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Montana Department of Transportation issued the following release about how it is handling snow removal in Havre: “In urban Havre, Montana, Department of Transportation has been moving snow to the center of our maintained routes, U.S. Highway 2 (First Street) and Fifth Avenue.” “This change is to allow more room in the travel lanes and help clear parking and sidewalks. “When time and conditions allow, MDT maintenance crews will remove the snow from these center berms. “MDT’s goal is to keep the roadways open and safe for th...
Editor’s note: The Havre Daily News received the following announcement from Havre Public Works Department after today’s edition already was sent to the press: “The City of Havre will begin trying to clear out snow from the downtown area, starting Friday morning (12/30/22). Please be patient with our crews as they work.As snow and slush continue to pile up across Havre, many drivers are facing troubles getting around, particularly in the downtown area.” The original story f...
Press release Montana local food producers and business entrepreneurs interested in community food hub start-ups are invited to participate in a free online Food Hub training workshop Tuesdays from noon to 1 p.m. Feb. 7 and 14 and March 7, 14 and 21. People can visit https://www.hopamountain.org/localfood-for-local-families for information on how to join this five-part training series offering education and discussion about what a food hub is, various potential business structures, available software for networking local...
The Havre Police Department, in conjunction with the National Child Safety Council, is disseminating educational materials for children and senior citizens on subjects ranging from drugs to identity theft. A release from the police department Tuesday said the agency will be providing materials for children, preschool age and older, focusing on drug and crime prevention as well as general child safety. National Child Safety Council is the largest and longest-serving not-for-profit organization in the United States dedicated...
After 42 years serving the area, Havre business Evans Optical is closing its doors as the last of its founders, Jim Evans, retires from the eye-glass business at the end of the year. Evans, whose last day is Saturday, said the business was family-owned and -operated from the beginning, with his uncle, Bill Evans, his dad, Tiger Evans, and himself starting the business at the end of 1980. "Bill and I started it, but my dad invested in it," Evans said, adding that very soon...
The Havre Police Department, in conjunction with the National Child Safety Council, is disseminating educational materials for children and senior citizens on subjects ranging from drugs to identity theft. A release from the police department Tuesday said the agency will be providing materials for children, preschool age and older, focusing on drug and crime prevention as well as general child safety. National Child Safety Council is the largest and longest-serving not-for-profit organization in the United States dedicated...
Press release The Montana Department of Transportation announced and invited the public to comment on a proposal to apply a scrub seal and new pavement markings on about 22 miles of Highway 223, south of Chester. The project begins approximately south of the Liberty/Chouteau county line and extends north for 22 miles, ending 5 miles south of Chester. Proposed work includes a scrub seal, new pavement markings, new warning and regulatory signs, and a bridge deck repair and seal over the Marias River bridge. The purpose of the...
The Fresno Chapter of Walleyes Unlimited, in partnership with the City of Havre and Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, is collecting Christmas trees to be used for creating fish habitats in Fresno Reservoir. The trees will be distributed at various locations around Fresno Reservoir with the goal of enhancing fishing. People wishing to donate their trees can take them to a labeled dumpster at Memorial Park near the Sixth Avenue Softball Complex over the next two weeks. Walleyes...
A short respite from wintry weather — though not of the snow piled on the ground — appears to be over with snow falling this morning, a winter weather advisory for Hill and Blaine counties extending into parts of Chouteau and Phillips counties through tonight and more normal winter temperatures predicted the rest of the week. The winter advisory said the plains today can expect up to 4 inches of new snow, with the highest accumulations on the northern foothills on the Bear Paw Mountains and up to eight inches expected in the...
The Havre Community Christmas Dinner at the Havre Eagles Club Sunday served 650 meals Saturday, marking another successful year in the decades-long history of the event. Community Christmas Dinner Committee Chair Doug Denny said the number of meals served this year was about the same as last year, but overall the event seems to have gone smoother despite the previous week's weather. Denny said they were a little short of drivers for the deliveries this year, but given the extr...
Staff and wire report While much of the nation was hit hard by winter storms over the holiday including, some of the deadliest winter weather in New York in two generations, this area, hit with bitter cold temperatures in the weeks prior to Christmas saw the weather turn warm for the holiday. In Havre, the cold spot in the state Friday morning with a low of minus 38, the temperature went from 9 below zero Saturday morning to 45 degrees Christmas Day. The weather caused problems of its own with slippery highways, streets and...
People planning to head west on U.S. Highway 2 today will have to deal with some road closures. Glacier County DES announced this morning the highway is closed from Mile Marker 209.1 to 221.7 between Browning and East Glacier and from Mile Marker 221.7 to 253.5 between Browning and Cut Bank. The DES office said that at 7 a.m. the area had low clouds, was windy and milder with a little accumulation of snow late this afternoon. A chance of snow before 3 p.m., then a chance of...
The Hill County Commission granted a pair of funding requests to the Hill County Sheriff’s Office, both of which initially drew questions from some county officials. The first of these requests was for $13,850 for the department to buy 10 new computers, which Hill County Sheriff Jamie Ross, who was at Thursday’s meeting, said that is fewer than half of their inventory. Hill County Commissioner Diane McLean said based on what the commission has been shown these 10 computers would replace ones that are no longer fit for pur...
Staff and wire report Havre was the coldest spot in the state Thursday with a low of minus 38 - that didn't beat the Dec. 23, 1989, record of minus 45 - but the bitter cold may be easing up in this part of the country. Predicted highs today in this area range from minus 5 to minus 11, but lows tonight are expected to be - relatively - warmer, ranging from minus 16 to minus 8, up to 30 degrees warmer than Havre's low Thursday. The forecast calls for a chance of snow through...
Havre Daily News staff The annual Community Christmas Dinner is set at Havre Eagles Club Dec. 25 People can still call Havre’s North Central Senior Citizens Center at 406-265-5464 today to reserve having a meal delivered Christmas Day. The meal at the club runs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., and the organizers still are looking for volunteers. People can call the club at 406-265-9551 to volunteer and for more information about the diner, a tradition in Havre for decades. Havre Eagles Secretary Doug Denny said earlier this week t...
Staff and wire report Havre Police Department has reminded people about the requirements for snow removal. “As we gear up for a long winter, the city would like to remind everyone not to plow or shovel snow onto the streets or onto your neighbor’s property,” a release from the police department said. “Snow should be kept on your private property and/or have it removed by contacting a local snow removal service. Do not pile snow onto the streets. Below is the City’s Ordinances governing snow removal.” The release also listed...
Havre Daily News staff Havre Community Pool is inviting people to a family and recreational swim offered nexst week. “If you want to get your kids tuckered out and enjoy some family time, the pool is it,” a post said. 12/29 and 12/30, Recreational swim is from 1-3 p.m. and family swim from 7-9 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Dec. 29–30. Recreation swim is no toys and children older than 7 can come on their own. Family swim is all toys and floaty types but an adult has to be in the water with the children and toys....
Editor's note: This version adds a statement from Chinook about running water to keep pipes from freezing. While this part of Montana has been buffeted by extreme cold, wind and snow, along with a good part of the nation, city and county officials said snow removal is partially on hold due to the extreme wind chill. Havre Public Works Director Dave Peterson said this morning that his department has been plowing some areas that were drifted in downtown and are keeping the...
Press release Montana State University Extension will hold a Real Colors workshop Tuesday, Jan. 24, at the 4-H Chuckwagon from 5:30-8:30 p.m. The class will be limited to 25 participants and there will be a charge of $15 for the cost of materials. Based in temperament theory, Real Colors is a tool that bridges temperament theory and real-life applications in a way that is easy to understand, fun to learn and that offers unprecedented levels retention. Using Real Colors, people learn to recognize, accept and value the...
The Havre Animal Shelter has taken in several cats and dogs recently, including several puppies, leaving the shelter over capacity, and the non-profit Friends of the Havre Animal Shelter has put out a call for help with expenses. Animal Control officer Pete Federspiel said this morning that the shelter has 39 dogs and puppies and 15 cats and kittens, which is well over the shelter’s normal capacity. In the past week alone, he added, the shelter has taken in a litter of four puppies, another six puppies that are likely from t...
In addition to discussing progress on a number of repairs going on at the Great Northern Fairgrounds, the Great Northern Fair Board and Fairgrounds Manager Frank English discussed upcoming events at the board’s monthly meeting. Among the events discussed was an Aaron Tippin concert for the Police Protective Assocation that will be at the Bigger Better Barn April 6 from 7 to 9 p.m. He also said he’s working on setting up opportunities for local schools to use the grounds for art projects, as well as a photo and logo con...
Staff and wire report Winter started today in a second month of bitter cold, with subzero temperatures expected for highs through Friday and lows approaching minus 40, as much of the rest of the country also prepares for bitter cold. The cold has led to some schools canceling classes, stopping buses or going to online learning, impacted sporting events and other activities and led Havre's Montana Veterans Affairs Division office to cancel outreach. The temperatures started...
Havre Daily News staff For a new experience of holiday classic, people can rent last year’s Montana Actors’ Theatre performance of “A Christmas Carol” for $5. The classic tale is told with Bunraku puppets that were handmade by the cast and crew of the production. To rent this video of “A Christmas Carol” people can go online to https://vimeo.com/ondemand/mtactors ....
District 4 Human Resources Development Council just received a $20,000 grant for “The Haven” the organization’s domestic violence shelter, which is in need of repairs. HRDC Victims Services Program Director Rose DeBerry, who’s been in that position for just more than a year, said the grant’s funds are unrestricted, so they can be used in any number of ways, but the highest priority now is repairs. DeBerry said the shelter has had to operate with limited beds for some time now because some of the rooms were in need of repairs,...
