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Out our way, quite often herding the cattle is made easier by their tendency after breeding to stick together. Even the bulls, who will attack each other viciously when the cows are "in season," let bygones be bygones and lie around together in what Charlie and I used to call "the good old boys club." But you may recall there was that time when the smallest Charolais bull, "Junior," was missing. So, before we could move the herd to a new pasture, we had to go hunt for Junior....
As many of you readers are already aware, I am the very, very part-time chaplain at the Northern Montana Care Center, and have been since November of 2019. Unfortunately, due to the COVID-19 situation and continuing cases, I have been unable to to do services and visits in-person in the Care Center since Sept. 23, 2020 - two-and-a-half months! That has been really tough on the residents, and I haven't liked it much either. ... With no end in sight to the continuing COVID-19...
Press release The AZ Chapter of Montana PEO met Tuesday, Dec. 8, and presented the Star Scholarship to Willie LaSmith, a 2020 Graduate of Havre High School. The P.E.O. STAR Scholarship is a highly competitive onetime $2,500 scholarship recognizing graduating high school senior women who demonstrate outstanding leadership, academic achievement, extracurricular activities, and community service and who plan to pursue full or part-time post-secondary education in the United...
Havre High School announced that sophomore Erin Kadrmas and freshman Micheal Emge are Havre High's November students of the month. The daughter of Mike and Brenda, Erin, has one older sibling, Julie, 2. Erin is a member of the Havre High marching band and pep band and her hobbies and interests include art, music, and playing the saxophone. She was nominated by Cullen Hinkle because she "is always going above and beyond to help and does her work promptly all of the time. ......
Editor’s note: Since this story was published, issues have arisen preventing the North Central Senior Center from taking meal delivery calls. People are asked to call the Hill County Commission office at 400-2327 by 3 p.m. Thursday to request a meal delivery. The Eagles Club is still looking for volunteers for the Community Christmas dinner, Eagles Club Manager Tom Farnham said. The event is continuing on despite the COVID-19 pandemic but with some changes for social d...
Hill County Public Health Director and Health Officer Kim Larson said the community is doing a good job following public health guidelines and the rate of COVID-19's spread in the county is still falling. Larson, like many in public heath nationwide, said she's been on pins and needles waiting to see if the area would see a spike in COVID-19 cases in the wake of Thanksgiving, but it seems like Hill County dodged a bullet as no spike has materialized. "I was holding my breath...
6 hours of COVID Christmas … in Greece is the creative way Montana Actors’ Theatre has come up with to perform during the COVID-19 pandemic. MAT has done a 24-hour play fest for four years, said Artistic Director Grant Olson. “We get a group of actors, directors and writers, and they don’t know who they are going to be working with at all. Then on the Friday night before the play fest, we usually draw names to make teams,” he said. “We will then assign a playwrite t...
The total number of cases of COVID-19 in Montana on the state map after this morning’s update was 75,483 with 766 new cases, 9,241 active. The number of active hospitalizations was 306. The number of deaths was 849. Blaine County reported Wednesday evening 1 new case, 531 total, 28 active, 3 active hospitalizations, 22 deaths Hill County reported Wednesday evening 15 new cases, 1,523 total, 80 active, 2 active hospitalizations, 33 deaths Rocky Boy — reported Wednesday evening, also reported on either Chouteau or Hill Cou... Full story
Havre Police Department A caller reported Wednesday at 8:13 a.m. that a black bicycle with hot pink rims and seat was left on a 13th Street West property. -- Wednesday at 9:28 a.m., a caller asked to speak with officer about a juvenile running away from a grandparent's home. -- Millard James Weasel of Fort Belknap, 39, was arrested on charges of burglary to a residence, partner or family member assault causing reasonable apprehension, and trespass to property after a caller...
From U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana GREAT FALLS — A Havre man who admitted dealing methamphetamine for two years was sentenced today to 66 months in prison and five years of supervised release, Acting U.S. Attorney Leif Johnson said. Terry Lee Wells, Jr., 34, pleaded guilty on Aug. 17 to possession with intent to distribute meth. Chief U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris presided. The prosecution said in court documents that in December 2019, law enforcement had been receiving information about Wells’ inv...
Havre Daily News staff Havre Community Food Bank is inviting Hill County residents to sign up for its Christmas Food Box Giveaway. Recipients will make appointments to pick up the boxes Monday, Dec. 21. Pickups will be by appointment only. To register, people can call Alma at 265-6743 ext. 1125....
Press release The Hill County Community Foundation has announced six grant recipients for the 2020 grant cycle. The HCCF 2020 grant cycle was very competitive with the committee receiving 11 applications for funding. This year’s grantees include CASA of Hill County, the Associated Students of Montana State University-Northern — ASMSUN — the Hill County 4-H Foundation, the Havre Eagle’s Manor, Roses Helping Hands in partnership with Bear Paw Development Corp. and Havre Trails Inc. HCCF had a total of $3,000 to grant out thi...
The Great Northern Fair Board canceled its monthly meeting Tuesday at the fairground's Community Center due to a possible COVID-19 exposure. Fairgrounds Manager Frank English said in an email to the board Tuesday evening that he had a sneeze, cough and felt sick. The email said he could make the meeting but would feel irresponsible doing so. English told the board that he'd been working in the community center all day and Hill County Commissioner Mark Peterson said the board d...
By 1:15 p.m. Tuesday, Small Business Administrator Montana District Director Brent Donnelly had made 11 stops on on his tour promoting the support of small businesses in Montana, which Tuesday included a stop at Havre's Boxcar's Restaurant and Bar. He came to Havre from Chester and was on his way to Chinook after he left, three of his stops to visit all 56 counties in seven days. While in Havre, Donnelly championed small businesses across the state, which he said serve as the...
In a press release issued this morning, Havre police said they will increase patrols in Havre from Dec. 16 to Jan. 2. The holiday season brings cheer and seasons greetings, but people will also have to mindful of drunk driving as patrols will be in full force during the holidays, the release said. There are many things people look forward to from year to year, one thing that should not be a tradition is Montanans losing their lives because of drunk drivers. “The holiday season should be a happy time for all Montanans,” Hav...
The number of active hospitalizations was 311. The number of deaths was 836. Blaine County reported Tuesday evening 5 new cases, 580 total, 28 active, 3 active hospitalizations, 21 deaths Hill County reported Tuesday evening 3 new cases, 1,508 total, 82 active, 82 active hospitalizations, 33 deaths Rocky Boy — reported Tuesday evening, also reported on either Blaine or Phillips County numbers, 2 new cases, 720 total, 42 active, 37 active on Roly Boy’s Indian Reservation, 1 active hospitalization, deaths not listed Fort Bel... Full story
The city of Havre is canceling. effective June, its agreement to provide fire services to Rural Fire District 1, a ring-shaped space around the boundaries of Havre, so a new agreement can be put in place, Havre Mayor Tim Solomon said. Solomon said the 30-year-old agreement for Havre to provide fire services to Rural Fire 1 has nothing in it about enforcing fire codes in the area, and the city wants a new agreement that includes that. Solomon said such agreements are common. “In Hill County, there are other Rural 1’s out the...
The Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees will meet Thursday at 12:15 p.m. via zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87810398769 . Copies of attachments that are determined to be public information may be requested by contacting the clerk’s office at 395-8550. 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. Consideration of memorandums of understanding between Havre Public Sch...
Havre Police Department Three people were arrested during a vehicle stop on 17th Street at 8:04 a.m. Tuesday. Details on the charges were not provided in the dispatch log, but Cameron Michael Boggs-Duran, who is named as an involved party in the log, is listed in this morning's jail roster as being held on charges of possession of drug paraphernalia and obstructing a police officer or other public servant. -- A Tuesday 2:07 p.m. caller asked for a well-being check on a family...
Press release It's estimated that one in every four kids is food insecure and not sure where their next meal is coming from, Boys & Girls Club of the Hi-Line said in a press release. Havre Ford and the Ford Motor Company Fund want to ensure that kids don't go hungry this holiday season. Havre Ford recently presented the Boys & Girls Club of the Hi-Line with a check for $1,000 to help feed kids during the holidays. "We know it can be difficult for some families to provide...
Press release The Havre Community Pool will be closed for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day and New Year’s Day, Dec. 24-25 and Jan. 1. For more information, people can call the Havre Community Pool at 265-8161 or 265-5781....
Press release WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is increasing incentive payments for practices installed on land enrolled in the Continuous Conservation Reserve Program. USDA’s Farm Service Agency is upping the Practice Incentive Payment for installing practices, from 5 percent to 20 percent. Additionally, producers will receive a 10 percent incentive payment for water quality practices on land enrolled in CRP’s continuous signup. FSA administers CRP on behalf of the Commodity Credit Corporation. “The Conservati...
Press release HELENA — The Montana Pulse Crop Committee is seeking proposals to fund market development projects and educational projects designed to promote and enhance Montana’s pulse industry. All funding awards will be determined by the Montana Pulse Crop Committee and proposals are due March 1 by 5 p.m. MST. Proposals must be submitted through the Webgrants system at https://funding.mt.gov/index.do . A complete list of guidelines, eligibility requirements and application procedures are available on the Montana Dep...
