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HAVRE – Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Bowhunter Education course dates have been set for Havre, with an in-person course taught by volunteer instructors starting April 24 at the Hill County Electric Hospitality Room. This bowhunter education class is free of charge. Bowhunter Education classes are taught by skilled volunteer instructors and offer hands-on learning experiences, mentoring opportunities, and the ability for students to ask questions of experienced bowhunters. Students learn about archery equipment, how to handle equipment s...
Harlem High School, in partnership with MAPS Media Institute, is proud to announce the inaugural Harlem Student Film Festival on April 29th. "Guiding the way from our past into our future" will take place at the Harlem High School Gym on Saturday, April 29, 2023, from 4pm - 8pm. The event will begin with a student/filmmaker meet and greet, prayer and honor song, a community meal and the screening of four student films produced with MAPS Media Institute, as well as two student films created at th...
Blaine County Library Join us next week as we celebrate National Library Week! The Blaine County Library Board of Trustees will hold their regular monthly meeting Monday April 24th. Tuesday Story Time 10:30 and Hangout for grades 5 & 6 at 3:30. Thursday LEGO Club 3:30. Friday Early Out Movie at 2:15. American Lutheran Church Chinook American Lutheran Church has changed Worship Time to Sundays at 10 AM. Rotating Joint Services are now held on the first Sunday of every month at 11 AM. No worship services will be held at Chinook American Lutheran...
To some the rising flood water may seem like something they need to dive into whether as youthful children or daring individuals looking for a thrill. Maybe an individual is desperate to clear a path to drain water. Whatever the case may be the Blaine County Health Department wants to remind people the dangers of flood water. Blaine County Nurse, Valerie Beck and Blaine County Health Department, Deb Anderson stated that, "It had been reported that kids were seen playing in the flood water and...
The American Legion Post #48 of Chinook held its monthly meeting on Tuesday, March 22, 2023. This happened to be a special meeting as District 2 Commander Jed Damson made a post visitation; Post 48 welcomed its newest member Miranda Helzer; and the American Legion Auxiliary Unit #48 presented the Post members a cake in honor of the American Legions 104th birthday anniversary. It's a very significant and impressive milestone when you consider that in this day and age an organization that...
Chinook High School Senior, Ryan Meneely was sworn in to serve in the United States Army in Butte on Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at the Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS). For many Veterans seeing a young person take the Oath of Enlistment carries a lot of meaning, especially with recruitment numbers in recent years being so down. Recent analyses, "The Defense Department is facing a recruiting crisis. The number of young Americans wanting to enlist is near a record low, a deficit not seen i...
Gene and Susan Billmayer were in Great Falls for doctor appointments on Thursday. Shawn, Tate, and Ty Beck visited Grandma Loretta on Monday and enjoyed caramel rolls. Jane Krass’s girls visited and helped throughout the week. Susan Billmayer visited with Jane Krass and girls on Saturday. Tate and Ty Beck stopped to see Grandma Loretta on Saturday afternoon. Hilary and Hannah Richman were out Saturday to visit Jane Krass. Linda Hauge and Diana Maloney visited as well. Cindy Reed and friend Alan of Billings visited Jane Krass on Sunday. F...
A few Changes are coming to the printing of the Blaine County Journal and these changes will result in having to move up our deadline for inclusion in the following weeks edition from 5:00 pm on Friday to 5:00 pm on Thursday. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause but top priority is to be able to efficiently deliver our paper to our loyal readers in a reliable and timely matter. Since June of 2017 the Blaine County Journal has been utilizing the services of the Havre Daily News to get our paper printed. A solid working relationship...
Health care is a big issue nationwide and a very real concern for the majority of people. The further one gets away from the big city the harder it becomes to obtain quality reliable and affordable healthcare. When it comes to an aging population in the very rural settings of the Hi-line in Montana those opportunities dwindle down to practically nothing. On Thursday, April 13 at the Blaine County Library, Kristy Naler and Marcy Kleinjan with Glacier Nurse+Direct will provide a Town Hall Q & A...
Along with the budding of plants, April events are beginning to percolate as well. Anyone interested in the arts will likely find the recent proposals by Montana Actors’ Theater (MAT) appealing. MAT has ideas for both adults and youth to get involved this spring—either with auditions for William Shakespeare’s production Twelfth Night or with a workshop for youth interested in script writing, directing, or acting skills. On both April 12 and 13 at 7:00 p.m., auditions will take place at the MSUN-MAT Theatre. These auditions will be seeki...
Getting packages delivered in a timely fashion, especially during the holidays has become a bit of a confrontational point recently between the consumer and the Post Office. During the Christmas season employees at the local post office can spend hours trying to find where packages are supposed to be delivered to as a result of improper labeling. The root of the problem essentially begins with the larger chain stores such as Amazon and Kohls and the way they require members to fill out their shi...
The weather outside may finally start to be cooperating and looking a bit more like spring but regardless of what it may be each day gets us all a bit closer to enjoying some great fun outdoors. The Chinook Golf and Country Club is already in the planning stages for what looks to be another fantastic season on the links. The Chinook Golf and Country Club has set the date for its Annual Meeting and invites all Club members to attend. The meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, April 18 at the...
Harlem Library This week the library will have special hours because the staff are attending training. April 12 and 13 the library will be open from 4 – 6 P.M. and the library will be closed April 14. The Book Challenge for April is to read a biography. The Book Club will meet April 17, 4 P.M. when we complete the discussion of “Inheriting Edith” by Zoe Fishman. Blaine County Library Tuesday Story Time at 10:30 and Hangout for grades 5 & 6 at 3:30. Thursday LEGO Club at 3:30. No Early Out Movie Friday April 7th. American Lutheran Church Chino...
Morgan, Jessica, Eva, Emma and Max Klindworth were out to Duane and Carol Klindworth’s for Easter. Matt Annie, Isaac, Hannah, Elliot, and Emmett were guests on Easter as well. Rhonda Mohar and Jack Thompson and Dusty and Misty Mohar and boys were guests at Terry and Brenda Mohar’s on Easter. Sharon Goodrich visited Jane Krass on Monday and brought delicious banana bread and bars. The Big Flat 4-H club hosted an Easter Egg Hunt Saturday morning at the Christian Church yard for the community preschool and elementary children. Refreshments wer...
President Sean Chandler welcomes Mr. Ron Bruschi as the new Station Manager for KGVA 88.1 FM Radio Station that is located on the Aaniiih Nakoda College campus. Ron Bruschi's voice is well-known along the northern tier of Montana from innovative ads to exciting play-by-play high school and college basketball games. Ron brings twenty-seven years radio station expertise and talent to KGVA in media broadcasting, as a sports director, in sales and promotions, and with managerial skills. "We are exci...
The Blaine County Local Advisory Council for Mental Health held a Family Carnival night this past Friday at the Blaine County Fairgrounds Commercial Building in Chinook. The event was extremely well attended and organizers were thrilled with how everything turned out. The evening began with a fantastic spaghetti dinner that was masterfully prepared by a large group of volunteers. The Chinook High School National Honor Society as well as students from the JUMP Youth Group and other students were...
Blaine County Fairgrounds Commercial Building, Chinook, MT, Friday, April 21st @ Noon. Blaine County Museum hosts Humanities Montana’s “The Power of Place - Community Vitality and Montana’s Rural Museums” with Sabre Moore on Friday, April 21st, 2023. The program is at the Blaine County Fairgrounds Commercial Building at noon. The presentation is free and open to the public. Funding for Montana Conversations is provided by Humanities Montana through grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Montana’s Cultural Trust, and private d...
The Chinook School Board revisited the School Bus Contract at its most recent meeting on Monday, March 20, 2023. According to unofficial minutes the following discussions took place. The discussion regarding the bus contract began with Chairman Billmayer stating, “We are reconsidering this after John Elliot was not made aware that we had a board meeting in February. We are willing to listen to any offers that Mr. Elliot might have now.” Elliot was present and stated that the offer he has is at $4.26 a mile. “His Fixed cost keeps incre...
Three Turner Public School (TPS) students were honored in an impromptu ceremony during the lunch hour on Wednesday, March 29. Brenda Maloney, Vice President of the American Legion Auxiliary (ALA), Unit 109 of Turner, presented Holly Grabofsky, Caleb Zellmer, and Charlie Calvert with First Place certificates and cash prizes in the 2023 Americanism Essay Contest. Every year, the ALA sponsors an Americanism Essay Contest for students in grades 3-12, including students with special needs. Grade...
The Chinook Eagles and the Pastime Lounge came together this past Saturday to host the Montana State 8-Ball Pool Tournament. The tournament featured a double elimination format. In all, 108 shooters converged on the small town of Chinook to form 12 men's and four women's teams. Each team consisted of six members and represented communities from Billings, Kalispell, Missoula, Lewistown, Chinook and Havre. Players came from all over the state to make up those teams with shooters from Harlem, Malta...
Loretta Beck attended the Elementary basketball games on Monday and Friday in Turner. On Saturday, she rode to Gildford with Crystal and Holly Grabofsky for the games there. They also visited Darwin and Betty Zellmer on their way home. This ends the Turner Elementary games this year. Track is next and they have started practice a couple weeks ago. Graveside funeral services were held for Gail Doyle on Thursday at the Turner Cemetery. Quite a few attended the service. Sympathy is extended to her family. Jane Krass’ girls have been over to h...
8 Chinook High School graduate, Olivia Finley has been doing a fantastic job as an intern at the Blaine County Museum, and Museum Director, Samantha French couldn't be happier to have had her services available, "Olivia started as a cataloging intern last July. The museum was a recipient of a $10,000 grant courtesy of the Foundation for Montana History. The grant was written for the purpose of hiring a cataloging intern at Blaine County Museum to assist with an inventory of the museum's docum...
WASHINGTON, April 3, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced loan interest rates for April 2023, which are effective April 3, 2023. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) loans provide important access to capital to help agricultural producers start or expand their farming operation, purchase equipment and storage structures or meet cash flow needs. Operating, Ownership and Emergency Loans FSA offers farm ownership and operating loans with favorable interest rates and terms to help eligible agricultural producers, whether mul...
HELENA – Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is accepting applications from landowners who are interested in participating in the 2023 Block Management Program. Block Management is a cooperative effort between landowners and FWP to help manage wildlife and public hunting activities on enrolled lands. Through the Block Management program, landowners and FWP enter into voluntary agreements that determine how hunting will be conducted on the landowner’s property. Items such as permission requirements, times when permission will be granted, hunting oppo...
HELENA – Each spring, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks receives calls from people who have picked up deer fawns or other wildlife. It’s important to remember that FWP does not accept, hold or rehabilitate moose, deer, elk and most other animals. Often times, people think they are rescuing an orphaned animal. However, it’s important to understand that wildlife care for their young much differently than humans. They have strategies to provide the highest chance of survival for their young. One strategy that some species, particularly those species...
