by Bridget Reed, Reporter Welcome to the Big Flat Bulletin! I, Bridget Reed, am a senior at Turner High with aspirations of studying Journalism in my secondary education, and I’m excited to share with you an opportunity I’ve been given to work with Tricia Kimmel to bring a free online news publication to the Big Flat. This collaboration will provide…
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Revitalizing a historic building and a community. Follow us… Thank you for reading this first installment of our newsletter! We invite you to follow along with us as we move forward on a project that is near and dear to our hearts. First, some background.Most of our followers know of our passion for giving back to our home community and…
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If you know us at all, you know how committed we are to our local communities and our beautiful home state of Montana. We are all about small towns, small businesses and agriculture. Follow along to see what is up next for Kimmel Kreations.
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By Tricia Kimmel The Milk River Gospel Jamboree is hosting its mini gospel jamboree on January 11th at the Malta High School Auditorium as a fundraiser for their main summer jamboree held in June. The Milk River Gospel Jamboree is a non-profit organization created to bring gospel music to northcentral Montana in 2001. Turner’s own Wet Weather Band has been…
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By Tricia Kimmel Although progress on the Little Jewell Country Club is, as most projects of this nature tend to be, slower than hoped, there is still progress being made. Winter weather, of course, has delayed things, but to date a crawl-space foundation has been constructed in preparation for the next step–moving the dance hall into place. Once the building is…
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By Tricia Kimmel Kimmel Ag Partners, as one of its intended future uses of the Little Jewell Country Club, is developing plans for a regular community theatre group. The first screenplay has been selected, and the casting process will begin in the coming weeks. (Hint: it will be a remake of a previous play held a “few” decades ago – back…
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By Tricia Kimmel The Turner Sunday School, led by members of the Turner Lutheran Church, has 2026 Community Calendars available for purchase. These calendars list the birthdays and anniversaries of local community members, so you no one can miss important milestones. Calendars are available for $15 each and can be purchased by contacting Chateau Van Voast, Lindsey Obrecht or Alyssa Cornell. All funds…
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By Tricia Kimmel The Turner-Hogeland Lions Club once again invites one and all to attend the annual New Year’s Eve celebration at the Turner Old Gym. The free-will donation evening begins with a pulled pork supper at 6:00pm with potluck sides and desserts. Lions Club members spend countless hours preparing for this annual family-friendly event and encourage one and all to…
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By Bridget Reed, Reporter This year, in 2025, the Turner-Hogeland chapter of the Lions Clubs International celebrated 40 years of service to community. In April of 1931 the Turner Lions Club was founded, however, 54 years later in June of 1985, Turner and Hogeland collaborated to establish the Turner-Hogeland Lions Club. They commemorated this 40-year achievement in the fall with…
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By Bridget Reed, Reporter On October 14, the Storm Chasers Booster Club held a meeting to discuss and outline plans for the future of Turner School. The Booster Club is responsible for sponsoring many of the projects and resources for the community and students, thanks to sponsors and fundraisers. Businesses and families can be official sponsors of the club by…
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By Bridget Reed, Reporter On Sunday evening, November 16, from 5:30 to 7:00, the Montana Farmers Union provided the Far Out and Waiting presentation for approximately 50 members of the Big Flat community, teaching lessons on emergency medical training. According to the Montana Farmers Union website, “On average, rural communities have a 30+ minute wait for EMS to arrive.” Since…