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Montana Actors' Theatre began its new youth workshops Monday in The Ryan Building, led by Youth and Children's Theater Director Angela Pratt. The workshops will teach the basics of theater over the next year. The workshops will include auditioning, character development and basic movement; costume design and construction; intro to classical theatre, Shakespeare, and stage fighting; one acts: writing, development, and performances; light and sound; intro to puppetry; and prosth...
The Havre City Council approved road closures for a local marathon and the appointment of a new probationary police officer at their monthly meeting Monday evening. Havre Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Julea Robbins said her organization was going to hold a marathon last year, the inaugural Bear Paw Marathon, but it had to be cancelled because of the pandemic. She said they will likely be able to hold it this year and the Chamber has put plans in place to do so safely by host out-of-state runners remotely as...
The number of active hospitalizations was 116. The number of deaths was 1,249. Blaine County, Health Department reported that from Friday through Sunday it was notified of 7 new cases and the county has 698 total cases, 39 active, no active hospitalizations, 24 deaths Hill County, reported Monday evening 4 new cases, 1,817 total, 25 active, 1 active hospitalization, 40 deaths Rocky Boy, reported Monday evening, also reported on either Chouteau or Hill County numbers, no new cases, 792 total, 6 active, 6 active on Rocky...
Staff and wire report The North Star speech and drama team, coached by Linda Lett, competed online in the Class BC state meet hosted by Huntley Project Thursday, Friday and Saturday. All five North Star Knights competing made it to the semifinals to place in the top 14, including Garret Pedersen in impromptu speaking, Collin Welch in humorous interpretation of literature, Emily Conner in spontaneous interpretation of literature, and two made it to finals to place in the top eight. Placing fifth in dramatic duo acting were...
Press release QPR Suicide Prevention Trainings will be facilitated online the first Fridays in February, March, April and May from 1-2:30 p.m. These trainings are free to anyone in Hill County, sponsored by the Hill County Local Advisory Council on Behavioral Health and the Hill County Suicide Awareness Coalition and Montana State University-Northern. To register, people can email [email protected] . QPR: Question, persuade, refer, are three steps anyone can learn to help prevent suicide. Just like CPR, QPR is an emergenc...
Havre Daily New staff Havre High School’s band is holding a Crunch for a Cause fundraiser Thursday at Taco John’s. From 5 to 7 p.m., people going through the drive through at Taco John’s can show a flier of the fundraiser on their phone or a printed version or mention that they are donating to the band and 50 percent of the purchase price will go to the band....
Press release During the COVID-19 pandemic and the isolation and stress caused by it, many people are looking for resources for themselves and others who need support. Following are a list of some numbers people can call for help and support. • Montana Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255) • RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673 • Tumbleweed Runaway and Family Crisis Program: 406-259-2558 and, toll free, 1-888-816-4702 • Friendship Line by Institute on Aging is both a crisis intervention hotline...
Press release The Montana Association of Clerk and Recorder’s is again sponsoring two scholarships for a graduating senior who will be attending an in-state college or university. The first-place scholarship is for $1,000 and the second-place scholarship is for $500. The last day of acceptance of applications is March 12. Application forms are available from the guidance counselor at the high school or from the Hill County Clerk and Recorder, Susan Armstrong, at 315 Fourth St., Havre, MT 59501. People who have any q...
The Hill County Commission will hold its business meeting Thursday at 10 a.m. The meeting agenda is: Public comments on non-agenda items Public comments on agenda items Claims Employment Budgets Resolutions Distribution of Cares Relief funds Contracts KUBL contract approval Website contract Board appointments Weed board Zoning board Policy updates County permit approval Subdivision/survey approval Morris Sherlin — Revised plat County needs Security camera’s bid award Server warranty — DIS...
Havre Police Department Raymond Windyboy of Box Elder, 58, was arrested on a Justice or City court warrant served at 9:21 a.m. Monday in Havre. -- A Monday 10:47 a.m. caller at a Montana State University-Northern residence hall reported fraudulent activity on a bank account. -- Monday at 11:01 a.m., a caller at First Street and Seventh Avenue reported finding a bike left behind a recycle shed. -- A Fifth Street caller reported Monday at 5:56 p.m. that a garage lock had been...
Havre Daily News staff NAMI Havre has put out information on it and its services in a newsletter. “We would like to talk about NAMI Havre a bit and let you know what we are doing and thinking,” the newsletter says. NAMI Havre has been around for about 17 years now and we help with understanding what a mental illness is. We support, educate, advocate, listen and lead for people. The newsletter said classes NAMI Havre is offering are Family to Family, Family and Friends, Family Support and In Our Own Voice. All of the cla...
Gov. Greg Gianforte said the state's vaccination rollout is going well despite being held back by the allocation size of the federal government. At a press conference last Friday Gianforte said nearly 100,000 vaccines had been administered in the state and a almost 25,000 people have been fully immunized. He said this is good news but the current allocation from the federal government is insufficient, being one of the lowest allocations per capita among the 50 states. He said...
Hill County Board of Health at its COVID-19 update Friday decided to change its meeting times for the pandemic update to every other Friday. The next meeting will be Feb. 12. “Hill County has had 1,802 cases of COVID-19, there are currently 17 active cases, which is exciting for us locally to see that still dropping. We are following 18 people who are currently quarantined at this time,” Hill County Public Health Director and Health Officer Kim Larson said Friday. In its upd...
The number of active hospitalizations was 108. The number of deaths was 1,234. Blaine County, reported on the state update this morning, had no new cases, 670 total, 41 active, 24 deaths Hill County, reported Sunday evening 3 new cases, 1,813 total, 24 active, 24 active hospitalizations, 1 death Rocky Boy, current data not available. Fort Belknap, current data not avaialble. Liberty County, reported on the state update this morning, had no new cases, 106 total, 3 active, 1 death Chouteau County, reported on the state update...
Havre Daily News Sports Editor George Ferguson has become publisher of the Havre Daily News, taking over for Stacy Mantle, who held the position until she left the newspaper last Friday after 20 years with the paper. Ferguson, who has worked for the Havre Daily News for 19 years and has been sports editor for 15 of them, said he's excited to have been offered the position and is grateful that the ownership trusts him enough to take over for Mantle. "It's an honor. ... I'm...
From Montana Department of Labor and Industry HELENA — The Montana Department of Labor and Industry announced Friday that the one-week waiting period for Unemployment Insurance (UI) claimants would be reinstated effective Sunday. Beginning the UI week ending Feb. 6, new claims filed will be subject to the non-payable one-week waiting period. This change will not impact existing claims. Only one waiting week is served per benefit year. In March 2020, at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Montana waived the UI waiting week. E...
A release sent to Havre Daily News about the weekly Hill County Commission calendar contained incorrect information. The meeting listed at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday in the commission office is regarding Rural Fire District 1....
Havre Police Department A 13th Street caller asked Friday at 3:22 p.m. to speak with the animal control officer about a new dog they had gotten having bitten a child. -- Officers relay a Friday 9:52 p.m. report from a caller who said water was shooting out of a pipe on Cleveland Avenue. -- Tiffany Freya Holley of Scobey, 18, was arrested on charges of driving under the influence and headlamp violation after being stopped on Second Avenue Saturday at 12:22 a.m. -- Douglas Dale...
Press release A Havre High School debater just missed advancing to single-elimination quarterfinals in Lincoln-Douglas Debate and earning a state medal, and potentially a first-place rank, in a heartbreaking finish at the online Class A state speech, drama and debate tournament over the weekend. Senior LillieAnn Mecklenburg, a four-year Blue Pony debater, went 3-2 at the state tournament and ended with a total of 138 speaker points, two points short of breaking into the single-elimination outrounds, and finished in ninth...
by Rhonda Petersen CJI Speech Coach Three members of the Chester-Joplin-Inverness High School speech team competed at the state BC speech, debate, and drama online tournament over the weekend. More than 40 Class B and Class C schools competed at the state meet, hosted by Huntley Project. CJI senior Emma Wickum did what she has done all year and placed in the top eight of her event. Wickum finished sixth at state in extemporaneous speaking. Senior Cain Cole just missed qualifying for the final round in memorized public...
Gov. Greg Gianforte laid out his vision for Montana's future in his first State of the State speech, given to the Montana Legislature Thursday evening, where he announced his support for a number of bills currently making their way through the legislature. Gianforte said addressing the fallout of COVID-19 pandemic was the primary focus of his administration, including the economic downturn the state has taken in its wake. He said the state mourns the loss of more than 1,200...
Members of the Northern Lights Basketball team volunteered to help a local group put up ribbons in remembrance of the 40 COVID-19-related fatalities in Hill County. "Renelle (Braaten) reached out to us because she thought that we would help, knowing that we do a lot of community service each year," Northern Lights Basketball Head Coach Shawn Huse said Thursday. "We were able to find some time and get some of my players out there today and tie the ribbons up above the notes tha...
The Hill County Commission heard a request by Hill County Sanitarian Clay Vincent to move forward on a plan to expand RSID 10 to include properties that benefit from the Milk River Levee dike but don’t contribute to its maintenance. At the commission’s weekly business meeting Thursday Vincent said these properties likely didn’t exist at the time the map showing the dike’s area of effect was created. “There are properties over there that are benefiting from the dike, big time, that have not been included in the original resolu...
The number of active hospitalizations was 4,217. The number of deaths was 103. Blaine County, reported Thursday evening 1 new case, 686 total, 55 active, active hospitalizations not listed, 24 deaths Hill County, reported Thursday evening no new cases, 1,802 total, 17 active, 1 active hospitalizations, 40 deaths Rocky Boy, reported Thursday, also reported on either Chouteau or Hill County numbers, no new cases, 788 total, 2 active on Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation, no active hospitalizations, deaths not listed. Fort Belknap,...
Staff and wire report A Havre regular in the Fort Peck Summer Theatre is reprising a role for a Valentine's Day fundraiser to benefit another regular in the theater troupe. Pam Veis and Fort Peck Summer Theatre Artistic Director Andy Meyers will perform A.R. Gurney's comedy "Love Letters." Admission is free, but donations will be accepted to go directly to Chayten Pippin and family, a press release said. "An energetic and valued member of the Fort Peck Theatre family, Chayten...
