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Farm bill discussions The farm bill is the major legislation concerning both agriculture policy and nutrition policy in the U.S. Passage of the $867 billion 2018 farm bill was historical, as it is the first time since 1990 the legislation was introduced and enacted in the same year. That bill, which passed with wide bipartisan support, expires on Sept. 30, 2023. It’s not unusual for previous farm bills to get extensions before their expiration and to last far longer than their planned five-year lifespans. But ag groups, nutrition groups and o...
Harlem Library The Harlem Library and Montana Library Network are hosting the virtual Zoom program “Thunderous” Mar. 9, 6 – 7:30 P.M. Join using the registration link tinyurl.com/thunderousMT. The Book Challenge for March is to read a book with a green cover or spine. The Book Club is currently reading “Sold on a Monday” and meets Mondays at 4 P.M. During the month of March you may Buy a Bag O’Books from our used book sale for only one dollar. Blaine County Library Monday Hangout for grades 7 & 8 at 3:30, Tuesday Story Time at 10:30 and H...
The Harlem Public Library, along with the Montana Library Network, is sponsoring the virtual program "Thunderous," March 9 from 6:00 -7:30 P.M. "Thunderous" is a children's graphic novel written by M.L. Smoker and Natalie Peeterse. The story centers around Aiyana who is more interested in her social media presence than her Native American heritage. She is shocked to find herself in a magical world – with no cell coverage! Pursued by the trickster Raven, Aiyana struggles to get back home; but is...
Wednesday, March 8th there will be a LIHEAP representative at the Senior Center from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. to help any seniors that need to sign up for energy assistance. Foot Clinic is on March 13th; call Karyn at 406-357-2648 or Chelby at 406-265-4776 for an appointment. We have respite funds available, to find out if you qualify contact Karyn at 406-357-2648 or come to the Senior Center to pick up a form. Are you a caretaker for your spouse? or a neighbor? or a friend? Do you drive someone to doctor appointments out of town? If so, call...
The Chinook Eagles donated a portion of the Meat Raffle to the Local Youth Church Group in Chinook, JUMP. Matt Finley donated a check to the club in the amount of $3000.00. A few youth were on hand, Liz Mcmaster, Jace Bemis, Rachel Bilger, Kaidence Unruh, Lexi Kuntz, Laura Danley, and Ian Miller. Top photo leaders Chrissy Downs, Bryan Danley and Aaron Chris. Matt Finley representing the Eagles is in the bottom photo....
Adam and Shawna Billmayer, Levi Hawley, Shawn Beck, and Taylor Fouts enjoyed lunch together at Loretta Beck’s on Tuesday, and on Wednesday Mike and Crystal Grabofsky, Shawn Beck, and Levi Hawley and Loretta had lunch together at Loretta’s. Susan Billmayer had lunch and visited with Marna Strzelczyk on Wednesday in Harlem. Loretta Beck attended Lenten Services in Hogeland on Thursday. Anita Reed, Linda Hauge, Hilary Richman, and Diana Maloney visited Jane Krass throughout the week. Susan Billmayer visited Jane and Anita on Monday morning. Sus...
You know, Lord, A silly Calendar has a ‘Know-It-All’ on every single day, so, a glance showed that the other day was ‘Hot Tea Day’. We didn’t even notice that, but Hot Tea is what we had. Then there’s a Gumdrop Day; maybe some grandkids would be delighted in doing that! Pizza Day would be a great day to share some with busy working friends; we might have to check into that, right? A friend suggested that there was probably also a ‘Make A Special Soup Day’. We didn’t look that one up but it was a reminder of a ‘story’ we’d heard long ago....
You know, Lord, it’s interesting when a friend shares a motivating article or a feeling she may have about what she’s dealing with in life - so here goes. She mentioned the distressed disciples over the predominant blast buffering their boat, and how they woke Jesus and He quickly addressed the raging wind and waves: “Quiet! Settle down”! (Mark 4:39MSG). The storm stopped! ‘E.V.’ continued. “You know what? That translation of Jesus’s words caught my attention. ‘Settle down.’ You know, I first heard that phrase from my mother, admonishing...
Carla Van Voast was in Chinook on Saturday and had the opportunity to watch her twin Granddaughters Hannah and Izzy play her Great Granddaughter Cali when the Turner Tornadoes played the Chinook Sugarbeeters in 5/6th grade basketball....
Susan Billmayer visited with Jane Krass and Anita Reed on Monday at Jane’s. The Big Flat community and surrounding areas experienced blizzard conditions and cold temperatures this week. Loretta Beck visited Crystal at Grabofsky’s home on Monday afternoon. Duane and Carol Klindworth, Isaac, Hannah, and Elliot went to Havre on Sunday to help Max Klindworth celebrate his 4thbirthday. Jane Krass’ girls were visitors throughout the week to help with chores. Family members also helped plow, shovel, and blew snow off her driveway throughout the week,...
Next Wednesday, March 8th there will be a LIHEAP representative at the Senior Center from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. to help any seniors that need to sign up for energy assistance. We have respite funds available, to find out if you qualify contact Karyn at 406-357-2648 or come to the Senior Center to pick up a form. Are you a caretaker for your spouse? or a neighbor? or a friend? Do you drive someone to doctor appointments out of town? If so, call Karyn about Respite. 406-357-2648 Cribbage is played every Tuesday at 1:00 p.m. players wanted,...
Susan Billmayer visited Jane Krass one day this past week. Ralph and Nancy Snider and Loretta Beck enjoyed supper at Shawn and Bobbi Beck’s home for Harley’s 11th birthday on Monday evening. Gene and Susan Billmayer were in Great Falls this week for doctor appointments. Crystal Grabofsky was a lunch guest at mom, Loretta’s on Tuesday. Gene Billmayer spent a few days with Helen and Jim Billmayer at Timber Creek in Havre this week. Loretta Beck attended the pep rally at the Turner School on Wednesday, then rode to the tournament games in Havre...
Mark your calendar for the upcoming Montana Seed Show in Harlem. Show dates are March 9-11 at Harlem High School. The Bread Show entry date and time is Friday, March 10, between 8 and 9:30 A.M. at the school’s big gym. Categories (youth and adult) are: white bread, 100% whole wheat bread, machine white bread and machine 50% combination whole wheat bread. Again, speciality yeast breads may be entered by both adults and youth. Prizes are awarded in each category. Adult first place winners may not enter that category for three years, but are e...
18 - Smith-Hughes Act - The advancement in agricultural education since the Smith – Hughes Act has bettered the quality of life not just for America’s rural and farm families but for everyone across the globe who is fed and clothed by the American Farmer. As with every great journey, it started with that first step. 2017 was the centennial celebration of the Smith – Hughes Act, America’s first step in transforming education. 1925 - Future Farmers of Virginia (FFV) - Virginia Tech agricultural education teacher educators Henry Grosecl...
Greetings Brethren in Jesus name. Revelation 2:17: "Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is victorious, I will give some of the hidden manna. Today I would like to encourage us all to take a closer look at the Manna experience that the Israelites had in the wilderness and how we as believers relate to that experience. The Israelites gathered a Gomer of manna per person every morning for their substance, except on the Sabbath. (A Gomer was approx. 6 to 7 pints) They gathered double the previous...
Teen Scene is tonight at 6:30 p.m. All high school students are welcome to attend. Blaine County Library will be closed Monday February 20, 2023, in observance of President’s Day. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Till, and Rock Dog 3 are three new movies available this week. We have a variety of fiction ready for checkout. In “Murder Book” by Thomas Perry an ex-cop takes on a widespread criminal organization targeting Midwestern towns, with characters you won’t soon forget. The suspense will keep you racing through the pages. “Someth...
New books are always arriving at the library. This week the titles include the thriller “Blackwater Falls” by Ausma Zehanat Kahn. In the Colorado town of Blackwater Falls girls from the immigrant communities have been disappearing. When the body of a star student is deliberately positioned in a mosque, Detective Inaya Rahman and Lieutenant Waqas Seif of the Denver Police are recruited to investigate. “Calling for a Blanket Dance” is by Oscar Hokeah. Ever Geimausaddle is part Mexican, part Native American and his family is determined to hold on...
7 Cowboy Hall of Fame Inductee Richard ‘Dick’ Granell will be telling cowboy stories at the senior center on Tuesday February 21st at 1:00 p.m. Come listen to Dick tell his cowboy stories that will keep you entertained and most likely laughing. We have a flyer at the center for those who need help with their taxes, come on in and pick one up. We have respite funds available, to find out if you qualify contact Karyn at 406-357-2648 or come to the Senior Center to pick up a form. Are you a caretaker for your spouse? or a neighbor? or a fri...
On Thursday, February 9th at 6:00 p.m., Anthony Wood will be discussing his book “Black Montana: Settler Colonialism and the Erosion of the Racial Frontier, 1877-1930”, which was a 2022 Stubbendieck Great Plains Distinguished Book Prize Finalist. Wood achieved PhD candidacy from the Department of History at the University of Michigan in 2020. He worked as a historian for the Montana Historical Society on Montana’s African American Heritage Places Project. The presentation is sponsored by Humanities Montana and is free and open to the publi...
Come celebrate Love Your Library month at the Harlem Library “Love Chocolate….Love Your Library!” event February 13. Stop by any time between 4:00 and 7 :00 P.M. Activities include chocolate fondue, Valentine photo booth, chocolate temptations tasting, vendors selling chocolate confections and creations, voting on decorated chocolate cakes, and chocolate crafts. This fun event is free and open to everyone. Show your library some love! The Book Challenge for February is to read one of the librarians’ favorite books. Come check out the display of...
The Blaine County Library Board of Trustees will hold their regular monthly meeting Monday January 30th at 4:30 p.m. reason why love is in the February air— it’s also National Library Lover’s Month! The entire month of February is dedicated to celebrating libraries, librarians, book lovers and lovers of libraries. We encourage you to stop in this month and tell us why you Love Your Library! We recently received the latest DVD of Backroads of Montana. In Episode 50 The Great Outdoors you will be taken on an underwater tour of Montana’s most vi...
February is National Library Lovers month and to celebrate the Harlem Library is hosting the “Love Chocolate…Love Your Library!” event Monday, February 13 from 4:00 -7:00 P.M. Stop by any time between those hours and take part in the fun! Activities include chocolate crafts, voting on decorated chocolate cakes (which will be given away as door-prizes), fondue table, photo booth, chocolate temptations tasting table and vendors who will be selling chocolate confections. This is a great time to pick up those last-minute Valentine gifts! We are s...
I noticed a Montana Fish Wildlife & Parks (FWP) pickup parked for several days in front of the Grande Villa where my wife and I live in Chinook. During the day the pickup was loaded with some sort of animal traps, some mornings a full load, other days most of the traps gone. Asking around I finally met up with Jules Nelson and Daniel Johnson, two FWP wildlife technicians gathering data for an ongoing census survey to determine the status of swift foxes in our area. Jules Nelson, from...
The Harlem Library board of trustees will hold their monthly meeting today, January 25, 4:30 P.M. in the library meeting room. The Montana Library Network and the Harlem Public Library are hosting the virtual program “Montana Fibershed – Connecting Montana Folks with Montana Fiber” January 26, 6:30 – 8:00 P.M. via Zoom. The guest speakers are Barb French and Helen Harris, both board members of Montana Fibershed which seeks to connect fiber producers, the farmers and ranchers, to local designers, makers, businesses, and other end-users of Mont...
The Blaine County Library Board of Trustees will hold their regular monthly meeting Monday January 30th at 4:30 p.m. Valentine’s Day isn’t the only reason why love is in the February air— it’s also National Library Lover’s Month! The entire month of February is dedicated to celebrating libraries, librarians, book lovers and lovers of libraries. We encourage you to stop in this month and tell us why you Love Your Library! We recently received the latest DVD of Backroads of Montana. In Episode 50 The Great Outdoors you will be taken on an underw...
