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With less than a week left until next Thursday's special election for Montana's lone seat in the U.S House of Representatives, Democratic candidate Rob Quist will be making several stops in this part of Montana, the events page of the Quist campaign website says. A founder of the Mission Mountain Wood Band and a first-time candidate for political office, Quist is running against 2016 gubernatorial candidate Republican Greg Gianforte of Bozeman and Libertarian candidate Mark...
Havre native and longtime photographer Steve Helmbrecht has won the Havre/Hill County Historic Preservation Commission's 2017 Preservation Award for his contribution to historic preservation through photography. Members of the commision presented Helmbrecht with the annual award Wednesday afternoon. "It's a real honor, and it's just reassuring that people appreciate what you do," Helmbrecht said. Preservation Officer Becki Miller said Helmbrecht's contribution to historic...
By MATT VOLZ Associated Press HELENA - The head of a California-based self-storage company has filed to run against U.S. Sen. Jon Tester of Montana in 2018, the second Republican so far with plans to challenge the two-term Democrat. Troy Downing, 50, filed his paperwork with the Federal Election Commission on May 8, but did not plan a public announcement until later this month, he said Wednesday. "I want to be part of the solution preserving the Last Best Place," he said....
Editor, On April 29, the Friends of the Clack Museum hosted the Second Annual Historical Tea for the purpose of raising funds for the New Havre History Center’s building projects. On behalf of the H. Earl Clack Memorial Museum Board of Hill County and the H. Earl and Margaret Turner Clack Memorial Museum Foundation, we would like to express our deep appreciation to the many, many women and men who helped make this “tea” a very memorable event. Co-chaired by Judy Ward and Karen Vosen, the appointed table host and hoste...
Lindsey Ratliff and Marc Whitacre have filed to run for the Havre City Council Ward 3 seat now occupied by Jay Pyette, papers filed with the Hill County Clerk and Recorder’s office say. Ratliff, a Havre High School social studies and art teacher filed Tuesday, while Whitacre, an opthalmologist at Northern Montana Hospital, filed Wednesday. Pyette has not yet filed for re-election. Mayors Tim Solomon of Havre and Ray Lipp of Hingham have filed for re-election, as have Havre City Judge Virginia Siegel and Havre Ward 2 C...
Van Orsdel United Methodist Church at 420 Fifth Ave. in Havre is having a “Fun” Raiser Pig Roast Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the south parking lot of the church. The menu includes pulled pork sandwiches, coleslaw, baked beans, chips and homemade pie. Tickets are $10 for adults and children sixth-grade and older and $5 for children fifth-grade and younger. Stonebroke String Band will provide live music at the event....
From City of Havre City of Havre nuisance weed ordinance began May 1. Property owners with grass or weeds taller than eight inches will receive a notice. If the weeds are not cut or removed within ten days, the city will remove the weeds and the cost of the removal will be charged to the property owner. Owners will receive only one violation notice per year, and the city subsequently will remove nuisance grass or weeds in violation of the ordinance and bill the property owner without any additional notice, as per City of...
Press release Gov. Steve Bullock and First Lady Lisa Bullock announced Wednesday $26,586 in private grant funding for six Montana schools, including Chinook’s Meadowlark Elementary School, to expand school breakfast programs through an ongoing partnership with Montana No Kid Hungry. “My wife and I are committed to ending childhood hunger in Montana,” Bullock said in a press release. “Through private partnerships, these grants have helped serve over 650,000 more breakfast meals during this school year than the year before....
A front-page story in Tuesday’s Havre Daily News about this week’s meeting of Havre City Council misreported the date of an Ordinance Committee meeting in which creating a vacant property registration ordinance will be discussed. The day of the meeting is Tuesday, May 30, at 6:30 p.m. in City Hall....
Havre Police Department Eleanor Ahenakew LaMere of Great Falls, 48, was issued a summons on a theft of labor or services or use of property charge after a First Street West business caller reported Wednesday at 9:51 a.m. a gas drive off that happened Jan. 13. —— Officers investigated after a Havre Middle School employee reported Wednesday at 3:52 p.m. that two boys were fighting. —— Officers made two arrests this morning at 2:21 near Second Avenue and Third Street. —— Officers investigated after a First Street Northeast c...
From Fish, Wildlife and Parks A new Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks administrative rule to help clarify an existing statute related to training hunting dogs in the open field around wild game birds is open for public comment. Montana law prohibits the training of hunting dogs within one mile of nesting birds, wildlife management areas or game preserve without a permit. However, no permitting process is in place and the statute is relatively vague. The proposed rule provides some definition to the existing statute by...
Sammy Evans’ track and field career is winding down at the University of Montana. And in her last Big Sky Conference track meet, Evans was her usual fantastic self. Evans won her sixth Big Sky championship by capturing the 2017 triple jump 42-1.25 to easily win the triple jump outdoor title. Evans, the former Blue Pony great, also finished third in the long jump. She also helped the Grizzlies score 116 points to finish second behind Big Sky champion Northern Arizona. Evans h...
The Havre High softball team has gotten accustomed to playing at the Class A state tournament in recent years, and this weekend, the Blue Ponies will get a chance to punch their ticket for another season. After a 7-7-1 record in the regular season and a 3-5 mark in Central A conference play, the season for the Ponies comes down to this weekend in Livingston, where the divisional tournament will be held Friday and Saturday. The Ponies will play their first game Friday against L...
Montana State University-Northern head men’s basketball coach Shawn Huse has added three new prospects to his 2017 recruiting class. Huse recently announced the signings of Anthony Harper of Green River Community College, James Fry of Stevensville High School and Caulin Bakalarski of Walla Walla Community College to NAIA national letters of intent. Harper is a 6-5 forward, who was a 2017 NWAC All-Star at Green River last season. He averaged 10 points and eight rebounds per g...
For 10 weeks, the Havre Blue Pony tennis teams have been pounding balls and playing in cold, wind and rain. They've worked hard and pushed themselves to the limit. And it's all been for this week, said HHS head coach George Ferguson. Havre will head to Bozeman today to start the 2017 Central A Divisional tournament. The tournament, which runs through Saturday, not only has team titles on the line, but also four spots in boys singles, girls singles, boys doubles and girls doubl...
