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Press release The Havre High School speech and debate team fielded possibly its smallest-ever team to go to Class A Eastern Divisionals in East Helena last Saturday, but still saw the best divisional results it has seen in years. Junior Lyvia Little, a third-year Blue Pony debater, was the only one of 14 debaters to go undefeated in four preliminary Lincoln-Douglas debate rounds, and qualified for finals. She then beat a Billings Central Catholic HIgh School in the finals...
Havre Weekly Chronicle will report any sports information submitted by coaches, athletic directors and teams to [email protected]. Basketball scores Courtesy North Star High School Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025 Girls Basketball: North Star 43, Cut Bank 30 NS 13 7 18 0 - 43 CB 13 8 4 5 - 30 North Star - Q. McCormick 2, K. Campbell 5, B. Sattoriva 9, W. Wolery 10, S. Rigg 15, B. Burkhartsmeyer 2. Cut Bank - D. Anderson 9, K. Stiner 4, J. Luse 3, B. Michaels 1, E. Overstreet 5, R. Fritz 7, D. Michael 1. North Star - 2’s 1...
Rebecca “Becky” Chagnon, 67, passed away January 23, 2025, in Billings, Montana after an accidental fall on January 18th. Cremation has taken place, and a celebration of Becky’s life will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, January 31, 2025, at St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church. Her graveside service will follow at Highland Cemetery. Memorial contributions in Becky’s honor may be made to a memorial of the donor’s choice. Please visit Becky’s online memorial page at https://www...
Havre Middle School Board of Trustees members met Tuesday, January 14 to talk about reports, approvals and old and new actions. Consideration of Revised Policy 1700, Indian Policy and Procedures, Board Performance Assessment and Meeting Evaluation Tool Review were all approved. Consideration of Revised Policy 7520, and MHSA Annual Meeting Proposals and Updates on Havre High School Activities were both approved. Track and Field Coach Trever VanCampen presented his resignation to the Board. VanCampen’s last day was on F...
By Emily Mayer Winter is a great time to focus on planning for the warmer months ahead, and with this area being prime agricultural land, the case was no different a century ago. Learning courses were very popular, with various subjects ranging from new crop growing techniques to animal husbandry being taught. This year, maintaining farm vehicles was the focus of two different gatherings in Havre this week 100 years ago. The following two articles were printed on the front page of the January 18, 1925, issue of the Havre Dail...
Michele Ann (Gernaat) Goyette passed away surrounded by her family on Dec. 7, 2024. Michele was born Oct. 13, 1968, to Williams C. Gernaat and Kathleen (Brownell) Woeppel in Great Falls, Montana. Michele was raised in Great Falls until she and her sister moved to Havre in 1976 with her mother and attended schools in Havre, Montana. Michele graduated from Havre High School in 1987. MIchele then moved back to Great Falls, Montana, where she obtained her bachelor’s degree in e...
Phyllis Deaun Purdy of Gildford, Montana, died on January 14, 2025 of natural causes in her home of 64 years, in the company of her children. Born to homesteader parents Carl and Gladys Lee on June 16, 1931, along Highway 2 as they made a futile attempt to reach the hospital in Havre, she was a life-long farm girl and then farm wife, and one of the nicest people you could ever meet. She graduated from Gildford High School in 1949 and on September 23, 1951, married Robert...
Daniel Blaine Friede Jr., 46, passed away at Benefis Healthcare, surrounded by family and friends, from natural causes. Wake services began at 4:00 p.m. Monday, January 20, 2025, at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Box Elder with Earl “Archie” Arkinson officiating. Funeral services were at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 21, 2025, also at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church with Father Joseph Tran and Father Pete Guthneck officiating. Burial followed in the Box Elder Cemetery. Holland...
Joanne L. Schnittgen, 89, passed away due to natural causes at The Lodge in Great Falls on Tuesday, January 14, 2025. Graveside services are pending for later this spring. Joanne’s family has suggested memorial donations be made in her memory to Van Orsdel United Methodist Church or the charity of the donor’s choice. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with services and arrangements. Please visit Joanne’s online memorial page to send a card or leave a messa...
Harmon “Lee” Henderson, 80, passed away due to natural causes at the Northern Montana Care Center on Wednesday, January 8, 2025. Cremation has taken place, and per Lee’s wishes, no services will be held. His family has suggested memorial donations be made in Lee’s memory to the Feed My Sheep Soup Kitchen, City of Havre Parks and Recreation, Havre Hill County Library, or the charity of the donor’s choice. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangeme...
William “Will” Olsen of Bozeman, 82, passed away Thursday, December 26, 2024. Will was born on February 5, 1942, to Nellie and Ralph Olsen in Chicago, Illinois. The youngest of four children, Will grew up in a loving and faithful family on the southside of Chicago. After graduating from Fenger High School in 1959, he attended St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota. He graduated in 1964 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology. During his college years, Will worked at...
The new year brought the return of the Havre Invitational last weekend at the Havre Community Pool. The Blue Ponies played host to Great Falls High and CMR in their annual triangular home meet last Saturday, the Ponies had plenty of successes against the Class AA teams. Individually, inn the girls' 200 IM, Elizabeth Carroll finished third with a time of 3:06.73. Micah Cammon finished second in the boys' 200 IM, clocking in at 2:51.09. Ainsley Courtnage and Miriam Carroll...
Marjorie E. (Bailey Durkee) Spinler, known to family and friends as "Marjie", passed away peacefully in December 2024 at the age of 84. Cremation has taken place, and a Celebration of Life will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, January 10, 2025, at New Beginnings Lutheran Church in Rudyard, Montana. Marjie's family has suggested memorial donations be made in her memory to any local charitable organizations in the community. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with...
After winter storms knocked out the return to high school sports from some in the area last weekend, Havre High is anxious to finally return to action this weekend. The Blue Pony wrestling team celebrated senior night with a dual against Glasgow on Tuesday night, and will return to tournament competition this weekend when the Ponies head to the Cut Bank Invitational. The two-day Cut Bank tourney is one Havre has won many times before, and the Ponies will be one of the top...
Havre High School announced its basketball games set for Saturday in Laurel will be postponed. "All basketball games between Laurel and Havre, scheduled tomorrow, Saturday, January 4, 2025 have been cancelled due to severe winter storm warnings and high winds," a release from the school said. "This game will be rescheduled at a later date."...
Editor's note: This story was submitted to Havre Weekly Chronicle and Havre Weekly Chronicle originally listed it as a press release. It was a story written by Steve Edwards first published in Blaine County Journal News-Opinion Steve Edwards Blaine County Journal News-Opinion Danielle Kinsey Martin joined the staff of Chinook Dental in early fall. She grew up on Fort Belknap and graduated from Harlem High School in 2007. She is married to Nathan Martin and they have two childr...
Press release Independence Bank is proud to offer scholarship opportunities for incoming first-year students planning to attend Montana State University-Northern. To be eligible, students must graduate from a high school in Hill, Blaine, Phillips, Valley, Daniels, Roosevelt, Sheridan, Liberty, Chouteau, Cascade, Pondera, or Toole Counties. Independence Bank will award eight $1000 scholarships for the 2025-2026 academic year. Recipients will receive $500 during fall semester and $500 during spring semester. Scholarship recipie...
Hill County Commission calendar for Jan. 6-10 and business meeting agenda MONDAY — January 6, 2025 8:30 a.m. — Starting Wage Proposal Meeting in the Commissioner office 5:30 p.m. — Park Board Meeting at the Beaver Creek Perk TUESDAY — January 7, 2025 10:30 a.m. — Road Department Meeting in the Commissioner Office WEDNESDAY — January 8, 2025 8:00 a.m. — Havre High School Leadership Tour and Visit with the Commissioners THURSDAY — January 9, 2025 10:00 a.m. — Weekly Commissioner Business Meeting in the Commissioner Offi...
Each New Year, thousands of people across Montana resolve to improve their lives, vowing to give up their bad habits in exchange for healthy lifestyles. The Quit Now Montana (formerly Montana Quit Line) wants to help people who attempt to quit tobacco and has free programs designed for all Montanans. The Quit Line has expanded services to many groups and aims to help those with New Year’s resolutions to quit using tobacco products, e-cigarettes, or other nicotine delivery devices by offering free support, a personalized q...
By Emily Mayer Editor's note: Due to technical issues, Havre Weekly Chronicle did not receive this Celebrating History in time to print it in the Dec. 26, 2024, edition. Following is the full column. It's Christmas week and a century ago, Havre was quite busy. Again this week, there were so many things going on, I had to pick and choose what would be included in this column. If I included them all, it would take up the entire page! So, here are the ones that made the cut, and...
Havre Public Schools is inviting people to help out special programs at the Havre Schools, and get some tax credits at the same time. Montana law allows people and corporations to donate up to their full income, with a maximum of $200,000 if their income exceeds that, to support innovative educational programs at the school district of their choice. The donations are tax-deductible. Starting Wednesday, Jan. 15, at 10 a.m., districts may start entering the promised donations into an online portal at Montana Department of...
After a few decades of being missing-in-action, FFA - Future Farmers of America - has returned to Havre High School with tremendous success. Havre High chapter members just returned last week from an event in Fort Benton where the Blue Pony FFA'ers placed first in every event. See related story on Page A2. The chapter has been busy all year - and for the last three - at events and competitions with the Havre students excelling in their work. That included attending the 97th...
From Daceen Verploegen, FFA reporter Allison Denton, FFA advisor Tuesday, Dec. 10, Havre FFA traveled to Fort Benton for the FFA Winter Districts Career Development Events. Twenty-two members competed in Agronomy, Vet Science, and Mechanics. The chapter was extremely successful and they are excited to be qualified to go to the State Convention in April for the opportunity to represent Montana at the National FFA Convention in October 2025. The Vet Science team placed 1st out...
Gene Whinnen, age 85, passed away November 20, 2024, of natural causes. He was a beloved father, brother and friend who will be missed. Gene was born September 17, 1939, in San Francisco, CA. When Gene was 12, his mother, Mildred Whinnen, moved Gene and his two sisters, Marilyn and Loretta, to Chinook, MT. Gene graduated from Chinook High School in 1958 and immediately enlisted in the US Navy and was honorably discharged after 4 years. Gene then moved to Havre, MT, where he...
