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Articles from the April 9, 2024 edition


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  • Hill County Commisssion discusses better outreach

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Apr 9, 2024

    The Hill County Commission had a long discussion in a working meeting Monday about how to better engage with the public and keep them informed of the county’s dealings, as well as the possible implications of a road name change. The conversation about public relations was prompted by a letter from Montana Department of Transportation Havre Area Senior Engineer Project Manager Mike Moore, which said he was doing a survey in preparation for a presentation he will soon make. Among the survey questions was one about how the c...

  • Havre city council to look at district for downtown improvements

    Tim Leeds|Updated Apr 9, 2024

    The Havre city government has agreed to team up with a group trying to revitalize downtown Havre to look into a way to fund improvements. At the city council meeting last week, Mayor Doug Kaercher set up Downtown Havre Matters! working with the Council's Finance Committee to look into creating a tax increment finance district. Bear Paw Development Corp. Executive Director Paul Tuss, representing Downtown Havre Matters!, told the committee that Havre has never created one of these districts, commonly called TIFDs, but they...

  • Museum board hears of good numbers of March visitors

    Updated Apr 9, 2024

    The H. Earl Clack Memorial Museum Board heard at its monthly meeting Monday that the museum had a very successful month and is preparing for events coming later this month and later this year. Museum Manager Caroline Tuss said they got 67 attendees in March, well over the 17 they got in March of last year, so they are doing very well in that regard. Tuss said their 3D printed dinosaurs are selling well but sales of "In the (Even More) Years Gone By," a collection of...

  • The joy of volunteering

    Ila McClenahan|Updated Apr 9, 2024

    If you asked my husband why his wife volunteers, his answer would be "Because she doesn't know how to say 'No.'" Honestly, I have thought about that for a long time. But it isn't the same as you might think. Frankly, I can't say "No, thanks" because I am compelled as a Christian to be the hands and feet of Jesus. Would Jesus say "No, thanks" to being the dean for Children's Camp? Would Jesus say "No, thanks" to working at the local museum to preserve our local history for...

  • Havre Trails holding Pint Night Thursday

    Updated Apr 9, 2024

    Havre Trails has invited people to join them at Triple Dog Brewing Co. Thursday from 4-8 p.m. for a Pint Night to have some fun and hear updates. “Put on your best Hawaiian/beach clothes and head down to Triple Dog to pray for sun, support Havre Trails, and hear about upcoming community hikes,” a Havre Trails release said. The release said that $1 for every pint will go to Havre Trails to support trail building projects and community hikes in the local Havre and Hill County area. Food will be available for purchase from The...

  • The Postscript: Bonanza!

    Updated Apr 9, 2024

    My husband, Peter, and I spend the winters in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. The center of the town is a designated World Heritage Site, which means the facades of the buildings must remain as they were in the mid-1700s. The streets are made of round and sometimes slippery cobblestones. The doors are stout and covered with hundreds of coats of paint, and on the top of every building is a rooftop terrace where people can watch the fireworks that go off for no reason that anyone has ever been able to figure out. It is...

  • Obituary - Noreen Kay Halvorson

    Updated Apr 9, 2024

    Noreen Kay Halvorson, 76, passed away Friday, April 5, 2024, at the Northern Montana Care Center of natural causes. At her request, cremation has taken place and a memorial service in her honor will be held at a later date. Memorial contributions in Noreen's honor may be made to the American Diabetes Association. Please visit Noreen's online memorial to send a card or leave a message of condolence for her family at https://www.hollandbonine.com . Noreen was born May 8, 1946, i...

  • One for the road

    Updated Apr 9, 2024

    I just finished “Democracy in America,” which is a book by a Frenchman named Alexis de Tocqueville on… well, it’s in the title. To write this book, Tocqueville and his friend Gustave de Beaumont, who was the Dr. Watson of the duo, only without a mustache, sailed to the United States to check out its capital attractions. Not McDonald’s. Prisons. These two splendid gents got the French government to sponsor their jaunt across the Atlantic by promising they’d bring back loads of stuff on prisons. Wouldn’t you know, the plo...

  • Obituary - Linda R. Finley Hendrickson

    Updated Apr 9, 2024

    Linda R. Finley Hendrickson was born October 19, 1948, in Havre, Montana to Roy F. and Sally A. (Legge) Finley and passed away at her home in Great Falls on March 14, 2024, at the age of 75. She was raised on the family farm east of Chinook in Paradise Valley and moved to Havre. She married Stanley Hendrickson in 1988 and they enjoyed 35 years of marriage. She was preceded in death by her parents; sisters Margaret Brown of Cut Bank, and Patricia (Gary) Lehnerz of Scottsdale,...

  • Obituary - Diane Wade Miller

    Updated Apr 9, 2024

    Diane Wade Miller, 78, passed away in Great Falls, Montana, at Highgate Senior Living April 4, 2024. Her memorial service will be 11 a.m. Monday, April 22, 2024, at the Gildford Church with Pastor Clay Masser officiating. A luncheon will follow immediately after the service. Private family burial will take place later. Please visit Diane's online memorial at https://www.hollandbonine.com to send a card or leave a message of condolence for her family. Diane was born December...

  • For the Record, April 9, 2024

    Updated Apr 9, 2024

    Havre Police Department Officers searched for but couldn't locate a vehicle that a 7:08 a.m. Monday caller reported was driving erratically on Fifth Avenue before turning down Second Street. -- A caller asked Monday at 9:18 a.m. for assistance removing a man from a 10th Street West building. Officers searched for but couldn't locate the individual. -- A 10:44 a.m. Monday caller asked to meet with an officer about vandalism at the 16th Street tennis courts. -- A First Street No...

  • FWP accepting applications from landowners for Block Management Program

    Updated Apr 9, 2024

    Press release HELENA — Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is accepting applications from landowners who are interested in participating in the 2024 Block Management Program. The application deadline is June 1. Through the Block Management Program, landowners and FWP work together to help manage wildlife and public hunting activities on enrolled lands. Landowners and FWP enter into voluntary agreements that determine how hunting will be conducted on the landowner’s property. Items such as permission requirements, times when...

  • Notice - Cottonwood Schools board meeting set for April 19

    Updated Apr 9, 2024

    Cottonwood School District 57’s April board regular meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, April 19, at the West Cottonwood School 5 p.m....

  • Notice - Cottonwood, Davey schools cancel trustee elections

    Updated Apr 9, 2024

    Cottonwood School District 57 and Davey School District 12 trustee elections have been cancelled due to no candidates. Davey SD12 will proceed with its general levy election....

  • Agenda - Hill County Commission business meeting

    Updated Apr 9, 2024

    Editor’s note: Hill County Commission sent this amended agenda after publishing deadline Monday. Hill County Commission will hold its business meeting in the Commission Office Thursday at 10 a.m.. The public may participate in the Hill County Commission weekly business meeting via Zoom at https://us05web.zoom.us/j/87670806969?pwd=3D2AtxALo3jBtpEbOZlUCaH7VcZQQm.1 The agenda for the meeting is: Meeting called to order Approval of last week’s minutes Public comments on non-agenda items Public comments on agenda items Emp...

  • From tee to green: Dave, we are going to miss you so much

    George Ferguson|Updated Apr 9, 2024

    This may only be my second local golf report of 2024, but it's one I've been thinking about for quite some time. And it's with a heavy heart I write this few words. However, I feel beyond compelled to do so. This column is dedicated to Dave Greenwood. We lost Dave this past winter. And for me, Dave's passing stirred many emotions and many memories, as I'm sure it did for many of you. Many of you will remember Dave for his long-standing association with Northern Montana...

  • Lights land impact guard from Mendocino

    George Ferguson|Updated Apr 9, 2024

    The Montana State University-Northern men's basketball team has landed its second big recruit this spring. MSU-N head coach Shawn Huse has announced the signing of 6-3 guard Jack Reardon of Munster, Indiana. After a highly successful career at Mendocino Community College two years ago, he spent last season at NCAA Division II Saint Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire. While at Mendocino under long-time successful coach Billy Offill, Reardon was named 1st Team in the...