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How many funerals have you attended over the last year? For some folks, they would need two hands just to count the number of funerals they’ve attended in the last six months. If you live long enough, you will eventually find yourself showing up for more funerals than you’d like, as death finds its cold way to family and friends. In our communities lately, even younger generations have been attending more funerals than they ought to. It has been a hard season of loss. It reminds me of the line from the musical “Hamilton”: “Death doesn’t d...
Out our way, old timers warn wanna be cowboys that there is a price to be paid. As a greenhorn pastor on his first round up, they picked me a very slow and gentle old horse - but also told me that no cowhand escapes injury in the long run. A few weeks later, another old timer asked me to join him to help repair a marker in an old, long forgotten cemetery out on the plains. He told me the grave belonged to a 19 year old kid he had known in his youth who had been dragged to death on a cross country trail drive when his cinch broke and the saddle...
You know, Lord, Isabella shared some interesting thoughts – so here goes: “My new home has a mirror on the closet door in the bathroom, right behind the vanity mirror. It also has much better lighting than in my old home, with a sunny skylight above the master bath sink. You can SEE everything! The other day I got a good look at myself, and I have to admit, my bathing suit rear view was a little disappointing. It made me think: “What is with all that cellulite? And am I really getting bags under my eyes at fifty? Maybe I should have used more...
Havre Police Department Thursday, July 9, 2026 Officers investigated a report from the 1700 Block of U.S. Highway 2 West about a shoplifter stealing on a previous day. Officers responding to a complaint from the 100 Block of Eighth Avenue issued a written or verbal warning. Officers investigated a report from Monroe Avenue at 12:50 p.m. that someone stole a bike. Officers responding to a complaint from First Avenue West at 7:27 p.m. that a woman keeps going on the caller’s property issued a written or verbal warning. Friday, July 10, 2026 B...
The meeting opened with comments from Bear Paw Development Corporation's Paul Tuss regarding a forthcoming ROI report for recent projects done in collaboration with the city. Next was Havre City Council's unanimous ratification of updated collective bargaining agreements for Havre Dispatchers, Havre Police Department, and City of Havre Fire Department employees as well as the confirmation of two new Havre Police Officers. Welcome Officers Escobar and Evens! Mayor Wade Bitz announced the creation...
Wednesday July 15 • Great Northern Fair Junior Rodeo – Begins at 3 PM at the Great Northern Fairgrounds. Entries are due by July 12. • Sounds on the Square – Velvet Skyline performs from 6 PM to 8 PM at Town Square. • Northstar Baseball – Away doubleheader at Tri-County beginning at 5:30 PM. July 15–19 • Great Northern Fair – Enjoy five days of fair activities, including the Junior Rodeo, RAM Rodeo performances, Truck & Tractor Pull, the JCI Highline JC’s “Great Northern Reckoning” Demolition Derby, carnival attractions, exhibits,...
The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) and its partner, A-Core Concrete Specialists, Inc., began a roadway improvements project on First Street (U.S. Highway 2) in Havre last May. The project will improve a 2.3-mile section of roadway from east of Ninth Avenue Northwest to 22nd Avenue North. Construction is expected to last about four months and cost $3.5 million. Improvements will include: Sealing concrete pavement cracks and joints. Repairing and replacing damaged concrete panels....
For the past decade, Hoops for A Cause has been about more than basketball. It has been about communities coming together to support families facing some of life's toughest challenges. This year, the annual fundraiser will help two young girls with strong ties to the Frontier Conference community, 14-year-old Isla Doney of Havre and 9-year-old Callie Finnicum of Great Falls. Both are currently fighting cancer. Isla is battling leukemia, while Callie is fighting osteosarcoma, a rare and...
I’ve become an early morning person. I don’t know if I’ve always been one. Most years of my life I simply rolled out of bed to do what needed doing without question. Now I’m a woman of leisure. I’ve not had a clock in my bedroom for years. I wake to the light. To the light and to the ever-loud, greet-the-sunrise, bird-cricket-frog-donkey-chicken cho-rus. The birds sing full-throat through the half-hour of pre-dawn light followed by a silence as the sun rises. Then they go about their birdy business-as-usual, noisily. One morning last week I aw...
You know, Lord, when working in the garden, picking peas, beans or even pulling Rhubarb stalks, a granny’s apron sure comes in handy as a carry-all. My own grandma’s apron is tucked away and not used by any in this generation. Youngsters who come over to ‘help’ cook are usually surprised when given an apron to wear as wearing an apron is an unknown in most of their homes. One can just imagine Grandma in her checkered apron. Daddy’s Grandma was clever; she embroidered her initials in her apron strings. Her Sunday apron is among our family’s...
GOOSE ‘EM! The journalist Molly Ivins once observed that politicians are goosey. This is an election year when politicians are particularly goosey. So… Goose ‘em! Goose ‘em with your presence at gatherings of people who agree on an issue. Goose ‘em with petitions for a better, freer country. Goose ‘em with your vote. The U.S. Constitution protects your rights, and mine, to assemble, petition, and vote. Politics affect you, your life, your future. Politicians need your support. You have power. Use it. Pick your cause: overturn the Citizens Un...
Out of our way, I spent several hours in ER after Doc tossed me and I really banged up my back and ribs. I was told by some real deal cowhands that such injuries go along with the trade. Today, years later, after a fall over a lawnchair, those same injuries have reawakened. I am in pain that the asperin cannot touch - and I need to sleep sitting up for the time being. But as the old timers told me -if you are going to cowboy, you are going to get hurt from time to time. I found the same is true in discipleship. Christ is Head of the Church, but...
Havre Police Department Thursday, July 2, 2026 Tevin Austin Cichosz of Havre, was arrested on charges of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, driving without a driver’s license, first offense failure to carry or produce proof of insurance, tail light violation, expired registration and on a pick-up-and-hold order by officers making a motor vehicle stop on Fifth Avenue at 1:16 a.m. Officers issued a summons to Amelia Hintz of Havre, 37, on a charge of endangering the welfare of children by officers responding to a call at 6:58 a...
The Hi-Line Rodeo Team will host the opening evening event of the Great Northern Fair, the Havre Junior Rodeo, on Wednesday, July 15. The rodeo begins at 3:00pm and will take place at the main outdoor grandstand arena. Tickets are available at the fair office or at the gate for $10. The Havre Junior Rodeo is open to contestants 18 years old and younger. Buckles will be awarded to the winners of each event, while second place and third place finishers will receive prizes. Events include barrel...
The Ram Rodeo returns to the Great Northern Fair on Thursday, July 16, and Friday, July 17, with both performances beginning at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15, and children 10 and under are admitted free. The Great Northern Fair has featured rodeo events for more than a century. The tradition dates back to approximately 1924, making rodeo a cornerstone of the fair for more than 100 years. The rodeo is produced by the Northern Rodeo Association and the MSU Northern Rodeo program. Half of the proceeds from the event will benefit the MSUN Team, while the...
Wednesday, July 15 9:30 am - 4-H Horse Show - Bigger Better Barn (BBB) 12:00 -9:00 pm - Chuckwagon Open (Concessions/Exhibit viewing) 6:00 - 8:00 pm - Market Animal Weigh in - BBB 8:00 pm - Livestock Officers and Superintendents Meeting - BBB 8:30 pm - Livestock & Exhibitors Meeting - BBB 9:00 pm - Beef/Goat/Sheep/Swine Exhibitors Meeting with Judge - BBB 9:30 pm - BBB and Beef Barn Close Thursday, July 16 9:00 am - Beef Show - BBB 11:00 am - 9:00 pm - Chuckwagon Open (Concessions/Exhibit viewing) 1:00 pm - Rabbit Agility Demonstration - BBB...
The Hill County Truck and Tractor Pull is back for its 5th year at the Great Northern Fair. The event will take place in two segments on Saturday, July 18th with the first part of the event taking place from noon – 3pm and the evening part from 7pm – 10pm. Tickets are $20 for all-day admission and kids 10 years and younger get in free. Locals are encouraged to participate. Check-in begins Saturday from 9am - 11am for locals. Pros check-in will take place from 9am – 5pm. Last year the event had 3...
After a one-year hiatus, the JCI Hi-Line Jaycees are bringing the demolition derby back to the fair in Havre under the new name The Great Northern Wreckoning Demolition Derby. It will offer thousands of dollars in prize money, a chance for spectators to get behind the wheel, and several added competitions. The event is planned for Sunday, July 19 starting at 6:00pm. The derby did not take place in 2025 as organizers took time to reevaluate the event and add new features aimed at making it even...
The Great Northern Fair will take place next week, July 15th – 19th, in Havre. Open class sign up will begin Monday, July 13th, from noon – 8pm, continuing Tuesday, July 14, from 8 am to 7pm. The fair is free to attend with paid entrance to events, carnival rides, and food. According to staff Friday and Saturday are typically the busiest days, with late day attendance being most popular. They encourage people to come early each day for lunch and take advantage of the free parking until 1pm. Parking after 1pm will be $5 per day or $20 for the...
In recognition of an extraordinary legacy of leadership and service, a new scholarship has been established at Montana State University–Northern in honor of Chancellor Greg Kegel and his wife, Sherry Kegel. Following Chancellor Kegel's announcement of his retirement, longtime friends Janice and Ollie Pedersen initiated the Greg and Sherry Kegel Scholarship Endowment as a tribute to the couple's lasting impact on MSU–Northern and its students. Janice and Ollie shared that the Kegels have bee...
The Northern Montana Health Care Foundation is helping support the next generation of nurses through a scholarship program designed to ease the financial burden of nursing education while strengthening the local health care workforce. Northern Montana Health Care Chief Operating Officer and Foundation Executive Director Christen Obresley said the Foundation has offered nursing scholarships for approximately 20 years. The program provides up to $7,500 annually for up to two years to students enrolled in any accredited nursing program. In...
Monday July 6–8, 2026 • Vacation Bible School in the Park – Hosted by the Havre Alliance Church and Child Evange-lism Fellowship at Patterson Park from 9 AM to 11 AM for children ages 5–12. Registration will be available at the park each morning. Tuesday July 7–8, 2026 • Softball Skills Camp – Camp for ages 8–11 from 9 AM to noon and ages 12–16 from 1 PM to 3 PM. Instruction focuses on batting, fielding, throwing, teamwork, and game situations. Led by former Havre High standout and Dickinson State University player Jersi Morse. Call 406-265-102...
The Havre Community Bike Rodeo welcomed 54 young cyclists and their families to their second annual bicycle safety event on June 27th. Volunteers and community partners came together to help kids build foundational skills including hill control, intersection safety, and obstacle avoidance. Thanks to all who pitched in to make this event possible!...
Yesterday, after an entire week of vertigo, in which my main task was to keep myself and my head as immobilized as possible, was the first day I felt halfway like a human bean. That is not a misprint. I figure a “bean” is a step closer to “being”. “Being” is not something I felt much during the dizzy week. Vertigo seems to run in my family, an inner ear malfunction, maybe, so I figure to deal with it best as I can and pretend my head is in a vise. I had one “interesting” moment. I had just stood up and felt like I was easing into nothingness. I...
You know, Lord, heard little kids talking about how their Grandfather had visited and taught them how to pray. Same thing when we were little kids, Grandpa, who lived far away, paid us a visit. We were too young to remember much about him but one result of his visit is that we little children learned how to pray. Grandpa told us about heaven, that our Grandma was already there waiting for him first, and much later on, she’d be waiting for us. Our first little hesitant prayers were memorized table prayers of blessing, ‘thank you for the foo...
