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The Eagle Creek Fire that started on Mount Baldy in the Bear Paw Mountains has grown to an estimated 8,200 acres, Hill County Disaster and Emergency Service Coordinator Amanda Frickel said this morning, and a full attack on the fire is planned for today. Frickel said the fire is estimated to be 60 percent contained off of Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation and 30 percent contained on the reservation. She said about 150 people are fighting the fire, including using two airplanes...
9:45 a.m. Hill County Disaster and Emergency Services Coordinator Amanda Frickel said this morning that a full attack continues on the Eagle Creek Fire in the Bear Paw Mountains. Frickel said the fire, first detected on Mount Baldy Wednesday afternoon on Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation, was estimated this morning at 8,200 acres. She said containment is estimated at 60 percent off the reservation and 30 percent on Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation. Frickel said about 150 personnel...
Hill County Park Board will meet Monday, Sept. 12, at 5:30 p.m. in the Timmons Room, Hill County Courthouse. 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: # 28 Alkali Springs #8 Blackie Coulee Transfer 5) Old business: Spring tank in Blackie Coulee Comparison for forage resource inventory/assessment and actual use Cabin inspection consistency and actions/consequences for non-compliance 6) New...
A fire started on Mount Baldy Wednesday and, while fire crews and law enforcement across the three counties the fire has spread to are responding, information on the fire remains somewhat scarce. Chippewa Cree Business Committee Chair Harlan Baker said, according to this morning's update, the fire had reached 2,000 acres but the fire has since spread significantly and that number is now very outdated. Baker said Rocky Boy has sent crews to fight the fire and air tankers from...
6:30 p.m. A post on Bear Paw Ski Bowl's Facebook page about 6:10 p.m. reported that help was on the way to the fire in the Bear Paw Mountains. The post said two tankers were en route from Missoula and another coming from Coeur D'Alene, Idaho. The post said the lead plane was en route as well as two single-engine tankers from Lewistown. The post said two helicopters were on scene. 3:39 p.m. Beaver Creek Park personnel said the park is on an evacuation notice due to the fire on...
The sweltering heat the region has been experiencing is expected to continue today, with record-breaking highs predicted and a Red Flag fire advisory and heat warnings in effect, but cooler temperatures are expected starting Thursday. Today, highs in the upper 90s to 100s are predicted, with Havre in the forecast at 9 a.m. expected to hit 101 degrees, which would break the record of 99 set in 1998. Big Sandy was forecast to hit 103 degrees, with Hays and Harlem expected to...
Montana Department of Environmental Quality issued an update Friday on caution advisories on harmful algal blooms that included Beaver Creek Reservoir on the north end of Beaver Creek Park about 8 miles south of Havre. People are warned to use caution at the reservoir to avoid exposure to potential harmful algal blooms and to keep pets out of the areas where they see algae. Harmful algal blooms, commonly called blue-green algae, can potentially be harmful to both people and...
Montana Department of Environmental Quality today issued an update on caution advisories on harmful algal blooms that included Beaver Creek Reservoir on the north end of Beaver Creek Park about 8 miles south of Havre. People are warned to use caution at the reservoir to avoid exposure to potential harmful algal blooms and to keep pets out of the areas where they see algae. DEQ's website says harmful algal blooms -- HABs -- most often occur in Montana’s reservoirs and lakes, although water users should also be cautious a...
Havre Daily News Staff Beaver Creek Park staff and Montana Department of Transportation are again urging drivers to use caution when driving on Montana Secondary Highway 234 - Beaver Creek Highway - and other roads in Beaver Creek Park starting next week as, cattle will again be on the park starting Tuesday. The Hill County Park Board leases grazing to area ranchers from the day after Labor Day to the first of the next year, with the season sometimes shortened due to weather o...
Beaver Creek Park’s Beaver Lodge will be holding an open house from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 4, for people interested in learning about a three-mill levy that will be on this year’s general election ballot, one that will pay for the structure’s replacement. The Hill County Park Board was initially planning to pay for major renovations and upgrades at the current lodge, which has seen significant deterioration over the years, but after being denied a grant that would have paid for much of these upgrades and the revel...
A front-page story in Wednesday’s edition of Havre Daily News misreported the name of the Scottish king and what character Montana Actors’ Theatre Executive Director Jay Pyete plays in the troupe’s production of “Macbeth” this weekend in Beaver Creek Park. The king Macbeth murders is Duncan and Pyette plays Banquo in the production....
Editor’s note: This version corrects the name of King Duncan and the character played by Jay Pyette. Montana Actors' Theatre is bringing a Renaissance-style festival and intrigue, regicide, battles and tragedy from Scotland to Beaver Creek Park this weekend. The production of William Shakespeare's "Macbeth," along with a multitude of festivities, will be held at Lions Campground Friday through Sunday. "While the 'fest' is going to be fun for everyone, the real excitement w...
Hill County Sheriff’s Office has released the name of the victim in a fatal motorcycle crash that occurred Thursday on Montana Highway 234. Undersheriff Stan Martin said Kelly Benson, a 63-year-old Havre resident, died at the scene of the crash that was called in at 8:12 p.m. Trooper Christopher Baker said Benson was northbound in Beaver Creek Park and failed to negotiate a turn near mile marker 16. The motorcycle rolled, throwing the Benson, who was not wearing a helmet, B...
Montana Highway Patrol reported a traffic fatality that occurred Thursday evening on Montana Highway 234 near mile marker 16 inside Beaver Creek Park. The crash was called in at 8:12 p.m., and Trooper Christopher Baker said an adult male, driving a motorcycle northbound, failed to negotiate a turn and the motorcycle rolled, throwing the driver who was not wearing a helmet. The driver, Baker said, died at the scene. The victim’s name has not been released pending n...
The H. Earl Clack Memorial Museum Board discussed their current staffing issue at the Wahkpa Chu'gn Buffalo Jump during a meeting Monday evening where they also discussed artifact donations and various issues at the museum's new location. Museum Manager Emily Mayer said the ideal situation for her would be to have two paid tour guides and a volunteer to watch the Interpretive Center and gift shop, though she said that is almost certainly never going to happen. Mayer said the...
Hill County Commission approved Thursday a question to go on this year’s general election ballot asking voters if they will approve a levy to replace the Beaver Creek Park Beaver Lodge at Camp Kiwanis. Hill County Commissioner Mark Peterson said the Hill County Park Board has been looking into repairing the current lodge for some time now, and as they have researched prices and the damage to the structure they found that replacing it makes more economic sense then repairing it at this point. The levy would apply to all p...
The Hill County Park Board Monday set dates for an open house at the Beaver Creek Park Beaver Lodge for people who want to see the state of the lodge and ask questions about the levy to pay for its replacement that may be on this year's ballot. After being denied a grant that would have paid for a great deal of a project to repair damage, restore and upgrade the lodge earlier this year, the board agreed that it is more economically sensible at this point to replace the...
A July 26, 2022, article on Page 1 about a crash fatality in the Bear Paw Mountains mistakenly gave the location as on Beaver Creek Park. The crash east of Bear Paw Lake was on private property near the park....
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 Ordinance Resolutions Resolution No. 22-2694 Amended Resolution Creating a Budget for the Receipt of Federal Monies Into the ARPA Fund Resolution No. 22-2696 Voter Approval to Levy Taxes on County Property Owners to Provide Funding for the Beaver Creek Park Lodge Replacement Resolution No. 22-2698 Language for Marijuana Tax Contracts Board...
The Hill County Commission voted for a resolution to put a 3 percent tax on recreational and medical marijuana on the ballot for the 2022 general election at their weekly business meeting Thursday. The tax, which would take effect 90 days after the election should voters approve it, would impose a 3 percent sales tax on products sold by medical and recreational dispensaries in Hill County, what Hill County Commissioner Jake Strissel referred to as a “sin tax.” Of the money generated from the tax 50 percent would be ret...
The Hill County Park Board will meet in the Timmons Room, Hill County Courthouse, Monday, Aug, 1, 2022, 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 and agenda requests for next meeting 4) Cabin business # 8 and 10 Sawmill Gulch- septic tank and line # 32 Mooney Coulee #4 Phelps Lane #24 Mooney Coulee — cabin removal 2021-22 Cabin inspection results 5) Old business Monitoring progress 6) New business Open House for lodge (open weekends A...
The name of the Friday victim of a utility terrain vehicle crash was released Monday by the coroner. Hill County Sheriff Jamie Ross said that Jon Molitor of Havre, 46, died from injuries sustained when his side-by-side flipped on a hillside east of Bear Paw Lake in Beaver Creek Park. The crash was reported Friday 7 p.m. and Ross said sheriff’s deputies, Havre Fire Department emergency medical technicians and Fish, Wildlife and Parks personnel all responded. First responders r...
The Hill County Health Board met Wednesday and discussed rising COVID-19 cases and some important openings at the Hill County Public Health Department. Hill County Public Health Director Kim Berg was not able to be at Wednesday’s meeting nor was Board Chair Mark Peterson, so Vice Chair Erica McKeon-Hanson read an update on the pandemic from Berg. McKeon-Hanson said, reading from Berg’s update, much like the rest of the state, Hill County is seeing an increase in cases of COVID-19 and most of these are being identified thr...
Saturday, July 16, 2022, Darrell D. Newbury, loving husband, father, and grandfather of five children, nine grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren, passed away at the age of 71. Darrell was born August 7, 1950, in Great Falls, MT, to Ellen and Arthur Newbury. He retired from BNSF railroad after 38 years of employment. Darrell married Deborah Starkey in December of 1967 in Great Falls, MT, and they had three children together, William, Dale, and Tava. Later in life, he...
Staff and wire Havre Trails will be hosting a hike on the Rotary Canyon Falls Loop Trail in Beaver Creek Park Sunday, July 24. Hikers can meet 8 a.m. at District 4 HRDC, 2229 Fifth Ave., or at Rotary Canyon parking at 8:30 a.m. Havre Trails says it will notify anyone registered if the hike is canceled due to weather. To register for the hike, people can RSVP at https://fb.me/e/2nMZeHxib ....
