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People from across the region and further beyond were in Chinook for the town's Parade of Lights and Christmas Stroll, a collection of annual events for the people of the area to experience together, including a parade, bell choir and more Friday. Vendors set up shop in the Chinook Senior Center and Blaine County Library selling homemade goods to people throughout the day, which attendees seemed to like. Stewart Green said he really loved all the displays, but they were late t...
After unseasonably warm — though often windy — weather treated people in this part of Montana over the Thanksgiving holiday and weekend, snow was back this morning with cold weather again in the forecast. Highs today were predicted in the teens with lows tonight in the single digits, with the rest of the week primarily expecting highs in the teens or single digits and lows again in the single digits and even below zero. Highs are expected to be back in the 20s by Saturday and Sunday, although Saturday night’s low is still...
An August case involving a youth accused of firing several shots at a vehicle with passengers in it has been moved to youth court. Court minutes in a hearing presided over by state District Judge Kaydee Snipes Ruiz say Hill County Attorney Lacey Lincoln said both sides had come to a resolution in the case and were stipulating it be moved to Youth Court to be handled as a juvenile case. In Montana, some charges including felony assault with a weapon involving a youth defendant can start in District Court but be moved to...
A 15-year-old boy from Hays was charged with four counts of criminal endangerment, discharge of a firearm in city limits and vandalism after a caller reported finding a bullet hole in his vehicle Friday at 12:26 p.m. The incident occurred on U.S. Highway 2 Northwest near Holiday Village Mall. Havre Police Department said they will be issuing a press release with details on the incident, but it was not available before print deadline today....
As part of Native American Heritage Month, Havre Middle School students gathered for an assembly Monday afternoon to hear from Terry Brockie of Fort Belknap, a former Blaine County superintendent of schools, about his people's spirituality, language and values. Brockie said he has heritage from a few different tribes, as well as a non-Native American ancestors and he thanked the district for inviting him to talk about some aspect of his Native culture. He talked about his peop...
One of the biggest annual holiday events of the year, the Havre Community Thanksgiving dinner appears to have been a massive success in 2022, drawing enough people to fill the St. Jude Parish Center, and plenty of volunteers to serve them. The dinner has been going on in Havre for decades, funded by anonymous donors, serving people a Thanksgiving meal for free, including all the traditional staples, turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, corn pumpkin pie and more. Unfortunately,...
U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., said in a telephonic press conference from Washington last week that he hopes the midterm election sends a message that leads to more bipartisan work in Congress - and the state Legislature - next year. "I think what needs to happen, moving forward, I think the American people in general said, 'We want folks to work together to get things done.'" Tester said people elected in both the Legislature and Congress can work together to make things...
Havre Daily News staff 2023 Don Greytak 4-H calendars are for sale again this year through the Montana State University Extension offices and through participating 4-H clubs. Greytak compiles art for a calendar every year and sells them at select stores and the Old Library Gallery. In partnership with Montana state 4-H, though, he allows special 4-H editions of the calendar to be printed and sold. Hill County Extension, in the basement of Hill County Courthouse is selling autographed copies of the 4-H calendar to raise funds...
The Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees voted to raise activity bus driver pay, approved their two-year agreement with the Teamsters and approved a contract with the Montana School Boards Association to conduct a search for a permanent superintendent in a meeting Tuesday. Interim-Superintendent Brad Moore, who was appointed for the remainder of the school year after the unexpected death of the previous superintendent Craig Mueller last month, presented the details of the MT...
After some bitter cold and snow, the weather is giving this region a break for the Thanksgiving holiday, although colder temperatures and a chance of snow are back in the forecast for next week. Some snow fell in this region this morning and was predicted to continue through early afternoon, but the highs for today were expected to be in the upper 30s. The forecast for Thanksgiving Day in this area calls for sunny skies and temperatures in the 30s to low 40s, with lows Thursda...
Montana Farmers Union Montana Premium Processing Cooperative celebrated progress on its facility Monday, welcoming people from the community and its members for tours. The new meat processing facility in Havre is set to begin processing beef, pork, lamb and bison in the coming months. "It was refreshing to be at a meeting with other producers who all have the same goal to provide a quality meat direct to the consumer," Montana Farmers Union President Walter Schweitzer said....
Press release Editor’s note: This version corrects the Post Office Box and gives the address of Feed My Sheep Soup Kitchen. As Montana’s food banks deal with record demand in the wake of soaring food costs and other everyday expenses, the Town Pump Charitable Foundation is matching $1 million to help raise $4 million during its annual fundraising campaign for food banks and kitchens, including Havre Community Food Bank and Feed My Sheep Soup Kitchen. More than 100 food banks statewide are participating this year in the “Be...
People who use the translators on Mount Royal in the Sweet Grass Hills may have to reprogram or re-scan their TV or digital receiver to receive Great Falls Channel 5 KFBB. East Butte TV Association President John Cicon said Channel 5 recently moved to a different frequency after winter weather damaged a great deal of equipment, including antennas, on the Sweet Grass Hills. Cicon said they are working to fix the issue, but it will likely take until winter between the time it takes to get parts and finding a time to make fixes...
Press release The Hill County Community Foundation has announced 10 grant recipients for the 2022 grant cycle. This year’s grantees are Havre Trails, CASA of Hill County, Feed My Sheep Soup Kitchen, Havre Area Chamber of Commerce, Natalie Patrick Foundation, Greater Havre Area Ministerial Association, Rudyard Community Commercial Club, Bear Paw Volunteer Fire Department, Havre Salvation Army and the Arts and Beautification Committee of Havre Downtown Matters. The foundation had a total of $7000 to grant out this year and o...
Press release Editor's note: This version corrects the next tournament at which Havre High School speech and debate will compete. Havre High School speech and debate saw some success at a massive, highly competitive tournament Saturday in East Helena. The tournament had competitors from 13 Class A schools, including Havre, coming from around the state. Those included state rivals like Whitefish, Columbia Falls, Laurel, Billings Central, Butte Central, Corvallis, Fergus, Park and Stevensville. Three Class AA and eight BC...
A memorial was held Saturday morning at Havre High School for Havre Public Schools Superintendent Craig Mueller, who died unexpectedly Oct. 22. A long line of people showed up to the event, where family, friends and colleagues spoke about their time with Mueller and the effect he had on them, their families, the school and the community. Before anyone spoke, however, the Havre High School band played "Come Thou Font of Every Blessing" and Havre High School Assistant Principal...
The Havre Community Thanksgiving Dinner is still looking for more volunteers this year including spots open at 5 p.m. Wednesday and throughout Thursday. Community Dinner organizer Debbie Rhines said she’s looking for 8 to 12 people Thursday to make sure everything runs smoothly, but the openings on Wednesday are important, too. She said the dinner has a committed group of regular volunteers who know how everything works, what they have to do and work together very well, so the event is not in danger of having to be c...
Press release A local foundation is setting up a December event for some holiday-season ice skating. The Chinook Friends of the Pool and Park Foundation are actively working toward fundraising for rehabilitation of the Pool and Park Complex. Represeantatives of the foundation said they are excited to bring this fun event to the area that will give folks a chance to go ice skating at the old skating rRink in Chinook Saturday, Dec m17, from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. just south of the Chinook City Pool. Should the proposed bond pass in F...
Havre native Pamela Emard has sewn nine handmade quilts to give to children in Ukraine suffering from the effects of Russia's invasion, but is now trying to find a way to get them there. Emard said her mother was a first-generation immigrant to American and their family is primarily of Hungarian and Czech descent, so war in that part of the world hits her a little closer to home than most, so she said she immediately started giving money to relief efforts. Within a few months...
Staff and wire The family of Toby and Elizabeth Werk and Joan Racine blessed the Sunnyside students and Havre Public Schools with traditional horse painting in recognition of Native American Heritage Month. They also took the painted horses to the Lincoln-McKinley and Highland Park schools and paraded them up and down the sidewalk so the young students could see the painted horses and ask questions. The students even got a pet or two in. "In Native American cultures, horses...
The Havre Area Chamber of Commerce is running a Gingerbread House Building Competition this year Dec. 3, but the deadline for submissions is approaching fast. Entries are due Nov. 22 by 2 p.m. at the Chamber, or at Ruff Real Estate, where they will be displayed from that day until Dec. 3 when winners are announced. From Nov. 22 to Dec 3. community members will have the chance to peruse the submissions at Ruff Real Estate and vote on what they think the best houses are from each age bracket, 3-6 years old, 7-12 years old,...
With an urban deer management plan for Havre approved by the state, the city now is looking for people who would allow hunting on their property. “Property owners that have a large open space of property and would like to allow archery hunting on their properties are encouraged and will need to contact the city to be added to a list of approved property,” a release from the city said. 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 pop...
Staff and wire report Montana Veterans Administration reported Thursday that a shooting incident occurred at the Fort Harrison VA Medical Center campus in Helena at approximately 7:30 Thursday morning. A release said the situation had been cleared and the incident is under joint investigation by the VA Police and the Lewis and Clark County Sheriff’s Office. Preliminary details indicate the incident only involved a single person, the release said. No other injuries were reported. U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., chair of the S...
Press release HELENA — The Governor’s Office of Community Service, Reach Higher Montana, and Montana Campus Compact have announced that applications are now being accepted for the 2023 Youth Serve Montana Scholarship. This year’s scholarship is being offered in two awards, $1,000 for 50 hours of service and $1,500 for 100 hours of service. The scholarships will be offered to 100 Montana seniors attending Montana Campus Compact member institutions, listed online at https://mtcompact.org/about/who-we-are/aff...
