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anguage Instructor at Aaniiih Nakoda College and a member of the A'aninin, or Gros Ventre Tribe, at Fort Belknap Indian Reservation, was the guest speaker at Turner Public School on Wednesday, September 18. Brockie shared information about Native American cultural traditions with students, specifically those elements related to the powwow. Turner students have been invited to the Hays/Lodgepole Powwow on September 26, as part of their commemoration of American Indian Heritage Day. The Fort Belkn...
The family of Tristan Billmayer is pleased to announce the winner of the 2024 Mental Health Field Scholarship in the amount of $500. Brynlee Bakken, a 2024 graduate of Fairfield High School is the daughter of Kelli Bakken. Brynlee is a Freshman at Montana State University pursuing a degree in Psychology. As a result of having had a strong support system growing up, Brynlee became inspired to give back to other adolescents by becoming a Child Psychologist. She would like to thank her family for...
In a memo dated September 9, Cande Recke, Constitution Week Chair with the Black Eagle-Assinniboine Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Great Falls, shared information about Constitution Week with local school personnel. This information invites students, staff, and families to join in celebrating the 68th Anniversary of Constitution Week, September 17-23, 2024. The tradition of celebrating the U.S. Constitution began in 1955 when the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) petitioned Congress to annually set aside...
TURNER – International Cultural Exchange Services (ICES) welcomes Brenda Maloney as a new Local Coordinator. “I have lived in northern Montana most of my life. In high school, my parents hosted three exchange students in total. The experience and relationships we made compelled me also to host. We hosted a boy from Taiwan a few years ago and are currently hosting a boy from Spain. I have two children, ages 21 and 17. We own a farm and ranch and enjoy being outdoors. We love to attend basketball games, community events, camping, and travel whene...
BOZEMAN — Youth across Montana who would like to enroll in Montana 4-H are invited to do so during October. Montana 4-H is the youth development program of Montana State University Extension. It offers a range of choices and opportunities for youth to learn and grow, such as learning how to bake, knit and raise an animal, or learning about beekeeping, photography and robotics. In all, Montana 4-H offers more than 200 different projects and experiences that engage youth in learning. Montana 4-H is the largest out-of-school youth development p...
[Billings, MT]—Western Native Voice (WNV) is proud to announce the launch of its Snag Dat Vote Tour, which will kick off on September 16th on the Blackfeet Reservation. This tour aims to energize Native American communities across Montana and encourage voter registration and participation in the upcoming November 5th presidential election. The *Snag Dat Vote* Tour will feature a two-day event at each stop, combining community engagement, voter education and outreach, and entertainment to build Native power at the polls. Day 1: Community G...
BOZEMAN — The Montana 4-H Foundation recently announced that it has awarded nearly $40,000 in scholarships to 45 graduating 4-H members and alumni. The recipients, from 28 Montana counties and tribal areas, can use the scholarships for post-secondary education during the 2024-2025 academic year. Scholarship recipients were recognized July 11 at the 2024 Montana 4-H Congress held on the Montana State University campus in Bozeman. Jane Wolery, executive director of the Montana 4-H Foundation, said the foundation and its donors are looking f...
September is Bear Aware Month in Montana HAVRE– Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks encourages folks to be bear aware, even in eastern and central Montana. September is Bear Aware Month in Montana. Many folks are heading into the field for fall hunting, and bears are often very active this time of year as they are looking for high calorie food sources before hibernation. Although bear encounters are rare in most of eastern and central Montana, there are known black bears present in the Little Rockies and Bear Paw Mountains, and grizzly bears have b...
USDA Newsletter This is likely no surprise to you, but drought persists across the western U.S. and is intensifying in some areas. No geographic area is immune to the potential of drought at any given time. The U.S. Drought Monitor provides a weekly drought assessment, and it plays an important role in USDA programs that help farmers and ranchers recover from drought. Fact #1 Numerous agencies use the Drought Monitor to inform drought-related decisions. The map identifies areas of drought and labels them by intensity on a weekly basis. It categ...
LEWISTOWN – The Missouri Breaks region of central Montana is a favorite area for deer hunters, but this year hunters will need to carefully check the regulations, since opportunities to hunt mule deer have dramatically changed due to low population levels, and mule deer hunting is extremely limited or non-existent over many Missouri Breaks hunting districts. After several years of severe droughts, mule deer populations in this area of Montana have suffered steep declines. In response to the low numbers, biologists have significantly changed t...
Promising “loads of fun. . . and work,” Montana Actors’ Theatre (MAT) invites any interested people to help them finish organizing their props and costume closet this Saturday, September 14. For any donated time and effort, MAT will reward volunteers with food and drinks. Although MAT personnel report that their first organizing weekend was a great success, the work is incomplete. “We need help finishing our organizing at Havre Home and Hardware before our season gets underway. This is a big job, so the more hands we have, the better! We will...
Chinook Blood Drive According to the American Red Cross nearly 20,000 people receive assistance from the Red Cross every day. “We don’t know who will need our help today, or where we will need to go tomorrow. Your gift to “Where It’s Needed Most” gives us the flexibility to respond whenever and wherever we’re needed.” Blood donation is critical for traumas or emergancies, but it is also needed to support patients undergoing gene therapy. Septmember is Sickle Cell Awareness month and the Red Cross is asking for your help. As many as 50 units o...
Some weeks ago I found an abandoned copy of An Ornery Bunch on the "giveaway bench" where we live at the Grande Villa in Chinook. An Ornery Bunch is a book of anecdotes and tales collected by the Montana Writers' Project between 1935 and 1942. The Writers' Project was part of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) program that kept writers and other artists employed during the Great Depression (1929-1941). With the outbreak of World War II, publishing the collected stories was set aside for...
Helena, Mont., September 6, 2024 – The Montana Community Foundation (MCF) is pleased to announce the Blaine County Community Foundation Fund is currently accepting grant applications. The fund is designed to benefit the communities and residents of Blaine County. This opportunity is made possible through the vision of Warren Ross, who established the Blaine County Community Foundation Fund at MCF in 1997 to support the local community for generations to come. Additional funding for this grant cycle comes from the Ross 87 Ranch Endowment F...
School Administration is a tough job, but two new people are taking on that challenge in the Harlem Public School system. Recent vacancies have been filled by Jon McGee and LaCrissa St. Pierre. Both are Montana natives with McGee growing up in Butte, Montana. St. Pierre grew up in Havre before moving to Great Falls where she graduated from CMR. St. Peirre is the new elementary principal and McGee has taken on the duties of superintendent in Harlem. McGee is married to his wife Kim and they have four adult children and eight grandchildren. He...
Francis Bardanouve's service in the Montana Legislature is frequently described as historic. With the advent of term limits, his 36 years of service in the Montana House of Representatives will never be matched. He served during part or all of the service of eight Montana Governors, the sixth of whom had been his best man when Francis and Venus married. His legislative service straddled the adoption of the "new" Montana Constitution in 1972. His leadership of the House Appropriations Committee,...
Harlem residents and the surrounding area will soon be able to enjoy Albertson's famous 8 piece chicken sometime in September according to Albertsons communication director, Nicole Criner. "A chicken fryer is being added to the store," said Criner. A small deli area is being added on near the front of the store where the chicken will be prepared. "There will also be a self serve hot case where 8 piece packaged chicken will be available for patrons to grab and go," said Criner. "Hopefully it...
Fourth grade students show off the boats they made from cardboard and duct tape for the annual boat races at the Chinook swimming pool Thursday. Students from grades 4-6 participated. Rules were they could only use cardboard and two rolls of duct tape for the construction. The 5th grade class was declared the winner....
BOZEMAN, Mont., Aug. 26, 2024 – The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has been working closely with the Bureau of Reclamation, Milk River Joint Board of Control, the Blackfeet Nation, The Fort Belknap Indian Community, the state of Montana, conservation districts, and many other stakeholders since the June failure of the St. Mary Canal Siphon. NRCS is assessing the needs of farmers and ranchers directly impacted by the loss of water into the St. Mary Canal and associated irrigation districts of the Milk River system. ...
Salvadore (Sal) and Kyra Chang arrived in Chinook last week. After an orientation in Mexico the couple made their way to start 10-months of service as Young Adult Volunteers (YAVs) in Chinook. This is the 13th year of the YAV program in Chinook. They are the first married couple to be a part of the local program. Sal and Kyra were married last December. The YAV program was started by the national Presbyterian Church (PCUSA) more than 20 years ago. Locally the program is supported by four...
By Bob Feist BCJ News The Chinook Skatepark is expecting a date in September for groundbreaking, and project manager Jay Eslick is excited and nervous. "Evergreen Skateparks and Jeff Ament contacted me awhile ago, and said we are ready to go, but I said we don't have the money raised yet. They said don't worry about it, but I'm worried," said Eslick. Ament is a bassist for the rock group Pearl Jam and a Big Sandy native. He has helped fund many skateparks in Montana. The skatepark was...
The Friends of the Pool and Park Foundation are excited to announce the third annual Drool in the Pool event to be held at the Chinook Swimming Pool and Park on Saturday, September 7th, 2024. This fun-filled event allows your dogs to swim in the Pool from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Even if you do not have a dog, we encourage you to come join in the fun! We have some fun new pet-related events to showcase! We are partnering with PAWS, the Chinook Lion's Club and Brickents to help raise money for 3 separate causes: The Chinook Pool, Chinook Lion's...
Marking the 30th anniversary of his final year in the Montana House of Representatives, the Blaine County Museum will host an event in Harlem, Montana honoring the late Representative Francis Bardanouve on September 25, 7 P.M. at the Harlem Lutheran Church. This will be this season's "Speakers Series" lead-off event sponsored by the Museum and will feature remembrances of Francis' life, contributions to community and neighbors, as well as his consequential 36 years of service in the Montana...
