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As Sept. approaches, so does the start of the school year, except it started later that it does today. This article was found on the front page of the Sept. 7, 1924, edition of The Havre Daily Promoter. PUBLIC SCHOOLS OPEN MONDAY MORNING The Havre public schools open tomorrow morning at 8 o’clock. All the high school pupils will not report until then. All boys and girls who are to enter the grade departments should be at their respective schools promptly and this likewise applies to the junior high and the high school student...
People are invited Monday, Sept. 16, to come and meet CASA. An event will be held Monday at 5 p.m. at the Court Appointed Special Advocates Hill County office at the District 4 Human Resources Development Council Building at 2229 Fifth Ave., use the north door for entrance. “Join our CASA staff to learn about our special program and how we serve the local children in foster care,” a poster says. CASA recruits, trains and supports citizen-volunteers to advocate for the best interests of abused and neglected children in cou...
Press release Linda Warburton, “The Rose Lady,” said she is very grateful to the people who came to the fundraising dinner to help with her expenses dealing with cancer. Warburton is fighting small cell lung cancer, and she said she has to travel to Great Falls for treatment. The fundraiser was held to help with her travel expenses. “The fundraiser is over, but if people still want to help,” she said, an account is set up at Independence Bank where people can make donations to help with her ongoing expense...
Press release BILLINGS — Western Native Voice has announced the launch of its “Snag Dat Vote Tour,” which will kick off Sept. 16 on the Blackfeet Reservation. The organization said the tour aims to energize Native American communities across Montana and encourage voter registration and participation in the upcoming Nov. 5 presidential election. The Snag Dat Vote Tour will feature a two-day event at each stop, combining community engagement, voter education and outreach, and entertainment to build Native power at the polls. Da...
Editor’s note: The city council agenda also is posted on the city website at https://www.ci.havre.mt.us/council-agenda and is posted in Havre City Hall. Havre City Council will meet Monday, Sept. 16, 2024, 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 item 1. 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. Street closure request by P...
Monday, Sept. 16, 2024 MACo Conference Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024 MACo Conference Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024 MACo Conference Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024 3 p.m. — Hill County heating, ventilation and air conditioning project meeting in the commissioner’s office Friday, Sept. 20, 2024 Regular business hours...
The Great Northern Fair Board will meet in the conference room in the fairgrounds office Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024, at 5:30 p.m. The meeting agenda is: Call meeting to order Roll call of members • Michelle Burchard • Bob Kaul • Ken Erickson • Kaleb Fisher • Casey Tilleman • Briana Warren Recognize and record public attendees Approve minutes Public comment — anything brought up here will be added to the next month’s new business to be discussed and voted on Fair manager’s report Civic groups report Donated hours report Comm...
Hill County Conservation District Board will meet Thursday, Sept.19, 2024, at 5 p.m. in the Natural Resources Conservation Service Conference Room at 206 25th Ave. in Havre. The meeting agenda is: Call meeting to order Approval of July 18th Board meeting minutes Public comment Agenda additions Guest speaker Treasurer’s report Old business a.) Watershed Resilience Project b.) Pollinator Grant FY 2024 c.) Pollinator Grant FY 2025 d.) Aerial Survey e.) Working Group Meeting 2024 New business a.) Big Sky Watershed Corps 2025 R...
Havre City-County Airport Board will meet Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024, at 3 p.m. at the airport terminal. If any changes to the agenda occur, they will be posted in Havre City Hall Tuesday, Sept. 17. The meeting agenda is: 3 P.M. • Approval of August minutes. • Correspondence • Reports: • Manager • Inspection • Finance • Engineer • Public Comment on Agenda Items • Unfinished Business • Big Hangar Renovation • Engineer RFQ • New Business • Terminal Air Conditioner • Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items • Approval of the September...
Havre Police Department Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024 Officers responding to a call on U.S. Highway 2 east of Havre at 8:30 p.m. arrested Benjamin S. Wilson of Valier, 50, on a charge of aggravated driving under the influence. Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024 Officers responding too a report of a violation of the 24/7 sobriety program issued a summons to Rebecca Jane Kaftan of Havre, 41, on a charge of criminal contempt. -- Officers assisting another agency on the 400 Block of First Street...
Press release The Federal Emergency Management Agency has designated 12 Montana Counties, including Blaine, Chouteau and Hill, and the Rocky Boy’s and Fort Belknap Indian reservations, as primary natural disaster areas. A USDA release said the designation is in response to severe winter storms and flooding. The presidential disaster declaration allows the United States Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency to extend through emergency loans emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters. Emergency loan...
MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press Colorado wildlife officials said Monday that they captured and plan to relocate five members of the first pack of wolves to form under the state's ambitious wolf reintroduction program. A sixth wolf - the pack's adult male - was captured but died in captivity due to injuries unrelated to its capture, officials said. That wolf had been involved in repeated attacks on livestock and officials said it would have been kept in captivity if it...
Press release WASHINGTON — National Farmers Union and the U.S. Department of Agriculture today signed a Memorandum of Understanding to address staffing levels and improve customer service at USDA Farm Service Agency county-level offices. Under this MOU, NFU and USDA will work together to gather feedback on the experiences of family farmers and ranchers when interacting with FSA staff and the programs they deliver. By hosting listening sessions in local communities, NFU will provide a platform for farmers to share their c...
North Central Senior Center Sept. 16-20 Menu Menu subject to change Monday, Sept. 16 — Bacon, Cheese Dogs, Corn, Jojo’s Oranges Tuesday, Sept. 17 — Chicken Parmesan, Buttered Noodles, Green Beans, Pears Wednesday, Sept. 18 — Beef Rice & Onions, Peas & Carrots, Apple Sauce, Cup Cakes Thursday, Sept. 19 — Hawaiian Chicken, Mixed Veggies, Mixed Fruit, Raspberry Jell-O Friday, Sept. 20 — Cheese Potato Soup, Grilled Cheese Sandwich, Green Beans, Rice Krispy Treat Rudyard Center News: Jessie is gone. We will be back to delivering...
Press release Mr. and Mrs. John Well-Off-Man said they are happy to announce that their daughter Sonya has been accepted to pursue her Ph.D. in audiology at the University of the Pacific, San Francisco, California. Sonya Well-Off-Man is an enrolled member of the Chippewa Cree Tribe of Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation....
Isaiah 43:1-4 Out our way, horses are not just for pleasure riding but also for working cattle. Now, I bought a beautiful sorrel Paint I named Babe, who was well-trained and smooth as silk under saddle. Unfortunately, she was terrified of cows. I have shared before the incident with the "Will Smith Calf," but let me hit the highlights in case you missed it. I took Babe out with Charlie to work some cows in the hopes of helping her overcome her fears. There was a feeder on a...
It's amazing to consider the vast diversity of life. From the tiniest of microbes to ultra-massive black holes, from single-celled organisms to complex body structures like plants and animals, or even earth's biomes or interstellar gas planets. The variety is enough to blow the mind. Let's consider the mere scale of creation for just a moment. They say over one million earths could fit into the sun. And yet, the sun is just a speck amid the vastness of the Milky Way. But at 10...
You know, Lord, sometimes it's pleasing to read how some folks got together and did things together, some years back. No author was given but the writer mentioned how their family loved going to grandparent's house as grandma's favorite words were: "Take it easy!" Twins were mentioned – no age given, but they told grandma that they were going to learn how to swim: 'It's going to happen Friday!' Well, grandma touched her heart, took a deep breath and said: "Now you two, s...
Sen. Jon Tester announced last Thursday that he had secured another $2 million to repair the catastrophic failure of two siphons in the St. Mary Diversion and Conveyance Works that shut down the water being diverted to the Milk River. "It is critically important for irrigators who rely on the Milk River Project that we get water flowing as soon as possible," said Tester. "I'm glad to see that significant progress is already being made, but we've got to keep this project fully...
Seventy-two times around the sun ... and 17.2 times around the earth ... just going to town! As most of you know I live just off the Amos Trail which is off the Wildhorse Trail. We travel 13 ½ miles on the Wildhorse Trail, then turn right on the Amos Trail and go 5 ½ miles north. At Road 140 we turn right and go almost two more miles. Then you see our buildings on the north side. One time, I had a co-worker mock the name "Trail" as being old-fashioned and...
Anne Cantrell MSU News Service BOZEMAN — An edible blue honeysuckle berry called the haskap has emerged in recent years as a potential new superfood, but little scientific research has been done to investigate how the berries contribute to human health. Now, a research partnership at Montana State University aims to learn more about the potential health benefits of haskap berries while also learning how to best cultivate them to maximize those benefits. Mary Miles, professor in the Department of Food Systems, Nutrition and K...
BOONE, IA, Aug. 28, 2024 – At the annual Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa, U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Aug. 28 that USDA is partnering with American business owners to expand innovative domestic fertilizer production, creating jobs in rural communities and strengthening local economies. The Department is awarding $35 million for seven projects in seven states through the Fertilizer Production Expansion Program — FPEP — which is funded by the Commodity Credit Corporation. This program provi...
MARY CONLON and MIKE STOBBE The Associated Press AMES, Iowa - At first glance, it looks like an unassuming farm. Cows are scattered across fenced-in fields. A milking barn sits in the distance with a tractor parked alongside. But the people who work there are not farmers, and other buildings look more like what you'd find at a modern university than in a cow pasture. Welcome to the National Animal Disease Center, a government research facility in Iowa where 43 scientists work...
Press release The Bullhook Blossom Garden Club featured a lawn at a public building as a featured yard. "While driving past the Hill County Courthouse, notice the peony garden on the west side of the building," A Bullhook Blossoms release said. "There is a beautiful variety of peony colors including red, blush, burgundy, pink and yellow. This garden has been planted and maintained by the Bullhook Blossom's Garden Club for several years."...
