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Old Library Gallery featured preservation commission ornament

Havre Daily News/File photo The Havre-Hill County Historic Preservation Commission has its latest Christmas ornament for sale starting during Festival Days weekend. The commission issues limited edition pewter ornaments showing historic buildings in the area which it sells to help fund its preservation efforts. The ornament this year depicts Havre’s Old Library Gallery. The ornaments go on sale this week for $20 each at the Havre Area Chamber of Commerce at 130 Fifth Ave. and at the Old Library Gallery at 439 Fourth Ave.

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Welcome from the Havre Area Chamber of Commerce “Small Town USA” is the theme for Festival Days this year.

In 1980, a group of local community members organized the first Havre Festival Days. This event marks a fitting conclusion to the summer, and the weekend is chock-full of events to celebrate.

The festivities will include the historic parade, the Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast, the 48-hour softball tournament, Rock Lotto and so much more.

The community has many activities, and I encourage you to find a flier around tow n o r v i s i t t h e H av re Chamber’s website for the complete listing.

Please remember to thank those who help put on this weekend, as it could

Havre Area Chamber of Commerce Curt Lineweaver President

not happen without the dedication of the Chamber office, as well as all the volunteers, community clubs and organizations, who make this annual event memorable.

On behalf of the Chamber, I want to say thank you to everyone who is a part of Festival Days. It is the people of Havre who make this Small Town USA a great place to live.

A schedule is on page 4, but visit the Havre Chamber's website for a complete list of Festival Days events at https://www.havrechamber.com

City of Havre Clack Museum Foundation Clausen & Sons Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Coffee Hound Cottonwood Cinema 4 Crawford Distillery Credit Bureau of Havre Crystal City Casino D6 Guns D.A. Davidson & Company Dairy Queen Dan Wagner Plumbing Destination Travel Diesel Doctor, Inc. Domino’s Downtown Gardens Duchscher Insurance Agency Duck Inn Eagles Club Eagles Manor Edward Jones Elks Lodge #1201 Emporium/Havre RV Park EMT Car Wash Enell Inc. Erickson Insurance Group Evergreen Campground Ezzie’s Wholesale 5th Ave Grind 5th Avenue Laundromat Family Connections MT Farm Bureau Financial Farmers Insurance Fat Billy and the Boyz Fifth Avenue Christian Church Finest Boot Repair First Call Solutions First National Pawn First Bank of MT First Street Mane Attraction fivehead’s Fleet Wholesale Supply Flynn Realty Fresno Tavern Frontier Electric Frontier Lawn & Landscaping Gallery Lounge Gary & Leo’s IGA Golden Spike Lounge Gram’s Ice Cream Great Northern Inn Gregoire Insurance Agency

Guadalajara Guild Mortgage Gusto Distributing Company H. Earl Clack Museum H & R Block Hank Tweeten’s Auto Body Hansen Family Campground Harada Family Dental Care Harvest Moon Lanes Havre Assembly of God Havre Beneath the Streets Havre Bicycle Havre Daily News Havre Day Activity Center Havre Dental Group Havre Distributors Havre Ford Havre Hardware and Home Havre Herald Havre/Hill County Preservation Havre Historic Properties Havre Job Service Havre Laundry & Dry Cleaning Havre Hi-Line Realty Havre Optometric Clinic Havre Public Schools Havre Ready-Mix Concrete Havre Rental Havre Sand and Gravel Havre Space Center Havre Trails Heberly & Associates Heirloom Jewelers Helmbrecht Studio Henny Penny Cupcakes Hi-Line Funeral Services Hi-Line Gold Casino Hi-Line Law Hi-Line Motel Hi-Line Pregnancy Center Hi-Line Rental High Line Heritage Resources High Plains Gallery Hill County Commissioners Hill County Community Foundation Hill County Conservation Dist.

Hill County Electric Hill County Extension Hill County Health Dept.

Hill County Printing Hill County Title Holden’s Hot Wheels Holiday

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Welcome to Havre for the 39th celebration of Havre Festival Days It’s that wonderful time of year again; with the end of summer comes Havre Festival Days. The Chamber has been busy since early spring planning this year’s Festival Days weekend of events that will take place September 20-22.

The theme this year is a very fitting one for Havre, “Small Town USA.” The phrase “small town USA” pops up in everything from song lyrics to political speeches. Most often, it’s used to evoke the image of a close-knit community, a place where everyone knows everyone, a town teeming with those who rely on each other like loved ones. This year we want everyone to reflect on the wonderful town that we get to enjoy each and every day. We want to invite the town of Havre to come out and celebrate the pride we have living in this beautiful community.

What better way to celebrate Havre

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Bear Mountain Enterprises Bear Paw BBQ Bear Paw Credit Union Bear Paw Development Bear Paw Meats Bear Paw Paint Bear Paw Veterinary Bear Paw Winter Sports Bearly Square Quilting Beaver Creek Designs Beaver Creek Golf Course Ben Franklin Crafts Bergren Transmission/Performance auto Best Western Plus Havre Inn & Suites Better Business Bureau Big Equipment Company Big Sky Images Bing ‘n Bob’s Blue Cross Blue Shield Bob’s Greenhouse Bosch, Kuhr, Dugdale Boyce & Berry Flowers Boys & Girls Club Boy Scouts Boxcars Brandon’s Drapery and Floor Budget Rent-A-Car Bullhook Community Health Center Bullhook Property Management Bullhook Real Estate BNSF CHS Big Sky(Milk River Co-op) CK Builders CM Management Cape Air CASA Cavaliers Cellular Plus/Verizon Center For Mental Health Char’s Family Dining

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Havre Area Chamber of Commerce Julea Robbins

Executive director than to get out and enjoy some amazing events? With favorites taking place like the Chamber’s vendors shows at the mall and downtown, the Kiwanis Pancake Feed, the Library Book Sale, the Hi-Line Quilt Show, the 48 hour softball tournament and the ever popular parade, along with new events, such as the CASA 1-mile run/walk, there is something for everyone!

Let’s wrap up the summer with fun and happiness. Come out and celebrate Festival Days with us!

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"The Havre Chamber ~ putting Havre first"

Holiday Village Mall Office Holland & Bonine Funeral Home Holt Plumbing & Heating HR Archery HRDC HUB International Independence Bank Infinity Bake Shoppe Jergeson, Greg JM Donoven Designs Jones Plumbing & Heating Just Us Construction New Media Brodcasters(KOJM/KPQX/ KRYK) Kentucky Fried Chicken/A&W Kingdom Craftsman Koefod Insurance Agency/Realty Koepke, T. Wayne, CPA Korb Construction Ladybug Bites LLC Lakeside Excavation Lelok Travel Lewis Heating and A/C Loch Electric Lodestar Land and Home Yellow Tin Cup Ma’s Loma Café Magic Carpet Travel Magic Diamond Casino Master Sports Maui Nites Casino Maurices McDonald’s McLain’s Cabinets McLean’s Grocery McNair Furniture Meadowlark Property Mgnt.

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New Concept Lawn Care Norman’s Ranch & Sports Wear North 40 Outfitters North Central Auto Parts (NAPA) Northern Ag Research Center Northern Home Essentials Northern Land & Realty Northern Montana Health Care Northern Montana Vision Center Northstar Athletics Northwest Farm Credit Services Northwest Security Services NorthWestern Energy Northwestern Mutual Life 1 Better Office Equipment Old Station Brewing Opportunity Link, Inc. Overcast Restoration Oxford Bar Inc PA’s Mart PJ’s Restaurant & Casino Palace Bar Parkview Apartments Patrick Construction Peak Supply Company Pepsi-Cola Bottling Physical Therapy Down Under Pizza Hut Plant a Seed…Read!

Prairie Farms Golf Course Property West, L.L.C. Quality Inn R-New Trading Post Raymond James Financial Red’s Auto-Electric Reel Therapy Charter Fishing Rolling Hills Rod’s Drive-In Ruff Real Estate Salvation Army St. Jude Thaddeus School Scharfe, Kato & Co. Schine Electric Schubert Agency Sherwin Williams Siesta Motel Simply Natural Sletten Construction Company Spartan Promotional Group State Farm Insurance State Farm Insurance Still Waters/The Transformation Center

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Tilleman Motor Hi-Line Dodge Timber Creek Village Tip-It Bar Tire-Rama Torgerson’s Treasure State Title Co. Town Pump Triangle Communications Triangle Mobile Triple Dog Brewing U.S. Bank USPS Uncle Joe’s United Way of Hill County Valley Furniture Vandeberg, Debbie Vic’s Place Vine 19 Vizsla Waddell & Reed Walmart Waltari, Jerry Wells Fargo Bank Western Drug Pharmacy Western Trailer Sales Westside Storage West Wind Courier Wipfli Yellowstone Ins. Exchange Yummy Foods Zip Trip Zoo Health Club

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Festival Days set with softball, Blue Pony football and Northern rodeo

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Havre Festival Days is a time for celebration. It’s a time to honor our great community. But, it’s also a time for sports.

In fact, each and every year, the annual Festival Days celebration is chock-full of exciting sporting events and 2019 will be no different.

One of the most popular sporting events on the calendar each year is the annual 48-Hours of Softball, and it will run from Friday at 6 p.m. to Sunday afternoon’s championship game — literally.

That’s right, the 48-hour softball tournament does not stop until the championship game is over, and that’s what makes it unique, and popular. The tournament is a big draw for co-ed softball players, not only from Havre, but all over Montana, and even Canada.

Each year, including this year, the tournament will feature a full 16-team bracket of co-ed teams, and the action will run continuously until Sunday’s championship game.

All of the fun will take place at the Sixth Avenue Memorial Field.

Of course the softball tournament is just one of many exciting sporting events on the Festival Days slate.

Each year, at least one local football game coincides with Festival Days, and this year, it’s the Havre Blue Ponies’ turn. On Friday night, the Blue Ponies will host Eastern A rival Laurel with a kickoff set for 7 p.m. inside Blue Pony Stadium.

And, if rodeo is your thing, then this Festival Days celebration has that, too.

The Montana State University-Northern Rodeo Team will once again be hosting a double rodeo including its MSU-Northern Big Sky Region Rodeo Friday through Sunday at the Great Northern Fairgrounds, with performances at 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 9 s.m.

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The Lights and Skylights put on the rodeo as part of the Big Sky Region fall schedule, and the event will fea-

ture teams from Montana State, Montana, Montana Western, the University of Providence, Miles Community College and Dawson Community College.

Shriners Beef Raffle Derek Hann dshann@havredailynews.com People can donate to help the children served by Shriners Hospitals and take a chance at winning a winter’s supply of beef.

Havre Shiner’s Beef Raffle tickets will be available at Brandon’s Drapery & Floor Covering through Thursday. Tickets also will

be for sale Friday at Gary & Leo’s Fresh Fo o d s, a n d o n s a l e a t H a m m e r ’ n Hank’Tweeten’s Auto Body and from local Shriners.

Raffle tickets are $5 each, four for $20.

The beef is donated by a local producer and will be wrapped and ready for the winners to take home to the freezer.

First-place winner gets half of a beef, with

second-place getting the hind quarter and third-place the front quarter. There will also be fourth- and fifth-place prizes this year. Fourth place is a Big Green Egg Mini Max Barbecue set and the fifth place prize is a $250 gift card to Gary & Leo’s.

The winner will be drawn at Saturday’s Rock Lotto, which runs from 3 to 8 p.m. at Town Square.

Shriners Hospitals provide free treatment to children with a variety of illnesses and injuries as well as free transportation for the child and their families. The hospitals are located around the country, but most local people take advantage of the Spokane, Washington, hospital.

People who would like to buy a raffle ticket can contact Terry Grant at 390-2922, Ron Baumann at 390-3637 and Alvin Bitz at 265-0626.

and leave at Sixth Street by Dairy Queen,.

Young children should be accompanied by an adult for the safety of the child as well as the pet, he said.

Entrants must fill out and turn in by

Friday the standard parade entry form at the Havre Area Chamber of Commerce, online at the Chamber website at http:// www.havrechamber.com or on the Furry Friends Paw Parade Facebook page.

Paw Parade: Entries due Friday ■ Continued from page 10 costume or just bring them as their everyday self.

“We want every pet to be safe and comfortable,” he said. “We reserve the right to ask any participant to leave the parade at

any time. Any aggressive behavior toward other dogs and or humans cannot be tolerated for everyone’s safety.”

Any entrants who wish to not walk the entire parade can parade shorter distance

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Paw Parade returns to Festival Days parade

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Havre Daily News/File photo Annette and Tom Swinney look at a quilt in a Havre Festival Days Festival of Quilts. The Festival of Quilts is back for this year’s Festival Days, running Friday through Sunday in the former Famous Footwear location in the Holiday Village Mall.

Rock Lotto: Event will feature a performance of ’The Havre Song‘ ■ Continued from page 9 Bees. Dave Martens, event organizer and manager of KNMC 90.1 FM, added that a duo from Fort Benton, Lucky Valentine and the Third Wheel, will also be participating this year.

The bands were given six weeks to learn their songs and perform a 20-minute set in Town Square. The songs are from 1959, 1969, 1979, 1989 and 1999, with each band playing one song from each decade, he said. He added that people get to step out of their comfort zone a little bit and play music they might have never played otherwise.

He added that the bands, if each member agrees, can change the song they drew

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Young to be remembered in Festival Days parade Rachel Jamieson rjamieson@havredailynews.com

Rachel Jamieson rjamieson@havredailynews.com This year’s Festival Days parade will include the Furry Friends Paw Parade again which will run in conjunction with the regular — and popular — parade Saturday, but entries need to be in before parade day.

“The Havre Dog Park Club is excited to launch the Paw Parade this year,” club President Chad Stewart said.

He added that people and their dogs participating need to assemble at the Havre Dog Park Club float in the Havre High School parking lot by 9 a.m., and the Paw Parade contest judging will be done there at 9:15 a.m.

Categories for the contest are Most Unique/Cutest Pet, Best Pet Costume and Best Kid’s Entry.

Stewart said the club suggests that people refrain from feeding their pets on the morning of the parade until after the event. Also, he added, people should potty their pets before they arrive at Havre High School parking lot and that people carry potty bags, as they are responsible for any “deposits” left by their pets.

People can lead their pets on a leash, but if the pet is a toy breed or small pet, or if it is an older pet the club suggests people carry them or pull them in a wagon or on a float. People can dress them in a

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if it better suits the band as long as it’s within the decade they drew. The main goal of Rock Lotto is to get people to play.

“Who cares, as long as they’re up there having fun,” he said.

The event has seen some people come back to participate in the lotto every year, Martens said, and the event has also been growing.

Martens said that this year they will also be doing something special to go with the theme “Small Town USA,” by having multiple musicians at the Rock Lotto sing and play “The Havre Song,” which Mavis Wastweet Farnham, who died last month, used to perform with her group The Timely

Trio.

Martens said that he also would have had Farnham perform the song in April during the tribute band festival hosted by the radio station, but she was unable to attend. He added this will be a way to honor Farnham while also celebrating the small-town spirit of the event.

Every program at the event will have the lyrics of “The Havre Song” printed on the back, he said.

“So if anyone wants to sing along, they are highly encouraged to do so,” he said.

Wild Rose Harmonizers, a now-defunct barber shop group Farnham use to be a part of, will also get back together to kick

off Rock Lotto this year, Martens said.

This year, food will be provided by Parker’s Barbecue and the Havre Lions Club members, who will be cooking their fair food for the event, he said. He added that Vic’s Club will provide a cash bar.

He said that the event will also have a giveaway.

Information and sign-up for the 4-H Club’s November fundraiser concert Rusted and Busted will be available. He added that the North Central Shriner Club will also be announcing the winners of this year’s beef raffle fundraiser.

Rock Lotto is free and all ages are welcome, Martens said.

A long-time Havre businessman and community supporter is being honored in this year’s Festival Days Parade.

The Havre Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors chose Scott Young in memoriam as the grand marshal for the parade. His wife, Kaye, and some family will take his place riding in the parade.

Young owned and operated Norman’s Ranch and Sportswear with Kaye, taking it over from her parents, for decades, and was well-known as a major supporter of community events.

He died unexpectedly at age 69 July 20.

The parade — a highlight of Festival Days — is Saturday starting at 10 a.m. and is continuing its decades-old tradition of celebration.

“We want to see floats that reflect on what makes our small town so great,” a post about the event on EventBrite said.

The parade is a major attraction of Festival Days, with people lining Fifth Avenue to watch the procession of entries.

Registration to be in the parade can be found online at https://www.havrechamber.com/events/festival-days by clicking on the link “2019 Parade Registration” that will take them to the EventBrite entry with registration.

Rules and regulations will be emailed to the person making the entry upon signing up.

Setup begins at 8 a.m., and floats must be ready in the Havre High School parking lot, unless otherwise directed, by 9 a.m.

Judging will begin at 9:15 a.m. with awa rd s i n t h re e c a t e go r i e s : M ayo r ’s Choice — Best Overall Theme, Best NonCommercial Float and Best Commercial

Havre Daily News/File photo Float.

The parade will run down Fifth Avenue and take a left on Third Street to end near the post office.

“We do ask that no one park on those streets from 7 a.m. to noon and there will be signs put up to remind people,” new Havre Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Julea Robbins said.

Fifth Avenue run brought back by CASA Derek Hann dshann@havredailynews.com Court Appointed Special Advocates of Hill County — CASA — will be hosting for the first time the Fifth Avenue Mile Saturday during Festival Days to raise awareness of the non-profit group.

The run is a revival or revision of the MADD Mile Dash that ran down Fifth Avenue during Festival Days in the 1980s.

This year’s run will start at Spud’s Grub Hut and end a mile down Fifth Avenue in front of the Havre Fire Department. People can either compete or walk for awareness of CASA. The event will also have a number of prizes and awards for participants and for those who compete. Prizes include hooded sweatshirts and baseball caps donated by Havre Ford and a Versatile tractor donated by Big Equipment.

Awards will be available to first-place men, and first-place women and include medals for different groups of youth partici-

pants.

Food and water will also be available at the event as well as every participant receiving water bottles, donated by Spud’s Grub Hut, and CASA-labeled lip balm.

Applications are open to everyone and are available at Spud’s Grub Hut and at the CASA office located at the District 4 Human Resources and Development Council Building. Applications can be turned in at the CASA office.

People can also register at the race and will start at 9 and closes at 9:40 a.m. the morning of the event. It is $15 for adults and $10 for youths — 17 years old and younger — to register. The Fifth Avenue Mile will start at 9:50 a.m., 10 minutes before the parade.

Everyone who registers will receive a T-shirt, but unless the person has preregistered for the race, they will receive the T-shirt after Festival Days.

CASA is a non-profit group which works within the court system advocating for the needs of children who have been removed

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Burger Feed & Bingo Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast Street Dance Eagles Club

MSU-Northern College Rodeo Bigger Better Bard

Treasures Trunk Show & Demonstration Anka's Bearly Square Quilting

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Run of Special Trains Frank DeRosa Railroad Museum

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Saturday Market Town Square

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End of Parade Post Office

Steve Heil Memorial Car Show 3rd and 4th Ave. by Independence Bank

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Schedule of events Friday, Sept. 20

8 a.m. - 8 p.m. — Friends of the Library Book Sale (Library Meeting Room)

 Friends of the Library

10 a.m. - 5 p.m. — Anka’s Treasures Trunk Show and Demonstration

Book Sale Havre-Hill County Library 4th Street

Quilt Guild Show & Vendors Holiday Village Mall (former Famous Footwear)

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(Bearly Square Quilt Shop)

Noon - 6 p.m. — Quilt Guild Show and Vendors

(former Famous Footwear location in the mall)

5:30 - 7:30 p.m. — Havre Eagles Club Burger Feed (Eagles Club) 6 - 9 p.m. — Street Dance featuring Sax Cadillac Band (Old Station Brewery) 6 - 9 p.m. — Steve Heil Memorial Car Show 5th Avenue

(3rd Street & 4th Avenue by Independence Bank) 6 p.m. - Sun. 6 p.m. — 48-Hour Softball Tournament (6th Avenue Softball Field) 6 p.m. — MSU-Northern College Rodeo (Bigger Better Barn) 6 p.m. — Chicken Bingo 6 PM 6 - 9 p.m. — Street Dance

Saturday, Sept. 21 ALL DAY — 48-Hour Softball Tournament 7 a.m. - 1 p.m. — Kiwanis Pancakes (Eagles Club)

10th Street

8 a.m. - Noon — Saturday Market (Town Square Area) 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. — Sight-In Days (Hill County Shooting Sports Range) 9:15 a.m. — Parade Float Judging (High School parking lot only) 9:30 a.m. — CASA Fifth Avenue Mile (Starting at Spuds Grub Hut) 10 a.m. — Havre Festival Days Parade 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. — Quilt Guild Show and Vendors

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48-Hour Softball Tournament Memorial Field

10 a.m. - 4 p.m. — “Run” of Special Trains (Frank DeRosa Railroad Museum) 10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. — Anka’s Treasures Trunk Show and Demonstration 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. — Havre Festival Days Commercial Products & Craft Show [Holiday Village Mall AND Downtown Havre (11am-3pm)] Noon - 3 p.m. — Custom Collision Repair Car Giveaway, BBQ & Burnout

(Custom Collision Repair)

Noon - 5 p.m. — Friends of the Library Book Sale 5th Avenue

1:30 - 3:30 p.m. — Clack Museum Summer Series Lecture “Faber School”

Presented by Emily Mayer (Fair Grounds)

2:30 p.m. — Disney movie “Flight of The Navigator” (Havre Airport) 3 - 8 p.m. — KNMC Rock Lotto! Drawings for

North Central Shrine Club Beef Raffle (Town Square Area)

6 p.m. — MSU-Northern College Rodeo 8 p.m. — Moonlight Night Shoot (Havre Trap Club) of Parade  Start Intersection near Rod’s Drive-In

Sunday, Sept. 22 Havre High School

ALL DAY — 48-Hour Softball Tournament 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. — Sight-In Days 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. — “Run” of Special Trains Noon - 4 p.m. — Havre Festival Days Commercial Products & Craft Show Noon - 4 p.m. — Quilt Guild Show and Vendors Noon - 5 p.m. — Friends of the Library Book Sale

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1 p.m. — Festival Run/Walk – Registration - Noon (RC Model Flying Club) Festival Run/Walk RC Model Flying Club

1, 3, 5 p.m. — Tragedy and Tears History Among the Headstones Stroll Editor’s note: Events held on more than one day have the location listed only on the first day.

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Havre Festival Days limited edition commemorative buttons and mugs available now Only 1,000 numbered buttons are available Commemorative mugs and buttons are available for the 39th celebration of Havre Festival Days. The mugs and buttons will feature this year’s logo.

The Havre Area Chamber of Commerce will be drawing a series of six random numbers each day, Monday, Sept. 16, through Friday, Sept. 20. Those holding a button with a winning number will win a

Chamber Gift Certificate in varying denominations or a Festival Days commemorative mug.

To claim a prize, just stop by the Chamber with the winning button. Winning numbers will be posted both on the Chamber Facebook page and in the Havre Daily News the week of Festival Days.

Two other numbers will be drawn to win an Echo Spot from Triangle Mobile and two round-trip tickets to Billings on Cape Air. These two winning button numbers will be drawn Friday.

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Events: Continue throughout Sunday afternoon ■ Continued from page 8 The winner of each round will get to select their prize: meat brought in from Gary & Leo’s Fresh Foods.

Other shooting game formats, including Annie Oakley and buddy shoots, will test shooters’ skills for well into the night.

Member Matt Sasaki said the 2018 event lasted until about 2:30 a.m.

Non-club members and new shooters are welcome to take part in the competition Sasaki said. The competition usually draws about 50 local area and visiting trap shooters, including some who regularly come from Great Falls, Augusta and North Dakota. Many visitors will bring their campers to the club.

The Saturday shoot starts at 8 p.m. at Havre Trap Club, east off the south end of Fifth Avenue.

For more information, contact Jim Bachini, 265-2485 or 262-3739, or Matt Sasaki, 945-5982 or 265-6124.

Festival Run/Walk The annual Festival Days Run/Walk fundraiser is set for Sunday.

The race begins at 1 p.m. at the RC Model Flying Club, east off the south end of Fifth Avenue. The run/walk is on the dike south of town.

The run is a fundraiser for the Havre High School boys cross country team.

Today is the last day to pre-register to receive a T-shirt on race day. Drop the reg-

istration off at the Havre area Chamber of Commerce, 130 Fifth Ave. People with questions can call Debbie at 265-1241.

Entry fee is $25 a person, including a long-leeve shirt, and $10 for no shirt, and for children 8 and under the run is free when accompanied by a registered adult.

Door prizes and refreshments will be available after the run.

History Among the Headstones Tragedy and Tears — History Among the Headstones will be Sunday at 1 p.m., 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. at the Highland and Calvary Cemeteries.

“The tour will consist of notable cases of tragedy and is not suitable or recommended for young children or those sensitive to human tragedy,” said local historian Emily Mayer, who is giving the tours.

The cost is $10 per person and tours will be weather-permitting. If the weather is uncooperative, the tours will be rescheduled at a later date.

Mayer said she will meet people interested int the tours near the cemetery office area where parking is available. She added that people will need to walk on uneven ground throughout the cemetery site.

“All of these cases are old, the latest being, I believe, the 1950s, so no recent tragedies will be discussed out of respect for the families,” she said.

Rock Lotto returns to Festival Days Derek Hann dshann@havredailynews.com Montana State University-Northern radio station KNMC will be hosting its Fourth Annual Rock Lotto, mixing together singers and musicians from around the area to play together from 3 to 8:30 p.m.

Saturday in Town Square.

Musicians’ and singers’ names were put into a bag in addition to the songs that they would be playing, and the musicians names were drawn to create separate bands as well as the music their bands

would be playing.

The seven bands will each have members such as guitarist, bassist, drummer, keyboardist, horn player, lead singer and backup vocalist. Participants who can play multiple instruments were encouraged to list a backup instrument, in case too many people signed up to play a particular instrument.

This year, 38 people registered and were randomly split into seven bands, including Boberfet, Mama Cass and the Ham Sandwiches, and Kaycee and the Four

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Events abound through the weekend in Havre Festival Days Pam Burke community@havredailynews.com

regarding the history of the schoolhouse and how it was used prior to being moved to the fairgrounds.

The one-room schoolhouse was used in the Bear Paw Mountains early last century, before being replaced with a more modern building in the mountains.

The presentations will take place at 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. at the schoolhouse on the Great Northern Fairgrounds.

Admission is free of charge with coffee and cookies available.

Derek Hann dshann@havredailynews.com Rachel Jamieson rjamieson@havredailynews.com Events during Festival Days run through the weekend in and around Havre, with some even starting before Festival Days weekend. Some of the multititude of events happening include:

Free Disney movie for the kids Families will have a chance to catch a free Disney movie Saturday afternoon.

“Flight of the Navigator” will be playing at Jack Norman’s hangar on the east end of Havre City-County Airport. The movie and affordably priced concessions are sponsored by local pilots in the North Central Hangar of the Montana Pilots’ Association.

Hangar member Tony Dolphay said the movie is free and the concessions, including popcorn, hotdogs and refreshments, are inexpensive so everyone can have the full movie and treat experience.

The movie will start at 2:30 p.m.

Saturday, and signs at the airport will lead the way to the correct hangar.

Rock Lotto and Shriner beef raffle KNMC’s Rock Lotto, during which the North Central Shrine Club will hold its annual beef raffle drawing, will run from 3 to 8 p.m. in Town Square.

Moonlight trap shoot Havre Trap Club’s Moonlight Shoot Saturday will be giving the public a chance

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Havre Daily News/File photo to come out to the trap club to compete, have some fun and win prizes of meat for their freezer.

The Moonlight Shoot is $25 rounds of trap shooting and $5 additional round. In each round, will compete in heats with five

for five for each shooters shots at

clay pigeons to earn top shooter in the round.

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Fifth Avenue Run ■ Continued from page 3 from their parents, either because of abuse or neglect, and put into the court system through no fault of their own. CASA volunteers are tasked with reviewing the child’s case, investigating the case and meeting with

the child to determine what would be in their best interest.

Posters and registration forms can also be found on the CASA Facebook page at https:// www.facebook.com/CASAofHillCounty .

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Book sale again running Festival Days week The annual Havre-Hill County Library Festival Days Used Book Sale will give people the chance to pick up some reading material at a very low cost.

Continuing with the extended days from last year, the Friends of the Havre-Hill County Library this year are holding their annual book sale from Wednesday through Sunday.

The doors will be open from noon to 8 p.m. Wednesday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday, and noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

The book sale is one of the largest fundraisers held by Friends. Donated books and books retired from the library shelves are sold, with volunteers regularly bringing out more selections through the sale.

Except for some special $1 books and others that are cheaper, books sell for $1 for as many books as will fit in a grocery bag. Some items, which will be displayed at the library, will also be selling in a silent auction at the sale.

The money raised helps fund a variety of events at the library, including helping pay for the license for its movie program, for the summer and winter reading programs, and prizes for children programs.

Anka’s Treasures Trunk Show and demonstrations for quilters Area quilters will have the opportunity to view quilts made from Anka’s Treasures designs and see demonstrations of the quilting processes during the Anka’s Treasures Trunk Show Thursday through Saturday at Bearly Square Quilting, 109 1st. St. W. T h e p a t t e r n s, c re a t e d by H e a t h e r Peterson, are for a variety of quilted items, such as table runners and bed coverings.

People can comes see the samples sent in

Havre Daily News/File photo for the show, during store hours of 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.

Demonstrations of the sewing techniques throughout the day Friday and Saturday at the quilt shop.

The quilt show and demonstrations are free.

Festival of Quilts Hi-Line Quilt Guild’s 33rd Annual Festival of Quilts will have a wealth of quilts on display the full weekend of Festival Days in the former Famous Footwear store in the Holiday Village Mall.

This is a free event and the public is welcome to come view the quilts, made by guild members and area quilters, Friday, noon to 6 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday, noon to 4 p.m.

Multiple raffle drawings, on tickets sold at the show, will also be held Sunday, including for a Bernina sewing machine and a quilt made by guild members. The

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fund the group’s community projects. The all-you-can-eat breakfast includes pancakes and sausage, as well as coffee, milk, chocolate milk and juice. Costs are $7 for adults and older youth and $3 for youth 10 and younger.

As in years past, Kiwanians will be at the Eagles Club long before daybreak to prepare for the feed.

■ Continued from page 5 proceeds made from these fundraisers will benefit Havre’s Feed My Sheep Community Soup Kitchen.

The guild members have made several quilts throughout the years to raise money for local organizations and causes, but they also have made other special quilts, such as those for Havre Police Department officers to keep in their police cars for kids; dog and cat pads for animal shelters; and weighted blankets for the residents at Northern Montana Care Center.

Saturday Market Havre Festival Days activities include the final weekend of a summer-long event on Town Square — Saturday Market.

Started in 2002, after the Havre Area Chamber of Commerce’s completion of the Square, the market is held every Saturday from early July through Festival Days.

Vendors gather on the Square to sell farm and garden produce, baked goods and other food, artwork and crafted items.

The market has grown to feature about 40 vendors every weekend, and Festival Days weekend is a popular one.

The market runs from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday.

Thank a Police Officer Day observed during Festival Days Saturday is National Thank a Police Officer Day, and people will see evidence of that during Festival Days Organizer Laura Eller said elementary schools have been working on projects to drop off, local day care groups have a few projects going on, making posters, thank you cards, and goodie bags.

Local bakery shops usually drop off some goodies, such as Grateful Bread rolls, Infinity Bakery donuts, and businesses have signups and put a thanks on their signs, while businesses have been known to drop off food for the morning parade crew and a few at shift change in the evening during Festival Days.

People should take the opportunity Saturday to thank the law enforcement officers whose job it is to serve and protect.

Eagles Auxiliary holding burger feed The Havre Eagles Auxiliary of Fraternal Order of Eagles Lodge 166 is continuing a new Festival Days event it started in 2018.

The auxiliary will hold a burger feed Friday outside of the Eagles Club from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. For $6 people can get a cheeseburger, salad, baked beans, chips and condiments, proceeds will be going to the Eagles Auxiliary charities.

A pool tournament will also start at 7 p.m. followed by a live musical performance by the Milk River Band.

Steeet Dance Kirt Miller and his Sax Cadillac band will be performing for a free street dance starting at 6 p.m. Friday on the 100 Block of Second Avenue, in front of Old Station Brewing Co. Steve Heil Memorial Car Show The Steve Heil Memorial Car Show is revved up during Festival Days for car enthusiasts again this year.

All car makes, models and years are welcome.

Car buffs are invited to Third Street between Second Avenue and Fifth Avenue Friday 6 to 9 p.m. to display and view classic and restored vehicles of all kinds.

The event features free registration and a Best of Show Award.

Family members started the car show in 2014 in honor of the late Steve Heil, a car lover himself.

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Free Sight-In Days Havre Rifle and Pistol Club will be hosting its free Sight-In Days at the shooting range northwest of town.

Club member Thornton Lindsay said the public is welcome to bring their firearms and ammunition, along with eye and ear protection, to use the range for sighting in their rifles and pistols before hunting season. The club will provide targets, as well as a chronograph if any shooters want to know the speed of their bullets.

If shooters have questions, experts in the club will be on hand to help.

The Hill County Shooting Sports Recreation Area, five miles west on River Road north of Havre, will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

This is a chance for the general public to use the range without buying a range pass, Lindsay said.

HAVRE FESTIVAL DAYS 5th Avenue Mile Court Appointed Special Advocates 5th Avenue Mile will start at 9:50 a.m. Saturday at Spud’s Grub Hut, with runners — or walkers — completing the mile in front of the Havre Fire Department. Registration starts at 9 a.m. and ends at 9:40 a.m.

Havre Festival Days Parade The Havre Festival Days Parade will start at Havre High School at 10 a.m., running down Fifth Avenue then turning onto Third Street and proceeding west to end near the post office.

Float judging begins at 9:15.

Run of Special Trains A special exhibit of model trains will be on display in the Frank DeRosa Railroad Museum from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.

Commercial Products and Craft Show Vendors will be showing commercial and craft products, once again both at the Holiday Village Mall and downtown Havre, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.

The Commercial Products and Craft Show resumes Sunday from noon to 4 p.m.

Custom Collision Repair barbecue, burnout and car giveaway Custom Collision Repair will hold its annual Barbecue and Burnout at Custom Collision, 1710 1st. St. Northeast, following the Festival Days parade. Four restored vehicles will be awarded to their recipients at the event, as well., Clack Museum Faber Schoolhouse presentation The H. Earl Clack Memorial Museum Summer Series continues during Festival Days with Clack Museum Director Emily Mayer giving a Faber Schoolhouse presentation Saturday The presentation will touch on topics

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Havre Daily News/File photo The streets will be blocked off to allow plenty of space for show vehicles to park and freedom for viewers to roam.

To register or for more information, contact Ryan or Cassie Albertson at 3903916 or steveheilcarshow@gmail.com Find them on Facebook, http://www. facebook.com/steveheilmemorialcarshow .

48-hour softball tournament The 48-Hours of Softball tournament starts at 6 p.m. at Sixth Avenue Memorial Field.

College rodeo The Montana State University-Northern college rodeo starts at 6 p.m. in the Bigger B e t t e r B a r n a t t h e G re a t N o r t h e r n Fairgrounds and runs again Saturday at 6 p.m. and Sunday at 9 a.m.

Kiwanis Club Pancake Breakfast The Kiwanis Club will be hosting their annual pancake breakfast Saturday 7 a.m to 1 p.m at the Eagles Club in Havre.

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fund the group’s community projects. The all-you-can-eat breakfast includes pancakes and sausage, as well as coffee, milk, chocolate milk and juice. Costs are $7 for adults and older youth and $3 for youth 10 and younger.

As in years past, Kiwanians will be at the Eagles Club long before daybreak to prepare for the feed.

■ Continued from page 5 proceeds made from these fundraisers will benefit Havre’s Feed My Sheep Community Soup Kitchen.

The guild members have made several quilts throughout the years to raise money for local organizations and causes, but they also have made other special quilts, such as those for Havre Police Department officers to keep in their police cars for kids; dog and cat pads for animal shelters; and weighted blankets for the residents at Northern Montana Care Center.

Saturday Market Havre Festival Days activities include the final weekend of a summer-long event on Town Square — Saturday Market.

Started in 2002, after the Havre Area Chamber of Commerce’s completion of the Square, the market is held every Saturday from early July through Festival Days.

Vendors gather on the Square to sell farm and garden produce, baked goods and other food, artwork and crafted items.

The market has grown to feature about 40 vendors every weekend, and Festival Days weekend is a popular one.

The market runs from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday.

Thank a Police Officer Day observed during Festival Days Saturday is National Thank a Police Officer Day, and people will see evidence of that during Festival Days Organizer Laura Eller said elementary schools have been working on projects to drop off, local day care groups have a few projects going on, making posters, thank you cards, and goodie bags.

Local bakery shops usually drop off some goodies, such as Grateful Bread rolls, Infinity Bakery donuts, and businesses have signups and put a thanks on their signs, while businesses have been known to drop off food for the morning parade crew and a few at shift change in the evening during Festival Days.

People should take the opportunity Saturday to thank the law enforcement officers whose job it is to serve and protect.

Eagles Auxiliary holding burger feed The Havre Eagles Auxiliary of Fraternal Order of Eagles Lodge 166 is continuing a new Festival Days event it started in 2018.

The auxiliary will hold a burger feed Friday outside of the Eagles Club from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. For $6 people can get a cheeseburger, salad, baked beans, chips and condiments, proceeds will be going to the Eagles Auxiliary charities.

A pool tournament will also start at 7 p.m. followed by a live musical performance by the Milk River Band.

Steeet Dance Kirt Miller and his Sax Cadillac band will be performing for a free street dance starting at 6 p.m. Friday on the 100 Block of Second Avenue, in front of Old Station Brewing Co. Steve Heil Memorial Car Show The Steve Heil Memorial Car Show is revved up during Festival Days for car enthusiasts again this year.

All car makes, models and years are welcome.

Car buffs are invited to Third Street between Second Avenue and Fifth Avenue Friday 6 to 9 p.m. to display and view classic and restored vehicles of all kinds.

The event features free registration and a Best of Show Award.

Family members started the car show in 2014 in honor of the late Steve Heil, a car lover himself.

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Free Sight-In Days Havre Rifle and Pistol Club will be hosting its free Sight-In Days at the shooting range northwest of town.

Club member Thornton Lindsay said the public is welcome to bring their firearms and ammunition, along with eye and ear protection, to use the range for sighting in their rifles and pistols before hunting season. The club will provide targets, as well as a chronograph if any shooters want to know the speed of their bullets.

If shooters have questions, experts in the club will be on hand to help.

The Hill County Shooting Sports Recreation Area, five miles west on River Road north of Havre, will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

This is a chance for the general public to use the range without buying a range pass, Lindsay said.

HAVRE FESTIVAL DAYS 5th Avenue Mile Court Appointed Special Advocates 5th Avenue Mile will start at 9:50 a.m. Saturday at Spud’s Grub Hut, with runners — or walkers — completing the mile in front of the Havre Fire Department. Registration starts at 9 a.m. and ends at 9:40 a.m.

Havre Festival Days Parade The Havre Festival Days Parade will start at Havre High School at 10 a.m., running down Fifth Avenue then turning onto Third Street and proceeding west to end near the post office.

Float judging begins at 9:15.

Run of Special Trains A special exhibit of model trains will be on display in the Frank DeRosa Railroad Museum from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.

Commercial Products and Craft Show Vendors will be showing commercial and craft products, once again both at the Holiday Village Mall and downtown Havre, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.

The Commercial Products and Craft Show resumes Sunday from noon to 4 p.m.

Custom Collision Repair barbecue, burnout and car giveaway Custom Collision Repair will hold its annual Barbecue and Burnout at Custom Collision, 1710 1st. St. Northeast, following the Festival Days parade. Four restored vehicles will be awarded to their recipients at the event, as well., Clack Museum Faber Schoolhouse presentation The H. Earl Clack Memorial Museum Summer Series continues during Festival Days with Clack Museum Director Emily Mayer giving a Faber Schoolhouse presentation Saturday The presentation will touch on topics

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Havre Daily News/File photo The streets will be blocked off to allow plenty of space for show vehicles to park and freedom for viewers to roam.

To register or for more information, contact Ryan or Cassie Albertson at 3903916 or steveheilcarshow@gmail.com Find them on Facebook, http://www. facebook.com/steveheilmemorialcarshow .

48-hour softball tournament The 48-Hours of Softball tournament starts at 6 p.m. at Sixth Avenue Memorial Field.

College rodeo The Montana State University-Northern college rodeo starts at 6 p.m. in the Bigger B e t t e r B a r n a t t h e G re a t N o r t h e r n Fairgrounds and runs again Saturday at 6 p.m. and Sunday at 9 a.m.

Kiwanis Club Pancake Breakfast The Kiwanis Club will be hosting their annual pancake breakfast Saturday 7 a.m to 1 p.m at the Eagles Club in Havre.

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regarding the history of the schoolhouse and how it was used prior to being moved to the fairgrounds.

The one-room schoolhouse was used in the Bear Paw Mountains early last century, before being replaced with a more modern building in the mountains.

The presentations will take place at 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. at the schoolhouse on the Great Northern Fairgrounds.

Admission is free of charge with coffee and cookies available.

Derek Hann dshann@havredailynews.com Rachel Jamieson rjamieson@havredailynews.com Events during Festival Days run through the weekend in and around Havre, with some even starting before Festival Days weekend. Some of the multititude of events happening include:

Free Disney movie for the kids Families will have a chance to catch a free Disney movie Saturday afternoon.

“Flight of the Navigator” will be playing at Jack Norman’s hangar on the east end of Havre City-County Airport. The movie and affordably priced concessions are sponsored by local pilots in the North Central Hangar of the Montana Pilots’ Association.

Hangar member Tony Dolphay said the movie is free and the concessions, including popcorn, hotdogs and refreshments, are inexpensive so everyone can have the full movie and treat experience.

The movie will start at 2:30 p.m.

Saturday, and signs at the airport will lead the way to the correct hangar.

Rock Lotto and Shriner beef raffle KNMC’s Rock Lotto, during which the North Central Shrine Club will hold its annual beef raffle drawing, will run from 3 to 8 p.m. in Town Square.

Moonlight trap shoot Havre Trap Club’s Moonlight Shoot Saturday will be giving the public a chance

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Havre Daily News/File photo to come out to the trap club to compete, have some fun and win prizes of meat for their freezer.

The Moonlight Shoot is $25 rounds of trap shooting and $5 additional round. In each round, will compete in heats with five

for five for each shooters shots at

clay pigeons to earn top shooter in the round.

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Fifth Avenue Run ■ Continued from page 3 from their parents, either because of abuse or neglect, and put into the court system through no fault of their own. CASA volunteers are tasked with reviewing the child’s case, investigating the case and meeting with

the child to determine what would be in their best interest.

Posters and registration forms can also be found on the CASA Facebook page at https:// www.facebook.com/CASAofHillCounty .

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Book sale again running Festival Days week The annual Havre-Hill County Library Festival Days Used Book Sale will give people the chance to pick up some reading material at a very low cost.

Continuing with the extended days from last year, the Friends of the Havre-Hill County Library this year are holding their annual book sale from Wednesday through Sunday.

The doors will be open from noon to 8 p.m. Wednesday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday, and noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

The book sale is one of the largest fundraisers held by Friends. Donated books and books retired from the library shelves are sold, with volunteers regularly bringing out more selections through the sale.

Except for some special $1 books and others that are cheaper, books sell for $1 for as many books as will fit in a grocery bag. Some items, which will be displayed at the library, will also be selling in a silent auction at the sale.

The money raised helps fund a variety of events at the library, including helping pay for the license for its movie program, for the summer and winter reading programs, and prizes for children programs.

Anka’s Treasures Trunk Show and demonstrations for quilters Area quilters will have the opportunity to view quilts made from Anka’s Treasures designs and see demonstrations of the quilting processes during the Anka’s Treasures Trunk Show Thursday through Saturday at Bearly Square Quilting, 109 1st. St. W. T h e p a t t e r n s, c re a t e d by H e a t h e r Peterson, are for a variety of quilted items, such as table runners and bed coverings.

People can comes see the samples sent in

Havre Daily News/File photo for the show, during store hours of 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.

Demonstrations of the sewing techniques throughout the day Friday and Saturday at the quilt shop.

The quilt show and demonstrations are free.

Festival of Quilts Hi-Line Quilt Guild’s 33rd Annual Festival of Quilts will have a wealth of quilts on display the full weekend of Festival Days in the former Famous Footwear store in the Holiday Village Mall.

This is a free event and the public is welcome to come view the quilts, made by guild members and area quilters, Friday, noon to 6 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday, noon to 4 p.m.

Multiple raffle drawings, on tickets sold at the show, will also be held Sunday, including for a Bernina sewing machine and a quilt made by guild members. The

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Burger Feed & Bingo Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast Street Dance Eagles Club

MSU-Northern College Rodeo Bigger Better Bard

Treasures Trunk Show & Demonstration Anka's Bearly Square Quilting

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End of Parade Post Office

Steve Heil Memorial Car Show 3rd and 4th Ave. by Independence Bank

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Schedule of events Friday, Sept. 20

8 a.m. - 8 p.m. — Friends of the Library Book Sale (Library Meeting Room)

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10 a.m. - 5 p.m. — Anka’s Treasures Trunk Show and Demonstration

Book Sale Havre-Hill County Library 4th Street

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Noon - 6 p.m. — Quilt Guild Show and Vendors

(former Famous Footwear location in the mall)

5:30 - 7:30 p.m. — Havre Eagles Club Burger Feed (Eagles Club) 6 - 9 p.m. — Street Dance featuring Sax Cadillac Band (Old Station Brewery) 6 - 9 p.m. — Steve Heil Memorial Car Show 5th Avenue

(3rd Street & 4th Avenue by Independence Bank) 6 p.m. - Sun. 6 p.m. — 48-Hour Softball Tournament (6th Avenue Softball Field) 6 p.m. — MSU-Northern College Rodeo (Bigger Better Barn) 6 p.m. — Chicken Bingo 6 PM 6 - 9 p.m. — Street Dance

Saturday, Sept. 21 ALL DAY — 48-Hour Softball Tournament 7 a.m. - 1 p.m. — Kiwanis Pancakes (Eagles Club)

10th Street

8 a.m. - Noon — Saturday Market (Town Square Area) 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. — Sight-In Days (Hill County Shooting Sports Range) 9:15 a.m. — Parade Float Judging (High School parking lot only) 9:30 a.m. — CASA Fifth Avenue Mile (Starting at Spuds Grub Hut) 10 a.m. — Havre Festival Days Parade 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. — Quilt Guild Show and Vendors

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48-Hour Softball Tournament Memorial Field

10 a.m. - 4 p.m. — “Run” of Special Trains (Frank DeRosa Railroad Museum) 10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. — Anka’s Treasures Trunk Show and Demonstration 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. — Havre Festival Days Commercial Products & Craft Show [Holiday Village Mall AND Downtown Havre (11am-3pm)] Noon - 3 p.m. — Custom Collision Repair Car Giveaway, BBQ & Burnout

(Custom Collision Repair)

Noon - 5 p.m. — Friends of the Library Book Sale 5th Avenue

1:30 - 3:30 p.m. — Clack Museum Summer Series Lecture “Faber School”

Presented by Emily Mayer (Fair Grounds)

2:30 p.m. — Disney movie “Flight of The Navigator” (Havre Airport) 3 - 8 p.m. — KNMC Rock Lotto! Drawings for

North Central Shrine Club Beef Raffle (Town Square Area)

6 p.m. — MSU-Northern College Rodeo 8 p.m. — Moonlight Night Shoot (Havre Trap Club) of Parade  Start Intersection near Rod’s Drive-In

Sunday, Sept. 22 Havre High School

ALL DAY — 48-Hour Softball Tournament 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. — Sight-In Days 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. — “Run” of Special Trains Noon - 4 p.m. — Havre Festival Days Commercial Products & Craft Show Noon - 4 p.m. — Quilt Guild Show and Vendors Noon - 5 p.m. — Friends of the Library Book Sale

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1 p.m. — Festival Run/Walk – Registration - Noon (RC Model Flying Club) Festival Run/Walk RC Model Flying Club

1, 3, 5 p.m. — Tragedy and Tears History Among the Headstones Stroll Editor’s note: Events held on more than one day have the location listed only on the first day.

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Havre Festival Days limited edition commemorative buttons and mugs available now Only 1,000 numbered buttons are available Commemorative mugs and buttons are available for the 39th celebration of Havre Festival Days. The mugs and buttons will feature this year’s logo.

The Havre Area Chamber of Commerce will be drawing a series of six random numbers each day, Monday, Sept. 16, through Friday, Sept. 20. Those holding a button with a winning number will win a

Chamber Gift Certificate in varying denominations or a Festival Days commemorative mug.

To claim a prize, just stop by the Chamber with the winning button. Winning numbers will be posted both on the Chamber Facebook page and in the Havre Daily News the week of Festival Days.

Two other numbers will be drawn to win an Echo Spot from Triangle Mobile and two round-trip tickets to Billings on Cape Air. These two winning button numbers will be drawn Friday.

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Events: Continue throughout Sunday afternoon ■ Continued from page 8 The winner of each round will get to select their prize: meat brought in from Gary & Leo’s Fresh Foods.

Other shooting game formats, including Annie Oakley and buddy shoots, will test shooters’ skills for well into the night.

Member Matt Sasaki said the 2018 event lasted until about 2:30 a.m.

Non-club members and new shooters are welcome to take part in the competition Sasaki said. The competition usually draws about 50 local area and visiting trap shooters, including some who regularly come from Great Falls, Augusta and North Dakota. Many visitors will bring their campers to the club.

The Saturday shoot starts at 8 p.m. at Havre Trap Club, east off the south end of Fifth Avenue.

For more information, contact Jim Bachini, 265-2485 or 262-3739, or Matt Sasaki, 945-5982 or 265-6124.

Festival Run/Walk The annual Festival Days Run/Walk fundraiser is set for Sunday.

The race begins at 1 p.m. at the RC Model Flying Club, east off the south end of Fifth Avenue. The run/walk is on the dike south of town.

The run is a fundraiser for the Havre High School boys cross country team.

Today is the last day to pre-register to receive a T-shirt on race day. Drop the reg-

istration off at the Havre area Chamber of Commerce, 130 Fifth Ave. People with questions can call Debbie at 265-1241.

Entry fee is $25 a person, including a long-leeve shirt, and $10 for no shirt, and for children 8 and under the run is free when accompanied by a registered adult.

Door prizes and refreshments will be available after the run.

History Among the Headstones Tragedy and Tears — History Among the Headstones will be Sunday at 1 p.m., 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. at the Highland and Calvary Cemeteries.

“The tour will consist of notable cases of tragedy and is not suitable or recommended for young children or those sensitive to human tragedy,” said local historian Emily Mayer, who is giving the tours.

The cost is $10 per person and tours will be weather-permitting. If the weather is uncooperative, the tours will be rescheduled at a later date.

Mayer said she will meet people interested int the tours near the cemetery office area where parking is available. She added that people will need to walk on uneven ground throughout the cemetery site.

“All of these cases are old, the latest being, I believe, the 1950s, so no recent tragedies will be discussed out of respect for the families,” she said.

Rock Lotto returns to Festival Days Derek Hann dshann@havredailynews.com Montana State University-Northern radio station KNMC will be hosting its Fourth Annual Rock Lotto, mixing together singers and musicians from around the area to play together from 3 to 8:30 p.m.

Saturday in Town Square.

Musicians’ and singers’ names were put into a bag in addition to the songs that they would be playing, and the musicians names were drawn to create separate bands as well as the music their bands

would be playing.

The seven bands will each have members such as guitarist, bassist, drummer, keyboardist, horn player, lead singer and backup vocalist. Participants who can play multiple instruments were encouraged to list a backup instrument, in case too many people signed up to play a particular instrument.

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Havre Daily News/File photo Annette and Tom Swinney look at a quilt in a Havre Festival Days Festival of Quilts. The Festival of Quilts is back for this year’s Festival Days, running Friday through Sunday in the former Famous Footwear location in the Holiday Village Mall.

Rock Lotto: Event will feature a performance of ’The Havre Song‘ ■ Continued from page 9 Bees. Dave Martens, event organizer and manager of KNMC 90.1 FM, added that a duo from Fort Benton, Lucky Valentine and the Third Wheel, will also be participating this year.

The bands were given six weeks to learn their songs and perform a 20-minute set in Town Square. The songs are from 1959, 1969, 1979, 1989 and 1999, with each band playing one song from each decade, he said. He added that people get to step out of their comfort zone a little bit and play music they might have never played otherwise.

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Young to be remembered in Festival Days parade Rachel Jamieson rjamieson@havredailynews.com

Rachel Jamieson rjamieson@havredailynews.com This year’s Festival Days parade will include the Furry Friends Paw Parade again which will run in conjunction with the regular — and popular — parade Saturday, but entries need to be in before parade day.

“The Havre Dog Park Club is excited to launch the Paw Parade this year,” club President Chad Stewart said.

He added that people and their dogs participating need to assemble at the Havre Dog Park Club float in the Havre High School parking lot by 9 a.m., and the Paw Parade contest judging will be done there at 9:15 a.m.

Categories for the contest are Most Unique/Cutest Pet, Best Pet Costume and Best Kid’s Entry.

Stewart said the club suggests that people refrain from feeding their pets on the morning of the parade until after the event. Also, he added, people should potty their pets before they arrive at Havre High School parking lot and that people carry potty bags, as they are responsible for any “deposits” left by their pets.

People can lead their pets on a leash, but if the pet is a toy breed or small pet, or if it is an older pet the club suggests people carry them or pull them in a wagon or on a float. People can dress them in a

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if it better suits the band as long as it’s within the decade they drew. The main goal of Rock Lotto is to get people to play.

“Who cares, as long as they’re up there having fun,” he said.

The event has seen some people come back to participate in the lotto every year, Martens said, and the event has also been growing.

Martens said that this year they will also be doing something special to go with the theme “Small Town USA,” by having multiple musicians at the Rock Lotto sing and play “The Havre Song,” which Mavis Wastweet Farnham, who died last month, used to perform with her group The Timely

Trio.

Martens said that he also would have had Farnham perform the song in April during the tribute band festival hosted by the radio station, but she was unable to attend. He added this will be a way to honor Farnham while also celebrating the small-town spirit of the event.

Every program at the event will have the lyrics of “The Havre Song” printed on the back, he said.

“So if anyone wants to sing along, they are highly encouraged to do so,” he said.

Wild Rose Harmonizers, a now-defunct barber shop group Farnham use to be a part of, will also get back together to kick

off Rock Lotto this year, Martens said.

This year, food will be provided by Parker’s Barbecue and the Havre Lions Club members, who will be cooking their fair food for the event, he said. He added that Vic’s Club will provide a cash bar.

He said that the event will also have a giveaway.

Information and sign-up for the 4-H Club’s November fundraiser concert Rusted and Busted will be available. He added that the North Central Shriner Club will also be announcing the winners of this year’s beef raffle fundraiser.

Rock Lotto is free and all ages are welcome, Martens said.

A long-time Havre businessman and community supporter is being honored in this year’s Festival Days Parade.

The Havre Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors chose Scott Young in memoriam as the grand marshal for the parade. His wife, Kaye, and some family will take his place riding in the parade.

Young owned and operated Norman’s Ranch and Sportswear with Kaye, taking it over from her parents, for decades, and was well-known as a major supporter of community events.

He died unexpectedly at age 69 July 20.

The parade — a highlight of Festival Days — is Saturday starting at 10 a.m. and is continuing its decades-old tradition of celebration.

“We want to see floats that reflect on what makes our small town so great,” a post about the event on EventBrite said.

The parade is a major attraction of Festival Days, with people lining Fifth Avenue to watch the procession of entries.

Registration to be in the parade can be found online at https://www.havrechamber.com/events/festival-days by clicking on the link “2019 Parade Registration” that will take them to the EventBrite entry with registration.

Rules and regulations will be emailed to the person making the entry upon signing up.

Setup begins at 8 a.m., and floats must be ready in the Havre High School parking lot, unless otherwise directed, by 9 a.m.

Judging will begin at 9:15 a.m. with awa rd s i n t h re e c a t e go r i e s : M ayo r ’s Choice — Best Overall Theme, Best NonCommercial Float and Best Commercial

Havre Daily News/File photo Float.

The parade will run down Fifth Avenue and take a left on Third Street to end near the post office.

“We do ask that no one park on those streets from 7 a.m. to noon and there will be signs put up to remind people,” new Havre Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Julea Robbins said.

Fifth Avenue run brought back by CASA Derek Hann dshann@havredailynews.com Court Appointed Special Advocates of Hill County — CASA — will be hosting for the first time the Fifth Avenue Mile Saturday during Festival Days to raise awareness of the non-profit group.

The run is a revival or revision of the MADD Mile Dash that ran down Fifth Avenue during Festival Days in the 1980s.

This year’s run will start at Spud’s Grub Hut and end a mile down Fifth Avenue in front of the Havre Fire Department. People can either compete or walk for awareness of CASA. The event will also have a number of prizes and awards for participants and for those who compete. Prizes include hooded sweatshirts and baseball caps donated by Havre Ford and a Versatile tractor donated by Big Equipment.

Awards will be available to first-place men, and first-place women and include medals for different groups of youth partici-

pants.

Food and water will also be available at the event as well as every participant receiving water bottles, donated by Spud’s Grub Hut, and CASA-labeled lip balm.

Applications are open to everyone and are available at Spud’s Grub Hut and at the CASA office located at the District 4 Human Resources and Development Council Building. Applications can be turned in at the CASA office.

People can also register at the race and will start at 9 and closes at 9:40 a.m. the morning of the event. It is $15 for adults and $10 for youths — 17 years old and younger — to register. The Fifth Avenue Mile will start at 9:50 a.m., 10 minutes before the parade.

Everyone who registers will receive a T-shirt, but unless the person has preregistered for the race, they will receive the T-shirt after Festival Days.

CASA is a non-profit group which works within the court system advocating for the needs of children who have been removed

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Welcome from the Havre Area Chamber of Commerce “Small Town USA” is the theme for Festival Days this year.

In 1980, a group of local community members organized the first Havre Festival Days. This event marks a fitting conclusion to the summer, and the weekend is chock-full of events to celebrate.

The festivities will include the historic parade, the Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast, the 48-hour softball tournament, Rock Lotto and so much more.

The community has many activities, and I encourage you to find a flier around tow n o r v i s i t t h e H av re Chamber’s website for the complete listing.

Please remember to thank those who help put on this weekend, as it could

Havre Area Chamber of Commerce Curt Lineweaver President

not happen without the dedication of the Chamber office, as well as all the volunteers, community clubs and organizations, who make this annual event memorable.

On behalf of the Chamber, I want to say thank you to everyone who is a part of Festival Days. It is the people of Havre who make this Small Town USA a great place to live.

A schedule is on page 4, but visit the Havre Chamber's website for a complete list of Festival Days events at https://www.havrechamber.com

City of Havre Clack Museum Foundation Clausen & Sons Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Coffee Hound Cottonwood Cinema 4 Crawford Distillery Credit Bureau of Havre Crystal City Casino D6 Guns D.A. Davidson & Company Dairy Queen Dan Wagner Plumbing Destination Travel Diesel Doctor, Inc. Domino’s Downtown Gardens Duchscher Insurance Agency Duck Inn Eagles Club Eagles Manor Edward Jones Elks Lodge #1201 Emporium/Havre RV Park EMT Car Wash Enell Inc. Erickson Insurance Group Evergreen Campground Ezzie’s Wholesale 5th Ave Grind 5th Avenue Laundromat Family Connections MT Farm Bureau Financial Farmers Insurance Fat Billy and the Boyz Fifth Avenue Christian Church Finest Boot Repair First Call Solutions First National Pawn First Bank of MT First Street Mane Attraction fivehead’s Fleet Wholesale Supply Flynn Realty Fresno Tavern Frontier Electric Frontier Lawn & Landscaping Gallery Lounge Gary & Leo’s IGA Golden Spike Lounge Gram’s Ice Cream Great Northern Inn Gregoire Insurance Agency

Guadalajara Guild Mortgage Gusto Distributing Company H. Earl Clack Museum H & R Block Hank Tweeten’s Auto Body Hansen Family Campground Harada Family Dental Care Harvest Moon Lanes Havre Assembly of God Havre Beneath the Streets Havre Bicycle Havre Daily News Havre Day Activity Center Havre Dental Group Havre Distributors Havre Ford Havre Hardware and Home Havre Herald Havre/Hill County Preservation Havre Historic Properties Havre Job Service Havre Laundry & Dry Cleaning Havre Hi-Line Realty Havre Optometric Clinic Havre Public Schools Havre Ready-Mix Concrete Havre Rental Havre Sand and Gravel Havre Space Center Havre Trails Heberly & Associates Heirloom Jewelers Helmbrecht Studio Henny Penny Cupcakes Hi-Line Funeral Services Hi-Line Gold Casino Hi-Line Law Hi-Line Motel Hi-Line Pregnancy Center Hi-Line Rental High Line Heritage Resources High Plains Gallery Hill County Commissioners Hill County Community Foundation Hill County Conservation Dist.

Hill County Electric Hill County Extension Hill County Health Dept.

Hill County Printing Hill County Title Holden’s Hot Wheels Holiday

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Welcome to Havre for the 39th celebration of Havre Festival Days It’s that wonderful time of year again; with the end of summer comes Havre Festival Days. The Chamber has been busy since early spring planning this year’s Festival Days weekend of events that will take place September 20-22.

The theme this year is a very fitting one for Havre, “Small Town USA.” The phrase “small town USA” pops up in everything from song lyrics to political speeches. Most often, it’s used to evoke the image of a close-knit community, a place where everyone knows everyone, a town teeming with those who rely on each other like loved ones. This year we want everyone to reflect on the wonderful town that we get to enjoy each and every day. We want to invite the town of Havre to come out and celebrate the pride we have living in this beautiful community.

What better way to celebrate Havre

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Bear Mountain Enterprises Bear Paw BBQ Bear Paw Credit Union Bear Paw Development Bear Paw Meats Bear Paw Paint Bear Paw Veterinary Bear Paw Winter Sports Bearly Square Quilting Beaver Creek Designs Beaver Creek Golf Course Ben Franklin Crafts Bergren Transmission/Performance auto Best Western Plus Havre Inn & Suites Better Business Bureau Big Equipment Company Big Sky Images Bing ‘n Bob’s Blue Cross Blue Shield Bob’s Greenhouse Bosch, Kuhr, Dugdale Boyce & Berry Flowers Boys & Girls Club Boy Scouts Boxcars Brandon’s Drapery and Floor Budget Rent-A-Car Bullhook Community Health Center Bullhook Property Management Bullhook Real Estate BNSF CHS Big Sky(Milk River Co-op) CK Builders CM Management Cape Air CASA Cavaliers Cellular Plus/Verizon Center For Mental Health Char’s Family Dining

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Executive director than to get out and enjoy some amazing events? With favorites taking place like the Chamber’s vendors shows at the mall and downtown, the Kiwanis Pancake Feed, the Library Book Sale, the Hi-Line Quilt Show, the 48 hour softball tournament and the ever popular parade, along with new events, such as the CASA 1-mile run/walk, there is something for everyone!

Let’s wrap up the summer with fun and happiness. Come out and celebrate Festival Days with us!

Proudly serving our members for over 100 years!

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Holiday Village Mall Office Holland & Bonine Funeral Home Holt Plumbing & Heating HR Archery HRDC HUB International Independence Bank Infinity Bake Shoppe Jergeson, Greg JM Donoven Designs Jones Plumbing & Heating Just Us Construction New Media Brodcasters(KOJM/KPQX/ KRYK) Kentucky Fried Chicken/A&W Kingdom Craftsman Koefod Insurance Agency/Realty Koepke, T. Wayne, CPA Korb Construction Ladybug Bites LLC Lakeside Excavation Lelok Travel Lewis Heating and A/C Loch Electric Lodestar Land and Home Yellow Tin Cup Ma’s Loma Café Magic Carpet Travel Magic Diamond Casino Master Sports Maui Nites Casino Maurices McDonald’s McLain’s Cabinets McLean’s Grocery McNair Furniture Meadowlark Property Mgnt.

Metcalfe Media Midwest Diesel Injection Milam Floral Montana Actors’ Theatre Montana Carpet Care & Restoration Montana Chamber Montana Country Boutique Montana Lil’s Montana Style Montana Wireless Mountain Lake View Lodge (Air-B&B) MSU-Northern MSU-Northern Alumni Found.

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New Concept Lawn Care Norman’s Ranch & Sports Wear North 40 Outfitters North Central Auto Parts (NAPA) Northern Ag Research Center Northern Home Essentials Northern Land & Realty Northern Montana Health Care Northern Montana Vision Center Northstar Athletics Northwest Farm Credit Services Northwest Security Services NorthWestern Energy Northwestern Mutual Life 1 Better Office Equipment Old Station Brewing Opportunity Link, Inc. Overcast Restoration Oxford Bar Inc PA’s Mart PJ’s Restaurant & Casino Palace Bar Parkview Apartments Patrick Construction Peak Supply Company Pepsi-Cola Bottling Physical Therapy Down Under Pizza Hut Plant a Seed…Read!

Prairie Farms Golf Course Property West, L.L.C. Quality Inn R-New Trading Post Raymond James Financial Red’s Auto-Electric Reel Therapy Charter Fishing Rolling Hills Rod’s Drive-In Ruff Real Estate Salvation Army St. Jude Thaddeus School Scharfe, Kato & Co. Schine Electric Schubert Agency Sherwin Williams Siesta Motel Simply Natural Sletten Construction Company Spartan Promotional Group State Farm Insurance State Farm Insurance Still Waters/The Transformation Center

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Stockman Bank Stromberg’s Sinclair Soulstar Designs Spud’s Grub Hut Subway Sundogs, A Native Touch Super 8 Motel Taco John’s Taco Treat Teresa Getten Photography That Guys Fab Shop The Hound Lounge The Key The Past Estate Sales & Service The Press The Pro Tilleman Motors Tilleman Motors Ag Dept.

Tilleman Motor Hi-Line Dodge Timber Creek Village Tip-It Bar Tire-Rama Torgerson’s Treasure State Title Co. Town Pump Triangle Communications Triangle Mobile Triple Dog Brewing U.S. Bank USPS Uncle Joe’s United Way of Hill County Valley Furniture Vandeberg, Debbie Vic’s Place Vine 19 Vizsla Waddell & Reed Walmart Waltari, Jerry Wells Fargo Bank Western Drug Pharmacy Western Trailer Sales Westside Storage West Wind Courier Wipfli Yellowstone Ins. Exchange Yummy Foods Zip Trip Zoo Health Club

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Festival Days set with softball, Blue Pony football and Northern rodeo

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Havre Festival Days is a time for celebration. It’s a time to honor our great community. But, it’s also a time for sports.

In fact, each and every year, the annual Festival Days celebration is chock-full of exciting sporting events and 2019 will be no different.

One of the most popular sporting events on the calendar each year is the annual 48-Hours of Softball, and it will run from Friday at 6 p.m. to Sunday afternoon’s championship game — literally.

That’s right, the 48-hour softball tournament does not stop until the championship game is over, and that’s what makes it unique, and popular. The tournament is a big draw for co-ed softball players, not only from Havre, but all over Montana, and even Canada.

Each year, including this year, the tournament will feature a full 16-team bracket of co-ed teams, and the action will run continuously until Sunday’s championship game.

All of the fun will take place at the Sixth Avenue Memorial Field.

Of course the softball tournament is just one of many exciting sporting events on the Festival Days slate.

Each year, at least one local football game coincides with Festival Days, and this year, it’s the Havre Blue Ponies’ turn. On Friday night, the Blue Ponies will host Eastern A rival Laurel with a kickoff set for 7 p.m. inside Blue Pony Stadium.

And, if rodeo is your thing, then this Festival Days celebration has that, too.

The Montana State University-Northern Rodeo Team will once again be hosting a double rodeo including its MSU-Northern Big Sky Region Rodeo Friday through Sunday at the Great Northern Fairgrounds, with performances at 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 9 s.m.

Havre Daily News/File photo

Sunday.

The Lights and Skylights put on the rodeo as part of the Big Sky Region fall schedule, and the event will fea-

ture teams from Montana State, Montana, Montana Western, the University of Providence, Miles Community College and Dawson Community College.

Shriners Beef Raffle Derek Hann dshann@havredailynews.com People can donate to help the children served by Shriners Hospitals and take a chance at winning a winter’s supply of beef.

Havre Shiner’s Beef Raffle tickets will be available at Brandon’s Drapery & Floor Covering through Thursday. Tickets also will

be for sale Friday at Gary & Leo’s Fresh Fo o d s, a n d o n s a l e a t H a m m e r ’ n Hank’Tweeten’s Auto Body and from local Shriners.

Raffle tickets are $5 each, four for $20.

The beef is donated by a local producer and will be wrapped and ready for the winners to take home to the freezer.

First-place winner gets half of a beef, with

second-place getting the hind quarter and third-place the front quarter. There will also be fourth- and fifth-place prizes this year. Fourth place is a Big Green Egg Mini Max Barbecue set and the fifth place prize is a $250 gift card to Gary & Leo’s.

The winner will be drawn at Saturday’s Rock Lotto, which runs from 3 to 8 p.m. at Town Square.

Shriners Hospitals provide free treatment to children with a variety of illnesses and injuries as well as free transportation for the child and their families. The hospitals are located around the country, but most local people take advantage of the Spokane, Washington, hospital.

People who would like to buy a raffle ticket can contact Terry Grant at 390-2922, Ron Baumann at 390-3637 and Alvin Bitz at 265-0626.

and leave at Sixth Street by Dairy Queen,.

Young children should be accompanied by an adult for the safety of the child as well as the pet, he said.

Entrants must fill out and turn in by

Friday the standard parade entry form at the Havre Area Chamber of Commerce, online at the Chamber website at http:// www.havrechamber.com or on the Furry Friends Paw Parade Facebook page.

Paw Parade: Entries due Friday ■ Continued from page 10 costume or just bring them as their everyday self.

“We want every pet to be safe and comfortable,” he said. “We reserve the right to ask any participant to leave the parade at

any time. Any aggressive behavior toward other dogs and or humans cannot be tolerated for everyone’s safety.”

Any entrants who wish to not walk the entire parade can parade shorter distance

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Old Library Gallery featured preservation commission ornament

Havre Daily News/File photo The Havre-Hill County Historic Preservation Commission has its latest Christmas ornament for sale starting during Festival Days weekend. The commission issues limited edition pewter ornaments showing historic buildings in the area which it sells to help fund its preservation efforts. The ornament this year depicts Havre’s Old Library Gallery. The ornaments go on sale this week for $20 each at the Havre Area Chamber of Commerce at 130 Fifth Ave. and at the Old Library Gallery at 439 Fourth Ave.

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