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  • 'The Rose Lady' thanks people for their help

    Updated Sep 9, 2024

    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 expenses....

  • NRCS to provide assistance for ag producers impacted by the St. Mary Canal siphon failure

    Updated Sep 4, 2024

    Staff and wire report The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service announced this week it is working on providing assistance to Milk River irrigators impacted by the catastrophic failure of two siphons in the St. Mary Diversion and Conveyance Works that provides much of the water in the Milk River most years. “While the Bureau of Reclamation and other key partners coordinate the essential repairs to the St. Mary Canal Siphon and other components of the Milk River Project, we are working to create and fund an initiative t...

  • Agenda - Havre City Council

    Updated Sep 3, 2024

    Editor’s note: The agenda also is posted on the city website at https://www.ci.havre.mt.us/council-agenda and is posted in Havre City Hall. Through an error at Havre Weekly Chronicle, the Wednesday budget meeting agenda was left out. The full Wednesday agenda is included here. Havre City Council will meet Tuesday, Sept. 3, 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 items 1 through 6. For items not on this agenda, public c...

  • Celebrating History: Private gatherings and canning recipes

    Updated Aug 30, 2024

    By Emily Mayer Community-wide news was rather scant this week 100 years ago, so let’s read about some of the private gatherings going on in Havre. These two articles were found in the August 24, 1924, edition of The Havre Daily Promoter. “SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF THE MASONS WILL DANCE “There will be a dance at the Masonic temple Monday evening for sons and daughters of Masons and their friends. The dance is in honor of the young people who will leave shortly for college and is a farewell party for them. “ENTERTAINS FOR MISS VA...

  • Crunch for a Cause for CASA

    Updated Aug 30, 2024

    CASA of Hill County is hosting a Crunch for a Cause at Havre's Taco Johns Wednesday, Sept. 4, from 5-7 p.m. Purchases at Taco Johns from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday will help support CASA, that recruits, trains and supports citizen-volunteers to advocate for the best interests of abused and neglected children in courtrooms and communities....

  • Friends of the Library meeting Sept. 5

    Updated Aug 30, 2024

    Friends of the Library will meet Thursday, Sept. 5, at noon in the Havre-Hill County Library meeting room at 402 Third St. Friends will be discussing the Festival Days book sale at the library. Everyone is welcome and welcome to bring a friend....

  • Quick pics: Supporting the Art Alley mural

    Updated Aug 30, 2024

  • Agenda - Hill County Commission weekly calendar and business meeting agenda

    Updated Aug 29, 2024

    The Havre Weekly Chronicle received this calendar and agenda after the noon Tuesday printing deadline and it did not run in the print edition. Hill County Commission schedules and agendas also are posted in the Hill County Courthouse and on the county website at https://hill county.us. Commissioner calender Monday, Sept. 2, 2024 Hill County Courthouse closed for Labor Day Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024 8:30 a.m. — Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation fire update call in the Commission Office 8:45 a.m. – Com...

  • Great Northern fairgrounds see successful summer

    Christy Ulmen|Updated Aug 29, 2024

    The Great Northern Fair Board last week heard about a successful summer with the 2024 Great Northern Fair seeing a 16 percent profit overall. An extra thanks was given out to AmericInn for donating rooms for the traveling entertainment during the Havre fair, and to "Rocky Boy for staying in Havre for a third year and helping make the fair successful," board memberKenny Erickson said. New bathrooms at the fairgrounds are in the final stages of being finished. The board is looki...

  • Havre Beneath the Streets works on repairs

    Christy Ulmen|Updated Aug 29, 2024

    Work finally is underway to replace a section of one of Havre's top tourist attractions that has been shuttered since 2017. A new sidewalk is being made by C/T Smith Enterprises of Havre to replace the sidewalk on the 100 Block of Second Street, next to the Eagles Club, that started leaking through glass prisms that had let light through into the basements and steam tunnels in the early days of Havre. Havre Beneath the Streets had to close some of its exhibits and had been see...

  • Dritshulas Collection on display at Clack Museum

    Updated Aug 29, 2024

    Press release The boards of the H. Earl Clack Memorial Museum announced a special display is available for viewing at the museum. "We are pleased to announce the public opening of the special Dritshulas Collection at the Clack Museum," a release said. "The collection is on loan from Bill Dritshulas and features his private collection of local memorabilia. The release said the display includes a large variety of Native American artifacts, antique musical instruments, Oriental...

  • Local News - Knights of Columbus holding Tootsie Roll Drive Saturday

    Updated Aug 29, 2024

    Knights of Columbus will be holding its annual Tootsie Roll Drive to support Havre Day Activity Center at Gary & Leo’s Fresh Foods, North 40 Outfitters and Walmart from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m....

  • FWP requests that recreationists be on the lookout for greater short-horned lizards this fall

    Updated Aug 29, 2024

    Press release GLASGOW — As you are hunting, hiking, and exploring Montana this fall, be sure to take a break from scanning the horizon and look down at the ground once in a while. Not only will this help you avoid stepping on a cactus or a rattlesnake, but you might also see one of eastern Montana’s rarely seen critters … the greater short-horned lizard, commonly known as a “horny toad.” If you do, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks would like to know about it. The greater short- horned lizard, Phrynosoma hernandesi, was once...

  • Drool in the Pool returns to Chinook Sept. 7

    Updated Aug 29, 2024

    Press release The Friends of the Pool and Park Foundation are excited to announce the third annual Drool in the Pool event to be held at the Chinook Swimming Pool and Park Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. "This fun-filled event allows your dogs to swim in the Pool from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.," Friends said in a release. "Even if you do not have a dog, we encourage you to come join in the fun. "We have some fun new pet-related events to showcase, the release continues. "We are partnering...

  • For the Record, Aug. 29, 2024

    Updated Aug 29, 2024

    Births A boy was born Sunday, Aug. 18, 2024, to Hanna Pearl Mejia and Aristotle Mejia of Turner. -- A girl was born Monday, Aug. 19, 2024 to Ashley Windy Boy and and Anthony Windy Boy. Editor's note: Havre Weekly Chronicle was unable to complete the complete dispatch log by printing deadline Tuesday. The full report will be printed Sept. 5....

  • Senior Center News, Aug. 29, 2024

    Updated Aug 29, 2024

    North Central Senior Center Sept. 2-6 Menu Menu subject to change Monday Sept. 2, 2-24 — Center Closed for Labor Day Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024 — Chicken Alfredo, Bread & Butter, Corn, Pears Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024 — Personal Pan Pizza, Green Beans, Oranges Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024 — Tuna Casserole, Salad, Pears, Rice Crispy Treats Friday, Sept. 6, 2024 — Lasagna Soup, Egg Salad Sandwich, Mixed Fruit, Frosted Cake Rudyard Center News: Starting next week, Jessie is gone. We be back to delivering for Home Delivered Meals. IMPORTANT...

  • Funding awarded to Montana to support specialty crop growers

    Updated Aug 29, 2024

    Press release WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced over $3.1 million in funding awarded to Montana through the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP). Through this program, the Montana Department of Agriculture will fund projects that strengthen Montana’s specialty crop industry through marketing, education, and research. “We are happy to once again be partnered with Montana on the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program,” said USDA Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Jenny Lester...

  • Out Our Way: Who has the reins?

    Updated Aug 29, 2024

    Exodus 20:3 - 'You shall have no other gods before Me' Out our way, a well-trained cowpony hardly needs the reins, but aside from the circus, I haven't seen many riders who ride without them. Ole Doc was pretty well-trained when I got him and he attended to my leg directions, "clicking" and "kissy" sounds. But even so, I never let go of the reins ... just in case. There were times when he needed to back up or make a hard turn and I needed to use the reins. I never abused...

  • More than 2.2 million acres accepted through 2024 Grassland, General and Continuous CRP offers

    Updated Aug 29, 2024

    Press release WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is accepting offers for more than 2.2 million acres from agricultural producers and private landowners through this year’s Grassland, General, and Continuous Conservation Reserve Program signups administered by USDA’s Farm Service Agency. With these accepted acres, enrollment is very near the 27 million CRP acreage cap. “The popularity of our suite of Conservation Reserve Programs, including the significant success of Grassland Conservation Reserve Program a...

  • Pastor's Corner: Submit to wisdom and love of Jesus

    Updated Aug 29, 2024

    The Scripture Readings for last Sunday were Joshua 24: 1-2a,15-17,18b also Ephesians 5:21-32 as well as John 6:60-69. The reading from Joshua presents Joshua confronting the Hebrew people with a time of decision. They are to choose which God they are going to worship. They can choose between the God who led them from slavery to the promised land or they can choose to worship other gods. Then Joshua states as for he and his household they will worship the one true God. The...

  • Hello, God. It's me, Mara.

    Updated Aug 29, 2024

    You know, Lord, several of us girls were together, enjoying our time when Alyson spoke: "My grandmother emigrated from England in the early 1900's with her husband and two little girls. Their home was a simple bungalow. Water came from a cistern, the toilet was at the end of the garden, and the heat was a wood stove." We perked up our ears. Alyson sighed and continued: "The family had little by today's standards. They lived on my grandfather's income as a streetcar conductor...

  • Racicot, Brown expound on reasons endorsing Democrats

    Tim Leeds|Updated Aug 25, 2024

    When prominent former Montana Republican elected officials Marc Racicot and Bob Brown and other members of Republicans for Tester recently endorsed Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont, in the 2024 election, they drew a scathing rejoinder from the campaign of his opponent. "'Republicans for Tester' makes about as much sense as a jumbo shrimp - 'Two-Faced Tester' has made a career of serving at the pleasure of New York's Chuck Schumer to advance their 'Montana Last' agenda while pretending...

  • Quick pics: School's back from summer

    Updated Aug 23, 2024

  • Hill - Running for a third time for the same reason as the first

    Tim Leeds|Updated Aug 22, 2024

    Former Rep. Ed Hill, R-Havre, said he is back in the ring to try for a seat in the Montana Legislature basically for the same reason he first ran in 2020 - He sees a need for his candidacy. "The reason I I ran again, I guess just just to just the need, and realizing that, well, it is a thankless job and nobody else was chomping at the bit and wanting to do it," he said. Hill won the election in 2020 to represent Havre in the Legislature, but lost to Democrat Paul Tuss in the...

  • Northern Montana Hospital adds two new pediatric cribs

    Updated Aug 22, 2024

    Press release Northern Montana Hospital representatives said they are thrilled to announce the acquisition of two state-of-the-art TOM 2 Pediatric Cribs, made possible through a generous donation from the hospital's dedicated volunteer organization. The TOM 2 Pediatric Cribs are fully electrically operated beds designed specifically for children, featuring a modern design that brings comfort and safety to pediatric care. These cribs are not only designed for comfort but also...

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