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Veronica Louise McGillivray Tabor passed away March 24, 2018, following a long struggle with dementia/Alzheimer's. Veronica was born in Havre, Montana, Aug. 24, 1943. She was the eldest of four daughters born to Ellen Eleanora August McGillivray and William Leslie McGillivray. In her youngest years, she lived on the Montana Hi-Line in the tiny town of Hogeland, Montana. She was accustomed to the hard work and the difficult life that came with living on a farm. No heat,... Full story
Over the years, the Havre High softball team has enjoyed a fair amount of success. But the Blue Ponies have still fallen short of taking that next step to compete for state championships and that's something that new head coach Tony Vigliotti is hoping to change. Of course, just like with the rest of the spring sports, Vigliotti has run into weather-related issues during his few weeks on the job during the season. However, if the weather cooperates, Vigliotti is set to make...
Charges were dismissed without prejudice — meaning prosecutors could refile them — Tuesday in the case against former Chippewa Cree Tribal Chairman Kenneth Blatt St. Marks for allegedly violating an order of protection filed by his ex-wife. A motion to dismiss and vacate trial made in Hill County Justice Court by Deputy Hill County Attorney Karen Alley was granted, a day before St. Marks was set to appear in court for a hearing. The motion says the reason for the request for dismissal “was in the interest of justi...
Havre won new honor and earned national attention this week, when Weather Channel listed it as having the worst winter so far in the country. “The number one slot goes to Havre Montana,” Weather Channel Meteorologist Danielle Banks said in a broadcast Tuesday. “This city saw more than a foot of heavy, wet snow in October followed by a snowy December and January and finally winter really kicked into overdrive in February.” Havre topped the list in the segment “The Five Worst Winter Cities of 2017-18 May Surprise You” that...
A certified trainer is holding a marathon session of classes Saturday to help people learn how to stop the No. 1 cause of death in a traumatic injury - bleeding. Dale Herd, physician assistant at Northern Montana Health Care's orthopedic department, will celebrate the first-ever national Stop the Bleed Day Saturday by holding classes all day long - at 9, 10 and 11 a.m. and 1, 2 and 3 p.m. The classes teach people with no medical background how to control bleeding, Herd said. T...
HELENA (AP) — Montana’s government bodies and agencies must give some details about whose privacy rights they are protecting when justifying closing a meeting that would otherwise be open to the public, the state Supreme Court ruled. Justices in a 5-0 decision Tuesday said that the Wolf Point School District Board of Trustees’ explanation for closing a four-hour meeting to the public before firing a schoolteacher in 2015 was insufficient. Teacher Kristine Raap had waived her right to privacy to keep the meeting open, but t...
Flooding increased in Blaine County Wednesday, Hill County was near flooding on one road and flooding is expected to increase in Chouteau County through Friday, but as temperatures plunge, experts say, the chance of more flooding is likely to recede. Blaine County Disaster and Emergency Services Coordinator Haley Velk said this morning that some more roads had flooded in that county Wednesday, but creeks were receding by 5 p.m. She said she had not yet received a report from the county Road and Bridge Department to confirm...
Havre Police Department Officers investigated a two-vehicle crash reported on First Street West Wednesday at 7:30 a.m. —— Officers investigated a vehicle crash reported Wednesday at 2:59 p.m. at 13th Street and Hidden Valley Drive. —— Officers investigated a Wednesday 3:16 p.m. report of a fake $50 bill passed at a First Street West business. —— Cordale Cheyenne Beard of Havre, 19, was arrested on a Justice or City court warrant and a charge of minor in possession after a First Street Northeast caller reported underage dr...
This morning after Qi Gong, I told Jim, “I write my column today and my mind is blank. ” “Easy,” his reply. “Write about purple.” We were beneath the Jacaranda, which this week is a purple umbrella, sheltering 50 shades of birds burying their heads in each blossom, milking the honey-nectar. In that disconnected way that one thought leads to another, I knew that what I really wanted to write about is my simple life. “Jim, the more I pare down my life, the more important small t...
Havre Daily News staff Montana Actors’ Theatre is looking for four college students who want to become interns for the troupe’s summer children’s programs. The interns oversee MAT’s youth programs including the touring KidsMAT Summer Children’s Theatre camps and its annual youth production, slated as “Bugsy Malone” this year. MAT provides a stipend, housing and theater experience through the internships. More information and a downloadable application will be available at http://www.mtactors.com/ or by emailing jay@mtactors....
Havre Daily News staff The discussion of Marjane Satrapi’s “Persopolis” in the Havre-Hill County Library’s Winter Reading Series had been moved to tonight at 7 p.m. An earlier press release listing the date published in the Havre Daily News had the wrong date....
Havre Daily News Staff North Central Montana Transit buses will not run Easter Monday, April 2. The buses will resume their normal schedules Tuesday....
It's ironic that, as I sit down to write this column, it's snowing outside. But, the fact is, April is almost here, and therefore it's time to close the book on another season of winter sports on the Hi-Line. And it goes without saying, it was an exciting one. The sports that is, not the winter itself. Yes, while the snow was the biggest story on the Hi-Line this winter, the local athletes gave us a ray of sunshine through what were some of the darkest days in a long, long...
Press release BOZEMAN — USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is seeking assistance to complete restoration work of degraded wetlands, floodplains and forestlands. NRCS is requesting proposals from qualified individuals and organizations to implement restoration activities on eligible easement properties. Up to $250 million is available for these restoration projects in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the Pacific Islands Area — Guam, American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Maria...
Press release A Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Bowhunter Education course date has been set for the Havre area. A regular youth classroom course starts April 16, and an adult online “field day” course April 21. Archery hunters must have purchased a Montana bow and arrow license prior to hunting during the archery-only season. To purchase a bow and arrow license an individual must meet one of the following requirements: • show completion of a bowhunter education course • show proof of purchase of a previous year’s bow and a...
Press release Additional Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Hunter Education course dates have been set for many areas across Region 6. All hunter education classes are free of charge. Many classes are being held prior to the May 1 application deadline for moose, sheep and goat, and June 1 for deer B, elk B and antelope. In the next few months, classroom courses for youth are being held in: Havre: starting April 5 Whitewater: starting April 9 Glasgow: starting April 13 Wolf Point: starting April 25 Havre: starting May 3...
