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Paulette Cronk of Chinook has been selected as one of the MSU-Northern Foundation's Founders Excellence Award recipients for 2021. Paulette Cronk, a Northern graduate of the class of '63, has been active with Northern for over 30 years which included time served on the Alumni Board and the Foundation Board as well as various committees. She currently is active with the F.A.N (Friends and Alumni of Northern) Committee that puts on area events and fundraisers. The committee and the board...
President of the Montana Federation of Public Employees (MFPE), Amanda Curtis announced last week that the National Education Association (NEA) has released its application materials and deadline for the NEA Foundation Award for Teaching Excellence. The application deadline is April 1, and the Montana Professional Teaching Foundation will honor MFPE's awardee at the annual Celebration of Teaching Dinner, which will be held on October 21, 2021 during the MFPE Educators’ Conference in Great Falls. The purpose of the NEA Foundation Awards for Teac...
For the 15th year in a row Alexander (Zander) Blewett, III, a trial lawyer from the personal injury law firm of Hoyt & Blewett PLLC in Great Falls, Montana, has offered three $1,000 scholarships to the top student/wrestlers around the state of Montana for Classes “AA”, “A”, and “B/C”. The scholarships are awarded to the top wrestler from each school classification who has displayed the best combined qualities of wrestling and academic achievement. The award will go to one senior high school wrestler in each class around Montana who best qualif...
Great turnout Chinook!!! At our recent blood drive on Tuesday March 2nd we had 54 presenting donors with 52 units collected. Because of your generosity 156 lives will be saved. These numbers are really something to celebrate and we are grateful for each and every one of you who made our drive a success. Our walk in slots were limited but I am happy to say we did not have to turn anybody away. Many of our donors chose to preschedule for the May 11th drive and for those of you who didn't and...
It’s scholarship season, and the Counselor at Chinook High School, Fay Friede announced that several scholarships are available to graduates of Blaine County high schools. Because each scholarship has its own requirements and application deadline, potential applicants are advised to read carefully so as not to miss any important funding opportunities. While encouraging graduating seniors to get those applications in, Friede reminds all Blaine County students that they may not win every scholarship they apply for, but they most certainly c...
With the onset of more frequent sunshine, Chinook FFA Chapter Advisor, Karyn Billmayer shared some brilliant news. Chinook High School Senior, Austin Swanson has reached the final round in his efforts to earn the title of State Star Farmer. Because Swanson is among the top three finalists, he is scheduled to be in Billings on April 7 for a candidate's interview at the State FFA Convention. He will learn of his results on Friday, April 9. The State Star Farmer is a prestigious award issued for...
Harlem, MT – Warmer weather means construction crews are back out on Montana roads, upgrading your route! The Chinook to Harlem Culverts project will repair or replace over 20 deteriorating culverts along a 24 mile stretch of US 2 between Chinook and Harlem. Culvert work will build a strong foundation for the complete reconstruction of the corridor planned within the next five years. Future projects will be more time and cost-efficient, as they will not need to repair or replace culverts during construction. Crews began work on replacing c...
Aaniiih Nakoda College, Fort Belknap Agency-Congratulations to Xavier Hawley. He has been selected for Aaniiih Nakoda College Student of the Year 2021. Xavier is a junior at ANC and enrolled in the new Bachelor of Science, Aaniiih Nakoda Ecology Program. He graduated with his Associate Degree in Environmental Science in 2020 and he was on the ANC honors list with a cumulative grade point average of 4.00. In 2019 he received the President's Award for ANC. He is a school mentor at the ANC White...
The students at Meadowlark Elementary School are celebrating books during the entire month of March. The celebration began with dress-up days to commemorate Dr. Seuss' birthday, and it continues with various ways to win books and other prizes. According to Chinook School District's Librarian, Kelsey Harry, "The dress up week was fun." A standout during the week which commemorated Theodor Seuss Geisel, Hailee Niederegger dressed as Cindy Lou Who from Dr. Seuss' storybook How the Grinch Stole...
Harlem Elementary School officials have chosen four young Wildcats as the ROARing Students for the last week of February. They also named four additional winners in the first week of March. Second grader Kendell Lamebull, third grader Caleb Stiffarm, and sixth grader Mikaela Doney were selected in late February as the in-school ROARing students of the week, while fourth grader Christopher Plumage was chosen as the remote ROARing student. Each of these young Wildcats earned their place on the...
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced it is investing $42.3 million to help rural residents gain access to health care and educational opportunities (PDF, 255 KB). Rural areas are seeing higher infection and death rates related to COVID-19 due to several factors, including a much higher percentage of underlying conditions, difficulty accessing medical care, and lack of health insurance. The $42.3 million in awards includes $24 million provided through the CARES Act. In total, these investments will benefit 5...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is extending the deadline from March 5 to April 9 for agricultural producers to apply for the Quality Loss Adjustment (QLA) Program because of recent winter storms and some clarifications to program rules. This program assists producers who suffered crop quality losses due to qualifying 2018 and 2019 natural disasters. The QLA program assists producers whose eligible crops suffered quality losses due to qualifying drought, excessive moisture, flooding, hurricanes, snowstorms, tornadoes, typhoons, volcanic...
Anyone recently making a phone call to the Sweet Medical Center has probably been greeted with a "Hello, this is One Health; how may I assist you?" No, the caller hasn't dialed the wrong number. As of December 1, 2020, the health centers from seven communities have been operating under the new name of One Health. Those communities include Chinook and Harlem. Bighorn Valley Health Center (BVHC) in Hardin and Ashland, One Health in Miles City and Glendive, Central Montana Community Health Center...
A new, unintentional hazard for local golfers has been added to the Chinook Golf Course northwest of town. A wind event north of Chinook in early February equated to a Category I Hurricane with 75 mile per hour winds. Those winds left drifts of dirt, some more than three feet high on the west edge of the course along the number #3 fairway, and left problem deposits on other greens as well. I first noticed the drifts during some early spring walks I made out along Stephens Road. Jim Gallus, who...
To parents of preschool children in the Harlem Public and North Harlem Colony School Districts and Fort Belknap Early Head Start who would like to have them participate in a free Early Childhood Screening, it has been set for: Date: Wednesday, March 24, 2021 Time: 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM Place: Harlem Elementary By Appointment Only For appointments call Taylor at Harlem Elementary School at 353-2258 Face Masks Required To parents of preschool children in the Turner School District who would like to have them participate in a free Early Childhood...
On February 12, the Montana Office of Public Instruction (OPI) announced that nominations and applications for 2022 Montana Teacher of the Year are now open. The 2021 Montana Teacher of the Year was Kristi Borge of Polaris, and the State is looking for its next A+ teacher. This individual not only works to make the community a better place for their students but in turn teaches their students to have a positive impact on the community. Officials at OPI described the mission of the Montana Teacher of the Year (TOY) Program as one proposing to...
Havre Elk Lodge #1201 Contact: Brandy Kurtz Havre Elks Lodge #1201 recently donated to dictionaries to 3rd grade school children in Hill and Blaine Counties. Lodge Exalted Ruler Matt Kretchmer said: Havre Elks Lodge #1201 was pleased to present a total of 368 dictionaries to the following to Hill and Blaine County Schools. 34 dictionaries to Box Elder Schools, 48 dictionaries to Rocky Schools, 6 dictionaries to Turner Schools, 115 dictionaries to Havre Public Schools, 15 dictionaries to Northstar Schools, 11 dictionaries to St. Jude’s S...
Student of the Month: Gibson - Dax Langford Hasler-Elliot - Chase Van Voast Edwards - Kane Crowley & Hailee Niederegger Jones - Ashtyn DePreist Barber - Laurin Davies Davies - Kolt Rutledge Scofield - Carter Chandler Fouts - Dane Frey-Haluska & Cassidy Darlington MacLeod - Blake Miller Paulsen - Sidney Liddle Deanon - Molly Yost...
Student of the Month: Gibson - Dax Langford Hasler-Elliot - Chase Van Voast Edwards - Kane Crowley & Hailee Niederegger Jones - Ashtyn DePreist Barber - Laurin Davies Davies - Kolt Rutledge Scofield - Carter Chandler Fouts - Dane Frey-Haluska & Cassidy Darlington MacLeod - Blake Miller Paulsen - Sidney Liddle Deanon - Molly Yost...
Just in time for National Poetry Month this April, Montana Poet Laureate Melissa Kwasny is offering a "letter poem exchange" with interested teachers and students around the state. With this interesting twist on the pen pal concept, Kwasny will email participating teachers an epistolary poem to be shared with students. The letter will include suggestions and assignments for student responses, including sample letter poems by other poets and quotations and ideas about writing itself. An...
On Tuesday, February 23, Don Richman, Commander for Post 4744 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), and Chuck Wasser, Quartermaster for Post 4744, presented Alaynee Hawley with a check for $2,000 as the First Place State Winner of the Voice of Democracy Essay Contest for writing and speaking on the theme "Is This the Country the Founders Envisioned?" In a small gathering that took place at the Richman Insurance building in Harlem, Hawley also received a plaque, medal, and certificate honoring...
Alissa Hewitt had a remarkable first year as Manager of the P.A.W.S. Animal Shelter in Chinook and looks to do even more in 2021. Heading into spring is a big deal for the Shelter as things start to pick up rather quickly, "We really start to hit the busy time of the year at the shelter," said Hewitt. "Leading into this time, empty, is a big help for us as we are able to clean out the building, prep the yard, and give the volunteers a well needed break." Along with her staff of volunteers and...
Two local churches continued a long standing tradition of a combined Ash Wednesday service. Ash Wednesday 2021 was celebrated between the Chinook United Methodist Church and the Presbyterian Church of Chinook. Pastor Jack Mattingly, with UMC, and Rev. Maggie Lewis, with the Presbyterian Church, led the service. Several other local congregations also held Ash Wednesday services commemorating the beginning of Lent. This year's Ash Wednesday celebration for the Methodists and Presbyterians was a...
The Blaine County Fair Board is pleased to announce that they will be hosting a monthly community Farmer and Flea Market at the fairgrounds from May through October of 2021. The planning committee is looking for potential vendors that will start making plans and send in their applications to reserve a table or booth. Beginning in May, this alcohol-free, family-friendly event will take place on the second Saturday of every month from 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Vendors are invited to market their...
Fort Belknap Agency, Montana-Aaniiih Nakoda College is pleased to announce the addition of the Student Support Services Project (SSSP). This is funded through the Department of Education – TRIO program and is funded for five years. Staff include Ramona Horn, Director. Ramona worked at ANC when it was Fort Belknap College as an instructor and the Assistant Dean of Instruction. She worked for many years in TRIO programs for the Fort Belknap Indian Community. Ramona is excited for her new job a...
