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The sudden winter storm that struck North Central Montana the first week of October dropped an unusual amount of snow and carried high winds along with it. Many of the trees in communities up and down the Hi-line still were full of leaves making the weight they had to bare even more. Thousands of trees as well as hundreds of power poles were knocked down do to the storm and left many residents without power for several days. The communities of Blaine County rallied to the aid of their neighbors...
Standing on the cusp of a new year it's probably a bit too soon to try and describe how we will recall 2017. Still, it's tradition with news outlets to try and summarize the major news that defined the year. This year we decided to summarize the stories we thought were of note by topic rather than in a chronological order. So, here's what we think were some of the significant stories for 2017. Politics: While there were no regular national or state elections in 2017, there were elections at...
The fair will kick off on the 4TH OF JULY at the fairgrounds in Chinook, Montana, with the Kids Rodeo scheduled for the evening of Wednesday, July 4th, which is also slated to be the Opening Day for the carnival. The popular Dreamland Carnival will return with even more rides and activities planned than in 2017. The carnival will be open Wednesday evening through Sunday afternoon. The increasingly popular Pig Wrestling event will again be a Grandstand event for the second year, and it moves earlier in the Fair calendar, scheduled for Thursday...
Every New Year’s Eve, thousands of people across Montana resolve to improve their lives, vowing to give up their bad habits in exchange for healthy lifestyles. The Montana Tobacco Quit Line wants to assist people who attempt to quit tobacco and has free programs designed for all Montanans. The Quit Line has expanded Services and now offers a dedicated American Indian Quit Line, dedicated female coaches and additional incentives for pregnant and pre-natal women, with electronic enrollment for all services. For 2018, the Quit Line aims to help t...
The next American Red Cross Blood Drive will be Tuesday, January 9th in Chinook at Wallner Hall. The Red Cross will be accepting walk-ins only from 12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Appointments and walk-ins will be accepted between 1:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.. Appointments are highly encouraged by the American Red Cross. So, if you have not made an appointment you can go on-line at redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-733-2767 (1-800-REDCROSS). Any healthy person age 18 (or age 16 or 17 with a signed parental consent) or older and weighing at least 110 pounds is...
This is the time of year that we look back in time at what good and bad has happened during the past year and we look forward to see what good and bad we can look forward to in the coming year. This has been a strange year. The politics of it , that seemed to be the worst for me at any rate. To be able to say that I did not want to vote for either political ticket, that has never happened before. Not for me anyway. Usually one of the candidates has some redeeming features that I can hang my coat on. Not these two. Nothing. But one had to win...
The library will be closed Monday January 1, 2018 in celebration of New Year’s Day. We will be open regular hours the remainder of that week. We will not have Story Time Tuesday January 2nd. Grumpy Old Men will be the movie today at 1:00 p.m. in the library meeting room. It is rated PG-13 and running time is 1 hour and 44 minutes. Everyone is welcome to attend and refreshments will be served. The Magnificent Seven will be January 3rd. We are showing the movies with closed captioning whenever possible. Hopefully this will encourage those who m...
William "Bill" Taylor did not seek re-election last fall for a third term as mayor of Harlem. Taylor served as mayor for eight years and was on the city council for two years before his stint as mayor. He said, "One part of me said, 'run again' and another part said 'you'll be 81 years old at the end of a third term.'" City council member Kim Hansen filed for the mayor's slot. No one else filed and an election wasn't necessary to fill the mayor's post. Taylor shared a bit of history about how he...
On February 11, 1953, Lola "June" Gibbs was born to James & Marie Gibbs in Dodge City, Kansas. Later, June and her family moved to Montana. In 1973 she met Eneas Victor Phillips, and they were married a short time later on August 4, 1973. They were married for over 41 years, until Victor's passing in April of 2015. From this marriage, they had two children, Victor & Paul. June always loved children. Most of her life was spent caring for and teaching children. In their early married years, June... Full story
The Commencement Ceremony for Class 37, Montana Youth Challenge Academy, was held on Saturday, December 16, 2017 on the campus of the University of Montana-Western in Dillon, Montana. Seventy four Cadets graduated during the formal ceremony. Speakers included Lieutenant Governor Mike Cooney and University of Montana President, Dr. Sheila Stearns. Other distinguished guests included State Senator Jeff Welborn, SD 36, Major General Matthew Quinn, The Adjutant General, Montana National Guard, Briga...
Happy New Year everyone! The library will be closed New Year’s Day. Thanks for all you support of the library this past year. We appreciate you! If you have met the goal of reading 52 (or more!) books for the 2017 Reading Challenge be sure to let the library know. You have the chance to win a fabulous gift basket including a $25 gift card. Also if you have read 4 books in the month of December, contact the library so you may be entered to win a gift card from a local business. Lego Club will meet Thurs., Dec. 28 at 4:30 in the library m...
We would like to thank everyone in the community who participated in making Christmas Merry for a lot of kids and families. Whether it was through your generous donations of money or shopping for an Angel from the Angel Tree at Finley's. A special thanks to the schools for their help, the Honor Society for wrapping the gifts and the CCD kids for delivering cookie tins. We also want to thank First Bank and the Library for the use of their buildings. This program has been such a wonderful success...
Thank You Jan Egeland for the jigsaw puzzle, fruit basket; Dave Williams for the mandarin oranges; Helen Hornung, Kay Schmitt, Barb McDonald, Diane Peterson for the for the rush job on making the Christmas Meal table decorations; Jerry Schmitt for the help shoveling the sidewalks Our New Year’s Eve Party is Sunday, December 31st, starting at 7:00 pm, Power Point photo re-cap of the year will be at 8:00 pm, then great variety of games, cards, snacks, fun, socializing and ringing in the New Year at midnight! Please come to this family f...
Happy New Year! We are celebrating with a party on New Year’s Eve starting at 7 p.m. Bring an appetizer and your favorite game to play. There will be cards, board games, and dancing while the Kitchen Band entertains us. The “Toast” is set for 10 p.m. We are still looking for a few more Whist players. If you are interested, we will be playing this Wednesday, Dec. 27 at 1 p.m. The movie “Grumpy Old Men,” will be shown this Wednesday in the library meeting room at 1 p.m. Refreshments will be provided. This is a great movie if you haven’t s...
Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) officials announced today the Chinook Field Office of Public Assistance will close no later than January 31. However, the office may close sooner depending on staff availability. The Chinook Field Office is located at 500 Illinois. The office is one of 19 offices that are closing across the state due to recently announced funding reductions that were finalized following the recent Legislative Special Session. The OPA office closures are part of the $49 million in funding reductions to the...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters picked up a big win over the Box Elder Bears Tuesday night and then cruised past the Chester/Joplin-Inverness Hawks 69-34 Wednesday to remain undefeated in District 9C play (4-0) and improve to 5-1 overall. The Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds picked up two more conference wins this week defeating the North Star Knight in Gildford Thursday, and on Friday the Thunderbirds blitzed the Big Sandy Pioneers to improve to 3-1 in District 9C play and 4-2 overall The Turner...
The Harlem Wildcats and Turner Tornadoes rolled through the first three weeks of the 2017-18 high school basketball season compiling identical 5-1 records having picked up a pair of wins this pasty week. Turner methodically opened up a big lead Monday evening, eventually topping the Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hawks 66-37. Tuesday they concluded 2017 with a non conference 54-34 win over the Dodson Coyotes. Turner closes out 2017 with a 5-1 over all record and are 2-1 in District 9C play. The...
I would like to make a New Year’s resolution for the year 2018. My New Year’s resolution is that I want to lose a few pounds before the end of 2018. My reason for doing this is because I feel slightly overweight and I want to stop that feeling, so this is what I want to do. This is my New Year’s resolution for the year 2018. Dallas Doney It is getting close to the New Year, so I am going to make some resolutions. I am going to help out more with my dad. I will help him with the cows. I will help feed them. I will work with him after schoo...
Riley J. Get Abs Eat Healthy Get better at bowling Get better at footRiley J. Get Abs Eat Healthy Get better at bowling Get better at football Get better at wrestling Get better at being a student Get better grades Aubree H. My first 2018 New Years resolution is to get healthier. My second resolution is to start a bullet journal. My third resolution is to get better at barrel racing. Corey B. I want to keep my grades the same way all year long. And I want to find a new book series for this year. And I want people to listen to the teacher until...
The Fort Belknap Community Economic Development Corporation (FBCEDC) received a $30,000 grant from the First Nations Development Institute of Longmont, Colorado through the generous support of the Northwest Area Foundation. This award will support the efforts of building food sovereignty assets on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation. The FBCEDC will utilize the data gathered from the Lodge Pole Food Sovereignty Assessment to build on our current food sovereignty assets addressed in this project. We will look at different ways to increase food...
