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Articles from the November 14, 2024 edition


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  • Light's hoops drops two to Cascade powers

    George Ferguson|Updated Nov 19, 2024

    It was a tough weekend on the road for the Montana State University-Northern men's basketball team as the Lights fell to both Southern Oregon and Eastern Oregon in Helena. Last Friday, Northern fell to Southern Oregon University 82-61 in Helena. Southern pushed the lead early in the first half 19-10. The Lights cut into the lead to seven. The Raiders went on a run to extend the lead to 15 points going into half. Southern was able to just keep a good lead for the rest of the...

  • Skylights lose tough games in Great Falls

    George Ferguson|Updated Nov 19, 2024

    The Montana State University-Northern women's basektball team faced some big challenges last weekend in Great Falls. On Friday, The Skylights lost against NAIA power The Master's University 85-63.. The Mustangs got a jump on the Skylights outscoring them 26-11 in the first quarter. They extended the lead going into halftime 50-28. The Skylights took the third quarter 21-19, but it wasn't enough. The Skylights were led by Taya Trottier who had 17 points, five rebounds and four...

  • Orediggers bury Lights in Butte

    George Ferguson|Updated Nov 19, 2024

    The Montana State University-Northern football team struggled to a loss at Montana Tech 54-14 in Butte last Saturday. Northern tallied 295 yards of total offense (201 on the ground), while the Orediggers accounted for 512 yards, of which 299 yards were on the ground. Both teams scored one touchdown in the first quarter. Montana Tech took a good leading going into halftime 30-7. The Lights scored again in the third quarter, while the Orediggers added two touchdowns. Montana...

  • Ponies stun Broncs in Class A quarterfinals

    George Ferguson|Updated Nov 19, 2024

    The Havre High football team seems to have a flare for the dramatic. And that was on full display in the Class A quarterfinals last Saturday in Frenchtown. Taking on the Frenchtown Broncs, undefeated and champions of the Western A, the Ponies erased a 23-13 deficit and wound up crushing the Broncs in the second half for a 47-30 win, earning Havre High a trip to the state semifinals. Pony quarterback Griffin Terry started off the game finding running back Tate Nelson for a...

  • Quick pics: Remembering and honoring our veterans

    Updated Nov 18, 2024

  • Autonomous tech is coming to farming. What will it mean for crops and workers who harvest them?

    Updated Nov 14, 2024

    MELINA WALLING, Associated Press and AYURELLA HORN-MULLER, Grist Associated Press Editor's Note: A version of this was in the November Farm and Ranch special section. HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) - Jeremy Ford hates wasting water. As a mist of rain sprinkled the fields around him in Homestead, Florida, Ford bemoaned how expensive it had been running a fossil fuel-powered irrigation system on his five-acre farm - and how bad it was for the planet. Earlier this month, Ford installed an...

  • Holiday food baskets available

    Updated Nov 14, 2024

    Havre Weekly Chronicle staff Havre Community Food Bank is offering holiday food baskets to low-income and needy families in Hill County. To sign up, people can contact The Salvation Army Havre Service Center at 460-265-6411 or stop in at 328 Third St. to sign up. Required documentation is: Photo ID for the head of household, Social Security Card for all household income, proof of residence in Hill County — a power bill or rent receipt suffices — and proof of income. Sizes and gift ideas for children zero to 12 years of age ar...

  • State approves $26 Million for St. Mary Canal Repair

    Updated Nov 14, 2024

    Havre Weekly Chronicle staff Gov Greg Gianforte announced Tuesday that the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation recently entered into a $26 million loan agreement with the Milk River Joint Board of Control to help fund repairs on the St. Mary Canal. June 17, a catastrophic failure of siphons in the St. Mary Diversion and Conveyance works shut down the diversion that supplies much of the water in the Milk River each year. The river where it enters into Fresno Reservoir has been dry for most of the summer....

  • Community Thanksgiving Dinner is getting set up

    Updated Nov 14, 2024

    Press release The planning for the 2024 Community Thanksgiving dinner is in progress. The intention of this dinner is to provide a free Thanksgiving dinner with all the trimmings to all who wish to participate rich, poor, young, old, singles, couples and families. The spirit of the project is to bring our community together as one big extended family to celebrate the Thanksgiving Holiday. All supplies are paid for by an anonymous donor and are prepared by volunteers and IGA. The dinner is held at the St. Jude Thaddeus Parish...

  • Democrats dominate in local contested county, legislative elections

    Tim Leeds|Updated Nov 14, 2024

    While this area pretty well followed the rest of the state in statewide elections, and the state and nation in the presidential elections, Democrats dominated Tuesday in local contested elections, while the area also supported putting the right to choose an abortion in the state Constitution and a Hill Count road mill levy passed and a Liberty County hospital levy passed. The area followed the rest of Montane in re-electing former Republican President Donald Trump to a new term in the office and elected Republicans to the...

  • Open enrollment for health insurance is here, and deadlines are important

    Updated Nov 14, 2024

    Press release November 1 marked the official open enrollment period for Americans to enroll in the marketplace, apply for Medicaid, or change their health care plans to better meet their needs. This open enrollment period is crucial for the 2,120 Hill County residents who lost Medicaid or Healthy Montana Kids coverage because the window for people to reenroll is closing quickly. People have until January 15, 2025, to reapply, or they may have to wait until November 2025 to apply again. “Over the past year and a half, t...

  • Agenda - Havre City-county Airport Board

    Updated Nov 14, 2024

    Havre City-county Airport Board agenda for meeting at the airport terminal November 21, 2024 3 P.M. 1. Approval of October minutes. 2. Correspondence 3. Reports: (A) Manager (B) Inspection (C) Finance (D) Engineer 4. Public Comment on Agenda Items 5. Unfinished Business (A) Terminal Air Conditioner (B) Airport Manager Intern 6. New Business (A) Big Hangar Rent Postponement 7. Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items 8. Approval of the November Claims...

  • For the Record, Nov. 14, 2024

    Updated Nov 14, 2024

    Births A boy was born Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, to Sharetha Buffalo and Joseph Camacho-Otero of Rocky Boy. Editor’s note: Due to time constraints, deadlines and being short-staffed, Havre Weekly Chronicle has been unable to publish the full For the Record as it has in the past. The Chronicle intends to start printing this report again shortly....

  • Agenda - Great Northern Fair Board

    Updated Nov 14, 2024

    Great Northern Fair Board Meeting, Tuesday, November 19th 2024 @ 5:30 p.m., Fairgrounds Conference Room CALL MEETING TO ORDER: ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS: • Michelle • Bob • Ken • Kaleb • Casey • Briana RECOGNIZE AND RECORD PUBLIC ATTENDEES: APPROVE MINUTES — PUBLIC COMMENT (ANYTHING BROUGHT UP HERE WILL BE ADDED TO NEXT MONTH’S NEW BUSINESSS TO BE DISCUSSED AND VOTED ON) FAIR MANAGER’S REPORT CIVIC GROUPS REPORT DONATED HOURS REPORT COMMITTEE REPORTS • BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS • COMMISSION POLICY • FINANCIAL PLANNING — • EVENTS COM...

  • Agenda - Commissioner's Weekly Calendar

    Updated Nov 14, 2024

    Commissioner’s Weekly Calendar for November 18 - 22, 2024 MONDAY — November 18, 2024 9:00 a.m. — Commissioner Working Session in the Commissioner Office 10:00 a.m. — County Canvass in the Commissioner Office 1:30 p.m. — Unified Disposal Board Meeting TBD 3:30 p.m. — Council on Aging Director Meeting in the Commissioner Office TUESDAY — November 19, 2024 8:30 a.m. — Wage Proposal Meeting in the Commissioner Office 10:30 a.m. — Road Department Meeting in the Commissioner Office 2:00 p.m. — Commission to meet with Northern...

  • Bears advance to Six-Man semifinals

    George Ferguson|Updated Nov 14, 2024

    Another Saturday, and the Box Elder Bears are one game closer to playing for a state football championship. In the Class C Six-Man playoffs last Saturday in Box Elder, the Bears outlasted Denton-Geyser-Stanford-Geraldine in a wild shootout, 74-64. The Bears stayed ahead for much of the high-scoring game as they advanced to the state semifinals. Box Elder, which won Northern Division regular season, will have to face a perennial Six-Man powerhouse with a berth in the state...

  • Havre volleyball season ends at Eastern A

    George Ferguson|Updated Nov 14, 2024

    The Havre High volleyball team had a strong season, but, the Blue Ponies' dream of making it to the state tournament came up a bit short. Last weekend in Lewistown, the Blue Ponies lost to Lockwood in the first round and then were eliminated by Laurel at the Eastern A Divisional Tournament. The Ponies were swept in both matches. Billings Central ended up winning the Eastern A by beating Hardin the title match, 3-1. Lockwood finished third, while Lewistown took fourth, The top...

  • Skylights win, host Frontier volleyball tournament

    George Ferguson|Updated Nov 14, 2024

    The Frontier Conference Volleyball Tournament is coming to the Armory Gymnasium. And the Montana State University-Northern Skylights couldn't be more excited. Northern, which is the No. 5 seed in the tournament, ended the regular season with a thrilling five-set win over Carroll College last Saturday in Helena. MSU-N beat the Saints by scores of 18-25, 19-25, 25-23, 26-24, 15-10. Alana Graves had a team-high 14 kills and eight blocks, while Lexa Stock played her best match as...

  • Big Sandy wins Northern C volleyball title

    George Ferguson|Updated Nov 14, 2024

    The Big Sandy Pioneers are headed to Bozeman. Last weekend in Fort Benton, the Pioneers beat Belt twice to capture the Northern C crown, and earn a coveted trip to this weekend's state tournament. Big Sandy defeated Belt in two championships matches, both by 3-1 scores. That came after the Pioneers outlasted rival Chester-Joplin-Inverness 3-1 in the third-place match earlier in the day, as the Hawks came up one match short of making it to state. Fort Benton was also...

  • Out Our Way: Dust Eaters Unite

    Updated Nov 14, 2024

    1 Corinthians 15:9 For I am the least of the Apostles ... At the round up and drives. Out our way, as I have explained before, the folks in back who push the herd and eat the dust, are usually the least skilled and hands. Given the woke media's fascination with sexual deviations, to say I rode "drag" is often misunderstood by urban folk; so now I simply refer to my normal position on roundups and cattle drives as that of the "dust eater." Interestingly, some of you have...

  • Senior Center News, Nov. 14, 2024

    Updated Nov 14, 2024

    Senior Center News Nov. 18-23 Menu Menu subject to change Monday, Nov. 18, 2024 — Spaghetti, Garlic Bread, Salad, Oranges Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024 — Thanksgiving Dinner Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024 — Roast Beef, Mash Potato/Gravy, Corn, Frosted Cake Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024 — Ham Slices, Baked potato, Mixed Veggies, Rice Crispy Treats Friday, Nov. 22, 2024 — Potato Soup, Chicken Salad Sandwich, Salad, Peaches Brad Taylor: Tuesday the 19th of Nov. Music 10:AM -12:PM Bingo: Tuesday the 19th of Nov. 1:00PM-3:PM $1. per card. TOPS: Wed...

  • Pastor's Corner: Lord, teach us to pray

    Updated Nov 14, 2024

    We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express (Romans 8:26). "Pastor, I made a big mistake in my prayer life," said the parishioner. "I asked God for something, and I got it!" "I shouldn't have prayed that way," comments, another parishioner. "I forgot to add, 'If it be Your will, O Lord.' I was concentrating on what I wanted!" How often we misunderstand how to pray and what to pray for. We err when we...

  • Hello, God. It's me, Mara.

    Updated Nov 14, 2024

    You know, Lord, it might be fun to go back in time (for a short time) when life moved at a slower pace. We'll leave behind: high speed internet, cell phones, telephones, T. V., GPS and electricity. Back then, for us, was daily chores: milking cows, gathering eggs, cleaning chickencoop and barn, slopping pigs, feeding bucket calves, hoeing garden and plum trees, cooking meals from scratch, and in Autumn, making jams, jellies, canning fruits, vegetables and meat, making soap,...

  • Grief Poem - You Gotta Have A KEY!

    Updated Nov 14, 2024

    Three little girls ran down a block, said Grandma was the best! They'd sing and play, read some and dance, then sit down for a rest. Their Dad and Mom encouraged them, they knew Grandma loved girls. Gram helped them pick out pretty clothes and loved their long blond curls. They always loved when Grandma read, for that they'd sit and wait, She'd talk with them, and then she'd read - her reading was so great. She told them just WHO JESUS was, and how to find Him, too. They...

  • Corrrection - Hill County Commission weekly calendar

    Updated Nov 13, 2024

    A calendar for the Hill County Commission submitted to Havre Weekly Chronicle and printed in the Nov. 14 edition on Page A6 listed the wrong time and location for a Great Northern Fair Board meeting. The board meets Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. in the fairgrounds conference room....

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