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Sharlene Faye Hanson of Chester, MT, peacefully passed away September 22, 2023, at the age of 87. Sharlene was born on September 20, 1936, in Havre MT. She attended school up to the fourth grade in Galata (1945), and then the family moved to Chester as her father, Cliff, went to work for John Deere, and her mother, Elizabeth, taught school. Sharlene graduated from Chester high school in 1954 and attended Concordia College in Minnesota for one year. She was dating Chester's own...
The Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees discussed policy revisions, received an update on enrollment and heard a presentation from MAPS Media Institute at their monthly meeting Tuesday evening. The MAPS Media Institute is a free-of-charge non-profit organization that instructs students in media arts, one that is looking to provide services to Havre Public Schools, specifically to their Native Language students. Havre Public School Indian Education for All Director Jessica...
Havre Daily News staff People have been invited to join Havre Trails and Hays-Lodge Pole High School science teacher Rod Benson for a hike up Miles Butte south of Chinook Sunday, Oct. 15. The event requires an RSVP, which can be made online at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScl6O0c-BWESDeWmvRR1Ci0bmEvtxHpQJ 9uoqLPRk78iRS9ew/viewform . People can contact Lindsay Bennett at 406-344-2991 for more information. A Havre trails flyer says the hike is 4 miles total, roundtrip, on private land. The top of the butte offers a...
Kristen Nicole Young, 43, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Monday, October 2, 2023. Kristen was born December 30, 1979, in Havre, Montana, to Chris Young and Robyn Morrison. She and her sister, Kelsen Young, were raised in Havre, Montana. Kristen graduated from Havre High School in 1998. Growing up, Kristen was involved in many activities, including cheerleading, student government, Miss Teen Montana, and golf. She also enjoyed art club. May Day was her favorite day of...
Jessie F. Kloppenburg, 91, passed away due to natural causes at her residence Wednesday, October 4, 2023. Cremation has taken place, and memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, October 13, 2023, at Holland & Bonine Funeral Chapel with Deacon Tim Maroney officiating. Burial will follow in Highland Cemetery. Jessie's family has suggested memorial donations be made in her memory to St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church or a charity of the donor's choice. Holland & Bonine...
The Hill County Commission will vote Thursday on whether or not to amend their public school levy from 95 mills to 77.9 mills, potentially putting the county, along with many others statewide, at odds with the governor's office. Gov. Greg Gianforte's Department of Revenue has directed counties to collect 95 mills of property tax to support state school equalization funding, the amount that has been levied for years, but many counties have said that, with the high property...
Havre High School had a busy weekend, with wins in both football and volleyball during homecoming weekend. The school had homecoming events through the week, culminating in a pep rally Friday afternoon at the high school in the parking lot and then a parade down Fifth Avenue before the football game. The Blue Ponies dominated in football, beating East Helena 41-6 at Blue Pony Stadium. And Blue Pony volleyball also kept the record in the win section over the weekend, first...
Havre Police Department A caller on First Avenue reported a theft Friday at 8:44 a.m. -- A bike was reported found Friday at 9:36 a.m. on Washington Avenue. -- Fred Nashookpuk of Havre, 38, was arrested on a disorderly conduct charge after a Friday 11:31 a.m. caller at a Second Street organization reported a man passed out. -- Jack Waylon-McCall Flynn of Gildford, 26, was arrested on a charge of unauthorized use of a vehicle after a 12th Street caller reported Friday at 1:45 p...
Press release Havre High School speech and debate is holding its first meeting Monday after school starting at 4:10 p.m. in Room 203. Students interested in competing for Havre High in one of the many events available, with multiple styles of events both in speech and in debate, should attend the meeting. The season starts Monday, with the first tournament the invitational Havre is hosting Saturday, Oct. 28. The season includes invitational tournaments across the state winding up with the Class A divisional tournament, this...
Steven A. Faechner passed peacefully September 22, 2023, after a long battle with cancer. Cremation has taken place and a Celebration of Life will be held Sunday, October 8, 2023, at 2 p.m. at Beaver Creek First Lake Community Effort Pavilion, second right after entering park. Please bring your lawn chairs. If it is raining the Celebration of Life will be moved to Montana State University-Northern SUB. Steve was born August 15, 1958, to Earny and Clo (Sisson) Faechner in Havre...
Homecoming at Havre High School is going to look a bit different this year, with a community celebration instead of their usual assembly, a change necessitated by the school’s recent adoption of a four-day school week. The coronation ceremony for Homecoming was held this morning in the Havre High School Auditorium, with the king and queen having been crowned and the court having been elected from the student body, all of whom will appear Friday in the parade at 3 p.m. The parade will be a little earlier than normal this year,...
Havre High School Assistant Principal Jeremiah Nitz, now in his 24th year of service to the district, is the first recipient of the Pony Pride Award, a new monthly honoring of a school district employee for their work improving the lives of students. This award was implemented by the district's new superintendent, Brian Gum, who said he wants to consistently recognize the people in the district doing exceptional work, and, even though he's only been at the district a short...
Havre Police Department Dustin John Grandshamp of Havre, 32, was issued a summons on charges of theft and trespass to property after a caller on Washington Avenue reported Friday at 8:25 a.m. that packages had been stolen. -- Kenneth Eugene Wood Jr., 58, was arrested on a charge of driving with a suspended or revoked driver's license during a vehicle stop on Fifth Street Friday at 1:50 p.m. -- Orchid Leraeadrianna Davis, 32, on a charge of trespass to property and on two...
Ruth Marie (Culbertson) Vukasin, 78, a long time Montana resident, passed away after a long battle with Alzheimer's Thursday, August 31, 2023, in Lakewood, CO. Cremation has taken place. At her request a private family service will be held at a later date. Ruth was born November 28, 1944, in Wallace, ID and was the second child of two children born to Walter and Catherine "Kay" Culbertson. She attended school in Great Falls and graduated from Great Falls High School in 1962. R...
Press release Karene Faber the Havre Branch President/Vice President of Marketing of Independence Bank graduated from the Graduate School of Banking at Colorado (GSBC) on July 27, 2023. In addition to completing the GSBC required curriculum, Karene also completed the Committed to Lead Micro-Credential, a Bolder Banking Initiative, of supplementary coursework offered to second and third-year students. Faber is an MSU-Northern graduate with a Bachelor's Degree in Business...
Press release Parents, educators and the community are invited to a free film screening and discussion on youth mental health in Havre next week. Wednesday, Sept. 27, 3:30-5:30 p.m. in the Hensler Auditorium of the Applied Technology Center on the Montana State University-Northern campus, a screening of the first hour of the documentary “Hiding in Plain Sight: Youth Mental Illness” will be shown, followed by an in-person conversation with Kee Dunning, a Billings-based licensed therapist, and Montana teen Maclayn, both of who...
At a Hill County Officials meeting Wednesday Heather Sinclair was introduced as the new director of the Hill County Council on Aging, and, along with providing their reports, county department heads were reminded to maintain a respectful workplace. Hill County Commissioners Jake Strissel and Sheri Williams said the matter of workplace respectfulness had been put on the agenda by Commissioner Mark Peterson, who was not at the meeting, and the former said he’s not sure what Peterson specifically wanted to address. R...
Havre Police Department A 15-year-old and a 14-year-old were each issued a summons on a charge of underage tobacco possession or consumption after a caller at Havre High School reported the juvenile offenses at 9:22 a.m. and 9:40 a.m. respectively Wednesday. -- A caller at a Fourth Avenue business reported Wednesday at 12:16 p.m. that a rock was thrown at their door. -- Gordon James Bacon of Box Elder, 44, was arrested on a disorderly conduct charge and on seven Justice or...
The Great Northern Fair Board discussed efforts to finish multiple projects on the fairgrounds by winter and ongoing contract negotiations with local 4-H, as well as upcoming events on the grounds this coming month. Board members discussed ongoing negotiations with local 4-H’s contract to use the grounds with Ken Erickson saying he thinks their contracts have been unfairly preferential. He said everyone that uses the grounds other than employees and one club which helps them during the fair, has to buy parking passes, so 4-H...
Release and staff Havre Trails is heading to the Little Rockies Sunday for a hike encompassing Hole in the Wall and Mission Ridge in Mission Canyon just outside of Hays. For this event, Havre Trails is partnering with Hays-Lodge Pole High School science teacher Rod Benson, who is offering the hike as a fundraiser for his archery program at Hays-Lodge Pole School. Cost is $10 per person and $15 per family. The hike will leave Hays-Lodge Pole High School parking lot at 10:30 a.m. — organizers recommend leaving Havre at 9 a...
Stacie Haas of Missoula, formerly of Havre, 61, passed away the evening of September 10, 2023, surrounded by her children. She is now at peace, and finally reunited with her sister, her mother, and her father. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m., Friday, October 6, 2023, at Garden City Funeral Home, 1705 W. Broadway St., Missoula, Montana. Online condolences may be left at https://gardencityfh.com . Stacie was born June 11, 1962, in Salina, Kansas, the youngest of five,...
Havre Daily News staff Friends of Music, the parents group that supports the music programs at Havre High School, announced its meeting set for Thursday in the Havre High band room has been moved from 6:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. The move was made to allow people to attend both the Literacy Under the Lights reading program, scheduled from 6-7 p.m. Thursday at Blue Pony Stadium, and the Friends of Music meeting. The Friends of Music meeting will discuss the group’s work to support music programs at the high school. For more i...
William "Bill" Weyh - no one called him Willliam - was born April 26, 1946, and left us June 15, 2023. He was born in Havre, MT, to Herman and Esther Weyh, the sixth out of six kids, and the only boy. Pretty sure he was spoiled. He grew up enjoying school sports, particularly football and basketball with the Fighting Blue Ponies, and the outdoors, hunting and fishing in the fertile areas surrounding Havre including the Bears Paw Mountains. After graduating high school in...
