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Articles from the September 19, 2019 edition


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  • Tester, Daines push for full funding of conservation fund

    Updated Sep 20, 2019

    Note: This information came from the offices of Sens. Jon Tester and Steve Daines Montana’s U.S. senators joined eight other senators in sending a bipartisan letter to congressional leadership calling for full, permanent funding of the Land and Water Conservation Act. Sens. Jon Tester, D-Mont., and Steve Daines, R-Mont., along with Sens. Tom Udall, D-N.M., Cory Gardner, R-Colo., Joe Manchin III, D-W.Va., Richard Burr, R-N.C., Michael Bennett, D-Colo., and Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R...

  • Ponies to play Glendive, again

    George Ferguson|Updated Sep 19, 2019

    After week one of the 2019 Eastern A football season, Livingston announced that it would be forfeiting the remainder of its season. Needless to say, that left a hole in the Havre Blue Pony football schedule, especially its home slate. The Ponies were set to host the Rangers Oct. 11, as part of Homecoming Week at HHS, but instead, Havre will receiver a forfeit victory over the Rangers, and play Glendive in a non-conference game that night. Havre already played, and beat the...

  • Montana bonus points system for special permits

    Updated Sep 19, 2019

    From Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Fish, Wildlife and Parks uses a unique approach to provide all applicants at least one opportunity at drawing a license/permit, while still giving people who have been unsuccessful in the past a chance to increase their odds of drawing a license/permit in the future. Hunters may only earn 1 bonus point per license year for a species special permit or license. The options are: 1) at the time of application for that species permit or license, or 2) between July 1 and Sept. 30 if the...

  • Get familiar with this year's upland game bird program access guide

    Updated Sep 19, 2019

    From Fish, Wildlife and Parks Upland bird season kicked off Sept. 1, so it’s still a good time to dig into this season’s hunting access guide. To get started, hunters can refer to the Projects Access Guide, published annually by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks’ Upland Game Bird Enhancement Program. The guide includes project maps that depict boundaries of private lands enrolled in the UGBEP. Once hunters have obtained the landowner’s permission to hunt, the maps with access boundaries can be an invaluable tool for hunters...

  • Quick Pics: Big game archery seasons are underway

    Updated Sep 19, 2019

  • Check your license before you head out into the field

    Updated Sep 19, 2019

    From Fish, Wildlife and Parks Hunters shouldn’t wait until opening day to discover their license and carcass tags are faded and need to be replaced. Hunters and anglers with licenses that are displaying faded text making them difficult to read can have those licenses replaced at no cost at their regional Fish, Wildlife and Parks office. License providers will soon receive new license paper that will not fade as is the issue with the current yellow paper. This paper was shipped to providers during the week of Sept. 9. The n...

  • Special CWD hunt planned for Hunting District 400

    Updated Sep 19, 2019

    From Fish, Wildife and Parks Fish, Wildlife and Parks Region 4 is scheduling a special chronic wasting disease hunt south of Chester this fall along the Marias River near the Moffat Bridge. The hunt is designed to determine the prevalence of the disease in the area. For the hunt, FWP will sell 50 mule deer either-sex B licenses and 300 mule deer antlerless B licenses that can only be used in the special hunt area, which is in Hunting District 400. In addition, all other deer licenses valid in HD 400 will be valid within the...

  • Rocky Boy police implement anonymous tip smartphone app

    Derek Hann|Updated Sep 19, 2019

    Rocky Boy Police Department announced this week that, with the help of tip411, it launched an application to allow people to make anonymous tips to law enforcement. Rocky Boy Police referred the Havre Daily News to its press release and to tip411’s website at https://home.tip411.com for information. The press release said the app will help Rocky Boy residents and law enforcement officers obtain information. “The Rocky Boy Police Department is increasing its crime-fighting arsenal with a new app to help residents connect wit...

  • State Fund comes to Havre High to teach, provide equipment for, work safety

    Derek Hann|Updated Sep 19, 2019

    Safety is the most important thing for the rising workforce and it is important they know and understand their rights and responsibilities while on the job, Montana State Fund Safety Consultant Sophie Magnuson said to Havre High School shop class students Wednesday. "As you guys are out there, working in your shop classes and getting jobs out there in the workforce, just keep that stuff in mind and really anticipate some things that could go wrong so you guys could hopefully...

  • Northern holding homecoming car show to fund scholarships

    Rachel Jamieson|Updated Sep 19, 2019

    Montana State University-Northern is premiering a car show during Homecoming Week Saturday, Sept. 28, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Northern's campus, including giving rides in the university's touring car, The Golden Goose. The car show will be open and free to the viewing public. The charge for people to show their vehicle at the event is $10 for pre-registration through Friday, Sept. 27, and $15 at the event. Proceeds collected from the car show will go toward automotive...

  • Correction - Main Street Montana Program

    Updated Sep 19, 2019

    A front-page story about Montana Main Street Program in Wednesday’s edition of the Havre Daily News reported that Jody Olson is Havre Area Chamber of Commerce executive director. Olson was at the time the meeting was held, but Julea Robbins took over as director Sept. 1....

  • For the Record, Sept. 19, 2019

    Updated Sep 19, 2019

    Havre Police Department A pipe found in a Fourth Avenue caller's yard Wednesday at 8:26 a.m. was turned over to the Tri-Agency Task Force. -- Wednesday at 10:27 a.m., a city employee reported a theft of water on Boulevard Avenue. -- Trai Alexander Toney of Havre, 23, was arrested on a Justice or City court warrant, during a vehicle stop on College Road West Wednesday at 11:50 a.m. -- A 16-year-old was issued a summons on charges of theft, obstructing a peace officer or other...

  • Obituary - Margaret (Hall) Heberly

    Updated Sep 19, 2019

    Written by Margaret (Hall) Heberly Margaret (Hall) Heberly passed away in Pullman, Washington, on Sept. 14, 2019. She was born in Choteau, MT, on January 10, 1921, to John and Mabel Hall. Margaret grew up with an older sister, Virginia, and younger brother, John. The family settled on a small ranch near the town of Fort Shaw, MT. Those years spent at small schools were some of the happiest of Margaret's life. It was there that she met Ted Heberly and they were married in...

  • Obituary - Montford O. "Monty" Borlaug

    Updated Sep 19, 2019

    Montford O. “Monty” Borlaug, 75, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019, south of Gildford, Montana. His funeral service will be 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019, at the Fifth Avenue Christian Church with Pastor Sean Janssen officiating. A private burial will be held and a full obituary will be published in Friday’s paper. Services and arrangements have been entrusted to Holland & Bonine Funeral Home....

  • Congress must remember feeding children is doing God's work

    Updated Sep 19, 2019

    What could be more important than how we care for our children? Pragmatists recognize that how we treat our children today in their dependency will shape how they treat us tomorrow in our old age. People of faith recognize all God’s children are just that — created in the Creator’s image. High-minded folks appreciate our most worthy charge as a society is to care well for all our children. Followers of Christ, observe, Jesus fed the hungry and taught us to do the same. While we may come at caring for children from different s...

  • Grass is greener, both sides of the fence!

    Sondra Ashton|Updated Sep 19, 2019

    One day last week Leo asked, “Had breakfast yet?” I grabbed my bag and we headed to the gordita place. I’m certain there are a hundred gordita places in Etzatlan. This one is on the man street; that’s what I call it. Block after block of repair shops, tire and tool stores, that kind of thing. Man stuff, man street. These aren’t stores like we are used to seeing. Might be five or six a block, open fronts, no signage. Might be more workers than tools. I sat in a plastic c...

  • VFW Bear Paw Junior Rifle Club starting season

    Updated Sep 19, 2019

    Havre Daily News staff The VFW Bear Paw Junior Rifle Club is starting its next season and is inviting youths interested in learning firearm safety and marksmanship to come in Monday, Sept. 30, and Tuesday, Oct. 1, from 6 to 9 p.m. to learn about the club. The club has been operating in Havre for more than 60 years, and practices in the shooting range below the Havre Fire Department at 520 Fourth St. Mondays and Tuesdays from 6 to 9 p.m. Shooters can sign up for different slots on those nights, with returning club members...

  • Havre Festival Days full of fun sports

    George Ferguson|Updated Sep 19, 2019

    Havre Festival Days is a time for celebration. It's a time to honor our great community. But it's also a time for sports. In fact, each and every year, the annual Festival Days celebration is chock-full of exciting sporting events and 2019 will be no different. One of the most popular sporting events on the calendar each year is the annual 48-Hour Softball Tournament, and it will run from Friday at 6 p.m. to Sunday afternoon's championship game - literally. That's right, the...

  • Skylights begin Frontier play on the road

    George Ferguson|Updated Sep 19, 2019

    It's been an exciting preseason for the Montana State University-Northern volleyball team. And it's all been about preparing for conference play. Now however, the preparation is over, and it's time for the Skylights to take on the Frontier Conference, under new head coach Jerry Wagner. "I'm excited to coach in this conference," Wagner said earlier this summer. "It's obviously changed a lot since I was last in it. But I've always followed Northern volleyball and always...

  • Ponies hit the court

    Aarron Thompson|Updated Sep 19, 2019

    The Havre High volleyball team had a good weekend at the Electric City Classic, now, the Blue Ponies look to put two more wins on their season. The Blue Ponies start their week at home against the Conrad Cowgirls tonight. The Cowgirls have had a history with Havre, playing them in 2018 as the playoffs were getting closer. The Ponies will have a game to look forward to against the Cowgirls this season. Head coach Tamecia Jarvis is looking forward to the sets against Conrad. "I...

  • Stockman Bank promotes Williams to ag loan officer

    Updated Sep 19, 2019

    From Stockman Bank Hiram Williams has recently been promoted to ag loan officer for Stockman Bank Havre. His responsibilities include developing and servicing agricultural loans and assisting clients with their lending needs. Williams brings extensive knowledge in lending to the position and has been with Stockman Bank since 2017. He previously served as a credit review officer for Stockman Bank's 34 statewide locations. Williams earned his Bachelor of Science degree in...