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Out our way, us greenhorns sometimes rely more on TV and the movie than common sense when it comes to working cows. I remember being caught in a mini-stampede during a roundup. Some 25 head panicked and broke from the herd when someone started blowing the horn on his pickup truck. These were range cows and not pasture cattle, so they tended to be a bit more frisky when branding time came around. Now, in the movies and on TV, I had seen the hero stop the stampede by racing...
At Havre Assembly and Havre Assembly Online, we started a new sermon series Sunday, July 25, called "Anxious for Nothing." The series is based on the Apostle Paul's writings in Philippians 4:6-7 (NKJV): "6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; 7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus." We are also using a book...
You know, Lord, a while back, a friend shared about bearing a grudge against one of your children who was one of their friends, adding that hanging onto bitterness and keeping alive grudges is truly consuming work. She was exhausted and really didn't know what to do, as bearing a grudge was/is hard work as it left little energy for blessing others, praising God, or even enjoying life. Then she read that the only way to get over a bitter heart toward others is to actively love...
Hi-Line Arts Council and Humanities Montana will be presenting a multimedia program Thursday, Aug. 19, at 7 p.m. at the Little Theatre in Cowan Hall on the Montana State University-Northern campus featuring Montana author and musician Ednor Therriault. “Finding Montana – From Alzada to the Yaak, to Culbertson and Back,” is part of Humanities Montana’s “Montana Conversations” series. “Finding Montana is basically a kind of a wrap up of all the traveling around Montana, I’ve...
Saturday, Aug. 14, Havre's Bullhook Community Health Center will be putting on its annual Color Fun Run/Walk to close out Community Health Center Week. "National Health Center week is a way to celebrate the community health centers and raise awareness about the mission and accomplishments that we have provided to our patients over the past five decades. And community health centers are part of a national network, but we're individual and we serve almost 30 million people...
Havre is going to court to answer a petition by the Montana Federation of Public Employees that represents Havre police officers saying the city needs to make up for a shortage of payments in an arbitrated agreement over the officers’ health insurance. MFPE filed a petition for enforcement Friday. The petition says when the city made a payment in March to officers to make up shortfalls in what it was supposed to pay for health insurance premiums under a July 1, 2018, to June 30, 20202 collective bargaining agreement, it d...
A Havre man was sentenced in state district court for the second charge after being convicted for the second time of negligent homicide in the shooting death of his brother. Shane Clark Johnson, born in 1968, was convicted of negligent homicide in 2014 in the Nov. 9, 2013, death of his brother, Travis Johnson, and was convicted of the offense again June 15 after a six-day trial in District Court in Havre. Judge Matthew Cuffe sentenced Shane Johnson Friday to 50 years in Montana State Prison as a persistent felony offender...
The total number of cases of COVID-19 in Montana on the state map after today’s update was 119,519 with 393 new cases, 2,516 active. The number of active hospitalizations was 179. The number of deaths was 1,729. Blaine County Health Department reported Wednesday evening being notified of 5 new cases, 8 active, no active hospitalizations, 887 total cases, 24 deaths. Hill County Health Department reported Wednesday evening that 2 new cases were reported, 22 active, no active hospitalizations hospitalizations, 2,108 total c...
Havre Police Department A written or verbal warning was issued after a caller from Fourth Street at 8:04 a.m. Wednesday said a neighbor's dogs start barking about 5 a.m. -- A written or verbal warning was issued after a caller from 15th Avenue at 10:33 a.m. Wednesday said four dogs were running loose. -- A written or verbal warning was issued after a caller from the 1300 Block of First Street reported at 12:20 p.m. Wednesday that a highly intoxicated man was walking...
Hill County Mosquito Control District will meet at 5:15 p.m. Monday, Aug. 16, in the Hill County Weed and Mosquito Control District Office, Hill County Road and Weed Shop Complex,1405 W Second. St. The meeting agenda is: 1. Review minutes from previous meetings 2. Correspondence 3. New business a) Purchase order approval b) Mosquito sample testing results c) West Nile virus in the state d) NWMCA Conference in October 4. Unfinished business a) Budget update b) Larvicide and adulticide applications 5. Announcements — n...
A listing of events at the Blaine County Fair printed on page B4 in Wednesday’s edition of Havre Daily News misreported the date of the demolition derby. The Demolition Derby is Saturday, Aug. 14....
Press release from Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks GLASGOW – With the region of northeast Montana suffering extreme or exceptional drought with the constant threat of wildfires, hunters and other recreationists taking to the field must be aware of local fire restrictions and closures and take necessary precautions. Archery antelope hunters will be hunting with their 900-20 hunting licenses starting Aug. 15. Montana’s upland game bird season — and mourning doves — open Sept. 1, along with the archery-only hunting season...
Havre High School’s Blue Pony marching band is finishing up its band camp this week and is inviting people to its Parent’s Night performance Friday night at Blue Pony Stadium. Havre High band teacher Cullen Hinkle said the performance is free of charge and starts at 6 p.m. Friday with the gates opening about 5:30 p.m. Hinkle invited people in the community to come and see what the band has been working on....
While the classic image of Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep is of them in craggy ranges of the Rockies, populations thrive east of the Divide into Midwestern states, and in Montana some of the largest populations are found in the Missouri River Breaks. Scott Hemmer, Fish, Wildlife and Parks Region 6 wildlife biologist, said that hunting district 680 that stretches north of the Missouri River across Chouteau, Blaine and Phillips counties has regular sheep counts of around 450....
U.S. Sen. Jon Tester D-Mont., celebrated at a press conference Tuesday the passage of a massive infrastructure bill in the Senate which gained the support of a significant amount of Republicans. Tester, who was one of five Democrats and five Republicans who primarily negotiated the initial version of the $1.2 trillion bill, said it's the largest non-emergency investment in the U.S. infrastructure in history addressing both traditional infrastructure like roads and bridges as...
As the delta-driven COVID surge increases in Montana and cases rise in this part of the state, officials are calling on people to take action to slow the spread. "We need to all come together to slow down this pandemic,” Hill County Health Officer Kim Berg said in the Hill County Health Department update on new cases. "Get vaccinated if you can, cover your cough, wear a mask if you cannot socially distance, avoid large gatherings, wash your hands frequently, and stay home when you are sick.” And in the Blaine County Hea...
At Rural Fire District 1's monthly meeting yesterday, district board chair Steve Jamruszka said while there is no fire suppression agreement in place with the City of Havre at the moment, some progress has been made as the board was granted another extension through August. Rural Fire District 1 is essentially a ring around Havre in which the Havre Fire Department previously provided fire suppression services. The city last fall canceled the previous contract effective at the...
A fire that started in southwestern Blaine County Tuesday has been contained to 12 acres, said Chinook Volunteer Fire Department Chief Kraig Hansen, who also serves as the Blaine County fire warden. The Black Coulee fire grew from a hot spot created by a lightning strike that occurred sometime during the storm that blew through the area Sunday, he said. Blaine County and Bureau of Land Management responded with crews, trucks and equipment including a helicopter, he added. The fire is 100 percent contained, but being...
At Tuesday’s meeting of the Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees, HPS Superintendent Craig Mueller provided details on how the system’s administrative team is considering using Elementary and Secondary School Education Relief funds after analyzing data obtained from a community survey on the subject. Mueller said the results of the ESSER survey were very helpful and his team has been discussing the results and how to use these COVID-19 relief funds to address the issues the community indicates it cares most about. Throughou...
Blaine County Health Department is celebrating Fair Week by offering COVID-19 vaccines at the Blaine County Fair Friday, Aug. 13, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. in the Commercial Building. The total number of cases of COVID-19 in Montana on the state map after today’s update was 119,123 with 376 new cases, 2,523 active. The number of active hospitalizations was 164. The number of deaths was 1,726. Blaine County Health Department reported Tuesday evening being notified of 2 new cases from Saturday through Tuesday, 4 active, no a...
Havre Police Department Officers made a motor vehicle stop at 8:11 a.m. Tuesday on Fifth Avenue and arrested Renee Mary Pruys of Havre, 40, on a charge of criminal contempt after an allegation of missing a 24/7 sobriety program appearance was made at the police department at 8:01 a.m. -- Officers responding to a call at 5:42 p.m. from the 100 Block of First Street West reporting an intoxicated man walking down the alley arrested Raymond Windyboy of Box Elder, 59, on charges...
Staff and wire report Montana Farmers Union has praised recent actions taken by President Biden and the Agriculture Department to increase transparency in the market and to increase ag producers’ ability to repair their equipment. As a result of Biden’s Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy, the USDA has announced that beginning Monday, Aug. 9, it will issue two new USDA Market News reports based on Livestock Mandatory Reporting Data, a release said. This data will provide transparency into the for...
From Montana Department of Agriculture HELENA — As Montana agricultural producers strive to find adequate feed for livestock during severe drought conditions and a damaging wildfire season, the Montana Department of Agriculture is issuing guidance for out-of-county or state shipments of hay to prevent the spread of noxious weeds and other invasive pests. “The need for hay far outweighs our supply right now in Montana,” said Acting Director Christy Clark. “We recognize the need to find hay for our producers, but there can be...
From MSU News Service BOZEMAN - Due to the extended drought in Montana, water availability in many areas has become severely limited. Reservoirs have dried up and are becoming covered in weeds. Montana State University Extension educators are cautioning livestock managers to evaluate weed feed and grazing land for nitrate toxicity during drought. "Due to the severe drought, weeds have become prevalent across pastures and many producers are limited in their cattle movement this...
Press release HELENA — As severe drought conditions and wildfires persist across the state, the Montana Department of Agriculture is reminding agricultural producers of the availability of the Hay Hotline, an online tool that connects those interested in buying, selling, or donating hay or pasture. The Hay Hotline allows producers to enter new listings with descriptions of the forage they have available to sell or donate. It also provides users with an option to search for available hay or pasture. The online tool is m...
