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With the state progressing through Phase One of its re-opening plan, more businesses and services are opening and more aid is avialable, but more events are being canceled or postponed as well. Bullhook Bottoms Black Powder Club announced that its 41st Annual Spring Shoot, scheduled for Memorial Day weekend May 23-25 at Fort Assiniboine, has been canceled after careful consideration. The club said the shoot, which draws nearly a 100 contestants from the Havre area and around...
The number of hospitalizations, including people hospitalized before being tested, was 63 with 4 active hospitalizations. The number of tests completed was 23,035. The number of deaths was 16. The number of recoveries was 425. The new cases were one new case in Big Horn County, with a total of four cases, and one new case in Cascade County, with 17 total cases. Visit the state tracking map online through a link on http://covid19.mt.gov ....
The H. Earl Clack Memorial Museum Board discussed the prospect of re-opening and unanimously voted to remain closed until their next meeting June 8, when the decision will be re-evaluated. “(H. Earl and Margaret Turner Clack Memorial Museum Foundation President Elaine Morse) and I have talked at length, and she feels like we shouldn’t,” Board Chair Lela Patera said. Phase One of Gov. Steve Bullock’s re-opening plan allows museums and some other facilities that had been closed, such as movie theaters and gymnasiums, to re-o...
The Hill County Commission will hold its weekly business meeting Thursday at 10 a.m. People can join the meeting using their computer, tablet or smartphone by logging in at https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/285550365 . They can also dial in using their phone. For supported devices, people can tap a one-touch number below to join instantly. United States toll free: 1-866-899-4679 One-touch: tel: 18668994679, 285550365# United States: 1-312-757-3119 One-touch: tel:+13127573119, 285550365# Access code: 285-550-365 People who...
Havre Daily News staff Hill County Cemetery District Manager Merrill Gray said funds are available to pay back people who had flowers and decorations stolen over the Memorial Day season last year. Gray said between 23 and 30 people had items stolen between May 24 and June 2, and restitution has been made to repay them. Gray said the district has been contacting people to get the payments to them, but if anyone had items stolen and they have not been contacted, they can call 265-9311 to make arrangements to receive the...
Press release Havre Police Department issued a press release saying the department’s number is being spoofed in scam calls, and people need to be cautious. “The Havre Police does not sell items using the department’s phone number,” the release said. “Please be aware of this and be very cautious giving any personal information over the phone.” The release said a person notified the department Monday that someone had called them supposedly trying to sell Life Alert, but the call came from the Havre Police Department...
Havre Police Department Angelina Daryrin Yellow of Harlem, 28, was arrested on a charge of driving with a suspended or revoked driver's license and on two Justice or City court warrants during a vehicle stop on First Street at 7 a.m. Monday. -- Douglas James Hopf of Havre, 51, was issued a summons on a charge of false reports to law enforcement authorities after Hopf reported a stolen vehicle at 10:05 a.m. Monday form 15th Avenue. -- Eric Stump of Havre, 19, was issued a...
Letter to the Editor: Many of us are itching, probably more than ever, to experience all the great things that long summer days in Montana bring. One simple, but critically important thing to do before heading out is to complete the Census. The number of individuals counted determines the amount of state funding allocated by the government. In Montana, for every person that’s not counted, we stand to lose $20,000 per person over the next 10 years. That’s funding for hospitals, schools, infrastructure and more — we know how i...
Editor, Beaver Creek Park has beaver, and park management is determined to trap and kill them. Management has been offered free help. A free solution. Dave Pauli with Humane Society of United States, out of Montana, proposed a grant to fully fund the installation and maintenance of beaver deceivers in two to three of the worst-identified areas in the park for beaver activity. It would provide a cost-effective non-lethal alternative demo site with potential added benefits to education, tourism, wildlife watching and...
Staff and wire report Some Hi-Line students were among the candidates when Carroll College conferred degrees Saturday on 315 graduates in a virtual conferral ceremony in lieu of what would have been the 110th commencement ceremony of the college. In light of the mandates put in place due to COVID-19, Carroll College has rescheduled the in-person commencement ceremony for the class of 2020 until May 16, 2021. However, the virtual conferral ceremony ensures that students are officially declared graduated and are awarded their...
Press release NAMI Havre has announced it is taking calls at 265-7653 to make appointments. People are asked to leave a message if no one picks up. With the COVID-19 going on, we all need look out for all our family and friends who are dealing with mental illnesses,” a press release from NAMI Havre said, adding, “May is Mental Health month.” The release gave some information about the organization: About NAMI What does NAMI stand for and what is its mission? NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, is the natio...
Editor: We, the below signed members of the State-Tribal Relations Committee, the Montana Legislature’s liaison with tribal governments, write to encourage the public, residents and non-residents alike, to comply with restrictions tribal governments adopt to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Although public highways and gas stations remain open across reservations, some tribal governments restrict access to their communities through signage, check points and road blocks to buffer vulnerable, tightly knit populations where a...
As I stepped outside this morning, the green grass and blue sky made me smile in a time where the current mood feels overcast and gloomy. Life is moving forward and I am seeing many of the changes. High school seniors are coming up with new ways to hold graduation ceremonies, while us senior citizens are being cautious with the way we travel and socialize. Seniors, be you a high school senior or a senior citizen, all will have to adjust to the new normal. I don’t pretend to have all the answers. Have things been opened up t...
We've had golf back in Havre for a couple weeks now. In other parts of Montana, it's been back even a little longer. And in states around America, golf courses are opening with more frequency amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. And now, we're going to get some golf back on TV, too, and I can't wait. This weekend, Dustin Johnson, Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas and Matt Wolf, four major PGA tour stars will play a televised charity match for COVID-19 relief. It will be the first time...
Last weekend ended with an out-of-nowhere move by the American Legion Baseball National Organization, which has canceled the 2020 season for all teams that are a part of the organization across the United States. Originally, the national association only canceled the American Legion World Series and all regional tournaments last month, and left regular seasons and distrcit tournaments up to individual states. However, the association reversed course over the weekend. But even...
Staff and wire report With Montana now into its third week of the Phase One re-opening, Gov. Steve Bullock and others continue to stress the importance of reducing the spread of novel coronavirus 2019 and the illness it causes, COVID-19. While new facts about the disease and virus are still being discovered, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is continuing to list what people can do to reduce exposure and protect themselves from acquiring the virus. CDC also warns that older adults and people who have severe...
