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From Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission approved the Sage Creek Special Chronic Wasting Disease hunt north of Chester. The licenses for the hunt will go on sale on Dec. 26 — online at about 5 a.m. and at license providers when they open for the day. FWP will sell 335 deer B licenses in an effort to harvest 135 mule deer. Of those 335 licenses, 60 would be either sex and 275 would be antlerless. The hunt will begin Jan. 6 and last through Feb. 15, but could close sooner should the quota b...
Jeff Podzimek has a lot of experience coaching football at the collegiate level. But now, he is hoping his next stop comes as the head coach of Montana State University-Northern. Podzimek, who played inside linebacker for three years at the University of Mary in North Dakota, as well as having coached at a number of different stops, was in Havre Wednesday to meet with the MSU-N search committee and hold an open public forum. And Podzimek, like the others who have interviewed...
Havre Daily News staff A flurry of activity is happening due to the discovery of chronic wasting disease in wildlife in Montana, including a deer harvested in north-central Montana testing positive for the contagious, degenerative disease, including Sen. Jon Tester sponsoring a bill in the Senate to try to fight the spread of the disease. Montana's Fish and Wildlife Commission was scheduled to hold a conference call today at 1 p.m. to make a decision on holding a special hunt...
Havre Jaycees had extra money this year and decided buying gifts for children served by the nonprofit Youth Dynamics would be a great way to spend it. "It kinda just happened," Youth Dynamics Area Manager Briayan Flores said Wednesday. "(Jaycees member) Chelby (Gooch), she just knocked on our door about a month ago. She asked the age of the kids we have and surprised us with 33 gifts. "It was amazing," he added The best part, Flores added, is the kids weren't even expecting th...
Havre Daily News staff A decades-old tradition is again coming to Havre for the holiday, with the Community Christmas Dinner set to run in the Havre Eagles Club Monday. Eagles Club Manager Tom Farnham said the dinner will be served from 11 a.m to 2 p.m. in the club. “Everyone is welcome,” he said. Volunteers, Havre Jaycees and others, will be delivering meals from 10 to 11 a.m. Monday to people who can’t get out, he said. If people need a meal delivered, they need to call the North Central Senior Citizens Center at 265-5464 b...
CASA — Court Appointed Special Advocates — of Hill County is scheduled to bring in the new year with a new executive director. Incoming director Terry Hanson will begin her new job Jan. 2, Board of Directors of CASA of Hill County President Beth Hannah said Wednesday. Hanson has an extensive social work portfolio and the board is very happy with the incoming director, Hannah added. Former CASA of Hill County Director Mark Douglass left CASA to work for Child Protective Services around the end of October, Hannah said. The abs...
“I couldn’t sleep a wink last night,” it’s true. It’s silly to be lovelorn and at my age too. Oh, no. Don’t get excited. It’s not what you think. More’s the pity. I swear, I can hardly believe myself. An animal. A dumb animal. Well, not so dumb, it turns out. Saturday, the chosen day, finally arrived — Cat Ballou took an anticipated trip to the veterinarian for the essential surgery, the one to prevent an unending series of duplicates. Surgery went well. Ballou returned home c...
A front-page story in Tuesday’s edition of the Havre Daily News about a Pizza Hut fundraiser happening today misreported to whom people should say they are donating. People should tell the Pizza Hut cashier they are donating to the Chinook High School Class of 2020.... Full story
Havre Police Department Officers investigated a reported noninjury motor vehicle crash after a caller near Fifth Avenue and First Street notified police Wednesday at 8:13 a.m. —— Officers investigated a reported noninjury motor vehicle crash after a First Street West caller notified police Wednesday at 10:24 a.m. —— Officers investigated a motor vehicle crash Wednesday at 1:43 p.m. near Cowan Drive. —— Officers investigated after a Second Street caller reported Wednesday at 1:53 p.m. that an outside ashtray was stolen. ...
From Montana Department of Commerce HELENA — With little time remaining to buy for the holidays, the Made in Montana program at the Department of Commerce is available to help shoppers find the perfect gifts for their friends and family by connecting them with authentic Montana-made products. Commerce recently launched the new Made in Montana website at http://madeinmontanausa.com , where shoppers may browse an online directory with dozens of product categories. Popular gifts like clothing and accessories complement more o...
From Montana Department of Labor and Industry HELENA — The Incumbent Worker Training program of the Montana Department of Labor and Industry will open its process to award workforce development grants for small businesses beginning Jan. 2. Applications must be submitted by June 10 with training beginning by June 30 and completed by June 30, 2019. The Incumbent Worker Training program awards grant funding to Montana-based small businesses wanting to purchase skills-training and certified education to upskill their existing w...
From Montana Fish, Wildife and Parks It's that time of year when ice anglers will be heading out to Montana's waters for the ice fishing season. Ice fishing is a great winter activity that the entire family can enjoy. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks reminds anglers that safety should be the number one concern during a day out on the ice. While the first ice of the year often offers some of the best fishing, it also can be quite variable from location to location and from day...
From Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks has set January meeting dates in north-central Montana to discuss the tentative hunting regulations for the next two years. The tentative rules and regulations were approved by the Fish and Wildlife Commission earlier this month, and include statewide and regional regulations for antelope, black bear, bighorn sheep, bison, deer, elk, moose, mountain goat, mountain lion, and upland game birds. Among FWP Region 4 recommendations for the 2018 and 2019...
From Fish, Wildlife and Parks Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks will hold four public meetings in northeast Montana in January to gather comments on proposed hunting seasons and rules for the next two years. In addition, updated information will be presented on chronic wasting disease, which has recently been detected in the state. Interested hunters are encouraged to attend these meetings to hear the proposals, ask questions, and make comments. The tentative rules and...
Former Havre High athletes and basketball players need to gear up for the annual alumni game Tuesday, Dec. 26, at the Havre Middle School. Tip-off will be at 6:30 p.m. and a donation of a can of food is admission price. There is no need to sign up ahead of time to play, just show up and the teams will be sorted out from there. For more information contact Patch Wirtzberger at 399-6760....
The Havre High wrestling team is off to a tremendous start this season, just like many predicted. Now, the Blue Ponies will close out their 2017 with a pair of duals against tough Eastern A rivals. Tonight, Havre is in Sidney to dual not only the host Eagles, but also the Glendive Red Devils. The action starts at 5 with the Ponies wrestling back-to-back. Tonight's dual with Sidney is the second year in which the Ponies and Eagles, the two premier Class A teams of the last two...
