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Hello From the Chinook Social Senior Center Please remember that Teddy Powell has made us aware that on Saturday, March 30th from 1:00-5:00 there will be several band members jamming at the Pastime lounge for your listening and dancing pleasure! Many of these participants are coming from Malta. Let’s show up and make certain that they know they are appreciated. If there is an activity that you would like to join us for, or if you have any suggestions about another activity that you would like us to think about, please call us and let us know. O...
The Blaine County Library Board of Trustees will hold their regular monthly meeting Monday, March 25th at 4:30 p.m. in the library meeting room. New movies ready for checkout are Wonka, Migration and The Color Purple. “Wandering Stars” by Tommy Orange is the follow-up to his best seller, “There, There.” “End of the Story” by A.J. Finn is a spellbinding thriller. “Never Too Late” by Danielle Steel is a stirring novel about a woman striking out on her own after loss as her adult daughters try to find their own independent paths in life. “The G...
The Harlem Public Library Board of Trustees meets today, March 27, at 4:30 P.M. in the library meeting room. The Book Club’s new selection is “The Stone Sister” by Caroline Patterson. You may pick up your copy beginning this week and the fist discussion will be held Monday, April 8, 4 P.M. The Book Challenge for April is to read a book about outer space, astronauts or aliens. If you have completed the March Book Challenge be sure to let the library know. This is the last week to take advantage of the “Buy a Bag O’Books” promotion. You may fill...
St. Urho Day was celebrated in Blaine County, as best I can tell, for the first time in 2022. The made-up Finnish saint and accompanying legend has been enjoyed by Finns, and others, in Butte for several years. Two years ago folks at the Chinook Senior Center joined together to learn about and enjoy the story of the saint and sample some of the traditional St. Urho Day menu items. It was fun. This year, with St. Urho's March 16 holiday falling on a Saturday, we opted to celebrate at the senior...
Scheduled for this Saturday, March 23, the Chinook High School Prom will be hosted by the junior class. For this annual affair, the Class of 2026 has selected Pandora as its theme. The event begins with pictures in the high school shop at 5:30 p.m., Grand March will take place at 6:30 p.m., and a prime rib dinner in the concessions area will follow. Sign-ups for these events have been taking place all week in the high school office. Fliers for the event greeted students on Monday morning, March 11, and representatives from Cavaliers were at...
I personally wanted to share some positive information/news on the team that I was an Advisor for during the 2022-2023 School Year with Code Girls United. We ended the year with 4 Girls on our Team; three 5th Grade Students and one 6th Grade student at the time. During the year of building their app and deciding what they wanted to bring awareness to with their app these students worked very hard and excelled as a team. I was extremely proud to see them grow from the beginning of the year to the end of the year during that school year. At the...
The 74th Annual Seed Show is in the books, and according to the Superintendent of the Art Show, Mary-Kate Nienhuis-French, the display of artwork was especially "impressive" this year with so many of the Hi-Line schools represented. Purple rosettes were awarded to Best of Show in three divisions: K-8, high school, and adult. Other categories also featured multiple winners. In the K-8 category, Seventh Grader Liberty Wicks from Inverness captured the Best of Show crown. For the high school...
By Karolee Cronk The 2024 Montana Seed Show Bread Show had many tasty bread entries. Blue Ribbon Winners were: Adult - White Bread-Aschlea Schroder, 100% whole wheat bread-Amanda Powell, Machine White bread-Brittany Dawson, Machine Combo bread-Kristi Warburton, Specialty bread-Sharon Reed. Youth - White Bread-Norah Zellmer, Specialty Bread-Jessa Schroder. The sweepstakes winner was Jessa Schroder with her specialty bread. 2025 will mark the 75th Montana Seed Show in Harlem. Bakers, be ready...
March is National Nutrition Month. Come and check out the informative books we have on display. The Book Challenge for March is to read a book about siblings. You may win a gift certificate from a local business. Rod Benson, Harlem High graduate, will present the program “The Geology of Blaine County” March 21, 6:30 P.M. in the library meeting room. Benson lives in Helena and teaches high school science in Hays. He is currently in his 42nd and final year of teaching. He has learned as much as he can about the geology of north central Mon...
Hello From the Chinook Social Senior Center As we continue on towards spring we are seeing many changes in our weather pattern, as we likely knew would happen, here in our wonderful state of Montana, so enjoy the journey! Our Blaine County Extension office shared some truly insightful information regarding the Feral Swine concerns for any of us who live in Blaine County and more especially those of us who are involved in agriculture, in any way, whether it be ranching or crops of any kind. These are very destructive animals that populate at an...
Montana Actors’ Theatre (MAT) will once again be holding a Dinner Theatre production at the Chinook Eagles on March 15 and 16 at 5:30 p.m. The Queen of Blaine County is a new script written by Jay Pyette, Executive Artistic Director for MAT, and personalized to Blaine County. The troupe will also be performing on April 6 in Turner. In this show, directed by Anjanett Hawk and featuring the talent of Mark Cichosz, Andi Daniel, Bonnie Ortner, and TJ Schwartzkopf, the annual Blaine County Fair kicks off and the Queen of Blaine County will be c...
Harlem Elementary is celebrating the addition of these Respectful and Responsible Lil' Wildcats to February's Rocking ROAR Roster. Left to right: Ky'Leah Henderson (gr. 1), Walter Cochran (gr. 5), Zaylee Rising Sun (gr. 2), and Lightening Janis (gr. 4). Stupendous Super Students!...
Pie Bakers (men and women) Start looking for your favorite pie recipes. The Montana Seed Show in Harlem on MARCH 8th is again sponsoring a pie contest. Double crust fruit pies have both adult and youth categories. Dessert pies will be a separate category with no age limit. Dessert pies must include one of the following: whipped cream, cream cheese on meringue and be a 1 crust variety. Fruit pies must be double crust made from any type of fruit or berry. All pies must be made in disposable tins and be accompanied with its recipe. For more...
It’s time again for the 74th Annual Montana Seed Show, and with it, the 31st Annual Quilt Show. The show will be held Friday, March 8 from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM and Saturday, March 9 from 10:00 AM to 3:30 PM at the Band Room of Harlem High School. Bring your entries and entry forms to Richman Insurance on Main Street in Harlem by 5:00 PM on Friday, March 1. No late entries can be accepted. Great cash prizes will be awarded. Get busy and get those projects finished and enter them in our show! You can enter quilts, quilted wall hangings, d...
Spring is just around the corner, so the Montana Seed Show in Harlem will be coming soon. March 7-9 mark the dates for this annual event which will be held at Harlem High School. Entry date and time for the Bread Show is Friday, March 8, between 8 and 9:30 AM at the school’s big gym. Categories (both youth and adult) are: white bread, 100% whole wheat bread, machine white bread and machine 50% combination whole wheat bread. Also, specialty yeast breads, a popular newer category, may be entered by both adults and youth. Prizes are awarded in eac...
The oral history project initiated by Blaine County Museum Director Samantha (Sam) French has officially begun. In a kickoff presentation to the Chinook Lions Club about a month ago Sam said, "It's been my goal to do an oral history collection since I arrived at the Museum. My hope is the folks who volunteer to do interviews will have contacts throughout the county." After a brief campaign to recruit volunteers to do the interviews eight locals signed up representing several regions of the...
The Saddle and Sirloin Club of North Dakota State University held their annual event, the Little International. This year marked the 98th Little "I", which took place Saturday, February 10th. The Little International Livestock Show is the largest student-run event on the NDSU campus involving over 300 students. The show features showmanship classes of beef, dairy, sheep, swine, and goats as well as ham curing and public speaking. The Little International also honors an Agriculturalist of the...
The Black Eagle-Assinniboine Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution presented Good Citizen awards at the chapter's George Washington Tea on Saturday, February 10th at the Meadow Lark Country Club. Good Citizen Chair Laura Park and Regent Selene Thomas presented a certificate and pin to all Good Citizen winners. This year's winners are Clayton Jassen from Belt High School, Cooper Taylor from Big Sandy High School, Seth McKamey from Cascade High School, Quentin Edwards from Chinook High...
I would guess if you are reading this story you, like me, are already thinking about and wishing for the coming of spring. While the last couple of weeks of acceptable winter temperatures have been a nice break from winter, February 2 and the spotlight on whether Punxsutawney Phil will see his shadow, is a time many of us start asking, "How much more winter weather will there be?" and "How soon can we expect spring?" I'm one of those folks who look at all sorts of predictors for the coming of...
February is Library Lovers Month! Be sure to stop in and take a look at the February book displays. While you are here fill out a heart and tell us why you love your library! We have a drawing for adults and one for the kids, so you will want to sign up for that too. New books this week include a bit of everything. “The Women” by Kristen Hannah is a story of coming of age in a dangerous time and an epic tale of a nation divided during the Vietnam War. “House of Flame and City” by Sarah J. Maas is book 3 in the Cresent City series. “Upside...
February is Love Your Library month! What could be better than celebrating your library and chocolate? Come to the family friendly event “Love Chocolate…Love Your Library!” February 12, between 4:00 and 7:00 P.M. Sample chocolate temptations, buy chocolate confections from local vendors, make Valentine crafts, enjoy chocolate fondue, take your picture in the photo booth, and vote on decorated chocolate cakes. We are still looking for vendors, cake bakers, someone to make mini chocolate cupcakes, and people to help at the event. Please conta...
February is Library Lover’s Month! Library Lovers Month is celebrated for the entire month of February. Love is in the air not just because of Valentine’s Day, but also for library lovers all around the world. The month of February is dedicated to the people who love the buildings, halls, or rooms that house numerous collections of books, magazines, videos and audio books, as well as eBooks and downloadable audio books via Montana Library to Go. We invite you to join us in celebrating libraries and all they offer. Blaine County Library wil...
Hello From the Chinook Social Senior Center! There is always something to be thankful for, despite the sometimes cantankerous weather. The trees are absolutely gorgeous! The fog should bring much more needed moisture, as I have calendared that in the past & found it to be true. We will be hosting a “Paint by Number” class on Tues., Feb 6th @ 1:00. If you would like to join us, please call us @ 406-357-2648! We likely will schedule another one, in the very near future. It helps to know how many to plan for, so please do call us. We will als...
Blaine County Library Board of Trustees will hold their regular monthly meeting Monday January 29th at 4:30 p.m. in the library meeting room. We have had a lot of interest in checking out hotspots lately, which is great. We do want to make sure patrons understand you must have a library card and be in good standing to be able to check out a hotspot. So, you cannot come in and get a library card and immediately check out a hotspot. When a patron registers for a library card, we ask for a current mailing address, and we mail your card to you....
Today the library staff and the Friends of the Library are hosting the first “Socializing Seniors” gathering from 1:00 – 3:00 P.M. in the library meeting room. Each Wednesday senior citizens are invited to join their friends for a time of coffee, visiting, cards, games, snacks and more! The library will provide the coffee and you provide the fun. The library board of trustees will hold their monthly meeting today, January 24, 4:30 P.M. in the library meeting room. There will be no After School Squad today. Lego Club will meet , Thursday, Janua...
