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The Chinook Community Thanksgiving Dinner Crew went above and beyond this year by adding a Community Christmas Dinner to their 'To Do' list. Event organizer Betty Billmayer, husband Mark Billmayer and the entire crew got together and dished up 140 meals to the community on Christmas Day. An impromptu meeting took place in the days following the highly successful Community Thanksgiving Dinner and Betty motivated the troops to make it happen for Christmas as well. Kathy O'Brien, Jay Eslick, Larry...
Because of her philosophy that principals need to have fun too, Shiloh Seymour's costume count is increasing. Wearing costume number three, she visited classrooms on December 21 as the Gingerbread Man. On Friday, December 18, she dressed as Santa Claus to distribute gifts donated through the Toys for Tots program. The costume collection began this past spring after Seymour and Assistant Principal, Evelyn Bigby, searched for creative ways to connect with their students at Harlem Elementary...
In early November, the Fund for Teachers organization announced a professional development opportunity for educators. The online application process is now open. It closes on January 21, 2021, with award notifications made on March 30, 2021. A spokesperson for the Fund said: “We believe that now more than ever teachers need opportunities to look beyond limitations to enrich their practice and to engage students in new ways. Therefore, we are very excited to announce that Fund for Teachers will extend 2021 grants to a new cohort of teachers. Y...
With a link uploaded to Chinook School’s Facebook page on December 16, people were invited to the Chinook High School’s Winter Music Concert available on YouTube. This announcement suggested that viewers could enjoy the concert from the comfort of their own homes. The concert opened with the seventh and eighth grade bands playing “Jingle Bells,” an instrumental piece arranged by Ed Sueda. That musical number was followed by a series of excerpts from the “Nutcracker Suite” by Pyotr Tchaikovsky and arranged by Brian Balmages. After their perfo...
There's no denying that 2020 has been a roller-coaster year, but COVID-19 couldn't put a stop to the spirit of Christmas at Harlem Elementary School! Throughout the month of December, everyone could feel the excitement building, and any visitors granted access to the building would have seen halls lined with Christmas lights, ceilings draped in paper chains, and classrooms embellished with trees and other décor. Whimsical holiday animals, cozy chimneys complete with stockings, figures of...
Harlem Library The library will be open from 9-2 on Dec. 31, New Year’s Eve. We will be closed New Year’s Day. Contact the library if you have completed the December Book Challenge. Book Club members may pick up the new book “The Big Finish” Jan. 4-8. The first Skype discussion will be Jan. 11, 4 P.M. Virtual Story Time will resume Jan. 5, 10 A.M. on Facebook Live. You are welcome to participate in the online Winter Reading Program using the READsquared app or website to track books read. Blaine County Library The movie Prancer will be shown M...
Harlem Elementary School officials have released the names of several young Wildcats who exemplify the ROAR Guidelines for the week ending December 18. Hybrid A students were selected on Tuesday, December 15, and the winners were Jaxton Brady (grades K-2), Kingston Folk (grades 3-4), and Carter Lawrence (grades 5-6). The following Thursday, student names were chosen from those in Hybrid Group B. In the Kindergarten through second grade category, Kyleigh Bigby's name was drawn; Kilen Lamebull...
BIG FLAT 4-H --- December Minutes At our December 20th 4-H meeting Hannah Richman called the meeting to order. We had our meeting at Turner Christian Church. We had to cancel Christmas caroling because of bad weather. Avery Fox led the American pledge and Jessa Schroder led the 4-H pledge. Jessa read our November 4-H meetings minutes. For old business we talked about achievement night. Our new business was that the extension office is doing record book training every month. Club members that came to this meeting were Mary Simons, Hudson Simons...
Nora Jean "EAGLE" Blackcrow was the 6th born out of 10 children to Joseph Blackcrow and Rosie Shortman. Her siblings are Eileen Brandly, Joseph (MaryAgnes) Blackcrow Jr, Mark (Carmilita) Blackcrow, Lois Falcon, Gloria (Leroy) Shields, Mary (Delmar) Bigby, Aloysious-Punny Blackcrow, Phillip (Leona) Blackcrow, George Blackcrow. Eagle loved her children and grandchildren and loved that she got to help raise Cody, Lexy & Marty, Lance, & Amilia she really enjoyed babysitting her grandbabies & great... Full story
Shirley soared to Heaven singing "I'll Fly Away" as she left the chains of this earth on Sunday, December 20, 2020. Music was always a very important part of Shirley's life as she sang and whistled through her life. She was often the soloist at church in Chinook and Harlem where she lived for the first half of her life. She sang with the 'Lilies of the Valley' for some twenty plus years. She loved the opportunity to be part of this close knit group that entertained in the Bitterroot Valley.... Full story
Happy New Year from the Harlem Library! We so appreciate your support and patience during this past year. Thanks to everyone who made donations. We look forward to serving you in 2021. The library will be open special hours, from 9:00-2:00, on December 31, New Year's Eve. We will be closed New Year's Day. The Book Club's new selection, "The Big Finish" by Brooke Fossey, may be picked up at the library. If you cannot make in contact us and we can make arrangements to mail or deliver the book to...
Happy New Year! Hope everyone is ready for a new year to start. The center will be closed on Friday January 1st for the holiday. 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. Pat from the Hearing Centers will be here on Tuesday January 5th for anyone needing their hearing or hearing aids checked. Our Meals This Week Wed. Dec. 30 Philly C...
Levi, Carrie and Juliann Hawley visited at the Wallace Beck home Wednesday afternoon. Susan Billmayer visited Jane Krass Tuesday morning along with Anita Reed. We enjoyed coffee and cookies together. Wally and Loretta Beck were guests at the Mike Grabofsky home on Wednesday evening for supper in honor of Holly’s 12th birthday. Others attending were Shawn, Bobbi, Ty, and Harley Beck, Matt, Sadie, Abby, Lucas, and Zane Grabofsky and Rick Grabofsky. Happy Birthday, Holly. We had strong winds and snow on Tuesday afternoon. It turned into a b...
In news released on December 14, the Montana Office of Public Instruction (OPI) is requesting public comment on the waiver and addendum that was proposed by the United Stated Department of Education (DOE) for specific assessment and accountability requirements for the 2019-2020 school year. The DOE charged OPI with providing notice to the public as well as a reasonable opportunity for the public to comment on the proposed addendum and waiver. The OPI applied for the waiver last March when extraordinary circumstances created by the COVID-19...
Montana State University Extension will host a free, annual cropping seminar series January 6, 2021 in Fort Benton, Denton, Havre, Chester, Shelby, Cut Bank, Conrad, Choteau, and Great Falls. Speakers will cover grasshopper control, antagonistic effects of herbicides, management of herbicide resistant weeds, and farm and ranch safety. Due to Covid-19, presentations will be broadcast to local locations for viewing. If producers would prefer to view the presentations at home, they can contact their local extension office for the broadcast link....
Regional Coordinator for Region II of the Comprehensive System of Personnel Development (CSPD), Aileen Couch recently announced that Regions I and II of the CSPD will be sponsoring a two-part virtual training entitled "Dyslexia" on January 22 and 29, 2021. The workshop will feature Dr. Matthew K. Burns, a Professor of Special Education at the University of Missouri and Director of the Center for Collaborative Solutions for Kids, Practice, and Policy. This is a free training for parents, general...
The Fort Belknap Indian Community congratulates U.S. House of Representative Deb Haaland on her appointment as the Secretary of the Interior. It is a breath of fresh air for Indian Country and we are sure it instills confidence in tribes who continue to fight for their treaty rights, their sovereignty and protection for their lands and people. She made history in her appointment as one of the first Native American women appointed to the U.S. House of Representatives, and now continues that historic precedence in being appointed as the first...
The Montana Association of Clerks and Recorders is again sponsoring a $1000 scholarship for a graduating senior who will be attending an in-state college or university. The last day of acceptance of the application is March 12, 2021. Application forms are now available at the Clerk and Recorder’s office at the courthouse in Chinook, or the Guidance Counselors at the Chinook, Harlem, Hays and Turner High Schools. Application forms must be returned to Blaine County Clerk and Recorder, Tammy Williams, Box 278, Chinook, MT 59523 by March 12, 2...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter Boys and Girls Basketball program along with the Wrestling team are set to compete in the winter sports season after it was delayed for three weeks by Covid-19. The boys and girls basketball teams will complete a 16 game schedule in just six weeks while the wrestling team will have a full slate on their schedule. The Basketball post season schedule remains unchanged from its original time frame but wrestling moved their post season back three weeks. Chinook Sugarbeeter...
The Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds are primed and ready for another run in the District 9C. The Thunderbird boys look to make a statement this year and return to the top of the conference standings. The Thunderbird girls qualified for the Northern C Divisional a season ago, making their first appearance since 1988. Both the boys and the girls have high hopes again this year and despite the schedule being pushed back three weeks and first games being delayed until after the new year. The...
Student athletes have been in the gym and on the mat since December 7, in preparation for the 2020-21 winter sports season. With practices pushed back three weeks by the Montana High School Association (MHSA) due to Covid-19 it's no surprise these athletes are anxious to get the season underway. The delay essentially meant spending an entire month practicing against each other and it should come as no surprise that the anticipation for the first action of the new season is at an all time high....
The Turner Tornado Girls and Boys Basketball teams have been hard at it getting prepared for the 2020-21 winter sports season. Having the start of the season delayed three weeks by Covid-19 has affected every team in the state of Montana, but like everyone else the Tornadoes are raring to go. The Tornadoes will play a conference only 14 game schedule this fall with their first competitive action taking place after the new year. Girls Head Coach Julie Welsh and Boys Head Coach Dylan Welsh are...
