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  • Obituary - Sophie 'Toby' Helmbrecht

    Updated Jun 15, 2021

    Sophie "Toby" Helmbrecht, 96, of Havre, died peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, June 6, 2021, at the Care and Comfort Home. Cremation has taken place. Her vigil service will be held at 7:00 p.m., Friday, June 18, 2021, and her funeral mass will be at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, June 19, 2021, all at St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church. Burial will follow in Highland Cemetery. Holland & Bonine has been entrusted with services and arrangements. Please visit Toby's online memorial page...

  • Pearl Jam's Jeff Ament aids in cleaning Havre skatepark

    Dane McGuire|Updated Jun 14, 2021

    Pearl Jam bass player Jeff Ament and members of Montana Pool Service came together Saturday with Havre Parks and Recreation Department personnel and local youth for a graffiti cleanup effort at the Havre skatepark. Ament, who grew up in Big Sandy and now lives in Missoula, has been an avid skateboarder since his teenage years. He works with Evergreen Skateparks' Montana Pool Service, which develops skateparks for communities across Montana. Jeff Ament's Army, another facet of...

  • Joplin Car Show and related events return this week

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Jun 14, 2021

    After being canceled last year due to COVID-19, Saturday, June 19, will see the return of the combined events of Dawson’s Run, Joplin Art in the Park, Joplin Car Show, and the Joplin Motor Rodeo at 22 Seconnd St. East in Joplin, all supported by the Joplin Commercial Club. “After a year of lockdowns and cancelled events, we are excited to announce we are back,” the club says on its Facebook page. The event’s page says the day’s activities will be kicked off by Dawson’s Run, with race check-in starting at 9 a.m. in front of...

  • State and local COVID-19 update, June 14, 2021

    Updated Jun 14, 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. As of printing deadline this morning, the state tracking map had not been updated since Friday. At that time, the total number of cases in Montana was 112,761 with 628 active. The number of active hospitalizations was 57. The number of deaths was 1,641. Blaine County Health Department las...

  • Obituary - Pamela 'Pam' J. Booth

    Updated Jun 14, 2021

    Pamela “Pam” J. Booth, 71, of Driggs, Idaho, formerly of Havre, Montana, passed away June 10, 2021....

  • Obituary - Jeremy C. 'JC' Ervin

    Updated Jun 14, 2021

    Jeremy C. "JC" Ervin, 46, passed away at his residence on Tuesday, June 8, 2021. Cremation has taken place, and a celebration of JC's life will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 19, 2021, in the Holland & Bonine Funeral Chapel with Pastor Sean Janssen officiating. JC's family has suggested memorial donations be made in his memory to 406 Pride, 310 N. 27th Street, Billings, MT 59101. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with services and arrangements. Please...

  • Obituary - Frances 'Franny' Faye Rosette

    Updated Jun 14, 2021

    Frances “Franny” Faye Rosette, 79, passed away due to natural causes on Saturday June 12, 2021, surrounded by her family at her home in Box Elder. Wake services began at 5:30 p.m. and her Rosary was held at 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 13, 2021. Funeral services will begin at 9:30 a.m. today, June 14, 2021, all at the Box Elder Gymnasium. Burial will follow in the Box Elder Cemetery....

  • For the Record, June 14, 2021

    Updated Jun 14, 2021

    Havre Police Department Someone stopped at the police station Friday at 10:16 a.m. to report a credit card theft. -- Raymond Windyboy of Box Elder, 59, was arrested on a disorderly conduct charge after a caller on Fifth Avenue reported an intoxicated man walking eastbound Friday at 10:57 a.m. -- Alpheus Edwin Jones III of Box Elder, 34, was issued a summons on a theft charge and later arrested on charges of possession of drug paraphernalia and shoplifting and on three Justice...

  • Agenda - Great Northern Fair Board

    Updated Jun 14, 2021

    The Great Northern Fair Board will meet Wednesday 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 on Fair manager’s report Civic groups report Donated hours report Committee reports • Buildings and grounds • Commission Policy • Financial Planning • Events committee Old business ...

  • Correction - Fair board meeting

    Updated Jun 14, 2021

    The Hill County Commission weekly calendar sent to the Havre Daily News incorrectly listed a Great Northern Fair Board meeting as set for Tuesday. The meeting will be Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. in the Great Northern Fairgrounds Community Center....

  • Senior Center sponsoring Silver Sneaker membership

    Updated Jun 14, 2021

    Press release The Hill County Counsel on Aging, also known as the Senior Center, is excited to say we are sponsoring a total of 20 Silver Sneaker memberships at Down Under Fitness Center for June and again for July. At this time, 10 of these memberships are for new members to the program and ten are for people currently attending their Silver Sneaker program. The classes are at 10 a.m. Monday and Wednesday and 2 p.m. Wednesday. At this point in time, the Wednesday classes will be limited to ten participants with all COVID-19...

  • Veggies and fruits increase provides more nutritional access to WIC families

    Updated Jun 14, 2021

    Press release March 12, the American Rescue Plan Act authorized State WIC Agencies to enhance the WIC benefit for a period of four months, expanding the vegetable and fruit voucher from $9/month for children and $11/month for women to $35/month per participant. WIC’s vegetable and fruit voucher — known as the Cash Value Benefit, or CVB — was first introduced in 2007 as part of a decades-long effort by the National WIC Association to increase the nutritional quality of WIC-approved foods. The CVB is credited with improving the...

  • Many Ponies honored for a great spring on the diamond

    Kason Clark|Updated Jun 14, 2021

    Despite several injuries coming into the year, the Havre High softball team had a strong season as the Blue Ponies finished with a record of 15-6-1 and 7-1 in the Northeast A. The Blue Ponies reached the divisional championship game and the state tournament thanks to strong play from many of their players. Now those players have been recognized for their stellar play this year as four Ponies were named to both the All-State team and the All-Conference Northeast A first team,...

  • Northstars play close games, tough teams at Gallatin Valley tourney

    George Ferguson|Updated Jun 14, 2021

    The Havre Northstars American Legion baseball club is now fully into the summer stretch. And the Northstars got plenty of games in the sun this past weekend in Three Forks. Havre not only played a ton of innings at the Gallatin Valley Tournament, but the Northstars, of head coach Patch Wirtzberger, also played some tough competition as well. Last Friday, the Northstars opened the GV Tournament with an exciting 8-7 win over the Bitterroot Red Sox. It was the first win for the...