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The Havre-Hill County Library has been a place for people to enjoy community, books and family-friendly events for the past 33 years. "I love libraries," Friends of the Library first-year President Denise Haugen said. "I have always loved libraries. I think books should be accessible to everyone no matter how much money they make." Former librarian and chair of the library foundation Bonnie Williamson said that she was originally hired in 1982 as the library director for the...
After 63 years of being married, this year Roland and Peggy Joe Gould celebrated another Valentine's Day together. Both born and raised in Havre, the couple first met while going to school together. Peggy Joe laughed, then said she didn't like her husband very much during high school, adding that he was kind of a troublemaker back then. But after high school, at the age of 19, they were married in August of 1955. She said that they had a church wedding in the old Methodist...
For decades, a tradition with roots from more than 4,000 miles away has been a staple in Havre culture, and for the 86th year, the annual Swedish Meatball and Norwegian Lutefisk Dinner was held Saturday at First Lutheran Church. What started as a small gathering putting together a traditional meal is now the oldest running ethnic event in Havre, said Jim Griggs, chair of the event. "Originally it was a small group of people in the old Norwegian church getting together in the...
Some troubles a local business owner is having with regulations has inspired a local legislator to step into the field of pet-snack regulation. Havreite Keeley Wilson, who started Ladybug Bites in March 2017 to make and sell pet snacks is facing the threat of having to close her business after almost two years of operating due to regulation by the Montana Department of Agriculture, causing Rep. Jacob Bachmeier, D-Havre, to sponsor a bill. Keeley's mother, Dottie Wilson, owner...
Editor's note: This is a series of features about groups and activities for local youth. People who know of an activity they would like to see featured can call Tim Leeds at 265-6795 or email him at [email protected]. Montana speech, drama and debate state competitions begin today and former participants for Havre High School recall their fondest moments and how speech and debate has impacted their lives. Current teams are competing today and Saturday in Belgrade for...
Tuesday in Chinook stockmanship clinician Tom Curtin spoke to a crowd of more than 50 people about low-stress cattle handling. Montana State Beef Quality Assurance Coordinator, and volunteer for Curtin, Bill Pelton said Curtin's methods are a great asset to ranchers and livestock owners because it's beneficial for the livestock and increases the quality of the meat. He said he has known Curtin for years and has traveled with him all around the world teaching these methods of...
Over the years the Tri-Agency Task Force has made great strides in taking large drug conspiracy cases to federal court, task force supervisor C.J. Reichelt said. He added that there are many things, resources and time that go into making these large case arrests and to "cut off the head of the snake." The Tri-Agency Task Force has two offices here on the Hi-Line, one in Glasgow and one in Havre. The Havre office is typically made up of four agents, a Havre Police officer, a Hi...
Havre Public Schools alumni had their chance again this year to get back on the basketball court with the Havre Public Schools Education Foundation's annual Holiday Hoops event. Last Friday Havre High School hosted the 14th Annual Holiday Hoops, with many Blue Pony Alumni coming out to play basketball with fellow former students. Havre High's SkillsUSA was at the event working the concessions stand for the game. Technical education teacher and SkillsUSA Advisor Tyler Kropf...
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Families come from all around the Hi-Line to participate in the many Christmas themed events here in Havre. Many of the events started Thanksgiving weekend and will continue through this weekend. Greg Stoner, who was shopping at the Atrium Mall's vendor show, said he just moved back to Havre a couple of years ago from Minneapolis. He added that he wasn't born here, but he grew up in the area. Stoner said he goes to Beaver Creek to camp and to Fresno Reservoir to fish around...
The Havre U.S. Army National Guard has served the community and the country for many generations. Prior to World War II the National Guard had a strong presence in this area with posts across the Hi-Line, but the Havre branch of the Army National Guard was established shortly after the war's end, Ray Reed of the Montana Military Museum said. The Havre Army National Guard had been located different posts within the community before the Armory was established on Second Street, h...
The schools at Fort Belknap Indian Reservation are working to start a new tradition in teaching students their traditions. Native American Week started Sept. 24, and this was the first year Hays-Lodge Pole, Dodson and Harlem schools joined together in a group effort to bring the week to life for students, said "Little" Don Racine III, a language and cultural teacher at Hays-Lodge Pole and one of the organizers for the event. Throughout the week, activities abounded for...
July 22, spectators packed the Great Northern Fair arena to watch the first Indian Relay Races held during the fair surge around the racetrack. Riding bareback, in shorts and without helmets, each team's rider raced three horses in the relay. The crowd, many of whom stood up for a better look, cheered after each rapid exchange. Organizer Tim Rosette Jr. said he hopes the relay races will become an annual tradition at the fair. So did fair board Chair Tyler Smith. "I was very...
Red, white and blue were the colors of the day, while the sounds of live music mingled with the laughter and happy squeals of children, the smell of hotdogs and hamburgers wafted through the air, and almost two decades of Havre's Fourth of July community camaraderie took over Pepin Park. The Fourth of July celebration started as a small gathering of a couple dozen people the first year, event co-founder and co-chair Allen "Woody" Woodwick said. It included some buckets of...
One hundred years after the end of the Great War, H. Earl Clack Memorial Museum kicked off it's Summer Speaker series with a speech about World War I and Havre. The first speech of the summer, titled "Havre and the Great War" was given by Havre/Hill County Historic Preservation Commission member Keith Doll. Doll, who said he has always been interested in World War I, said he started researching for this article and speech last September after he attended a history conference...
SeRim Jeong spent the last year in Havre, far away from home. Jeong, who will turn 16 years old June 25, is from Seodaemun District in the South Korean capital city of Seoul, but she spent the school year living with a host family and studying at Havre High School. In Korea, Jeong is the only child of parents who are former English teachers and she lives with her parents as well as an aunt and cousin. Jeong, who arrived in Havre about a week before the 2017-18 school year star...
Saturday, Havre celebrated Living History, with many locations offering tours and activities for community members and tourists of all ages. Volunteers made the day and history come alive from a time that can only be found in history books. The events included activities at Havre Beneath the Streets, High Line Heritage House, the H. Earl Clark Memorial Museum, Fort Assinniboine and Wahkpa Chu'gn Buffalo Jump as well as a few others. The North Central Montana Everything...
Chancellor of Montana State University-Northern Greg Kegel's vision came to life when Northern opened the doors for a ribbon cutting ceremony on the new Diesel Technology Center May 23. Many prominent members of the community in addition to many members of local and international businesses came out to the ceremony to show support for Northern and its diesel program. "It's beautiful," Kegel said. This project was very close to Kegel for years, he said, adding, "It's always...
Though it's open year-round, Beaver Creek Park Superintendent Chad Edgar and park staff are amping up preparations at the park for their biggest holiday and busiest season of the year. Beaver Creek Park was established in 1916 by an act of Congress and is one of the largest county parks in the United States with 10,000 acres. "In the 1960s, the park board was started and the park started developing into the park it is today," Edgar said. Edgar, who is in his 15th season at...
Saturday, May 19, is Pride Day and will also mark the end of Havre Pride Clean Up Week, which is a week designated for showing pride in and cleaning up the community, run by the Havre Chamber of Commerce. For Commerce Ambassador Kim Cripps, the history of Havre Pride is important but keeping the community clean goes beyond #HavreClean Up2018. Cripps, who has been a local realtor for over 32 years, said that the Havre Pride Clean Up has been going on for at least 20 years....
Victor Gone smiled as he stood outside the Armory Gymnasium at Montana State University-Northern in his graduation gown, surrounded by his fellow graduates and their families. May 5 was a day he had been working toward for awhile. "It was one I never thought I would get to," he said. Gone, like hundreds of others, had walked into the gymnasium and emerged hours later as a graduate. Gone said he never dreamed of getting a Bachelors of Science in biology until 2014 when he...
The morning of April 28, the VFW Bear Paw Junior Rifle Club shooting range beneath Havre Fire Department was filled with the laughter and chatter of parents and children as they enjoyed a potluck lunch that spans two rooms, talking with friends, and trying to hit the 10 ring, or center dot, on the shooting targets. The poster for the End of Year Parent vs Junior Shoot advised parents to "bring your A game as the kids are shooting great ... Thank you for a wonderful year!!"...
Peggy Aquino moved with her husband and two sons in 1997 from California to Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation. An enrolled member of the Chippewa Cree tribe, she grew up in California but as a child spent her summers with relatives on Rocky Boy. "I moved back here just 'cause California was so busy. This was my home away from home" she said. That same year, Aquino also enrolled at Stone Child College. She went on to earn four associate of science degrees in two years and later...
The winter was like just one big blizzard for Hill County Road Department Supervisor Andy Hanson and his 19-member crew. "It just seemed like it was never ending," he said. The heavy snowfall, subzero temperatures and fierce winds of this winter led to Havre being named by Weather Channel as the city that had the worst winter weather of 2017-18. For Hanson and his crew, it was a source of stress, frustration and sleepless nights, he said. Department employees would make...
If you have been out to Havre Animal Shelter, called about a stray animal or seen the man in the blue "Havre Animal Control" shirt, you have probably met Pete Federspiel; the man with the big smile and a passion for helping the Havre community animals. Federspiel took over the shelter in May of 2016 and since then has been a sort of one-man show when it comes to taking care of the Animal Shelter. Federspiel is not only the Animal Control Officer but during the weekdays is the...
