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by Emily Mayer Like last week, news of buildings in Hill County could be found throughout the newspapers 100 years ago. On the front page of The Havre Plaindealer’s May 15 issue, there was this announcement regarding the Courthouse: THREE SEPARATE BIDS ON COURTHOUSE WORK Three bids for courthouse work will be considered by the Hill county commissioners on May 24th, one for construction, one for plumbing, and one for electric wiring of the county structure. Many contracting firms have had representatives in the city to look o...
Emily Mayer The big question for this week's column is "where do I begin?" There were a lot of columns about buildings in the newspapers this week 100 years ago. I will start with the Hill County Courthouse as that is one of the major buildings celebrating a century this year, and the drama continues. This was on the front page of the May 8, 1915 issue of The Hill County Democrat, complete with misspelling and grammatical error: NEW SITE SELECTED BY BOARD OF COUNTY...
Emily Mayer Havre and Hill County continued to be very busy according to the newspapers 100 years ago. The Hill County Democrat's April 24, 1915 issue had some news on the new courthouse under the "Commissioners Proceedings" column. Here is an excerpt of that column: ... Notice is hereby given that a Special Meeting of the Board of County Commissioners of Hill County Montana will be held on the 14th and 15th days of April 1915, for the examination and final acceptance of...
Most of us have felt sad at some point in our lives. Sometimes we feel melancholy after we suffer the loss of a relationship or we feel like life circumstances have gotten the better of us. Feeling down occasionally is normal, and even healthy. However, individuals who suffer from clinical depression experience a low mood and sadness most of the day for prolonged periods of time. According to the Archives of General Psychiatry, approximately 14.8 million Americans adults, or 6.7 percent of individuals over the age of 18 will...
Emily Mayer In the April 17, 1915 issue of The Hill County Democrat, three bid openings concerning the Hill County Courthouse and Jail were advertised. One was for the wiring, another was for the plumbing and the third was for the actual construction of the building. All bids were to be sent to Hill County Clerk and Recorder John H. Devine. Parties dominated the news this week 100 years ago. I guess everyone was in a gathering mood after the Lenten season ended. Here is an ent...
People become involved with volunteering for a range of reasons - for some serving their community is an honor, for some it is part of the mission of the club or organization for which they belong, for some volunteering is just a way of life. The connection and relationship with the community that develops from volunteering adds an invaluable layer to education. "Through volunteering, I learn what it means to be a part of something bigger than myself" - this is a quote from a...
By Emily Mayer As the weather warmed up, so did the building news reported in the newspapers 100 years ago. For this 15th column in the Year of the Buildings series, we find a lot of entries regarding buildings in Hill County. The biggest news came from Fort Assinniboine. A very lengthy article regarding the newly formed Northern Montana Agricultural and Manual Training School located at the fort was found on the front page of The Havre Plaindealer’s April 10, 1915, issue. An excerpt of that column follows, complete with m...
Emily Mayer In the 13th installment of this series celebrating the Year of the Buildings, there were a couple of articles regarding buildings in Hill County. A rather lengthy article was written about the agricultural school at Fort Assinniboine. Professor F. B. Linfield, director of the Montana Agricultural Experiment Station in Bozeman, was in town to look over the site and find “the most suitable selection of the 2,000 acres granted to the state some time ago for educational purposes.” Linfield said in an interview: It...
Montana Buckle Up Coalition Recommendations have changed for keeping children rear-facing in child car seats, from age 1 until at least age 2, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics. Starting in 2011, the Academy advises parents to keep their toddlers rear facing until age 2 or until they reach the maximum height and weight for their car seat. While that is several years ago, many parents seem unaware of this important change in recommendations. It also advises that children need to ride in a belt-positioning...
By Francine Brady “The Long Walk” by Slavomir Rawicz is a true story of a trek to freedom. Rawicz was removed from his home in Poland and imprisoned for 12 months without seeing a judge or having a trial. He was placed in a cell where a man could stand and no more. The cell was not cleaned so he stood in human waste until his knees would buckle. After six months he was led outside and hosed off with cold water and allowed to rinse his cloths and then let them dry on his body. Ill fed, he was often tortured so that he would si...
What does mental health mean? Is it merely the absence of mental illness or could it be suggestive of a deeper understanding of ourselves and the environments in which we live? Today, the concept of wellness is not just the absence of disease and infection but, according to the World Health Organization, is “the presence of physical, mental and social well-being.” If we examine the idea of mental health from this perspective, we, as a community and as a culture, are able to change the focus of mental health from not only the...
