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Beaver Creek Park is looking for letters of support to help get a grant to pay for a badly needed stabilization and remodeling project on the Beaver Creek Park Beaver Lodge at Camp Kiwanis. Park Superintendent Chad Edgar said the lodge's walls are shifting and sagging, and while recent repairs will allow them to operate for a few more seasons, this is a problem in need of a long-term solution, one that will have a large bill, possibly more than $250,000. Edgar said this proble...
The state COVID-19 tracking map this morning listed an additional death in Chouteau County. The update this morning listed nine COVID-19-related deaths in the county, up from eight listed Monday. That brings the total deaths in this area to 111, with 71 in Hill County, 29 in Blaine and two in Liberty. The number of new cases in the area has dropped, but a surge is occurring in other parts of the world and in parts of the United States that is likely to hit Montana in the near...
The Hill County Behavioral Health Local Advisory Council discussed recent progress on their mental health PSAs and mental and behavioral health care directory, as well as voting in a new member and hiring two Question. Persuade. Refer. trainers at their monthly meeting Monday. At the meeting the group voted unanimously to offer a seat to Mindy Smith, who will sit on the council as a mental and behavioral health care consumer. LAC Chair Andi Daniel said organizations like this are supposed to have at least 51 percent represent...
The Montana state COVID tracking map after this morning’s update listed 199 new cases, 2,476 active cases, 156 hospitalizations and 2,853 deaths. The cumulative total for the state was 194,108 cases. Hill County Health Department said in its update Monday that 3 new cases were reported Saturday through Monday and 6 met the criteria to be considered recovered with 10 active cases in the county and 3,521 total cases. No active hospitalizations were listed. The county has had 71 deaths. Blaine County Health Department said in i...
Press release The Festival of Trees is a popular holiday tradition in Havre. Now in its 14th year, the Boys & Girls Club of the Hi-Line's signature gala event raises money to support the hundreds of kids who utilize the club each year. Although the Festival of Trees is typically a one-night event that includes games, a silent auction, drinks and hors d'oeuvres, and then culminates in a live auction of more than a dozen trees, this year's gala looked a little different due to...
Press release This past week, Montana State University-Northern received a gift in remembrance of Dyllan Murray of Havre. The gift was given by Lincoln Holt, also of Havre. Holt, a friend of the Murray family, is owner of Montana Hammer Knives and he handcrafted a knife which he auctioned and raised $600 to support this gift in memory of his friend. The auction winner, Wendy Hilty, in turn donated the knife back to Dyllan's father, Dave Murray. "The level of community we have...
Our Beaver Creek Park was established and acquired for recreation and a park; it was not acquired to benefit commercial and private interests. We need to keep this in mind for current and future times and constantly balance how we develop and use our park. To help maintain a present day focus on the future long run ecological/economic/sustainable/regenerative aspects of the park without prejudice, it behooves the Hill County citizens that own our Beaver Creek Park to organize and advocate on behalf of our park for the...
Editor, If Elsie Arntzen were your batty aunt, she’d be kind of fun, inspiring incessant family gossip. As in, she did what? Noooo! Tell me more! The problem is, she is our state superintendent, Montana’s chief public education officer, and she is doing a simply awful job of it. Her management has caused 90% of the Office of Public Instruction staff to abandon ship, fleeing her fanatical temper tantrums. Without their experience, OPI is no longer functioning, and superintendents across Montana are in open rebellion, cir...
Havre Police Department Officers investigated a vehicle crash on Montana Avenue reported Monday at 9:04 a.m. -- An 11th Street caller reported at 3:30 p.m. Monday damage to a vehicle, but added that it was unknown when the damage occurred. -- A two-vehicle crash was reported Monday at 3:58 p.m. in the alley south of First Street West. -- Joseph Raymond Moore of Havre, 29, was arrested on charges of resisting arrest, obstructing a peace officer or other public servant and...
The agenda for the Hill County Commission weekly business meeting Thursday at 10 a.m. is: Public comments on non-agenda items Public comments on agenda items Claims Employment Budgets Abatement 2021 abatements, refunds and supplementals Ordinance Resolutions Resolution No. 21-2682 Amending the budget for extension of grant from Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services Resolution No. 21-2683 Moving of 7040 funds with Extension Agency Contracts Beaver Creek Dam grant agreements Board appointments Fair board...
Verne O. Sedlacek died December 10, 2021, after suffering a heart attack while vacationing with his wife in the Caribbean. He was 67 years old. Verne was born in Havre on May 20, 1954, to Vernon and Signe (Martinson) Sedlacek and attended Havre Public Schools. He graduated from Havre High School in 1972. During his time at Havre High, he was a starting offensive tackle for the Blue Pony football team that won the Class A State Championship in 1970 and that was the Class A...
From U.S. Department of Education U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona announced $182 million in new grant awards to 30 school districts, institutions of higher education, and nonprofit organizations across the United States as part of the Education Innovation and Research — EIR — program. The grants will support local efforts to develop, implement, and take to scale entrepreneurial and evidence-based projects that have the potential to improve academic achievement for underserved students. “Especially as stude...
Justina P. Waldner, 88 years old, passed away peacefully with all of her family by her side after a long battle with cancer. Funeral services will begin at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, December 15, 2021, at the Sage Creek Colony Church. Burial will follow in the Sage Creek Colony Cemetery....
After a weekend off, the Havre Ice Hawks returned to the ice for the first time in nearly two weeks when they faced the Flathead Fusion this past weekend at the Havre Ice Dome. The weekend started well for Havre with a 5-4 win over the Fusion Friday night but Saturday morning saw the Ice Hawks lose to the Fusion, 5-1. "It was alright. I'd give them 79-80 percent on the weekend," Havre head coach Chase Hanson said about his team's performance. "We were very emotionally filled...
After a long wait, basketball is finally back on the Hi-Line. Over the weekend, girls basketball teams were looking for strong starts to set the tone for the year. On Thursday night, a pair of District 9C teams started their season with a bang. Chinook defeated Cut Bank, 53-34, in a tournament in Shelby to open the season. The Sugarbeeters got off to a strong start as they scored 29 points in the first half. Their defense also played well through the course of the game as Cut...
As winter arrives on the Hi-Line, so too does the high school boys basketball season. Over the weekend, many Hi-Line schools started the year strong while some faltered out of the gate. Thursday in Shelby, the Chinook Sugarbeeters opened their season with a 55-47 win over Cut Bank. The Sugarbeeters fell behind early as they trailed 15-8 at the end of the first quarter. But they got on the roll in the second quarter as they scored 22 points in the frame for a 30-20 lead at...
TUESDAY High School Basketball Ft. Benton girls vs Big Sandy Ft. Benton boys vs Big Sandy FRIDAY High School Basketball Havre girls vs Glendive, 6 p.m. Havre boys vs Glendive, 7:30 p.m. CJI girls vs Box Elder CJI boys vs Box Elder Big Sandy girls vs Chinook Big Sandy boys vs Chinook North Star girls vs HLP North Star boys vs HLP Ft. Benton girls vs Turner Ft. benton boys vs Turner Harlem girls vs Malta Harlem boys vs Malta High School Wrestling Havre at CMR Holiday Classic...
High school wrestling is in full swing and many area teams looked strong at last weekend’s 26th annual Scottie Invitational in Glasgow. On the boys side, Chinook scored 80.5 points and got top finishes from Lane Snider at 145 pounds, Drake Berreth at 152 and a second-place finish from Wyatt Dunbar at heavyweight. Fort Benton scored 62 points, with places from Trevor O’Hara at 113, Teagan Reimer at 132, Colter Ball at 182 and Brock Hanford at heavyweight, while Harlem pla...
Teens who experiment with drugs put their health and safety at risk. Help prevent teen drug abuse by talking to your teen about the consequences of using drugs and the importance of making healthy choices. Why teens use or misuse drugs Various factors can contribute to teen drug use and misuse. First-time use often occurs in social settings with easily accessible substances, such as alcohol and cigarettes. Continued use might be a result of insecurities or a desire for social acceptance. Teens may feel indestructible and migh...
