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9:21 a.m. Havre Public Schools Superintendent Andy Carlson sent an email to the Havre Daily News reporting all was clear following a report of a gas shortly before 9 a.m. at Havre Middle School. An automatic message from the school district reported class was back in session. 9 a.m. Havre Public Schools announced shortly before 9 a.m. using automated messaging that a gas leak was reported at Havre Middle School. All students were evacuated and were safe, the announcement...
From Havre Elks Lodge #1201 Havre Elks Lodge #1201 is, again, holding its free soccer shoot contest and is inviting area youth to come to the soccer fields by Havre High School Wednesday, Sept. 11, to compete. Registration starts at 5 p.m. with the contest starting immediately afterward. Age categories are 7 and younger, 8-9, 10-11 and 12-14. Anyone from the region - Havre to Harlem and Chinook, up the Hi-Line to Chester, south to Box Elder and Big Sandy, Rocky Boy's and Fort...
Reagan Colyer MSU News Service BOZEMAN - A pair of new winter wheat varieties soon to be released by Montana State University breeders are designed to help address two issues that plague wheat farmers across the state, sawflies and stripe rust fungus, while improving crop yields. The Bobcat and Flathead varieties will be released this fall from the Montana Foundation Seed Program, according to veteran breeders Phil Bruckner and Jim Berg. The new varieties will be used to produ...
Editor’s note: This version corrects that Miranda Bautista was issued tickets in a vicious animal and dog at large incident involving Ryan Turner. Havre City Council voted on and heard about a variety of topics during its meeting Tuesday including requests for lower speed limits in some areas, the upcoming city election and Airbnbs. The council also convened its hearing on the city’s Fiscal Year 2020 budget, recessing the hearing until it reconvenes tonight at 6 p.m. During the public comments section at the end of the mee...
9:21 a.m. Havre Public Schools Superintendent Andy Carlson sent an email to the Havre Daily News reporting all was clear following a report of a gas shortly before 9 a.m. at Havre Middle School. An automatic message from the school district reported class was back in session. 9 a.m. Havre Public Schools announced shortly before 9 a.m. using automated messaging that a gas leak was reported at Havre Middle School. All students were evacuated and were safe, the announcement...
Three lanes of U.S. Highway 2 were closed off from the Holiday Village Mall to the Best Western Plus Havre Inn and Suites because of a single-vehicle motorcycle crash. Montana Highway Patrol Trooper Cade Hill said the crash occurred shortly after noon. The driver appeared not to be wearing any safety equipment and was rushed to Northern Montana Hospital for medical attention. He added that speed may have played a factor in the crash. The status of the crash victim was not...
A returned Peace Corps volunteer, Sapphire Carter, has collaborated with Stone Child College to organize a Youth Leadership Training program for youth on Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation today and Thursday at Stone Child College Vo-Tech. “I want to create change by being a positive influence and educating my peers and the children of Rocky Boy on the importance of serving one’s community,” Carter said. Carter said that in general the vision is for a future where the youth of Rocky Boy have the skills and strengths to lead wi...
With the Havre Public Schools kicking into full gear, a local business is doing its part to help students have the supplies and tools they need to be successful this school year. "They get to have new things and just really be part of their class," Lincoln-McKinley Primary School Principal Holly Bitz said. This is the third year Tom LaFond State Farm Insurance has collected donations of school supplies from around the community for Havre Public Schools. State Farm Office...
Havre Public Schools hosted an electronic cigarette presentation Tuesday evening at Havre High School to educate the staff, faculty and parents about what defines an e-cigarette and the harm from them, as well as providing awareness of more tobacco use in teens. "I am reminding people that we lose almost half a million people every year to cigarette smoking," Montana Office of Public Instruction Tobacco Prevention Specialist Kris Minard said. "It is still the number one...
Lois A. "Penny" Whitaker, 78, formerly of Havre, passed away on May 8, 2019, at her daughter's home in Billings after an eight-month battle with cancer. Services will be held at Highland Cemetary, Havre, MT, September 14, 2019, at 1 p.m. A reception will immediately follow at 2 p.m. at Henny Penny Cupcakes at 234 Fourth Ave. in Havre. The public is welcome to attend the service and reception. Cards may be sent to Penny Whitaker Family, c/o Vickie Ehrlekrona, 2631 Bitterroot...
Derrick Azure, 49, passed away September 1, 2019, at St. Vincent Health Care in Billings MT. A wake will be held Thursday, September 5, at 7 p.m. at the Fort Belknap Community Center in Harlem MT, another wake will be held Friday, September 6, at 7 p.m. at the Saint Paul Mission Recreation Center in Hays, MT, and the funeral service will be held Saturday September 7, 2019 at 11 a.m. at the St. Paul Mission Church....
David A. “Rags” LaMere, 61, passed away Monday, September 1, 2019, at Benefis Medical Center in Great Falls due to complications from COPD. Wake services will begin at 3:00 p.m. today, Wednesday, September 4, 2019, and will continue until his funeral service, which will be at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, September 5, 2019, all at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church. Burial will follow in the Rocky Boy Cemetery. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Pleas...
From Havre Public Works The City of Havre, along with Havre Sand and Gravel, will be performing some road maintenance —chip sealing — today through Friday, Sept. 6, in the following areas of Havre: Area #1 12th Avenue on 18th and 19th Street 18th Street and 19th Street from 12th Avenue East Area #2 18th Avenue from HWY #2 to 1st Street NE First Street NE from 17th Avenue to US. Highway #2 17th Avenue from 1st Street NE to Alley South of Main Street Area #3 Monroe Avenue from 14th Street W to 14th Place 14th Place from Mon...
From the Office of the Hill County Superintendent of Schools The Hill County commissioners will review submitted budgets and mill requests for all Hill County School districts at the Hill County Courthouse Thursday, Sept. 5, at 1:30 p.m. in the commissioners office. Any taxpayer in Hill County may attend the public meeting and be heard in regard to the final budget proposals for the 2019-20 school year....
Havre Police Department A pick up and hold order was served on a juvenile at Havre High School Tuesday at 10:36 a.m., and the juvenile was transported to the youth detention facility in Great Falls. -- Raymond Windyboy of Box Elder, 57, was arrested on a disorderly conduct charge, after a caller at a First Street establishment reported Tuesday at 1:11 p.m. that an intoxicated man needed to be removed from the parking lot. -- Tanner Joseph Walker of Havre, 37, was arrested on...
A front-page story in Tuesday’s edition of the Havre Daily News about a run Court Appointed Special Advocates is holding during Festival Days misidentified the MADD — Mothers Against Drunk Driving — Mile Dash that was held in the 1980s during Festival Days....
August has been a slow month as far as politics goes. Some jockeying for who is going to run for what office, is interesting to watch. But it is a busy time for the agricultural folks. The crops have been better than expected, the cooler spring and summer may have been the reason. Many areas received hail and a number of fires have been reported in the harvest fields. Some farmers are finished but many are still cutting, so be on the lookout for equipment. I have not been involved in a great deal of harvest, only moving a tru...
They say that blessings come in disguise. If so, my blessings are poorly disguised. They show up wearing false noses and funny eyeglasses and are instantly recognizable unless I am being completely thick-headed — and it is astonishing how often I am. I had a really bad year a few years back when I lost my husband and my job and my home in rapid succession. All of this happened while I was living in Nigeria (which was not great to begin with). I realized immediately that this w...
From Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Although most hunters respect the land, property and wildlife they are hunting, many others do not. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks would like to remind hunters and all outdoor enthusiasts to be good stewards of the land and respect both private and public property. The FWP Region 6 Citizens Advisory Committee, recognizing that this is an ongoing issue, raised the need for more public outreach. Every hunting season, reports are made of va...
And just like that, the 2019 league golf season in Havre is over. Last week, both at Prairie Farms Golf Course and Beaver Creek Golf Course, league championships were handed out - or earned to put it precisely. The men's league title at Prairie Farms came down to an 18-hole match between my guys on Korb Construction and the boys of D.A. Davidson. And between nine holes Wednesday and another nine Friday, D.A.D. prevailed 37-35. The winning team was composed of Ric Floren, Frank...
Havre High senior Peyton Brown is ready for her last year as a Blue Pony. Whether behind the volleyball net or on the softball diamond, Brown looks to give it her all in everything she does. Brown has a passion for her sports. On the diamond in the spring, she brings the heat and plays with a fire in her eyes, showcasing her skills in Havre High softball. But in the fall, she stands out on the volleyball court, setting the Blue Ponies up for success. When it came to volleyball...
Caleb Chambliss, Havre High Golf It's been quite the strong start to the 2019 high school golf season for Havre High's Caleb Chambliss. In his last two varsity tournaments, the Blue Pony junior has finished second in each. Chambliss shot an 82 to place second at the Havre Invitational back on Aug. 22, and he carded a 79 to place second again at the Browning Invite back on Aug. 24 at East Glacier Lodge Golf Course. Havre is back on the course this Thursday in Harlowtown....
