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Articles from the May 17, 2021 edition


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  • Hi-Line United impress in only home games

    Kason Clark|Updated May 23, 2022

    The Hi-Line United Soccer Club 19U team came to Havre this Saturday looking to pick up a pair of wins when they played a doubleheader against the Miles City Posse and Helena Youth Soccer. After playing a couple of high-scoring games, United finished the day at the Havre High School soccer field with a 1-1 record. United started the day on the right note with a 5-4 win over Miles City. United head coach Jayson Burrington believes his team pulled out the victory because they...

  • For the Record, May 17, 2021

    Updated May 18, 2021

    Havre Police Department A caller walking east on First Street reported Friday at 8:58 p.m. that a man confronted the caller and started arguing, and someone stopped at the police station at 10:02 and 11:21 p.m. to speak with officers about the incident -- John Alan Horseman of Fort Belknap, 49, was arrested on charges of disorderly conduct and trespass to property and on a Justice or City court warrant after a caller at a First Street business reported a man harassing...

  • PAWS of Chinook holds first spay and neuter clinic

    Patrick Johnston|Updated May 17, 2021

    PAWS of Chinook hosted its first spay and neuter clinic Saturday and Sunday at the town’s Girl Scout House with the assistance of Spay Montana, where veterinarians and technicians performed the surgeries and provided vaccinations and microchips to about a hundred animals over two days. PAWS of Chinook Board President and Shelter Manager Alissa Hewitt said Saturday the clinic was going very well, and will hopefully be the first of many, with their next desired location being Harlem. Customers brought in their dogs and cats, w...

  • Vaccination clinics ongoing in area

    Tim Leeds|Updated May 17, 2021

    With COVID-19 cases still trickling into the area, vaccination clinics are ongoing including for the 12-and-older age group. Among the new cases last week was a case confirmed Friday in someone associated with Havre Public Schools. Superintendent Craig Mueller said in a release that people in the district had been exposed, and contact tracing had been completed. U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week gave emergency authorization for use of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for...

  • New Auxiliary to aid Havre's rebounding VFW

    Dane McGuire|Updated May 17, 2021

    After a long absence, Havre's Veteran's of Foreign Wars Post 497 established a new auxiliary Sunday. The VFW Auxiliary Post 497 elected new officers at the event at the Havre Elks Lodge. All of the auxiliary offers were elected by acclamation. New Auxiliary President Debra Herd will serve alongside: • Senior Vice President Brandalyn Kurtz • Junior Vice President and Secretary Cindy Prindiville • Treasurer Laura Gomez • Chaplain and two-year Trustee Doris Jess • Conductre...

  • Irvin: School turned pandemic panic into focus

    Patrick Johnston|Updated May 17, 2021

    The COVID-19 pandemic has demanded adaptation from nearly everyone, but Havre Public Schools staff and administration, along with educators around the world, have had to make big changes and Highland Park Early Primary School Principal Mark Irvin is no exception. Irvin said the pandemic has made for a stressful year but still-rewarding school year in 2020-21 and while things are getting closer and closer to normal, the beginning of the pandemic brought a great amount of...

  • State and local COVID-19 update, May 17, 2021

    Updated May 17, 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 110,723 with 39 new cases, 1,055 active. The number of active hospitalizations was 63. The number of deaths was 1,598. Blaine County, reported on the state update this morning, had no new cases...

  • Havre community 'Tow Rope Heroes' to be honored during statewide tour

    Updated May 17, 2021

    Press release BILLINGS — Well-known radio personalities of the Northern Broadcasting System are fanning out across Big Sky Country in 2021, and coming to Havre Thursday to broadcast the stories of public-spirited Montanans and local businesses who have supported their communities throughout the years and to highlight the special contributions made during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Northern Broadcasting System “Tow Rope Tour” will draw attention to Montana’s communities and the people who make them great, said Colter Brown,...

  • Local News - Water main flushing in Havre

    Updated May 17, 2021

    From Havre Fire Department Havre Fire Department will be conducting hydrant flushing in the city of Havre starting this week. Hydrant flushing enhances water quality by flushing sediment from the water mains, verifies the proper operation of hydrants and valves and maintains firefighting capability. The flushing will be conducted Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from today, May 17, through Monday, May 31, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Hydrants will be flushed in the areas of Main Street to Fourth Street and Ninth Avenue West to 24th...

  • A response to Superintendent Arntzen

    Updated May 17, 2021

    Superintendent of Public Instruction Arntzen, as an elected official, has the responsibility to serve all Montanans — not just some. Instead, she needlessly and recklessly chose to place Montana’s public education system in the crosshairs of a national political debate. Her recent opinion piece undermines long-established critical race theory that recognizes slavery, segregation, redlining, and other oppressive policies and laws are part of America’s history. When we do not acknowledge and examine how those things impac...

  • Civics education for Montana students must reject fringe thinking

    Updated May 17, 2021

    Today’s students are tomorrow’s citizens. We need all Montanans to understand, and care about, the future of our state and nation. We need them to study our founding documents, and understand what makes the United States so exceptional. And we need them to comprehend when our country has fallen short of its lofty goals, and how ordinary citizens and leaders alike have come together to enact change to guarantee we learn from our history and that the same mistakes are not repeated. In order for that to happen, we must ens...

  • Obituary - Zellah M. Nault

    Updated May 17, 2021

    Zellah M. Nault, Spotted Down Thunderbird Wing, 78, passed away due to natural causes at Benefis Medical Center in Great Falls on Thursday, May 13, 2021. Wake services began at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, May 14, 2021, and continued until her funeral service, which was at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 15, 2021, all at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church. Burial followed in the Rocky Boy Cemetery. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Please visit Zellah's...

  • Obituary - Paulette M. Williams

    Updated May 17, 2021

    Paulette M. Williams, 78, passed away due to natural causes at Northern Montana Hospital on Sunday, May 16, 2021. Cremation has taken place, and memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, May 26, 2021, at Messiah Lutheran Church with Pastor Sean Janssen officiating. Burial will be at a later date with her late husband, Oakley, in Nary, MN....

  • Havre Northstars sweep in their return to play

    Kason Clark|Updated May 17, 2021

    After a two-week hiatus, the Northstars American Legion baseball club finally returned to Legion Field Sunday to play a doubleheader against the Glasgow Reds and Helena Reps. The Northstars snapped their losing streak with a strong 12-3 victory over Glasgow and then hit a walkoff to defeat Helena, 7-6. "I was really pleased with today after a long layoff," said Havre head coach Patch Wirtzberger. "The guys came out and they made a few mental mistakes to start the day but...

  • Blue Pony netters ready for divisonals after long road trip

    Havre Daily Staff|Updated May 17, 2021

    By Havre Daily Staff The Havre High tennis teams made their longest trip of the season in order to get ready for the upcoming Northeast A Divisional Tournament. The Blue Ponies trekked to Lewistown Friday for the Fergus Invite, then went on to Miles City to play in the Miles City Invite Saturday. And while it was a long trip, and the Ponies played in more hot weather, HHS head coach George Ferguson said, it was exactly what his teams needed. "The goal was to play our best tenn...

  • HHS fastpitch finishes with a tough win in Glendive

    Kason Clark|Updated May 17, 2021

    With the divisional tournament beginning this week, the Havre High softball team looked to continue their strong play with a win on the road at Glendive Saturday to end the regular season. The game concluded a three-game road trip for the Blue Ponies after they defeated Glasgow and Sidney earlier this week. While the Ponies came out slow due to their recent travels, they pulled out the 3-1 win over Glendive. “We played well today,” said HHS head coach Tony Vigliotti. “To...

  • Pony thinclads prepare for divisionals at Sidney Twilight Meet

    Kason Clark|Updated May 17, 2021

    The Havre High track and field teams had one more chance to show what they are capable of when they finished their regular season at the Eastern A Twilight meet in Sidney Friday. With the postseason beginning this week, the Blue Ponies finished their season with the girls team finishing second and the boys team taking fifth. “We went out and performed at a high level and set the tone early,” said HHS head coach Ryan Gatch. “A really fun group of kids to be around becau...