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Articles from the May 20, 2019 edition


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  • Salvation Army welcomed back with open arms

    Ryan Berry|Updated May 20, 2019

    Dozens of Havreites gathered outside Sally Ann's Salvation Army Thrift Store in the wind and rain Friday morning to be some of the first shoppers at the newly renovated second-hand store. After a brief ribbon cutting ceremony led by Salvation Army Northwest Division General Secretary Capt. Jonathan Harvey and Havre store manager Carissa Minnick, the updated store was packed with eager shoppers. "I'm very excited to see the community support for this store," Harvey said,...

  • Quick Pics: Graduation Season: Local students embracing life after high school

    Updated May 20, 2019

  • Lawmakers extend support for passenger rail service

    Derek Hann|Updated May 20, 2019

    Montana lawmakers attended a Rail Passengers Association meeting, in person or with representatives or videos shown, and supported long-distance rail passenger service. "The railroad is truly one of the great equalizers and it must be protected and advocated for all and by all," state Rep. Jacob Bachmeier, D-Havre, said. "If we want to continue to protect our passenger train services, we have to fight for it. We need more wealthy CEOs and politicians to ask the important...

  • Rail passenger president urges support to keep Amtrak running

    Updated May 20, 2019

    Rail passenger advocates Saturday in Cut Bank made arguments that the federal government should be increasing, not cutting back, its investment in Amtrak. Rail Passengers Association President and CEO Jim Mathews said during RPA's Northwest Division annual meeting that the time is good to push for money for Amtrak, but the association needs the help of the people who ride the train. "The reason any of this works is because the folks who live here, work here, raise their...

  • Correction - Museum board piano donation

    Updated May 20, 2019

    A front-page story in the May 14 edition of the Havre Daily News about an H. Earl Clack Memorial Museum Board meeting misreported what church building Abundant Life Ministries purchased, from which the church was donating a piano to the museum. Abundant Life moved into the former First Baptist Church building....

  • For the Record, May 20, 2019

    Updated May 20, 2019

    Havre Police Department Officers responded Friday at 9:17 p.m. to an open 911 line from a telephone plotted at Northern Montana Hospital arrested Taynia Lynn Birdsbill of Wolf Point, 39, on a charge of criminal trespass to property. -- Officers responded to a noise complaint made at 2:13 a.m. Saturday from Second Street issued summonses to Brallam Ramses Ramirez of Havre, 19, on charges of social host, minor in possession of intoxicants, endangering the welfare of children...

  • Agenda - Great Northern Fair Board

    Updated May 20, 2019

    The Great Northern Fair Board will meet Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. in the Great Northern Fairgrounds Community Center. The meeting agenda is: Call Meeting to order Roll call of Members Recognize and record public attendees Approve Minutes Public comment— anything brought up here will be added to next month’s new business to be discussed and voted upon. Fair manager’s report Civic groups report Donated hours report Committee reports 1. Buildings and Grounds 2. Commission Policy 3. Financial Planning 4. Events Old Business 1. 4-H S...

  • Words from a Nez Perce elder

    Updated May 20, 2019

    From U.S. National Park Service CHINOOK — Bear Paw Battlefield will host Silas Whitman, a Nez Perce elder, at Blaine County Museum the weekend of June 8 and 9. Whitman has decades of traditional Nez Perce knowledge of medicines, foods, and everyday survival. Also as a descendant of those who fought at Bear Paw, he has stories and perspectives passed down through his family not found in any book. People who would like to take advantage of this unique opportunity can come to the Blaine County Museum at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. S...

  • Local News - Buses stop Monday for Memorial Day

    Updated May 20, 2019

    North Central Montana Transit will not be running Monday in observance of Memorial Day. The buses will resume their normal schedules Tuesday....

  • Havre High tracksters find success at Eastern A Divisional

    Chris Peterson|Updated May 20, 2019

    The Havre High girls track team has taken a big step forward this season, and this past weekend in Belgrade, at the Eastern A Divisional meet, the Blue Ponies demonstrated again how far they have come. In addition to qualifying for 21 events at the Class A girls track meet, the Pony girls also captured three first-place finishes at divisionals and finished fourth in the team competition with 55 points. Laurel took home the Eastern A team title in the girls competition,...

  • Northstars sweep Cardinals to open district play

    Chris Peterson|Updated May 20, 2019

    The Havre Northstars American Legion baseball team wasn't even supposed to play at home Sunday. Instead, they were supposed to play the Tri-County Cardinals on the road. Yet, due to poor weather in Conrad, the Northern A District doubleheader was moved to Legion Field and in the first conference games of the season, the Northstars took care of business, sweeping the Cardinals Sunday by the scores of 8-4 and 4-2. The Northstars fell behind 2-0 in the first game as Tony Antley...

  • Decade of Dominance for Pony boys

    Chris Peterson|Updated May 20, 2019

    The Havre High boys and girls tennis teams had little time to get ready for the 2019 Central A Divisional Tournament, with weather pushing the event ahead two days. And yet, it didn't bother the Blue Ponies in the least. In Lewistown last Tuesday-Wednesday, the Blue Ponies racked up trophies and hardware, as usual, with the Havre boys winning their 10th straight Central A team title, and the Pony girls finishing a close second to Livingston. Individually, the Ponies also...

  • Pony fastpitch falls just short of state tourney bid

    Chris Peterson|Updated May 19, 2019

    The Havre High softball team had two chances to earn the one win it needed to reach the Class A state tournament. Unfortunately, for the Blue Ponies, that win never came. Playing in what will be the final Central A Divisional softball tournament with Belgrade moving to Class AA next season, Havre traveled to Lewistown last Thursday, hoping to get back to yet another state tournament. But an 8-1 loss to Belgrade in the opening game left Havre taking on Livingston for third...