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Editor’s note: This version corrects the spelling of Great Northern Fair Board member Kaleb Fisher. The Hill County Commission appointed Ken Erickson and Kaleb Fisher to the Great Northern Fair Board at its weekly business meeting Thursday, allowing the board to have a quorum for the first time since August. The commission has been searching for new board members to form a quorum since the resignation of then-board chair Josh Heitzenroder and the removal of then-board member Bob Sivertsen earlier this year. The board still h...
Toys for Tots began for Fort Belknap Thursday with the delivery of hundreds of gifts to communities on the reservation with the most in-need children and families. Volunteers received the gifts Thursday morning, which will be distributed to eight schools in the area including Hays-Lodge Pole Elementary School, which held its Christmas Program that night, complete with an appearance by Santa, said Toys for Tots volunteer Robert Fox. Fox said more than 250 gifts were scheduled...
Some local schools are on alert or closing today in response to a threat to safety “for every school in the USA, even elementary” share on the social media platform TikTok. The local schools note that the post appears to be part of a national trend on TikTok and did not originate in the local districts, but is circulating in the local schools. Hays-Lodge Pole Schools announced the district schools are closed today because of the posts. “The district has decided to cancel school for the safety of all students,” a post on the...
Staff and wire report Local law enforcement is telling people they need to celebrate the holidays safely, or they may face the consequences of drinking and driving. “As you make plans to celebrate with friends and family, also make plans to have a safe ride home by designating a sober driver or or using a rideshare service,” a release from Havre Police Department said. “Don’t spend your holidays in jail, or worse in an ambulance.” The release said increased law enforcement patrols will be out in Havre and Hill County in...
The Montana state COVID tracking map after this morning’s update listed 201 new cases, 1,997 active cases, 139 hospitalizations and 2,877 deaths. The cumulative total for the state was 194,764 cases. Hill County Health Department said in its update Thursday that 1 new case was reported and 5 met the criteria to be considered recovered with 8 active cases in the county and 3,528 total cases. No active hospitalizations were listed. The county has had 71 deaths. Blaine County Health Department said in its update Thursday that i...
When your life is rich with irony and sarcasm, it’s easy to become jaded and hardened with the world, like having a nasty case of calcium buildup or plaque over the soul, so I was kind of surprised this week to find out that I could still be surprised. It is, of course, ridiculous — after more than half a century living in Montana — to be surprised by winter, so perhaps it’s an intelligence issue. I don’t know. Yes, logically, I know it’s coming. spring, summer, fall, winte...
Editor’s note: Clara Laird provided this statement she prepared to read during this week’s Havre Public Schools board meeting but was not allowed to read, with the board saying public comment cannot be made on personnel issues. Good evening members of the Havre Public School Board, my name is Clara Laird, I am a sophomore at Havre High School. I am here to speak on behalf of Coach Ryan Gatch, and why he should continue to be the Head Football Coach at Havre High School. Havre Public Schools has a motto, Tradition of Exc...
It is finally time for the U.S. Senate to pass the Build Back Better legislation, and it can’t come soon enough. Many families have not financially recovered from the pandemic, and with the cost of gas, food, and other necessities rising worldwide, people are really struggling. This legislation will improve the quality of life for hundreds of thousands of Montanans. Here are a few of the most critical ways the bill will reduce poverty in Montana: Child Tax Credit. This year, for the first time, families most in need were e...
Monday 1:30 p.m. — Building manager meeting in the commissioners’ office Tuesday 10:30 a.m. — Road Department meeting in commissioners’ office 5:30 p.m. — Fair board meeting at the Great Northern Fairgrounds Community Center Wednesday Regular business hours Thursday 10 a.m. — Weekly commissioner’s business meeting in commissioners’ office Friday Courthouse closed for observance of Christmas Eve holiday...
Havre Police Department Officers opened an investigation after someone stopped at the police station Thursday at 9:01 a.m. to say that they were turning themselves in. -- Heather Marie Burger of Havre, 32, was arrested on a shoplifting charge after a caller at a First Street business reported Thursday at 11:06 a.m. having a non-combative shoplifter held at the store. -- A caller at a Second Street Northeast location reported at 2 p.m. Thursday that a man had stolen her French...
Out our way, one can see for miles in all directions, provided one chooses to look. One of my favorite memories was on one of Charlie and my excursions on the Tiger Ridge to check on the herd. On this occasion we rode up on a slightly higher than normal ridge at the north end of the pasture. It gave us a pretty fair view of the area and Charlie pointed to a distant cloud further north and said, “It’s raining in Canada.” Yup — though the border was many miles away, from wh...
I am always amazed at what happens when I take time to pray with my wife Jan. We were praying this morning (Tuesday the 14th of December) and while I was praying, I was also contemplating the homily I needed to prepare for our St. Jude School Mass on Wednesday morning the 15th of December. I always struggle with homilies for the school Masses because - well let's just say there seems to be a lack of enthusiasm exhibited by the young people and the readings very often seem...
You know, Lord, mending day happens; there are sox, shirts, jeans, you name it and it probably needs mending. Besides clothing, there is upholstery, fences, relationships, and even broken hearts to mend. Mending clothing isn’t all that complicated, but, on mending day, aren’t we ever so thankful that You did not give us a dozen children. We’re thankful and grateful for the three girls (or are there five girls now?) who sort of call us substitute parents even though they were...
The Havre High boys basketball team has already gone through many ups and downs through the first few weeks of the season. The Blue Ponies started the year with two tough wins on the road, including a last-minute comeback against Malta. They then suffered their first loss of the season to defending state champ Billings Central in their home opener last weekend. Now the young Ponies get ready to host a back-to-back against Glendive and Sidney this weekend at the Havre High...
This past Saturday, the Havre High girls basketball team suffered its first loss of the season in an overtime loss on the road at Billings Central. The Blue Ponies now get the chance to bounce back when they return home to Havre High Gymnasium this weekend to host Glendive and Sidney in a back-to-back. Coming off the loss, HHS head coach Dustin Kraske knows that the Ponies will have to improve on the court as they begin Northeast A competition. "(We got to) keep playing better...
Has there ever been a bigger day in Bozeman? Maybe the aftermath of the 1984 Division I-AA national championship game, but that was a long time ago. In fact, it's been an agonizingly long 37 years since the Montana State Bobcats played for, and last won a national championship. And while it's only been two long years since the Bobcats last went this far in the FCS playoffs, that 2019 semifinal appearance at North Dakota State doesn't even compare to what's about to happen...
North Central Senior Citizens Center Dec. 20–24 Menu Monday — Swedish meatballs, rice, Harvard beets, fruit Tuesday — Salad, oven-baked chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, sunshine carrots, cake Wednesday — Baked fish, potato supreme, peas, coffee cake Thursday — Soup, chef’s choice, dessert Friday — Closed for Christmas Eve Keeping up with the pandemic: As of Dec. 15 there was 1 new COVID-19 case, 2 cases recovered, reported for Hill County. There are 12 active cases, no cases currently in the hospital listed. Total cases f...
Havre Middle School's Sixth-Grade Student of the month for November is Danielle Kovacich. Danielle is the daughter of Darren and Denise Kovacich. She has one brother, Devin Kovacich. Danielle plays the French horn in the middle school band. She also takes pride in her schoolwork and maintains a high GPA. Outside of school, Danielle participates in hockey and soccer. In her spare time, she loves being around family. At school, Danielle is a dedicated learner with a positive...
