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Billings-based band Counting Coup returns to Montana State University-Northern for their Cultural Diversity Week with a free concert at 3 p.m. Saturday. The band, whose music has been described as a unique blend of rock, folk, blues and Western, has been to Havre three times in just more than a year, having become a regularly featured band at Northern. Northern Student Engagement Committee member Grant Olson, said his group is hosting the band, but the Little River Institute and the Office of Diversity are really making the e...
Jason Dearen and Michael Rezendes Associated Press It was a frigid Sunday evening at the Catholic Newman Center in Salt Lake City when the priest warned parishioners who had gathered after Mass that their right to private confessions was in jeopardy. A new law would break that sacred bond, the priest said, and directed the parishioners to sign a one-page form letter on their way out. “I/We Oppose HB90,” began the letter, stacked next to pre-addressed envelopes. “HB90 is an improper interference of the government into the p...
Montana-made independent film "The Year of the Dog" will be showing in a special screening at Cottonwood Cinemas Friday through Sunday, and at least one of screenings will be attended by members of the cast. The special screening is being held prior to the film's national release. The film stars Rob Grabow, who is also the executive producer and co-director, Michael Spears, Jon Proudstar, Alyssa Groenig, Jeff Medley and Caleb playing the titular dog Yup'ik. Grabow said the...
Smithsonians's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute The Fort Belknap Indian Community commemorated Wednesday three years of its swift fox recovery program with the release of three swift foxes on tribal lands, bringing the total to 103 recovered back to these prairie grasslands. Based on post-release monitoring efforts, the native species is reproducing in the wild, which is a critical measure of success for a self-sustaining population. "After being absent for...
Office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana GREAT FALLS — A woman who admitted to a firearms crime after fatally shooting a man while she was in his car on the Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich. Shaide Jo Demontiney, 19, pleaded guilty in June to use of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. Chief U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris presided. Chief Judge Morris also ord...
Havre Daily News staff National Alliance on Mental Illness Havre has released its October newsletter wth updates on its location and events. “It’s fall, and, now, we are getting back to our classes and working in the office again,” the newsletter said. The office, now in The Atrium at 220 Third Ave. Suite 408, will be closed Oct. 19-21 for a conference in Kalispell. Classes are set for October outside of the conference, “If you are thinking about one of our classes, you can get a hold of us, and we will get you in the rig...
Havre Daily News staff People have a chance to attend free webinars giving information about the law, including the Zoom sessions being shown in the Timmons Room of the Hill County Courthouse. The Zoom sessions, which people can access online at any convenient location, are being offered by The State Bar of Montana’s Law Related Education Committee. The series of public education sessions will include a variety of law-related topics. Hill County Attorney Lacey Lincoln, who is unopposed in her bid to retain her position in t...
Montana VA Healthcare HELENA — The Montana VA Health Care System kicks off the 2022 flu shot season next week. Enrolled Montana veterans have multiple options to make getting a free flu shot easy. First, veterans who are enrolled with VA healthcare will be offered flu shots at their Montana VA primary care appointments. Second, flu vaccines are available to enrolled veterans at pharmacies and urgent care locations across Montana. To find a close-to-home and in-network community care provider, veterans can search by enteri...
Alfred James “Juice” Parker, Ki Se Niwah Si Ni (Old Man Stone), 59, passed away due to natural causes at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, Washington, Sunday, September 25, 2022. Wake services began at 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 28, 2022, continued until his traditional funeral service at 10:00 a.m. today, September 29, 2022, all at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church with Russell Standing Rock officiating. Burial followed in the Alfred Parker Cemetery in Duck Creek...
Havre Police Department A two-vehicle crash was reported in a parking lot on U.S. Highway 2 Northwest Wednesday at 7:31 a.m. -- Walter William White of Havre, 23, was arrested on three Justice or City court warrants served on First Street at 2:44 p.m. Wednesday. -- A scooter was reported stolen on First Avenue at 4:49 p.m. Wednesday. -- Animal control was requested for a porcupine on Second Street Wednesday at 11:08 p.m. Hill County Sheriff's Office A theft, forgery or fraud...
After several weekends on the road, the Montana State University-Northern volleyball team was finally back home at Armory Gymnasium Wednesday night with a match against the University of Providence. Looking for their first conference win this season, the Skylights made the most of their return home as they defeated the Argonauts in four sets (27-25, 25-22, 14-25, 25-19). "It was definitely a team effort. We needed everybody to make small gains," MSU-N head coach Jerry Wagner s...
By Havre Daily Staff The high school golf season is the shortest of all sports seasons in Montana. That doesn't mean however, that the Havre High golfers headed to the season finale this weekend, haven't been grinding hard, day-after-day, week-after-week, to get to this moment. And now the moment is upon four Blue Pony golfers as they head to Hamilton for the Class A state tournament, which runs Friday and Saturday at the tough, Hamilton Golf Club. "These kids have truly...
The Big Sandy six-man football team has been on a roll this year. The Pioneers have gone 5-0 with an average margin of victory of 52.6 points a game. A key player for the Pioneers has been senior Kody Strutz who plays wide receiver and safety. With their strong start to the year, Strutz has high aspirations for what he and the Pioneers can accomplish this year. "We want to get to the state championship. We've been in the semifinals four times so it's time to get to the state c...
The Havre High volleyball team has been rolling through the competition to start the season, but this weekend will provide a unique challenge for the Blue Ponies. Over the next three days, the Ponies will compete in three matches. The Ponies will start the weekend tonight with a match at home at Havre High Gymnasium against Lewistown. The Ponies will then head on the road to face Glendive Friday night. Havre will then return home to face Ronan Saturday afternoon to wrap up...
Prep Football Standings Eastern A Conf. Billings Central 5-0 Lewistown 5-0 Laurel 4-1 Havre 3-2 Miles City 3-2 Glendive 2-3 Lockwood 1-4 Hardin 1-4 Sidney 1-4 Livingston 0-5 Western A Conf. Hamilton 5-0 Polson 5-0 Columbia Falls 4-0 Whitefish 4-1 Dillon 3-1 Frenchtown 2-3 Libby 2-3 Ronan 1-3 Corvallis 1-3 East Helena 1-4 Stevensville 1-4 Butte Central 1-4 Browning 0-5 Northern C Conf. All Belt 3-0 5-0 Chinook 3-0 5-0 Fort Benton; 1-2 2-2 Shelby 1-2 2-2 Harlem 1-2 2-3 Rocky Boy...
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks HELENA - Hunting for ducks, coots and geese opens Saturday, Oct. 1. Here are a few reminders: • The aggregate daily bag for dark geese in the Pacific Flyway has increased from four to five. Dark geese include Canada geese, cackling geese and white-fronted geese - any geese other than snow, blue and Ross's geese. • The Central Flyway is divided into two "zones" in order to increase opportunity. The two zones have different season dates. Zon...
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks HELENA - Highly pathogenic avian influenza - HPAI - virus was detected in wild birds and domestic poultry in Montana earlier this year. While HPAI cases in wild birds did appear to decline over the summer, there are detections of new cases in parts of the U.S. including Montana this fall. HPAI viruses are extremely infectious and fatal to poultry and some species of wild birds. Some scientists have been concerned that the U.S. would see a...
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks With hunting seasons opening, and some specialty seasons underway, hunters need to remember state rules and regulations.. Montana has some of the longest hunting seasons in the West, healthy herds of game and access to millions of acres of public and private land. Montana wildlife managers structure seasons to provide a wide variety of hunting experiences with a strong emphasis on sustainable opportunity. Following are rules and regulations people who want to get into hunting, and people...
