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Eyewitnesses said that Saturday at around 10:45 a.m. there was a shooting just West of the Town House Inn on Highway 2. A car allegedly pulled up alongside a truck and is said to have opened fire on the truck before pulling out and heading West. Havre Police said an investigation into the incident is underway and refused to comment further....
Archers last weekend once again gathered in the Bear Paw Mountains to test their skills at Frank and Bettie Barber's ranch at the annual Bear Paw Bowmen 3-D Archery Shoot. The 315 archers brought 116 tents and trailers and camped out during the fundraising competition, shooting at 80 targets set up in four courses and participating in fundraising events like raffles and sales. Proceeds from the event are donated to charity, with this year's benefit the Frank and Bettie Barber...
Havre Daily News staff The Havre Daily News won nine awards at the Montana Newspaper Association's annual Better Newspaper Contest. The results were announced at the association's convention at Big Sky Resort south of Bozeman Saturday night. Former page designer Calbe Hutchins won a first-place award in page design for his design work on a Hi-Line Living feature story in "Gnarly Times in Big Sandy," a story about a skateboarding festival sponsored by Pearl Jam bassist Jeff...
Havre Daily News staff The Havre Daily News presents Havre's new medium for arts, entertainment and culture, called "HAVMAT." HAVMAT, or Havre Materials, will focus on cultural happenings and will be largely comprised of visual and written pieces from members of the community. The publication is slated to come out monthly, with the first issue going out the first week of March. HAVMAT will be distributed to various business around town and free to the public. Havre Daily News...
The Havre Wal-Mart store will reopen today after no explosive device was found on or near the store. A 1:44 p.m. Wednesday, store personnel called 9-1-1 to report that they had received a bomb threat. After speaking with store personnel, Hill County Sheriff's Deputies determined that the threat was legitimate. The store was closed, and customers and employees were promptly evacuated. Officials from Malmstrom Air Force Base in Great Falls were called to assist. Sheriff Don Brostrom said there was a extensive search of the...
An allegedly drunken driver Friday crashed his car through a closed gate, entered a counter-clockwise rotation and went into the ditch on the east edge of the roadway where it collided with a highway sign. The unusual thing is that the accident started in Canada and ended up in the United States. Royal Canadian Mounted Police charged Clinton Timmons, 36, of Lethbridge, Alberta with driving under the influence, careless driving and driving with an expired registration. Montana Highway Patrol officers, who also investigated,...
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is seeking information regarding a whitetail deer doe that was killed two miles north of Kremlin. FWP said that on Sept. 2, a red pickup was seen chasing a deer through stubble and standing crop fields. The deer was killed and dragged for nearly 4.5 miles. Upon reaching a series of grain bins, the deer was discarded and left to waste. People with information on the incident are asked to call 1-800-TIP-MONT or 1-800-847-6668 or call Andy Matakis at 406-262-2407 to be eligible for an FWP $1,000...
The candidates for Montana House District 32 will also be included in the Havre Daily News forum Thursday night at Havre High School. • Democratic incumbent Clarena Brockie will face Republican G. Bruce Mayers in that contest. The district includes Rocky Boy's and Fort Belknap Indian reservations and runs from Hill to Phillips counties. Also participating in the debate: • Democrat Janet Trethewey and Republican Stephanie Hess, candidates in House District 28. • Democrat Rob Lass and Republican Roy Hollandsworth in House...
Greg Kegel, the Dean of Technical Sciences at Montana State University-Northern, has been named interim chancellor of the college. According to a press release this morning from MSU, the decision to place Kegel in the temporary position was made this morning. He will assume the position Aug. 30. “I’m humbled and honored to be asked to lead Northern,” Kegel said in the press release. “I love Northern and have made it my home. I look forward to working with our faculty, staff and proud community members to make Norther...
Montana State University-Northern Chancellor Jim Limbaugh announced Thursday morning that he was resigning, effective Friday. An email sent to Northern faculty and staff reads: Colleagues, For almost three years, I have had the privilege to lead Montana State University-Northern as your Chancellor, working toward a shared vision of excellence in post-secondary education. Our students deserve our full attention to this endeavor; our community deserves a university of which it can be proud. However, continuing controversy on...
Montana State University-Northern head football coach Mark Samson has been placed on administrative leave with pay for undisclosed reasons. Northern spokesman Jim Potter said this morning that the university hopes to conduct an investigation and make a decision on Samson’s future “as soon as possible.” Potter said it was an employee issue, and he couldn’t say much about the situation. “This is a personnel matter, which is under review at this time,” Potter said. “Until this is resolved, we can provide you with no additional...
It’s summer. It’s hot out and football season still seems like it’s a long way off. But not for the quarterbacks of the Frontier Conference. No, those select few that will guide their teams through the fall, and towards a Frontier Conference championship, have been hard at work all summer long, gearing up for the season ahead. And make no mistake, the Frontier Conference in 2014 will feature some of the very best quarterbacks in all of the NAIA. Names like Austin Dodge and Bryce Baker are at the top of the list when it comes...
As Havre enters into the three-day Independence Day weekend, there is an abundance of things for people to do. Here are four events where people can have fun over the weekend for free. 1. Fourth of July Festival at Pepin Park The 13th Annual Havre Fourth of July Festival in Pepin Park is set to provide entertainment and a barbecue to celebrate Independence Day in Havre. Jenn Thompson, one of the organizers of the celebration, said that the event has been out together by Vince...
Bullhook Blossoms Garden Club chose the yard of Sara and Vic Sieglock at 1418 Lincoln Ave. as Yard of the Week. This landscaped yard is the forefront for beautiful flower beds graced with perennials, annuals and seedlings started by Sara. Her husband, Vic, made the planter walls for her, but all of the flower gardening is done by Sara herself, a work in progress for more than 15 years. She said she loves all aspects of gardening and is particularly fond of perennials that...
A gas line break in Chester closed down U.S. Highway 2 Monday and forced Stricks Ag to evacuate its building. A NorthWestern Energy spokesperson reported that the line break was caused by a third-party contractor who was boring in the area to install a fiber optic cable when they broke the line. Employees at Stricks said there was a strong odor of natural gas when the line broke, but it dissipated by 5 p.m. David Basic, the manager at Stricks Ag, said the gas line broke a...
Havre Daily News page designer Caleb Hutchins won the trifecta at the Montana Newspaper Association’s annual awards ceremony in Butte this weekend. Hutchins won first, second and third place in the competition for best headline writing. The Havre Daily News competed in the circulation category for daily newspaper with circulation up to 15,000. That included newspapers from Bozeman, Miles City, Livingston, Butte, Hamilton and Helena. In the headline competition, contestants were asked to submit up to three packages of h...
Senate District 14 Kris Hansen easily defeated Carl Mattson for the Republican nomination, 1174 to 556. Hansen will face Democrat Greg Jergeson in the general election this fall. House District 27 Roy Hollandsworth leads Darrold Hutchinson 481 to 469 for the Republican nomination for that seat, but Chouteau County results are not yet in. Hill County Treasurer Sandy Brown easily defeated Carrie Dickson, 834 to 245. Vote to study changing Hill County gov't Yes: 757 No: 931 Vote to study changing Havre city gov't Yes: 620 No:...
Anderson ZurMuehlen, Montana’s largest owned and operated CPA and business consulting firm, will merge with Hamilton Consulting Group of Havre on July 1. Anderson ZurMuehlen has more than 200 professionals in six Montana locations. Hamilton Consulting Group, which will assume the Anderson ZurMuehlen name, employs eight professionals in Havre. “This merger allows Anderson ZurMuehlen to more easily serve clients in the northeastern part of Montana,” said Don Laine, Anderson ZurMuehlen's CEO. “The collaboration of the combine...
Saturday is Havre Pride Day. The community is asked to take some time between 9 a.m. and noon and focus on cleaning up the Havre community. The long winter has taken a toll on the area. “Many helping hands will help to make this must-needed spring clean-up much easier,” said Debbie Vandeberg, executive director of the Havre Area Chamber of Commerce. A clean community shows pride and is more inviting than a community that has dirty sidewalks, messy storefronts, dirty windows and littered byways, she added. The Chamber par...
After 10 years of owning and operating Rock Solid Enterprises Inc., brothers Gary and Greg Baltrusch are turning the keys over to Tyler Smith. The Baltrusches have decided to concentrate their efforts to the farm and the continuing construction of Prairie Farms Golf Course. "We wish Tyler and his new company Rock Solid Materials the best. We would like to sincerely thank our customers and assure them that Tyler will be putting out the same quality materials and prompt service...
A large garage and workshop adjacent to the home of Trish and Skip Taylor just east of the Hill-Blaine county line was gutted by fire Wednesday afternoon. Two antique cars and other vehicles were destroyed. Havre, Chinook, Bear Paw Volunteer and Harlem fire departments were on the scene of the blaze, along U.S. Highway 2. The workshop was owned by Mike Dolan. Skip Taylor and Dolan lost tools and equipment in the fire. Vehicles destroyed included a 1960s-era Mustang, a Model T...
Northern Montana Hospital will be lit up blue tonight in honor of Autism Awareness Month and World Autism Awareness Day. Iconic landmarks around the globe, including the Empire State Building in New York City and the Kingdom Tower in Saudi Arabia, will be among the many structures that will be lit up in bright blue tonight to bring awareness to autism and autism spectrum disorders. “Autism Spectrum Disorder and autism are both general terms used to identify a group of complex disorders of brain development,” says Dr. Chr...
Technology is changing everything we do. Many people will be reading this editorial on the Internet, straight from the web or via Twitter. Mobile devices — especially iPads and smartphones — have become appendages to the body for many folk, especially young people. A few years ago, they were unheard of. Today these devices are a part of everyday life. This is why it was encouraging to hear that the Havre school board may allow students to bring their own devices to school next year for use in school work. It seems like an...
Vander Swensen, an eighth-grader from Havre Middle School, is the champion speller in Hill County. He won the annual Hill County Spelling Bee at the middle school Wednesday. His parents are Kathleen and Lars Swenson of Havre. He correctly spelled 'wasabi' in round 7 to advance to a championship round where he correctly spelled 'flamenco.' He will represent Hill County in the Treasure State Spelling Bee March 22 in Billings. Second place was won by Cole Hanson, who won last...
Eleven Havre High School boys will compete for the title of Mr. Blue Pony in a competition at the school 7 p.m. today. Their talents and personality will be on display at the event. There will be three rounds: • A casual introduction, "who is your hero?" • A talent portion where each contestant performs a talent. • A final round where only five contestants are left and will answer a series of questions. The winner will be crowned after being selected by a panel of three judges. Mr. Blue Pony will be awarded a $100 gift certi...
