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by Emily Mayer There were many articles in the Havre Daily Promoter this week 100 years ago regarding agricultural interests. Locals were organizing in many ways, trying to find new ways to bring income to an economy that had been having problems for several years, the causes including drought, a glut of various products in the market, and depreciated prices. People were losing their farms; in fact, there are numerous entries in the Legal section of the paper of Sheriff Sales of farms that had gone bankrupt. One of those...
Press release Four local students were recognized at a ceremony held Sunday in Minneapolis by the American Indian College Fund. Alexis Bigby of Aaniiih Nakoda College and Jazmyne Torres of Stone Child College were among the students named 2023-24 Tribal College Students of the Year and Lyle Stiffarm of Aaniiih Nakoda College and Kaycee Chiefstick of Stone Child College were named 2023-24 Coca-Cola First-Generation Scholars. The American Indian College Fund honored 35 Tribal College and University — TCU — Students of the Yea...
Havre native Suzanne Tilleman, dean of the University of Montana College of Business, moderated a roundtable discussion at UM's Bureau of Business and Economic Research 2024 Economic Outlook Seminar Wednesday, where participants talked about the place of the mining industry in the ongoing transition to green energy in Montana. Sibanye-Stillwater Mining Company VP of Legal and Government Affairs Heather McDowell said her company is a large energy customer in the state that...
NorthWestern Energy CEO Brian Bird spoke via Zoom at the University of Montana’s Bureau of Business and Economic Research 2024 Montana Economic Outlook Seminar Wednesday to give his perspective on the practical reality of green energy in Montana, advocating for its development alongside more natural gas plants. Contrary to depictions in the media, Bird said, NorthWestern Energy has a diverse energy portfolio including about a third of it from natural gas and coal, another third from wind and solar energy and a third from h...
The local acting troupe is putting on some localized - right down to what county the performance is in - dinner theater over the next few weeks, written by local playwright, and Montana Actors' Theatre executive director, Jay Pyette. The "Queen of Blaine County" will premiere at the Eagles Club in Chinook Friday and Saturday. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Dinner will begin at 6 p.m. with the show to follow. Tickets are available online or at the Eagles in Chinook. The actors are...
Press release A group is offering Indigenous Montana musicians a hand up to enhance their careers with a stipend and mentorship. “The legacy of Billy Conway (1956-2021), one of the most influential drummers in American music history, continues to inspire and support the next generation of artists through the Billy Conway Artist Fund,” a release about the fund said. “Known for his exceptional skill, creative generosity, and deep connection to Montana, Conway’s spirit lives on in a unique opportunity for Indigenous musicia...
Primary season has arrived in Montana, with filing for the upcoming ballot now closed and all non-write-in candidates now declared, though most candidates on the county level in this region are running unopposed. In Blaine County, Republican Miles Hutton is running unopposed to maintain his seat on the Blaine County Commission, with Democrats Julie Campbell and Kendall Harwood both running unopposed for clerk of district court and county superintendent of schools respectively, the latter as an appointed incumbent. Blaine...
Members of the Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees discussed whether or not to put a new levy on the ballot for their elementary district as well as new health policies at their monthly meeting Tuesday evening. During the meeting the board heard a presentation by Havre Public School Assistant Superintendent Brad Moore about levies and school budgets where he said the High School cannot put a levy on the ballot this year, but due to a recent legislative change the...
Havre Daily News staff The organizers of the the 2024 Montana Seed Show Bread Show had many tasty bread entries, organizers said. Blue Ribbon Winners were: Adult, White Bread—Aschlea Schroder, Adult, 100% whole wheat bread, Amanda Powell, Adult, Machine White Bread, Brittany Dawson, Adult, Machine Combo Bread, Kristi Warburton, Adult, Specialty Bread, Sharon Reed, Youth, White Bread, Norah Zellmer, Youth, Specialty Bread, Jessa Schroder. The sweepstakes winner was Jessa Schroder with her specialty bread. The release said 2...
Havre Daily News staff The Havre High School Winter Guard is performing in a showcase Thursday at 7 p.m. in the high school auditorium. The group has seen great success in recent years, with the fall Color Guard taking first at a competition in Idaho in 2022 and doing regular practices and performances. People are invited to come see the Winter Guard perform Thursday and see more of what they do....
Watch for more on county races in Blaine, Chouteau and Liberty counties in an upcoming edition of Havre Daily News. 2024 will be a big year in electoral politics, not just on the federal level, but on the state and local level as well, with candidates having filed all of their declarations now that the deadline for filing in the June primary is over. In Hill County, not many positions are up and only one race is contented. One seat on the Hill County Commission, held by Mark Peterson, is up for grabs this year and its...
Members of the H. Earl Clack Museum board discussed a number of upcoming events at their regular meeting Monday, with their Hands-On History event set for April 20. The long-running event, put on for local youth by the H. Earl and Margaret Turner Clack Memorial Museum Foundation, returned in 2023 after three years away due to the COVID-19 pandemic featuring activities ranging from beading, to leathercraft. The event centers around teaching young people about how things were...
Another Montana Seed Show has come and gone this past weekend, and while many enjoyed the long running event in 2024, it saw another year of depressed turnout that has caused its leadership to consider changes, should the trend continue. The long-unning event originally brought local potato farmers together to compare their crops, but has evolved into a mainstay event in northern Montana, with a number of agricultural events, auctions, contests and more, including a pie...
Press release Big Hole National Battlefield invites you to become a cultural presenter! Big Hole is seeking applicants for Coyote Camp, Sept. 16-20, and the Summer Speaker Series, weekends June 29 through Aug. 17. Peopler are invited to come share their stories and skills with the guests Coyote Camp is a week-long event for school groups, hosting up to 200 students a day. The Summer Speaker Series features short programs that share your expertise with our guests. Housing, mileage (depending on distance), per diem, and an...
Next month, the Highland Cemetery will start the process of expanding to allow for more than 9,000 new graves, an expansion that will be primarily funded through a 15 percent rise in cemetery fees at the end of June of this year. Hill County Cemetery District Assistant Manager Perry Atchison said they are set to run out of room soon, with fewer than 1,000 graves sites still open, so they need to make more space. Atchison said the district already owns land west of the current...
Local legislators and officials seem to be welcoming the recent decision by a Lewis and Clark County district court judge to deny a request from Gov. Greg Gianforte to stay enforcement of a prior order directing him to allow lawmakers the chance to override his veto of a 2023 marijuana tax revenue bill. In a meeting of the Hill County Commission Thursday, Hill County Commissioner Jake Strissel, who’s been one of the bill’s biggest local advocates, said he’s been trying to make sure as many local legislators as possible are r...
HDN staff Sign-up is now open for the 2024 Infant/Toddler Screening and Childhood Screening and/or School Registration which will be held April 2-4 at Van Orsdel United Methodist Church, 410 Fifth Ave. Infant/Toddler Screening, for children ages newborn to 3 years old, will be scheduled for April 2, with appointments being set in time slots before and after lunch, 9-11:30 a.m. and 1-4 p.m. Childhood Screening and/or School Registration, for children 3-5 years old, will be scheduled April 3-4, with appointments running 8:30...
by Emily Mayer Just as it is today, Havre has always had a lot of clubs and organizations. Here are some of the club news that were featured in the Havre Daily Promoter this week 100 years ago. In the March 2, 1924, edition: ELWELL REELECTED PRESIDENT HAVRE GOLF CLUB Last year’s officers of the Havre Golf club were reelected at a special meeting of that organization last night. The officers are C. B. Elwell, president, and S. Larson, secretary-treasurer, and the following committee were appointed: grounds committee-B. H. E...
Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Mont., held a tele-town hall Wednesday evening where he talked about the recent passage of federal appropriations, the national debt and ongoing issues he has with the U.S. Veterans Administration, as well as taking questions from callers. The $460 billion appropriations bill funds half of the government through the fall, averting a looming partial government shutdown that would have taken place at the end of this week. The bill passed the house 339 to 85, with Rosendale saying he was “proudly” amo...
Havre got a somewhat unexpected dusting of snow Wednesday, just under an inch of snow to add on to the 4 inches the area saw over the weekend. National Weather Service is still predicting little to no precipitation in the near future, though temperatures are expected to rise substantially starting Friday. Today the high is still expected to stay below freezing, at 27 degrees with a low of 7 and a wind chill value as low as -5. Friday the temperature is set to rise to a high of 39 and a low of 22, and jump again Saturday to a...
Agriculture and livestock workers in this region may have a chance to have some COVID-19 expenses reimbursed by the federal government through the USDA Farm and Food Workers Relief Program which will be offering $600 to them later this month if they qualify. Teri Peters, community programs manager for Centro de la Familia, a Utah-based non-profit, said her organization is helping people get signed up and will be in Havre by the end of the month. Peters visited Havre Tuesday to start gauging local interest and need for the...
The Montana Seed Show is back, having missed only one year in a nonstop run since 1949. The show was canceled in 2021 when the Harlem High School was closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but came back in 2022 and 2023 and returns Thursday through Friday this week. The event originally brought local potato farmers together to compare their crops, but has evolved into a mainstay event, with agricultural events and judging still a major part. Other events, like the pie contest,...
