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This week we have had unsettled weather. There has been some fog, some rain, snow, and of course, wind. We did have one day without any wind. Guess it is typical Spring weather. Susie Mason of Lincoln was to visit daughter, Elissa, Jordan, and family this past week and to help Elissa out. Elissa recently had foot surgery and is recuperating at home. Loretta Beck went to Great Falls on Monday for appts and had lunch with her sister Laura Sherwood. She also visited later at Laura and Dales home along with Darwin Zellmer who was an overnight...
There will be a preschool screening in Turner at the school gymnasium on Monday, May 8 from 9:00 -12 o’clock noon. Call the school to make an appointment for your youngster. Kenley Tempel spent a couple days after Easter with grandma and grandpa, Terry and Tammy Jones. Jay, Betty Jo, and Lane Snider visited Rose Van Voast on Sunday. Susan Fox attended a Havre Vicariate Church meeting at St. Gabriel’s in Chinook this weekend. Diana Maloney and Anita Reed were over to visit Harlan and Jane Krass’ and Hilary and Natalie Richman who was also there...
Plan to attend, "Home, Home on the Ranch: Farm and Ranch Life in Story and Song" by Bill Rossiter tonight at 7:00 p.m. in the library meeting room. After the settlers, pioneers, homesteaders and boomers finally put down roots, the long haul began. Carving a home out of the "wilderness" or out of the "Great American Desert" was tough enough, but sticking it out, year after year, added flint to the soul. Drought, fluctuating markets, grasshoppers, dust storms, taxes-and of course, the...
The library will be closed today through May 1 as new steel shelves are being installed. The double-sided wooden shelves will be sold today in a silent auction from 1:00- 3:00 P.M. All shelves purchased must be removed today by 5:00 P.M. There will be no Lego Club or Story Hour this week. The special presentation by Humanities Montana speaker Bill Rossiter will be held Thursday, April 27, 7 P.M. in the library meeting room. The program “Home, Home on the Ranch” tells the story of farm and ranch life in story and song. Be sure to come for this e...
I love to stay in rustic cabins. Matter of fact I lived in several rustic cabins during my life and they were simply great! What got me thinking about those cabins is that I got the dates that I am going to be staying at cabin 6 at the Village Lodge in Apgar. It is a cabin right on both Lake McDonald Creek and Lake McDonald and its picture windows frame the mountains that surround Lake McDonald. I will be staying there a few days this spring and a few more days in the fall. When I stay at Lake McDonald Lodge I usually stay in cabin 14 which is...
Elissa Zellmer is home recouperating after having foot surgery in Great Falls this past week. Harley Jo Beck spent Monday morning with Grandma Loretta and Grandpa Wally Beck while Mom taught school. Joely, Melissa, Josh, and Troy Hiniker of Missoula spent the Easter holiday at her parents, Ed and Kathy Zellmers and other family in the area. Last Sunday, Sandy Beck went to Chinook to watch Landon play in the 3 on 3 basketball games. Ashley and Josh Bare were home from Billings for the Easter holiday to visit Mom and Dad, Carol and Duane...
Guests for Easter Dinner at Max and Kirsti Cederbergs were Dennis Cornell, Lenny Erickson, and Danny Kegel. Nellie Obrecht attended a bridal shower for Annie Van Voast on Saturday evening at Susan Billmayer’s home. Glenna Ammen was a dinner guest on Easter of Darci and BG Ammen’s. Miles and Linda Hutton traveled to Cut Bank on Thursday to take in a track meet that Reece competed in. After the meet, they went on to Missoula where they attended a U of M Mortar Board Senior Honor Society on Friday. They visited Adrienne Hutton in Great Falls and...
By Jane Krass Happy Easter Everyone!! Elissa and Jordan Zellmer and family and Kathy Zellmer attended the final Basketball Elementary Jamboree held in BoxElder on Saturday. The kids did a good job this season and the coaches did a good job teaching them the game. Lets look forward to next season. Susan Billmayer attended Lenten Services in Hogeland on Thursday night at the Lutheran Church. Last weekend, Teresa Cornell was in Great Falls to visit her Mom, Evelyn Hedstrom and brother Kris and his wife LeAnn and family. Teresa and Evelyn attended...
There will be a bridal shower for Annie Van Voast on Saturday, April 15th at 7:00 p.m. at Susan Billmayer’s home at 565 Bevolden Rd. Hogeland. Everyone is invited to attend. Please come wish the bride to be good wishes. Max and Kirsti Cederberg and Francis and Peggy Van Voast went to Billings to see Garrison Keillor this week. There is a track meet scheduled for this Thursday on April 13th in Whitewater beginning at 9:30 am. This is for grades 5-12. Family celebrated a belated birthday party for Linda Hauge on Sunday at the Harlan Krass h...
The Montana Country Poets and Pickers 23rd Western Heritage Roundup took place this past weekend in Chinook. The three day gathering featured performances Friday and Saturday evening at the Chinook High School Auditorium as well as a Saturday morning show and a Sunday morning Cowboy Church. Several of the Poets and Pickers also took time to perform with the Kitchen Band at the Chinook Senior Center as well. Performers came from all over the state of Montana as well as Alberta and Manitoba,...
The Elementary Basketball Jamboree will be in Turner this week! Come out and support our little Turner Tornadoes! The games are on Saturday, April 1 starting at 9:00 and 10:00 a.m. vs. St. Judes, then Turner plays again vs. Box Elder later in the afternoon. The Blaine Co. II Ambulance will be having a ham dinner at the Turner Jamboree that day from 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. as a fundraiser. All proceeds from concessions will also go to the ambulance fund. Loretta Beck visited with Ilona McGuire at her home on Tuesday. Sandy Beck attended the Big...
The Blaine Co. II Ambulance will be having a ham dinner at the Turner Jamboree Saturday, April 1st. from 11:30-3:00 as a fundraiser. All proceeds from Concessions will also go to the ambulance fund. Don and Bonnie Harmon were to Havre to watch the H.S, boys and girls play in a five on five basketball tournament. Nellie and Sonny Obrecht attended Helen Hornung’s 90th birthday party in Harlem on Saturday. Peggy and Rose Van Voast were to Harlem on Saturday to attend Helen Hornung’s birthday party. Lenny Erickson and Kirsti Cederberg were to the...
The Big Flat Catholic Church will hold their Annual Spring Dinner and Bazaar on Sunday, March 26, from 12-2:00 p.m. A turkey dinner with all the trimmings will be served. Come out and enjoy a wonderful meal! Teresa Cornell attended the Nimble Thimble Quilt Guild meeting and sew day in Turner on Saturday. She also stopped by at the Steve Reed home for a visit. Sandy Beck played cards at Barb Ranstrom’s home in Chinook on Wednesday, Mar. 15. Wally and Loretta Beck attended the Turner Elementary Jamboree basketball games in Chinook on Saturday. D...
Mark your calendars for the Big Flat Catholic Church Spring Dinner! Stop by the Catholic Church Fellowship Hall this coming Sunday, March 26th from 12:00-2:00 for a delicious dinner. You’ll be glad you did!! Linda Hauge was to Havre with Harlan and Jane Krass on Tuesday for medical appointments. Birthday supper was held this past Thursday for Bridget Reed at the Reed home. Beside, her immediate family were Jim Reed, Harlan and Jane Krass, Linda and Darel Hauge, and Randy and Diana Maloney. Glenna Ammen took in the Elementary basketball games i...
(StatePoint) April, which is National Volunteer Month, is an excellent time to get involved in your community. Here are three ways to give back, depending on how much time you can commit. One Afternoon If life is complicated, consider a short, one-time project, such as a local park clean-up or tree-planting event. Or, contact a local soup kitchen about pitching in at a meal. A Weekly Commitment Becoming a mentor or volunteer tutor offers a young person longer-term support and can improve his or her chances of success in school and beyond....
Teen Book Club starts this week on Thursday, Mar. 23, 4 P.M. Teens ages 13-18 are invited to come and pick up their copy of “The Outsiders” by S.E. Hinton. Refreshments will be served. The regular meeting of the Library Board of Trustees is Wed., Mar. 29, 4:15 P.M. in the library meeting room. The next Learn at the Library program will be Mon., April 3, 7 P.M. when Blaine Co. Deputy Sheriff Jim Beemer will present a program on Self-Defense. Refreshments will be served. Are you keeping up with the 2017 Reading Challenge? If you have read your 4...
The Steve Hickel family attended the elementary basketball jamboree in Havre on Sunday. They had fun watching the young Tornadoes play. Brian and Lynette Sallee of Lewistown spent the night at the Ralph Snider home coming especially for the Seed Show and visiting family and friends. Don and Bonnie Harmon took in the finals of the EMR class on Sunday at the Lutheran Church. Afterwards, they attended a 50th birthday party for Jon Harmon at the bar. Happy 50th Jon!! Bill and Mary Hake took in the Quilt Show at the Montana Seed Show held in Harlem...
Richie Hill of Great Falls was an evening guest at the Gene Billmayer home on Friday night, coming for the Montana Seed Show. Sandy Beck attended the Seed Show and helped work at the Quilt Show this past weekend. Reed Cromwell of Scobey spent a few days with Grandma Sharon and Grandpa Bruce Goodrich while his folks attended the State C Basketball Tournament. Loretta Beck was among the quilt guild members that met on Thursday morning in Harlem to set up for the quilt show at the Montana Seed Show. Susan and Emily Billmayer participated in the...
Bill and Mary Hake attended birthday supper for Carson Maloney on Monday night. Gerald and Shirley Keller were to Butte to watch the State A basketball tournament. They enjoyed watching their granddaughter, Kendall, who plays for the Blue Ponies. The Keller’s stayed with Juliann Solomon and family Wednesday through Saturday. It was fun to see all the family! Brooke Reed had her final physical therapy on Friday following her ankle injury from October. She has come a long way since that accident. Congratulations, Brooke, on your P/T g...
There will be a blood drive at the Turner Lutheran Church this Wednesday afternoon, March 8th from 12:30-5:00 p.m. Wally and Loretta Beck went to Great Falls on Wednesday for a medical appointment, and enjoyed pie and coffee at Perkins with Jerry and Marilyn Herman while in town. Harlan and Jane Krass’ daughters visited and helped out at their house throughout this past week. Sandy Beck was in Havre on Tuesday. She was in Billings on Thursday for medical appointments and stayed overnight with Dixie and Dennis Roseleip. The Turner Junior High s...
"August Rush" will be the movie at 1:00 p.m. today. Separated by events they could not control but bound by love and by music, three people search for what they lost and what will make their lives complete ... each other. "Hoot" will be the movie next week. If anyone has a request for a movie, please let us know or tell Kristi at the Senior Center. Everyone is welcome to attend and refreshments will be served. Story Time is Tuesday mornings at 10:30 a.m. Kids of all ages and abilities are...
The library will be closed on Fri., Mar. 10 as we will be at the Seed Show. Stop by our booth and say hello! We will be signing up people for library cards. If you don’t have your own library card, you may register and your name will be entered to win free books we will be giving away. The next Learn at the Library program will be Monday, Mar. 20, 7 P.M. when master gardener Hillary Maxwell will speak on Seed Saving. All of you with green thumbs, or not, will want to attend. Refreshments will be served. “Everything You Want Me to Be” is by Mi...
Susan, Gene and Emily went to Great Falls Monday for appointments. Harley Jo Beck visited Grandma Loretta and Grandpa Wally Beck on Monday morning. Teresa Cornell traveled to Glasgow on Monday to go with Cassie Handran to the Dr., and to take care of August while she was there. Susan Billmayer quilted with the group on Thursday at the Hogeland Church. Brenda and Terry Mohar baby-sat grandkids, Aislin and Colter, this past weekend. Sandy Beck attended the viewing Tuesday night and the funeral service for her Aunt Hazel Allen in Havre on...
Taylor and Kayla Fouts were down to Mary and Bill Hake’s home for lunch on Sunday. Don and Bonnie Harmon were to the Harlem Civic Association spaghetti dinner where EMS crews and their families were honored for their services throughout Blaine County. The Harmon’s enjoyed this very much. Darla Quinlan visited her mother, Rose Van Voast over the weekend. Anita Reed attended the County level spelling Bee in Chinook at the Chinook High School on Tuesday. Turner had a group of students attending and competing on the county level. Word has been rec...
That Saturday night finale of the District 9C Tournament, had the Havre High School gymnasium packed with purple and orange as the Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds and the Chinook Sugarbeeters punched their tickets to the Northern C Divisional in front of a sold out crowd. Fans wanting a ticket to the event were lined up two and half hours prior to the scheduled start in a line that stretched around the high school. The Thunderbirds advanced to the Northern C as the Districts No. 2 seed, Chinook...
