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A great big thank you to everyone who supported the Wine & Cheese Fundraiser. Once again, it was a wonderful and successful event. Your generosity is greatly appreciated. The December Book Challenge is to read a book about music, bands, or musicians. We have a selection on display for you to choose from. After School Squad and Lego Club will be held December 13 (today) and December 20. There will be no programming the week of December 25. The library will be closed Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. Happy Holidays to everyone! The Book Club w...
On December 8-9, 14-16, and 21-23 at 7:00 p.m., The Montana Actor’s Theatre will present Puss in Boots: A Christmas Panto at the MAT Theatre on the campus of MSU-Northern. Produced by Frank and Bettie Barber of Chinook, the play promises “an enchanting journey like no other with the most charming feline in the land!” According to MAT personnel, Puss in Boots: A Christmas Panto is a slapstick comedy that relies on audience participation and silly puns. This is the classic tale of a cat who gains the trust and admiration of a rich and powerful le...
It’s hard to believe December is here already! It seems like we just started November. Elle has put together a great display of Christmas books for the month. From quick read novels to crafting and cooking and creating holiday decorations. You’ll be sure to find something that interests you. Thank you to everyone who stopped by our table during the Christmas stroll. Mariah Huravitch and Emberly Jones were the lucky winners of our door prizes. We have three non-fiction books available this week. “The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Dinner’s Ready...
Tonight is the “Silver Bells” Holiday Wine and Cheese Fundraiser hosted by the Friends of the Harlem Library from 6:00 - 8:00 P.M. at the library. Tickets are on sale at the door for adults age twenty-one and over for $15.00. Included are a live and silent auction, delicious refreshments, musical entertainment, 50/50 raffle, wine tasting, and door prizes. There will also be a selection of cook books on sale. The library is closed today in preparation for the event. Join us for a fun evening and support your library. There is no After Sch...
Hello From the Chinook Social Senior Center! We are truly enjoying all of the new people who are visiting us & participating in our activities. There is so much laughter with Cornhole! You really need to try it! GET IN HERE! We have been richly blessed by many helping hands during this season of business, with people traveling to meet with their families. We require 3 volunteers daily to help with the meal tickets, deliver meals, and help in the kitchen. I count many people as my friends, who have stepped up to fill the voids. PLEASE REMEMBER,...
The Harlem Library Board will hold their monthly meeting today, November 29, at 4:30 P.M. in the library meeting room. The Friends of the Library Holiday Wine and Cheese “Silver Bells” fundraiser will be December 6 from 6:00- 8:00 P.M. at the library. Tickets for adults age 21 and over are on sale now at the library for $10 each. There will be only eighty tickets sold. Tickets will cost $15 at the door. This fun evening includes live and silent auctions, delicious refreshments, 50/50 raffle, door prizes and musical entertainment. The lib...
The library will be closed Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 23; but we will be open Friday, November 24. Happy Thanksgiving everyone! The library board will hold its regular monthly meeting Wednesday, November 29, 4:30 P.M. in the library meeting room. The Book Challenge for November is to read a book about a different culture. Please contact the library when you have completed the challenge to have your name entered to win a gift certificate from a local business. The Book Challenge for December is to read a book about music, bands or musicians. The...
Hello From the Chinook Social Senior Center! We have had many fun things to do & join here this past week & we have many more to look forward to!! If you haven’t joined our Cornhole Class, or our Paint with Jack Brandon class, or our Pinochle Marathon, or our Cribbage group, or Bingo or the Billiards league, you are MISSING OUT! You don’t have to be an expert at ANY. Just show up. It is FUN & FUN is very good! Let’s face it, this world has enough pain,……but not nearly enough FUN! GET IN HERE!! I have never painted, before these classes....
November is recognized as Native American Heritage Month in the United States. It is a time to celebrate and honor the rich and diverse culture, history, traditions, and contributions of Native Americans to our country. It’s a great time to educate yourself about different tribes and learn about the struggles that they’ve faced in the past and in the present. Elle has put together a nice display of books including non-fiction and fiction, both adult and juvenile to further your knowledge of Native American History. The library will be open 12:0...
The library is hosting the program “Sharks: Friends or Foes?” presented by Heather Jorgenson Thursday, November 16, 7 P.M. in the library meeting room. She will share about her experience at the Bimini Shark Lab Teacher Institute, Bimini Island in the Bahamas. Join us for a fun and informative evening. The Book Challenge for November is to read a book about a different culture. The Friends of the Library Holiday Wine & Cheese Fundraiser will be held Wednesday, December 6, from 6:00 – 8:00 P.M. at the library. Tickets for adults, 21 years of ag...
Hello From the Chinook Social Senior Center! We have had yet another fabulous week, here! If you were not here, you should have been! We have had another wonderful Painting class with Jack Brandon. What fun! I do believe that he may be successful at turning some of us into artists, after all. We have hosted several of the Pinochle Marathon groups & they certainly have been fun to have here at the Center! We also had our first Lambsey card game class. We sure had fun. Even Doug Mosser, although I had to twist his arm to stay. Now, I think he...
The library will be closed Friday November 10th in observance of Veteran’s Day. Thank you to all who served. We have several non-fiction books available this week. “Killing the Witches” by Bill O’Reilly revisits one of the most frightening and inexplicable episodes in American history: the events of 1692 and 1693 in Salem, Massachusetts. “The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning” by Margareta Magnusson will teach you how to free yourself and your family from a lifetime of clutter. If you are a new board member who is wondering what the job of...
The library will be closed Friday, November 10 in observance of Veterans Day. Heather Jorgenson will present the program “Sharks: Friends or Foes” Thursday, November 16, 7 P.M. in the library meeting room. Jorgenson will share about her experiences with sharks and other sea creatures during her time at the Bimini Shark Lab Teacher Institute on Bimini Island in the Bahamas. She will have slides as well as time for questions and answers. The Book Challenge for November is to read a book about another culture. We have a display with some tit...
The Chinook Senior Center has had plenty going on recently and this past Halloween it certainly was the place to be for a good time. The Chinook Senior Center staff, members and volunteers went all out. Manager Ginger Hansen was thrilled to talk about the turnout, "One group dressed up as the cast of the "Wizard of Oz". This eclectic group included Hansen as the Wicked Witch, Kurt Hansen as the Cowardly Lion, Marla McCoy as Dorothy, Gabe Cheatem as the Tin Man and Max Connor's cute grandson as...
Steve Hughes will present the program “Journey to Mongolia” on Friday, November 3, 7 P.M. in the library meeting room. This is rescheduled from October 13. Steve will share slides of his trip and there will be time for questions and answers. The Book Club, a book discussion group for adults, meets on Mondays at 4 P.M. The new book we are reading is “The Woman in the Library” by Sulari Gentill. The Friends of the Library are now holding their annual membership drive. New members are always welcome and current members may pay their dues at this...
The Blaine County Library Board of Trustees will hold their regular monthly meeting Monday October 30, 2023, at 4:30 p.m. The library will be participating in Trunk or Treat this year. The Blaine County Health Department is sponsoring the Trunk or Treat. It will be held on the 400 block of Indiana Street from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. Plan to stop by and get a goodie bag from the library on Halloween! New fiction this week includes several from authors well-liked by our patrons and one from an author new to our library. In “Judgement Prey” by John San...
Last October Gary and Beverly Jensen, traveling companions from Chester on several prior bus tours, called asking if I would help them organize a bus tour. The destination was the Ark Encounter and Creation Museum in northern Kentucky, near Cincinnati. I'd heard of the two attractions and learned the Ark and Museum were based on a 'young earth creation' view of the story found in the Bible. The Jensons contacted Diamond Tours, a travel company that specializes in trips for seniors, and reserved...
The Harlem Library is an affiliate of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. Parents of children ages 0-5 are encouraged to register their children to receive a free book each month until the child’s fifth birthday. First Lady Susan Gianforte’s Treasure State Foundation supports this initiative to cover the cost. You may register online at www.harlempubliclibrary.org or pick up a paper registration form at the library. The library board of trustees will hold their monthly meeting Wednesday, October 25, 4 :30 P.M. in the library meeting room....
Thank you to everyone who came out to Finley’s Pumpkin Patch last Saturday. We had almost 300 people who came to choose a pumpkin! 96 kids signed up for our drawing, and Jett Nordboe was the lucky winner. We really appreciate Jeff Finley and his family for carrying on the tradition Kenny was so passionate about. We would like to thank Jeff for asking the library to be part of this fun activity again this year. Thank you to everyone who donated to the library. It is great to live in such a supportive and generous community! We have two new non-f...
September is Library Card Sign Up Month! If you don’t have a library card, you are missing out. The library will be hosting the Book Character Fun Run during the Sugarbeet Festival. Registration forms are available at the library. You can register up until 9:30 a.m. on September 23rd. Prizes will be awarded for 1st place in men’s, women’s, and youth (18 and under). We will also have prizes for best costume. Fall programs started September 11th. Emily is continuing with some of our original programs, modifying others and adding some new thing...
Alert readers may recall a few weeks ago I wrote about my approaching tenth anniversary writing for the "Journal" (December, 2023). Reviewing my list of "stories I wish I'd written" I found today's topic: life hacks. Some readers may not recognize the term as the phrase was only coined in the early 2000s. But likely every reader has indulged in creating life hacks. They are everywhere and they make our lives survivable. The term "life hacks" was created by a journalist writing about a gathering...
New titles at the library include thrillers “Beware the Woman” by Megan Abbott, “The Last Sinner” by Lisa Jackson, and “The Bone Hacker” by Kathy Reichs. Recently arrived inspirational novels are “Finding Us,” the second installment in the Pictures of the Heart series by Tracie Peterson and books one and two of the Wyoming Sunrise series by Mary Connealy. Elin Hilderbrand is the author of “The Five-Star Weekend” and the historical fiction novel “Canary Girls” is by Jennifer Chiaverini. The Book Challenge for September is to read a book with...
The Blaine County Library Board of Trustees will hold their regular monthly meeting Monday August 28th at 4:30 p.m. All Summer programs are now over. Emily will continue to do Story Time Tuesday mornings at 10:30 a.m. All other programs will start in mid-September. We will be changing some things up, and adding some new programs, so stay tuned for more information. Did you know that The Chinook Opinion from 1890 through 1978 is now digitized? They can be accessed on any computer in the library. If you have a subscription to Ancestry.com, you ca...
Thanks to everyone who attended our open house celebrating the new children’s books received through the Pilcrow Foundation Grant. Sincere appreciation to the Friends of the Library for hosting the event and providing refreshments. The Book Challenge for August is to read a book set in a school. When you complete the challenge be sure to contact the library. September’s challenge is to read a book with a number in the title. Just to let you know – the stuffed library cat has a new name: Stacks! Thanks to all of you for voting. In Septe...
Susan Billmayer went to Marna and Jennifer Strzelczyk’s home on Thursday and got cucumbers from her garden. Nancy Mueller went out to Carol and Duane Klindworth’s and visited over the weekend. Kelsey and Liam Mariani were out to Klindworth’s for Hannah’s birthday on Sunday. Susan Billmayer went to Canada one day this past week for parts. Crystal Grabofsky and kids had lunch with Loretta Beck on Friday. They helped Loretta do some yard work. Loretta Beck attended Mike Jenning’s funeral on Thursday in Havre. Sympathy is extended to DeeDee Ru...
