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Today is the last day of Native American Heritage month and Havre Public Schools Indian Education For All Director Jessica Kennedy-Stiffarm said she thinks this year’s cultural events, classes and addresses went very well. Kennedy-Stiffarm took the position in October of this year and has since been working to bring more cultural events and education to the district, with the guidance of parents and students. She said she’s been conducting surveys and talking to parents and students to see where they think the holes are in...
Havre Eagles Club is again holding its two charitable drives to benefit children and families for Christmas and is asking the community to donate toys and other gifts or monetary donations, and asking for the names of people who are in need of some help. “We’re just asking people to donate unwrapped gifts suitable for a boy or a girl at one of the locations. We’re also reaching out to businesses and community groups to adopt a family — we have quite a few families this year waiting for that,” organizer Candace Dess said. For...
Havre's Holiday Stroll is set for Saturday, featuring the annual Tree Lighting, a Gingerbread House Competition, Fun Run and more, and the Havre Area Chamber of Commerce is still open for volunteers to help with the events. Chamber Director Jessica Fagerbakke said the event, previously just known as the Community Tree Lighting, was rebranded this year, to let people know that there's a lot more going on that day around Havre than the tree lighting. Fagerbakke said they also...
A 15-year-old boy has been arrested in connection to several reports of a firearm being discharged inside city limits, including apparent vandalism with vehicles being shot and one gunshot inside a residence. Havre Police Department said the boy, who is from Hays, was arrested Friday and transported to be held in the Cascade County Juvenile Detention Center. The release said he was arrested on eight counts of criminal endangerment, two counts of criminal mischief, three counts of discharging a weapon within city limits, a...
Press release Bear Paw Development Corp. has announced that it has hired Josh Gomez of Havre as a Community Development Specialist. The position works with area local governments on their infrastructure needs and includes grant writing, grant management and public involvement. "I look forward to being part of the Bear Paw team and working with local officials and area residents to build the communities of northern Montana," Gomez said. "This region is a great place to live...
Press release GLASGOW - Christmas trees sold this year by Glasgow Area Boy Scout Troop 861's will not only be adorned with ornaments, but also turned into fish habitat. Lane Thompson, a member of Troop 861, and Fish, Wildlife and Parks fisheries staff are asking folks to return their trees after Christmas with the intention to use these discarded trees as artificial fish habitat. Returned trees will be bundled and placed on the ice at the Fort Peck Trout Pond later this winter...
People from across the region and further beyond were in Chinook for the town's Parade of Lights and Christmas Stroll, a collection of annual events for the people of the area to experience together, including a parade, bell choir and more Friday. Vendors set up shop in the Chinook Senior Center and Blaine County Library selling homemade goods to people throughout the day, which attendees seemed to like. Stewart Green said he really loved all the displays, but they were late t...
After unseasonably warm — though often windy — weather treated people in this part of Montana over the Thanksgiving holiday and weekend, snow was back this morning with cold weather again in the forecast. Highs today were predicted in the teens with lows tonight in the single digits, with the rest of the week primarily expecting highs in the teens or single digits and lows again in the single digits and even below zero. Highs are expected to be back in the 20s by Saturday and Sunday, although Saturday night’s low is still...
An August case involving a youth accused of firing several shots at a vehicle with passengers in it has been moved to youth court. Court minutes in a hearing presided over by state District Judge Kaydee Snipes Ruiz say Hill County Attorney Lacey Lincoln said both sides had come to a resolution in the case and were stipulating it be moved to Youth Court to be handled as a juvenile case. In Montana, some charges including felony assault with a weapon involving a youth defendant can start in District Court but be moved to...
A 15-year-old boy from Hays was charged with four counts of criminal endangerment, discharge of a firearm in city limits and vandalism after a caller reported finding a bullet hole in his vehicle Friday at 12:26 p.m. The incident occurred on U.S. Highway 2 Northwest near Holiday Village Mall. Havre Police Department said they will be issuing a press release with details on the incident, but it was not available before print deadline today....
As part of Native American Heritage Month, Havre Middle School students gathered for an assembly Monday afternoon to hear from Terry Brockie of Fort Belknap, a former Blaine County superintendent of schools, about his people's spirituality, language and values. Brockie said he has heritage from a few different tribes, as well as a non-Native American ancestors and he thanked the district for inviting him to talk about some aspect of his Native culture. He talked about his peop...
One of the biggest annual holiday events of the year, the Havre Community Thanksgiving dinner appears to have been a massive success in 2022, drawing enough people to fill the St. Jude Parish Center, and plenty of volunteers to serve them. The dinner has been going on in Havre for decades, funded by anonymous donors, serving people a Thanksgiving meal for free, including all the traditional staples, turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, corn pumpkin pie and more. Unfortunately,...
U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., said in a telephonic press conference from Washington last week that he hopes the midterm election sends a message that leads to more bipartisan work in Congress - and the state Legislature - next year. "I think what needs to happen, moving forward, I think the American people in general said, 'We want folks to work together to get things done.'" Tester said people elected in both the Legislature and Congress can work together to make things...
Havre Daily News staff 2023 Don Greytak 4-H calendars are for sale again this year through the Montana State University Extension offices and through participating 4-H clubs. Greytak compiles art for a calendar every year and sells them at select stores and the Old Library Gallery. In partnership with Montana state 4-H, though, he allows special 4-H editions of the calendar to be printed and sold. Hill County Extension, in the basement of Hill County Courthouse is selling autographed copies of the 4-H calendar to raise funds...
The Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees voted to raise activity bus driver pay, approved their two-year agreement with the Teamsters and approved a contract with the Montana School Boards Association to conduct a search for a permanent superintendent in a meeting Tuesday. Interim-Superintendent Brad Moore, who was appointed for the remainder of the school year after the unexpected death of the previous superintendent Craig Mueller last month, presented the details of the MT...
After some bitter cold and snow, the weather is giving this region a break for the Thanksgiving holiday, although colder temperatures and a chance of snow are back in the forecast for next week. Some snow fell in this region this morning and was predicted to continue through early afternoon, but the highs for today were expected to be in the upper 30s. The forecast for Thanksgiving Day in this area calls for sunny skies and temperatures in the 30s to low 40s, with lows Thursda...
Montana Farmers Union Montana Premium Processing Cooperative celebrated progress on its facility Monday, welcoming people from the community and its members for tours. The new meat processing facility in Havre is set to begin processing beef, pork, lamb and bison in the coming months. "It was refreshing to be at a meeting with other producers who all have the same goal to provide a quality meat direct to the consumer," Montana Farmers Union President Walter Schweitzer said....
Press release Editor’s note: This version corrects the Post Office Box and gives the address of Feed My Sheep Soup Kitchen. As Montana’s food banks deal with record demand in the wake of soaring food costs and other everyday expenses, the Town Pump Charitable Foundation is matching $1 million to help raise $4 million during its annual fundraising campaign for food banks and kitchens, including Havre Community Food Bank and Feed My Sheep Soup Kitchen. More than 100 food banks statewide are participating this year in the “Be...
People who use the translators on Mount Royal in the Sweet Grass Hills may have to reprogram or re-scan their TV or digital receiver to receive Great Falls Channel 5 KFBB. East Butte TV Association President John Cicon said Channel 5 recently moved to a different frequency after winter weather damaged a great deal of equipment, including antennas, on the Sweet Grass Hills. Cicon said they are working to fix the issue, but it will likely take until winter between the time it takes to get parts and finding a time to make fixes...
Press release The Hill County Community Foundation has announced 10 grant recipients for the 2022 grant cycle. This year’s grantees are Havre Trails, CASA of Hill County, Feed My Sheep Soup Kitchen, Havre Area Chamber of Commerce, Natalie Patrick Foundation, Greater Havre Area Ministerial Association, Rudyard Community Commercial Club, Bear Paw Volunteer Fire Department, Havre Salvation Army and the Arts and Beautification Committee of Havre Downtown Matters. The foundation had a total of $7000 to grant out this year and o...
A memorial was held Saturday morning at Havre High School for Havre Public Schools Superintendent Craig Mueller, who died unexpectedly Oct. 22. A long line of people showed up to the event, where family, friends and colleagues spoke about their time with Mueller and the effect he had on them, their families, the school and the community. Before anyone spoke, however, the Havre High School band played "Come Thou Font of Every Blessing" and Havre High School Assistant Principal...
The Havre Community Thanksgiving Dinner is still looking for more volunteers this year including spots open at 5 p.m. Wednesday and throughout Thursday. Community Dinner organizer Debbie Rhines said she’s looking for 8 to 12 people Thursday to make sure everything runs smoothly, but the openings on Wednesday are important, too. She said the dinner has a committed group of regular volunteers who know how everything works, what they have to do and work together very well, so the event is not in danger of having to be c...
