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University and Havre Police Department officials are standing by the arrest of a man at a forum involving questions of free speech and the Dakota Access Pipeline, although some in the community are questioning whether the arrest was needed or justified. Henry Charles Valdez Jr. was arrested Nov. 30 on a charge of disorderly conduct at a forum held by the Associated Students of Montana State University-Northern to collect input on whether the Senate should vote in favor of a Montana Associated Students resolution about the...
Havre public school officials are hoping Havre schools will be selected to be part of a national pilot program that would train teachers how better to interact with and teach students who’ve had a traumatic upbringing. Curtis Smeby, a professor at Montana State University-Northern and a Havre Public School District trustee, spearheaded the application process after he said he saw an advertisement for trauma-sensitive school national learning community. The point of the program, he said, is to “raise awareness and increase our...
Hill County Republican Chair Andrew Brekke said Friday that he hopes someone will be named to fill the Senate District 14 seat vacated by state Sen. Kris Hansen, R-Havre, in time for the coming legislative session. "My hope is we will have a new candidate in place, hopefully in the next few weeks, so that person can serve the people of Senate District 14," Brekke said Friday at a gathering of the Pachyderm Club in the Vineyard Room of the Duck Inn. Senate District 14...
Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation will mark the Christmas season and it’s 100th year with a holiday powwow. The 2016 Rocky Boy Christmas powwow will take place this Friday and Saturday in the Rocky Boy High School Gymnasium. Elinor Nault Wright, chair of the Rocky Boy Christmas Powwow Committee, said grand entries will happen Friday at 7 p.m and then Saturday at 1 and 7 p.m. There will also be a community feed at the event Friday at 5 p.m. Wright said they are also looking for a Santa Claus who can hand out bags of candy. Reg...
After a week of bitter cold where the high temperatures rarely crept higher than 10 degrees and the low was consistently below zero, forecasters are calling for warmer weather - at least until the holiday weekend. Weather Service reports that, along with the cold temperatures, the reporting station at the Havre City-County Airport recorded nearly 7 inches of snow so far this month. Forecasts for the next few days call for flurries of snow at most, while highs are expected in...
Two Havre women this year are celebrating, between the two of them, 202 years of Christmas. Care and Comfort Home residents Eleanor Bickel and Helen Kallenberger each celebrated their 101st birthdays this year, Kallenberger a few weeks ago, Dec. 5, and Bickel Sept. 16. Kallenberger didn't say much Sunday, leaving most of the speaking to her family members who were at the Christmas party at Care and Comfort. Her daughter Judy Kinsella said she had a comment at her 101st...
Havre Daily News staff Havre Public Schools Education Foundation is holding the 12th Annual Holiday Hoops Alumni Basketball Game Monday, Dec. 26, at the Havre Middle School. "The HPS Education Foundation appreciates any and all support from our community," a press release says. "The purpose of the foundation is to help the students and educators of Havre with small grants and scholarships, which would not be possible without the support of the wonderful people and businesses...
Editor: American Red Cross of Montana gives thanks this holiday season to the people who bring help and hope to thousands of people across our state every year — our volunteers, our financial donors and those who donate precious blood. Here in Big Sky Country, Red Cross volunteers and donors provide relief to hundreds of families every year who lost their homes and all their belongings to a home fire or who had to evacuate in the face of wildfires; they helped us teach life-saving skills, from disaster preparedness to home f...
Havre Police Department Officers investigated a two-vehicle crash on Fifth Avenue after a caller reported it Friday at 7:34 a.m. —— Officers investigated a report of a hit and run, two-vehicle crash after someone brought one of the vehicles to the police department Friday at 12:26 p.m. —— Officers investigated a motor vehicle crash in the Havre High School parking lot after a report was made Friday at 2:43 p.m. —— Officers investigated a sex crime after receiving a report from a Choteau County deputy Friday at 2:46 p.m. ...
Great Northern Fair Board Great Northern Fair Board will meet at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday n the Timmons Room on the bottom floor of the Hill County Courthouse.. The meeting agenda is: Call to order Roll call of members Recognize and record pubic attendees Approve minutes Public comments Fair manager convention report 4-H report Grounds Committee report Company Policy Committee report Financial Planning Committee report Old business Credit card program Hail insurance and facility repair Web site New business Event committee...
HARLEM — Anne Schneider, 81, passed away Dec. 13, 2016, in Great Falls. Funeral Mass will be held Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016, at St. Thomas Catholic Church in Harlem at 11 a.m. edwardsfuneralhomemt.com...
It’s been mind-numbingly cold in Havre. But the Montana State University-Northern men’s basketball team has been hotter than the Fourth of July. And the Lights are about to head south, where they are not just hot, so is the weather. The Northern men, winners of their first eight games of the 2016-17 season, travel to Phoenix for three games at the Phoenix Classic. The first game comes today when the Lights take on NAIA stalwart Warner-Pacific University. “These three will be c...
The Glacier Nationals are no stranger to road trips, but this past weekend, the Nationals went a little farther than usual, as in Blaine, Minnesota. The Nationals were in Minnesota to take part in the annual North American Tier 3 Hockey League Showcase. It allows all the teams from the NA3HL to play teams from outside their division in a showcase for scouts. The Nationals, who played three teams from the East Coast were competitive in the showcase but failed to come away with...
The Havre High boys basketball team went on the road this past weekend, hoping to recover from an 0-2 start to the season. But for the Blue Ponies, the trip didn't go as planned, as HHS dropped both games Central A Conference games, falling to Belgrade 63-34 Friday night, followed by a road loss to Livingston Saturday 46-38. Havre is now 0-4 on the season. The problem against Belgrade was turnovers. The Ponies fell behind early 17-9 against the Panthers, but then a two-point...
After starting the season with two road wins, the Havre High girls basketball team looked to add two more and after two solid performances, that’s exactly what the Blue Ponies did. In the process, thanks to wins over Central A opponents, Belgrade and Livingston, Havre put itself in a strong position in the conference race after knocking off the Panthers 57-38 Friday and Livingston 58-16 Saturday. “I was really pleased with the way we played,” HHS head coach Dustin Krask...
The Havre High wrestling team is used to achieving monumental things and this past weekend, it did so again, capturing the prestigious team title at the Tri-State wrestling tournament. Held in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, the Tri-State features some of the best teams from Idaho, Oregon, Wyoming and Montana. And when the tournament concluded Saturday, it was Havre that stood tall, taking the team crown with 184 points, narrowly defeating Post Falls, Idaho, which finished with 182.5....
This week was supposed to be a two-game home stand for the Montana State University-Northern Skylights. But Thursday night’s game with Nueta Hidatsa was canceled, and heading into their game with NCAA Division III Pacific University, Northern head coach Chris Mouat wasn’t sure how his team would respond. But the Skylights answered that question in resounding fashion, with a 72-40 thrashing of the Boxers Saturday night in the Armory Gymnasium. “We came out ready,” Mouat s...
