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Work on the $11 million upgrade to Havre's wastewater treatment plant is moving forward to an on-time completion. Dave Peterson, the city's Public Works director, said the weather has been good and the contractor, Dick Anderson Construction Co. of Great Falls, has been moving forward, Under the terms of the project, the work has to be "substantially complete," by the end of the year, but the company will have until next year to finish up the work. If things continue the way th...
Havre will be getting a new, Havreite-owned home-cooking sandwich restaurant in about three weeks or so. Spud's Grub Hut is being remodeled in the upcoming weeks in the building on 5th Avenue near the high school where Full Throttle used to be. Ryan "Spud" Sorensen and his wife, Jessica, are bringing something new to Havre, he said Monday while working on remodelling the old restaurant. "There's only so many things in life you can do and feel proud of," Sorensen said....
A semitractor-trailer had to cut its haul short after the hay bales it was carrying were ignited. Havre Fire Chief Tim Hedges said that after a preliminary investigation, they believe the fire was caused by the exhaust on the semi igniting the top of the bales. Havre Fire Department trucks were dispatched about 4.5 miles west on U.S. Highway 2 at 4:19 p.m. and were there until 3:30 a.m. today making sure the fire was fully extinguished. Firefighters doused the hay bales to...
Havre’s Public Works Department works well with other departments. It helps other departments where needed and they reciprocate, Deputy Public Works Director Jeff Jensen said Monday night. Just Monday, the department lent a backhoe to the fire department which was fighting a hay fire west of the city. But still, Jensen said, it would be helpful to have a city manager form of government. The manager would help keep politics out of the day-to-day operations of city government. Jensen was speaking to the Study Commission that i...
Havre Trails is gearing up for a full series of lecture walks and hikes this fall. A schedule of events will be released later in the month of August and will tentatively include a hike in the Sweetgrass Hills, a fall foliage photography walk hosted by Steve Helmbrecht, a stargazing walk in the Bear Paw Mountains, a botany walk hosted by Terri Hildebrand and more. The first hike of the series will be Aug. 29. Havre Trails officials said the groups’ Facebook page will be updated with information about each hike before it h...
Playoff golf is center stage at Prairie Farms golf course. The ladies are into their third week of the playoffs, and the men will begin their first week next week. And that makes this a big week of golf east of Havre. However, things get even bigger Thursday morning. That’s because high school golfers will descend upon Prairie Farms for their first day of Havre High golf practice. The Blue Pony boys and girls, led by head coach Brett Gilman, have just three days to prepare f...
From My Neighbor in Need The website http://www.myneighborinneed.org/havre is provides local citizens a way to ask for help from their community and a way for the community to give back. Current Needs Neighbor in Need — Young, first-time parents are in need of a used and clean or new queen-size bed system with mattress and box spring. Valley Furniture is able to sell us a new mattress and box spring for the discounted price of $249 and they will deliver it at no charge to this family. If you can help, please call My N...
Havre Police Department Officers investigated a car crash between a semitrailer and a four-runner reported Monday on 1st Street at 2:18 p.m. —— A woman asked staff at Northern Montana Hospital to call police at Monday 3:38 p.m. after she said her vehicle had been broken into. Police investigated the incident. —— Officers arrested Lawrence Wade Russell, 53, of Box Elder in the alley between 2nd and 3rd streets Monday at 4:30 p.m. on charges of failing to carry proof of insurance and parking on a roadway and on two Justice...
Doris L. Mist, 87, passed away on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, at Northern Montana Care Center of natural causes. Cremation has taken place, and memorial services will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015, at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church with Pastor Linda Rose officiating. To carry on Doris’ legacy, memorials should be made to St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, the Havre Fire Department, the Police Protective Association or to the charity of the donor’s choice. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with services and arr...
The time for the NAIA basketball season to start is not that far off in the distant future. And before it does, Montana State University-Northern head women’s coach Chris Mouat made one last roster move. Mouat announced the recent signing of NCAA Division I transfer guard Tina Doughty (5-10) to an NAIA national letter of intent. Doughty comes to Northern after playing at both the University of New Mexico and most recently at Utah Valley State. “Tina brings a lot of val...
For the first time in five years, the Phillips County Fair hosted a demolition derby and the event, holding nearly 900, was a success. The demo derby featured plenty of "rock'em sock'em" action and was highlighted by a win by Chinook's Garrett Powell. Powell won the Calcutta round, which was also the Championship Round of the derby. Among the highlights of the evening was Havre's Ashlee Kultgen, who had the crowd's heart as she won her first derby. Kultgen, only 15 years old...
