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When the Blaine County Fair Foundation learned that their semi-formal prime rib dinner and dance fundraiser was scheduled for the same night as the Seed Show Banquet, they changed the date of their event from Saturday, March 14, to Friday, March 13, at 6:00 p.m. in the Commercial Building at the Blaine County Fairgrounds. "We're grateful that the band booking was flexible," Fair Manager Debbie Ramberg reported. Although the Fair Foundation is putting on the event, which is in response to the...
Beginning at 7:30 a.m. with coffee and donuts on March 18 and concluding at 5:00 p.m. on March 19, the Little River Institute at MSU-Northern will be hosting an Indigenous Gathering in the Student Union Ballroom (SUB) on the campus in Havre. The Gathering is a call to action for all educators and leaders—including youth—throughout Indian country to share the work of reconnecting American Indian youth to their ancestral roots so that they can flourish. The event is the collaborative effort of the Little River Institute (LRI), the Montana Dep...
There are only 2 weeks until the 28th Annual Quilt Show at the 71st Montana Seed Show. The dates for the show are Friday, March 13 -10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Saturday, March 14,2020 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Band room at the Harlem High School. You can enter your quilts,quilted wall hangings, decorator items, clothing, etc. Entry date is Friday, March 6,2020 at Richman Ins. Office in Harlem by 5:00 p.m. NO LATE ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED!!. Entry forms are available at several places in Harlem, Chinook, Havre and Glasgow. For more...
Earlier this month, Director Grant Olson announced the cast for the touring dinner theatre that will travel throughout the region from mid-March to the beginning of May. Auditions were held Monday evening, February 3, at the Montana Actor’s Theater (MAT) on the campus of MSU-Northern for three female and two male roles in the original play Ticked Off written by Rachel Hutchison. Chinook resident Anjenette Hawk landed a role in the show as the Great Tiki. Ticked Off is a tale of star-crossed lovers. The plot revolves around whether a love b...
A group of Harlem Lutheran Church teens received their own special Bible this past Sunday at their regular church services. Jack Siemens presented them with their own book of Holy Scriptures. They were very happy to have such a special ceremony. These children will hold this gift from their church very special for many years to come....
My wife joined a local home demonstration club after we moved to the Sweet Grass Hills. I had not thought about those clubs since I was a kid. When I was growing up in southern Illinois my mom was active in what was called a 'home extension club.' The ladies met regularly and extension agents presented topics on food safety and cooking, sewing, child rearing and topics related to running a successful household. I was interested to learn about the homemakers clubs in Blaine County (the clubs...
March Madness, the moniker given to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Men's and Women's Basketball Tournaments, captures the concentrated hype from the second week of March through the first week of April when 68 teams vie for college basketball's biggest prize in a single-elimination tournament: the national championship. On Selection Sunday, March 15, the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Committee will reveal which teams have made the field for this year's basketball championships and then release the seeding and the bracket...
The newest students to join the Rockin' ROAR Roster at Harlem Elementary are first grader, Urijah Wolfchild, and fourth grader, Rey'ah Elmore. These super ROAR students are Respectful, Organized, Always safe, and Responsible, and display perfect citizenship at all times. Our hats are off to Urijah and Rey'ah!...
The 71st annual Montana Seed Show pie baking competition is going to be held at Harlem High School. We will be taking pie entries on Friday March 13th from 8:30-9:30 am. There will be an adult and a youth division again this year.A few things to remember with your entries, everything is to be homemade, no pre-made crusts or fillings. All pies must have a Bottom and top crust. For a full list of rules Seed Show books can be obtained at the Blaine, Phillips, or Hill County Extension offices, Clothing Company, Bank of Harlem, or Richman Insurance...
On Wednesday, February 5, Advisor of the Chinook Chapter of the FFA, Robin Allen learned that three of her members: Shyla Benzing, Torin Cercle, and Ben LaVelle had received SAE Grants from the National FFA Foundation to start a supervised agricultural experience (SAE) in Animal Systems. Allen also reported receiving grants from the Masonic Foundation and the Montana FFA Foundation for upgrades to the welding stations in the Chinook High School shop. On February 13, she learned she had also won...
On February 24, Region II of the Comprehensive System of Personnel Development (CSPD), in partnership with Havre Public Schools, will offer free training to schools that are not only new to the multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) process but to Montana Behavioral Initiative (MBI) schools who are making the transition to MTSS. Interested participants should register by February 20. Retired school psychologist, Carla Heintz and retired special educator, Sandy Elmore will present Making the Transition: MBI to MTSS at the Best Western Plus Havre...
Although the International Morse Code of …---… was chosen as the international distress signal by the nations who met at a maritime conference in the early 1900s, the sequence of three dots and three dashes followed by three more dots really isn’t supposed to stand for the three letters SOS. The code string was simply a unique signal that would transmit clearly and quickly via telegraph and wouldn’t be confused for other communications. Today, it is the universal signal to attract attention, signal distress, and ask for help. In contemp...
The Chinook Community has been recognized by the American Red Cross as one of its Premier Blood Partners for 2020, a prestigious honor, for its support of the community and national blood supply. Last year the Chinook Community helped the Red Cross collect 274 units of blood as part of its commitment to help save lives of patients facing illnesses and injuries in this community and across the country. We are proud to be a part of the Red Cross mission that helps ensure lifesaving blood is available for patients in need. Every day, volunteer...
A scholarship is again offered by the North Central Montana Cattle Women and the North Central Montana Stock Growers. This annual scholarship is available to high school seniors and college students completing their sophomore year. Interest from a memorial fund honoring the memory of deceased members is contributed to by the Cattle Women. Stock Growers supplies their portion of the scholarship through fundraising efforts and interest from money left from the Livestock Protective Association, a forerunner to the present Stock Grower...
Iota Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma, an International Society for Woman educators, me January 27 at the Chinook Motor Inn with guests Doug and Carmaine Hayes. Doug spoke about how he got involved in doing tours. His first tours were to Washington D.C. for High School students. He still continues to do these tours. Since his retirement from teaching Doug has gotten involved with doing tours for Adults. This coming June Doug will be doing an adult tour to Washington D.C. Not stopping there Doug...
Harlem’s Montana Seed Show will be held March 12-14 at Harlem High School. We would like to encourage the 4-H’ers in your county to enter the bread contest. There is a youth division (high school seniors and younger) with prizes in each category. Categories are: White bread, 100% whole wheat bread, machine white , machine 50% combination whole wheat, and specialty yeast bread. Entry day is Friday, March 13, 8-9:30 AM at the school’s big gym. Bread should be placed in a large zip lock or twist tie plastic bag with the recipe included. All bread...
Students in Mr. Aris Mejia's Scientific Research class at Turner High School invited the first and second grade classes to their classroom to share some awesome labs with them. They were able to see some great labs that grabbed the attention of the eager littles. Some of the labs were those like "Elephant Toothpaste, Chicken Sounds in a Cup, Water Fireworks, Roll a Can with Static Electricity and Liquid State vs. Solid State in Static Electricity. The younger students really enjoyed the labs...
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is now in their 29th year of offering college students an opportunity to gain practical experience in their field of study by serving as interns for the agency. Students take what they’ve learned in the classroom into the “hands-on” experience of the career world. Through this combined learning experience, students are better prepared for the real world of everyday work. Students usually receive academic credit and a grade while completing practicum requirements through their school. This program has proven to be...
Every year the Lions Club visits the 1st grade classes at the Meadowlark to bring each kid a flag and brochure. This annual event is something that longtime Lions members, Richard Cronk and Ben Hall have taken great pride in. Not only to get the opportunity to interact with the youngsters, but also to provide them with a little knowledge about the history of the flag. While the number of years that the local Lions Club is uncertain, one thing for sure is that it has been for a long...
The White Pine 4H club called to order their meeting at the Meadowlark by president Mya Berreth with three leaders (Ashley Liddle, Jamie Berreth, and Bobbi Klingaman) and 27 members present ( Drake Berreth, Mya Berreth, Heyden Berreth, Kyra Berreth, Charlie Buck, Grace Buck, Gus Buck, Claire Buck, Falyn Cecrle, Micah Conner, Abigail Danley, Laura Danley, Evan Davies, Owen Davies, Aislinn Handy, Aubree Handy, Emma Klingaman, Ethan Klingaman, Jenna Liddle, Sydney Liddle, Cassidy Liddle, Zoe Scofiled, Katie Tilleman, Daniel Tilleman, Lane Wicks,...
Harlem Elementary has chosen kindergartener, Walter Doney, and fifth grader, Taliyah Goes Ahead, as our Valentine's Day ROARing sweeties. Walter and Taliyah follow the ROAR Rules at all times, as they are Respectful, Organized, Always safe, and Responsible while being thoughtful of others. Congratulations to our incredible ROARing students, Walter and Taliyah!...
Fifty-one spellers from across the county qualified for the Blaine County Spelling Bee on February 5. The event was held in Chinook High School's Lloyd Sweet Auditorium and was directed by Blaine County Superintendent of Schools, Valerie White. After twelve rounds, Mekayla Brown, who is a seventh grader at Chinook Junior High School, was declared the winner. Hadessa Hofer, an eighth grader at North Harlem Colony Elementary School captured second place, and Gracie Honey, an eighth grader from...
The 71st Annual Montana Seed Show is approaching. The Montana Seed Show will be held March 12th – 14th at Harlem High School. The Montana Seed Show would like invite everyone to participate in this year’s show. The purpose of the Montana Seed Show is to promote the production and use of good quality seed and feed. All growers are encouraged to exhibit the feed and seed they have for sale or are using on their farms. It is the desire of the Seed Show Committee to provide a system for entry that is simple, fair and enables and encourages entry of...
Saturday, July 18, 2020 – The American Cancer Society (ACS) Relay For Life of Blaine County invites the community to attend the 2020 event at the Blaine County Fairgrounds. The Relay For Life movement continues to be the largest peer-to-peer fundraising event with 2.5 million participants globally uniting to save lives from cancer. Founded by Dr. Gordy Klatt in Tacoma, Washington, in 1985, Relay For Life events around the world have raised nearly $6.5 billion to help ACS attack cancer. Symbolizi...
Bear Paw Development Corporation recently announced that its Annual Meeting for 2020 is scheduled for Thursday, February 20th and that Tara Rice, Director of the Montana Department of Commerce, will keynote the event. The Annual Meeting Luncheon will begin at 12:00PM at the Best Western Plus Havre Inn & Suites, located at 1425 Highway 2 NW. The public is invited to attend. “We are excited and honored to have Director Rice serve as our keynote speaker this year,” said Paul Tuss, Executive Director of Bear Paw Development. “As a native of rural...
