MAT youth workshops are up and rolling
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Montana Actor s Theatre Youth Theater Director Angela Pratt takes a photograph of herself and youths at the first theater camp of the season in The Ryan Building Monday.
Montana Actors Theatre began its new youth workshops Monday in The Ryan Building, led by Youth and Children s Theater Director Angela Pratt. The workshops will teach the basics of theater over the next year. The workshops will include auditioning, character development and basic movement; costume design and construction; intro to classical theatre, Shakespeare, and stage fighting; one acts: writing, development, and performances; light and sound; intro to puppetry; and prosthetics and makeup.
Region deals with a year of a deadly virus
Havre Daily News/Kimberly Bolta
A sign on the 400 Block of First Street lists the number of COVID-19-related deaths in Hill County.
Vaccine for the virus that causes COVID-19 is arriving in the area at a time when people appear to have taken actions to slow the spread of the virus following surges over the summer and a massive surge in the fall. But officials are warning people that it may be months before the vaccine is available for much of the general population, and they need to continue following recommendations - wearing masks in public settings, avoiding large gatherings, staying home as much as possible, regularly washing their hands, cleaning and disinfecting surfaces and staying home if they are ill - to keep the spread down.
Montana State University-Northern uses innovation to reach students after classes go online
Last updated 12/10/2020 at 11:39am
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit Montana, Montana State University-Northern, like the other universities and colleges in the state, was faced with the task of teaching students safely through technological advances, including this fall semester adding additional time to classes and having finals remotely. Along with all other campuses last March, Northern went to remote learning over spring break, then set a schedule with in-class learning the start of the fall semester, switching over to remote learning after Thanksgiving break. Automotive, diesel and agricultural mechanics professor Wane.