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You know, Lord, sometimes one runs across an article that reminds us of days gone by, how You "surround" us with Your unfailing love. Sharing the article and Bible verse with friend, Del, to her that also brought back memories of quilts from when she was a kid. Her mom loved to quilt as did others in their neighborhood. She excitedly told that neighbor lady, "Jane," made quilts not only for her children, but she also made a special quilt for each one of her grandchildren. Del...
Junior and senior students at Turner High school have been attending dual enrollment courses this school year, earning both high school and college credits. Dual enrollment is offered every year in Montana and many students earn general education credits at a free or discounted rate while in high school. The classes are general education classes and in Montana the first two are free, after that the classes are reduced price from regular tuition. Turner Public Schools...
Havre Police Department Officers investigating suspicious activity on the 700 Block of Second Street at 8:49 p.m. Wednesday made a juvenile arrest on a 17-year-old, sex not listed, on charges of underage tobacco possession or consumption, possession of drug paraphernalia and juvenile runaway and arrested Anthony Garren Azure of Havre, 22, on two charges of obstructing a peace officer or public servant and on Justice or City court warrants. -- Officers investigating a...
Hill County Commissioner Jake Strissel, the newest member of the Hill County Commission sworn in Dec. 31, said the experience has been exciting despite how much he has had to learn just to get up to speed. "Holy cow, it's like drinking water out of a fire hose," Strissel said. ".... I'm enjoying the heck out of it." He said his fellow commissioners, Diane McLean and Mark Peterson, have been great to work with and have helped immensely getting him up to date on everything that...
The number of active hospitalizations was 114. The number of deaths was 1,201. Blaine County, reported Wednesday evening 4 new cases, 685 total, 4 active, 1 active hospitalizations, 24 deaths Hill County, reported Wednesday evening 3 new cases, 1,802 total, 22 active, 1 active hospitalizations, 4 deaths Rocky Boy, reported Wednesday evening, also reported on either Chouteau or Hill County numbers, 1 new case, 788 total, 2 active with 2 active on Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation, no active hospitalizations, deaths not listed. F...
The 2020-2021 winter season has been uncommonly mild so far, and City of Havre Public Works Department has been able to take advantage of the weather in a number of ways in the past weeks and months. Havre Public Works Director Dave Peterson said the longer the mild weather holds, the less potential there is for road damage in the coming months. When moisture finds its way into and under the roads then freezes, it can expand and damage roadways, but because the weather has been so mild there’s very little frost in or on t...
Fifth grader Keyon Roberts won Sunnyside Intermediate School's annual spelling bee Tuesday afternoon on the word "fanged" and will be registered for an online intermediate spelling bee and the winners of that will advance to the the Montana State Spelling Bee. The online intermediate bee replaces the Hill County Spelling Bee, canceled this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In previous years, students who won their school bees would advance to the county bee, with the winner...
The 2021 Hi-Line Hell Freeze Hockey Tournament is set to heat up the ice at Havre Ice Dome Thursday through Sunday. Fourteen teams, including eight from Havre, in this year’s hockey tournament will compete in at least three games each, with the top teams vying in final rounds for a top-three placing. This tournament is the main fundraiser for Havre Youth Hockey, Derek Vaughn, one of the organizers, said. All the proceeds will help pay expenses for participation and c...
Staff and wire report Montana Senior Medicare Patrol said in a release that local Area Agencies on Aging are reporting that senior citizens are calling to ask about a credit card that arrived in the mail from "Money Network Financial," saying that they represent the U.S. Treasury and the recipient should call to activate the card with their economic stimulus. These are legitimate cards. Some 8 million Americans are receiving their stimulus payments on a pre-paid debit card sen...
The number of active hospitalizations was 118. The number of deaths was 1,201. Blaine County, reported Tuesday evening 10 new cases, 681 total, 54 active, 1 active hospitalization listed, 24 deaths Hill County, reported Tuesday evening 11 new cases, 1,799 total, 21 active, 40 active hospitalizations, 40 deaths Rocky Boy, reported Tuesday evening, also reported on either Chouteau or Hill County numbers, 1 new case, 787 total, 1 active on Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation, no active hospitalizations, deaths not listed Fort B...
Press release The Montana Association of Clerk and Recorder’s is again sponsoring 2 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 questions c...
Beginning Monday, Montana Actors’ Theatre will be offering workshops for middle school and high school aged youth. The workshops will be held Mondays and Wednesdays from 4 to 6 p.m. at Montana State University-Northern’s Little Theatre in Cowan Hall. The tentative workshop schedule is: February — Auditioning, character development and basic movement April — Costume design and construction May — Intro to classical theatre, Shakespeare, and stage fighting September — One acts: Writing, development and performance October — L...
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...
The Hill County Park Board will meet at the Community Building on the Great Northern Fairgrounds Monday, Feb. 1, at 5:30 p.m. 1. Approval of minutes 2. Approval of agenda 3a. Guest and public comment from December’s meeting 3b. Guests and public comments on agenda items only/agenda requests for next meeting 4. Cabin Business: #4 Eagle Lane 5. Old business: Monitoring progress South cross fence 6. New business: Cliff Plum Bullhook Bottoms Black Powder Club Chamber of Commerce Bear Paw Marathon Fuels management partnership W...
A front-page article in Tuesday’s edition of the Havre Daily News about the Great Falls-Billings Diocese of the Roman Catholic Church planning to close the St. Paul Mission School in Hays next year misspelled the name of the diocese....
Havre Police Department A Washington Avenue caller asked Tuesday 2:22 p.m. to speak with an officer about suspicious activity going on in a family member's home. -- Scott Earl Smith of Havre, 40, was issued a summons on a theft charge after a Tuesday 2:52 p.m. caller at a First Street West business reported a theft that happened at 2 p.m. -- Marshall Earl Doney of Harlem, 32, was arrested on a charge of partner or family member assault after a caller on Second Street West...
From Montana Department of Livestock HELENA — The Montana Department of Livestock continues to prepare for a foreign animal disease — FAD — introduction into the state. The Animal Health Bureau — AHB — and the Montana Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory — MVDL —were recently awarded funding by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’ Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to increase practical livestock biosecurity measures and address needs related to receiving, testing and reporting diagnostic test results, respectively. T...
The Great Falls-Billings Diocese of the Roman Catholic Church is closing a more-than-a-century-old school in Hays due to staffing shortages with the hopes of reopening it a year later. A letter from Bishop Michael Warfel to parents, parishioners and community members of St. Paul Mission Grade School, forwarded to Havre Daily News, says the school will stay open through May but not reopen next fall. “Our hope is we can reorganize the school and reopen in the following year,” Warfel wrote in the letter. The diocese had not res...
COVID-19 numbers in the region both show success in slowing the spread of the disease in some areas but how fragile that situation is in others. While some counties are reporting few new cases and dropping numbers of active cases, surges in other areas are raising numbers and shutting down schools. Dodson Public Schools Superintendent Gary Weitz said this morning that the Dodson school board approved in a special Zoom meeting Saturday keeping the schools there closed until...
The number of active hospitalizations was 128. The number of deaths was 1,185. Blaine County, reported Monday evening 9 new cases over the weekend and Monday, 671 total, 44 active, 1 active hospitalization listed, 24 deaths Hill County, reported Monday evening no new cases, 1,731 total, 17 active, 2 active hospitalizations, 40 deaths Rocky Boy, reported Monday evening, also reported on either Chouteau or Hill County numbers, no new cases, 786 total, none active, none active on Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation, no active h...
The Hill County Commission will hold its business meeting Thursday at 10 a.m. in the commission office. The meeting agenda is: Public comments on non-agenda items Public comments on agenda items Claims Employment Budgets Resolutions Contracts Approval of KUBL contract for control panel at Hill County Detention Center Website contract Board appointments Policy updates County permit approval Subdivision/survey approval Morris Sherlin — Revised plat County needs Milk River Levy assessment Security camera’s bid award War...
Press release The North Star Speech and Drama Team is going to state Thursday through Saturday. Last Saturday, the Class BC Northern Divisional Meet was held virtually by Chester-Joplin-Inverness High School, and all five North Star participants are headed to state, hosted by Huntley Project. In drama, the dramatic duo acting of Choral Wicks and Kaden Frickel placed fourth. In speech, Garret Pedersen placed second in impromptu speaking, Collin Welch took second in humorous oral interpretation of literature and Emily Conner...
Havre-Hill County Library Staff While our stacks are currently closed to the public, you can still check out books. Here are some of our newest titles. New Fiction Thrillers and suspense novels are a great way to liven up a long winter. Here are some of our newest: “White Ivy” by Susie Yang. Ivy Lin grows up learning to lie and steal from her grandmother, allowing her to accumulate the trappings of a suburban teen — and, more importantly, attracting the attention of Gideon Speyer, the golden boy of a wealthy political famil...
