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Out our way the first snowfall may not be a big thrill, but the first Christmas lights in town sure is. Even as an old coot, I remember the thrill of anticipation this time of year. The trees going up, decoration, lights, and eventually presents. For those old enough to remember the comic strip Pogo, you may also remember the classic line: "Any year that ends in Christmas can't be all bad." Even now, that line rings true. Back when Charlie and I were working the herds up on...
Editor’s note: This version corrects that Ed Norman had been on administrative leave. Havre High School Principal Ed Norman has resigned, Havre Superintendent Craig Mueller announced Thursday night. Norman had been on paid administrative leave since early November after a controversy arose over the high school administration and staff's handling of a costume a student wore the Friday before Halloween, a costume some said raised racial implications. Mueller said in T...
A panel of school teachers, staff and administrators spoke at Havre High School Wednesday night about their experiences implementing and working with a four-day school week, which Havre Public Schools is considering shifting to next year. The group spent the majority of the time answering drafted questions that commonly come up during any given community's transition to a four-day week, but they did answer some followup questions from the audience afterward. The schools...
The Montana state COVID tracking map after this morning’s update listed 275 new cases, 2,888 active cases, 172 hospitalizations and 2,788 deaths. The cumulative total for the state was 193,543 cases. Hill County Health Department said in its update Wednesday that 8 new cases were reported and none met the criteria to be considered recovered with 10 active cases in the county and 3,511 total cases. No active hospitalizations were listed. The county has had 71 deaths. Blaine County Health Department said in its update W...
Havre Police Department Matthew Jared Olson of Havre, 44, was arrested on a Justice or City court warrant and on charges of driving with a suspended or revoked driver's license, failure to provide proof of vehicle insurance and failure to yield right of way at a stop sign after officers were called to a two-vehicle, non-injury crash at Third Avenue and Ninth Street Wednesday at 11:29 a.m. -- A caller at a First Street business reported at 12:20 p.m. Wednesday that a dog bit...
from Havre Community Pool The Havre Community Pool schedule for the remainder of December is as follows: Dec. 9-10 Lap swim • 6-9 a.m. and 6-7 p.m. today • 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday. Dec. 13-17 Lap Swim • 6-9 a.m., Tuesday and Thursday • 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., Monday-Thursday — but no 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. Lap Swim Friday, Dec. 17 • 6-7 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday Aqua Exercise • 6-7 p.m., Monday and Wednesday Dec. 20-23 Lap Swim • 6-9 a.m., Monday-Thursday • 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., Monday- Thursday • 6-7 p.m., Tuesday and Thursda...
By Havre Daily News staff The Havre-Hill County Library is offering a special musical selection in the holiday season. Mary Stevens and Barbara Zuck will be at the library at 10:30 a.m Saturday, Dec. 11, playing harp duets. They will be playing Christmas music in addition to other classics....
The Havre Community Pool schedule for the remainder of December schedule is as follows: Lap swim 6-9 a.m. and 6-7 p.m. today 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday. Dec. 13-17 Lap Swim 6 –9 a.m. Tuesday, Thursday 11:30 a.m. -1 p.m. Monday-Thursday, no 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Lap Swim Friday, Dec. 17 6-7 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday Aqua Exercise 6-7 p.m. Monday, Wednesday Dec. 20-23 Lap Swim 6-9 a.m. Monday-Thursday 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday- Thursday 6-7 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday Aqua Exercise 6-7 p.m. Monday, Wednesday Dec. 24-27 Pool closed D...
Havre Police Department Officers investigated a theft, forgery or fraud reported on Fourth Street at 2:16 p.m. Tuesday. -- A water main break reported at 3:38 a.m. today on McKinley Avenue was referred to Havre Public Works. Hill County Sheriff's Office Heidi Marie Laforge of Havre, 23, was issued a summons on a shoplifting charge reported Tuesday at 4:39 p.m. at a U.S. Highway 2 West business. Havre Fire Department Emergency medical personnel responded to three calls Tuesday...
Havre Public Schools will be holding a community forum tonight at 5:30 p.m. where leadership from area schools with a four-day-week will answer a series of drafted questions regarding their schools' schedule, how it works, and process of implementing said schedule. The HPS Calendar Committee has been discussing a proposal for HPS to move to a four-day week, which it aims to present to the HPS Board of Trustees in time for a decision to be made for the 2022-2023 school year....
A man pleaded guilty in state District Court in Havre to murder the day before his trial on the charge was scheduled to start. Jesse Shane Valdez, 24 at the time of the incident in November 2019, pleaded guilty to deliberate homicide Monday in a plea agreement. His trial on the charges stemming from the Nov. 17, 2019, death of Gordon Cochran of Chinook, 54, was scheduled to start Tuesday. Judge Ashley Harada, who is presiding over the case, said staff would coordinate a date f...
BOZEMAN - Montana State University Extension will host its annual cropping seminar series Jan. 10-14 in the Golden Triangle area. Speakers will cover topics such as wheat stem sawfly management and new research; new crop variety trials and integrated pest management, or IPM, concerns; forage management practices during drought; conditions that influence nitrate toxicity; and building relationships between locals and newcomers. Interested individuals can attend in Chester,...
An entry in For the Record on Page A5 of the Thursday, Dec, 2, edition of Havre Daily News about Donald Lealan Linderman being arrested Dec. 1 on a pick up and hold order implied the caller reporting Linderman was in a vehicle with Linderman. The caller was not in the vehicle with Linderman....
GREAT FALLS - Montana Grain Growers Association wrapped up their 66th Annual Convention and Tradeshow Thursday, with members setting the organization's policy for 2022 and also electing new officers. Tryg Koch, Kalispell, was elected to serve as the president. "I'm hoping to bridge the gap between suits and ties on the hill and the boots on the ground in agriculture. We need to fully understand how the two work side by side, while one grows the food and the other one keeps...
Vetarns have the opportunity to get a booster shot on their COVID-19 vaccinations in Havre Thursday with a clinic set by Montana Veterans Administration Health Care System in Holiday Village Mall. The clinic, set to run from 9 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. in the former location of Herberger's, is open to veterans, their spouses and their caregivers. Moderna and the Johnson & Johnson Janssen COVID-19 vaccines, and influenza vaccine, will be available at the clinic. The clinic comes as...
Northwest Farm Credit Services presented a $4,800 check to the Hill County Park Board at their monthly meeting Monday night, a donation toward ongoing repairs and renovations being made to the Beaver Creek Park Beaver Lodge at Camp Kiwanis. Courtney Helmers and Heidi Borlaug of NWFCS presented the check, which the former said is part of their organization's annual efforts to assist community projects in the area. "Every year, employees are given a certain amount of money and w...
Fort Belknap Indian Community, also listed in the Blaine or Phillips county numbers, reported Saturday a COVID-19-related death and reported Monday 1 new case with 1 meeting the criteria to be considered recovered. It reported 1 new hospitalization, 10 active cases on the reservation, 803 total cases, and 1 active hospitalization in total. The reservation has had 13 deaths Hill County Health Department said in its update Monday that 4 new cases were reported Saturday through Monday and 4 met the criteria to be considered...
After overwhelming pressure to do so, the Havre City Council voted unanimously Monday evening to reject a resolution classifying Havre as a class two city based on its population. This issue has become one of intense controversy with people on both sides of the argument at the meeting accusing the other of peddling misinformation. Members of the council have argued that reclassifying Havre as a class two city would increase the city's chances of receiving grants, as they...
Press release The Hi-Line Arts Council announced it is sponsoring a live holiday concert with renowned pianist Philip Aaberg Wednesday, Dec. 15, at 7 p.m. in the Havre High School Auditorium. Aaberg is a Chester native who has received both Grammy and Emmy nominations and is Harvard educated. Christmas from the Hi-Line will be a high-energy, high-spirited concert that evokes the vastness and grandeur of Montana through music, a release from the arts council said. "The arts...
From MSU News Service BOZEMAN — Eight Montana projects including one that will be in Havre and Chinook have received mini-grant funding from the Montana Girls STEM Collaborative to help develop or grow science, technology, engineering and math programs that serve girls and youth. The collaborative is a statewide network with hubs at Montana State University and University of Montana. The mini grants of $500 to $1,000 were given in partnership with Lyda Hill Philanthropies, which created an online database called the I...
Havre Police Department A vehicle was reported in the ditch on Old Post Road Monday at 7:56 a.m. -- Officers investigated a 10:30 a.m. Monday report from Fourth Street of an erratic driver and a crash. -- A minor vehicle crash was reported at Seventh Avenue and First Street Monday at 6:42 p.m. -- Lana Standing Chief of Havre, 40, was arrested on a Justice or City court warrant served at the police station Monday at 6:59 p.m. -- Adrian Louis Corcoran of Havre, 30, was arrest on...
The agenda for the Hill County Commission weekly business meeting Thursday at 10 a.m. is: Public comments on non-agenda items Public comments on agenda items Claims Employment Budgets Ordinance Resolutions Contracts Board appointments Havre City-County Airport Board reappointment for Max Vogel Havre/Hill County Historic Preservation Commission reappointment for Lynda Taplin Policy updates County permit approval Subdivision/survey approval Jon Stoner subdivision County needs Quit claim deeds....
Hill County Weed Board will meet Friday, Dec. 10, at 11 a.m. at the Hill County Shop. • Call to order: Minutes • Public comment • Correspondence • Unfinished business: Non-compliance issue • New business: Budget; purchase orders; annual meeting....
Blaine County Health Department reported Friday that it was notified of another COVID-19-related death in a county resident between Wednesday and Friday. That brings the total deaths in Blaine County to 29. The health department reported the county has 15 active cases with no active hospitalizations. Blaine County has had a total of 1,516 cases since the pandemic hit Montana in March 2020. The report says community transmission level is high and masks are recommended for all...
