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The Havre newspaper will be changing from a five-day-a-week daily to a once-a-week publication starting in May. Grand Teton News Inc., of Wyoming, the owner of the Havre paper, notified the staff of the Havre paper this week that the daily publication will end April 30. The paper will now be published on Thursdays only, starting May 2. The paper will be available in racks and at retails outlets in Havre, and will be mailed through the U.S. Postal Service to subscribers. Subscriptions will be available at greatly reduced...
April is Strengthening Families Month, a time to promote the safety and well-being of Montana’s kids. If you’ve been wondering what the blue pinwheels are around town, these are the symbols of this month and drawing attention to the issue of child abuse. Communities around the state and country put them up in April. CASA of Hill County is also hosting a Kids Carnival on April 27th to wrap up Strengthening Families month and celebrate happy childhoods. We will have free games with prizes, free lunch, and door prizes from 11...
Distributed by Havre Public Works Department Boil Water Advisory Disease-causing organisms have been linked to the City of Havre public water supply BOIL YOUR WATER BEFORE USING Individuals recently sickened with giardiasis have been reported to public health officials. Giardiasis, a diarrheal disease illness caused by a waterborne parasite Giardia, is not common among Hill County residents. Investigation of these illnesses by public health officials determined that the illnesses may be associated with the City of Havre...
Bullhook Blossoms Garden Club and the Havre Lions Club are inviting people to a special dedication ceremony Saturday for a memorial for those who lost their lives serving the country. The Gold Star Families Memorial Marker at Havre's Town Square will be dedicated Saturday at 11 a.m. The tradition began in World War I, a release from Montana Blue and Gold Star Families Memorial Chair Kathy Austin said. The custom during the war became families of service members hanging a...
The Havre Education Association hosted a school board candidate forum at the Havre High School Auditorium Thursday evening, where four candidates running for three local school board seats answered questions on their backgrounds, priorities and stance on Havre's new modified four-day week schedule. Three candidates, incumbent Jake Ingram, incumbent Lorraine Larson, and Shanetrice Allen are running for two available seats on the Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees, and Kelly...
Press release New surprises are surfacing along with Fresno Walleye’s favorite games, raffles and drawings, which will again award hundreds of sponsored prizes worth thousands of dollars during the group’s annual Walleye Banquet docking at the Havre Ice Dome April 20. The 39th Annual Fresno Walleyes Banquet doors will open at 4:30 p.m. The fun begins with the silent and live auctions, games and drawings, and visiting with the friendliest freshwater fishing enthusiasts around. This event will reel guests in from all over the s...
Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., held a press call with rural media outlets Thursday morning, where he discussed a number of ongoing issues in Congress including the upcoming renewal of surveillance legislation and the situation at the U.S. southern border. Tester is running for reelection and faces Michael Hummert of Helena in the Democratic primary. Tester said Thursday that the renewal of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, allows intelligence agencies to access American citizens’ data without a warrant i...
Press release The Montana Stockgrowers Association will be hosting a slate of listening sessions throughout the spring to seek input and ideas from producers on areas where the American livestock industry can be strengthened. The next listening session will be hosted Monday, April 22, at Bear Paw Livestock in Chinook at 5:00 p.m. Food and drinks will be provided and MSGA will host a drawing for a vaccine cooler to one lucky attendee. The listening sessions are part of the organization’s Producer Profitability Initiative, a g...
By Emily Mayer It was Holy Week 100 years ago, and The Havre Daily Promoter was awash in advertisements from local businesses reminding people to get new shoes, dresses and suits for the upcoming holiday, and to the housewife the foodstuffs they would need for their big feast. Of course, local churches were celebrating with services and Masses focusing on the various events surrounding the arrival of Jesus in Jerusalem, his arrest, conviction, crucifixion and Resurrection. One such service is Maundy Thursday, also known as...
That may not be how the song is sung but that is how we sing it in Etzatlan this summer. We juggle the procession of seasons, winter flips into a few days of spring, which gets dropped on the floor and immediately flames into summer, temps in high 90s up to 100 this week. Dry and dusty. What little breeze we get brings cane ash and field dirt, right into my casa where I can enjoy it at leisure. I yearn for what I now think of as normal times, when the rains come in June, bring...
To our readers, Today will be my last day as a reporter for the Havre Daily News, and I want to bid the paper and the community it serves a fond farewell. I want to. I want for my final thoughts to be about the people I’ve met, the community I did my best to serve, the memories I’ve made and how thankful I am for them, and every word of the parting letter I want to write would be true. However, I’m afraid my final thoughts cannot be about those things, at least not entirely, because a recent change announced at the paper...
Dear Havre residents: The Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees seeks your support for the Elementary District General fund Mill Levy on the May 7, 2024, ballot. Approval of this levy will allocate an extra $138,615.45 to bolster educational initiatives for K-8 students in Havre. Passage of this proposal will result in a tax increase of approximately $7.40 per year for a home valued at $100,000, $22.19 per year for a home valued at $300,000, and $44.39 on a home valued at $600,000. HPS has diligently pursued grant funds to...
The Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees will meet Tuesday at 12:15 p.m. in the Robins School Administration Building. The agenda for the meeting is: A. Call to order 1. Pledge of Allegiance 2. Roll call 3. Welcome to visitors 4. Presentation 5. Agenda deletions or corrections, and additions allowed by policy, if any B. Old business C. New business 1. Personnel 2. Consideration of the multi-district agreement with Rocky Boy Schools 3. Consideration of revised language on Policy 3141, Nonresident Student Enrollment, and Poli...
As part of the organization’s commitment to education and legislation, Montana Farmers Union is again sponsoring congressional primary debates, to be held April 30 and May 3. “For more than 100 years MFU has been representing the family farm and educating Montanans on issues important to rural Montana. Hosting the primary debates is an example of the role MFU plays in helping educate voters on the stances of the candidates,” MFU president Walter Schweitzer said. The debates are open to the public, with the Tuesday, April 30,...
Havre Police Department Officers assisted at Hill County Courthouse after a 9:09 a.m. Thursday caller reported a man acting strangely. -- Officers opened an investigation while assisting with a medical call on Fourth Street at 12:03 p.m. Thursday. -- A 12-year-old was issued a summons on a charge of underage tobacco possession or consumption after a Thursday 12:51 p.m. caller at Havre Middle School reported a juvenile with a vape device. -- Child Protection Hotline made a...
Monday, April 22, 2024 9:30 a.m. — Commissioner working session in the Commission Office 10:30 a.m. — Meeting in the Commission Office with Hill County Clerk and Recorder Lexis Dockter regarding new printer 3:30 p.m. — Council on Aging Director Meeting in the Commission Office Tuesday, April 23, 2024 10 a.m. — Safety Committee meeting in the Timmons Room 10:30 a.m. — Road Department Meeting in the Commission Office Wednesday, April 24, 2024 Regular Business Hours Thursday, April 25, 2024 10 a.m. — Weekly Commissione...
Isaiah 30:21 This is the way, walk in it. I have shared this text many times before because it is a message I need to heed, and most likely, so do you. Out our way, the Tiger Ridge is not a flat plateau, but an area with many ridges, old trails, arroyos, thorn bushes and deep gullies. Like it or not, Charlie and I found many a calf lost and apart from their mama and the herd because they wandered down the wrong trail and ended up in a gully. Unlike the cattle - and especially...
You know, Lord, friend, Ce De, asked if she and her neighbor could pop on over, so she could "spill her guts" - like what? So, here they came. They settled in for some tea and cookies and off she went. "You know, long ago, Ally was my best friend - she's since died and gone to heaven, but I can't help but now and then, think about her - how great she was. Oh, maybe I'd best start out in the beginning. A casual acquaintance invited a group of gals over, including me. Well,...
Happy Easter! I have not taken the opportunity to post any articles for a few months an so this is a chance to express some Easter greetings to you all. We are celebrating the Fourth Sunday of Easter this weekend and the readings for Sunday are from Acts 4:8-12, Psalm 118:8-9,21-23, 26, 28, 29, 1 John 3:1-2 and the Gospel is John 10:11-18. In our tradition we call this Sunday "Good Shepherd Sunday" based on the Gospel reading. In the Gospel reading Jesus calls himself the...
Montana State University-Northern head volleyball coach Jerry Wagner is hot on the recruiting trail. Wagner has announced the signing of Brooklyn Minden to join the Skylights program next year. "I'm excited to announce the signing of Brooklyn Minden (position L/DS) to the Skylights volleyball program." said coach Wagner. "Brooklyn's experience, athletic ability and volleyball skill set strengthens our team in all phases of the game. Her ball control, serving and defense are ke...
The Havre High tennis and track teams will return to competition this weekend, weather permitting. The Blue Pony boys and girls track teams are scheduled to travel to Laurel for the Laurel Invitational. The meet will feature a large portion of the Eastern A, as well as area schools from Class B and C. The Laurel Invite will provide some great competition for the Blue Ponies, who are coming off back-to-back wins last week. Both the Havre High boys and girls teams swept titles...
The Hill County Council on Aging has listed the meals to be served at the Rudyard senior center, 406-355-4240. No meals are served Tuesdays. The menus planned for the Rudyard center next week are: Monday, April 22 — Ham-n-scalloped potatoes Wednesday, April 24 — Salmon loaf, rice, veggies, dessert, fruit Thursday, April 25 — Chicken strips macaroni, salad, veggies, dessert, fruit Friday, April 26 — Sloppy joes, veggies, dessert, fruit Menus are subject to change without notice....
North Central Senior Center April 22-26 Menu Monday, April 22 — Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes and gravy, dessert Tuesday, April 23 — Turkey ala king, chicken rice, veggies, fruit, dessert Wednesday, April 24 — Chicken, rice, veggies, fruit, dessert Thursday, April 25 — Hot ham and cheese sandwich, jojo’s, veggies, dessert Friday, April 26 — Soup, chef’s choice, dessert Important: We will continue to prepare meals for the Rudyard Senior Center until someone is hired. We will also continue with Meals on Wheels. Pleas...
