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The head of the Havre Public Schools said the schools have been dwindling in size for years, and the task of recruiting and keeping school staff is not easy anywhere on the Hi-Line. Over the course of last year, the Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees spent time with the Montana School Board Association and as a result decided to focus on three main areas intended to keep Havre schools strong. Andy Carlson, superintendent of Havre Public Schools and the parent of Havre...
Harlem United, a team of students and a teacher who became the first Native American and first Montana team to win an award at the International F1 in Schools world championship, spoke Sunday about their experience during a workshop in Montana State University-Northern's Student Union Building Ballroom. The Harlem team competed in the 2016 International F1 in Schools world competition in Austin, Texas. Harlem United was the only U.S. team to win a trophy in Austin, for...
This year’s Everybody Loves Firefighters food drive yielded more than twice as much as last year’s, a food bank representative said. Havre Food Bank Manager Lorna Bjerga said the 6,597 pounds of food gathered Wednesday and Thursday from Havreites is “extremely better” than the nearly 3,000 pounds gathered last year. “This kind of poundage will last me until June,” Bjerga said Friday. The E.L.F. food drive has been going on, sometimes interrupted, for more than 30 years, Bjerga said. After being canceled two years ago, it was...
Allen Primeau, chief of police on Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation who has been on suspension since May, was fired Friday. Primeau said that he was told by the Chippewa Cree Business Committee Law and Order Committee, which has authority over Rocky Boy’s Police Department, that they had evidence against him but would not give him a reason for his termination. Chippewa Cree Tribal Judge Melody Whitford said she received a call from Primeau telling her of his termination. Dustin Whitford, who chairs the Law and Order Com...
HELENA (AP) — A planned housing complex at Fort Harrison would give permanent residences to homeless veterans. People can mail comments on the plans to the VA Montana Healthcare System through Nov. 26. Plans for the project say the complex would occupy new and repurposed buildings on land owned by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Units would have between one and four bedrooms. People who attended a meeting where the project plans were announced asked questions about transportation and safety. Officials say weapons w...
KALISPELL (AP) — A Montana lake that residents want to name may already have a title. John and Sharon Ramsey’s quest to label the lake so that it could be stocked with fish led two people to come forward with options that they each say are the original. About six decades of maps from the U.S. Geological Survey carry no name for the lake, which partially sits on the couple’s property. Montana State Library geographer Gerry Daumiller started looking into the issue after the two proposed Lone Coyote Lake as the moniker to mirror...
A Red Cross Blood Drive will be held in Chinook at Wallner Hall Tuesday, Nov. 8, from 1 to 6 p.m. Walk-ins are welcome or people can make an appointment by going to www.redcrossblood.org....
Press release Under an agreement reached by the Hill County Election Department and the Chippewa Cree Tribe, an Alternative Voting Office will operate on Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation for the 2016 Federal General Election. Hill County’s alternative voting office opened Oct. 12 and will again be open Wednesday, Nov. 2. It is on Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation at Stone Child College in the foyer of the Kenawash Building, 8294 Upper Box Elder Road, Box Elder. Late registration and absentee voting will be available at the locat...
Press release The Havre High School speech and debate team won at its first tournament of the year Saturday in Browning, winning the Class A competition at the Browning-Cut Bank joint invitational tournament. “This was a great start to the season,” head coach Tim Leeds said. “We lost nearly half our team to conflicting events, but the ones who could compete placed highly enough that we dominated the Class A sweepstakes award.” The Blue Ponies scored 48 team points in the Class A competition, with Browning High School taking s...
\friends and neighbors, The Havre commission-city manager proposal is on the ballot Nov. 8. While its appropriate to consider ways of improving how Havre functions, the timing of the proposal puts the cart before the horse, so to speak. Our primary objective at this juncture should be looking at ways to enhance the economic viability of Havre and the Hi-line’s lagging economy. We need to be working with our Local Officials in adopting an economic plan with the first objective being the constructing of an adequate highway ...
Editor, I’m a lifelong Montanan, an angler, a wife and a mom, but one thing I’m certainly not is political. However, when I heard that gubernatorial candidate Greg Gianforte tried to stop families like ours from accessing public lands near his home by putting up gates and intimidating signs, I couldn’t sit on the sidelines. That’s why my husband and I decided to partner with the Montana Conservation Voters Action Fund to film their television ad. I was hesitant to jump into the political fray, but having Greg Gianfor...
Editor, Greg Gainforte is a job creator, a true leader with a proven track record who genuinely cares about Montana. I met Greg when I joined RightNow Technologies upon graduating from Montana State University in Bozeman in 2000. At that time, in-state jobs for technology majors were rare. Of the nine Montana engineering friends I attended classes with, I was the only one fortunate to find a job in Montana. Staying in Montana at Greg’s start-up company was a gamble. The company was relatively new, and previous attempts to s...
Editor, During all my years serving Havre in the Montana Senate and observing my colleagues in the Legislature, I learned a great deal about the qualities that make an effective legislator on behalf of his or her local district. As I have gotten to know Jacob Bachmeier, candidate for House District 28, I have been impressed with his complete commitment to what is best for the people of Havre, his constituents. I’ve found his approach to issues is informed by your input, feedback and advice. I believe that Jacob will not f...
Editor, Experience matters. Rep. Stephanie Hess brings the kind of experience and character to public office that I am looking for in a candidate. As a small business owner in Havre it resonated with me that Stephanie was endorsed by the National Federation of Independent Businesses, the Montana Realtors and has an A rating with the Montana Chamber of Commerce. All of these entities were grading Rep. Hess on her voting record from last session. Without our small businesses our small towns in Montana would not exist. Stephanie...
A story on Page A3 in Friday’s edition of the Havre Daily News about the first case of influenza being confirmed in Hill County misreported that flu vaccine is available in a mist. The vaccine is not available in that form....
Havre Police Department Officers investigated a sex offense report after a call came in from the child abuse hotline Friday at 3:19 p.m. —— Officers investigated a sex offense report after a call came in from the child abuse hotline Friday at 4:19 p.m. —— Moses Lloyd Champagne of Havre, 42, was arrested on a violation of conditions or release charge related to a 24/7 Sobriety Program violation Friday at 7:52 p.m. —— Gloria Fay Leeds of Havre, 63, was arrested on a charge of driving under the influence after a caller near...
Samuel D. Shrauger of Havre, 89, passed away due to natural causes Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016, at the Northern Montana Care Center. Private family graveside services were held at 2: p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016, with Ila McClenahan officiating. Sam's family has requested that memorial donations be made to the Montana Hope Project, P.O. Box 5927, Helena, MT 59604, or to the charity of the donor's choice. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with services and...
CHENEY, Wash. (AP) - The Montana Grizzlies road woes, and especially the woes on the "inferno" at Eastern Washington continue. Gage Gubrud threw for 327 yards and four touchdowns, three to Cooper Kupp, and No. 3 Eastern Washington defeated No. 16 Montana 35-16 Saturday. Kupp had eight catches for 140 yards and joined Jacksonville State's Josh Barge in pushing their FCS record for consecutive games with a reception to 46. Kendrick Bourne had five receptions for 124 yards. "You...
While the national sports scene was focused on Wrigley Field, college football and the NFL, local sports fans have the high school playoffs, which started over the weekend all across the state. Along the Hi-Line, there were two local teams that qualified for the postseason. Both the Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hawks and North Star Knights made the playoffs in their respective classifications, yet neither team stayed long as both were promptly eliminated. CJI, which traveled to...
The Glacier Nationals were faced with the tough task of taking on the Yellowstone Quake this past weekend and unfortunately for the Nationals, the result of their road trip was a two-game sweep. Glacier played Yellowstone last Friday and Saturday night in Cody, Wyoming. The Nationals lost the first matchup between the two teams 9-0. Then, they dropped the second game by the score of 7-1. The Nationals have just four points this season and remain in last place in the Frontier...
The Carroll College Fighting Saints showed a month can make all the difference. After losing to the Montana State University-Northern Lights last month at Blue Pony Stadium, the resurgent Saints exacted some revenge Saturday inside Nelson Stadium in Helena as Carroll beat up on the Lights, 49-14. The loss dropped Northern to 1-7 in the Frontier Conference, while Carroll is now 4-4, having rebounded to win three of its last four games. And a big difference for Carroll’s t...
It’s been a tough season for the Havre High volleyball team. But with Lewistown on the schedule for senior night, and a third-place in the Central A on the line, the Blue Ponies played one of their most spirited matches of the year. Unfortunately, it still wasn’t enough to get Havre into the win column against arch-rival Lewistown Friday night at the HHS gymnasium. The Eagles, who finished 7-1 and tied for first in the Central A, defeated HHS in four games, 25-20, 25-16, 21-...
There’s always measuring sticks throughout the course of a season. And Friday night was a big one for the Montana State University-Northern volleyball team — a squad fresh off a huge road win at UGF just one night earlier. And while the Skylights couldn’t quite pull off a five-set win over the nationally ranked Carroll College Fighting Saints, they certainly proved they’re going to be a team to be reckoned with for the remainder of this season. In a thriller, Northern fell to...
It might be an exhibition game, but Tuesday night, the Montana State University-Northern Skylights are heading into the bear’s den when they take on the University of Montana Lady Griz in Missoula. And that’s why it was so important for the Skylights to take care of business against the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns. And Northern did just that Saturday afternoon inside the Armory Gymnasium. In their second meeting with Lethbridge in a week’s time, the Skylights smoth...
The Montana State University-Northern Lights always open the wrestling season with a dual against the North Idaho College Cardinals. And that dual is usually one that can swing either way. In other words, it’s always a battle. The 2016-17 season opener between the Lights and Cardinals, Saturday night inside the Armory Gymnasium, was no different. But, in the end, the Lights showed their depth and toughness, as, even without key grapplers in the lineup to start the season, N...
