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Nov. 23, 2023, the Havre Kiwanis Club will have served 100 years in the community of Havre. Kiwanis is an international organization serving all communities of the world. The club's main goal is to provide community service and the motto is "Serving The Children Of The World." Over the years, the establishment and development of Camp Kiwanis in the park that became Beaver Creek Park in the Bear Paw Mountains stands out as one of the best projects. The campground itself has cha...
The Great Northern Fair Board met Tuesday evening in the fairgrounds Community Center to discuss the progress and improvements of projects at the fairgrounds. In preparation for the winter months, an appointment has been made for the water lines to be blown out. Most of the rest of fairgrounds has already been prepped and winterized. Allotted money has been set aside for the repair of the Horse Barn doors and the Bigger Better Barn doors. Brand new roofs have been installed amongst countless buildings around the fairgrounds,...
Havre City Council discussed matters regarding Fresno Dam and St. Mary's Diversion and Water Conveyance projects during its monthly meeting Monday in Havre City Hall, and to review other items on the agenda. Following roll call and the Pledge of Allegiance, Resolution No. 3895 to Adopt a Custodial Fund for the Historic Preservation Commission was approved. Noah Schagunn and Aubree Erickson were recommended and approved as probationary police officers for the Havre Police...
A renowned performer will be in Havre this week, as the Hi-Line Arts Council sponsors Jack Gladstone's performance in Montana State University-Northern's Little Theater. Gladstone said he will be providing his own music for the public to enjoy. "I am pleased and eager to perform for Havre schools as well as for a public presentation. My set list will contain original compositions and narratives grounded in over 40 years of inquiry, recording and performances across North...
Starting Friday, Montana Actors' Theatre will be performing its production of Ken Ludwig's "Lend Me A Tenor," directed by Grant Olson. The classic play was first produced in the 1980s and has been performed several times on Broadway. "Lend Me A Tenor" is about a general manager named Saunders who manages the Cleveland Grand Opera Company, and welcomes world-famous singer Tito Merelli, known as Il Stupendo, the greatest tenor of his generation, to appear for one night only as...
The City Council members approved Sept. 6 minutes, as well as swore in new council member Wade Bitz. Bitz takes the place of former council member Joshua Miller, who died unexpectedly of natural causes May 14 at age 32, to finish out his term this year. Bitz also was one of five people who won the upcoming City Council elections by acclamation. The council approved canceling the election, with the candidates winning by acclamation because they are running unopposed. Bitz won t...
Lincoln-McKinley Primary School students helped decorate Pepin Park's bathrooms this month with local artist Madison Ruff, and the students gathered at Pepin Park to admire the finished product and enjoyed a well-deserved ice cream treat Monday afternoon. Sponsors for the ice cream event were Stockman Bank, Gary & Leo's Fresh Foods, McLean's Grocery Store and Hill County Printing. Stockman Bank provided the money supplied to run the event. Gary & Leo's donated bowls, spoons,...
Havre Festival Days again brought a weekend of fun and events, filling the town with activities from Friday through Sunday. This year's theme focused on the anniversary of Havre's incorporation as a town in 1893, Celebrating 130 Years of Community. The festival again brought long-standing favorites, like the parade that has been held every year Festival Days has happened since it started in 1980, and the Kiwanis Pancake Feed, which actually started three decades earlier, as...
One of the bigger events of Montana Actors' Theatre season is coming up next week - its annual Death By Chocolate seasonal fundraiser and gala. Andi Daniel will be directing this year's Death By Chocolate production. The theme for the production will be "Thank You Very Much Ship." The scenario was created and written by Morgaine Evans-Lomayesva. MAT Executive Director Jay Pyette said he wants the public to know to expect something new with this year's play. "Every year we try...
The H. Clack Museum Board members met Monday evening to discuss new and unfinished business for the museum. The board also welcomed new member Dave Martens to the board, and a vote to change the number of board members from seven to nine was approved. As of Labor Day, the Buffalo Jump is closed to the public for the upcoming winter season. They still have appointments for some schools to view the Jump before they close the site down for the winter. The Wahkpa Chu'gn sign has...
Editor's note: This version corrects that the Air Fare breakfast is free with free-will donations accepted. A tradition more than eight decades long continues next week, with the North Central Hangar of the Montana Pilot's Association hosting the Air Fair Saturday, Sept. 9, at the Havre City-County Airport. "One of our goals here is to bring awareness to the public that we actually do have an airport, and it's a fairly busy airport, when you look at a community this size,"...
Sondra Eacker just moved to Havre and opened a family photography business. Eacker and her husband, Anthony, as well as their two children, Aubrey, 8, and Tanner, 6, sold their home in Kalispell and bought a home in Havre this summer. "We absolutely love it here. We are thrilled to become members of the community... we were looking for a smaller slower pace for our family and Havre is perfect," Eacker said, "My husband is a born-and-raised Montana boy who served his country...
Casandra Lamas won first place in the Montana Meth Project Paint the State contest for her mural, "Spread Your Wings and Fly," on Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation. All of the grand prize winners receive $10,000. Roundup High School student Julianne Landgren won the teen category, and a Valier Middle School entry won the People's Choice. Lamas said she has wanted to enter the contest for years, and is glad it created an adult category this year. She said the contest has some...
This region recently saw a massive growth in the number of toads in the area, leading to people reporting seeing them where they had not seen them before and seeing mass migrations of the amphibians in the region across U.S. Highway 2 in the early morning hours, at locations like near Gildford and the turnoff to Fresno Reservoir. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks provided information about the toads generally in the area, the Woodhouse's and Great Plains toads. The two kinds...
Havre High School band teacher Cullen Hinkle has been working with high school students, in grades 9-12, to get ready for the start of the school year. Hinkle directed the marching band camp that began July 31 and ran every weekday until Aug. 10 to help begin fine-tuning the students. Hinkle moved to Montana from Louisiana and started as the Havre High band teacher at the beginning of the 2020 school year. One of Hinkle's stories is about the pep band students traveling to...
MAT Youth Production will be performing "The Velveteen Rabbit" for the next two weeks starting tonight. The story of "The Velveteen Rabbit" follows a child who is given a gift of a stuffed rabbit at Christmas time. The story is told from the point of view of the toy. The rabbit is told that if it is loved enough, it will become real. When the child falls ill the toy is to be thrown away, but is given a new life, and a new view of reality. "The Velveteen Rabbit" provides...
The Havre Salvation Army is offering backpacks and various school supplies through their Back-To-School program to children from kindergarten through grade 12 who attend schools in the Havre area. The Salvation Army has partnered with other local companies for the project, such as Gary & Leo’s Fresh Foods and Walmart. Havre Salvation Army Social Services Director Trina Crawford prepares for this program by organizing volunteers and applications to ensure community families get the help they need sending children back to s...
Editor’s note: This version corrects Jaye Dee Han’s relationship with Drake McIntosh and removes incorrect information on project sponsor Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation and adds who helped pay for Han’s mural. Montana Meth Project has a new Paint the State mural on the Hi-Line, with a mural by Jaye Dee Han now set up in Rudyard. The pieces of art are meant to educate and inform on the topic of the dangers of drugs. The Rudyard mural depicts a family who are suffe...
Pepin Park was filled with people Tuesday afternoon to eat food and listen to music in celebration of Independence Day. The celebration began with a flag ceremony by Havre Boy Scouts. The event's meal was prepared by the Havre Lion's Club, and music was performed by Corey Kopp and Brad Taylor, with Steve Neiffer operating the sound equipment. The raffle was held by this year's event organizer Cassie Denny and co-chair Sheri Williams. The celebrations ran from noon to 5 p.m....
The Rudyard Dinosaur Museum and the Rudyard Community Commercial Club are collaborating this year to put on Rudyard’s very first family-friendly Fossil Fun Fest Friday and Saturday. The gathering was prepared with the support of local and surrounding volunteers. The Rudyard Dinosaur and Depot Museum is also known for being one of the stops on the Montana Dinosaur Trail. Rudyard Community Commercial Club Treasurer Adria Mikulecky is one of the volunteers helping run the event. “Hosting these types of fun events always hel...
Hill County Conservation District Administrator Emma Korntheuer is looking for people to participate in a new pollinator program she is preparing. The program is meant to maximize plant survival and sprouting with minimal landowner input. “Our main program is intended for people looking to add native wildflowers to smaller spaces like backyard flower beds, but we had a lot of residents this year looking to fill larger spaces,” Korntheuer said. Next spring, they are distributing free bulk seed to residents interested in add...
Car enthusiasts had a chance for a thrill Tuesday at Havre's Subway, when the drivers of 16 Model T's stopped for lunch during their trip in the 2023 Montana 500. The event takes minimally modified Model T's on a 500-mile race on Montana's roads. Dan Lukowski of Kansas City, Missouri, said he ran his 1926 Model T Roadster, which he calls The Rattle Can, when he first bought it in 2013. He hadn't run it since, but thought he would on the 10th anniversary, for the special...
A mural by a local student now adorns Box Elder High School to warn people about and urge them not to start taking methamphetamine. Box Elder graduating senior Juliet MacDonald created the Paint the State mural for the Montana Meth Project. The mural depicts a message of awareness on the dangers of methamphetamine. The image was designed on MacDonald's iPad using the Pro Create digital app. MacDonald was a featured speaker at the kickoff event for the Paint the State contest...
Havre's Rotary Club continues a famous tradition this weekend, hosting a Father's Day fishing event. The event will be held on Father's Day, Sunday, June 18, with registration from noon to 1 p.m. and fishing to follow, lasting until about 4 p.m. The derby has been held for 64 years. It is the longest-running annual Rotary event in the U.S. However, in 2021 the event was canceled due to COVID-19. Rotarian Brian Lilletvedt talked about a favorite memory of his during a past...
Havre-local Madison Ruff, now based out of Los Angeles in the winter and living here in the summer, continues to bring color to the town. This spring, she has been painting murals at The Oxford Sports Bar and Valley Furniture, and, later in the summer, will paint at Pepin Park. She was commissioned in 2022 to paint a "Havre, Montana" mural on the back of the Elks Lodge, visible from U.S. Highway 2, First Street where it passes through Havre. Hi-Line Arts Council and the...
