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The Great Northern Fair Board detailed the 2021 Great Northern Fair’s schedule at their monthly meeting Tuesday night. Wednesday, July 14, will host the Junior Rodeo with the Midway West Amusements Carnival opening at 4 p.m. and running until midnight. Thursday, July 15, will host the Montana State University Open Rodeo along with free entertainment including Patrick the One-Man Circus. Specific times for both of these events have yet to be nailed down, but the carnival will have the same hours as Wednesday, July 14. F...
Havre community member Tony Gabrielsen has announced his candidacy for City Council. Gabrielsen, 53, is originally from St. Paul, Minn., of Noreweigian descent and was brought up in the Lutheran tradition. This upbringing is what brought his family to Havre. "My grandparents came directly from Norway. My grandmother never did learn to speak English. Four Gabrielsen brothers came from Norway, they were all ministers, Lutheran ministers," Gabrielsen said. His father, K. David Ga...
Havre/Hill County Preservation Commission presented an award to the longest-operating family business in the region, also the longest-operating laundry company in the state as one of its activities during National Historic Preservation Month. Historic Preservation Officer Becki Miller presented Havre Laundry and Dry Cleaning owner Ron Brenna and his son, Grayson, with a centennial business award and a sold-out St. Jude Thaddeus Church historical Christmas ornament Tuesday....
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 110,992 with 156 new cases, 988 active. The number of active hospitalizations was 55. The number of deaths was 1,602. Blaine County Health Department reported Tuesday evening being notified of 1 new... Full story
Eunice Jeanette Berry, 98, passed away May 17, 2021, at the Northern Montana Care Center of natural causes. Visitation will be held today, May 19, 2021, from 5 till 7:00 p.m. Her funeral service will be at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 20, 2021, at the Holland & Bonine Funeral Chapel. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery next to her husband, Eugene. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with services and arrangements. Please visit Eunice's online memorial page and l... Full story
Francis Fairclough Hayes passed away of natural causes February 6th, 2021. A funeral Mass will be held at St. Judes Catholic Church Saturday, May 22, 2021, at 11 a.m.... Full story
Robert Laursen, 83, passed away December 21, 2020, at Northern Montana Care Center. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 22, 2021, at Highland Cemetery in Havre, MT. Arrangements have been entrusted to Wilderness Funeral Homes.... Full story
Havre City-County Airport Board will meet at the airport terminal Thursday at 3 p.m. The location will provide enough room to social distance. Masks will be required. The meeting agenda is: 1. Approval of April 15 minutes 2. Correspondence. 3. Reports (A) Manager (B) Inspection (C) Finance (D) Engineer — DOWL a. Runway Pavement Preservation Project. 4. Public comments 5. Unfinished business (A) Approve the Recommendation of Award for the 2021 Airport Crack Seal/Seal Coat Project (B) Airport Affected Area Plan discussion (...
Havre Police Department A Sixth Street caller reported Tuesday at 6:55 a.m. that a vehicle had been egged during the night. -- The Hill County Attorney's Office contacted the officers Tuesday at 8:44 a.m. to report a sexual or violent offenders registry violation. -- Tuesday at 3:16 p.m., a caller reported that a very intoxicated woman was in front of a 12th Street residence. -- The Child Abuse Hotline called in a cross report at 6:13 p.m. Tuesday. Hill County Sheriff's...
Montana State University-Northern is looking for volunteers to help refresh its N. Northern Alumni Foundation has invited the community to join it Wednesday, May 26, at 5 p.m. in front of Donaldson Hall to help plant flowers in the “N” on the hill. A release from the foundation says everyone is welcome to attend this volunteer work party. People should bring gardening gloves and wear their work clothes. People with questions are invited to reach out to the foundation by phone, 406-265-3711, or or email at [email protected] . P...
Press release District 4 Human Resources Development Council will be closed Friday, May 21, for its annual agency clean-up day. District 4 HRDC will resume normal business hours Monday, May 24, at 8 am....
Editor, The Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Act currently being debated in Congress is a piece of legislation that is critical in order to further protect and sustain Montana’s public lands for recreational enjoyment for all Montanans. Specifically, the bill authorizes protection of an additional 79,000 acres of land in the vicinity of the Bob Marshall Wilderness area, opens an additional 3,800 acres for mountain biking, 2,000 acres for snowmobiling, and authorizes further access of recreationists to Lolo National Forest t...
Everyone knows that I am attached to my desk. I would argue I have good reason. My desk is an extension of myself. Whereas other people are attached to their phones, I frequently lose track of mine. (Just writing this made me wonder where it was. Don’t worry; I found it.) My desk is my home inside my home. I hear about people working from their couch or from their kitchen table or even from their bed and I cannot imagine it. My desk is always tidy. I always have fresh f...
At the May Park Board meeting we were told that the park will continue to lethally trap beavers until the “population is under control.” When questioned “what will be the standard for the population being under control,” other than a comment about activity, there was not an explanation of what the standard and or measure of population will be. When further pressed about the consensus of the board considering wildlife or wildlife habitat in decisions for the park, the response from the chairman was: It will be conside...
The first Bear Paw Classic stock dog trials were held in Big Sandy May 15-16, and organizer Lindsay Boyce said she and her husband Stephen Boyce are already looking into holding another one. "I've been fortunate enough to be able to travel to many trials over the last few years, but it is a whole different ball game hosting a trial of your own," Lindsay Boyce said. "But Stephen and I really enjoyed it, and we hope to be able to host another one later this year or early next...
By Reagan Colyer MSU News Service BOZEMAN - Throughout a Montana spring, baby livestock become a welcome feature on the landscape, with both wild and domestic newborns appearing across the state. For the staff at MSU's Red Bluff Research Ranch near Norris, the arrival of springtime means preparing for several hundred new lambs. Red Bluff, which covers nearly 11,000 acres between Norris and the Madison River, is staffed by ranch foreman Noah Davis, sheep foreman Wyatt Geis and...
From U.S. Department of Agriculture WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service is providing an additional 30 days for public comments on the notice for Supply Chains for the Production of Agricultural Commodities and Food Products published in the Federal Register April 21. Comments are now due by June 21. USDA has extended the comment period to allow additional time to receive information valuable to the preparation of the report required by the Executive Order on “America’s Supply Chain...
After sweeping Miles City during the regular season, the Havre High softball team looked for their third win over the Cowgirls this season as they began the divisional postseason tournament at Sixth Avenue Memorial Field Tuesday. The Blue Ponies outscored Miles City 31-0 during the season and looked poised to dominate again after racing out to a 5-0 lead on Tuesday. However, the Cowgirls came back to cut Havre's lead to 6-5 heading to the seventh inning. With runners on base,...
Anna Terry, Chinook Track Anna Terry had a District 9C Track Meet she won’t soon forget. Terry swept the 1,600 and 3,200 meters at last week’s 9C meet in Havre, and went on to compete in the Northern C Divisional Track meet this week in Great Falls. Terry won the 1,600 in 5:57.60 and 3,200 in 13:15.80. Terry also finished third in the 800 meters, helping Chinook finish third with 83 points. Jaden Sargent, North Star Track North Star's Jade Sargent tore up the track at las...
What a weather weekend it was. And yet, the ugly spring weather is headed right back our way. Still, I want to take this time to wish our area golfers who will be play at Class B and C state golf tournaments good luck this week. The tournaments should get done this week before the bad weather hits, and I hope to have results in this column next week. As for league golf, it continues on at both Prairie Farms and Beaver Creek golf courses. In men’s league last Tuesday at Prairie...
