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North-central Montana has experienced plenty of winter weather for the month of November, with a large amount of snowfall and subzero temperatures in the past week. Havre Police Department and other emergency responders have reported a high number of vehicle crashes within that wrecks due to the icy road conditions, Havre Police Chief Gabe Matosich said. Matosich said that because of the road conditions people should drive very carefully and slow down. He said people should keep in mind that if icy road conditions exist they...
Havre Police Department has seen a rash of counterfeit and fraudulent $20 bills attempted to be used at a number of local businesses in the area in the past couple of weeks. “Especially now, with the holiday season and then with Christmas cash and everything, people need to look at and take a few extra minutes and remind their employees to look over the bills that are being passed and make sure they are not fictitious and or fake,” Havre Police Chief Gabe Matosich said. Two cases were reported in the past week. A caller fro...
Havre Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 497 held an outdoor ceremony in frigid weather Monday at the Veterans Memorial in Town Square followed by a free lunch at the Havre Elks Lodge to celebrate and commemorate veterans who have or are currently serving in the United States military. "Whenever and however you have served, Nov. 11 is for you," former Elks Lodge Grand Exalted Ruler and U.S. Navy submarine force Vietnam veteran Bob Nieuwenhuyse said. "It's a chance for all of us to...
A few months after graduating from Central Washington University, Jack Lambert has moved from Issaquah, Washington, to Havre to start working for The Havre Daily News as a photographer. "I can't wait to get started and meet everybody in Havre," he said. Lambert was born and raised in Issaquah, graduating from Issaquah High School in 2014 before attending college, he said. He first enrolled at Quest University in Squamish, British Columbia, Canada, before returning to the...
Two local nonprofit thrift stores are looking for winter clothes to help people deal with cold, snowy weather like what the region already has been seeing The Havre Salvation Army thrift store and Havre’s Helping Haven are looking for donations of winter coats, snow pants, snow boots and a number of other items for the winter months. “There is a big need,” Helping Haven Manager Jill Miller said. The Helping Haven and the Salvation Army both rely on donations from the community, reusing the items and reselling them at a reduc...
A new art-associated event successfully raised several thousand dollars for Feed My Sheep Soup Kitchen. After months of preparation, the Cups for a Cause fundraiser was held at Havre Art Association’s 49th annual Havre Art Association Show and Sale last weekend, raising $3,425 for the soup kitchen. “It was kind of surreal. I didn’t expect to do that well,” organizer and art association member Steve Helmbrecht said. “ … I had an idea that people would come out for it, but in the way they did was surprising,” he said. The ide...
Havre Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 497 will have an outdoor ceremony at the Veterans Memorial in Town Square followed by a free lunch at the Havre Elks Lodge Monday, Nov. 11, for Veterans Day. “Come out and celebrate,” Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 497 Quartermaster Scott Prindeville said. “Honor and thank our veterans for their service and come out and have some lunch. It’s going to be a good time.” The memorial will be outside and include a brief ceremony including a rifle salute and taps performed by a honor guard mad...
Fort Belknap Indian Community held elections for the Tribal Council Tuesday, but after a surprise heavy snowfall, hazardous road conditions in the area and a tie for one of the elections on the ballot, the final count of the election results in one race have been postponed. A press release said that because of the road closures in the area due to the snow, the chief judges at each polling place could not bring their tallies of ballots to the Fort Belknap Agency to meet with the Fort Belknap Election Committee and complete cer...
First Lutheran Church in Havre is again collecting handmade quilts and personal kits this holiday season to be sent across the world for people in need through the Lutheran World Relief organization. "We can't even understand what their poverty is, so this is something that we can do and hopefully do it with dignity," First Lutheran Church volunteer Karen Nave said. "... We are not helping 'these poor people' we are helping people with dignity." First Lutheran Church has been...
Rusted and Busted ’19, The 4-H Foundation of Hill County Country-Western concert fundraiser, is set for Saturday at the Great Northern Fairgrounds Bigger Better Barn. The foundation is hosting the concert to raise funds to continue support for the aid and promotion of 4-H youth and events in cooperation with the Hill County Extension Office. The event is a way to thank the community for its support as well as develop a new fundraiser for the 4-H, Foundation board member Shea Carroll said. In the past few years, the f...
Patrick Construction & Pipeline is a family owned business in Havre operating for the past four decades, starting from nothing and growing into one of the largest contracting companies on the Hi-Line. "But no matter how we look at it, if it wasn't for the guys we knew along the way that trusted us, I guess I wouldn't be where I am today," owner Tom Patrick said. Patrick Construction is a family owned and operated business, with Patrick's wife, Carolyn, and his son, Brett,...
University of Montana Bureau of Business and Economic Research and Montana State University Department of Economics and Agriculture held a press conference Tuesday to discuss a study done in coordination between the two universities, researching the economic impact of Hutterite communities in the state. “The presence of Hutterite communities does contribute to the size of the economic pie as a whole, I would say,” UM Bureau of Business and Economic Research Director Patrick Barkey said during a press conference Tuesday. ...
A number of statewide candidates spoke Sunday at the 2019 Pasma-Peck Democratic Dinner held by the Hill County Democratic Party, discussing their campaigns and their goals if elected. After Montana Attorney General Tim Fox announced his candidacy for governor, a number of candidates from both the Republican and Democratic parties have announced their candidacy for the office. Republicans Jon Bennion, a senior staff member in the attorney general’s office, and Austin Knudsen, former state house speaker, are running in the R...
Several statewide candidates campaigned at the Hill County Democratic Party’s Pasma-Peck fundraising dinner at the Havre Eagles Club Sunday, speaking on a variety of issues and their campaigns for 2020. Watch for more about the candidates who spoke at the dinner in Wednesday’s edition of The Havre Daily News. Incumbent U.S. Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., is defending his seat against Democratic challengers Helena Mayor Wilmot Collins, Cora Neumann of Bozeman, Michael Knoles of Bozeman and John Mues of Loma, who will face off...
Havre City Council voted Monday to make the “The Havre Song,” written and performed by Havre’s own Timely Trio, as the official Havre song. “I think it’s a great idea and a great song,” council chair Terry Lilletvedt said. “I’ve always loved it and I think it makes perfect sense to make it the Havre song.” “The Havre Song” was originally written and performed by Kim Callahan, Mavis Filler Farnham and Dena Tippets in the 1980s, and, almost 35 years later, community member Bill Lanier brought it before the council to be vot...
State Sen. Mike Lang, R-Malta, and Rep. Casey Knudsen, R-Malta, spoke Friday at the North Central Pachyderm meeting about the 2019 legislative session, and several bills which were passed. Knudsen said that a number of big issues were brought up last legislative session, when the Republicans controlled both houses, such as Medicaid expansion. He said that Medicaid expansion passed on hard divided party lines. "We could see the writing on the wall; the votes were there," he...
Fort Belknap Community Council is holding elections tomorrow, and a number of candidates spoke in Havre in a candidate forum Friday. All of the candidates were also invited to speak at another candidate forum tonight at 6 p.m. in the Kills At Night Center in Hays. Candidates Mike Fox and Wes KillEagle Sr., who are running for Gros Ventre at-large, both were at the forum in Havre . Fox said the reason why he wanted to run again for the council was that he wants to see the...
The question of if President Donald Trump should be impeached or not is not a question along party lines, but is a question of keeping the country safe from foreign powers influencing the United States democratic system, U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., said at the 2019 Pasma-Peck Democratic Dinner Sunday. Tester was the keynote speaker at the event, where several Democratic candidates from across the state spoke on their campaign in the coming election in 2020. See as story...
Montana State University Extension Local Government Center Director Dan Clark spoke to a crowd Wednesday, following his presentation regarding Special Improvement Districts, about the difference between self-governing and general government city structures. Many communities across the state are changing their powers of government from general to self-governing, Clark said. The communities may not have an immediate need for becoming a self-governing power, but they are...
U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., said during a rural press conference that, in light of the U.S. House passing a resolution earlier that day to go further with its formal impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, it is important to get all of the facts and put politics aside. "I think we need to get a full understanding of what's going on, so we need to get the information," he said. "... Listen to what's going on, don't play political games and do what's best for the...
Havre native and Missoula resident Garrette Brough of Big Sky Bones will hold a small presentation and question and answer segment at this year's Havre Art Association's 49th annual Havre Art Association Show and Sale, Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 2 and Nov. 3, at Van Orsdel United Methodist Church. "It's a great opportunity and I'm happy doing it," he said. Brough is the featured artist in this year's show, traveling from Missoula back to his hometown to display his unique...
HAYS - Fort Belknap Indian Reservation community members gathered Wednesday for a ground blessing ceremony for the future Hays Health and Wellness Center, located next to Hays-Lodge Pole High School, and plan to break ground in May of next year. "It's just a good day," Fort Belknap President Andy Werk Jr. said. "... I feel good moving to the next phase. Things don't happen overnight, and I am glad that the community and everyone, especially the community, has been patient with...
A crowd gathered in Havre City Hall Wednesday to listen to a local government expert explain how Special Improvement Districts can help fund infrastructure. "The challenge we are seeing across the state, not just in Havre or Hill County or along the Hi-Line, but across the state is that it's getting more and more challenging for local governments to find the resources, the money, to address their capital needs and that their budgeting becomes more and more constrained to annua...
North Central Montana Stockgrowers Association and the Montana State University-Northern are hosting their annual events at Northern’s campus Saturday, Nov. 16, and everything is open to the public. “I encourage all of our members to come and listen to our speakers in the afternoon and support the college kids in the evening,” North Central Stockgrowers Association President Dana Darlington said. Events will start with North Central Montana Stockgrowers’ annual meeting and workshops from 1 to 5 p.m. in the Hensler Auditorium...
Havre Art Association and Feed My Sheep Soup Kitchen have partnered together to bring a fundraising aspect to this year's 49th annual Havre Art Association Show and Sale Saturday and Sunday at Van Orsdel United Methodist Church. "This is an opportunity for everyday community people to chip in to the soup kitchen - which I think a lot of us want to do, but it's one of those things we just don't - and also be able to get a beautiful cup," Havre Art Association member Kris...
