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Editor’s note: The original document sent to Havre Daily News listed the wrong time Thursday for the weekly business meeting. This version corrects the time. Monday 1:30 p.m. — Ambulance stipend meeting in commissioner’s office 6 p.m. — Hill County Park board Rules and Regulations Committee meeting at Hill County Annex Tuesday 9:30 a.m. — Council on Aging — Final contract for state budget 10:30 a.m. — Road Department meeting in commissioner’s office Wednesday Regular Business Hours Thursday 10 am — Weekly business meeting...
The Hill County Commission approved a social host ordinance on first reading and will hold a second reading April 1. The ordinance would make it a violation for the social host of a party or event who knows, or reasonably should know, that underage people are drinking alcohol to not make reasonable attempt prevent it. The ordinance states that the host does not need to be present for the law to apply and could result in a misdemeanor charge. A similar ordinance has been in place Havre for over 10 years, and Susan Brurud of...
Big Sandy resident Vanessa Janssen recently stumbled onto a somewhat unusual idea for a side-business recently: selling snails as pets. "My parents still make fun of me. Apparently I'm a Montana snail rancher ... it's pretty hardcore," Janssen said jokingly. She said the business originated when her mother ordered a few adult snails for Janssen's children. She said her children are home-schooled and she's always looking for new ways to entertain them, but when the snails laid...
Press release The Montana State University-Northern Foundation has announced the 2021 Founders' Excellence Award recipients, Paulette Cronk and Patsy Divish. Both were nominated and unanimously voted in for their tireless dedication to Northern and their countless hours of volunteer work at the Foundation. The Founders Excellence award goes to individuals who show loyalty and service to Montana State University-Northern and has been a tradition for more than 35 years. Paulette...
Hill County had its 42nd COVID019-related death reported Thursday evening by the county health department The total number of cases of COVID-19 in Montana on the state map after today’s update was 102,768 with 157 new cases, 1,033 active. The number of active hospitalizations was 51. The number of deaths was 1,409. Blaine County Health Department reported Thursday evening being notified of 2 new cases, 750 total, 12 active, 24 deaths. Hill County Health Department reported Thursday evening being notified of 1 new case, 1...
Phyllis Darlene (Staples) White, June 15, 1948-March 10, 2021, was born in Havre, Montana, graduated Havre High School in 1966 and attended Montana State University-Northern. She was an executive secretary at Stanford University Law School. She was a lifelong advocate for the unborn and the care of animals. Phyllis is lovingly remembered by her husband of 50 years, Jeff; her daughters, Sarah and Hilary; "sons-in-law" Eric and Matt, and seven grandchildren, along with her...
From NorthWestern Energy BUTTE — The extreme weather that gripped Montana the first half of February was immediately followed by extreme weather throughout the Midwest and resulted in temperatures that were far below normal. Record energy demand throughout the Midwest during this time caused natural gas prices to spike. NorthWestern Energy purchased some natural gas for its Montana customers from the market and its customers will see an increase in the cost of the natural gas supply on their bills. NorthWestern Energy M...
Press release Construction crews will begin work Monday on the bridge deck replacement on the Scott Coulee Bridge on U.S. Secondary Highway 234 — Beaver Creek Highway — about a mile south of Havre. The project will be completed in two phases. Traffic should expect short delays beginning Monday as crews mill the roadway and place concrete barrier on the project. People should expect flaggers with minimal delay during the first week of construction. Phase 1 will close the southbound lane until the bridge deck is complete and...
Press release GREAT FALLS — Seven miles of U.S. Highway 87, north of Great Falls, are about to become wider to handle increasing traffic volumes. After wrapping up preliminary construction last winter, the Montana Department of Transportation announced that Schellinger Construction crews will return March 22, weather permitting, to resume roadwork between Dent Bridge Road and Great Bear Avenue. “We know the start of the construction season can often be frustrating to the community,” Great Falls District Administrator, Jim W...
The Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees will meet Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the Havre Middle School. The meeting will be available on Zoom through the link https”//us02web.zoom.us/i/87358166962 . The agenda for the meeting is: A. Call to order 1. Pledge of Allegiance 2. Roll call 3. Welcome to visitors 4. Agenda deletions or corrections, and additions allowed by policy, if any B. New business 1. Personnel 2. Bus route change 3. Screen applications submitted for superintendent position to identify candidates to be interviewed 4...
Havre Police Department Officers responded to a report of a two-vehicle crash with injuries at 13th Avenue and Sixth Street at 7:52 a.m. Thursday. -- Titus Pedraza of Havre, 38, was arrested on a Justice or City court warrant after a caller at a First Street business asked Thursday at 10:42 a.m. to speak with an officer. -- A caller at a First Street establishment reported Thursday at 12:04 p.m. to speak with officers about two fake IDs. -- A dog bite was reported by hospital...
As I said in a column a few weeks ago, I’ve taken up archery and am completely enamored with it, largely because it has turned out to be one of those things in life that just hits me on a pretty deep and introspective level. Sure it’s fun — how can you not feel a rush shooting a bow and arrow? I split the tail end of one arrow with a perfect hit from a second arrow. That’s some next-level Annie-Oakley-with-a-bow stuff right there (Robin Hood, who?). Of course it was purely...
I’ve been having trouble sleeping lately, and among the many reasons for that is a question that seems to buzz around in the back of my head before I close my eyes: How will COVID-19 be remembered? To be frank, I fear the answer. The United States has been hit very hard by the pandemic with more deaths than any other nation, including those with larger and more crowded populations and less public health resources. Communities of color, especially Native-American communities, have seen a disproportionately high amount of i...
The Montana State University-Northern volleyball team has been on a rough streak as the Skylights have lost 13 games in a row. They hope to finally put that streak to an end this weekend as they host a pair of matches against Carroll College at the Armory Gymnasium. Despite the skid, MSU-N head coach Jerry Wagner is confident that his team can get back in the win column. "We're getting better," Wagner said. "We obviously have everything to gain when we go out there and...
The 2021 Hi-Line basketball season is in the books and what a year it was for District 9C. Fort Benton was incredible, North Star's girls won a championship, and there was so much to celebrate. That includes the postseason awards as the league's All-Conference and All-State selections were announced Tuesday. Eight 9C players earned Class C All-State honors for this past season, including Fort Benton's Hayden Diekhans, Devin Bird and Jace Thompson. Chinook's Ethan Bell, Reese...
High Scores for the week were Women: game, Jacey Kohler, 206, series, Ashley Linderman, 533, and Men game and series, Shawn Mariani, 279-689. Split picker’s were Fern Lohse, 7-8-9, Jackie Mayer, 5-10, and Colleen Patera, 5-7. Sunday Keglers: Julie Smith, 163, Amanda Moomey, 166-453, Ashley Linderman, 168, Haley Graham, 154, Alicia Burrington, 187-473, Pam Conatser, 151,161, Tasha Daniels, 154, Jared Weigel, 182,196, Fred Williams, 201,180-550, Doug Denny, 223,184-552, W...
The coronavirus won’t stop the Hi-Line Invitational Tournament again. After having to be canceled last year due to the pandemic, the H.I.T. is back. The Montana State University-Northern men’s and women’s basketball programs will be hosting the 34th Hi-Line Invitational Tournament April 2-3 at Havre High School. The H.I.T. features some of Montana’s top high school talent on all-star teams from each of the state’s four classifications (AA, A, B and C), and includes plenty of...
North Central Senior Citizens Center, March 22-16 Menu by Earlene DeWinter, subject to change Monday — Chicken-fried steak, mashed potatoes and gravy, broccoli, peanut butter cake Tuesday — Cranberries, turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes and gravy, sweet potatoes, cake Wednesday — Cheeseburger, potato salad, baked beans, dessert Thursday — Pork chow mein, crunchy noodles, honey garlic chicken wings, fruit Friday — Soup, chef’s choice, dessert The Senior Center’s doors are still closed to the public. We are providing lim...
By Keith J. Doll Havre/Hill County Historic Preservation Commission Part 1 of a 2-part series Since St. Mark's ended services this year, I thought it was fitting to run this article again. The article was printed in the Havre Daily News Friday, March 21, 2014, and Friday, March 28, 2014. It is a beautiful church with a lot of history. Organized in 1898, the missionaries who held services for the Episcopalians occasionally in Havre until 1907 were Bishop Brenner, the Rev. Harry...
Out our way, you sometimes discover you can get fooled by appearances. Many of you may recall the time I was checking fence with Charlie and had to crawl through some hawthorn bushes to get to the corner post on the other side. I came upon what looked to be an opening in the grove of thorn trees and stepped onto what appeared to be a nice open patch of ground. It wasn't. It was a deep quagmire of mud - quicksand? - that had a light layer of dirt covering it. It looked like...
Holy Week is drawing nearer and nearer! From the excitement of waving palm branches on Palm Sunday to the sorrowful somberness of Maundy Thursday and Good Friday to the bright joy of Easter morning, I have always loved Holy Week. Last year, when the first wave of the pandemic crashed over us and forced all of Holy Week online, we felt how jarring it was to wake up on Easter Sunday without a tangible community around us to celebrate our Savior's resurrection. This year, we're...
Havre Daily News staff People have been invited to St. Jude Thaddeus Church at noon Saturday to recite the Holy Rosary as part of the 2021 Traditional Marriage Crusade. “God’s marriage and the traditional family need our prayers,” a flyer provided by the organizers said. “That is why you are invited to join our 2021 Traditional Marriage Rosary Rally.” The information provided said the Rosary rally, sponsored by America Needs Fatima, will be one of more than 3,000 rallies that will take place all across the United States Sa...
You know, Lord, occasionally one reads something that needs to be shared. Such is the case with an article by Dr. A. Purnell Bailer from his column, "Bread of Life," which he wrote Feb 10, 1970. Quoting from that writing: "In 1934 Reinhold Niebuhr used a pulpit prayer of which a friend asked for and kept a copy, O God, give us serenity to accept what cannot be changed, courage to change what should be changed, and wisdom to distinguish the one from the other (1).'" "The prayer...
