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District 4 Human Resource Development Council is looking for community input on a needs assessment for its district, and wants RSVPs by Monday to set a count for lunches that will be provided at a meeting Nov. 14. A release about the meeting says the community action program is in the process of completing a community needs assessment for its coverage area. “Your participation as a community partner is vital,” the release says. The services offered by District 4 HRDC are developed to enable low-income individuals in Hil...
Local veteran Jason Geer is showcasing a photography project featuring his fellow veterans this Veterans Day, in an effort to showcase their humanity and talents to the community. The showcase will be featured at Crawford Distillery next Friday, Veterans Day. Geer, who served in the U.S. Navy as an electronics technician from 1990 to 1994, said the project features portrait photos of veterans doing the things that make them passionate, photos that will be on display at Crawford from 3-8 p.m. that day. He said he wanted to do...
Anthony M. Johnson of Havre, Montana, has accepted an invitation of lifetime membership in The National Society of Collegiate Scholars - NSCS - the nation's leading certified honor society for high-achieving first- and second-year college students with a minimum of a 3.0 GPA. NSCS is an honors organization that invites less than ten percent of all eligible students nationwide to join the ranks of its diverse membership each year. A leading interdisciplinary academic honor...
Greyson Brady is a Havre High School student of the month for October, 2022. He is the son of Charlie and Kami Brady. Grey is a junior who is active in HHS concert, marching, jazz and pep bands, A Capella choir, Men's Ensemble of Awesomeness and Hi-Liters. He also participates in MAT productions, plays on the Hi-Line United Soccer Team and participates in community music events. He enjoys listening to records, watching movies, writing music, learning new instruments and...
Havre Middle School's Sixth Grade Student of the Month for October is Riley Boucher. Riley's is the son of Ed Boucher and Deanna Olson. He has three siblings, Ethan, Shepherd and Kaitlyn Boucher. At school, Riley plays the saxophone for the middle school band. Outside of school, he enjoys playing football and basketball. In his free time, Riley likes to spend time with his brothers. Riley has a positive attitude and shows respect to others around him. He puts forth his best...
Havre Daily News staff Havre Elks Lodge is holding their 2022 Blanket Drive for Thanksgiving and Christmas, and organizers are looking for blanket and bedding donations as well as for recipients. People can sign themselves up, as well as family, friends, of someone else they know is in need of blankets, comforters, quilts, sleeping bags, sheets and such by calling Brandy Kurtz at 406-390-0091. The first distribution day is Nov. 16 and the second is Dec. 13 at the Havre Elks Lodge Room. Donations of blankets and other bedding...
Havre Daily News staff Havre Elks Lodge is conducting its Veterans Giving Tree program again this year and is looking for donors and for veterans who could use a boost at Christmas. The veterans giving tree is a way during the holiday season for Havre Elks and the community to give back to local veterans who served the country. A Christmas tree at the Elks Lodge has tags with information provided by veterans about their wants and or needs. Any individual or group can pick a tag from the tree, purchase the items and place...
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks GLASGOW — Hunters who are used to buying surplus mule deer B licenses right before the general season might have been disappointed this year. However, this reduction in some B licenses in eastern Montana is important to mule deer management. When mule deer numbers are down in large regions of the state, or even in specific hunting districts, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks adjusts the number of B licenses in response. The methodology is called adaptive harvest management, and it’s the fou...
The Havre Art Association is holding its 50th annual art show this weekend, showcasing the artistic works of people in town and beyond, and celebrating more than 50 years of the association's existence. The Golden Art Show will be held Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. at the Van Orsdel United Methodist Church on Fifth Avenue in Havre. Kris Martens, one of the group's members, said she views this 50th show as a celebration not only of local...
The Community Thanksgiving Dinner is returning to the dining room this year. “We will be serving a traditional Thanksgiving Dinner in the St. Jude Thaddeus Parish Center located on the corner of Seventh Aveenue and Fifth Street on Thursday, November 24th, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m,” organizer Debbie Rhines said in a release. “For the past 40-plus years, this dinner has been free to all who wish to participate. We give thanks to our anonymous donors and the many volunteers who have made this dinner possible for our community.” The...
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack held a press call Tuesday to discuss millions of dollars the federal government is investing in meat and poultry processing facilities around the country, including in Montana, with more to come soon. Vilsack said the Joe Biden administration set forth an aggressive effort to improve fairness and competition in the meat and poultry markets as well as improving local and regional food systems in January, and since then they've made a...
A winter weather advisory is in effect for a region from the Rocky Mountain Front as far east as Liberty County, with a special warning for parts of Hill and Chouteau counties. The weather is predicted to stay chilly but no more local precipitation is expected till Friday night, with a chance of snow Saturday night through Sunday and snow likely Sunday night and Monday. The advisory that includes Liberty County, in effect through 6 tonight, says 1 inch to 4 inches of snow could fall with winds gusting as high as 30 mph to 40...
Press release GLASGOW - If you see some lights at night north of U.S. Highway 2 this winter, it may not just be the northern lights. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks crews are live trapping swift fox from November through February, checking traps and handling fox during the long, dark hours of winter. Two two-member crews will be working, north of Highway 2, between Opheim and Havre. Since 2000, and about every five years since then, FWP has partnered with Canada to conduct a...
A winter weather advisory is in effect for a region from the Rocky Mountain Front as far east as Liberty County, with a special warning for parts of Hill and Chouteau counties. The advisory, in effect through 6 tonight, says 1 inch to 4 inches of snow could fall with winds gusting as high as 30 mph to 40 mph. People are warned to plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the Wednesday morning and evening commutes, adding that gusty winds could...
Montana Farmers Union GREAT FALLS — A Dec. 1 application deadline is fast approaching for two Farmers Union programs Applications for a program geared to develop leaders in the agricultural field are now open, with four spots from Montana Farmers Union available. The Farmers Union Enterprises Leadership program is intended to empower future leaders in the Farmers Union Enterprise states of North Dakota, Montana, Wisconsin, Minnesota and South Dakota. Each year, four members from each state are selected to represent their s...
Havre High Schools' marching band and color guard team competed in the Mountain West Marching Band Festival in Pocatello, Idaho, this past weekend, going up against teams from Idaho, Utah and Montana, with the color guard taking first in their division. Color Guard Team Director Serena Dawson said this is her first year leading the team, but she thinks they did very will this weekend and during their fall season as a whole. "I was very happy with our team," Dawson said. "From...
People have a chance to see a different approach to teaching estate planning with Wildflower Reflections about Estate Planning set for two sessions Wednesday. “If you think estate planning is a boring topic, then you haven’t been to one of Marsha Goetting’s presentations,” a release about the presentation said. ‘Goetting has enhanced her presentions by combining her appreciation of Montana wildflowers with her desire to help you remember strategies that can help you achieve your estate planning goals.” Goetting, a professor...
After a few months of relative quiet, the Blaine County Health Department was notified of 26 new COVID-19 cases in the last three days, a significant jump from the eight they saw between Oct. 24 and Oct. 28. A release from the department this morning shows the region is continuing to see COVID-19 activity, along with influenza and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, cases as well. “Please be vigilant, COVID is not over,” the release says. “Please wash your hands, cover your cough and sneezes, stay away from sick peopl...
Members of Bear Paw Credit Union soon will vote on whether or not to merge into Altana Federal Credit Union, a merger which Bear Paw Credit Union Vice President Gerry Veis says will be overwhelmingly beneficial to their membership. A letter explaining the merger and a ballot have already been sent to members of the local credit union, but the official election, in which every member with a primary account gets one vote, isn’t until Dec. 1 at a special meeting in the Duck Inn Antique Room at 5 p.m. Veis said the time b...
The Havre Rotary Club treated Lincoln-McKinley Primary School students to a night of pizza, games and prizes Thursday at Creative Yogurt, a yearly event for the club which appears to have been their most successful in years. Club President Dawn Ward said it was a great night and she was told by many people that it was better than they'd seen in some time. "Everything went fantastic," Ward said. " ... It was a great night for everybody." This is something the club does every...
Havre Daily News staff Plenty of opportunities are being held tonight for people who want to celebrate Halloween. Great Northern Fairgrounds is hosting a trunk-or-treat event from 5:30 to 9 p.m. with decorated cars and prizes for the children, along with the final night of the Havre Jaycees Haunted House, opening at 7 p.m. People also can join the Montana State University-Northern athletic teams and other campus groups for a trunk or treat in the upper parking lot of Northern’s Armory gymnasium from 4-5:30 p.m. The event i...
Press release Havre High School speech and debate took a small team to its first tournament of the year, Saturday in Glasgow, and saw some success. With good finishes by its competitors, Havre just missed bringing home the Class A sweepstakes trophy. Havre took second with 34 points and Sidney took first with 39. “This was a good first tournament for the students who were able to come and compete,” head coach Tim Leeds said. “There was some tough competition in Glasgow, including from the host. Sidney always is a stron...
