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By Bob Feist BCJ News Warmer weather brought out the crowds for the 19th annual Sugarbeet Festival. Many activities marked the event throughout the day starting with the Blaine County Health Department Suicide Awareness Walk/Run. According to Valerie Beck, Public Health Nurse, September is Suicide Awareness Month, and the goal of the run/walk was to bring more awareness and resources to people in the county. "There have been too many suicides in Blaine County lately and we wanted to promote the...
Montana Actors’ Theatre (MAT) announced the launch of its 33rd season and wishes to inform the public of the upcoming shows as well as some changes in time and cost. They have ten shows and various special events on the schedule for the coming year. The curtain will rise for their season opener, An Enemy of the People on October 17. The 2024-25 Season plans to feature the following productions: • October – An Enemy of the People – Produced by Valley Furniture • November – The Rocky Horror Picture Show Shadow cast • November – Women of Rock ...
Join us tomorrow, Thursday October 3rd at 6:30 p.m. at the library for the first book club meeting. We will be reading “Wild Inside” book 1 in the Glacier Park mystery series by Christine Carbo. If you don’t have a library card, you can stop in and get one before October 3rd or get one during the first meeting. In visiting with patrons who belong to other book clubs, we’ve been made aware that some book club members prefer to purchase their own book. The Blaine County Museum carries copies of this book, if you wish to purchase a copy locally...
The Blaine County Library Board of Trustees will hold their regular monthly meeting Monday, September 30th at 4:30 p.m. The library will have a Story Walk set up from 12:00 to 3:00 p.m. during the Sugarbeet Festival. September 22-28 is Banned Books Week, a time to celebrate your freedom to read whatever you want to read! We can find freedom in the pages of a book — but book bans and censorship threaten that freedom, along with many other rights and institutions. During Banned Books Week 2024 and beyond, let’s share our love of the right to rea...
Used with permission from the Hoover Digest Charles G. Palm About half way through the project, we lost him. In December 1995, the parliamentary election threatened to end the Yeltsin administration. Government opposition parties won 53% of the vote, while Yeltsin's supporters won only 38%. In January, Pikhoia, speaking on behalf of his Rosarkhiv collegium, notified me that our agreement was terminated. The Hoover project exposed a conflict in Russian society. On the one hand, many Russians...
The theme for Banned Books Week 2024(Sept 22-28) is “Freed Between the Lines.” Banned Books Week was launched in 1982 in response to a sudden surge in the number of challenges to books in libraries, bookstores, and schools. By focusing on efforts to remove or restrict access to books, Banned Books Week draws national attention to the harms of censorship. Typically (but not always) held during the last week of September, the annual event highlights the value of free and open access to information and brings together the entire book com...
Charles (Chuck) Palm, a graduate of Chinook High School, class of 1962, is the Deputy Director Emeritus of the Hoover Institution located on the campus of Stanford University. His 2024 book, "Documenting Communism," is based on the agreement he negotiated in 1992 to microfilm the archives of the Soviet Communist Party and Soviet State. The project involved the microfilming of over 12 million documents. The narrative that follows, written by Palm, is an overview of the challenges of and results f...
Celebrate Library Card Sign-up Month this September with Blaine County Library and the American Library Association! We’re inviting everyone to discover the incredible resources and opportunities available at your local library by signing up for a library card. This year, we’re thrilled to have Optimus Prime from the TRANSFORMERS as our special ambassador, highlighting that there’s more than meets the eye at Blaine County Library. Whether you’re looking to enhance your skills, find valuable information, or connect with fellow avid readers, a li...
Fall programming swings into gear this week. Storytime for children ages 0-5 and their parents/caregivers meets Tuesdays mornings at 10 A.M. After School Squad, STEAM activities, for elementary age students meets on Wednesdays at 4:15 P.M. Lego Club, for all ages, is held on Thursdays at 4:15 P.M. Children not yet in school must be accompanied by a an adult parent/guardian. The Book Club, a book discussion group for adults, will read its first selection “My Dear Hamilton: A Novel of Eliza Schuyler Hamilton” this month. You may pick up your cop...
We have finalized our fall youth program schedule. We are changing up some of the programs a little bit. Hangout, for grades 7 through 12, will be on Mondays from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. beginning September 16th. There will be karaoke, Wii, board games and other activities. Story Time is Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. Hangout on Tuesday for grades 3 through 6 from 3:45-4:45 p.m. There will be crafts, coloring and other activities available. We are planning to continue having Homeschool Hour. The first program will be Wednesday September 18th at 1:00 p.m. The...
Today, August 28, the Harlem Library board of trustees will hold their monthly meeting at 4:30 in the library meeting room. Fall programming will start up again the first week of September. Children’s programs include Storytime for the little ones ages 0-5 and their parents/caregivers which meets on Tuesday mornings at 10 A.M. Elementary students are encouraged to come to After School Squad which focuses on STEAM activities including science, technology, engineering, art and math. After School Squad in held on Wednesdays at 4:15 (note the c...
The Blaine County Library will be closed Monday September 2nd, in observance of Labor Day. The library will be partnering with the Blaine County Museum to host a book club. The books will primarily be those written by Montana authors and/or those that take place in Montana. The plan is to have the first meeting in late September or early October. We are trying to get an idea of how many people would be interested in joining us, so if this is something you would like to participate in, let one of us know! You can call or stop into the museum or...
Congratulations to our Summer Reading Grand Prize Winners! In the age 0-Kindergarten category, the winner is Emma VanValkenburg. Feather Cutstherope is the winner in grades 1-8 and the winner in the teens and adults category is Rosie Main. The Book Challenge for August is to read a book with a person's name in the title. Please let the library know when you complete the challenge so your name can be entered to win a gift certificate from a local business. The library board of trustees will hold...
The Summer Reading Program is officially over. We had a final program Friday August 2nd with live drawings for prizes. Denton Eggleston turned in the most reading slips and was the winner of the pizza party. Katherine Kropf was the winner of the pre-school prize. Bannen Stroebe was the winner of the science kit. Natalee Niederegger was the winner of the LEGO set. Elosie Gonzalez was the winner of the marble run & cornhole game. Zoe Scofield was the winner of the art kit. Knox Jonart was the winner of the special passport drawing, a set of...
New arrivals ready for check out include several new thrillers. Bestselling author Ruth Ware’s latest book is “One Perfect Couple.” “This high-tension thriller follows five couples trapped on a storm-swept island as a killer stalks among them.” “She Saw Him” is the new psychological thriller from Kate White. Kiki Reed is left reeling when her former fiancé, Jamie, appears to take his own life. But Kiki is desperate to prove it was actually murder and uncovers something far more sinister than she imagined. Riley Sager has written “Middle of the...
Brittany Archambeault and Jaclyn Stapp star in this booty-scootin', feel-good musical about laundry, friendship and country music, featuring the songs of Reba McEntire, Patsy Cline, Dolly Parton, Carrie Underwood, Loretta Lynn, Tammy Wynette, and many others! Lana Mae Hopkins, proprietress of the Wishy Washy Washeteria hires Katie to help out, they soon find themselves up to their elbows in soap, suds, gossip, and cheatin' hearts. Watch these two country angels join forces to turn their good...
Last winter during the trip my wife and I make to Woodinville, Washington each year to dog sit an aging standard poodle, I got my first hearing aids. I won't go in to the runup to that decision but most husbands can guess who was pressuring me to "do something so you can hear better." For some reason the hearing specialist who was helping me and I got to talking about tiny houses. In case you've missed this booming trend in alternative housing, tiny houses are dwellings between 100 and 400...
Dona Clay was selected this week as the Chinook Center's Senior of the Year, 2024-2025. The selection of a special senior citizen each year dates back to the early 1980s when the Senior Center was moved to its current location. Dona's selection was made by members of the Center in a secret ballot completed recently. Dona, and her husband, John, are relative newcomers to Chinook having moved here in March, 2022 from Woodstock, Georgia, where they were living near an adult daughter. Dona tells,...
You may have seen the new Sugarbeet Logo on Main Street recently near the Chinook Motor Inn. The new artwork is the vision of city shop foreman Josh Nordboe and a combined effort with the city crew and the Chinook Chamber of Commerce. While cleaning out the shop after accepting the City Shop Foreman job, Nordboe stumbled across some old stencils. Asking the other workers what they were, he was told they were for a large sugarbeet at one time. “We tried to piece it together but couldn’t seem to make it work,” Nordboe said. That’s when he look...
Alert Journal readers will recall my wife and I make at least one annual trip to Washington state to dog sit Fiona, an aging, standard poodle. When dog sitting, we live near our daughter and are able to spend time with her family. It was especially nice being in the Pacific Northwest this time of year (normally we're there for Thanksgiving) when the weather and greenery is at its best. Some readers may recall these dog sitting ventures also have side stories. This trip was no different, here's...
My wife and I were in Washington state when Chinook's recent All Class Reunion was held. During the reunion Deb Davies, a former resident, contacted me about a classic car that was in the parade. The car was licensed in Nevada but sported a plate proclaiming "Chinook" on the front. Turns out the 1960 Cadillac Eldorado convertible is owned by some of Shorty Strain's family, though Shorty never owned the car himself. Strain will be remembered by locals of a certain age as the owner of the Mint...
Blaine County did not have a shortage of celebrations in the communities that call this county home, many annual events are kept alive by its residents. The southside of Blaine County, on the beautiful Fort Belknap Indian Reservation the Martin Family hosted yet another successful "Hays Fourth of July Fun Day and Fireworks Display." The day consisted of; mud tug of war, mud volleyball, a horseshoe tournament and an "Independence Challenge" with categories for men, women, teens and children. The...
The treasured fairytale comes to life in this magical stage production. Featuring all the famous songs from the televised specials, originally starring Lesley Ann Warren and later Whitney Houston, including: ‘Impossible’, ‘My Own Little Corner’, ‘Do I Love You?’ and ‘A Lovely Night’. Full of special effects and beloved characters, it is perfect time to share this ageless story and music with a new generation. Starring in Cinderella are Glasgow natives Alexa Etchart in the title role and Rachel Lynn Pewitt as Fairy Godmother. Audience favori...
Montana Actors’ Theatre (MAT) is offering free Behind the Scenes workshops this week, July 22-25. This opportunity is open to adults and youth, ages fourteen and older. These no-experience-necessary workshops will run from 9:00 a.m. until noon and will feature a different topic each day. Although advance registration is preferred, interested individuals can also just show up at the theatre to learn. All workshops will take place at the MAT Theatre in Cowan Hall on the campus of Montana State University–Northern. MAT representatives report tha...
A somewhat overcast day, a slight breeze off the prairie and Turner's giant shade structure frame across main street helped make the 2024 Turner Appreciation Day another successful day. The day drew residents, nearby neighbors and international guests to the mid-summer outdoor event. Activities varied from the early morning fly-in and Lions Club's breakfast through the all-day car show, a grilled lunch at noon, the silent auction, play time on bouncy houses for the kids and lots of visiting by e...
