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The H. Earl Clack Museum Board, in addition to discussing other business, announced during its monthly meeting Monday evening the return of Hands On History Saturday, April 29, at the Boys & Girls Club of the Hi-Line, an event that hasn't been held since 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. H. Earl and Margaret Turner Clack Memorial Museum Foundation Board President Elaine Morse said the event, which in previous years has included as many as 30 individual events, is an opportuni...
Press release Montana State University Extension Hill County and the Bullhook Blossoms Garden Club will host a pruning workshop March 17 at 10 a.m. in the 4-H Chuckwagon on the Great Northern Fairgrounds. MSU Extension Horticulture Specialist Abi Saeed will be presenting on plumbing and answering all your pruning questions. This program is free and open to all that want to attend. Bullhook Blossoms Garden Club will be providing refreshments. Pruning trees can seem like a simple task but when you get into the whens and hows...
Press release Havre High School Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held Thursday, March 2, from 3:45 until 7:15 p.m. for all parents/guardians of HHS students. Parents/guardians may visit with their child’s teacher about any concerns or issues regarding grades. Conferences will be held in the individual teacher classrooms. All parents/guardians of HHS students are invited and encouraged to attend....
Driving just south of Havre the hillsides and fields were almost totally devoid of snow. Only the barrow pits and leeward sides of hills and coulees still held the wintry white stuff. From the upper lake, the snow cover built as did the anticipation of eager skiers and shredders on their journey to the fabled slopes of Bear Paw. Upon reaching their destination, downhill enthusiasts were greeted by abundant quantities of snow. Snow that was boosted by a recent dump of nearly 5...
John H. Hebbelman Jr. was born on September 23, 1943, and flew to the heavens on February 6, 2023. John took flight unexpectedly from the runway of earth, leaving behind Angie, wife of 13 years; his daughter, KariLi (Pat), grandsons, Sean, and Dylan, along with many other family members. John is. Because he was an organ donor, the Eagle Eye lives on! The family would like all to know that even though John leaves behind the many friends he held dear, they wish for you to carry him in your hearts until the day you meet him...
The morning of Saturday, February 11, 2023, Grace Ness passed peacefully surrounded by family and friends. She was born Grace Irene Richie to parents Lola Lorraine Patton and France Dale Richie in Villisca, Iowa, August 15, 1943. When she was a young girl, they moved to Montana and settled in Rudyard, Montana. She was the second child of five children. Grace married the love of her life, Ferris "Buster" Ness, March 25, 1965, in Las Vegas, Nevada. She had three children, Karen...
Havre Police Department A hit and run crash damaging a Chevrolet Silverado on 14th Street was reported at 1:39 p.m. Monday. -- A theft was reported by a Monday 3:04 p.m caller on First Street Northeast. -- Collette Marie Stiffarm of Harlem, 33, was arrested on a Justice or City court warrant after a Monday 3:41 p.m. caller at the hospital asked for assistance with a person brought in by ambulance. -- Brett Warren Landon of Havre, 56, was arrested on charges of assault on a...
As I started week six, Judy and I had the opportunity to have a 2023 Senior from Havre High join us for the week. Paige Bertelsen signed up to be a 68th legislative page for the Senate, and I was honored to sponsor her. Paige was recommended by a teacher of Havre High, Lindsey Ratliff. I hope Paige had fun and learned as much as I have fun sharing and learning with her. Paige had the chance to witness one of the most lively debates I have ever seen on the floor of the Senate....
Dear Editor: Feb. 9, 2023, the 56th Annual Hill County Spelling Bee was held at the Havre Middle School. Such an event can only happen with the help of dedicated community leaders. Crucial financial support for this event was provided by Independence Bank in the form of Chamber of Commerce gift certificates for the top three finishers: $50, $35 and $20. Medals were provided by the Hill County Superintendent of Schools office. There were 69 students (17 alternates), fourth through eighth grade, participating and each of these...
My husband, Peter, does not believe in Valentine’s Day. I mean, he knows it is a thing. It’s just a thing he prefers to ignore. “Stupid!” That is Peter’s verdict. Peter takes offense whenever there is a big marketing effort aimed at getting him to buy things in order to show affection. He feels this way about Christmas, believing it has become too commercialized. He feels this way about birthdays, insisting that the day of his birth is nothing to celebrate. Buying gifts for...
Montana farmers and ranchers face numerous challenges. Some of these challenges such as weather, commodity prices, and bank loan rates are beyond a single farmer’s ability to manage. On the other hand, there are challenges faced by Montana producers, which one could reasonably consider as manageable yet in reality are not. One of the biggest challenges thrown in the face of Montana agriculture that falls in this category is when original equipment manufacturers lock farmers and ranchers out of repairing their own e...
The redistricting wrangling is now over. The Commission has made its decision, will formally file the legislative district structure, and the 2024 elections will move forward. For the sixth time that the difficult and politicallycharged redistricting process has been handled by the Commission created by the 1972 Constitutional Convention — ConCon. Montana’s redistricting process over 50 years has stood the test of time. The Commission created by the ConCon called for four partisan members appointed by the legislative leaders...
Year in, year out, the field for the District 9C girls basketball tournament is arguably the toughest in all of Class C. The 2023 version will be no different. Starting Wednesday, the 9C girls tournament returns to the Havre High gymnasium where eight teams will battle for the three spots in next week's Northern C, as well as the right to be called 9C champions. And while the field is certainly stacked again this year, everybody may be looking up at undefeated and top-seeded...
After a huge win over over the Providence Argos last Thursday night in Billings, the Montana State University-Northern men's wrestling team was named the Under Armour Team of the Week for Feb. 6-12, the Cascade Collegiate Conference announced Sunday. After a drought of being dropped from the NAIA poll, MSU-Northern finally secured the last spot in the final ranking released this week by the National Office. Riding the accomplishment of their newfound spot, the Lights went to...
After competing against one another over the course of the regular season, District 9C boys basketball teams will finally go at it in the District 9C Tournament this week at Havre High Gymnasium. With eight teams fighting for three spots in the Northern C Divisional, it is sure to be an exciting and competitive week of basketball on the Hi-Line. “I think there’s going to be a lot of good basketball to be played,” Box Elder head coach Jeremy Macdonald said. “The 9C’s been extr...
WEDNESDAY High School Basketball District 9C Girls in Havre Game #1 1 p.m. Game #2 2:30 p.m. Game #3 6 p.m. Game #4 7:30 p.m. THURSDAY High School Basketball District 9C Boys in Havre Game #1 11 a.m. Game #2 12:30 p.m. Game #3 4 p.m. Game #4 5:30 p.m. District 9C Girls in Havre LO #1 8 a.m. LO #2 9:30 a.m. SF #1 7 p.m. SF #2 8:30 p.m. District 1B at Cut Bank District 2B at Malta FRIDAY High School Basketball District 9C Boys in Havre LO #1 8 a.m. LO #2 9:30 a.m. SF #1 4 p.m....
Longtime Havre High head tennis and golf coach, and Havre Daily News publisher/sports editor George Ferguson has been named one of eight finalists for a prestigious award. Ferguson recently was named finalist for NHSACA Tennis Coach of the Year 2023. Ferguson was selected as Montana's nominee for the honor, and was named a regional finalist. He has now been chosen as one of eight national finalists for the award. Ferguson has been a head coach at Havre High for 20 school...
