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Darrold Hutchinson is a renaissance man of sorts. He has been a teacher, farmer, business owner, aviator and aerial firefighter. Now he hopes to add state lawmaker to his already eclectic resume. "I'm having fun going door to door and visiting people and seeing what their needs are," Hutchinson said Friday as he spoke before a gathering of the local Pachyderm Club. Hutchinson, 64, of Hingham, is running for state representative in House District 27, which spans from the...
Dr. Jerry Taylor of Havre has been around long enough to know his anti-vaccine stance might earn him the "crazy" label and he said he's fine with that. "I'm not here to convince anybody. I share information and then it's the individual's responsibility to go and find out for themselves if I'm a whack job," Taylor said, during an after-presentation interview Saturday. Taylor was one of multiple presenters during Saturday's New Idea Expo in the Atrium Mall, a three-day event...
A small crowd gathered at Town Square in downtown Havre Saturday morning with equipment in hand to spruce up 1st Street. They were from AmeriCorps, the nationwide group. AmeriCorps sends it members to communities where they can be of help. Five of the 75,0000 service members are in Havre, working with community organizations and Montana State University-Northern. Mayor Tim Solomon said AmeriCorps service members came to him asking if the city needed any projects done that...
Press release Bear Paw Development Corp. recently released its Annual Report for 2015, which chronicles the impact the nonprofit economic and community development organization had on its region of northern Montana over the past year. The impact figures were released as part of the organization's annual meeting. "Last year was a banner year for the impact we were able to have on the rural area we serve in northern Montana," said Paul Tuss, executive director of Bear Paw. "By a...
Border Patrol administrative operations will be ready to resume at the Havre Sector Headquarters the week of April 11. Regional Public Affairs Officer Sally Mayberry said the Havre Sector Headquarters and the annex are free of lead. “We’ve had confirmation samples come back and they’re below the regulatory standards,” Mayberry said. Border Patrol personnel were moved out of the building early last month after testing indicated levels of lead surpassing what regulations allow. Mayberry said the former firing range was part of...
From Customs and Border Protection U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations has announced the initiation of a Law Enforcement Explorer Program at the Sweetgrass, Montana Port of Entry. The Area Port of Sweetgrass will be hosting an open house for interested individuals Thursday from 6 to 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, April 17, from 2 to 3:30 p.m., at the end of I-15 North. Law Enforcement Explorer posts offer programs in law enforcement and criminal justice, which provide Explorers with practical training and...
Blue Horizon Senior Camping Club will be meeting Saturday at noon at North Central Senior Center for dinner. Cost is $10 per person. New members for 2016 are encouraged and wanted, members said. The club’s outdoor camping begins May 10-12 at Zurich Park, north of Zurich anyone with questions about the club and its activities is welcome to attend the meeting....
Made-in-Montana energy means good Montana jobs that on average pay two to three times more than the state average. Montana’s ability to create more good-paying energy jobs is immense — in fact, our state leads the nation in coal deposits. We are the nation’s fifth-largest producer of hydropower, with 23 hydroelectric dams across our state, and fifth in wind energy potential. Montana is at the center stage of the national energy debate and provides the nation a template of a true all-of-the-above energy portfolio — we have co...
Havre Police Department Officers investigated a report of theft after a caller reported to the police department Friday at 9:24 a.m. that pills were taken from his vehicle. —— Leroy Michael Stiffarm, 50, of Havre was arrested on three Justice or City court warrants and charges of disorderly conduct and criminal contempt after a caller from the a U.S. Highway 2 business reported Friday at 10:31 a.m. that a “very intoxicated male in all black” was rolling around on the sidewalk outside the casino. —— Leslee Faye Parker, 30,...
In a front page story in Wednesday’s edition of the Havre Daily News, AmeriCorps service member Alex Jones’s position was misreported.... Full story
The funeral home misspelled the name of Margaret Gorman in an obituary on Page A5 of Friday’s edition of the Havre Daily News.... Full story
A dream come true. A dream come true. That’s what happened to me a couple of weekends ago. Something that I thought would never be possible for me again … happened. I rode a horse. After three knee replacements, I thought my horseback riding days were gone. But thanks to the gifted talent of local orthopedic surgeons (Dr. Cleary for the left knee and Dr. Donaldson for the right knee), I can walk and move better than I have for years. Shedding 65 pounds has helped tre...
The Havre High tennis teams took to the court for their first duals of the young season, and both the Blue Pony girls and boys left the Conrad Invitational undefeated. Saturday in Conrad, the Pony girls and boys each went a perfect 3-0 against Conrad, Lewistown and Cut Bank, but, as is normal this time of year, HHS head coach George Ferguson was far more interested in the way his kids played, than in the final scores. “It was a very good day,” Ferguson said. “For one, we go...
The Havre High softball team got its season underway Saturday in Great Falls at the Great Falls Jamboree and even though Havre lost more games than it won, it was still a positive experience. The games played in the Great Falls Jamboree are actually considered exhibition games because they are not full regulation games and they are only allowed to last a certain period of time. In all, the Ponies took part in four exhibition games, winning one and losing three. Havre knocked...
On the first Saturday in April, the Havre High track teams took part in their first action of the season and for once, they were blessed with some decent weather. The conditions were good for Havre as the Blue Ponies competed in the Central Montana Invitational in Lewistown and the fair weather led to solid performances by both the girls and boys teams, which finished fourth in their respective meets. The HHS boys totaled 80 points, trailing first-place Lewistown, which had...
