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Work on replacing the culverts in the Bullhook storm drainage ditch under Havre has stalled while city officials and the contractor negotiate what the contract requires. "Havre and the contractor are trying to work out a difference of opinion on the contract," Havre Mayor Tim Solomon said Tuesday afternoon. "We're hoping to get (the differences of opinion) settled soon and get them back to work." Havre City Council Chair Andrew Brekke said the city attorney has been brought...
Editor’s note: The computer program provided by the Montana state government to print media reports on court actions does not always list all fines assessed. The following cases were resolved by Havre City Judge Virginia Seigel in December. —— Larissa Marie Floren, born in 1990, was fined $200 for obstructing justice, charged with a misdemeanor. —— Gregory Charles Rainingbird, born in 1994, was fined $200 for partner or family member assault, causing injury. —— Jordana Nile Mitchell, born in1993, was fined $150 for owner per...
The Senate of the Associated Students of Montana State University-Northern will host a Bow Tie Ball Saturday night on the main floor of Donaldson Hall to celebrate this year's graduation and revive one of the campus' oldest buildings. Collin Miller, president of the Senate, said the formal dress event will take place on Donaldson Hall's ground floor and feature, dancing with music provided by a disc jockey, hors d'ouevres and a cash bar serving beer and wine provided by Vic's...
People are invited to Town Square Thursday at noon for a gathering of worshipful song and prayer in observance of the National Day of Prayer. The annual gathering is organized by the Greater Havre Area Ministerial Association. “We welcome anybody and everybody to come pray with us,” said Brian Barrows, pastor at Abundant Life Ministries who will be the event’s master of ceremonies. Free food will also be offered to attendees and provided by each of the churches. Barrows said. This year, the Rev. Dan Wathen of St. Jude Thadd...
Though all three of Havre’s incumbent school board members were re-elected, incumbents in three other north-central Montana school districts were unseated in Monday’s school elections. In Havre, incumbents Cindy Erickson, Curtis Smeby and Timothy Scheele fended off a challenge from Keisha Fegan. The top three vote-getters in the contests were the winners. Erickson received 1,059 votes, Schelee 1,022 and Smeby 903, while Fegan trailed with 656 votes. In Chinook, six-term member of the Chinook High School Board of Trustees and...
Montana State University-Northern will hold its 68th graduation ceremony Saturday in the Armory Gymnasium. This year’s commencement speaker will be U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke. In March Zinke became the first Montanan to ever serve in a presidential cabinet when he was confirmed by the U.S. Senate to his current post. A native of Whitefish, Zinke is a retired Navy SEAL commander whose service has included tours in Afghanistan and Iraq. He served in the Montana Senate from 2009-2012, before he was elected to M...
Havre Daily News staff A benefit to help Matt Walen with his expenses fighting his third bout of cancer is set to start at 6 p.m. in the Havre Eagles Club. Walen, a 1985 Havre High School graduate, will not be able to attend as he will be undergoing stem cell transplants in Aurora, Colorado, but his wife, Milene, will be there. The benefit dinner, which has no admission fee, will be shrimp linguine. A variety of items will be auctioned at the benefit, including of”Griz Tickets” for season opener on 9/2/17, and a “Night out i...
Press release Hundreds of thousands of teens nationwide are expected to participate in National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month this May, particularly on the 16th annual National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, taking place today. The purpose of National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month is to focus the attention of teens on the importance of avoiding too-early pregnancy and parenthood through an interactive online quiz and game. Throughout the month of May, teens nationwide are asked to visit StayTeen.org and take the National...
From the Havre Area Chamber of Commerce It’s time to say goodbye to the winter grime and hello to spring. The Havre Area Chamber of Commerce is encouraging all business and property owners, clubs and organizations, schools and community members, everyone, to join in the spring community clean up, Havre Pride — Townwide, to make Havre sparkle. “Can you help? You bet! Just an hour of your time can make a BIG difference,” said Joe Ross, Havre Chamber Board president. “Coming out of winter, spring cleaning our town is a must-do...
From Havre High School Close Up Havre High School Close Up is sponsoring Donkey Basketball at Havre High School Gymnasium Saturday at 7 p.m. This is a family fun event for people of all ages in which Havre High students will ride donkeys while playing basketball. Concessions will be available for purchase with a Taco in a Bag meal deal. Tickets are available for presale at the high school this week during lunch hour, or at the gate. Admission prices are listed for purchases in advance, and at the gate: • Adults — $8, $9 • S...
Another acrimonious session of the Montana Legislature has come to an end. Montana’s hunters, anglers and other outdoors enthusiasts had several successes in this session. We spoke up for wildlife and our outdoor heritage, we reached across political divides, and our elected officials heard us. In a tough political time, we made the legislative process work by working together. The biggest win for all Montanans is the full restoration of funding for our state’s premier habitat protection and public access program, Hab...
As the 2017 legislative session has come to an end, we want to make sure that Montanans have a clear view of what’s happened the past few months in Helena. The mission of the Senate and House Republicans from Day One has been to help create more opportunities for all Montanans by making our state a better place to work, live and do business. Government should work in service to the people, not the other way around. In large part this means fighting against policies that increase taxes, grow government and take from the c...
Nationally, 33,000 Americans died in 2015 from an opioid overdose — that’s close to the number of casualties caused by car accidents. Montana has seen a 475 percent increase in heroin found during arrests since 2013, and meth usage is rising again. Patients who struggle with substance abuse and mental illnesses rely heavily on mental health care, often to survive. In 2015, Montana had the third highest suicide rate in the nation. Based on Montana DPHHS information, 65 percent of suicides between January 2014 and March 2016 ha...
Havre Police Department A 14- and an 11-year-old were each issued summonses on charges of juvenile curfew violations after someone made a report Monday at 11:58 a.m. saying their son snuck out the previous night and was not in school Monday. —— Officers investigated a motor vehicle crash after a Fourth Avenue caller reported Monday at 4:30 p.m. that she backed into the neighbor’s car. –— Officers investigated a complaint after a Clear Creek Trailer Court woman reported to the police department Monday at 5:42 p.m. that someone...
Pat "Patsy" Lee (Crain) Morrison passed on peacefully from this world Saturday, April 29, at St. Patrick's Hospital in Missoula of natural causes. She was born in Glasgow, Montana, in 1931 to Rockwell and Virginia (Amlin) Crain. Her parents divorced when she was very young, and Pat and her older sister were raised by their father, maternal grandmother and many family friends who boarded the girls when their father was away working. Their childhood wasn't easy, but both girls g...
Sivert Mysse, 49, of Billings, passed away Thursday, April 20, in Superior, Montana. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. till 2 p.m. Friday, May 5, at Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home in Forsyth. A funeral service will be held Friday, May, 5 at 2 p.m. at Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home in Forsyth. Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home has been assisting the family with arrangements....
Our gentle loving soul, Seth Adrian Anderson, has transitioned to be with his dad, Gary A. Anderson, his uncle Babe Morse, and grandpas, Harvey Anderson and R.E. Jones, to a more peaceful and beautiful existence April 29, 2017. Memorial Services will be Friday May 5, 2017, at 3 p.m. at the Havre Ice Dome. Memorials may be made to Havre Ice Dome, Walleye children's events, Hill County Shooting and Archery Range or mail the memorials to Charleen Anderson at 1624 Juniper Drive...
The memorial service to celebrate the lives of Donald J. Buffington and Phillip L. Buffington will be held Friday, May 12, at 2 p.m. Phill died at his home in Tucson, Arizona, Oct. 1, 2016. Dec. 20, 2016, Don died at the Montana Veteran’s Home in Columbia Falls, Montana. The memorial service will include military honors and scattering of ashes at the Buffington homestead ranch south of Chester, 5441 Broadhurst Road, Ledger, MT 59456. Family, neighbors and friends are all welcome....
From the office of U.S. Sen. Steve Daines U.S. Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., announced that newly confirmed U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue will deliver a keynote address at the Montana Ag Summit 2017. "I'm excited to host Secretary Perdue in Montana for the Montana Ag Summit," Daines said in a press release. "This will be a great opportunity for Secretary Perdue to see Montana's number one economic driver firsthand and talk with our hardworking farmers and ranchers....
University of Montana track and field star, and former Havre Blue Pony Sammy Evans has once again been named Big Sky Conference Athlete of the Week. Evans jumped 42 feet, 8.25 inches to win the triple jump Saturday at the Montana Open at Dornblaser Field. Evan's broker her own school record of 42 feet, 0.75 inches and her facility record of 41 feet, 11.5 inches. With that jump she moved up to sixth on the all-time Big Sky performance list. Evans is currently first in the Big...
This will be the final bowling report for the season. Thank you to all the bowlers. Thank you to the Springer family, Chad, Suener, Sadie, Payton and Asher have really enjoyed getting to know all of you and are looking forward to next season. The payouts for the No-Tap tournament are at the lanes for those of you who placed. We paid through seventh place. If you’re not sure, you can call us at 265-5885. Watch for jackpot specials to be advertised. Pots of $175 and $200 will be given out at the next jackpot event. Hope to s...
Tuesday was an exciting day for track enthusiasts in Montana, as Top 10 track meets took place in different venues across the state. The track teams from Havre, Chinook, Harlem and Turner were all in Glasgow for the North/East Top 10 meet, while some other local schools competed in the Cascade Top 10 meet. As far as Havre is concerned, the Blue Pony girls put forth a solid effort at the Top 10 meet in Glasgow Tuesday, with a number of individuals finding the podium. The top...
Nicole Parsons and the Blue Ponies play their final softball home games of the year, starting with Thursday's showdown with Lewistown From a very young age, Nicole Parsons has been playing sports and even though her high school sports career will end soon, it won’t be the end of her time as an athlete. Parsons, who is a senior for the Havre High softball team this spring, also ran cross country for Havre the past two years and next season, she will continue to run for M...
