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Out our way, we get some interesting weather. Folks unfamiliar with the Hi-Line are often dismayed at the infamous "Alberta Clippers" and the terrible droughts that sometimes hang on for weeks and even months. "How do you survive it?" they ask. " Faith, hope, and a good sense of history," we reply. This area has been the central buffalo range for millions of years and all the things came and went then as they do today. For there is a power greater than the "Clipper" of the dro...
The Great Northern Fair began in earnest Wednesday with the opening of the Midway West Amusements Carnival, the 4-H Chuckwagon and most of the food booths - and reviews are mostly positive. While some lamented the heat and others thought the fairgrounds were a little sparse Wednesday, the more passionate opinions were almost entirely in praise of the fair. Wyatt Gobin said it was clear just by the fairgrounds' set up that everyone involved worked hard to make the event...
The Wasay Wakpa Wachi Powwow is returning to Lodge Pole Friday and Saturday after a year without it due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Wasay Wakpa Wachi Oshkaday Committee Member Don Racine said it will be a traditional, noncompetitive powwow for the Fort Belknap community and beyond. “We keep things pretty simple, a lot of singing, a lot of dancing,” Racine said. Grand entires for the powwow will be Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. He said events like this are a celebration of life and all that has happened since the last gat...
Havre Public School Superintendent Craig Mueller said the school system is working on its Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund plans and are looking for public input on how the money in the fund should be spent. The fund contains around $7 million in COVID-19 relief, and Mueller said the school system needs to submit a plan to the Montana Office of Public Instruction for how they plan to use these funds over the next few years. He said members of the community can take a survey online which will ask about...
Press release Sixteen shooters participated in the 36th annual Big Sky State Games muzzleloading event held in Havre July 10 at the Havre Police Department Shooting Range south of Havre. The 41 assorted events of the State Games will be held in Billings on July 16-17-18 with opening ceremonies and parade of athletes at Daylis Stadium. The Big Sky State Games is an Olympic-style amateur sports festival for people of all ages and abilities who reside in the state of Montana....
Two new events have been added to the schedule of the Northern Winz Casino Powwow at the Great Northern Fair Friday evening including a stand-up comedy show featuring Conway Kootenay, and a hot dog eating contest. The comedy show will be 7-9 p.m. under the Northern Winz tent at the Great Northern Fairgrounds. Kootenay is a comedian, master of ceremony, actor, stuntman and, as promotional material describes him, a champion chicken dancer. He has a popular online sketch-comedy show and is described as one of North America’s m...
Editor’s note: this version corrects that a proposal sent by Rural Fire District 1 to The City of Havre has not been brought before Havre City Council. At a meeting of the Rural Fire District 1 Board Tuesday, the board was granted an extension by Havre Mayor Tim Solomon through the end of July to sign a new fire suppression agreement with the city. Rural Fire District 1 is essentially a ring around Havre in which the Havre Fire Department previously provided fire suppression s...
A front-page story in Wednesday’s edition of Havre Daily News about a Rural Fire District 1 board meeting misreported that a proposal sent by the district to the city has been brought before Havre City Council. It has not....
Havre Police Department Anthony Wayne Groce of Havre, 30, was arrested on a Justice or City court warrant after a caller on Sixth Street West reported suspicious men at the Blue Pony Stadium Wednesday at 6 a.m. -- Shawn Michael Stoner of Havre, 35, was arrested on a state District Court warrant at Havre City Court Wednesday at 10:07 a.m. -- Joshua David Rainingbird of Havre, 39, was issued a summons on a disorderly conduct charge after a woman on Second Street Northeast...
The Hill County Park Board was presented a draft of their Rules and Regulations Committee's proposed policy on beaver management on Beaver Creek Park Monday, which includes trapping and non-lethal alternatives. The policy states that beaver provide significant benefits to the ecosystem of the park but that some of their population can be removed for the sake of the park's aesthetics, facilities, infrastructure and public spaces. The policy has the stated goal of using...
Montana’s U.S. senators announced today that funding to rehabilitate the source of most of the water in the Milk River passed out of committee. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., said in a release that up to $100 million in dedicated funding to rehabilitate the Milk River Project is part of a bipartisan infrastructure framework he recently negotiated with the White House and nine of his Republican and Democratic colleagues. The water infrastructure portion of the framework was voted out of committee today with a bipartisan m...
The Great Northern Fairgrounds manager is in his third year, but this is only his second fair - after the 2020 fair was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic - and the first fair he has worked on from the ground up. Havre native Frank English was hired as the manager of the Great Northern Fair and campground in 2019, just before the fair. He said this is his first year in the role starting from scratch. The 2019 fair was close to set when he started. He said his approach to...
An owner of the carnival working at the 2021 Great Northern Fair is facing human trafficking-related charges in Utah. Midway West Amusements owner Jordan Jensen of Gilbert, Arizona, was charged in Utah with three counts of human trafficking and nine counts of possession of another’s identity documents. The trafficking charges are second degree felonies and the documents charges are third degree felonies. Utah Attorney General’s Office spokesperson Richard Piatt said this morning that Jensen made an initial court appearance Mo...
Wednesday, July 14 Midway West Amusements Carnival opens — 4 p.m. 4-H Chuckwagon opens — 4 p.m. Junior Rodeo at the Grandstand — 5 p.m. 4-H Chuckwagon closes — 10 p.m. Midway West Amusements Carnival closes — Midnight Thursday, July 15 4-H Weigh-in — 7 a.m. 4-H Chuckwagon opens — 11 a.m. 4-H Horse Show — 2 p.m. Midway West Amusements Carnival opens — 4 p.m. One Man Circus Show by Patrick — 4 p.m. One Man Circus Show by Patrick — 6 p.m. Great Northern Ram Rodeo at the Grandstand — 7 p.m. 4-H Chuckwagon closes — 11 p.m. Midway...
Havre Public Schools students were honored for their athletic achievements in the 2020-21 school year at a meeting of the HPS Board of Trustees meeting Tuesday, where the board also discussed updated rules and regulations, committee assignments and collective bargaining agreements. Avery Carlson, Lexi Haney, Samantha Lovenguth, and Quinn McDonald of All-State Softball were recognized along with Sadie Filius, Kennedy Hampton, Kyanna Jarvis, Tamera O’Leary and Loy Waid of All-State Track. Theron Peterson and Caleb Spangler w...
Havre Police Department A caller at a Third Avenue business reported Tuesday at 9:02 a.m finding a blue mountain bike. -- A stolen gun was reported Tuesday at 3:21 p.m. by a Lincoln Avenue caller. -- Officers made an investigation during a 4:27 p.m. Tuesday vehicle stop on 14th Avenue. -- A remote monitor device violation was reported at the police station Tuesday at 8:18 p.m. -- Officers investigated suspicious activity reported Tuesday at 8:31 p.m. by a 14th Street caller....
Press release HELENA – Lt. Gov. Kristen Juras, Department of Public Health and Human Services Deputy Director Laura Smith and Fish, Wildlife and Parks Director Hank Worsech were joined Monday by children from Rocky Mountain Preschool at Spring Meadow Lake to promote the FWP Kids Don’t Float program. Recognizing the risk drowning poses to Montana’s kids, DPHHS has launched a collaboration with FWP to support Kids Don’t Float by donating over 300 life jackets. Juras encouraged Montana families to get out and enjoy all the sta...
Staff and wire report More direct and indirect action is happening in Washington, D.C., on issues related to agricultural production. President Joe Biden has issued an executive order that includes directing government agencies to increase competition in the markets for agricultural products, and, almost the same time the order was issued, U.S. Department of Agriculture announced it was investing $600 million in meat processing facilities. U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., said in a release Friday he was celebrating the USDA inv...
From National Center for Appropriate Technology Building on a successful peer-to-peer network of Texas ranchers who are implementing innovative grazing techniques to improve soil health and increase profitability, the National Center for Appropriate Technology is scaling up its Soil for Water project to support livestock producers and farmers across seven southern states and Montana. The Soil for Water project grew out of persistent droughts, which put a strain on agricultural producers across the country. The effort is...
By Colleen Buck Montana State University Hill County Extension Agent Blister beetles have been found in hay fields in Hill County. Generally, these beetles inhabit alfalfa fields, however this year that is not the case. They have been found in grass hay fields as well as alfalfa fields. Blister beetles get their name because they cause blisters when the cantharidin fluid found in their bodies comes into contact with skin or is ingested. They mainly affect horses fed hay containing blister beetles, however, they can be toxic...
Last week Hill and its neighboring counties saw a large number of wildfires, most caused by lightning and all of which appear to be fully contained if not extinguished. In a fire call this morning Hill County Commissioner Mark Peterson said the county saw five wildfire related calls last week, most of the fires being weather-related, and all of which were contained in relatively short order. He said damage was restricted to 20 acres and the local fire departments and emergency services deserve a tip of the hat for their quick...
At a meeting of the H. Earl Clack Museum Board Monday night, Board Chair Lela Patera discussed a July 6 visit from state archeologist Patrick Rennie and Montana native Jim Keyser of the Oregon Archeological Society. Patera said the two archeologists did some work at the Wahkpa Chu’gn Buffalo Jump behind the Havre Holiday Village Mall. “Why they were here was they wanted to map a stone that’s at the bottom of the stairs with a hoofprint on there,” she added. She said the arc...
The Hill County Behavioral Health Local Advisory Council met Monday and discussed progress on their mental health PSAs, possible partnerships at the Central Service Area Authority and a recent meeting with a representative of Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont. LAC Chair Andi Daniel said contracts for the PSAs, which seek to normalize and encourage people to seek help dealing with their mental health struggles by letting local people tell stories about their own experiences, have been drawn up and include the filming of 10...
From Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Watercraft inspection stations are the first line of defense to protect Montana’s water from the harmful impacts of aquatic invasive species. Because of this, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is introducing the first annual Watercraft Inspector Appreciation Week on August 2-8. Inspectors work at more than 20 roadside watercraft inspection stations located across the state that are operated by FWP and partner organizations. “Watercraft inspectors are incredibly important to the AIS pre...
From U.S. Bureau of Land Management FORT BENTON - People looking for some outdoor family fun are invited to join U.S. Bureau of Land Management park rangers during Family Explorer Day at Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument Thursday, July 29. Family Explorer Day offers free, two-hour outdoor activity programs, weather permitting, starting at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Participating families with children of all ages are encouraged to bring active imaginations and be ready...
