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  • Agenda - Hill County Commission weekly calendar

    Updated Jun 23, 2023

    Monday 9 a.m. — Rocky Boy Business Committee meeting at Rocky Boy tribal office 10 a.m. — Hill County Community Development Block Grant Program/Montana Coal Endowment Program monitoring visit in the Commissioners Office 3:30 p.m. — Council on Aging director meeting in the Commissioners Office Tuesday 10:30 a.m. — Road supervisor meeting in the Commissioners Office Wednesday 9 a.m. — Park board interview in the Commissioners Office 10 a.m. — Park board interview in the Commissioners Office 3:30 p.m. — Park board interview in...

  • Bear Paw setting up loan program for local meat processing

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Jun 22, 2023

    Bear Paw Development Corp. just received the largest grant in its history, $10 million, from U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development to set up a revolving loan fund for beef and poultry processing startups and business expansions. Bear Paw Development Executive Director Paul Tuss, who is also represents Havre in the Montana Legislature, said this investment is a huge deal for Bear Paw and for the future of local meat processing, not just in their five-county area, but the whole state of Montana. Tuss said Bear Paw...

  • Rainshowers, thunderstorms expected over weekend

    Tim Leeds|Updated Jun 22, 2023

    After a fairly long clear period, some thunderstorms and rainshowers are expected to hit this area over the weekend and into next week. After mild weather and just a trace of rain off and on in this part of the state for a week or more, the weather is likely to turn today. While bitter cold like the region saw over the winter hasn't come back - nothing below zero - record cold has set in including here. Havre has been hitting lows 10 to 15 degrees colder than normal, with a...

  • Commission sets public meeting on zoning change for ag chemical store

    Tim Leeds|Updated Jun 22, 2023

    The Hill County Commission during its business meeting Thursday set a date for a public hearing on a proposed zoning change for a new location for selling agricultural chemicals. The commission set a hearing for 9 a.m. July 13 in the Commission Office in the Hill County Courthouse about Mountain View Co-op’s request to change some land just east of Havre and south of U.S. Highway 2 from agricultural to commercial zoning. Commissioner Mark Peterson said representatives of the company told the commission they want to erect a n...

  • Library lists upcoming events

    Updated Jun 22, 2023

    Havre Daily News staff The Havre-Hill County Library has listed upcoming specific events in the next couple of months. The evens listed are: Thursday, June 29, 6 p.m., book discussion, “We Are Satellites” Thursday, July 13, 6 p.m., book discussion, “Caleb’s Crossing” Friday, July 21, 4 p.m., Yarn Circle Saturday, July 22, 3:30 p.m., assemble community care kits at the library Thursday, July 27, 6 p.m., book discussion, “The Gap of Time” Saturday, July 29, 10 a.m., Jack Glatzer Violin Performance 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., summer...

  • Summer meals start at Havre schools

    Updated Jun 22, 2023

    The summer meal program is underway at Havre schools, with free breakfast and lunch served to anyone 18 and younger with the meals available to adults at a charge of $3 for breakfast and $5 for lunch, with extra milk available for 50 cents. The meals are served at Highland Park Early Primary School, Lincoln-McKinley Primary School and Sunnyside Intermediate School. The breakfasts are served 8:30-10:30 a.m. and lunches are served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The breakfast menu for next week is: Monday: Waffle, sausage, fruit, milk...

  • Letter to the Editor - Kudos on Pepin Park senior barbecue

    Updated Jun 22, 2023

    Editor, Kudos to Heather, Connie, Jeff and crew (including volunteers) and the North Central Senior Center who worked together to put on a wonderful picnic for the seniors of our local community on Friday, June 16, at Pepin Park. Your efforts did not go unnoticed. A great picnic meal was enjoyed by everyone that attended. Thanks also to Chris Inman, Havre Parks and Recreation Department, who assisted the event by providing an enjoyable space and park set up for the picnic to be held. Havre Does Have It when members of our...

  • Letter to the Editor - Youth climate lawsuit should bring awareness of problem

    Updated Jun 22, 2023

    Editor, Montana’s 1972 constitution guarantees its citizens a right to “a clean and healthful environment in Montana for present and future generations.” The 2023 trial of Held V. State of Montana, a lawsuit brought by 16 Montana youth, attempts to show how the state government’s longstanding energy policies violate this constitutional right by favoring fossil fuel industries with high carbon emissions. The lawsuit is named for plaintiff Rikki Held, age 22, a fifth-generation Montanan raised on a cattle ranch in the Powder...

  • Looking out my Backdoor: Surviving the heat, some brain damage

    Sondra Ashton|Updated Jun 22, 2023

    In Jalisco, we are held fast in the grips of unrelenting heat and drought. As northeastern Montanans, we all know what that is like. Hot. Dry. Dusty. Depressing. Blue skies. Not a cloud in sight. My tender magnolia flowers all dried up in the fragile bud, turned to brown dust without opening. Even with daily watering, vegetables I planted poked up their little slender heads, looked around, said, “No, not me, uh huh, no, and keeled over.” As each bucket is harvested, I’m leavi...

  • What you should know about property tax appraisals

    Updated Jun 22, 2023

    Property tax appraisals are currently arriving in the mail. It’s important to review the valuation and appeal it if you do not agree with the valuation. The appeal instructions are in the letter that was mailed to you. You only have 30 days, so do not wait. If the value of your property increased by 30% that does not mean your taxes will increase by 30%. However, generally if the value of your property increased, most likely your taxes will be increasing. Property tax calculations are complex and understood by few. To c...

  • Gov. Gianforte's tax hike now hitting homes

    Updated Jun 22, 2023

    Property tax reappraisals are arriving in Montanans’ mailboxes this week and the news is not good. The Montana Department of Revenue is expecting average property tax reappraisals to jump a whopping 43% — Some properties are seeing an increase of 60% of its taxable value. “We have Gov. Gianforte to thank for our soaring tax hikes,” said Sheila Hogan, executive director of the Montana Democratic Party. “Because of his abject failure to do anything to permanently address property tax increases, working Montana families,...

  • After record-setting Legislature one-year post-Dobbs, Montanans still have abortion rights

    Updated Jun 22, 2023

    It has been one year since the U.S. Supreme Court — SCOTUS — issued the Dobbs decision, eliminating the federally protected right to abortion. Here in Montana with the 2023 legislative session having ended in early May, we saw unprecedented attacks on the right to abortion and bodily autonomy, with record numbers of bills having been brought forward by legislators. However, Montanans can breathe a sigh of relief knowing that the right to abortion, despite the attempts to ban and restrict, remains legal and safe. The path lai...

  • For the Record, June 23, 2023

    Updated Jun 22, 2023

    Havre Police Department Angel Rose Gilead of Havre, 21, was issued a summons on a criminal contempt charge at the police station Wednesday at 8 a.m. -- Davis William Cravens of St. Marie, 26, was arrested on a Justice or City court warrant at Havre City Court at 11:34 a.m. Wednesday. -- A Wednesday 4:37 p.m. caller reported a theft from a Third Street porch. -- A beer theft was reported at a First Street business at 5:20 p.m. Wednesday. -- Colorado James McConnell of Havre,...

  • Notice - Cottonwood, Davey July school board meetings canceled

    Updated Jun 22, 2023

    The regular July school board meetings for Cottonwood School District 57 and Davey School District 12 have been canceled....

  • Clarification - Great Northern Fair Commission meeting

    Updated Jun 22, 2023

    In an article published on the front page of Thursday’s edition of Havre Daily News about this week’s meeting of the Great Northern Fair Commission, board member Ken Erickson is cited as saying it seems like Emily Mayer is trying to sidestep the H. Earl Clack Memorial Museum board by asking the fair commission for permission to give presentations about the museum-owned Faber Schoolhouse and Homestead Shack on the fairgrounds. Mayer told Havre Daily News that English approached her about doing something during the fair, not...

  • Agenda - Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees

    Updated Jun 22, 2023

    The Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees will meet Tuesday at 12:15 p.m. in the Robins School Administration Building. The agenda for the meeting is: A. Call to order 1. Pledge of Allegiance 2. Roll call 3. Welcome to visitors 4. Agenda deletions or corrections, and additions allowed by policy, if any B. Old business C. New business 1. Personnel 2. 2023-24 bus routes 3. Montana School Board Association dues for 2023-24 4. Out-of-state travel for high school boys baksetball 5. Montana Schools Group Insurance Authority...

  • Fort Belknap seeks address updates before election

    Updated Jun 22, 2023

    Havre Daily News staff Fort Belknap Indian Community has put out a call for address updates from tribal members before the next election. A primary election will be held Oct. 3, 2023, and a general election Nov. 7, 2023. A release said it is important for tribal members to update both their physical address and their mailing address before the elections. The release said neither the tribal election office nor the Bureau of Indian Affairs can update addresses for election purposes. Only the enrollment office can update...

  • Out Our Way: God rides for the brand, too

    Updated Jun 22, 2023

    Romans 6:8 - "For we know that if we died with Christ, we shall also live with Him." Out our way, most cattle are kept within fenced grazing lands, and except for the annual open-range grazing on Beaver Creek Park near the Chippewa Cree Tribe's reservation, herds don't often mix. We still do brandings and have the ear tags, but seldom need to worry about checking. If they were the right breed, had the right color ear tag, and were within the fenced area, I pretty well...

  • Pastor's Corner: Fear no one

    Updated Jun 22, 2023

    In last Sunday's readings (Exodus 19:2-6a, Romans 5:6-11 and Matt. 9:36-10:8), it becomes very clear that we have been chosen and elected by God. In the reading from Exodus the people are told by God that they are a "kingdom of priests, a holy nation." I wonder if we believe that now. Do we consider ourselves priests? Do we believe we are a holy nation? Our professed faith at our baptism acknowledges that we are to be priestly people. This means we are a people who help to...

  • Hello, God. It's me, Mara.

    Updated Jun 22, 2023

    You know, Lord, sometimes puzzles are pretty fun to do. Friend Leah mentioned, as we visited, sharing that she remembered her folks doing jigsaw puzzles on their card table, sometimes even on one end of their dining room table - then giggled. She shared that her mom had mentioned that her parents also did those old-time puzzles, as after they had passed, they found several boxes of old jigsaw puzzles in one of their closets. "Mama recalled that Grandma and Grandpa sat close...

  • Senior Center News, June 23 2023

    Updated Jun 22, 2023

    North Central Senior Center June 26-30 Menu Monday, June 26 — Biscuits and gravy, hashbrowns, fruit Tuesday, June 27 — Barbecued ribs, baked potatoes, corn, cake Wednesday, June 28 — Chef salad, breadsticks, fruit Thursday, June 29 — Indian tacos, apple pie Friday, June 30 — Soup, chef’s choice, dessert News from our Gift Shop: Need a gift for a summer birthday or just because. Visit the gift shop to find wall hangings, knock knacks, art glass and much more, all priced just right. New this week: Chain necklaces and bracele...

  • Stoner graduates from George Fox University

    Updated Jun 22, 2023

    EWBERG, Ore. — Rainey Stoner of Havre was among the undergraduate, adult degree and graduate-level students who received diplomas from George Fox University at its spring graduation ceremony in April of 2023. Stoner earned a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree....

  • Northstars sweep Lewistown in home doubleheader

    Kason Clark|Updated Jun 22, 2023

    The Havre Northstars American Legion baseball club looked to make the most of its return to Legion Field Wednesday night. In a doubleheader against the Lewistown Redbirds, the Northstars played well in front of their home crowd with a 7-1 and a 3-1 victory to sweep the night. After a rough outing at the Harold Gjerde Memorial Tournament, Havre head coach Patch Wirtzberger was happy to see the Northstars rally defensively. "Solid pitching and good defense is kind of what laid t...