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Press release The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has put out a call to student artists, art educators and mentors: The 2024 Montana Junior Duck Stamp Contest is receiving entries now until March 22. Entries can be mailed or hand-delivered to Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge at 4567 Wildfowl Lane, Stevensville, MT 59870, 406-777-5552. The art image should be of a live, native North American waterfowl species, measure 9” x 12” in a horizontal layout. Artwork can be created using ink, paint, pastel, crayon or pencil. Entries...
The Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees approved calendars for the coming two school years, as well as resolutions calling for this year's election, at their regular meeting Monday evening, where they also announced this month's Pony Pride Award winner. During the meeting Havre Public Schools Superintendent Brian Gum presented the 2024-25 and 2025-26 calendars, developed by the district's calendar committee. Gum said they will be keeping the four-day structure along with...
Press release American Garage in Chinook is again offering two $500 scholarships to Blaine County students who are going into an automotive trade. Owners Scott and Heather DePriest said they believe in the value of serving their communities and they are proud to once again. Several years after American Garage opened in 2006, they started a Bike Giveaway Program at Chinook Elementary School to encourage area youth to excel through promoting good grades and attendance. The business gave away more than $8,000 in bikes to area...
Press release The Little Shell Tribal Health Department’s mobile dental unit will be in Havre Feb. 26 and Harlem Feb. 27 providing free dental services for Little Shell tribal members. The unit will be in Havre from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 26 in the parking lot of the former IGA building on First Street West. The unit will be in Harlem from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the parking lot of Deb’s Diner. To sign up, Little Shell tribal members can call 406-315-2400, ext. 110....
Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Mont., announced his long-expected run for Senate Friday, paving the way for what may be a divisive primary that has drawn a mixed reaction from Republican colleagues. While he only officially announced it last week Rosendale has been hinting for months that he wanted a rematch against long-time Montana Democratic Sen. Jon Tester, whom he lost to in 2018, and many prominent Republicans have been publicly urging him against it, and supporting Republican...
Although the forecast doesn't call for snow like it fell in this part of Montana last week, it does predict a chance of snow through Wednesday with temperatures getting a bit chillier, with a chance of lows below zero, later in the week. Regular heavy snowfalls hit the region last week, with more than an inch falling in Havre by Thursday and nearly another inch Friday. By this morning, National Weather Service reported 2.5 inches of new snow falling at its recording station...
Press release Although no one medaled and no one qualified for the National Speech and Debate Association national tournament, the Havre High School head speech and debate coach said he was pleased with the Blue Ponies’ performance Friday and Saturday at the Montana NSDA Eastern Division national qualifier tournament in Billings. “This is a tough tournament, with the best from all classes of schools fighting for a chance to go to nationals,” head coach Tim Leeds said. “It was great experience for a young team, and we came cl...
A carnival hosted by Buttrey’s was reported to be a huge success. This article was on the front page of the Feb. 3, 1924 edition of the Havre Daily Promoter: CARNIVAL CLOSES WITH BUSINESS RECORD With a business that exceeded any other day of the carnival and was greater than that done on the final day of the 1923 carnival the mid-winter fair and carnival at the F. A. Buttrey store came to a close last evening. The store was crowded throughout the day and evening with a record attendance. In the afternoon the feature was t...
Montana Actors’ Theatre is set to hold this year’s 24-Hour Play Festival next week. “We started holding this event in 2017, although we have missed a couple of seasons,” MAT Marketing Director Andi Daniel said. “We also ask for help with technical and logistic aspects such as helping find props and costumes,” she added. Participants sign up to be writers, directors, or actors. “We generally choose four to six writers and directors and distribute actors evenly,” Daniel said. On Friday, Feb. 16, at 7:30 p.m., teams will be c...
The Havre-Hill County Library is putting out a short community survey they hope will inform their ongoing strategic planning effort for the organization’s future. Library Manager Rachel Rawn said this is the first time they’ve tried to make a concrete strategic plan and she hopes it will help guide current and future employees on long-term updates, projects and programming the community wants. Rawn said the survey is only a few questions about how people use the library, what would make them want to use it more and what the...
After months of hinting at it, U.S. Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Mont., has announced his long-predicted run for Senate, challenging incumbent Democratic Sen. Jon Tester, assuming he can beat his primary opponent Montana veteran and businessman Tim Sheehy. In his announcement, Rosendale criticized conservative voices that have urged him not to run or are supporting his opponent, seemingly equating them to liberal and left-wing forces in Congress. "For decades, (Senate Minority...
Press release HELENA — For over 40 years, Montana youth have participated in the Montana Department of Agriculture’s Junior Agriculture Loan Program. Young people under 21 years of age, active in Montana agriculture, are eligible for loans up to $8,500 and are encouraged to apply. “With the average age of farmers and ranchers being nearly 60 years old, it’s important we do what we can to encourage the next generation to stay involved in agriculture,” said Director Christy Clark. “The Junior Ag Loan Program is a great way for...
Havre High School Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held Thursday, Feb. 29, 4:15-7:15 p.m. for all parents and guardians of HHS students. Conferences will be held in classrooms. All parents or guardians of HHS students are invited and encouraged to attend....
Press release The Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest recreation staff are once again recruiting volunteers to serve as campground hosts for the Logging Creek and Dry Wolf Campgrounds located in the Little Belt Mountains, Thain Creek Campground located in the Highwood Mountains, and Crystal Lake Campground located in the heart of the Big Snowy Mountains. Campground hosts provide their own trailer and occupy a prominent campsite in a campground. The campground host help answer visitor questions, explain and encourage...
After several months of competition, the Class A State Tournament has finally arrived for the Havre High wrestling teams. This weekend, the Blue Ponies will head to the Metra in Billings to compete for some hardware. The HHS boys team goes into the state tournament after finishing sixth in last weekend's Eastern A Divisional Tournament. Several Ponies placed at divisionals to qualify for the state tournament and they will be hoping to do well again to finish the season. Reinha...
Havre Daily News staff Chippewa Cree Business Committee at Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation announced in a Facebook post Wednesday that it hired Harold Monteau to serve as chief judge and Duane Gopher as associate judge Thursday, Feb. 1. Monteau and Gopher were sworn in as judges Monday, Feb. 5, 2024. Monteau and Gopher each have a Juris Doctorate degree and have years of experience serving as judges....
Havre got 2 inches of snow last night, adding to the four that has fallen since Sunday, as the National Weather Service’s winter storm advisories and warnings are set to expire at midday today. National Weather Service issued a Winter Weather Advisory that lasted until 11 a.m. today in Hill, Blaine and northeastern Chouteau counties, and ended overnight in Liberty County. A more severe Winter Storm Warning for the majority of Chouteau County was also issued, a warning was later extended to cover the southern half of Blaine Co...
Havre Daily News staff After resolving a supply issue with an overnight delivery, the paper was able to print today, but an unexpected staffing issue is preventing printing Thursday and Friday. “Like most businesses across the country, we are really short-staffed. We have been trying to fill positions in all departments for about four years, and we are razor-thin,” Havre Daily News Publisher Don Thoma said. “If one person can’t be in the building, it can impact our operation. “We really thank the support of our faithful...
The Plant A Seed… READ! Denim & Diamonds Gala is set for Saturday, a fundraiser for the organization’s new children’s museum, the Play to Learn Center. The event will have a prime rib dinner, live and silent auctions, a 50/50 raffle and more to help the organization get this project off the ground. Plant a Seed…READ! Executive Program Director Lorraine Verploegen said the Play to Learn Center is a children’s museum designed for children from 1 to 5 years old to promote early learning readiness skills through hands-on...
National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory until 11 a.m. Thursday in Hill, Blaine, Liberty and northeastern Chouteau counties, and a more severe Winter Storm Warning for the majority of Chouteau County ending 11 p.m. Thursday as the area faces a high chance of snow until this weekend. The Winter Storm Warning affects eastern Pondera and eastern Teton counties, as well as western and central Chouteau County, and Cascade County below 5,000 ft., including Fort...
Havre Daily News staff Montana State University Extension is offering three estate planning workshops on the Hi-Line next week, with workshops in Harlem and Havre Thursday, Feb. 15, and in Chinook Friday, Feb. 16. Extension Family Economics Specialist Marsha Getting, Ph.D., will present the workshops. The workshop Feb. 15 at 1 p.m. in the Harlem Senior Center, 116 Main St, is titled “Transferring Your Farm or Ranch to the Next Generation.” The Havre workshop, at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 15, in the 4-H Chuckwagon on the Great Nor...
Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., held a statewide press call Monday where he discussed ongoing efforts by Congress to make a deal on an immigration bill that he said will help solve the immigration crisis at the U.S. southern border. Tester said the deal is imperfect but it does include common-sense provisions that will improve the situation, contrary to the misinformation that the deal's opponents have been pushing. The bill would, among other things, give the president...
Monday evening’s regular meeting of the Hill County Park Board was canceled for lack of quorum last night when most members didn’t show up after 15 minutes of waiting. Members Lou Hagener, Larry Kinsella and Hill County Commissioner Mark Peterson were there, but no other members showed up by 5:45 p.m. The Hill County commissioners are members of the park board. Chair Jeff Jensen and board members Ursula Brese — who missed the January meeting due to health reasons — Pam Wilson, Tony Reum, Hill County Commissioner Jake Strisse...
