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Donna Sue Meyers, 74, passed away due to natural causes August 20, 2020, at Sheridan Memorial Hospital in Sheridan, Wyoming. Wake services began at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, August 23, 2020, and will continue until her funeral service which will be at 8:00 a.m. today, August 24, 2020, all at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church.... Full story
The Hill County Commission, in an extended meeting Thursday voted 2-1 to adopt a resolution to allow mail-in ballots for the upcoming 2020 General Election in November, with Hill County Commissioners Mike Wendland and Mark Peterson voting yes and Hill County Commissioner Diane McLean voting no. Thursday of last week during at the commissioner's weekly business meeting, the same resolution was brought before the commission and was voted down with Wendland voting yes and Peterso...
Havre Public Schools Interim Superintendent Craig Mueller said a few changes have been made with the re-opening plan for the schools next week with no lockers being used and personal items brought by students will be kept to a minimum. Havre Public Schools approved a blended model plan for its upcoming school year with half of the students going one day and half the other. Wednesday, is the first day of school for all Havre Public School students, whether in person or remotely. Distanced learning is happening on the days...
During the Hill County Officials Meeting Thursday, Hill County Commissioner Mark Peterson discussed using possible COVID-19-related funding to make upgrades to the Hill County Courthouse while other officials also provided updates on their respective departments’ activities in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Peterson said he’s been in contact with other counties, and was particularly interested in what Blaine County did, putting a large TV on a cart with speakers and a microphone for letting rooms of people do vir... Full story
The number of hospitalizations, including people hospitalized before being tested, was 363 with 97 active hospitalizations. The number of tests completed was 208,627 with 1,067 new tests listed this morning. The number of deaths was 89. The number of recoveries was 4,798 and the number of active cases was 1,329. Hill: 1 new case, 50 total, 5 active, 43 recovered, 2 deaths Liberty: No new cases, 1 total, none active, 1 recovered Blaine: No new cases, 15 total, 1 active, 14 recovered Chouteau: No new cases, 10 total, none... Full story
I’ve never been there, but I always imagine Tokyo to be a classy city, but I have to say that the city planners have come up with possibly the worst idea in modern history: re-imagined public restrooms: The Tokyo Toilet Project. Apparently, though Tokyo is known for its cleanliness, its residents don’t like to use the public restrooms, wrote Hannah Frishberg for the New York Post, so the solution was to get known designers to design public restrooms to get people to take a c...
Editor’s note: The wrong version of this editorial ran in Wednesday’s edition of The Havre Daily News due to an error at the newspaper. There has been a new proposal for testing to control the COVID-19 pandemic recently offered by Dr. Michael Mina, who is an assistant professor of epidemiology at both Harvard Medical School and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. This is a game-changing, breakthrough proposal that can stop this pandemic in its tracks. I will summarize Mina’s findings here. So far, the CDC’s...
Press release HELENA — AARP announced Thursday that four Montana organizations will receive 2020 Community Challenge grants — part of the largest number of grantees to date with more than $2.4 million awarded among 184 organizations nationwide. Grantees will implement “quick-action” projects to create more livable communities across all 50 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Here in Montana, grantees include: $25,000 — Three Forks: Headwaters Trail System This project constructs a new loop trai...
North Central Senior Center, Aug. 24-28 Menu by Earlene DeWinter Subject to Change Monday — Tater Tot casserole, garlic cheddar biscuit, salad, cookie Tuesday — Roast beef, mashed potatoes and gravy, cauliflower, rolls, apple crisp Wednesday — Taco burger, Mexican rice, chips and nacho cheese, dessert Thursday — Cabbage rolls, baked potatoes, veggies, fruit salad Friday — Soup, Chef’s Choice, Dessert The Senior Center’s doors are still closed to the public. We are providing limited services. Help is being given over the phon...
Press release September is National Suicide Awareness Month and an easy way to celebrate it this year is by joining a virtual book club. The Hill County Suicide Awareness Coalition and the Havre-Hill County Library are partnering up to offer a virtual discussion on the book “Rising Strong” by Brené Brown. As described by Brown herself, “The physics of vulnerability is simple: If we are brave enough, often enough, we will fall. ‘Rising Strong’ is a book about what it takes to get back up and how owning our stories of struggl...
Rodeo fans wanting to take in some rodeo action this weekend can find events featuring adult and youth competitors at the Great Northern Fairgrounds Saturday, and spectators are welcome free of charge. The morning will start off with The Showdown Breakaway Roping at 9 a.m., with two runs for all competitors and anyone with two catches advances to the short round for top placings. Competitors will vie for a guaranteed $2,000 added purse and prizes, and the winner of the roping...
It is mandatory for everyone ages 5 and older to wear a mask or face covering with no exceptions. Monday Regular business hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday 9 a.m. — Levee inspection meeting, Commissioners Office 10:30 a.m. — County Road Dept. Meeting 6 p.m. — RSID #21 project meeting, Community Center, Great Northern Fairgrounds Wednesday Regular business hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday 10 a.m. — Weekly business meeting Manual claims Employment review Resolutions Tax adjustments County permit approval Subdivi...
Havre Police Department Curtis Cole Molina of Havre, 23, was arrested on a Justice or City court warrant after a caller on 10th Street West made a complaint to Havre Police Thursday at 11:04 a.m. -- A caller at a Second Street business reported a fake $100 bill at 4:03 p.m. Thursday. -- Donald Charles Salonen of Chinook, 58, was arrested on charges of driving with a suspended or revoked driver's license and resisting arrest during a vehicle stop at 2:47 p.m. Thursday on First...
Tristan Alexander Ehry was resentenced to eight years after a state District Court judge found he violated conditions of his release in a sentence for shooting a man. Ehry was sentenced in 2018 to eight years, all suspended, after he pleaded guilty in a plea agreement to assault with a weapon. The charge was an amended version. Ehry originally was charged with attempted deliberate homicide. Court documents say Ehry was charged after he shot a man with a .22 caliber rifle May 27, 2017. Officers found from where he had fired...
Ramona Louise Favel, 87, passed away due to natural causes Wednesday, August 19, 2020, at Peace Hospice in Great Falls. Wake services will begin at 4:00 p.m. Friday, August 21, 2020, rosary services will be at 7:00 p.m. Friday, and funeral services will begin at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, August 22, 2020, all at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Box Elder. Burial will follow in the Warrior’s Burial Grounds. Ramona’s family has suggested memorial donations be made in her memory to St... Full story
Saturday, July 25th, 2020, Kay Brownlee, Mom, Grandma, Aunt Kay, passed away at the age of 81. Kay is preceded in death by her husband, Stuart Brownlee, her mother, father, brother and sister. She is survived by her two sons and their wives, Steve and Debbie Brownlee, Tim and Randi Brownlee. She was a loving grandmother to her eight grandchildren, Jillian, Chris, Brock, Brea, Alex, Paige, Sadie, Sophie and four great-grandchildren, Carson, Milo, Emerson and Grady, and an aunt to numerous nieces and nephews. Kay was born in... Full story
It will be some time before September comes around, which has been deemed the new start to the fall season for the Havre High football and volleyball teams, but do not worry, the two teams will get to have some fun this weekend. Tonight and Saturday is when the annual Blue/White Day for the Blue Pony football and volleyball scrimmages will take place. Tonight will see the football team take the field at 6 p.m. at Blue Pony Stadium, followed by the volleyball team taking the...
Havre High head golf coach George Ferguson says he and his Blue Pony golfers are taking things day-by-day during this 2020 season. And, as far as first regular season days go, Thursday was a really good one for the Ponies. HHS hosted the 2020 Havre Invitational Thursday, with boys playing at Prairie Farms Golf Course, and the girls out at Beaver Creek Golf Course. And while Ferguson was more than excited that his boys team took home first-place honors, and the girls were secon...
Out our way, panic reigns supreme amongst the ranchers when brucellosis shows up in the herd. The infection can spread rapidly and wipe out most of not all if it goes unchecked. Once introduced into the midst of formerly healthy animals, it is hard to stop. Thus animals suspected of carrying the disease are quarantined and kept apart. A few years ago, the folks at Yellowstone National Park were dealing with a bison herd that was too big for the area. Local native tribes asked that some of the bison be given to them as they...
We live in a world right now that is bursting at the seams with pain. We are watching the death tolls rise daily and hearing the stories of people inflicted with the virus. People unable to be with their loved ones during critical life moments. People wondering how they are going to pay their bills and feed their families. People and children unable to shelter safely at the hands of abuse and addiction. Divisive rhetoric from our leaders on how to stand together and protect each other. Debates and protests over whose lives...
You know, Lord, the way things are going on right now with sheltering in, etc., a friend suggested a joy box. A joy box? What is a joy box?’ “Oh, everyone should have one,” our friend exclaimed. “They are so easy to make, an old shoe box will do. Wrap it pretty with lovely paper and decorate it so it’s eye-catching.” We listened while she told what goes inside: “Put into it selected cards, letters, notes and your favorite Bible verses; scraps of wee notes from special folks, little children, family mementoes and even some...
