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National Science Foundation A total solar eclipse will be visible in some parts of the U.S. on April 8. Even if people are not in the path of the eclipse, they can still join in the fun with the U.S. National Science Foundation. NSF will host an educational livestream on YouTube that’s all about the eclipse and the science of the sun. People can hear from real scientists and explore some of the high-tech facilities they use, including the NSF Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope, the largest solar telescope in the world. NDF T...
The Great Northern Fair Board discussed ongoing maintenance and preparations for this year's fair during their meeting Tuesday. Board Vice Chair Bob Kaul said nearly all large projects on the fairgrounds are done or in the works at this point so focus can be put back on maintenance and preparations for this year's fair. Kaul said the fairgrounds shop needs to be set up, but the vast majority of the project can be done in-house. He said they need to look at getting the...
The Hill County Commission held a “staff meeting” Tuesday, where members discussed a number of issues relevant to the public, including their practices for appointing board members. During the meeting Hill County Commission Chair Mark Peterson said he wants the commission to decide whether or not to continue interviewing or advertising for commission-appointed board positions, or to keep reappointing existing members and only advertise should an existing member leave the board. Peterson said that when he first started the...
The Hill County Courthouse's west doors, which have been blocked off for the past few months, may be fixed in the next few weeks, a project that has taken a substantial amount of time primarily for logistical reasons. Hill County Commissioner Jake Strissel said the doors were heavily damaged earlier in the winter when someone delivering packages pulled on the locked doors too hard, thinking they were stuck, which bent the hinges and caused enough damage that they needed to be...
It seems that the risk of minor flooding from Lodge Creek moving into Hill and Blaine counties is low, as the National Weather Service was poised this morning to update their advisory in the area. The Weather Service Monday extended an advisory they had put out about flooding, the result of snow melt in Canada north this part of Montana, but this morning the service said they have no more concerns about increased flooding. National Weather Service Great Falls Meteorologist...
Watch for profiles of other candidates in this and other races in upcoming editions of Havre Daily News. Former Rep. Denny Rehberg, R-Mont., is returning to politics, running again for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives against a crowded primary field that doesn't include the seat's current occupant Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Mont. Rehberg said his campaign is an effort to curb the effects of the Joe Biden Administration's leadership of the country, which he said have bee...
Press release Chinook High School alumni are invited to the upcoming Chinook High All-Class Reunion scheduled for July 4-7, 2024, in Chinook. The four-day event will boast a plethora of fun and exciting activities. Members of the Reunion Committee said they would like to welcome alumni, family, friends, current and former teachers and non-graduating alumni to attend and enjoy the upcoming festivities. The Chinook High School All-Class Reunion happens every 5 years in Chinook a...
Lifetime Havreite and former state Rep. Ed Hill has filed as a Republican to represent Havre and North Havre in the Montana House of Representative in the coming Legislative session, putting him on track for an electoral rematch with Rep. Paul Tuss, D-Havre, who beat him in the last election. Hill said he's not planning to go to Helena with any particular agenda and, while there are some state agencies and programs he would like to see improved, he has no particular bills he...
Montana Rep. Paul Tuss, D-Havre, is running for reelection this year, a rematch between former Montana House representative Ed Hill, a Republican he beat in the last cycle. Tuss, the Executive Director of Bear Paw Development, said he's been serving the area for more than two decades, with his organization providing assistance to businesses in five counties and two reservations, experience he said has served him well in the Legislature. He said his history in economic...
Havre High Winter Guard performed for a crowd Thursday evening in the high school auditorium. The Winter Guard has five members, senior Megan Boyle, juniors Jalia Haley, Julian Nast and Ashlyn Schmidt and sophomore Paige Anderson. The Montana State University Bobcat Color Guard was in attendance to support and cheer on the Winter Guard for their performances. "I should give credit, these kids are very talented," Advisor Serena Dawson said. "... Our captain and our other more s...
Havre City Council holding a public hearing Monday about House Bill 355, passed by the 2023 Legislature and signed into law, that provides money to local infrastructure projects. The bill provides $20 million to provide grants for incorporated cities and towns to use to maintain or repair existing local government infrastructure, including drinking water systems, wastewater treatment systems, fire suppression systems if independent of the drinking water systems, streets, roads, bridges, landfills, street lights, airports,...
Press release Havre law enforcement and the Montana Highway Patrol are encouraging Montanans to plan for a sober ride home before celebrating St. Patrick’s Day. “Montanans take St. Patrick’s Day seriously,” Havre Police Department Capt. Ryan Pearson said. “But we all need to take the safety of our community seriously, too. Before you even start drinking or head out for a celebration, make and commit to a plan. Choose one of your friends or family members as a sober driver and arrange for them to give you a ride home. If...
by Emily Mayer There were many articles in the Havre Daily Promoter this week 100 years ago regarding agricultural interests. Locals were organizing in many ways, trying to find new ways to bring income to an economy that had been having problems for several years, the causes including drought, a glut of various products in the market, and depreciated prices. People were losing their farms; in fact, there are numerous entries in the Legal section of the paper of Sheriff Sales of farms that had gone bankrupt. One of those...
Press release Four local students were recognized at a ceremony held Sunday in Minneapolis by the American Indian College Fund. Alexis Bigby of Aaniiih Nakoda College and Jazmyne Torres of Stone Child College were among the students named 2023-24 Tribal College Students of the Year and Lyle Stiffarm of Aaniiih Nakoda College and Kaycee Chiefstick of Stone Child College were named 2023-24 Coca-Cola First-Generation Scholars. The American Indian College Fund honored 35 Tribal College and University — TCU — Students of the Yea...
Havre native Suzanne Tilleman, dean of the University of Montana College of Business, moderated a roundtable discussion at UM's Bureau of Business and Economic Research 2024 Economic Outlook Seminar Wednesday, where participants talked about the place of the mining industry in the ongoing transition to green energy in Montana. Sibanye-Stillwater Mining Company VP of Legal and Government Affairs Heather McDowell said her company is a large energy customer in the state that...
NorthWestern Energy CEO Brian Bird spoke via Zoom at the University of Montana’s Bureau of Business and Economic Research 2024 Montana Economic Outlook Seminar Wednesday to give his perspective on the practical reality of green energy in Montana, advocating for its development alongside more natural gas plants. Contrary to depictions in the media, Bird said, NorthWestern Energy has a diverse energy portfolio including about a third of it from natural gas and coal, another third from wind and solar energy and a third from h...
The local acting troupe is putting on some localized - right down to what county the performance is in - dinner theater over the next few weeks, written by local playwright, and Montana Actors' Theatre executive director, Jay Pyette. The "Queen of Blaine County" will premiere at the Eagles Club in Chinook Friday and Saturday. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Dinner will begin at 6 p.m. with the show to follow. Tickets are available online or at the Eagles in Chinook. The actors are...
Press release A group is offering Indigenous Montana musicians a hand up to enhance their careers with a stipend and mentorship. “The legacy of Billy Conway (1956-2021), one of the most influential drummers in American music history, continues to inspire and support the next generation of artists through the Billy Conway Artist Fund,” a release about the fund said. “Known for his exceptional skill, creative generosity, and deep connection to Montana, Conway’s spirit lives on in a unique opportunity for Indigenous musicia...
Primary season has arrived in Montana, with filing for the upcoming ballot now closed and all non-write-in candidates now declared, though most candidates on the county level in this region are running unopposed. In Blaine County, Republican Miles Hutton is running unopposed to maintain his seat on the Blaine County Commission, with Democrats Julie Campbell and Kendall Harwood both running unopposed for clerk of district court and county superintendent of schools respectively, the latter as an appointed incumbent. Blaine...
Members of the Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees discussed whether or not to put a new levy on the ballot for their elementary district as well as new health policies at their monthly meeting Tuesday evening. During the meeting the board heard a presentation by Havre Public School Assistant Superintendent Brad Moore about levies and school budgets where he said the High School cannot put a levy on the ballot this year, but due to a recent legislative change the...
Havre Daily News staff The organizers of the the 2024 Montana Seed Show Bread Show had many tasty bread entries, organizers said. Blue Ribbon Winners were: Adult, White Bread—Aschlea Schroder, Adult, 100% whole wheat bread, Amanda Powell, Adult, Machine White Bread, Brittany Dawson, Adult, Machine Combo Bread, Kristi Warburton, Adult, Specialty Bread, Sharon Reed, Youth, White Bread, Norah Zellmer, Youth, Specialty Bread, Jessa Schroder. The sweepstakes winner was Jessa Schroder with her specialty bread. The release said 2...
Havre Daily News staff The Havre High School Winter Guard is performing in a showcase Thursday at 7 p.m. in the high school auditorium. The group has seen great success in recent years, with the fall Color Guard taking first at a competition in Idaho in 2022 and doing regular practices and performances. People are invited to come see the Winter Guard perform Thursday and see more of what they do....
Watch for more on county races in Blaine, Chouteau and Liberty counties in an upcoming edition of Havre Daily News. 2024 will be a big year in electoral politics, not just on the federal level, but on the state and local level as well, with candidates having filed all of their declarations now that the deadline for filing in the June primary is over. In Hill County, not many positions are up and only one race is contented. One seat on the Hill County Commission, held by Mark Peterson, is up for grabs this year and its...
