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This weekend, from Friday through Sunday, Malta will play host to gospel and bluegrass musicians and fans from around the country, as well as Canada, at their 17th annual Milk River Gospel Jamboree. The weekend-long event includes performances from eight gospel and bluegrass groups and musicians from Arkansas, Washington state, Minnesota, Missouri and Canada. “The Milk River Gospel Jamboree is a nonprofit (501(c)(3)), created to bring gospel music to north-central Montana,” the official website of the event says. Milk River G...
A brief presentation of the the new equine relay event for the Great Northern Fair and a rough draft of the mill levy resolution proposing a county tax to help fund the fairgrounds operation were given during Tuesday's meeting of the Great Northern Fair Board. Board Chair Tyler Smith presented a rough draft of a resolution for the mills they would like to levy to support the fairgrounds. The resolution states that the fairgrounds, which include 46 acres and 18 buildings, has...
A Havre family would like answers and for the community to be vigilant after their dog was put down because of what, they said, they suspect might be antifreeze poisoning. Sascha, a 1-year-old German shepherd, belonged to the Peltier family who have a house in Highland Park. “She was a really good dog,” Brock Peltier said. “Smart, loving, protective … a beautiful dog.” The family got her because, Peltier said, he is away a lot since he works for the railroad and needed someone to watch over his place and family while he...
The body of a man found in the Milk River has been confirmed as that of missing Chinook man Noah Hofeldt. The body of Hofeldt, 35, is now being transported to Billings for an autopsy, said Blaine County Sheriff/Coroner Glen Huestis, but no foul play is suspected at this time, he added. “The family came in Thursday and filed a missing person report,” Huestis said. “From what we know, he was last seen around noon on Monday the 11th.” His bicycle was found by the city water plant, Heusits added, saying that this made the she...
A benefit and auction will be held Saturday evening for long-time Havre Eagles Club Manager Tom Farnham, who had been at a rehabilitation center in Great Falls. Farnham who is known for having organized many fundraising events for other Havre residents and organizations at the Eagles club, fell while on his way to work and hit his head on the pavement. A brain hemorrhage was detected by a CT scan at Northern Montana Hospital and Farnham was airlifted to Benefis Hospital in...
According to Montana's official county drought map for May 2018, this part of north-central Montana is at about average moisture for this season, which is positive news for area farmers after a harsh winter and flooding. Kremlin-area farmer Ryan McCormick said the extremely cold winter caused his spring planting to be delayed about three weeks to a month, while Gildford farmer Justin Miller said the cold weather didn't really impact his crops, but it was hard on calving. "We h...
Hays-Lodge Pole High School band director John Steinhardt will be giving a free performance as his alter ego Schizoid Johnny in Zortman Saturday. The concert will be held at Zortman Amphitheater at 7 p.m and the fire department will be giving away ice cream, sundaes and root beer floats, Steinhardt said. He said the performance is “just for the heck of it,” adding that he usually does some free concerts in the summer. The concert is open to everyone and is for all-ages, Steinhardt said. Steinhardt, a Zortman resident, rec...
During the first school board meeting of the summer, the board heard motions including approving a sports co-op with Box Elder schools, pending state approval, and updated handbooks. Superintendent Andy Carlson and Havre High School Activities Director Dennis Murphy introduced to the board the consideration of the high school entering into a sports co-op with Box Elder for wrestling and softball. Carlson said that Havre High School is now in a co-op with Chinook High School for swimming, and it has proven to be a good program...
Monday night, the H. Earl Clack Memorial Museum Board discussed dinosaurs, summer events and the progress of the future Havre History Center. June 6, a camera crew came to take footage of Montana State University-Northern instructor and paleontologist Vicki Clouse and the dinosaur exhibit at the museum, museum manager Emily Mayer said. The footage was taken to publicize the Montana Dinosaur Trail, which includes 14 locations, from Bynum to Ekalaka, that people can visit to...
Thursday, a third benefit will be held to support Havreite Eileen Viall and her family as she fights cancer over in Seattle. Viall was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia in February and has been receiving treatment at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance since a few weeks after her diagnosis. Viall and her husband, Monty, are living in the Pete Gross House, an apartment that provides cancer care patients with a sterile and isolated living environment, in downtown Seattle,...
Saturday at 11 a.m., the Hi-Line Cruz'n Association's 32nd Annual Rod Run opened up their public event, Show 'N' Shine, to show their cars and interact with the Havre community. This event was one of many, including a poker run, pitch fork fondue, awards and dancing, that lasted from Friday through Sunday morning. Stan O'Connor from Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada, came down to the rod run with his friends, Dan Schneider, Stan Schreiber and Ken Boswell and their wives....
Beaver Creek Park officials are taking some steps to help people avoid problems with bears. A black bear was recently spotted in Beaver Creek Park, a Thursday afternoon press release from the park said. The bear was seen on the south end of the park near Blackie Coulee. "As far as I know, this is the first confirmed sighting in a long time," said Aubrey Williams, assistant to the superintendent of Beaver Creek Park. Park officials announced they are removing trash receptacles...
The Studio of Dance and Arts will be presenting "The Wizard of Oz" this weekend at Havre High School Auditorium. The recital, which will have two shows, one Saturday and one Sunday, will feature the dance and tumbling students who have chosen to participate in the performance, board member for the studio Angi Gabrielsen said. They modify the tale to be able to showcase the dancers and tumblers but "they try to stay pretty true to the story," she said. The studio, which is a...
This weekend will mark the beginning of the Great Northern Foundation’s swap meets, which will be held three Saturdays this month. The rummage sales will be from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., June 9, 16 and 23, in the north end of the commercial building. Anyone is welcome to set up a table and sell their items; it is $25 for the first day and $10 for each additional day. This is the first year the foundation has hosted an event like this. “The foundation decided to try to help the fairgrounds,” Great Northern Foundation board membe...
Car enthusiasts will be flocking to Havre this weekend for Hi-Line Cruz’n Association’s 32nd Annual Rod Run. This year’s theme for the rod run is “Karz Across the Border.” “We have had quite a few Canadians over the years,” Hi-Line Cruz’n Association member Craig Otterstrom said. “We have had different themes over the years; this year we wanted to honor the Canadians.” The rod run includes many events spanning the weekend, June 8-10. After June 1, registration fees are $40 per person, $50 per couple, or $55 per family, which...
Starting next week, area parents of young children have the opportunity to participate in a no-cost Circle of Security parenting program taught by Amber Spring, a licensed clinical professional counselor and counselor at Montana State University-Northern. The class is not teaching specific skills, Spring said, it is about attachment. “It helps parents looks at children’s behavior. It is about a child needing attention in a loving way, not a spoiled way … needing support and encouragement,” she said. The course is designe...
Havre High School Spanish teacher Marie Deegan will be retiring from teaching this year after 34 years in education, with 27 of those years working in Havre. Deegan, who has a paralegal and law degree as well as a master's in Spanish, practiced law before changing to teaching. "I spent a lot of time, effort and money and became a lawyer and practiced and found I liked being the judge and jury," she said jokingly. Her decision to put law behind her and become a teacher had to...
During its meeting Monday held with a potluck dinner at Camp Kiwanis in Beaver Creek Park, the Hill County Park Board agreed to meet with a local resident to discuss concerns about conflicts of interest on the board. The concerns have been raised for several years by Havreite Lou Hagener. During its meeting, the board also discussed the effects of the East Fork Fire, heard the superintendent’s report and cabin business, and voted on the proposed budget. During the discussion of Hagener’s concerns, Park Board Member and Hil...
This summer Havre area children will have the opportunity to have free breakfasts and lunches at two local schools. June 11 to Aug. 3, kids 18 years old and younger can eat no-cost meals at Lincoln-McKinley Primary School and Highland Park School Early Primary Monday through Friday. This is the sixth year this program will be held, and breakfast will be served from 8:30 to 10:59 a.m. and lunch from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Children must be in the door before 1 p.m. to be served. Parents are also encouraged to join their children...
Friday, the seventh-grade class from Havre Middle School had the opportunity to spend the day at Northern Agricultural Research Center learning, hands-on, what agriculture and technology they can use in the future no matter what career path they choose. This day-long Agriculture Technology and Science Tour began about three years ago, Kremlin farmer Ryan McCormick said. It was started, he added, after he was talking with Havre Public Schools Superintendent Andy Carlson. "Andy...
Box Elder Schools' Librarian Jacqueline L. Hanson may be retiring this year, but she wanted to leave something meaningful behind even after she is no longer walking the halls. Wednesday morning, Hanson, with her husband, Art, presented to Box Elder Superintendent Jeremy MacDonald a James Pasma bronze sculpture of Chief Rocky Boy they wanted to donate before Hanson finished her last working school year. The sculpture, which is 18 inches tall and is verified as #6, is supposed...
The 18th annual Joplin Art in the Park and 17th annual Joplin Car Show will be held this year Saturday, June 16, at Joplin Memorial Park, and organizers are still looking for a few vendors and want more car show entries. The Art in the Park is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and includes kids’ activities, arts and craft vendors, food booths, a beer garden, live entertainment and a horseshoe tournament. “(This year) there are a lot of new vendors … a lot of new homemade and personal handicrafts,” said Kassondra May, who is organizing t...
Last week Havre Public Schools welcomed a team of employees from various technological organizations after the district was selected to receive a no-cost technology training and upgrading through a leadership development program. Team4Tech Program Director Dawn Kwan said this program is a collaboration between two leading nonprofits in education technology Consortium for School Networking, or CoSN, and Team4Tech, along with a team of employees from VMware, an international computer software company. The group will be...
Havre High School will welcome a familiar face as new principal for the 2018-19 school year. Havre High School Assistant Principal Ed Norman will be moving up to principal for the upcoming school year as current Principal Mike Haugen will be leaving the school to become principal of St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic School. The assistant principal job at the high school is what brought him and his wife, Sally, a speech pathologist at Lincoln-McKinley Primary School, to Havre, Ed...
Havreite Deanna Dee Rogers' paintings have graced the walls of Montana State University-Northern's Pin-n-Cue since she painted them in 2003, but now that the basement of the Student Union Building is being updated her pictures sit in storage waiting for their next home. When Rogers, a graduate of Fort Benton High School, painted her nine pictures to donate to the school, she was working at the Pin-n-Cue after having graduated from Northern with a graphic design degree....
