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It has been an honor to serve as a director on the Chamber board the last several years, and I look forward to continuing that service as your Chamber president in 2023. My time on the board has helped me to develop a greater understanding of the many obstacles our local businesses face. The Chamber has worked diligently to partner with and promote our local businesses, elevate our events and bring folks to our community. Our efforts would not be successful without the...
Wow, what a phenomenal year! 2022 was filled with growth, challenges, discovery, and opportunity. The past 10 months as the executive director of the Havre Area Chamber of Commerce have afforded me the opportunity to really lean into our business community, build relationships, and learn about the challenges our businesses face. I've also been awakened - there are many opportunities available for our community! Looking back at 2022 we have many successes to celebrate! The 2nd...
Being involved with the Havre Chamber of Commerce has been an extremely rewarding experience for myself, both on a personal and a professional level. Initially, working with various Chamber committees, provided me with an opportunity to meet and begin building relationships with others involved in our community. I was introduced to fellow bankers, accountants, attorneys, insurance providers and many others who have aided me in my career. Serving on the Board of Directors...
The Blaine County Museum, in conjunction with Humanities Montana, will be holding a speaker series starting Thursday at 6 p.m. at the museum with a presentation on the pre-statehood history of northern Montana by historical researcher Austin Haney. A post on the museum’s Facebook page said Haney’s lecture, titled “In the Shadow of the Bear Paws,” will discuss the often-overlooked early history of the region including its original inhabitants as well as the wandering traders, explorers and soldiers, as well as the “colorf...
The return of cold and snow has continued poor driving conditions in the area, with highways in this regions listed as having snow and ice, even some black ice, and driving in towns still a problem in some areas despite work to remove snow and ice. Continued dense fog also is causing problems for driving. Havre Public Works is recommending that drivers in the area stick to the most well-traveled roads as much as possible amid the difficult driving conditions caused by recent...
Travis M. Sheffelmaer of Dodson died following a crash on U.S. Highway 2 in Blaine County of injuries unrelated to the crash, which is still under investigation, Blaine County Sheriff John Colby said in a press release. The release said that Blaine County sheriff’s deputies were doing traffic control Wednesday for a vehicle that had slid into the ditch on U.S. Highway 2 at mile marker 409. Deputies advised that the road conditions were too dangerous to continue with the vehicle that was in the ditch and out of traffic, the r...
Judy Vosen Local Red Cross Blood Drive Volunteer Coordinator The recent Havre Community Red Cross Blood Drive held at St. Jude Parish Center Monday, Jan. 9, was again a success. There were 107 units collected, several of which were double red cell units, more commonly known as Power Red units. Once again there were a few first-time donors this month. Thank-you is given to the local Knights of Columbus volunteers for providing a selection of delicious sandwiches, and thank-you to Havre McDonald’s bakery for providing very t...
Press release For the 17th year in a row, Alexander “Zander” Blewett III, a trial lawyer from the personal injury law firm of Hoyt & Blewett PLLC in Great Falls, has offered three $1,000 scholarships to the top high school student wrestlers around the state of Montana for Classes AA, A, and B/C. The scholarships are awarded to the top wrestler from each school classification who has displayed the best combined qualities of wrestling and academic achievement. Both boys and girls wrestlers are eligible to apply for the sch...
Havre Police Department Jerome Lane Bigknfe of Rocky Boy, 29, was arrested on two Justice or City court warrants, one state District Court warrant and a charge of shoplifting; Nicholas George Lightfoot of Havre, 29, was arrested on two Justice or City court warrants, and Chancie Jade Houle of Havre, 31 was arrested on a charge of obstructing a peace officer or other public servant after a caller at a First Street business reported Monday at 12:51 p.m. a shoplifter had driven...
Press release For newborns in distress in rural hospitals, for travelers in car wrecks, for injured wilderness explorers, for farmers and ranchers wounded on the job, and for so many more Montanans and visitors, Mercy Flight has been a critical element of survival. "Mercy Flight is a godsend," one Choteau dad said after his children were injured in a utility terrain vehicle accident. "I was happy to have them take my princess to Great Falls." Monday, Jan. 16, marked the 4...
Travis M. Sheffelmaer of Dodson died following a crash on U.S. Highway 2 in Blaine County of injuries unrelated to the crash, and the incident is still under investigation, Blaine County Sheriff John Colby said in a press release. The release said that Blaine County sheriff’s deputies were doing traffic control Wednesday for a vehicle that had slid into the ditch on U.S. Highway 2 at Mile Marker 409. Deputies advised that the road conditions were too dangerous to continue with the vehicle that was in the ditch and out of t...
Much like this time last year, a new strain of COVID-19 is spreading throughout the U.S. and the world and looks poised to become the dominant form of the virus in the near future, though health officials suspect the surge will not be nearly as bad as the one in early 2022. Estimates from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention say that the new subvariant, designated XBB.1.5, accounted for about 2 percent of cases in the U.S. in early December, but over the course of a...
After several warm days turned snow to slush - and caused some highway flooding over the weekend - colder temperatures have frozen that slush with some more light snow falling across this part of north-central Montana this morning. Warmer temperatures dominated the area over the weekend - Havre had a high of 42 Saturday with it hitting 35 by 6:13 a.m. and a high Sunday of 41 with it dropping to just below freezing - 29 degrees - just before midnight. December saw plenty of...
Staff and wire Montana Wildlife Federation is looking for assistance from people who regularly drive the Hi-Line from Havre to Shelby and Malta to Glasgow to help the department collect data of wildlife sightings. The federation is asking drivers who regularly drive U.S. Highway 2 between Shelby and Havre at least once a week and or between Malta and Glasgow at least every other week to track using the WildlifeXing app where they see wildlife crossing on those stretches of highway. Any volunteers who download the...
Due to scheduling conflicts the Hill County Board of Health Jan. 19 meeting has been moved to Feb. 1 at noon....
Monday Courthouse Closed in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Tuesday 10:30 a.m. — Hill County Road Department meeting. Commissioners Office 1:30 p.m. — Building manager meeting. Commissioners Office 3 p.m. — Montana Association of Counties insurance review meeting. Commissioners Office 5:30 p.m. — Great Northern Fair Board meeting. Great Northern Fairgrounds Wednesday 9 a.m. — County officials meeting. Timmons Room Noon — Havre Area Chamber of Commerce annual meeting. Duck Inn Olympic Room. Thursday 9:45 a.m. ...
Havre Police Department A caller on Cleveland Avenue reported a man who was in the backyard at 6:43 a.m. Friday. -- A phone was found by a 10th Street West caller at 8:06 a.m. Friday. -- Officers assisted a caller who reported Friday at 4:24 p.m. that their daughter didn't get off the bus. -- A hit and run crash was reported reported at 5:21 p.m. Friday in the Havre area. -- A vehicle crash in a Sixth Avenue parking lot was reported Friday at 6:34 p.m. -- Vandalism was reporte...
Photo captions in a story Friday on Page A3 about Leo Pattison of Havre turning 100 misspelled Pattison’s last name....
Ballots are being mailed out to Blaine County property owners in a mail election to vote on creating a bond to fund repairs and improvements on the city pool and its Sweet Park. A release from Friends of the Pool and Park Foundation said they have had massive support in their efforts to fund repairs and improvements to the Chinook Community Pool and Sweet Park, but are still far short of what they need to match funding for a $1 million grant for which they want to apply, and...
Havre Resident Leo Pattison celebrated 100 years of life at the Care and Comfort Home Thursday with members of his family as they reminisced about life past and life to come. Pattison's family, including his wife, Verna, sister Patsy Shepard and four nieces, Kim Fornshell, Holly Carpenter, Julie Leer and Cynthia Hawley, kept him company for much of the day, celebrating with cupcakes and stories about his life. They remarked upon this incredible centennial milestone and the...
While weather seems to have impeded hunting efforts, Havre officials remain cautiously optimistic about the recently implemented urban deer management plan in the city, despite criticism by some residents. The plan, which allows for bow hunting of urban deer in certain areas of the city and potentially trapping on private property at some point, was passed by the Havre City Council last year with overwhelming community support. The deer population within the city has grown sig...
North Central Senior Citizens Center Jan. 16-20 Menu Monday, Jan. 16 — Closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day Tuesday, Jan. 17 — Spaghetti, green beans, garlic bread, fruit Wednesday, Jan. 18 — Sloppy Joes, tater tots, fruit cocktail Thursday, Jan. 19 — Sweet-and-sour chicken, rice, egg rolls, cake Friday, Jan. 20 — Soup, chef’s choice, dessert Keeping up with the pandemic: Right now, community transmission is slowing down again, but, we should all be careful out in big crowds and wearing masks and social distancing...
Hi-Line United Soccer traveling teams for high school and middle school ages will hold a parent meeting for the Spring 2023 season on Thursday, January 19, at 6 p.m. at the Havre High School library. All ability levels are welcome. Bring a device to the meeting and we will help with online registration. Please contact [email protected] for more information....
POTSDAM, NY — Makayla Lindbloom of Havre, Montana, was recently named to the President's List at The State University of New York at Potsdam. Lindbloom, whose major is archaeological studies, was among 809 SUNY Potsdam students who were honored for academic excellence in the Fall 2022 semester. Officer-in-Charge Philip T. Neisser recognized the students. To achieve the honor of being on the President's List, each student must have satisfactorily completed 12 numerically-graded semester hours, with a grade point average of 3...
HELENA — The following students were among those Carroll College named to its 2022 fall semester dean’s list. To be included on the dean’s list, a student must receive a 3.5 grade point average or higher on a 4.0 scale and take at least 12 graded credits in a semester. A complete, sortable list of fall 2022 dean’s list recipients can be found at http://www.carroll.edu/deanslist . Big Sandy Katherine Bold Chester Ellyssa Tempel Havre Amber Coleman Kaylee Ellingson Sadie Filius Kyndall Keller Carley Wertheim...
