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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...
On Saturday, December 19, the Montana Actors' Theater (MAT) showcased a free live stream of their 24-Hour Play Festival as a holiday gift to the community. The main show, A Covid Christmas in Greece began at 7:00 p.m., but the organization had content streaming off and on throughout the day on their website as well as on Facebook. "Our play festival had a few twists this season," MAT's Executive Director, Jay Pyette said. "First, we couldn't hold the festival in November; second, a live...
This past Friday our very own Steve Edwards, and several members of the community, came together to visit, reflect and celebrate 'Notes From The Sweet Grass Hills'. After writing his first story for the Blaine County Journal ~ News Opinion back in January of 2014, Steve went on to write hundreds more for the publication. Steve's style of writing so enamored the community, that when it came to be that he and his wife Sherry would be relocating to the Sweet Grass Hills, arrangements needed to be...
Alert readers may recall a story that ran in the October 7, 2020 issue of the "Journal" about some unusual "rock writings." On the family ranch south of Chinook, Mark Burkhartsmeyer found a hilltop with several sets of initials fashioned with random stones. Of particular interest was a complete first and last name spelled out with stones about the size of footballs. As best could be determined the name laid out with stones was "Tom Cosnah." Mark asked me if I would be interested in doing a story...
Blaine County Library will be closed Thursday December 24th and Friday December 25th in observance of Christmas. Stop in and checkout a Christmas book from the December display table. The stories are usually quick reads and are a great way to get into the spirit of the holiday and forget about what’s going on around us! Although there have not been very many movies released lately, we do have several new ones available for checkout. Ford vs Ferrari, Bill and Ted Face the Music, and The Secret Garden are available. Mulan, The Reason, The War w...
Merry Christmas from the Harlem Public Library! The library will have special hours on Christmas Eve. We will be open from 9:00-2:00 Dec. 24 and closed on Christmas Day. Here is a reminder of some of the many things the library has to offer Mobile hotspots Enrichment READsquared app Resources Young Adult section Children’s programs Harlempubliclibrary.org Reading room Interlibrary loans STEM kits Technology MTLibrary2Go Audio books Story Time...
Christmas music is as much a part of the holiday as baking cookies, giving presents and participating in family gatherings. Though this season will be different because of the pandemic and issues with get-togethers, Christmas music will still be important. Whether listening to tunes on the radio or a device, singing carols at church or attending holiday concerts, music will be a part of our Christmastime activities. I decided to educate myself a bit about Christmas music and share a few things...
The Montana Big Game regular season concluded the last weekend of November, but with so many successful youth hunters we have had enough stories to carry us into the middle of December. This week we recognize the successful hunt of Britt Powell. Britt, 13, is a Chinook Junior High seventh grader. While hunting with his Dad, Cody south of Chinook on November 22, Britt expertly fired one shot from his 6.5 Creedmoor to fill his Cow Elk tag. "It was fun! I enjoyed it a lot and I will definitely put...
Need a little Christmas cheer? Join “Christmas with Carly and Colleen” on Facebook Live each Thursday in December at 1:00 P.M. as we share holiday stories and craft ideas. Please like the Harlem Public Library Facebook page so you can watch. The library is hosting an exclusively online Winter Reading Program until the end of February 2021. You may track the books you read using the READsquared app or website. As you read you will earn online badges and unlock minigames. For each book read the library is adding a snowflake to the Winter Rea...
This beautiful Christmas Tree was decorated and donated by Ginger Hansen as a raffle to help the fundraising effort to benefit our local Golf and Country Club in Chinook. A very happy Carla Anderson purchased the lucky ticket and her name was drawn the day before Thanksgiving. The support of all who purchased tickets is greatly appreciated....
Christmas with Carly and Colleen is presented each Thursday at 1 P.M. on Facebook Live. We will be sharing holiday stories old and new and ideas for Christmas crafts. Please like the Harlem Public Library Facebook page to be able watch. The Book Challenge for December is to read a book on a library display. Check out the books on our Christmas Book Tree as well as in other parts of the library for a great selection of holiday reading. It is time to pay annual membership dues for Friends of the Harlem Public Library. Dues are $10 to renew or to...
The Montana Big Game regular season concluded the last weekend of November, but with local youth hunters having so much success we needed a few extra weeks to get all their stories told. This week we recognize the successful hunts of Jacob Metcalf, Mason Ramos and Erik Pula. Jacob Metcalf, 13, an eighth grader from Chinook, was hunting the final weekend of the 2020 Big Game season north of Harlem with Don and Heath Richman and his Dad Jason Metcalf. Jacob was hunting with a 6.5 Creedmore when...
The MSU-Northern Foundation has launched its first-ever Deck the Halls Competition and Fundraiser! Thirteen houses are competing for who has the best holiday light display. Jeff Finley, owner of Finley's Food Farm, willingly threw his hat in the competition and is the sole house representing Blaine County. Jeff is a proud supporter of MSU-Northern and was happy to participate in this competition. His house, located at 400 Illinois St, is decked out with custom dancing bells, music (tune in to...
Blaine County Library will be closed Thursday December 24th and Friday December 25th in observance of Christmas. In the spirit of Christmas, we would like to thank the many patrons who have generously donated to the library. A shout out to Bridget Briere, Kyli & Tyler Kropf, Nancy Diemert, Colleen Overcast, Dr. Chaffin, Dr. Pike, Patty & Ben Hall, Lois Butcher, Shirley MacKenzie, Nancy Birnell, Wilma Mellville, Kenny Finley, Steve Edwards, Neal Rigg, Theresa Danley, Laura Kellam and Lindsey Adair. We appreciate all your donations. Stop in and...
The Montana Big Game regular season concluded this past weekend and hunters found plenty of success filling their tags. There were many successful hunters over the final weekend and in the coming editions we hope to get them all in. It has been a great honor to highlight the many successes of our local youth hunters and we are proud to present this weeks tandem of Wylee Simenson and Rangler Skoyen. Wylee Simenson, 15, is a freshman at Chinook High School. Wylee used a 30-06 on his recent hunt...
The library hopes to spread some holiday cheer this month. Stop by to warm up and see the tree of Christmas books on display. Some new additions include “Christmas Cupcake Murder” by Joanne Fluke, “Happily this Christmas” by Susan Mallery, and “One Bright Christmas, “ another of Thomas Kinkades’ Cape Light novels by Katherine Spencer. Any books from the holiday display as well as other books on display this month will qualify for the December Book Challenge. Tune in to Facebook Live each Thursday in December at 1:00 P.M. for Christmas wit...
We are in the final week of the Montana Big Game season and hunters are still in on the go looking to fill their tags before the season ends this weekend. It has been a great honor to highlight the many successes of our local youth hunters and we are proud to present this weeks tandem of Brady Zellmer, Brody Henry and Sarah Gillett. Brady Zellmer, 11, is a sixth grader at Turner Elementary. Brady was hunting alongside Jordan and Caleb Zellmer when he successfully filled his Tag. Brady used a...
Blaine County Library will be closed Thursday November 26th in observance of Thanksgiving Day. We wish everyone a safe and happy Thanksgiving! As we enter another week of the pandemic and continue to reach frightening new milestones, it occurs to me how important it is that we all work together. Everyone must do their part to help stop the spread of this virus. Many of you probably know that my husband and I had COVID last month. We had relatively mild cases compared to many, although I did lose my sense of taste and smell for 5 days and my...
The library will be closed Thanksgiving Day; but we will be open Friday, November 27, our regular hours from 9:00-2:00. The Book Challenge for November is to read a book about politics or government, either fiction or nonfiction. We have a selection of titles on display for you to choose from. The Book Challenge for December is to read a book on a library display. The library staff would like to remind you that we are doing everything we can to keep the library safe for our patrons at this time. Please be considerate: Masks are required, use...
The library board of trustees will hold their regular meeting today at 4:15 in the library meeting room. The Book Challenge for November is to read a book about politics or government, either fiction on nonfiction. We are excited to share a wonderful STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) resource for children and their families. Thanks to the American Society of Civil Engineers, STAR Net and its Project BUILD, we will be offering a free film screening of the documentary “Dream Big: Engineering Our World.” You can access the...
The library is closed today in observance of Veterans Day. We will also be closed November 17 and 18 for staff training. Besides the five hotspots the library has to loan out we now have two iPads ready to be checked out. You must be a patron in good standing for at least one month, be at least eighteen years old, and complete a lending agreement prior to check out. These devices may be checked out for fourteen days. The Book Challenge for November is to read a book about politics or government. We have a display with some selections for you...
Blaine County Library will be closed today, Wednesday November 11th in observance of Veteran’s Day. We thank all Veterans who served to protect our freedoms! Youth Programs have resumed with safety procedures in place to keep staff and students safe. After School Hangout for 7th and 8th grade is Mondays from 3:30 to 4:30. Tuesdays will be Story Time for ages 6 and under at 10:30. After School Hangout for grades 5 and 6 is Tuesdays at 3:30. Thursdays is LEGO Club for grades Kindergarten and up. Masks will be required for anyone age 5 and over d...
We're a couple weeks into the 2020 Big Game Hunting season and local youth are continuing to bring home the big Bucks. In the past week, Chinook High School freshman Mya Berreth tagged a huge Mule Buck and Turner High School freshman Trent Billmayer turned the trick as well. Berreth was hunting on her Grandfathers place on Saturday, November 7, when she completed her successful hunt. Joining Mya on the hunt was her Dad Brian and little brother Hayden. "I have been hunting out there for four...
A few weeks ago I did a story about marbles, a kids' game once mainly played by boys. To keep a gender balance in my writing, I decided to take a look at the game of jacks, a game I best recall as dominated by girls back in my school days. I had no sisters so have very little first hand experience about the game of jacks. But, I recall playing jacks with our daughter, now fifty years old, when she was just a tyke. Like marbles, the game of jacks seems to have slipped in to obscurity, not likely...
My wife and I live in the Grande Villa in Chinook and there is a tradition there among residents to put their unwanted items "on the bench." Each floor has a bench by the elevator, the place to leave items no longer wanted or to pick up something that catches the eye. I call the benches "the Mall of America." Recently I found a paperback titled "Cut to the Bone" by Jefferson Bass. I'd never heard of the author but from the title assumed it was a book about crime. Turns out the book was authored...
