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Among the holiday events being held at the Holiday Village Mall this week and weekend is Highland Park Early Primary School's Winter Book Fair from today through Saturday. Highland Park Principal Hayley Criner said the event is run by the school's Parent-Teacher Organization and raises funds for their library, so any support they get will promote reading for children in the area. "We appreciate their support and helping us get books in kids' hands," Criner said. "That's...
The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation State Trust Lands Havre Field Office will officially close Friday due to staffing difficulties with the office’s duties being absorbed by the department’s office in Lewistown. DNRC Lewistown Unit Manager Jocee Hedrick said they are attempting to minimize any disruption the closure will cause, though it will necessitate more travel on the part of DNRC staff to manage lands in Hill and Blaine counties. “We understand this will make it more difficult for our custo...
After a cold Thanksgiving and a warmer weekend, Havre is likely to see another burst of cold this week followed again by a slightly less chilly weekend. National Weather Service is predicting a high of 38 degrees today with a low of 16 tonight with highs of 33 and 35 Thursday and Friday, and lows of 15 and 22 respectively. Things will jump back out of freezing territory this weekend during the days however with a Saturday and Sunday high of 42, though overnight lows are...
After a busy Thanksgiving weekend, holiday events will return to the area Friday and last through this coming weekend and beyond. Friday, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints will again host their Hi-Line Nativity Festival, themed "Mary Did You Know," with the display open 2-9 p.m. "We will be exhibiting Nativities from around the world as well as art and sculptures depicting the Savior's life and ministry," a Community Christmas Festival release said. "If you...
MAPS Media Institute will be running a free intensive four-day filmmaking workshop for young people in the Harlem area and beyond starting Nov. 30, with the goal of creating informative short films about the Fort Belknap Indian Community Water Compact of 2001 and its 2023 Settlement Act. Former Harlem teacher and MAPS Media Institute Fort Belknap Liaison Craig Todd said the workshop is primarily for high school-age students in the Harlem area, but college-age students and people from outside the Harlem area of any skill...
The rest of this week and weekend will see a smattering of holiday events take place across the Hi-Line region, many of them decades-long traditions. Thursday will be Havre and Chinook's community Thanksgiving dinners, long-running events with the goal of bringing people together for a free meal to enjoy each other's company. "The spirit of the dinner is to bring our community together as one big extended family," Havre dinner Chair Debbie Rhines said. Havre's dinner is set fo...
For the first time, this Friday at 5:30 p.m., the Cub Scout Pack 4426’s annual chili cook off will be open to the public at St. Jude Thaddeus Parish Center, an event organizers hope will help raise funds for the pack, celebrate the local scouts’ own fundraising efforts and raise awareness about scouting in general. Pack 4426 Cub Master Jeremy Malley said they’ve been holding a chili cook-off for a long time now, but it was just for scouts and their families, and this time it will be open to the public. Malley said scout...
Preparations for the Havre Community Thanksgiving Dinner are well underway and while the event is having good luck in terms of volunteers, organizers say it could use a handful more. The dinner, a long running Havre tradition, is set for 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at St. Jude Thaddeus Parish Center and will include a meal of turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, buns, corn, pumpkin pie and all the associated relish options. The free dinner, funded completely by an anonymous donor, has been held in town for decades, with its only...
This year's Chinook Community Thanksgiving Dinner is set for Thursday from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Blaine County Fairgrounds Commercial Building, a long running event that organizers are trying to bring back to its roots. Betty Billmayer, an organizer for the event, said attendance to the event still hasn't recovered from the pandemic, and they are hoping to see more people this year, especially in person. Like so many things, Billmayer said, COVID-19 made this long-running c...
Lincoln-McKinley Primary School teacher Jane Leinwand, a 23-year educator, received the third Havre Public Schools Pony Pride Award for her work and impact on the students of the district over her career. The monthly award was implemented this school year in an effort to bring attention to individuals in the district who do outstanding work and whose contributions positively affect the lives of students. The first award was presented by Havre Public Schools Superintendent Bria...
During a meeting of the Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees Tuesday evening, district principals gave reports on their buildings and how they've handled the new four day week schedule, and the feedback from teachers, students and parents appears to be largely positive. The schedule, adopted by the board earlier this year, extends class periods and the school day overall while eliminating mandatory attendance on Friday, a schedule that was supported by teachers who said it...
Havre High School's year-old Future Farmers of America chapter attended the 96th Annual National FFA Convention and Expo in Indianapolis this month, giving agriculture students an opportunity to network and build leadership skills. Havre High School Agriculture Teacher and FFA Chapter Advisor Saralyn Standley said the event had more than 70,000 students from across the U.S., and while her chapter didn't do any competitions, they were able to attend workshops and go to...
The H.Earl Clack Museum Board decided at a meeting Monday evening to close the museum for January of the coming year. At the meeting, the board also discussed this year's expanded Dinosaur Christmas event and other news at the museum. Board Co-Chair Lela Patera said looking at years passed, so few people ever go to the museum in January that they've decided to close entirely for that month, which will give them a chance to do some deep cleaning and work on larger projects. Pat...
The preparations for the Havre Community Thanksgiving Dinner are underway and organizers are looking for volunteers. The dinner is set for 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the St. Jude Thaddeus Parish Center and will include a meal of turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, buns, corn, pumpkin pie and all the associated relish options. People who can't go to the dinner but would like a meal delivered can call the North Central Montana Senior Citizens Center to make a reservation, at...
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 497 and the American Legion Post 11 will be holding their yearly Veterans Day Ceremony Saturday at 11 a.m. at the VFW Memorial Wall in Town Square. VFW Post 497 Quartermaster Dale Herd said it will be a similar program to last year, with the ceremony at the wall, with a salute and the national anthem. After that, Herd said, the group will move to the Elks Lodge where they will hear from some guest speakers, including VFW Post 497 Commander Bill Tucker, and a representative from the Elks. The...
St. Jude Thaddeus School student Kenan Kaftan was presented an national award by the American Legion Auxiliary Americanism Project Wednesday, for an essay he wrote on patriotism. The award was presented just after Mass that morning by Americanism Program Havre Chair Marlyn Damson, along with a trophy and a letter from the project's national chair Michele DeGennaro. "It was a privilege for me to read your remarkable essay on 'what does patriotism mean to you?' I found it...
A Fort Belknap Indian Reservation woman who has been helping others deal with illness has received another honor from national news broadcaster CNN, and could be voted on by the public for CNN's Hero of the Year. Tescha Hawley, founder and executive director of Day Eagle Hope Project, has been announced by CNN as one of its Top 10 CNN Heroes. People worldwide can vote at https://www.cnn.com/world/heroes on which of the Top 10 Heroes should be the Hero of the Year, with the...
Hill County Park Board members argued about their board's transparency in a heated meeting Monday evening, where they also discussed park fees and grant funding, and approved a preliminary design for the Camp Kiwanis Beaver Lodge. Hill County Park Board member Lou Hagener has been arguing for months that the board needs to do more to keep the public informed about their activities and boost public knowledge and engagement. At Monday's meeting Hagener made a motion to have the...
Aaniiih Nakoda College will be marking its 40th anniversary as an institution Tuesday, with a celebration at 10 a.m. in front of the Ekib Tsah Ah Tsik Cultural Center. The college, chartered in 1983, was originally known as Fort Belknap Community College, and has served the Aaniinen and Nakoda nations at Fort Belknap for decades as a public, non-profit college, offering degrees in the fields of business, sociology, education, science and health care. Before receiving its charter from the tribes, the campus was Fort Belknap...
After some precipitation going into the weekend, the Havre area will see temperatures bounce between above and below freezing for the next few days. National Weather Service reports Havre had received by Sunday .17 inches of precipitation at its recording station at the Havre City-County Airport, nearly double the normal amount of .09 inches by Nov. 5. The area also saw a spurt of early winter weather in the past two weeks with snowfall and a stretch of days with highs below...
A memorial walk was held at Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation Thursday evening for Kaidynce Evan Small, who died in 2013 at the age of 1 due to injuries inflicted by caregivers watching him at the time. Kaidynce's mother, Jasmine Small, said she wanted this to be an event where everyone can remember her son's life positively and to show that those left behind are doing all right despite their sorrow. "He should be here," Small said. " ... We all miss him." Nearly 40 people...
Democratic candidate for Montana governor Ryan Busse made a stop in Havre Thursday to speak with potential voters and sat down with the Havre Daily News for an interview on his candidacy and the reasons he is running. Busse, a former gun company executive and nearly 30-year resident of Montana, said he had been considering a run for some time, but the past few years have made him feel that the state is in desperate enough need for course correction that he decided to go for...
Local law enforcement is still looking for a Havre girl who was reported missing Saturday, despite the girl's mother saying she has been contacted by her daughter. Elianna Hay, 17, who was last seen Oct. 27 around 9 p.m. was reported missing by her family after not returning home and Havre Police Chief Gabe Matosich said Monday that they were still looking for her. Midday Tuesday, Danelle Hay, Elianna Hay's mother, posted on Facebook saying she had been in contact with her...
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced Wednesday that he is bringing a federal lawsuit against Bright Lending, Green Trust Cash and Target Cash Now, three money lenders under the Island Mountain Development Group in Fort Belknap Indian Reservation, for usurious lending and consumer fraud for exorbitant interest rates on small loans issued to citizens of his state. Representatives from neither Island Mountain Development Group or Fort Belknap had responded to requests for comment by print deadline this morning....
Havre Trails was given the onX Emerging Outdoor Community Award last week, for its work enhancing outdoor recreation in the area, and has been awarded $10,000 to build a new trail in the Saddle Butte area. Havre Trails Secretary Sammie Chagnon said it’s great to have the group’s years of work recognized and the opportunity to build more trails with the funds this award came with. “We are super excited to get it,” Chagnon said. “It’s kind of an acknowledgment of all the work we’ve done.” She said this was the first time they...
