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Hill County Commission has released an amended agenda for its business meeting Thursday, Dec. 26, at 10 a.m. in the Commission Office. The public may participate in the meeting at https//;teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ODdhYTQxYjYtMjQ5My00MDBiLTg4YTItMGJiNGI5YjQ2MGMz%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%227b00d4a1-cb26-4a36-b112-66dd1ed5f2f6%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22189b3402-9c9d-470c-9a51-74c4ce679488%22%7d The agenda is Meeting called to order Commissioner Comments Public Comments on Non-Agenda items Public...
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...
Press release To date, the Red Kettle Campaign has raised $15,203.70 of our $45,000 goal for this season. This money will help the people in our community with a helping hand through 2025. We are short bell ringers at all sites: North 40, IGA both doors and the Mall on the weekends. The Red Kettle is in these locations from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Having a person manning the kettle helps bring in the finances needed to help the needy in our community. Please consider...
Press release CHINOOK — PAWS of Chinook is pleased to announce it has been awarded $1,500 through AgWest Farm Credit’s Rural Community Grant program to be used towards its winter shed project. The funds granted to PAWS of Chinook will impact its current canine residents at the shelter by providing materials to renovate a shed that can be used during times of inclement weather. “We are so honored to be awarded this grant from AgWest. Our shelter is currently over capacity with 5 of our 11 dogs lacking their own kenne...
The Havre Eagles Club is again hosting the Annual Community Christmas Dinner on Christmas Day. Eagles Club manager Candace Des said the meal at the club is free, although free-will donations will be accepted. Volunteers are asked to show up at 9:30 a.m. Christmas Day to help with the meal or with meal delivery, Dess said. The meal will be served in the Eagles Club Christmas Day from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. People can also request delivered meals for homebound people. They should call the North Central Senior Center at 406-265-5464...
Press release Montana State University-Northern’s College of Health Sciences has been awarded a $17,800 grant from Accelerate Montana to provide free Advanced Stroke Life Support (ASLS®) training to 40-50 healthcare professionals across Montana, with a focus on rural communities along the Hi-Line. “This initiative is more than just a training program—it’s a direct investment in the health and safety of our communities,” said Dr. Tiffany Vickers, dean of Northern’s College of Health Sciences. Stroke is a leading cause of dea...
Press release The North Star Knights Speech and Drama team made their way to Malta on Saturday, December 14 and here are our results: In Speech, Ecko Fraser took 1st in Original Oratory and Savannah Schaumloeffel placed 3rd. In Drama, The duo of Jon Schaumloeffel and Cooper Clawson placed 4th in Humorous Theatre. Joshua Campbell placed 2nd in Humorous Solo and Xach Searles placed 6th. In Class C Sweeps North Star placed 3rd in both Speech and Drama. The Knights are coached by Ms. Linda Lett....
Press release The Friends of the Havre Community pool have raised enough money to bring back two weeks of free swimming at the pool for winter break. The pool will be free for Lap swim, Aqua Exercise classes, and Open swim from Dec. 23 through Jan. 4th! The following business sponsored this event to make it possible; Pacific Steel, Northern Montana Hospital, Lodestar Land & Home, Koefod Insurance Agency, Havre Dental Group, Charlie’s Heating & Cooling, Northern Acres Appraisal, Milk River Wealth Management. Full pool hours a...
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...
Dec. 23-27, 2024 MONDAY — December 23, 2024 9:30 a.m. — Commissioner Working Session in the Commissioner Office TUESDAY — December 24, 2024 Regular Business Hours WEDNESDAY — December 25, 2024 Hill County Courthouse Closed in Observance of Christmas Day THURSDAY — December 26, 2024 10:00 a.m. — Weekly Commissioner Business Meeting in the Commissioner Office. The public may participate online in the meeting at https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ODdhYTQx YjYtMjQ5My00MDBiLTg4YTIt MGJiNGI5YjQ...
By Emily Mayer One of the traits I love and admire about the people of this area is our propensity to give. We give our time to causes we believe are important, our resources to improve our community, funds to make life better for many, and, for those who are believers, our faith in God to pull us through the bad times and praise Him for the good times. We have a long history of giving in this prairie town, and Christmastide of 1924 was awash with community members’ generosity and commaraderie. There were so many entries this...
Matthew 7:15 Out our way, as I have written many times before, a cowboy's hat is his ID and history. Now most folks are respectable enough to have two hats - a respectable one for being in public; and the worn out one for when riding fences and working the herd. It is the second hat that tells the tale of the wearer. THAT is the real Cowboy hat ... the wearer's true ID. The other day I was in my work clothes as I ran into the store - and a guy called out "Nice hat, cowboy!" I...
One of the hardest parts of Christmas for me-and maybe for you-is the gift-giving. My husband is a gift-giving pro, while I am scrambling on Christmas Eve to wrap the last box of Girl Scout cookies, forgotten for months behind the rice and pasta, and pass it off as, "Look, dear, I got these Thin Mints just for you!" My dad, my aunt, my brother...all were or are gift-giving geniuses. (Yes, that past tense and the fact that loved ones are no longer here with us is THE hardest...
You know, Lord, 'Sheri' shared about her one night in London - she was there for a meeting. It was pouring rain, she was late so she rushed through the streets, turned a corner and then stopped! Dozens of angels hovered above on Regent Street. Their giant shimmering wings, made of thousands of pulsing lights, stretching across the traffic. She said that it was the most amazing Christmas display she had even seen. She wasn't the only one captivated - hundreds also lined the...
From the MSU News Service BOZEMAN - Calendars featuring drawings by artist Don Greytak are available from the Montana 4-H Foundation as a fundraiser to support 4-H youth programs. The Montana 4-H Greytak 2025 calendar features the artist's pencil drawings of agricultural life in Montana and has been a traditional fundraiser for more than 30 years. Calendars cost $15. They are sold by 4-H members and are available at most Montana State University County Extension offices...
Press release The Hill County government has extended an invitation for a retirement party for Commissioner Mark Peterson in the commission office in the Hill County Courthouse, 315 Fourth St., Tuesday, Dec. 31. A release invites people to help celebrate the retirement of “a huge supporter of law enforcement, local agriculture and local history, and 12 years as our Hill County commissioner for District 3....
Senior Center News Dec. 23-27 Menu Menu subject to change Mon. 23. Spaghetti & Meat Balls, Carrot/Celery Sticks, Mixed Fruit, Dessert Tues. 24. Chicken Alfredo, Broccoli-n-Cheese, Garlic Bread, Oranges, Cookies. Wed. 25. Closed for Christmas Holiday Thurs. 26. Bacon Cheese Burgers, Potato Gems, Onion, Lettuce, Tomato, Jell-O Fri. 27. Homemade Tomato Soup, Grilled Cheese Sandwich, Salad, Oranges Mary Stevens: Harp or Key Board Music, Tuesday the 24th of Dec. 11:AM-12:PM Bingo: Tuesday the 24th of Dec. 1:00PM-3:PM $1. per...
Havre Police Department Monday, Dec. 9, 2024 Officers investigated a 9:17 a.m. report at the police department of a missing person. Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024 Officers serving a warrant at 9:11 a.m. on the 100 Block of Third Avenue arrested Timothy Hames Harmon of Havre, 47, on a Justice or City court warrant and a pick-up-and-hold order. Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024 Officers responding to a report from the 1400 Block of 11th Street West at 11 a.m. that a student had a marijuana vape...
From the MSU News Service BOZEMAN — Montana State University Extension will host its annual cropping seminar series Jan. 6-10 in the Golden Triangle area of north-central Montana. Speakers will cover topics such as noxious weeds, pulse insect management, pesticide updates and winter barley. Interested individuals can attend in Chester, Choteau, Conrad, Cut Bank, Fort Benton, Great Falls, Havre, Shelby or Stanford. There is no charge for the seminars, and all producers are encouraged to attend. RSVPs are encouraged. The C...
Press release The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) $2 billion Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops (MASC) program, aimed at helping specialty crop producers expand markets and manage higher costs, is now accepting applications from Dec. 10, 2024 through Jan. 8, 2025. Funded by the Commodity Credit Corporation, MASC was announced in November alongside the $140 million Commodity Storage Assistance Program for facilities impacted by 2024 natural disasters. MASC helps specialty crop p...
Havre Weekly Chronicle reached out to local churches to find any special Christmas services the churches are holding. Following are the services at churches that responded to the enquiries. Watch at www.havreadilynews.com for any updates Chinook Alliance Church 115 Indiana St., Chinook Chinook Alliance Church will hold a Christmas Eve Candlelight Service Tuesday at 5 p.m. Community Alliance Church 925 Eighth St., Havre Community Alliance Church in Havre will hold a Christmas Eve candle light service at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec....
Katheryn Houghton and Arielle Zionts KFF Helth News Tescha Hawley learned that hospital bills from her son’s birth had been sent to debt collectors only when she checked her credit score while attending a home-buying class. The new mom’s plans to buy a house stalled. Hawley said she didn’t owe those thousands of dollars in debts. The federal government did.Hawley, a citizen of the Gros Ventre Tribe, lives on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation in Montana. The Indian Health Service is a federal agency that provides free healt...
