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Theater in the area is in full swing this weekend as the Montana Actors' Theatre is set to open a pair of shows on the Hi-Line. Tonight, MAT will begin its run of "Blue/Orange" in the Little Theatre in Cowan Hall on the Montana State University-Northern campus with the doors opening at 7:30 p.m. The local troupe will also begin their run of "Charlie's Aunt" as dinner theater at the Eagles Club in Chinook Friday at 6 p.m. "Blue/Orange" is a dark comedy set in a mental...
Montana Public Service Commission Chair James Brown is running for a seat on Montana's Supreme Court this year, and spoke with the North Central Pachyderms Wednesday about his campaign and what he believes needs to change in Montana's judicial system. Brown said he attended the University of Montana as an undergraduate, doing a double major in history and political science, then worked as a congressional aide to Montana's then-Sen. Conrad Burns, which he said was a great learn...
The Fourth of July Festival and Community Picnic Planning Committee has lost two key members in Allen “Woody” Woodwick of Havre and committee chairperson Sherri Simonson, who now lives in Helena, and hasn’t yet found people to fill these seats, meaning the event may be canceled for the third year in a row. The event, a long-running tradition in the area, was canceled in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-19, but this year it may be canceled due to a lack of committee members. Woodwick said if the committee doesn’t find someone to ste...
The Hill County Board of Health held a lengthy discussion Wednesday during its quarterly meeting about reorganizing the board and determining what body would have authority over it, a discussion largely stemming from a law passed by the 2021 Legislature. The bill, pushed due to mandates issued to protect public health during the COVID-19 pandemic, strips health boards of their authority, requiring health proposals from the boards be approved by elected officials in a body overseeing the health board decisions. Hill County...
Press release The Art and Beautification Committee of Downtown Havre Matters! in partnership with the Hi-Line Arts Council is very excited to bring back the Spring Celebration in the Art Alley in downtown Havre, the committee said in a press release. “Join in the Spring Celebration with your friends and family on Saturday, April 30th, weather permitting,” the release said. In 2015, the Art and Beautification Committee took on “an ambitious goal to add colorful art through multiple mediums to enhance the downtown core, to gi...
by HDN Staff Havre Beneath the Streets museum is accepting donations of items until the end of the month for live and silent auctions at their May 13 fundraiser dinner. Organizers said the fundraiser will be a Hawaiian-themed dinner at the Eagles Club. The evening will start with no-host cocktails at 6 p.m. and dinner at 6:30. The event will also include games and a 50/50 raffle, as well as the live and silent auctions. Organizers are working on trying to arrange live music for later in the evening. The money will be used...
Press release Havre Trails has announced the first Eager Beaver Disc Golf Tournament Saturday, May 14, at the Normandy Coulee Disc Golf Course south of Havre, with the tournament planned as an annual event. The course, built in 2021, is located near Rotary Campground in Beaver Creek Park, at GPS coordinates 48.270234, -109.650788. It will be an 18-hole tournament playing on a nine-hole course using alternate tees throughout the round. The event is sponsored by Northstar...
from the Office of U.S. Sen. Jon Tester WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Jon Tester congratulated Havre’s Orion Thivierge Wednesday on his appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. Thivierge is the captain of the football and wrestling team, student body secretary, and a National Honor Society member at Havre High School. He has also received the Presidential Education Award and is in the top 10 students of his graduating class. “As Montana’s senior senator, it’s an honor to help our state’s next generation of leade...
Havre Police Department Spencer Owen Lagree of Havre, 48, was issued a summons on a charge of criminal contempt after a 24/7 Sobriety Program no show was reported Wednesday at 8:02 a.m. -- A Second Street caller reported Wednesday at 5:13 p.m. that someone kicked in his door. Hill County Sheriff's Office Daniel Lewis Leighton of Havre, 18, was arrested on a Justice or City court warrant and charges of driving with a suspended or revoked driver's license and no vehicle...
Montana continues to face a housing shortage as more and more people and families choose to make the state their home and economists and policy experts from around the state are looking for possible solutions. Among them is Abigail St. Lawrence, a Butte attorney who’s spent her career practicing in water rights and natural resources as well as environmental and administrative law, who has extensive experience in government relations and policy. St. Lawrence spoke by video at last month’s 2022 Economic Outlook Seminar tal...
Members of the Great Northern Fair Board and Fairgrounds Manager Frank English discussed at their monthly meeting Tuesday night upcoming events and projects on the fairgrounds. English said Circus Funtastic will be coming to the fairgrounds May 17 with a show at 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. He also said there will be some live music coming to the fairground in the near future and will have details on the event soon. Board members also said the fairgrounds will have a car show coming...
Press release Havre Elks Lodge #1201 recently awarded six scholarships to local graduating high school seniors. Lodge Scholarship Co-Chair Brandy Kurtz announced that recipients of this year’s local Elks Most Valuable Student Awards were: • Laramie Peterson — North Star High School • Lacy Maloney — Turner High School • Amiya Griffith — Big Sandy High School • Oliver Atkinson — Havre High School • Riley Pleninger — Havre High School • Timothy Lane — Fort Benton High School. The six local MVS winners were advanced to the Mont...
Havre-Hill County Library board will meet Thursday, April 21, 2022, at 3 p.m. in Havre-Hill County Library. The meeting agenda is: Minutes Sign monthly budget Library Director’s Report • Elevator • Children’s and adult programming Old business • Emergency temporary child care location agreement New business • Right to privacy in the library • Board terms • FY23 budgets Policy review • Review long-range plan (needs to be updated) Correspondence Public comment Adjournment Schedule: • Every Monday at 10 a.m.: Mary Stevens...
Havre Police Department Richard Dean Johnson of Laredo, 35, was arrested on a charge of violation of a protective order after a caller on Second Street reported Tuesday at 7:44 a.m. that a man had entered a residence, threw some things around and left with some items. —— A 12th Avenue caller reported Tuesday at 8:51 a.m. that a pickup truck was broken into. —— A Second Street caller reported at 9:48 a.m. Tuesday that a work van was broken into. —— An arrest was made after a possible scam was reported at a First Street West...
Montana’s technology sector has continued growing in the last few years, becoming an increasingly larger presence in many Montana communities, but the industry is still seeing some serious issues holding it back. At last month’s Economic Outlook Seminar 2022, put on by University of Montana’s Bureau of Business and Economic Research, a number of experts discussed state and local economic issues, including Montana High Tech Business Alliance Executive Director Christina Henderson, who provided an update on the state’s growing...
Havre Police Chief Gabe Matosich spoke about multiple issues facing Havre law enforcement at a town hall meeting Monday including issues he said are driven by drug use. Matosich said crime in the state is generally going up and the Havre area saw some upticks in violent crime since 2020. He said in 2021 his department saw one homicide, up from none the year before, 14 rapes, up from 10, and 41 aggravated assaults, up from 23. However, non-violent crime appears to dropped a...
Hill County Board of Health will hold its quarterly meeting Wednesday, April 20, from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Hill County Courthouse Annex meeting room in the Courthouse Annex at 302 Fourth Ave. The meeting agenda is: Call to order Roll call Approval of Jan 26, 2021, meeting minutes Agenda corrections, additions or deletions Items of old business: • Hill County COVID-19 Updates and Vaccination program status — Kim Berg • Status of renewal of Interlocal Agreement with City of Havre and Hill County • Status of review to rest...
Havre Police Department A 16-year-old girl was issued a summons on charges of minor in possession, trespass to property and juvenile curfew violation after a caller on 10th Street West reported at 4:57 a.m. today that the caller's daughter snuck out of the residence and a 5:10 a.m. caller on 10th Street West reported someone was in their residence. Hill County Sheriff's Office Sheriff's office dispatch log reported no arrests, summonses or investigations in the 24-hour...
by HDN Staff Montana State University-Northern biology professor Terri Hildebrand will be leading a no-cost bird-viewing adventure Sunday in coordination with Havre Trails at the Fresno Wildlife Management Area, roughly 15 miles northwest of Kremlin. Participants can expect a walk across the mile-long levee with a chance to see blue herons, swans, pelicans and other birds. The initial meeting place is 10 a.m. at the MSU-Northern west parking lot — near the football field — and participants will caravan out to the site. Partic...
by Montana State University-Northern SkillsUSA President Riley Mortenson April 7, four Montana State University-Northern students traveled to Helena College to compete in the 51st State SkillsUSA Leadership Conference. That afternoon they had their respective orientation meetings followed by Opening Ceremonies at East Helena High School. April 8, Nicole Burnside and Hunter Velk competed in the diesel technology competition and Riley Mortenson competed in job interview. April...
by HDN Staff Montana Federation of Garden Clubs Hi-Line District 7 meeting will be 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday at Boys & Girls Club of the Hi-Line. The meeting, hosted by Bullhook Blossoms Garden Club, will bring together area garden club members and include a presentation by Carolyn Anderson on xeriscaping for low water-use landscaping. Registration for the event is at 9 a.m., and cost is $20. The public is welcome to attend if they also join a garden club that morning. Membership to Bullhook Blossoms is $20. For more...
Hill County Deputy Clerk and Recorder Lexis Dixon is running in the Democratic primary June 7 for Hill County Clerk and Recorder and against former Hill County Deputy Clerk and Recorder Tina Salazar. Dixon is originally from Phoenix but has been visiting Montana since 2012 and moved to the state in 2017. She said she began with the Clerk and Recorder's office in April of last year and has since gained at least some experience in everything the office does, from land surveys to...
Former Hill County Deputy Clerk and Recorder Tina Salazar is running against Hill County Deputy Clerk and Recorder Lexis Dixon in the Democratic primary June 7 for the position of Hill County clerk and recorder. Salazar is from Texas and moved to Havre in August of last year and began working in the Hill County Clerk and Recorder's Office shortly after. She quit her position earlier this month, saying in her resignation letter that she was leaving to focus on her campaign....
Cold temperatures and snow in this region appear to be in the rearview mirror for now, with the forecast predicting highs in the 40s and 50s through the week and no precipitation until Thursday or Friday. After temperatures in the area hit 50s and 60s and even 70s in the past few weeks, a massive blizzard just touched this region last week, moving high temperatures into the 20s with lows in the teens and dropping some snow in the area. National Weather Service reported that...
from Montana Farmers Union Montanans will hear where Republican candidates for one of Montana’s two U.S. House seats stand on the issues during the first of the Congressional Primary Debates at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 21, at the Miles City Community College. District 2 Republican candidates Kyle Austin, James Boyette and Charles A. Walking Child will tackle issues related to agriculture and rural communities during the hour-long debate that is co-sponsored by Montana Farmers Union, United States Cattleman’s Association, Mon...
