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From Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Unseasonably warm weather is occurring early in Montana, and many boaters and anglers have been going to the local reservoirs and other waterways to get some relief from the heat. However, along with having fun, folks need to follow all the laws while out and about. Wardens have been checking a slew of boaters and anglers recently, and some common issues are recurring as summer is getting underway: • License possession while fishing: Many anglers contacted this spring and summer have n...
After the project stagnated for a few years, the disc golf course is complete and open for competition in Beaver Creek Park. "It's not that difficult of a course. It's definitely for all ages, elderly to young children," course designer and lead construction person Jake Rodgers said. Located on the east side of Rotary Pond, the nine-hole Normandy Coulee Disc Golf Course opened to the public June 14 thanks to the efforts of Jake Rodgers, a disc golf enthusiast for at least 20...
Business owner Katybeth "Katy" Courtnage recently celebrated the grand opening of her shop, Wild Thistle Boutique, in Havre. "It went really good. We had the (Havre Area Chamber of Commerce) down here, we did a ribbon cutting and then we were open until 6 p.m., and it was pretty busy all day. So we did really good," Courtnage said. Located at 323 Second St. in Havre across the street from Cottonwood Cinema 4 in the south side of the Pizza Pro building, the business' goal is to...
The kindness of the people of Havre made such an impact on a Pennsylvania man, Robert “Bob” Tassinari, he is the largest donor to the Hill County Community Foundation despite never living in the region. Foundation board chair Pam Veis said Tassinari reached out to her after she sent an article to the Havre Daily News about the transfer of wealth in Montana. “He contacted me by phone about five years ago. I’m not certain, but I think he read an article I submitted to the Dai...
The Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees during a special meeting in Havre Middle School Tuesday unanimously approved a series of motions including plans on how to handle the upcoming school year. The board followed the recommendations of Superintendent Craig Mueller, including on extending the district's declaration of emergency, making masks optional during the next school year and amending requirements on physical distancing to three feet and amending requirements on...
From U.S.D.A. Farm Service Agency BOZEMAN — Agricultural producers in Montana who have not yet completed their crop acreage reports after planting should make an appointment with their U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency office before the applicable deadline. “Many USDA programs require producers to file an accurate crop acreage report by the applicable deadline,” said Les J. Rispens, acting FSA state executive director in Montana. “Our FSA staff can assist producers in completing acreage reports, includi...
From USDA Farm Service Agency BOZEMAN — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency began accepting nominations for county committee members on June 15. Elections will occur in certain Local Administrative Areas — LAA —for these members who make important decisions about how federal farm programs are administered locally. All nomination forms for the 2021 election must be postmarked or received in the local FSA office by Aug. 2. “We need enthusiastic, diverse leaders to serve other agricultural produce...
Havre Police Department Tayla Wren Overlie of Havre, 32, was arrested on charges of aggravated driving under the influence, driving with a suspended or revoked driver's license, obstructing a peace officer or other public servant and resisting arrest after officers stopped Tuesday at 6:04 a.m. on Fifth Street to investigate suspicious activity involving a woman running. -- Someone turned in to the police station Tuesday at 8:25 a.m. a set of keys with a Dodge fob. -- A...
A front-page story in Tuesday’s edition of Havre Daily News about Virginia Seigel and Elise Lowrance dying in a plane crash in Utah misspelled the name of Lowrance....
Editor’s note: This version corrects the spelling of Elise Lowrance. Former Havre City Judge Virginia Seigel and her granddaughter, Elise Lowrance, 6, died Thursday when the plane Seigel was flying en route to a Father's Day event in California crashed in the Deseret Peak Wilderness in Utah. Alexandra Seigel, daughter of Virginia Seigel and mother of Elise, said she found out for certain Sunday. "It's been really hard," she said. "I'm trying to keep going for the rest of my k...
Plans for a powwow and associated events at this year’s Great Northern Fair are beginning to crystalize after a meeting between Great Northern Fairgrounds Manager Frank English and representatives from the Chippewa Cree Tribe and Northern Winz Hotel and Casino, the primary host of the events. After meeting at the fairgrounds and seeing the space they had to work with Loni Taylor of the Chippewa Cree Business Committee said the Thursday of fair week would likely host either a comedy act or a teepee demonstration, but plans s...
Thanks to the good will of the community through donations large and small, Havre's First Lutheran Church refurbished its stained glass windows for the first time since 1950. "They haven't been replaced, they've just been refurbished and this protective coating added. Because of age and the settling of the building over time, they were in danger of, I think, panels falling out, something about the frame, just weathering and becoming weaker," Pastor Megan Hoewisch said. "We...
Havre Police Department A caller at a Second Street business reported Monday at 10:04 a.m. a possible theft from an employee -- An arrest was made after a Monday 11:46 a.m. caller on First Street Northeast reported a man was trespassing and they wanted him removed. No details on the charges were provided. -- An arrest was made during a vehicle stop on 12th Avenue Monday at 5:39 p.m., but no details on the charges were provided. Hill County Sheriff's Office Deputies...
By Carla Jenewein Chinook Red Cross blood drive coordinator Appointments for the July 20 blood drive in Chinook are highly encouraged by the Red Cross. However, the Red Cross does realize that an appointment is not always possible. Due to the difficulty at the past two drives to accommodate walk-ins, there has been communication between myself and the Senior Donor Recruitment Rep at American Red Cross in Great Falls. He has informed me that they have added staff to our blood drive scheduled here in Chinook July 20 so that...
Press release Northwest Farm Credit Services announced it has awarded Turner Public School a $5,000 Rural Community Grant. “These funds will be used to help purchase the necessary tools, equipment and curriculum to restart our vocational-agriculture and FFA programs. We expect increased school engagement by our students who especially benefit from a hands-on learning approach,” Turner Public School Superintendent Tony Warren said. “Our school staff, students and the community are excited to have vocationa...
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 Part-time seasonal deputy park warden position Budgets Ordinance Resolutions Contracts Carpet contract Board appointments Policy updates County permit approval Subdivision/survey approval County needs Courthouse broadband: Multi-purpose cart — audio-visual....
A group gathered Sunday to celebrate the groundbreaking for the new Catholic church at Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation following a Mass celebrated by Bishop Michael Warfel of the Great Falls-Billings diocese. "It's a great joy to be here," Warfel said, adding, "We just have to make sure it stays up for a while." St. Mary Catholic Church was built in 1979 by hand of logs cut on the reservation. Dec. 14, 2019, the church was completely consumed by fire. Father Joseph Tran, who...
A large number of children and their families braved cool, windy and even rainy weather during the early part of the Havre Rotary Club's Father's Day Fishing Derby, though the sun was out by the end of the derby. The Rotarians said 36 boys and 30 girls signed up for the derby, which is coming back after being canceled due to COVID-19 last year. Rotarian Dawn Ward said, with the derby being canceled last year, the club thought numbers might be down, but attendance in the...
In a COVID-19 update held by the Hill County Health Department Friday Hill County Public Health Director and Health Officer Kim Berg said the area’s COVID-19 numbers look noticeably better after an uptick in COVID-19 cases earlier this month. Berg said, as of last Thursday at 5 p.m., the county has only three active cases, one hospitalization and 18 people in quarantine being tracked by the department. She said there have been no reinfections, nor breakthrough cases — a case of a person getting COVID-19 despite being fully va...
Havre Daily News saw success over the weekend at the Montana Newspaper Association annual convention in Big Sky, winning four first-place awards and numerous other awards in the annual Better Newspapers Contest. “Very proud of the content our staff put out in what was a very trying and difficult 2020,” Havre Daily News Publisher George Ferguson said. “We have a great staff in all departments, and they worked very hard this past year. Everybody has done a great job, and it’s always nice to be recognized for that.” Following...
Havre Police Department Teresa Lynn Adamson of Havre, 58, was issued a summons on a charge of driving with a suspended or revoked driver's license after a vehicle stop on First Street Saturday at midnight. -- Sarah Louise Holsinger of Havre, 23, was arrested on a charge of obstructing a peace officer or other public servant and on two Justice or City court warrants after an 11th Street caller reported a man and woman loudly fighting in the alley at 3:33 a.m. Saturday. -- A...
The Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees will meet Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. in the Havre Middle School. The agenda for the meeting is: A. Call to order 1. Pledge of Allegiance 2. Roll call 3. Welcome to visitors 4. Agenda deletions or corrections, and additions allowed by policy, if any B. New business 1. Personnel 2. Out-of-state travel 3. Consideration of Fiscal Year 2022 property and liability insurance renewal 4. Consideration of revisions to Policy 2221 and New Procedure 2221P on second and final reading. 5. Consideration...
MSU News Service BOZEMAN — Montana State University Extension has released a new MontGuide providing information about selecting an attorney to develop and implement an estate plan or to provide legal help with the probate process. “When selecting an attorney to help develop an estate plan, it is helpful to have one who is well-informed about Montana will and trust laws and other legal tools,” Marsha Goetting, MSU Extension family economics specialist said. “You want the attorney to develop an estate plan tailored to your ne...
Two wildfires were reported in parts of the Missouri River Breaks National Monument Thursday. Blaine County is listed as the point of origin for the Lone Tree Fire while Fergus County is listed for the Sunshine Fire by the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation. Al Nash, spokesperson for the Bureau of Land Management’s state office for Montana and the Dakotas, said Thursday the Lone Tree Fire north of the Missouri River has been mapped at 250 acres. The DNRC’s int...
Hill County Health Department Thursday reported the 46th COVID-19-related death for the county in a resident younger than 40. Numbers have dropped substantially from last fall and early winter in this part of Montana, but new cases still are being reported — Hill, Blaine and Chouteau counties reported no new cases today, but Liberty County reported a new case — and the death shows that the virus is still impacting the area. With Hill County at 46 COVID-19-related deaths, Blaine is at 24, Chouteau at seven and Liberty at one...
