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Marcella "Marcy" Epler was born in Spokane, Washington, Feb. 6, 1943, to Carl and Cleona (Crites) Poore, and lost her battle with cancer Oct. 21, 2016. Graveside funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016, at the Harlem Cemetery. Her family resided in Gildford until they moved to Zurich, Montana. She spent her childhood in Zurich and in Chinook until she met her sweetheart, James "Jim" Epler and were married Sept. 20, 1961. At that point in time they made their... Full story
Judy Loendorf or Steve Mulonet, service officers for Montana Veterans Affairs, will be visiting the following locations and times to meet with veterans who are interested in applying for benefits. • Rocky Boy — Rocky Boy Vets Center, Nov. 4, 10 a.m. to noon • Malta — Malta City Hall, Nov. 10, 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. • Fort Belknap — IHS Conference Room, Nov. 10, 1:30 to 3 p.m. • Rocky Boy — Rocky Boy Vets Center, Nov. 18, 10 a.m. to noon Anyone interested in applying for benefits, should bring a copy of discharge paper...
Havre Daily News staff The Hill County Clerk and Recorder’s Office has reminded voters that absentee ballots must be in the Clerk and Recorder’s office by Nov. 8. Ballots received after Nov. 8 will not be counted. If a ballot is mailed before Nov. 8 but does not arrive by Election Day, it will not be counted. Voters are recommended to drop them off at the Hill County Clerk and Recorder’s Office in the Hill County Courthouse at 315 Fourth St. in Havre....
Press release The American Red Cross encourages eligible donors to give blood to help stock the shelves before the busy holiday season. Many regular donors delay giving between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day because of holiday activities. This often causes a drop in donated blood available for patients. Therefore, more donations are needed in the weeks leading up to the holidays to help ensure the blood supply is sufficient through the winter months. For blood donor Katie Osorio, giving a little bit of time is worth it b...
For the past 30 years, Montana has ranked in the top five states for suicides and currently has the highest suicide rate per capita. This is an ongoing and serious problem and we must all work together to stop the unacceptable losses we are experiencing. On any given day across this nation we lose an average of 20 Veterans to suicide. Montana is not immune to this painful reality but our state and nation have vowed to be better and are taking active steps to provide resources to those who have served this nation. Earlier...
Editor, Reviewing both candidates seeking to succeed me as the senator for Senate District 16, I strongly support Democrat candidate Frank Smith. Since I cannot run for re-election due to term limits, I thing Frank Smith will be the better choice to succeed me. 1. I have served with both of the candidates in the Legislature and I find that Frank Smith’s voting record and the bill he introduced are more in line with all constituents in this diverse district. 2. On the other hand, freshman Republican Rep. Bruce Meyers, HD 3...
As a 23-year U.S. military commander, I’ve always been mission-focused, and no mission is too big or too small to take on with everything I have. Whether it’s hunting terrorists in the Middle East, winterizing the house or fighting for Montana in Congress, I always take the same mission-critical approach as your representative in Congress. For the past 21 months, you’ve tasked me with the mission to strengthen Montana’s voice in Congress. It’s no secret that Montana priorities were being ignored. Before you sent me to Congre...
Editor, Recently, a letter was published in the Havre Daily titled “Zinke has failed our trust.” I was astonished to read the negativity about Zinke mentioned throughout the letter. So in this letter, rather than list the reasons why Juneau is not fit to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives, I’d like to talk Zinke’s accomplishments and why he is absolutely the right choice for Montana. Ryan Zinke has accomplished a lot for our country and our state in his two years of serving in the House. Several of the bills he supp...
Editor, Elsie Arntzen and Greg Gianforte both want to divert tax dollars to fund private schools, limit access to public lands and sell those lands off to the highest bidder. That is wrong for Montana. Greg Gianforte dismisses Steve Bullock as a career politician. Governor Bullock is a career public servant who has worked to better the lives of all Montanans. He has funded public schools, kept public lands public, worked across party lines to expand Medicare to Montanans without health care and works tirelessly each day for...
Editor, I have been a member of the Havre-Hill County Library board for several years. This experience has made me appreciate all that our library does for our community. It is certainly more than checking out books. A very informative pamphlet has been prepared summarizing information to help you decide how to vote on the matter of the mill levy for the library. This pamphlet includes the financial background for the library and the benefits of an increase by 2 mills to the library budget. A very interesting statistic: Our...
Back in March, the first day I moved into my wee casita, a noise, like a 747 on the runway awaiting clearance for take-off, startled me into combat position. (It ain’t pretty.) Once my heart quit pounding in my ears, I realized the racket came from my refrigerator. Three days later I began accompanying the noise with pilot to control tower “conversation.” Another three days and the sound was background noise, like cars on the highway, ignored. Something is wrong. The fan r...
Hill County Cemetery District will meet at 9:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 31, at the cemetery office. • Call to order • Public comment • Approval of minutes from previous meeting • Old business • New business • Claims...
Havre Police Department Officers investigated a complaint after someone asked to speak to officers Wednesday at 12:15 p.m. about some threats she saw on Facebook. —— Officers assisted a citizen after someone reported Wednesday at 12:48 p.m. a possible auto scam. —— Jacob William Rodgers of Harlem, 25, was arrested Wednesday at 4:40 p.m. on First Street West on a Justice or City court warrant. —— Everson Mosquito of Havre, 22, was arrested on a Justice or City court warrant today at 12:26 a.m. as an officer was conducting...
GREAT FALLS (AP) — A group that represents independent cattle ranchers wants more say in how beef is marketed in the United States. The Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund, United Stockgrowers of America — or R-CALF USA — filed a lawsuit this spring questioning the fact that half of the $1-per-head “beef checkoff” fee is given to the privately incorporated Montana Beef Council. R-CALF argues that its producers are being forced to subsidize the council’s promotions, which do not distinguish between domestic and foreign bee...
Floriene LaVerne Tillemans passed away peacefully Oct. 7, 2016, in Spokane, Washington, with three generations of family by her side. Flo was born June 4, 1930, in Laurel, Montana, one of eleven children born to Bransford Palmer and Eva Mae Palmer. Floriene graduated from Dawson County High School in 1948. At Dawson Community College, she met and married Arnold Johnson. Together they had three children Sandy, Larry and Jerry. She moved to Havre, Montana, where she met and... Full story
Glenn N. Kemmer, 87, passed away due to natural causes Friday, Oct. 21, 2016, at the Northern Montana Care Center in Havre. Cremation has taken place, and no services have been scheduled at this time. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Please visit Glenn’s online memorial page and leave a message of condolence for his family at www.hollandbonine.com.... Full story
Cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016, at St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church. In lieu of flowers, Dorothy's family has asked for memorials to be sent to Bear Paw Hospice. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with services and arrangements. Please visit Dorothy's online memorial page and leave a message of condolence for her family at www.hollandbonine.com. Dorothy was born to Hamid and Nezema (Alley) George... Full story
Havre Daily News staff A local economic development corporation is urging small businesses to look into getting some financial help with low-interest loans. Bear Paw Development Corp. announced the state of Montana has recertified Bear Paw as a MicroBusiness Development Corporation — MBDC — for the region it serves in northern Montana. Bear Paw Development has served as an MBDC since the creation of the program in the early 1990s, it said in a press release. The program allows Bear Paw to access funds through the state tha...
The new owner of a spa at the Holiday Village Mall in Havre held an open house Friday where he served up refreshments and mingled with visitors. People were also able to enter their names in a drawing throughout the day for several prizes. "If Havre didn't have it before they do now," said Harold Whitford Jr., owner of HM Salon & Spa, about the range of cosmetic services his business offers. Whitford said he has always wanted to go into cosmetology, in part because he likes...
From FWP Hunters hit the Rocky Mountain Front for opening weekend of Montana’s general big game season, taking home more mule deer and white-tailed deer compared to the past six years. The elk harvest was about the same for the six-year average. The numbers were collected at Fish, Wildlife and Parks check station in Augusta, which has been in operation for decades; however, starting in 2010 the opener for the general deer and elk season was moved from Sunday to Saturday. “White-tail numbers in the Augusta area are str...
From FWP Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is taking public comment on two proposed rule changes: one on commercial use of fishing access sites and wildlife management areas and another that would increase camping fees at fishing access sites. The change to the commercial use rule, viewable online at fwp.mt.gov/news/publicNotices/rules/pn_0216.html, would affect the price of a filming permit for any FAS or WMA. Currently permits are progressively more expensive as the size of the filming crew exceeds 21. The new rule...
The Montana State University-Northern Skylights are searching for a strong finish to the 2016 volleyball regular season. And three straight home matches is something that should aid in that finish. However, before Northern (3-5, 4-13) can get to those home matches, the Skylights will have to play one more time on the road. That match comes tonight when MSU-N visits UGF in a Frontier Conference rivalry match. The Skylights then start their three-game home stand with a match...
The Havre High volleyball team is coming off an important split of conference home games. Now, with two more home matches looming, two more wins are needed to ensure Havre a berth in the Eastern A Super Divisional. In order to get that sweep, Havre will need to beat conference foes Lewistown and Browning. And to do so, will require HHS to play some of its best volleyball of the season. But considering it will be senior night Friday, when Havre takes on Lewistown, anything is...
Prep Football Playoffs Class C 8-Man First round Saturday Twin Bridges (5-3) at Belt (8-0), 1 p.m. Circle (5-3) at Denton-Geyser-Stanford (8-1), at Denton, 1 p.m. Chester-Joplin-Inverness (5-4) at Charlo (8-0), 1 p.m. Harlowton (7-2) at Fairview (6-1), 1 p.m. Scobey (5-3) at Ennis (9-0), 1 p.m. Park City (6-3) at Wibaux (7-0), 1 p.m. Drummond-Philipsburg (5-3) at Cascade (7-1), 1 p.m. Great Falls Central (6-3) at Victor (6-2), 1 p.m. Class C 6-Man First round Saturday North Star (5-4) at Hot Springs (9-0), 1 p.m. Bainville...