Events lined up for Havre Fesitval Days 36

Festival Days craft, art and commercial show set

Crafters, artisans and commercial vendors will gather at the Holiday Village Mall for Festival Days. The show opens Saturday at 10 a.m. and continues till 6 p.m. and reopens Sunday from noon to 4 p.m.

A variety of arts and crafts will adorn the tables at this year’s Festival of Arts and Crafts show, giving shoppers a variety of homemade items to select from during the two-day event. The show has been part of Festival Days for 33 years and it is shaping up to be another good show with vendors from the Hi-Line and across the state, the Havre Area Chamber of Commerce said in a press release.

People at the craft show will see jewelry, quilts, blankets, pottery, wood crafts, dried floral arrangements, soaps scrub and candles to name a few items being shown.

Under the commercial banner, vendors will display educational books, knives and swords, artwork, jams and jellies.

It is a fun time to get some holiday gift ideas, the Chamber release says.

Festival Days Run/Walk set for Sunday

An event that has been a part of the weekend schedule for several years has been the Festival Days Run/Walk Sunday.

To join in on the event, people can gather at the RC Model Flying Club. To get to the park, people should head south on Fifth Avenue, turning left just before the bridge south of town, just before the ball park.

The entry fee is $25 per person to receive a long-sleeve shirt with the Festival Days logo and $10 without the shirt.

The event is a fundraiser for the Boys Cross Country Club.

Door prizes will be awarded and refreshments will be available after the race.

The press release says sponsors include Independence Bank, Walmart, Western Drug, Bear Paw Vet, Baldwin Court Reporting, Baldwin Insurance, Flynn Realty, Dairy Queen, Wayne Koepke, Northern Montana Hospital, Havre Dental Group, Baker Amusement, Nault Plumbing, Havre Ford, Nalivka’s, Havre Hi-Line Realty, Bullhook Community Health Center, Gary & Leo’s IGA, Schine Electric, Blue Pony Booster Club, Havre Police Protection, AmericInn, The Key, Blue Ponies Cross Country Team, Montana State Univeristy-Northern Cross Country Team, Northstar Athletics, Hi-Line Polaris and Havre Rental, Strombergs and Taco John’s.

Last Saturday Market during Festival Days

Saturday, Sept. 17 will be the last Saturday Market for the year. The Festival Days market tends to be one of the busiest and largest.

“After the parade be sure a come by the Town Square and pick up fresh garden vegetables, find that perfect gift from the craft and art vendors and simply enjoy the excitement of the event and chatting with friends,” the Chamber release says.

Historian to donate part of tour proceeds to

traffic box wraps

A local historian has invited people to discover Havre’s hidden gems during Festival Days, explore unknown Havre history and help two worthy causes to beautify the town and preserve its heritage.

For every visitor during Festival Days weekend who is wearing a Festival Days button and takes a tour of the High Line Heritage House Museum, Historic Havre Strolls or History Among the Headstones tours, one dollar will be donated to the Havre Main Street Committee to be used for the creation and installation of vinyl wraps for traffic control boxes throughout town.

“The traffic control box vinyl wraps is a wonderful project spearheaded by some very dedicated Havreites to beautify our town,” said Emily Mayer, owner of High Line Heritage Resources. “Contributing to this worthwhile project is a way of giving back to the community that has given so much to me.”

The remaining funds will go toward preservation projects and operation of the High Line Heritage House Museum. Foundation stabilization is the first of many goals to restore the historic John F. Mathews home to its former glory, followed by a new coat of exterior paint in autumnal colors and a new roof.

The High Line Heritage House Museum is open special hours this Festival Days weekend. This work-in-progress historic treasure will be open for tours Friday from 1 to 5 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday noon to 4 p.m.

Historic Havre Strolls and History Among the Headstones tours can be arranged by appointment Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings at 6 p.m. or 7 p.m. Cost for all tours are $10. for adults, $5 for children 6-12 and children 5 and younger are free with accompanying adult, except the combination Old Townsite/Downtown Havre tour which is $15 for adults, $7 for children 6-12 and children 5 and younger are free with accompanying adult.

Canadian money is accepted at par for tours; some restrictions may apply.

The High Line Heritage House Museum is located at 124 Third Street, two blocks from Havre Beneath the Streets, and is the second oldest single family home in Havre. Also included on the tour are the public rooms of the neighboring Boone/Dalrymple home, Havre’s oldest single family historic home.

For more information about tours, books and other events offered by High Line Heritage Resources, call 399-5225 or visit http://www.havrehistorictours.com. Havre Festival Days buttons are $1 and can be purchased at numerous participating Havre businesses.