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With all three COVID-19 vaccines now authorized to be used as boosters for authorized people, Northern Montana Health Care is holding booster clinics at Holiday Village Mall next week. Eligible people — who belong to an approved group and have waited the required period since finishing their vaccination series — can get a booster Wednesday at Holiday Village from noon to 5 p.m. or Thursday from noon to 7 p.m. A flyer from Northern Montana Heath Care says Pfizer and Moderna boosters will be available. The Food and Drug Adm...
Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., held a rural press call Thursday to discuss progress on the Democrats’ spending program, infrastructure bill and the opening of the U.S. northern border to vaccinated people. Tester said he hasn’t been able to dig into the fine details of the revamped social spending program which the Biden administration unveiled yesterday, but he knows it contains critical targeted investments to decrease the cost of child care and housing, address the needs of veterans and bring more health care staff to rur...
The Salvation Army in Havre is spearheading a number of activities in the area to help people in need get through the holidays. The Salvation Army-Havre Service Center Director Trina Crawford said her organization is teaming up with a number of groups including the Havre Food Bank, Gary & Leo’s Fresh Foods and the U.S. Marine Corps to sign people up for and operate the annual Angel Tree, Thanksgiving and Christmas food baskets, and Marine Toys for Tots. Crawford said they are now taking applications for holiday food b...
Rocky Boy Schools has reported that a box of unopened and uncounted ballots from the May 2021 school board election has been discovered. A release issued by district Superintendent Voyd St. Pierre said the former district clerk discovered during the summer the box of ballots. After seeking advise from the Hill County attorney, the Montana secretary of state and its own legal counsel, the district “has determined that it cannot disturb the contents of its election materials, or the recently found ballots, without a court o...
The Montana state COVID tracking map by printing deadline this morning was last updated Thursday. At that time, the state reported 998 new cases, 11,202 active cases, 454 hospitalizations and 2,329 deaths. The cumulative total for the state was 715,070 cases. Blaine County, reported on the state update Thursday morning, had at that time 1 new case. The last Blaine County Health Department update Tuesday evening reported 70 active cases and 26 deaths. Hill County Health Department reported Thursday evening that 12 new cases...
Hill County Clerk and Recorder’s Office has reminded voters that no local elections will be held in Hill County this year because no contested elections were on the ballot. As all races were uncontested, the offices in the Havre and Hingham city elections will be decided by acclamation, with the unopposed candidates declared the winners in their races....
From Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks’ Havre hunter check station was very active over the weekend of general deer and elk opener, Oct. 23-24, with the number of hunters checked being well-above the long-term average. This was the third weekend that the check station has been open, as the station began collecting data Oct. 9 and 10 for the opening weekend of pheasant and general antelope. “This was the most hunters checked this weekend for at least the last 12 years,” said Havre-area biolo...
by Emily Mayer With Halloween coming up soon, many were hosting fun gatherings for family and friends. The first entry was published in the October 29, 1921, edition of the Havre Daily Promoter with the following being published the following day. HALLOWE’EN SPOOK PARTY AT METHODIST CHURCH Members of the Epworth League plan to give a Hallowe’en spook party in the social rooms of the Methodist Episcopal church this evening. Ghosts will conduct the guests through the channels of mystery and graveyards of horror. A del...
Press release Last week, the Montana State University-Northern Foundation launched a 48-hour Facebook fundraiser to support the campus food pantry and a Students in Need fund, raising $4,600 and more than doubling their goal. "We were thrilled with the outcome given that the fundraiser was spontaneous and only via social media," Montana State University-Northern Foundation Executive Director Shantel Cronk said. "We are very thankful for the generosity of our donors, many of...
Ladies and gentlemen, please give a warm round of applause as we officially welcome into the human species, and perhaps an election near you, the 80-some hippopotamuses affectionately known as the “cocaine hippos,” and if you are confused, just wait until the end, where I make none of this clear. For those who haven’t heard or read in the news about these hippos and their legal case, the recap of the situation is that in the 1980s four hippos were illegally imported to Colom...
Helen Ann Noffsinger Green Clark passed away October 16, 2021. She was born in Havre, Montana, September 20, 1940, to George and Genevive Noffsinger, one of four children whom have all preceded her in death. She married and had four children, with two preceding her in death, Paula Nelson and Tony Green. She moved back to Montana in 1981 and made Whitefish her home. She managed the Viking Lodge until it was sold and closed. She then moved on to managing the VFW, where she...
Surrounded by family, Penny Genger Fuss, 64, passed away from lung problems October 14th in Nebraska. She was born in Havre, and graduated from Havre High in 1975. She married Brian Fuss. She had two children, Shawndell and Jason. Parents, Charles and Mitzi Genger, sisters Terry and Jody. Services have been held in Grand Island, Nebraska. There will be a celebration of life in Havre next summer....
Allan Leens, age 73, died October 21, 2021, from complications of a recent heart surgery. He was born in Havre, MT, January 19, 1948. After graduating from Havre Central High he lived in Seattle for a short time before returning to Havre to go to work for Burlington Northern Railroad. In 1983 he purchased the Shanty Bar until retiring in 2004. He was preceded in death by his father, Emil Leens, mother, Vera (Ceynar. Leens. He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Susan (Davey....
Paula L. Powell, 59, passed away due to natural causes at Benefis Healthcare Friday, October 22, 2021. Funeral services will be at 1:00 p.m. Monday, November 1, 2021, at Blaine County Funeral Chapel with Pastor Joshua Woods officiating. Burial will follow in Kuper Memorial Cemetery. Paula's family has suggested memorial donations be made in her memory to the Nazarene Compassionate Ministries or to the donor's choice. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with...
Curtis W. Stanley Jr., 38, passed away due to injuries sustained in a car accident Tuesday, October 26, 2021. Wake services will begin at 6:00 p.m. today, October 29, 2021, and will continue until his funeral service, which will be at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 30, 2021, all at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church. Burial will follow in the Rocky Boy Cemetery....
Bradley E. Dugdale Sr., 85, passed away due to natural causes at his residence on Thursday, October 28, 2021....
Chasidy WolfChild, 42, passed away at her residence Monday, October 25, 2021. Wake services will begin at 1:00 p.m. today, October 29, 2021, and will continue until her funeral service, which will be at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, October 30, 2021, all at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church. Burial will follow in the Rocky Boy Cemetery....
Havre City Council will meet Monday at 7 p.m. in City Hall. The meeting agenda is: Call to order Pledge of Allegiance Roll call Minutes Committee reports Public comment on agenda items one through six. For items not on this agenda, public comment will be taken at the end of the agenda. Comments here are limited to one minute. Regular agenda — 1. Resolution No. 3851 — A Resolution Reducing The Classification Of The City Of Havre From A Class One City To A Class Two City, As Required By Law. 2. Resolution No. 3852 – Resol...
Hill County Park Board will meet Monday, Nov. 1, in the Timmons Room of the Hill County Courthouse at 5:30 p.m. The meeting agenda is 1. Approval of minutes 2. Approval of agenda 3. Guests and public comments on agenda items only and agenda requests for next meeting 4. Cabin business 5. Old business Monitoring progress South cross fence/cattleguard Lion’s Campground Calendar and photo books Lodge — Becki Miller 6. New business Montana Actors’ Theatre 7. Committee Reports Rules and Regulation Committee Finance and Plann...
Monday 5 p.m. — District 4 Human Resources Development Council Executive Committee meeting at HRDC, 2229 Fifth Ave. 5:30 p.m. — Hill County Park Board meeting in the Timmons Room. Tuesday 10:30 a.m. — Hill County Road Department meeting in the commissioners’ office. Wednesday 1 a.m. — Cushings-Terrell site visit H-Vac in the commissioners’ office. Thursday 10 a.m. — Weekly Business meeting in the commissioners’ office. Friday Regular business hours....
Havre Police Department Two summonses were issued after a 2:56 p.m. Thursday caller on Bullhook Road reported that a Hummer backed into two cars. No details on the charges were provided. -- Rebel Denny of Big Sandy, 23, was arrested on three Justice or City court warrants after a caller on Fourth Avenue reported a man yelling and a woman screaming in a residence Thursday at 2:24 a.m. Hill County Sheriff's Office Charles Randy Walker of Harlem, 70, was arrested on a Justice or...
Davey School Board will hold its regular/quarterly safety meetings Monday, Nov. 1, at 6 p.m. in the school. People can call 265-6970 to find out how to attend electronically....
After its first Frontier Conference win in five years, the Montana State University-Northern football team does not have much time to celebrate as the Lights will play Montana Western this Saturday at Tilleman Field. Not only will the Lights be looking to win their second straight game but they will be looking to send off their seniors with a win as it will be the Lights' last home game this season. If they are going to do that, they will need to move on from last week's...
As the District 7C Volleyball Tournament rages on in Chinook over the weekend, several teams will battle for the district title. As the host school, Chinook will be looking to win the tournament after finishing second last year. The Sugarbeeters are led by the likes of junior Bree Swanson who believes they have a chance to make a run. "We worked really hard in practice and I think we just need to keep going on and be strong with that," Swanson said. "We have a good chance at...
