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Articles from the September 23, 2019 edition


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  • Celebrants have a grand old time at Havre Festival Days

    Rachel Jamieson and Derek Hann|Updated Sep 24, 2019

    Editor's note: This corrects the information with the photograph of the Kiwanis Pancake Feed. Havre Festival Days continued its long-standing tradition in the area over the weekend, bringing the community together in a family-friendly environment for all to enjoy. Linda Gobin said she has been coming to, and participating in, Festival Days events for decades. "I've been going to Festival Days for about 35 years, and what I like is seeing the people you never see all the time,"...

  • Quick Pics: Firefighters Fill the Boot

    Updated Sep 23, 2019

  • Celebrating traditional history and heritatge during Native American Week

    Derek Hann|Updated Sep 23, 2019

    A number of schools and communities in the area are taking a special look into the area’s unique Native American history and culture for Native American Week this week, with some schools taking time in the classroom and others holding events with speakers and presentations celebrating the history of Native Americans. Rocky Boy’s Indian Community is hosting a number of events throughout the week. A Hand Drum Contest will be held today at Veterans Park from 3 to 4 p.m. Thursday, a traditional soup contest will be held by the...

  • Plaintiffs suing Border Patrol say forced out of Havre due to backlash

    Tim Leeds|Updated Sep 23, 2019

    Two women who are suing U.S. Customs and Border Protection for detaining the for nearly half an hour for speaking Spanish while waiting in line at a Havre store say backlash from the lawsuit is driving them from town. “The result has compounded the effects of plaintiff’s original detention — making them feel even more unwelcome in their own town,” a document filed in federal District Court in Great Falls said. A brief in the lawsuit Ana Suda and Martha “Mimi” Hernandez filed against CBP said they and their families have had s...

  • Agenda - Hill County Commissioner's Calendar

    Updated Sep 23, 2019

    Monday MACo Conference — Great Falls Tuesday MACo Conference — Great Falls Wednesday MACo Conference — Great Falls Thursday MACo Conference — Great Falls Friday Office Hours...

  • Coordinator reports successful blood drive

    Updated Sep 23, 2019

    By Carla Jenewein, Red Cross blood drive coordinator for Chinook The Chinook Blood Drive was held at Wallner Hall Tuesday, Septy. 10. We had 37 presenting donors with 34 units collected on a goal of 39. A round of applause for all those who attended. We are grateful for each and every one of you who make our success possible. Receiving pins this time were Elmer Zarn, who received an 18-gallon pin, Casey Overturf received a two-gallon pin and Jana Mcpherson-Haur received a...

  • Havre pool to open Monday

    Updated Sep 23, 2019

    Press release The Havre Community Pool, which has been closed for maintenance, will open to the public Monday, Sept. 30, at 6 a.m.. The pool schedule is: Lap Swim 6-8 a.m. Monday through Friday Noon-1 p.m. Monday through Friday 6-7 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 11-1 p.m. Saturdays Fitness Hour 8-9 a.m. Monday through Friday Recreation Swim 7-9 p.m. Tuesday Family Swim 7-9 p.m. Thursday The pool is closed Sundays. In addition, the pool will be closed Saturdays in December to accommodate the Havre High School Swim Team...

  • For the Record, Sept. 23, 2019

    Updated Sep 23, 2019

    Havre Police Department Milo Montgomery Moor of Havre, 27, was arrested on two charges of violation of a protective order after a Havre caller reported Friday at 12:54 p.m that a man was trying to get third-party contact with the caller's daughter, though there is a no contact order in place. -- A summons was issued on tobacco usage charges after officers were called to Havre Middle School Friday at 1:34 p.m. -- Someone stopped at the police station Friday at 2:48 p.m. with...

  • Officials close Cow Creek Reservoir near Chinook

    Updated Sep 23, 2019

    Press release Blaine County health officials reported Thursday that a test performed for cyanotoxins associated with a blue-green algae bloom at Cow Creek Reservoir has returned with high results. As a result, state and local health officials recommend the reservoir, southwest of Chinook, be closed to all recreation and that pets and livestock be kept away from these waters. Closure signs have been posted at access points. The first report of concerns came Sept. 1 when a woman...

  • First Montana case of vaping severe pulmonary disease confirmed

    Updated Sep 23, 2019

    Press release RiverStone Health and the Department of Public Health and Human Services have identified the first confirmed case of severe pulmonary disease associated with vaping in connection with the ongoing national investigation. The confirmed case is a Yellowstone County resident in their 30s with a history of vaping nicotine and THC. The person was hospitalized in August, and is now home recovering. Eight deaths associated with severe pulmonary illness have occurred. As...

  • Blue Pony netters sweep Sidney on the road

    Aarron Thompson|Updated Sep 23, 2019

    The Havre High volleyball team has had a very strong season so far and continued that trend when the Blue Ponies played the Sidney Eagles Saturday. The Ponies swept the Eagles in a very competitive Eastern A showdown in the Sidney High Gymnasium, winning with the final set scores 25-17, 25-14 and 25-15. Havre head coach Tamecia Jarvis was proud of the showing her girls had. “The girls played really well,” Jarvis said. “They made my job easy because I really didn’t have to...

  • Skylights swept in Frontier openers

    George Ferguson|Updated Sep 23, 2019

    It’s been a long road trip for the Montana State University-Northern volleyball team. The trip started Aug. 23, and it concluded with two Frontier Conference losses this past weekend. Northern began Frontier play last Thursday night in Lewiston, Idaho, where the Skylights were swept by Lewis-Clark State by scores of 25-21, 25-21 and 25-15. The conference-opener was a good battle for two sets, as the Skylights made the Warriors work to put them away. However, LCSC picked up the...

  • Ponies' times improve in Great Falls

    Aarron Thompson|Updated Sep 23, 2019

    The Havre high cross-country teams had a very competitive meet Saturday in the Great Falls Cross-Country invitational, facing off against multiple Class AA and Class A schools in a big race. Both the HHS boys and girls teams placed 20th in the meet and showcased their best effort on the course, which has known to be an endurance test for the many harriers who have ran it. Havre High head coach Josh Holt is proud of his teams and what they did at the invitational. “Both teams r...

  • Havre High golf teams wrap up the regular season

    Havre Daily News staff|Updated Sep 23, 2019

    Havre Daily News Staff All that stood between the Havre High golf teams and the Class A postseason was 36 holes. And the Blue Ponies took advantage of that opportunity this past week. Havre played at the Billings Central Invitational Thursday at Eagle Rock Golf Club, then played in the prestigious Laurel Invite Friday at the Laurel Golf Club. And HHS head coach George Ferguson said, both tournaments were extremely beneficial. "It was a great two rounds for our kids," Ferguson...

  • Locomotives steamroll the Blue Ponies

    Aarron Thompson|Updated Sep 23, 2019

    The Havre High football team went into the second home game of the season with high spirits. Unfortunately, the Ponies game against the Laurel Locomotives did not go as planned in a 43-7 loss Friday night in Blue Pony Stadium. The game did not look close on the scoreboard, but the two teams both had some struggles on the field. In the end, the victory came down to who capitalized on opportunities throughout the game. Havre head coach Ryan Gatch knows his team did not play...

  • Saints march away from Lights

    George Ferguson|Updated Sep 23, 2019

    For the second straight season, the Montana State University-Northern Lights got off to a great start with a non-conference win. Still, the young Lights knew after beating Arizona Christian back in August that, the Frontier Conference would not be easy. And it’s obviously not. Saturday in Helena, the Lights suffered their third straight Frontier loss of 2019, falling to Carroll College 54-26 inside Nelson Stadium, a venue the Lights still haven’t won in. Carroll, which und...

  • Sports Photos: Festival Days Fun...

    Updated Sep 22, 2019

  • Bobcats, Grizzlies win big at home

    Updated Sep 22, 2019

    MISSOULA - Dalton Sneed threw for 334 yards and four touchdowns, Marcus Knight ran for 148 yards and another score and No. 19 Montana beat Monmouth 47-27 on Saturday inside to Washington-Grizzly Stadium. Sneed threw two touchdown passes to Bryson Deming and one each to Colin Bingham and Jerry Louie-McGee. Deming's second score with 3:49 remaining gave the Grizzlies (3-1) of the Big Sky Conference breathing room over the Hawks (2-2) of the Big South Conference. The touchdown wa...