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Box Elder Schools issued a notice Thursday evening that the schools will be closed today while a foreign substance found in the school will be removed and the schools searched for any other possible contamination. The release just said a foreign substance was found Thursday afternoon and the school will be closed to ensure complete removal of the substance before students and staff return to the facility. The school administration will be working with local officials to...
After years of work, Havre Trails, Hill County, Montana Land Reliance and the Lieberg family have established the necessary easements to allow for the creation of a new hiking trail at the south end of Saddle Butte, which could be open as soon as this summer. Havre Trails President Lindsey Brandt-Bennett said the trail will be about 1.75 miles long starting about a fifth of a mile east of where pavement currently ends on Bullhook Road, though they may expand the trail with more loops in the future. Brandt-Bennett said the Lie...
Havre Daily News staff The Havre-Hill County Library will be closed Friday, April 19 and Saturday, April 20, so that the staff can attend the Montana Library Association Awards Banquet, where they will be receiving the award for Outstanding Support Staff of the Year. “Thank you for your understanding,” the library staff said in a press release. Regular hours will resume Monday, April 22. The regular hours are Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m....
Bureau of Land Management planners invite public input as they develop plans for multiple fuels treatments and forest health projects to occur within a large area of the Little Rocky Mountains outside of the communities of Zortman and Landusky. The Little Rockies Forest Health Project is part of the BLM’s ongoing commitment to keep public lands healthy and accessible by improving forest conditions and minimizing the threat of catastrophic wildfire. A public open house meeting to initiate public scoping for this project is s...
Press release Stockman Bank, a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines, has announced that 11 Montana organizations including the Chippewa Cree Housing Authority on Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation and the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana were chosen to receive Competitive Affordable Housing Program grants totaling $920,000 dollars, to help Montana families find a safe and affordable place to call home. Chippewa Cree Housing Authority and the Little Shell each are receiving $80,000 through the p...
Press release The Montana State University-Northern Foundation has announced the recipients of the 2024 Founders' Excellence Awards, honoring Fran Baltrusch and Pam and Dave Wilson and bestowing a posthumous award on Vickie Clouse for their outstanding contributions to both Montana State University-Northern and the broader community. The 2024 Founders' Excellence Award celebrates individuals who have shown remarkable professional achievements, steadfast loyalty and...
Longtime Havre High School Teacher Erika Brekhus was named Lincoln-McKinley Primary School Principal for the coming school year at Tuesday evening's meeting of the Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees meeting, where district teachers talked about the implementation of the school's new four-day week model. Brekhus was named Lincoln-McKinley principal by a unanimous vote with Board Chair Tim Scheele saying he and his colleagues are excited to work with her as she takes her...
Press release A legendary entertainer and rodeo clown - and former Havre teacher - is returning to Havre to present the commencement address at Montana State University-Northern's graduation ceremonies May 4. Rasmussen was born in Havre and raised in Choteau, where he was an All-State football player and track star at Choteau High School. He pursued higher education at Western Montana College, now University of Montana Western, where he completed a double major in history and...
The Hill County Commission had a long discussion in a working meeting Monday about how to better engage with the public and keep them informed of the county’s dealings, as well as the possible implications of a road name change. The conversation about public relations was prompted by a letter from Montana Department of Transportation Havre Area Senior Engineer Project Manager Mike Moore, which said he was doing a survey in preparation for a presentation he will soon make. Among the survey questions was one about how the c...
The Havre city government has agreed to team up with a group trying to revitalize downtown Havre to look into a way to fund improvements. At the city council meeting last week, Mayor Doug Kaercher set up Downtown Havre Matters! working with the Council's Finance Committee to look into creating a tax increment finance district. Bear Paw Development Corp. Executive Director Paul Tuss, representing Downtown Havre Matters!, told the committee that Havre has never created one of these districts, commonly called TIFDs, but they...
The H. Earl Clack Memorial Museum Board heard at its monthly meeting Monday that the museum had a very successful month and is preparing for events coming later this month and later this year. Museum Manager Caroline Tuss said they got 67 attendees in March, well over the 17 they got in March of last year, so they are doing very well in that regard. Tuss said their 3D printed dinosaurs are selling well but sales of "In the (Even More) Years Gone By," a collection of...
Havre Trails has invited people to join them at Triple Dog Brewing Co. Thursday from 4-8 p.m. for a Pint Night to have some fun and hear updates. “Put on your best Hawaiian/beach clothes and head down to Triple Dog to pray for sun, support Havre Trails, and hear about upcoming community hikes,” a Havre Trails release said. The release said that $1 for every pint will go to Havre Trails to support trail building projects and community hikes in the local Havre and Hill County area. Food will be available for purchase from The...
Press release HELENA — Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is accepting applications from landowners who are interested in participating in the 2024 Block Management Program. The application deadline is June 1. Through the Block Management Program, landowners and FWP work together to help manage wildlife and public hunting activities on enrolled lands. Landowners and FWP enter into voluntary agreements that determine how hunting will be conducted on the landowner’s property. Items such as permission requirements, times when...
Havre City Council has approved applying for a grant to help some people in south Havre to find out what it would cost to rehabilitate their neighborhoods. The council unanimously approved at its last meeting applying for a Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation Renewable Resources Grant, and to provide any required matching funds, to pay for a preliminary engineering report on what is required to repair streets, curbs and gutters and water infrastructure in...
A candlelight prayer vigil was held at Box Elder Friday, just more than a week after two Rocky Boy men died in a shooting there, and organizers hope the event will provide comfort and strength to families and a chance to mourn for the lost. The event's main organizer, Chaplain Bruce Meyers, said they had been planning an event like this for some time, but it is especially important now because of what happened late last month. About 1:30 a.m. Thursday, March 28, two Rocky Boy...
Press release Havre Elks Lodge #1201 last Monday installed the members who will lead the lodge in the 2024-25 year. The members who were installed and their offices are Exalted Ruler Matt Kretchmer; Leading Knight Dale Herd; Lecturing Knight Greg Tilleman; Loyal Knight Robert Kurtz; Secretary Brandy Kurtz; Esquire Kyle Leeds; Chaplin Debra Herd; Inner guard Brian Carpenter. The lodge trustees for the 2024-25 year are Carra Palmer, David Murray and Donna Tilleman. “We look forward to working with these fine members who are g...
Press release Two Montana State University-Northern students won top awards at the the 2024 Montana SkillsUSA State conference held at Helena College March 24-2. Hunter Velk took gold in Diesel and Sterling Sheldon took gold in Automotive. The purpose of the Skills USA competition is to promote excellence in technical education and prepare students for successful careers in their respective fields. It brings together talented individuals from various technical disciplines to showcase their skills and compete for recognition....
By Hi-Line Arts Council With a focus on poetry, but with opportunities for fiction and memoir expression, people can join Havre poet and Montana Book Award winner Charles Finn as he takes them on a fun, relaxed and encouraging six-week journey exploring how to put down in words what they’ve always wanted to say. Geared especially to people who say “I can’t write” this gently guided, generative workshop will provide the tools needed to help participants tell their own story in their own words. This class is specifically design...
Members of the Hill County Commission discussed their continued support for the override of Senate Bill 442 veto at their weekly business meeting Thursday, where local legislators also voiced their own support. Senate Bill 442 allocates tax revenue generated from the sale of recreational marijuana to conservation, veteran care and county roads, and was passed in the 2023 Legislature with overwhelming bipartisan support. The bill was vetoed by Gov. Greg Gianforte just before the Senate adjourned, leaving most senators unaware...
by Havre Daily News Staff A Candlelight Prayer Vigil is being held tonight in Box Elder from 6 p.m. to dusk. Participants are encouraged to bring a candle and the name of a recently deceased loved one, regardless of how they met their end. Certified Chaplain G. Bruce Meyers, an organizer for the event, said the event is for anyone surviving a recently deceased loved one, but the shooting deaths of Darrin Wade Bernard-Caplette and Thomas R. “T.R.” Yallup last Thursday in Box Elder spurred on holding this event. “Ev...
Two renowned Montana writers, state Poet Laureate Chris La Tray and Montana Book Award Winner Debra Magpie Earling, were at a packed Beaver Creek Perk Thursday evening for a reading and discussion about their lives, influences and the importance of storytelling in an event put on by the Hi-Line Arts Council. The event, Poetic Musings, was moderated by council member Charles Finn, himself a Montana Book Award winner, who introduced the speakers and moderated the event which beg...
By Emily Mayer There was an abundance of agriculture related articles in the Havre Daily Promoter this week 100 years ago. This article was on the front page of the March 30, 1924, edition: CARLOAD OF HOGS WILL BE SHIPPED APRIL 18 Announcement was made yesterday at the meeting of the newly organized shipping association in the storeroom of the Havre Produce company that the first carload of hogs to be shipped by it would leave Havre, April 18. Frank Patterson was given charge of gathering the hogs and making the arrangements...
Press release The Havre-Hill County Library will be hosting a guided six-week poetry and writing class geared toward folks aged 60 and older. Classes will be 10-11:30 a.m., every Tuesday from April 9 through May 14. The class will be taught by Havre poet and Montana Book Award winner Charles Finn, and is especially for those who say “I can’t write!” This program is free, but limited spots are available. Interested people can call 406-265-2123 to sign up....
Havre Middle School's Sixth-Grade Student of the Month for March is Rylee Heninger. Rylee is the daughter of Nick and Darci Heninger. She has two siblings, Jordan and Lane Heninger. At school, Rylee participates in track, volleyball and choir. Outside of school, she enjoys playing tennis. In her free time, Rylee likes reading, camping and riding bikes with her brother. In the classroom, Rylee has a positive attitude and is cheerful around others. She comes to class prepared an...
