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Wallace "Wally" Edward Elliot of Chinook, Montana, age 85, passed away February 16, 2022. He was born on October 15, 1936, in Renville, Minnesota, to John and Pearl Elliot. He graduated from Morton High School, Class of 1954, in Morton, Minnesota. At the beginning of his college career, Wally was drafted into the U.S. Army in August of 1961, and proudly served his country in North Korea for two years in the 6th Howitzer Battalion 80th Artillery. He was considered an expert...
Havre City-Council Airport Board will meet Thursday at 3 p.m. in City Hall. The meeting agenda is: 1. Approval of January 22 minutes. 2. Correspondence. 3. Reports: (A) Manager (B) Inspection (C) Finance (D) Engineer 4. Public comments 5. Unfinished business (A) Montana Aeronautics Loan and Grant (B) Hangar rent/renewal (C) Loan repayments 6. New business (A) Airport manager — printer 7. Approval of the February claims...
Paul Tuss has announced he will file as a Democrat as a candidate in the race for House District 28. First-year Rep. Ed Hill, R-Havre, has filed for reelection in the race. The two are the only announced candidates in the race for the district, which primarily includes most of Havre. "I am entering this race to bring common-sense solutions and a voice of reason to the Montana Legislature," Tuss said in a release announcing his candidacy. "Unfortunately, in today's political cl...
District 4 Human Resources and Development Council has provided some details and clarifications on their efforts to create a new location for the Havre Food Bank in response to a conversation that took place at a Havre City Council hearing Monday evening. After their monthly meeting Havre City Council held a hearing on a request by Havre resident Jim Treperinas to change the zoning designation of a city block on Fifth Avenue between 14th and 16th streets to allow for a new location for the Havre Food Bank. Treperinas said he...
Editor's note: This version adds comment from the director of District 4 Human Resources Development Council. After their monthly meeting Monday Havre City Council held a hearing on a request by Havre resident Jim Treperinas to change the zoning designation of a city block on Fifth Avenue between 14th and 16th streets to allow for a new location for the Havre Food Bank. Havre Public Works Director Dave Peterson said the Zoning Board of Adjustments have looked at the issue and provided their recommendations to the council,...
Havre City Council will meet Monday at 7 p.m. in City Hall. The meeting agenda is: Call to order Pledge of Allegiance Roll call Minutes Committee reports Public comment on agenda items one through seven. For items not on this agenda, public comment will be taken at the end of the agenda. Comments here are limited to one minute. Regular agenda — 1. Administer oath of office to Ward 1 Alderman Kimberly Bolta. 2. Presentation by Tony Gerharz with WIPFLI LLP of the Fiscal Year 2021 Audit. 3. Resolution No. 3854 - A Resolution A...
Press release HAVRE — The Hill County Democrats Central Committee has elected a new, but familiar, face to chair the political group. Lindsey Ratliff, a teacher and member of the Havre City Council, was elected during the group’s special convention Jan. 30. Ratliff has been involved with the local Democrats for several years and said she’s excited to take on the new responsibility of being chair. “I’m honored to be able to serve the party and am very excited to work with local members to win back House District 28,” Ratl...
A new FedEx facility may be coming to Havre as soon as June, with Big Equipment Owner Ron Harmon finalizing a subdivision near the Havre City-County Airport with the county Thursday that will free up the land necessary for the building to go up. In the Hill County Commission’s weekly business meeting Thursday, Harmon said FedEx approached him some time ago about building a facility in Havre so they can more easily service the Hi-Line from here instead of from Great Falls. The six-acre lot where the facility will be built h...
Hill County Public Health Director Kim Berg said during a county officials meeting Wednesday that her department is having trouble keeping up with the sheer amount of COVID-19 cases in the area. Berg, who is also the county’s health officer, said cases in the community are rising as expected and even after bringing back two case investigators from early in the pandemic the department couldn’t contact 40 cases in the county. After the meeting she said that because they couldn’t contact these cases they were not recorded in th...
by Havre Daily News staff The Havre Area Chamber of Commerce is celebrating its 112th anniversary with its annual meeting Wednesday, July 19, set for noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Duck Inn Olympic Room. "Join us as we look back over 2021 and look forward to the coming year," an announcement about the meeting says. The main address of the meeting will be by a representative of High Plains Architects, which is working on developing a downtown master plan for Havre. The Downtown Havre Matters! group working on revitalizing downtown...
City finance clerk Doug Kaercher was sworn in to a new office Monday at Havre City Council's meeting, taking his new position as the mayor of Havre. Kaercher then swore in the newly elected members of the city council and the city judge. Among those sworn in were City Judge Janie M. Hedstrom, Ward 1 Councilperson Kimberly Bolta, Ward 2 Councilperson Heather Parker, Ward 3 Councilperson Lindsey Ratliff, Ward 3 Councilperson Andrew Brekke and Ward 4 Councilperson Sarah...
Editor’s note: Havre Daily News did not receive this in time for publication Thursday and did not publish Friday. Havre City Council will meet today at 7 p.m. in City Hall. The meeting agenda is: Call to order Pledge of Allegiance Roll call Minutes Committee reports Public comment on agenda items 1 through 4. For items not on this agenda, public comment will be taken at the end of the agenda. Comments here are limited to one minute. Regular agenda — 1. Administer oath of office to newly elected officials. 2. Election of cou...
Havre City Council will meet Monday at 7 p.m. in City Hall. The meeting agenda is: Call to order Pledge of Allegiance Roll call Minutes Committee reports Public comment on agenda items 1 through 4. For items not on this agenda, public comment will be taken at the end of the agenda. Comments here are limited to one minute. Regular agenda — 1. Administer oath of office to newly elected officials. 2. Election of council president. 3. Confirm board appointments 4. Approval of December claims and manual warrants Council i...
After a year of difficulty filling positions the Hill County Commission is still trying to find members to fill 16 seats on various boards. The most dramatic case of intermittently empty board seats this year was on the Great Northern Fair Board, which had three members including then-Board Chair Bobbie Dolphay, then-Vice-Chair Chelby Gooch and Ray Kallenberger resign in March of this year. These members were replaced, but Lex Keller resigned from the board just after this year’s fair and a shake-up shortly after in A...
This year, the city of Havre and the Rural Fire District 1 board spent nearly a year fighting over a contract that allows the city of Havre to provide fire suppression services outside of the city, a fight that ended up being one of the year’s biggest stories. The city fire department provides services in the district, basically a ring around the city limits. The conflict has been years in the making, with the city repeatedly asking for changes to the agreement that would s...
After overwhelming pressure to do so, the Havre City Council voted unanimously Monday evening to reject a resolution classifying Havre as a class two city based on its population. This issue has become one of intense controversy with people on both sides of the argument at the meeting accusing the other of peddling misinformation. Members of the council have argued that reclassifying Havre as a class two city would increase the city's chances of receiving grants, as they...
Havre City Council will meet Monday, Dec. 6, at 7 p.m. in City Hall. The meeting agenda is: Call to order Pledge of Allegiance Roll call Minutes Committee reports Public comment on agenda items 1 through 4. For items not on this agenda, public comment will be taken at the end of the agenda. Comments here are limited to one minute. Regular agenda — 1. Resolution No. 3851 - A Resolution Reducing The Classification of Havre from A Class One City To A Class Two City, as required by law. 2. Resolution No. 3853 - A Resolution A...
With the unofficial returns tallied on the election this week, some new faces are in some of the offices. In Blaine County, retired sheriff Glenn Heustis upset incumbent Keith Hanson in the race for mayor. Huestis received 222 votes to Hanson’s 179. Robert Smith won the race for councilperson in Ward 1 in Chinook, defeating Michal Radovich 121-86. Shannon Sattleen won the race to represent Ward 2 in the Chinook City Council race. Sattleen received 140 votes while Mitch Haider received 41. In Harlem, Kim Hansen won a close r...
The Havre City Council Ordinance Committee met Monday evening to discuss a pair of potential ordinances on trailer and recreational vehicle parking and curb cuts. One of these proposed ordinances would require recreational vehicles like campers and motor homes, as well as trailers, to be parked on a surface prepared for it, like asphalt or concrete. Committee member Andrew Brekke said this ordinance would keep people from parking excess vehicles on front lawns and too close to neighbors’ properties, which has become a fire h...
A resolution to reclassify Havre as a class two city was tabled at Monday's meeting of the Havre City Council to give the public a greater opportunity to learn about the matter before it is voted on. City Finance Director Doug Kaercher said this matter is being brought up again due to a misunderstanding by a previous city council that resulted in a lack of action taken to address the issue. Kaercher said Havre's population was shown in the 2000 Census to have dropped to fewer...
by Emily Mayer With Halloween coming up soon, many were hosting fun gatherings for family and friends. The first entry was published in the October 29, 1921, edition of the Havre Daily Promoter with the following being published the following day. HALLOWE’EN SPOOK PARTY AT METHODIST CHURCH Members of the Epworth League plan to give a Hallowe’en spook party in the social rooms of the Methodist Episcopal church this evening. Ghosts will conduct the guests through the channels of mystery and graveyards of horror. A del...
Havre City Council will meet Monday at 7 p.m. in City Hall. The meeting agenda is: Call to order Pledge of Allegiance Roll call Minutes Committee reports Public comment on agenda items one through six. For items not on this agenda, public comment will be taken at the end of the agenda. Comments here are limited to one minute. Regular agenda — 1. Resolution No. 3851 — A Resolution Reducing The Classification Of The City Of Havre From A Class One City To A Class Two City, As Required By Law. 2. Resolution No. 3852 – Resol...
POLSON - Don Finley passed away October 10, 2021, in Polson, MT. He was born April 6, 1931, in Havre, MT, to Seagle and Myrtle Finley. Don adored his father and grew up working beside him buying horses in his youth. Don attended Havre High School, where he met the love of his life, Pauline Wilkie. They were married December 15, 1949. They had an amazing 70-plus years together and were the greatest example of what a marriage should be. They cherished each other. Don was an incr...
At their monthly meeting Tuesday, members of the Rural Fire District 1 Board said they would sign a fire suppression agreement with the city of Havre that morning, giving the agreement its final stamp of approval before being sent to the state to be made official. The RFD1 Board approved the contract, which it sent to the city for consideration last month, establishing that the city will provide fire suppression services to the people of Rural Fire District 1 and that the district will appoint someone local to handle fire...
