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Press release The Bullhook Bottoms Black Powder Club is keeping up a festive spirit and inviting people to a turkey dinner with all the trimmings. The club will host the dinner at the Havre Eagles Club Saturday, Jan. 25, from 6-7 p.m. Cost is $15 a plate, and the event is open to the public and take-outs are available. People can call 406-265-8230 or 406-265-9551 to order a take-out meal....
ANY PERSON INTERESTED IN RUNNING FOR HAVRE PUBLIC SCHOOLS BOARD OF TRUSTEE POSITION: Trustee positions up for election: • TWO (2) Trustee Seats, representing District 16 & A: Three (3) Year Term Each The Declaration of Intent and Oath of Candidacy for Trustee Candidates form may be picked up at the Robins Administration Building at 425 Sixth Street between (Monday-Thursday) 8:00 am-5:00 pm and (Friday) 8 am-Noon or printed off the school website, www.blueponyk12.com. Completed Candidacy forms must be returned to Moses D...
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Montana GREAT FALLS — A Box Elder man admitted Jan. 14 to sexually abusing a child on the Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. The defendant, Brian Lee Bigbow, 47, pleaded guilty to abusive sexual contact. Bigbow faces a maximum of life in prison, a $250,000 fine and five years to life of supervised release. Chief U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris presided. The court will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statu...
Northern Lights 4-H club Reporter Dakoda Owens The Northern Lights 4-H club would like to say Happy New Year and give the community an update on the exciting things they've been up to so far. The club would also like to thank the community and businesses for their continued support of the 4-H kids and their projects, none of this would be possible without you. Elected positions for Northern Lights 4-H club include: President - Kami Scheele Vice President - Ayden Owens...
From Byron Ophus Skiers and shredders were undeterred by the cold weather. Usually temperatures at the higher elevations are warmer than here in town, but on Saturday that was not the case. Temperatures at the hill struggled to get above zero, similar to or maybe even colder than in town. A steady breeze made the temperatures feel like double digits below zero. The breeze was especially chilling above the tree line. The crowd wasn't as large as the Sunday prior but vastly...
Havre Daily News staff Havre Public Works has announced the removal of the container at Memorial Park on Fifth Avenue for the collection of Christmas trees Fresno Chapter of Walleyes Unlimited to put in Fresno Reservoir for fish habitat. The container is put up every year from Christmas to the middle of January to collect trees for Fresno....
From From Crystal Glade, Northern Montana Health Care marketing and public relations coordinator The members of the Northern Montana Hospital Volunteer Auxiliary have once again found a heartfelt way to give back to the community, this time by focusing on its smallest members! In their latest project, the volunteers partnered with local vendor Christina Schweigert, owner of Schwags Swag, to create colorful baby bibs for the newborns of Northern Montana Hospital. The...
H. Earl Clack Memorial Museum Board met Monday evening and its members discussed upcoming plans for 2025. The Museum report was summed up by Museum Manager Caroline Tuss, who said the museum is closed for January for cleaning and organized. The gift shop's big point of interest over the holidays was the annual Havre/Hill County Historic Preservation Commission fundraiser ornament, which sold out. The commission's ornament, the sale of which helps fund its preservation...
7th The Havre Area Chamber of Commerce will hold its 115th Annual Meeting luncheon Wednesday, January 22, 2025, at the Montana State University-Northern Student Union Building Ballroom from noon to 1:30 p.m. Shane Etzwiler, Community Relations Manager for NorthWestern Energy, and former CEO of the Great Falls Area Chamber of Commerce, will be the keynote speaker. The meeting includes celebrating outgoing officers and board members and welcoming in the new, as well as an...
Press release “Due to excessive snow, Bear Paw Ski Bowl will not open today.” Who thought we’d ever hear those words. But hear them we did on Saturday the 12th of January. Through the years the ski hill has had to close for many reasons like equipment failure, power outage, too cold and our two nemeses wind and lack of snow. But too much snow?! Especially following a year when the hill did not open at all for lack of the white stuff. Well, conditions on the road south were at best treacherous but that was only to the Taylo...
By Emily Mayer January is a time to wind down after a busy holiday season, and many take vacations this time of year, mostly to warmer climates. Some people a century ago did the same, and this article was found in the January 11, 1925, edition of The Havre Daily Promoter. ST. GERMAIN GOING ON VISIT My ice season will be through next week, 1600 tons in. I am leaving the last part of this month for a trip. If any one has any account against me bring your bill right away. People who owe me can pay when I return. I will furnish...
Press release The past few months have been a busy time for Havre Lions Club. In August, Lions supported National Night Out by donating $1010 for food. August 24: Lions began work on Natalie Patrick Splash Park pump house. They constructed forms for the floor of the Natalie Patrick Splash Park pump house. Pouring and finishing 18 yards of concrete for the floor and foundation. September 7: Lions supported the Annual Fly In by cooking breakfast from 7 to 11 at the Havre Hill County Airport. September 21: Lions walked in the fe...
Havre City Council board members welcomed in the New Year with a short meeting addressing resolutions and drawdowns, and approving applying for a grant to pay for its share of the cost of repairing the St. Mary Diversion and Conveyance Works. A pair of siphons in the 29-mile conveyance works that transfers water diverted from the St. Mary River into the North Fork of the Milk River failed in June, leading to a scramble to replace the siphons and another pair of siphons in the system. The water is diverted by a dam near...
Press release As of January 7, 2025 there has been one confirmed case of pertussis reported in Hill County. ”The Hill County Health Department wants you to know how to best protect yourself and your family from pertussis” the department said in a release. Pertussis is a contagious disease that affects the upper respiratory tract (throat and lungs) of those it attacks. Pertussis can occur at any age but is one of the most deadly diseases of infants and young children of our time, and is highly contagious. The first step we...
A former Chippewa Cree Tribal judge connected to a double homicide in Box Elder pleaded guilty Monday to unrelated drug charges, while a man who pleaded guilty to the crime was sentenced to 40 years in prison with a chance to reject the sentence. Judge Kaydee Snipes Ruiz sentenced Angleo Hawk Sanchez in state District Court in Fort Benton Tuesday to 50 years in the Montana State Prison with 10 suspended and credit for 285 days served. She ordered him to pay $11,609 in restitution. Sanchez was charged in connection with the de...
A Havre man acted quickly during an emergency in Eagles Manor and ended up saving another resident's life, allowing him to get out of the hospital in time to ring in the New Year. U.S. Army veteran Mark Dongu, originally from Illinois, has lived in Eagles Manor for about a year, he said. He also has epilepsy, which can cause seizures, as he has experienced several times. "Some nights, you have rough nights when you have epilepsy, and I was having one of those kinds of nights,"...
By Emily Mayer After a whirlwind season of family, church and charity, Havreites 100 years ago were ready to embrace another beloved “c” word — community. It was back to work making Havre a better place to live, work, play and dream. A second “c” word-camaraderie-is vital to the survival of Western towns and settlements, for without each other, communities cannot succeed. Havre was host to many clubs, organizations, and groups and a new one was formed this week a century ago. This article was published in the January 10, 1925...
Press release Havre-Hill County Library conducting having another Silent Auction, starting Jan 3 and ending Feb. 14 at 3 p.m. The auction includes have many books sets to bid on. All proceeds will be going to the Friends of the Library....
Press release More than $1 million in scholarships are available for Montana students via the Montana Community Foundation. Students can apply for funding between January 1st and March 31st, 2025. A variety of scholarships are available for four-year or two-year colleges, certificate courses, non-traditional students, vocational studies, and more. For more information or to apply, please visit mtcf.org to take the scholarship eligibility quiz and find the right scholarship. 2024 was an impressive year and the statistics...
Press release The evening of Dec. 17, the Havre/Hill County Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) awarded their 2024 Preservation Awards in a small ceremony at the Oxford Sports Bar. Recognized were Russ and Erin McBrien for their work on the former Valadon Residence at 502 Third Avenue, and the Rudyard Depot Museum, represented by Lila Redding, for their railroad, agriculture, automobile and dinosaur museums. Each recipient was presented a certificate as well as, limited...
Press release The Gospel Band Canada’s Double Portion from North Battleford, Saskatchewan, will be performing in Havre Sunday. Canada’s Double Portion will perform at the Presbyterian Church, 701 Fourth Ave. at 6 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 12. Donations of canned food will be accepted at the door. All are invited to enjoy this wonderful evening of family entertainment. Double Portion will is a unique group in many ways. The five-piece Gospel band is made up of parents Duncan and Debbie Hemmerling and six of their 10 children. They lov...
The Hill County Commission voted 2-0 last Thursday, to formally censure Hill County Commissioner Sheri Williams, with commissioners Mark Peterson and Jake Strissle voting for the censure. Williams was not present at the meeting. She complained in a telephone interview later Thursday that the resolution was voted on when she was not in Havre. She said she would take no action in reprisal. She said if the two others commissioners want to pass a resolution based on a bunch of...
Press release Hill County WIC reminds families that WIC is here to help make their New Year memorable. The WIC App is a tool to help WIC families in several ways, but what is special during the holiday is that the app has a variety of recipes to help families rediscover past favorites and new ways to use WIC foods, all while making the most use of their WIC dollars this New Year. “The WIC App has been a big help as families try to make the most out of their budgets while also celebrating the holidays,” said Tami Schoen, RN, H...
