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Press release The ski lift at Bear Paw Ski Bowl recently saw major electrical upgrades With the help of numerous volunteers and several community organizations, the first phase, retiring the old and installing the new control cable was completed. The second phase, installing aerial boots, was to continue this weekend. These updates will allow the hill to operate safely and efficiently for years to come. Bear Paw Ski Bowl was able to fund nearly this entire project from a recen...
Press release Havre’s Community Alliance Church is inviting people to attend a worship service the church has set up in partnership with Youth With A Mission Friday in Pepin Park. “All are welcome,” a release said. “Please bring a chair and an expectant heart.” The worship service will be followed Saturday with a worship workshop at the church at 925 Eighth Street from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with people on their own for lunch from 12:30-2 p.m....
Local residents are invited to a legislative listening session in Havre Wednesday, Sept. 27, at the Havre Eagles Club starting at 6 p.m. Havre resident Andrea Melle will be opening the session, Montana House Appropriations Committee Vice Chair Mary Caferro, D-Helena, told Havre Daily News. See an editorial by Melle on Page A4 of today’s edition of Havre Daily News. Caffero and Rep. Paul Tuss, D-Havre, will be on hand to listen to the public in Havre. Caferro said it is a public event and all are welcome. “Our priority is to h...
The Harvest Fest begins in Chester today, a now-annual event revived by local resident Peyton Cole, who, in a twist of fate, unexpectedly returned to her hometown during the COVID-19 pandemic and now finds herself the primary organizer for the event. Cole, who works in music production and management, said she went to Missoula for college in 2016 and never expected to return to Chester, but when the pandemic hit and a great deal of her industry shut down she was hurting for...
Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., talked about the prospect of a government shutdown, new military equipment for the Montana National Guard, and his opposition to the U.S. Department of Education's recent push to withdraw funding for bow hunting and gun safety programs in a press call Thursday morning. Tester said the biggest thing on people's minds at the moment is the looming possibility of yet another government shutdown threatened by the Freedom Caucus, a group of hardline...
Press release Parents, educators and the community are invited to a free film screening and discussion on youth mental health in Havre next week. Wednesday, Sept. 27, 3:30-5:30 p.m. in the Hensler Auditorium of the Applied Technology Center on the Montana State University-Northern campus, a screening of the first hour of the documentary “Hiding in Plain Sight: Youth Mental Illness” will be shown, followed by an in-person conversation with Kee Dunning, a Billings-based licensed therapist, and Montana teen Maclayn, both of who...
The Hi-Line Harvest Festival, in its second year in Chester after being revived by local resident Peyton Cole, begins Friday with events, music, food and vendors around town through Saturday. The Harvest Festival was an event sporadically held in Chester for many years, but has been brought back recently thanks to the efforts of Cole, in the hopes that it will become a yearly event. See more in the Friday edition of the Havre Daily News. At Chester City Park at 3 p.m. Friday Montana Farmers Union Kid’s Day Camp will start alo...
At a Hill County Officials meeting Wednesday Heather Sinclair was introduced as the new director of the Hill County Council on Aging, and, along with providing their reports, county department heads were reminded to maintain a respectful workplace. Hill County Commissioners Jake Strissel and Sheri Williams said the matter of workplace respectfulness had been put on the agenda by Commissioner Mark Peterson, who was not at the meeting, and the former said he’s not sure what Peterson specifically wanted to address. R...
The 2023 Sugarbeet Festival in Chinook will begin Saturday, a yearly festival that, this time around, will also be a celebration of the town’s new slogan, “Small town, big community.” Laine Jorgensen, the event’s press spokesperson, said the town felt it was time for a bit of a rebrand and she is hoping the festival raises enthusiasm for the community. Jorgensen said they are trying to set as many events on main street as possible so people can see as much of the festival as possible in one place. “We’re looking forward to...
Release and Staff Chinook Rod and Gun Club is holding two fall fundraisers, starting this Saturday, to help complete improvements at the club’s trap shooting range and help build a new archery range. Construction projects can begin once the club has the final paperwork for a Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks grant completed and signed, the club’s release said. In the meantime, members are getting to work on their fundraising efforts as well as sourcing and pricing the needed gravel, fencing supplies and other materials. Sat...
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks HELENA — If you’ve traveled east of the Rocky Mountains in Montana, it might not scream “Griz Country.” But don’t let this prairie landscape fool you. There are grizzlies in this region and for the residents who live here they have some tools to avoid grizzly conflicts, one tool might be a little hairy. Special thanks to the Becker family with Stick Leg Ranch. People can watch a video on the topic at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pku_vsytRig . As part of Bear Aware Month, Montana Fish, Wil...
It has been another tame week for fires in this region of Montana as counties across the area report little fire activity and National Weather Service predicts a wet rest of the week. In a regional fire call Tuesday the National Weather Service in Glasgow reported that the area is predicted to get noticeable rainfall in the next few days, which will bring down temperatures and ease fire conditions through the weekend. The service reported that some areas may see over an inch of rain, but it will certainly vary. They said it...
The Great Northern Fair Board discussed efforts to finish multiple projects on the fairgrounds by winter and ongoing contract negotiations with local 4-H, as well as upcoming events on the grounds this coming month. Board members discussed ongoing negotiations with local 4-H’s contract to use the grounds with Ken Erickson saying he thinks their contracts have been unfairly preferential. He said everyone that uses the grounds other than employees and one club which helps them during the fair, has to buy parking passes, so 4-H...
Release and staff Havre Trails is heading to the Little Rockies Sunday for a hike encompassing Hole in the Wall and Mission Ridge in Mission Canyon just outside of Hays. For this event, Havre Trails is partnering with Hays-Lodge Pole High School science teacher Rod Benson, who is offering the hike as a fundraiser for his archery program at Hays-Lodge Pole School. Cost is $10 per person and $15 per family. The hike will leave Hays-Lodge Pole High School parking lot at 10:30 a.m. — organizers recommend leaving Havre at 9 a...
From the MSU News Service BOZEMAN — Youth across Montana who would like to enroll in Montana 4-H are invited to do so during the month of October. Montana 4-H is the youth development program of Montana State University Extension. It offers a range of choices and opportunities for youth to learn and grow, such as cooking or sewing, learning about conservation and robotics or raising an animal, while instilling employable life skills. In all, Montana 4-H offers more than 200 different projects and experiences that engage youth...
Press release The Bear Paw Cooperative, through local school districts, assists in the provision of special education and related services to children with disabilities. Through a process called Child Find, local school districts accepts referrals, provides evaluations and special education for children ages 3-21 years if they qualify. People can contact their local school district or the Bear Paw Cooperative at 406-357-2269 if they have questions....
Press release HELENA — Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is seeking public comment on two environmental assessments. For more information, including how to submit comments, click on the link provided or visit https://fwp.mt.gov/public-notices . White Bear Fishing Access Site EA (https://fwp.mt.gov/public-notices/news/2023/sep/0907---white-bear-ea) FWP is proposing a project to provide security features and develop additional recreational amenities to mitigate undesirable and illegal public behavior at White Bear FAS near G...
Havre Beneath the Streets may be six months away from a major restoration that will see a substantial area of the subterranean museum, closed since 2017 due to deterioration, and the sidewalk above completely repaired after receiving an almost $360,000 grant from the Montana Legislature. The area, a display of a motor services shop in its own basement and the attraction's main entrance until 2017, has been closed to the public for years after deterioration of the area became...
Two Montana teachers, Ashley Pankratz of Dodson and Steven Riccio of Bozeman, have received the Fullbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Research and will be traveling to other countries to complete research projects they hope will help improve schooling in Montana Pankratz and Riccio said they were humbled by being given this award along with 18 other teachers throughout the U.S., and are honored to stand among such distinguished education researchers. "I think everyone...
Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation saw the return of the Honor Our Legacy Fashion Show at Northern Winz Hotel and Casino Saturday night, featuring the designs and talents of numerous indigenous artists and models from across the U.S. and beyond in a event that drew enthusiastic cheers from a full house throughout the evening. This is the seventh annual show, one that has grown year after year, just as its primary organizer, Rebekah Jarvey, has grown in prominence in the fashion...
Havre Festival Days again brought a weekend of fun and events, filling the town with activities from Friday through Sunday. This year's theme focused on the anniversary of Havre's incorporation as a town in 1893, Celebrating 130 Years of Community. The festival again brought long-standing favorites, like the parade that has been held every year Festival Days has happened since it started in 1980, and the Kiwanis Pancake Feed, which actually started three decades earlier, as...
Press release Hill County Sheriff’s Office said in a release this morning that they will be making phone calls to the public, attempting to notify and serve several people who have not returned their juror notification questionnaire from Hill County courts. The release said these are not prank calls or scams. Sheriff’s office staff will simply ask people who haven’t turned in their form or answered their questionnaire to pick up the questionnaire, and respond to it immediately. Following that initial phone call, the sheri...
