought a perfect 3-0 record into their District 9C opener...
The Turner Tornado girls basketball team was the first area school to take the court this season when they played at the Class C showcase in Glasgow. After having an early season bi-week they were back on the court 13 days later. The Tornadoes traveled west to Fort Benton Friday night to take on the Longhorns and were back home Saturday playing in front of the Hometown crowd when they welcomed the Chester/Joplin-Inverness Hawks to town. Turner had a tough go of things early Friday night against the Longhorns. Facing a quick 9-0 deficit Coach...
The Harlem Wildcats have had a wild start to the season, battling a number of different issues that have yet to allow them to field their full roster. This past week they were back home playing in front of the home town crowd for the first time. Friday night the Wildcats welcomed the Malta Mustangs to town in their District 2B opener. The Mustangs left town with a 58-46 win over the Wildcats. Saturday the boys hosted the Poplar Indians and put on a show in a 71-64 conference win. Friday night...
The 'Beeter boys basketball team went 1-1 at the Coyote Preseason Tip Off Tournament in Shelby getting some good early season non-conference experience. Chinook looked to turn that team growth into a strong showing on the court when they opened their District 9C Conference this past weekend. The boys were in Big Sandy Friday night to take on the Pioneers. Saturday the team once again headed west, this time to take on the Bears in Box Elder. Chinook began the season with some good non conference...
The Hays Lodge/Pole Thunderbirds were in Gildford Friday night where they suffered a 51-39 setback to the North star Knights. Saturday the Thunderbirds were in Big Sandy to take on the Pioneers where they were defeated 54-38. Senior Tyshawn Shambo scored all six first quarter points for the Thunderbirds against North Star Friday night. North Star scored 16 in the opening stanza to lead the Thunderbirds by ten early on. Hays/Lodge Pole stayed with the Knights the remainder of the contest but were unable to cut into the first quarter deficit....
The Turner Tornado boys basketball team returned to the court after an early season bye a week ago. The Tornadoes went 1-1 at the Class C Showcase two weeks earlier, being the first local team to begin play of the new season. Looking to make the most of the early season layoff the Tornadoes headed west to take on Fort Benton Friday night before returning home Saturday to take on the Chester/Joplin-Inverness Hawks in their home opener. Friday in Fort Benton the Tornadoes battled the Longhorns tough early on, trailing 18-16 heading into the...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter and Harlem Wildcat/Lady Cat wrestling teams have gotten off to a good start this season and concluded the 2021 portion of their schedule this weekend in Great Falls. Both Harlem and Chinook were in Fort Benton on Thursday for the Longhorn Mixer. Friday and Saturday Chinook and Harlem had wrestlers competing in the Annual CMR Holiday Classic. Saturday those wrestlers that didn't advance to the round of 16 at the Holiday Classic took part in the Walt and Trudy Curry JV...
