Contents REAL ESTATE LISTINGS Keller Williams Flynn Realty Ruff Real Estate LLC Koefod Agency Property West Havre Hi-Line Realty Northern Land & Realty Havre Realty FEATURES Triple Dog Brewing Co. Kitchen Cache Set in Concrete Crushed
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NEW LIST ING
1108 Bullhook Drive SE ~ $549,000
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
3 Grain Cleaners ~ Joplin ~ $80,000 3 grain cleaners in Jolin, MT. Includes +26 acres.
Call Ken Nelson @ 406-439-0595
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 NEW LIST ING
ROCKY CROSSING RANCH This property is still for sale and all resonable offers will be considered.
One of a kind premiere live water river basin property, with trophy fishing & hunting. Mountain views in North Central Montana. +/- 2300 total deeded acres located SW of Havre, Mt on Hwy 87 near Big Sandy, MT. Acreage includes +/- 1464 cultivated/836 water & grass. Good roads. 5 bdrm, 2 1/2 bath homesite with man-cave/shop & dbl garage.
38 Pike Street ~ $115,000
Very comfortable, single level 3 bedroom, 1 1/2 bath home in quiet neighborhood. Includes 2 working fire places, enclosed porch & fenced yard with nice view.
Call Jeanie Cole @ 945-0931
134 9th St ~ Chinook ~ $79,000
Nice 2 bedroom, 2 bath single level home in Chinook, MT. newer furnace, bonus/storage/ utility area, central air & double carport.
Call Janis Flynn @ 406-265-9400
Call Ken Nelson @ 406-439-0595
1015 New York St. ~ Chinook ~ $99,000 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.
404 12th Avenue ~ $129,000
Very nice, clean 3 bdrm, 2 bath home with large formal dining, central air, large laundry room & hobby room. Fenced yard, 2 decks & double garage.
Call Janis Flynn Pyrak @ 265-9400
Call Janis Flynn Pyrak @ 265-9400
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.
27 5th Street ~ $85,000
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
Call Janis Flynn Pyrak @ 265-9400
HI-LINE LISTINGS 511 2nd Ave E ~ Joplin ~ $20,000 529 Pennsylvania St ~ Chinook ~ $99,000 Cute, 3 bdrm, 2 bath home in Chinook, MT. Bonus room could possibly be additional bdrm. Enclosed front sun porch & covered deck in fenced back yard.
Call Janis Flynn Pyrak @ 265-9400
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.
7310 County Rd 462 W ~ $695,000
Call Janis Flynn Pyrak @ 265-9400
103 3rd St. W. ~ Inverness $59,000
Beautifully remodeled 3 bdrm, 1 1/2 bath home w/ good water & shop + outbldgs. Plus 6 lots.
Lot for Sale 4.5 Acre Lot East of Torgerson Implement ~ $450,000 Ready to build on with utilities.
Call Paul Kuka @ 265-7845
216 Ohio Street ~ 4 Plex ~ Chinook 4 plex near downtown. 4 - 2 bdrm, 1 bath units. Includes off street parking. Great investment.
Call Ken Nelson @ 406-439-0595
530 1st Ave SW ~ Harlem, MT ~ $110,000
Call Derek Fraser @ 262-4603
Large 4 bdrm, 3 bath MH with basement & detached shop/garage on the edge of town.
ACREAGE FOR SALE
Call Ken Nelson @ 406-439-0595
605 2nd Street ~ $58,900
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.
Call Paul Kuka @ 406-265-7845
411 1st Ave W ~ Joplin ~ $59,000
3 bedroom, 1 bath home all on one level. Attached double garage plus shop on 8 lots.
NEW ON MARKET
177 2nd Ave E ~ Big Sandy $89,000
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
Call Ken Nelson at 406-439-0595 or Larry Martinson @ 390-1509
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.
To view and for more information Call Janis Flynn Pyrak @ 265-9400
Call Jeanie Cole @ 945-0931
Triple Dog BREWING CO. STORY BY PAM BURKE PHOTOS BY JAKE SHANE Summer hours: Wednesday-Friday 4-8 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays 2-8 p.m. Open mic night Sundays 5 p.m.
When Michael and Erin Garrity were in the planning stages of opening their brewery, they had worries about attracting the minimum number of sales to remain profitable. A little more than a year later, they are in the process of installing new brewing equipment to double their production to keep up with demand from customers and, hopefully, have enough to expand their market. As the Garritys settle into a sunny spot at a wooden bench table to talk about their brewery, Erin makes sure their guest has something to drink and Michael apologizes in advance for having to jump up on occasion to tend his beer-in-the-making.
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Even empty of customers, with sound bouncing across the dark floor to ping off the stainless steel brewing equipment holding court at the back of the room, the brewery feels like a place to sit a spell, ease your body and mind, and drink a glass or three of craft beers like Milk River Mud, Half-naked Hefe, Fresno Wheat and ’Stache Cat with friends or friends-to-be. The warm, unconventional atmosphere at Triple Dog Brewing Co. is not out of tune with its hometown, but it is inviting the community to try a fresh beat. “We visited Portland and we really liked everything about it,” said Michael, “but at the same time we like the downhome-iness of Havre, and so it’s like we tried our hardest to bring a little piece of the big
city to Havre. Something different.” The brewery opened for business in March 2014 to a resounding success, so much success that they ran out of beer in about two weeks and had to close for three weeks so Michael could brew more and get ahead of the demand. They laugh about it now, but they were both surprised by the community response.
In the early stages of their planning, which started twoand-a-half years before opening, they envisioned struggling to get enough customers coming in each day “When we were doing our business plan,” Michael said, “I just remember saying, ‘Well I hope that we at least get 12 people a day.’” “We really needed to sell 36 pints,” Erin said, referring to
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the fact that, as a brewery rather than a bar, customers are limited to three pints on site. “I remember looking at that number and thinking, ‘Oh man, I hope we do it. Twelve people a day?’” “We were very surprised with the turnout, so apparently didn’t make enough beer,” he said. “I guess that’s how you know you did good,” she added. The customers kept coming back, and they developed a regular crowd, and everyone got used to the idea that, unlike a bar which can serve virtually unlimited drinks until a 2:00 a.m. closing time, a brewery can only serve each customer up to 48 ounces of beer for on-site consumption each day, until 8 p.m. Closing time is 9 p.m. The building frequently fills to its 60-person capacity, with regulars, new customers and tourists. They use an informal outside sitting area for smoking, and for barbecuing. Customers are encouraged to bring food to enjoy with their beer — use the grill if they need it. Even with the limited square footage, the Garritys say they feel lucky to have found the space on the west edge of downtown Havre. They had looked at some other buildings, but saw problems with bringing them up to code and creating the right space for both the brewing equipment and the seating. Their building had sat empty for many years, and looked like it, when they purchased it. It took the couple one year to get the building ready, with plenty of help from family and friends who still chip in with support. As a former veterinary clinic, the building had plenty of quirks,
too, but those quirks suited their needs. “When we first walked into this building, walked into the side door over there, we seen — well, I seen — that the floor was sloped into the middle, which is a big plus because we didn’t have to re-pour anything. There’s already a floor drain right in the middle of the building,” Michael said, starting a bantering explanation. “And I saw 17 walls that needed to be knocked down,” Erin said, “a ceiling that needed to be tore up—” “She didn’t see the vision I had—” “He’s the one who knew what he needed for brew equipment and I kind of looked at the structure. Thank goodness these beams are on our ceiling. There was a false ceiling,” she said, adding “they actually went up into the crawl space and said the entire ceiling can be knocked out. That would’ve been a very big headache if we would’ve had to go in and put beams up. It actually turned out to be the perfect building.” They kept one of the old veterinary tables, which Michael points out as his “Frankenstein” table. The bar top, though — a repurposed bowling lane, complete with arrow lane markers — was imported from Chinook. They have plans to add another outdoor space with a larger patio area with fencing and shelter at the northwest corner of the building to increase their capacity and give customers a place to enjoy a beer out in the sun and fresh air. The brewing process creates a lot of heat and humidity, so people tend to gravitate outdoors in the
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summer anyway, Michael said. Any building expansion will wait, though, until after they get their new brew equipment in place, which they hope to have done by the time this publication has hit the stands. The custom-built setup will include larger capacity equipment and stainless steel walls in the brewing area, Michael said. “The way I’m making beer right now, two beers takes me four days to make, and after we get the new system, two beers is going to take me one day to make,” he said, “so I can make four beers in two days instead of two beers in four days. It’s a big, a really big, turnaround.” It’s also an increase in production the Garritys hope will give them the capacity to sell their beer to area bars and their own customers to take home in larger quantities than the 64-ounce jugs, called growlers, Triple Dog currently sells. The new brewing setup will require Michael to make some adjustments, more than simply getting used to a little different layout or equipment operation. Like any chef, baker or vintner will say of their own process, brewers can’t just double ingredients in a list and get the same result for a beer, so he expects a time of making adjustments to his recipes, but this is nothing new for him as a brewer. Michael started brewing when he was 19, with more or less success in the early days, he said. He researched and he perfected his skills and, by the time he hit 22, he and Erin had decided they wanted to try opening the brewery. He said he upped his brewing, then, to two to three batches a month, testing beers on family and friends
to see which were the most popular. “You think you know, ‘OK, I got a pretty good idea about stuff,’ but when you get into the micro size instead of home brewing, you learn a lot and you have to do a lot of risky things that you think you shouldn’t do, but they turn out pretty good,” he said. Once the micro brewery equipment was up and running, he quickly figured out the needed recipe changes. This adjustability is necessary to be a brewer, he said, because it’s not just equipment changes that can call for recipe changes. “They say beer is hard to keep consistent because every ingredient you use isn’t consistent. The malt every year isn’t going to be the same, the hops every year isn’t going to be the same, the yeast rings are hard to control, you got to control your water as best as you can — the things that are out of your power,” he said. “You have to change with that recipe every day.” The brewing process allows for methods to counter each problem and get back to the balance, the fitting together of “puzzle pieces,” he added. The ingredient changes sometimes directly relate to the weather in this very area. Though they buy malted barley and wheat from a supplier in Wisconsin, the source of the grains is the Golden Triangle of the brewery’s north-central Montana home. “Gotta love your farmers,” the pair says in unison. Late season moisture in the area, and much of the country, in 2014 caused farmers a lot of headaches trying to get grains
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harvested before they sprouted in the head, making them unusable for the malting process. While the Garritys said they didn’t have a shortage of malt, they did notice Michael had to make adjustments because he was getting less sugar from the malt. Another problem came from a shortage in hops and then hop substitutes, too. The only solution to counter that problem was to halt production of hops-based beers until it came available again. When it did, he placed a double order, just in case, he said. With five standard beers on tap and three different seasonals, which vary according to customer request to bring back and his own desire to try something new, Michael has a lot of opportunity for the artistic expression of brewing. He said when he starts the search for a new beer he decides on style first — red, IPA, white IPA, Belgian ale — then does a lot of research about the beer’s history, style guidelines, ingredients and brewing processes to make an authentic brew. His Aberdeen Scotch Ale, for example, hearkens back to traditional recipes. “A lot of people make Scotch ales that are easy-going beers,” he said, “but I feel like, by the definition of a Scotch ale, it should be a little more rough. So we put some peated malt in ours and it’s got a little different taste to it, but it’s exactly what I was going for.” Some of the flavor, which they describe as fuller, with
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smokey and malty elements, comes from the malting process in which peat moss outside the kiln is smoked over slow-burning coals. The smoke vapors enhance the malt. Also, most beers use three to four different kinds of malt, Michael said, but his Scotch ale has eight different types of malt. “A lot of the character you get out of it is from the variety,” he added. While the beer alone is enough to bring people back, the broader appeal comes around again to the laid-back atmosphere the Garritys naturally foster. “It’s kind of free range; we just supply the beer,” Michael said belying that they have consciously opened their doors to host events from musical performances for bands such as The Best Westerns, Stonebroke String Band and the folk-rock duo You Knew Me When to an official tour for U.S. Sen. Jon Tester and a meeting of the Montana Wilderness Association. They also initiated an open mic night Sundays at 5 p.m., welcoming anyone to the stage area — also known as the area of the room in front of the brew equipment — to perform music, recite a poem, perform comedy or rant about a passionate topic. “Everybody cheers and claps, and it’s great,” said Erin. People have gotten more comfortable each week with contributing their talents. “We serve beer here,” said Michael. “We don’t judge.” JULY 2015 | LIVING Havre and the Hi-Line MAGAZINE |
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1315 19th Street ~ $310,000
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.
Big & beautiful gourmet kitchen makes this home fun to entertain in. Some extras include 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, double garage, dining room, recreation room, master suite with master bath, new carpet, ceramic flooring and mature yard.
1050 Washington Ave $100,000
1425 US HWY 1425
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, and equipment list available to qualified buyers.
Sale Pending, this is a good solid built home with two bedrooms on the main floor, a fenced yard and a double garage. Call Edward Ruff for more information.
39575 US Hwy 2 ~ $299,000
858 23rd Street ~ $220,000
This wonderfull 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.
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. Sellers have recently lived in each home while he fixed it up inside.
1625 31st Avenue NE ~ $249,900
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.
1.26 +/- Acres Building Lot in Glo-Ed $18,500 $41,000 Building lot on 2nd St West & Water Tower Road
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You will have pride of ownership but you never have to mow your grass or shovel your snow again. Brand new condo in this 55+ living equipped with gourmet kitchen, master suite with walk in closets & master bath, a 2nd bedroom and bath, fireplace and double garage, contact Edward Ruff for more information. Any home will be considered for trade on this beautiful Condo
835 14th St. $175,000
This amazing well kept home has 3 bedrooms on the main floor. The siding, roof, carpet and some of the windows are a few years old. Ask Edward Ruff for more information or a showing today on this amazing home.
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130 6th Ave ~ Hingham ~ $65,000
This incredible property has a huge attached 3 stall heated garage with an extra work area, vinyl fencing, great curb appeal, home with several bedrooms & bathrooms and a huge great room. To finance this property will require conventional financing or cash.
619 1st St-Box Cars Casino ~ $395,000
Great return on your investment with this well established Bar and Restaurant business here in Havre, MT. This turn key operation is located on two of the busiest roads in Havre with a food contract established, gaming, all beverage liquor license and real estate included. Contact Edward Ruff for more information or a private showing.
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residential Listings
1610 10th St West ~ $285,000
726 6th Ave. ~ $350,000
Jacuzzi tub, tile, hardwood, new windows, new mechanicals, 4 stalls of indoor parking, and heated floors.
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
Call Jeff Healy, Realtor, 390-1966
935 Lincoln Ave ~ $190,000
Updated 3 bedroom home, with hardwood floors, updated kitchen and bathrooms, new roof and large double garage/shop. Extra parking in rear and nice play area for kids! Oversized lot, patio and more.
Call Becky Ross, 390-2599 to view!
2220 10th Ave ~ $389,000
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 with new storage shed. Off street parking for 2! Call Becky Ross at 390-2599.
Spacious open floor plan with vaulted ceilings. 2002 construction. Fenced yard, Double garage and over-sized additional back lot for expansion or storage. This home is located in one of the most desirable areas of Havre close to schools, and parks. Call Mike Winchell at 406-390-7679
10 acres FOR SALE in Harlem, MT
Access from 3 sides. Power, water and septic all in place. This is a great opportunity @ $25,000! Call Mike Winchell at 406-390-7679
7336 10th St W ~ $329,000
Just on the market! Beautiful home on 1 acre just minutes from town. New paint, hardwood floors, tile and 2 ½ bathrooms. This is move- in ready with an oversized double garage, RV parking, beautiful deck and yard for entertaining, and a nice garden area. Call Mike Winchell at 406-390-7679
710 6th Ave SW ~ Gildford, MT ~ $50,000
3 Plex at 1304 4th St ~ $179,000
Awesome investment opportunity! 3 individual units with current occupants in 2 of them. Live in one and rent the others or rent all three for a nice bit of cash flow each month. Call Mike Winchell at 406-390-7679
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.
7185 10th St W ~ $320,000
Large home with new paint, flooring, and ALL new windows. Basement level needs new flooring. 2+ acres with large shop and pole barn storage building. Multiple sump pumps and drain tile. Call Mike Winchell at 406-390-7679
721 Illinois Street ~ Chinook, MT ~ $89,900
826 1st Ave ~ $140,000
Wonderful home with many nice updates. 820 2nd St ~ $69,900 Tile showers, paint, and trim. Fenced yard with single car garage Affordable starter home closer to school, playground, and grocery and lots of room. Would make very desirable rental unit; store. Currently has nice cash flow from reliable renters. close to campus, parks, and Boys & Girls Club. Call Mike Winchell at 406-390-7679 Call Mike Winchell at 406-390-7679 LIVING Havre and the Hi-Line MAGAZINE JULY 2015
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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.
PHOTO BY STACY MANTLE
EASY ITALIAN STUFFED CHICKEN
From the kitchen of Stacy Mantle
INGREDIENTS 4 chicken breasts 4 roasted red pepper strips, mild or hot bunch baby spinach leaves a few fresh basil leaves 4 slices pepper jack cheese, (alternately, use 4 string cheeses) light Italian dressing for basting (alternately, use olive oil, salt and pepper) INSTRUCTIONS Preheat indoor or outdoor grill to med-high. Slice peppers and grill until tender. Butterfly the chicken breasts. Place about 5 baby spinach leaves in middle of each, slightly to one side. Put a roasted red pepper slice, basil to taste, and a cheese slice on top of spinach. Roll up chicken breasts, and pierce with toothpicks on ends to hold rolls together well. Brush the outside of each roll with Italian dressing (or the olive oil, salt, and pepper) Grill for 5-8 minutes each side, more or less depending on your grill and thickness of chicken. *If you want to pre-roast the peppers, slice and roast in the oven at 500 degrees for about 30 minutes, turning halfway through.
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1110 Bullhook Dr. SE ~ $639,000 6 bed/5 bath home, open floor plan with 26' brick double sided fireplace separating the large kitchen and dining room from great room. Master suite with attached hot tub room, game room/ loft, unfinished basement, 48X32 attached heated garage, 46X66 steel storage building w/loft. Beautifully landscaped home w/irrigation well. Included is a private gas well! Realtor owned.
47592 County Road 100 S ~ $199,000 This a great place to raise your family and have some horses, or maybe you would like to have a nice retirement home near the Bears Paw Mountains and Beaver Creek Park.
705 5th Ave ~ $345,000 10 units total. Rental income is $3470/Month. Great rental history. Also has a coin laundry facility.
19 Beaver Creek Blvd ~ $185,000 Updated Kitchen and baths, are a great reason to see this lovely 3 bedroom 2 bath home in a great neighborhood! Close to College and High School. Fenced Back yard and oversized double garage. 616 7th Avenue ~ $200,000 2 houses, with a 3-plex in the large house and a small 1 bedroom house that stands alone.
100 8th St ~ $130,000 Cute little cottage house near the College. Fenced back yard and patio. New carpet in 2 bedrooms and living room.
510 6th St ~ $89,000 Cute 2 bedroom, 2 bath home. Close to downtown. 1988 2nd St. W ~ $299,000 Great commercial building West of town. Beautifully remodeled office space with attached 40' x 50' heated shop, break room with custom built cabinets and additional storage space upstairs. Very well maintained! 611 4TH Ave ~ $110,000 This cute little cottage is cozy and quaint. Great downtown location. What used to be a single garage is now a bonus room for you to customize as you wish, turn it into a man cave, artist’s studio or guest room.
129 & 131 10th Avenue ~ $66,000 Multi-Family property priced to sell! Use as investment property or live in one and rent out the other.
211 Norman Ave ~ Joplin, MT ~ $29,000 3 bedroom, 2 bath home. Newer siding, roof, windows and exterior doors.
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1231 3RD St ~ $46,000 2 bedroom, 1 bath home with office/den. Bathroom and flooring updated in 2012. Currently being used as Havre rental property. | LIVING and the Hi-Line
506 2nd Ave SE ~ Harlem, MT ~ $89,900 Family home 1 block from School. Within LAST FIVE YEARS New gas range, new refrigerator, new ac, new reverse osmosis, partial new roofing and complete outside paint. Oversized detached garage with extra parking. Large extra lot with garden|space. D negotiable. MAGAZINE JULYW &2015
LOTS FOR SALE
626 2nd St ~ $70,000 Huge commercial intermediate lot for sale. Diagonally across the street south of IGA grocery store. 180'X147'.
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Story By pam BurKe photoS By JaKe Shane & pam BurKe north-central montana is a land of extremes in weather that require outdoor surfaces to be just as tough, yet easier to maintain. that is what makes concrete the material of choice. the key is to get it installed correctly and avoid a few pitfalls that can reduce concrete’s longevity and usefulness. First off, said tyler Smith, owner of rock Solid materials, “make sure your landscaping allows water to drain away. you never want to have concrete that water pools on because, in the freeze-thaw cycle, that can do damage.” as water freezes it expands by as much as 9 percent, he said, and water pooled on concrete will expand down into the surface and eventually deeper into the slab breaking down the structure. additionally, a concrete surface that drains properly has less chance of getting slick, so is safer to use. as a side note to the water, ice and traction problems with concrete: though it would seem that salt is the answer to keeping
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walkways clear of ice, salt is actually one of the biggest culprits reducing the longevity of concrete. “Sometimes salt is necessary, but actually when the salt gets done doing what you want — as foolish as this sounds — you should actually go sweep the salt off your concrete,” Smith said. “And opinions vary, but anywhere from a year to two years after your sidewalks are installed you should not put salt on them.” Another key to helping concrete last is to put in a proper base even before putting in the forms for a concrete pour. A proper base will provide a stable foundation, unlike the clay and sand soils prevalent to the area, and it will help with drainage underneath the slab. “A proper base is 6 inches of crushed gravel that is 95 percent compacted,” Smith said. The best way to get this compaction is by renting a machine specifically designed to pack the material, he said, adding that rental shops in the area have the machines to help get the job done. A properly installed base also will help combat heaving that is a major cause of concrete cracking and becoming dangerously unlevel at the cracks. Another way to help keep concrete walkways and patios from cracking apart is to give cracks a groomed path, called a joint, to follow. “Contraction joints are made with a hand groover or by inserting strips of plastic, wood, metal, or preformed joint material into the unhardened concrete,” says the Portland Cement Association for cement manufacturers on its website, Cement.org.
For concrete that is already installed and hardened a concrete saw can be used to cut any needed joints. Smith recommended that a joint be put in at least every 10 feet. For example, a 10-foot by 10-foot concrete slab would not necessarily need a joint, but if it is 10-by-12, the 12-foot distance should have a joint, ideally at the 6-foot mark to give the slab a symmetrical look. Joints are also useful for breaking up a job into areas sized to contain the amount of concrete in a pour. This can be especially useful if you are mixing your own batches without the benefit of a large cement truck or mixer. A final element to consider when working with concrete is the weather conditions at the time the concrete is poured. Extreme heat or cold, for example, can keep concrete from curing cohesively, Smith said. If the temperature outside drops below freezing within 72 hours after concrete is placed, the water in the concrete freezes and expands and breaks down the concrete before it even dries, he said. To combat these effects, you can cover the uncured concrete and rent ground heaters to keep the temp around the concrete above 32 degrees. At the other end of the spectrum, Smith added, very hot temps, like 90 and above, especially if the wind is blowing, will cause the top surface to dry too fast, creating a barrier that doesn’t allow the water in the fresh concrete to evaporate. This causes the top one-eighth or one-quarter inch of concrete
to pop away from the rest of the slab. Covering concrete in hot, dry conditions works to counter the problem, but a variety of additives can help for these and other situations as well, he said. “The mix design — what is in the concrete — is very important. They make some good admixture of chemicals to get concrete to perform the way you want it to,” Smith said. Admixtures can speed up cure rate and slow it down as well. They can help with other factors, such as making the concrete more durable for heavy usage areas like a garage or shop; less corrosive to help maintain the integrity of rebar reinforcements in the cement; more resistant to the freeze-thaw effect; or finish out with a smoother surface, says the PCA site. Mostly, Smith said in caution, don’t add extra water to the mix because that only weakens the
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concrete. Finishes A number of amazing finish options are available to customize the look of a concrete sidewalk or patio, Smith said, including his personal favorite: a stamp that makes the concrete look like a boardwalk. Other stamp designs include cobblestone, slate, limestone blocks in an arced fan pattern, fractured earth and sandstone. Smith said that concrete stamps are best limited to areas that don’t need a lot of snow removal because the irregularly raised surfaces can be damaged from shovels and other snow removal equipment, and they can retain snow and ice in the low spots. A solution for that problem is to finish the concrete with methods producing a lower pattern, like stencils, which are similar to stamps, but don’t cut as far in the concrete surface. More basic effects are created with brushing the surface to add traction, or texturing it with a trowel. The concrete can be colored with dyes mixed in at the batch plant so it has time to thoroughly mix in with the concrete for an even tone. Other dyes are designed to be hand scattered, dry, to the top of the poured and smoothed concrete for a more irregular color pattern. A popular treatment for indoor cement — acid staining — can be used outdoors, too, with right materials and application, Smith said. But this surface treatment will likely need to be reapplied over time. Different types of aggregate finishes can be pressed into
the concrete surface, including washed rock and pulverized glass. (See related story about recycled glass page 28.) User and Future Friendliness Home owners can be as creative as they want with walkways and patios on their property, but sidewalks for public passage have to conform to local ordinances. Dave Peterson, the director of Havre Public Works, said that city ordinance requires home owners to maintain public walkways located on their property. Maintenance includes having safe surfaces, snow removed and, in the case of corner lots, Americans with Disabilities Act compliance for ramps off curbs at street corners. “There’s a lot of (sidewalks) out there, and we know that it’s expensive for people to do it,” he said, adding that in his years in Public Works no home owner has gotten into trouble, but the city has a process for reviewing cases should the need arise. He also said that if a home owner wanted to do something different from the standard, plain
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gray concrete with the design of their part of the public sidewalk, they just need to contact his office first and propose the idea for review. Public sidewalks, though, aren’t the only place people should look into ADA compliance and other design factors, said Smith. Maybe a steep slope to a sidewalk isn’t bothering the home owner, but it might be a problem for older family members or visitors. ADA standards for accessibility can be found online at ADA. gov or through your contractor. While ADA guideline are important for planning, an eye to your future intentions for your home is important, too, Smith said. Putting thought toward increasing resale value with improvements makes for a good investment. “For any improvements, you need to think long-term,” he said. That is especially important with long-lasting concrete which, done right, can be an asset to a home well into the future.
WhiLe naturaL rocKS — the Foundation oF pLanet earth — are BeautiFuL antiQueS For decorating a yard, a cuStom deSigned and BuiLt rocK couLd Be the Better choice iF your diSpLay purpoSeS eXtend Beyond mere decoration.
ray and amy Sibra of Sibra designs in Big Sandy make rocks and boulders for a living. on a trip to help haul the famous Big Bud 747 to a farm show in rantoul, illinois, in July 2009, the Sibras noticed what
they thought was a gorgeous, ancient boulder with signage advertising the farm show precision-carved and painted into its face. What they discovered, though, is that the boulder was
only six days old and made of solid concrete right there in rantoul at the headquarters of Boulder designs. the Sibras toured the company before returning to montana and decided it would
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be a great business for Ray after retiring from his 37-year stint of farming. They purchased the three franchises that cover all of Montana, took the training and went into production in April 2010. The development process and fabrication possibilities for the boulders lend themselves well to signage, which is its most popular usage, whether for a business sign, a college logo, or a residential street address marker. The rocks are also used for lawn decoration, memorials and monuments, as well part of a fabricated piece, like benches, mailboxes and fire pits. “The advantage here is you can do mechanical things when you’re casting the whole thing. When you’re going from the start you can actually (do a lot). I’ve put water features in them, I’ve put electrical in them,” he said. “... The bench and all that, if you can dream it up you can accomplish it with this process.” To help people dream up their ideas, Sibras have
a photo gallery of rock designs, art and font choices, as well as design elements that can be added to the rocks, including metal silhouettes and bronze plaques. For the 2015 Big Sandy Homecoming weekend, a Sibradesigned memorial debuted in tribute to one of Big Sandy’s hometown heroes, rodeo legend and Cowboy Hall of Fame member Larry Kane, who died in 2008. It will remain on display alongside U.S. Highway 87 in Big Sandy. Ray said he enjoys the work because people come looking
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for something special, and he and Amy provide that. The rocks, which can be designed to look like viturally any style of rock found in nature, begin with a rebar frame that will act as a stabilizing core for the rock, ensuring its longevity. They build up the rock around the frame with concrete composed of cement, varieties of sand that help develop the basis for specific rock styles, and specialized additives developed during the company’s 25 years of experience. While the cement is still wet, Ray and Amy sculpt it into the custom rock shape, so it looks like a real rock, but is shaped to the project’s needs, making each rock an individual, one-off product. “The one thing I can’t do,” Ray said, “is make two exactly alike.” The concrete rock is lettered with specialized hand tools and painted by Ray and Amy, who use their artistic eye to create the boulder’s colors, patterns and textures. Ray credits Amy’s n continued on page 24
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Commercial Lots Commercial lots located in Havre with US HW 2 and 15th Avenue access. Possible owner financing!
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1.5 Acre lot, office, 3 large overhead doors, 1 drive through bay, partially fenced.
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years of experience in ceramics for much of the painting success. any fabricated metal design pieces and other mechanical elements are added to the rock before it dries. the The one thing I can’t finished product do is make two exactly looks like a rock alike. formed in nature Ray Sibra to the exact shape Sibra Designs Big Sandy, MT needed for the project, but the process for adding lettering, logos and other design elements is much easier than when working with natural rock, ray said. one rock hound, thinking a boulder was found in nature, even declared the specific region the rock must have come from, he said. once people find out the rocks are custom built, they will tap on them to see if they are hollow, though he assures them the rocks are solid, he said. “if it blows away, you got other things to worry about,” he says jokingly. the Kane memorial, for example, stands more than 6-foot wide, 6-foot high and 12 inches at the base, tapering to 8 inches at the top. it weighs, ray said, about 4,500 pounds. he has a variety of equipment to place these heavier sculptures but will sometimes rent equipment to get the boulders in place if it’s cheaper to rent at the installation location or if he thinks the task is beyond his machines, like times when he rents a telehandler that has a telescoping arm which lifts and extends the heavy boulders into place, avoiding damaging the ground with tire tracks. it’s not always an easy task, he said, because it’s a very physical process and heavy product, but they are able to create a finished piece that reflects the customers’ unique requests and that makes the experience special for everyone.
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418 1st Ave ~ $149,900 4 bedroom, 2 bath house. Double garage. Large private yard.
717 3rd Street ~ $154,900 Clean move in 2 bedroom home with a newer garage.
834 5th Street N ~ $59,900 Main floor laundry. New paint inside and out. New floor coverings.
1026 Grant Ave ~ $79,900 3 bedroom double wide house. Large fenced yard.
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.
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in a time When peopLe are JuSt Starting to recogniZe that the Byproduct oF a conSumer Society iS an oVeraBundance oF WaSte, a haVre coupLe haS Stepped up to heLp counter the proBLem By tranSForming uSed gLaSS BottLeS into a neW product With a myriad oF uSeS.
Story By pam BurKe photoS By JaKe Shane
Wanda and roger meredith walk among a line of 4-by-4 foot plastic bins filled with color-separated, recycled glass — some still in bottle form, some coarsely crushed, others a fine sand. the bins themselves are recycled tanks with the tops cut off. the merediths are
drive, but bottles remained an unanswered problem. “i just find it hideous the amount — the volume — of stuff that goes to the landfill every day, and it just seems like glass is such a big volume,” Wanda says. “i know that in the deQ world they say don’t worry about glass,
members of recycle hiLine, a nonprofit group organized with the purpose of keeping as much recyclable waste out of the tri-county Landfill as possible. the group members have worked and networked to find avenues for recycling most everything that comes to them in their monthly recycle
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that’s the least of your worries, worry about something that’s actually contaminating the environment but — i mean look how shortlived our last landfill was and i don’t know if this one will be up to its expectation. i just find that really sad, plus it’s all of our tax dollars that’s paying for it.
“i just feel like there’s so many uses for (the glass), why not use it,” she adds. they did their part to combat the problem by personally purchasing a glass pulverizer. “Wanda just took it on herself to create a really expensive hobby,” said fellow recycle hi-Line member Bob doney. She and roger fire up their generator, turn on the glass pulverizer and start tossing bottles, which were separated by color when recycled, into the hopper. the bottles — brown ones today — drop into the pulverizer, which is a metal beater bar. the broken bits of glass drop into a trommel screen, which is a giant, slow-spinning cylinder made of different sized screens that filter the glass into bins
according to size. in the end, the glass, which is surprisingly not sharp to the touch, separates into containers of fine and course grades. they have storage bins of both grades in white, green and brown colored glass. Wanda says
she is waiting anxiously to get a full bin of blue glass so she can crush it and add it to the offerings. the crushed glass represents an 80 percent reduction in volume from the whole bottles, she said, a significant amount in the
recycling world. the recycled glass comes from the recycle hi-Line recycle drives that occur third Saturday of every month at pacific Steel and recycling. doney and his wife, Kathy, owners of Bob’s greenhouse, have stored the recycled glass at the back end of their business property for three years and this is where the merediths do their pulverizing. the doneys sell the glass at their greenhouse, located between rod’s drive-in and havre high School, as does Frontier Lawn and Landscaping on 2nd Street West. cost is $1 for the first 50 pounds and 50 cents for next 50 pounds.
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Wanda says the public needs to know the crushed glass is here and see the different ways it can be used. She jokes that she needs a marketing manager. “You can use it anywhere you use landscape gravel, pea gravel, bark, lava rock — anything like that,” she says. It takes about 7 pounds of pulverized glass per square foot to make a layer one inch deep for landscaping, she says. It’s not just for decoration, though. The coarse glass is approved for use in construction, she adds, for road beds and parking lot chip seal, and the fine stuff as a reflective coating on painted street lines. In the home the coarse glass is used as
the exposed aggregate — tamped into the top layer to add color — for counter tops and concrete walkways and patios. Without benefit of that marketing manager, Wanda goes on to explain how she used a window screen to
filter out the very fine sands and stirred about a cup these fines into a bucket of paint she was using to finish her deck. The fine grit provides traction on the boards. She talks about a woman in the Kalispell area who filtered out the finest shards, steril-
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ized them and sold them as the sparkles for painted nails. A variety of websites on the topic also say courser grades can be used as a glass bed in a gas fireplace and for hydroponic gardening — the fine for sandblasting. The Merediths and the Doneys say they think the key will be educating the public to know that it’s available and to learn how it can be used. As more people use it, word of mouth will make it more popular, Wanda says. “At this point … we’re not trying to get rich,” she said, “we want to provide a service.”
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927 3rd Ave $229,900
920 11th Ave W ~ $201,000
Newly remodeled 4 bedroom, 2 bath home (could be 2+2 rental unit) with new roof, oversized double garage with fenced yard.
530 1st Ave SE Harlem ~ $129,900 2 story, 3 bedroom, 2 bath home. Spacious rooms with double detached garage and shop.
609 15th Street $129,500 Single level with original hardwood floors. Lots of updates, newer kitchen, and heated double garage with workshop area.
Renovated 2 story home, 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, hardwood floors, 2 sun porches and heated, oversized garage with workshop.
415 4th Ave $289,000
Great commercial location with spacious offices and room for expansion.
1013 3rd Avenue
Perfect starter home, 3 bedroom, 1 bath, in a quiet location.
302-310 9th St
Income property, Two 6-plexes all totally furnished with 1 laundry room per building. Lots of updates.
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