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  • FWP sets public meeting on new Havre office

    Updated May 23, 2023

    Press release Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks will host a public meeting on the Environmental Assessment of the intent to purchase property for a new FWP Havre field office Thursday in the current office location, 2165 U.S. Highway 2 East, starting at 6 p.m. FWP leases its current field office location along Highway 2. Due to limited office space and equipment storage, no meeting room, a very small customer service and retail space, a small maintenance shop, and limited public parking, a facility that can better accommodate...

  • Oxford and Palace bars honored for historic preservation

    Patrick Johnston|Updated May 23, 2023

    The Havre/Hill County Historic Preservation Commission presented historic preservation awards to the Oxford Sports Bar and the Palace Bar Monday for their efforts to preserve local history. Oxford owner Will DeVries, who took over the bar from his father, Russ, in 2017, said it's great to be able to preserve the historic location while still being able to run a modernized bar, one with history that stretches back to 1900. DeVries said he's only the fifth owner in the bar's his...

  • Hungry Horse Dam Visitor Center to reopen daily Memorial Day weekend, tours return in June

    Updated May 23, 2023

    Press release Starting Thursday, May 25, 2023, the Bureau of Reclamation’s Hungry Horse Dam Visitor Center will be open seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mountain Time. The outdoor, guided walking tours will resume June 16. Exhibits inside the visitor center highlight the dam’s role in flood control and recreation in Flathead County, and hydroelectric generation in the Columbia River System. Displays feature the history of Hungry Horse Dam and its importance to the system. June 16, the outdoor, guided walking tours wil...

  • The Postscript: Too old

    Carrie Classon|Updated May 23, 2023

    My new friend, Betty Lou, started a book club, and she asked me to join. I was delighted. I hadn’t been in a book club for a long time. Because she is a librarian, Betty Lou knows better than most the importance of reading a variety of things and so, at the very first meeting, we read a graphic novel. None of the members of this group are young, and this was the first graphic novel most of us had read. We weren’t sure what to say about it. “This book is very heavy!” one member...

  • For the Record, May 23, 2023

    Updated May 23, 2023

    Havre Police Department Fraud activity on a bank account was reported Monday at 11:23 a.m. at the police station. -- A written or verbal warning was issued after a Monday 12:44 p.m. report from a U.S. Highway 2 West business that a man was refusing to pay his bill and leave. -- A Third Street caller reported Monday at 1:23 p.m. that a yellow Yeti cooler was stolen. -- A written or verbal warning was issued after a caller reported Monday at 1:31 p.m. that a man was urinating...

  • Chinook girls win Northern C Divisional Track Meet

    Kason Clark|Updated May 23, 2023

    At Memorial Stadium in Great Falls Friday, the Northern C Divisional Track and Field Meet wrapped up with some more great performances from District 9C athletes. Over the course of the day, several Hi-Line athletes qualified for the state meet. In the girls meet, Chinook took first as it scored 69 total points as a team. Anna Terry continued to do well in the meet as she took first in the 1,600-meter dash Friday with a time of 5:34.18. In the same event, her teammate Alexus...

  • Local Golf Report: Golf persists through poor air quality

    George Ferguson|Updated May 23, 2023

    Golf leagues are in high gear, even if mother nature continues to mess with us. That’s right, now it’s smoke and air quality that’s hindering local golf, and it’s not just in Havre, it’s here in Colorado, too. Still, play continues. Last week at Prairie Farms Golf Course, a full round of men’s league was played. On Tuesday night, Hole 19 was high team, with Jim Kirkpatrick, Mark Larson, Cakes Purkett and Ryan Callhan making up the squad. A big shout-out to my former Havr...

  • Hi-Line Athletes of the Week

    Updated May 23, 2023

    Caleb Tomac At the Eastern A Divisional Track and Field Meet in Sidney, Caleb Tomac had a strong start to the postseason. He took first in the 800-meter dash with a time of 1:58.43 and he finished first in the 1,600-meter dash with a time of 4:28.59. He also took third in the 3,200-meter dash with a time of 9:52.37. With his performance in these events, Tomac qualified for the Class A State Meet in Laurel. Elle Verploegen At the Eastern A Divisional Tournament in Billings,...