Sugarbeet Festival returns to Chinook

The 12th annual Sugarbeet Festival in Chinook will take place Friday and Saturday and will include new events such as the train derby, and storytime and crafts.

The festival begins Friday morning at 7, with health screenings at the Blaine County meeting room and ends Saturday evening at 8:30 with a horseshoe tournament.

A lot will be packed within those times.

Vendors, who will be coming from all over the state, will be set up and ready to go at 1 p.m. Friday

The train derby building workshop starts at 4 p.m. Friday. Festival coordinator Hayley Yost said the train pieces will already b...