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The Havre Daily News will begin including a special page in the newspaper to cover happenings and events of interest at Montana State University-Northern. Northern plays a large role in Havre’s community and is constantly evolving. Many of the university’s stories go untold due to lack of communication or from the sheer amount of activity which takes place there. In light of this, we at the Havre Daily News believe enough goes on at the university to warrant its own page in the paper. Beginning this week, the paper will hav...
While a couple of races in Havre garnered most of the attention, many area political candidates were unopposed in Tuesday’s voting. • Virginia Seigel was elected without opposition to the nonpartisan position of Havre city Judge. She replaces Margaret Hencz who is retiring. • In Chinook, Keith Hanson was elected mayor, Robert L. Smith was elected to city council from Ward 1, Jack Conner from Ward 2, • In Harlem, William Taylor was reelected as Mayor, Ralph Schneider was elected to a four-year term in Ward 1, Kim Hansen...
Republican Matt Boucher won the only contested Havre City Council race, Tuesday, defeating Democrat Karen Datko 225-173 in the race for the open four-year seat in Ward 4. Boucher, a former Marine, is a newcomer to politics. Datko is secretary of the Hill County Democratic Committee. Before becoming active in politics, she was managing editor of the Havre Daily News. Boucher, upon hearing of his victory, said he was anxious to get to work for his constituents. Both candidates...
Havre Mayor Tim Solomon, a Democrat, won a second term Tuesday, defeating the man he beat four years ago, former Mayor Bob Rice. The first results showed Solomon defeating Rice 1,399-1,109, 55.8 percent of the vote, carrying all four wards. In 2009, Solomon defeated Rice in his bid for a third term with more than 62 percent of the vote. The election saw about 58 percent of active registered voters return mail ballots. At Democratic headquarters, the victorious candidate...
Candidates for mayor of Havre and Havre City Council will present their stands on the issues at a candidate forum sponsored by the Havre Daily News tonight. The forum starts at 6:30 p.m. at Havre High School auditorium. Havre High School civics teacher John Ita will be the moderator. Matthew Boucher, the Republican candidate for 4th Ward council member, will give brief opening remarks and then be asked questions submitted by readers and staffers at the Havre Daily News. His Democratic opponent Karen Datko was unable to...
A forum giving voters a chance to see and ask questions of candidates in the Havre municipal elections will be held at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 10, at Havre High School’s auditorium. The Havre Daily News has invited all mayoral and City Council candidates to the forum. The highlight to the evening will be a joint discussion with current Mayor Tim Solomon, the Democratic candidate for re-election, and former Mayor Bob Rice, a Republican. The forum is planned for early October because ballots in the all-mail-in election w...
The 33rd annual Festival Days festivities kick off today to “honor our past and celebrate our future,” which is the theme this year. “I think it’s going to go pretty darn well,” said Debbie Vandeberg, executive director of the Havre Area Chamber of Commerce. “The weather report says it’s going to be great this weekend, and I think that’s really going to bring people out.” Today’s events began at 8 a.m. with the Friends of the Library Book Sale and today’s festivities...
In his final sport of a great prep sports career, Havre's Thurman Holdsclaw was honored one more time. For the second straight American Legion baseball season, Havre North Star Thurman Holdsclaw was named Class A All-State and Northern District All-Conference. Holdsclaw, who played his final season of Legion ball this summer, earned the same honors a year ago for the North Stars. Holdsclaw, who played center field for most of the season, but did see some catching duties as...
Above: Greyson Brady, 7, works on a drill Friday during the final day of the annual British Soccer camp at the Havre High Soccer Fields. The camp was a week-long event, featuring some of the top youth coaches from England. Below: Havre High's Trey Scofield works the ball away from fellow campers Friday at the annual British Soccer Camp in Havre....
Debbie Lineweaver collects produce from Havre Community Garden near Montana Staet University-Northern. People can lease a plot for $60 a year, where they can grow their own food. The Lineweavers harvested tomatoes, cucumbers and kohlrabi from their plot. Freshly picked tomatoes in the community garden....
Donna Shulund looks over a flower arrangement at her home at 412 14th St. W. in Havre, She and her husband, Melvin, are longtime gardeners. Their home was tapped by the Bullocks Blossoms Garden Club as the Garden of the Week. For more photos, see the Havre Daily News....
A pair of current Havre High tennis players took to the courts in Missoula this past week, competing in the Montana State Junior Open. Havre High sophomores Jeff Miller and Jerod Boles both competed in the event, which is one of the biggest tennis tournaments on the USTA Intermountain summer circuit. Miller competed in 18 singles, 16 singles and 18 doubles, playing 11 total matches over four days. Teamed with partner Karl Daniels of St. Ignatius, the duo finished third in doubles, defeating the Polson duo of Brady Hislop and...
The Frontier Conference basketball season is a ways off, but Montana State University-Northern basketball players will be arriving on campus very soon. And Northern head coach Shawn Huse recently announced a new addition to the MSU-N program. Huse announced the signing of Nicholas Blount, a transfer from Los Medanos Community College in California. Blount, a 6-3 guard from Pittsburgh, Calif., comes to the Lights from the same community college which produced former MSU-N star Joe Simpson. “Nick was one of the most prolific s...
Havre's Kailee Collings, 15, sets a pass during the Skylights High School Volleyball Camp Tuesday in Havre. The Skylights begin training camp next week, while the high school volleyball season begins Aug. 19....
A family returned to the Hi-Line from around the state and across the country this month to celebrate 100 years of farming on the Hi-Line. More than 65 descendants of Joe Langel traveled to the land he homesteaded 22 miles north of Rudyard in 1913, farmed now by his grandson, Stan Langel. The oldest attendee was another longtime Hill County farmer, Lloyd Kaercher, 91, who is the husband of Joe Langel’s granddaughter and Stan’s sister, Audrey. Along with the local des...
Artitudes Gallery Presents "Canvas and Stone" featuring the mixed media work of Steve Helmbrecht from his personal portfolio as well as ceramic art from his recent work at Montana State University-Northern. The show will be up during July and August. This will be Helmbrecht's 15th anniversary as adjunct professor of ceramics at Northern as well as his 30th year as a professional photographer. He's one of the few professional photographers in Montana to have earned both the Master of Photography and Photographic Craftsman...
Despite some hiccups and problems along the way, with the support of the north-central Montana community and the Havre Public Schools administration, teachers and staff, the Havre High School speech and debate team held the Class A state speech, debate and drama tournament over the weekend that was complimented by coaches from other schools. Havre hosted the state tournament, the first times since January 2002, which brought competitors, coaches and family members from 20 Class A schools around the state. The tournament...
Despite some hiccups and problems along the way, with the support of the north-central Montana community and the Havre Public Schools administration, teachers and staff, the Havre High School speech and debate team held the Class A state speech, debate and drama tournament over the weekend that was complimented by coaches from other schools. Havre hosted the state tournament, the first times since January 2002, which brought competitors, coaches and family members from 20 Class A schools around the state. The tournament...
The focus of Havre Daily News is local news. We are a complete newspaper, but our emphasis — and our heart — is in Havre, the Hi-Line and north-central Montana. We love covering and being in the middle of the news developments, the sports stories, the interesting features and the commentary of our area. John Kelleher And we think that's what our readers are interested in. Our readers have a host of way of getting national and world news and ESPN and numerous other sources to keep track of the sports world. But, if we may be...
The focus of Havre Daily News is local news. We are a complete newspaper, but our emphasis — and our heart — is in Havre, the Hi-Line and north-central Montana. We love covering and being in the middle of the news developments, the sports stories, the interesting features and the commentary of our area. John Kelleher And we think that's what our readers are interested in. Our readers have a host of way of getting national and world news and ESPN and numerous other sources to keep track of the sports world. But, if we may be...
Havre High student-athletes particip Havre High senior Jade McCormick works on her serve during a chilly Blue Pony tennis practice last Friday at the Bill Vaughey Memorial Tennis Courts. HHS spring sports teams are battling winter weather as the season starts. ating in the 2013 spring sports season are finding the weather not so cooperative. Never-the-less, the Blue Pony tennis, softball and track and field teams began their season last Monday. Weather has put a damper on many practices so far this spring. Still, the HHS...
Laurel — To all the players, coaches, refs and fans who are attending the 9C basketball tournament at Havre High School this week: Class C basketball is Americana at its best. It's tremendous to see the widespread community support for the teams. We hope one and all enjoy their stay in Havre. Laurel — It may not seem like direct education aid, but Rocky Boy and Box Elder public schools got substantial help this week to repair their aging buildings. Rocky Boy will get $66,000 to replace an aging boiler, while Box Elder wil...
The Bureau of Reclamation said Tuesday that it will increase access to the popular fishing site on Milk River near Fresno Dam. Access was cut off after the Sept. 11 attacks. "After listening to comments from the public and evaluating the situation, Reclamation has determined that our safety and security needs can be met while accommodating additional public access." said Mike LaFrentz, BOR's Marias-Milk Rivers division manager. Fencing will be installed as part of the changes in security, he said. Construction should be...
The Bureau of Reclamation said Tuesday that it will increase access to the popular fishing site on Milk River near Fresno Dam. Access was cut off after the Sept. 11 attacks. "After listening to comments from the public and evaluating the situation, Reclamation has determined that our safety and security needs can be met while accommodating additional public access." said Mike LaFrentz, BOR's Marias-Milk Rivers division manager. Fencing will be installed as part of the changes in security, he said. Construction should be...
It has been 12 years, but the best of the best in Class A speech, debate and drama competitors again will be flocking to Havre to compete in the state tournament this month. "We're really excited about having that back in our community …, " Havre High School Activities Director Dennis Murphy said. "This is a great way for us to show the state what kind of community we are. " Head speech and debate coach Kevin Shellenberger echoed that, saying it will give the opportunity to show the other teams in the state the quality of j...
