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Since last November when the decision to hold the Montana Seed Show was made official, Seed Show Superintendent Paul Rasmussen has been busy gearing up for the occasion. The 72nd Annual Montana Seed Show is slated to take place at Harlem High School on March 10-12, 2022. The Seed Show information and advertising book went to the printer, Moore’s Printing in Malta, last week and is due back by the month’s end. Deadline to enter hay, forage, or silage is also February 28 for any producer who desires an analysis report. According to Extension Age...
Do you want your farm or ranch business to remain intact for the next generation? Most do. Do you want the family to get along and come home for gatherings? Most do. What most farms don’t do, according to farm family coach Elaine Froese, is break down assumptions, have robust respectful family meetings, and discover the expectations of ALL family members for the succession or transition of the farm. Froese is an expert in quickly mapping out the family dynamic and identifying the key challenges that need to be unpacked. Froese is a certified pr...
All of the violent winds we've experienced on the Hi-Line have a way of conjuring images of Dorothy's house in Kansas and the tornado scene in the 1939 movie based on the Frank Baum classic, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. While none of us has the ability to control the weather, we can respond with roofing that won't expose our homes to the elements. That kind of roofing is available from Peter Northcott of Hi-Line Construction. Northcott came to the Hi-Line area from Canada in 1988 and humbly...
Last week, Mary-Kate French, put out a call to all artists. That announcement followed the Montana Seed Show Committee’s decision to hold another annual Art Show in conjunction with the Montana Seed Show. Both events will take place at Harlem High School on March 10-12, 2022. French, who teaches art at Harlem High School, will be serving as the Art Show Superintendent for the Seed Show. In her announcement, she stated: “We cordially invite professional, amateur, and student artists to come and present their work at our event. The Art Show wil...
The Hi-Line Tavern Association’s Annual Charity Dinner “A Splendid Get Together” is scheduled for Monday, February 21, at the Duck Inn in Havre. Dinner tickets are on sale now and can be obtained from any Association member. The organization is also looking for donations for their live and silent auction tables. According to one Association member, Will DeVries, who owns the Oxford Bar in Havre, the dinner is the Hi-Line Tavern Association’s (HLTA) biggest fundraiser of the year. “We’re not a bunch of grumpy bar owners who cater to knucklehead...
Only those Harlem Elementary School students that remain Respectful, Organized, Always safe, and Responsible (ROAR) can earn a coveted place on the Rockin' ROAR Roster. During the first week of February, seven students joined the list with top honors for their behavior. Kyren Gone (Kindergarten), Titan Martinez (1st grade), Aundre Doney (2nd grade), Emily Hockhalter (3rd grade), Alex Drago (4th grade), Dominic Delora (5th grade), and Jeremiah Brockie (6th grade) won honored places on the ROAR...
For the week ending January 21, officials at Harlem Elementary School have chosen seven new names to add to the Rockin' ROAR Roster. This week's selections are Aviah Gray (kindergarten), Sarah Pursley (grade 1), C'Lya Adams (grade 2), Kinley Pruett (grade 3), Korbyn The Boy Lindemulder (grade 4), Aubrie Saddler (grade 5), and Mila Wing (grade 6). About this group, a spokesperson for the school, Janice Gilham stated: "Because these young people have continued to be Respectful, Organized, Always...
Only those Harlem Elementary School students that remain Respectful, Organized, Always safe, and Responsible (ROAR) can earn a coveted place on the Rockin' ROAR Roster. During the first week of February, seven students joined the list with top honors for their behavior. Kyren Gone (Kindergarten), Titan Martinez (1st grade), Aundre Doney (2nd grade), Emily Hockhalter (3rd grade), Alex Drago (4th grade), Dominic Delora (5th grade), and Jeremiah Brockie (6th grade) won honored places on the ROAR...
Blaine County 4-H has been busy with activities all month. Anyone willing to ask for input from the two MSU-Blaine County Extension Agents would hear that 4-H is always busy. With Livestock Judging and Teen Leader Academies behind them, a Tack Workshop is scheduled for February 20 and a Record Book Workshop is set for February 25. Other events on the horizon include constructing display boxes for the Seed Show and performing some fundraising to refurbish the Livestock Show Ring at the Blaine...
Chinook resident Anjanett Hawk has long had a passion for the arts. Theatre and photography as well as commercial and voiceover work. Add that to her love of the outdoors and her current employment as a Custom Combine Cutter and as a Fencing Specialist, well you have the makings of some pretty unique photo opportunities. This coming Sunday and Monday Anjanett will be displaying many of her pieces in an intimate Gallery setting in the old Pizza Pro building on main street in Chinook across from N...
On Wednesday afternoon, February 2, the Blaine County Commissioners held a public hearing during which they considered a proposal by the Friends of the Pool and Park Foundation (FPPF) to Order a Referendum to allow the voters to determine whether or not to create a Recreation District. Chinook Precincts 10, 11 and 13 would make up the Recreation District. A vote on that proposal was tabled after Commissioners determined that the language of the resolution was ambiguous. “We need to table a vote on this resolution until the questions raised h...
On February 3, the Montana Campus Compact announced the names of fourteen student volunteers. Among that group is Aaniiih Nakoda College (ANC) student, Xavier Hawley. Hawley was honored in a campus ceremony on Thursday for his civic contributions. He received a certificate signed by Governor Greg Gianforte and ANC President Sean Chandler. Housed on the campus of the University of Montana in Missoula, the Montana Campus Compact (MTCC), in partnership with their affiliate campuses and the...
Former Lead Pastor at Chinook Assembly and currently the Lead Pastor at Central Assembly of God Church in Great Falls, Joshua Seymour is proud to announce the release and availability of his book. Although Mountains and Valleys: The Story of Elijah releases officially on Friday, March 18, on all book platforms in both paperback and Ebook, Amazon is currently conducting a presale. For anyone who wishes to preorder, Seymour encourages immediate action. Through Amazon's algorithm, preordering...
The McNeese State University Honor Roll for the 2021 fall semester has been announced. The honor roll lists undergraduate students earning at least a 3.0 or B average while carrying 12 or more semester hours. Out-of-State students on Honor Roll are as follows: MONTANA Chinook: Shayna Rae Miller CONGRATULATIONS! MSU BILLINGS NEWS— The following Montana State University Billings undergraduate students have been named to the Dean’s List for their academic honors for the fall 2021 semester. In recognition of scholastic achievement, MSUB makes pub...
Anders Blewett For the 16th 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. Both boys and girls wrestlers are eligible to apply for the scholarship. The award...
Pretty Blue Eyes Press is pleased to announce the release of otherwise untold. The poetry collection is the work of Harlem High School sophomore Tova Anderson. Press Manager Matthew Hodgson expressed pride in his student's work and expects her books to arrive this week. The books, which were expected in mid-January, took some time to reach their destination due to "omicron delays" and then a blizzard on the East Coast, according to the postal service. About her poetry collection of roughly sixty...
Liam Edwards, a senior at Chinook High School, and his mother Tammy Edwards tried something new this year. He switched from drama to speech competition and she was a first-time Speech and Drama Coach. At the State B/C Speech and Drama Tournament held in Worden, Montana, at Huntley Project School on January 28-29, Edwards made it to the final round of competition and finished seventh in the state. He was bested by his former classmate and the grandson of Perry and Pauly Miller, Zachary Miller of...
Saying the word family can conjure different images and emotions. For some people, family means sharing bloodlines and ancestors and may bring to mind a household comprised of parents and children who work as a unit, sharing chores, meals, values, and rituals. Sometimes these units join with extended family members to celebrate and share time. However, that is more of a dictionary definition. After all, family reaches beyond biology, last names, and obligations. Others might define family as...
At the State B/C Speech and Drama Tournament held on January 28-29 at Huntley Project School in Worden, Montana, the Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbird thespians won their first-ever State Speech and Drama trophy. Helping their team to earn Third Place in Class C Drama, Haley Cichosz and Jayla Haakanson captured second in Dramatic Theater. In addition to sophomores Cichosz and Haakanson, the Thunderbird team is comprised of Riley Werk, senior; Donovan Chandler, sophomore; and Alexia Walls, freshman. As...
The Chinook Rod and Gun Club will be hosting their Third Annual Ice Fishing Derby at Dry Fork Reservoir this Saturday, February 5, northeast of Chinook. After fishing all day, anglers might choose to attend the Taco Soup Feed that follows at the Eagles Club in Chinook or to head to the Commercial Building at the Blaine County Fairgrounds where the Blaine County Fair Foundation will be holding its Third Annual Brewfest beginning at 4:00 p.m. Pre-registration for the fishing derby will take place...
The fifth and sixth grade spelling bee was held at Harlem Elementary School on Friday, January 21. The school's four winners: Cassius Clark, Lashaia Snow, Mila Wing, and Chloe Green will advance to the Blaine County Spelling Bee. The county competition is scheduled for February 9 at 10:00 a.m. in the Lloyd Sweet Auditorium at Chinook High School. Although competition in Harlem was reported as "tough," the best spellers battled until the final four emerged victorious. Cassius Clark secured...
A total of 5,263 undergraduates have been named to the university's two honor rolls for the 2021 fall semester. Students must complete a minimum of 12 credit hours to be on either the President's List (4.0 GPA) or Dean's List (3.5 GPA or higher). Chinook: Nicole McCracken*, Megan Molyneaux, Allyssa Schoen, Sierra Swank* Harlem: Makayla Renfro Turner: Tracer Heilig Congratulations, Blaine County Students!...
Upon graduation from high school in 2001, Jason Metcalf went on to attend various community colleges in Washington. As he was trying to determine a career path, he floated between Edmonds, Cascadia, and Bellevue Community Colleges. Through a dual credit program with Cascadia Community College, Metcalf even attended the University of Washington for a time. Although he never did finish a degree program, he did complete his automotive training through the Chrysler Academy (CA). After several name...
In 1998, WomensNet founded the Amber Grant. One of the very first online organizations to give women-owned business grants, WomensNet awards “Business Specific” Grants based on each month’s category. January’s Business Specific Grant is Skilled Trades; February’s is Health & Fitness. The application cutoff for the next $10,000 Amber Grant is January 31, 2022. Skilled trades can include one of several subcategories such as Auto Mechanics, Carpentry, Remodeling, Welding & Fabrication, Heating & Cooling, Trucking & Transportation, Plumbing,...
The Hi-Line Curling Club invites other curling clubs and sports enthusiasts to join them for Montana's longest running bonspiel scheduled for March 18-20. The 12th Annual Hammers and Hacks Bonspiel will be held at the Havre Ice Dome. Registration deadline is March 1. The Hammers and Hacks tournament guarantees that each team will play a minimum of three games. The more a team wins-or loses-the more that team will play. Day one of competition begins when the first stone drops at 6:00 on Friday...
