Visit Havre and the Hi-Line - September 2013

INSIDE WELCOME.................................................. 4 Know Before You Go ATTRACTIONS Chamber Celebrates 120th Anniversary..... 5 Festival Days Comes to Havre................. 7-8 Smokin Barbecue Contest........................... 9 Festival Days Calendar of Events............. 12 Fall Calendar of Events............................. 15

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elcome our Canadian neighbors and friends…to Havre.

Our area is rich in history of the American West. Havre was settled more than 100 years ago, after James J. Hill forged the Great Northern Railroad, now Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway, across the Great Plains.

Havre quickly became the transportation hub of the area, providing goods and supplies to the area trappers, miners and military stationed at Fort Assinniboine. Area museums and attractions set the stage for a visit, showcasing and re-creating local history.

The Havre Daily News is pleased to bring this community tourism information guide for visitors to the area. Recreation

can be found in town at city parks, the golf courses, historical attractions and art venues.

Western hospitality is no catchpenny phrase in Havre. Hospitality and friendliness are a charming part of the town’s personality, as genuine and as real as the surrounding hills. Havre is a town where visitors are warmly welcomed whether the stay is an hour, a day or a week.

Outstanding outdoor recreation opportunities beckon with camping and fishing in Beaver Creek Park located in the Bear Paw Mountains and at Fresno Reservoir.

Beaver Creek Park, 10,000 acres in size, provides a beautiful natural recreation area.

Historical and archeological sites await

visitors, including the bison kill site, on the western edge of Havre, and Fort Assinniboine, one of the largest forts in the nation built at the end of the Indian Wars just south of Havre.

The arts also embrace Havre, from art shows to theater productions performed by local actors and concerts and shows by nationally recognized talent.

A variety of attractions also exist in surrounding communities. Numerous museums, historical sites and other attractions are all awaiting within a few hour drive of Havre.

A smiling welcome awaits visitors, who can use this guide to find activities, accommodations, shopping, restaurants, taverns and services while they enjoy Havre and the Hi-Line.

Know Before You Go A little preparation will help simplify the process of entering the United States.

Customs and Border Protection reminds travelers: The Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative requires U.S. and Canadian citizens, age 16 and older, to present a valid acceptable travel document that denotes both identity and citizenship when entering the U.S. by land or sea. U.S. and Canadian citizens under age 16 may present a birth certificate or alternative proof of citizenship when entering by land or sea.

WHTI - compliant documents for entry into the United States at land and sea ports include: o U.S. or Canadian passports; o Trusted traveler card (NEXUS, SENTRI or FAST/EXPRES); o U.S. passport card; o State- or province-issued and enhanced driver’s licenses (when and where available).

For more information, visit the WHTI website at GetYouHome.gov.

A radio frequency identification-enabled travel document, such as a U.S. passport card, enhanced driver’s license/enhanced identification card or trusted traveler program card, expedites entry and makes crossing the border more efficient.

Other programs that facilitate the entry process for international travelers coming into the country to visit, study or conduct legitimate business include trusted traveler programs, such as SENTRI, NEXUS and Global Entry. For more information about these programs, visit www.cbp.gov.

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hours at the ports near Wild Horse are: Sweetgrass, MT: open 24 hours per day all year Wild Horse, MT: open 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. through October 31, 2013 Willow Creek, MT: open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. all year

A 120th Anniversary Celebration

The Chamber is celebrating the 120th Anniversary of Havre being a community.

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hus it was felt only fitting to build this year’s Festival Days around this milestone for the Havre community by “Honoring Our Past and Celebrating Our Future.”

Havre Festival Days is a weekend organized by the Havre Area Chamber of Commerce and orchestrated by many for the whole community to have fun.

I would like to thank every business that has contributed to this 33rd celebration of Havre Festival Days through their purchase of buttons and mugs, and through sponsorships of events, and to the many volunteers who will help to make the weekend a success.

For 33 years many individuals and organizations have donated their time and talent to the many events that make this weekend happen. Because of their commitment to Festival Days weekend, we again have a full slate of events and activities for the weekend of Sept. 20-22. Festival Days has gone from a weekend celebration to a

community tradition. It takes lots of hours and the willingness of many to coordinate the weekend and to each of you, thank you! And thank you to Montana State University-Northern for being our partner sponsor.

We kick off the weekend Friday with some of the old favorites; the Friends of the Library Book Sale, the Hi-Line quilt show and the 48-hour Softball Tournament along with a fun event hosted by the Hill County Community Foundation: “A Night on the Town.”

Saturday begins as it has for the last 25 years with a pancake breakfast hosted

by the Kiwanis. Saturday Market wraps up an awesome summer at Town Square and the Festival of Crafts show opens.

Plus, what would the weekend be without a wonderful community parade? Saturday is also an opportunity to enjoy some great barbecue at the Smokin’ BBQ competition.

If you still have energy, Sunday’s activities include the Festival Run/Walk, another day to explore the Festival Days Craft and Commercial Show and a demolition derby.

Northern will be celebrating Homecoming this weekend and hold their Alumni Scholarship Chinese Auction and Dinner.

This year, we have the great luck to have both the Northern Lights and the HHS Blue Ponies in town for fall football action.

I look forward to good weather and a lot of fun for your family to enjoy. I thank you in advance for attending Havre Festival Days and for helping us make this a successful weekend.

Debbie Vandeberg Executive Director Havre Area Chamber of Commerce

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Festival Days Comes to Havre Havre Daily News Staff

Havre is putting on the big top again this fall for the 33rd annual Festival Days celebration that gives a tip of the hat to the founding of the city 120 years ago with the theme "Honoring our Past and Celebrating our Future."

The fun begins Friday, Sept. 20, and continues through Sunday, Sept. 22, with a wealth of activities put together and sponsored by several area organizations and businesses, and coordinated by the Havre Area Chamber of Commerce.

The festival is a celebration of fall's arrival, harvest and the start of the new school year, demonstrating and renewing a strong sense of community — for those with ties to the area as well as visitors who are welcomed to join in on the fun and camaraderie.

Havre's Canadian neighbors are especially welcome because people and organizations in both countries share a strong bond across the border, fostered by business, recreational, social and family connections.

Many of the 20-plus Festival Days activities are described below and the full calendar can be found on page12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Festival Days Parade

One of the long-standing highlights of Festival Days is the parade. People line the streets to see the marching bands, floats, dancers, large equipment, antique and souped-up vehicles, and horses come by.

Kids make a haul with bags of candy, and everyone waves and claps for their many favorites in the rolling display of smalltown Americana — which also includes many entries from Canada, including the ever-popular South Alberta Pipes and Drums.

At 10 a.m. the parade starts at Havre High School and heads

Vandeberg said that the market has seen a total of 32 to 38 vendors each weekend with a few new offerings this year, including a new jewelry maker and some new produce sellers.

The market will be open at Town Square Sept. 21 during its usual hours from 8 a.m. to noon, so parade-goers will be able to make purchases around the parade schedule.

Crafts and commercial exhibits

People visiting Havre during its annual Festival Days celebration again get the opportunity to browse local craft items and commercial products at the Arts and Crafts and Commercial Products show.

The event starts at the Great Northern Fairgrounds Saturday, Sept. 21, running from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. It continues Sunday, Sept.

22, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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The traditional anchor to Festival Days, the demolition derby takes place at 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 22, at the Great Northern Fairgrounds.

The drawing for the North Central Montana Shrine Club Beef Raffle will be held during the derby.

north on 5th Avenue to 4th Street where it turns east and proceeds to Pepin Park.

Spectators are advised to come early to get a good seat along the route.

SATURDAY MARKET

Once again, Saturday Market wraps up the season during Festival Days weekend with vendors offering an array of produce, foods, jewelry and crafts.

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Rifle and Pistol Club Sight-in Days

Saturday and Sunday of Festival Days members of Havre Rifle and Pistol Club are offering people an opportunity to sight in their rifles and pistols for free. Sight-in Days will be held at the Hill County Shooting Sports Recreation Area on Badland Road northwest of Havre.

From 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 21 and Sept. 22 Rifle Club members will be on hand at the shooting range to offer their help and expertise, as well as use of rests and targets, to help shooters sight-in their riles and pistols.

Club member Erv Hamblock said that the members like to hold this event in September because it helps hunters get their firearms sighted in before hunting season begins,

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People invited to 'A Night on the Town'

The Hill County Community Foundation is holding a special "Night on the Town" during Havre Festival Days.

This is the second year the Community Foundation has held the event, called “Discovering Our Past, Influencing Our Future” for the 2013 Festival Days celebration.

The event starts at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20, in the former federal court house and post office on the 300 Block of 3rd Ave.

Organizers describe it as a philanthropic evening of wine tasting, listening to jazz including selections by the Montana State University-Northern Community Orchestra, “and celebrating our past while building a spirit of optimism for the future of Hill County."

For more information or to purchase tickets, people can call 406-390-4947.

Festival of Quilts

The annual Festival of Quilts, sponsored by the Hi-Line Quilt Guild, will be Friday through Sunday offering the public another opportunity to view the cloth artistry and handiwork of several quilters, but this year, the show will be held at a new venue.

This year, the Festival of Quilts will be held at the former Vets Club at 336 2nd Street. The hours are Friday from noon to 6 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday noon to 4 p.m.

As always, along with the quilt viewing, the public will have the opportunity to help choose winners for three different People’s Choice awards, participate in the I-Spy game and talk to vendors and make some purchases. Club members are also holding a raffle and a silent auction to raise funds for local charities and for projects that benefit the community.

Admission is free. Anyone wanting to enter a quilt project can contact Bearly Square Quilting at 265-4424 before Sept. 14. For more information, contact Edna Gregory at 372-3111.

Proceeds from the fundraiser go to support Kiwanis events in the community, including projects for youth and children and work supporting Beaver Creek Park south of Havre.

Kiwanian Robert Floren said the event usually has a good crowd of people who came south from Canada for Festival Days.

Library book sale

The Friends of the Havre-Hill County Library are again selling books at the library at 402 3rd Street during Havre Festival Days.

The sale actually starts before the celebration, with a selection of books set out for buyers from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept.

19, a day before most of the festival events begin.

The books sell, generally, for $1 for as many as buyers can stuff into a grocery bag. Some special books will be listed at individual prices, and special collections also may be available at other prices.

The sale continues Sept. 20 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and from noon to 5 p.m. Sept. 21 and 22.

All proceeds from the sale go to Friends of the Library, which supports different events and purchases items for the library.

FESTIVAL FUNDRAISING FOR HILL COUNTY 4-H

Hill County 4-H members will be hosting a number of fundraising activities over Festival Days weekend to help them finance a new Chuckwagon at the Great Northern Fairgrounds.

• A Fall Rummage Sale will be held in the 4-H Clothing Building at the fairgrounds Saturday, Sept. 21, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, Sept. 22, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

• At the Spaghetti Feed 4-H members will be serving spaghetti dinner with salad, bread and homemade cookies at the 4-H Chuckwagon at the fairgrounds Sunday, Sept. 22, from 1 to 4 p.m. The cost is a free-will donation per plate.

Kiwanis serve up pancake tradition

The Havre Kiwanis Club will, as it has for nearly 60 years, be serving up a mess of breakfast for most of a day.

The Kiwanis will have their annual Pancake Feed Saturday, Sept. 21, during Havre Festival Days at the Havre Eagles Club at 202 1st Street from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The all-you-can-eat meal, $6 for adults and $3 for children 10 and younger, includes pancakes, sausage, juice or milk and coffee.

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Smokin’ barbecue contest runs again

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avre’s neighbors to the north have been invited to taste — or cook, if they wish — in a new event at the annual Havre Festival Days.

The Second Annual Smokin’ BBQ contest will run Saturday, Sept. 21, during Festival Days.

The event is held in the parking lot at the Holiday Village Mall just west of Havre, with the serving starting at 2 p.m.

People who are entering the contest have to have their meat approved at the mall location the day before, Friday, Sept. 20, from 3 to

7 p.m.

In the contest, people sample the barbecued food, and choose their favorite with a monetary vote. At the end of the contest, the cook with the most money voted in wins the People’s Choice award, including a trophy and a cash prize.

The proceeds of the voting will go to the Boys & Girls Club of the Hi-Line. Members of the club will be at the event, selling water, as well.

The categories in the 2012 contest included pork, beef brisket, ribs and a wild card

category that could include anything the cook wanted to barbecue, from sausage to shish-kebobs to desserts. Chicken has been added as a category this year.

The entry fee is $50 through Sept. 13, and $75 thereafter. Organizer Kristi Burr said people can register and fill out the paperwork through the checking of the meat Sept. 20.

“We had a great turnout last year,” Burr said, adding, “We’re hoping to have a huge turnout this year.”

Messiah Lutheran Church celebrations

Messiah Lutheran Church members will be celebrating the church’s 50th anniversary during Festival Days, and they are inviting the public to share in the festivities.

Saturday morning, members will show off the church’s commemorative float during the parade, and at 4 p.m.

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they will have a barbecue and social for current and past members and ministers, as well as the general public.

The 10 a.m. Sunday church service will be given by Pastor Joel Skindlove along with former curch ministers, and at 11 a.m. another barbecue with potluck desserts will provide additional time for

people to relax and spend time reminiscing. A re-dedication of the church begins at 1:30 p.m., followed by an ice cream social.

Messiah Lutheran Church is located at 417 20th Street, and all activities are open to the public. For more information, call 265-2334.

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MSU-Northern Alumni auction The Montana State UniversityNorthern Alumni Association is again holding a fast and furious special auction during Havre Festival Days to raise money for student scholarships.

Saturday, Sept. 21, the doors open to the event, held in the Armory Gymnasium on the university campus, at 4:30 p.m.

A taco cart from local restaurant Taco John’s will serve an allyou-can-eat meal starting at 5:30 p.m., with pop and water served for free, and a no-host bar provided by the Gallery Lounge.

Snacks also will be served throughout the night.

The auction starts at 6 p.m.

In the auction, Northern athletes holding numbered paddles will stand by each table.

After the auctioneer sets a timer for an unknown length of time for each item, the auction of that item starts. People who

want to bid on an item hand a dollar to an athlete, who raises the paddle.

The auctioneer starts calling numbers of paddles raised.

When a number is called, the athlete lowers the paddle. If the bidder wants to continue, it costs another dollar, and the athlete raises the paddle again.

The person bidding on the last number called before the timer goes off wins the auction.

Alumni Association Director Autumn Elliot said the process is fast and furious, and people sometimes win an auction for just a dollar or two.

All of the money raised goes toward scholarships at Northern.

Elliott said people can call her office, in Room 307 in Cowan Hall at Northern, at 265-3770 to ask for tickets, which cost $20 each.

Courtesy Photo Montana State University-Northern athletes hold up bidding plaques at the MSU-Northern Alumni Association auction during 2012 Havre Festival Days.

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September

September 7th – Saturday Market – 8am-Noon – Town Square Park September 7th – United Way Kickoff – 6pm – MSU-Northern SUB September 7th-8th – Atlatl Competition – Wahkpa Chu’gn Buffalo Jump – AMX Races – Lohman Motorsports September 11th – Remembrance Day 9/11 September 13th – Artist Reception for Tomi Simenson –

“The Way of the West” – 6pm-8pm – Atrium Mall September 13th-15th – MSU-Northern College Rodeo

Great Northern Fairgrounds September 14th – Havre PRIDE – Recycle Drive and Free E-Waste Collection 8am-Noon–Corner of 1st St. & 5th Ave. September 14th – Saturday Market – 8am-Noon – Town Square Park September 14th-15th – Sand Drags & Mud Runs – Lohnman Motorsports September 16th-21st – MSU-Northern Homecoming Week September 20th – Hill County Community Foundation presents “A Night on the Town-Discovering Our Past, Influencing Our Future” 7:30 p.m. - Old Post Office – Pasma-Peck Dinner – 5pm cocktails; 6pm dinner – Eagles Club September 20th-22nd – Havre Festival Days September 21st – Saturday Market – 8am-Noon – Town Square Park September 21st – MSU-Northern Chinese Auction – MSU-N Armory Gym Doors Open – 4:30pm; Dinner – 5:30pm; Auction – 6:00pm

– 50th Anniversary of Messiah Lutheran Church Congregational Picnic – 4pm

– Atrium Parking Lot Dance – 4pm “Other Bros and Sistas” Band featuring “Sax Cadillac” September 22nd – Autumn Begins September 27th-28th – 9th Annual Sugarbeet Festival - Chinook September 28th – Montana Actors Theatre presents “Death by Chocolate” 7pm – MSU-N SUB

– AG Appreciation Banquet – 6pm – Havre Ice Dome September 29th - St. Jude Harvest Dinner

October

October 10th-13th – 13th Annual Legends for Lights Pheasant Jamboree October 12th – First Presbyterian Church Bazaar – 11am-1:30 pm

October 14th – Columbus Day – Chamber Office Closed

Canadian Thanksgiving Holiday October 16th – National Boss Day October 17th-18th – MEA Convention – No School October 19th – Recycle Drive and Free E-Waste Collection 8am-Noon – Corner of 1st St. & 5th Ave. October 20th – Van Orsdel United Methodist Church Harvest Dinner Noon-4pm October 31st – Halloween

November

November 2nd – Messiah Lutheran Church Bazaar – 11am-1:30pm

– NMHC 20th Annual Wine & Cheese Gala – 7pm – TBD November 3rd – Daylight Savings Time Ends November 8th – Montana Birthday November 11th – Veterans Day – Chamber Office Closed

Remembrance Day (Canadian Holiday) November 16th – Recycle Drive and Free E-Waste Collection

8am-Noon–Corner of 1st St. & 5th Ave. November 28th – Thanksgiving Day – Chamber Office Closed

– Thanksgiving Dinner – 11am-2pm – St. Jude Social Hall November 29th – Chamber Office Closed

– 28th Annual Parade of Lights, Christmas Stroll & 3rd Annual Festival of Trees - Chinook November 30th – Community Tree Lighting – 5:30 pm – Town Square

December

December 5th – Festival of Trees Open House December 6th – Festival of Trees December 7th – St. Jude Bazaar – 10:30 am – 2pm

– United Way Grocery Cart Raffle 10am-6pm Gary & Leo’s IGA December 14th - Lunch with Santa – Noon – Holiday Village Mall December 21st – Recycle Drive and Free E-Waste Collection – 8am-Noon Corner of 1st St. & 5th Ave. December 22nd – Winter Begins December 24th – Christmas Eve – Chamber Office Closed at 3pm December 25th – Christmas Day – Chamber Office Closed December 26th – Boxing Day (Canadian Holiday) December 31st – New Year’s Eve