Career fair hosted at North Star High School

Multiple businesses from the region participated at the North Star High School career fair Wednesday afternoon, with students from multiple schools attending.

The fair was set up in the high school's gymnasium in Rudyard, and was organized by North Star students Quinn Trueax and Ecko Fraser.

"Pretty much, it's a vendor show but with jobs," Trueax told Havre Daily News before the show. "We want students to know that there are more careers than just farming."

Business set-up started at 7:30 a.m. with the schools signing up for times for their students to attend the show, which was set to run until about 4 p.m..

Scott Leeds and Jake Ingram served as representatives for Triangle Communications and Hill County Electric.

"Triangle Hill County is a career job, so that's what we want to explain to kids," Leeds said. "This isn't just a one-stop shop. This is a job that is a community-minded business."

Leeds also mentioned the scholarships that are available for students and teachers.

"Both companies provide scholarship opportunities to these kids, whether it's college or trades, anyway they want to go. They just go to the website and apply," Leeds said. "Both companies offer scholarship opportunities to teachers to these small communities that are within our serving area."

Ingram added the importance of the options that students have when pursuing their career in this field.

"What I want to talk about to kids today is how to get in to an apprenticeship, how to become a lineman," he said. "There are utility lineman versus contract lineman. So Hill County Electric, we are utility lineman."

Sugar Shack, a local Rudyard food business, was also in attendance. Owner Kimberly Seidlitz and Chef Barb Snyder run the show until children are out of school for summer vacation.

Seidlitz discussed the history of the Sugar Shack.

"The Sugar Shack started in Chinook in 1954, and then it moved to Conrad in the late '50s to '98, and then it went to Chester," she said. "In 2018, in October, we moved it, and in 2019 we opened. ... We are open from May to usually the end of August."

Capt. Ryan Pearson represented the Havre Police Department.

"We were excited about the event," he said. "It's good to come out and talk to some kids and gauge their interest in being in law enforcement.

"We let them know that we have a couple spots open at the police department," Pearson added "It's been good. We are happy to be up here and happy to be invited, and we're hoping it'll turn out to be a good day."

Havre Fire Chief Nate Courtnage brought firefighter gear, such as a flashlight, a tank, and even a fire suit and hat for students to try on.

"(I am) super excited to be here," he said. "The fire service is a competitive service, and there's lots of jobs out there."