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The Hill County Park Board voted for a substantial increase in Beaver Creek Park permit fees at their monthly meeting Tuesday, and announced that they are increasing their efforts to seek financial support for the construction of a new Beaver Lodge at Camp Kiwanis. Board member Pam Wilson, who took the lead on restructuring the permit prices, said the committee set up to recommend new prices agreed to the increases she proposed, with the exception of the price of the annual...
Due to deadline issues at the paper, Havre Daily News was unable to print this in Friday’s edition. Monday 2023 Montana Association of Counties elected officials training 1:30 p.m. — Building manager meeting in the Commission Office 3:30 p.m. — Council on Aging Director Meeting in the Commission Office 5:30 p.m. — Beaver Creek Park Board meeting in the Hill County Courthouse Timmons Room Tuesday 2023 Montana Association of Counties elected officials training 9:30 a.m. — Health department director meeting in the Commissio...
Hill County Park Board will meet Monday, Dec. 4, 2023, at 5:30 p.m. in the Hill County Courthouse Timmons Room. The meeting agenda is: 1) Approval of minutes 2) Approval of agenda 3) Guests and public comments on agenda items only/Agenda requests for next meeting limited to 1 min 4) Cabin business 5) Old business Finance and Rules Committee draft/composition Lodge Barn slab bids Apparel Park fees Renewable resource grant 6) New business 7) Committee Reports Grazing Committee 8) Group Reports Cabin owner’s report Friends of B...
Nov. 23, 2023, the Havre Kiwanis Club will have served 100 years in the community of Havre. Kiwanis is an international organization serving all communities of the world. The club's main goal is to provide community service and the motto is "Serving The Children Of The World." Over the years, the establishment and development of Camp Kiwanis in the park that became Beaver Creek Park in the Bear Paw Mountains stands out as one of the best projects. The campground itself has cha...
The Hill County Park Board Fee Committee will meet Monday in the Hill County Courthouse Timmons Room at 11 a.m. The agenda includes: Fees for reserved sites Park permit fees Camp Kiwanis fees....
Havre Police Department A summons was issued after a caller on Second Street reported Thursday at 9:32 a.m. being bitten by a dog. -- A Thursday 10:43 a.m. caller on Washington Avenue reported items had been stolen. -- Officers assisted Havre Fire Department at a fire on Boulevard Avenue at 12:24 p.m. Thursday. -- A caller with a First Street organization asked Thursday at 5:37 p.m. to speak with an officer about an incident. -- A caller at a U.S. Highway 2 West business repor...
Hill County Park Board members argued about their board's transparency in a heated meeting Monday evening, where they also discussed park fees and grant funding, and approved a preliminary design for the Camp Kiwanis Beaver Lodge. Hill County Park Board member Lou Hagener has been arguing for months that the board needs to do more to keep the public informed about their activities and boost public knowledge and engagement. At Monday's meeting Hagener made a motion to have the...
Hill County Park Board will meet Monday, Nov. 6, 2023, at 5:30 p.m. in the Hill County Courthouse Timmons Room. The meeting agenda is: 1) Approval of minutes 2) Approval of agenda 3) Guests and public comments on agenda items only/agenda requests for next meeting, comments limited to one minute 4) Cabin business 5) Old business Park fees Building trust and transparency, improving communication internally and externally 6) New business Funding source Renewable Resource Grant Program House Bill 6 authorization Shop concrete...
Havre Police Department Jesse Lee Schoening of Havre, 34, was arrested on six Justice or City court warrants after a caller at a First Street business reported an intoxicated man in the lobby Friday at 2:17 p.m. -- A Friday 2:47 p.m. caller at Hillside Trailer Court asked to speak with an officer about a trespassing incident. -- A caller reported a round bale of hay was in the middle of Rudyard Road North between mile markers 6 and 7 Friday at 3:29 p.m. -- A caller reported a...
At their weekly business meeting Thursday the Hill County Commission passed a resolution authorizing the Montana Association of Counties to intervene on their behalf in ongoing litigation between the state and counties regarding state education levies. Gov. Greg Gianforte’s Department of Revenue recently directed the counties to collect the full 95 mills of the state’s school equalization levy, which supports schools in lower income areas, but counties across the state, including Hill County, bucked the governor, ins...
Monday 1:30 p.m. — Building manager meeting in the Commission Office 3:30 p.m. — Council on Aging Director Meeting in the Commission Office Tuesday 10 a.m. — Swearing-in of Kelly Beaudry in the Commission Office for the tourism board 10:30 a.m. — Road department meeting in the Commission Office 2 p.m. — Hill County North Havre meeting via Microsoft Teams in the Commission Office 2 p.m. — Sheriff’s union negotiation closed-door meeting in the Hill County Attorney Conference Room 3:30 p.m. — Beaver Creek Park Beaver Lodge and A...
Press release The Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame and Western Heritage Center announced their 16th class of inductions into the Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame, including legacy inductee Clarence Cuts the Rope of Hays and living inductee Leon Lasalle of Laredo. The inductees were chosen from a field of candidates nominated by the general public. Inductees are honored for their notable contributions to the history and culture of Montana. "The Hall of Fame exists to honor those who...
The Hill County Commissioners have posted a call for applications for those interested in serving on the Park Board’s Grazing/Haying committee. The notice states there are four positions to be filled. The Policies and Procedures for Grazing and Haying state there will be three ranchers on the committee. For several years now the committee had six ranchers on the committee. Of the six, five have conflicts of interest in that they or their families have grazing and/or haying privileges in the park. Since grazing and haying h... Full story
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The Hill County Commission voted Thursday to amend their public school levy from 95 mills to 77.9 mills, bucking Gov. Greg Gianforte’s Department of Revenue, which directed the counties to collect the full 95 mills in an apparent break with tradition for Hill County. For many years the county has collected 95 mills for the state’s school equalization efforts, which supports schools in lower income areas, but a spike in property valuations has caused the value of those mills to rise dramatically. Counties across the sta...
The Hill County Park Board voted on grazing allocations, consolidated committees and discussed plans for the new Camp Kiwanis Beaver Lodge at their monthly meeting Monday. Board Chair Jeff Jensen said the Lodge Planning Committee have had a few meetings recently along with their contractor which provided them with some preliminary concept sketches for the new lodge. Jensen said one design has a single floor while another has a loft with bedrooms, but he wanted to stress that...
Havre Police Department A caller on First Avenue reported a theft Friday at 8:44 a.m. -- A bike was reported found Friday at 9:36 a.m. on Washington Avenue. -- Fred Nashookpuk of Havre, 38, was arrested on a disorderly conduct charge after a Friday 11:31 a.m. caller at a Second Street organization reported a man passed out. -- Jack Waylon-McCall Flynn of Gildford, 26, was arrested on a charge of unauthorized use of a vehicle after a 12th Street caller reported Friday at 1:45 p...
Steven A. Faechner passed peacefully September 22, 2023, after a long battle with cancer. Cremation has taken place and a Celebration of Life will be held Sunday, October 8, 2023, at 2 p.m. at Beaver Creek First Lake Community Effort Pavilion, second right after entering park. Please bring your lawn chairs. If it is raining the Celebration of Life will be moved to Montana State University-Northern SUB. Steve was born August 15, 1958, to Earny and Clo (Sisson) Faechner in Havre... Full story
Hill County Park Board will meet Monday, Oct. 2, 2023, in the Hill County Courthouse Timmons Room at 530 p.m. The meeting agenda is 1) Approval of August minutes 2) Approval of October agenda 3) Guests and public comments on agenda items only and agenda requests for next meeting, limited to one minute 4) Cabin business #10 Alkali Springs cabin transfer from September- #10 Pine Coulee cabin transfer 5) Old business Lodge Planning Committee Grazing allotments three-year averages approval Grazing committee reappointments from Se...
Havre Police Department A Tuesday 9:14 a.m. caller reported losing a wallet in the Havre area. -- A caller at a First Street business asked Tuesday at 9:47 a.m. to speak with an officer about a complaint. -- A written or verbal warning was issued after a caller at a First Street business reported a woman from a prior theft was currently at the business Tuesday at 12:11 p.m. -- A written or verbal warning was issued after a caller at a First Street West business reported...
Fred W. Hanson Jr., 87, passed away due to natural causes at Northern Montana Care Center Saturday, September 16, 2023. Cremation has taken place, and memorial services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, September 28, 2023, at Holland & Bonine Funeral Home with Deacon Tim Maroney officiating. Burial will follow in Highland Cemetery. Fred's family has suggested memorial donations be made in his memory to the Friends of Beaver Creek Park, Friends of the Havre Animal Shelter,... Full story
In a front-page story in Tuesday’s edition of Havre Daily News about a Hill County Park Board meeting, park board member Pam Wilson was misquoted as saying annual fees for Beaver Creek Park usage are $50. The annual fees are $55.... Full story
Editor’s note: This version corrects the quote of Hill County Park Board member Pam Wilson on Beaver Creek Park usage fees. The Hill County Park Board discussed retaking a controversial vote from last month, park fees and plans for the new Camp Kiwanis Beaver Lodge at their monthly meeting Monday evening. Members of the board did not take action on any items on the agenda that night, because the agenda for that meeting was not published in the Havre Daily News, and was t...
Beaver Creek Park staff and Montana Department of Transportation are again urging drivers to use caution when driving on Montana Secondary Highway 234 - Beaver Creek Highway - and other roads in Beaver Creek Park starting next week as cattle will again be on the park starting Tuesday. Every year, the Hill County Park Board leases grazing land to area ranchers from the day after Labor Day to the first of the next year, with the season sometimes shortened due to weather or...
A local group that promotes hiking and biking and improving local trails is holding its annual Summer Brewfest this weekend in Pepin Park. Havre Trails' brewfest is set to run from 2 to 7 p.m. This is the fifth year Havre Trails, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, has held the fundraiser. Proceeds have gone to its work to improve local hiking and biking including creating the Rotary Canyon Loop Trail north of Bear Paw Lake, also called Second Lake and the new Brough's Coulee...
