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A candlelight prayer vigil was held at Box Elder Friday, just more than a week after two Rocky Boy men died in a shooting there, and organizers hope the event will provide comfort and strength to families and a chance to mourn for the lost. The event's main organizer, Chaplain Bruce Meyers, said they had been planning an event like this for some time, but it is especially important now because of what happened late last month. About 1:30 a.m. Thursday, March 28, two Rocky Boy...
Press release Havre Elks Lodge #1201 last Monday installed the members who will lead the lodge in the 2024-25 year. The members who were installed and their offices are Exalted Ruler Matt Kretchmer; Leading Knight Dale Herd; Lecturing Knight Greg Tilleman; Loyal Knight Robert Kurtz; Secretary Brandy Kurtz; Esquire Kyle Leeds; Chaplin Debra Herd; Inner guard Brian Carpenter. The lodge trustees for the 2024-25 year are Carra Palmer, David Murray and Donna Tilleman. “We look forward to working with these fine members who are g...
Press release Two Montana State University-Northern students won top awards at the the 2024 Montana SkillsUSA State conference held at Helena College March 24-2. Hunter Velk took gold in Diesel and Sterling Sheldon took gold in Automotive. The purpose of the Skills USA competition is to promote excellence in technical education and prepare students for successful careers in their respective fields. It brings together talented individuals from various technical disciplines to showcase their skills and compete for recognition....
By Hi-Line Arts Council With a focus on poetry, but with opportunities for fiction and memoir expression, people can join Havre poet and Montana Book Award winner Charles Finn as he takes them on a fun, relaxed and encouraging six-week journey exploring how to put down in words what they’ve always wanted to say. Geared especially to people who say “I can’t write” this gently guided, generative workshop will provide the tools needed to help participants tell their own story in their own words. This class is specifically design...
Havre Police Department Wesley Eric Benally of Havre, 27, was issued a summons on a negligent endangerment charge after officers responded to a request for assistance on 14th Avenue at 8:47 a.m. Friday. -- A 3:16 p.m. Friday caller asked officers to perform a welfare check on someone on 6th Avenue. -- A caller reported a child walking down First Street Friday at 3:40 p.m., and officers searched for but couldn't find the individual. -- Officers provided assistance to a First...
Members of the Hill County Commission discussed their continued support for the override of Senate Bill 442 veto at their weekly business meeting Thursday, where local legislators also voiced their own support. Senate Bill 442 allocates tax revenue generated from the sale of recreational marijuana to conservation, veteran care and county roads, and was passed in the 2023 Legislature with overwhelming bipartisan support. The bill was vetoed by Gov. Greg Gianforte just before the Senate adjourned, leaving most senators unaware...
by Havre Daily News Staff A Candlelight Prayer Vigil is being held tonight in Box Elder from 6 p.m. to dusk. Participants are encouraged to bring a candle and the name of a recently deceased loved one, regardless of how they met their end. Certified Chaplain G. Bruce Meyers, an organizer for the event, said the event is for anyone surviving a recently deceased loved one, but the shooting deaths of Darrin Wade Bernard-Caplette and Thomas R. “T.R.” Yallup last Thursday in Box Elder spurred on holding this event. “Ev...
Two renowned Montana writers, state Poet Laureate Chris La Tray and Montana Book Award Winner Debra Magpie Earling, were at a packed Beaver Creek Perk Thursday evening for a reading and discussion about their lives, influences and the importance of storytelling in an event put on by the Hi-Line Arts Council. The event, Poetic Musings, was moderated by council member Charles Finn, himself a Montana Book Award winner, who introduced the speakers and moderated the event which beg...
By Emily Mayer There was an abundance of agriculture related articles in the Havre Daily Promoter this week 100 years ago. This article was on the front page of the March 30, 1924, edition: CARLOAD OF HOGS WILL BE SHIPPED APRIL 18 Announcement was made yesterday at the meeting of the newly organized shipping association in the storeroom of the Havre Produce company that the first carload of hogs to be shipped by it would leave Havre, April 18. Frank Patterson was given charge of gathering the hogs and making the arrangements...
Press release The Havre-Hill County Library will be hosting a guided six-week poetry and writing class geared toward folks aged 60 and older. Classes will be 10-11:30 a.m., every Tuesday from April 9 through May 14. The class will be taught by Havre poet and Montana Book Award winner Charles Finn, and is especially for those who say “I can’t write!” This program is free, but limited spots are available. Interested people can call 406-265-2123 to sign up....
Monday, April 8, 2024 9:30 a.m. — Commissioner’s working session in the Commission Office Tuesday, April 9, 2024 10:30 a.m. — Road department meeting in the Commission Office 1:30 p.m. — 911 meeting at Havre City Hall Wednesday, April 10, 2024 9:30 a.m. — Meeting in the Commission Office with Auditor Kathy Olson about Verizon Wireless billing Thursday, April 11, 2024 10 a.m. — Weekly commissioner business meeting in the Commission Office. The public may participate in the Hill County Commission weekly business meeting via... Full story
The H. Earl Clack Memorial Museum Board will meet Monday, April 8, 2024, at 6 p.m. in the H. Earl Clack Memorial Museum located at 2 Fifth Avenue, Havre The meeting agenda is: 1. Call to order 2. Roll call of members 3. Reading and approval of minutes 4. Museum Report — Caroline Tuss 5. Wahkpa Chu’gn Report — Caroline Tuss 6. The Foundation Report — Elaine Morse 7. Committee reports a. Budget — Val Hickman 8. Unfinished business a. Cleaning schedule for basement b. Report of Past Perfect Program progress c. Clouse Collectio... Full story
Havre Police Department Officers responded to a Crime Stoppers report of a woman in the area Thursday at 9:14 a.m. -- A caller with the Child Abuse Hotline filed a report with Havre police at 10:14 a.m. Thursday, and a separate report was filed at 11:30 a.m. -- Officers rendered assistance to someone at the fire department Thursday at 11:36 a.m. -- Raymond Windyboy of Box Elder, 62, was arrested on charges of disorderly conduct and open container after callers at 11:16 a.m....
The Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees will meet Tuesday, April 9, 2024, at 6:30 p.m. in the Havre Middle School. The agenda for the meeting is: A. Call to order 1. Pledge of Allegiance 2. Roll call 3. Welcome to visitors 4. Presentation and display Pony Pride Award, presented by Shawna Hanson 5. Agenda deletions or corrections, and additions allowed by policy, if any B. Unanimous consent agenda C. Old business 1. Safe Return to Schools and Continuity of Services Plan 2. Consideration of new and revised policies 2163,... Full story
John 20; 28-29 Out our way, we meet a few tourists along the way and sometimes even celebrities. You may remember the Kevin Costner movie "Dances with Wolves," and a few years back one of the bit players - a kid who went by the moniker "Smiley" because he had been in the movie and smiled a lot in the one scene he was in - well, he came to the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation to talk with the kids at a school program. Impressive - but I got him beat. When pastoring in South Dako...
Welcome to the Season of Eastertide! As I write, there is renewal of life on the prairies and in the mountains. We hear the robins and the meadow larks each morning. We look for the arrival of loons in Beaver Creek Park and snow geese flocking in wheat stubble and a tiny yellow prairie flower are signs of life. (No, I don't mean the dandelion!) For those of us who live in the Northern Hemisphere, Easter's resurrection story is reflected in Nature as winter gives way to...
You know, Lord, April has arrived! Since farming is in our background, it's delightful to hear farmers talk about this new season. It's also great to hear them talk about those new baby animals, cute baby bullocks being born. Oh! Listen! It sounds like the birdies have come back. Next, we'll see the trees are about to bud and those lovely tulips are starting to peek up through the ground, oh, and the daffodils also. When we're close to the prairie, we'll see what we call...
It's Springtime, Lord and we grow old; we don't know what to do. Our helpers left, they were so good, but they flew off to You! At Church last week, three empty seats, one ill, two flew above. We're born to die, You'll call us home, we'll go "back home" in love. Birthdays fly by, plus special days, dear ones sometimes leave gifts, Given by friends to share their love, then they took off - "airlift"! One Tuesday noon, we met for lunch, there was an empty seat. A friend joined u...
Havre Middle School's Sixth-Grade Student of the Month for March is Rylee Heninger. Rylee is the daughter of Nick and Darci Heninger. She has two siblings, Jordan and Lane Heninger. At school, Rylee participates in track, volleyball and choir. Outside of school, she enjoys playing tennis. In her free time, Rylee likes reading, camping and riding bikes with her brother. In the classroom, Rylee has a positive attitude and is cheerful around others. She comes to class prepared an...
North Central Senior Center April 8-12 Menu Monday, April 8 — Cheeseburger, jojo’s, veggies, dessert Tuesday, April 9 — Chicken sandwich, jojo’s, veggies, dessert Wednesday, April 10 — Ham and scalloped potatoes, fruit, dessert Thursday, April 11 — Beef, rice, onions, fruit, dessert Friday, April 12 — Soup, chef’s choice, dessert IMPORTANT: We will be starting meals at the Rudyard Center April 8, 2024. We will also be getting out Meals on Wheels. Please be kind, we are going to try to find all the MOW families and ma...
The Hill County Council on Aging announced meals again will be served at the Rudyard senior center, 406-355-4240, starting Monday, April 8. No meals are served Tuesdays. “We will also be getting out Meals on Wheels. Please be kind, we are going to try to find all the MOW families and make sure everyone gets a first meal,” the council said in a release. “Addresses are a little more rural than we are used to, but we will be doing our best.” The menus planned for the Rudyard center next week are: Monday, April 8 — Spaghetti...
Hill County appears to be taking action to solve a problem at the Hill County Council on Aging which has the potential to cost the organization hundreds of thousands of dollars in state funding in the coming months. A county official said Wednesday afternoon that reports to the state that had not been done, holding up state funding to the council, were now being taken care of. The issue originates from a backlog of unfinished reporting from the Council on Aging to the state, or its overseeing organization, which has caused th...
National Weather Service has issued a flood warning affecting northern Blaine and Hill counties along Lodge Creek near the international border with Canada, with minor flooding forecast. The warning was issued at 6:48 this morning and is in effect until further notice, Weather Service said. At 6:25 this morning, the creek was at 7.9 feet with flood stage at 7 feet, the warning said. The creek is expected to crest this weekend at about 9.3 feet. The greatest flood impacts will likely be for areas close to the creek, the...
Havre Police Department A caller on Grant Avenue reported a domestic disturbance in progress at 8:23 a.m. Wednesday, and responding officers found no actionable disturbance. -- A Rich Street West caller reported a scam Wednesday at 10:40 a.m. -- Two children were reported to have been left unattended on Ninth Avenue at 11:11 a.m. Wednesday. -- An 11:20 a.m. Wednesday caller on Fourth Street reported a puppy was locked in a black vehicle and showing distress. Responding officer... Full story
