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When Triangle Communications recently announced their 2024 High School and Undergraduate Scholarship Winners, six Blaine County youth were among the 27 award recipients. From Chinook, Quentin Edwards, Liam Edwards, and Morgan Friede received scholarship awards. Other Blaine County winners were Cordell Denny from Hays; Kaitlynn Johnson, a graduate from Harlem High School; and Destiny The Boy, a graduate of Hays-Lodgepole High School. With eligibility dependent on the applicants' receiving...
Thank you all for coming today to help us honor Gail Swant. Gail walked through these doors into the science wing here at CHS for over 40 years. To many freshman science students in their minds, she came every day to terrorize them. Nothing could be further from the truth. She came in every day to give each student the best opportunity to learn everything that she could provide. Gail could seem to be quite stern or humorless, but she wanted to have a safe environment for learning and with almost...
One of Montana State University's most prestigious scholarships, the Provost Scholar award, was given to two individuals from New Media's listening area. Quentin Edwards was named a Provost Scholar, and graduated from Chinook High School and plans to major in biomedical engineering and then attend medical school. In Lewistown, Alexandra Naber-Rosario graduated as valedictorian from Fergus High School and plans to pursue a degree in biomedical engineering, she also received this prestigious...
Keep reading this summer! The summer reading program continues for all ages. Children are reminded to bring in their reading logs to earn gift certificates and chances to win the grand prizes. Weekly programs include Summer STEAM for elementary students on Mondays at 1 P.M.; Storytime for children ages 0-5 and their parents/caregivers on Tuesdays at 10 A.M.; and Lego Club for all ages on Thursdays at 4 P.M. Teens and adults can also earn chances to win a $50 gift card by notifying the library for each book completed. The Book Challenge for...
The former Jumping Juniper Garden Club organization donated nearly $1200 of funds that they had raised over the years to the Friends of the Pool and Park Foundation for improvements to the Pool and Park. The organization recently disbanded, and the remaining funds they had were given to the FOPP. The Friends of the Pool would like to extend their sincere thanks to the Garden Club Members for their commitment to the community of Chinook. Pictured L-R (Friends of the Pool and Park Foundation's...
In the past several years, Mark and Betty Billmayer of Chinook have given financially to the Chinook Pool and Park Project and they have also donated a great amount of time and fundraising as well. Betty was instrumental in several fundraisers that have raised valuable donations toward the Pool and Park Project. The organization would like to extend their sincere thanks to Mark and Betty for their commitment to the community of Chinook. Pictured L-R (Friends of the Pool and Park Foundation -...
Recently, Lois Butcher of Chinook presented the Friends of the Pool and Park Foundation with a donation for improvements to the Chinook Pool and Park. The organization would like to extend their sincere thanks to Lois for her commitment to the community of Chinook. Pictured L-R (Friends of the Pool and Park Foundation - Heather DePriest, President; Jessica Aberg, Treasurer; Lois Butcher; Kelsey Harry - Parliamentarian)...
At the end of January Allyssa Schoen completed a semester as an exchange student in Japan. A junior education major at Montana State University-Bozeman, she left for the southernmost island in Japan early September 2023 and returned back to start spring quarter the end of January. Now back home in Chinook at the end of the regular spring semester, Allyssa had some time to visit with me and share about her experiences at Kumamoto Gakuen University in the city of Kumamoto. The city of 700,000+ is...
Today we will be showing a movie at 3:00 p.m. instead of the usual Summer Reading Program. Thursday July 4th the library will be closed in observance of Independence Day. We will be open 12:00 to 5:00 Friday July 5th and we will have our yearbooks on display for reunion goers to stop in and view. We will also have digital yearbooks available to view on the big screen TV through the Montana History Portal. There is still plenty of time to get your kids signed up for the Summer Reading Program. For every hour read, kids can put their name in for...
The library will be closed July 4 in observance of Independence Day. Summer Reading programs continue weekly. Summer STEAM for elementary students meets on Mondays at 1 P.M. with science, technology, engineering, art and math activities. Storytime for little ones ages 0-5 and their parents/caregivers meets each Tuesday at 10 A.M. for a time of stories, activities and play. Lego Club calls all builders to come on Thursdays at 4 P.M. All participants in summer reading are reminded to keep reading this month. Bring your reading logs to collect you...
The Harlem Library Board will hold its regular monthly meeting today, June 26, 4:30 P.M. in the library meeting room. There is still time to take part in the summer reading program “Adventure Begins at Your Library!” Weekly programs include Summer STEAM for elementary students on Mondays at 1 P.M.; Storytime for children ages 0-5 and their parents/caregivers on Tuesdays at 10 A.M.; and Lego Club for all ages on Thursdays at 4 P.M. Children are encouraged to bring in their reading logs with minutes read each week to the library to redeem the...
We had to switch gears at the last minute for our Summer Reading Program last week, as our presenters didn’t make it! A big shout out to Deanne, Aubrey, and Madelynn Kalk, Sabrina Peck and all the other parents who stepped in to help. We appreciate you! The Blaine County Museum will be here today at 3:00 to do a presentation and activity. They always do a great job, so don’t miss out. Next week we will be changing the schedule a bit due to the holiday. Tuesday July 2nd we will only have Story Time. Wednesday July 3rd we will have a movie fro...
Harlem Library Summer Reading weekly programs include Summer STEAM for elementary students on Mondays at 1 P.M., Storytime for children ages 0-5 and their parents/caregivers on Tuesdays at 10 A.M. and Lego Club for all ages on Thursdays at 4 P.M. All adults are invited to “Friends & Fun!” Wednesdays from 1-3 P.M. The Book Challenge for June is to read an adventure book. The library board will hold is monthly meeting June 26, 4:30 P.M. Blaine County Library Tuesday- Story Time 10:30-11:00 and Beat the Heat Movie 3:00-4:30. Wednesday- Summer Rea...
The Blaine County Library Board of Trustees will hold their regular meeting Monday June 24 th at 4:30 p.m. in the library meeting room. The library recently received a complimentary copy of the book “Documenting Communism: The Hoover Project to Microfilm and Publish the Soviet Archives” by Charles Palm. In late 1991, the Soviet Union was dissolved, and after 70 years of repression and global menace, the Communist dictatorship came to an end. Within months, the new Russian government and the Hoover Institution concluded an agreement to copy and...
“Adventure Begins at Your Library!” The Summer Reading program for all ages is in full swing. Children may still sign up to participate and earn gift certificates from Paradise Shave Ice, The Corner Hub, Milk River Pharmacy and EZ Mart for each 30 minutes read per week. Their names will be entered into the drawing for the grand prize for each certificate earned, each additional 30 minutes read per week, and each weekly program attended. Weekly programs include Summer STEAM for elementary students on Mondays at 1 P.M., Storytime for chi...
Chinook High School graduate Lily Surber, a junior at the University of Montana College of Business, is heading to Denver this summer for a prestigious internship at Ernst and Young. The internship starts June 10 and goes until July 26. Lily will be an Enterprise Risk Consulting Intern, helping clients design and implement risk management and internal control strategies to mitigate strategic, financial, operational, and compliance risks. "Lily has been an outstanding student at the UM College...
There was a sizable gathering on hand last Sunday afternoon, June 2, at Sweet Park to celebrate Laurie Huestis' service with the Blaine I Ambulance and Rescue service and wish her well after 40 years with the crew. The well-wishers were not just former ambulance and rescue colleagues. Dr. Carley Robertson, the Medical Director for the ambulance crew, as well as other local and regional medical professionals stopped by to wish Laurie well. And there were a number of us locals who wanted to tell...
Perhaps not with the same level of released anticipation as that experienced by students (or maybe it is), the teachers and staff of Chinook School District celebrated their last day of school on Friday, May 24 with cake and punch in the Lloyd D. Sweet Auditorium at noon. The low-key gathering was meant to serve not only as a send-off for two long-time Chinook School District employees but also as a presentation of recognition from Montana's Office of Public Instruction. Although Business...
The library board of trustees will hold their regular monthly meeting today, May 29, 4:30 P.M. in the library meeting room. Calling everyone to join in the summer reading program “Adventure Begins at Your Library!” Children may still register and set their reading goals to earn prizes. In each week the first thirty minutes read you may earn a gift certificate for Paradise Shave Ice ( the truck will be at the library Monday afternoons); for the second thirty minutes you will receive a gift certificate for a small ice cream from the Corner Hub...
We will kick off our summer program today, Wednesday, May 29th. We have a fun activity planned for the kids from 3:00-4:00 to get them excited about signing up! Kids can also drop in between 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. to sign up for the Summer Reading Challenge if they cannot make it to the program today. We will have activities and goody bags for each student who registers today. Students who register between Tuesday, May 28th and Friday, May 31st, will be entered into a drawing for prizes that will be awarded at the end of the day on Friday....
Hello From the Chinook Social Senior Center We had the most delightful presentation from Bob Quinn, sharing his trip to Antarctica, including lots of wonderful photos and a tremendous amount of information. We are so fortunate to have people who come from far & wide to share different cultures and experiences with us. He also enjoyed a visit with Virginia Olson (they go back a very long way). We will be having Toni Collins here from the Blaine County Health Department, Friday, May 31st conducting a “Community Health” survey at 11:15. I am cer...
The Aaniiih Nakoda College TRIO program, Native American Career Technology Education Program (NACTEP) and American Indian College Fund (AICF) programs collaborated to take our students on a couple of college visits over the course of this semester, both of which ending with resounding success. Our first trip started with a short 6 hour drive to Missoula, Montana to attend University of Montana's Native Student Griz preview day. On the day of the event, we were greeted by a large host of...
The Turner High School commencement services were held this past Saturday in the school gymnasium. Mrs. Kathy Zellmer played Pomp and Circumstance. Senior, Ryan Doyle gave a nice welcome and then introduced the guest speaker, Mrs. Kirsti Cederberg. Kirsti's message was that "It Takes a Village to Raise a Child." She conveyed that a host of people help teach a child through their growing up years, from holding a spoon, to potty training, to tying shoes, to dress, and the list goes on all through...
The Turner High School Awards Ceremony was held this past week in Turner at the school gymnasium. The event was held for all high school extra curricular, sports, and academic participants. Cupcakes and coffee and lemonade were served prior to the awards being presented. Student Council President, Cassidy Grabofsky, gave the welcome. The EXTRA CURRICULAR AWARDS were presented. Mrs. April Fox presented the ACADEMIC ALL STATE AWARDS Seniors: Trent Billmayer, Ryan Doyle, and Hannah Richman....
Join in the fun by taking part in the library summer reading program “Adventure Begins at Your Library!” Weekly programs include Storytime for children ages 0-5 and their parents/caregivers beginning Tuesday, May 28, 10:00 A.M. All ages are invited to Lego Club on Thursdays at 4:00 P.M. beginning May 30. Children under 5 must be accompanied by an adult. Summer STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math) programs for elementary students will be held on Mondays at 1:00 P.M. beginning June 3. Children may register any time to par...
