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A plan to try to control the deer population in Havre is slated be voted on by the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Commission at its Oct. 20 meeting, and people are invited to make public comments on the proposal online. Fish, Wildlife and Parks has recommended the commission approve the plan, saying in a release about collecting public comment that the plan contains strategies that can effectively remove urban deer. Several herd of deer starting coming into the city, with...
Unfortunately, it seems the region’s brief respite from the extreme heat is at an end, with highs in the 90s on the way throughout this week and most of next, with another break hopefully coming after that. Until last week, Montana, as well as much of the U.S. and the world, was experiencing a scorching summer, with highs rarely going under 90 degrees and often going well into the triple digits for weeks on end. According to data from the National Weather Service, 25 out of 29 days this month have been above-average in terms...
Festival Days is right around the corner and Havre Area Chamber of Commerce Director Jessica Fagerbakke said many of the events are still open for more participants. This year will be the 42nd annual Festival Days, a celebration held in Havre near the end of harvest, and is arguably the biggest local event of the year featuring a pile of events and activities including a parade, a car show, craft show, vendor markets, live music and food trucks over three days from Sept. 16 to Sept. 18. This year’s theme is “Find You...
Fresno Chapter of Walleyes Unlimited said repairs to its ramp at Fresno Reservoir have been put on hold, and the ramp is open at least through Labor Day. The chapter had planned to take advantage of low levels in the reservoir to do repairs to the ramp, but chapter member Craig Buettner said this morning that has been delayed. He said the ramp will remain open through the holiday weekend, and the chapter will provide updates as planning on repairs continues....
Havre Police Department Raymond Windyboy of Box Elder, 60, was arrested on a charge of trespass to property after a trespasser was reported Monday at 10:38 a.m. at a First Street business. -- An arrest was made or summons issued after a hit and run crash, caught on camera, was reported at Montana State University-Northern Monday at 1:35 p.m. No details on charges were provided. -- Nathan Michael Kennelly of Havre, 26, was arrested on a state District Court warrant after a...
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 Resolution No. 22-2701 Requesting Distribution of Local Government Road Construction and Maintenance Match Program Funds Contracts Health Department — Satellite — WIC Program Council on Aging contract — Contract Amendment No. 1 Contract For CSFP Contract #22027210060 Council on Aging contract with Rocky Boy Board appoi...
Press release Northern Montana Hospital's Surgical Day Care was recently gifted an obstetrics procedure chair purchased by the Northern Montana Hospital Volunteer Auxiliary. The Spa Source Klyne + OB/GYN model exam and power procedure chair will be used for gynecological procedures. It is an all electric chair/bed that features four motors to control the height, backrest, leg-rest and tilt functions. The chair also has a convenient single button re-set switch on the back to...
Story and photos from Bullhook Blossoms Garden Club There is a hidden garden at 1145 Grant Avenue that is a slice of heaven on earth, designed as a family's backyard retreat from morning until evening for Terri and Russ Earl. A work in progress, it has evolved to be both eco-friendly and esthetic. They are a team. Russ uses his woodworking skills and Terri designs for pleasing beauty. They have utilized shade and buildings for wind shelter to keep the garden lush even during...
Fresno Chapter of Walleyes Unlimited is taking advantage of what would generally be considered a bad situation at Fresno Reservoir to make some repairs to its boat ramp. Chapter member Craig Buettner said Thursday that the ramp will be closed for seven to 10 days starting Monday when work to repair the ramp begins. He said Walleyes wanted to start work on the ramp before levels start rising again. Walleyes is paying for all of the work being done on the ramp. The dam was...
PAWS of Chinook was asked last week by Blaine County Sheriff's Office to assist with rescue of an unknown number of dogs at a residence in western Blaine County. Alissa Hewitt, director and president at PAWS who is leading the effort, said they have rescued 31 dogs of varying ages, including six puppies still nursing. All but two border collies are of mixed breeding so far. They know of at least five more that still have to be trapped. All of the dogs seem to be nice, with som...
Amanda Eggert Montana Free Press The Montana Fish and Wildlife commission voted Thursday to reinstate a cap on the number of Yellowstone-area wolves that hunters and trappers can kill, abandoning an approach that allowed hunters and trappers to kill 21 wolves last season. Most of the approximately 100 commenters speaking about wolf management at the Aug. 25 commission meeting expressed frustration with wolf hunting and trapping generally, or the prospect of hunting and trapping wolves that leave the northern border of Yellows...
Havre Police Department Officers assisted other agencies on a call on Boulevard Avenue Friday at 1:39 p.m. -- A Fifth Avenue call reported Friday at 2:18 p.m. finding a red Dynacraft bike in their yard. -- A dead deer was reported in a backyard on Eighth Street Friday at 4:34 p.m. -- Jace Kovalicky of Lolo, 24, was arrested on charges of driving under the influence and careless driving after a caller reported an erratic driver on First Street Friday at 11:02 p.m. -- Dawson Joe...
At a meeting of North Central Pachyderms last week former Montana legislator Ed Butcher made disparaging comments about current and former Native American legislators, and some of them have since responded to his comments. The meeting Butcher attended was originally about tracking Republicans in the Montana Legislature and their loyalty to the party, but toward the end of the meeting he made remarks about Native American legislators he worked with. He said two of the legislators from Montana’s reservations he knew, i...
Beaver Creek Park’s Beaver Lodge will be holding an open house from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 4, for people interested in learning about a three-mill levy that will be on this year’s general election ballot, one that will pay for the structure’s replacement. The Hill County Park Board was initially planning to pay for major renovations and upgrades at the current lodge, which has seen significant deterioration over the years, but after being denied a grant that would have paid for much of these upgrades and the revel...
At their weekly business meeting Thursday the Hill County Commissioners voted unanimously to distribute funds from a 0.5 percent local option motor vehicle they intend to impose, a tax the commission approves every year, but not after some argument. Hill County Commissioner Mark Peterson said he would not vote for the resolution unless Hill County Treasurer Sandy Brown starts collecting credit card fees on all motor vehicle-related transactions again. He said people who pay with credit cards online are charged fees, but...
Havre Police Department Andrea Rose Medicine Top of Havre, 42, was arrested on a trespass to property charge after a caller at a First Street business reported Thursday at 3:13 p.m. a trespasser causing a disturbance in the business. -- Raymond Windyboy of Box Elder, 60, was arrested on charges of disorderly conduct, obstructing a peace officer or other public servant and open container in the city, after a caller on Second Street reported a man urinating next to the caller's...
Press release The Montana Department of Transportation has completed the Great Falls North project, which included nearly seven miles of improvements on U.S. Highway 87, the primary route between Havre and Great Falls, between Dent Bridge Road and Great Bear Avenue. Schellinger Construction, the prime contractor for the project, facilitated construction by widening the existing roadway and installing intermittent passing and turn lanes. Throughout the past two months, sub-contractor United Materials of Great Falls Inc....
Monday 8 a.m. — Center for Mental Health meeting in Great Falls 9:30 a.m. — Meeting with Ron Harmon regarding Eagle’s Manor loan payment in commissioners’ office 1:30 p.m. — Building manager meeting in the commissioners’ office Tuesday 8:30 a.m. — Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation fire update call in commissioners’ office 10:30 a.m. — Road department meeting in commissioners’ office Wednesday 8 a.m. — Payroll and claims Thursday 10 a.m. — Weekly business meeting in commissioners’ office F...
A front-page story in Wednesday’s edition of Havre Daily News misreported the name of the Scottish king and what character Montana Actors’ Theatre Executive Director Jay Pyete plays in the troupe’s production of “Macbeth” this weekend in Beaver Creek Park. The king Macbeth murders is Duncan and Pyette plays Banquo in the production.... Full story
Press release Hearing screenings will take place in Bear Paw Cooperative member schools from Aug. 29 through Oct. 30, 2022. Children enrolled in kindergarten and first grade and ninth or 10th grade will be screened. No other children will be screened without parental permission. People can contact their school if they have any questions or concerns, or the Bear Paw Cooperative at 406-357-2269. The service is sponsored by Bear Paw Cooperative....
Out our way, the open range is almost gone and the prairies are mostly fenced off, but it can still be a wild place at times. By and large, our homes on the range have very few buffalo roaming about these days, although the deer and the antelope still play and are a pretty common site. But the song never mentions other critters of the prairie who are still to be found. Over by the national parks, grizzly and roving wolf packs are still an issue for area ranchers, and, even out...
You know, Lord, encouragement is like oxygen - we can't live without it. It was lovely watching two little kids the other day. They were probably both about 3 years old. Little "Ricky" was trying hard to get the wrapper off of a stick of gun. His friend, "Emmy," was watching him, suggested he watch how she did it. He watched his little neighbor girl slowly unwarp her stick of gum. Then he tried again as she encouraged him, step by step, to unwrap it from the side, not from...
Last weekend at our Saturday night and Sunday services, I had the responsibility of preaching on the readings for the 21st Sunday in Ordinary time. The readings were as follows: Isaiah 66:18-21, Hebrews 12:5-7,11-13 and the Gospel was Luke 13:22-30. In my homily I focused mostly on the Hebrews reading and the Gospel reading. I started my homily with a survey of those present. The survey was one question long and was the same question that is at the top of this page. The...
North Central Senior Citizens Center Aug. 29 to Sept. 2 Menu Monday, Aug. 29 — Shepherd’s pie, salad, rolls, dessert Tuesday, Aug. 30 — Salad, baked ham, mashed potatoes with gravy, peas, rolls, pineapple cake Wednesday, Aug. 31 — Sweet and sour chicken, rice, egg rolls, cheese cake with cherries Thursday, Sept. 1 — Hamburger Stroganoff, buttered noodles, broccoli, gingerbread Friday, Sept. 2 — Soup, chef’s choice, dessert Keeping up with the pandemic: Aug. 22, 40 new cases of COVID-19, total number is 5,532, active 17, on...
Havre's National Night Out is set for Tuesday, Aug. 30, 6-8 p.m. at Montana State University-Northern's SUB Drive, with a free barbecue, live music and plenty of activities for youth and families interacting with law enforcement, other first responders and their community partners. Across the country, National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign to enhance the relationship between community members and law enforcement as well as the agencies, organizations and...
