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Area veterans are planning activities to honor deceased veterans Memorial Day weekend. On Sunday, veterans will gather at Highland Cemetery to place flags on the graves of veterans. Les Johnson, commander of Post 11, American Legion in Havre, said anyone is welcome to help the veterans. They just need to show up, he said. On Monday, the traditional Memorial Day ceremonies will take place at the Hill County Courthouse. Activities will begin at 11 a.m. when Dena Rudio sings the national anthem. Boy Scouts will raise the flag, a...
By Jenny Lavey MSU News Service BOZEMAN - Montana State University has hired Doug Holen as the new MSU Foundation Seed Program manager. As manager, Holen will oversee the MSU Foundation Seed program, which provides foundation seed to statewide producer partners, primarily from the university's spring and winter wheat and barley breeding programs in addition to oats, safflower, peas and lentils. The program is part of the Montana Agricultural Experiment Station within the...
Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees unanimously voted Tuesday night to accept an $85,000 offer for the Mat Corner property and expressed sorrow over the departure of Business Manager/Clerk Mike Arnold. School Superintendent Andy Carlson said he didn’t know anything about the buyer of the Mat Corner except the name, H.R. Archery LLC. The Mat Corner, located at 2nd Street and 2nd Avenue, had been used by the Havre High School wrestling program until new facilities were built at the high school. Arnold, who has held the H...
With the general election only five months away, Democrats from across the Hi-Line flocked to the Havre Eagle's Club Tuesday night for a burger feed fundraiser headlined by Lt. Gov. Mike Cooney. In all, some 48 people bought tickets, according to Kathy Broader, treasurer of the Hill County Democratic Party. The event was hosted by the party, and for $11 per person, the party faithful, which included local party activists, candidates and veteran lawmakers, were treated to...
Suicide is a major problem in Hill County and all of Montana, according to Chrystal Laufer, president of the Hill County chapter of National Alliance on Mental Illness, called NAMI. As part of National Mental Health Awareness Month, NAMI is putting on a program at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Havre-Hill County Library Meeting Room, she said. Jeannie Walter, president of the Lewistown NAMI chapter and an expert on suicide, will talk on the warning signs people should look foramong friends and family. Laufer said there are things...
The Chippewa Cree Office of Victims Services will be hosting a Family Night Spring Fling Carnival tonight at the former Stone Child College building. Tina Morales, who works with the office of Victim Services, said her group and other social services agencies try to put on family fun nights that offer all those on the reservation community a chance to come together in a wholesome drug-free and alcohol-free climate. Such gatherings typically draw about 500 people, she said. Morales said the evening will include entertainment...
Hill County Cemetery District will meet at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 31, at the cemetery office. • Call to order • Public comment • Approval of minutes from previous meeting • Old business • New business • Claims...
The Hill County Water District meeting will be Wednesday, June 1, at 8 p.m. at the District’s shop/office at 104 2nd St. in Hingham. • Recognition of visitors; public comments, limited to any matter not on this agenda and within the jurisdiction of the District Board — three-minute time limit per speaker. • Call to order and approval of minutes of previous meeting • Old business • Other old business • New business: 1. Employee report • Other new business • Other: 1. Delinquencies 2. Bills • Next meeting — July 6 at 8 p.m....
A front-page story in Monday’s edition of the Havre Daily News misreported the amount of scholarships that graduation North Star senior Gavin Spinler has received. Spinler has received $64,660 in scholarships, a member of his family said....
Havre Police Department Officers investigated a report of fraud after a 1st Street West business reported Tuesday at 10:06 a.m. a fraudulent check. —— Officers investigated a lost property report after a 13th Street West caller reported Tuesday at 12:14 p.m. that keys had been fond. —— Officers investigated a motor vehicle crash Tuesday at 2:04 p.m. on 1st Street. —— Officers investigated a Tuesday at 4:25 p.m. report of a gas-powered mini bike stolen from 10th Avenue. —— Donna Sue Meyers, 70 of Havre was arrested on two...
Jan Dell Nelson, 62, peacefully entered Heaven's gates May 23, 2016, with her family by her side in Chester, Montana. Jan passed away after a VERY long and strong fight with metastatic breast cancer. A vigil will be held Friday at 7 p.m., and a funeral will be held Saturday, May 28, at 1 p.m., both at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Chester. Graveside and reception to follow after the funeral, also at St. Mary's Catholic Church. Jan was born April 29, 1954, in Shelby, Montana,...
From MSU News Service BOZEMAN — A Montana State University professor has created a way for people across the state of Montana and beyond to access photos of an often unseen world. Robert Peterson, professor in MSU’s Department of Land Resources and Environmental Sciences in the College of Agriculture, has created an online collection of his photos showcasing the insect world of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Peterson hopes the online photobook — which includes more than 120 images taken over a period of 14 years — wil...
With some people, certain things come naturally. It's like they were born or destined to do it. Jeff Miller is that way with tennis. The sport is like second nature to him and as he goes for his second individual state title in three years, there is little doubt, he's one of the best Havre High has ever seen. When it comes to accomplishments, Miller has accumulated a laundry list of them from his time on the tennis courts for the Blue Ponies. It started his freshman year with...
There's no doubt the Havre Blue Ponies have had a successful run in tennis. In just the last 14 seasons, the Blue Pony boys and girls have combined to win state 15 trophies and five Class A state championships. Now, the Ponies will try for more hardware when the 2016 Class A state tournament starts Thursday morning in Bozeman, and concludes Friday afternoon in Livingston. Havre qualified four boys and three girls through last week's Central A Divisional, and while that might...
