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An increased presence of police will be at Havre High School Thursday -- in addition to the Havre police officer already stationed there as a resource officer -- after a threat was discovered in a boys’ bathroom at the school this afternoon. The increase in police is in response to a cryptic message that was written on the wall in the second floor boy’s bathroom Wednesday at 2:32 p.m., a post on the Havre Public Schools website said. According to the website, the message was not specific in nature, but law enforcement has...
An outlandish newscast, an examination of break-ups, a glimpse of teachers behind the scenes and an abbreviated history of the Civil War are all productions that are slated for Havre High School's fifth annual one-act play production which premiers this weekend in the Havre High School Theatre. Angela Pratt, the school's drama teacher, said the show times will be 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Pratt said the upperclassmen pick a show they want to direct, and they...
The Hill County Park Board met in the Hill County Courthouse Timmons Room Monday night and heard some potential developments in mapping the park and a new activity for the community. Community member Lou Hagener said he spoke with Thomas Welch, professor in Montana State University-Northern’s College of Technical Sciences, regarding improvements for monitoring the park. “He’s kind of our designated person to do the GIS — geographic information system — work and the mapping work and the GPS stuff,” he added. Hagener sho...
The Hill County commissioners met Thursday afternoon to review updates to the growth policy for the county. Paul Tuss, executive of Bear Paw Development, confirmed that, per law, every county is required to have an up-to-date growth policy. Clay Vincent, retired county sanitarian, said the growth policy outlines what a county must provide for the community and its people. This includes amenities such as parks, playgrounds, housing and businesses. The last time the county commissioners met to establish a growth policy was in...
Many Havre business and organizations are offering activities this Halloween for children and parents looking break away from the traditional door-to-door trick or treating. Havre-Hill County Library is having a Photo Stop at the library now through Halloween. The public is invited to stop by and take pictures in front of the library's Halloween backdrops, Library Director Rachel Rawn said in an email. Library staff can also help take individual or group photos if needed. For...
Havre students got experience in ground school training as part of the Aviation Career Education program for high school students over the weekend of Oct. 19 through Oct. 21 at the Havre City-County Airport. Six students attended the ground school, which started Friday night with three hours of night instruction along with mandatory training on airport property safety and security. Afterward, a lecture on how airplanes, airports and aircraft are broken down into categories...
It was an evening of food, drinks and lively discussion as the H. Earl and Margaret Turner Clack Memorial Museum Foundation held its annual Friends of the Clack Museum Celebration at the Duck Inn Vineyard Room Saturday evening. The evening began with socializing and dinner. Members sat around and chatted with other members or took the occasional glance at the television in the bar to check the world series score. Servers moved from the kitchen to the dining area with plates of food and drinks. Once everyone had finished...
The Havre Animal Shelter has begun a program aimed at reducing the feral cat population that is becoming a major issue in the community. Havre Animal Control Officer Peter Federspiel said the problem is a mixture of a growing cat population as well as an inability to get cats adopted quickly. By comparison, 97 percent of dogs that come in to the shelter are adopted, Federspiel added. Live traps have been set to catch feral cats, Federspiel said, adding that the traps are simple and humane. Cat food is placed inside a cage...
The manager of the Havre Food Bank said the staff wants to thank the community for helping to make this year's Everybody Loves Firefighters food drive even better than last year. Samantha Nimmick, director of the food bank, said they were able to raise 6,199 pounds of food Wednesday and Thursday nights which exceeded their total from last year's E.L.F. drive. "I was worried after the first night," Nimmick said. "We only raised 1,877 pounds of food. But the second night we...
Montana Actors’ Theatre is set to perform its most grueling production of the season in “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” which opens Friday at the Atrium Mall. “Sweeney Todd” is a musical with music and lyrics composed by Stephen Sondheim, based on the book of the same title by Hugh Wheeler. The play is directed by MAT Associate Artistic Director Grant Olson, Ph.D. The plot surrounds the title character, Sweeney Todd, a barber, who seeks revenge on the corrupt...
A pair of Montana State University-Northern students were awarded national-level scholarships from a high-profile source that will help them build toward future careers within the trades. The Mike Rowe Foundation was founded by Mike Rowe, who is best known for his show "Dirty Jobs." The foundation's goal is to help students who are pursuing degrees in the trades industry and who feel like a traditional four-year degree is not for them. Kegan Strop, a freshman working on his pl...
The Havre Food Bank is preparing for the holiday season with the annual Everybody Loves Firefighters event this Wednesday and Thursday evening. Along with the E.L.F. Drive, the Town Pump’s fundraiser Be A Friend Indeed, Help a Friend in Need is running from Sept. 1 through the end of November and matches every dollar donated up to $10,000. Walmart is also helping the food bank by highlighting some of the food items the food bank needs. The Old Station Brewing Company is putting on Pints for a Purpose on Nov. 8. For every p...
The spirit of fall was on full display at the St. Jude's Pumpkin Patch over the weekend as children ran about with smiles on their faces giving parents plenty of picture opportunities. A tractor pulled a trailer with people sitting on bales of hay, waving at anyone in the neighborhood or even at Father Daniel Wathen, St. Jude Thaddeus Church pastor, who lives across from the school. Other activities were held in the pumpkin patch itself. The Pumpkin Patch, a St. Jude Home and...
Havre firefighters are getting ready to take to the streets Wednesday and Thursday as part of their annual Everybody Loves Firefighters food drive for the Havre Food Bank. The E.L.F. drive has been going on for about 25 years, firefighter Cody McLain said. McLain has been with the Havre Fire Department for 13 years. He said the purpose of the E.L.F. drive is to stock up the food bank for the upcoming Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. Firefighters and volunteers travel through the neighborhoods with fire engines, lights...
Montana State University-Northern now has another accolade to boast about after a report by Zippia named Northern the top school in the state for economic mobility and 15th in the country. Zippia obtained its data from Opportunity Insights, which is a non-profit organization located at Harvard University. The study focused on a college or university's students who started at the bottom 20 percent of income distribution and have now reached the top 20 percent. "Being...
The sixth-grade Montana history classes at Havre Middle School got a crash course in archaeology from former history teacher Jima Magera. From Monday to Wednesday, Magera had been bringing in his own personal collection of Native American artifacts and sharing them with the students of HMS. Magera taught for 45 years and 31 of those years were in Havre, he said. He started in Box Elder and taught there for a few years. It took Magera some time before he became a history...
The Great Northern Fair Board had several ideas during its monthly meeting Tuesday where the funds should be allocated should a proposed mill levy to fund the fairgrounds pass this election cycle. Board Chair Tyler Smith said he and Vice Chair Scott Doney would be at the Lions Club Thursday night to talk about support for the levy. Smith also mentioned he would try to speak to the Pachyderms again. The majority of the board agreed that upgrades needed to be done to the arena, with the goal of building a new grandstand, and...
A myriad of employers filled Armory Gymnausium at Montana State University-Northern Monday and all seemed pleased with the student turnout. About 36 employers came from across the nation Monday morning and were looking to fulfill open job positions or internships. Ethan Partch and Brandy Tannahill, representatives for RD4Ag, said the career fair was going well for them and they received a lot of interest from students in Northern's College of Technical Sciences. Both Partch...
The second annual St. Jude's Pumpkin Patch is back with some new additions, and still promises to deliver a good time for all. The Pumpkin Patch is scheduled for Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at St. Jude Thaddeus Elementary School. The St. Jude Pumpkin Patch is being put on by St. Jude Home and School. In their mission statement, Home and School said their objective is "to provide parents, teachers and parishioners opportunities to work together for the benefit...
Montana Actors' Theatre players and audience members got a special treat this past weekend when Hollywood star Ed Asner took the stage to play God in "God Help Us" at the Little Theatre in Montana State University-Northern's Cowan Hall. The other two main stars that night were Jay Pyette and Kate Hagen. Pyette has a master's degree in theater arts from the University of Oregon and is the founder and artistic director for MAT and has an extensive history in education and...
The red carpet will be out in Havre as film legend Ed Asner gets set to take the stage in the Little Theatre in Montana State University-Northern's Cowan Hall for the production of "God Help Us" this weekend. Asner has been travelling across the United States performing this show. He and his manager, his daughter Liza Asner, and producer Mitch Levine recently went to Chicago, Coeur D'Alene and Los Angeles. Havre is their fourth stop. "I don't remember anything," Asner said,...
Employers from across the United States will be attending Montana State University- Northern’s Career Fair Monday from 9 a.m. to noon in the Armory Gymnsium. Career Center and Industry Relations Director Mary Heller said she had to move the career fair from the Student Union Building to the gym because the number of employers has been increasing with 36 coming this year. “We’re getting more and more employers coming every year,” Heller added. Employers such as Holland America-Princess Cruise lines have registered to attend...
Havre Daily News hosted a local candidate forum Wednesday night at Montana State University's Applied Sciences Center in Hensler Auditorium, with Hill County candidates in contested races introducing themselves and answering some questions from the moderator and the audience. Montana State University-Northern Chancellor Greg Kegel moderated the forum, asking each candidate questions about their respective positions. Republican Penny Hadford and incumbent Democrat Hill County...
Teens can learn the basics of aviation and potential career opportunities as part of the Aviation Career Education for High School set for Oct. 19 through 21 at the Havre City County Airport. The program is sponsored by the Montana Pilot’s Association and is taught by MPA President Willie Hurd. Hurd said he has been a pilot for about 16 or 17 years now and along with being the president of the MPA is also president of the North Central Hangar of the association. “I built a plane,” he added. “I’m an enthusiast in aviation.” Th...
The Havre School board in its monthly meeting Tuesday at Havre Middle School approved taking bids to add another project at Havre High School. Superintendent Andy Carlson offered a proposal to get a bid on renovations to science classrooms at Havre High. Carlson said he is projecting a total cost of $1.3 million, which includes the bathroom renovations that are presently underway. Carlson said since construction is already scheduled at Havre High it would make sense to have the company that is tasked with the current...
