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Despite uncertainty in the agricultural market meaning many Montana producers face an economic crisis, with the passage of the Farm Bill, a new cash crop has some Blaine County producers looking to revitalize family farms. "We can impact a community that's been struggling for a while," Chuck Holman, owner of Earth In Hand: Soil Health Services and organizer of Montana Hemp Co-Op said at a meeting of the fledgling cooperative Wednesday night in Chinook. "This could make a...
A thunderstorm brought high winds to Havre Wednesday, downing trees and power and phone lines in the area, while seemingly missing neighboring communities. Great Falls National Weather Service Meteorologist Cody Moldan said a thunderstorm originating on the Canadian side of the Sweetgrass area, moved east along the southern Alberta border until it reached the Liberty-Hill county line, when it crossed into the United States. It was already a windy day, he said, with strong surf...
Editor’s note: This corrects the job of Samantha Clawson. The Havre City Council Ordinance Committee advanced a proposal to regulate vacant property in the city after a number of people voice support at its meeting Monday. "You just move forward one step at a time and maybe baby steps," council President Terry Lilletvedt said. The committee sent the proposed Vacant Property Registration Ordinance to the city attorney for review before it goes before the full council. The t...
Two north-central Montana counties have banded together to bring back the Relay for Life Friday, June 28, after last year’s unexpected cancellation. “I think it’s great,” committee member Donna Tilleman said. “I can’t wait, not to say that we haven’t had a few bumps in the road getting to this point, but I’m excited to see it come back, and hopefully we’ll build on this and just keep growing.” Relay for Life is the signature fundraiser for the American Cancer Society and is staffed and coordinated by volunteers in thous...
The possibility of establishing an Airbnb in Havre was discussed again during Havre City Council’s meeting Monday, where a resident of Northern Heights said he was opposed to changing the zoning district. Havreite Greg Dolven said that he was born and raised in Havre, living in the area his entire life except for a brief time when he served in the military. He said that he and his wife purchased their property in Northern Heights 35 years ago and built their home. At the time there was no paved road or park nearby, the l...
Editor’s note: This version corrects how many years the Youth Trapper Camp has been held and what predators can be trapped. This year, Youth Trapper Camp Inc., a non-profit organization, held its 20th Annual Youth Trapping Camp at Beaver Creek Park's Camp Kiwanis south of Havre to educate both youth and adults about humane, ethical trapping practices aimed toward nature conservation. "That's part of the responsibility of being a good trapper," organizer Fran Buell said. The c...
Earlier this month, a Canadian film crew from Karma Film visited Fort Assinniboine as one of their stops around the country tracking the history of historic Native American leader Gabriel Dumont. "It's always interesting when you realize that history isn't so far away," said Trevor Cameron, writer, director and executive producer of the documentary and relative of Dumont. "I mean, we're talking grandfather's grandfather. And we're at a pivotal moment in Western Canadian...
Local home health care business Angel Care is hosting The Longest Day Saturday in Havre to raise money for the Montana chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association of America. “It will be a good one,” Angel Care owner Angela (McGillivray) Haberger said. The longest day of the year is actually Friday, but Angel Care is holding the event Saturday so more people will be able to attend, Haberger said. The event will be raising money for the Alzheimer’s Association to help fund trainings, support groups and studies. She added that sh...
Bear Paw Development Corp. held a luncheon, tour and concert celebrating its 50-year anniversary Thursday. "The partnership between the (U.S. Economic Development Administration) and Bear Paw represents, I think, the very best of how we can work together to empower and strengthen regions," EDA Denver Regional Director Angela Belden Martinez said at the luncheon. "In your counties, cities, small towns and tribal lands, our partnership and your grit has turned economic...
It's hard to look through Havre - and much of north-central Montana - without seeing something touched by Bear Paw Development Corp. Montana's oldest economic development district, Bear Paw is celebrating its 50th year serving this region. "I think the proof is in the pudding when it comes to successful projects we have been involved with over the past few decades," Bear Paw Executive Director Paul Tuss said. Bear Paw Development, started in 1969, covered Hill and Blaine...
About a month after announcing plans to open a hemp processing plant in Havre, IndHemp LLC has decided to move operations to Fort Benton. IndHemp Business Development Vice President Michael Herrmann said that after they started working on the property in Havre, located between Walmart and Torgerson's, they found it would not work for what they intended. "We were looking at that property, but it ended up, we decided not to go forward with it right now for the use that we...
After 32 years, The Tip-It Bar is rounding out it's last generation. "Hopefully in a couple years we can come in here and have a beer and just visit," Tip-It Owner Teresa Roberts said. She said that her parents, John, now deceased, and Lorraine Trulson, purchased The Tip-It from Bob Larson in 1987. She was 27 at the time and was working at Buttrey's, which later was bought by Albertson's. When they first bought the bar it had only two poker machines and café booths, it also...
Bernice Ende of Trego, better known as Lady Long Rider, held a presentation Tuesday at Montana State University-Northern where she discussed her 15-year journey of long riding. "I never in my entire life said I wanted to go on a long ride," she said in an interview, adding that at the time she started long riding she just knew she wanted to ride. Ende said her story starts where most stories do, her birth. She said that while her mother was pregnant with her she was there,...
The Joplin Memorial Park and the Joplin Commercial Club is hosting its annual free Art in the Park and Car Show Saturday with events starting at 9 a.m. and ending around 8 p.m. Commercial Club member Tom Wood Jr. said that the theme of this year’s car show is “If it Goes it Shows.” He added that this is the 18th year for the car show. Registration for the car show starts at 9 a.m. and ends at 11 a.m. It will be $10 to pre-register a vehicle and $20 on the day of the show. Check-in is at the northeast corner of the park....
After the H. Earl and Margaret Turner Clack Memorial Museum Foundation president told the H. Earl Clack Memorial Museum Board Monday about a discussion she had with the Great Northern Fair Board, the museum board agreed to hold a special meeting to write memorandums of understanding to present the fair board. “I think this is our opportunity to put together all the stuff that is over there with our understanding of the agreements,” foundation President Elaine Morse said. Morse said that she attended the Great Northern Fai...
Editor’s note: This version corrects what was presented by the Masons and what was presented by the Shriners. Havre Masonic Lodge No. 55 and the North Central Shrine Club presented Sunnyside Intermediate School with an award from the club honoring the school for its donation to the club, as well as presenting Kindles from the Masons to four students. Shriner Kelly Brandon said Sunnyside donated some money from its annual trade fair, in which fifth-graders set up booths to s...
Friday at District 4 Human Resources Community Development Center several community members and organizations came together to discuss creating community dialogue for the future of Havre. City Council member and community member Sarah McKinney said she had been brainstorming with Anne Neal-Dugdale, owner of Still Waters Transformation Center in Havre, about the status of Havre — is it in its death throes or just in a time of change. The meeting comes in the wake of closures of three major stores in Havre last year, the S...
Hundreds of people took a trip into yesteryear Friday and Saturday when Montana Actors' Theatre held if first Spring into the Past festival in the Montana State University-Northern Student Union Building. "This was an ambitious project at best and then we had a lot of curve balls thrown at us with the weather," said MAT member Morgaine Lomayesva, one of the organizers of the event. More than 300 people attended the two-day event. MAT originally planned to hold the festival,...
Just as in the old Western movies, Montanan Bernice Ende of Trego has traveled across North America passing from town to town on horseback, embodying an American legacy. “You are an iconic, legendary, romantic image that comes riding into town,” Ende said. “… It’s a really powerful, powerful medium.” She added that when people see her riding through their towns they are immediately interested and mesmerized. Doors open and smiles spread across peoples’ faces as she brings the image of a lone mysterious rider passing throu...
A single-vehicle car crash on Mission Canyon Road one mile south of Hays Saturday killed one man and sent two other men to Fort Belknap Indian Health Services for treatment of injuries. Blaine County Sheriff and Coroner John Colby said that Jordan Shambo of Hays, 21, died at the scene of the crash. The Montana Highway Patrol crash narrative said the crash happened sometime between 6 and 7 a.m. Saturday. Alcohol and speed are suspected as factors in the crash. Highway Patrol said that the vehicle, a Chevy K-2500, driven by a 2...
The Havre Natural Resources Conservation Service office is proposing a targeted implementation plan for fighting noxious weeds in Beaver Creek Park and are looking for local producers and partners for the proposed program. “It could be beneficial for the park,” Beaver Creek Park Superintendent Chad Edgar said. “I know it’s beneficial for the ranchers that we spray on the park and, in the same aspect, it helps us if they spray their property as well … . It affects us the same....
The Hi-Line Cruz’n Association will be hosting its 33rd Annual Rod Run at the Great Northern Fairgrounds this weekend, with registration starting today and activities and events going until Sunday morning. “My favorite part, I think, is just getting to see the different cars from other people, what they have done to them. It can be anything from a total restoration originally to something that is so highly modified that you’re wondering what it is and everything in between,” Hi-Line Cruz’n Association Vice President...
People thronged in the Havre area Saturday to events showcasing the area's rich history including bootleggers, gamblers, military and Native Americans. "That's what I like about Living History so much is the incredible diversity of our history and how we each have an important story to tell, but they are all intertwined with each other," H. Earl Clack Museum and Wahkpa Chu'gn Buffalo Jump Manager Emily Mayer said. Saturday included activities at Havre Beneath the Streets, H....
After spending 31 years teaching in local schools, Havre Middle School language arts and family consumer science teacher Cathie Bradbury, is retiring. "It's been a long, long journey and one I've enjoyed, and so I'm ready for new adventures," she said. She said that she wanted to be a teacher since she was a child, and remembers that she would even set up her own classroom during the summers. "I just always wanted to be a teacher," she said. Bradbury graduated from high...
Friday, Montana Actors' Theatre is starting what may become a new tradition, a Spring into the Past Festival, which will include performances of "Cyrano de Bergerac." With weather forecasts earlier this week predicting rain this weekend, MAT moved the event from its planned location behind Pershing Hall to the Montana State University-Northern Student Union Building. The festival is a free Renaissance-type fair with entertainment, games, tarot card readings, face painting and...
