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  • Corrective surgery taking Havre 10-year-old to Seattle

    Christy Ulmen|Updated Dec 9, 2024

    Eagle Doney and Tracy Day Child have to take their son, Lawrence, to Seattle, but not for a pleasure trip. Lawrences suffers from fibrous dysplasia, which is causing growths in his face, which will likely lead to affect his his vision and could impact the protections of his eyes, as well as causing a growth in his face. Lawrence, A 10-year-old fifth-grader, said the biggest impact for him right now is, "Kids are bullying me." Doney said something needs to be done before it...

  • Salvation Army rings in holidays with Red Kettle Campaign

    Christy Ulmen|Updated Nov 21, 2024

    The Salvation Army welcomed another holiday season last Friday with the kickoff of the annual Red Kettle Campaign. The Salvation Army Havre Service Center Director Trina Crawford said they are "in need of bellringers". "I highly encourage the community to support our local Salvation Army. They do so much charitable work... and it's so crucial they have the support from the community," Hill County Commissioner Sheri Williams said, "Hopefully we will get record amounts during th...

  • MAT brings Rocky Horror Picture Show to Havre

    Christy Ulmen|Updated Oct 31, 2024

    Montana Actor’s Theatre is showing, and bringing to life, for the Halloween season a classic sci-fi horror show . In the cult classic “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” the main characters, Brad and Janet, are stuck with a flat tire during a storm. The couple discover the eerie mansion of Dr. Frank-N-Furter, a transvestite scientist. Brad and Janet meet a houseful of wild characters, including a biker and a creepy butler. Frank-N-Furter unveils his latest creation, a man named Rocky, through dance and song. The movie provi...

  • Park Board discusses funding for new Camp Kiwanis lodge

    Christy Ulmen|Updated Oct 17, 2024

    Editor's note: Due to an error in the editorial department, this story did not run in the Oct. 10, 2024, edition as scheduled. Hill County Park board members met Monday evening and talked about issues including funding for the new Camp Kiwanis Lodge. The board is looking to get help from the public with funding for the lodge. The costs for this project have exceeded what the board has saved up for, and the intention is to begin raising more money to complete the project. The...

  • Park Board discusses funding for new Camp Kiwanis lodge

    Christy Ulmen|Updated Oct 10, 2024

    Hill County Park board members met Monday evening and talked about issues including funding for the new Camp Kiwanis Lodge. The board is looking to get help from the public with funding for the lodge. The costs for this project have exceeded what the board has saved up for, and the intention is to begin raising more money to complete the project. The photos of the layout of the new lodge can be viewed on the Facebook page Beaver Creek Park - Camp Kiwanis. Montana Fish,...

  • HRDC hosts awareness walks

    Christy Ulmen|Updated Oct 10, 2024

    Katlynn Bodner, HRDC Child Services Director, is helping host the Domestic Violence and Head Start Awareness Walk Saturday, Oct. 12. Registration starts at 9 a.m., and the walk starts at 10 a.m. “We are starting at the HRDC building, registration will be through the north doors. There is a one mile and a 5k option. Lunch will be served after the walk,” Bodner said. Erika Postma, Victim Services Director, will also be assisting in organizing and putting on this community event. “As you may know, October is Domestic Viole...

  • MAT presents Death By Chocolate

    Christy Ulmen|Updated Sep 19, 2024

    Montana Actor's Theatre is preparing for another fun year with Death By Chocolate. MAT Executive Director Jay Pyette will be spearheading this year's annual fundraiser. This year's fundraiser is set for Sept. 28, with the location being the same as last years, in the St. Jude Thaddeus School gymnasium. "This will be our 15th time. We started out in the SUB on the Northern campus, but as the event grew, we needed to move to a bigger space," Pyette said, "This event is the...

  • Park Board discusses new lodge

    Christy Ulmen|Updated Sep 18, 2024

    Hill County Park Board met Monday to discuss cabin business and progress with the new Camp Kiwanis lodge in Beaver Creek Park. The board discussed projections that new lodge is expected to be completed during the summer of 2026. Construction to demolish and replace the lodge is expected to begin next summe. The new lodge will be built on the foot print the Beaver Lodge at Camp Kiwanis, which has been deteriorating and leading to several years of planning on how to replace it....

  • Great Northern fairgrounds see successful summer

    Christy Ulmen|Updated Aug 29, 2024

    The Great Northern Fair Board last week heard about a successful summer with the 2024 Great Northern Fair seeing a 16 percent profit overall. An extra thanks was given out to AmericInn for donating rooms for the traveling entertainment during the Havre fair, and to "Rocky Boy for staying in Havre for a third year and helping make the fair successful," board memberKenny Erickson said. New bathrooms at the fairgrounds are in the final stages of being finished. The board is looki...

  • Havre Beneath the Streets works on repairs

    Christy Ulmen|Updated Aug 29, 2024

    Work finally is underway to replace a section of one of Havre's top tourist attractions that has been shuttered since 2017. A new sidewalk is being made by C/T Smith Enterprises of Havre to replace the sidewalk on the 100 Block of Second Street, next to the Eagles Club, that started leaking through glass prisms that had let light through into the basements and steam tunnels in the early days of Havre. Havre Beneath the Streets had to close some of its exhibits and had been see...

  • Clack Museum board discusses report updates

    Christy Ulmen|Updated Aug 15, 2024

    H. Earl Clack Memorial Museum Board members met Monday evening to discuss updates on reports. The Dino Trail saw 41 visitors in July, with 40 of them being stamped and one sold. Some additions to the gift shops this summer were copper buffalo coins, Zuul the dinosaur toys, and Dr. Seuss dino book, Clack Museum/Wahkpa Chu'gn sticker, a Dinosaur Trail sticker, and a Dinosaur Trail Museum postcard. Raffle tickets for a quilt and a rifle are for sale at the museum. The drawing...

  • Park Board discusses the importance of maintenance for the park

    Christy Ulmen|Updated Aug 11, 2024

    Hill County Park Board members met Monday evening to discuss updated and soon-to-come maintenance projects for the park. The board members interviewed three contractors for the overall Camp Kiwanis Beaver Lodge project. Korb Construction, Clausen and Sons, and Sletten Construction from Great Falls were the contractors considered for this project. Korb Construction was chosen to handle the project. Specifics regarding cabin inspections and the conditions that properties should...