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The Havre Eagles Club will once again hold their annual Community Christmas Dinner Dec. 25 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. but they are looking for more volunteers and donations to make the event happen. Havre Eagles Secretary Doug Denny said they are always looking for volunteers and contributions since it takes a lot to make the event happen every year. “It takes quite a few people to deliver close to 400 meals,” Denny said. “ … We’ll find something for them to do.” People can call the club at 406-265-9551 to volunteer. As for the...
Editor’s note: This version adds that North Central Montana Transit provided transportation for Shop with a Cop. The Havre Police Protective Association held its Shop with a Cop event Saturday for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic arrived in the U.S., taking local children shopping for Christmas gifts with local officers. During the event Havre Police officers took young children to shop for Christmas gifts at Walmart after treating them to breakfast at Havre City H...
Havre Public School students had the opportunity to learn about - and make - some traditional Native American clothing last week at Havre High School. Local designer, artisan and fashion show coordinator Rebekah Jarvey of Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation held a class at the high school's food and consumer science classroom last Wednesday and Thursday from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Havre Public Schools Indian Education for All Coordinator Jessica Kennedy-Stiffarm said the students from...
Staff and wire Dangerous, bitter cold has settled into this part of north-central Montana for the week, along with more snow predicted, although relatively balmy weather is expected by the weekend in time for Christmas. The week started in subzero temperatures with the high Sunday in Havre of 1 degree and the low dropping to minus 11. The temperature stayed below zero Monday with the high at about 4 a.m. in Havre, a high of minus 6. The temperature continued to drop for most of the day. The low in Havre Monday was minus 27...
Press release People may see smoke rising in the Little Rocky Mountains near Zortman starting today as Bureau of Land Managment's north-central Montana District fuels program staff planned to begin conducting pile burning on BLM-managed lands at the Camp Creek project area near Zortman. Burning operations will address about 14 acres of woody hand piles located about 1.5 miles northeast of Zortman and one-quarter mile east of the Camp Creek campground on the northwest slope....
Press release The North Star Knights competed in the Tinsel Town Madness Meet held in Choteau Dec. 17, and although the weather turned very frightful, the results achieved by Emily Conner and Joshua Campbell were delightful. The tournament had 19 schools attending, representing AA, A, B, and C, so the competition was fierce. In drama Conner placed fourth in dramatic solo acting, managing once again to bring home the win for the Knights in school drama sweepstakes. In speech, Joshua Campbell, in his debut humorous...
Press release HELENA — The Montana Community Foundation Inc. announced $6,000 in grants awarded from the Blaine County Community Foundation Fund to benefit the communities and residents of Blaine County. The Blaine County Community Foundation Fund was established at MCF by Warren Ross in 1997. Financial support for this grant program also comes from the Ross 87 Ranch Endowment Fund, established by Warren Ross as well. “The communities of Blaine County are fortunate to have the yearly grants from the Blaine County Community Fo...
Press release GLASGOW — The ice is on, and contests are scheduled for ice fishing in Region 6. Early on, there was a mistake on the date of the Fresno ice fishing tournament. The correct date is January 28. Below is the schedule for 2023 for Region 6 in northeast Montana. Please go to https://fwp.mt.gov/fish/regulations/contests for more details and to find out about other contests throughout the state. • Jan. 28 — Fresno Ice Fishing Tournament, Fresno Reservoir • Jan. 28 — Chamber Ice Fishing Derby, Fort Peck • Jan. 28 — I...
Bureau of Land Management north-central Montana District fuels program staff plan to conduct pile burning, starting today, Dec. 20, on BLM-managed lands at the Camp Creek project area, in the Little Rocky Mountains near Zortman. Burning operations will address about 14 acres of woody hand piles located about 1.5 miles northeast of Zortman and one-quarter mile east of the Camp Creek campground on the northwest slope. Favorable burning conditions are present with on-site snow...
The treasurer of the Havre Girls Fastpitch Association has been charged with embezzling more than $10,000 from the association. Leigh M. Wilson was charged in state District Court in Havre with a felony count of theft by obtaining unauthorized control. Judge Kaydee Snipes Ruiz has scheduled an arraignment hearing, in which the defendant usually enters an initial plea, for Jan. 30 at 9:30 a.m. According to a court document, the secretary of the Havre Girls Fastpitch Association contacted Havre police April 29, 2021, to report...
Press release Havre High School speech and debate took a team depleted by illness and conflicts to compete Saturday at the Choteau High School Tangled Tinsel Tournament, and even with a small team saw success. Havre was the only Class A school at the tournament as Browning had to cancel at the last minute, but the tournament saw teams from all classes of competition, Class C through Class AA. For Havre, senior Sterling Shelton, a second-year Lincoln-Douglas debater, went the...
Press release The H. Earl Clack Memorial Museum will have special holiday hours. The museum will be closed Saturday through Monday, Dec. 24, 25 and 26. It will will be open Dec. 27-30 from noon to 4 p.m. and closed December 31. At its November meeting, the H. Earl Clack Memorial Museum Board voted to close the museum for the month of January....
Havre Salvation Army has only nine days left to raise money for next year’s social services budget and is in serious need of volunteers and contributions. Havre Salvation Army Director Trina Crawford said this year’s Red Kettle Campaign, which makes up the next year’s budget for services, is 42 percent of the way to its $38,000 goal, one that, if met, would allow the organization to provide a little more assistance to people than they normally would. “We wouldn’t have to say no so often,” Crawford said. She said her organizat...
McKina Olson is a Havre High School student of the month for December 2022. She is the daughter of McKay and Temina Olson and has three siblings, Garion, McKeon and Gavin. McKina is a junior who is active in Belle Voix, and, formerly, marching band. Outside of school, McKina works for the HELP Committee. Lindsey Ratliff, who nominated McKina, said, "McKina is a very serious student who utilizes her class time appropriately, puts in 100% effort, and works to grow her abilities...
In addition to recognizing students for athletic excellence, the Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees heard an area report at their monthly meeting Tuesday from Sunnyside Intermediate Principal Pax Haslem on the ongoing challenges his school faces, the progress they've made, and the successes they've had. While Haslem did detail some ongoing issues at Sunnyside, the overall message of the report was positive, with enrollment going up, especially in the third grade class. He...
During their weekly business meeting Thursday the Hill County Commission voted to approve a letter of support for the state raising their Medicaid reimbursement rates for nursing homes. The letter was signed by all three members of the commission and said the funding to raise these rates is much needed to ensure quality care for local elderly residents and will provide stability to skilled nursing facilities. “We, as a commission, are very much in support of this rate increase,” Hill County Commission Chair Diane McLean sai...
Havre Middle School Sixth-Grade Student of the Month for November is Jessa Kacher. Jessa is the daughter of Ryan and Abby Kacher. She has four siblings, Riley, Reese, Cassidy and Heidi Kacher. Jessa plays the French horn for the middle school band. Outside of school, she enjoys reading, hunting and jumping on her trampoline. She also loves to spend time with her family camping and hiking. In the classroom, Jessa is ready for any task and completes it with a positive attitude....
Bear Paw Credit Union members voted 787 to 510 to merge with Altana Federal Credit Union at the beginning of this month and the potential benefits from the merger, for members and employees, are expected to materialize over the next 18 months. “(We’re) very happy about it. It’s going to be very beneficial to the membership itself and very helpful to the employees,” Bear Paw Credit Union Vice-President Gerry Veis said. Veis said the union is working on preparing their financials to be merged with Altana, a Montana-based Credit...
While this region has not seen the extreme weather from the eastern edge of the state stretching to the east and south, north-central Montana continues to see snow and temperatures are expected to drop even lower next week, with highs in this area next Wednesday expected to be below zero. But eastern Montana, from Poplar to Miles City and east into the Dakotas, is under a winter storm watch while the eastern part of the Dakotas are in a winter storm warning and southern South...
Staff and wire report Havre’s urban deer hunting, set as part of its urban deer management plan approved by the state, starts today, and runs through Feb. 15. The hunting areas have been approved and are online at the city website, https://www.ci.havre.mt.us . The plan was developed by the city and Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks after several years of discussion on how to deal with the growing population of deer living inside the city. The urban deer hunt is an archery-hunting opportunity antlerless mule deer within d...
Press release HELENA — Groups or individuals interested in constructing or improving a community fishing pond have until Feb. 1 to apply for a Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks’ Community Pond Program grant. The objective of the Community Pond Program is to enhance public fishing opportunities in or near Montana communities by providing funding that may be used to construct or improve a public fishing pond. Applicants must provide at least 30 percent of the total project cost, which can include contributions such as heavy equ...
