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The summer golf circuit is now in full swing, as not only are there plenty of golf leagues being played around the area, but tournaments are a big part of the show now, too. And not long ago, former North Star standout Jordy Donoven certainly made the most out of a tournament he played in. Donoven, who played college golf for Rocky Mountain College, recently finished second at the Montana State Match Play. The tourney was held at Green Meadows in Helena, where Donoven made it...
Anna and John Brumley, who for 23 years have managed the Wahkpa Chu’ gn Buffalo Jump, will retire at the end of this year, Anna Brumley said at Monday night’s meeting of the H. Earl Clack Memorial Museum Board. Brumley said she and her husband submitted a letter to the county June 6, saying she and her husband would no longer manage the bison kill site. She said the decision to pull back on managing the site was motivated by her husband’s health problems. The Brumley’s contract says they must give six months notice...
Area farmers and ranchers are hoping the much-needed rain forecast for upcoming days will fall plentifully. "We are on the cusp of a real disaster," Les Rispens, executive director of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Hill County Farm Service Agency said Monday. The most susceptible of crops, Rispens said, are spring crops like lentils and peas. The topsoil is dry and those crops have short roots, making them unable to reach deep into the ground, where there is still moist...
The Hill County Commissioners will hold a public meeting Thursday night at 6 p.m. in St. Jude Parish Center to talk about improvements that need to be made to the Milk River Levee and explore how the county should pay for them. Hill County Commissioner Mark Peterson said the meeting is meant to educate the public about the levee, which is not certified by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He added it had met the standards of certification until they were changed after Hurricane Katrina battered the Gulf coast in 2005, and...
After more than a decade of refusing to take U.S. beef, China has re-opened its markets in a move that will allow Montana ranchers to export their product to the Asian country. China, along with many other countries, closed its markets to importing U.S. beef after a case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, commonly called mad cow disease, was confirmed in the United States in 2003. The cow was later discovered to have been imported from Canada. Three other cases later were...
Editor, Interior Secretary Ryin Zinke has been instructed by the White House to review larger national monuments established since 1996 to determine if any of them should be reduced in size or possibly even eliminated all together. The Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument is included in this review. It was only after much public debate and input that the Missouri River Breaks were given monument status. Some people will always oppose these designations, but most Montanans were in favor of protecting this special...
Editor: Havre Elks Lodge #1201 of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks again was very proud and honored to be part of the Community Memorial Day Service, melding our Flag Day tradition with their Memorial Day Service, exemplifying the motto: “One Nation, Under God” — one community, one nation, honoring our Flag, our Country, our Troops. Throughout our American history, the significance of the U.S. flag’s colors has come to correspond with those of the Great Seal of our great country: White signifying purity...
Havre Police Department Russell Clifford Cooper of Havre, 47, was arrested on a criminal trespass to property charge after a Third Street business caller reported Monday at 7:23 a.m. that a man trespassed and then left some items. —— Officers investigated after a caller near 11th Street West and Grant Avenue reported Monday at 1:57 p.m. a motor vehicle crash in which someone was hit from behind, an incident that appeared to be without injuries. —— Officers investigated after a caller near Eagles Park reported Monday a...
Hill County Weed Board will meet June 16 at 11 a.m. at the Hill County Shop. • Call to order: Minutes • Public comment • Correspondence • Unfinished business: Phragmites; mill levy • New business: Budget; purchase orders; district update; bio control; grants; Rocky Boy Conservation District...
The Havre City-County Airport Board will meet at 3 p.m. Thursday in City Hall. The agenda is: 1. Approval of May 18 minutes. 2. Correspondence. 3. Reports: (A) Manager (B) Inspection (C) Finance (D) Engineer — DOWL a. Taxiway and Apron Area Project opdate 4. Public comments 5. Unfinished business (A) Approval of FAA Grant Amendment (B) Big Hangar repair status a. Siding (C) Northwestern Energy power bill 6. New Business (A) Federal Wildlife Services (Jim Lange) (B) FY18 Budget 7. Approval of May claims....
Donald K. Beatty, 85, passed away due to natural causes at his residence Saturday, June 10, 2017. Cremation has taken place, and at his request no services will be held. His family has suggested memorial donations to the North Central Senior Center or to the charity of the donor's choice. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Please visit Don's online memorial page and leave a message of condolence for his family at http://... Full story
From Northern Montana Health Care June is Men's Health Month in America and at Northern Montana Health Care. This special awareness period is to encourage men and boys to take care of their health and to heighten the public's awareness of the many preventable health problems that affect them and their families. "As an internal medicine provider at Northern Montana Health Care, I feel this is a critical time to encourage men and their families to focus on men's health," said...
From Infection Control Today May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month and the beginning of the period through July when people will get more tick bites and tickborne diseases than any other time of year in the United States. The CDC says tickborne diseases are on the rise in some places and prevention should be on everyone’s mind, particularly during the spring and summer when ticks are most active. Lyme and Other Tickborne Diseases Tickborne diseases are on the rise and prevention should be on everyone’s mind, particularly du...
This past weekend, Havre was busy with baseball, as the Havre North Stars American Legion baseball team hosted its annual jamboree. However, this week, the baseball craze will continue as two more Havre Youth Baseball tournaments are set to take place. The Babe Ruth City tournament started Monday night at Legion Field, with a total of five teams battling it out for the crown. A team sponsored by FLC Construction took on Malta in the opening game of the tournament, while the...