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A front-page story in Tuesday’s edition of the Havre Daily News misreported the time of the Junior Rodeo tonight and the time the food booths will be closing today through Saturday. The Junior Rodeo starts tonight at 5 and the food booths will be open to 11 p.m. through Saturday....
The Great Northern Fair Wednesday will kick off five days of food, carnival rides, exhibits,4-H activities, rodeos, a truck pull, demolition derby and more. For the second year, Dreamland Carnival Company out of Billings will provide 15 to 18 rides for children and adults. Free entertainment this year will be provided by the Inflatable Fun Zone, a Bozeman company that will supply a kid’s zipline and several inflatable toys. This year, the fair features three rodeos over the course of three nights. The Hi-Line Rodeo A...
Big Sandy organic farmer and entrepreneur Bob Quinn is one of 14 Montanans taking advantage of the state's brand-new hemp-growing law by planting six acres of the previously illegal crop. This was the first year Montana's Hemp Pilot Program was allowed under the Department of Agriculture's 2014 Farm Bill. Quinn and son-in-law Andrew Long, who is in charge of the project, planted all three of the permissible types of hemp - the CFX-1, CFX-2 and CRS-1 - in June and expect to...
From Bullhook Blossoms Garden Club Bullhook Blossoms Garden Club is featuring the yard of Arlene and Lester Ophus at 914 Sixth St. N. Originally, Arlene grew all her plants from seed, but now she gets them from a local greenhouse. Her yard has many established perennials. Arlene has help with her yard from her daughter and the neighbors due to health problems but is still able to groom and water her plants and her "green thumb" is very apparent. A large pot of red geraniums...
Havre City Council voted 6-0 at its meeting Monday to accept a sub-recipient agreement with the Boys & Girls Club of the Hi-Line, a necessary requirement for the club to receive a $421,000 community development block grant. Council members Jay Pyette and Ed Matter were absent. The community development block grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce was made to the city for the club project. Mayor Tim Solomon said the project includes repairing the club’s roof, upgrading its fire alarm system, installing an intercom s...
Havre Daily News staff A Havreite said she recently received a very official-looking piece of mail that seemed too good to be true — and after she knew it was too good to be true she wanted to let people know to watch out for it. Nora Nelson said she received a very official-looking letter — postmarked from Africa — telling her she had won $250,000 in a lottery. But she hadn’t entered that lottery. It also included a check made out to her from Nationwide Insurance in Columbus, Ohio, for $2,350, to help her cover the cost of t...
Montana Democratic Sen. Jon Tester reiterated his support for the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument keeping its national monument status Friday in a video posted on YouTube and a letter to Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke. In the one-minute-and-15-second-long video, Tester reads portions of the letter dated July 14. "This region has largely remained unchanged since God made it," Tester said. "Protecting it as a national monument will keep it that way for our...
Editor’s note: Due to internet problems, this column was not available Friday when it normally runs. By Emily Mayer Summer was upon us 100 years ago and the War to End All Wars raged on in Europe. Registered men were warned they must appear before exemption boards; those in the logging business would see the first service in France because of their “first hands practical experience” in order to convert timber into useable railroad ties, bridge timbers, mine props and trench timbers; a selective draft for those in the medical...
From MEA-MFT Montana State University-Northern professor Mark Seiffert was elected recently to a two-year term on the MEA-MFT Board of Directors. He represents MEA-MFT District 11 university faculty on the board. Seiffert is a member of the MSU-N Federation of Teachers, a local affiliate of MEA-MFT. MEA-MFT is the state’s largest union, representing 18,000 Montana K-12 teachers and support staff, state and local government employees, higher education faculty, Head Start employees and health care employees. MEA-MFT is a m...
Press release The H. Earl Clack Memorial Museum presents its Summer Speaker Series with “The Shep Whisperer” by Randy Morger. The event will be held Friday outdoors at the Faber Schoolhouse on the Great Northern Fairgrounds during the fair at both 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. People can celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of the Faithful Dog, Shep, and hear his heartwarming story....
Editor, The Havre Jaycees would like to thank everyone who supported the fireworks booth this year. Proceeds from the fireworks go to purchase the next year Fourth of July Community Night Show. With out the great people of this community and surrounding communities we would not be able to hold this event. Thank you for all your support in all the projects the Havre Jaycees do in the Havre community. Members of the Havre Jaycees...
In February, Governor Steve Bullock appointed me to the Montana Transportation Commission, representing Commission District 3. The three corners of the district are Blaine County in the northeast, Glacier County in the northwest, and Lewis & Clark County in the south. Since my appointment, I have been poring over data related to highway transportation throughout my district, the revenue availability to various kinds of highway projects, and the mounting needs for reconstruction, repair, and maintenance that exceed the...
Loraine C. Hinkle, 96, passed away Friday, July 14, 2017, at the Care and Comfort Home. Cremation has taken place and services will be held at a later date; full obituary to follow. Holland and Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements....
The Havre City-County Airport Board will meet at the airport terminal Thursday at 3 p.m. The meeting agenda is: 1. Approval of June 15 minutes 2. Correspondence 3. Reports: (A) Manager (B) Inspection (C) Finance (D) Engineer - DOWL a. Taxiway and Apron Area Project update 4. Public comments 5. Unfinished business (A) Use of infield land (B) Big hanger repair status a. Siding (C) Northwestern Energy power bill 6. New business (A) FY18 Budget 7. Approval of July claims...
Havre Police Department Officers investigated after a First Street West business caller reported Monday at 8:06 a.m. that their vehicle was keyed while being parked on the 600 Block of Ninth Street. —— Officers investigated a two-vehicle, noninjury motor vehicle crash after it was reported Monday at 10:09 a.m. near a U.S. Highway 2 Northwest business. —— Officers assisted another agency after receiving a call Monday at 11:31 a.m. from a Jefferson Avenue caller. —— Officers investigated a motor vehicle crash near a Fourth Av...
Austin Jennings Bucklin, 18, passed away July 11, 2017. Services will be held at 11 a.m. July 20, 2017, at the Chinook Presbyterian Church with burial to follow at Kuper Memorial Cemetery and a luncheon at Wallner Hall. He was born Dec. 31, 1998, in Laramie, Wyoming, and was the oldest son of Charley and Natalie (Barber) Bucklin. He attended schools in Chinook, Montana; Cut Bank, Montana; Rigby, Idaho; and White Salmon, Washington. He graduated from Columbia High School in...
Hot doesn’t even begin to describe the conditions on the local golf scene lately. Yes, it’s been sweltering. I have a confession though. I like it that way when it comes to playing golf. I just feel like I can swing the golf club a little more loose and free. I feel the same way about it when I play tennis. Besides, soon we’ll all be complaining about how cold it is, and how long it is until we’re back on the links. Me especially. On the league golf scene last week, Jeremy...
There's a lot of reasons why people love fairs. And there's a myriad of reasons why so many locals love the Great Northern Fair. Of course, sports is one of them. So, as the 2017 Great Northern Fair kicks off Wednesday, people from Havre, and all over the Hi-Line will eventually pile into the arena for plenty of entertaining fair sports. The action starts with three straight nights of rodeo. As usual, the annual Havre Junior Rodeo gets things started, as it will take place...
The Havre North Stars American Legion baseball team has a lot of great athletes on it, but one of the best has to be Ethan Roberts. Roberts, who is the everyday centerfielder for the North Stars, has put together a solid campaign in his second year with the team. The Havre High junior-to-be is a versatile athlete, playing football, baseball and hockey and even running track so far in his high school career. And for the North Stars, his versatility is often on display. While...
