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The Hill County Park Board discussed the drought conditions that continue to affect Beaver Creek Park at their monthly meeting Monday, and delayed their vote on implementing their Rules and Regulations Committee’s proposed beaver management policy. Beaver Creek Park Superintendent Chad Edgar said conditions in the park are still very dry and the risk of wildfire continues to be high. Board Chair Tony Reum said, because of the extremely dry conditions, he’s asking that people in the park stay on established trails. Reum sai...
Hill County Park Board will meet Monday, Aug. 2, at 5:30 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 and agenda requests for the board’s next meeting 4) Cabin business: 2 Alkali Springs Cabin Inspection packets ready 5) Old business: Monitoring Progress South cross fence and cattleguard Lion’s Campground 6) New Business: Cabin inspections Campfire status 7) Committee reports: Rules and Regulation Com...
In the wake of a successful Great Northern Fair, a meeting of the Hill County Fair Board Thursday served as a listening session for members of the public, mainly people who worked at the fair, to voice their concerns, criticism and praise, but devolved into a heated argument about the competence and merit of Frank English as the fairgrounds manager. Community member Ursula Brese had a number of complaints, including one against a fair board member, though she did not specify which one. “Things happened while I was working t...
In their weekly business meeting Thursday, the Hill County Commission announced recent local board appointments and resignations, as well as approving a number of budget adjustments and discussing current fire restrictions. The commissioners voted unanimously to appoint Denise Brewer, also a member of Havre’s City Council, to the Hill County Cemetery District Board, as well as a number of reappointments to various local boards. They also announced the resignation of Lex Keller from the Great Northern Fair Board. The c...
Hill County Disaster and Emergency Aid Services Coordinator Amanda Frickel provided an update on local and state wildfire activity in a meeting of Hill County Officials Wednesday, as well as new fire restrictions going into effect Friday. Frickel said Hill County will be moving into Stage 1 fire restrictions at 12:01 a.m. Friday, which means building, maintaining, attending or using a fire or campfire is prohibited in Hill County, including Beaver Creek Park, Fresno Dam area, and Rocky Boy. Smoking, except within an enclosed...
Press release The Hill County Commission issued the following notice about the fire restrictions going into effect in the county Friday. In all of Hill County, in a joint effort between Disaster and Emergency Services, Hill County Commission, Beaver Creek Park superintendent and U.S. Bureau of Land Management, the following has been implemented: As of Friday, July 23, 2021, at 12:01 a.m., Stage 1 fire restrictions will be in effect. The following will be prohibited and punishable by law until further notice: • Building and m...
Havre Elks Lodge #1201 is accepting applications for grant funding through July 27 at 5:30 p.m. for up to $3,000 in the areas of youth, veterans and community, a press release said. The release says all communities in Hill and Blaine, and Chouteau county to Big Sandy are eligible to apply. “It’s been used for anything from, like, Plant a Seed…Read! to the Bear Paw Volunteer Fire Department. We donated some money for some windows for out at Beaver Creek Park to fix cabin...
Gaylord Dathan Walls April 21,1942 to May 15, 2021 Gaylord passed away in his home at the age of 79 on May 15, 2021 in Las Vegas, NV. He was born on April 21, 1942 in Big Sandy, MT to parents Elba and Irene Walls (Davis). Gaylord was the youngest of five sons. He went to school and graduated in Box Elder, Montana. Gaylord taught educational psychology and study skills at the University of Great Falls, several Montana tribal colleges, and Boise State University. He always had...
Danny Richard Zinn, 65, of Chinook Montana, went to be with the Lord on July 6th at 6:00 a.m. with his son Adam by his side. Danny was the second child born to Richard and Lois (Bilger) Zinn on August 14th,1955. He grew up in Havre, Montana, where he graduated from Havre High School. Danny loved history and loved his country. He was always studying and learning new things. Danny was proud to be a patriot and the Fourth of July was his favorite holiday. Cars, motorcycles,...
The Hill County Park Board was presented a draft of their Rules and Regulations Committee's proposed policy on beaver management on Beaver Creek Park Monday, which includes trapping and non-lethal alternatives. The policy states that beaver provide significant benefits to the ecosystem of the park but that some of their population can be removed for the sake of the park's aesthetics, facilities, infrastructure and public spaces. The policy has the stated goal of using...
At 3:30 p.m. Thursday at the Best Western Plus Great Northern Inn, design plans for the reconstruction of more than nine miles of Wild Horse Trail - Montana Secondary Highway 232 - north of Havre will be presented in a public open house by the Montana Department of Transportation which will be looking for feedback from the community. Concerns about the condition of Hghway 232 have persisted for well over 15 years with various community efforts working to help find funding for...
People came together at Great Northern Fairgrounds over the weekend to enjoy Beaver Creek Jam, a weekend of music captured by a documentary film crew. One of the bands that performed Friday, The Southern Satellite, is in the process of being filmed in its last week of footage on tour for a project currently titled "Road Show." T.J. Broscoff, frontman for The Southern Satellite, said on stage Friday night the series will be on a major streaming service in the future. The two-da...
Blaine County saw several of fires crop up Thursday night, most of them in the southern part of the county, the apparent result of a lightning storm. Last night also saw a small fire in Beaver Creek Park that has since been extinguished. Blaine County Commissioner Frank DePriest said most of the information he has on the fire is second-hand and somewhat vague at this point but as far as he's heard most of the fires were in the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management,...
Havre residents may soon see their hometown on a popular streaming service such as Netflix or Amazon Prime as a documentary is being filmed about The Southern Satellite, one of the bands performing tonight at Beaver Creek Jam prior to Warrant. The Southern Satellite will play starting at 7:30 p.m. followed by Shovels & Shotguns. Warrant begins playing at 9 p.m. The rock legends made Beaver Creek Jam part of their 30th anniversary tour for the hit song, "Cherry Pie." The...
The Hill County Park Board will meet Monday at 5:30 p.m. in the Timmons Room of the Hill County Courthouse. 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 the next meeting 4) Cabin business: #18 Quarter Gulch McLain #12 Quarter Gulch 5) Old business: Monitoring Progress South cross fence/cattleguard 6) New business: Cabin inspections Lions Campground boundary Lodge stabilization Burn ban conditions 7) Committee reports: Rules and...
Havre Police Department Shawn Michael Stoner of Havre, 35, was issued a summons on a criminal contempt charge related to a 24/7 Sobriety Program violation reported at the police station Thursday at 8:04 a.m. -- Two bicycles, one black and one white and blue, were reported found on First Avenue at 9:31 a.m. Thursday. -- A caller at a Ninth Avenue business reported Thursday at 9:44 a.m. that a windshield had been broken. -- Thursday at 2:44 p.m. a caller on Second Street West...
Myrtle G. Schubert, 89, passed away at her residence on Friday, June 18, 2021, due to natural causes. Cremation has taken place, and memorial services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 8, 2021, at Messiah Lutheran Church with Pastor Sean Janssen officiating. Burial will follow in Highland Cemetery. Myrtle's family has suggested memorial donations be made in her memory to Messiah Lutheran Church, Friends of Beaver Creek Park, or the charity of the donor's choice. Holl...
During its business meeting Thursday, the Hill County Commission approved the creation of a part-time seasonal Beaver Creek Park deputy warden position for the busy summer months in the park, which cabin owner Lou Hagener said he appreciated. “I think that’s long-overdue to support activities that are going on in the park,” Hagener said. The commission also approved a right-of-way-lease for Mount Royal in the Sweet Grass Hills that site owners in the area would need in order to use the private road to access to Mount Royal...
Independence Day is just around the corner, and the Havre Fire Department said in a release it wants to advise the community that the safest way to enjoy fireworks is to watch a public display conducted by professionals. The department asks if people plan to use their own fireworks to exercise caution and follow ordinances for the use of fireworks in city limits. Fireworks may only be discharged in Havre July 2 through July 4 from 8 a.m to midnight and not all fireworks are...
Work is still progressing on multiple road and highway projects in the area, causing some delays in traffic Mike Moore of the Montana Department of Transpiration recently provided the Havre Daily News an update on road work being done in Havre and the Hill County area. Excavation is still proceeding on Boulevard Avenue from 11th Street to Second Street West, with concrete sidewalk and curb work south of Ninth Street having been completed. The avenue will still be closed to...
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 Part-time seasonal Beaver Creek Park deputy warden position Budgets Ordinance Resolutions Contracts Mount Otis right-of-way lease Council on Aging Senior Medicare Patrol contract Council on Aging Rocky Boy Reservation Area X Agency on Aging contract Board appointments Policy updates County permit approval Subdivision/survey approval County needs...
Myrtle G. Schubert, 89, passed away at her residence on Friday, June 18, 2021, due to natural causes. Cremation has taken place, and memorial services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 8, 2021, at Messiah Lutheran Church with Pastor Sean Janssen officiating. Burial will follow in Highland Cemetery. Myrtle’s family has suggested memorial donations be made in her memory to Messiah Lutheran Church, Friends of Beaver Creek Park, or the charity of the donor’s choice....
The Hill County Park Board will meet Monday at 5:30 p.m. in the Timmons Room of the Hill County Courthouse. 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 the next meeting 4) Cabin business #18 Quarter Gulch McLain #12 Quarter Gulch 5) Old business: Monitoring Progress South cross fence/cattleguard 6) New Business Cabin inspections Lions campground boundary Lodge stabilization Burn ban conditions 7) Committee reports Rules and...
Last Saturday night, I did something I am pretty proud of. I summited Mount Otis in exactly 28 minutes from my car to the bench at the top. I don’t know if this is a good time, a great time, or nothing to write home about, but for me, it was pretty fast. However, that isn’t what I’m most proud of myself for on my quick trip up and down one of the more iconic peaks in the Bear Paw Mountains. Instead, the pride I feel comes from the amount of trash I carried down with me on my descent. Of course, pride isn’t the emotion...
Out our way, old Highway 2 is mighty busy. I heard it said it is the longest two-lane highway in the country. We see a lot of trucks and such, but also tourists coming to Montana to see the sights. Most are on their way to Glacier and look forward to the spectacular views that are world famous. I suspect we can understand why so many of them passing through the Hi-Line region don't bother to really look around for, to their mind, "there's nothing there." Ah, but we who live he...
