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Havre Daily News/Lindsay Brown A sign in the Giveaway House window Tuesday morning reads, "Re Opening April 20th 10 a.m. - 5 p.m." Just a few days before one group, saying it is the proper manager of a 40-year-old local charity, plans to reopen its decades-old location, another group saying it is the rightful manager has taken action likely to send the dispute to the courts. Sheila Forshee, whose group plans Saturday to reopen the North Havre location of the Community Giveaway House, said her group will prevail in the...
Havre Daily News/Lindsay Brown Sue Markley talks about the items from the Giveaway House recovered from garbage bins at the Havre landfill. Markley, vice president of the Giveaway House's board, said she and others are looking at finding a new location for the Giveaway House, but another faction of the board has other plans. What we know • The Giveaway House, located in North Havre, is closed. • Sue Markley and others are working to acquire the old Salvation Army location on 3rd Avenue to open a new charity organization there...
Editor: With much anticipation, we are pleased to announce the opening or Ruth Ann's on 2nd Street in the old Radio Shack building. Ruth Ann's is going to be a second-hand store with lots of clothes, furniture, kitchen appliances, homemade quilts and rugs along with many other items to come. Many of these items that Ruth Ann's sells will be coming from the surplus of donations that are received at the Giveaway House. The Giveaway House is under new, responsible, fun-loving, caring individuals. Please be patient as the volunte...
Less than a week after holding what it called a successful reopening of the Havre Community Giveaway House, a group responded to a lawsuit that claims it has no authority to operate the charity — in a battle between two boards that each say they represent the charity. A press release sent out by Roberta Beute, chair of the board that reopened the North Havre location of the Giveaway House Saturday, April 20, said that more than 90 people attended the reopening from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The charity was founded about 1970 by R...
Havre Daily News/Nikki Carlson Lillian Rebekah Lodge No. 47 member Delores Welter, of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, sits Tuesday afternoon with a Meritorious medal that she received in June from the statewide Rebekah Assembly and Grand Lodge of Montana at their banquet in Billings for her volunteer work. One of the volunteer projects Welter was recognized for was making homemade neck coolers for soldiers serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. Delores Welter of Havre was sitting at the Rebekah Lodge state convention in...
Ford Johnson On Dec. 1, 2011, our dear brother and uncle, Ford Henry Johnson, 81, passed away at Northern Montana Hospital due to natural causes. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Services and cremation arrangements have been entrusted to Holland and Bonine Funeral Home. Ford was born on Aug. 25, 1930, in Cottonwood, Mont. He was the eighth of eight children of Henry and Bernice Johnson. He attended Cottonwood school. Ford and his brother Ellis worked the family farm north of Havre until they moved to Havre in...
Editor: The Giveaway House was faced with the furnace being condemned. Kim Hickman, with Hanson sheet metal and Hickman Inc., stepped up to the plate and donated time and wages to get an updated new furnace for our organization. Without heat we would be forced to close for the winter. Kim also helped seek for others to contribute toward the cost. Thank you Kim for your care and time. We are still short about $400 to be able to pay for this furnace. The only way The Giveaway House operates is by any one donating to our local...
Editor: The Giveaway House was faced with the furnace being condemned. Kim Hickman, with Hanson sheet metal and Hickman Inc., stepped up to the plate and donated time and wages to get an updated new furnace for our organization. Without heat we would be forced to close for the winter. Kim also helped seek for others to contribute toward the cost. Thank you Kim for your care and time. We are still short about $400 to be able to pay for this furnace. The only way The Giveaway House operates is by any one donating to our local...
CODY BLOOMSBURG Community News Service UM School of Journalism HELENA — By session's end, lawmakers say the taxman will most likely have new marching orders in Montana: Take less from businesses and, at the very least, no more from private citizens. Two competing bills promise to cut the state's property tax on business, and legislators are also considering an income-tax credit for homeowners. The session's tax bills also include a handful trying to address the problem of property values skyrocketing past Montanans' i...
Noel Elizabeth (Odenkirchen) Frost Noel Elizabeth (Odenkirchen) Frost was born Dec. 23. 1941, to William A. Odenkirchen and Barbara Cole-Odenkirchen in Los Angeles. She was guided by angels into paradise on July 26, 2011, with her children by her side after a courageous battle with cancer. A memorial service will be held Friday, Aug. 5, at 2 p. m. at the Community Center at the Great Northern Fairgrounds. Noel was a loving mother, wife, grandmother, sister and friend. Noel enjoyed giving to others. She spent many hours making...
Editor: We want to thank the Hill County Sheriff's Office for the good detective work in recovering our stolen van. The van is not useable as the damage is extensive. The repair estimate is over $1,000. Due to the age of the vehicle we must find a steering column from a salvage yard. That is all in progress but we want you to know that we will keep treading ahead by offering free clothing and household goods to anyone in this community. If you wish to make a donation to the Community Giveaway House please mail a check to: P....
Editor: Since November 2008, my husband and I have run the community Giveaway House in Havre. It has been a lot of hard work but also one of the most extraordinary and rewarding experiences of our lives. I am sorry to report that we will not cont inue to manage the Giveaway House any longer. The board of directors wishes to make changes in how the Giveaway House is run, which will make it better able to serve more people, especially by extending the days and hours it is open. This is a good plan, but more work than John and...
Alice Campbell Havre Daily News [email protected]@havredailynews.com The United Way of Hill County annual fundraising campaign kicked off Wednesday evening to rave reviews from the children playing games at the carnival. It was the inaugural carnival, and Lorraine Verploegen, the director ot the organization, said she was pleased with the turnout. "Seeing all ages out here enjoying themselves is fabulous," she said. At the same time, people attending the carnival were becoming more aware of "what United...
Alice Campbell Havre Daily News [email protected]@havredailynews.com The United Way of Hill County annual fundraising campaign kicked off Wednesday evening to rave reviews from the children playing games at the carnival. It was the inaugural carnival, and Lorraine Verploegen, the director ot the organization, said she was pleased with the turnout. "Seeing all ages out here enjoying themselves is fabulous," she said. At the same time, people attending the carnival were becoming more aware of "what United...
Alice Campbell Havre Daily News [email protected]@havredailynews.com The United Way of Hill County annual fundraising campaign kicked off Wednesday evening to rave reviews from the children playing games at the carnival. It was the inaugural carnival, and Lorraine Verploegen, the director ot the organization, said she was pleased with the turnout. "Seeing all ages out here enjoying themselves is fabulous," she said. At the same time, people attending the carnival were becoming more aware of "what United...
Alice Campbell Havre Daily News [email protected]@havredailynews.com Ten Havre Community Garden plots are playing host to burgeoning vegetable plants that will help feed people in Havre later this summer and fall. While food donations from the garden plots to the Havre Community Food Bank are not required, "They almost all do plant a few rows for the food bank" in the 40-feet by -40-feet plots, Diane Savasten Getten, who heads up the community project with Human Resources Development Council District IV...
Alice Campbell Havre Daily News [email protected]@havredailynews.com Ten Havre Community Garden plots are playing host to burgeoning vegetable plants that will help feed people in Havre later this summer and fall. While food donations from the garden plots to the Havre Community Food Bank are not required, "They almost all do plant a few rows for the food bank" in the 40-feet by -40-feet plots, Diane Savasten Getten, who heads up the community project with Human Resources Development Council District IV...
Alice Campbell Havre Daily News [email protected]@havredailynews.com Ten Havre Community Garden plots are playing host to burgeoning vegetable plants that will help feed people in Havre later this summer and fall. While food donations from the garden plots to the Havre Community Food Bank are not required, "They almost all do plant a few rows for the food bank" in the 40-feet by -40-feet plots, Diane Savasten Getten, who heads up the community project with Human Resources Development Council District IV...
Alice Campbell Havre Daily News [email protected]@havredailynews.com Friends, family and curious spectators will gather Friday and Saturday for the 33rd-annual Sweetgrass Society Powwow. "Our powwow is a gathering of friends and families, a place where people come to visit and have a good time, Elaine Healy-Berger, community representative for Montana State University- Northern Sweetgrass Society said. The event serves as a celebration of the end of the school year for Northern students. The powwow, begun...
Alice Campbell Havre Daily News [email protected]@havredailynews.com Friends, family and curious spectators will gather Friday and Saturday for the 33rd-annual Sweetgrass Society Powwow. "Our powwow is a gathering of friends and families, a place where people come to visit and have a good time, Elaine Healy-Berger, community representative for Montana State University- Northern Sweetgrass Society said. The event serves as a celebration of the end of the school year for Northern students. The powwow, begun...
Alice Campbell Havre Daily News [email protected]@havredailynews.com Friends, family and curious spectators will gather Friday and Saturday for the 33rd-annual Sweetgrass Society Powwow. "Our powwow is a gathering of friends and families, a place where people come to visit and have a good time, Elaine Healy-Berger, community representative for Montana State University- Northern Sweetgrass Society said. The event serves as a celebration of the end of the school year for Northern students. The powwow, begun...
Tim Leeds Havre Daily News [email protected]@havredailynews.com Local need may be higher this holiday season, but representatives of service organizations say residents are stepping up to the plate and filling the voids with Christmas cheer. “Havre is just one of those communities that is very giving,” said Havre Food Bank Director Penny Velk. “Nobody wants to see anybody go hungry. It's been phenomenal.” Various organizations in Havre annually prepare to help families down on their luck during the holiday...
Tim Leeds Havre Daily News [email protected]@havredailynews.com Local need may be higher this holiday season, but representatives of service organizations say residents are stepping up to the plate and filling the voids with Christmas cheer. “Havre is just one of those communities that is very giving,” said Havre Food Bank Director Penny Velk. “Nobody wants to see anybody go hungry. It's been phenomenal.” Various organizations in Havre annually prepare to help families down on their luck during the holiday...
Tim Leeds Havre Daily News [email protected]@havredailynews.com Local need may be higher this holiday season, but representatives of service organizations say residents are stepping up to the plate and filling the voids with Christmas cheer. “Havre is just one of those communities that is very giving,” said Havre Food Bank Director Penny Velk. “Nobody wants to see anybody go hungry. It's been phenomenal.” Various organizations in Havre annually prepare to help families down on their luck during the holiday...
Annette Hayden Havre Daily News [email protected]@havredailynews.com Church folks are known for helping those in need. But as in any organization, there are always the few who stand out. Such was the story 50 years ago when a couple of local gals had an epiphany as in why help one or two now and then when they could devote ourselves to helping anyone in need every week? Hearts filled with a desire to serve were met by an opportunity to house quantities of donated items and food on an ongoing basis. The idea...
