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Gov. Steve Bullock made some clarifications Friday during a press call about the re-opening of the state. “I’d like to reiterate how important it is that Montanans continue to go to great lengths to protect themselves and one another in these coming weeks,” he said. “Like I said on Wednesday, there is no expiration date for this phase. The virus is still in Montana, it will be with us for some time that means we may be in Phase One also for a long time.” He said Montanans need to remember that Phase One is not going bac...
Editor's note: Watch for profiles of the Republican gubernatorial candidates in Monday's edition of the Havre Daily News This version corrects some incorrect biographical information at the end of the story. Whitney Williams, a Missoula philanthropic businesswoman and daughter of former U.S. Rep. Pat Williams, D-Mont., faces former state lawmaker and secretary of state Lt. Gov. Mike Cooney in the Democratic primary for the Montana governors race. "I love my state," Williams...
Editor's note: Watch for profiles of the Republican gubernatorial candidates in Monday's edition of the Havre Daily News Lt. Gov. Mike Cooney is facing businesswoman Whitney Williams of Missoula in the Democratic primary. "I think with my background and experience, first of all Montana is my home and it has been my home all my life. It's where my kids have chosen to be, I think that's very important, and I've always felt this way with all of my public service, that I've...
Havre Public Schools Superintendent Andy Carlson said a special meeting of the school board of trustees will be held Tuesday that will include making the decision on whether or not to let students return back to in-classroom teaching. Gov. Steve Bullock gave an outline Wednesday of the state’s plan for a phased re-opening of schools with some restrictions. Beginning May 7, all K-12 public schools will have the option to return to in-classroom teaching. Bullock gave all local jurisdictions the option to keep more stringent res...
Chinook's public school principals said that, after getting over a few bumps, moving to distanced learning as part of the effort to reduce the spread of novel coronavirus 2019 seems to be working fairly well. Meadowlark Elementary School students are working on language, reading and math as their core subjects in the school's remote learning program, Principal Shane Bartschi said. "We are emphasizing language, reading and math as our core subjects," he said. "Our teachers are...
Editor’s note: This version corrects misquotations in the second and eighth paragraphs where Dr. Kevin Harada talks about ramping up testing. Adequate supplies, adequate staffing is taking place at Northern Montana Hospital and measures are being taken to protect the community, the hospital's chief medical officer said. "I think when COVID-19 started in the middle of our respiratory season we saw a lot of people with influenza, we saw a lot of people with strep throat and a...
Both Montana U.S. senators praised the Senate’s passage of expanded aid for impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, Tuesday. The bill, originally intended to provide additional funding for the Paycheck Protection Program that provides funds to small businesses so they can continue to issue paychecks, has been stalled for more than a week while Republicans and Democrats negotiated on adding additional funding to the bill. Sen. Steve Daines R-Mont., said in a telephonic press conference Tuesday The Paycheck Protection Program p...
Chester-Joplin-Inverness Schools Superintendent Tim Bronk said the remote online delivery of education is going well since it started March 30. "Indeed, it is not ideal, but it is reaching students, and our teachers feel they are effectively educating students," he said. He said the teachers have been collaborating and sharing with their colleagues on ideas and practices to help enhance and perfect the teaching and learning experience. Parents are also a part of assisting...
Montana's U.S. senators both said the latest version of a bill to add funds to protect small business payrolls passed the Senate this afternoon. Sen. Steve Daines R-Mont., held a press conference call this afternoon and announced the Paycheck Protection Program passed in the Senate. "Literally minutes ago, the U.S. Senate passed a very important package of over $480 billion additional relief," he said. He said this package includes $25 billion for testing and Montana will be...
Some assistance is available for people who are having problems making rent payments during the COVID-19 pandemic. District 4 Human Resources Development Council is offering rental assistance to households affected by COVID-19. HRDC Housing Director Alma Garcia said, depending on the household, HRDC can pay a minimum of one month's rent to three months' rent. "We hold the Emergency Solutions Grant contract for Hill, Blaine and Liberty Counties. For these funds we can also help...
The Rocky Boy Schools superintendent said the distanced learning required in the COVID-19 pandemic is working, but everyone is anxious for regular classes to start again. “Things are going as well as they could, but remote learning is no substitute for face to face, classroom time between students and teachers,” Superintendent Voyd St. Pierre said. “One of the major obstacles our students experience is the lack of internet at home.” He said the school district is covering all initial costs to hook up service at individual hom...
Gov. Steve Bullock announced Friday that if the rate of COVID-19 confirmations stays low or decreases, the state could start a phased re-opening next week. He said the actions taken including his stay-at-home directive, set to expire Friday, have helped reduce the spread of the virus. “When this virus came to Montana, we took quick and aggressive measures to slow the spread and keep Montanans home during this critical period. We bought time for our health care workers and our first responders on the front lines, and we k...
Blaine County 4-H members are selling flower planters for Mother’s Day. Planters cost $25 each. Orders and payments must be placed by Friday, May 1. Montana State University Blaine County Extension Agent Julianne Snedigar said the money raised will be used for 4-H activities and events throughout the year. “The other thing that we are working on is doing some work to our 4-H food booth at the fairgrounds. If there’s anything left we’ll put it toward that,” she added. People contact any Blaine County 4-H member or the MSU B...
Editor’s note: This corrects some misinformation about returning ballots for other people under the requirements of the Ballot Interference Prevention Act. Havre Public Schools Superintendent Andy Carlson said the Havre School Board election is still scheduled. The election includes three-year positions now held by Tim Scheele, Curtis Smeby and Cindy Erickson who are up for election. “It is a mail-out ballot,” he said. He said the ballots were mailed out Wednesday and are due back by Tuesday, May 5 that can either be mailed b...
Sunnyside Intermediate School's principal said the school's distanced learning program seems to be functioning well. "First of all, I am going to say I'm just completely impressed with our students and their parents taking this on and the classroom teachers, the special services teachers and the support staff have been amazing," Principal Carmen Lunak said. "I'm impressed and I'm amazed at the way in which we are all working together, and this isn't easy on parents, it's not...
Staff members at Timber Creek Village are making "Ding Dong Ditch" bags filled with essential groceries to pass out to people during the COVID-19 pandemic. Administrator Tina Petersen said these bags are for the elderly or older people who shouldn't be going out. The process "Ding Dong Ditch," she said, is the idea of ringing the doorbell and running away after dropping off the bags of groceries. She added that she found the idea from a friend who is a regional manager at...
Sen. Jon Tester D-Mont., held a Facebook live event Wednesday to answer people’s questions about the coronavirus and to provide any updates. “I know there’s a lot of challenges out there not only by businesses, but also by banks, by folks who may be unemployed right now, these are all real life challenges that we’re doing our level-best to try to listen and act accordingly to try to get these challenges solved,” he said. “A few weeks ago, Congress passed the CARES Act, the COVID-three package, it goes by a lot of different n...
The Havre Community Food Bank is handing out free milk this week, due to donations from a local business and state milk producers. Food Bank Manager Samantha Nimmick said the food bank received more than 3,000 lbs. of milk from Gary & Leo’s Fresh Foods as well as more than 60 gallons from the Montana Food Bank Network Sunday, April 5 and Monday, April 6. The food bank distributed milk Tuesday and will again Thursday and Friday, from from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. each day. Gary & Leo’s store’s co-owner and manager Tracy Job said...
An update on Havre Public School's remote learning plan was discussed at the Board of Trustees meeting Tuesday. The new district policy, 3650, Pupil Online Personal Information Protection on second and final reading was approved unanimously. "This is part of our remote learning that we need in place to make sure we're protecting people's online personal information," Superintendent Andy Carlson said. "Basically making sure that we're following The Family Educational Rights...
Gov. Steve Bullock said during a press conference call Tuesday a report on who has been impacted by COVID-19 will be released this week and that some extra payments from the stimulus bill, the CARES Act, will be going out soon. He said the governor’s office will be releasing an interim analysis of COVID-19 cases in Montana, which was prepared by the epidemiologists of the Communicable Disease Bureau at the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services. “What the report did is analyze diagnose cases of COVID-19 in...
Members of the community are invited to participate Friday night in a food collection event and social distancing cruise to honor the front line of the COVID-19 pandemic. The event will start at 5:30 p.m. at Rod’s Drive Inn and run till 8 p.m. People may enter the cruise at any time. “The purpose of this event is to show support for our first responders and essential workers,” Darla Bunton-Welch of Havre said. “I think we need them to know we appreciate all they do especially during this time.” She said she and others ar...
City Council member Caleb Hutchins is resigning his position in the council after five years and moving out of state. "In the resignation letter I wrote to (Mayor Tim Solomon) and the council, I said my last day with the council would be April 30," he said. "Originally, I was planning on announcing that at a council, but due to current situations they ended up canceling the second monthly meeting for April, so I just wasn't going to have time." He said he accepted a job at...
Montana National Guard soldiers are working at the Havre Amtrak station, following a directive from Gov. Steve Bullock to screen people coming into the state for symptoms and contact history of COVID-19. Liaison Officer Capt. John MacNeal is one of four Montana National Guard members who are screening people at the Amtrak station in Havre. "So we're asking a series of questions and then taking people's temperature just to check for possible exposure," he said. He said if...
Havre country artists in Plowed Under Band set to release today their new single, "Tomorrow Might Not Matter," for their new album. The song is to be released on music platform sites such as Apple Music, Spotify, Youtube and others. "It's an uplifting song about making sure that you are living your life to the fullest because tomorrow might not matter; tomorrow isn't guaranteed," Plowed Under Band drummer Rob Everingham said. The song was written by band member Justin...
People may not be able to gather to share cowboy poetry at the moment with social distancing and stay-at-home directives in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but a group is offering a taste that could help people pass the time during social isolation. The Medicine Hat Cowboy Poetry Foundation is offering online cowboy poetry workshops for adults and youth starting in two weeks. “The purpose is to help students learn how to write and perform cowboy poetry,” workshop co-facilitator Jeannette Zollner said. The req...
