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Big Sandy’s Christmas Stroll will be taking over the town Saturday, Dec. 1, one of the event organizers, Tina Cook, said. The day, organized by the Chouteau County Community Service Improvement group, will start with Breakfast with Santa at 8 a.m. at the Mint Bar and Cafe on Johannes Avenue. For $5 the kids will get breakfast with Santa Claus, a small toy and a chance to win a Christmas stocking. Along with businesses being open for holiday shopping a craft show and sale will...
Editor’s note: This version corrects the day the Parade of Lights was held. Chinook was abuzz Friday as the town set off the Christmas season with the annual Parade of Lights. Chinook Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Megan Singh said the event was good but was quiet before the parade, with entries lit up for display in the annual parade. She added that the parade was for everyone and had no specific theme. She said the Chamber was also trying something new this year b...
Havre Police Department A Friday 10:35 a.m. caller on 10th Avenue reported a dog that was not allowed in the city limits. -- A caller at a Seventh Street facility reported an assault Friday at 10:54 a.m. -- A Second Street business caller reported Friday at 3:05 p.m. finding a wallet. -- Larae Danita Hughes of Havre, 42, was issued a summons on a charge of theft of lost or mislaid property after a caller at a First Street West business asked for assistance Monday at 5:09 p.m....
Members of the Havre community congregated around the Town Square area to participate in several Christmas and winter-themed activities Saturday. People began the day, after raising pledges for Special Olympics Montana, by braving the frigid temperatures and diving into icy waters as part of the SubZero SuperHero Polar Plunge. Two members of the local Hill County Search and Rescue, Perry Atchison and Derek Eldridge, were on hand and in the water to assist anyone who was having...
Anna (Damm) Buchholz, 93, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 18, 2018, at Peace Hospice of Great Falls, MT. She was born on Feb. 23, 1925, to Peter and Mary Katherine "Katie" (Burback) Damm in Culbertson, MT, and was the youngest of 11 children. She grew up on a farm and attended school in Fairview, MT. One of her jobs on the farm was to herd milk cows on a horse. However, she didn't like horses, so her father ended up trading a horse for a bicycle. In 1942, Anna met...
James Ronald Swan, Standing In Sweet Grass Hills, 28, passed away Friday, November 23, 2018, at Northern Montana Care Center due to natural causes. Funeral services were at 11:00 a.m. today, Monday, November 26, 2018, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church. Burial followed at Rocky Boy Cemetery. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Please visit James’ online memorial page and leave a message of condolence for his family at http://www.h...
A former Chippewa Cree tribal chair has pleaded guilty to violating a no contact order and a Great Falls judge ordered him to not have contact with the victim. Kenneth Blatt St. Marks appeared before a judge at the Great Falls Municipal Court Wednesday, where he pled guilty to a charge of a violation of a protection order, according to the sentencing order. St. Marks was released from custody with a 180-day suspended sentence and fined $385, the order said. The judge also instructed St. Marks to have no contact with the...
Havre Daily News staff The Christmas holiday season kicked in right after Thanksgiving with the Chinook Parade of Lights and multiple other holiday activities running Friday and Havre holding a multitude of activities, as well, Saturday. The Havre Elks Lodge also jumped in Friday when it started what it intends to be an annual holiday tradition with its cocktails and crafts show. Chinook was busy all day with a focus on local shops and stores as well as its annual Festival of...
Press release Havre Elks Lodge No. 1201 recently donated $1,000 to Bear Paw fire department, $250 to the Clack Museum foundation and $250 to Plant a Seed ... Read. "Our lodge was pleased to present the Bear Paw Volunteer Fire Department with $1,000 to upgrade the fire company's current equipment," Havre lodge Exalted Ruler Kyle Leeds said. "Volunteer fire fighters and the job they do as first responders is greatly appreciated by the Elks as an organization and the Havre Elks...
Press release HELENA — The Montana Community Foundation Inc. has announced the grantees of the Blaine County Community Foundation Fund benefiting the communities and residents of Blaine County. The Blaine County Community Foundation Fund was established at MCF by Warren Ross in 1997. Financial support for this grant program also comes from the Ross 87 Ranch Endowment Fund, established by Warren Ross as well. The grant money must be used for programs or projects benefiting Blaine County. The applications were reviewed by a c...
Press release The University of Montana Western Scholarship Committee has announced the launch of a new scholarship application portal for all current and prospective students at the University of Montana Western. The application process is used to award a variety of scholarships, including the Chancellor’s Leadership Scholarship and those supported by the UMW Foundation. The priority deadline for applications to be received is January 15. Prospective students can continue to apply after the priority deadline, however, the c...
Press release BOZEMAN — The Montana FFA Foundation is participating in the Facebook Giving Tuesday Match with the goal of raising $10,000 to provide FFA jackets, community service grants, scholarships and other opportunities to impact local FFA members. Following Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday, the Montana FFA Foundation will be conducting its annual phonathon fundraiser and donations made through the Facebook match Tuesday will help stretch those funds to increase impact for the 5,300 FFA members across M...
The Montana State University-Northern Lights had already went head-to-head with the top dog in the Cascade Conference this season when Northern faced off against the College of Idaho two weeks ago. On Saturday night, the second night of the 2018 AmericInn Thanksgiving Classic, the Lights got to face perhaps the second big dog in the Cascade when they battled Oregon Tech to an outstanding 80-74 win inside the Armory Gymnasium. The victory over the Owls, who beat Northern last s...
This past season, the Northern C of 8-Man football was well represented once again across the state with Great Falls Central reaching the state championship game and another team Shelby, reaching the semifinals. Ultimately, Great Falls Central was defeated by Flint Creek in the state title game, so it was no surprise to see the Mustangs dominate the All-State and All-Conference teams from the A sub-division, while Shelby did the same in the B sub-division. Yet, there were...
The Montana State Bobcats have been in playoff mode since late October. One slip in their last three games would have meant no postseason for MSU. But on Saturday inside snowy Bobcat Stadium, the Cats weren’t just playing in the FCS playoffs, they were winning their first playoff game in six years. Saturday in Bozeman, No. 23 MSU (8-4) rocked No. 24 Incarnate Word in the first round of the FCS playoffs. It was MSU’s first playoff game since 2014, and the victory sets up a tri...
