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Just like the headline says, friends do not let friends get hooked on Quordle. “What is Quordle?” you might be asking. If you have a good life, a happy and fulfilled life you are definitely asking yourself that. The naive and sympathetic are lamenting, I’m certain. “Have you gone and got yourself hooked on some new gateway drug that the nefarious street dealers are calling Quordle?” And thank you for caring, but no, you have it all wrong. The gateway drug is Wordle a 5-lette...
At the Hill County Commission’s weekly business meeting Thursday county officials and Havre Postmaster Dwayne Tedrick requested that the county return to its old system of mail delivery to various departments, a request the commissioners agreed to have more meetings about. Under current policy, certified and/or registered mail, with the exception of that addressed to the county attorney’s office, which must be hand-delivered, needs to be signed for and picked up at the post office by a commissioner, or a representative of the...
from Judy Vosen Local Red Cross Blood Drive Volunteer Coordinator Editor's note: This version corrects errors introduced by the editor. The recent Havre Community Red Cross Blood Drive held at St. Jude Parish Center Monday, March 7, was once again a success. A total of 110 units were collected, several of which were double red cell units, more commonly known as Power Red unit. The original goal was 96 units, so it was really nice to exceed that goal this month. Once again there were a few first-time donors this month. A...
Area recreators attended a public meeting Thursday evening where representatives from Montana Bureau of Reclamation and Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks shared a status update on Fresno Reservoir the St. Mary Diversion and the various projects going on in the area. At the meeting, Havre-Area Fisheries Biologist Cody Nagel provided update on the Fresno Rservoir Fisheries' 10-year management plan which will run from 2022 through 2031 with the goal of managing the reservoir as,...
The District 4 Human Resources Development Council board of directors and its executive director, during the board’s monthly meeting, Thursday answered some questions and cleared up what they called some misconceptions about a proposal to build a new food bank in Havre. “There’s been a lot of conversations that HRDC has not been involved in, and I wanted to take this opportunity to set the record straight,” HRDC Executive Director Carilla French said. The issue has been a hot topic since Jim Treperinas asked Havre City Co...
The Havre Area Chamber of Commerce office may have some short hours or may be closed a few days in the next two weeks awaiting a new staff member coming in. Matt Wertheimer, chair of the Chamber Board of Directors, said Thursday afternoon that the board had an applicant verbally commit to taking over the position of executive director at the Chamber. He declined to name the candidate until details were finalized, but said the person planned to put in their notice at their job to start at the Chamber in two weeks. He said the...
From Montana Farmers Union GREAT FALLS — The deadline for Montana Farmers Union scholarships ranging from $500 to $1,000 is fast approaching. Students have until March 15 to submit their application for the Bud Daniels Memorial Scholarship, the John Korsbeck Memorial Scholarship, the MFU Scholarship, and the County Scholarships. A single application can be submitted for all the scholarships. MFU’s website also has information about the Stanley Moore Scholarship, a $1,500 scholarship offered by the Farmers Union Ind...
I was glad to see Marc Racicot and Bob Brown’s proposal for a top two primary in the Havre Daily last week. It is not that I think an open primary system, by itself, is the one thing needed for a more representative and more effective government. It is also not that I share former Republican Gov. Marc Racicot and former Republican Secretary of State Bob Brown’s enthusiasm for the kind of moderate Republican government which, I suspect, might re-emerge in Montana from this particular reform — if it is the only reform. What I d...
U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced that they will conduct a survey to find out how much consumers are willing to pay in order for USDA to stop lying. The “Product of USA” label is consumer fraud, and USDA is under pressure from Congress and the President to stop the lying. In response, and apparently in an effort to buy time, USDA proposes instead to do a survey. USDA will ask three questions: 1. Do consumers notice the “Product of USA” labeling claim? 2 Do consumers understand the current “Product of USA” defi...
According to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 1 in 3 Montanans still lack access to reliable, high-speed broadband, and along with it the wide range of educational, commerce, health, and social opportunities critical to success in the 21st century. Montana’s number of unconnected residents –already three times the national average – is even more dire when we focus on the state’s rural communities, where an astounding 3 in 5 residents still lack connectivity. While Montana’s policymakers and industry leaders h...
Connie (Robinson) Meredith, 79, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family and dogs on February 25, 2022. Connie wished to be cremated. A celebration of life will be announced at a later date. Connie was born September 23, 1942, to Warren "Bud" & Olga (Laursen) Robinson in Havre, MT. She married John Meredith March 3, 1967, and they were happily married for 52 years. She was a beloved wife, mother, and grandmother. She spent the last 40-plus years as a bookkeeper... Full story
Douglas Clifford Olmstead, 81, passed away at his residence March 7, 2022. He fought with tenacity and his trademarked obstinance, but cancer overtook him after eight months of battling the disease. His memorial service will be held at 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 16, 2022, at Holland & Bonine Funeral Chapel. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with services and arrangements. Please visit Doug's online memorial page to send a card or leave a message of condolence... Full story
Cottonwood School District #57 announces the upcoming school election will be held Tuesday May 3, 2022. Two trustee positions are up for election for a two-year and three-year term. These seats are held by appointee Andee Peterson, and Carol Bachini-Wood, respectively. To file for a seat on the Cottonwood Elementary School Board, people can contact District Clerk Serena Dawson at 406-265-6970 for candidate forms. The deadline to file is March 24, 2022, at 5 p.m....
Davey School District #12 announces the upcoming school election will be held Tuesday May 3, 2022. Two trustee positions are up for election for a one-year and three-year term. These seats are held by appointee Lisa Hanson and Lisa Overlie, respectively. To file for a seat on the Davey Elementary School Board, people can contact District Clerk Serena Dawson at 406-265-6970 for candidate forms. The deadline to file is March 24, 2022, at 5 p.m....
Havre Public Schools announced Thursday that the special meeting of its school board has been moved. The meeting, previously set for March 22, will be held Monday, March 21, starting at 6:30 p.m. in Havre Middle School....
The next regular meeting of the H. Earl Clack Memorial Museum Board will be Monday, March 14, 2022, at 6 p.m. in the Board Room of Havre Inn and Suites at Boot Hill Plaza, 1425 U.S. Highway 2 West. The meeting agenda is{ 1. Call to order 2. Roll call of members • Reading and approval of minutes 4. Museum Report — Emily Mayer 5. Wahkpa Chu’gn Report — Emily Mayer 6. The Foundation Report — Elaine Morse 7. Committee reports • Budget and Finance • Bylaws 8. Unfinished Business • Gussenhoven piano status — on hold • Machinery...
Monday 9:30 a.m. — Tri-Agency Task Force memorandum of understanding renewal meeting in commissioners’ office 1:30 p.m. — Building manager meeting in commissioners’ office Tuesday 10 a.m. — Montana Department of Transportation city/county semi-annual meeting 5:30 p.m. — Fair board meeting at the Great Northern Fairgrounds Community Center Wednesday 9 a.m. — County officials meeting in the Timmons Room 11 a.m. — County Insurance Committee — Recommendations meeting in commissioners’ office 1 p.m. — Morris Land Survey meeting i...
Havre Police Department A summons was issued related to three calls Thursday: a Seventh Avenue caller reported at 9:24 a.m. that five rabbits had been killed, a caller on 14th Street West reported at 11:27 a.m. having a problem with two German shepherd dogs that were running loose, and a First Street West caller reported a two German shepherd dogs chasing rabbits. No details were provided on the charges. -- Stephanie Rae Spottedeagle of Havre, 48, was arrested on a...
I remember that day when my friend Charlie discovered my interest in cattle, ranching and being a cowboy. By this time, I had Doc and an old used saddle that had seen many years of service and even rope - but no real cowboy experience. So, one day, Charlie told me he was heading up to the Tiger Ridge with his trailer and asked if I wanted to come along. No question about it - and so one morning he drove up with his truck, horse trailer, took me out to where I kept Doc and my...
"Hey, Chap, got any large print Celebrate Recovery Bibles?" For two years, this was one of the most common questions I was asked. I was a chaplain intern at a state women's prison in north Georgia, and part of my job was to distribute Bibles. I worked a lot in the intake wing, which housed the women who had just been sentenced. They were facing both the transition from jail to prison and the reality of their sentence, so a lot of those women needed extra support and guidance....
You know Lord, it is still March and there is still time in our forecast for some snow to come our way! When snow is falling, we might want to take a minute or two to watch, as falling snow is rather spellbinding stuff to watch. An unknown author wrote the following about snow - so here it is: "A growth process called 'coalescence' (combination) is the process of a cloud droplet growing in size (from 1/2500 inch in diameter to 1/125 inch or larger), it is large enough to fall...
MISSOULA - The Havre Blue Ponies have been on a roll this postseason. Unfortunately, they ran into a team that has been on an even bigger one. Thursday afternoon at the Class A state tournament, the Western A champion Butte Central Maroons, behind a huge game from star scorer Dougie Peoples, took down the Blue Ponies 61-49 inside Dahlberg Arena. The loss dropped Havre into a loser-out game this morning against the Polson Pirates. It also ended a three-game, postseason winning...
In the Class B State Tournament game on Thursday night between the Harlem boys basketball team and Eureka, neither team deserved to lose. Both teams played hard to the point an extra period was needed to decide a winner. Even in overtime, it was heads or tails to predict who would win the game. The Eureka Lions eventually took the advantage with a three-point lead with less than 15 seconds remaining. But Harlem's Teegan LeValdo came through with a 3-pointer to tie the game...
MISSOULA - It wasn't the Four Seasons Arena, in Great Falls, but the Havre High girls looked right at home in Missoula. Thursday afternoon, the Blue Ponies began defense of their 2021 state championship with a 66-37 thrashing of the Browning Indians in the first round of the Class A state tournament in Dahlberg Arena. The win pushed Havre into tonight's semifinal where they'll face the Dillon Beavers at 8 p.m. But, as lopsided as the game turned out to be, and it was Havre's...
Early Thursday afternoon, it looked like the Class C State Tournament would begin on a sour note for the Box Elder girls basketball team. The Bears failed to score a single point in the first quarter and wound up trailing Melstone, 11-0, early in the second quarter. But the Bears were able to claw their way back to defeat Melstone, 42-33, to start the tournament at the Four Seasons Arena in Great Falls. "The kids stayed calm and they believed in each other and in the system,"...
