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Universities across the U.S., including in Montana and Havre, are still grappling with and reacting to the implications of the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling, effectively banning affirmative action in college admissions across the U.S. Many universities in Montana have said the ruling will not affect them on a practical level because they almost never have a situation in which they have to limit enrollment in programs, so they are rarely ever in a situation where anything other than if a student qualifies academically i...
The premiere fossil fest at Rudyard, a town with a long connection to paleontolgy and fossils, seems to have been a great success, with events Friday and all day Saturday. Friday included visits to the town's museums, including the Dinosaur Museum of the Depot and Dinosaur Museum, with world-class displays on exhibit. When a fossil of a duckbilled Gyrposaurus was found north of Rudyard at a Museum of the Rockies site - Shelby native Jack Horner, a world-famous paleontologist,...
This year's first Saturday Market appears to have been a successful one, with bright weather, a slew of local vendors and many happy people perusing the various goods and sundries on offer. The Saturday Markets, organized by the Havre Area Chamber of Commerce, have been a staple event in the town's various summer celebrations and will run every Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon until Sept. 16, with local vendors selling produce, artwork and various handcrafted items. Among the...
Editor’s note: This version corrects Jaye Dee Han’s relationship with Drake McIntosh and removes incorrect information on project sponsor Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation and adds who helped pay for Han’s mural. Montana Meth Project has a new Paint the State mural on the Hi-Line, with a mural by Jaye Dee Han now set up in Rudyard. The pieces of art are meant to educate and inform on the topic of the dangers of drugs. The Rudyard mural depicts a family who are suffe...
Havre Area Chamber of Commerce is inviting people to shop, and sell, at this year’s Saturday Market, which starts Saturday in Havre’s Town Square. “It is time to start thinking about the market,” a release from the Chamber said. “Many are already tending to their gardens for that great local produce, crafters are readying their inventory and bakers are checking their supplies for the preparation of those great home baked treats.” The market has become a tradition, with the Chamber organizing the market in which people can sel...
Press release It's here! The long awaited and much anticipated update to the book "In the Years Gone By" - "In the (Even More) Years Gone By" has been completed and printed. The shipment of 750 books arrived Wednesday, July 5, to the H. Earl Clack Memorial Museum. The book will be sold exclusively through the H. Earl and Margaret Turner Clack Memorial Museum Foundation and may be purchased at the museum, located at 2 Fifth Ave. in Havre. The cost is $60 with an additional $10...
Havre Daily News staff Registration is now open for the 23rd Annual Legends for Lights Pheasant Jamboree, which is set for Oct. 5-8. Hunters, huntsmen, hosts and legends who want to be a part of the pheasant hunt competition which is a fundraiser for Montana State University-Northern can register online at http://www.nlasf.com/pheasant-jamboree.html . Teams that are signed up by Aug. 31 will get an early-bird discount....
A fire burned down a shed and damaged garage just after midnight Sunday morning, killing a dog and causing significant property damage on 13th Street. No one was available to provide information Monday, and Havre Fire Chief Nathan Courtnage said Wednesday he could not comment until the investigation was complete. Courtnage said this morning the investigation found that Sunday's fire burned a shed and backyard, eventually spreading to a nearby garage, which was also considered...
Several local libraries have received awards to help fund their public book clubs, The Montana Center for the Book announced. Liberty County Library Pathfinders Book Club Startup, Harlem Public Library Book Club and Havre-Hill County All Together Now Summer Reading Book Club each received $500 stipends from The Montana Center for the Book’s Big Sky Reads program, a press release said. The grants are part of $3,000 awarded to book clubs in six Montana communities. The Montana Center for the Book is a program of Humanities M...
Press release MISSOULA — Humanities Montana, the statewide nonprofit affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, is now accepting applications for its board of directors. Humanities Montana’s mission is to serve communities through stories and conversation and offers experiences that nurture imagination and ideas by speaking to Montanans’ diverse history, literature and philosophy. The nonprofit produces, funds, creates and supports humanities-based projects and a number of programs, including the Montana Center f...
Hill County Park Board elected officers at its monthly meeting Monday and heard updates on the project to replace the lodge at Beaver Creek Park’s Camp Kiwanis as well as recent park conditions generally, with the superintendent saying the summer is going well so far. Jeff Jensen and Tony Reum were elected chair and vice chair, respectively, but they tabled appointments to their various committees since Jensen said he still wasn’t sure what the board wants to do about potentially restructuring them. Hill County Commissioner a...
Pepin Park was filled with people Tuesday afternoon to eat food and listen to music in celebration of Independence Day. The celebration began with a flag ceremony by Havre Boy Scouts. The event's meal was prepared by the Havre Lion's Club, and music was performed by Corey Kopp and Brad Taylor, with Steve Neiffer operating the sound equipment. The raffle was held by this year's event organizer Cassie Denny and co-chair Sheri Williams. The celebrations ran from noon to 5 p.m....
At its monthly meeting Monday evening, Havre City Council confirmed new police officers, heard updates on committee discussions and approved road closures for upcoming events . Havre Police Chief Gabe Matosich introduced Buck Easley and Sean O’Connell and said both of them had made it through their probation periods and would be assets to the department. Matosich said Easley performed exceptionally well in his time at the department so far and has demonstrated a willingness to sacrifice his personal time when the department n...
Smoky haze was in the air in this region today, with a chance of showers in the forecast tonight and through the Independence Day holiday Tuesday. The haze was predicted to remain through early tonight. The air quality monitoring stations in Havre, Malta and Great Falls all showed moderate air quality effects this morning, which the state Department of Environmental Quality Today's Air website says is acceptable but may have some risk for some people, especially those...
A North Dakota woman died in a vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 2 West Sunday morning and the Montana Highway Patrol is investigating the incident. The woman was 47 years old and was pronounced dead on arrival. Her name had not been released as of printing deadline this morning. Montana Highway Patrol reports the woman was westbound driving a Dodge Caliber when it went off the left side of the road and into the ditch before crossing an approach and hitting a pine tree near the 363 mile marker west of Kremlin. The woman who died...
The 2023 Fourth of July Festival and Community Picnic, one of Havre’s centerpiece Independence Day celebrations, is set for Tuesday at noon at Pepin Park with food, a flag ceremony and music for local residents. The ceremony and the national anthem will begin around noon, followed by food at 12:15 p.m. The event’s primary organizer Cassie Denny said the event is prepared to feed 1,000 people. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own chairs. The celebration started in 2001 with a parade down Fifth Avenue and since has exp...
The Rudyard Dinosaur Museum and the Rudyard Community Commercial Club are collaborating this year to put on Rudyard’s very first family-friendly Fossil Fun Fest Friday and Saturday. The gathering was prepared with the support of local and surrounding volunteers. The Rudyard Dinosaur and Depot Museum is also known for being one of the stops on the Montana Dinosaur Trail. Rudyard Community Commercial Club Treasurer Adria Mikulecky is one of the volunteers helping run the event. “Hosting these types of fun events always hel...
Montana State University's Northern Agricultural Research Center held its annual Field Day Thursday afternoon and evening with tours, speakers, food and the presentation of awards for producers and the people who support them in the area. NARC Superintendent Darrin Boss, Ph.D., thanked the Havre Area Chamber of Commerce's Agribusiness Committee for their continued support as well as the contributions of the center's advisory council for keeping the center grounded and...
Hill County Conservation District Administrator Emma Korntheuer is looking for people to participate in a new pollinator program she is preparing. The program is meant to maximize plant survival and sprouting with minimal landowner input. “Our main program is intended for people looking to add native wildflowers to smaller spaces like backyard flower beds, but we had a lot of residents this year looking to fill larger spaces,” Korntheuer said. Next spring, they are distributing free bulk seed to residents interested in add...
At their weekly business meeting Thursday the Hill County Commissioners heard from a County Roads and Bridges Department employee who was unhappy with union negotiations between the department and commission as well as general communication about complaints. Department Employee Hunter Wicks said the department recently received an email from Commissioner Jake Strissel, in response to the department demands as part of their union negotiations, that he felt was like a personal attack against himself and his fellow operators....
Law enforcement officials are asking people to plan ahead and be careful as they celebrate Independence Day over the weekend and on Tuesday’s July Fourth holiday. “If you’re celebrating this weekend or on the Fourth, be sure to make a plan for a safe ride home,” Havre Police Capt. Ryan Pearson said in a press release. “The important thing to know is how you will get home before you go out. Designate one of your friends as a sober driver, arrange for a cab or call a friend or family member. If you see your friends or family...
Havre Daily News staff The Havre-Hill County Library has listed upcoming specific events. The evens listed are: Thursday, July 13, 6 p.m., book discussion, “Caleb’s Crossing” Friday, July 21, 4 p.m., Yarn Circle Saturday, July 22, 3:30 p.m., assemble community care kits at the library Thursday, July 27, 6 p.m., book discussion, “The Gap of Time” Saturday, July 29, 10 a.m., Jack Glatzer Violin Performance 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., summer reading wrap-up pizza party Weekly Summer Reading Events June 7 through July 29 Tuesday,...
Havre Daily News staff Inga Well-Off-Man of Havre, an enrolled member of the Chippewa Cree Tribe of Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation, received her Master Of Music in Violin Performance and Pedagogy in graduation ceremonies May 11, 2023, from the Colorado University Boulder College Of Music graduate program....
