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The Hill County Commission approved a memorandum of understanding with the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation and granted the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency permission to study part of the Milk River. During the meeting Hill County Commissioner Mark Peterson said the EPA sent the county a letter requesting permission to pass through county-owned land to access a section of the Milk River that they want to study for their National Rivers and Streams Program. Peterson said the agency wants to...
The Hill County Park Board will meet in the Hill County Courthouse Timmons Room Monday April 3 at 5:30 p.m. The agenda is: 1) Approval of Minutes 2) Approval of Agenda 3) Guests and public comments on agenda items only/Agenda requests for next meeting 4) Cabin Business: 6) Pine Coulee: 5) Old Business: Lodge Planning Committee Clarification of the agenda setting process and follow up action(s) Hill County Park Board agenda and public comment process 6) New Business FOBCP Stickers Marathon Memorial Bench for Jackie Committee...
Members of the Hill County Park Board discussed updates to policies, park conditions and ongoing conversations about the new Camp Kiwanis Beaver Lodge at their monthly meeting Monday. Board Chair Jeff Jensen said the lodge's committee is still discussing what they want to see in the new lodge, with the latest conversation centering on the kind of heating system they want, with the group seeming to lean toward ground-based heat if possible. Jensen said the committee's current p...
The Hill County Commission voted at its weekly business meeting Thursday to absorb part of the costs of recent health insurance premium increases for its employees and eliminated one of its offered plans in a vote. Hill County Commissioner Mark Peterson said the county currently contributes $1,411 per month to employee health insurance plans, but premiums have risen in the past year and in order to cover that increase the county would need to to raise its contribution to $1,572, which would be a substantial cost to the...
Editor's note: Due to technical issues at Havre Daily News, printing information for From the Record was delayed an extra day. Havre Police Department Two arrests were made after officers stopped a vehicle on 11th Street West Monday at 12:05 p.m. No details on charges were provided in the dispatch log, but two people named as involved parties were listed in the jail roster. Vincent Matthew Morin was being held on two City Court warrants, and Nathaniel Wayne Doney was being...
Information with a photograph of snow at Beaver Creek Park with a story that ran in Tuesday’s edition of Havre Daily News about a meeting of Hill County Park Board misspelled the name of photographer Christy Bambrough....
Hill County Park Board will meet Monday, March 6 at 5:30 p.m. in the Hill County Courthouse Timmons Room. The meeting agenda is 1) Approval of minutes 2) Approval of agenda 4) Cabin business #12 Pine Coulee Lane (new outhouse tank/decking) 5) Old business Lodge Planning Committee 6) New business Commissioner grazing committee appointment Clarification of the agenda-setting process and follow up action(s) 7) Committee reports Rules and Regulation Committee Finance and Planning Committee Grazing Committee 8) Group reports...
Editor's note: This version corrects the time of a vehicle crash Monday in Chinook. Havre Police Department A caller on First Avenue reported a theft Monday at 10:59 a.m. -- A written or verbal warning was issued after a man was reported passed out behind a vehicle at Fourth Avenue West and First Street Monday at 12:15 p.m. -- Dana Lee Turner of Havre, 44, was arrested on a Justice or City court warrant served after an Eighth Avenue caller asked at 4:07 p.m. Monday for...
Jackee Rae Morse, 63, passed away due to natural causes at her residence Sunday, February 19, 2023. A visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. to noon Wednesday, March 1, 2023, at First Lutheran Church. Her funeral service will begin at noon Wednesday, March 1, 2023, at First Lutheran Church. Burial will follow in the Cottonwood Cemetery. Jackee's family has suggested memorial donations be made in her memory to First Lutheran Church or Friends of Beaver Creek Park. Holland &...
Jackee Rae Morse, 63, passed away due to natural causes at her residence Sunday, February 19, 2023. A visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and her funeral service will begin at 12:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 1, 2023, at First Lutheran Church with Pastor Megan Hoewisch officiating. Burial will follow in the Cottonwood Cemetery. Jackee’s family has suggested memorial donations be made in her memory to First Lutheran Church or the Friends of Beaver Creek Park....
Editor, The Friends of Beaver Creek Park was organized in December 2011 to help support our most-beloved park in the Bear Paw Mountains. We assist in off-setting costs associated with maintaining such a large, beautiful facility. Friends’ mission statement is: The Friends of Beaver Creek Park foster recreation and preservation of the park for generations to come. It is at this time that we look to you to join us in our efforts and invite you to attend our next meeting; exact date and location to follow. For more i...
The Hill County Park Board heard an update on the committee drawing up plans for the new Camp Kiwanis Beaver Lodge as well as park conditions at their monthly meeting Monday evening. Board Chair Jeff Jensen said the lodge committee met and talked about things like the structure's size and potential heating sources and has started researching specifics. Jensen said they've also drawn up requests for qualifications for an architect. Board member Lou Hagener said architects can...
Hill County Park Board will meet Monday, Feb. 6, 2023, at 530 p.m. in the Hill County Courthouse Timmons Room. The meeting agenda is 1) Approval of minutes 2) Approval of agenda 3) Guests and public comments on agenda items only/Agenda requests for next meeting 4) Cabin business #8 Blackie Coulee 5) Old business Lodge Planning Committee One page budget fact sheet 6) New business Saw purchase 7) Committee reports Rules and Regulation Committee Finance and Planning Committee Grazing Committee 8) Group Reports Cabin owner’s r...
David Wayne Knudson, 78, lifelong resident of Havre, Montana, passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2023, at Northern Montana Hospital after a brief illness. Dave was born February 6, 1944, in Havre, Montana, attending Havre Public Schools. He was a member of the Montana National Guard, doing his original training at Fort Knox in Kentucky. Later he held various jobs including working for Meadow Gold, driving truck with his brother Glen, working at the Farmer's grain elevator, and...
Out our way, Highway 2 is perhaps the longest two-lane highway in the nation. It parallels the Burlington Northern railway that covers most of the country along the Canadian Border. Back in the day, the trains were steam engines and needed water tanks to refill the boilers every 10 miles or so … and these towns sprang up along the tracks. Most were ranching and farming communities, so they tended to be small and rather obscure towns. With the creation of the National Park system, many tourists started to take the train and l...
The Hill County Park Board heard an update on activity in the park and set up a committee to discuss design ideas for a new Camp Kiwanis lodge at their monthly meeting Monday evening. The old Beaver Lodge has seen considerable deterioration over the past few years and the board decided to rehabilitate it last year, though opted to construct a new one when it became clear that rehabilitation was economically infeasible. Board Chair Jeff Jensen said the committee to discuss the...
Hill County Park Board will meet in the Timmons Room in the Hill County Courthouse Monday, Jan. 9, 2023, at 5:30 p.m. The meeting agenda is: 1) Approval of minutes 2) Approval of agenda 3) Guests and public comments on agenda items only/Agenda requests for next meeting 4) Cabin business: #6 Mooney’s Coulee- #8 Blackie Coulee- 5) Old business: Monitoring Lodge 6) New business Lodge Planning Committee One Page Budget Fact Sheet 7) Committee reports: Rules and Regulation Committee Finance and Planning Committee Grazing C...
6 was a busy year in this part of north-central Montana with good news and bad. Here is a list of some of the stories Havre Daily News covered in the past year. Havre Public Schools, and the local community, mourned the loss of the head of the school district. Superintendent Craig Mueller died at the age of 50 Oct. 22, just a year-and-a-half after taking over as the permanent superintendent. Mueller originally came to Havre to take the position of Havre High School...
Havre Police Department An arrest was made after a caller on Second Street West reported Tuesday at 6:34 a.m. having items that belonged to a trespasser. No details on the charges were provided in the dispatch log, but Darrin Kent Torgerson, who was named as an involved party, was listed in this morning's jail roster as being held on a charge of trespass. -- Marvin Daniel Flying of Havre, 57, was arrested on charges of disorderly conduct and trespass to property after a caller...
James E. Welter, 89, passed away due to natural causes at Northern Montana Hospital Tuesday, December 6, 2022. Cremation has taken place, and a celebration of his life will take place next spring. Jim's family has suggested memorial donations be made in his memory to the Friends of Beaver Creek Park or the charity of the donor's choice. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Please visit Jim's online memorial page to send a card or leave a message...
The Hill County Park Board discussed how to proceed on a number of issues facing Beaver Creek Park including the construction of a new Beaver Lodge, the possible construction of a southern cross fence, park fees and damage caused by beavers. Board Member Lou Hagener said he sent his fellow board members an analysis of the conditions of the park's southern pasture, which the cross fence aims to increase the health of. Members of the board and its grazing committee have said...
Hill County Park Board will meet Monday, Dec. 5, 2022, in the Timmons Room of the Hill County Courthouse at 5:30 p.m. The meeting agenda is 1) Approval of minutes 2) Approval of agenda 3) Guests and public comments on agenda items only/agenda requests for next meeting 4) Cabin business #8 Blackie Coulee Transfer #4 Quarter Gulch 5) Old business Monitoring South cross fence 6) New business Status of beaver Lodge Levy Park fees 7) Committee reports Rules and Regulation Committee Finance and Planning Committee Grazing Committee...
Press release The Hill County Community Foundation has announced 10 grant recipients for the 2022 grant cycle. This year’s grantees are Havre Trails, CASA of Hill County, Feed My Sheep Soup Kitchen, Havre Area Chamber of Commerce, Natalie Patrick Foundation, Greater Havre Area Ministerial Association, Rudyard Community Commercial Club, Bear Paw Volunteer Fire Department, Havre Salvation Army and the Arts and Beautification Committee of Havre Downtown Matters. The foundation had a total of $7000 to grant out this year and o...
The executive assistant of the Hill County Commission took a victory in Tuesday's election, defeating the incumbent commissioner. Democrat Sheri Williams won the commission election in a close race, with 1,880 votes to incumbent Republican Commissioner Diane McLean's 1,781. Independent Les Odegard received 1,415 votes. "I want to thank all the people of Hill County for the support they have given me, and I'm honored to be the new commissioner, come next year," Williams said...
