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The H. Clack Museum Board members met Monday evening to discuss new and unfinished business for the museum. The board also welcomed new member Dave Martens to the board, and a vote to change the number of board members from seven to nine was approved. As of Labor Day, the Buffalo Jump is closed to the public for the upcoming winter season. They still have appointments for some schools to view the Jump before they close the site down for the winter. The Wahkpa Chu'gn sign has...
Editor’s note: This version corrects the quote of Hill County Park Board member Pam Wilson on Beaver Creek Park usage fees. The Hill County Park Board discussed retaking a controversial vote from last month, park fees and plans for the new Camp Kiwanis Beaver Lodge at their monthly meeting Monday evening. Members of the board did not take action on any items on the agenda that night, because the agenda for that meeting was not published in the Havre Daily News, and was t...
The Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees received an update about ongoing facility improvements and enrollment, and approved policy changes along with the purchase of new vehicles at their monthly meeting Tuesday evening. During the meeting, Ameresco Senior Account Executive Matt Thompson gave a presentation to trustees about his company's ongoing improvements to the district's air quality and circulation, a project paid for with Elementary and Secondary School Relief funds...
Havre Daily News staff The North Central Hangar's annual Air Fair Fly In Breakfast seemed to be a great success Saturday. "This is the most spectacular turnout we have ever had for maybe 50 years," North Central Hangar President Willie Hurd said. "We are really excited. We were a little overwhelmed by the tremendous turnout of the Havre people and the community. We would like to thank everybody for showing up and being a part of this event today. Spectacular." The event...
JENNIFER PELTZ and KAREN MATTHEWS The Associated Press NEW YORK - With tolling bells, personal tributes and tears, Americans, including in Havre looked back today, on 9/11 at anniversary observances that stretched from ground zero to small towns. People gathered at memorials, firehouses, city halls, campuses and elsewhere to observe the 22nd anniversary of the deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil, with a ceremony starting in Havre at its Town Square at 9 a.m. "For those of us...
The Rocky Boy Health Center’s Smudge the Rez Tour begins Wednesday in Box Elder, an event designed to raise awareness for suicide prevention and give hope to people in the area. Melody Henry of the Rocky Boy Health Center, one of the events organizers, said they will be traveling throughout the area preforming the smudge on horseback with traditional drummers following them, blessing the community and providing outreach prevention packets to people. There will also be food at the event. Henry said the reservation has seen a...
Staff and wire report The Hill County Suicide Awareness Coalition will be hosting its ninth annual Suicide Awareness Walk on the Montana State University-Northern campus Thursday, September 14, in recognition of World Suicide Prevention Day. Participants should begin gathering at the clock tower on the Quad south of Cowan Hall on the Northern campus after 6:30 p.m. and speakers will begin at 7 p.m. This year’s theme is “Hope Walks Here.” Havre Public Schools Education Foundation Executive Director Krystal Steinmetz, an advoc...
Havre's Air Fair Saturday has added an aerobatic demonstration to the events, put on by Brittanee Lincoln and Craig Gifford. They are both on the US National Aerobatic Team, and they compete for the United States at the World Aerobatic Championships, which is their equivalent to the Olympics. Lincoln was born and raised in Montana. When Lincoln was just 3 weeks old, her grandfather, Roger Lincoln, took her up in his Cessna 180. She is a fourth-generation pilot, and the first f...
The American Legion and American Legion Riders will be holding a 9/11 Remembrance Service Monday a 9 a.m. at Town Square to honor the bravery and sacrifice of those that responded to the crisis 22 years ago and the people in Havre who do the same jobs. American Legion and Legion Rider member Shawn Heldt, one of the organizers for the event, said he thinks it will be good event for the community, ending out the summer with something to honor people in the area who do good work. “I think it’s going to be a great thing,” Heldt...
Local public school superintendents met in Havre Thursday to talk about major problems and issues their districts are facing. Montana Sen. Shannon O'Brien, D-Missoula, a candidate for Superintendent of Public Instruction, Montana Rep. Paul Tuss, D-Havre, attended the meeting. Havre Public School Assistant Superintendent Brad Moore, who led the meeting, asked if superintendents could talk about their staffing issues as a jumping off point for a larger conversation. Indeed a sho...
The Hill County Commission is taking steps to develop a capital improvement plan that will seek to address the infrastructure needs of the community, voting to submit a planning grant application to the Montana Coal Endowment Program to begin its creation at their monthly meeting Thursday. Hill County Commissioner Mark Peterson said they are allocating $8,000 in local funds that can be used as a match for grants. Peterson said capital improvement plans seek to access the longterm needs of the community and can be used as a...
North Central Senior Center Sept. 11-15 Menu Monday, Sept. 11 — French toast, sausage links, fruit Tuesday, Sept. 12 — Meat loaf, mashed potatoes with gravy, veggies, dessert Wednesday, Sept. 13 — Hamburgers, potato salad, green beans, fruit Thursday, Sept. 14 — chicken-fried steak, mashed potatoes and gravy, veggies, cake Friday, Sept. 15 — Soup, chef’s choice, dessert News from our gift shop: The gift shop is open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. New items are added often. Fall has arrived. In the gift store, new...
Press release Milk River Gobblers announced in a release that it is meeting at the Palace Bar Thursday at 6 p.m. to start getting ready for its annual banquet. “Come join in on the fun and excitement,” the release said. People can contact Jeff at 406-975-1632....
Press release The Havre Chamber of Commerce announced it is continuing its partnership with the Hill County Community Foundation “to make Havre shine during our annual fall community cleanup. Please join us Sunday, Sept. 10, from noon to 2 p.m.” Participants will meet at Town Square at noon to determine where each group/individual will be cleaning. Garbage bags will be provided and dedicated dumpster sites have been established. “We will then regroup at Town Square at 2 p.m. for popsicles, ice cream, drinks and a drawi...
Press release Beginning Monday, Sept. 11, North Central Regional Water will begin its tie in with Havre's distribution system at the intersection of Wilson Avenue and Ninth Street West. During this time there will be road closures, please see map for details. The closures are estimated to last up to 14 days. "Thank you for your cooperation and understanding as well as adjusting your travel plans for those days," Havre Public Works said in a press release....
Press release Havre Public Works announced this morning members of its staff are working on a water main break on the 1100 block of Cleveland Ave. Water is turned off to that block so the department can start the excavation and repair, a release said. It asked people to be aware of men and equipment in the area and note that through traffic will not be permitted on the block. The department will be providing updates as the become available, including on its Facebook page at...
Programs at Aaniih Nakoda College on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation continue to move forward in health and science, technology, engineering and mathematics - STEM - fields, with two programs over the summer ending recently. A release said that one program, the Young Medicine Movement is a multi-level, innovative approach to supporting and developing Aaniiih and Nakoda scholars from the reservation via an educational pathway and tailored support for rising juniors in high...
Alex Sakariassen Montana Free Press A state judge in Helena Wednesday blocked portions of a law passed by the 2023 Legislature to create a system of charter schools — or what supporters call “community choice schools” — in Montana. In his decision, Lewis and Clark County District Court Judge Chris Abbott barred state officials, including Superintendent Elsie Arntzen, from enforcing a large chunk of House Bill 562, which lawmakers approved on largely party lines this spring. However, Abbott declined to block a part of the bil...
by Carla Jenewein Local Red Cross blood drive coordinator July 25, 2023, the Chinook community hosted the Red Cross blood drive. We had 47 donors register with 47 units collected. We registered one first time donor, Daniel Mohar. Two donors reached milestones, Amanda Grebliunas, 1 gallon, and Don Ranstrom, 17 gallons. Door prizes were awarded to Daniel Mohar, Trisha Merrill, Ken Maley, Reese Elliot, Shellie McMaster and Brooke Pruttis. Door prizes were provided by the Presbyterian Church and Zion Lutheran Church as well as No...
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Destination northeast Montana The combination of the previous summer's drought and a tough winter appeared to impact upland bird populations coming into the breeding season in some areas, but also brought enough soil moisture to begin recovering the entire region from drought. May and June (the most critical months for game bird production) saw above average rainfall, which fully pulled the region out of drought for the first time since 2020....
The Havre High volleyball team is off to a hot start this season and it will look to continue that this weekend with another pair of matches. The Blue Ponies start the weekend on Friday night with a road match against Glendive. They will then return home to HHS Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon to face Hardin. As the Ponies head into this weekend slate, HHS head coach Cassie Krueger hopes to see more improvement from her team. "My expectations for this weekend are to find a...
The Seventh Annual Honor Our Legacy Fashion Show is on for Sept. 16 at 6 p.m. at Northern Winz Casino, a free event for the community featuring a lineup of Indigenous fashion, modeling competitions, music and art vendors. The event, organized by local fashion designer Rebekah Jarvey, has been expanding in scope year after year as Jarvey has risen in prominence in the fashion industry over the past few years. Jarvey said, as she's participated in more and more fashion shows...
The Coal Ridge fire in Blaine County was declared controlled Monday morning and the Montana Bureau of Land Management said this morning that all firefighting resources have been released. The fire, originally reported last Tuesday north of the Stafford Ferry in Blaine County, reached 1,200 acres late last week after more than doubling its initially reported 450 acres that Tuesday, but by Friday the fire was 60 percent contained after firefighters worked to establish a perimeter around the blaze. Releases from BLM said the...
Harlem-based nonprofit Day Eagle Hope Project, which provides services for cancer patients and survivors in Fort Belknap and provides food to people in need in the area, is in desperate need of help itself after losing a storage facility and vehicle. Tescha Hawley, who created the organization, said the warehouse they use to store the food they distribute, a building owned by the tribe and used by its Commodities Program, was recently found to have black mold and electrical problems, forcing them to vacate and leaving them...
