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  • Bullhook Blossoms features Chinook yard

    Updated Aug 10, 2021

    Story and photos from Marilyn Granell Bullhook Blossoms Garden Club We are headed east of Havre to Chinook for this week's Bullhook Blossoms Yard of the Week. Congratulations to Anjanett Hawk, 728 Illinois Street, on her stunning yard. My sister and I call it the "sitting yard!" We drive by and admire it several times each summer. On the grassy boulevard, there are three lawn chairs with two log stump tables that are frequently used by locals taking their daily walks. It is a...

  • Ever-changing palette of color in Bullhook Blossoms featured yard

    Updated Jul 27, 2021

    Story and photos from Bullhook Blossoms Garden Club Near the apex of Second Avenue is a profusion of floral color, textures, height and plant varieties mixed with various sizes of interesting rocks and graced with a few deciduous trees chosen as Bullhook Blossoms Garden Club featured yard. Chip Smith had a vision immediately when he purchased the sandstone brick house and, in its second growing season, has created a "Mountain Meadow effect" on the plains of north-central...

  • A harvest of pandemic pumpkins

    Bullhook Blossoms Garden Club|Updated Oct 20, 2020

    When the pandemic hit this spring, two former Montana State University-Northern college roommates, Jim Elliot and Andy Kueffler, who have families in Havre, decided they wanted to grow pumpkins. Their goal was to see who could grow the largest pumpkins. They searched the internet for seeds for giant pumpkins to make the competition spectacular. Andy started his pumpkin plants inside in May and then planted outside in June. Jim started his inside in March to early April and...

  • An anniversary surprise for yard of the week

    Updated Sep 18, 2018

    Bullhook Blossoms Garden Club This featured yard is also an anniversary surprise. R.L. Grant wants his wife, Dede, to know how much he appreciates her diligent work in their yard. He hopes it doesn't go unnoticed by others, too. 21 River Road is a charming setting just north of town. The Grants have nine acres with a handsome log home that is surrounded by years of hard work. Dede gets the credit for all the flower beds  including the rustic touches, wagon wheels and ferns...

  • Simply Natural selected for featured yard

    Updated Aug 7, 2018

    By Bullhook Blossoms Garden Club Several businesses in and around Havre have shown an interest in beautifying their store-front areas, and Bullhook Blossoms Garden Club has taken note. Simply Natural is one of these businesses. Driving down 11th Street, a well-traveled road, you can't help but notice the vibrant flowers and glistening rock outside the store. Owner Peggy Huestis takes pride in the outside of the building, as well as the fully-renovated inside, which was...

  • Henry home featured yard of week

    Updated Jul 24, 2018

    Press release Photos by Ryan Welch The Bullhook Blossoms Garden Club's featured yard this week is at 1997 Rich St. - the home of Bill and Marilyn Henry. This beautiful brick home sits on about an acre of well-manicured lawn. The front porch entry is adorned with four large hanging baskets of geraniums and petunias. A cute owl bench says "Welcome." At the door a rot iron planter of geraniums and petunias is very inviting. At the base of the porch/entry is a raised brick flower...

  • Bekkers' yard second featured yard of summer

    Updated Jul 10, 2018

    By Bullhook Blossoms Garden Club Photos by Ryan Welch The home of David and Cheree Bekker at 1431 12th St. was chosen by Bullhook Blossoms Garden Club as the second Featured Yard of Summer. The simplicity of this well-groomed yard invites the viewer to take in the details that add to its beauty. Flanking the front porch are pots of colorful petunias. Hanging from the porch are pale colored hanging geraniums and trailing vinca vines. Smooth river rock follows the contour of...

  • Cranberry-orange glaze sweetens spiral ham

    Updated Dec 6, 2016

    If you need to feed a crowd, this ham will be your perfect protein. You could order a ham and spend upward of $80, but when it's this easy to make at home, why not? Hams are always on special this time of year. Smoked, unglazed ham is my favorite, and most come spiral-sliced these days. Because it is already cooked, it only needs to be heated through (usually 10 to 12 minutes per pound), so it's super-easy. You'll most likely have a sugary glaze packet in the ham package, but...

  • Donoven yard picked by Bullhook Blossoms Garden Club as August Yard of the Month

    From Bullhook Blossoms Garden Club|Updated Aug 16, 2016

    Bullhook Blossoms Garden Club has chosen the yard of Darlene and Lowell Donoven at 811 9th Street West as Yard of the Month. As you enter the driveway to the Donoven home, you are greeted with a giant dragonfly whose wings are filled with broken blue glass fragments. Continuing on up the driveway, the eye is drawn to garden scenes painted on the walls surrounding the driveway. The spacious lawn is well-groomed and large planters of petunias and snapdragons add bright color to...

  • Claudia's Mesa

    Pam Burke|Updated Aug 9, 2016

    Claudia Galofre Krevat grew up on the northern coast of Colombia, South America, where lentil beans are a traditional comfort food, and she has gathered food tips from countries around the globe, relishing the foods of many cultures. Claudia Galofre Krevat approaches cooking with a base of down-home cooking blended with flavors that include Caribbean, Latin American, Mediterranean and American. Along with her catering business, she has a cooking blog, a few commercially...

  • Trimming for tree health

    Updated Apr 26, 2016

    In a tree pruning workshop at Montana State University's Northern Agricultural Research Center March 19, Research Associate Roger Hybner offered tips on pruning practices for healthy trees. Trees and shrubs are pruned for safety, plant health and aesthetic reasons, Hybner said. In other words, sometimes branches are trimmed to keep them from damaging property or people, or blocking a path or view. Sometimes the plant itself needs the help because a branch is growing in a...

  • Fresno Beerita

    Updated Apr 19, 2016

    Alice Miller For the Havre Daily News Summer is just around the corner with warmer weather moving into the Hi-Line, and Triple Dog Brewing owners Michael and Erin Garrity created a beer cocktail for people to toast the sunshine. Beer and summer go hand in hand, Micheal said, adding that warmer weather encourages people to be more social. “I don’t know what it is, but it’s just amazing,” he said. For Erin, a cold beer after yard work is the ultimate reward. To amp it up, though, they added tequila to Triple Dog’s...

  • Many options in flooring

    Pam Burke|Updated Apr 12, 2016

    With the wide variety of flooring materials that modern technology offers, it may be difficult to decide which flooring to choose, But answering a few questions and knowing about the products will help with decision-making. The most basic flooring question is: hard surface or soft? Carpet is warmer, quieter and cozier than, say, a tile floor, but that leads to another question. How important is ease of maintenance? Carpets have come a long way thanks to technology, but food, p...

  • Wanda Larson garden chosen as Yard of the Week

    Updated Oct 20, 2015

    Wanda Larson's home at Heritage Drive and 18th Street was chosen as the Yard of the Week by Bullhook Blossoms Garden Club Sept. 3. Wanda's yard is an array of flowers and shrubs. She began building the terraced front yard about five years ago. It is a continuing process, full of fun and change. In fact "fun" was a word Wanda used often when talking about her home and projects that many would describe as hard work. A red brick path meanders from the front door to a patio area...

  • Doll residence tapped as Garden of the Week

    Updated Jun 23, 2015

    Press release Bullhook Blossoms Garden Club has kicked off its new season of selected yards by recognizing the lawn of Keith and Bonnie Doll at 202 3rd St. The house has a long history of stately lawns. It was built in 1902 by Alexander Smith, known for his well-manicured lawns. Smith later became Havre's street commissioner. The current owners relive the tradition. Bullhook Blossoms members lauded the Dolls, saying they have "meticulously and lovingly groomed the yard that...

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