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Editor’s note: This version corrects the location of the rally. A cross walk followed by a rally to call for Box Elder being made a Native American Dependent Community is set for Saturday, May 18. “Because of the darkness of alcoholism, drug addiction, missing and murdered indigenous persons and violence in north-central Montana and the Hi-Line, we will carry a cross, walk and pray,” a flyer about the event says, saying people can call Pastor Rich Jesperson at 406-680-7080 fro more information. G. Bruce Meyers said Tuesd...
Press release The office of the Hill County Justice of the Peace announced last week some relocations and possible temporary disruption of service due to work on the Hill County Courthouse. A press release said that, due to replacement of the heating, ventilation and air conditioning system on the second and third floors of the Hill County Courthouse, Hill County Justice Court of Record will be temporarily relocated until further notice. The office will be moving the week of May 20, 2024, to the Timmons Conference Room in...
Press release CHINOOK - The Friends of the Pool and Park Foundation announced that Independence Bank and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines have provided a $60,000 grant from the FHLB Des Moines Member Impact Fund. This matching grant program, which was introduced in 2023, provides nearly $20 million to eligible organizations in order to strengthen communities in target areas of the FHLB Des Moines district. In 2024, the FHLB Des Moines increased the Member Impact Fund...
Press release BOZEMAN - Well-above normal precipitation during April was needed given the meager snowpack conditions experienced this year. Total monthly precipitation was above normal last month only in the Powder and Tongue River basins but was not widespread across Montana. "A couple mid-month storms did provide significant snowfall, but April is typically a wet month in Montana, and total precipitation last month did not meet that standard," said Eric Larson, USDA Natural...
Montana State University-Northern held its 2024 graduation ceremonies Saturday, with commencement speaker world-renowned entertainer and rodeo clown Flint Rasmussen providing the graduates with some good advice filled with local references and lots of humor. The graduating class had279 candidates eligible to receive a total of 411 degrees; 115 women and 164 men eligible for 64 certificates, 158 associate degrees, 174 bachelor's degrees and 14 master's degrees. The ceremony...
U.S. Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Land Management officials signed a Decision Record and Finding of No Significant Impact for a travel plan amendment opening a 0.6-mile primitive road in the Left Coulee area of the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument’s Bullwhacker region, providing legal public motorized and mechanized access to that area. In 2023, the Square Butte Grazing Association and Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks finalized a Public Access Land Agreement through a private parcel along Cow Creek. The B...
By Emily Mayer With all the negative news lately, I thought it would be neat to read about the many good deeds our forebearers were doing to make Havre a better place to live for all walks of life. These four articles were found in the May 4, 1924, edition of the Havre Daily Promoter. CLEAN UP WEEK In their efforts to bring about a general observation of clean up week in Havre the city authorities are entitled to the utmost cooperation. Cities are judged a lot by their appearance. No city that is not clean and wholesome can...
By Kelsey Doncaster One of the most recent projects of the Havre-Hill County Historic Preservation Commission was a collaboration with Montana State University-Northern to nominate Donaldson Hall to the National Register of Historic Places. The National Register is the official list of historic properties worthy of preservation. They hired me, Kelsey Doncaster of Doncaster Consulting in Choteau, Montana, to complete this nomination. In completing a National Register nomination...
Press release The Hi-Line Arts Council has announced the organization’s annual “Art Alley Spring Celebration” event, scheduled for Saturday, May 11,h from 3-7 p.m. to 7 p.m The event, as in past years, will highlight the role of art in Havre and on the Hi-Line and will be a festive, family-friendly celebration in downtown Havre. The Art Alley is located between Second and Third Streets and Third and Fourth Avenues. The east entrance of the alley begins between Helmbrecht Studio and Crawford Distillery. The Havre City Council...
Press release Savannah Riggin of Chester-Joplin-Inverness High School and Reinhard Bold of Havre High School were among north-central Montana students awarded scholarships due to their performance in wrestling. Alexander “Zander” Blewett III, a trial lawyer from the personal injury law firm of Hoyt and Blewett PLLC in Great Falls, Montana, has awarded $500 Scholarships to the top student-athlete wrestlers in north-central Montana from four schools in north-central Montana who have displayed the best combined qualities of wre...
Havre Police Department Tuesday, April 30 A red 2006 Impala was reported at 6:52 a.m. stolen from outside a Ninth Avenue residence. -- A 12:01 p.m. caller reported hitting a parked car on Third Avenue -- A written or verbal warning was issued after a caller at a First Street business reported at 1:03 p.m. that someone was acting up. -- Zackary Eagle Sutherland of Havre, 29, was issued a summons on on a charge of violation of a protective order after a possible restraining...
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Montana BILLINGS - A Billings man who admitted to threatening to kill U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., in voicemail messages was sentenced May 1 to 30 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, the U.S. Attorney's Office said. The defendant, Anthony James Cross, 30, pleaded guilty in January to threats to injure and murder a United States Senator. U.S. District Judge Susan P. Watters presided. The court accepted a...
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Montana GREAT FALLS — A Hays man convicted by a federal jury of sexually abusing a minor girl on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation was sentenced on May 1 to three years and 10 months in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. Following a three-day trial, the jury Oct. 5, 2023 found Daniel Jacob Werk, 38, guilty of sexual abuse of a minor, as charged in an indictment. Chief U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris presided. In court d...
Press release Davey School Board’s regular and organizational board meetings are set for Monday, May 13, 2024, starting at 4 p.m. at the school. People with questions can call 406-265-6970.... Full story
Monday, May 13, 2024 9:30 a.m. — Commissioner working session in the Commission Office 1:30 p.m. — Building manager meeting in the Commission Office Tuesday, May 14, 2024 10:30 a.m. — Road department meeting in the Commission Office 10:30 a.m. — Local Emergency Planning Committee monthly meeting in the City Hall Emergency Operations Center in the basement 1:30 p.m. — 911 Meeting at City Hall Wednesday, May 15, 2024 9 a.m. — County officials meeting in the Commission Office The public may participate in the Hill County Comm... Full story
Havre City-County Airport Board will meet at the airport terminal Thursday, May 16, at 3 p.m. The meeting agenda is: 1. Approval of DATE minutes 2. Correspondence 3. Reports (A) Manager (B) Inspection (C) Finance (D) Engineer 4. Public comments 5. Unfinished business • Big Hangar Renovation • GSA Lease • Mill Levy for Ballot 6. New business • FY25 Budget 7. Approval of May claims... Full story
Press release Dr. Sarah Maze Zerbe, daughter of Tim and Meg Maze of Ranchester, WY, granddaughter of Norman and Margaret Maze of Havre and Lt. Col. Richard and Marguerite LaVigne of Ogdensburg, New York, and niece of Lucinda Maze of Havre has completed her Residancy in Family Medicine through the University of Washington Medical School. Maze Zerbe is a 2013 graduate of Tongue River High School in Dayton Wy, a 2017 graduate of the University of Wyoming and a 2021 graduate of...
Press release Havre Middle School's Sixth-Grade Student of the Month for April is Zechia "Dash" Logan. Dash is the son of Dave and Dawn Kaasa. He has four siblings, Nathan Albert, Rhianna Albert, Elizabeth Anderson and Amy Legge. At HMS, Dash takes pride in his schoolwork and maintains a high GPA. He also participates in the middle school choir. Outside of school, he loves to play basketball, sing and hunt with his father. In his free time, Dash loves to go on road trips with...
Press release ST. GEORGE, Utah — Bailey Proulx of Big Sandy was one of the 2,967 students graduating at Utah Tech University’s 113th Commencement ceremonies Friday. During the first ceremony, held in the morning May 3 at the Greater Zion Stadium at Utah Tech University, 31 percent of graduates earned their associate degree. During the evening ceremony, 37 percent of the graduates received a bachelor’s degree, 31 percent received a certificate, and one percent earned their master’s degree....
North Central Senior Center May 13-17 Menu Monday, May 13 — Polish sausage, sauerkraut, veggies, dessert Tuesday, May 14 — Eggs Benedict, fruit, pudding Wednesday, May 15 — Chicken-fried steak, mashed potatoes and gravy, veggies, dessert Thursday, May 16 — Tuna casserole, veggies, fruit, dessert Friday, May 17 — Potato soup, egg salad sandwich, fruit, dessert Important: We will continue to prepare meals for the Rudyard Center until someone is hired. We will also continue with Meals on Wheels. Please be kind, we are going to...
Matthew 13:22 "The ground of trusting in the riches of this world is sinking sand" Out our way, the upper pastures can be a bit treacherous. The thorn trees and thick clumps of trees in the arroyos can hide unexpected surprises. Being a greenhorn, I did not know that some creek beds get covered in dirt and while they may look dry and solid are actually deep mud holes that, quicksand-like, will grab hold of the unwary and not let go. I have shared this tale a few times before,...
Press release WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has selected 28 organizations to host members of USDA’s Working Lands Climate Corps, an effort that will train the next generation of conservation and climate leaders, providing technical training and career pathway opportunities for young people and helping them deliver climate-smart agriculture solutions for farmers and ranchers. Selections were made in partnership with The Corps Network. WLCC is part of President Joe Biden’s historic American Climate Corps...
A circuit rider pastor has a lot of "windshield time" to pray and to ponder ... pondering can take some mighty strange directions at times. While driving down the highway, I wondered, " How many mile markers there are in Montana?" I googled the Montana Transportation webpage ... there are 13,271-mile markers in our state ... Now, that's a lot of highway! We don't pay much attention to the mile markers unless we need roadside assistance. But in that moment of describing the nea...
You know, Lord, it was special listening to several teens talk about their visit to a rest home, visiting a woman named Violet on Mother's Day. They said she smiled as they stopped in to visit with her. The hot, sticky, midday air came into her little group home unabated, but she didn't complain. Instead, she began wracking her mind for a song to sing. Then a huge smile appeared and she sang, "I am running, skipping, jumping, praising the Lord!" As she sang, she swung her arms...
Press release Shores Floral, a Chinook floral shop, recently held a very successful fundraiser for the "Serving of Hope" fund. Tomi Simonson, owner of Shores Floral presented Christen Obresley, vice president of regulatory and community services at Northern Montana Health Care, a check for $7,015 for the fund. The Serving of Hop" fund was created in 2009 when the Men Who Cook for Women Who Wine event was looking for a new cause to support. That event was started in 2007 to hel...
