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Chinook Boosters During the month of October, North Chinook Boosters did a couple things. The first was a window display for National 4-H Week. The theme was “Opportunity 4 All,” and our display was at Lodestar Land and Home. The Club put together a display with pictures of the members with their 4-H projects. During the month of October, we also had our first 4-H meeting of the year. During the meeting, we had officer elections. Gracie Skoyen is the President, Lynley Conrad is the Vice President, Kaylie Skoyen is the Secretary, Lillie Sko...
On Saturday, November 28, from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m., Shores Floral & Gift will be hosting photographer Adrianna Standiford Reid from Images by Adrianna, who will be set up to photograph children and families, just in time for the holidays. After a successful Mother's Day photography shoot in May featuring Reid, Bonnie Weber, owner of Shores Floral & Gift who has a history of supporting artists, decided to again collaborate with Reid and create an event for the community. Each portrait...
Montana Republican Governor Elect Greg Gianforte is wasting little time getting prepared to be sworn in as our next Governor. Gianforte was elected November 3, receiving 56% of the vote and claiming the largest victory (12%) by any first term Governor since 1920. Recently the Office of the Governor Elect released a statement announcing its Joint Transition Advisory team for the Department of Commerce and the Department of Labor and Industry. The press release is included below and includes a...
This picture taken Friday, October 31, by Meagan Raty depicts a happy day shared by Ranchers all over, Shipping Day! Or, as some refer to as Pay Day. The weather, good or bad, doesn't change the fact that hard work needs to be done to receive that payday. When it comes just one or two days a year for some Ranchers, the decision is easy, by all means, get the job done!...
The Swift Fox once were very common throughout Montana and Southern Canada, but numbers quickly diminished significantly. This summer reintroduction plans to the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation began with the release of 27 Swift Fox. The Fort Belknap Indian Reservation, just south of the Milk River in Blaine County has proven to be vital in providing critical habitat to some of Montana's treasured and rare species. Fort Belknap has a long history of holding this land in high value and has...
The local Knights of Columbus organization in collaboration with the Great Falls Council and several area businesses are sponsoring a Coats for Kids Program. Councils across North America can purchase new winter coats at a discount to be distributed to needy children in local communities. According to the District Deputy for the Knights of Columbus (K of C), Frank LaTray, many families use their scarce resources to meet the most basic essentials, so they often need help to provide this vital winter necessity. “We want to make sure that no c...
This year's Tenth Annual John Deere Ag Expo (JDAE) took place November 12-14 as a hybrid event. Most contests were hosted online with the exception of a few that were held at local levels around the state. The Chinook and Harlem FFA Chapters were invited to in-person events at Frontline Ag Solutions in Havre, but neither Chapter travelled, citing COVID restrictions as the deterrent. On Thursday, November 12, the Montana FFA Foundation invited FFA members to the first ever Virtual Keynote Session...
A 41 year old female and her dog were struck and killed by a Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) freight train near Lodge Pole Creek, just east of Chinook. A press release by the Blaine County Sheriff’s Department states that at 4:48 the afternoon of Saturday, November 14 that they had received a call from BNSF of a train vs. pedestrian accident. The press release goes on to say that at approximately the same time Dispatch received a 911 call from a male stating that his wife had been struck by the train. Blaine County Sheriff Deputies were i...
On Sunday, November 8, and again on Wednesday, November 11, Chinook School Superintendent, Darin Hannum, in cooperation with Blaine County Health Official Jana McPherson-Hauer, announced that Chinook Schools were notified of school related cases of COVID-19. In the notification, the school learned that one of the cases is in a student from the elementary school and another in a staff member from the junior/senior high school. Through the case investigation, it was discovered that the Meadowlark...
Harlem Elementary School District wishes to recognize ROARing Teachers of the Month. Every month teachers are nominated by their peers for acts of inspiration, and those nominated will then have their names put into a spinning wheel style drawing and selected at random. "Although we've been busy, we wanted to show our appreciation for our hardworking teachers," Harlem Elementary School Principal Shiloh Seymour stated. For the month of September, Harlem Elementary selected kindergarten teacher,...
We are in the home stretch of the 2020 Big Game Hunting season and we are still happy to be reporting on successful hunts from our area youth. This week we are happy to report the achievements of two Blaine County sixth graders, filling their tags with big bucks First we have Cleveland Elementary student, Kenneth Gruszie. 12 year old Kenneth harvested his big buck on the family ranch south of Chinook this past weekend. Joining Kenneth on the hunt was a family friend Damon Almond, from Corvallis,...
Honor Roll: 12th Grade Izayah Abayomi Cody Arnold Jasmine Barfett Ethan Bell Haley Bell Jade Cecrle Brittney Cox Reese Elliot Anna Getten Covenant Governor Daman Hannum Virginia Hauer Crystal Hofer Delaney Kellam Gavin Lemro Ethan MacLeod Jayden Miller Martin Nussbaum Garrett Pruttis Allyssa Schoen Rebecca Stroh Lily Surber Grace Ymzon 11th Grade Liam Edwards Braden Eoff Shay Hauer Leonard McKee Halle Mitchell Anna Morrow Allison Powell Kinley Robert -Hamilton 10th Grade Flint Annis Torin Cecrle Aspyn Colby Morgan Friede Sasha Gallus Sarah...
According to the National Weather Service, nearly 9" of snowfall fell over the region this weekend with some areas getting much more. Drifting and blowing snow was a major problem due to the high winds. Road travel was for essential traffic only throughout much of the county with roads being blown in just hours after being plowed. It is in times like these that we want to remind folks to keep your cupboards stalked with essential goods. Keep plenty of batteries, candles and blankets available...
Starting a business isn't easy, and being your own boss isn't as glamorous as people might think. "There's a constant struggle between the right way and the easy way," Cord Anderson, co-owner of Hi-Line Honey explained. "It's too easy to take time off and to say, 'I'll get to it later.' But that kind of procrastination can put a business in jeopardy." Cord and his older brother Winston, the owners of Hi-Line Honey, discovered that fact during their first winter in business. The bees that they...
On Friday afternoon, October 23, the Sweet Memorial Nursing Home received notice of their first positive Covid-19 test. The situation grew expeditiously with numbers of positive tests rising exponentially. As of press time, 15 staff members have tested positive and 21 residents in addition to four resident Covid-19 deaths. On Friday, October 30, Sweet Memorial Nursing Home Administrator Rebecca Shackelford reached out to Haley Velk of the Blaine County Department of Emergency Services to see...
Through the years the Community Thanksgiving Dinners in Chinook have overcome several obstacles, inclement weather, volunteers, shortage of funds, but in the end, enough help was always secured, enough food was always made and the community got together for a good time each Thanksgiving. 2020 and the Covid-19 Pandemic together have messed up plans with all kinds of school, community and social gatherings. Like the previous decades of Community Dinners this years Thanksgiving feast will go on. The Community Thanksgiving has been a staple in the...
Meadowlark Elementary School had reasons to celebrate at the end of October when representatives from Torgerson's delivered pumpkins to the school for the first graders. Regarding the pumpkins, first grade teacher Tammy Edwards reported that the gift took her by surprise. "I actually was not notified about them until they were outside ready to give them to us," she said. Over the years, Edwards has incorporated the pumpkins in art, math, and science lessons. However, this year the pumpkins...
Meadowlark Elementary School celebrated last week when the results were in for the school fundraiser. On November 5, three kindergarten students received a Student Shout Out for raising the most funds in the Meadowlark Touchless Fundraiser. First place went to Dax Langford, second place salesperson was Laval Inman, and third place honors were awarded to Christian Pitkanen. All three are in Mrs. Gibson's class, which made her class the highest in sales with over $5,000.00 generated. Miss Fouts' c...
November is National Scholarship Month, and nonprofit Reach Higher Montana is celebrating all month long with its annual Stick with Scholarships Campaign. The campaign encourages students to place a student-designed Reach Higher Montana sticker on an appropriate surface, such as a water bottle or book cover, snap a photo, and share it on Facebook or Instagram, tag us and follow our page. All participating students will be entered into a random drawing for four $500 scholarships. All high school...
The Governor’s Office of Community Service announced today they are accepting nominations for the annual ServeMontana Awards. This award recognizes Montanan citizens who demonstrate a commitment to helping others and serving their communities. The public is encouraged to nominate individuals from various service groups, and of all ages and backgrounds. Both individuals and organizations can be nominated. All service must be performed in Montana or by Montanans. Applications are due by May 1, 2021. Ideal nominees: • Impact change in oth...
Showing up at Fort Belknap Community Center on Friday, October 30, Baby Shark delivered special Halloween treat bags along with student homework packets. Harlem Elementary Assistant Principal, Ms. Evelyn Bigby dressed as Baby Shark to make the drive-thru delivery on behalf of Warriors for Families. "In these times of COVID, we're told so much about what we can't do, that I simply wanted to bring a smile to the faces of our kiddos. If dressing up as Psycho T or Baby Shark is what it takes, I'm...
Sam Dwyer, a Program Officer for Humanities Montana, announced recently that the second edition of Gather Round is now available. Although the first edition carried a gather-around-the-campfire theme, the second edition features a water theme and encourages a movie night. Gather Round is a Humanities Montana program developed in partnership with the Big Sky Film Institute. The goal of Gather Round is to have interesting conversations with friends exploring the themes in each do-it-yourself (DIY) humanities toolkit. “The notions of e...
The Chinook Volunteer Fire Department, in partnership with Community Safety Net, is conducting a safety initiative for local children. The community program, Health Safety and Smart Choices for LIFE provides family resources to educate and protect young people. According to Fire Chief Kraig Hansen, the Chinook Volunteer Fire Department (CVFD) has worked with Community Safety Net in the past, collaborating on a Fire Prevention program. However, with the pandemic a current concern, this...
The Chinook community will be hosting a community blood drive with the American Red Cross on Tuesday, November 10th, 2020 from Noon to 6PM at Wallner Hall, 330 Ohio in Chinook. Appointments are highly encouraged by the American Red Cross. So, if you have not made an appointment to donate, you can go on-line at redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-733-2767 (1-800-REDCROSS). However, walk-ins are always welcome. There will be walk-in availability throughout the day along with the scheduled appointments. Any healthy person age 18 (or age 16 or 17 with...
We all are fully aware that the 2020 Presidential Election took place on Tuesday. Governor, Senate and Ballot Initiatives were also voted on. For several election cycles now, the Montana Secretary of States (SOS) Office has conducted a Youth Vote on the topics being voted on in each Cycle. In a joint effort with the Office of Public instruction (OPI), students throughout the state were asked to take part. The SOS encouraged schools to participate in the vote. All students, kindergarten through grade 12, home school associations, private, and...
