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A friend of mine told me something so amazing, I had to look it up to see if it was true. In 1960, a series of experiments were done with flatworms in which a bunch of flatworms were taught where to find food. This was news all on its own, as the flatworm is not a species known for its scholastic aptitude. But that wasn’t the interesting part. It got interesting when the educated flatworms were ground up and fed to flatworms who had no idea where the food was and, miraculously...
The 2020-2021 winter season has been uncommonly mild so far, and City of Havre Public Works Department has been able to take advantage of the weather in a number of ways in the past weeks and months. Havre Public Works Director Dave Peterson said the longer the mild weather holds, the less potential there is for road damage in the coming months. When moisture finds its way into and under the roads then freezes, it can expand and damage roadways, but because the weather has been so mild there’s very little frost in or on t...
Fifth grader Keyon Roberts won Sunnyside Intermediate School's annual spelling bee Tuesday afternoon on the word "fanged" and will be registered for an online intermediate spelling bee and the winners of that will advance to the the Montana State Spelling Bee. The online intermediate bee replaces the Hill County Spelling Bee, canceled this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In previous years, students who won their school bees would advance to the county bee, with the winner...
The 2021 Hi-Line Hell Freeze Hockey Tournament is set to heat up the ice at Havre Ice Dome Thursday through Sunday. Fourteen teams, including eight from Havre, in this year’s hockey tournament will compete in at least three games each, with the top teams vying in final rounds for a top-three placing. This tournament is the main fundraiser for Havre Youth Hockey, Derek Vaughn, one of the organizers, said. All the proceeds will help pay expenses for participation and c...
Staff and wire report Montana Senior Medicare Patrol said in a release that local Area Agencies on Aging are reporting that senior citizens are calling to ask about a credit card that arrived in the mail from "Money Network Financial," saying that they represent the U.S. Treasury and the recipient should call to activate the card with their economic stimulus. These are legitimate cards. Some 8 million Americans are receiving their stimulus payments on a pre-paid debit card sen...
The number of active hospitalizations was 118. The number of deaths was 1,201. Blaine County, reported Tuesday evening 10 new cases, 681 total, 54 active, 1 active hospitalization listed, 24 deaths Hill County, reported Tuesday evening 11 new cases, 1,799 total, 21 active, 40 active hospitalizations, 40 deaths Rocky Boy, reported Tuesday evening, also reported on either Chouteau or Hill County numbers, 1 new case, 787 total, 1 active on Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation, no active hospitalizations, deaths not listed Fort B...
Press release The Montana Association of Clerk and Recorder’s is again sponsoring 2 scholarships for a graduating senior who will be attending an in-state college or university. The first-place scholarship is for $1,000 and the second-place scholarship is for $500. The last day of acceptance of applications is March 12. Application forms are available from the guidance counselor at the high school or from the Hill County Clerk and Recorder, Susan Armstrong, at 315 Fourth St., Havre MT 59501. People who have any questions c...
Beginning Monday, Montana Actors’ Theatre will be offering workshops for middle school and high school aged youth. The workshops will be held Mondays and Wednesdays from 4 to 6 p.m. at Montana State University-Northern’s Little Theatre in Cowan Hall. The tentative workshop schedule is: February — Auditioning, character development and basic movement April — Costume design and construction May — Intro to classical theatre, Shakespeare, and stage fighting September — One acts: Writing, development and performance October — L...
Press release During the COVID-19 pandemic and the isolation and stress caused by it, many people are looking for resources for themselves and others who need support. Following are a list of some numbers people can call for help and support. • Montana Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255) • RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673 • Tumbleweed Runaway and Family Crisis Program: 406-259-2558 and, toll free, 1-888-816-4702 • Friendship Line by Institute on Aging is both a crisis intervention hotline...
James P. “Jim” O’Leary, 87, passed away due to natural causes Sunday, January 24, 2021, at the Care & Comfort Home. A Rosary will be held at 7:00 p.m. Thursday, January 28, 2021, with funeral services beginning at 11:00 a.m. Friday, January 29, 2021, all at St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church with Father Dan Wathen officiating. Jim’s family has suggested that memorial donations be made in his memory to St. Jude Catholic School or St. Jude Catholic Church, PO Box 407, Havre, MT 59501....
Esther E. (Johnston) Capellen, 83, passed away due to natural causes Friday, January 22, 2021, at Benefis Healthcare in Great Falls. A visitation will be held for Esther from 4:00 until 6:00 p.m. at Holland & Bonine Funeral Home Friday, January 29, 2021. Funeral services and burial will be in Cody, Wyoming....
The Hill County Park Board will meet at the Community Building on the Great Northern Fairgrounds Monday, Feb. 1, at 5:30 p.m. 1. Approval of minutes 2. Approval of agenda 3a. Guest and public comment from December’s meeting 3b. Guests and public comments on agenda items only/agenda requests for next meeting 4. Cabin Business: #4 Eagle Lane 5. Old business: Monitoring progress South cross fence 6. New business: Cliff Plum Bullhook Bottoms Black Powder Club Chamber of Commerce Bear Paw Marathon Fuels management partnership W...
A front-page article in Tuesday’s edition of the Havre Daily News about the Great Falls-Billings Diocese of the Roman Catholic Church planning to close the St. Paul Mission School in Hays next year misspelled the name of the diocese....
Havre Police Department A Washington Avenue caller asked Tuesday 2:22 p.m. to speak with an officer about suspicious activity going on in a family member's home. -- Scott Earl Smith of Havre, 40, was issued a summons on a theft charge after a Tuesday 2:52 p.m. caller at a First Street West business reported a theft that happened at 2 p.m. -- Marshall Earl Doney of Harlem, 32, was arrested on a charge of partner or family member assault after a caller on Second Street West...
The Havre Blue Ponies got pushed but, in the end, the Ponies responded like a veteran team should. Tuesday night in the HHS gymnasium, the Pony boys held off an impressive charge from the Class B Fairfield Eagles in a 63-52 win, which was Havre's third at home in less than a week. The victory didn't come easy, and Blue Pony head coach Walynn Burgess was impressed with the fight in the Eagles. "There's a reason they were state champs last year," Burgess said of Fairfield....
A pair of Montana State University-Northern standouts have been honored for great performances last week. MSU-Northern senior David Harris was named Frontier Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week, while Northern grappler Chase Short was selected as the Cascade Conference Wrestler of the Week. Harris is a 6-foot-4 senior guard from Tacoma, Wash. MSU-Northern went 2-0 for the weekend beating Rocky Mountain College 71-55 Saturday and 68-58 Sunday. For the weekend,...
Former Havre Blue Pony Parker Filius’ 2021 wrestling season is finally underway, and he started the year ranked No. 19 at 141 pounds. While Filius had to miss Purdue’s season-opening dual against Northwestern, he was back in the lineup last Saturday as the Boilermakers lost a close bout with No. 10 Illinois. Filius also fell in his 141-pound match to 13th-ranked Dylan Duncan. However, Sunday Filius bounced right back with a major decision over Dominic Dentino of Wis...
Randy Tommerup, Havre High Wrestling The Havre High wrestling team was perfect at home this past weekend. And so were many Pony individuals, including junior Randy Tommerup. Tommerup won all four of his matches by pin, wrestling once at 205 pounds and three times at 182. He also beat ranked wrestlers from Corvallis and Ronan in helping the Blue Ponies to four wins. Tommerup also plays football and tennis at Havre High. Hallie Neibauer, Chinook Girls Basketball Chinook girls...
From Montana Department of Livestock HELENA — The Montana Department of Livestock continues to prepare for a foreign animal disease — FAD — introduction into the state. The Animal Health Bureau — AHB — and the Montana Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory — MVDL —were recently awarded funding by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’ Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to increase practical livestock biosecurity measures and address needs related to receiving, testing and reporting diagnostic test results, respectively. T...
