Clack Museum buys times with rent payment to the city

The H. Earl Clack Museum will remain at home in the Heritage Center, at least for now.

The Clack Museum Board voted 4-1 Monday night to pay $1,200 in rent for August to the city of Havre.

"We're buying time, expensive time," said Ron VandenBoom, Museum Board chairman. "We don't know how long we'll be able to stay in the Heritage Center. What we do know is we have a limited number of funds available to pay the city of Havre rent."

The county museum has enjoyed a rent-free status in the center since 1996, when the H. Earl Clack Foundation began leasing the building after the city purchased the f...