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North Central Senior Center May 8-12 Menu Monday, May 8 — French toast, bacon, fruit cocktail Tuesday, May 9 — Pork chops, mashed potatoes and gravy, rolls, applesauce Wednesday, May 10 — Sweet-and-sour chicken, rice, egg rolls, apple crisp Thursday, May 11 — Barbecue rib sandwich, corn, fries, cookies Friday, May 12 — Soup, chef’s choice, dessert News from our Gift Shop: Hot specials! Any item that hangs on the wall and is marked “Make an Offer;” these include pictures, frames, wall hangings and decorations. Beautiful clear...
You know, Lord, sometimes one might learn a few things from teeny tots. That was pretty cute when D.G. shared about a great-grandchild of her d-i-l's grandmother. She said that the two of them were sharing lunch when J.M. said, "Hey - would you believe that my teeny tot Izzie just turned 2 years old, and she can talk? She lives nearby four grandmothers and has named them! So cute. "Izzie's parents farm near her mother's parents so, she's named that grandmother, 'Rancher...
Press release People will be missing a familiar face in the greeting card section. Havre resident Ellen "Ellie" Keeley has retired from her position as an American Greetings merchandiser after nearly 31 years of service, the company said in a release, adding, one her favorite sayings was "Buy a Card." "Ellie was a treasured and respected member of the American Greetings family, as well as by the staff members in the stores she serviced; most recently, Gary & Leo's Fresh Foods...
Law enforcement officers came into Havre Wednesday carrying the torch on their leg of the Montana Special Olympics Torch Run. The run was set to start again this morning, taking the torch, the journey of which started in Wolf Point, south on U.S. Highway 87 toward its final destination at the opening ceremonies of the 2023 State Summer Games in Bozeman May 17. A release from Special Olympics Montana said the relay has 10 starting points around the state with hundreds of...
The Bear Paw Volunteer Fire Department will be hosting an open house at their new and long-awaited fire hall south of Havre from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday. Department Chief Josh Bebee said the event is a thankyou to the community that supported the construction of the hall, which the department has been trying to get for years. "We are so happy," he said. " ... Just having a place that we can call home, it's an amazing feeling." Efforts to get a fire hall for the department hav...
Press release The Hill County Conservation District will hold a public hearing May 18 on its proposed revisions for natural streambed and land preservation act rules governing the administration of the district’s stream permitting program. The revision will include changing the time frame for an applicant to appeal a board decision from 15 days to 30 days per House Bill 383 that become law during the 2019 legislative session. The permitting, covered by 310 rules, is under protections covered under the Montana Natural S...
Havre Police Department A two-vehicle crash was reported at a U.S. Highway 2 West business Wednesday at 6:29 a.m. -- Tiffany Daniella Cowan of Havre, 37, was arrested on a criminal contempt charge after arriving at the police station at 8:21 a.m. Wednesday, late for a 247 Sobriety Program check-in. -- A 14-year-old was issued a summons on a shoplifting charge after a caller at a First Street business reported Wednesday at 9:45 a.m. finding evidence on video of a theft. -- A...
The unofficial election results for local school boards are in, with local districts announcing new returning board members as well as the results of local levy requests. While Turner Public Schools and Chinook Public Schools canceled their elections, holding the elections by acclamation for unopposed candidates, many others had votes for school board members as well as levies. These results are unofficial until the elections are officially canvassed by their respective districts. In Havre Tyler Gibson, Kevin Johnson and...
In addition to the regular activities held every week at North Central Senior Center in Havre, a series of events is set for this month starting Thursday with a walk to local greenhouse Downtown Gardens at 12:45 p.m. North Central Senior Center Activity Director Heather Williams said they will begin the short walk at the center and arrive at Downtown Gardens around 1 p.m., though people who have trouble walking are welcome to meet them there. Winter said Downtown Gardens will be giving the seniors a class on successful...
Montana State University-Northern’s graduation is this Saturday in Northern’s Armory Gymnasium, with local teacher and thespian Jay Pyette set as the commencement speaker. A release from Northern said the doors will open at 9 a.m. and the processional will begin at 10 a.m., with a reception to follow in the library entryway. No seats will be reserved for individuals. A section of lower bleacher seats will be reserved for the handicapped. Handicapped parking spaces are limited. It is suggested people arrive early and use the n...
Havre Daily News staff Hill County Department of Emergency Services has given an update on road conditions in the county as of Tuesday. The department advises these are subject to change, and there is no timeline on reopening at this time. It added that crews are working on Road 50 South out of Inverness. The conditions listed are: Inverness Road 50 South Road 30 N to 100 N 15 North from 60 North to North 100 80 North of Inverness Rudyard 115 South Mile Marker 16-30 CLOSED *55 South PASSABLE USE CAUTION* *65 North road...
Press release Hill County Electric Cooperative Inc. will be holding its 78th Annual Meeting of Members Saturday, May 13, 2023, at the Student Union Building on the campus of Montana State University-Northern in Havre. Members will be electing two trustees, one for District 2 and one for District 3. Voting may occur via mail or in person at the meeting. Registration begins at 9 a.m., the business meeting starts at 10 a.m. followed by lunch and prize drawings. Four “Luck of the Draw” scholarships will be awarded during the mee...
Havre Police Department A caller on Third Avenue reported Tuesday at 3:45 p.m. money had been stolen. -- A Grant Avenue caller asked at 5:47 p.m. Tuesday to speak with an officer about a roommate. -- A phone theft was reported on First Street Tuesday at 8:17 p.m. -- A written or verbal warning was issued after a caller reported Tuesday at 9:03 p.m. that juveniles were repeatedly getting on the caller's Sixth Street property. Hill County Sheriff's Office Jalen Jaret Watson of...
Press release HELENA — The Montana Department of Agriculture is reminding agricultural producers to respond to the 2022 Census of Agriculture by June 1, 2023. Taken only once every five years by the United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service, the census provides a complete count of U.S. farms and ranches and the people who operate them. The Census of Agriculture covers land use and ownership, operator characteristics, production practices, income, and expenditures, and more. Census d...
Press release BOZEMAN — Agricultural producers and landowners with certain expiring Conservation Reserve Program contracts can receive additional rental incentives and extend that land’s role in conservation for another 30 years. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has opened the signup period for its Clean Lakes, Estuaries, And Rivers enrollment — CLEAR30 — now through July 31, 2023. CLEAR30 is a part of the CLEAR initiative, which prioritizes water quality practices as a part of Continuous CRP enrollment, and is one of seve...
The Hill County Park Board voted to impose time limits on public comments at their monthly meeting this week where they also considered consolidating their committees and looked at the coming year's budget. During the meeting, Board Member Lou Hagener presented an updated version of the board's public comments and agenda-setting policy in the hopes that it would be approved. Board Chair Jeff Jensen said the board doesn't need that, and all he wants to change is the time...
The topic of urban chickens was again raised to Havre City Council at its monthly meeting Monday. Havre resident Al Garver has started a petition to allow urban chickens in the city, and told Havre Daily News that he has obtained 290 signatures and he is very pleased with that. He was out of town for Monday, but council member Denise Brewer - Garver said he met with Brewer and council member Heather Parker about his petition - brought the petition up during the public comment...
A COVID-19 outbreak in Blaine County is under investigation, Blaine County Health Department said in a release. The release said public health mitigation steps are in place and public health is responding to the outbreak. The department reported being notified of eight new cases April 19, 14 new cases April 20, 20 new cases April 21-24 and 16 new cases from April 25 to Monday. Kim Berg, chief health officer at Hill County Health Department, said this morning that her department had right around 25 positives reported in...
HELENA (AP) — A judge in Montana temporarily blocked a new rule Monday that would have required physicians in the state to provide prior documentation showing that an abortion is medically necessary before the state’s Medicaid program will authorize payment for the procedure. District Court Judge Mike Menahan wrote that his order “will serve the public interest by ensuring that Medicaid-eligible Montanans continue to have access to constitutionally protected abortions and safe, effective medical care.” All three of the sta...
Press release GLASGOW - Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks honored the service of its Region 6 Hunter and Bowhunter Education volunteer instructors at the annual workshop, which was held Saturday, April 15, in Glasgow. The workshop has been an annual event that invites all the volunteer instructors across the region for a day filled with visiting, updates to the program, demonstrations of new equipment and ideas, and most importantly, honoring years of service in 5-year...
Press release Havre Public Works Department released a notice today asking residents to help their workers Wednesday and Thursday by not parking streetside in the downtown area while they sweep the streets those days. The city will be running its sweeper and support equipment on downtown streets for spring cleaning. Havre Public Works asked that people adjust their travel routes and parking accommodations accordingly and to be aware of men and machinery working in the area. For more information, people can call...
AMY BETH HANSON and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press HELENA — Montana state Rep. Zooey Zephyr asked a court Monday to allow for her return to the House floor after she was silenced and barred for chiding her Republican colleagues over legislation to restrict gender-affirming health care and for encouraging protesters. Attorneys for the first-term lawmaker sued in state district court in Helena on behalf of Zephyr, a transgender Democrat who represents a liberal district in the college town of Missoula, and several c...
JoVonne Wagner Montana Free Press Indigenous Legislative Fellow for 2023 A legislative conference committee voted against restoring the original language of a bill that would codify the federal Indian Child Welfare Act into state law, as had been requested by the bill’s sponsor, Rep. Jonathan Windy Boy, D-Box Elder. House Bill 317, which was designed to secure protections for Indigenous children under state care while the federal ICWA is threatened in a Supreme Court case, is moving forward with a contested amendment that wou...
Havre Police Department A Second Street caller asked Monday at 8:13 a.m. to speak with an officer about vandalism at a church. -- Wilma Howard of Havre, 35, was arrested on a pick up and hold order and two Justice or City court warrants on Third Avenue Monday at 11:02 a.m. -- Craig Warren Landon of Havre, 56, was arrested on a disorderly conduct charge after a First Avenue caller asked Monday at 11:38 a.m. for assistance with a renter who was running around waving a BB gun...
