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  • Beaver management meeting draws many supporters of trapping

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Apr 22, 2021

    The Hill County Park Board’s Rules and Regulations Committee held a meeting Wednesday with strong viewpoints expressed on both sides regarding the future of the board’s methods of beaver population control in Beaver Creek Park. The meeting was the second in a series that will be held by the committee meant to gauge the public’s opinion on the long-controversial issue of beaver trapping, which some argue is the only efficient way of controlling beaver populations in Beaver Creek Park. Others argue that lethal trapping is in...

  • State and local COVID-19 update, April 22, 2021

    Updated Apr 22, 2021

    People can find online where vaccines are available in their area through https://vaccinefinder.org , operated by Boston’s Children’s Hospital and supported by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the United States Digital Service. The total number of cases of COVID-19 in Montana on the state map after today’s update was 107,718 with 189 new cases, 1,047 active. The number of active hospitalizations was 62. The number of deaths was 1,557. Blaine County Health Department reported Wednesday evening being notif...

  • St. Jude School works to raise awareness of child abuse

    Kimberly Bolta|Updated Apr 22, 2021

    St. Jude Thaddeus School's junior high students were out Wednesday planting blue pinwheels by the school. "We are putting pinwheels up to support child abuse awareness," seventh grade student Kaylee Vaughn said. Seventh and eighth grade students were out in the morning to put pinwheels in the front of the school. The school has 30 junior high students. Teacher Carly Brunk supervised half of the sixth and seventh grade students Wednesday afternoon while they put out the...

  • Holiday Village hosting craft show to aid local businesses

    Dane McGuire|Updated Apr 22, 2021

    The Havre Holiday Village Mall’s annual craft show returns Saturday, May 1, to aid local business amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Events Coordinator Jenna Holt said the event had to be canceled last year due to the pandemic. To her knowledge, it was the first time the craft show had been canceled since she has been in the events coordinator position. Following safe events in the summer and during the Christmas season, the decision was made to move forward with the craft show. ...

  • May Park Board meeting to be held at fairgrounds

    Updated Apr 22, 2021

    Havre Daily News staff The potluck meeting of Hill County Park Board normally held in May in Beaver Creek Park has been postponed. The May park board meeting will be held in Community Building at Great Northern Fairgrounds. The meeting agenda will be released next week....

  • For the Record, April 22, 2021

    Updated Apr 22, 2021

    Havre Police Department Renee Mary Pruys of Havre, 40, was arrested on a criminal contempt charge related to a 24/7 Sobriety Program violation at 8 a.m. Wednesday. Hill County Sheriff's Office Sheriff's office dispatch log reported no arrests, summonses or investigations. Havre Fire Department Emergency medical personnel responded to two calls Wednesday and one early this morning. Havre Animal Shelter The shelter this morning held two cats and two kittens of unknown gender,...

  • Looking out my Backdoor: Ring my bell!

    Sondra Ashton|Updated Apr 22, 2021

    I’d been out of bed five minutes when I heard the clang-rang of my gate bell. We respect each other’s boundaries. When neighbors visited, they stood out by the gate and yelled, “Sondra, are you home?” I’d lived here a year when I figured there must be a better early-warning system. At the tianguis in town I bought a goat bell. I had a welder make an arch and attach it to the gate so the bell would hang free. When I hear the bell, I go out to the gate and open it for my guests....

  • MSU Extension offers certification program to boost remote work in rural areas

    Updated Apr 22, 2021

    From MSU News Service BOZEMAN — Montana State University Extension will soon offer a program to help rural Montana residents gain skills needed to work from home as a remote employee, freelancer or entrepreneur. “This educational program will help people living in rural communities gain the skills needed to access high-paying jobs and larger markets for their business while remaining in their rural communities,” said Cody Stone, MSU Extension executive director. “This program has the potential to strengthen the economi...

  • Happy to have spring sports back

    Kason Clark|Updated Apr 22, 2021

    The COVID-19 pandemic shut the sports world down back in March of 2020. While professional sports such as the NBA, NHL and MLB eventually got to return or start their season later, college and high school spring sports did not get that opportunity. As spring returns in 2021, so do the spring sports in Havre and across the Hi-Line after nearly two years without play. "I don't even know if I can describe it. Last year was such a gut punch," said HHS softball head coach Tony...

  • Havre Northstars host Great Falls Chargers Sunday

    Kason Clark|Updated Apr 22, 2021

    After an opening weekend that ended with the Havre Northstars American Legion baseball club undefeated, they look to continue their strong start with a pair of games against the Great Falls Chargers this Sunday at American Legion Field. While Havre head coach Patch Wirtzberger has not gotten a look at the Chargers yet, he believes he will have his team ready to play. "That program has underwent some changes so not exactly sure what we're going to get from them," Wirtzberger sa...

  • Local Bowling Report: Thank you bowlers, it was a great season

    Julie Rodgers|Updated Apr 22, 2021

    Well this will be the final bowling report for the year. Yes all leagues are done. Harvest Moon Lanes would like to say thank you to all the bowlers who participated this year. This year was a huge challenge, and we appreciate all of you so much. We are hoping next season will be back to normal. The last week of league brought several amazing scores. The last night of men’s league we had a 299 from Shawn Mariani and 298 from Dustin Kinsella just for starters. Here are the r...

  • Bearpaw Bowmen holding 3D Archery Shoot Sunday

    Pam Burke|Updated Apr 22, 2021

    Bearpaw Bowmen Archery Club is holding its Spring 3D Archery Shoot Sunday at Eagles Campground in Beaver Creek Park. The 25 3D targets - life-sized animal targets - will be a variety of sizes from the archery club's collection, which includes everything from small rabbits to big game and even a Sasquatch, club President Clyde R. Thomas Jr. said. And the shooting distances will be anywhere from 3 feet to 70 yards. "That's why they have these 3D shoots is to get people into...

  • Three mussel-fouled boats found at Anaconda Station

    Updated Apr 22, 2021

    Staff and wire report Anaconda watercraft inspectors were busy last weekend when three mussel-fouled watercraft were intercepted at the inspection station. The inspectors keep finding more fouled boats, with the previous weekend, on April 10, marking Montana’s watercraft inspectors intercepting the sixth mussel-fouled boat entering the state. That boat also was stopped at the Anaconda watercraft. Inspectors found dry and dead mussels on a used pontoon boat that had been purchased in Minnesota and was destined for W...

  • Nonresident hunters can sign up for Alternate's List starting May 15

    Updated Apr 22, 2021

    From Fish, Wildlife and Parks Beginning May 15 and running through June 30, nonresident hunters can register their name to the Alternate’s List on MyFWP at https://myfwp.mt.gov/fwpExtPortal/login/login . Every year, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks gets several unused nonresident combination licenses — big game, general elk and general deer combination licenses — returned by customers. FWP resells these returned licenses through the Alternate’s List. The Alternate’s List is an option for nonresident hunters to express t...