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Editor’s note: This story ran in the June 13 edition of Havre Weekly Chronicle, but misreported the days of the event. The corrected story follows. The local ham radio club again is inviting people to come watch — and use — amateur radios this weekend in Havre. Hi-Line Amateur Radio Club will be participating in the American Radio Relay League — ARRL — Field Day from noon Saturday, June 22, to noon Sunday, June 23, at Veterans Memorial Park on 11th Street west across from Montana State University-Northern’s Tilleman Field, cl...
A siphon on the more-than-100-year-old system that provides much - almost all, in drought years - to the Milk River broke Monday, shutting down the system. The Montana Area Office of the Bureau of Reclamation area manager said Tuesday the bureau was waiting for the water to finish flowing out of the breached siphons on the St. Mary Diversion and Conveyance Works and is working to get a feel for impacts caused by the breach and looking at possible models for replacement or...
Havre one of seven cities to receive $1.25 million for tourism improvements HELENA, Mont. – The Montana Department of Commerce announced last week that $8.75 million of grant funding will be distributed to seven pilot communities, $1.25 million each, including Havre, to increase economic vibrancy and tourism appeal, enhance destination resiliency and diversify tourism-related assets and infrastructure. “This significant investment in the tourism infrastructure for Havre and our area has the potential to be a game-changer in... Full story
An 18-year-old Havre man was killed Thursday in a one-car crash in Glacier County. At the time of this story being published, Havre Weekly Chronicle was waiting to hear from the Glacier County coroner if the name of the Havre man had been released. The Havre man was a passenger in the Cadillac Escalade that crashed. The incident report said information about the driver was unknown at the time of the report being filed. Highway Patrol said this morning that no information about the driver was ready for release. The report... Full story
From U.S. Department of the Interior WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior today announced that 56 local governments in Montana will receive a total of $43.3 million in Payments in Lieu of Taxes funding for 2024. Because local governments cannot tax Federal lands, annual PILT payments help to defray the costs associated with maintaining important community services. A release from U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., lists the Montana payments, which included $1,258,897 for Blaine County, $483,587 for Chouteau County, $...
By Emily Mayer Havre’s activity intensified in preparation for all that was going on for July 4th. Everyone was getting into the act for the state Elks convention, and this article was printed on the front page of the June 22, 1924, Havre Daily Promoter: SPECIAL RATES GRANTED ELKS TO HAVRE PRIZES WILL BE HUNG UP FOR BEST BAND, BEST DRUM CORPS AND NEATEST APPEARING LODGE IN PARADE Fare and one half, regular rates, has been granted by the railroads to members of the B. P. O. E. to attend the state convention in Havre, July 3...
Chinook's Friends of the Pool and Parks Foundation in the last few days have extended thanks to several more people and groups that have helped the foundation move closer to its goal of rehabilitating the Chinook Pool and the Ensign Sweet Memorial Park. The former Jumping Juniper Garden Club organization donated nearly $1,200 of funds that they had raised over the years to the Friends of the Pool and Park Foundation for improvements to the pool and park, the foundation said in...
Press release Milk River Gobblers has listed the recipients of its 2024 scholarships. Five $500 scholarships were awarded, with 22 students from the area applying. The recipients are: Maggie Daniels, Havre High School; Quentin Edwards, Chinook High School; Maddison Doney, Fort Benton High School; Casha Corder, Fort Benton High School, and Reinhard Bold, Havre High School. “The Milk River Gobblers would like to thank all who applied and wish the best of success in the future to all,” the group said in a press rel...
Find links for online signups and information at https://fortbentonsummercelebration.com/celebrate Friday June 28 9:00 - 5:00 Used Book Sale - Chouteau County Library 1518 Main Street 10:00 - 5:00 Chalk Up Fort Benton Sidewalk Art Contest 1400 Block Front St. Sponsored by Prairie Rose Art Cooperative and Montana Tobacco Use Prevention Program 10:30 - 4:00 Museums Open , Fee Involved: Museum of the Upper Missouri and Historic Fort Benton at Old Fort Park, Museum of the...
Editor’s note: This version corrects that the Senate passed the bill Thursday. The Senate acted quickly Thursday to unanimously pass a bill that includes funding for the system that provides much of the water running through the Milk River, money that could repair a catastrophic failure that shut the system down. The Senate passed Thursday by unanimous consent the Fort Belknap Indian Community Water Rights Settlement Act, sponsored by by Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., and c... Full story
Earlier this month, the state Democratic party came to Havre to host its state convention, and local Democrats said it was a great success. “Hosting the statewide convention in Havre for the first time in several decades was a great way to showcase our community to more than 160 folks from every corner of Montana,” Rep. Paul Tuss, D-Havre said. “It was also an opportunity to highlight the issues that are important to rural northern Montana, including support for the incredible programs at (Montana State Unive...
Havre City Council’s Streets and Sidewalks Committee met Monday to talk about several issues, including the creation of Special Improvement Districts to improve neighborhoods. Public Works Director Trevor Mork said people are asking on a regular basis what can be done to improve infrastructure in neighborhoods, and he said people need to realize the difference between maintenance an improvements or rehabilitation. City taxes paid by residents are used for maintenance of infrastructure, like repairing water main breaks or f...
Press release U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Montana VA Health Care System has invited veterans to a special event in Glasgow. The two-day Montana VA Summer Vet Fest is set June 26-27 in Glasgow. A poster fo the event said veterans can come to the event to find out what VA can do for them, getting answer to VA benefits and health care questions and learning more about VA services and veteran resources. Day One, June 26, is from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Glasgow VA Clinic at 630 Second Ave. South, with topics including...
Great Northern Fair Board members met Monday evening to wrap up the last details that needed attention before the fairgrounds take off for the summer. Fairgrounds Manager Frank English discussed many improvements during his fair manager’s report. Renovations and repairs to the horse barn and 4-H exhibit were mentioned, as well as preparations for new bathrooms and second set of bathrooms, which has been a project that English has been focused on for the last year. The Ark Church donated 40-45 chairs in good condition to be u...
By Emily Mayer The good news continues this week in Havre a century ago. Like today, the year 1924 saw a lot of rainfall and for the first fourteen days of June, it was reported 4.62 inches of precipitation had fallen, which was making farmers very happy. An interesting agricultural related article was printed on the front page of the June 15, 1924, edition of the Havre Daily Promoter: CRAWFORD WEEDER TO BE PRODUCED IN CANADA W. M. Hoskins has just returned from Canada where he has been to interest capital in the manufacture...
Press release People can sign up for summer reading at Havre Hill-County Library. People can enjoy a story walk around the library, enjoy some activities, and complete a scavenger hunt using all five of their senses! Cartoon Club is Tuesdays and Saturdays, 1 p.m., starting June 18, Enjoy six episodes of a cartoon (call library for details) . The same six6 episodes will play Saturday. Popcorn and drinks provided. Participants are welcome to linger and chat. July 26, 6 p.m., minutes for the Havre-Hill County Library Summer...
Press release Veteran Service Officers for the Montana Veterans Affairs will be visiting locations to meet with veterans who are interested in applying for benefits. Veterans interested in applying for benefits are asked to bring a copy of their discharge paperwork — DD214 — with them. The scheduled visits are: Tuesday, July 9, 2024 Heart Butte, 1:30- 3:30 p.m., Manpower Center Wednesday, July 10, 2024 Cut Bank, 8:30-10:30 a.m., Glacier County Courthouse Annex Room 19 Shelby, 12:30-2:30 p.m., Shelby Court House Lower Level Tu...
Kristi Kline of Kremlin was among a list of people released this week who were appointed to state boards by Gov. Greg Gianforte. Kline, whose term will run through July 1, 2026, was appointed to the Petroleum Tank Release Compensation Board, which administers the Petroleum Tank Release Cleanup Fund which can provide assistance to people the prevent and deal with releases from underground petroleum tanks. An experienced water quality professional, Kline serves as the source water protection specialist for Montana Rural Water...
Press release HELENA — Carroll College named the following local students listed to its 2024 spring semester dean’s list. Chinook, Anna Terry Havre, Sadie Filius, Kyndall Keller, Carley Wertheimer To be included on the dean’s list, a student must receive a 3.5 grade point average or higher on a 4.0 scale and take at least 12 graded credits in a semester. A complete, sortable list of spring 2024 dean’s list recipients can be found at https://www.carroll.edu/deanslist ....
Editor’s note: This version adds the name of the crash victim, Robert Micheal Grimm, Robert Micheal Grimm of Havre, 39, died in a single-vehicle crash in Philips County early Friday morning June 24. Phillips County Coroner had not returned by printing deadline calls asking if the name of the crash victim has been released by the time this story orginally was filed, but released the name after the deadline. Montana Highway Patrol reports the crash occurred on U.S. Highway 2 at Mile Marker 462 near Malta. The Ford F-150 d...
Editor’s note: This version corrects the date of the field day. The local ham radio club again is inviting people to come watch — and use — amateur radios June 22-23 in Havre. Hi-Line Amateur Radio Club will be participating in the American Radio Relay League — ARRL — Field Day from noon Saturday, June 22, to noon Sunday, June 23, at Veterans Memorial Park on 11th Street west across from Montana State University-Northern’s Tilleman Field, club member Heather Hinckley said. Hinckley said the field day is an opportunity...
Work is set to start on repairing a major part of the system that has been called “The Lifeline of the Hi-Line.” U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., announced last Thursday that a more-than $88 million contract that is funded through his bipartisan infrastructure law has been awarded to Montana-based NW Construction to complete the St. Mary Diversion Dam Replacement project. The contract is part of the up to $100 million Tester secured for the Milk River Project through the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Tes...
U.S. Customs and Border Protection did an about-face this week and announced that it has decided to extend the summer hours of the Port of Wild Horse at the U.S.-Canadian Border north of Havre to its usual summer hours for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic. After U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., sent a letter to a letter to Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Troy A. Miller the last week of May asking for the summer hours to resume, CBP said the agency planned to continue with the 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. hours, with...
Press release Four Fort Belknap graduates of the Young Medicine Movement Program — YMM — have been selected for research training at the National Institutes of Health National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Summer Internship Program — NINDS SIP — in Bethesda, Maryland, and at Northern Arizona University Cultural and Academic Research Experience — CARE — in Flagstaff, Arizona. Elayna Adams, a 2024 graduate of Chemawa Indian School, Salem, Oregon, has been accepted into the NAU CARE Program. She will train...
