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The Great Northern Fair began in earnest Wednesday with the opening of the Midway West Amusements Carnival, the 4-H Chuckwagon and most of the food booths - and reviews are mostly positive. While some lamented the heat and others thought the fairgrounds were a little sparse Wednesday, the more passionate opinions were almost entirely in praise of the fair. Wyatt Gobin said it was clear just by the fairgrounds' set up that everyone involved worked hard to make the event...
The Wasay Wakpa Wachi Powwow is returning to Lodge Pole Friday and Saturday after a year without it due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Wasay Wakpa Wachi Oshkaday Committee Member Don Racine said it will be a traditional, noncompetitive powwow for the Fort Belknap community and beyond. “We keep things pretty simple, a lot of singing, a lot of dancing,” Racine said. Grand entires for the powwow will be Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. He said events like this are a celebration of life and all that has happened since the last gat...
Havre Public School Superintendent Craig Mueller said the school system is working on its Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund plans and are looking for public input on how the money in the fund should be spent. The fund contains around $7 million in COVID-19 relief, and Mueller said the school system needs to submit a plan to the Montana Office of Public Instruction for how they plan to use these funds over the next few years. He said members of the community can take a survey online which will ask about...
Press release Sixteen shooters participated in the 36th annual Big Sky State Games muzzleloading event held in Havre July 10 at the Havre Police Department Shooting Range south of Havre. The 41 assorted events of the State Games will be held in Billings on July 16-17-18 with opening ceremonies and parade of athletes at Daylis Stadium. The Big Sky State Games is an Olympic-style amateur sports festival for people of all ages and abilities who reside in the state of Montana....
Two new events have been added to the schedule of the Northern Winz Casino Powwow at the Great Northern Fair Friday evening including a stand-up comedy show featuring Conway Kootenay, and a hot dog eating contest. The comedy show will be 7-9 p.m. under the Northern Winz tent at the Great Northern Fairgrounds. Kootenay is a comedian, master of ceremony, actor, stuntman and, as promotional material describes him, a champion chicken dancer. He has a popular online sketch-comedy show and is described as one of North America’s m...
Danny Richard Zinn, 65, of Chinook Montana, went to be with the Lord on July 6th at 6:00 a.m. with his son Adam by his side. Danny was the second child born to Richard and Lois (Bilger) Zinn on August 14th,1955. He grew up in Havre, Montana, where he graduated from Havre High School. Danny loved history and loved his country. He was always studying and learning new things. Danny was proud to be a patriot and the Fourth of July was his favorite holiday. Cars, motorcycles,...
A front-page story in Wednesday’s edition of Havre Daily News about a Rural Fire District 1 board meeting misreported that a proposal sent by the district to the city has been brought before Havre City Council. It has not....
Havre Police Department Anthony Wayne Groce of Havre, 30, was arrested on a Justice or City court warrant after a caller on Sixth Street West reported suspicious men at the Blue Pony Stadium Wednesday at 6 a.m. -- Shawn Michael Stoner of Havre, 35, was arrested on a state District Court warrant at Havre City Court Wednesday at 10:07 a.m. -- Joshua David Rainingbird of Havre, 39, was issued a summons on a disorderly conduct charge after a woman on Second Street Northeast...
Sen. Jon. Tester, If you vote yes for the confirmation of David Chipman, that’s a no vote for you, in your up coming election. Responsible gun owners will not forget to vote no for you. Roy Johnson Heron...
If only I could live my life over knowing what I now know? Well, guess what. If you woke up this morning still breathing, you can indeed. Live your life over. Start right now. What? You think you need a special invite? A ticket? An epiphany? I’m not preaching to the choir here. I’m preaching to myself. After a miserable few days of standing knee deep in the mud of an alligator swamp, of feeling like I should be more Important, like I should be Special, maybe better edu...
After there was no Great Northern Fair in 2020, the return of the fair this summer is another sign that things are finally getting back to normal. With the return of the fair, events will also return to the outdoor arena at the fairgrounds. The junior rodeo Wednesday night kicked off the return festivities in the outdoor arena, with many events that went on through the night and both returning and new riders got the chance to enjoy the night. "It felt good. I haven't been to...
With the junior rodeo over, festivities at the Great Northern Fair will shift to the Great Northern RAM Rodeo beginning tonight in the outdoor arena. The rodeo will start tonight at 7 p.m. and include four sections of open bull riding, two sections of ladies barrel racing and two sections, women and juniors, of a new event called a triathlon. The triathlon will consist of riders roping a calf then running the barrel pattern and finishing with a goat tie - all in one run. The...
