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The Natural Resources Department of the Chippewa Cree Tribe on Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation said Friday afternoon that restrictions still were in place due to high water levels from rain earlier in the week. Some parts of the mountains received more than 6 inches by Wednesday, leading to restrictions and flooding on Beaver Creek Park. The post on the tribe's Facebook page Friday said the following restrictions would remain in place until further notice in both the Beaver Creek and Big Sandy Creek areas on the r...
Beaver Creek Park Superintendent Chad Edgar said the park took a pretty hard hit with flooding Wednesday, but he and his crews are out working to get roads and campsites ready for weekend recreation. Edgar said a few small campsites and the Lions B campground were hit very hard, and other sites were flooded as well. He said at least one road is destroyed and others took damage, but the park crews are working on them. He said the culvert to Rotary Pond and the Jaycees...
Gerald and Barbara (Miller) Bohn of Havre will be celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary June 30, 2022. Gerald was stationed at the air force base north of Havre when he met Barbara. They married in 1962 at St. Jude's Catholic Church and have lived on the farm North of Havre ever since. From their union, Gerald and Barbara have four children, Jerry (Allison) Bohn of Havre, Doug Bohn of Havre, Becky (Jimmy) Pimley of Bozeman, and Kathy (Brett) James of Helena. They were...
Dick and Jolene Hanson of Havre are pleased to announce the engagement of their son, Daniel, to Sydnee Hammond, daughter of Ross and Lorisue Hammond of Chesterfield, Virginia. Daniel earned a mechanical engineering degree from Montana State University and is employed by Congruent Concepts and Solutions in Fletcher, North Carolina. Sydnee earned a degree in mechanical engineering from Virginia Tech and is employed by Borg Warner in Fletcher, North Carolina. The wedding will be...
The past few days' rain overwhelmed the Bear Paw Mountains, leading an agency on Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation to close access to some parts of the mountains and leading to flooding on Beaver Creek Park. Comments from Beaver Creek Park staff were not available by printing deadline Wednesday evening. The Chippewa Cree Tribe's Natural Resource Department said in a post on the tribe's official Facebook page that the rainfall had caused a rise in all creeks. Because of that, it...
Press release Hopa Mountain is now accepting applications for their Summer College Prep Retreat that will take place July 17-20 at Montana State University in Bozeman. During this four-day retreat, students will participate in classes to learn about a diverse range of higher education and scholarship opportunities. Students also have the opportunity to live in the MSU dorms, though it is not required if they live in Bozeman or Livingston. The retreat is free-of-charge and meals will be provided for all participants. The...
Press release HELENA — Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks will be hosting a series of public meetings this summer and fall to gather ideas about local elk management issues and population objectives. Meeting places, times and details are posted on the FWP website, https://fwp.mt.gov, at https://fwp.mt.gov/aboutfwp/public-comment-opportunities/elk-plan-scoping . FWP began developing a revised statewide Elk Management Plan in 2020. The first step in the process was to convene a citizen’s group to develop guiding principles for...
Press release The Montana Department of Transportation and Schellinger Construction will return on Tuesday, June 21, weather permitting, to complete final improvements on the Great Falls North U.S. Highway 87 project, from Dent Bridge Road to Great Bear Avenue. Final construction activities include chip sealing and painting permanent road lines and markings. Drivers should anticipate minor delays and are encouraged to watch for workers, equipment and signage when traveling this stretch of highway. “We thank the community f...
Havre Police Department Cheryl Marie Brown of Browning, 47, was arrested on a shoplifting charge after a caller a First Street reported a shoplifter at 9:11 a.m. Tuesday. -- Aimee Lee Montes of Box Elder, 39, was arrested on a shoplifting charge after a caller a First Street reported Tuesday at 11:26 a.m. finding a stolen vehicle from Rocky Boy. -- Trees were reported down and across the road on 11th Street Tuesday at 12:32 p.m. -- Monica Jo Gjesdal of Havre, 27, was issued a...
Hill County officials discussed a proposed change in county employee pay at a meeting of the County Compensation Board Wednesday morning, with county officials expressing a number of concerns about the change proposed by the Hill County Commission. Commissioner Diane McLean said, in an effort to attract more personnel and address complaints regarding the low pay offered at the county, she proposed a new plan that would compress yearly wage increases into a smaller time frame, letting new employees start at higher pay and...
The Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees met Tuesday evening and discussed a number of policy revisions, updates to student handbooks and a project to resurface the middle school’s track. The subject of resurfacing Havre Middle School’s track was one discussed at a planning meeting last month, a project that will cost upwards of $400,000, but one the board seemed to agree was a priority project. HPS superintendent Craig Mueller said he’s come up with a number of different models for how to pay for the project, some of wh...
As Beaver Creek Park sees some flooding on campsites, Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation are restricting access to some parts of the Bear Paw Mountains due to flooding. The Chippewa Cree Tribe Natural Resource Department announced in a post on the tribe's official Facebook page that it was declaring closure of the Bear Paw Mountains in both the Beaver Creek and Big Sandy Creek areas until further notice. The post said the deprartment wojuld reevaluate the situation Friday....
Havre Area Chamber of Commerce held a job fair for its members Tuesday afternoon, an effort to draw job seekers and employers looking to fill positions into one place and hopefully get local candidates matched up with places they'd like to work and which need their help. The Chamber planned the job fair to be as simple, easy and quick as possible, telling applicants to bring multiple generic job applications and resumes and businesses to conduct interviews on the spot where...
Local law enforcement is looking for a Havre woman who escaped Monday afternoon from custody after her sentencing hearing at Hill County Courthouse. Maria Rose Oppelt, aka Maria Rose Newton, was in the custody of a Probation and Parole officer at District Court and waiting for a law enforcement officer to take her to Hill County Detention Center after her sentencing hearing when she made her escape shortly before 4 p.m., Police Capt. Aaron Wittmer said. District Court Judge...
Jade Helmbrecht has announced that later this year she will be closing Helmbrecht Photography, a business operated by her family for the past 76 years. Helmbrecht said the business will be closed from now through Aug. 1 as she prepares and archives what is in the building, reopening so people can order archived photographs. Helmbrecht said she will not be taking orders for new photographs. She took over the business after her father, Steve Helmbrecht, died last year. Jade...
The H. Earl Clack Memorial Museum Board met Monday evening and discussed the upcoming openings of the museum’s new location at the former Griggs Printing Building. The much-anticipated move from the Holiday Village Mall has given the museum much more space for historical displays and has been touted as a massive overall improvement for a showcase of the area’s histories. Board Vice Chair David Sageser said a soft opening will be held June 26 at 3 p.m. for the people who worked on the move, for which invites have already been...
Signups for swimming lessons at the Havre Community Pool will be held Friday at 10 a.m. in the lobby of the pool. Limited spots for the lessons are available and will be assigned on a first-come, first-serve basis. Lessons will be held June 20-30 from 9 a.m. to noon and 4-6 p.m. Monday through Thursday....
Press release GREAT FALLS — Five years ago, Troy Ross was in a hospital bed in Seattle battling for his life. Today, the Great Falls 7-year-old is back to being a kid again — scoring touchdowns, hitting home runs, catching fish and camping with his family. “There are tears of joy in our household right now,” Troy’s dad Wes said. “We are fully in remission, which we never thought we would see in our wildest dreams.” Diagnosed with a rare immune disease, Troy was airlifted to the Seattle Children’s Hospital in 2017. Over the...
Press release HELENA — The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission will meet June 22 in person at the State Capitol in Room 317. The meeting begins at 8:30 a.m. The meeting will be streamed live on the FWP website and broadcast through MPAN, YouTube and Zoom. The commission will take public comment on agenda items in person and via Zoom. To make a comment via Zoom, people must register on the FWP website. A link to register will be posted on the website on June 15. The public will also be able to comment in person at the m...
Press release HELENA — The Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Snowmobile Advisory Committee will meet in Helena Friday, June 24, from 6-8 p.m. at the FWP Annex building, 1625 11th Ave. The mission of the committee is to advise FWP on snowmobile grooming issues related to funding, provision, development, renovation, maintenance, management, usage and promotion of snowmobile trails. At the meeting, the group will consider possible new funding for groomed snowmobile trails. The meeting is open to the public....
Press release HELENA — Montana VA has announced a virtual women veterans town hall will take place Friday, June 17, at 5 p.m. Veterans can join by phone at 1-833-560-2071 or by livestream at http://www.access.live/MontanaVAWomenVets or from Montana VA’s Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/VAMontana . “Women are the fastest growing demographic of veterans within the VA, and Montana VA Health Care System (MTVAHCS) is honored to serve these American heroes,” said MTVAHCS Executive Director Judy Hayman, Ph.D. “Our goal a...
Havre Police Department A caller on U.S. Highway 2 Northwest reported Monday at 8:46 a.m. that a Silver Chevrolet Tahoe backed into another vehicle and took off. -- Sheron Faye Saddler of Box Elder, 27, was arrested on charges of shoplifting and trespass to property and on five Justice or City court warrants after a caller at a First Street business reported a female shoplifter Monday at 12:37 p.m. -- A Fourth Street caller reported at 3:07 p.m. Monday that a client had been...
The Havre-Hill County Library Board will meet Thursday, June 16, 2022, at 3 p.m. in the library meeting room. The meeting agenda is: Minutes Sign monthly budget Library Director’s Report • Summer Reading so far Old business • Set up day for long-range planning New business • Interlocal agreement Policy review Correspondence Public comment Adjournment Upcoming events at the library: Friday, June 17 Yarn Circle, 4 p.m. Tuesday, June 21 Cookies and Coloring, 3 p.m. Friday, July 15 Yarn Circle, 4 p.m. Tuesday, July 19 Foundat...
The Mosquito Control District Board will meet Monday, June 20, at 5:15 p.m. at the Hill County Weed and Mosquito Control District Office at the county road and weed shop complex, 1405 Second St. W. 1. Review of minutes from previous meeting 2. Correspondence 3. Unfinished business a. Budget update b. Larvicide applications c. Fogging applications 4. New business a. Budget review b. Purchase order approval c. National Mosquito Awareness Week June 19-25 5. Announcements — non-action items 6. Public comment 7. A...
Havre City-County Airport Board will meet Thursday, June 16, 2022, at 3 p.m. in City Hall. The meeting agenda is: 1. Approval of May 22 minutes. 2. Correspondence. 3. Reports (A) Manager (B) Inspection (C) Finance (D) Engineer 4. Public comments 5. Unfinished business (A) North end of South 1⁄2 Way Lake (B) Airport attorney (C) 2023 budget (D) Havre airfield agreement 6. New business (A) Matt Wilder — FAA 7. Approval of the June claims...
