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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,...
Havre Daily News Staff The deadline to register as a player with the Havre Youth Baseball Association is fast approaching. People can register online to beat the Monday, March 11, deadline at https://ww.havreyouthbaseball.com . Paper registration with payment can be dropped off at Havre City Hall or mailed to P.O. Box 772, Havre, MT 59051. The association, which is not affiliated with girls fastpitch softball, has five leagues divided by ages. The player must be the minimum age for the category by April 30. Tee-ball, for...
One of the biggest agricultural events in the state returns this week to Harlem, with the Montana Seed Show set to run Thursday through Friday in Harlem High School. Setup is scheduled for Thursday, including for agricultural exhibits, woodworking, the art show and educational and commercial booths. The art show setup continues Friday 8-10 a.m. Friday starts off with breakfast 6:30-9 a.m. Friday also features the Rocky Mountain Biometrix Heatlh Fair from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.,...
Press release Spring is just around the corner, so the Montana Seed Show in Harlem will be coming soon. March 7-9 mark the dates for this annual event, which will be held at Harlem High School. Entry date and time for the Bread Show is Friday, March 8, between 8 and 9:30 a.m. at the school’s big gym. Categories, both youth and adult, are: white bread, 100% whole wheat bread, machine white bread and machine 50% combination whole wheat bread. Also, speciality yeast breads, a popular newer category, may be entered by both a...
The Montana Seed Show is running Thursday through Saturday at Harlem High School. For information call 406-379-2592 or 406-353-4524, during the seed show call 406-353-7230. The seed show schedule follows. Thursday, March 7, 2024 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. — Entry day for Agricultural Exhibits, (grains, legumes, grasses and potatoes) 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. — Entry day for Woodworking 1-5 p.m. — Entry day for educational and commercial booths in gym 4-7 p.m. — Set up Art Show Friday, March 8, 2024 6:30-9 a.m. — Breakfast 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m....
Press release Pie bakers — both men and women — should start looking for their favorite pie recipes. The Montana Seed Show is fast approaching, and one of the most popular events is the pie-baking contest. Entries will be taken Friday, March 8, between 8:30 and 9:30 a.m. in the big gymnasium at Harlem High School. Categories are adult double crust, youth double crust and dessert/cream pie, which is open to all ages. Prizes for adult double-crust pies are $400 for first, $300 for second, $200 for third and $100 for fourth. You...
The Hill County Park Board heard a brief update on environmental monitoring in Beaver Creek Park during their monthly meeting Monday, where they also heard from Hill County Conservation District Administrator Emma Korntheuer, who cleared up a number of misconceptions about an upcoming watershed assessment and grants it could be used to pursue. In previous meetings members of the park board declined to participate in or support the assessment over concerns that doing so would... Full story
Havre City Council approved Monday an ordinance adopting Title 4, Chapter 5 to create new business registration requirements was passed. In an interview Friday, Havre Mayor Doug Kaercher said the city used to require businesses to be licensed by them in order to operate, but the recurring fees associated with that license were perceived by many as "being double taxed," so the city council got rid of the requirement. The ordinance does not bring back the licensing, but is a... Full story
During a “commissioner staff meeting” Monday, the Hill County Commission discussed a number of issues, including board appointment applications and employee health insurance, issues that in the past would have been discussed in a regular business meeting, causing one commissioner to call for the meeting’s name to be changed to avoid misleading the public. During the meeting the commission went over various applicants to the county’s boards and the status of said boards, including the Great Northern Fair Board which has thr... Full story
Montana’s 2024 Economic Outlook Seminar is coming to Montana State University-Northern, a five-hour event featuring economic experts from the Hi-Line and Montana discussing projections for the upcoming year’s economy, and, this year, a focus on the opportunities and challenges for green energy in the state as well as a local report. University of Montana Bureau of Business and Economic Research Director Patrick Barkey said the outlook this year is unique, in that it seems like the economy has returned to normal, more or les...
After a cold and snowy weekend in the region, it seems the area should be relatively precipitation free for the next week, as temperatures stay below freezing, but in the positive numbers, until Friday, which will see a significant warm up. After an unseasonably warm week leading up to it, including a high of 60 degrees Friday, Saturday saw 3 inches of snow drop in Havre, followed by another inch the next day and some serious cold, with a high of 12 and low of 5 with a...
Tonight, the Havre City Council will consider adding a requirement that local businesses register with the city, accompanied by a one-time fee, primarily for the sake of city record keeping for things like emergency services. Havre Mayor Doug Kaercher said the city used to require businesses to be licensed by them in order to operate, but the recurring fees associated with that license were perceived by many as “being double taxed,” so the city council got rid of the requirement. Kaercher said the city isn’t interested in br...
A foreign contaminant was detected in Havre’s water system recently, causing the Montana Department of Environmental Quality and the City of Havre to advise system users to be cautious, though Havre Public Works said they are monitoring the water conditions and there appears to be no immediate danger with drinking water. The release said Havre’s water treatment plant routinely monitors water for turbidity — cloudiness — so they know if they are filtering water properly, but Havre Public Works Director Trevor Mork said a...
At the 4-H Chuckwagon Tuesday at 10 a.m. in Havre a seminar will be held on feral swine and their negative environmental impacts as the populations continue to expand in Canada and threaten to eventually move into the northern tier of Montana. The event, part of a tour put on by Montana State University Extension, the Montana Department of Livestock, the USDA Wildlife Service and the Montana Invasive Species Council, will also be in Chinook at 3 p.m. in the Chinook Senior Center, 324 Pennsylvania St., that same day. MSU Hill...
Bear Paw Development Corp. held its annual meeting Thursday, providing an update on the last year of the organization's local impact, as well as a presentation on the changing generational dynamics of the modern workplace. Bear Paw Development Executive Director Paul Tuss said this is the 55th year of the organization's operation and they worked on a lot of projects in 2023, bringing in $16.5 million of outside funding into the community. Tuss, who also is a state legislator...
Sen. Jon Tester discussed a number of ongoing issues in the Senate during a rural press call Thursday, including beef imports, fentanyl, foreign aid and the possibility of a government shutdown on the horizon. Thursday afternoon the Senate passed a short-term bill to prevent the shutdown but conflicts over funding persist between Democrats and Republicans as the fight continues to prevent a long-term funding bill for the government. Thursday morning Tester said a shutdown would hurt everyone, lower national security and...
By Emily Mayer The big news this week 100 years ago was the end of the boys’ basketball tournament, with Big Sandy bringing home the first place prize. Great Falls took second place, Harlem third, Havre fourth, Choteau fifth, Fort Benton sixth, Fort Shaw seventh, and finally Valier in eighth place. These tournaments were heavily attended in Havre, and our hospitality toward visiting teams and their fans was front and center. Our businessmen went all out hosting meals, making sure players had a place to stay, and overall a...
Press release Abigail Malley is Havre Middle School's January Sixth Grade Student of the Month Abby is the daughter of Jeremy and Leeann Malley. She has two brothers, Henry and Sam Malley. Abby plays in the middle school band and is a member of Student Council. Outside of school, she loves to dance and is active in the Girl Scouts. In her free time, Abby enjoys creating art and spending time outdoors with friends and family. At school, Abby is a responsible student with a...
The District 4 Human Resources Development Council will be assisting local taxpayers prepare documents and file again this year, with the help of Rural Dynamics and Great Falls-based non-profit Tax Help Montana, March 6 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. HRDC District 4 Executive Director Carilla French said the service, which is free for any taxpayer making $64,000 a year or less and everyone 60 or older regardless of income level, is vital to the community and their mission of helping low-income individuals and families achieve self-su...
Multiple businesses from the region participated at the North Star High School career fair Wednesday afternoon, with students from multiple schools attending. The fair was set up in the high school's gymnasium in Rudyard, and was organized by North Star students Quinn Trueax and Ecko Fraser. "Pretty much, it's a vendor show but with jobs," Trueax told Havre Daily News before the show. "We want students to know that there are more careers than just farming." Business set-up...
Press release Pie bakers — both men and women — should start looking for their favorite pie recipes. The Montana Seed Show is fast approaching, and one of the most popular events is the pie-baking contest. Entries will be taken Friday, March 8, between 8:30 and 9:30 a.m. in the big gymnasium at Harlem High School. Categories are adult double crust, youth double crust and dessert/cream pie, which is open to all ages. Prizes for adult double-crust pies are $400 for first, $300 for second, $200 for third and $100 for fourth. You...
Former state senator and current Dawson farmer and rancher Ric Holden is among the increasingly crowded field of Republicans running for the Eastern District of Montana's seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, and Tuesday did an interview with the Havre Daily News in which he laid out his legislative priorities. The seat is held by Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Mont., who had a short-lived campaign to challenge Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., for his seat in the body. Rosendale...
by Mitch Forsyth Chloe Corner, a Havre high school sophomore, is working to construct a veterans memorial as part of her Eagle Scout project. It is located at the new Havre Veterans Memorial Park, formerly US Bank Park, across from the Montana State University-Northern football stadium. The Optimist Club of Havre, along with several of its members, donated $1,100 to Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 497, the project sponsor, to help Chloe fund a portion of her project. The park,...
Press release Bureau of Land Management planners invite public input on an environmental assessment analyzing the potential opening of a 0.6-mile primitive road through a travel plan amendment that would provide legal public motorized and mechanized access to the Bullwhacker area of the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument. The EA and supporting documents are available on the e-Planning website for a 30-day public comment period – Feb. 28 through March 28, 2024 — at https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplan...
In Blaine County District Court Monday, Jasper Wendland was sentenced to pay thousands of dollars in restitution for destroying nearly half a million dollars in farming equipment in a drunken rampage in 2022, but no jail time, with a six year deferred imposition of sentence. Judge Olivia Rieger said Wendland must pay nearly $40,000 to the Gasvoda family of Lone Tree Cattle Company, and $3,700 to Blaine County for the night of destruction, though she did not impose restitution...
