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  • Quick Pics: Art on the sidewalk in Havre

    Updated Jul 3, 2017

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  • Ament talks skate parks, Pearl Jam dreams

    Paul Dragu|Updated Jul 3, 2017

    Pearl Jam bass player and skate park advocate Jeff Ament spent Saturday hanging out in his hometown of Big Sandy by one of the many skate parks he's built in Montana. Ament and friends celebrated at the all-day event The Sixth Annual Big Sandy Pig Roast SK8 Jam, eating local slow-roasted pork, skateboarding and talking with friends. Meanwhile, the pool near the skate bowl was packed with laughing children and parents looking for a way to mitigate the effects of the blazing...

  • Flathers' color scheme earns Yard of the Week accolades

    Updated Jul 3, 2017

    From Bullhook Blossoms Garden Club Located at the edge of Highland Park on the 1200 Block of Wilson Avenue, passersby can find a yard dressed this year and every year for the Fourth of July. Bullhook Blossoms Garden Club selected the yard, owned by Bruce and Marlys Flathers, as Yard of the Week for the week of Independence Day. The patriotic color scheme is based on blue perennials enhanced with red, white and blue annuals. Hanging plants and large wooden flower barrels are...

  • Person with power of attorney cannot change your decisions

    Updated Jul 3, 2017

    From Montana Legal Services Did you know that you can still make decisions if you have appointed someone to be your Power of Attorney? A Power of Attorney cannot legally override or change any of your decisions. You can revoke a Power of Attorney at any time. For more information, people can visit the Seniors section of http://www.montanalawhelp.org. If you can’t find the information you want, click on the LiveHelp button or call the Montana Legal Services Association HelpLine at 1 800-666-6899....

  • Celebrating Independence Day

    Steve Daines|Updated Jul 3, 2017

    Rodeos, barbeques, fireworks, parades — these are what often come to mind when we celebrate the Fourth of July in Montana. In fact, these activities have always come to mind when we think about Independence Day. On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress officially adopted the Declaration of Independence. From the very beginning, people understood the significance of what they had just done. John Adams, our would-be second president, wrote to his wife about his vision for future celebrations of this historic occasion: “I am...

  • Fight for what really matters

    Jon Tester|Updated Jul 3, 2017

    Too often, policy debates in Washington, D.C., devolve into partisan fistfights. Each side becomes so focused on landing a punch that they forget why they climbed into the ring in the first place. Just a few years ago, one in five Montanans did not have access to health insurance, and people couldn’t afford to get sick. When we passed health care reform, we took a big step forward, and today, more Montanans have access to health care than ever before. But the current health care system is not perfect, and there are still folk...

  • Obituary - Peggy Eileen Hedstrom

    Updated Jul 3, 2017

    Peggy Eileen Hedstrom, 64, died June 22, 2017 in Alberta, Canada as a result of a tragic accident. A memorial service to be held at Croxford Funeral Home in Great Falls will be announced soon. Peggy was born in Havre, Montana, to Ed and Hazel Hedstrom. She graduated from Havre High School in 1971 and was awarded a Bachelor of Sciece degree in business administration from the University of Denver in 1985. She had a long career in the oil and gas contracting and distribution business, starting in Havre and ending up in...

  • For the record, July 3, 2017

    Updated Jul 3, 2017

    Havre Police Department Officers investigated after a Fourth Street caller reported Friday at 12:17 p.m. that she found a silver cracked iPhone. —— James John/Russ McConnell of Havre, 41, was arrested on a federal warrant Friday at 5:44 p.m. at the Havre Police Department. —— Beulah Faye Carrell of Havre, 49, was arrested on charges of endangering the welfare of children, four counts, possession of drug paraphernalia and theft after someone reported Friday at 8:18 p.m. that personal property had been stolen. —— Officers in...

  • Correction - Blaine County fire restrictions

    Updated Jul 3, 2017

    Due to an editing error, in a story about Blaine County fire restrictions that ran on the front page of Thursday’s Havre Daily News, a quote was incorrectly inserted saying the Blaine County Commission was preparing to issue a resolution about fireworks. The commission is not issuing a resolution on fireworks....

  • North Stars earn key split

    Chris Peterson|Updated Jul 3, 2017

    The Havre North Stars American Legion baseball team was hoping to end its week of eight district games with a sweep Saturday over Lethbridge at Legion Field. However, after losing the opening game 12-0, the North Stars simply needed to find a way to get a split, which they did thanks to an 8-7 victory in the second game of the Northern A District doubleheader. The win improved Havre's overall record to 15-17 and its district mark to 9-7. "Getting a split was huge," North Stars...

  • Rose Obunaga named new Northern volleyball coach

    Chris Peterson|Updated Jul 3, 2017

    The Montana State University-Northern volleyball team will be starting the 2017 season before you know it, but now at least, the Skylights will know who their head coach will be. That's because MSU-N formally announced its decision to offer the job to Rose Obunaga last Thursday, who promptly accepted the position. While the search process was narrowed down by Northern athletic director Christian Oberquell to two candidates, when it was all said and done, the choice was Obunaga...

  • Updated Jun 28, 2017