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Editor’s note: This version corrects the connection between Montana Pool Service and Evergreen Skateparks. Girls on Shred, a division of The Montana Skatepark Association, will be hosting noncompetitive skateboarding clinics including in Havre and Big Sandy and on Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation for girls and nonbinary people to learn to skate. Clinics will be held at skateparks in Lincoln and Great Falls Aug. 9, Big Sandy Aug. 10, Box Elder Aug. 11, Havre and Malta Aug. 12, S...
Multiple employees of the Great Northern Fairgrounds have publicly accused Fair Board member Bob Sivertsen of inappropriate and threatening behavior including trying to trap employees in horse stalls, damaging county property to prevent them from using air conditioning, and risking environmental damage to the grounds with antiquated methods of insect repellant. When asked about the allegations, Sivertsen's only response was, "See you (in) court." Sivertsen is a well-known...
Press release Cottonwood Schools Board of Trustees is having a special meeting Wednesday, July 28, at 10 a.m. at the North School. People can contact the clerk at 265-6970 to attend by video conferencing....
A meeting of the Hill County Park Board Grazing Committee, which was listed Friday in the Hill County Commission weekly calendar as taking place today, will be Wednesday, July 28, at 1 p.m. in the Camp Kiwanis Beaver Lodge, the commission said in an update this morning....
Hill County Board of Health will hold its quarterly meeting Wednesday, July 28, rescheduled from July 21, from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Hill County Courthouse Annex meeting room in the Courthouse Annex, 302 Fourth Ave., Havre. The meeting agenda is: Call to order Roll call Approval of meeting minutes from April 21, 2021 Agenda corrections, additions or deletions Items of old business: Harmful algal bloom research project — updates Hill County COVID-19 updates and vaccination program status — Kim Berg Items of new bus...
Havre Police Department Someone stopped at the police station Friday at 8:50 a.m. and asked to speak with an officer about a complaint. -- A Friday 10:19 a.m. caller on Fourth Street reported that a camper was hit during the night. -- A caller at a Third Avenue store reported that the business had been broken into during the night. -- Friday at 5:26 p.m. a summons was issued for a violation at a Second Street business, but no information was provided on the charges. --...
Press release The clerk at Davey School has announced that enrollment at the school just east of Havre is open....
Editor’s note: This version updates the date of the Hill County Park Board Grazing Committee as per a notice from the Hill County Commission. Monday 8 a.m. — Center for Mental Health meeting in Great Falls 2 pm – Work Safe Champions Program meeting in commissioners’ office Tuesday 8:30 a.m. — Department of Natural Resources fire restriction call in commissioners’ office 10:30 a.m. — Hill County Road Department meeting in commissioners’ office Wednesday 10 a.m. — Transportation meeting in Timmons Room of Hill County Court...
Havre High School graduate Rob Cox, who has an impressive set of film credits himself, and his wife, Liz, will soon be releasing a film described as a retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale "The Tinderbox" set in modern-day Butte. "The original fairy tale starts with a soldier returning from the war for the king, you know, so we have a guy coming back from Syria. It was like mid 2000s, I think when Liz wrote it ... mid-2010s, I guess. So, we have a soldier going...
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...
Press release Local pianist Mary Stevens will be playing piano at the Havre-Hill County Library Monday mornings at 10:30 a.m. This event is free and open to the public....
Press release The Havre Community Pool will close at 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 21, for annual fall maintenance. The date for the pool to reopen for Fall/Winter 2021-2022 will be announced at a later date. For more information call 265-5781....
Havre Police Department Robert Lyle Turner Jr., 48, was arrested on a charge of driving with a suspended or revoked driver's license and on two Justice or City court warrants after a vehicle stop on 14th Avenue at 12:55 p.m. Thursday. -- Dakotarose Corrina Greshock of Havre, 26, was arrested on charges of reckless driving, other traffic crime, driving under the influence, fleeing or eluding a peace officer, criminal endangerment and stop sign violation, after a 3:39 p.m....
The Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees will meet Tuesday at 12:15 p.m. via Zoom. The link to the meeting is in the full agenda posted on the district website at http://blueponyk12.com . The agenda for the meeting is: A. Call to order 1. Pledge of Allegiance 2. Roll call 3. Welcome to visitors 4. Agenda deletions or corrections, and additions allowed by policy, if any B. Old business C. New business 1. Personnel 2. Substitute teacher pay increase Public Comment — An opportunity for any member of the audience to bring to t...
The following cases were resolved by Hill County Judge Audrey Barger in March. —— Tanner Joseph Walker, born in 1982, was sentenced to 180 days in jail, one day credited and 179 suspended, for trespass to property. —— Zakary Kenneth Canning, born in 1995, was fined $100 and sentenced to 365 days in jail, four days credited and 361 suspended, for partner or family member assault causing injury, first offense, and had dismissed by the prosecution two charges: criminal mischief pecuniary loss less than $1,500 and obstruc...
North Central Senior Citizens Center July 26-30 Senior Center now open Menu Monday — Taco burger, Mexican rice, chips, black bean salsa, dessert Tuesday — Pork chops, mashed potatoes with gravy, broccoli Normandy, rolls, apple crisp Wednesday — Oven-baked fish, potato supreme, carrots, coffee cake Thursday — Cheeseburger, macaroni salad, baked beans, oranges Friday — Soup, salad bar, chef’s choice, dessert, The Senior Center’s doors are open to the public, and crowds have been growing. We are all very excited to be open an...
MILES CITY — Miles Community College announced that two Havre students have been named to the President’s Honor List for the Spring 2021 semester. Casidy Acord earned a place on the list with a 3.75-3.99 Term GPA and Kadyn Acord made the list with a 3.50-3.74 Term GPA. Students who are taking 12 or more credits and maintain a term grade-point average of 3.5 or higher are eligible for this scholastic recognition....
Out our way, the month of February is one of intense sacrifice and labor, for it is typically calving season. Us “sunshine” cowboys who just ride round ups and check the herds in the spring summer and fall usually are spared the February trials and leave that to the real deal cowboys and ranchers. Alberta Clippers love calving season and make it a favorite time for bringing greetings from the Arctic Circle; the snow can be deep and the temperatures, especially at night, are...
In church last Sunday, we read from Ephesians 2, and one particular verse caught my eye and tugged my soul: "Christ is our peace." A little bit of research later, and facts from seventh grade social studies came flooding into my brain. Ephesians was written during the time of Pax Romana, when Rome and Emperor Augustus ruled the day. Perhaps the words Pax Romana dredge up some of your own memories of middle or high school history classes, learning about this Roman peace that...
You know, Lord, some recipes are worth sharing! Here's one for any time - even if this one doesn't have salt! Author unknown, it's called Happy Homemaker Cake. "Mix two heaping measures of love with common purpose, sweeten with two full hearts. Sprinkle in a few little ones according to taste. For a rich color break in the yolks of two purses. Do not make too rich as by doing so, it crumbles and separates easily and this is not what we want. Stir yolks in the batter...
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...
Editor’s note: Watch for more on this in the next Hi-Line Farm and Ranch special section. Conservation Reserve Program General sign-up ends Friday, sign-up for a program that has recently expanded its benefits for agriculture producers looking to participate in the fight against climate change and gain a new revenue stream in the process. The federal program pays agricultural producers to set aside land that may be less productive for the purposes of conservation and carbon sequestration. United States Department of A...
Warrior Creed Veteran’s Motorcycle Club will be having its annual Burning Bike Rally Saturday, July 24, hosted by Tip-It Bar in Havre with all proceeds benefiting K-9 Care Montana Inc. Club member and event organizer Ron Fanning said K-9 Care Montana provides service dogs for wounded veterans, kids with autism, and now includes first responders. Fanning said he served in the U.S. Army for 38 years and he and other club members went to Iraq together. He said originally the club...
Press release National Weather Service has presented multiple awards for length of service in the National Climate COOP network in recent weeks, including a 25-year award to Todd Amsbaugh of IX Ranch near Big Sandy and 20-year awards to Durwin and Tammy Williams of Chinook and Patty Quisno of south of Chinook. The official National Climate COOP network of about 8,500 volunteer weather observers across the United States take daily weather reports; winter, spring, summer and...
