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With 2019 just a few days away it is once again time to reflect on what we will remember about the previous year. In the past we at the Blaine County Journal~News Opinion have tried to categorize stories, and then reflect on the 'biggest' story in each group. We tried Top 10 lists, sports, events and a number of other variations. Blaine County is full of good people, great stories and wonderful happenings; county line to county line. We are passionate about our children, committed to agriculture...
Raptor Technologies calls themselves “the gold standard in school safety,” and the Chinook Schools are considering adopting a Visitor Management system produced by Raptor to address school safety challenges and to streamline other school operations. According to Chinook School Superintendent Darin Hannum, Raptor Technologies is the nation’s leading provider of integrated school safety technologies. “Their Visitor Management system is an observation and tracking tool that will help to keep our staff and students safe because it enables us to t...
Havre, MT December 20, 2018: Havre Elks Lodge #1201 wrapped up their 2018 Blanket Drive and inaugural Veteran’s Giving Tree with a distribution on Wednesday December 19th, 2018 at the lodge. Lodge Secretary and event chairperson Brandy Kurtz stated: “This year with the Blanket Drive we were able to assist twenty-five individuals in making sure they will stay warm during the winter season. We also were able to assist our furry four-legged friends with donations of many blankets to the Havre Animal Shelter, RezQ Dogs, and Paws in Chinook. Kur...
The Big Flat Market Cooperative in Turner has been working towards the purchase of a backup generator that will enable them to protect their inventory and to remain in operation in the event of any power outages or power failures. To achieve their goal, they have applied for and received grants from both Northwest Farm Credit Services and the Big Flat Community Grain Bin Foundation. In the past year, Big Flat Grocery was closed on five different occasions due to power outages. Under such...
This week I would like to reprint a well-loved poem written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. On Christmas Day, 1863, Longfellow was a widower and father of six. His oldest son had been paralyzed fighting for the Union in the Civil War. As Longfellow heard the bells that December day he observed a world of injustice and violence. He wrote the poem with optimism it would lead to a confident hope even in the midst of bleak despair. Christmas Bells Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1807 - 1882 I heard the bells on Christmas Day Their old, familiar carols...
The Library will be closed Tuesday January 1, 2019 in observance of New Year’s. We will be open regular hours the rest of the week. The movie today will be “The Great Outdoors” at 1:00 p.m. in the library meeting room. The movie is rated PG, and it runs for one hour and 31 minutes. Everyone is welcome to attend, and refreshments will be served. “The Black Stallion” will be the movie next Wednesday. If anyone has a request for a movie, just let us know and we will do our best to show it. You can also let Marlene at the Senior Center know what...
Thank You...Thank You... To: Libby Kuntz for all the paper products for the Activity Room. Thank you also for cleaning out the cupboards. To: Ms. Chateau & all the North Harlem Colony kids for playing and singing so beautifully. This was such a wonderful blessing for each of us here. I don't think anyone wanted it to end. Your welcome back anytime. Harlem School Connection - Remember – school is now out for Christmas vacation. Watch for the kids as they will be outside playing and running a...
The Movie this week will be The Great Outdoors showing on Wednesday 26th at 1 in the Library Meeting Room. Come and enjoy a movie. There will be no Bingo the 27th. The Birthday Dinner and 50/50 will be Friday the 28th. We will be having a New Year's Eve Party starting at 7 on the 31st. Bring some goodies to share and be prepared to play some games and have some fun. Last week activity winners are as follows: Bingo: Gerry Lenhardt; Shanghai Rummy: Myrla McCoy. Our activities start at 1 p.m. and...
The Hartland Colony School, which is part of the Chinook School District, held its 8th Annual Christmas program on December 19 with a dramatic performance by Mr. Nick Turner and his current students. The group performed the play, The Sole of Christmas written by Mary Barile. Before the play began, teacher at the school, Mr. Turner thanked Mr. Ron Lorang of Finest Boot Repair in Havre for his contributions to the set so that the crew could create a realistic shoe shop, Schuster Heisel. The...
Montana filed a notice of appeal Friday of the September decision by the federal district court in Missoula to re-instate endangered species protection to grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. “Grizzly bear recovery and conservation is an amazing success story that’s taken decades of hard work and dedication. The science is clear that grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem are recovered,” said Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Director Martha Williams. Montana joins the states of Idaho and Wyoming, along with the U.S....
My last shot at giving you a shot of Danish Christmas. I hope you have enjoyed yourselves with my not so formal introduction to our culture during the holidays. It has not been structured and thus this last piece is bits and scraps left over from the other articles. During the holy day month Danes – to a varying degree – get ready for Christmas. A lot of the getting ready has to do with not too healthy food. I know how many Montanans love pancakes. We do pancakes. Imagine if your pancake was...
Several Blaine County 4-H clubs were represented at the recent Blaine County 4-H Officer Training and Record Book workshop on December 9th at the Meadowlark School in Chinook. The Blaine County 4-H Teen Leaders organized and hosted the annual event this year. The Teen Leaders kicked off the workshop with several get-acquainted and ice breaker games. The group then split all of the participants up and they went to different workshops that were geared toward the office that they are holding in...
The final week of high school basketball in 2018 included the Chinook Sugarbeeters remaining perfect on the season with a pair of District 9C wins over the Chester/Joplin-Inverness Hawks, 68-26 Friday night and the Box Elder Bears 79-49 on Saturday. The Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds also closed out 2018 strong with wins over District 9C rivals, the North Star Knights on Thursday 74-44 and the Big Sandy, 79-63 on Saturday. The Turner Tornadoes fell in their final two outings of 2018. They were...
The first portion of the 2018-19 high school basketball season concluded this past weekend as teams head into the holiday break. The Harlem Wildcats enter the break on a high note, picking up a 69-29 win over the Rocky Boy Morning Stars Friday night. The Turner Tornadoes closed out 2018 strong with a pair of wins over the Chester/Joplin-Inverness Hawks 63-34 on Thursday and then outran Dodson on Friday 79-55. The Chinook Sugarbeeters and Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds each earned splits the final...
