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Things will be getting a little loud at Great Northern Fairgrounds July 9-10 as Warrant comes to Havre during the band’s 30th anniversary tour for the hit song, “Cherry Pie.” Warrant performs at 9 p.m. Friday, July 9, as part of the first-ever Beaver Creek Jam. Event promoter Ken Erickson previously promoted demolition derby events and brought the bands Great White and Hell’s Belles, an all-female AC/DC tribute band, to Havre. Erickson said he had a contact through one of...
Multiple businesses in Havre are feeling the impact of staffing shortages - for some, this dates back to before the COVID-19 pandemic, which only added to the problem. "I haven't had a full staff in probably about two years, to be honest. I've been short of management for two years. And then I usually can find enough teenage help to keep her rollin', but as far as management, I've been short for about two years," Rod's Drive-In owner Brian Schaub said. "This has been going...
Business owner Katybeth "Katy" Courtnage recently celebrated the grand opening of her shop, Wild Thistle Boutique, in Havre. "It went really good. We had the (Havre Area Chamber of Commerce) down here, we did a ribbon cutting and then we were open until 6 p.m., and it was pretty busy all day. So we did really good," Courtnage said. Located at 323 Second St. in Havre across the street from Cottonwood Cinema 4 in the south side of the Pizza Pro building, the business' goal is to...
The kindness of the people of Havre made such an impact on a Pennsylvania man, Robert “Bob” Tassinari, he is the largest donor to the Hill County Community Foundation despite never living in the region. Foundation board chair Pam Veis said Tassinari reached out to her after she sent an article to the Havre Daily News about the transfer of wealth in Montana. “He contacted me by phone about five years ago. I’m not certain, but I think he read an article I submitted to the Dai...
Thanks to the good will of the community through donations large and small, Havre's First Lutheran Church refurbished its stained glass windows for the first time since 1950. "They haven't been replaced, they've just been refurbished and this protective coating added. Because of age and the settling of the building over time, they were in danger of, I think, panels falling out, something about the frame, just weathering and becoming weaker," Pastor Megan Hoewisch said. "We...
Two wildfires were reported in parts of the Missouri River Breaks National Monument Thursday. Blaine County is listed as the point of origin for the Lone Tree Fire while Fergus County is listed for the Sunshine Fire by the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation. Al Nash, spokesperson for the Bureau of Land Management’s state office for Montana and the Dakotas, said Thursday the Lone Tree Fire north of the Missouri River has been mapped at 250 acres. The DNRC’s int...
Following cancellation in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Fraternal Order of the Eagles will be hosting its state convention at the Havre chapter June 24 through June 26. “This is an important step for the Havre Eagles. We haven’t done a state convention since 2006. We have gone to others. It’s all about learning how to help our communities,” Eagles Auxiliary Vice President Heather Sinclair said. “We go through all our installations of state officers, we have dinners,...
After just a few years of operation, produce from Havre's High Horizon Gardens is now in most of Havre's restaurants, its website says - and now the owners are planning to expand the business. The High Horizon Gardens website says owners Aricka Turner and Cody Miles want to continue expanding their product line as the seasons change. However, that's not all they have planned. They said in an interview that they are planning on opening a new location in the fall. "The inflation...
Havre Trails is encouraging the community to get outside over the next several months by participating in the 2021 Havre Trails Outdoor Challenge, which started June 7 and closes Sept. 6. After having hikes in different locations throughout the summer in past years, Havre Trails was forced to get creative as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to a successful first year of this challenge. “Last year, because of COVID, we didn’t really think we should be doing (or...
Prior to its performance of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream," Montana Actors' Theatre has planned a pre-show event Saturday and is seeking performers. "Two hours before we open, we're going to have beer and wine and Streatery food truck up there. So we're just looking for any sort of period appropriate, Elizbethen or earlier-we aren't being super strict-entertainment, so choirs, single vocalists or jugglers, acrobats, or musicians of any sort really," MAT Artistic...
Pearl Jam bass player Jeff Ament and members of Montana Pool Service came together Saturday with Havre Parks and Recreation Department personnel and local youth for a graffiti cleanup effort at the Havre skatepark. Ament, who grew up in Big Sandy and now lives in Missoula, has been an avid skateboarder since his teenage years. He works with Evergreen Skateparks' Montana Pool Service, which develops skateparks for communities across Montana. Jeff Ament's Army, another facet of...
This weekend, Havre's Studio of Dance and Arts is bringing the fun and fantasy of the silver screen to the stage with its latest recital, "Once Upon A Time." Christina Lickfold, president of the studio's board of directors, said the show is loosely based on the works of Disney and other films. The show will feature multiple styles of dance from ballet to jazz. Lickfold said the show will feature nearly every style one could think of. The performances will be at the Havre High...
An Oklahoma minister is garnering attention through his quest to walk across America - carrying a cross - while spreading the message of the Christian faith. Minister Steve Epp of The Well Tulsa, which Epp said is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, visited Havre Wednesday during his trek through Montana, the 30th state he has visited on his journey this year. Epp said he has done this feat multiple times over the last eight years. "I was going to work in the rougher part of Tulsa and star...
At its monthly meeting Tuesday in the Timmons Room of the Hill County Courthouse, the Rural Fire District 1 board approved a new fire suppression agreement for submission to the Havre mayor’s office. Board Chair Steve Jamruszka said during the meeting that he would be submitting the proposed contract immediately following the meeting’s conclusion. Rural Fire District 1 is essentially a ring around Havre in which the Havre Fire Department provides services under the cur...
Havre City Council set fees for ambulance service during its meeting Monday. The minimum fee for ambulance services — basic and advanced life support — will be $700 and $800, respectively. $20 will be charged for each one-fourth hour or part thereof for stand-by time on an ambulance call. In addition to the fees for life support, an additional $13 per loaded mile will be charged for any calls which originate or conclude outside the Havre City limits. For events requiring an...
After losing his sense of purpose following the death of his wife in 2013, Everett Tyrrel said he began to get his purpose back thanks to fitness trainer Tami Nystrom of Physical Therapy Down Under and Fitness Center in Havre - including hiking miles of trail in Beaver Creek Park and other spots in the Bear Paw Mountains. "For three days a week for two years, I had Tami as a trainer and mainly, for me, was as a listener. After my wife passed away, I needed someone to talk to...
After being canceled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual North Central Montana Everything Antique show returns this weekend. This year’s show will take place from Friday, June 4, through Sunday, June 6. The event will last from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Great Northern Fairgrounds. The event includes tractor games, a Volkswagen reunion, which is a new part of the event, blacksmithing and threshing d...
After a special meeting of the Rural Fire District 1 board Thursday, RFD 1 and the city of Havre are still without an updated fire suppression agreement due to issues concerning code enforcement. Mayor Tim Solomon and Havre Fire Chief Mel Paulson told RFD 1 board chairman Steve Jamruszka the city wants a new contract put in place. Solomon said the new agreement should include wording about code enforcement. Solomon said new buildings put up in the district, basically a...
Havre High School's graduating class got a different perspective on the past year at the graduation ceremony at Blue Pony Stadium Sunday. "I feel too often we've gotten to the point we feel like we're victims, and I want you guys to know you're not a victim, Havre Public Schools Facilities and Transportation Director Scott Filius told the class. "The definition of a victim is somebody who's been hurt, harmed, injured or killed because of a person, accident or event and COVID w...
Multiple organizations for military veterans held their annual service outside the Hill County Courthouse Monday in observance of Memorial Day. The service, led by speaker Josh Gomez of the American Legion Riders, began with a three-volley salute by the Veteran Honor Guard and the playing of taps in honor of fallen military members. An invocation and the playing of the national anthem followed. A local Scout troop then hoisted an American flag prior to Gomez reading a list of...
Editor's note: This version corrects the start of the ceremonies at Hill County Courthouse Monday. Havre's American Legion Post 11 has scheduled a packed weekend of events in observance of Memorial Day. Events begin Friday as the Legion Riders will be sponsoring a fundraiser at Vizsla Brewing Company 4-8 p.m. for veteran suicide prevention. "22 A Day" veterans suicide awareness patches, T-shirts and decals will be for sale. Raffle tickets will also be on sale with prizes...
Even amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, graduation season is in full swing. The school year in the area was heavily revised last year early in the pandemic, with schools all conducting classes remotely from mid-March through the end of the year and graduation ceremonies greatly revised. This year, with some or all classes held in the schools through the year and most districts closer to normal by this month, the ceremonies also were closer to normal. Havre High School’s g...
As summer approaches, Montana Actors’ Theatre is once again in search of interns and assistants to help with youth programs. For college students and recent college graduates, MAT is offering several paid internships. Interested high school students can apply for assistant positions. Intern youth programs include the touring KidsMAT summer children’s theater camps and the annual youth production. This summer’s youth production will be “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory...
First-time author Tim Gilge has published a series of short stories from his family life growing up in the Havre area titled "Snakecicles: Homeschooling, Hunting, Trapping, and Fishing. A series of short stories about an atypical Montana Family". The 104-page paperback was self-published and released through Amazon Dec. 4. The collection tells Gilge's family tales about homeschooling as well as "trapping skunks, napalm incidents, animal resurrection, and much, much more." The...
Montana State University-Northern announced last week that the university will no longer require masks on campus. In a campuswide email, Northern Dean of Students Corey Kopp, also the convener of Northern’s COVID Leadership Team, said after Commissioner of Higher Education Clayton Christian issued an update sunsetting Montana University System’s COVID planning guidelines and Northern Chancellor Greg Kegel consulted with the university COVID Leadership and Executive teams, Keg...
