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LAND LISTINGS
2020 Heritage Drive Ready to move into home, 4 bed 2 bath, Full basement, 2-car attached garage, fenced yard, beautiful enclosed sunporch.
1202 McKinley Avenue Nice 3 bedroom, 2 bath home with new kitchen. Full basement. Dishwasher; Elec. Oven/Range; Garage Door Opener; Microwave; Refrigerator. Triple car garage plus an additional single car garage. Large parking pad for RV.
1506 5th Street ~ Havre 2 bed, 1 bath, recently updated, detached oversized 1 car garage with workshop area, fenced yard. Affordably priced at $68,5000
Northern Land 5151 Shephard Rd ~ Havre
3401 13th Street West 5 Bed, 3 bath home, open room concept, large rooms, fenced yard, great storage, double attached garage, detached shop (30 x 40), deck.
216 Michigan Avenue Big Sandy, MT One level home, 2 bedroom, 1 bath. Carport and extra storage sheds. 2 lots with plenty of space. Call Cindy to view this property today: 406-265-0949.
606 1st St. West For Sale or Rent.
SOLD
We have qualified buyers for farm and ranch properties.
269 Acres East of Dodson Agent Owned Over 210 acres irrigated cropland, some gated pipe. Approximately 3/8 mile Milk River with native cottonwoods. Frontage US Hwy access.
1104 5th Street 3 bedroom, 2 full bath home. Room for parking off the alley. Small garage. Affordably priced at $74,900.
1132 Wilson Avenue 3 Bed, 3 bath 2 story home with double detached garage and fenced yard.
Bear Paw Ranch Approximately 2950 acres south of Warrick, MT. Ranch has been conservatively managed. Abundant wildlife.
3 + bed, 2 bath, over 8 fenced acres, corral for livestock, close to golf course, good southern view.
3052 US Hwy 2 East Updated windows and siding, 2 bedroom, basement and nice lot priced at $69,000 48920 Eagle Rock RD Lovely brick home with just under 5,000 sq ft of living, located on +/- 44.3 acres in Eagle Rock Estates with great views!
Country Property for Sale 5 acres m/l adjacent to Beaver Creek, features modular home site with RV hook-up, sprinkler system, 10x20 well house, complete water/sewer & electrical systems and partially fenced horse pasture with barn. Contact Jim for more info.
Northern Tire, LLC Building Prime commercial building formerly used for Eddy’s Bakery, approximately 8,570 sq ft of multi-purpose retail/commercial space, multiple overhead access doors for numerous uses, excellent on-site and off-street parking, lease available.
COMMERCIAL LISTINGS Lot for Sale on Hwy 2 West
Commercial Building Large renovated metal building, formerly known as the Plainsman Sports Bar and Steakhouse, approximately 4,392 sq ft under roof, 3.47 acres on busy US Highway 2, great parking on large lot, updated private sanitation system, private water supply, potential to convert to warehouse, residential housing, apartment complex, etc.
Commercial Lots Commercial lots located in Havre with US HW 2 and 15th Avenue access. Possible owner financing!
327 1st Street
505 1st St. West Taco Time, profitable well established fast food restaurant well located with drive thru. Call for additional info.
26881 US-87 ~ Carter Property consists of 3.71 acres with Bar/ Restaurant and 1.32 acres with modular home.
Located on Hwy 2 in Havre’s business district, Scotty’s Ice Cream and Candy Shoppe is an established business of 5 years. Parking is available both in front and in the rear of the store. 2600 sq. ft. includes a seating area, 2 restrooms, work area, wash-room, storage room, office, and game room. Long-term lease on building is possible. Business plus assets nicely priced.
Shop- 9th Street East 1.5 Acre lot, office, 3 large overhead doors, 1 drive through bay, partially fenced.
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GOLF
Havre & the Hi-Line
SToRY BY GEoRGE FERGUSoN PHoToS BY dANIEL HoRToN
SPRING HAS ARRIVEd EARLY To NoRTH CENTRAL MoNTANA ANd THAT MEANS THE 2015 GoLF SEASoN HAS CoME EARLY, Too.
Around the Havre area and the Hi-Line, golf courses are beginning to green up and fill with golfers coming out of the long winter hibernation. While Montana has become a golf hotbed in recent years, offering some of the best golf experiences in the Northwest, so too has the Havre and Hi-Line area. With a multitude of courses to choose from, golf is one of the most popular summer sports around these parts. Within 100-square miles of Havre, golfers have a variety of options to choose from, including two nine-hole courses in Havre, as well as courses in Chinook, Harlem and Fort Benton. All of the area courses also offer their own unique style and setting, making the Hi-Line a popular golf destination.
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Here is a look at some of north-central Montana’s courses and what they have to offer local golfers this summer. Prairie Farms Golf Course Prairie Farms opened in 2006 and has quickly become a golf favorite in north-central Montana. While still a nine-hole layout, Prairie Farms is in the construction phase to become Havre’s first 18-hole golf course. The course itself is a challenging layout which winds through the Milk River Valley. Most of the front nine is lined with hulking cottonwood trees, as well as tall native grasses along most of the fairways. Prairie Farms offers some of the most expansive and challenging greens in the area, as well as some of the most scenic views in all of Montana while playing. Every course has a listed signature hole, but with so many unique golf holes at Prairie Farms, it’s tough to choose just one. Both of Prairie Farms’ par 3s are extremely challenging from the tee box, and No. 8 is likely one of the most difficult par 3s at any public nine-hole course. Hole No. 6 is a par 4 which requires golfers to hit a tough approach shot across a dry river bed to a protected green, while No. 1, which borders the Milk River and is tree-lined on both sides of the fairway, with trees also guarding the tee shot, is the hardest handicap hole on the scorecard. Prairie Farms welcomed
Havre golfing veteran doug Sheppard as its new manager this season, and last year, the course opened a brand new events building that plays host to weddings and other private and community events. The course is also home to several of the biggest local tournaments each year, including the Havre Women Fighting Breast Cancer Tournament, the Natalie Patrick Foundation Tournament, the Rotary Blast and Rotary Youth Golf Camp, and the Northern Montana Health Care Foundation Scramble. Prairie Farms is also home
to the Havre High and Montana State University-Northern golf teams, as well as men’s and women’s golf leagues in the summer. The course has several options for rates, including $16 for nine holes and $30 for 18 holes. Prairie Farms also has an excellent selection of rental carts, and three different season pass options and, of course, a full service clubhouse and a full-service practice area including a grass driving range. For more information on Prairie Farms, call the Pro Shop at 265-4790, or visit their website at www.prairiefarmsgolf.com.
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Beaver Creek Golf Course Age and tradition are part of what makes Beaver Creek Golf Course so special. Located on U.S. Highway 2 west of Havre, BCGC is Havre’s oldest golf course. But as old and storied as BCGC is, golfers will see some major changes coming to the course this summer. The grand old course, set along scenic Beaver Creek, with beautiful views of the Bears Paw Mountains to the south, is under new ownership and renovations appear to be ongoing. Still, the course will hold its traditional qualities, such as water hazards coming into play on seven of the nine holes and out-of-bounds challenging tee shots and approach shots on all but three holes. BCGC is also well known for its severely sloped greens, which run uphill from front to back, as well as its wide-open but difficult tee shots from almost every tee box on the course. The course’s signature hole plays from a high, elevated tee down to a beautifully sloped green, guarded by a large bunker, bushes, trees and out-of-bounds on three sides. From the men’s tees, the hole can play anywhere from 160 yards down to a shorter 130, but it also plays very tough, especially on a windy day. Beaver Creek offers a fullservice Pro Shop, as well as cart rentals. Golfers can play nine holes for a modest $15 and 18 holes for $27. There
are also several different membership options. BCGC offers a full-scale driving range, and two different prac-
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tice putting greens. For more information, call the BCGC Pro Shop at 2654201.
Chinook Golf Club Like its neighboring course to the west at BCGC, the Chinook Golf Club has stood the test of time and has also grown immensely from what were modest beginnings. The fabled Chinook course, located just west of Chinook, has always been an interesting 9-hole public facility. From its roots, the course has always been truly open to the public. For many years, golfers would simply pull up to the course, get their golf clubs out of the trunk or truck, leave a donation in a mail box and go play nine holes with majestic views of the Bear Paw Mountains in the background. Now-a-days, Chinook is more than a public golf course, with daily green’s fees and membership options, as well
as cart rentals, but the honor system also remains in place. What’s also in place is another of the Hi-Line’s most scenic courses. Chinook Golf Club is a traditional par-36 layout with two par 3s and two par 5s. It measures 3,066 yards from the front-nine men’s tees, while it also has alternate back-nine tees for both men and women. It isn’t an extraordinarily long golf course, though the prevailing winds can make many holes feel longer than they are. It is also wide open, though trees and bushes do guard fairways and green complexes, and it certainly has plenty of trouble. There is out-of-bounds and extensive lateral hazard areas, and rows and rows of caragana bushes line rough areas, and can truly make a golf ball disappear. Chinook, which has majes-
tic views of the Bear Paws to the south at almost every turn, also has two signature golf holes. The par-3 fifth hole is the second of back-to-back par3s, and while it measures just 139 yards and plays straight downhill from an elevated tee, it rates much more difficult than it looks. Chinook’s course hosts several tournaments each season, as well as men’s league golf, and in the spring, is home to the Chinook High School golf teams. The course also offers a full-service Pro Shop, while green’s fees range in price, including a $25 fee on the weekend, which also includes a cart rental. Chinook also has a full-scale driving range and practice area. For more information on the Chinook Golf Club, call the Pro Shop at 357-2112.
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Signal Point Golf Club Few small-town courses in Montana can stand up to the quality of Signal Point Golf Club in Fort Benton. Located next to the Fort Benton Airport, and high on the Missouri River bluffs, Signal Point has long been known as one of the top public, nine-hole courses in the state. Signal Point has always been home to golfers from Big Sandy, Rocky Boy, Box Elder and even Chester. It is centrally located, and many golfers who participate in ladies’ and men’s league at Signal Point aren’t actually from the town of Fort Benton itself. Its location also attracts a variety of tournaments, and the course even gets a lot of its play from duffers from Great Falls. You get a lot of scenery at Signal Point. The course sits on the bluffs above the scenic Missouri River with spectacular views of historic downtown Fort Benton. And the views don’t stop with the river. Majestic views of both the Bear Paw Mountains and Highwood Mountains are in play throughout most of the layout, while in other directions, great panoramas of rolling Montana farmland can be seen for miles and miles. Trees and sloping greens are two of Signal Point’s signature features. Every green is designed as a table-top type green, and all are severely sloping in every direction. Several greens have multiple tiers, and all nine slope from front to back. All nine greens are also relatively
small, and guarded by bunkers, which makes Signal Point a course in which golfers must be very precise with approach shots in order to score well. Signal Point’s greens are so tough, in fact, that a wrong leave with your approach shot will bring two and three putts into play most of the time. Signal Point has plenty more to offer golfers as well. The course has 13 different membership options, while daily fees range from $16 for
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nine holes and $32 to play on weekdays, to $18 for nine holes and $34 to play all day on the weekends. The course also offers different fees for seniors and students, and has several different rental cart options. Signal Point has a fullscale Pro Shop, as well as an excellent practice area. For more information on Signal Point, call the Pro Shop at 622-3666 or visit their website at www.golfsignalpoint. com.
Harlem Golf Course Tourists driving through Harlem on their way down Highway 2 probably don’t think of golf, but they should. Harlem is home to an excellent, and not-so-well known nine-hole course. The course is one of the youngest in the area, as it has been open for just over two decades. It also has nine greens that were built just nine years ago, and each summer, improvements have made the Harlem course better and better. The Harlem track is another
Hi-Line course set in scenic Milk River country. The river itself doesn’t come into play on any particular hole, but it does border the course and makes for classic north-central Montana golfing views, while wildlife is always abundant in the area. The course isn’t a traditional European links course, but it plays like one, as the course doesn’t have any significant elevation changes. The 200yard par-3 fourth hole is the course’s signature hole. The hole isn’t just long and straight, but tee shots also must carry a water hazard to reach the green complex. Following up with the
tough par 3 is the most difficult hole on Harlem’s track, the par-4 fifth hole. Harlem also has a tough finishing stretch with the par-4, eighth hole ranked the third-hardest hole on the course, and the par-4 ninth ranked as the second hardest hole on the course. Harlem boasts a driving range and a practice putting green, as well as several different options for fees. Rates range from $15 for nine holes to $20 for 18 holes. Carts are also now available. For more information on the Harlem Golf Course, call 353-2213.
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NEW LIST ING
NEW LIST ING
1108 Bullhook Drive SE ~ $579,000
4 bedroom, 3 ½ bath home located on approx. 7.3 acres that includes 2 fish ponds & water fowl. This beautiful homes is approximately 4500 sq ft with attached oversized double heated garage, many improvements & is in excellent condition. Also includes a separate oversized unheated double garage/shop.
Call Nick Pyrak @ 390-2867
Call Janis Flynn Pyrak @ 265-9400
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11135 River Rd ~ $625,000
Prestigious & updated 5 bdrm, 3 1/2 bath home on 60 Acres! Includes pool, garden area, barn, pasture, paved country road to home & double garage. Good well & sprinkler system. Awesome views of Milk River Basin, Bears Paws & Badlands along the Milk River.
Call Janis Flynn Pyrak @ 265-9400
1005 19th Street ~ $285,000
Nice clean 4 bdrm, 2 bath home on corner lot. Open floor plan, formal dining, fireplace, includes 2 bedrooms suites with bathrooms, tuck under double garage & private fenced back yard with nice deck.
7310 County Rd 462 W ~ $750,000
Luxurious home & a piece of the country! Located on +/- 53 acres in parklike setting, approx 3 miles West of Havre. 4 bdrm, 4 bath home w/gourmet kitchen, formal dining & all the pluses. Includes pond w/ fountain, 3 wells, feed crop/pasture & Beaver Creek flowing through it.
Call Janis Flynn Pyrak @ 265-9400 NEW LIST ING
226 2nd St NW ~ Rudyard, MT ~ $72,000 6380 County Rd 838 NW~ $275,000
Beautiful New 2014 4+ bedroom, 2 bath home on 1+ Acre West of Havre. Open living/dining/ kitchen area, main floor laundry, deck & double garage. Over 4,000 total square footage. Great views of the Bear Paws!
Call Janis Flynn Pyrak @ 390-4900
3 bdrm (includes 2 non-conforming bedrooms in basement), 1 bath home in Rudyard, MT. Nice open floor plan with nice updates. Large master suite with patio. New carpets throughout. Large family room with wood stove, triple heated & insulated garage/shop.
Call Janis Flynn Pyrak @ 265-9400
103 3rd St. W. ~ Inverness $99,900
Beautifully remodeled 3 bdrm, 1 1/2 bath home w/ good water & shop + outbldgs. Plus 6 lots.
6401 County Rd 830 NW ~ $259,000
Call Janis Flynn Pyrak @ 265-9400
+/- 8 Fenced Acres. Updated 5 bedroom, 2 3/4 bath home in excellent condition. Master suite w/garden tub, double garage, 2 decks (includes hot tub on back deck), barn/out buildings & nice yard with views of the Bears Paws.
1015 New York St. ~ Chinook ~ $109,000
Call Janis Flynn @ 265-9400
816 3rd Ave ~ $149,900
Classic, historic 2 bedroom, 1 ½ bath home has new paint & updates throughout. Nice triple garage & off street cement parking ramp.
Updated 2 bdrm, 2 bath home in Chinook, MT. New windows, new heating & AC system, new master suite addition. Nice yard, oversized single garage/shop area in back with large carport for RV parking.
Call Janis Flynn Pyrak @ 265-9400
27 5th Street ~ $99,000
428 5th Street N. ~ $199,000 4 bdrm, 2,800+ sq. ft. house with 4 stall garage, full basement, fenced yard. Property includes second 1,200+ sq. ft. house with small garage and 6 trailer lots with storage sheds.
Call Janis Flynn Pyrak @ 265-9400
2 bdrm, 1 bath spacious home with country kitchen & large living room. Fenced yard, perennial garden, mature trees, RV & equipment parking in rear & 4 stall garage/shop.
Call Janis Flynn Pyrak @ 265-9400
HI-LINE LISTINGS 111 Rehal Ave ~ Joplin ~ $44,00 511 2nd Ave E ~ Joplin ~ $20,000 307 4th St W ~ Chinook ~ $60,000
Call Janis Flynn Pyrak @ 265-9400
Cute single 2 bedroom, 1 bath home located near Boys & Girls Club. Fenced back yard & oversized single level garage. Excellent rental or starter home.
509 1st Street ~ Hingham, MT $45,000
Lot for Sale 4 Acre Lot East of Torgerson Implement ~ $450,000 Ready to build on with utilities.
1731 11th St W ~ $35,000
Call/Text John Carlson @ 390-1381
Vacant Lot West of Havre, MT. Includes well. Perfect for mobile/manufactured home. Call Janis Flynn Pyrak @ 265-9400
1134 Lincoln Ave ~ $114,000
Cute 2 bedroom, 1 bath home in Highland Park.Off street parking in back with garden area, nice double garage and fenced yard.
Call Janis Flynn Pyrak @ 265-9400
530 1st Ave SW ~ Harlem, MT ~ $110,000
ACREAGE FOR SALE
Call Ken Nelson @ 406-439-0595
605 2nd Street ~ $58,900
Call Paul Kuka @ 406-265-7845
Nice 3 bdrm, 2 bath home in Chester, MT. Fenced back yard, 2 decks, large parking area & attached double garage.
Call Derek Fraser @ 262-4603
Large 4 bdrm, 3 bath MH with basement & detached shop/garage on the edge of town.
Building consists of main floor church, sanctuary, office, classroom & bath. Basement has large multi-purpose room, kitchen, 2 baths, storage & furnace rooms. Attic has 2 rooms that could be used as bdrms or storage.
410 3rd St. E ~ Chester ~ $105,000
NEW ON MARKET
177 2nd Ave E ~ Big Sandy $95,000
Ready to subdivide & perfect to build on.
Clean 4 bedroom, 1 1/2 bath home in Big Sandy, MT. Workshop in open basement. Large partially fenced yard/ garden area, large open deck in back, includes storage shed & large detached double garage/shop. New siding & roof on house & garage.
25 Acre Parcel ~ South of Glo Ed Bullhook Bottoms Casino + Liquor Store ~ $650,000
A large Commercial property that includes a Casino & Liquor License on 1st Street/ Hwy 2 frontage in Havre, MT
To view and for more information Call Janis Flynn Pyrak @ 265-7845
12 Acre Parcel ~ West of Havre Utilities to corner of lot. Asking $25,000.
Call Ken Nelson at 406-439-0595 or To view and for more information Larry Martinson @ 390-1509 Flynn Pyrak @ 265-9400 APRIL 2015 Call | Janis LIVING Havre and
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1425 US HWY 87
1630 N Heights Drive ~ $319,900
This beautiful home is offered at this time with new stainless steel appliances, new paint inside and some new flooring. This home boast 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms and a 3 stall garage. This home would make any doctor happy to walk next door to go to work...
806 6th Street ~ $119,900
This beautiful home shows pride of ownership with lots of extras-the screened in back porch, big fenced back yard, garage, 2 bedrooms up, 2 bathrooms and one non-conforming bedroom down. This great price on a super nice home.
425 MT Ave. $245,000
39575 US Hwy 2 ~ $299,000
This wonderful home has had a total remodel with newer kitchen and bathrooms, hardwood floors, 4 bedrooms on the main floor and 4 bathrooms. There are 2 non-conforming bedrooms down and 2 bathrooms down and air conditioning.
Main shop is 100’x80’ with 20’ side walls, this brand new shop has floor heat with a back up overhead head & AC to offices, 3 big doors with 1 walk in door to big shop, 3 offices, 2 bathrooms, reception area and ktichen. Other shop is 44’x28’ with high sidewalls and overhead door. This Real Estate also includes 10+- Acres of HWY 87 frontage SW Havre, MT and turn key business, offered at $1,600,000 with financials and equipment list available to qualified buyers.
In town with Acres of fields to the West. This home sits on 1/2 acre and has close to 4,000 sq ft of finished home with newer kitchen, 2 fireplaces (1 an insert & 1 gas) 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, daylight down stairs and grand entry.
725 11th Street ~ $110,000
A great investment for the handyman that is ready for a spring project. Contact Edward Ruff.
6886 County Road 462 West ~ $299,000 This wonderful home has had a total remodel with newer kitchen and bathrooms, hardwood floors, 4 bedrooms on the main floor and 4 bathrooms. there are 2 non-conforming bedrooms down and 2 bathrooms down.
428 Lehfeldt Avenue ~ Big Sandy
This home was well built and well maintained, with lots of extras including brand new furnace, new hot water heater, new flooring, 2 bedrooms on the main, 2 bathrooms, a finished den downstairs, a huge shop and an attached garage. Offered at $100,000.
1334 & 1336 4th Street ~ $82,000 Two rental homes with a very good rental history and a very good rental income. Seller has recently lived in each home while he fixed it up inside.
2 +/- Acres $18,500 Building lot on 2nd St West & Water Tower Road
1625 31st Avenue NE ~ $249,900
36 Mooney Coulee Lane $80,000 Great cabin in Bear Paws. This cabin has its own drilled well and has been used year round by previous owners and all the furnishings stay.
Over 10,000+- Square Foot heated building with updated remodel & addition. City water and sewer to this building and several large overhead doors. The access is great and a finished railroad spur line to this property may be available.
Bad Lands Car Wash ~ 413 2nd Street $149,900
Downtown car wash, building & car wash on 2 downtown city lots. This is a nice little cash cow.
619 8th Street ~ $62,500
This home is sweet and the price is unbeatable, don’t miss out. This home has been well cared for with many updates to make this a place you would be proud to call home.
40 +/- Acres NW Havre ~$45,000 Building Lot in Glo-Ed Great Falls, MT - River View 40+- Acres of pasture land, water well & power al2.7 +/- Acre Building Lot $41,000 ready on site, 10+- miles to Havre, MT, rolling hills Lot 2 Block 1. $69,000 with nice views of the Bear Paws. Great building sites for home, barn and corrals. Contact Edward Ruff for your private viewing.
with a great view of the River. Plat #3997, Lot 3 Heaven View.
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LARRY SASAKI, MATT SASAKI & MIKE WINCHELL SToRY BY PAM BURkE PHoToS BY PAM BURkE & JAkE SHANE When the father and son team of Larry and Matt Sasaki decided to take on the challenge of cooking at the 2013 Men Who Cook For Women Who Wine fundraiser in Hingham, they turned to two favorite traditional family recipes to wow the crowd: sukiyaki rolls and fried rice.
If those two meals don’t sound like your traditional family favorites, it’s because you don’t have the Sasaki’s family recipe book. Though both of Larry’s parents were born in the U.S. — his mom in Belt — their families came to the United States, sepa-
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rately, from Japan. His dad’s family settled in the Puyallup, Washington area in 1909. Then in the 1940s his dad moved to Chinook and bought a farm on the Hi-Line. His mom’s family immigrated in 1914, and her dad worked for the railroad. n continued on page 18
SUKIYAKI ROLLS
From the kitchen of Larry Sasaki
MARINADE 2 1/2 lbs thin-sliced beef (2-3 inches wide, 4-6 inches long) 2/3 cup soy sauce 6 tablespoons sugar assorted vegetables, julienned optional: add sake and/or ginger INSTRUCTIONS Roast beef can be thinly sliced by the grocer’s meat department, or slice partially frozen roast with a sharp knife at home Slice vegetables into thin strips: carrots, peppers, green onions or any other vegetables you want. Roll a few vegetables in a beef strip and put toothpick in to hold together, continue until all beef rolls are prepared. Use an odd number of vegetables in each roll. Marinade for 3-4 hours, minimum, to overnight. Broil, grill or barbecue, until meat is cooked through.
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He started out in Belt, but eventually moved to Box Elder, where he worked until retiring. After his parents met and married, they stayed on the Hi-Line, where they raised their family, which has reached five generations of north-central Montanans. This extended family gathers together for all occasions, or no occasion at all. To commemorate a family reunion in 1998, Larry said, every family member attending contributed favorite recipes to be compiled and distributed in a family recipe book. The recipes are used at family gatherings, and for events like the Hingham fundraiser — though some family members guard the recipes pretty closely, Larry said. Both Larry and Matt are quick to say, though, that they start with a recipe then “doctor it up. You make it yours.” Like their version of fried rice — it calls for bacon as the meat. No one can argue with the duo’s methods or their success. Both years they participated in the Men Who Cook fundraiser they won as the crowd favorite — last year with the fried rice accompanying sweet and sour pork ribs. Their bacon fried rice alone takes 50 cups of uncooked rice, more than a dozen eggs, and 7 pounds of bacon, Matt said, adding that they didn’t even keep track of how many vegetables they used. “We just kept pouring it in until it looked right,” he said. They decided on the bacon
fried rice and sukiyaki rolls the first year because their versions of the two dishes are family favorites. “Like our fried rice — everybody in our family likes it the way we do it. And these sukiyaki rolls — anything that’s got a soy sauce-type (marinade) is good,” Larry said. “And it’s stuff we don’t have all the time. The sukiyaki rolls — we might have them only a couple times a year,” Matt said, like when the family gets together for a Christmas or a birthday. Part of the reason why they save making them for special occasions as a family is because the preparation is labor-intensive, and many hands make for lighter work, which is how they get 400 food samples made for the fundraiser. Larry’s sister Jean Winchell, who happened to stop by during the interview, said that it took about three hours to prepare the julienned vegetables for 400 sukiyaki rolls. Then they spent another three hours assembling them.
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They did save some preparation time, Larry said, by having Bear Paw Meats in Chinook slice the beef for them with their commercial meat slicer. Team Sasaki sets up a cook station on an open trailer and cooks everything behind the gym where the fundraiser is held. The food is then served up fresh to the participants in small food boxes like those used for takeout food at Asian restaurants. Though the first year it was just Larry and Matt doing all the cooking and serving at the fundraiser, the second year they brought Larry’s nephew Mike Winchell — Jean’s son — in to provide much-needed help. Mike is part of Team Sasaki again this year, Matt said. No one would reveal the secret recipe for their main dish at this year’s fundraiser — though Larry said if they win again he’s going to retire on top and turn over chief cooking duties to Matt — but they shared their awardwinning sukiyaki roll recipe from 2013.
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Let me, Kim Cripps, help you with your homework! PRICE REDUCED
1190 26th Ave West ~ $117,000 One level, 1/2 acre.
NEW LISTING
1220 7th Ave ~ $78,900 2 bedrooms, 1 bath. Large spacious yard. Many new updates; to include a roof, plumbing, wiring and appliances. Great price at $78,900. Great location, close to MSU-Northern. This would make a great rental or fi rst time home.
436 8th Ave N ~ $49,900 2 bedrooms, 1 bath. Garage and fenced yard. 1328 2nd St ~ $41,000 One level, 2 bedroom on a spacious lot. Sold as is.
1056 4th Ave ~ $125,000 This is a 4 bedroom home or a duplex. You decide how to use it. Now listed at $125,000. There are 2 kitchens, and 2 baths. Plus seperate entrances. Close to MSU-Northern.
24-26 6th Street ~ $65,000 Side by side duplex.
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I GET RESULTS. I DO MY HOMEWORK
Rudyard, MT ~ $52,900 3 bedrooms. Main fl oor laundry. Large garage. Priced to sell at $52,900
4205 70th Ave W ~ $154,900 One level living. One level home with abundance of parking and storage. 805 6th Street ~ $125,000 3 bedrooms, hardwood fl oors and private yard. 120 1st St NE~Rudyard, MT~ $15,000 2 bedroom, one level home for $15,000. Plus a double garage. 561 1/2 5th St North ~ $39,900 One level, 2 bedroom home.
160 6th Ave W ~ $210,000 Commercial Building Brand new 2 levels. Great location. Owner must sell. Possible rent to own. $210,000. Behind the 4B's.
829 16th Street ~ $155,000 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, double garage and fi nished basement. Great location. 420 Sagebrush 4 bedrooms and 2 bath home.
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Tom Healy 406-390-6767 tom@koefod.com
223 3rd Ave. • Havre, MT 59501
Becky Ross 406-390-2599 becky@koefod.com
Jeff Healy 406-390-1966 jeff@koefod.com
Mike Winchell 406-390-7679 mike@koefod.com
residential Listings
1610 10th St West ~ $285,000
Beautiful home on a corner lot. Beautiful granite countertops, hardwood and heated tile floors throughout! Wet bar and indoor hot tub make for great entertaining as well as a large fenced back yard great for relaxing in the summer. Owner is motivated, so bring all offers! Call Jeff Healy at 265-6767
726 6th Ave. ~ $350,000
Jacuzzi tub, tile, hardwood, new windows, new mechanicals, 4 stalls of indoor parking, and heated floors. Call Jeff Healy, Realtor, 390-1966
220 Centurian ~ $239,900
Lovely updated split level home just on the market! New siding, roof, windows, updated kitchen and so much more! Tall ceilings in full finished basement with large family room and office. 4 bedrooms and 2 full baths overall. New no-care deck on back, chain link fenced yard, double garage and off street RV parking. Close to schools, University and hospital services. Call Becky Ross 390-2599 to view this great property!
721 Illinois Street ~ Chinook, MT ~ $89,900
Darling home with lots of updates throughout! 2 bedrooms, 1 bath on main floor and 2 more with bath in basement. Hardwood floors, updated kitchen, large family/dining room with fireplace open to living room. New roof, new windows, and more! Lots of parking in back. Call Becky Ross at 390-2599 to view.
424 1st St SE ~ Harlem, MT ~ $79,500
803 11th St ~ $125,000
Great renovated home on corner lot for sale! This is in terrific condition, with hardwood floors, updated kitchen and 2 baths. 2 bedrooms on main floor and full basement with recreation room and dry bar. Updated roof and siding, main floor laundry, and nice corner lot with back yard and new storage shed. Off street parking for 2! Call today to view! Call Becky Ross at 390-2599.
Very spacious 3 bedroom, 2 bath home on 3 city lots! This home has been completely remodeled inside just 8 yrs ago. Oak cabinetry, walk in showers, textured and painted. 2/3 of the roof is new due to the search for a small leak. HUGE yard with multiple large trees and nice grass. This is a very nice home on a rare lot. Priced for quick sale! Call Mike Winchell at 390-7679 or 265-6766 to view.
COMMERCIAL listings
234 4th Avenue ~ (IOOF Building) ~ $79,900
710 6th Ave SW ~ Gildford, MT ~ $50,000
Large home on over sized lot. This property has lots of potential with just a little work. Sale is As-is. Call Mike Winchell at 390-7679 or 265-6766 to view.
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SELLER WANTS TO SELL !! AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY! 2 Story Commercial building in the Heart of Downtown Havre. It features hardwood floors, tall ceilings, and large rooms with open spaces. Restrooms in place. Brick construction. Gas forced air furnace. Updated one piece roofing system. Partial basement for utility access. Call Becky 390-2599. MAGAZINE LIVING Havre and theRoss Hi-Line
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RVs In this modern, mobile society, campers are no longer just a modest shelter for a weekend getaway. Today’s RVs offer a retreat that is more like a home away from home, and they are often used for extensive travel and even full-time living.
STORY BY PAM BURKE PHOTOS BY JAKE SHANE Clyde R. Thomas Jr., owner of Western Trailer Sales in Havre, said that recreational vehicles have changed significantly in the past few decades. “I sold my first unit in ’73 and back then basically you just had a toilet, a shower — if it had a toilet — an icebox, maybe a cook stove and maybe a furnace and stuff like that,” he said. “They started out in little 15-18 footers and now they’re gone up to 40-footers with all push-button electric, automatic stuff, built in generators, satellite dish and solar panels, fourdoor fridges and Corian counter tops — just like a house on wheels.”
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While these RVs — whether they are a bumper pull, a fifth-wheel or a motor home — don’t have to be huge, fancy and fully loaded, some of these features, like electric, self-leveling jacks, electric awnings, and TV and stereo with surround sound, are standard in today’s models. Technology has advanced to the point that these things are less expensive than manual options and not too heavy to include — consider the weight difference between a flatscreen TV and one of the older boxy model TVs, for instance. Even if an RV is purchased as a recreational item, it can also help a family save money, said Steve Marden, co-owner of Marden’s Trailer Sales in Havre
and Great Falls. Many people, like Marden himself, use their RV to get away from the phone and television for a few days but, he said, he sees plenty of customers who are using theirs more extensively like to haul on distant vacations or to their kids’ out-of-town competitions because it saves them money over renting motel rooms and eating in restaurants. Purchasing an RV Marden said that when getting ready to purchase an RV it is important for buyers to have in mind what they want to use the camper for and what their sleeping requirements are. Whether they need to house two adults and five children or
they want to take it hunting in late fall will influence decisions about features, especially size, floor plan and cold rating. When considering all the different manufacturers and their various lines of products, the type of RV, size and floor plan options are seemingly endless. While floor plan options are a matter of personal taste and needs, the type of RV and size can be a huge factor in the decision-making process. Fifth-wheel trailers are easier and safer to tow than bumper-pull models, but the trade off is that they require a pickup truck for towing, while a pumper pull can also be towed with a sport utility vehicle, van or pickup with a topper. Also,
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the bed-mounted fifth-wheel hitch takes up a considerable amount of space in a pickup box. Motorhomes do travel on their own power, but they require a vehicle to be towed along, if a person doesn’t want to be left afoot or trying to use the motorhome as the local transportation vehicle – which can be tricky in tight quarters or on busy streets. Size of an RV matters in a personal sense, because larger models can offer such things as more amenities, leg room and sleeping accommodations, but it also matters because it influences the size of a towing vehicle for trailers and how much gas is burned going down the road. It can also influence the types of camping arrangements used. “All of the older forest service campgrounds that have been built for 40-50 years, they’re kind of set up for about 30 to 32 feet (RV length), and the new campgrounds and stuff are set up for roughly 45 feet,” Marden said.
But people who like more rugged camping in undeveloped spots will do better with shorter, lower profile RVs. Also, when towing is a fifth-wheel trailer, plenty of clearance between the pickup box and the underside of the trailer’s long nose helps avoid getting either the box or the trailer dented driving through places with sharp inclines and declines. Another important consideration is the cold-weather rating. RVs should have three- or
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four-season ratings in this area, said Thomas. The three-season rating means that the RV will stand up to fall-type cold, but fourseason rating means it will take more severely cold temperatures better because the underside, especially the areas with water and plumbing are protected. That protection includes being enclosed, insulated and even heated, and “you’re going to need more battery power, you’re going to need more propane, you’re going to need things like that,” added Thomas. As a word of warning on the cold-temperature rating, though, Thomas said that buyers need to be aware that RVs sold as all-season models in warmer areas of the U.S. are not the same as all-season RVs sold in cold areas like northcentral Montana. Those dealers are looking at the relative cold and winter-like conditions of southern climates,
not sub-zero temperatures of northern winters. Buying a Used RV If buyers decide to buy a used RV from a private dealer, they need to get on the Internet and do some research on the make, model and year, Thomas said, and ask people who have that type and year of RV to see if they’re happy with them. Check out the axles, roof and electrical for signs of damage, wear and upkeep, he added. “The first thing you want to do is check the roof to make sure it hasn’t been leaking and it’s been properly sealed every couple years and cared for,” said Marden, “and usually if they are leaking you’ll see a brown stain inside. And then the second thing you want to do before you buy anything is have the people fill it full of water and have it all charged up because a lot of people don’t know how to properly winterize them. And it’s pretty common when somebody buys from a private person that the hot water heater has frozen and broken — or the toilet or some of the plumbing. Marden also recommended a thorough check of appliances to see if the refrigerator runs and continuously cools down to 32-33 degrees, the furnace runs and the microwave, TV and other components work. He also cautioned that not all drivers are experts and recommended checking wear
patterns on the tires. If a driver bent an axle hitting a curb, rock or other solid object, the tires will have uneven wearing on the inside or the outside, showing that the axles are out of alignment. Both Western and Marden’s can look over a prospective RV purchase and give an estimate on repairs, which they can do in their respective shops. The Thing about Tent Campers While tent, or pop-up,
campers are available at dealerships, the general consensus among those dealers interviewed was “why?” They are somewhat cheaper in the initial purchase price and, with the lower profile, can be a little easier and cheaper to tow, they do have drawbacks. Their small size makes them easier to grow out of. “Lifestyles change,” said Thomas. Tent campers take considerable amount of time to set
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up and take down, and they don’t have bathroom amenities, said Doug Marden, co-owner of Marden’s Trailer Sales. For the price — $11,000 to $12,000 — a buyer might as well spend $14,000 for a 19-foot camper, which is bigger and only marginally heavier, has full amenities and will retain its resale value, said Steve Marden, who added that some places, like areas of Glacier Park, don’t allow tent campers because their cloth sides make them vulnerable to bears. When Traveling with Horses While many RVs now come with an open rear compartment and a ramped entry for hauling four-wheelers, these toy hauler RVs take on a whole new configuration for people hauling horses. Tom O’Reilly, salesman at Perry’s Trailer Sales in Billings, said that horse trailers with living compartments come almost exclusively as fifth-wheel, or gooseneck, units because they offer safer and more efficient towing than bumper pull trailers. They also provide added space, utilizing the long nose portion for a bed. Because most horse trailers with living quarters at the front are generally slant load — horses stand at an angle from the length of the trailer — one side of the camper area will be longer than the other. The length of the living quarters, therefore, refers to the short side of the camper area measured from the bottom front
of the trailer, where the jack is located, to the most forward point of the horse compartment, O’Reilly said. An 8-foot living area, then is 8-feet long on one side and 11- to 13-feet long on the other, depending on the degree of the slant — which also affects the width of the camper portion. The 8-foot living area is about the length at which buyers will start to find what O’Reilly called a full weekender package, meaning it has a bathroom with toilet and shower, a kitchen and a dinette with seating, in addition Top and Right: Courtesy Photos
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to the bed in the upper nose portion. If shorter than 8-foot, the living area doesn’t have the square footage to include all those camper features, he said. Buyers have to consider what they’re willing to live without. Whether it is the shower, the bathroom sink, the dining area or something else, is a matter of personal preference. An 8-foot camper portion on a slant-load horse trailer will add about another $10,000 to $12,000 to the price tag, he said. The longer the living quarters, of course, the higher the price but also the more features available, like a full bathroom, a couch and extra sleeping accommodations, even bunk beds, more seating area and a large flat-screen television, he said. The living quarters of these horse trailers are keeping up with what people will find in a standard camper trailer, even slide outs in some models. A number of floor plan configurations are available if a buyer doesn’t see what they want on a dealer’s lot and is willing to wait for a made-toorder trailer. Generally speaking, O’Reilly said, the trailers that Perry’s orders in to have in stock come standard equipped with features like plenty of exterior lights, an awning and a top-mounted hay rack. These things, he added, are cheaper when factory installed at the time the trailer is ordered, so it’s good for a buyer to think ahead. APRIL 2015 | LIVING Havre and the Hi-Line MAGAZINE |
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Consider the source All the dealers interviewed said that the number one thing to consider when buying an RV, whether new or used, is the reputation of the dealership. People can spend a lot of time researching products, manufacturers and features, said o’Reilly, but the best use of buyers’ time is to research the seller so they can trust the dealership. “When you’re buying from somebody, make sure you know the dealer’s reputation and how long they’ve been in business and how they stand behind their product,” said Marden. Even when purchasing a used model, reputable dealers will guarantee their product and workmanship, said Thomas. “Just like a lot of the car dealers, anymore, are doing 100-point inspections and things like that,” he said, “we do a full inspection on all of our used units, as reputable dealers should.”
Hauling It Right doug Marden, co-owner of Marden’s Trailer Sales in Havre and Great Falls, said that people need to check with their owner’s manual, the dealership or a tire company to ensure that their RV always has the recommended tires. But for those people who frequently haul a heavier load or travel on rough or rocky roads, Marden recommends the highest ply of tire allowable. one way RV owners can eliminate second guessing on this is to stop by a Montana department of Transportation Weigh Station. While dealers and state transportation personnel agree that few people taking their RV on a regular camping trip will exceed the RV carrying capacity, a stop at the Weigh Station is free. Transportation department personnel can double check towing ratios to ensure the towing vehicle is of adequate size for the RV and that the RV tires are rated for the weight they are carrying.
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SToRY BY JoHN PAUL SCHMIdT PHoToS BY JAkE SHANE
HAVRE’S MoST SkILLEd BLAdESMITH’S BUSINESS HAS SkYRoCkETEd IN THE PAST YEAR ANd SHoWS No SIGN oF SToPPING. Lincoln Elijah Holt has been forging highquality blades at an increasing rate ever since he picked up the hobby in 2012. Holt quit his job about a year ago to make knives full time for his brand, Montana Hammer knives. “I was working at Sunnyside (Intermedi-
ate School) for 9 bucks an hour,” Holt said. “I had 56 orders backed up and asked them if I could go back to hours that I had done before, so I could get off at 1 so I could come to the shop and work.” He said they told him he couldn’t do that. “So, I took the plunge and quit,” he
said. “It’s really kind of held together ever since. I haven’t really caught up yet.” Some people have been waiting five or six months for their knives, he said. Holt is using his 33ton power hammer to churn out an average of 20 knives a month. He said he is looking for-
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ward to buying the next round of heavy tools for his craft, ncluding a better oven for more consistent heat treatment of the metal. “If you aren’t really careful, you can get a warp,” he said. He is constantly looking for new, better equipment to further improve his craft.
He said that by January 2014, he had made 60 knives. When he goes back and looks at pictures of them, he said he thinks about how terrible they are compared to his new work. By mid-March, he had completed 312 knives. “I’m averaging about 240 a year now,” he said. He’s been expanding the portfolio of different types of handles he makes for his knives as well. He said he has been experimenting. He has one handle that is made of 16 layers of green Boy Scout canvas. He can take a jacket and compress it down to make handles, he said. His knives are now breaching the worldwide market. He said
he sent one to Australia and one to Canada, and his knives are all over the United States. “There are a lot of boar-hunters in Mississippi that break down boars with them,” he said. He said more and more of his knives are starting to stay local, which he prefers. “More people are starting to hear about me — more local business,” he said, “which is nice because I hate packing and shipping stuff. I’d rather it be here so people can come by, grab their stuff and shoot the breeze.” The name Montana Hammer Knives was created to honor his brother, who died in a car crash some years ago. His brother
was in the army and and his nickname was “Montana Hammer.” Holt now has the name tattooed on the arms he forges his blades with. He said he first started making knives as a whim. “I was bored one day and thought I would try to make a knife out of something,” he said. Most of the materials he uses to create his knives are recycled and reused materials. He often buys scavenged metals from others to reinvent them into blades. He will take parts used in trains and railroads, pieces of tractors — any metal that can make a strong enough blade to handle a variety of circumstances. He said that he mainly makes hunting knives, but he has made some cooking knives as well. He recently made a blade for a chef who
works at a four-star restaurant on the east coast who bought one of his knives because he liked the look of them. Holt said he was nervous about it, but the chef came back to him and told him that his blade was perfect for cutting meats like bacon. While other blades pulverized the meat, his cut clean through it. Holt prides himself on the sharpness and durability of his knives. Once, to show a customer how strong they were, he took the knife he just made for him and started hacking at a thin piece of strong aluminum. The customer freaked out because of what Holt was doing to his new knife, he said, but by the time he was done, the metal was cut and the blade only needed a very slight touch-up. His hunting blades, however, are by far his most popular. He
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said he offers to fix any any of his blades that get damaged and, so far, he has not had to repair one. His hunting knives are exceptional at breaking down game and to test his blades, he has successfully demonstrated breaking spines of large game using his blades. “I’ve never had a complaint,” Holt said about the hunting blades he makes. Holt is now trying to acquire a master bladesmith moniker through training with a master in Great Falls. There are less than 200 certified masters in the world, Holt said, and at the the rate he is currently going, it will take him 15 years to get the designation. He will essentially have to master the art of Damascus steel, a very sharp and high-quality forged
metal that makes great blades. Once his training is done, he will have to forge a blade of 300 layers that can withstand a strenuous trial with feats such as cutting hair and cutting a loose-hanging rope, chopping through wooden blocks and bend the blade 90 degrees without causing damage to it. Over a year ago, he said that there are two types of knife-makers. The first kind of machinists, who calibrate their tools and machines to make uniform, identical knives. The second type are artisans who do everything by hand. Holt falls into the second category. “I want to make them as quality as possible,” he said. He said that sometime in the future, he will solidify his brand and company by get-
ting a secretary and website to sell his wares. He said another of his goals is to build his own shop when he is able. For now he works out of a rental space in
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North Havre and is doing most of his business through his Facebook page, called Montana Hammer Knives. He said he is waiting until he gets so much business that hiring someone to handle the orders and sales is necessary. Holt has many plans for his hobby, business and art. Between expanding his shop and sales, working toward his master bladesmith title and still continuing to produce quality knives, he has no signs of stopping until he is unable to continue. Until then, he has his work cut out for him.
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