Old Station Brewing Co. opening this weekend

The Old Station Brewing Co. in the former Heltne's Service Station at 140 First Street in Havre will officially open for business Friday, giving people another place to drink locally brewed beer.

Steve Neiffer said he initially planned to have the brewery open last fall, but the 4,500-square-foot abandoned building had a lot of work that needed to be done.

"There are just a lot of pieces to put into place." he said.

Neiffer added that work has been done to restore electricity, heating and plumbing and build a new floor. A small expansion was also made on the rear of the building and a large wa...