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A project more than two decades in the making finally has some significant funding, with Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., announcing Wednesday that $85 million is going to repairs and rehabilitation on the St. Mary Diversion and Conveyance Works. "This is a critical, targeted investment in the Milk River Project that will update essential water infrastructure for our state and provide certainty and economic growth for communities, producers, and future generations in north-central...
Press release Cottonwood Elementary School School District 57 is enrolling for the 2022-23 school year. People can contact District Clerk Dawson at 406-265-6970 for more information....
Havre City Council will meet Monday, April 4, 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 one through four. 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. Request by Bear Paw Development Corp. on behalf of the Hi-Line Arts Council to close the alley of the 300 Block of Third and Fourth avenues, Fourth Avenue between Second a...
Hill County Park Board will meet Monday, April 4, at 5:30 p.m. in the Hill County Courthouse Timmons Room The meeting agenda is: 1) Approval of minutes: 2) Approval of Agenda: 3) Guests and public comments on agenda items only and agenda requests for next meeting 4) Cabin business: 18 Mooney Coulee 12 Pine Coulee 5) Old business: Monitoring Progress Hagener campground road Fish, Wildlife and Parks trail plan 6) New business: Folf tournament May 14 Board reappointment Grazing application Bear Paw Marathon Employee...
Monday 1 p.m. — Beaver Creek grazing meeting in the commissioners’ office 5:30 p.m. — Park Board meeting in the Timmons room Tuesday 10:30 a.m. — Road Department meeting in commissioners’ office 2 p.m. — RSID 21 Lift Station bid opening in the commissioners’ office Wednesday 6 p.m. — Cottonwood Bridge public meeting at the Great Northern Fairground Community Center Thursday 10 a.m. — Weekly business meeting in commissioners’ office Friday Regular business hours...
North Central Senior Citizens Center April 4-8 Menu Monday, April 4 — Swedish meatballs, rice, beets, fruit Tuesday, April 5 — Applesauce, roast pork, mashed potatoes with gravy, broccoli Normandy, rolls, cake Wednesday, April 6 — Chicken-fried steak, hashbrowns and gravy, peas, coffee cake Thursday, April 7 — Chicken broccoli casserole, garlic cheddar biscuits, salad, cookies Friday, April 8 — Soup, chef’s choice, dessert. Keeping Up with the Pandemic: March 28, one new case of COVID-19, two recovered, total 4,825, two...
Out our way, it is sometimes easy to get turned around when you are in unfamiliar territory. Now, Charlie knew the area well, so as long as I followed him, I never had to worry about getting lost. But there were times when we were checking for strays before a major push to new grazing land that we separated and I was on my own. Now, one thing I learned working on Tiger Ridge is that there are numerous cattle trails going every which way, and just because one looks easy and...
Greater Havre Area Ministerial Association update: As we continue participating in the Easter (Resurrection of Jesus Christ) season, our ministerial association's series of Lenten Luncheons ends at noon Thursday, April 7, at Van Orsdel United Methodist Church. Fifth Avenue Christian Church will provide the soups, sandwiches and devotions. Good Friday, April 15, the ministerial association's "Walk of the Cross" will start at 11 a.m. at St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church and...
You know, dear Lord, red velvet cake is colorful to make. Mix white frosting to spread on top, once cake's put in to bake. Friends love to share their recipes, then share with neighbors, too. Some soup, biscuits and cookies, too; sharing is fun to do. When weather's cold, turn oven on, let's make biscuits today! Make large or small – they're all yummy; we'll share with neighbor Kay. "Sue" made some soup - so colorful - she'd wanted to stop in. Soup tasted good, we asked its n...
Was fun to see a KISS stolen in downtown favorite store. An older man turned quick away - in case they kissed some more. You should have seen the joy they shared, as swiftly they did part. Brought memories back of long ago - caused bit of pain in heart. If siblings saw this couple kiss, especially in a STORE... They would have screamed, reminding them "YOU KISS BEHIND A DOOR!" Two friends just lost their precious spouse, but when God calls, one goes. Sickness, disease - fast...
Staff and wire Bear Paw Development Corp. continued its major economic impact in the region, highlighted in its annual report. The nonprofit economic and community development organization had a $13.1 million impact on the region it serves in northern Montana. The annual report also documented that Bear Paw Development assisted the private sector to create or retain 61 jobs through their small business lending and advising activities. “The work Bear Paw Development was able to accomplish in 2021 helped the communities we s...
By Matthew Brown Associated Press BILLINGS — U.S. officials announced Wednesday approval of a conservation group’s proposal to expand bison grazing on prairies in north-central Montana as part of a vast nature reserve over objections from some ranchers and elected officials. The decision allows the American Prairie group to graze bison on U.S. Bureau of Land Management property and to remove about 30 miles of fences so the animals can roam more freely. The Bozeman-based group already has more than 800 bison on a mix of pub...
Note: This was provided by the office of Sen. Jon Tester As part of his ongoing push to support Montana small businesses and agriculture producers, Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., secured $1,000,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funding for three north-central Montana small businesses. Bear Paw Meats, Big Sandy Organics and Evergood Commodities Ltd, will receive $150,000, $400,000 and $450,000, respectively, as a part of more than $7.8 million in ARPA funds for 30 Montana small businesses, including 17 meat processing projects and...
Jessica Fagerbakke is the Havre Area Chamber of Commerce’s new executive director and is excited to get working on the chamber’s yearly events. Fagerbakke said she’s passionate about the community and is looking forward to serving it through the Chamber. “I’m just really excited about it,” she aid. Fagerbakke was born and raised in northwestern North Dakota to a farming and ranching family but got her degree in marketing and entrepreneurship from Montana State University in Bozeman. After that, she said, she got a job with BN...
After missing a year due to the pandemic, the Fresno Chapter of Walleyes Unlimited is back for its 37th Annual Banquet Saturday, April 23, at Havre Ice Dome. The doors at the Ice Dome south of town at 2585 Fifth Ave. open for the event at 4:30 p.m., with early bird prize drawings 5 to 5:30 p.m. The event also includes a gun raffle and silent auction, but the main draw of the evening, the all-you-can-eat meal of walleye and baron of beef, starts serving at 6:30 p.m. The dinner...
Archers only have a month to get practiced up for the Bearpaw Bowmen Archery Club's Spring 3D Archery Shoot, which is set for Sunday, May 1, at Eagles Campground in Beaver Creek Park. Registration opens at 8 a.m., but archers can sign up at any point in the day as long as they make it through the course and turn in their score cards by 3 p.m. The competition is open to everyone, with all types of bows allowed, though rangefinders are prohibited. People are also advised to...
Havre Police Department A caller on Third Avenue reported Wednesday at 9:59 a.m. that a semitractor-trailer may have hit a fire hydrant. -- A Sixth Street caller reported a scam Wednesday at 10:14 a.m. -- A dead deer was reported on the boulevard of 10th Street at 10:51 a.m. Wednesday. -- A drug pipe was reported found at a First Street business Wednesday at 11:14 a.m. -- Cameron Michael Boggs Duran of Havre, 20, was arrested on a shoplifting charge after a caller at a First S...
Despite the school year winding down Montana State University-Northern has a busy few months ahead of it, with planning for their new equine center ongoing, as well as a number of events coming up in the more immediate future, including this week. Northern Chancellor Greg Kegel said the university has plenty going on and he's excited about what the campus is working on. Equine center Kegel said when he became chancellor eight years ago the university was working on a number...
Although a system is expected to bring some snow in the west and southwest part of the state the next couple of days, this area is expected to remain fairly warm and dry through the region, as drought continues in much of the state. The heaviest accumulations from the storm moving into the southwest are expected east of Interstate 15 and south of Interstate 90, especially in the Big Sky and West Yellowstone areas, National Weather Service reports. About one inch of snowfall al...
Havre Daily News staff Circle of Parents family support group is meeting Thursday, April 7, at 6:30 p.m. at the Boys & Girls Club of the Hi-Line, and people are asked to RSVP at 406-399-3309 if they plan to attend. The group, which uses a national program support model, is for families with children who have medical complexities, special needs or mental health concerns, a flyer said. The group has monthly meetings and child care and meals are provided....
Havre City-County Airport Board will hold a special meeting Friday, April 1, at 8 a.m. in Havre City Hall to discuss and award bids for a backup generator....
Havre Police Department A caller reported vandalism of a picnic table at US Bank Park on 11th Street West Tuesday at 4:06 p.m. -- A possible identity theft issue was reported Tuesday at 4:19 p.m. on 16th Street. -- An a arrest was made after a caller on First Street reported a man stumbling into traffic. No details on the charges were provided. -- Enrique Sanchez Guerrero of Havre, 31, was arrested on a charge of partner or family member assault, and Lateisha Ganuelas of Havre...
from the Office of the Montana Governor HELENA — Gov. Greg Gianforte announced Tuesday a 50 percent increase in meat processed in Montana to date this fiscal year in facilities inspected by the Montana Department of Livestock. “Increasing meat processing capacity here in Montana is a top priority as we work to add value to our commodities and preserve the Montana brand through the supply chain,” Gov. Gianforte said. “We’ll continue to make targeted investments in local processing throughout the state to help Montana p...
From U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Montana Rural Development office BOZEMAN — U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the department is extending to May 11, 2022, the application deadline for the Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program which provides funding to expand meat and poultry processing capacity. The decision to extend the deadline comes after Rural Development heard directly from applicants about challenges with System for Award Management registration, which must be completed prior t...
from U.S. Department of Agriculture WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is updating its farm loan programs to better support current borrowers, including historically underserved producers. These improvements are part of USDA’s commitment to increase equity in all programs, including farm loans that provide important access to capital for covering operating expenses and purchasing land and equipment. “USDA remains committed to examining barriers faced by all borrowers, especially those in economic distress, new...
