Duchscher discussing possible Big Bud museum in Havre
Project gaining interest but in very early stages
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Ron Harmon talks in 2014 about a Big Bud tractor his business, Big Equipment, had just upgraded, making it the second-largest tractor in the world. The largest tractor in the world also was made in Havre in 1977 by Harmon s Big Bud company, the Big Bud 747. Wally Duchscher is proposing creating a Big Bud museum in Havre.
Havre resident Wally Duchscher is working to gauge interest in a potential museum he d like to see set up in the Havre area, one devoted to the history of the now-closed local business Big Bud, creator of the world s largest farm tractor, the Big Bud 747.
Empire Builder back to seven days a week
Last updated 5/25/2021 at 11:47am
After seven months of running only three days a week, the Hi-Line is again seeing the Empire Builder run twice a day across the railroad tracks. Amtrak which had its 50th anniversary this month had cut long-distance service last summer, including the Empire Builder that crosses the Hi-Line as it runs from Chicago to Seattle and Portland, citing reduced numbers of passengers due to the pandemic. The members of Montana’s congressional delegation had been working to restore the service almost as soon as it was announced. The American Recovery Plan Act passed in March and signed i.
Pandemic and ARPA funds discussed at county officials meeting
COVID-19 continues to affect young people
Last updated 5/21/2021 at 1pm
Hill County Public Health Director and Health Officer Kim Berg said at a meeting of county officials Thursday COVID-19 continues to affect younger people in the community as cases steadily continue to crop up. Berg said a possibility exists that these latest case may be the result of a variant, not just because of the age group it affects but because there seems to have been a noticeable shift in symptoms. She said fewer and fewer people seem to be losing their sense of taste, but chest congestion and breathing difficulties appear to be more intense, and young people are being hospitalized because of it.
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