After 44 years of business in Havre, Bear Paw Lumber, a third-generation family business, will be closing.

The store is now in the midst of its "closing down" sale that started Thursday and will continue until every item in the store is sold including its fixtures, furniture and equipment.

A press release from the business said this sale is both a thank you to its loyal customers, and a goodbye to the surrounding community.

"Now, in 2020, it is a new business climate for all retailers, one with a lot of uncertainties for the future," the press release said, "The retail business has chan...